Santa, Don't be mad! - A new Christmas Card and tag from a brand new Artist!

Happy Thursday!
I'm honored to show you a new from a wonderful new designer!
Faith has been a friend of mine for a couple of years now and I've always admired her cards not matter which stamp company design she used. She can make a classic card, a funny card, a religious card, it doesn't seem to matter, I love them all!
Recently she decided to take her art to the next level and she's now designing her own digital images!
Designed 2 Delight is only just getting started but already the images are so good I know I'll want them all!
When Faith asked me to make a card using one of the new images I jumped at the chance and I hope you like the result.
Here is the gorgeous stamp I chose to use.

Be sure to read all the way to bottom of the post for a great discount just for being here!
I used a few challenges (17!) along the way to help me :)
I chose the sketch at Mojo Monday as my starting point.
365 Cards Day 273 want you to use Damask so I embossed the border strips with a Damask style embossing folder.
Color Throwndown had a color combo of Olive, Red, Brown/Cream and Pink
Rosie Dees wanted Red and Green and a bit of Bling!
Incy Wincy wanted Red and Green too
Opus Gluei had the theme of Holiday Bliss with anything relating to the Holiday Season
Creative Card Crew had a Christmas theme and so did Digital Tuesday and Stamp With Fun
Everybody Art wants to see Stitching
Jacksonbelle wanted a Christmas card so did Practical Scrappers and Paper Make Up as well
Creative Inspirations wanted a Christmas Card with matching tag
Paper Cutz had an open theme
Ok, now I'm really pushing it with this challenge Flutterby Wednesday had an open theme as long as the image is a Fairy, Butterfly or Angel. Well as this little guy has a halo he must be angel really, mustn't he? LOL And if he is then he fits with the challenge of Angels at Crafty Catz too!



This is one of the great things about digital stamps, you can print them in any size you like so if you want a card and matching tag you do this easily!
I colored the images with Copic's.
The dp are Basic Grey.
The Holly accents are from Hobby Lobby and the rhinestones are from Michaels $1 spot.


Here is the card on it's own.

Inside I added an additional sentiment, I hope it makes you smile :)

This matching gift card turned out so cute!

Don't you feel sorry for Teddy gettingcaught red handed? LOL

This was a "one off", I'm not on another team ;) but I hope you enjoyed this card.
If you'd like to purchase the image for yourself Faith has offered a discount to anyone coming from this blog. You simply use the coupon code "katiesfriend " for a Buy One Get One Free discount!
Designed 2 Delight
This code will work for just the first 50 times and expires on December 10th at 11.59pm so hurry and get your stamps while the discount is available.
Also with it being digital stamps there's no waiting for them to be shipped, you can start playing as soon as they arrive in your inbox!
Katie

Let's get a Little Dotti! - New Sketch Challenge at My Grafico

Happy Wednesday,
It's the 1st of 3 different posts today so be sure to keep checking for all of them.
This week at My Grafico we got to work with a fabulous set called Dotti!
It was a super sketch to work with and I hope you pop along at join in the challenge too!


Here are the other challenges that go with this card:

Kraftin Kimmie wanted a Merry Christmas/Happy Winter card
Saturday Spotlight wanted either an Ornament or a card with an Ornament on it (the paper has ornaments on it!)
Bee Crafty wanted you to "Add Some Sparkle"
Sassy Susie wanted things "Pink and Sparkly"
Flutterby Wednesday wants a Butterfly, a Fairy or an Angel with circles
Alphabet Challenge were at F is for Flowers and I added a layered flower under the sentiment.

I colroed the image with Copic's and I think Dotti is blowing this star full of Christmas Joy right to you!
The dp is from the Peppermint Forest Stack from Joanns.
The border punch is from Martha Stewart.
I printed out the sentiment and cut it with a Label Nestie.
The flowers are Prima.

The inside is more dp with a message mat.

Watch out, this star is coming your way!

I hope you've enjoyed this Christmas card, I've certainly been having fun with the color Pink this Holiday Season!
Have a go with the sketch yourself, drop by an add your link at My Grafico and you could be the lucky winner of the set of Dotti Stamps!

