Guest Designer at Bling It On! - Anything Goes

This month Digital Delights are sponsoring the challenge at Bling It On! and the nice ladies asked me if I'd like to join in with them!
Of course I said yes!
It is a super easy challenge, Anything Goes as long as it has BLING!!!

Challenges:
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Stamp Something - Something Digi
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching
Lexi's - It's A Bugs Life (Bee's)
Simply Create - Fly With Us
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
There She Goes - 3 Dies or Punches (Spellbinders, McGill and Marianne D)
Bee Crafty - Summers Here (with a digi)
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Belli Challenge - G is for.... Green Rhinestones
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun

Card Recipe:
Image - Bizzy Bear
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Seventeen
Border Die Cut - Marianne D
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Tag Punch - McGill Punch Multi Tag
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Sentiment - Printed

This adorable bear was such a joy to color and the papers were simply perfect for a Just Because card!
I hope you've enjoyed it and will come along and play with us this month at Bling It On!
Also make sure to click on my blog header to see my 1st post for the brand new Cuddly Buddly challenge and also to join in the Celebrations Blog Hop that started yesterday at Digital Delights

Katie

Guest designer at AI Factory - Friendship

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
A few weeks ago I won a challenge at AI Fcatory and they asked me to do a guest spot and today is the day!
The theme of the challenge is Friendship and I got to work with a really cute image!

Challenges:
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Cut It Out (use die cuts or punches)
Belli - R is for Ribbon (or any R named embellishments)
Fab N Funky - Go With The Flow (anything goes)
For Fun - Anything Goes
Gingersnaps - Vintage Hues
Anything Challenge - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image- AI Factory
Paper- The Guy Stack DCWV
Medium- Copic Markers
Die Cut- Spellbinders
Flowers- Spare Parts
Due Drops- Robin's Nest
Ribbon- Unknown
Boarder Punch- Martha Stewart

I'm really not usually a dog person (cats rule the house here :)) but these two friends look so cute that I got past that quickly! The papers are so of my favorite, I often why I don't make more masculine cards as the colors and patterns are so of my favorite.
So now it's your turn to step away from the Holiday cards for a moment and play along with the friendship challenge over at AI Fcatory

Designed 2 Delight - Joy To The World

This new image of Kaela as An Angel is just so adorable and she was so wonderful to color.
I added Liquid Embossing to her wings for a glass finish as I thought glitter may not work as well with the distressed look I was going for.


Challenges:
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
The Paper Players - Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and a Neutral (mine are muted versions but I think they still work)
Stamping Vacation Very Vintage - Rose, Moss and Cream
ABC Design - Sew Special
Stamp With Fun - Square
Digital Tuesday - Anything With Wings
Flutterby - Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Distressing
Frosted Designs - Distressing
Flourishes - Just Do It! Make A Christmas card :)
ABC Christmas - X is For Xmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas (with a digi)
2 Sisters - Christmas
Karber Christmas - Use a Digi
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Tuesday Taggers - Peace, Love and Joy (use one of those words)
Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides
Top Tip Tuesday - Buttons
Tuesday Throwdown - Buttons and Bows
City Crafter - Little Children
CCEE Stampers - Buttons
Daring Cardmakers - We Three...(things in 3's, I did 2 lots of 3 buttons)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaela As An Angel
Paper - K and Co Classic K McKenna
Medium - Copic Markers
Gloss (on wings and stars)- All Night Media Liquid Embossing in Sepia Glass Finish (can't find it online but I bought it at Michaels)
Lace - Walmart
Buttons - Stash
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix

I really like how she turned out, I'm sure you'll be seeing her again here before Christmas ;)
Katie

Dream As If You'll Live Forever - Spanish Tilda

It's going to be a super busy weekend in my house as we have visitors and lots of fun things planned including a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, a night at "Movies at the Park" and two sleepovers so wish me luck!
Today I have a card for you using the gorgeous Spanish Tilda.
I did have trouble coloring as black and red are the hardest to blend but I still like how she turned out.

