The Pixie Cottage Challenge #35 - Furry Friends

It's time for another of Pam's sketches over at The Pixie Cottage



Along with the sketch the team were challenged to add a Furry Friend or two to their cards!

Challenges:

Moving Along With The Times - Stitching
Paper Play - In Stitches
Twisted Thursday - Animals
Pear Tree Designs - Animals
Paper Romance - Furry Friends
Stamping Vacation - Animal with a Beak (the bear doesn't have one but the birds do!)
365 Cards Day 191 - All Creatures Great and Small
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Animal Crackers
Freshed Brewed - Brown
Digi Doodles Shop - Sentiment
Drunken Stampers - Serenity Now (what do you do to relax)
Cards for Men - Long Summer Days
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Water
Secret Crafter - Clean and Simple
Paper Players - Clean and Simple
Crafty Cardmakers - Clean and Simple
Little Paper Shop - Clean and Simple
Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Just Cute Bears - Dots
Stamping With the Dragon - Use the letter "I" somewhere on the card
Stamp Something - Something Cute



Card Recipe:
Image - Gone Fishin’ by Di Carubia
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Medium - Copic Markers
Trim - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies





This is a very simple style for me but I think the cute image didn't need a lot of extras and I hope you think so too!
We'd love to see your creations for the challenge so be sure to enter over at The Pixie Cottage

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #22 - Fathers Day - Guest Sketch

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and another super Special Guest Sketch Designer.
This time we have the fabulously talented Donalda from Enjoying The Journey.
Donalda designs card for such fabulous companies as Whiff of Joy and Sugar Nellie and we are super excited that she created this fabulous sketch for us.



As well as her wonderful sketch I have a few other challenges that this card fit:

The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Cuttlebug Spot - Dads and Grads (and embossing)
Just Cute Bears - Fathers Day (and a bear)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Animal
Sentimental Sundays - New or Neglected Stash (brand new paper pad)
Corrosive - Die Cuts
Incy Wincy - Paper Piecing
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Floral Delights



Card Recipe:
Image - I love you Beary Much by ArTish
Papers - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima
Fabric Brads - K&Co
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - The Paper Studio





I added googly eyes to my bear to give him a little humor and I hope you like that!
We'd love to see your Fathers Day creations over at The Pixie Cottage or maybe have a play with the sketch, or try both!
Katie

Have a Beary Happy Birthday! (and news of a Digital Delights freebie too!)

Happy Friday Everyone!
(Freebie Friday news is after the card!)
Today I have one of those "Just because I wanted to use the stamp" cards :)
The new stamps by ArTish at The Pixie Cottage are so super cute that I want to use just all of them! This is another one featuring one of her cute bears, and this time he's daydreaming in the flowers!

And of course there were challenges I wanted to play with too:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch, Bear and Ribbon
Just Cute Bears - Buttons and Bows (and a bear)
Lexi's Creations - Animals
Corrosive - Birthdays
Simon Says Stamp - Birthday
Stamp Something - Birthdays
One Stitch At A Time - Something for the Children
Craft Your Passion - Embossing
The Crafty Pad- Ribbons
Paper Make Up- Buttons and Bows
Crafty Sentiments - Buttons
Paper Scissors Rocks - Butterfly
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Butterflies
Tellens Place - Dragonflies or Butterflies
Flutterby - Open week (with Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - Photo Inspiration
My Partner In Crime- Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Summer
Creatalicious - Flowers and Wings



Card Recipe:
Image - Waking Up To Spring
Papers - My Minds Eye
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Double Loop
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug





I think I could do with a few moments in the sun too but knowing my luck I'd be sneezing with all the pollen! LOL (anyone else suffering with Allergies super bad this year?)

Now everyone likes freebies don't they?
It's the 1st Friday of the month and that means a new freebie from Digital Delights!
I hope I got you in the bear mood with today's card as this months freebie is a bear too!



Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!

I hope you've enjoyed the card and be sure to go on over and snag the free image from Digital Delights and be sure to drop back tomorrow for a new Tilda card.
Katie