A Spoon Full of Sugar - Tag You're It!

Edited to Add - Placed in the Top 3 at Ooh La La!.Thanks so much!!!

This week at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are challenging you to include Tags.
You could choose to add a tag to your card or make tags instead of (or as well as) a card.
I decided to make a Trio of Teddy Bea Tags!

Challenges:
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Tag It!
Crafty Catz - Tags
Bearly Mine - Tag You're It!
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Kaboodle Doodles - Embossing
Frosted Designs - Use a quote
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Stamptacular Sunday - Animal Antics
I Did It - Animals
Die Cut Dreams - Animal Antics
Creative Card Crew - Animal Antics
Teddy Bo and Co - Teddy Bea Only
Fresh Brewed Designs - 3 of Something
Bunny Zoe's - Fun In The Sun
Polly Craft - Summer Fun
Happileigh Scrappin - Make Your Own Embellishment

Tag Recipe:
Images - Ladybird, Ladybird, Teddy Bea Bee and Sitting, Waiting for You all from Teddy Bo and Co
Paper - Stella And Rose Mabel by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiments - Cloud 9
Flower Punches - Family Treasures
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Rhinestone - Michaels $1 Spot
Tag Die - Accucut Tag #4 Large
Embossing Folder - Sizzix

I used 3 different sizes of the same style flower punch and after punching I put them through an embossing folder. Then I layered them and slightly cupped the petals up and added a rhinestone to the center.
These are all so cute and I think I'll add them to a scrapbook layout or two, or maybe save them for a special gift.
I hope you've enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them.
Katie

Cooking It Up #65 - Make a Blue Splashy Circle!

Time for you to grab your aprons and get creating with another recipe at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

This week the ingredients are:

Use some Blue
Add a Splash
Finish with a Circle

We are sponsored by Digi's With Attitude and I got to work with a super cute image!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Crafty Catz - Circles
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Bubblebath Tween
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Lime Twist Fly A Kite by My Minds Eye
Gloss - Liquid Embossing
Buttons - Stash
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Double Loops
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Die Cut - Spellbinders Scalloped Circles
Sentiment - K and Co
Butterflies - Recollections

I add liquid embossing to the bubbles in the bath tub for a little extra oomph!
I hope you like this and will come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week

Guest at Top Tip Tuesday - All Wrapped Up With Ribbon

EDITED TO ADD - Winner at Creations by Gill M. Thanks so much!!!!

This week at Top Tip Tuesday they are sponsored by Digital Delights and they asked me to be a guest.
When I heard the challenge there was no way I could say no as it is one of my favorites, Ribbon!!!!
I decided to fly by the seat of my pants and make a card with no pattern or template, just make it as I went along, I hope you like it :)

Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Easel Card
There's Magic In The Air - Any Kind of Easel Card
Sugar Creek Hollow - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards
Prairie Fairy - More Than One Fold
AI Factory - Pretty in Pink
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pink
Creations by Gill M - Pink and Green and Flowers
Crafty Catz - Pink and Green
Totally Papercrafts - Pink and Girlie
Our Creative Corner - Beautiful Baby
Card Cupids - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Baby from DVD II
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee Paper Pad
Sentiment - Bo Bunny Hush Little Baby
Flower - Bronte Blooms Strawberry
Ribbon - Ribbon Trends
Baby Pin and Buttons - Unknown
Pearls - Recollections

I started with a basic easel style but with the cute flowerpot the baby is in I thought it would cute to make it into a flowerpot card! Once I had the image colored and cut out I planned the rest of the card around it. I used a wide organdy ribbon for the bow and the flower was a perfect match.
This is such a fun little card and I hope you like it.
Be sure to go and link your cards featuring ribbon over at Top Tip Tuesday and you could be the winner!
Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Special Occasions

It's my last card this month for my Guest Designer role at Crafty Sentiments and I have had a wonderful time working with them, thanks so much for asking me!
This week we want to see your cards for the Special Occasions in your life and I chose to make a Wedding card.