Challenges:

Midnight Madness - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - 3 of A Kind (3 colors, 3 strips of ribbon, brads in 3's)
Tuesday Throwdown - 3's
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Black, White and 1 other Color
Antyhing Goes - Ribbons
Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes
No Time To Stamp - Hard Rock Cafe (metallic, rhinestones etc)

Card Recipe:
Image - Spanish Tilda
Paper - Garden Vignettes by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter Brads - Making Memories Glitter Deco Brads
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Button - Jenni Bowlin Red Buttons (a rhinestone fits in perfectly!)
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

I just love how cute she looks, shy and coy, and button was just perfect to add the rhinestone into.
I hope you like her too and I hope you have a fun weekend!
Be sure to check back next week for lots of new cards.

Pile It On - Farewell to Summer

It's time for another challenge at Pile It On and this week's theme is "Farewell to Summer..." and we'd like to see your 'Goodbye' and 'Missing You' cards and projects.
We have a fabulous sponsor, Digi Doodles Shop, who provided the team with images to help us complete our projects.
As it is Pile It On I found a few more challenges for my card:

Color Throwdown - Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, So Saffron and Pear Pizazz
For Fun - Ribbon
Crafty Creations - 3 papers, 2 ribbons and a charm
Going Grey - Ribbon, Flowers and Brads
Midnight Madness - Sketch (I turned it)
Digi Doodle Shop - Distressing
Dutch Dare - Vintage Summer
Bunny Zoes - Vintage
Papercutz - Metal Embellishment (charm)
Pennys - Pink and Green
Oh Alice - Little Girls
One Stitch At A Time - Girlie
Allsorts - In Garden or Park
Crazy 4 Challenges - Lattice
One Stop Crafts - How Sentimental
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Friendship card



Card Recipe:
Image - Daisy Girl by Digi Doodles Shop
Paper - Basic Grey Lemonade
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Brads - Spare Parts
Sentiment - Inka Dinka Doo





I just love this image, so wistful and innocent, kind of sad, yet endearing at the same time.
As Summer draws to a close and Fall gets closer we'd love to see your creations at Pile It On so please come along and join us, you could be this weeks winner!

Gorjuss meets Magnolia!

Happy Friday!
I've loved the Gorjuss Girls designs by Suzanne Woolcott since I first saw them at Funky Kits.
I had a few Sugar Nellie stamps but having to order from Scotland always made them lower on my list simply because I'm an "instant gratification" kinda gal!
Then my local scrapbook store Personal Scrapbook started to carry them and so I had to run and get some! Today I'm using "Just a Girl" and I hope you like her. Also as Sugar Nellie don't make background stamps to go with the Girls I was super pleased to find that the Magnolia backgrounds work perfectly!

I had a few challenges I wanted to do to go with this card too:

City Crafter - Pink
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pink
Totally Gorjuss - Pink and Green
Craft Your Passion - Pink and Green
Midnight Madness - Sketch (turned a 1/4 turn)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - 3 DP and 3 Buttons
Little C's - 2 or more layers
Shellys Images - Anything Goes
Crafty Angels - One for The Girls
Crafty Calendar - The Great Outdoors





Card Recipe:
Image - Just A Girl by Sugar Nellie from Funky Kits
Image - Summer Background by Magnolia
Paper - Making Memories and DCVW
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cuts - Quickutz
Border Punch - Fiskars
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System
Extra's - Smooch Paint and Flower Soft





I masked her to add the background and then painted the clouds with Smooch paint and added Flower Soft on top for a little fluff.
I hope to find time to do some more Gorjuss cards soon!
Katie

So many challenges, so little time!

Happy Sunday,
If you've been following me for even just a little while you'll have noticed that I like to play on the challenge blogs.
Some people think I take it a little too far at times, and sometimes I'll agree with them! LOL But it is so much fun finding the challenges (I have a book with close to 300 challenge blogs in it) and working out which ones work together. It also takes me out of my creative box at times, making me try things I wouldn't do otherwise. Surprisingly I don't play for the prizes although there have been a few that I see and say "oh I'd love to win that one", but if I do win a prize it is received lovingly and is a bonus.
I've made online friends through my challenge searching and playing and I want to Hi! say to all of them!
This week there have been so many great sketches that I just had to have a day with a few of my "just because" creations.

