Cute Daisy May - Sketch

Happy Monday,
It's new challenge day at Cute Daisy May and this time we have a sketch from the very talented Pinky!




I've added a few other challenges to this one too.

Lil Red Wagon want Black and White
Fab N Funky want Black and White too
Totally Stampalicious want Black and White (and Wow which was another color, I hope my grey counts)
Gingersnaps want a Birthday Card
Flutterby had an Open Week as long as it had a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel on it
Saturday Spotlight wanted you to Clean It Up with clean lines and no distressing/inking on edges




Card Recipe

Image - Sheet 115 Cute Daisy May
Paper - DCWV
Flower - The Paper Studio for Hobby Lobby
Brad - The Paper Studio for Hobby Lobby
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Butterfly Bead - Walmart



More cute dp and a message mat.



Although I think she's not too sure about the rain I do think she makes for a cute birthday card image :)
Give the sketch a try for yourself and enter over at Cute Daisy May and you could be the winner.
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Flower Power

Happy Monday!
Another week has come and gone and it's time for another challenge from Cute Daisy May
This week the challenge is a "Flower Power" theme and it has been set by Design Team member Lorraine. I love flowers so this was a great one for me to do.

I had help from a few other challenges:

Totally Gorjuss had a Flower Power theme too
Copic Colour Challenge had a color combo of C3 Cool Grey, R11 Pale Cherry Pink and G21 Lime Green (this really isn't Lime at all, a soft muted green)
Midnight Madness had a great sketch
Paper Jewels wanted Cute and Girly
Digital Tuesday want All Things Girly
Simon Says Stamp wants 3 types of embellishment, 2 dp and 1 image
Pixie Dust wanted Charms
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want Charms too
Spoonfull want Springtime
Stamp Challenges want a Touch of Spring
Artful Inkables want Naughty or Nice, this one is definitely nice
Allsorts want a Tag, Ticket or Label
Opus Gluei wanted Ruffles or Flourishes



Card Recipe:
Image - Sheet 6 at Cute Daisy May
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Pink/Green Sugared by Basic Grey, Grey check - KMA
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Chipboard flourishes - Joanns
Sentiment - Studio G
Tag - Making Memories
Charm - Hobby Lobby
Ribbon - American Crafts



Inside is a message mat.



Here is the ever cute Daisy and I just love her grey dress, I love coloring with grey.
So grab some flowers, or make some, and brighten up your day with a little creating!
Hope to see your projects at Cute Daisy May
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Bright and Cheerful

Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a wonderful and romantic Valentines Day yesterday.
We are turning to Spring and Easter cards next in the card making world and so today's challenge at Cute Daisy May is perfect for those as we would love to see your "Bright and Cheerful" cards.
This weeks challenge is hosted by Avril Ann and you can see her wonderful work on her blog Crafting In The Shed At The Bottom Of The Garden!

Obviously no card of mine would be complete without a list of challenges so here are the ones I found for this one:

Pile It On had a "Let Us See Your Flowers" theme
A Spoonfull of Sugar had a Recipe of 1 pattern paper,1 Embossing,1 Button,1 Ribbon.
Papertake has a sketch
Flourishes wanted an Easel Card
Digital Tuesday was "All About the Animals" and wanted an animal somewhere on your card (I hope chicks count!)
Belli wanted Ribbon
Paper Sundaes wanted A Glittery Spring and as the border stickers, background paper and swirls are glittered I think this one counts :)



I used this super image of Daisy from Sheet 166 and it's perfect for your upcoming Spring and Easter cards.
The paper is from The Citrus Stack by DCWV.
The flourish, rick rack and dotted border are Doodlebug stickers.
Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.
Button is The Paper Studio.
Embossing folder is Sizzix



I used the button across the top of the message mat as a stopper for this card, it always makes it a little more stable.



