Believe in Yourself - Fussy and Fancy Guest Designer

EDITED TO ADD - Made Top 3 at Addicted to Stamps Thank you!!!!

Happy Friday!
Yesterday I had a wonderful day out in Arlington at the Great American Scrapbook Convention and came back with lots of new goodies and I can't for next week when I get a chance to play with them.
But for today I have my card which I made for my Guest Spot at Fussy and Fancy and I really like this one.
Their challenge is "Bling It On" and I think with my sparkly embossing, fancy lace and pearls I blinged it up, don't you? I had a lot of fun as I got out my box of Frantage powders and played with my heat gun :)

Challenges:
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesday - Anything Goes (with Butterfly or Fairy)
Kreative in Kauf - Anything that Flies (the butterflies)
Eclectic Ellapu - Things with Wings
Robyns Fetish - Use a Digi (3 entries only)
Country View - Die Cuts
Card Mania - Shabby Chic (3 entries only)
Whoopsi Daisy - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Crafts and Me - Something Old/Vintage Style
Whimsical Designs - Vintage (1 entry only)
Creative Moments - Lots of Layers
613 Avenue Create - Make Your Own Challenge (#1 Image, Patterned Paper, Sentiment. #2 Die Cut.#3 Frantage. #4 Pearls. #5 Lace)
Heck of a Challenge - Bingo! (Pearls, Die Cut, Flowers (on the image and in the lace))
Addicted to Stamps - Bingo! (Lace, Flowers, Sentiment)
Wow Embossing Challenge - Heat Embossing and Nature (the butterflies)





Card Recipe:
Copics used: Skin - E50, E11, E13, E13, E04, BV00
Hair - E50, E53, E55, E57
Pants, Vest, Shoes and Bows - B41, B52, B45
Leaves - G82, G28
Flowers and Butterflies - R81, R83
Crown - Y26, Y28, E15
Cloak - E30, E33, W1
Glasses - C1
Skirt, Heeled Shoe and Socks - E70, E71
Shadow - W1
Image - Sherri Baldy
Paper - En Francais by Prima
Sentiment - K and Co
Lace - Hobby Lobby
Corrugated Cardstock - Fancy Pants
Butterfly Die - My Favorite Things
Embossing Enamel - Shabby Blue Frantage by Stampendous






I know I say it alot but my goodness I really do love this image,so adorable!
I had a lot of fun playing around with textures on this one and got a little inky in the process. I hope you like her and I'd love you to run over to Fussy and Fancy and join in with their challenge, you have a week left to enter.
Katie

Magnolia Monday #14 - Get Peachy with Tilda!

It's another Magnolia Monday and today I've gone with a Georgia Peach theme! LOL
It's another birthday here with my oldest son Nathan turning 14, love you sweetie!
Just one more birthday to go this month and that is hubby's!
I'd really love for you to link below with your Magnolia card so I can come over and look!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Grow Your Own (handmade flowers)
Crafty Ann's - Scallops and/or Fancy Borders
Fussy and Fancy - Use A Lot (3 or more of the same embellishment)
Jellypark - Favorite Embellishment
Our Creative Corner - Fun With Fruit
Just Magnolia - Holiday Fun (I have many wonderful childhood memories about fruit picking fun in the Summer)
Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a Song (I chose "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, it's still on my playlist today!)
The Crafty Pad - Cute and Girly
Going Grey - Bingo! (I chose Ribbon, Pearls and Punch)
Catered Crop - Recipe (I chose things that grow in a garden, gingham, markers, ribbon/twine, border punch)
Crafty Emma's - Mix and Match (use 2 companies for paper)
Digi Design House - 3 Brads (the pearls are brads), 2 Papers and 1 Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Peaches Tilda
Paper - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - The Eyelet Outlet
Images and Digital Paper - Bits of Ivory Kitchen Add Ons
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flower Die - Dayco
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Twine - The Twinery

I made the border of jam jars by layering them over a piece of digital paper from the same accessory set on the computer and printing them out as a single piece. I never thought I'd do anything digital in the crafty world but I'm gradually getting a little more brave :)
I've had this little Peach Tilda for a long while and she needed inking up for a card as she'd only be stamped once into my inventory book! LOL
Be sure to link your Magnolia creation below and I'll come over and have a look!
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

Digital Delights - Summer with Dilly Duck

It's another Thursday so that means some great cards from the design team over at Digital Delights!
This week I've chosen to merge two images and a sentiment to make a gentle Summer scene.