Katie

Halloween - A New Cute Daisy May Card

Happy Monday,
It's another new week and it's Halloween time at Cute Daisy May!
I decided to use a non Halloween image from Sheet 27 and this is a great advantage of digital stamps.
The original image said "Tooth Fairy" on the bag but with a little work in my editing program I removed the words and replaced them with "Trick or Treat".
As usual I used other challenges to help me create this card and with it being the last week in October there were a lot with very similar themes. I managed to find 22!

Tuesday Taggers had "Things that go Bump in the Night!"
Crafty Creations had "All Hallows Eve" as their theme
Stampin For The Weekend wanted a "Haunting Good Time"
Everybody Art
Incy Wincy
Kaboodle Doodles
Creative Inspirations
Stamp with Sarah Kay
Penny's Challenge
Rainbow Lady
Sunflowers and Dragonflies
all had Halloween as their theme
Stamp Something had a Halloween theme too and Linnie from Cute Daisy May is sponsoring there this week so enter both challenges and you have even more of a chance of winning!
Digital Tuesday wanted "Things With Wings"
Cute Card Thursday wanted Candy Corns or any candy/sweet treat theme.
Cuttlebug Challenge had a Halloween theme too and you have to ue their product so I got out my trusty embossing folders!
Handfull of Stamps wanted Layers, with 3 of the same thing layered.
A Spoon Full of Sugar gave me the sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges was getting Geometrical wanting 3 or more of the same shape
Flutterby Wednesday still has an open month as long as your creation has a Fairy or Butterfly on it.
Creative Card Crew wanted Babies or Children
Copic's Colour Challenge wanted us to use G99 Olive, V17 Amethyst and YR68 Orange
My Time To Craft wanted to see Halloween colors too.



I used the fabulous new dp from Basic Grey called Eerie. I cut the block with a labels Nestie.
I embossed some Coredinations cardstock with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and cut it into strips to sit behind the image.
The flowers are from Prima and patterned brads are from the Target $1 spot.


Inside is a poem I wrote a few years ago and I left a space at the bottom for a personal message.



She certainly is a Halloween Cutie!
I'd love to see you join in this weeks challenge at Cute Daisy May!
And be sure to click on my banner at the top of the page to bring up my BLOG CANDY post for a chance to enter!
Katie

Tilda sends Christmas Greetings - Challenge #1 for The Pixie Cottage!

Happy Wednesday!
The Pixie Cottage are starting bi-weekly challenges and the 1st one is today!
Challenge #1 is a sketch challenge and it's such a great sketch!

Of course it wouldn't be me if I did a card with only one challenge so here are 15 more that I found that I used to help me create it.
Magnolia-licious Highlites have a monthly challenge and for October they wanted you to do an easel style card which was so much fun to do!
Fab's Big Christmas wanted something round and I think the big round mat from the sketch works here (plus the pearls and the brads are round!Hee Hee!)
La La Lands had a Christmas/Winter theme so this works too.
Stamp With Sarah Kay had the Christmas theme too.
Die Cuts R Us wanted Handmade Embellishments, well I made the flowers and the hatpin too!
Charisma Cardz had a recipe of 1 ribbon, 3 papers, 3 flowers and a charm
Cute Card Thursday wanted you to be So Charming and include a charm
Gingersnaps had a new supply challenge and this time it was Brads
Caardvarks wanted to see Ribbon used in a wonderful way
Crafty Creations wanted to see Blue
Dutch Dare had a recipe of 2 colors of cardstock (I have metallic green for the base and smoky blue matting the squares), 2 patterned papers, 2 flowers, 2 brads and 2 genstones/buttons, I'm hoping the pearls on the hatpin count as gemstones!
Creative Card Crew wanted to see Scallops and I used a scalloped border punch as my "stop" on the bottom layer of the easel.
Everybody Art wanted us to use Shapes or Punches
Use Your Stash wanted you to use OCT in your project. So I chose O for "Out of the Ordinary" fr the fold style of the card, C for Christmas and T for Tilda
Flutterby Wednesday has a free month as long as the project has a butterfly or fairy. Well I know Tilda is an angel but she has wings and you can see them in this image so I hope she'll do! LOL
Lili of The Valley wanted a Christmas card for a child.