Challenges:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes (3 entries max)
Bunny Zoe - Lace
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, pearls, die cut, lace)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Anita Be Stampin - Lace and Pearls
Hanna and Friends - Lace and Pearls
Bearly Mine - Die Cuts and Lace
My Time To Craft - Use a Die Cut

Card Recipe:
Image - Wedding Amy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV Linen Stack
Gold Cardstock - American Crafts Specialty Cardstock
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Seventeen Die Templates
Doily - Wilton
Border Punch - Martha Stewart French Scroll
Lace - Offray
Sentiment - Karen Foster Wedded Bliss

This image of Amy on her wedding day is just lovely, I think it really portrays the innocence and beauty of the bride on her big day.
Thanks for looking and be sure to drop by Crafty Sentiments and show us your Special Occasion cards!
Katie

Digital Delights - It's a BBQ Party!

Another Thursday has rolled around and so it means some more samples from the Digital Delights Team!
This time I decided to forgo a card and instead made a set of napkin rings for my next BBQ!!

Challenges:
Decorate To Celebrate - Any Handmade Party Decoration/Favor etc
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Patties Creations - Anything But A Card
Totally Papercrafts - Don't Be Square
Polkadoodle - Anything But A Card (10 maximum challenges)
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Digi Design House - Anything But a Card
Fresh Brewed - Anything But A Card

Project Recipe:
Images - Grillin' and Chillin' set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Keeping Memories Alive (years old!)

These were super simple make and I think will look great on the table!
I simply printed out lots of images, colored them and cut them out.
Then I made a simply ring of cardstock topped with patterned paper and glued the images on top!
They were a fun project to make and would a great thing for any party, just switch out the images to match your party theme!
Katie

It's Magnolia Monday #2! - A Little Pink Tilda

EDITED TO ADD - Won Challenge #18 at Cheerful Stamp Pad. Thanks so much!!!

Placed in the Top 3 at Creative Cowgirls. Thanks so much!!!!


Hi Everyone!
It's Monday so that means a new Maggie card for my Magnolia Monday's!
I'd love to see your cards too and if you have a card featuring any Magnolia stamp posted on your blog today, Monday May 23rd, please add it to the link gadget below and I'll come and leave you some love! If you do link up I'd love to to mention this post in your post and come and leave some love for some others that link up.
The Inlinkz will stay open until Tuesday at midnight for cards posted on Monday.
And now on to my card and the list of challenges it fits in. Now if you know me I do this with every card BUT I think this week I need an intervention as my list is both amazing and annoyingly long! I apologize to all you wonderful DT commentors looking for your link, I can assure you that if I linked on your challenge blog (over 50 of them!) then the relevant link back is in there! LOL

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Color My World (any form of coloring)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
It's A Magnolia Challenge - Use Tilda
Just Magnolia - Sketch
Bearly Mine - Vintage Easel Card
There She Goes - Easel Up
Ooh La La - Fancy Folds
Happileigh Scrappin - Fancy Fold
ABC - U is for Unusual Fold
Prairie Fairy - More than One Fold
Take Time For You - Other Styles of Card
Digi Doodle Shop - Embossing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Dry Embossing
The Paper Shelter - Distress to Impress
Kaboodle Doodles - Distress
Pixie Dust - Back in Time (make a Vintage card)
The Rubber Cafe - Vintage
Creative Cowgirls - Dance
Whoopsi Daisy - Birthday
Scrappy Frogs - Birthday
CRAFT - Happy Birthday
Charisma Cardz - Birthday in Pink
Claudia and Co - Girl Birthday
Crafters Companion - Girls Birthday
Birthday Sundaes - Lace and Pearls Birthday
Fun With Shapes and More - Congratulations
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
Diva's by Design - One for The Girls (2 entries max)
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
The Ribbon Reel - Shabby Chic, Pink and White, Flowers and Ribbon
Bunny Zoes - Lace
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, pearls, lace, flowers, ribbon)
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Paper Pretties - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - Flowers
Stamps + Fun = Creativity! - Flowers
Fairy Knoll - Flowers
Sew Many Cards - Lace and Flowers
The Crafty Pad - Lace and Bows
Southern Girls - Frills and Polish (lace and pearls)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Flower, Ribbon and Bling
Friday Mash Up - Ribbon and Pearls and All Things Girls
Fairytale Challenge - Pick 4 (I chose Lace, Flowers, 3 Papers and Metal Embellishment)
The Stampman - Bingo! (I chose Die Cuts, Ribbon and Stitches)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Embossing, Distressing and Flowers, but it also fits Lace, Flowers and Die Cuts)
Pollycraft - Bingo! (I chose Pearls, Pin and Flowers)
Crafty Creations - Flower, Patterned Paper and Ribbon
Crafty Emma's - Embellish It (at least 3 different embellishments)
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Play - Sparkles Galore
Little Claires - Sparkle
Karen's Doodles - Make it Sparkle
One Stitch At A Time - Bling It On!
Lollipop Crafts - Bling It!
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Bling
4 Crafty Chicks - Brads (the big pearl ones)
Sparkles Forum - Metal Embellishments

