Christmas Card Challenges #23 - You See, There was this Big Guy...

Happy Sunday morning everyone!
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use Humor on your card this week.
Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!
Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - I is for Icy
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Glittery
My Mums Craft Shop - Embossing
Crop Stop - Embossing
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Stripes
Speedy the Fox - Use 3 of Something
Christmas Inspirations - Bingo! (I chose Digi stamp, sentiment and glitter)

Card Recipe:
Image - Pachela Studios at Cuddly Buddly
Sentiment - Printed
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Hootin Holidays by The Paper Studio
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust
Embossing Folder - Tiny Stars by The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Star Circle by Spellbinders
Poinsettias - Recollections

Now as soon as I saw this image is looked like two friends sharing a joke and so I went with that and wrote my own sentiment in the style of the opening line of a joke.
I hope you get my humor and it's up to you to come up with the punchline!
It's time for you to "Get Your Joke On" and come and share your Humorous Christmas Cards with us this week.
Katie

Spring Has Sprung!

It's Friday and that means a new "Just Because" creation! I used another of the new to me Penny Black images that I got a couple of weeks ago.
I wasn't going with the muted color scheme at first but when I opened up the Spring Stack the beautiful Butterfly paper appealed to me and so I just went that way.

Challenges:
Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes with stamping)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Things with Wings (the birds)
Oozak - Spring Colors (3 entries only)
Penny Black Saturday - May Day/Spring
The Pink Elephant - Spring
By The Cute and Girly - Spring
Tuesday Throwdown - In The Garden
Paper Pretties - Flowers
Pixie Dust - Flowers
Little Darlings - Flowers
Reasonable Ribbon - Feminine with Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowers for Mimi by Penny Black"
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - The Spring Stack by DCWV
Flowers - Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Label Die - Labels 12 by Spellbinders Lace and Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Pearls - The Paper Studio

I'm really enjoying these Just Because cards and I really hope you are too!
Katie

Just To Say Thanks with Bumblebee Larry!

It's time for another cute card with an image from Digital Delights!
This time I decided to go with one of the cute Larry the Bumblebee images.
Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
One Stitch at A Time - Here Comes Summer
Anything Goes - Things with Wings
Digital Tuesday - Bugs and/or Blooms (and something digi)
Crafty Boots - Yellow
Crafty Ann's - Stitching (real or faux)
Creative Craft World - Mini (smaller than 12" by 12") and with Black
Catered Crop - B is for Black, Buttons and Bumblebee!
Desert Island Crafters - Pick 3 (die cut, twine and buttons)
Freshly Brewed Monthly - Bingo! (I chose Die Cuts, Buttons and Ribbon)(5 entries only)
CRAFT - Buttons

Card Recipe:
Image - Sitting Larry
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Summer Song by My Minds Eye
Die Cut - Labels 15 by Spellbinders
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Twine - The Twinery
Fabric Corners - Making Memories
Ribbon - Michaels

Each time I use Black I say to myself "I don't know why I don't use Black more often, it really makes it Pop!" and this is no exception.
Have a great day!
Katie

Cooking It Up #94 - Happy, Hanging Hearts

It's time for a new recipe at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
Each week we bring you 3 "ingredients" to help you create something wonderful!

This time the ingredients are:
Make it Happy
Have something Hanging
Include a Heart

I have a very Happy Kaela, a banner that is Hanging and Heart brads in the rolled flowers.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
Tuesday Throwdown - In The Garden
My Time to Craft - Gardening Gems
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Use Your Green Thumb
Crafts 4 Eternity - Spring
Stamptacular Sunday - Spring Bling
One Stop Craft - 1 Image, 2 DP and 3 Embellishments (flowers, bling and brads)
Catered Crop - B is for Bird, Banner, Bling, Brads
Anything Goes - Things with Wings (the bird)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Flowers
There She Goes - Flowers
Cheery Lynn Designs - Flowers (made with a punch or die)
The Crafty Pad - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Craft Your Passion - Texture
Incy Wincy - Girlie
Reasonable Ribbon - Feminine with Ribbon
The Shabby Tearoom - Spring is Love (Pink, Green, Heart and Polka Dots)

Card Recipe:
Image - Lil Birdie by Designed 2 Delight
Paper- K and Co Merryweather
Medium - Copic Markers
Banner - Hero Arts Friendly Flags
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Labels 15, Window Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs and Cutie 4 Rolled Flower by Cheery Lynn Designs
Felt Corners - Colorbok
Twine - The Twinery
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Heart Brads - The Paper Studio
Polka Dot Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Victorian Parlour by Colorbok

Now it's your turn to give me a Happy Hanging Heart!
Katie

Swinging By With A Birthday Hi!

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the 1st day of May!
I decided to ink up another of my Lili Of The Valley stamps and play along with their latest sketch challenge.
I found a few more challenges to help me the creation of this cute birthday card :)

Challenges:
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
CRAFT - Animals
Cute Card Thursday - Animals
Alota Rubber Stamps - Animals
The Secret Crafter - Cute and Fluffy
Lili's Little Fairies - Sketch
Crafty Ann's - Stitching (real or faux)
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Birthday
Catered Crop - B is for Birthday, Bunny, Blue

Card Recipe:
Image - Spring Swing by Lili Of The Valley
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dilly Dally by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Fiskars
Oval Doily - Polynesian Sails by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - Printed
Ribbon - Unknown

This was a pretty simple card for me, just a couple of die cuts and a border punch for the decoration as I really love the papers and I wanted them to be the focus (along with the cute image of course)
I hope you enjoy it too!
Katie

