The Pixie Cottage Challenge #74 - Sketch and/or Grab a Glass of Lemonade

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Grab a Glass of Lemonade" and also a wonderful sketch if you want to use it. For the theme we are looking for some yellow or lemony or just simply something to cool you down on one of these hot summer days!

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Anything Goes
Take A Word - Insect
Aud's Sentiments - Summertime (and a sentiment)
Prairie Fairy - Summertime Fun
Crafting For All Seasons - Summer
Totally Papercrafts - Summer
Frosted Designs - Stitching (real or faux)
Stamp Something - Punch Something
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power
Lilypad - Ribbon
Pollycraft - Flowers and Ribbon
Stamp With Fun - Flowers and Pearls
There's Magic In the Air - Pick 2 (I picked Flowers and Pearls)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Tutti Fruitti
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Photo Inspiration (white and yellow daisies)

Card Recipe:
Image - A Picnic ANTventure
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace
Sentiment - K and Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Sunflowers - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Stash

This is the fabulous sketch, I chose to do just the theme this week.

This is such a cute summer image, I don't like ants at my picnic but if they were as cute as these ones then I may make an exception!
Anyway I hope you'll find some time in your Summer days this week and join in with the fun over at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Cooking It Up #58 - Show Me a Pink, Flowery Lady!

It's time to get back to the kitchen and come and play at Cooking It Up With Katie!

This weeks ingredients are:
Start with Flowers
Make it for a Lady
Finish with a little(or a lot of) Pink

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Flutterby - Open (must have Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Crafts and Me - Pink and Sweet
Going Grey - Go Digital
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - I chose Circle, Pink and a Corner Punch
Stamping Vacation Lots of Paper - Circles and Squares
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Photo Inspiration (I chose the Pink, White and Green color scheme and the flowers)
Theme Thursday - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image - Jiggy in Flower Frame
Paper - 3 Bugs in A Rug Chloe (flowers) and The Paper Studio (Pink gingham)
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Ka nd Co
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This super sweet image makes for a great feminine card, even if she is a dragon!
Please come and play with us this week at Cooking It Up With Katie

Pile It On - Smells Like Rubber!

It's time for another Pile It On Challenge and this week we want to see your creations using your Rubber or Clear Stamps, no digi's this week!
We are sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Inside Out (decorate inside too)
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Fresh Brewed - Cute and Sweet
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Layer It Up!
Stamp N Doodle - So Girly
Stamping Vacation Watch This - Little House on The Prairie
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Simon Say Stamp - Card For A Child
Raise The Bar - Tree-Mendous
Delicious Doodles - All Stitched Up
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Let's Ink It Up - Stitching
Drunken Stampers - Technology Sucks (no electric tools allowed)

Card Recipe:
Image - Best Friends Forever by Sarah Kay
Paper - Fairytales by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Sticko
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily - Wilton
Chipboard Corners - Colorbok

I love these Sarah Kay images, when I was a young girl back in the late 70's I had the sticker collection book by Panini (remember those my English friends?) and I bought and swapped until the whole book was full. Who knew that 30 years later I'd be making cards with the same images, a great memory :)
So we hope that this week you can find time to get a little inky and come and play with us at Pile It On!
Katie

Guest Designer for My Partner in Crafting Crime - Everything Baby!

I love the challenges over at My Partner In My Crafting Crime and so when Robin asked me to be a guest I jumped at the chance! The ladies there have started a new venture, branching into the world of digital stamps with a company called Bows and Berries, and they sent me one to play with for this card.

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Bows N Berries - Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Crafts and Me - Things With Wings
4 Crafty Chicks - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Creative Craft World - Use a Square
Crazy Challenge - Baby Love
Scrapbook Sisters - Baby Baby
Die Cut Dreams - It's a Baby Girl
My Sheri Crafts - Girly
Creative Cottage - Flowers
Dutch Dare - Sparkle, Glitter or Bling
Delicious Doodles - Glitz and Glam
Digital Tuesday - Use a Die Cut
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use A Die Cut
Drunken Stampers - Use a Die Cut
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Dare To Be Sassy - Punches
2 Sisters - Embossing
Annabelle Stamps - Say It In Yellow
Card Mad Fairy - Distress It

Card Recipe:
Image - Butterfly Baby by Bows and Berries
Paper - Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Making Memories
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 17
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Leaf Die Cut - Sizzlits
Border Punches - Martha Stewart Daisy Border and Blossom Double Edge
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Bow - Martha Stewart

I printed and color 3 of the babies and then cut and layered them for extra dimension.
I seem to be making quite a few baby cards lately, I better find homes for them all!
Thanks for looking.
Katie