Card Recipe:
Image - Ballerina Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Pearls - Basic Grey Opalines
Sentiment - Studio G
Embossing Folder - Sizzix Flowers
Die Cut - Labels 4
Die Cut Border - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Large Flowers - Bronte Blooms in Strawberry
Mini Roses - Prima in Coral
Leaves - Prima 4 Seasons in Olive
Pearl Brads - Martha Stewart Bride
Butterfly Venice Lace - Wrights
Other Ribbon and Trim - Unknown
Leaf Pin - Maya Road Leaf Trinket Pins
Rhinestones - Simple Treasures by Shabby Chic

It is so hard to get a good photograph of an easel card but I've taken a few shots so I hope you get a good view.

I inked all the edges of the mats and papers to go along with the Shabby Chic style but not too "grungy" as the image is so sweet and gentle.

I added another gorgeous Bronte Bloom to the message mat, I adore these flowers!

I've had this Tilda since she was released but, shame on me, I'd never made a card with her until now!

More gorgeous flowers, a die cut border and an embossed mat.
I had a lot of fun with this card and hope you love it too.
Be sure to add your Monday Maggie to the Inlinkz and I'll come along and she your wonderful creation!





Katie

Cooking It Up #61 - Stamp Me a Letter with Brads!

It's time for another recipe for your cards over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

The ingredients this week are:

Use some Brads
Add some Letters (this can be a sentiment)
Make it Stamped (rubber or digi)

Challenges:
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Sweet or Girly
Southern Girls - Let's Hear It For The Girls (1 entry only)
One Powerful Hour - Drama Queen
Prairie Fairy - Here Come the Girls
Incy Wincy - Girlie
Totally Papercrafts - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Embellishments
Crafty Catz - Use a Quote
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Ooh La La - Tres Chic

Card Recipe:
Image - My Fair Lady by Sassy Studios
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - Papermania
Sentiment - Heidi Grace for Fiskars

This is a gorgeous image and she was so much fun to color.
I really hope you'll drop by and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - A Little Neighborly Fun!

It's a glorious Spring morning here and just the time to share a cute little card with you.
This sweet pair are designed by Faith at Designed 2 Delight and I just love them.
Be sure to check out all the creations from the design team at D2D by visiting Card Ideas for cards, challenges and ideas.

Challenges:
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Dimension (layer something)
Cupcake Crafts - Lots of Layers
Karens Doodles - Lots of Layers
Nettie's Digitals - Use a Favorite Digi
Crafty Catz - Furry Friends
Fun With Shapes - Animals (and die cut or punch)
Little Claire's - Animals
Craft Us Crazy - Animals
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Photo Inspiration (I chose the colors, must use an animal image)
Digi's With Attitude - Spring Has Sprung
Patties Creations - Spring or Easter
Totally Papercrafts - Springtime
Sentimental Sunday - Celebrate Spring or Easter