Challenges:
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
The Craft Garden - Use a Bird
Papercutz - Something You Find In The Sky (a bird)
Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 2 1 (I used 3 images, 2 ribbons and I paper)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Alota Rubber Stamps - Circles
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Deep Ocean - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Images - Circular Tree Background and Dilly Duck and Ladybug
Sentiment - Ice Cream Sentiment Set
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby and The Whimsey Cottage
Buttons - Stash

It was nice to use 3 digital images together on one card and these ones all seemed to go together nicely.
I hope you'll drop by Digital Delights and take a moment to see all the other wonderful creations from the Design Team.

Cooking It Up #66 - Make Dad a Funny Button!

Just in time for Father's Day we have a great recipe for you this week over at Cooking It Up With Katie

The ingredients are:
Make it for Dad
Be sure it's Funny
Top it with a Button

And it's a big list of challenges as very many challenges were on the same wavelength this week ;)

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Allsorts - 1 paper, 2 punches/dies and 3 buttons and for a boy/man
House of Gilli - Buttons
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Man
The Stampman - For A Man
The Secret Crafter - Male card
Little Claire's - Cards for Men
Crazy 4 Challenge - Masculine card
Bows N Berries - Masculine
Wags N Whiskers - One For The Boys
Cupcake Crafts - Boy Oh Boy
Stamptacular Sunday - Dads or Grads
Papertake Weekly - Dads or Lads
Celebrate Dad
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Father's Day
CRAFT - Father's Day
Craft Us Crazy - Father's Day
Paper Play - Father's Day
Stamp Insanity - Father's Day
Digi's With Attitude - Father's Day
Sew Many Challenges - Father's Day
Delicious Doodles - Father's Day
One Stop Crafts - Father's Day
Simply Create - Father's Day
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Father's Day
Speedy The Cats Friends - Father's Day
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Father's Day
Sentimental Sundays - Father's Day
Sparkles Forum Father's Day
Dream Valley - Father's Day
Daisy Doodles - Father's Day
Incy Wincy - Father's Day
Ooh La La - Father's Day
Pear Tree Designs - Father's Day
Partytime Tuesday - Father's Day
Little Red Wagon - Father's Day

Card Recipe:
Image - Revenge of Ned the Nerd
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Large Long Rectangles
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Buttons - Stash

I absolutely love the image, so full of character and just one of the sweetest nerds I've ever seen :)
I hope you enjoy this and will come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week :)
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - All Creatures Great and Small

This week at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are looking for your creations featuring Animals, any Animal at all!

Challenges:
CRAFT - Animals/Pets
Paperplay - Critters
Kaboodle Doodles - Cute and Cuddly Animals
Totally Gorjuss - Fluffy
Sentimental Sundays - Treasured Memories
Digital Tuesday - Little Women (use a female digital image)
Stamptacular Sunday - Girls and Swirls
Aud's Sentiments - Card For a Child
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Child
Crafty Ann - Smile
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Creative Inspirations - Punches or Dies
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - Doily or Lace
Frosted Designs - Brads
Card Cupids - Just Two Colors (I chose pink and green)
I Did It - Sing A Song (Perfect Day by Lou Reed)

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Girl Bear Hugs by Meljen's Designs
Paper - Dots Martha Stewart Pink KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily - Wilton
Flowers - Prima
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border and Corner Punch - Eyelet Lace by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Patterned Brad - Making Memories

I know Teddies are only toy animals but this image was too cute not to use!
It is such a happy image and sure to bring a big smile to whomever sees it :)
I hope it made you smile and that you'll come along and play with us this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar!

Digital Delights New Releases - Easter Daisy

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This week is new release week and we got to play with the fabulous new Easter images, you are going to want all of these for those upcoming cards!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes Digi
Sweet Stampin - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Girly Girl
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
I Did It - Punches or Dies
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing or Paper Piecing
Papercutz - Spring
Paper Garden - Spring
Incy Wincy - Spring Is In The Air
If The Shoe Fits - Purple
Critter Sketch Challenge - Sentiment
Shannon's Sentiments - Fussy Cutting
Scrap Creations - Kids

Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Daisy, Easter Accessories and Daisy Accessories
Paper - Making Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

I cut Daisy and the bench out and popped her on top to take her seat :)
I added the baskets inside to keep with the Easter theme and I hope you like it.
Be sure to drop by Digital Delights to see the whole of the new release :)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Have a Cherry Happy Birthday!

