Pile It On - Childhood Dreams

This week at Pile It On we have a theme challenge for you.
We want you to create a card or project about Childhood Dreams. They can be good dreams or bad dreams (a little scary maybe!). Think of those things you imagine your child is dreaming of when they close their eyes to sleep.
We hope you have fun with it.

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes (only one entry)
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Bearly Mine - Lace and Pearls
Truly Scrumptious - Swirls and Pearls
Digital Tuesday - Use a Die Cut
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use A Die Cut
Drunken Stampers - Use a Die Cut
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Little Red Wagon - Use Your Mist
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Whimsie Doodles - Weird Holiday (March is National Craft Month)
Delicious Doodles - Glitz and Glam
Cute Card Thursday - Shiny, Happy Cards (the orange on the paper is glossy)
Paper Play - Add Shine
Res Q - A Happy, Bright card
Simply Create - Bright
My Sheri Crafts - Girly
4 Crafty Chicks - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Do You Stack Up? - Lots of Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Princess Leah by Whimsie Doodles
Paper - Chloe's Closet Specialty by Making Memories (on clearance at Michaels right now!)
Medium - Copic Markers
Swirls - Quickutz
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Mist - Smooch
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterflies - Prima

What little girl doesn't dream of being a Princess and wearing pearls and a tiara?
And if not a Princess then she certainly dreams of fancy dolls and dressing up!
We'd love to see your take on our challenge over at Pile It On this week :)
Katie

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

Pile It On - Think Out of The Box

It's Sunday so it's time for another new challenge at Pile It On and we have a fabulous sponsor Some Odd Girl!
All the team got to work with their choice of one of their weird and wonderful images and I chose Lounging Kaylee.

Along with the image the team was challenged to "Think Out of The Box" and do something a little different from normal. I really shy away from aperture cards and so when I found a challenge which needed a "window" I built my card around it.

Lil Red Wagon - Put a Window in It
365 Cards Day 81 - Setting the Scene "On a Picnic"
Crafty Calendar - The Great Outdoors
Crafty Cardmakers - Inside Out
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Fab N Funky - Make Your Own
Kah Wink E Dink - Make Your Own
Cricut Cardz - Bird or Butterfly (and use your Cricut)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Flower Power
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Polly Craft - Summer Blooms
Cupcake Craft - Blooming Charming
Flutterby - Flowers and Butterfly
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute and Girly
Totally Gorjuss - Bling It On
Creative Inspirations - Card for a Child
Ooh La La - Bright and Cheerful
Crafty Ann's - Lots of Color
Flourishes - Chipboard
For Fun - Choice, I picked the color combo of Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow
Penny's - 1 Ribbon, 2 Pattern Paper, 3 Embellishments
Crazy Challenge - Something New (the image and the papers)
CRAFT - Birthday or Celebration
Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Pearl
Digi Doodle Shop - Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz
Diva Stamper - Photo Inspiration (flowers and butterfly and girly)
Meljens - Seeing Spots
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stampin For The Weekend - Make Someone Smile/Cheer them Up



Card Recipe:

Image - Lounging Kaylee
Paper - Sparkly Sweet by K&Co
Butterflies - Sparkly Sweet Grand Adhesions by K&Co
Chipboard Sentiment - Wild Saffron Adhesive Chipboard Buttons by K&Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Queen and Co
Flowers - Cricut Accent Essentials and Wild Orchid Crafts



Here you can see inside the card with cute Kaylee lounging on the grass looking at the butterflies.



Here's another view peeking in through the window!

I had fun with this one as it really stretched me at first but once I got going there was no stopping me!
So please, step out of your comfort zone, out of your box and come and join us over at Pile It On this week and you could be our lucky winner!
Katie

Red and Blue, a new card for You!

Happy Tuesday,
Last week I won a challenge at Penny's Challenges and my prize was $15 to spend at Busy Beauties on digital stamps and I just couldn't resist the little cutie I chose for today's card.
Then the owner of the store pointed me in the direction of her challenge blog and so it was the perfect time to try out my new image!

