100,000 Hit BLOG CANDY!

WINNER!!!! is #64 and that is Ms Peterson!!!. I used Random.org but try as I might I couldn't get the image to save on my computer so i don't have the screen shot, sorry :(
Ms Peterson please contact me through the link on my sidebar and thanks to everyone for entering! If I don't hear from you in a week I will redraw, thanks for understanding.



UPDATED 5/20 - WOW!!! Now over 500 followers, thanks so much for joining in the fun!
The Candy will close on schedule on Monday so be sure to check back to see who won.
Keep spreading the word, over 10 more links needed to get to 100 when I'll add more to the prize pot!




I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for coming back so many times to see my work.
It feels great to part of such a welcoming and warm community and I love to visit all your blogs too.
To celebrate reaching 100,000 hits and almost 450 followers I have a little giveaway for you.

The candy consists of:

7 sheets of Basic Grey Rub On's in black and white in different themes
Chipboard flowers and butterflies, felted and with rhinestones
2 sets of clear stamps
Coasters for altering
Small wooden photo frame perfect for altering too
Mini scrapbook
Set of gift cards with envelopes
Set of chipboard letters
Wood mounted rubber stamp of a Dress Form
Over-sized wooden clothes pin for altering

There are a few rules for winning but nothing too bad :)

1. Become a follower if you aren't already. You can choose to follow on Blogger or Facebook or both.
2. Add my main candy photo to your sidebar with a link back to here. Or you can make a post about it, either works :)
3. Add your name to the Inlinkz gadget below.

The candy is open world wide and will end at Midnight CST on May 23rd.
I hope you will spread the word and with each 100 entries I will add more to the pot!
Have fun and thanks again for all your support.

100K Blog Candy Alert!!! - Coming Soon, just advance warning!

I can't believe it but I've passed the 100K mark in hits and have over 400 followers.
I think it's only fair to give all my loyal viewers a chance to get something for coming back time and time again and visiting me.
This week I'll be making a Blog Candy post and I hope you'll come back each day to see what it is.
I can't guarantee what day it will be but it will be this week and I hope you will all come back and join in the fun.
To win you will have to be a follower so if you aren't already be sure to sign up, using Blogger or Facebook, and you'll be in with a chance if you follow the other simple rules.
Come back soon and find out all the details!
Have a great rest of your Sunday!
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Mother's Day Blog Hop

As it is Mother's Day this weekend we over at Designed 2 Delight wanted to celebrate it with a Blog Hop! Of course this means fun for you, prizes to win and great cards to see!
If you didn't come to me from Kathy Curry then be sure to pop back over to Designed 2 Delight to make sure you don't miss a minute of the fun!
Over there are all the details of the prizes to be won and how to win them!
I am giving away the digi stamp I used on my card so it's worth leaving a comment to see if you can be the winner!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Happy Mothers Day
Fairy Tale Challenge - Mothers Day
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Mothers Day
Card Cupids - Mothers Day
I Did It - Mothers Day
Happileigh Scrappin - Mothers Day
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Mothers Day
Creative Stamp Friends - Mothers Day
Partytime Tuesday - Mothers Day
Tuesday Throwdown - Mothers Day
AI Factory - Mothers Day
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers and/or Mothers Day
2 Sisters - For Mom
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Mom
Stamptcular Sunday - Mum's The Word
Sentimental Sundays - Special Woman
Ambers Crafts - For A Special Lady
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
Little Miss Muffet - Die Cuts and Punches
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Dream Valley - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Square and Orange)
There She Goes - 3D Flowers
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Ladybug Crafts - Spotty Dotty (on the ribbon and the name of the image!)
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (sentiment is over a 3 years old and the image is new)

Card Recipe:
Image - Spotty Dotty Watering Can
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Wordsworth (sadly a long time discontinued :()
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Eyelet Circles and Quickutz

Now you've seen my card be sure to hop on over to Kendra and keep on with the fun!
Have a wonderful Mother's Day on Sunday and if you get a chance to put your feet up and be pampered then please take advantage of it!
Remember to leave a comment and add your name to my Inlinkz list for a chance to win the super cute "Spotty Dotty Watering Can" digi that I used on my card!
The Inlinkz closes at Midnight on Sunday. The winner will be drawn at Random.
Katie

Digital Delights - A Perfect Day

After The Royal Wedding last week I'm still in the romantic mood and so today's card features a wonderful symbol of marriage, the White Dove.
The image is from Digital Delights and be sure to check out all the wonderful creations from the Design Team

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Die Cut Dreams - Wedding
Incy Wincy - I Do
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Double Dutch (Use 2 ribbons, lace or trim)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Digital Tuesday - Ribbon and Lace
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - It's a Celebration

Card Recipe:
Image - Dove with Rings from All Occasion DVD
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Lace and Linen by DCWV
Sentiment Sticker - La Boutique by K and Co
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 9
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Ribbon - Michaels
Lace - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio

This is gorgeous image and perfect to go with the romantic style of the papers.
I inked the edges to soften the feel even more and I hope you like it as much as I do.
Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

This month I am a guest designer at Crafty Sentiments and I got to work with their super cute designs, how much fun is that?
This week it's a super easy challenge, we want to see your creations with flowers on them.
I chose to use a floral paper and image with flowers on it to fulfill the challenge.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Bows N Berries - Bold and Bright
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Kort O Mania - Colors of Your Flag (both my homeland country and my adopted country are Red, White and Blue!)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Red Ribbon and Square)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim

Card Recipe:
Image - Mushroom Bear by Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Melody Ross Homespun Chic
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Ribbon - Stash
Chipboard Heart - Colorbok
Sentiment - Studio G

I made 3 copies of the image and colored and layered them for extra dimension. I love this Paper Tole technique and think it adds so much to an image.
I added a big bow and really loved how it all turned out.
Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations and join in with this great challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week.
Be sure to come back tomorrow as I'm part of a very special Blog Hop that you don't want to miss!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage 68 - One For The Boys

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "One For The Boys"
So whether it's for the man in your life, your sons birthday or, like mine, celebrating the birth of a new baby boy be sure to come and share it with us!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Bunny Zoe - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Circles
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Secret Crafter - For a Baby
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Baby
Bearly Mine - Beautiful Babies
Friday Mash Up - Baby or Punches (or both)
Rubys Rainbow - Babies and Blue
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls (in the border die cut)
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet Dreams Photo Inspiration (cream, blue, neutral, bedroom photo)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (stamp is over a year old and the papers are new)
ABC Design - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea In Bloom by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Flowers - Sugar Plum Roses in Caribbean
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Lace - Offray
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders

This was the great sketch that we had the option of using.

I absolutely love this image. The baby is so adorable and could so easily work for boy and girl cards. I paper pieced the flower and pea pod and then inked all the layers before glued them down.
All the die cuts are inked around for a soft distressed feel.
I even inked the pearls to make them match the whole style of the card.
I really hope you like this one and will come along and share your cards and creations for all the boys big and small in your life over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Cooking It Up #60 - Make Mine a Double Green Punch!

It's a new recipe over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog and this week the ingredients are:

Use Green (a little or a lot)
Add some Punching
Make it a Double (use two of something)

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Friday Mash Up - Punches
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 papers and 3 colors (green, blue and white))
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose No flowers, Words and Punches)
Gingerloft - Under The Sea
Take A Word - Exposed

Card Recipe:
Image - Mermaid by Gingerloft
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Citronella
Border Punch - Twirling Ribbon by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Creative Imaginations Oceanside
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

This is such a gorgeous image and the water looking paper and punch I think went really well with her.
It was nice to limit myself to two colors as well and I think it added to the whole "Undersea" feel to the card.
We'd love to see you put on your aprons and join us over at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - White + One!

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a color challenge! We want to see you start with White and add just one more color to the card. We are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and I chose one of their sweet images for my card.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
CCEE Stampers - Butterfly
Charisma Cardz - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Dare To Be Sassy - Monochromatic
If The Shoe Fits - Thing With Wings
Stamp Something - Things With Wings
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Totally Paper Crafts - Glitter
Digi Design House - Bling
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments (flowers, pearls and rhinestones))
Craft Your Days Away - Music and Dance
Crafty Emma's - Photo Inspiration (I chose the red and white)
Alota Rubber Stamps - Red and White
My Time To Craft - Red and White
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Red Ribbon, Fairy, Floral Paper, Square)

Card Recipe:
Image - Twirling Fairy
Paper - Stampin' Up
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Labels 3 by Spellbinders
Doily Die Cut - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Recollections
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Glitter - Glamour Dust

This is such a cute dancing fairy that I added glitter to her wings and dress to make her even more enchanting!
We hope you will join us on our "White plus One" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week.
Katie

Tilda With A Little Gift For Mom!

With the tragic weather events of last Wednesday, The Royal Wedding on Friday and the political world changing events of yesterday I think a little light relief may be in order :)

You may know Michelle's Scrapbooking and More as the home of The Pixie Cottage stamps but did you know just how many other items she carries?
She has the latest dies from Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn Designs, latest releases of the super popular Magnolia Stamps, a huge selection of Copic Products and so much more.
Today's card features many of the great new products she has on offer, you really should take a look.

Challenges:
Totally Tilda - Paper Piecing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Just Magnolia - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Magnolia Down Under - Lace and Ribbons
7 Kids College Fund - Flowers or Showers
All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge - Marvelously Magnolia
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - In Stitches
Sugar Creek Hollow - Embossing
One Stitch At A Time - Emboss It
Mami Doodles - Get Girly
Charisma Cardz - Showers or Flowers
Dream Valley - Flowers
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
CCEE Stampers - Butterflies
Crafts And Me - Vintage/Distressed
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
4 Crafty Chicks - Distressing
Scrapbook Sisters - Distressing
Aud's Sentiments - Happy Mothers Day
Fairy Tale Challenge - Mothers Day
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Mothers Day
Card Cupids - Mothers Day
I Did It - Mothers Day
Happileigh Scrappin - Mothers Day
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers and/or Mothers Day
2 Sisters - For Mom
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Mom
Stamptcular Sunday - Mum's The Word
Sentimental Sundays - Special Woman
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Square, Floral Paper and Pop Dot)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose Distressing, Ink on something other than the stamp and Punches)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Flower Pot
Paper - Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Regal Flourish by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cut - Large Labels by Spellbinders
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Pearls - Opalines by Basic Grey
Rhinestones - Little Yellow Bicycle Elizabeth Park Jewels
Butterfly and Daisy Punches - Martha Stewart
Bow, Ribbon and Lace - Offray

How adorable is Tilda with her potted plant for Mom? I paper pieced the coat and dress in different papers and her boots match her coat!
I really had fun with this card, tons of different layers and textures, just perfect!
I hope you enjoyed it too and be sure to check back every day this week as I have new cards every day and a special Blog Hop coming at the end of this week.
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!