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge!
It's one type of card that we all need many times a year and so this week we want to see "Birthday Cards!"
They can be cute and funny for children, soft and romantic for a lady or anything you want!
I used another image from the Help for Katie pack #1, did you see they had a new one come out this past Sunday? Katie and her family are still fighting though this awful cancer diagnosis so if you can please drop by The Help For Katie Blog and have a look what her friends are doing for her.

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Dare To Be Sassy - Punches
Digital Tuesday - Punches and Digi
Fussy and Fancy - Something Edible
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three Recipe (I picked No flowers, Border Punch and The Color Red)
Res Q - A Happy, Bright card
Simply Create - Bright
Totally Gorjuss - Check It Out
Catered Crop - Inspiration (I chose the red checks, the mix of patterns and the sweet theme)
Meljens - Happy Birthday
Card Makin Mama's - Happy Birthday
If The Shoe Fits - Happy Birthday
Fairy Knoll - Happy Birthday
Tellens Place - Birthdays
Stamping With The Dragon - Birthdays
Going Grey - Happy Birthday

Card Recipe:
Image - Bowl of Cherries by Clear Dollar Stamps from Help for Katie Collection
Paper - Angelica by Marcella by K
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Felt Corner - Colorbok
Brads - Spare Parts

This is a great card, suitable for lots of people and who doesn't need to add to their stash of birthday cards, I know I'm always in need of an unexpected card :)
So grab your crafting stuff and come along and play with us at A Spoon Full Of Sugar.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #57 - Sketch and/or Embossing

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge 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 "Embossing" so it's time to get out those embossing folders, light-boxes and stylus's or your powders and heat guns!

Challenges:
Create 4 Fun - Sketch (it's the same as our at The Pixie Cottage!)
Your Next Stamp - Paper Piecing (I paper pieced the cupcake wrapper)
Scrapbook Sisters - Baby Baby
CCEE - Embossing
Woodware USA - Embossing
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Distressing
Alys - Bling It Up
I Did It - Bling It Up
Papertake Weekly - Putting On The Glitz
Happileigh Scrappin - Cupcakes
Fussy and Fancy - Something Edible
Die Cut Dreams - It's a Girl (Baby)
Craft Your Passion - Pink
Stamping Scrapping Central - Pink (and a product from store, Spellbinders squares)
There She Goes - Pink, Kraft and Ivory
Stamptacular Sunday - Lovin From The Oven
Lexi's - Use a Bear
One Stitch At A Time - Make It Pretty
Crafty Emma's - Cute and Cuddly

Card Recipe:
Image - Smiles and His Cupcake
Paper - Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Paint - Smooch Illuminate
Bows - Offray
Die Cut - Eyelet Squares by Spellbinders
Sentiment - KI Memories
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Chalk Ink - Versa Magic in Sahara Sand

This was the sketch although I left off the ribbon across the center as there was no room.

I paper pieced the wrapper on the cupcake from coordinating paper and inked all the papers for a softer feel.
The back diamond mat is embossed and ink added for more definition but you can't see too much of it.
I like making baby cards, I think I need to find a pregnant friend to give it to! LOL

Pile It On - It's All In the Wrapping!

It's time for another fabulous challenge at Pile It On and this time we are asking for you concentrate on "wrapping" the gifts instead of making the cards.
We had a fabulous sponsor in Stitchy Bear Stamps that made it super easy to create some fabulous projects for you.
Also as it is December we decided that the team needs a little break so this challenge will be the last of the year and run for the whole month of December!

Challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
Bugaboo - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Use a Digi
Card Making Mama's - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes
The Artistic Stamper - Christmas
The Paper Players - Christmas
Creative Stamp Friends - Packaging
Creative Card Crew - Treat Box/Goodie Bag
Karber Weekly - Sparkle (must use a digi)
Creative Inspirations - Gift or Gift Bag
Crafty Creations - Gift Card Holder
Little Red Wagon - Christmas Tag or Bag
Bunny Zoe - Christmas but not a Card
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything But A Card
Little Paper Shop - Funky Edge
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup
Diva Stamper - Photo Inspiration
Fussy and Fancy - Anything But A Card
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas or Advent
The Secret Crafter - Christmas
Papercutz - Christmas with 2 patterned papers
Stamp Something - Christmas Colors
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Red and Green
Paper Garden - Tag Your It
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Tag
Gingerloft - Bows

Project Recipe:
Images - Annies Christmas Gift Tags and Christmas Day Tiny Tickets both by Stitchy Bear
Papers - DCWV The Christmas Combo
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Glamour Dust
Ribbon - Unknown
Border Punches - Martha Stewart
Metallic Paper - American Crafts

I used a tutorial/pattern from Split Coast Stampers for the boxes and just "winged it" with the gift card holders and I really like how both turned out.
I'm be using some of these for my Christmas wrapping this year and I hope we've all inspired you to "get wrapping" and play along with us at Pile It On.
Katie

Lots to see today - And something very exciting for me!

Today is super exciting here at Both Sides of the Paper.
First I want to introduce a new artist to the blog.....drumroll please.... here is the very first blogged card by Georgia my daughter! Georgia has been making cards alongside me for about 6 months and today she is a guest designer at Messy's Mini Missions which is a challenge blog just for under 16's! Georgia is 11 and doesn't have her own blog so we are showing the card here :)

Challenges for Georgia's card:
Creative Cottage - Embossing
Shellys - Tic Tac Toe (Georgia chose Flowers, Ribbon and Embossing)
Paper Pretties - Make a Square Card
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
Fussy and Fancy - Winter Wonderland
Bee Crafty - Christmas
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Holiday card
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Use a Christmas Digi
Wee Memories - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Edwina Elf
Paper - The Christmas Combo by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix
Flower - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Hobby Lobby
Ribbon - Michaels

She colored this all herself including picking all the colors and even trying a little blending! I can see me needing lots of refill inks for my Copic's! Hee Hee!

Now I have some super exciting news too.....I am being published!!!
Today I have 1 card and 1 mini album being published online!
My Pumpkin card is at Scrapbook News and Review and my Harvest album is at Scrapbooking.com and I am very happy about it!
Now I don't know if I can link directly too them as I know that SNR is a subscription but if I can I will (this post goes out at 2am while I'm sleeping :))
EDITED: I found the album link at Scrapbooking.com.
Please be sure to come back everyday this week as there are new cards every day so plenty to see!
Have a wonderful Monday!
Katie

Digital Delights - Eeek with Joshua the Vampire!

Time for more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team!
All of them have created some super cards using images designed by Wendy Hall for Digital Delights.
With it only being a couple of weeks until Halloween you can bet I found a "few" challenges that this one fitted with ;)

Challenges:

Fussy and Fancy - Halloween
Moving Along With The Times - Halloween
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Halloween
Crafts and Me - Halloween
Stampin Royalty - Halloween
Creative Cottage - Halloween
Wee Memories - Halloween
Alys - Halloween
I Did It - Halloween
Karber Weekly - Halloween (and a digi)
Bee Crafty - Halloween (and a digi)
Stempel Magie - Halloween
Everybody Art - Halloween
Card of The Week - Halloween
Inktegrity - Halloween
Penny's - As Long As It Flies (Vampires fly don't they?)
City Crafter - Wings
Cupcake Craft - Scary Creatures
Haunted Design House - Simply Sinister
Lexi's - Spooky
Fresh Brewed - Purple and Black
One Stitch At A Time - Use Your Digi's
Create 4 Fun - Use a Digi
Ooh La La - Nothing Floral
Sisterhood of Crafters - Bling
Sweet Stampin - Bling

Card Recipe:
Image - Joshua The Vampire (I draw in the wall)
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Midnight Spell by DCWV
Border and Corner punches - Martha Stewart Spiderweb
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Sentiment - Midnight Spell by DCWV

I drew in the wall for Joshua to sit on first in pencil and then went over it with my Copic Multiliner and then colored over it.
I colored his face as if he had vampire make up on so it looks it little white/grey rather than skin toned.
I'm not sure whether he has a tummy ache from too much candy to whether he is trying to look scary but whatever it is I think he's cute and hope you do too :)

Guest Designer at Incy Wincy - Sparkly Glitter

I was so happy to be asked by Incy Wincy Designs to be their guest designer for October.