Other challenges:

Busy Beauties Creations - Red or Blue or Both
CCEE Stampers - Nursery Rhymes (Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home)
Cuttlebug Challenge - For The Kids
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Round and Round
Sew Many Challenges - Easel Card
Corrosive - Easel Card
Hand Full Of Stamps - Get Your Shine On
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - My picks are; Make an Easel card, Blue Embellishment and Image to do with Gardening (my little Ladybug)
Quixotic Paper - How Does Your Garden Grow? (Handmade flowers)
Just Us Girls - Red, White and Blue
Crazy Challenge - Something New (new image)
Ooh La La - Bright and Cheerful
Alota Rubber Stamps - Bugs or Bees



Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Ladybug by Busy Beauties
Paper - DCWV The Summer Stack 2009
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Cloud Nine for Fiskars
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug Flower Circles
Flower Punch - EK Success
Ladybug button - Dress it Up
Shine - Glossy Accents (on her hat, shoes and shell)
Border punch - Fiskars Apron Lace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby



I love how the easel card stands.



I hope the photo shows the shiny parts, the are so cool in real life.
I thought this little girl looked like she was about to do a recital and so I used an encouragement sentiment.

This was such a fun card to make and I hope you like it too.
Katie

50K Hits so it's time to PARTY!!!

Happy Monday everyone!!
I can't believe it, at the end of this month I will have been blogging for a year and last Friday I passed the 50,000th hit here! I can't believe how many of you keep coming and looking at my work and each day I feel blessed by you all.
To celebrate I'm going to have a little candy for you :)
To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is leave your name and a link to your blog in the gadget at the end of this post.
If you'd like to add my candy and a link to your sidebar you can do, the more players we have the more fun it is :) but you'll still be entered if you don't.
This is what you could win:





4 wood mounted stamps
2 sets of chipboard letters
Sentiment stamp by The Pixie Cottage
Chipboard coasters
30 roses by Wild Orchid Crafts
Set of Tiny Type letter stickers

Now obviously I couldn't blog without a card and this one has a message for all of you that have been with me through the last year:

I Love Digi - Thank You card
ABC - T is for Thank You
Color Dare - Old Olive, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery and Very Vanilla
Lili Of The Valley - Here Comes Summer
Sweet Stampin - It's Summertime
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Stampin Royalty - Use Your Punches
Creative Card Crew - April Showers bring May Flowers
Cutie Stampers - Flowers
Alota Rubber Stamps - Flowers
Beary Scrap - May Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Handfull of Stamps - Look What I Got (new stash, the BG paper)
Alphabet Challenge - A is for Animals
Allsorts - Animals
Just Cute Bears - Buttons and Bows (and a bear)



Card Recipe:
Image - Meljens Designs Freebie
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Trim - Joanns
Buttons - Spare Parts by Hobby Lobby





I thought this was the perfect image to say how I feel about all the support you've all given me over the past year and please add your name and link below to be a part of my candy.
The link gadget will stay open for 2 weeks so get your entry in by May 17th for a chance to win.
Good luck!!!



Katie

Pile It On - Is Spring Finally Here?

Happy Sunday!
It's time for a card with a lot of challenges, yes it's Pile It On time!
This week we are sponsored by Sew Many Cards, home of the Sewn Together animals!
Our theme is Spring, anything that makes you think of Spring, the colors, the weather, the flowers, anything!

Of course at Pile It On we want you to add as many challenges as you can to do your creation!

