Magnolia Monday #13 - Hugs To You!

Happy Monday everyone!
It's time for another Magnolia Monday with a super sweet Tilda card!
Before we get to the card I have to say I found a new site yesterday and fell in love! For a long while I've resisted the lure of digital papers but slowly and surely they are coming to get me. I was blog browsing yesterday and found a post from a very talented card maker, Tab, and she used some fabulous digital papers from Raspberry Road and of course I clicked and spent the next hour oohing and aahing over the fabulous designs! Of course there was no way that some didn't just jump into my basket! With minutes of buying I had already decided which sketch to use on the card and so I could print just enough of each paper for the project, how fabulous is that? I'm not affiliated with the store at all and there are so many digital stores to choose from I'm just tempting you to step into the digital paper world if you aren't there already! LOL
Now on to the card, I'd love you to link up your card below as it is of course Magnolia Monday and the theme is always "Anything Goes" with a Magnolia!


Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
All That Scraps - Anything Goes (with a stamp sold in their store)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes (with the option of glitter)
Magnolia Down Under - Sketch
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Paper Only (no ribbon, metal, wood etc)
Frosted Designs - Coloring
The Pink Elephant - Butterflies
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
ATS Magnolia Challenge - Hot Days of Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
Just Some Lines - Summer
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Creative Crafts - Summertime
The Crafty Pad - Gone Fruity (Strawberries on the paper)
Crafty Emma's - Water It! (Tilda has a watering can)
Allsorts - Red
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Pennys - Watermelon (the fruit or the colors)
Digital Tuesday - Doilies (papers are digi papers)
Dream Valley - Distressing
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers (with a sentiment)
Paper Creator - Flowers
Mami Doodles - Flowers
The Paper Shelter - Flowers
The Craftroom Door - Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - Embossing
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls
Little Darlings - Girly
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Friendship
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Use something you'd forgotten about (the flower die is very old and hasn't been used in a long while)
Ellephantastic - Layers (1 entry only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Watering Can
Papers - Summer Goodness Digital Papers by Raspberry Road
Medium - Copic Markers
Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap by Tim Holtz for Ranger
Flower Die - Dayco
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily Die - Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Studio G
Circle Punch - Family Treasures

I wasn't sure if I could do the "Paper Only" challenge as I love to add the embellishments but with all the tools I have at my disposal I found it freeing to use just a little paper!
I absolutely love how this turned out, it just screams "Summer!" and makes me smile.
I hope you like it too and will come along and share with me!
Katie

Pile It On - Down On The Farm

Another week has rolled around and that means it's time for a new challenge at Pile It On!
Remember that our aim is have as many challenges as we can on each entry so it's time to combine those challenges! We have a very fun challenge for you, we want to see you Down On The Farm!

This week we have the super sponsorship of

and not only did they provide the team with super cute images to use but they are giving away this super prize to our winner!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Kelley Kids - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Anything but a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Little Red Wagon - Critter
Stampin For The Weekend - Spots and Dots (1 entry only)
Your Next Stamp - Beautiful Borders (use punch or die)

Card Recipe:
Image - Harry The Horse by Digital Delights
Sentiment - Down On The Farm Set
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Fence and Grass Dies - Accucut
Sunflowers - Jolee's Boutique
Ribbon - Michaels

How cute is this horse? He just makes me smile and I hope he makes you smile too!
Now it's your turn to create so go and play and then come back and share with us at
Pile It On!
Katie

Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Recycle!

This month I'm a guest designer over at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and with the 100F+ temps it has been a little cooling relief :)
Each week the team challenge you to make a Christmas card to add to your stash. They have a challenge you can play along with but it's always optional, as long as you make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card then you are good to enter!
The challenge for this week is "Recycle". Now this is always a hard challenge for me as I don't tend to recycle items for use in my crafts but I found a piece of trim from a gift box and I think it worked out great.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Anything but a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card
Frosted Designs - Coloring
Fussy and Fancy - Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas in August
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas in August
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Holidays
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Crafters Companion - Glitter and Glitz
Digital Tuesday - Doilies
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Image of a Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Ollie and Gingerbread Man by Pink Gem
Ticket Sentiment - Christmas Time Calendar by Pink Gem
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Doilies - Wilton
Trim - Recycled from a gift box
Ribbon - American Crafts
Letters - Craft Essentials and Joann's
Santa Hat - Unknown
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

The Christmas envelope image was a journaling spot in the paper pad and I thought it was the perfect spot for Ollie to sit.
I hope you've liked this card and looks for more over the month that I'm guesting.
Be sure to drop by with your Christmas creations Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges!
Katie

Card Ideas Challenge - Get Your Bling On!

