Digital Delights - Summer with Dilly Duck

It's another Thursday so that means some great cards from the design team over at Digital Delights!
This week I've chosen to merge two images and a sentiment to make a gentle Summer scene.

Challenges:
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
The Craft Garden - Use a Bird
Papercutz - Something You Find In The Sky (a bird)
Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 2 1 (I used 3 images, 2 ribbons and I paper)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Alota Rubber Stamps - Circles
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Deep Ocean - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Images - Circular Tree Background and Dilly Duck and Ladybug
Sentiment - Ice Cream Sentiment Set
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby and The Whimsey Cottage
Buttons - Stash

It was nice to use 3 digital images together on one card and these ones all seemed to go together nicely.
I hope you'll drop by Digital Delights and take a moment to see all the other wonderful creations from the Design Team.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #79 - Fun with Food

It's another "Once Upon A Wednesday" over at The Pixie Cottage
This week we want you to get in the kitchen and have a little "Fun With Food!"

Challenges:
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Thrilling Thursday - What's Cooking?
Catered Crop - Card Inspiration (I chose the theme, the colors red, white and green, coloring and faux stitching)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by a Favorite Die
Do You Stack Up? - Stitching
Deep Ocean - Ribbon
Everybody Art - Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Molly by Eileen Gutierrez
Paper - Citronella by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Sentiment - KI Memories
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

This bright and cheery color combo works so well with this cute image and was a nice change from the lighter pastels.
Molly looks like she's in sweet heaven and we hope you will be too when you come over and play with us at The Pixie Cottage this week!
Katie

Card Ideas Challenge - Let's Go To The Beach

It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at Designed 2 Delight!
This week we are going with a good Summer theme as we want you to go to the beach!
Show us your sandy creations and be in with a chance to be our winner!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - The Great Outdoors
Karen's Doodles - Summer Fun
Paper Playtime - Summer
Crafty Calendar - Under the Sea or Water (3 entries only)
Lexi's - At The Beach
Creative Inspirations - No Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Hope and Dream Set
Paper - Spotted Owl Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Michaels

I went with this gorgeous peaceful image, to be honest any beach would do right now, peaceful or crowded just as long as I could feel the sand between my toes.
I hope you can come along and get your feet wet with us at Designed 2 Delight!
Katie

Digital Delights - A Bundle of Joy with Ellie The Elephant

It's a double post day today and we are starting with another set of treats from the Digital Delights team.
There are lots of fabulous new images being released all the time so be sure to go and check everything out.
Today I took an image from the Jungle Buddies collection (hint, you may want to come back here tomorrow for some more Jungle fun) and this time turned it into a new baby card.

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Paper Pretties - Animals
Cupcake Craftroom - Polka Dots
Stampin B's - Bling!
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Get Punchy (with an animal)
Speedy The Cats Friends - Die Cut as a Background Mat
Sweet Stampin - Cute and Cuddly (2 entries only)
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Kaboodle Doodles - Use Your Scissors (After coloring I cut out Ellie)
Squigglefly - Metal
Going Grey - Use at least 2 papers and 2 embellishments (3 entries only)
Fresh Brewed - 3 of Something (3 flowers, 3 Butterflies, 3 brads)

Card Recipe:
Image - Ellie The Elephant
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stella and Rose Hazel by My Minds Eye
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - Joanns
Pearl Brads - Elegant Rose by The Eyelet Outlet
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Flowers - Hobby Lobby

Little Ellie the Elephant is so cute that I couldn't resist her as a baby :)
I hope you've enjoyed this and if you are here from a challenge please make sure to click on my blog title to ensure you don't miss anything that's going on :)
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #78 - Wrap It In Ribbon

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Wrap It In Ribbon!" and of course we have a super sketch if you'd like to play with that, I chose to do both the theme and the sketch this week.

Challenges
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Butterflies
Craft Room Challenges - Butterflies
Clear It Out - Wings
Crazy Amigos - Things that Fly
Going Grey - Use at least 2 papers and 2 embellishments (3 entries only)
Fresh Brewed - 3 of Something (3 flowers, 3 butterflies, 3 brads, 3 lots of 3 pearls!)
Birthday Sundaes - Orange, Green and White (and Birthday)
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Summer Birthday (3 entries only)
Penny's - Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow - Birthday
Papertake Weekly - Hot Hot Hot (use Hot summery colors)

Card Recipe:
Image - Ballerina Fairy Taking a Ride by Alisa Ramirez
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Ribbon - Stash
Brads - The Paper Studio
Flowers - The Paper Studio
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Die Cut - Spellbinders Classic Ovals
Sentiment - Making Memories

This was this week's fabulous sketch

This is a pretty unusual image (a fairy on a slug) but it is cute and I'm glad I finally inked it up! I added Smooch Illuminate paint to her wings, wand and shoes for a bit of sparkle but it didn't really show up too well in the photo.
We hope that you'll come along and play with us at The Pixie Cottage this week :)
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Color Combo Pink and Brown

It's time for another challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week we have a lovely color combo for you and that is Pink and Brown!
It leads to some lovely vintage themes but you can choose whichever theme you'd like for your creation.