ABC - Sparkle
KL Stampin N Scrappin - Bling It On
Little Red Wagon - Dry Embossing
Quixotic - Heavy Metal
Dare U2 Digi - Metal
Your Next Stamp - Stitching
Crafty Pad - Stitching
Allsorts - In Stitches
Sweet Stampin - In Stitches
Crafty Angels - Favorite Things
Pennys - Open week
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Creative Belli - Die Cut Shapes
Doodle Palace - Funny Animals
Dancing in Pajamas- Photo Inspiration (I chose the dots)
Everybody Art - Paper Patchwork
Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely
Stamp Something - Something Layered
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Faux stitching, Dry Embossing and Die Cut machine
Sundays With Crissy - Make Mine a Combo
Scrappy Frogs - Pick 3, die cut, embossing, use a digi



Card Recipe:
Image - Sew Many Cards
Paper - My Minds Eye Home collection
Ribbon - Michaels
Brads - The Paper Studio
Embossing folders - Cuttlebug
Shine - Glossy Acccents by Ranger
Sentiment - Printed
Border punch - Martha Stewart



Inside is more dp and a faux stitched message mat.



I think this owl looks very wise and we should all takes his words as gospel! LOL
So get out your Springy supplies, add a few more challenges and come back and Pile It On!
Katie

So Super Sweet! A New Pixie Cottage Card

Happy Saturday!
It's been Spring Break here this week so thank goodness for evenings!
I've a new Pixie Cottage card for you today and be sure to check out The Pixie blog as there is a new tutorial by team member Renata.

I used a few challenges to help me with this:

Color Dare had the combo of Real Red, More Mustard, Gable Green and Tempting Turquoise
Moxie Fab had a Chair with a Pillow with similar colors and patterns to the dp I chose
Sweet Sketch Wednesday had a great sketch
365 Cards Day 13 A Whole New Dimension
Crafty Cardmakers want a Feminine Celebration
Charisma wants Something for The Kids
Paper Cutz want 1 Ribbon and 3 Buttons



Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Molly from The Pixie Cottage
Paper - The Citrus Stack by DCWV
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Studio G
Border Punch - Martha Stewart



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



Hopefully you can see that I popped up the cupcake and flowers in Molly's hair and I replaced the top of her lollipop with a button!
I hope she brought a little sweetness into your day and be sure to check back tomorrow for a Pile It On card with a ton of challenges!
Katie

Sassy Cheryls DT Call - Mother and Child

Happy Tuesday,
I know I'm already on lots of teams but I couldn't resist trying out for another.
Cheryl draws such wonderful images,I love them, so cute and sassy, just perfect for coloring.
So I treated myself to a few of these images and here is my try out card, wish me well!

Obviously I couldn't do it without the help of a few challenges!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday gave me a sketch
Copic Colour Challenge wanted R29, RV23 and B12 or in English (:)), Red, Pink and Blue
Sweet Stampin had a similar combo of Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Real Red (use at least 3)
ABC is at N is for New and this is definitely a new image to me
Creative Inspirations wanted Leftovers
Crafty Creations wanted Friends
Allsorts had a your choice 3,2,1 recipe so I have 3 colors of flowers, 2 dp and 1 ribbon
Sassy Susie wanted Hearts and Flowers
Craft wanted Digital Coloring
Dare U2 Digi wanted Punches and a digi image
Ooh La La wanted Love and this time I did the love between and mother and her child
Lots to Do had a "Love is in the Air" theme
Pile It On had a "Let Us See Your Flowers" theme
Practical Scrappers wanted Flowers too
Crafty Angels wanted Fantastic Flowers
Incy Wincy want you to Punch It Out
The Pink Elephant wanted Ribbon
Digital Tuesday wanted All Things Girly



Card Recipe:

Image - Mother and Child
Paper - Garden Party - DCWV
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Valentines Lace
Sentiment - KI Memories
Ribbon - American Crafts
Rhinestones - Stash (LOL)



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



Such a sweet image! There are so many great images at Cheryls Store I know I'll be back for more.
Keep your fingers crossed for me on the DT call :)
Katie

Home Sweet Home - An Easel Card with a few challenges too!