The dp are from Basic Grey from last years Dasher collection
I used the fabulous door stamp by Sandra Hammer that is available for preorder at Michelles Scrapbooking.
The little Tilda waiting patiently by the door is called "Barefoot Tilda with Lantern" and I have to say she is so cute and I loved the fact that the door is proportioned perfectly for the Tilda and Edwin stamps. I searched and searched for a link for you and finally found her at Magnolia in Sweden and she's from the 2007 Winter/Christmas collection but I can't find a US source right now.
Both Tilda and the door are colored with a combination of Copic's and Promarkers. The flowers were made with two sizes of EK Success punches with Making Memories Button Brads in the center and inked for dimension.
The sentiment is from Crafty Secrets and the hat pin was made with a selection of beads from Hobby Lobby and Walmart. The ribbons are from Michaels from last years Christmas selection.
You can find the template for the easel card at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog and there are dimensions for different size cards, mine has a 6" square front.

I used a punched border made with a Martha Stewart punch and topped by ribbon as the "stop" to help the easel stay upright.

I love the fact that this card folds down flat to go in an envelope but looks so great when standing up!

Be sure to drop on over to The Pixie Cottage and try your hand at the sketch. You have two weeks to enter so create and link back so we can see your wonderful work!
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

My Grafico Card for Breast Cancer Awareness

Happy Wednesday!
I hope you didn't think I'd abandoned the My Grafico Challenge when you didn't see my card on Monday.
We have split into 2 teams and now my cards will be seen on Wednesday.
Plus it means you have two different choices when it comes to entering as the Monday Challenge will be a Color Challenge and the Wednesday will be a Sketch Challenge so you can chose whichever suits you best!
It's much better for me to be on a Wednesday anyway as I have another team on a Monday and each card really needs a day of it's own :)
This week we are honoring everyone who has been affected by Breast Cancer will our creations.
I chose this wonderful clip art set by Kelly Medina instead of digital stamps this week. I hope I can show that you still make it look "your own" if you dress it up.

I tried to find some challenges to go with this piece but it was a struggle this week.
3 Clovers wanted us to Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sunflowers and Dragonflies wanted Sparkle and Shine
CupCake Crafts had the theme of Thanks a Bunch and while this card could be a "thinking of you" card it could just as well be a Thank You card.
Crafty Catz wanted to see Butterflies
Crafty Card Makers wanted to see Ribbons
Finally Flutterby Wednesdays had a free for all as long as it had a fairy or butterfly!


I printed the clip art with the butterfly flying above the flower trio.
The dp is Martha Stewart from her baby girl block at Walmart. I added rhinestones to the centers of the flowers and added heart rhinestones to the side. I used a Fiskars border punch and made strips to fit around the side of the card. The sentiment is a Studio G $1 stamp from Michaels and I stamped it with Bamboo Memento ink.

The inside is more dp with a message mat.

I hope to see you join in with the sketch at the My Grafico Challenge!
Katie

Double Trouble!

Second post of the day!
I hope you read about my excitement over a new challenge blog I'll be a part of, if not scroll down to read it below.
Today's card just make me smile everytime I look at it!
First here are the challenge I used for it's creation.
Crazy 4 Challenges gave me the sketch. It is a brand new challenge blog but it has some very familar faces at it's helm.
Pile It On and Polly Craft both had the same challenge of "Black and White and 1 other color", so I chose Pink to add to the combo.
Flutterby Wednesday's wanted to see Pink along with either a Fairy or Butterfly.
Rosie Dee's wanted you to use 2 squares and a rectangle on your project
and finally Courtney's Closet challenge was a "playdate"



I hope you don't get tired of seeing Mo's images as today's features another of her fantastic creations! This one is called Stepsisters although I think they could be friends not having a good day as well! LOL
I colored them with Copic's and with Black being one of the colors it gave me an excuse to play with my Grey's again and I just love that!
The dp is a combo of The Paper Studio and some Dovecraft from a pack I picked up on my last trip back home to England. The rhinestones are from the $1 spot at Michaels and the flower, butterflies and patterned brad are all from HobbyCraft, again from my England trip.
The sentiment is The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby.

