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 - 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

Trick or Treat!!!! It's a Pixie Cottage Blog Hop :)

We at the Pixie Cottage thought it would be fun to have a little Fall Fun by showing you some of our wonderful digital stamps/images!!

Below you will find a list of the design team participants. Stop by each of their blogs and leave them a comment as well as sign up to follow their blog and you will be put in a drawing for our prize.

What are we giving away?? Well, I think it should be some digital images since this blog hop is all about digital!!!

1st Place--Pick any 5 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

2nd Place Pick any 3 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

3rd Place Pick any 1 digital image from The Pixie Cottage

Here is the list of blogs in the order you should visit them: (remember to leave a comment/and follow at each blog as well as leave a comment here to be put in the drawing for the prizes)

1. Katie
2. Tanya
3. Cheryl
4. Adrina
5. Anne
6.Carla
7. Davi
8. Denise
9. Peggy
10. Tish
11. Sharon
12. Lisette
13. Sadia

Now before you run off to see Tanya be sure you stay around to follow me and see my card!

Challenges:
Creative Cottage - Embossing
Shellys - Tic Tac Toe (I chose Brads, Punch and Embossing)
Paper Pretties - Make a Square Card
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
Stempeltraeume - Favorite Animal
Paper Playtime - Halloween
Tuesday Taggers - Halloween and Deep Purple
A Crafty Little Place - Spooky
Crafty Creations - Halloween or Autumn
Lil Red Wagon - Halloween
Wild Flower Patch - Halloween
Dutch Dare - Halloween
AI Factory - Halloween
Create With Connie and Mary - Halloween
Paper Play - Halloween
Pixie Dust - Halloween
Treehouse Stamps - Halloween
Crafty Catz - Halloween
Twisted Thursday - Trick or Treat
Daring Cardmakers - Trick or Treat
Oh Alice - Halloween

Card Recipe:
Image - Licorice the Cat
Paper - K and Co Spooktacular
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co Spooktacular
Ribbon - American Crafts
Brads - Spare Parts

Now you've see Licorice the Kitty HOP HOP HOP ALONG to see Tanya and carry on with the rest of the HOPPING FUN!

Katie

Designed 2 Delight Blog Hop - Autumn Pumpkins

As you may have seen from The new link on my sidebar I'm now a member of The Designed 2 Delight Design Team which features the fabulous images from Faith that can be found at Designed 2 Delight STore. I've know Faith for a few years now and am so happy to be a part of her team.
Now also you must know that today is World Card Making Day (an excuse to get inky and gluey :)) and to celebraTe we have all sorts of wonderful things going on.
It all starts with a Blog Hop through all the team members blogs with new creations, virtual "Make and Takes", prizes and more!
You'll need a pen and paper too so you can play in our little "finding leTTers" game :)
When you've collected all the leTTers you'll have a Discount Code spelled out that will get you a Dollar Delight Stamp from the Designed 2 Delight Store (PS you must use the code before the end of Sunday October 3rd)

Now if you came to me from Pat's Blog then you are on the right path. If not then please go back to Faith's Blog to the start so you don't miss a thing.

Now be sure to look very carefully for my leTTer ;)

I have a new card for my new Team and as usual I've added a few challenges along the way:

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Stamp It Crazy - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Dimension and a Sentiment
Digi Doodle Shop - 3D It
Thrilling Thursday - Something in 3's (I used 3 brads)
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Flourishes - Autumn
Tuesday Taggers - Autumn sponsored by The Craft Barn
A Crafty Little Place - Autumn
For Fun - Fall
Copic Creations - Orange

Card Recipe:
Image - Autumn Harvest
Paper - Autumn Splendor by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Michaels
Brads - Making Memories

I colored the pumpkins twice and cut on set out and popped them up. Then I popped the whole mat with image on to give even more dimension.

Now you've seen my card it's time to hop along to the next blog in the line and that is Jane
Have a lot of fun and remember you can also go back to Faith's Blog if you get lost and need to find your way.
As a final fun thing for you be sure to visit our group at Crafters Digital Art Center where there are more fun things happening and a special discount for all members!