Here is Daisy in all her Cheery colors and I hope you like her!
I'd love to see your entries at Cute Daisy May, you could be our winner!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Lavender and Lace

Happy Monday,
It's time for another theme at Cute Daisy May Challenge and this time it was chosen by Design Team member Wendy.
You can see her wonderful work at her blog, Crafty Butterfly.

I found a couple of challenges to go along with this one.

Design Dollies wanted Vintage
Everybody Art wanted a Thank You card
Moving Along With the Times had a sketch and a Childhood Memories theme
Sweet Stamping had a Floral Fantasy!
Daring Cardmakers had a theme of Feburary's Birthstone; Amethyst
Cupcake Inspiration helped with the colors
Paper Jewels had their 1st challenge and it is "Cute and Girly"
Pinkle Art wanted Roses
Crafty Cardmakers wanted Digital Delights


I chose this image of Daisy gardening from Sheet 167 and colored her with Copic's, the list of colors is below. I cut her with a Label Nestie.
I used a selection of dp and inked all the edges to enhance the Vintage feel.
I also used the new Paper Lace Martha Stewart punch along with her Doily Lace border punch.
The flowers came from the fantastic Wild Orchid Crafts.I'd seen the UK ladies using these in adundance and just had to give them a try. They are super flowers and were shipped really fast, less than one week from ordering to receiving, can't get better!
The sentiment is from a Studio G $1 set.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

Here is Daisy and the colors I used.
Skin: R00, R01, E93
Hair: E13, E15, E17
Tree: G40, G82, G94
Leaves : G94
Bow: BV0000, BV01, BV04
Overalls: BV00, BV01, BV04
Gloves: G21, G99
Flowerpot: E35, E37
Dirt: E29, E59
Watering Can and Shovel: C1, C3, C5
Flowers: BV08, V17
Hearts and Butterflies: V01
Other pot: YR00, YR01, YR02
Outlined in C00

I'd love to see your take on the Lavender and Lace theme at the Cute Daisy May Challenge, you may be our winner!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Valentines with Pink and a Neutral

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's time for another challenge over at Cute Daisy May and this week we'd like to see your Valentines card with Pink and Neutral color.
This challenge was set by team member Michelle and she has a fabulous blog at Magical Creative Inspiration and I recommend you check it out :)

I found a few challenges to go with this card.

Lord Have Mercy had a super sketch
AI Factory wanted you to use a sketch from any other site
Peachy Keen wanted Vintage and Stamped (rubber or digi)
If The Shoe Fits wanted Vintage
Stamp With Sarah Kay had a Valentines theme
Bee Crafty wanted Romance
Corrosive wanted Love
Lil Red Wagon wanted to see Hearts
Fussy and Fancy wanted Hearts
Dare U 2 Digi wanted Valentines/Hearts
The Secret Crafter wanted Hearts
Fab N Funky wanted you to use a Digi Image or Sentiment
Creative Inspirations had a theme of Feminine

For the 2nd week in a row I used an image from Sheet 166 I love all the images in this set and think they would work for lots of different cards not just Valentines.
I suppose my colors could be a little more red than pink but there are pink shades in the papers and Daisy is definitely in the Pink! I colored her in Copic's int he following colors:
Skin E00, E02, E93
Hair E37
Jeans and Hat RV91, RV93, RV95
Hat Ribbon R81, R86, R85
Shirt E40, E41, E42, E53
Birds E70, E93
Mailbox W00, W3, W5
Leaves G82
The dp is K&Co.
The flowers are Prima and the corner is a Cuttlebug die.
The heart border punch is Martha Stewart.
The pearls are Hobby Lobby.
The sentiment is Heidi Grace and I thought it was perfect for the image.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

Here is Daisy sending her love.
I love these 70's retro feel images, reminds me a lot of being a child.
I hope to see you over at the challenge!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Vintage

Happy Monday,
It's time for another challenge at Cute Daisy May
This time the challenge was set by super creative Design Team member Beccy who has wonderful creations on her blog at Beccy's Bits that you really should drop by and take a look at :)
Beccy wanted us to try our hands at the Vintage look this week and it's not something I find easy so it really was a challenge for me.