This is my first card for them and we are sponsored by Michelle Perkett

Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy - Sketch
Creative Card Crew - Bloomin' Marvelous
CRAFT - Fancy Floral
Sisterhood of Crafters - At least 3 Flowers
Everybody Art - Friends
Michelle Perkett - Girlie and Bling
Creative Cottage - Bling It On
Gingerloft - Glitter and Bling
Hanna and Friends - Dotty
Thoughtful Thursdays - E for (I chose Elegant and Embellishments)
Stamp Something - Celebrate Something
Crafty Calendar - Birthday
Mami Doodles - Girls Birthday with Sparkle

Card Recipe:
Image - Michelle Perkett
Paper - Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
Ribbon - American Crafts

I hope you like this, I tried to match the flowers on her dress with the ones on the paper and I really think she is fun :)

Digital Delights - Thinking of You

It's time for another showcase of cards over at Digital Delights!
The team have a glorious selection for you this week so be sure to drop by and show them some love.

Challenges for this card:

Dare U2 Digi - Blooms and Charms
Fab N Funky - Flower Power
Fussy and Fancy - Sketch
Stamp Something - Fairytale
Craftalicious - Pearls and Swirls
Crafts and Me - Petals and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Glitz and Glitter
Sentimental Sundays - Ribbon or Lace (plus a sentiment)
Bee Crafty - Ribbons and Bows
If The Shoe Fits - Die Cuts
Creative Card Crew - Sparkle and Shine
My Time To Craft - Glitter and Glitz
City Crafter - Isn't She Lovely
Penny's - Pink and Green
Lollipop Ladies - Pink Cupcake Inspiration



Card Recipe:
Image - Madison the Bride
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Glitz and Glitter KI Memories
Sentiment - Hero Arts
Flowers - Prima and Colorbok
Pearls - Queen and Co





I know that Madison is really a bride but I love to make more of an image than it was originally designed for and in Pink I think she looks the perfect Princess!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #24 - Inside Out - Guest Sketch

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and we have another fabulous Special Guest Sketch Artist and this time it's the super talented Jay Jay!



Along with the sketch we have the added option "Inside Out".
This time we want to see you decorate the inside of your card too or maybe make something that ties the inside and outside of your card together.
You don't have to use a Pixie Cottage Stamp to enter but if you do have why not try out!
Remember you can use the sketch, the theme or both and can combine our challenge with any others you like!

One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.


Challenges for this card:
Fussy and Fancy - Monochromatic and Wings
Craftalicious - Monochromatic
Sundays With Crissy - Monochromatic
Gingersnaps - Shades of Blue
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch (same as ours only with the center turned around)
Bunny Zoe - Nice and Girly
Totally Gorjuss - Sugar and Spice
ResQ - Your choice - Pastels and Image that makes you Smile
Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers
Fun With Shapes - Flowery
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Alys - Flower Power
Our Daily Bread - FLOWERS (pick 3 from 7 sections), I chose Flowers, Embossing and Ribbon
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Speedy the Cats Friends - Embossing
Cow Girl Sunday - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Your Favorite Sentiment
Random Amusing Challenge - Photo Inspiration (I took the water theme and chose my stamp to match)
Some Odd Girl - Glimmer (I misted the flowers and added glitter to the butterflies)
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbons and Bows
Drunken Stampers - Coloring and Bling
Crafty Creations - We Want To See You Shine
Wee Memories - Let's Get Sticky (use stickers)
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing Double
ABC - X is for Xtra Dimension



Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah on Stepping Stones
Paper - Ducks in a Row by October Afternoon (can't find an in stock anywhere to send you)
Medium - Copic Markers
Daisy and Butterflies punches - Martha Stewart
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Shimmer (on flowers) - Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Mist in Frost


Inside I colored another Hannah and cropped her down to fit my space.
This is a great technique to remember as it allows you to use larger stamps in smaller spaces.



I just love this image and the aqua tones are some of my very favorite so this was an absolute pleasure to create.
Please come over and join us at The Pixie Cottage this week!