The inside is more dp with a matted message mat.

I just love the look on the faces of these girls and I hope you do too!
Keep coming back as this will be a very exciting week on the blog and especially on Thursday when I'll give you all the news on my very OWN challenges blog!
Katie

Little Girls are the nicest things :)

Happy Hump Day!
Another week is already half way through, this Summer seems to be racing by!
It's hot again but what else should I expect from Texas in July :)
Today's card covers 6 challenges and is a theme that fits with the eBay sellers group I'm in as well. I'm in a group of sellers that all sell handmade paper crafts including scrapbook pages and handmade cards. Each month we have a theme and for July we are doing Gummy Bears on Parade and you can see all the wonderful work from my friends HERE.
The challenges this card covers are:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 58
Colour Create - Color Challenge, Grassy Green, Apple Green, Sunflower Yellow, Lemon and White.
Flutterby Wednesdays - Fairys, Buttons and Bows
Cute Card Thursday - A stitch in time, real or faux stitching
Paper Play Challenges - Paper Roses, handmade flowers
The Secret Crafter Saturday - 3 ribbons



This little fairy bear comes from Teddy Bears Playtime 2 by Cuddly Buddy, what I love about this set is that you get the black and white line drawings as well as the colored versions so you can color them yourself! I colored her with Copic's and added Diamond Stickles to the star, bow and flower.
The dp is DCVW Nana's Nursery Baby Boy.
The border punch is EK Success and the sentiment is Cloud 9. I made the large flower from a punch, inked the edges and added a button and ribbon.



The inside message mat has the same trim as on the front.
I used faux stitching with my fine tip Prisma markers.
I really like how sweet she seems and I hope she makes you smile too :)
Have a great day!
Katie

7 Challenges in one (and don't you love it when something goes right?)

Happy Monday everyone!
Back to work for hubby after the long weekend but at least I got another card while he was in charge of the 3 rugrats! LOL
This time the card covers 7 challenges and it feels really good to have it completed (plus I think it's a cutie so that's another bonus :))
The challenges it covers are:
Charisma Cardz - use buttons
Magnolia-licious - Sketch
Dannis Dreams - Flutterby Wednesdays, I used a butterfly bead on my hatpin.
Creative Inspirations - Masking, I love this technique and used it twice to make Tilda look like she was looking out of a window over a window box.
Just Magnolia - Simply Charming, use a charm on your card.
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Summer.
Copic Creations - Brunette hair, this was hard for me as I have the colors for blonde but struggle on the browns even though I'm a brunette myself!



I used the wonderful Tilda Standing with Hairbow Stone Wall and the window box (sorry I couldn't find a link). The dp are Nana's Nursery Baby Boy by DCWV. The border punch is Martha Stewart. The flowers are my favortite part of the card. The paper flowers are Bazzill Basics and I didn't have a larger flower to make the trio look right in the right color. So I went to my jar of white "silk" flowers and found these wonderful polka dotted ones. I grabbed my Copic BV00 Mauve Shadow and colored the petals, it was the perfect color and I was so happy I almost jumped off my chair :) The sentiment is K & Co and I added Diamond stickles to Tilda's wings, bows and flowers to match the glitter on the sentiment. I embossed the green panel with my trusty Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.
The hatpin was made with items from Walmart and Michaels.



The inside is simple, just a small additional sentiment below the journaling space.



I wanted to give a close up of cute Tilda so you could see the glitter (sorry for the lighting)
I hope you like her and have a great rest of your Monday.
Katie

A Flutterby card for Danni's challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!
I came across this challenge at Dannis Dreams and as I love Fairies and Butterflies it was an easy one to want to join!



I used one of Lili's Faires from Lili of the Valley in the UK and all their stamps are on sale right now!
I colored her with my Copic's in soft pinks and greys and then coated her wings with Glossy Accents.
The challenge was Fairies or Butterflies but I made a hatpin with a lovely crystal butterfly so I covered all bases! LOL The sentiment was from Fiskars and the border punch is Martha Stewart.



I hope you like her :)
Katie