To help me I added a few other challenges along the way:
Lili Of The Valley had a wonderful sketch
The Craft Garden had "New" as the theme and this image is really new.
Crafty Catz had a Love theme
One Stop Craft had a Love and Kisses theme
Totally Gorjuss wanted Dimension
Incy Wincy wanted Buttons, Bows, Ribbons and Lace
Ooh La La wanted to see Distressing


This wonderful image comes fom one of Linnies latest sets, Sheet 166, and I thought she was perfect for the Vintage theme.
The dp is K&Co McKenna.
The lace was white but I inked it to go with the theme. The flowers are Prima, the pearls are Queen and Co and the sentiment is Making Memories.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

Here is cute Daisy May taking a gift to a special someone.

I hope to see you joining in with the challenge this week at Cute Daisy May, you could be the winner!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Flowers and Ribbons

Happy Monday Everyone!
With the New Year we have started something new at Cute Daisy May
As usual each Monday we will have a new challenge but each week the challenge will be hosted by a member of the Design Team.
They may chose their favorite theme or technique or maybe they'll challenge themselves as well as chose something they've never done before.
This is the first week of the hosted challenges and this one is hosted by ME!
Valentines Day is approaching and this is a great challenge to help you create those romantic cards. I'd love to see flowers and ribbons in adundence on you cards, if you know a special technique with either that would be a great too!

I used a few other challenges to help me create this as well.
Daring Cardmakers had Garnet as their inspiration
If The Shoe Fits wanted Chipboard (I used a chipboard sentiment)
Stamp Something had a sketch
Lili of the Valley had a Thank You theme
Bee Crafty also had a Thank You theme as well as using a digi image
Belli had a Glitter or Rhinestones theme
Practical Scrappers also wanted Glitter or Bling
Handfull of Stamps had a Flowers theme
Crafty Creations had a color combo of Black and White and a Splash of color
Paper Cutz wanted Red, Green, Black and White for a color combo
Fab N Funky had an "Anything Goes" theme

I used this sweet girl from Sheet 134 and colored her with Copic's.
The dp is actually a Christmas design from GCD Studios but I think it works well with this theme too.
The ribbon and rhinestones are from Michaels and the sentiment from Joanns.
I faux stitched the long panels with a Prismacolor silver marker.


Inside is more of the wonderful dp and a message mat.

I just wanted a close of sweet Daisy!

I'd love to see your creations too, so grab your flowers and ribbons and come along and play at Cute Daisy May
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Love Is In The Air

Happy Monday!
The team at Cute Daisy May are back with the 1st challenge of 2010 and we've moved on from Christmas to Valentines!
The theme is "Love" so it could be love for a new baby, a wedding, an engagement, not just Valentines Day.

I used a few challenges to help me with this one.
Paper Take had a great sketch
Jacksonbelle want you to get creative with ribbon
ABC were at K is For Kissing
Corrosive wanted two of your favorite embellishments so I used ribbon and stickers.




Linnie has created some fantastic new images for Valentines Day and I couldn't resist trying Sheet 133 and thi cute couple.
I colored them with Copic's and the papers are Scrapworks.




So grab your favorite Love stamp or take a look at the new ones Linnie has designed and join in the super challenge!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Green and Gold Christmas

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's time for the final challenge of the year at Cute Daisy Mayand we are ending with a Green and Gold Christmas.
I've chosen a few challenges to help me with this one and I'd love to see what you create with the color combo too.

Pennys Challenge had the theme of "Christmas Stars", I used a star embossing folder
Little Red Wagon had a photo inspiration of some gorgeous Green and Gold ornaments (or baubles for my English friends back home!)
Creative Card Crew wanted Gold or Silver
Cute Card Thursday had the theme of "Sew Beady" and wanted beads on your project. I used metal beads that I colored with a Copic to turn them gold and the "Peace" is a poetry bead.
365 Cards Day 285 wanted you to use the word Peace on your card
Lord Have Mercy had a great sketch that I gave a quick turn to for it to work with my image
Our Creative Corner wanted a Holiday project
Craft Ann wanted Texture



I simply loved the innocence of this image of the little girl with her candle from Sheet 53.
I colored her with Copic's.
I matted her on American Crafts gold cardstock and the back panels are embossed with the Stars folder from Cuttlebug.
The dp is My Minds Eye.



