Designed 2 Delight - Giving Thanks

We are getting close to Thanksgiving so I'm sure Family and Friends are in the fore front of your thoughts.
So today's card for Designed 2 Delight is a perfect treat for someone special.

Challenges:
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Fall
Our Creative Corner - Something to be Grateful For
Opus Gluei - Thanks
Twisted Thursday - Thanks with a Pumpkin
Lots To Do - Autumnal Colors
Crafty Emma - Forever Autumn
Digtial Tuesday - Bought But Never Used (had this sentiment on a set of Thanksgiving stickers from at least two years ago)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Dutch Dare - Clean and Simple
Meljen's - Food
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Harvest Basket by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - DCWV Autumn Splendor
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Ribbon - Michaels $1 spot

This would be a great image for a Thanksgiving place card on that big dinner table too!
I hope you enjoy it and be sure to drop back again soon as I have something very special to show you very soon!

Guest Designer card for Chi Chi - A New Sketch Challenge

I'm guesting over at Chi Chi Memories for the month of July and today it's a new sketch at the Chi Chi Challenge!
I got to play with another of the fabulously cute images and I hope you love the result as much as I do!







Challenges:
Stamp Something - 1 paper, 1 image and 1 ribbon
KL Stampin Scrappin - Dry Embossing
Crafts and Me - Pink, Black and White
Craft Ho's - Black, White and 1 other
La La Lands - Black, White and 1 other
Colour Q - Color combo
Charisma - Pink
Speedy The Cats Friends - Punch It!
Lots To Do - People or Places
Pals Paper Arts - Wedding
Hanna and Friends - Celebrating
I Did It Creations - Special Occasion Card
Practical - Embossing
For Fun - Coloring
Gingersnaps - Markers



Card Recipe:
Image - Wedding Tower by Chi Chi Memories
Paper - Stash
Medium - Copic Markers
Gloss - Glossy Accents by Ranger
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Walmart (years ago!)





I added a touch of Glossy Accents and a touch of Stickles to give a little sparkle to the card. I think it would work equally well for a Wedding or an Anniversary.
I'd love to see you play with the new sketch at the Chi Chi Challenge!

My Little Princess Tilda! - Vintage and just a little distressed :)

Happy Friday Everyone!
It's a while since I inked up a Tilda stamp and this one has been sitting waiting for it's first outing and so I knew it was time for her to come out and play!

Challenges for this card:

Hanna and Friends - Unused Stamps
Stampin Royalty - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Chocolate
The Town Scrapper - Monochromatic
Treehouse - Monochromatic
Just Magnolia - Recipe 3 Flowers (I can't count ;)), 2 papers and 1 Ribbon
One Stitch At A Time - Lace, Ribbons and Bows
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops
Incy Wincy - Punch It
The Shabby Tearoom - Embossing
Pennys - 7 of Something
Lots to Do - Hats or Crowns
Cuttlebug Challenges - Doily's/Lace
Pocketful of Posies - Something for the Girls (and flowers)
Just Inspirational - Pink, Cream and Brown with Ribbon, Buttons/gems and glitter
Paper Romance - Get Your Glitter On



Card Recipe:
Image - Fairy Tale Princess Tilda
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts (airbrushed to match)
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Joanns (airbrushed to match)
Sentiment - Sticko
Rhinestones - $1 spot at Michaels
Ribbon - Unknown
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
Shimmer - Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer





I added Spritz to the flowers and Stickles to Tilda's shoes, crown and skirt for some extra glittery sparkle!
I absolutely love how Tilda turned out and I would never have thought to color her brown if Suzie Sugar and her new Totally Tilda challenge hadn't suggested I give it try!
That's what I love about the "challenge scene", they can often lead you to do things you had never thought to do before but when you do it you love it!! LOL

Happy Bird-Day with Doodle Pantry - My new addiction!

Happy Sunday!
Well the boys are off on their way to Scout Camp so it should be peaceful around here this week, oh but then there are the movie nights and sleepovers for my daughter so maybe not that quiet! LOL
I'm disappointed in that silly soft goal yesterday but Friday will be different, of that I'm sure :)
Now on to the card.
I don't remember whose blog I saw Doodle Pantry images on this week but it led me to a wonderful collection of images that I know will be finding a way home to me shortly! The artist is Laurie and she has some fabulous freebies so you try her out for size! She also has a challenge and you get a free image just for playing!

