Anything Goes! 2 new Busy Beauties Cards!

Happy Friday!
There is a story behind these cards:)
It started with a challenge win at Penny's Challenge that introduced me to the wonderful creations at Busy Beauties! I got 5 new images from them and just had to give one a try right away. With that card I entered their challenge and low and behold I won! So I got more of the wonderful images!
Then move on to another challenge that I'm a team member on. We had a challenge but the images we needed to use were held up and I really needed to get my card finished. So I made the card with all but the image and I colored in two substitute images in case the original didn't turn up in time. Well just as I'd finished the two images the original popped up in my inbox! So I was left with two cute colored images and no cards to put them on.
I didn't put them away though, I left them on my desk as I so wanted to do something with them.
I had a day away from crafting on Wednesday to do a very late (and very needed) Spring Clean but yesterday I was determined to create a couple of dazzlers to share with y'all (said in my very best Texas accent ;))


Challenges for Card 1:
Busy Beauties - Anything Goes
Design Dollies - Sketch (I know it was meant for a scrapbook page but I wanted to make it work)
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
Creative Cottage - Going Pink
Twisted Thursday - Pink
Timbroscrapmania - Fashion Pink
The Burtonesque Dolls - Sweeney Todd (Use distressing tools or deco scissors)
Think Ink - Outside of Your Comfort Zone (this is so outside of mine that I actually had a racing heart making it! LOL)
Res Q - Top 3 (use 3 of something, I used 3 ribbons, 3 brads and 3 colors)




Card Recipe:
Image - Victorian Marionette by Busy Beauties
Paper - Very old DCWV and other unknown
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Burton's Nightmare
Deco Scissors - Fiskars Victorian Long
Fabric Brads - Spare Parts
Ribbons - Offray






Challenges for Card 2:
Busy Beauties - Anything Goes
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
Creative Cottage - Going Pink
Twisted Thursday - Pink
Doodle Palace - Berry Sweet
Charisma Cardz - Spots and Stripes
Crafty Catz - Embossing
Fresh Brewed 2 papers, 1 ribbon, 2 flowers and 1 other item (I chose the image)
Drunken Stampers - Birthdays
For Fun - Birthdays
Cleary Inspired - Birthday Bash
Little Red Wagon - Sketch
Frosted Designs - Glitter
Cupcake Craft - Dazzle Us
Pollycraft - Ribbon and Bling
Meljens - Sparkle, Glitter and Bling
Shellys Images - All That Glitters (glitter paper, bling and glittery ribbon )
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo - Pink, White and Girly
Crafty Ho's - Anything Goes
Iris's Challenge - Flowers



Card Recipe:
Image - Eat Cake by Busy Beauties
Paper - Very old DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - From a trip to the UK (maybe Papermania)





I hope you've enjoyed these two cards, I certainly liked making them :)
Have a great weekend!
Katie

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

Have you "Mushroom" for any more cards?

Happy Friday!
Earlier in the week I showed you a Ladybug card made from an image I won in a challenge, well today is another one of those fabulous images! I love all the weird and wonderful creations at Busy Beauties and this set of Mushrooms/Toadstools is super sweet!

I used a few challenges to help me finish this card:

Oh Alice - Mushroom Inspiration
Basic Grey - Punch It (and BG)
Lexi's - Sketch
Craft Your Passion - 5 Buttons
Going Grey - Children (and BG)
Doodle Palace - Pop It Up
Charisma - 3D
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper



Card Recipe:
Image - A Happy Day by Busy Beauties
Paper - Basic Grey Infuse
Medium - Copic Markers
Buttons - Unknown
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Marcella by K&Co





I did two copies of the image, cut one out and popped it on top.
The buttons are from a grab bag I got years ago and there are some great rustic ones in there so I used jute to help with the rustic, outdoors feel.
I really had fun with this card and hope you like it too.
Katie

Red and Blue, a new card for You!

Happy Tuesday,
Last week I won a challenge at Penny's Challenges and my prize was $15 to spend at Busy Beauties on digital stamps and I just couldn't resist the little cutie I chose for today's card.
Then the owner of the store pointed me in the direction of her challenge blog and so it was the perfect time to try out my new image!

Other challenges:

Busy Beauties Creations - Red or Blue or Both
CCEE Stampers - Nursery Rhymes (Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home)
Cuttlebug Challenge - For The Kids
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Round and Round
Sew Many Challenges - Easel Card
Corrosive - Easel Card
Hand Full Of Stamps - Get Your Shine On
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - My picks are; Make an Easel card, Blue Embellishment and Image to do with Gardening (my little Ladybug)
Quixotic Paper - How Does Your Garden Grow? (Handmade flowers)
Just Us Girls - Red, White and Blue
Crazy Challenge - Something New (new image)
Ooh La La - Bright and Cheerful
Alota Rubber Stamps - Bugs or Bees



Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Ladybug by Busy Beauties
Paper - DCWV The Summer Stack 2009
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Cloud Nine for Fiskars
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug Flower Circles
Flower Punch - EK Success
Ladybug button - Dress it Up
Shine - Glossy Accents (on her hat, shoes and shell)
Border punch - Fiskars Apron Lace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby



I love how the easel card stands.



I hope the photo shows the shiny parts, the are so cool in real life.
I thought this little girl looked like she was about to do a recital and so I used an encouragement sentiment.

This was such a fun card to make and I hope you like it too.
Katie