Something Different from Me - A Halloween Chipboard Album

Happy Friday everyone!
In the dim and distant past before I started making cards I used to make mini albums and things to sell on eBay. It was a wonderful creative outlet and was nice as it brought in a little play money too.
When the economy took a downturn my sales fell too. I looked at other options and at that point handmade cards were still a popular item. That downturn in sales led me to try my hand at cards and I've never turned back! At first I sold those too but they too slumped but I was too hooked to stop (don't ask me how many I have in my closet). Well as it is coming up to the big Holiday shopping I thought maybe I could combine my new love of card making with my old love of mini albums and today I have the first result of that combination.
I hope you like it, it was a lot of fun to make and really got my mojo back on track ;)

Obviously I found a few challenges that it worked with too.

Sew Many Challenges - Halloween
Stampin For The Weekend - Shabby or Vintage
Gingersnaps - Punches
Paper Pretties - Brads
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (with a digi)
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes (with a digi)
The Shabby Tearoom - Tags
Paper Cutz - Tags
Tuesday Taggers - Books
Artful Inkables - Distressing
Stamptacular Sunday - Distress It
Totally Stampalicious - Paper Flowers




Book Recipe:
Images - Digital Delights
Paper - Midnight Spell by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Chalk Ink - Dewdrops
Flowers - Prima
Embellishments - Martha Stewart, Spare Parts
Ribbons - Michaels
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Base - Chipboard (cute to size)
Binding - Bind It All
















Remember that you click on each photo for a much larger image.
This really was a whole lot of fun, so much so that as soon as I finished it I started on a Fall album and I'm hoping to be able to have that up for you to see very soon.
I hope you've enjoyed this and maybe it will give you an idea to try something a little different too.

Cooking It Up #25 - King of The Beach

It's time for another recipe challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog and this week we are sponsored by the awesome Simply Betty Stamps!
They have a fabulous prize of ALL 6 of their NEW RELEASE IMAGES!

We have a great recipe and it is:

Tie some String or Twine
Add some Water (in the technique, image or theme)
Finish with a Punch

Other challenges for this card:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch
Stempel Magie - Birthday (I actually gave this to my son for his 13th birthday which was Sunday)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Random Amusing - Blue and Green
Tuesday Taggers - Sea, Water or Boats
Paper Pretties - Summer




Card Recipe:
Image - Christian by Simply Betty
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Poppy Seeds by K&Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
String - Stash
Sentiment - K&Co



I just love what a Cool Dude Christian is :)
My son loved this card for his birthday and as he turned 13 I think he'll try and use Christian as a model to what he wants to look like!

Lily Boo Too - Anything Goes!

It's time for another monthly challenge at Lily Boo Too and this month it's easy as the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!!
You MUST use a Lily Boo image to play so grab your favorite at Cuddly Buddy or there are TONS of FREEBIES to found just by clicking HERE

Challenges:

AI Factory - Christmas
Tuesday Taggers - Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas
Tellens Place - Christmas
Lil Red Wagon - Christmas
Stamp Something - Christmas
Our Creative Corner - Christmas
Auds Sentiments - Christmas Sentiment
Cupcake Craft - Pastel Christmas
Pixie Dust - Blue, Grey/Silver and White
Kah Wink E Dink - Anything Goes as long as it's Cool (what's cooler than a snowman?)
Thoughtful Thursdays - Weather
Just Inspirational - Sketch



Card Recipe:
Image - Lily Boo
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Walmart
Flowers - Colorbok





So grab your favorite Lily Boo image (or grab a freebie to play with) and comes and join in!

Pile It On - Quirky

Happy Sunday!
I'm super excited as today I go to the class to get Copic Certified!
I've been collecting and using these markers for over a year now but there has never been a class near enough for me to go. I'm really happy that Marianne Walker, head of Copic education, will be teaching the class and that I'll soon be able to add the Certified banner to my blog!
Anyway enough of my excitement and on to today's card.
As it is indeed Sunday it means another chance to Pile It On and have some super challenge fun!
The team at Pile It On were this week challenged to create something a little Quirky and we were helped along by the wonderful images from our super sponsor Bug A Boo Stamps!!

