Another new Chi Chi card! - Getting Ready for Summer!

It's time for another guest card for Chi Chi Memories and this time it's for their latest sketch challenge!



Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - Hello Friend
Wee Memories - Stitching
Crafty Creations - It's a Stitch Up
Our Creative Corner - Corners
Just Us Girls - Going Digital
Flourishes - Embossing
Spoonfull of Sugar - Enjoy the Sunshine
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate Summer
Sentimental Sundays - Summer
Quirky Crafts - Summer
Stampin For The Weekend - Summer
Shabby Tearoom Summer
Diva Stamper - Photo Inspiration (the strawberries and the shape of the plate)






Card Recipe:
Image - All of my Heart
Paper - Berry Sweet by K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 9
Glitter - Diamond Stickles
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Butterflies and Flowers - Papermania (I think)
Sentiment - Printed





Here's a close up.
I love how just changing your marker color can change the whole feel of an image.
Hope you liked her!

Anything Goes! 2 new Busy Beauties Cards!

Happy Friday!
There is a story behind these cards:)
It started with a challenge win at Penny's Challenge that introduced me to the wonderful creations at Busy Beauties! I got 5 new images from them and just had to give one a try right away. With that card I entered their challenge and low and behold I won! So I got more of the wonderful images!
Then move on to another challenge that I'm a team member on. We had a challenge but the images we needed to use were held up and I really needed to get my card finished. So I made the card with all but the image and I colored in two substitute images in case the original didn't turn up in time. Well just as I'd finished the two images the original popped up in my inbox! So I was left with two cute colored images and no cards to put them on.
I didn't put them away though, I left them on my desk as I so wanted to do something with them.
I had a day away from crafting on Wednesday to do a very late (and very needed) Spring Clean but yesterday I was determined to create a couple of dazzlers to share with y'all (said in my very best Texas accent ;))


Challenges for Card 1:
Busy Beauties - Anything Goes
Design Dollies - Sketch (I know it was meant for a scrapbook page but I wanted to make it work)
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
Creative Cottage - Going Pink
Twisted Thursday - Pink
Timbroscrapmania - Fashion Pink
The Burtonesque Dolls - Sweeney Todd (Use distressing tools or deco scissors)
Think Ink - Outside of Your Comfort Zone (this is so outside of mine that I actually had a racing heart making it! LOL)
Res Q - Top 3 (use 3 of something, I used 3 ribbons, 3 brads and 3 colors)




Card Recipe:
Image - Victorian Marionette by Busy Beauties
Paper - Very old DCWV and other unknown
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Burton's Nightmare
Deco Scissors - Fiskars Victorian Long
Fabric Brads - Spare Parts
Ribbons - Offray






Challenges for Card 2:
Busy Beauties - Anything Goes
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
Creative Cottage - Going Pink
Twisted Thursday - Pink
Doodle Palace - Berry Sweet
Charisma Cardz - Spots and Stripes
Crafty Catz - Embossing
Fresh Brewed 2 papers, 1 ribbon, 2 flowers and 1 other item (I chose the image)
Drunken Stampers - Birthdays
For Fun - Birthdays
Cleary Inspired - Birthday Bash
Little Red Wagon - Sketch
Frosted Designs - Glitter
Cupcake Craft - Dazzle Us
Pollycraft - Ribbon and Bling
Meljens - Sparkle, Glitter and Bling
Shellys Images - All That Glitters (glitter paper, bling and glittery ribbon )
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Pink, White and Girly
Crafty Ho's - Anything Goes
Iris's Challenge - Flowers



Card Recipe:
Image - Eat Cake by Busy Beauties
Paper - Very old DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - From a trip to the UK (maybe Papermania)





I hope you've enjoyed these two cards, I certainly liked making them :)
Have a great weekend!
Katie

Treehouse #53 Red, black, white

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Anne.
She has challenged the team to use the colors Red, Black and White and we'd love all of you to join in the challenge too!

I have a few other challenges that this one fits:

Crafty Catz - Black and Red
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Pink Elephant - Scallops, Red and a Bow
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Buttons and Bow
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbon and Bow
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Dots
Corrosive - Die Cuts
Opus Gluei - Life's A Beach (maybe I'm stretching this one to fit ;))
Tuesday Throwdown - Nautical or Water theme
Stampin B's - Seashore Card



Card Recipe:
Image - Beacon of Hope by Treehouse Digitals
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stash
Sentiment - Beacon of Hope by Treehouse Digitals
Border Punch - Fiskars Threading Water
Corners - Making Memories





It is a great color combo perfect for the upcoming Father's Day and Graduation projects that you have so I'd love to see your take on it.
Katie

Pile It On - Think Out of The Box

It's Sunday so it's time for another new challenge at Pile It On and we have a fabulous sponsor Some Odd Girl!
All the team got to work with their choice of one of their weird and wonderful images and I chose Lounging Kaylee.

Along with the image the team was challenged to "Think Out of The Box" and do something a little different from normal. I really shy away from aperture cards and so when I found a challenge which needed a "window" I built my card around it.