Card 1

Think Ink have a Sketch
Die Cuts R Us wanted Handmade flowers
Crafty Creations wanted Handmade flowers as well
Little Red Wagon wanted Fabric and I made my flower from fabric:)
Glenda PSR wanted Texture (think the fabric flower should count :))
Digital Tuesday wanted Piercing (and a digi)
Crafty Card Makers wanted something Feminine
Flutterby had an Open week with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Magical Crafts want "Things with Wings"
Crafty Ann's want Pink, Lilac and Lemon



Card Recipe:
Image - Heidi in the Flowers by CC Designs (I won this image and have been wanting to use it)
Photo corners - Making Memories
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - K&Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Fabric - Cranston Print Works





Card 2

Lord Have Mercy had a Sketch
Cards for Men want Paper Piecing
Color Chef wanted Yellow, Green, Brown and Cream
Pollycraft Distressing (and a digi)
Paper Popsicles were All About Home
Lets Capture Our Memories want Vintage
Pixie Dust wanted Flowers and Buttons



Card Recipe:
Image - The Potting Shed byModern Sugar Boulevard , sadly no longer available
Paper - Wild Saffron by K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers and Chalk Ink
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed





I don't think you can see well enough in the photo but I paper pieced the door, bricks, window frame, flower pots, broom and the shovel handel. These were super fiddly to do but oh I just loved it!

Card 3

Midnight Madness started me with the sketch
Creative Cottage had their 1st challenge and it is "New" and this image is new to me
Crazy Challenge want you to Triple It and use 3 of anything. I used 3 different ribbons, 3 blue flowers and a 3 word sentiment.
Critter Challenge wanted Flowers on the image and Yellow, Blue and Green
Rosie Dees want you to "Think Spring"
One Powerful Hour had the theme of Luck and I think a lot of people throw coins in a Wishing Well to change their luck
Corrosive also wanted Luck as the theme
Handfull Of Stamps had a Lucky theme too!



Card Recipe:
Image - Audreys Wishing Well by The Stamping Boutique
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima
Sentiment - Printed
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System





I hope you liked these and thanks for coming by and following along with my adventures in card making!
Katie

Have an Awesome Birthday Dude! - Oh those teen years!

Happy Sunday everyone,
It's the last day of February and time for a "Just Because" card.
A few weeks ago I won a challenge at Tellens Place and along with my prize pack of goodies I had my choice of 2 of their digital stamps!
Well I can't let a good image sit still for long so I printed it out and got to work on a card.

Obviously it wouldn't be a Katie Card without a list of challenges too!

Tellens Place had an open week as long as you used one of their images
Gingersnaps want a Birthday Card
ABC Design also had a Birthday theme
Quixotic wanted One For The Boys
Pixie Dust want you to Think Birthday
Tuesday Morning Sketches had a color combo of Light Orange, Dark Brown & Ivory
Design Dollies want Orange, Brown and a Neutral
Midnight Madness had your choice of Simple or Fancy sketch
Clearly I Stamp said It's Hip To Be Square and wanted a square card (and they are sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps who are giving away a great prize!)



Card Recipe

Image - Earphones Edward
Paper - DCWV (some of it really old! LOL)
Ribbon - Little Davis
Brads - The Paper Studio for Hobby Lobby
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Border punch - Bubbles by EK Success



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I checked with my "soon to be a teen" son if this was too girly and he said "no, if boys can wear pink they can wear peach", oh the wisdom of youth! LOL
I'm so not a boy card maker but have recently been called on to create some more manly cards and you know what? I kinda like the challenge :)
I hope you've liked looking at him too and have a great rest of your Sunday.
Be sure to drop back tomorrow for 3, yes 3 posts, with lots of new creations.
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Flower Power

Happy Monday!
Another week has come and gone and it's time for another challenge from Cute Daisy May
This week the challenge is a "Flower Power" theme and it has been set by Design Team member Lorraine. I love flowers so this was a great one for me to do.

