The Pixie Cottage Challenge #70 - Sketch and/or Pink and Girlie

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage this week. Our optional theme is "Pink and Girlie" this week so please come along and play.

Challenges:
Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes (3 entries max)
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Peartree Designs - Stamped Image (no digi's, 2 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patootie
Crazy Challenge - Pink and Green
Stamp With Fun - Green and Pink
Sparkles Forum - 2 Papers, I ribbon/bow and 2 embellishments
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 )I chose square card, patterned paper, image, pearls, die cuts, ribbon)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Die cuts/Punches, Flowers and Ribbon)
Double Dutch - Vintage
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Tuesday Throwdown - Card for a Baby or Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea in Bloom
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Squares Die Templates
Doily Die Cut - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Sentiment - Joann's
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Offray

You will probably remember I used the same stamp on a Baby Boy card the other week and I hope you like this one too :)
Now it's your turn to play with us at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Pile It On - Travel Around The World in 7 Days

This week at Pile It On we are sponsored by Sparkle Creations and our challenge is "Travel Around The World in 7 Days!"
So you can choose any sort of travel to depict on your projects.
Sparkle was very generous with stamps for the Design Team and they were so much fun to work with.

Challenges:
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Use A Sketch
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Craft Your Days Away - Show Us Your Layers
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Sparkle Creations - Photo Inspiration (lilac, pink, lemon, white)
Tuesday Throwdown - Brads or Eyelets
Thrilling Thursday - Buttons, Brads or Bows
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Paper Romance - Summer
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Delicious Doodles - Teenager
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 ribbons and 3 papers)
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Crusin' Chloe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Gathered Ribbon - Offray
Floral Ribbon - Michaels
Flowers - Paper Mania
Pearl Brads - Recollections

This was such a cute to paper piece and with this "flower power" style paper I thought it was perfect for the little bug!
So know it's time to pack your suitcases and get traveling with us over at Pile It On this week!

Pink Gem Designs - Ribbon and Lace

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and this time we are getting girly with the challenge of using "Ribbon and Lace" on your project. If you still haven't made your Valentine card (or cards!) then maybe you can include our challenge in your creation!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Fairytale Challenge - Flowers
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Alota Rubber Stamps - Happy Spring
Corrosive - Lace and Pearls
Papertake Weekly - Ribbons and Pearls
There She Goes - Wet Embossing (used because I like Versafine ink with clear stamps but it runs with Copic's so embossing solves the problem!)
Belli Challenge - P is for... (I chose punching)
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo ( I chose Gems, Flowers and Punch/Die Cut)
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Phindy's Place - Lace and Pearls

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaya With Daffodils
Paper - Lost in Paradise by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - K and Co
Roses - Wild Orchid
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Pearls and Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

Now Kaya is not my usual choice of image (I'm not a Manga/Anime style girl at all) but I really like her and I think it's her cute outfit that really won me over :) Plus it's good to step out of your comfort zone and try new things, I'll definitely be playing with her again soon.
Anyway, I hope you like her too and if you have a chance drop by A Gem of A Challenge to see the other creations from the team and maybe play along too!

Katie

Pixie Cottage #49 - Special Friends/Family

It's another Once Upon A Wednesday here at The Pixie Cottage and it's time for another super sketch and theme to help you on your creative endeavors!
Along with the sketch we want to see your project made for "Special Friends and Family" just in time for The Holidays!

Challenges:
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas or Advent
Stamp With Fun - Christmas
Allsorts - Christmas
Pear Tree Designs - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes Christmas
AI Factory - Happy Holidays
2 Sisters - Twas The Night Before Christmas
Tuesday Taggers - And The Stockings Were Hung
Hanna and Friends - Christmas in Red
Paper Cupcakes - Christmas with Red and Green
Crafty Ho's - Red and Green
CRAFT - Color Combo "Festivia"
Thrilling Thursday - Celebrate
Cute Card Thursday - Flowers
Sew Many Challenges - Flower Power
Frosted Designs - Ribbons
Craft Your Days Away - Punch It Out
Stampin B's - Use a Star (on the top of the tree)
Winter Wonderland - Bauble (on the tree)
Our Daily Bread - Photo Inspiration (the fireplace)
Sweet Stampin - 3 Papers, 2 Embellishments and 1 Image
Creative Cowgirls - Anything Goes
Mad For Markers - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - The Stockings Were Hung
Paper - A Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - American Crafts

This was the super sketch we had to start us off with.

I know that Winter is here and many of you would love to be sitting next to a warm fire like this!
The cold days mean more inside time so it's perfect for finishing off that Christmas crafting!
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Kaela as an Fairy

When you see my card today you'll know why I just had to make it!
Faith at Designed 2 Delight keeps coming out with such wonderful designs and I'm so happy to be able to work with them.
We have made a brand new blog called Card Ideas where you can get brand new ideas from a different designer every day of the week! Be sure to drop by there and add yourself as a follower so you don't miss any of the news.