It's a new team challenge over at Designed 2 Delight and this week we want to have to use our sunglasses as we want you to "Get Your Bling On!"
We want to see Rhinestones, Pearls, Glitters, anything that sparkles and shines!

Challenges:
Come and Get It - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Crafty Ho's - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Frosted Designs - Coloring
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Cupcake Craftroom - Soft and Sweet (2 entries only)
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
Sentimental Sunday's - In The Garden (plus a sentiment)
Kaboodle Doodles - In The Garden
Crafter's Companion - Glitter and Glitz
Amber's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
The Friday Mash Up - Glitter
Wags N Whiskers - Sparkly
Victorine Originals - Bling/Make it Sparkle
Digital Tuesday - Doilies

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Strawberries by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cherry Lynn Designs
Pearls - Recollections
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond

I absolutely love this paper pad, so soft and pretty and yet all that glitter gives it a subtle glam look. I added Stickles to the strawberries flowers and lots of pearls and I really love how it all turned out.
I hope you'll get sparkly and play with our challenge at Designed 2 Delight
Katie

Digital Delights - Fall Kids New Release

It's new release day at Digital Delights and we are looking ahead to the cooler days with our Fall Kids and Prairie Kids images.

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Card with an image of a Child on it
Patties Creations - Stitching (2 entries only)
Phindys Place - Die Cuts
Going Grey - Buttons or Bows

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Fall Kids
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Wooden Fence - Provocraft
Grass Die - Accucut
Wooden Crow - Unknown
Ribbon - Michaels

I've had this wooden fence for many years, cutting off pieces as I want and I'm nearly all used up, I'll be sad to see it go.
I'm yearning for those cooler days, as I'm sure many of you are, 32 days of 100F+ in a row kinda gets to you.
Anyway be sure to drop by the Digital Delights blog and see all the other wonderful creations by the team :)
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #81 - A Time To Learn

It's another "Once Upon A Wednesday" over at The Pixie Cottage
This week we want you to get into the craftroom and show us your favorite technique in what we call "A Time To Learn".
If you have a tutorial showing your special technique then we'd love to see it and even if it's just coloring, paper piecing, punching etc please mention it in your post.
Of course we also have a wonderful sketch if you'd like to use that.

Card Recipe:
Image - Chloe and Paris Digital Stamp by ARTish
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Lace - Wrights
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Pearls and Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Ribbon - Stash

This was the fabulous sketch this week.

Challenges:
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Anything Goes - Pick Of The Bunch (flowers)
Crop Stop - Lace (3 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Lace (3 entries only)
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls
Stampin Sisters In Christ - All Creatures Great and Small
Forever Friends - Pastel Colors (must have an animal)
CR84FN - Lavender, Celery and Grey

My favorite thing is coloring but I'm also a punch addict and so this card let me do both!
I hope you'll come over and play at The Pixie Cottage this week :)
Katie

Cooking It Up #69 - Show me your New Favorite Old Thing!

Well we've had our little vacation at Cooking It Up With Katie and now it's back to challenges!

This week we have a new sponsor and it's The Stamping Boutique

The new recipe is:
Something Old
Something New
One of Your Favorite Things/Techniques

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Summer Fun Something
Thrilling Thursday - Summertime
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime
Stamping Scrapping Central - Summer (1 entry only)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Card and Scrap - Summer
There She Goes - Summer
Clear It Out - Summer
If The Shoe Fits - Summer
Paper Playtime - Summer
CCEE - Summer or Winter
Critter Sketch - Summer Fun
Die Cut Dreams - Holiday (Vacation) Fun
Crazy Challenge - The Sun is Out
Tuesday Taggers - From The Beach
Crafting For All Seasons - Beach/Ocean
Catch The Bug - Make a Splash
The Shabby Tearoom - 3 Patterned Papers (photo inspiration too)
Frosted Designs - Circles
Phindys Place - Die Cuts
Bloggers Challenge - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Something Clear (the dewdrops)