I had help from a few other challenges:

Totally Gorjuss had a Flower Power theme too
Copic Colour Challenge had a color combo of C3 Cool Grey, R11 Pale Cherry Pink and G21 Lime Green (this really isn't Lime at all, a soft muted green)
Midnight Madness had a great sketch
Paper Jewels wanted Cute and Girly
Digital Tuesday want All Things Girly
Simon Says Stamp wants 3 types of embellishment, 2 dp and 1 image
Pixie Dust wanted Charms
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want Charms too
Spoonfull want Springtime
Stamp Challenges want a Touch of Spring
Artful Inkables want Naughty or Nice, this one is definitely nice
Allsorts want a Tag, Ticket or Label
Opus Gluei wanted Ruffles or Flourishes



Card Recipe:
Image - Sheet 6 at Cute Daisy May
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Pink/Green Sugared by Basic Grey, Grey check - KMA
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Chipboard flourishes - Joanns
Sentiment - Studio G
Tag - Making Memories
Charm - Hobby Lobby
Ribbon - American Crafts



Inside is a message mat.



Here is the ever cute Daisy and I just love her grey dress, I love coloring with grey.
So grab some flowers, or make some, and brighten up your day with a little creating!
Hope to see your projects at Cute Daisy May
Katie

Freebie Friday At Digital Delights! and Lovesick Nesbitt too!

Happy Friday!
It's time for another Freebie and you are not going to want to miss this one!
You can see it being used at the Freebie Friday page.



He would be perfect peeping over the top of a photo on a scrapbook page, gracing the top of a treat bag or holding a cute sentiment on the front of a card.


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!!

Also if you didn't make it to the Digi Day fun last night remember that it's not too late to grab the freebie from there and join in the challenge! You'll find all the details on the SNR Card Universe Group
I didn't make it to the fun last night but I have played with the image and you can see him at the bottom of the post.

I did find a challenge or two for the Peeking Bear!

Charisma wanted you to Think Male (this is for my son)
Craft want Digital Coloring. Now if you are Digital Delights fan then be sure to enter this challenge as Wendy is sponsoring so you could win some more images to go with your Freebie!
Other Lovelies wanted a Digtial Stamp




I couldn't help playing with him and he looked perfect to Paper Piece! So I printed him on 3 colors and paper pieced him. Then I added a few highlights with Copic's.
He's peeping over a wooden "block calendar" that I bought from Hobby Lobby and decorated.
Both blocks were painted and then matted numbers added to them. The month blocks were papered and then the month added.



I couldn't resist adding a little bow tie to this cute guy!



This will stand on my 3 year olds dresser (he's smiling in the blog banner above) and we will change the date together.
I hope you'll go along and grab this freebie, he's so useful for all sorts of projects.

Now on to Lovesick Nesbitt.

AI Factory wanted Lots of Hearts
Daring Cardmakers wanted you to Have a Heart
Other Lovelies wanted a Digtial Stamp
CCEE Stampers wanted photo inspiration and I chose this photo from Imagekind even though Nesbitt is not a Dalmation
Pixie Dust wanted Red/Pink , Black and White
Cupcake Crafts wanted Red and White all Over , I hope they don't mind a little black too :)
Incy Wincy want Pink or Red and Black
Little Paper Shop want Red, Black and White
Creative Inspirations Challenge want Valentines with Black and Red
Cute Card Thursday were "In the Name of Love" and what does a doggy love more than his bone?
LaLa Lands wanted no Designer Paper
Lil Red Wagon wanted Red With Bling
Inky Impressions wanted a Charm or two
Midnight Madness had your choice of fancy or simple sketch, I turned it on it's side
Stamping Vacation had their Pick 3 and I chose; Match the base cardstock with the ink (both black), Image with eyes, Use black and white cardstock and another color (black, white and red)
Dare U 2 Digi wanted Punches with your digi image
Stamp Something wanted Something Cute
Digital Tuesday had "It's All About the Animals" theme



I colored Nesbitt with Copic's.
I used the Hearts "Punch Around the Page" set for the big mat and then the Valentines Lace border for the bottom border both by Martha Stewart.
The white roses are Wild Orchid Crafts and the red ones from the bridal dept.





