Woo Hoo!! New Design Team Alert! LOL

Happy Saturday!
Just a quick post before I get inundated with Boy Scouts coming to help my son on his Eagle Scout Service Project.
Starting in two weeks you'll cards from me for new Design Team position.
I was so happy that Janet at



asked me to come back (I was a guest earlier this year) to be a permanent member of the team!

Every other Saturday there is a challenge at



and I can't wait to get started back with these super cute images!

Thanks for letting me share this news and now back to the Boy Scouts! LOL
Have a wonderful weekend.
Katie

Cute Daisy May - Green and Gold Christmas

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's time for the final challenge of the year at Cute Daisy Mayand we are ending with a Green and Gold Christmas.
I've chosen a few challenges to help me with this one and I'd love to see what you create with the color combo too.

Pennys Challenge had the theme of "Christmas Stars", I used a star embossing folder
Little Red Wagon had a photo inspiration of some gorgeous Green and Gold ornaments (or baubles for my English friends back home!)
Creative Card Crew wanted Gold or Silver
Cute Card Thursday had the theme of "Sew Beady" and wanted beads on your project. I used metal beads that I colored with a Copic to turn them gold and the "Peace" is a poetry bead.
365 Cards Day 285 wanted you to use the word Peace on your card
Lord Have Mercy had a great sketch that I gave a quick turn to for it to work with my image
Our Creative Corner wanted a Holiday project
Craft Ann wanted Texture



I simply loved the innocence of this image of the little girl with her candle from Sheet 53.
I colored her with Copic's.
I matted her on American Crafts gold cardstock and the back panels are embossed with the Stars folder from Cuttlebug.
The dp is My Minds Eye.



The inside is more dp and a message mat.



I just wanted a close up of the image :)
I'm sure you've still time to make another Christmas card, chose Green and Gold, show us what you've made and you could be the winner!
Katie

New Sketch at Delightful Sketches and New release day!!

Happy Thursday!
It's time for a new sketch challenge at Delightful Sketches and we got to showcase the fabulous New Releases from Wendy's Holiday Collection

Now you get to see the whole card that I sneaked a couple of days ago!
I got to work with the super cute Skiing Pippin and I hope you like him!



I used fabulous dp from My Minds Eye and Pippin is colored with Copic's.
The punch for the border (just can't see much of it) is Martha Stewart, Deco Fan.
The sentiment is K&Co from their new Christmas collection.



The inside is more of the glittery dp and a message mat.



Pippin looks so happy to be skiing his way to you and I'm sure he'd love to see your creations with the new sketch.
And be sure to check out all the new releases and remember it's instant gratification with digital stamps, as soon as you click pay on Paypal you can download and get creating!
Katie

Lots of fun stuff at Digital Delights including 2 FREEBIES!

Hi Everyone,
Another weekend is almost here and with today's super Digital Delights news you'll think your weekend has started early!
Firstly it's Freebie Friday. Things have changed a little on how you get your freebie but it is change for the good.
First you just have to be a member of the Digital Delights group at Paper Craft Planet or Scrapbook News Review, Card Universe and click on the Freebie Friday post.
This week we have something extra special for you at SNR as we are having a Digi Day next week and will be doing all sorts of fun things.
To celebrate we have a super freebie that you can download just by being a member.
All the details can be found here.Now you may ask why should you join a group to get a freebie? Well there are lots of good reasons. Firstly you'll get to know the members of the Design Team a little more as they join in the fun. Secondly you'll meet other DD fans and thirdly you can upload your DD creations so everyone can see how wonderful your work is! You'll see everyone elses work too so you'll get lots of ideas of how to utilize those super cute images.
The image for challenge is

so it's well worth running over to SNR to get it!
And you can also grab

at either PCP or SNR and have some fun with Pippin!

I've added a few challenges along side this one too.
Artful Inkables wnated you to make something you'd never made before. Even though altered paintcans have been around for ages this is the first time I've ever made one.
AI Factory wanted you to alter something.
Stampin For The Weekend wanted a Festive Goodie Box, how perfect is this!
Digital Tuesday wanted to see Flowers
Crafty Catz wanted you to go Dotty and I've dots of my paper and ribbons so that works
Crafty Cardmakers wanted you to Stamp Something
Corrosive Challenges wanted "Anything But a Card"
Scrap Stamp and Doodle also wanted Anything But a Card
Esty Inspired wanted you to look at Vivika's Etsy Shop and it was easy to chose Little Gingers as my inspiration.


So just like you I joined the group and downloaded the super sweet gingerbread image and this is what I came up with.