Challenges:

Magical Monday - Wings
Whoopsi Daisy - Girlie
Paper Playtime - Christmas Song
Ooh La La - Christmas Song
Paper Cupcakes - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Sketch and Gems
Papertake Weekly - Sketch (so very similar to the other)
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Karber Weekly - Sparkle (must use a digi)
There She Goes - Card For A Child
ABC Christmas - Y is for Yuletide (use Holly and Berries or Red and Green or Candles)
Flutterby - Open (must have Angel, Fairy or Butterfly)
The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe (I chose Die Cut, Make a Card, Holiday theme)
Little Paper Shop - Funky Edge
Stamp and Create - Tis The Season
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaela as a Fairy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Ribbon - Michaels
Holly and Jingle Bells - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Walmart
Glitter - Glamour Dust

After I colored Kaela I added lots of sparkle with Glamour Dust on her wings and shoes and Smooch paint on her cheeks and as highlights in her hair.
I really love how she turned out and hope you do too.
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Teddy as A Scarecrow :)

I'm so loving this fabulous Fall weather and hope it's nice where you are too :)
Today's card features a BRAND NEW IMAGE just released TODAY and I know you're going to absolute love him!
He was an absolute joy to color and in fact as a practice sheet (a girl can never stop practicing you know) I printed out 9 of him to check out some color combo;s, I may even share those combos tomorrow if anyone would be interested ;)

Challenges:

Stampin For The Weekend - Fall or Halloween
Challenge Up Your Life - Autumn
Crazy 4 Challenges - Autumn
Riley and Co - Colors of Autumn
Inspiration Avenue - Harvest
Thoughtful Thursdays - H is for.....Harvest
Baby Bud - Halloween or Fall
Creative Inspirations - Halloween or Fall
Belli - Pumpkins
Paper Playtime - Pumpkins or Spiderwebs
The Hybrid Chick - Fall with a Digi
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Stampin Royalty - Ribbons
Stamp Something - Something Digi

Card Recipe:
Image - Scarecrow Teddy Set
Paper - DCWV Autumn Splendor
Medium - Copic Markers
Rub On Sentiment - Daisy Hill
Buttons - Michaels $1 spot
Ribbon - American Crafts

Didn't I tell you that you'd love him?
He is so super sweet and guess what? if you play in Faith's challenges you be pleased that he is this weeks freebie!!! (just the bear not the background).
So if you played last time you'll be making a card with him this week!

The House on Haunted Hill

I love looking at the macabre art forms that people show around Halloween but I've never been very good with making things super scary. As you'll see this is a very cute Haunted House but I hope with the use of the distressed style of papers from Basic Grey that I managed to get a little "dark" into it :)

Challenges:

Peartree Designs - Sketch and Gems
Haunted Design House - Horrific Haunts
Gingerloft - Happy Haunting
Ann's Creative Nook - Halloween
Paper Garden - Halloween
The Burtonesque Dolls - Trick or Treat
Corrosive - Unused Stash
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Charisma - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Emboss It
Stamp Insanity - Emboss
Flutterby - Special Challenge, Anything with Wings (my bat)
Fab N Funky - Quote Me Happy (quote from the movie The House on Haunted Hill)

Card Recipe:
Image - Haunted House from Halloween Accessories set
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System
Paper - Basic Grey Eerie
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed in Burton's Nightmare font
Jewel brads - Recollections
Embossing Powder - Stamp N Stuff Starry Night (used on the spider web border)

My 4 year old doesn't like the green pumpkins, "Mummy they should be orange", but I tried to tell him they were unripe and so perfect for my Haunted House, I don't think he believed me though :)

Digital Delights New Releases - Get Well Soon

It's new release day at Digital Delights and with our two teams we now have a super array of examples to show you!





Challenges for my card:

Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Taylored Expressions - Sketch
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites
Crafty Pad - Animal Fun
Pear Tree Designs - Animals
Theme Thursday - Animals
Cupcake Inspiration - Photo - Color Inspiration
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
The Pink Elephant - 3 layers, 2 Die Cuts and Ribbon
Wee Memories - Free For All
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Ellephantastic - It's Up to You
Bee Crafty - 3D
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops



Card Recipe:
Image - Ouch Lili
Paper and Letters - Crate Paper Girl Kit
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Die Cuts - Spellbinders





Hopefully I won't have to send this to any one soon but if I do it will hopefully bring a smile to their faces.

A Gem of a Challenge - Cherish Every Moment

Happy Saturday Everyone!
It's definitely Summer here with us hitting the triple digits and the children are out of school. I'm going to try and keep up with a card a day on the blog apart from a little break in a few weeks for vacation.
Today's card is made with a stamp from a British stamp company called Pink Gem Designs. I discovered them after a trip home to England where I bought a card making magazine that had a little article on them. I bought a few of their stamps and loved them.
Then they brought out a new character in their designs and I just had to have some more :)

I have a few challenges to help me out:

Pink Gem Challenges - Burgundy, Pink and Green
Fresh Brewed - For The Kids
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Charisma Cardz - Flowers (I did some of the popular handmade spiral flowers)
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flowers
Stempel-Magie - Flowers
Paperplay - Flowers and Sparkle
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Handmade Embellishment
Quirky Crafts - Girly Girl
Pear Tree Designs - Floral Delights
Crafty Ho's - Bling, Ribbon and Flourish



Card Recipe:
Image - Sitting Chloe by Pink Gem Designs
Paper - Colorbok Sweet Hearts
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Handmade
Swirl Punch - EK Success
Rhinestones - $1 spot
Die Cut - Quickutz





Here you can hopefully see the spiral flowers better. They are super easy to make and you can find by simply Googling "Handmade Spiral Flowers".
I hope you've liked this card and please drop back tomorrow for a new card for Pile It On!
Katie