The inside is more dp and a message mat.



I just wanted a close up of the image :)
I'm sure you've still time to make another Christmas card, chose Green and Gold, show us what you've made and you could be the winner!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Twinkle for Christmas and Blog Candy Winner!

Happy Monday!
It's time for another challenge at Cute Daisy May and it's time to see if you won last weeks Blog Hop Candy!
Be sure to check out all the Design Team members blogs as many gave away fun stuff last week and if you entered you could have won!
My winner is:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

16
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Craft Princess please email me with your details so I can get your candy on it's way!

On to the challenge, this week we want to see Christmas cards that Twinkle and Shine! You can use glitter, Stickles, rhinestones, gems, anything you like to make it Twinkle like a Christmas Tree!

Crafty Creations wanted Lace and Distressing (I think I've still made it work with the twinkle)
Pals Paper Arts had a wonderful vintage Christmas card for a photo inspiration
Lili Of The Valley had a wonderful sketch
Paper Cutz wanted a Christmas card



I used another image of th wonderful Sheet 115 this time choosing the super sweet little girl with her Poodle.
I colored her with Copic's and cut her with a Nestie circle.
The dp is Kay & Co, the flowers are Prima and the border punch is Martha Stewart.
The lace was white but I inked it with chalk inks to make it the right color for the vintage feel.



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I don't know where she's hurrying off to but I'm sure it's somewhere fun.
I'd love to see you enter the challenge, you may be the winner!
But for everyone there is still the Buy One Get One Free Sale so you can get creating right away!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Gems and a Holiday Blog Hop!

Happy Monday!
The last day of November already! YIkes where has thIs year gone?
It's tIme for a new challenge at Cute Daisy May and also tIme for a HolIday Blog Hop!!!
If you dIdn't start at the challenge blog then go back and follow the hop as there are prIzes not only at Cute Daisy May but at team members blogs along the way!
Just leave a comment on thIs post for a chance to win my gIveaway.
I have a cute lIttle gIft for my wInner and I'll draw from the comments receIved by Sunday and MIdnIght CST.
You could wIn thIs!


It's a kIt to make 4 ChrIstmas Cards. I've Included:
4 Lamp Post Images
4 Textured cardstock card bases
4 Ornament dp
4 Deco Tree dp
Red RhInestones
Red and Ivory flowers
1 yard of "Seasons GreetIngs" rIbbon

I'll maIl It next Monday after I get the wInners detaIls so It may get to you In tIme for some last mInute cards thIs year or as a head start on next years craftIng!

When you've vIsIted all the blogs go back to start and comment there too. Make sure you pIck up all the clues along the way to the secret HolIday Phrase and emaIl LInnIe at cutedaisymay@gmail.com wIth the answer to be In with a chance to wIn the big prIze! (Don't post the answer in the comments, be sure to email it!)
DId you get my letter yet? "I" was tryIng to be obvIous with it!

I chose a few challenges to fit with this card too.

Charisma Cardz had the theme of "Anything Christmas"
Theme Thursday wanted Christmas/Holiday Creations
Sweet Sketch Wednesday was where I chose the sketch
Treehouse had a color combo of Old Olive, Real Red, Black and White
Frosted Designs wanted "Same shape, different size"

I love this lampost and you can find it on Sheet 119. I colored it with Copic's.
I used dp from the Magic of the Season paper pack from Hobby Lobby.
The border punch is Deco Fan from Martha Stewart and I think it's my favorite from the new selection.
The Holly and Berries are from Hobby Lobby and the rhinestones from Michaels $1 spot.