The clear paintcan was Michaels and I used a little dp from the Love Nest stack by My Minds Eye from Hobby Lobby.
The border punch is from Martha Stewart.
I printed one Ginger big for the can and another small for a matching tag, this is one thing I absolutely love about digital images.
Both were colored with Copic's.




I added ribbon to the sides of the handle and a flower on top.
It would be a great gift if filled with candy, cookies or some other sweet treat!
So go and grab your freebie and enter for a chance to win.
Katie

It's New Release Day at Digital Delights!

It's a super triple bill today!
Also remember to click on my photo banner at the top for details of my 20000th hit blog candy!
I can finally show you the new releases at Digital Delights.
There is a fabulous new assortment of Thanksgiving and Christmas designs and you can see them all at Digital Delights
I got to work with the fabulous Mrs Rosie Claus.
She's such a cutie with her plate of cookies, go over and buy her right now! LOL

I used a few challenges along the way as usual.
Paper Cutz wanted 3 different patterned papers
2 Red Banana's had a recipe of a Square, the color Red and 3 Buttons
A Spoonfull of Sugar wanted a Cooking theme
La La Lands wanted to see Ribbon


I used the fabulous new dp from Basic Grey called Eskimo Kisses.
The ribbon is from Michaels and the sentiment is 7 Gypsies.
I colored Rosie with Copic's.

The inside is more dp and a message mat.

Here's a close up of sweet Rosie Claus with a plate of treats!
Be sure to check out all the new designs at Digital Delights and be sure to click the links for all the examples from the Design Team.
You can also see all the Design Team members from the link in my sidebar until Delightful Sketches/Digital Delights.
Katie

New Card for Delightful Sketches!

Happy Thursday!
It's time for a new sketch at Delightful Sketches and it's my first time designing for a challenge for Wendy!



This sure was a great sketch, you'll see I rotated it so my horizontal image would fit, I love the way these sketches are so easy to do that with!
I worked with this wonderful barn and it's a great image for all sorts of occasions.
It also fits with The Pink Elephant challenge of Fall and Created By Hand had a Harvest theme too and Scrappy Frogs had a theme of Trees
Penny's Challenges wanted Fall and Trees too!
Three Clovers had a Nature theme and I think this worked too!



I colored the image with Copic's and added a bow made with a great Harvest ribbon from Michaels.



The inside is more dp and a message mat topped with more of the Harvest ribbon.





It's a great prize for the winner this time too, a $20 gift certificate from The Ribbon Retreat!
I'd love to see what you can do with this sketch so hop on over to Delightful Sketches and share your creation with us!
Katie

Tilda sends Christmas Greetings - Challenge #1 for The Pixie Cottage!

Happy Wednesday!
The Pixie Cottage are starting bi-weekly challenges and the 1st one is today!
Challenge #1 is a sketch challenge and it's such a great sketch!

Of course it wouldn't be me if I did a card with only one challenge so here are 15 more that I found that I used to help me create it.
Magnolia-licious Highlites have a monthly challenge and for October they wanted you to do an easel style card which was so much fun to do!
Fab's Big Christmas wanted something round and I think the big round mat from the sketch works here (plus the pearls and the brads are round!Hee Hee!)
La La Lands had a Christmas/Winter theme so this works too.
Stamp With Sarah Kay had the Christmas theme too.
Die Cuts R Us wanted Handmade Embellishments, well I made the flowers and the hatpin too!
Charisma Cardz had a recipe of 1 ribbon, 3 papers, 3 flowers and a charm
Cute Card Thursday wanted you to be So Charming and include a charm
Gingersnaps had a new supply challenge and this time it was Brads
Caardvarks wanted to see Ribbon used in a wonderful way
Crafty Creations wanted to see Blue
Dutch Dare had a recipe of 2 colors of cardstock (I have metallic green for the base and smoky blue matting the squares), 2 patterned papers, 2 flowers, 2 brads and 2 genstones/buttons, I'm hoping the pearls on the hatpin count as gemstones!
Creative Card Crew wanted to see Scallops and I used a scalloped border punch as my "stop" on the bottom layer of the easel.
Everybody Art wanted us to use Shapes or Punches
Use Your Stash wanted you to use OCT in your project. So I chose O for "Out of the Ordinary" fr the fold style of the card, C for Christmas and T for Tilda
Flutterby Wednesday has a free month as long as the project has a butterfly or fairy. Well I know Tilda is an angel but she has wings and you can see them in this image so I hope she'll do! LOL
Lili of The Valley wanted a Christmas card for a child.