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Cream, Brown and 1 other color
Cupcake Crafts - Pick a Favorite Challenge (I chose #110 Pink and Brown)
Emerald Faeries - All Things Girly (3 entries only)
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
Stamp Something - Bugs or Butterflies
Digi Doodles Shop - Butterflies
My Time To Craft - Bird Watcher
Creative Stamp Friends - Summer
Crazy Challenge - Summer (2 entries only)
Digi Design House - Summer
Daisy Doodles - Summer
Paper Playtime - Summer

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Garden Glimpses 2 by Bits of Ivory
Papers - Websters Pages Magical Wishes and A Sweet Life combo pack and Trends/Ladies & Gents by Webster's pages
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Butterfly - Floral Pick
Roses - Treasures by Shabby Chic and Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Lace - Wrights

This is a lovely serene scene and was a great choice for this color combination.
We can't wait to see what you come up with so come over and play at A Spoon Full of Sugar!

Pile It On - Your Favorite Technique

It's Sunday and so that means it's time to grab your challenge lists and PILE IT ON!
We have a super simple challenge for you this week, we want to see your favorite technique and be sure to tell us what it is.
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Wax Fruit Company who provided us with fabulous images to use.
I chose my favorite technique of paper piecing and this basket of raspberries was the perfect image to use it on :)

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Paper Play - Fruity
My Time To Craft - Food of any kind
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Creative Craft Challenges - Flowers (3 entries only)
Thrilling Thursday - Pick 3 (I chose digi image, embossing and ribbon)
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and rhinestones)
Digital Tuesday - Bling It Up (with a digi)
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
The Stamping Boutique - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Summer (2 entries)
Reasonable Ribbon - Summer Fun (and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog - Summer Fun
Squigglefly - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Raspberry Basket by Wax Fruit Company
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Go Lucky Pad Lime Twist by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Flower - Prima
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

So now it's time for you to get out all your challenge links, make a big list, get creating and come and share with us at PILE IT ON!

Digital Delights - New Releases - Down On The Farm

Woo Hoo it's that time of the month again! LOL
Yes it's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we going on a trip to The Farm!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Karens Doodles - Double Trouble (use more than 1 image)
AI Factory - Double Time (I used 2 images)

Card Recipe:
Images - Farm girl Polly, Charlie the cow and Farm Sentiment
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stella and Rose Mabel by My Minds Eye
Bow - Offray
Brads - Target $1 Spot and Making Memories

These are such a cute set of images and would be fabulous on a scrapbook page.
Be sure to see all the new images and the super creations from the rest of the Design Team over at Digital Delights!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77 - Wet and Wild

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Wet and Wild!" and of course we have a super sketch if you'd like to play with that (I chose the sketch only this week)

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Going Grey - Summer
Try It On Tuesday - Flower Power
Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
CRAFT - Gardening
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Brads, Flowers and Ribbon)
One Stop Crafts - Tag You're It!
Clear It Out - Wings
Truly Scumptious - Things with Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a fairy, angel or butterfly)

Card Recipe:
Image - Rose Covered Trellis Digital Image by ARTish and Leisel and her Wheelbarrow
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Flower accents - Sassafras
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Chipboard Tag - KI Memories
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Brad - The Paper Studio

This is the super sketch we have this week.

The Rose Covered Trellis Background is one of the latest digital releases and is just the perfect addition if you love the character stamps like Swiss Pixie's, Tilda's and others.
I hope you like this one and will come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
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

Digital Delights - Yo Yo Ho It's New Release Day!

It's time for more New Releases from Wendy and you can see the creations from the team at at Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafty Emma's - Children
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Card for A Child
Reasonable Ribbon - Dies and/or Punches and Ribbon
Creative Inspirations - Punches or Dies
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layers

Card Recipe:
Images - Prissy Pirate and Accessories
Sentiment - Pirate Accessories Set
Paper - Fine and Dandy Tickle Pink by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Chipboard Letters - Target $1 Spot

This little pirate looks so cute in her girly colors, who said she had to be tough? LOL These new Pirate images are so cute and would be perfect for Birthday cards, party favors, invitations and more!
Be sure to check out all the great cards made by the team over at Digital Delights.
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