Happy Sunday!
I don't know what's got into me, two days in a row of "just because I wanted to make them" cards, no DT requirements again LOL
The image is from one of the teams I'm on but I made the card because I wanted to, not because I was asked to. It feels good to play without boundaries once in a while.

Of course there had to be challenges that worked with this and here they are:

365 Cards Day 318 had a Home Sweet Home theme
Creative Inspirations had the theme of "New Year, New Products"
Charisma had an "Anything New" theme too
Crafty Creations wanted 3 different textures
Stamp With Sarah Kay wanted an Easel card and you know I love that style!
Sweet Sketch Wednesday had a super sketch that worked perfectly with the Easel card
Our Creative Corner had the color combo of Blue and Green, any shades.
There She Goes wanted 3 different types of embellishment
Hand Full Of Stamps wanted Polka Dots and the scalloped mat has a polka dot pattern

I just had to use a house from the fabulous New House Collection at Lily Boos. It was hard to chose which of the super cute houses to color but I thought I'd start with the flowerpot house and I'm sure I'll be doing some more really soon.
The papers are from the Modern Basics page kit by Colorbok from Joanns. These were just clearanced out and I managed to grab a couple as I love the colors.
For the different textures I embossed the ribbon panel with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder, handmade a folded petal style flower and added chunky rick rack for another different feel.
The border punch is EK Success, the paper roses are Prima and the pearls are Queen & Co.

I added another rick rack and punched combo border to the inside of the card to help it stand. I also added a small message mat for you to send your greeting on.

I just love the Easel style of card and just think how the thrilled the recipient of this New Home card would be, they get a card and a decoration all in one!
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Gems and a Holiday Blog Hop!

Happy Monday!
The last day of November already! YIkes where has thIs year gone?
It's tIme for a new challenge at Cute Daisy May and also tIme for a HolIday Blog Hop!!!
If you dIdn't start at the challenge blog then go back and follow the hop as there are prIzes not only at Cute Daisy May but at team members blogs along the way!
Just leave a comment on thIs post for a chance to win my gIveaway.
I have a cute lIttle gIft for my wInner and I'll draw from the comments receIved by Sunday and MIdnIght CST.
You could wIn thIs!


It's a kIt to make 4 ChrIstmas Cards. I've Included:
4 Lamp Post Images
4 Textured cardstock card bases
4 Ornament dp
4 Deco Tree dp
Red RhInestones
Red and Ivory flowers
1 yard of "Seasons GreetIngs" rIbbon

I'll maIl It next Monday after I get the wInners detaIls so It may get to you In tIme for some last mInute cards thIs year or as a head start on next years craftIng!

When you've vIsIted all the blogs go back to start and comment there too. Make sure you pIck up all the clues along the way to the secret HolIday Phrase and emaIl LInnIe at cutedaisymay@gmail.com wIth the answer to be In with a chance to wIn the big prIze! (Don't post the answer in the comments, be sure to email it!)
DId you get my letter yet? "I" was tryIng to be obvIous with it!

I chose a few challenges to fit with this card too.

Charisma Cardz had the theme of "Anything Christmas"
Theme Thursday wanted Christmas/Holiday Creations
Sweet Sketch Wednesday was where I chose the sketch
Treehouse had a color combo of Old Olive, Real Red, Black and White
Frosted Designs wanted "Same shape, different size"

I love this lampost and you can find it on Sheet 119. I colored it with Copic's.
I used dp from the Magic of the Season paper pack from Hobby Lobby.
The border punch is Deco Fan from Martha Stewart and I think it's my favorite from the new selection.
The Holly and Berries are from Hobby Lobby and the rhinestones from Michaels $1 spot.

Sorry for the blurry photo, I'll try and do another soon.
Inside is more dp and a trimmed message mat.

I hope it's pointing in your direction as Christmas is on it's way fast!
Now you've seen my card be sure to dash over to Linnie to carry on the Blog Hopping and Letter CollectIng!!!
Have fun and good luck!
Katie