Designed 2 Delight - A Sweet Little Fairy

It's time to showcase the new releases from Faith over at Card Ideas

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Everybody Art - Fairies
Whoopsi Daisy - Fairies
If The Shoe Fits - Thing With Wings
Stamp Something - Things With Wings
Going Grey - Flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Ambers Crafts - Use a Digi
Creative Card Crew - Child's Play
CCEE Stampers - Butterfly (on her wand)
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Little Fairy
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Doily Die - Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Flower Punches - 3 in 1 Hydrangea Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Glitter - Glamour Dust

This little fairy is so sweet and light and just makes you smile.
I added Glamour Dust glitter to her and little aqua rhinestones for even more sparkle.
Be sure to go over to Card Ideas to see some other samples with the latest new releases from Designed 2 Delight!

Digital Delights - Cooking As Easy As 123!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This time I decided to make something other than a card and when I saw the new Baking Bears Set I knew what direction I was going in :)

Challenges:
KB Challenges - Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamping Scrapping Challenge - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything But A Card
Shannon's Sentiments - Anything But A Card
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Totally Stampalicious - Food
Corrosive - Animals
Little Claires - Animals
Creative Inspirations - Use A Digi
Sentimental Sundays - Get Punchy

Project Recipe:
Images - Baking Bears Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Papers - Sugar and Spice by The Paper Studio
Sentiments and 3D Elements - Sticko, Jolees and The Paper Studio
Punches - Martha Stewart
Binding System - Bind It All

There are pockets for recipes, each recipe card is backed with an index card for the easy addition of recipes. I've also included mat for photos of those special moments in the kitchen!
I hope you enjoyed this, it was such fun to make and will be great record for those special baking memories.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #67 - It's A Royal Wedding

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 "It's A Royal Wedding!"
We'd love to see anything from a Wedding Card, something with Princess, Crowns and Castles, or even something celebrating the British Royal Family!

Challenges:
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Stampin For The Weekend - Wedding
Totally Papercrafts - Wedding
Die Cut Dreams - Wedding
Fab N Funky - Wedding (10 combined challenges max)
Crafty Cardmakers - Royal Wedding (10 combined challenges)
Kaboodle Doodles - Here Comes The Bride
Bloggers Challenge - Ribbons and Lace

Card Recipe:
Image - Love Endures All Things by ARTish
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Julianne by K and Co
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Gold cardstock - American Crafts
Sentiment - K and Co

This is the great sketch! Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both.

I paper pieced the train on the Wedding dress and I colored the pearls on the spray with a Copic to make them gold to match the others.
I really like how this card turned out and hope you can come along and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage!

Cooking It Up #59 - Tag Me With Ribbons and Bows

It's time to get creating again over at Cooking It Up With Katie!

The ingredients this week are:

Use some Ribbons
Include a Tag (or two!)
Finish with a Bow

Challenges:
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Shannon's Sentiments - Anything But A Card
AI Factory - Flowers in Bloom
CRAFT - Flowers
Going Grey - Flowers
Paper Romance - Tags
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Tags
Creations by Gill M - Birds in The Garden
Frosted Designs - Birds and/or Butterflies
The Shabby Tearoom - Butterfly Wishes
Stamp Something - Flowers, Buttons and Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Buttons
Incy Wincy - Buttons and Bows

Tag Recipe:
Image -
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterflies - Papermania
Flowers and Buttons - Stash
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust

I made a set of 3 tags and I just can't wait for the next special birthday to add one to :)
Tags are a nice change from cards or an addition to one so be sure to come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie!

A Spoon Full of Sugar - A right royal knees up!

Picked Top 3 at Come and Get It!


It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge! The Royal Wedding is on Friday and so in celebration we'd love to see your Crowns, Princesses and anything Royal on your card!


Challenges:
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed - Lots of Sparkle
Totally Gorjuss - Bling it On
Come and Get It - Sketch (flipped and a flower instead of a bow)
Crafty Ho's - Photo Inspiration (I chose the colors yellow, green and white)
Cute Card Thursday - No Text
Theme Thursday - Girls
Frosted Designs - Birds and/or Butterflies
Alphabet Challenge - Y is for Yellow
Crafty Emma's - Spring Image/Colors

Card Recipe:
Image - Lili of The Valley (discontinued :( )
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Marker
Doily Die - English Tea Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Gathered Ribbon - Offray
Flowers - Prima
Butterfly Brad - Recollections
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot

This gorgeous Spring Princess is one of the first unmounted rubber stamps I ever bought and she is sadly no longer available. I blinged her up with Stickles sprinkled with Glamour Dust for even more sparkle!
I hope you liked her and with the "big day" coming on Friday it's time to get a little Royal with us over at A Spoon Full Of Sugar!
Katie

Digital Delights - Cinco De Mayo!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
I know it's not a huge holiday for sending cards but this little guy was so cute that I thought it was time he came out to play! He would be perfect on invitations, favors and Wendy has a precolored copy of him that would make it super quick to create and some great party items.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Go Digital
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Bunny Zoes - One For The Boys
Incy Wincy - Bright and Bold
Take A Word - Travel
The Paper Variety - Use a Number (Cinco!)