The dp are from Basic Grey from last years Dasher collection
I used the fabulous door stamp by Sandra Hammer that is available for preorder at Michelles Scrapbooking.
The little Tilda waiting patiently by the door is called "Barefoot Tilda with Lantern" and I have to say she is so cute and I loved the fact that the door is proportioned perfectly for the Tilda and Edwin stamps. I searched and searched for a link for you and finally found her at Magnolia in Sweden and she's from the 2007 Winter/Christmas collection but I can't find a US source right now.
Both Tilda and the door are colored with a combination of Copic's and Promarkers. The flowers were made with two sizes of EK Success punches with Making Memories Button Brads in the center and inked for dimension.
The sentiment is from Crafty Secrets and the hat pin was made with a selection of beads from Hobby Lobby and Walmart. The ribbons are from Michaels from last years Christmas selection.
You can find the template for the easel card at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog and there are dimensions for different size cards, mine has a 6" square front.

I used a punched border made with a Martha Stewart punch and topped by ribbon as the "stop" to help the easel stay upright.

I love the fact that this card folds down flat to go in an envelope but looks so great when standing up!

Be sure to drop on over to The Pixie Cottage and try your hand at the sketch. You have two weeks to enter so create and link back so we can see your wonderful work!
Katie

Buzzing By! - New Card for My Grafico!

Hi Everyone,
It's time for the sketch challenge at My Grafico Challenges and this week the team got to work with a set of designs used for tags.The BumbleBee Tags were easy to adapt for a card though and that's a feature I love with digital stamps. You can resize and even alter the shape by stretching to get just what you want, and next time you start from scratch with the original all over again!




I used both the rectangle and circle tags to make this card. I printed them both on yellow paper and before printing I added the sentiment to the circle, another fab thing with digi's!
I used paper from my stash and coordinated the gingham theme with a mini bow, fabric brads and a ribbon border. The border punch down the side is Martha Stewart.



The inside is more dp with a message mat complete with more ribbon and a matching flower.



I used flowers from Brides and topped them with fabric brads and put them in a punched vase.
I'd love to see you try your hand at the sketch too so run over to My Grafico Challenges and give it a try!
Katie

Happy Halloween - New Fairy Card for Cute Daisy May

Happy Monday!
I hope you had a great weekend!
Ours was busy, what's new?, and to be honest I'm glad for the extra day so I didn't have to jump up out pf bed bright and early.
I have a new card for the challenge at Cute Daisy May and this time the challenge is to use a Fairy on your project.
I got to use this fabulous Cinderella Fairy from Sheet 27 and all the image on that collection are super cute!
I've used other challenges to help me create this card.
Paper Play gave me the sketch
Color Dare had a color combo of Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Elegant Eggplant and Pumpkin Pie
Pals Paper Arts had a similar combo of Pefect Plum, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie with the addition of neutrals if you needed them
Flutterby Wednesday wantd to see a Fairy
Creative Card Crew had a Celebration theme
Copic Creations wanted to see Pumpkins
Cuttlebug Challenge had a Halloween theme.
Ildi Co had a recipe of 4 layers (more than that here!), 3 embellishments (I hope ribbon, dew drops and the punched border count) and at least 1 pumpkin!




Cinderella is colored with Copic's and matted on a scalloped Nestie.
The border punch is Apron Lace from Fiskars.
The dpp is Reminisce and the sentiment is from Joanns.



The inside is more dp and a message mat trimmed by a silver Prismacolor pen.



I love her slipper, I wonder where her Prince is with the other one?
I hope you'll grab a fairy stamp and join in the fun over at Cute Daisy May
Katie

Freebie Friday At Digital Delights!

Happy Friday,
Wow, another week is almost at it's end but luckily that means that it's time for another freebie over at Digital Delights!
This week it's another super cute Halloween image, this time of Billy and he's dressed as a Devil and he's riding a spider! LOL


I got a sneak peek of him a couple of day ago and had to get working on a card right away as he was too cute for words!
I used the fantastic sketch from Basic Grey Challenges and it gave me an excuse to raid my stash to complete it.
Also Simon Says Stamp had a Halloween theme and so did Cuttlebug Challenge (also a little tip, Wendy is sponsoring this challenge so you could get even more of her wonderful images if you win!)
Dare U2 Digi had the color combo of Yellow, Orange, Black and White and I think he fit's for this challenge too!