Challenges:
Clearly Delightful - Sketch
Going Grey - Birthday (with Basic Grey)
One Stitch At A Time - Celebration
Just Us Girls - Let's Get Digital
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbons and Bows
Lots To Do - Birds
Hand Full of Stamps - How Cute is That?



Card Recipe:
Image - Birdhouse Freebie
Paper - Basic Grey Mellow
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch and Corner Punch - Iron Gate by Martha Stewart
Die Cuts - Quickutz and Spellbinders
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font



Sorry for the blurry photo :(



How cute are these little birdies?
Anyway I just love this new site and will definitely be back for more of the wonderful designs.
Have a great Sunday!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge 12 - Running Around In Circles!

Hello and Happy Hump Day!
It's time for another new challenge at The Pixie Cottage and this time we want to see you running around in circles! That's right, as long as it has a circle on it you can enter! We know there many of you out there that downloaded our free image and we'd love to see you use it in this challenge if you could although it's not a requirement.

I have a big list of challenges with this card:

Sweet Stampin had a "Spring is in the Air" theme
Lots to Do had a Springtime theme
Crafty Cardmakers had a Spring into Spring theme
The Shabby Tearoom want Spring and Stitching
Incy Wincy want Easter or Spring
Lexis want Easter
Stamp With Fun want Easter
Magical Crafts have an Easter/Spring theme
Crazy 4 Challenges had a Spring theme
Secret Crafter said Spring has Sprung
Allsorts had a Spring is in The Air theme
Crafty Catz had a Spring theme
Frosted Designs want you to Think Spring
Paper Garden want Spring too
Challenge Up Your Life want Spring Flowers
My Grafico wanted 3's
The Pink Elephant had the perfect sketch
Rosie Dees wanted Spring with Green, Yellow and White



Card Recipe:
Image - Chickadee-da-dum by ArTish for The Pixie Cottage
Paper - DCWV The Flower Shower
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - American Crafts
Flower - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Printed



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



Now tell me you can look at this silly trio without smiling!
Now it's your turn to get out your punches, die cuts and circle cutters and join in the fun!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge - A new Sketch

Happy Wednesday,
It's new challenge time at The Pixie Cottage and this time we have a fabulous sketch drawn by own very own Anne!



Of course I have to play along with other challenges too!

CCEE have "Sweet" as their theme
Handfull Of Stamps were Sending You Wishes
Fun With Shapes want Spots
Frosted Designs want Polka Dots and Plaid
If The Shoe Fits were Mad For Plaid
Crafty Catz had a Charming Bear theme (wanting a Bear and a Charm)
Pixie Dust want you to be Charmed
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want Charms too
Sweet Stampin want New Beginnings
Lots to Do wanted you to use a machine and I used my Big Shot
Hope's Cupcake Inspiration had a great photo
ResQ had a "You Are What You Eat" theme
Practical Scrappers want to see Stamps
Crafty Creations want you to Cut It Out and Pop It Up



Card Recipe:

Image - Smiles and his Cupcake by The Pixie Cottage
Paper - Doodlebug Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K&Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - Queen & Co



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



Wouldn't you love a cupcake so big you could lie in it like a bed? LOL

We also have Design Team news on The Pixie Cottage blog so be sure to check that out when you take a look at all the wonderful creations the team has for you this time.
And make sure you have a try with this sketch, you could be our winner :)
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge - Button Up

Another double posting day and tomorrow is still Christmas Eve! LOL
It's time for another challenge at The Pixie Cottage and this time we want you to "Button Up!"
Use as many or as few buttons as you like on your creation and then come back and show us the results.

As I have my Mum here from England I couldn't spend ALL my time on the computer searching for challenges {wink} so there are just a few with this one today.

Pink Elephant had a great sketch
The Crafty Pad wanted Stitching (real or faux)
Creative Card Crew had an Anything Goes theme
Scrap and Stamp Saturday had a Christmas theme
Lots to Do had a free week

I used the super Nativity Scene stamp and made a simple design to go with it.
These large stamps don't need a lot of embellishing, just the right papers and a sentiment.
I use K&Co dp and a printed ribbon for the sentiment.
I added a button to the bow for the "Button Up" part of the challenge.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

A close up of the Holy Scene.

Have a wonderful Christmas and I hope you get to spend some of the time with your lovd ones.
Katie