Card Recipe:
Image - Summer Laundry Line
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Dewdrops - Robins Nest
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Acrylic Accents - Target $1 Spot

The sentiment is from of my favorite songs from my childhood and everything about this card makes me smile and remember the younger carefree days :)
I hope you like it and will come over and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

Pile It On - Your Favorite Technique

It's Sunday and so that means it's time to grab your challenge lists and PILE IT ON!
We have a super simple challenge for you this week, we want to see your favorite technique and be sure to tell us what it is.
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Wax Fruit Company who provided us with fabulous images to use.
I chose my favorite technique of paper piecing and this basket of raspberries was the perfect image to use it on :)

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Paper Play - Fruity
My Time To Craft - Food of any kind
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Creative Craft Challenges - Flowers (3 entries only)
Thrilling Thursday - Pick 3 (I chose digi image, embossing and ribbon)
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and rhinestones)
Digital Tuesday - Bling It Up (with a digi)
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
The Stamping Boutique - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Summer (2 entries)
Reasonable Ribbon - Summer Fun (and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog - Summer Fun
Squigglefly - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Raspberry Basket by Wax Fruit Company
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Go Lucky Pad Lime Twist by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Flower - Prima
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

So now it's time for you to get out all your challenge links, make a big list, get creating and come and share with us at PILE IT ON!

Cuddly Buddly New Releases!

EDITED TO ADD - Picked as the featured card at Word Play! Thanks so much!!!

It's new release day at Cuddly Buddly and this week I got to help out and play with one of the brand new Pachela Studio's images!
Furgus is whizzing off to a party and the new Basic Grey Oxford papers were just perfect for this little Scottish doggie!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (with the option of buttons)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
KB Cute Monday - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Aud's Sentiments - Sentiment with 2 or more words
Cardmad Fairy - Use an Animal and a Digi (1 entry only)
Forever Friends - Birthday (with an animal)
2 Sisters - Birthday
Penny's - Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow - Birthday
Wags N Whiskers - Birthdays
Paper Creator - Special Occasion
Kaboodle Doodles - Celebrations
Pollycraft - Celebrations
Ellephantastic - Celebrations (1 entry only)
Basic Grey - Stitching
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Phindy's Place - Buttons
Word Play - Puppies
Crafters Companion - One for The Boys
Always Something Creative - For the Men
Paper Crafting Journey - For him
ABC Challenge - Y is for Yesterday (the car is definitely vintage)
Crafty Catz - A Vintage Look (1 entry only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Furgus MacFluff Drive Time
Paper - Oxford by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Birthday Wishes by Karen Foster Design
Buttons - Stash

These images have got to be some of the easiest to color as they are perfectly drawn with all the shade spots marked for you, perfect!
I hope you'll drop by at the Cuddly Buddly blog as not only are there new releases but also a brand new challenge from the "Buddly" side of the challenge Design Team!
Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - Down On The Farm

Woo Hoo it's that time of the month again! LOL
Yes it's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we going on a trip to The Farm!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Karens Doodles - Double Trouble (use more than 1 image)
AI Factory - Double Time (I used 2 images)

Card Recipe:
Images - Farm girl Polly, Charlie the cow and Farm Sentiment
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stella and Rose Mabel by My Minds Eye
Bow - Offray
Brads - Target $1 Spot and Making Memories

These are such a cute set of images and would be fabulous on a scrapbook page.
Be sure to see all the new images and the super creations from the rest of the Design Team over at Digital Delights!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77 - Wet and Wild

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Wet and Wild!" and of course we have a super sketch if you'd like to play with that (I chose the sketch only this week)

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Going Grey - Summer
Try It On Tuesday - Flower Power
Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
CRAFT - Gardening
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Brads, Flowers and Ribbon)
One Stop Crafts - Tag You're It!
Clear It Out - Wings
Truly Scumptious - Things with Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a fairy, angel or butterfly)

Card Recipe:
Image - Rose Covered Trellis Digital Image by ARTish and Leisel and her Wheelbarrow
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Flower accents - Sassafras
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Chipboard Tag - KI Memories
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Brad - The Paper Studio

This is the super sketch we have this week.