As always we had to add more challenges to our cards and we hope you will too:

Papertake Weekly - Fun Fun Fun!
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
Stamp Something - Stamp Something Digi
Busy Beauties Creation Station - Anything Goes
Tuesday Taggers - Touchy Feely Texture. Sponsored this week by Tanda Stamps
Meljens - Dry Embossing
Crazy Challenge - Black, White and Pink
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
AI Factory - Anything Goes with a Punch
Pixie Dust - Punch It Out
Wee Memories - Punch It
Your Next Stamp - Border Punch
Charisma - Flowers
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flowers
Stempel-Magie - Flowers
Paper Make Up - Flowers
Paperplay - Flowers and Sparkle
Digi Doodle Shop - Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
ResQ - Close It Up, use Stitching, Buttons etc
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Stitching/Faux Stitching
Alys - Stiching (real or faux)
Digital Tuesday - Let's Get Trendy (fashion trend)
Oh Alice - Show Us Your Muchness (your signature style). Mine is definitely a "more is more" style
Rainbow Lady - Faces



Card Recipe:
Image - Overdrawn Ruby by Bug a Boo Stamps
Paper - Papermania
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Spare Parts
Buttons - Spare Parts and Dress It Up
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Trim - Joanns





This is such a fun image and I love the sentiment.
Perfect for your best girlfriend on any occasion!
Katie

Guest Designing for Chi Chi Memories for June and July!

Hi Everyone,
I was super excited to receive an email from Natalie at Chi Chi Memories asking me if I'd like to be a guest with them for 2 months. Of course I said yes!
This is the my first card for them and the theme is Dear Ole Dad!
I got to work with a super image from the Chi Chi Memories store called Happy Daddy's Day!

I found a few challenges to help me:

Going Grey - Sketch (and BG paper)
Tuesday Taggers - It's a Man's World
Digital Tuesday - Cute People
Dare U2 Digi - One For The Boys
Crafty Catz - The Boyz are Back!
I Love Digi - For My Dad
Twisted Thursday - Hip Hip Hooray for Dads
Crafty Pad - Card for Dad
Charisma Cards - Circles (the buttons and the balloon)
Pixie Dust - Circles (the buttons and the balloon)
ECP - Buttons
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Paperplay - Up In The Air



Card Recipe:
Image - Happy Daddy's Day!
Paper - Basic Grey Lime Rickey
Medium - Copic Markers
Buttons -The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby





I printed and colored two images and popped one on top for a little dimension.
I love the bright color palette of the Basic Grey paper and based the whole card around it.
Be sure to check back later in the week for a special Chi Chi blog hop!
Katie



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King Of The Grill - New Clear Dollar Stamps from Wendy Hall

Happy Sunday!
Just in time for the Memorial Day cook out I have a super cute card for all the Dad's/Uncles/Grandpas etc out there!
Wendy Hall of Digital Delights has a brand new set of acrylic stamps put out by Clear Dollar Stamps. These will be available to buy on June 1st (I'll update the link as soon as they go on sale) and are great for a card for your King Of The Grill!
Also to go along with them Wendy has a fabulous set of Digital Delights images too! I got to use both the clear and the digi's on this card.

I have a few challenges that this one will fit too:

Tuesday Taggers - It's a Man's World
Digital Tuesday - Cute People
Dare U2 Digi - One For The Boys
Crafty Catz - The Boyz are Back!
I Love Digi - For My Dad
Twisted Thursday - Hip Hip Hooray for Dads
Crafty Pad - Card for Dad
One Stitch At a Time - Something New (the stamp and the papers)
Corrosive - Cooking
Cupcake Craft - Black and Grey + One other color
Jacksonbelle - Black and 1 other Color
Allsorts - Black, White and another Color
Quixotic - Embossing (I heat embossed the images before coloring)