Now I'm not saying I'm a hoarder but the black dp and letters are from "Aged and Confused - Vagabond" which was one of Basic Grey's first releases! I have so little of it left but, you know, it has to be used eventually.
The colors are a little different from the regular Halloween color scheme but I think they worked well enough.
The circle accents are from Martha Stewart from last year at Michaels and the orange "pearls" are also Martha Stewart this time from her collection at Walmart.

The inside is a little more of the dp and a message mat.

Isn't Billy a cutie?

So run on over to Digital Delights! right now and grab yourself the freebie while it's there! And I'm love to see what you can do with him so be sure to come back and link to let me see!
Katie

My Grafico Card for Breast Cancer Awareness

Happy Wednesday!
I hope you didn't think I'd abandoned the My Grafico Challenge when you didn't see my card on Monday.
We have split into 2 teams and now my cards will be seen on Wednesday.
Plus it means you have two different choices when it comes to entering as the Monday Challenge will be a Color Challenge and the Wednesday will be a Sketch Challenge so you can chose whichever suits you best!
It's much better for me to be on a Wednesday anyway as I have another team on a Monday and each card really needs a day of it's own :)
This week we are honoring everyone who has been affected by Breast Cancer will our creations.
I chose this wonderful clip art set by Kelly Medina instead of digital stamps this week. I hope I can show that you still make it look "your own" if you dress it up.

I tried to find some challenges to go with this piece but it was a struggle this week.
3 Clovers wanted us to Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sunflowers and Dragonflies wanted Sparkle and Shine
CupCake Crafts had the theme of Thanks a Bunch and while this card could be a "thinking of you" card it could just as well be a Thank You card.
Crafty Catz wanted to see Butterflies
Crafty Card Makers wanted to see Ribbons
Finally Flutterby Wednesdays had a free for all as long as it had a fairy or butterfly!


I printed the clip art with the butterfly flying above the flower trio.
The dp is Martha Stewart from her baby girl block at Walmart. I added rhinestones to the centers of the flowers and added heart rhinestones to the side. I used a Fiskars border punch and made strips to fit around the side of the card. The sentiment is a Studio G $1 stamp from Michaels and I stamped it with Bamboo Memento ink.

The inside is more dp with a message mat.

I hope to see you join in with the sketch at the My Grafico Challenge!
Katie

Double post day!

First apologies for the double post!
But I needed this in a post of it's own :)
You may have seen a new logo on my sidebar but if you haven't then take a look at 'm excited to announce that I made it on to the new Design Team at Digital Delights/Delightful Sketches!

I've been a fan of Wendy's from her cards he sells on eBay and when she started selling her designs as digital stamps for everyone to use I knew it was a good thing!!
And if you've been following my blog for a while you may have seen that I try to do each one of her sketches as I just love them!

Well when she asked for applications to be on the team I thought I'd give it a go! And last week she let me know I'd made it and I've been bursting to tell everyone but had to wait until today!

So be sure to visit all my team members blogs, they are super talented and be sure to visit both Digital Delights and Delightful Sketches and join in the fun!
Katie

Is it a New Month already! A new card for Lily Boo!

Happy October!
It's a very busy blog day here and over the course of the day they'll be 3 new posts! LOL
It's time for a brand new challenge at Lily Boo Too and this time it's a wonderful sketch from the talented Jane!
I really tweaked this one but when I saw the triangle I knew I had to make a Christmas Tree!
I used a wonderful image from the Christmas Collection that you can get here and although I've said it before this was so much fun to color! I was actually glad I have Promarkers as well as Copic's as the fine tip was perfect for all the tiny parts.
There are also a couple challenges that this one fits too.
Polka Doodles wanted to see Digi Coloring in any medium.
A Spoon Full Of Sugar wanted to see a Christmas Card











I hope it's put you in the Christmas Spirit and remember the Holidays are fast approaching so you should be thinking about Christmas cards if you haven't already started! LOL
Be sure to drop on over to the challenge and try your hand at the sketch too!
Katie

Fabulous Design Team News!

Sorry for the second post today!
I have some super news that I've been holding in and now I can shout it out loud!
I have been picked to join the brand new Design Team over at THE PIXIE COTTAGE!
This is a name that may be new to you now but very soon you'll all be clammering for the super new stamps that will be coming out!
Michelle has gathered some brand new stamp artists and created their images in deep etched rubber for your stamping pleasure.
The stamps are already up for preorder and I can't wait to start creating with them.
You can see all the preorders at Michelles Scrapbooking and More and you're sure to love them! The designs range from cute and whimsical to classic and beautiful. I especially love the background stamps and can't wait to add my Tilda's to the beautiful scene's!
The team is a stunning array of talent and I can't wait to get to know them all and get creating.
The other members are:
Kristen
Andrea
Pam
Tara
Renata
Risa
Tammy
Anne
Peggy

I'll be debuting some new projects for The Pixie Cottage really soon and I hope yo'll come back to see them.
Katie

Happy Halloween 2 U!