Lil Red Wagon - Put a Window in It
365 Cards Day 81 - Setting the Scene "On a Picnic"
Crafty Calendar - The Great Outdoors
Crafty Cardmakers - Inside Out
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Fab N Funky - Make Your Own
Kah Wink E Dink - Make Your Own
Cricut Cardz - Bird or Butterfly (and use your Cricut)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Flower Power
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Polly Craft - Summer Blooms
Cupcake Craft - Blooming Charming
Flutterby - Flowers and Butterfly
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute and Girly
Totally Gorjuss - Bling It On
Creative Inspirations - Card for a Child
Ooh La La - Bright and Cheerful
Crafty Ann's - Lots of Color
Flourishes - Chipboard
For Fun - Choice, I picked the color combo of Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow
Penny's - 1 Ribbon, 2 Pattern Paper, 3 Embellishments
Crazy Challenge - Something New (the image and the papers)
CRAFT - Birthday or Celebration
Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Pearl
Digi Doodle Shop - Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz
Diva Stamper - Photo Inspiration (flowers and butterfly and girly)
Meljens - Seeing Spots
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stampin For The Weekend - Make Someone Smile/Cheer them Up



Card Recipe:

Image - Lounging Kaylee
Paper - Sparkly Sweet by K&Co
Butterflies - Sparkly Sweet Grand Adhesions by K&Co
Chipboard Sentiment - Wild Saffron Adhesive Chipboard Buttons by K&Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Queen and Co
Flowers - Cricut Accent Essentials and Wild Orchid Crafts



Here you can see inside the card with cute Kaylee lounging on the grass looking at the butterflies.



Here's another view peeking in through the window!

I had fun with this one as it really stretched me at first but once I got going there was no stopping me!
So please, step out of your comfort zone, out of your box and come and join us over at Pile It On this week and you could be our lucky winner!
Katie

SURPRISE!!! Happy Birthday Wendy!!

I know you don't usually see Digital Delights cards on a Saturday but today is a very special day.
Our fine and fearless leader (and artist of all the wonderful images) is having a Birthday!!! Yes Wendy is another year older, but of course doesn't look it ;)
So to celebrate the Design Team has pulled out all the stops and each has made her a card to show how much she means to all of us :)
We'd love you to see them all so we've made a little route for you to HOP, HOP, HOP along!
When you get to the end you will be at Wendy's blog where you can wish her a Happy Birthday too!
The blogs with cards go in this order (if you get lost along the way)
Katie YOU ARE HERE
Cindy
Lisa F
Rosalien
Rachel
Anne
Lisa V
Wendy, the Birthday girl so be sure you wish her well!


Now even though this is to celebrate Wendy's birthday no card of mine would be complete without a few challenges too!


Little Paper Shop had a great color combo of Turquoise, White and Purple
Kaboodle Doodles want a Happy Birthday card
Fun With Shapes also want a Happy Birthday card
Polkadoodle want a Special Birthday card and I think it's pretty special if you get a Surprise Blog Hop for your Birthday!
Flourishes want a card for a Celebration
Cute Card Thursday also want a Celebration
Corrosive had a Sketch that I tweaked a little to make my image fit!



Card Recipe:
Image - Sydney the Rabbit by Digital Delights in Wonderland Collection
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby





So I wish Wendy a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! And from one Brit to another I promise not to give you the bumps! LOL

Now you've seen my card HOP along to Cindy and see what she has for Wendy and then follow along to see them all!
Have a wonderful Saturday and be sure to wish Wendy a Very Happy Birthday when you get to her blog at the end of the line.
Katie

Pile It On - The One You Must

Happy Sunday,
It's time for another challenge over at Pile It On and this time we want to see your monochromatic creations or as we are explaining it:

THE ONE YOU MUST (Use only one color and black or white or brown and cream)

I love the monochromatic look even if I don't use it very often.

We have a fabulous sponsor this week, The Stamping Boutique, and the Design Team got to work with the super cute images.

I chose one that I thought lent itself to the vintage look and I found a few challenges (just as Pile It On wants you to do) to go along with it.
I will actually admit I think I went a little over the top with my list today but the thrill of adding more to my list is what makes it more fun!

Crafty Creations had a Monochromatic theme
Stampin For The Weekend also has a Monochromatic theme
PollyCraft want Distressing (and a digi)
Lots to Do want Distressing too
The Pink Elephant want Green
Copic Creations want Green too
Inky Impressions also want Green
Cute Card Thursday also want Green
Twisted Thursday want Green as well
Opus Gluei also want Green
Catch The Bug wanted Green also
Crafty Catz want Green
Prairie Fairy want Green too
Alota Rubber Stamps have a great sketch
Crazy Challenge want you to Show Them Anything (a free week)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle have a Free Week
Paper Play wanted a Just Because card
Saturday Spotlight had a "Hey Girlfriend" theme
Stamp Something want Something Girly
Simple Doodles want Paper Piecing (and a digi)
Frosted Designs wanted your Favorite Technique and mine is Paper Piecing
Bee Crafty want Embossing (and a digi)
The Cuttlebug Spot wanted to go Vintage (and a CB folder)
Digital Tuesday wanted Scallops
Flourishes also wanted Scallops
No Time To Stamp wanted Punched Borders
Creative Inspirations want Lace, Pins and Pearls
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls (and a digi)
A Spoon Full Of Sugar wanted Beads (on the hatpin)
Quixotic wanted you to Leave It Out and use Leaves on your project.



Card Recipe:

Image - Emma in the Candy Store from our sponsor The Stamping Boutique
Papers - Just from my stash :)
Border punch - Apron Lace by Fiskars
Medium - Copic Markers and Chalk Ink
Embossing folder - Swiss Dots
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Offray at Joann's
Sentiment - Printed
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I paper pieced her dress, hat, shoes and the apples too then I added a little shadow with my Copic'c.
I just love this sweet image. It feels very vintage and gentle and I hope you like it too!

So we'd love to see your Monochromatic projects, enter and you could be our winner!
Katie