Clear Dollar Stamps - Backyard Barbeque (available June 1st)
Digital Delights Stamps - Outdoor Grill set
Paper - DCWV The Natural Stack,
Ink: Versafine heat set and embossed
Medium - Copic Markers Y15, Y17, Y35, YR14, YR18, E50, E08, R00, R01, C00, C5, C7
Punch - Martha Stewart Border punch




I cut out the grill and the steak and popped them up above Dear Ole Dad (who was also cut out).
This is such a cute set for Fathers Day cards, summer scrapbook pages, even invitations to a real Backyard BBQ!!
I hope you liked him and that he gave you a smile.
Katie

Special Guest Designer at Crafty Card Makers

Happy Monday Everyone!
I was surprised and very pleased to be asked to do a Special Guest Spot at Crafty Card Makers. As well as my card you'll get to know a little more about me in my "interview".
Their theme this week is "Desert Island Craft Supplies" and they want you to make a card with supplies you just can't live without.
My supplies are my Copic's (of course :)), my Wild Orchid flowers, my Martha Stewart border punches and my Nesties.

Of course I couldn't do JUST their challenge could I?

Creative Card Crew - Happy Birthday
Tuesday Taggers - Happy Birthday
AI Factory - Happy Birthday
Lord Have Mercy - Sketch
Paper Take - Cutie Pie
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Recipe, Soft Hues, Flowers and Ribbon
Crafts and Me - Color combo of Brown, Pink and Yellow
Annabelle Stamps - Pink and Brown
All That Scraps - Distressing (and a stamp they sell)
Flutterby - Open Week (Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Butterflies
Our Creative Corner - Butterflies
One Stop Craft - Things With Wings
Creative Cottage - Things With Wings
Bizzy Becs - Flowers and Wings
Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Make something glitter, Something with a leaf on it and Die Cut machine
Meljens - 3D elements
Sundays With Crissy - Make Mine a Combo
Practical Scappers - Floss, Fibers or Ribbons



Card Recipe:
Image - Mimosa with Tulip
Papers - DCVW
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterfly punches - Marvy
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed





I think Mimosa looks super happy and I'd love that flower as a birthday gift!
Drop on by to Crafty Cardmakers and tell us your "Desert Island Craft Supplies".
Katie

Mad? Who are You Calling Mad? or Alice in Digi Land!

Happy Friday,
Today is the day you've been waiting for if you are either a Johnny Depp, Tim Burton or simply an Alice in Wonderland fan! The movie opens today and to celebrateDigital Delights have a special release of Alice inspired images! You can find them all on the front page.

Also for our friends over at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe we have a Freebie for you and it's the cutest grinning cat you'll ever see!



Now you know I was itching to play with the brand new images and so I have a couple of cards to show you how wonderful these images are (and a few challenges too!)


Creative Card Crew wanted a Celebration
Gingersnaps also want you to Celebrate
Sew Many Cards wanted Something For The Boys
Die Cuts R Us had a great sketch
Digital Tuesday wanted Scallops
Flourishes also wanted Scallops
No Time To Stamp wanted Punched Borders



Card Recipe:

Image - Mad Hatter Peyton
Paper - Cafe Mediterranean by DCWV (got it at Joanns but it's not online yet)
Deep border punch - Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
Medium - Copic Markers
Buttons - Jesse James





Oh Alice had a great sketch
Simple Doodles also want Paper Piecing (and a digi)
ABC were at P is for Paper Piecing
Frosted Designs wanted your Favorite Technique and mine is Paper Piecing
Tuesday Taggers wanted Swirls and Curls
Challenge Up Your Life wants Stripes and at least 3 buttons
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls (and a digi)



Card Recipe:

Image - Wonderland Briley
Paper - Cafe Mediterranean by DCWV
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Half Daisy
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Buttons - Jesse James
Die Cut - Cuttlebug
Pearls - Queen & Co







So whether you go down the Rabbit Hole, attend the Tea Party or meet the Queen of Hearts you are sure to want these fabulous new images!
Katie