Happy Tuesday!
This week the My Grafico Design Team have joined forces with Tuesday Morning Sketches to create some fantastic cards for you to see!
I've used some wonderful images from the Trick Or Treat set and they are all so cute!
I've also added, surprise, surprise, more challenges!
Dare U2 Digi wanted to see Punches or Die Cuts.
One Stop Crafts also wanted Die Cuts
Simon Says Stamp said "It's a Stitch Up" and wanted either real or faux stitching so I got my fine tips out!
Three Clovers wanted Numbers
and
PaperPlay said "Spot It" and wanted anything with dots!



I interpreted the sketch into a gatefold style with the circle being the opening.
I colored the Jack O'Lantern and the Witches Cat with Copic's and cut both of them with Nesties.
The "2 U" are chipboard and it took 3 layers to make me happy. First I colored with Copic C7, then I added black glitter glue and finally Art Institute super fine green glitter!
The HAPPY letters are from Target's $1 spot from last year (yes I'm a hoarder!) and the Halloween are rub on letters. The spotted dp is DCWV from last year too.



The inside has lots of room for a special message.



I love this Kitty and think she looks so happy in her Witches hat!

I'd love to see you join in at My Grafico this week and remember it's a combined challenge with Tuesday Morning Sketches so you get 2 entries in 2 challenges with a chance for 2 different prizes with just 1 card!
Have a great day!
Katie

Friends With Dirty Faces :) New Cute Daisy May DT card

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's time for another new challenge at Cute Daisy May and this week it's a recipe.
The challenge is to use 1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons and 3 Flowers. You can add to the recipe but they must be the minimum.
You can see all the fantastic Design Team cards over at the Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog
I've used a super cute image from Sheet 44 and I think she's just the sweetest thing!
I've also included some more challenges to this card.
Creative Card Crew wanted to see decorated insides,
Crafty Creations wanted to see a Window
In The Cottage Studio had an "Inside Out" theme where they wanted both the inside and outside decorating.
and 365 Cards Day 208 had a Combo Challenge and you had to choose a challenge from June, July and August and put them all on one card. I chose Day 118 - I've been Framed, Day 135 - On The Outside Looking In and Day 159 - Setting the Scene, Indoors.



I know it seems a little "naughty" looking in through the window but I just love how this turned out. The sentiment is KI Memories and I based the whole card around this phrase!
I colord her with Copic's and added Glossy Accents to the bubbles for a little "pop".
The papers are double sided so they made great curtains when folded back and I think it's K&Co but I could be wrong.
The lace is made from a Martha Stewart border punch.



Here you can get a better view of how the window looks.



I made the window/curtains follow through to the inside too.
I hope you like her and I'd love to see you enter the challenge at the Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog this week.
Katie

I'm Not Shaken OR Stirred! - New My Grafico card

Hi Everyone,
It's time for a new challenge for the newest My Grafico Challenge
This week's challenge is to make a card celebrating Retirement.
Well this was a real challenge for me but I think I pulled it off!
We got to work with a really super set of images called Funky Flamingo's and it was such fun!
Of course I had to add a few other challenges to this card.
There were 2 challenge blogs with similar "recipe" challenges that worked well together. Simon Says Stamp wanted 3 embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image and Creative Card Crew wanted 2 papers, 3 flowers, 2 brads, 1 button and 1 ribbon (I had to add something to the inside to make it qualify but I still got it all in!)
Charisma Cardzwanted lots of flowers.
Stamp Something wanted favorite papers or colors and really this card has both. I love blue and green together and the papers are from DCWV and I use their stacks ALL the time!
The Secret Crafter wanted "One for the Girls" and I certainly think this Flamingo in her bikini and sipping a cocktail is one of the girls!
Creative Inspirations wanted an Animal theme and I hope a bird is classed as an Animal! LOL


I colored this cute Flamingo with Copic's and the dp are from the Citrus Stack by DCWV. The border punch is Martha Stewart, the flowers are Prima and fabric brads are The Paper Studio. I printed the sentiment myself.

The inside is more dp and a large message mat with a ribbon and button border.


Anyway, I hope you're not too relaxed to go and join in the My Grafico Challenge this week!
Katie