Cooking It Up #44 - I Love some Embossed Pink with Digital Delights NEW RELEASES!

This is a very special week at Cooking It Up With Katie as we are coordinating with our super sponsor Digital Delights on their latest release and the team all got to work with some FABULOUS new Valentines themed images!

The ingredients for your card this week are:
Make it for someone you Love
Use any form of Embossing
Add a little Pink

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Valentines
One Stitch At A Time - Love/Valentine
Lexi's - Say It With Love
Bunny Zoes - Love
365 Cards Day 314 - Romance
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Love Is In The Air
Woodware USA - Hearts
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Sweet Stop Sketches Sketch
2 Sisters - Getting Girly
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Creative Inspirations Paint - Texture
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes (with an Animal image)
Crazy Challenge - Animals
Crafty Emma's - All Creatures Great and Small
Incy Wincy - Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Stamping Vacation Sticky Situation - Border Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Polly Pippin In Love
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia and Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Stickers - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

I printed out Polly twice and colored both versions. I cut them out, one whole and one just Polly and popped the Polly on top of the other for dimension.
I'm not sure if you have started your Valentines cards yet but if you haven't then maybe joining in with my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge!
Katie

Digital Delights - Skating with Tango!

It's time for another fabulous sample from the Christmas releases at Digital Delights and I hope you are going to love this little cutie!

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
One Stop Crafts - Embossing
Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
For Fun - Dry Embossing
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
One Stitch At A Time - Winter Wonderland
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Weather
Crafty Calendar - Winter and Snowflakes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Snow or Snowflakes
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter Wonderland
Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle
Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings
Cards For Men- Animals
Digtial Tuesday - Bought But Never Used (I've had these snowflakes for years and never used them)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Tango The Skating Bird
Paper - DCWV (The Winter Stack a few years ago)
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Colorbok
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzie
Cardstock - Core-dinations
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch

I added silver pen to his skate blades and Illuminate paint to his skates and hat for a little sparkle!
I hope you like this and that is gets you in the mood for some more Holiday creating!

Designed 2 Delight - A Little Holiday Joy

Happy Friday!
It's the end of another dark week and I can't wait to turn back the clocks so we can at least be getting light when we get up.
But enough of weather problems and on to today's card.
It's one using the wonderful Dollar Delights at Designed to Delight. These are super cute little images, perfect for a quick card or gift card and work well alone or grouped with others.

Challenges:
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Holiday card
One Stitch At A Time - Christmas
Critter Challenge - Christmas
Little Red Wagon - Red

Card Recipe:
Image - Dollar Delights
Paper - The Christmas Combo by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbons - Michaels
Chipboard Letters - Provo Craft
Glitter - Stickles

I will admit that I had colored these images for a whole different card (one that just didn't work out) and so when I saw the sketch I knew my images hadn't gone to waste ;)
A simple card and one that can be recreated quickly and so probably will be added to my Christmas card making production line! LOL
Katie

Digital Delights - Rejoice with Caroling Penny

Time for more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team!
All of them have created some super cards using images designed by Wendy Hall for Digital Delights. On a side note did you see that Wendy's images are just $2 a piece? Most other digital companies start at $3 and go up so by choosing Digital Delights you are saving money with every image you buy!

I've finished with Halloween crafting and so I thought I'd get adding to my pile of Christmas cards by working with the super cute Caroling Penny!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Spots and Stripes
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Die Cut or Punch
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Get Punchy
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Wee Memories - Cute Holiday
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Christmas
Southern Girls - Glitter It Up
ABC - G is for Glitter
Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle
Craft Your Passion - Glitter/Sparkles
Paper Take Weekly - Sparkly and Bright
I Did It Creations - Open week
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Flourishes - Anything Goes But No Buttons or Bows
Random Amusing - Pop Up Your Sentiment
Paper Pretties - Make a Square Card

Card Recipe:
Image - Caroling Penny
Paper - The Christmas Combo by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Making Memories
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Paint - Puffy by Tulip
Glitter - The Art Institute

It's hard to tell in the photo (click on it to make it big) but I used Puffy Paint on her hat and coat and before heating it I sprinkled it with glitter for extra sparkle. It goes well with the glittered stripey paper underneath I think.

These are the colors I used to color her with, I know I don't do this often but I am going to try and remember as I know how much it helps people if they want to recreate something.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed seeing Penny in her finest and I hope it inspires you to either get started on your Christmas cards, if you haven't already, or at least gets you singing! LOL

Cooking It Up #34 - Double Up on Glittery Letters!

It's time for another recipe at Cooking It Up With Katie to get your creative juices flowing!
We are sponsored by the super Stamping Dragon Designs who gave us gorgeous images to work with.

This week the recipe is:

Make Mine a Double (use 2 of something) (I used 2 colors, Pink and Green,and 2 DP's)
Add some Letters
Finish with some Glitter

Challenges:
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Photo Inspiration
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch and Sparkle
If The Shoe Fits - Any Holiday
Winter Wonderland - Vintage Christmas
Going Grey - Christmas
Karber Christmas - Use a Digi
The Crafty Pad - Distressed Edges
Gingerloft - Winter (fireplace)
Simple Doodles - Winter Warmers
Stamping With The Dragon - You Got Ink
Craftalicious - Anything Goes
Thoughtful Thursdays - G is for.... Green

Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Warmth by Dragons Lair
Paper - Peppermint Forest
Medium - Copic Markers
Ink - Chalk Ink Dewdrops
Chipboard letters - Target $1 spot
Glitter - The Art Institute
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot

I love this image and can't wait to hang up my stockings and wait for Santa!

New Card for Chi Chi Memories

It's time for another card for my guest spot at Chi Chi Memories.
We are still on the countdown to Father's Day and I have a card with another cute "Freddie" image.

There are a few challenges I used to help me with this:

Daisy Doodles - Fathers Day (with a digi)
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Craft - For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Your Next Stamp - Buttons
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Animal
Sentimental Sundays - New or Neglected Stash (brand new paper pad)



Card Recipe:

Image - Freddie loves Daddy
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border punch - Fiskars Threading Water





I definitely think that Freddie does love his Daddy!
Katie