Card Recipe:
Image - Neighbors by D2D
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Spring Blossom By K and Co
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 1
Pearls - Recollections
Trim - Michaels
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart

I printed two copies of the image and colored them both. I then cut out the bear on his flowerpot and the butterfly and added them on foam to add more dimension to the card. I inked the edges to make him pop even more.
I hope you like him and have a wonderful day!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #64 - Paper Piecing

Chosen in Top 3 at Sentimental Sundays



It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always there are 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Paper Piecing"

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude! - Anything Goes
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamping Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities (used them to make my flower)
My Sheri Crafts - April Showers
Crafty Calendar - April Showers
Crafty Catz - April Showers
The Paper Variety - April Showers
Raise The Bar - April Showers
Sentimental Sunday - Let's Get Wet
Crafty Creations - Rain Showers
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Spring
Prairie Fairy - Oh So Spring
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring
Crafty Emma - Children
Karen's Doodles - Fancy and Feminine
By The Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly
Kaboodle Doodles -Let's Get Girly
Our Creative Corner - Girly (use ribbon, bling and handmade flower)
Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace
Clear It Out - Handmade Flower
The Crafty Pad - Flowers
Crazy Challenge - Flowers
Magical Monday - Flowers
One Stop Crafts - Spots and Dots
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 or more (I chose child image, dots and ribbon)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layers
Anything Goes - Pearls
Going Grey - Pick 3 (I picked Ribbon, Flowers and Pearls)

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah on Stepping Stones by ARTish
Paper - Julianne by Kay and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders (used to make the flower)
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Lace - Offray
Felt Ribbon - Stash

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

This particular stamp doesn't have the umbrella so I made one from a punch or two and I hope you like it.
The flower is made from 3 die cut flowers that were scored and then cut up one fold to the center and then accordion folded. You attached all three "fans" together to make the flower.
I hope you like this card and will join in with our Paper Piecing challenge.
Katie

A Vintage Garden Mini Album - A Little change of direction

Today I want to share a mini album I made.
Before I made cards I was a scrapbooker and have over 20 completed albums made over the years.
But I also liked to dabble in mini albums and altering items and I think that is where the transition into card making started.
Every now and again I like to take a break from cards and go back to playing with books :)
This is one I made this week.
As it has a lot in it there will be many photos but I hope you like it.
Also because of all the work I thought I'd enter it in a few challenges too ;)

Challenges:
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything But A Card
Paper Romance - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Friendship
Rainbow Lady - Shabby Chic
CCEE Stampers - Distressing
Anything Goes - Distressing
Patties Creations - Make Your Own Embellishment
Some Odd Girl - Handmade Embellishment
Allsorts - Homemade Flowers
Thrilling Thursday - Ribbon
Fresh Brewed - Ribbons and Bows
The Shabby Tearoom - Buttons and Bows
Tellens Place - Buttons
Frosted Designs - Metal (used brads)
Southern Girls - Brads, Gems or Dewdrops
Sisterhood of Crafters - Ribbons and Brads
Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers
Stampin B's - Flowers
Bunny Zoes - Flowers Everywhere
Creative Cottage - Fabulous Florals
Crafty Creations - In The Garden
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing
Incy Wincy - Punches or Dies
4 Crafty Chicks - Photo Inspiration
Crafts and Me - Anything With Wings

Project Recipe:
Paper - K and Co Bailey
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Paper Flowers - Prima
Punches - Martha Stewart
Doilies - Wilton
Flat Back Pearls - Queen and Co and Michaels
Pearl Beads - Offray
Sentiments - Crafty Secrets, Colorbok, Autumn Leaves and Memories Complete (most discontinued)
Embossing Folders - Sizzix and Cuttlebug
Die Cuts - Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Cats Eye in Chestnut Roan
Scoring Tool (for rosette flowers) - Scor-Pal

Now this book is on eBay and if you'd like to see more photos (each page individually) then be sure to Take A Look Here
I hope you've enjoyed the trip around my mini book today and keep checking back as there may be more in the future :)
Katie