And remember the challenge started on Digi Days at the SNR Card Universe Group is still going on and you have until next Thursday, the 18th, to enter with the drawing being on the 20th.
So if you've never tried one of Wendy's fabulous designs now is the time to grab a freebie and get creating! Remember there's a new one available every Friday and the Digital Delights store has many more available for purchase with Instant Download!
Have a great and creative weekend and be sure to drop by tomorrow for a new Pixie Cottage card.
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Texture

Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Thanksgiving will soon be upon us and then Christmas, the weeks are whizzing by, so I'm using all my card making time to get my Christmas cards done.
Today's card for the Cute Daisy May Challenge is no exception.
The Design Team this time had to include different textures in their cards and this one has a lot.
There is the "spikeiness" of the leaves, the layers on the flowers, the ribbon and the metal and the "fluffy" poodle!
I used a few other challenges in this card too.
Midnight Madness gave me the sketch
Cupcake Crafts wanted you to use Digital Images
Everybody Art wanted Distressing
My Time To Craft had the theme of "Tags So Much"
Trimmies had the recipe of 1 ribbon, 1 tag and 1 sentiment
Sassy Susie wanted Christmas
Paper Maniac wanted something retro/vinatge with the option of adding Christmas. Well as this little cutie reminds me of "Lucy" I think that counts as retro, don't you?
Etsy Inspired had a great store to see this time. I chose these wash clothsfrom Allisa Jacobs store reminded me so much of my favorite Eskimo Kisses paper

The dp is Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, I really must make a Christmas card NOT using this collection soon! LOL
The image is from Sheet 60 which has 4 super cute images on it.
I colored her with Copic's and afterwards added White Pearl fabric paint to the dog to make it look like the curly fur on a Poodle.
The border/corner punch is Martha Stewart as well as the leaf punch. The flowers are Prima.

The inside has a small message mat matching the outside mat.

I hope you can see the fur on the Poodle better in this photo.

So more you need to get out all your favorites, add a little textur to a card and enter it at the Cute Daisy May Challenge
Katie

Halloween Card for Pile It On and 17 other challenges too!

Happy Sunday Everyone!
It's time for a new challenge at Pile It On and it's a current one, we want to see your Halloween projects!
The design team got to play with wonderful designs by Simple Doodles and I chose this super spooky cocktail!
Of course the idea behind Pile It On is to try and get lots of challenges that work together and this time I got 17 in the mix!
PaperTake Weekly wanted us to go to "The Dark Side" and create a Halloween project and so did Corrosive Challenges
Use Your Stash wanted Purple, Polka Dots and Paint
Midnight Madness gave me the sketch
Digital Tuesday had a Halloween theme too and so did Stampin B's and Creative Friday did too!, and guess what? Stampartic wanted Halloween as well and surprise, surprise so did One Stop Craft
Cute Card Thursday had a Spook Fest!
Trimmies Craft Challenge have a recipe of 1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 paper
IldiCo were "In Stitches" and wanted to see sewing whether real or fake.
Cupcake Craft wanteed Buttons and Stitching
If The Shoe Fits wanted you to Bling It Up and so did Handfull of Stamps as long as the Bling was colored, and Stamp Somthing wanted more Bling!
Paper Cutz wanted to see Tags



I printed 3 copies of the image on Georgia Pacific cardstock and colored each with Copic's. I cut one with a Label nestie and use it for my base. Then I cut another complete one and popped it up on top. Finally I cut just the bowl of the glass and spider and added it as a final layer. I used a vellum tag that I painted and added alphabet beads for the sentiment. I tied it around the stem of the glass to look like a wine charm (I hope it worked! LOL)
The dp are just from my scrap box. The rhinestones are from the $1 spot at Michaels and the ribbon is American Crafts.



Inside is another nestie for the message mat and matching ribbon.


I hope you can see the layers from this angle.
So I'm sure you still have plenty of Halloween projects to make so go and create and enter the challenge at Pile It On this week!
Katie