Sorry for the blurry photo, I'll try and do another soon.
Inside is more dp and a trimmed message mat.

I hope it's pointing in your direction as Christmas is on it's way fast!
Now you've seen my card be sure to dash over to Linnie to carry on the Blog Hopping and Letter CollectIng!!!
Have fun and good luck!
Katie

Merry Christmas from Cute Daisy May

Happy Monday!
This weeks's theme at Cute Daisy May is Christmas in Red!
Be sure to check out all the stamps that Linnie designs as there are some freebies on there right now too!
I didn't approach making this card any differently than I usually do but for some reason it just came out (in my eyes) so beautifully and I can't wait to show it to you!

I chose a few challenges to go with this card as well:
Charisma Cardz gave me the sketch
Dare U 2 Digi want to see Glitter
Crafty Catz wanted to see the word "Celebrate" on the card
Crafty Creations wanted Metal or a Metallic Finish

I used an image from Sheet 115 for this card.
I've been taking some Copic classes at a local store with the fabulous Frank Vento and for some reason today it all fell into place, the colors blended like I wanted them too, the shadows were in the right places and I just fell in love with the results! (I'm typing this up on Friday lunchtime so you can guess what I'll be playing at all weekend! LOL).
I loved all the glittery and metallic finishes together, so festive!
The glittered paper on the bottom layer is from the fabulous Peppermint Forest stack exclusive to Joanns. The metallic papers are from American Crafts in their Christmas Foil Speciality Paper pack from Hobby Lobby. I tried to find you a link but nowhere seems to sell it online. I embossed the red panel with the HSN Exclusive Cuttlebug Snowflake Holiday embossing folder. It was the first time for me embossing metallic paper but it won't be the last! LOL
The gold punched border is from the Deco Fan punch by Martha Stewart.
I printed the sentiment and matted it on the scalloped Nestie and then raised it on a pop dot. The ribbon is an old Christmas one from who knows how long ago!
Finally I added some Pearl 3D paint to his hat and cuffs.

Inside there is more of the wonderful dp and a message mat with another punched border and ribbon.

Here is a close up of the little helper Elf, wouldn't we all like one of these around at this time of year!

I hope I've started your Thanksgiving week off well and keep safe!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Texture

Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us and then Christmas, the weeks are whizzing by, so I'm using all my card making time to get my Christmas cards done.
Today's card for the Cute Daisy May Challenge is no exception.
The Design Team this time had to include different textures in their cards and this one has a lot.
There is the "spikeiness" of the leaves, the layers on the flowers, the ribbon and the metal and the "fluffy" poodle!
I used a few other challenges in this card too.
Midnight Madness gave me the sketch
Cupcake Crafts wanted you to use Digital Images
Everybody Art wanted Distressing
My Time To Craft had the theme of "Tags So Much"
Trimmies had the recipe of 1 ribbon, 1 tag and 1 sentiment
Sassy Susie wanted Christmas
Paper Maniac wanted something retro/vinatge with the option of adding Christmas. Well as this little cutie reminds me of "Lucy" I think that counts as retro, don't you?
Etsy Inspired had a great store to see this time. I chose these wash clothsfrom Allisa Jacobs store reminded me so much of my favorite Eskimo Kisses paper

The dp is Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, I really must make a Christmas card NOT using this collection soon! LOL
The image is from Sheet 60 which has 4 super cute images on it.
I colored her with Copic's and afterwards added White Pearl fabric paint to the dog to make it look like the curly fur on a Poodle.
The border/corner punch is Martha Stewart as well as the leaf punch. The flowers are Prima.

The inside has a small message mat matching the outside mat.

I hope you can see the fur on the Poodle better in this photo.