Christmas Card Challenge #22 - Punches

Happy Sunday morning everyone!
It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use Punches on your card this week.
Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!
Challenges:
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
Deep Ocean - Punches and/or dies
Pollycraft - Sketch
ABC Christmas - H is for Hardware
CRAFT - Animals
Cute Card Thursday - Animals
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Sentiment without the word Christmas
Pixie Dust - Embossing

Card Recipe:
Image - Pollycraft
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Happy Hootin' Holidays by The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Splendid Circles by Spellbinders
Border Punch - Fiskars
Embossing Folder - Tiny Stars by The Paper Studio
Fabric Brads - The Paper Studio

I loved the sketch at Pollycraft this week and decided to go with one of their images as I haven't used one in ages. When I looked in my files I was saddened to see only a few Christmas ones, must be time to go shopping again soon!
Anyway, I hope my Penguin sent a little Festive Cheer your way today!
Now it's your turn to get Festive and come along and play with us at Christmas Card Challenges!

Katie

Pile It On - Mothers Day... but No Flowers!

With Mothers Day just around the corner over at Pile It Onthey thought they'd give you an easy challenge.....but then thought better of it! Ha! Yes they want to see your Mothers Day cards but have a little twist for you, NO FLOWERS! This means No Flowers in the image, on the paper, on the ribbon, as an embellishment, embossed, any flowers at all and it won't count! But we know how talented you are so that won't really be a problem will it?

This week we have a fabulous sponsor and that is Bugaboo Stamps!

Challenges:
DL Art - Mothers Day (using a marker)
The Pixie Cottage - Mom
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Challenges: Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes/with ribbon
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
House Of Gilli: Ribbon and Sparkle
Tuesday Throwdown - Use some Sparkle
Stampin For The Weekend - Sparkle and Shine (1 entry only)
Emerald Faeries - Dazzle It
Catch the Bug - Dry Embossing and Bling
Pixie Dust - Embossing
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
Deep Ocean - Punches and/or dies
Papercraft Star - Polka dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Bugaboo
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - On The Bright Side by My Minds Eye
Embossing Folder - Swirl and Journaling by The Paper Studio
Pearls - Recollections
Glitter - Candy Cane by Stickles
Sentiment - Printed
Banner Border Punch - Fiskars

I decided that Mothers Day cards don't have to super girlie, especially if they are coming from a son, and so went in that direction with my design and I really like how it turned out.
This little is so sweet with his Teddy Bear that I'm sure any Mommy would love to receive a card this like.
Now it's over to you!
Katie

Pink Gem #45 - Pink, Blue and Green

It's time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge
This time we have a lovely color combo for you and we want to see you using Pink, Blue and Green.

Challenges:
Love To Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
Paper and Such - Mothers Day (1 entry only)
Forever Friends - Pink
CRAFT - Animals
Cute Card Thursday - Animals
Card Makin Mamas - Photo Inspiration (pink, blue, green and flowers)
Prairie Fairy - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Teddies With Hearts
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dolled Up by My Minds Eye
Square Doily - Dainty Dutch Deco by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flower Border - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Pearls - Recollection

These teddies are so cute and with Mother's Day in the US coming up really soon I thought that although they were originally designed for Valentines that they work just as well on a card for Mom!
We sure would love to see you come over and play with us at A Gem of a Challenge
Katie

Super Cute with Penny Black!

I am trying to do this every week and here goes with another "Just Because" card! I found some new stamps (well new to me) at Hobby Lobby in their last stamp sale and decided to give one of them an ink up and play in a few challenges!

Challenges:
Love To Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Penny Black Allsorts - Cute (3 entries only)
Penny Black Saturday - No Patterned Paper
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Bingo! (I chose No Patterned Paper, Punches and Embossing)
Pixie Dust - Embossing
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Die Cut Diva's - Pins, Pearls and/Or Punches
Ladybugs Crafts Ink - Birthday
Southern Girl - Get Your Girl On
Going Grey - It's A Girl Thing (2 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Little Girls
Tuesday Throwdown - Use some Sparkle
Emerald Faeries - Dazzle It
Prairie Fairy - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Thing by Penny Black
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Unknown
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima
Banner Border Punch - Fiskars
Doily Die - English Tea Party By Cheery Lynn Designs
Label Die - Spellbinders Labels 22
Embossing Folders - Flowers and Butterflies by Lifestyle Crafts
Sentiment - My Sentiments Exactly
Glitter - Stickles
Pearls - Bridal dept
Spritz - Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Sparkle

I stamped the cupcake part twice and popped it up for dimension. For the sparkle I added Stickles and gave the flowers a little spritz with shimmer too!
I am not one to do the "No Patterned Paper" challenges but I thought I'd give it a go and in the end I was pretty pleased with the results and I hope you like it too!
Katie

Digital Delights - Tea Time For Boo Boo

It's time for another cute card with an image from Digital Delights!
This time I chose to do a card without a sentiment as I'm not sure who will get it yet. But I think it would work for Mother's Day, Birthday or just a Thinking of You card with a sentiment added

Challenges:
Love To Create - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Critter
Crafty Boots - No Girls Allowed
Belli Challenge - Animals
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes (10 challenges max)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tea Time For Boo Boo
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - One The Bright Side by My Minds Eye
Flowers - K and Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbons - Stash
Pearls - The Paper Studio

Boo Boo has been matted and then the whole image mounted on foam to give a little extra dimension to the card.
I hope you like it!
Katie