Card Recipe:
Image - Pablo
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment Set
Paper - K and Co Sweet Nectar
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Exclusive
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Chipboard Letters - Target

This is so bright and cheery that it makes me want to head to the beach and grab a Margarita and start celebrating Cinco de Mayo early!!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #66 - Happy Birthday

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 "Happy Birthday"

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Drunken Stampers - Technology Sucks (no electric tools allowed)
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Birthday
Delicious Doodles - All Stitched Up
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Let's Ink It Up - Stitching
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
Etsy Inspired Inspired by Trim at Creating Is Fun
Sugar Creek Hollow - Monochromatic

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence by Sandra Hammer
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Julianne
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Printed

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

This gorgeous image of Hannah had me envisioning her looking longingly and thinking about a special someone and so that's why I thought it was perfect for a birthday card for a very special someone. I paper pieced the dress with a very subtle patterned paper and added highlights with my Copic Markers.
The vintage style lace was a final touch along with the pearls on the die cut doily.
I hope you like her and everyone needs Birthday Cards so our challenge this week is perfect for increasing that stash.
Please come along and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Cooking It Up #58 - Show Me a Pink, Flowery Lady!

It's time to get back to the kitchen and come and play at Cooking It Up With Katie!

This weeks ingredients are:
Start with Flowers
Make it for a Lady
Finish with a little(or a lot of) Pink

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Flutterby - Open (must have Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Crafts and Me - Pink and Sweet
Going Grey - Go Digital
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - I chose Circle, Pink and a Corner Punch
Stamping Vacation Lots of Paper - Circles and Squares
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Photo Inspiration (I chose the Pink, White and Green color scheme and the flowers)
Theme Thursday - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image - Jiggy in Flower Frame
Paper - 3 Bugs in A Rug Chloe (flowers) and The Paper Studio (Pink gingham)
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Ka nd Co
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This super sweet image makes for a great feminine card, even if she is a dragon!
Please come and play with us this week at Cooking It Up With Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Celebrate!!!!

Spotlight Choice at City Crafter



It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge! We want to see projects for any Celebration you would like!
Now I'll warn you, there are lots of photos on this post as I wanted to show you as much detail as I could.
This project is the one I taught at Personal Scrapbook (a local store) a couple of weeks ago and there was a kit spare so I decided to make it again for this challenge.
I will try and explain all under each photo.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Top Tip Tuesday - Open
Get Crafty with Ann - Anything Goes and a Technique (I chose paper folding)
Craft Your Passion - You've Been Spotted
Papertake Weekly - Spots or Stripes
Tuesday Throwdown - Polka Dots
Dutch Dare - Fancy Folds
City Crafter - Gate fold Card
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Cupcake Crafts - Lots of Layers
Frosted Designs - Handmade Embellishment
Pink Gem - Pearls and/or Swirls
Everybody Art - Pearls
Do You Stack Up? - Scallops
Pals Paper Arts - Flowers
Paper Romance - Paper Flowers
Shelly's Images - Flowers or Showers
Card Cupids - Pastels
Flutterby - Pastels (with Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
Quirky Crafts - Sparkly, Punchy Easter or Spring
Creative Cowgirls - Spring
Sliekjes Card Challenge - Spring
Daring Cardmakers - Spring or Easter
Digi's With Attitude - Spring
Totally Papercrafts - Springtime
Rainbow Lady - Springtime

Project Recipe:
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Cardstock - Coredinations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch and Medium Monarch
Banner and Border Dies - My Favorite Things Banner and Dizzy Border
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage by Michaels
Brads - Target $1 spot
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Tiny Tag Die - Boss Kut

This is the card with it's decorative band.
The card is 6" square and a gatefold style.

Inside the card.

This decorative band goes around the card and is designed to stay up when the card is slightly open. I made a rosette flower using my Daisy border punch first and then scoring in between each scallop and then in the center of each scallop and then fan folding.

This is the box. It is an "All In One" box with the "lid" actually being attached to the bottom of the box. I saw the design on Split Coast Stampers and altered it a little to make a larger box.

To match the band on the card I made a band to go around the box with a coordinating rosette flower on the top.

Here you can see the box as you start to pull the lid up. It looks a little like a Christmas Cracker to me and it can fit 3 Ferrero Rocher chocolates in it! (I tried :))

This opening gets larger the more you pull the lid upwards so you can easily drop in a few goodies.

Anyway if you made it to the end I hope you liked it and I'd love it if you played along with our "Let's Celebrate" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week!
Katie