So more you need to get out all your favorites, add a little textur to a card and enter it at the Cute Daisy May Challenge
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Blue Chrismas

Happy Monday!
Time for another challenge at Cute Daisy May and this week the theme is Blue Christmas.
I chose to work with this little guy from Sheet 46 and his little doggie.
I also found other challenges to help me create this card.
Polly Craft gave me the sketch.
Cooking It Up With Katie (my challenge blog) had a recipe of Christmas, Sparkle, and a Border.
My Time To Craft wanted you to "Rip It Up" so I created a snow border of torn cardstock.
Paper Minutes had a color combo of Blue, White and Silver
Stamp With Sarah Kay also wanted the Blue and Silver color combo
By The Cute and Girly wanted to see a Winter Wonderland
Creative Card Crew wanted to see Snowflakes.



I colored him with Copic's and handcut the circle. Then I inked it for a little dimension. Then I matted it and mounted it with Pop Dots.
The snow border is torn from thick mulberry paper in four layers. Then I added a little Frosted Lace Stickles to the layers.
The dp is My Minds Eye from last year and is embossed with glitter in the paper.
The flowers are from Brides and I added a blue Dewdrop to each center.



The inside is more dp and a message mat topped with coordinating snowflake ribbon.



I added a little Frosted Lace to his pom pom on his hat too!
I hope you like him and I'd love to see your creations over at Cute Daisy May so please join in the challeng!
Katie

Happy Halloween - New Fairy Card for Cute Daisy May

Happy Monday!
I hope you had a great weekend!
Ours was busy, what's new?, and to be honest I'm glad for the extra day so I didn't have to jump up out pf bed bright and early.
I have a new card for the challenge at Cute Daisy May and this time the challenge is to use a Fairy on your project.
I got to use this fabulous Cinderella Fairy from Sheet 27 and all the image on that collection are super cute!
I've used other challenges to help me create this card.
Paper Play gave me the sketch
Color Dare had a color combo of Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Elegant Eggplant and Pumpkin Pie
Pals Paper Arts had a similar combo of Pefect Plum, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie with the addition of neutrals if you needed them
Flutterby Wednesday wantd to see a Fairy
Creative Card Crew had a Celebration theme
Copic Creations wanted to see Pumpkins
Cuttlebug Challenge had a Halloween theme.
Ildi Co had a recipe of 4 layers (more than that here!), 3 embellishments (I hope ribbon, dew drops and the punched border count) and at least 1 pumpkin!




Cinderella is colored with Copic's and matted on a scalloped Nestie.
The border punch is Apron Lace from Fiskars.
The dpp is Reminisce and the sentiment is from Joanns.



The inside is more dp and a message mat trimmed by a silver Prismacolor pen.



I love her slipper, I wonder where her Prince is with the other one?
I hope you'll grab a fairy stamp and join in the fun over at Cute Daisy May
Katie

Friends With Dirty Faces :) New Cute Daisy May DT card

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's time for another new challenge at Cute Daisy May and this week it's a recipe.
The challenge is to use 1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons and 3 Flowers. You can add to the recipe but they must be the minimum.
You can see all the fantastic Design Team cards over at the Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog
I've used a super cute image from Sheet 44 and I think she's just the sweetest thing!
I've also included some more challenges to this card.
Creative Card Crew wanted to see decorated insides,
Crafty Creations wanted to see a Window
In The Cottage Studio had an "Inside Out" theme where they wanted both the inside and outside decorating.
and 365 Cards Day 208 had a Combo Challenge and you had to choose a challenge from June, July and August and put them all on one card. I chose Day 118 - I've been Framed, Day 135 - On The Outside Looking In and Day 159 - Setting the Scene, Indoors.



I know it seems a little "naughty" looking in through the window but I just love how this turned out. The sentiment is KI Memories and I based the whole card around this phrase!
I colord her with Copic's and added Glossy Accents to the bubbles for a little "pop".
The papers are double sided so they made great curtains when folded back and I think it's K&Co but I could be wrong.
The lace is made from a Martha Stewart border punch.



Here you can get a better view of how the window looks.



I made the window/curtains follow through to the inside too.
I hope you like her and I'd love to see you enter the challenge at the Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog this week.
Katie