The Rose Covered Trellis Background is one of the latest digital releases and is just the perfect addition if you love the character stamps like Swiss Pixie's, Tilda's and others.
I hope you like this one and will come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Super News!!! Cuddly Buddly has a Digi Challenge!! #1 - "A Brand New..."

You'll remember a few weeks ago I announced that I was part of the new challenge team at Cuddly Buddly and today is the day of the 1st challenge!
Challenges will be each Friday but we are two teams, Cuddly and Buddly!, and so you'll see a card from me every other week.
You need to use a Cuddly Buddly digital project to enter but there are tons of FREEBIES so there is no reason not to play :)
We will have winners each week, all the details are on the Cuddly Buddly blog
Now to this very 1st challenge, I had the honor of choosing the theme and in the spirit of the new challenge and team members I've chosen the theme of "A Brand New ...". You can make a card for a new baby, new home, new start (graduation), wedding or maybe just using brand new products or a technique that is brand new to you!
Plenty of ideas for this one and we really want to see you play along.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Forever Friends - Birthday's (with an animal)
Fresh Brewed - Birthday or Party
Crafts and Me - Birthdays
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
Bunny Zoe's - Fairies
2 Sisters - Fairies
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Stamps R Us - There Was A Little Girl...
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching
Craft Your Passion - Use Red
Scrappy Frogs - Red
Creative Stamp Friends - Dots
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New (punch and brads are old, the image, papers and team are new!)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than 3 layers
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun

Card Recipe:
Image - Twinkly Fairies Strawberry Sweet by Cuddly Buddly
Papers - Cottage Garden by Cuddly Buddly and Toby Tumbles Hearts and Flowers by Pachela Studios for Cuddly Buddly
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Fabric Brads - K and Co
Sentiment - Printed in Black Boyz on Mopeds

I'm the first to admit that I shied away from digital papers for a long while as we in US have such an easily available selection of tangible papers that I didn't feel the need.
But many of my favorite digital stamp companies have matching papers that I was slowly but surely pulled in :)
It is so nice to be able to print just as much as you need, make the image on the paper smaller or larger to suit your needs and even change colors if you need to!
I used papers from two different sets on this card and I really love the results.
This was such a easy card to pull together as the image is so sweet that it didn't need much to finish it off.
I hope you like it and go grab a freebie if you like and come along and play with us at Cuddly Buddly!

Pile It On - Crooked Angles

If you like to add a lot of challenges to you cards then you need to come along and play with us at Pile It On as we love to see those long lists of challenges!!
This week we are looking for you to veer off the "straight and narrow" and go a little crooked! Now I couldn't really get to a crooked angle on a mat but I placed them crooked on the card so I think that counts :)

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Just Some Lines - Monochromatic
Guylou's Inimitabilty - Monochromatic
Art Impressions Stamps - Monochromatic
Craft Your Days - Monochromatic
Fresh Brewed - Lots of Yellow
Crafty Creations - Inspired by Over The Rainbow (I chose the yellow from the yellow brick road)
Alys Sunday - For The Kids
Happileigh Scrappin - Flowers and Stitching
Dare 2 Be Sassy - Stitching (real or faux)
Frosted Designs - Stitching (real or faux)
AI Factory - New (the image and the paper)
Lilypad - Ribbon
2 Sisters - 3 different Embellishments (beads, ribbon and flowers), 2 papers and 1 image
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power

Card Recipe:
Image - Emo Alek and Amber Walk
Paper - Sassafras Count Me In
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Felt Flowers - Michaels $1 Spot
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 17 and Spellbinders Labels 12
Ruffled Ribbon - Offray
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - K and Co
Beads - The Beadery

When I saw this image I knew I had to choose it and I'm so glad I did.
I have a 13 year old son and so affectionately I named this image "Nate and His Girlfriend" and it stuck!
I hope you like it and will come along and play with us at Pile It On this week