Guest Designer at Lexi's Creations - Shaped Cards

Hi Everyone!
A couple of weeks ago I won a challenge at Lexi's Creations and the prize was to join them as Guest Designer!
It was a fun week that they asked me to join in with as the challenge is "Shaped Cards!". These are always a challenge to me but it wouldn't be a challenge if it was easy would it?

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped Cards
Crafts 4 Eternity - Shaped Cards
Whoopsi Daisy - Shaped Cards
Happileigh Scrappin - Shaped Cards and Special Folds
Do You Stack Up? - Wings (3 entries only)
Corrosive - Cards for Kids
Charisma Cardz - Sunshine Colors
City Crafter - Beach
Daring Cardmakers - Wish You Were Here
Just Tracy's Crafts - Summer Holidays
Creative Craft World - One Holiday (Vacation)
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Crafty Purple Frog - Take A Dip
Creative Calendar - Under the Sea or Water

Card Recipe:
Image - Splashin Fun Ollie Duck
Paper - Fly A Kite Lime Twist Collection by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Ten
3D Stickers - K and Co
Dewdrops - Robin's Nest

I used the largest size of the die to make the base for the card and made it into an easel style.
It's another duck, my 3rd card in 5 days, so much fun!
I hope you enjoy this one and will get into the "shaped card" mood and come and play at Lexi's Creations
Katie

Pixie Cottage #49 - Special Friends/Family

It's another Once Upon A Wednesday here at The Pixie Cottage and it's time for another super sketch and theme to help you on your creative endeavors!
Along with the sketch we want to see your project made for "Special Friends and Family" just in time for The Holidays!

Challenges:
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas or Advent
Stamp With Fun - Christmas
Allsorts - Christmas
Pear Tree Designs - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes Christmas
AI Factory - Happy Holidays
2 Sisters - Twas The Night Before Christmas
Tuesday Taggers - And The Stockings Were Hung
Hanna and Friends - Christmas in Red
Paper Cupcakes - Christmas with Red and Green
Crafty Ho's - Red and Green
CRAFT - Color Combo "Festivia"
Thrilling Thursday - Celebrate
Cute Card Thursday - Flowers
Sew Many Challenges - Flower Power
Frosted Designs - Ribbons
Craft Your Days Away - Punch It Out
Stampin B's - Use a Star (on the top of the tree)
Winter Wonderland - Bauble (on the tree)
Our Daily Bread - Photo Inspiration (the fireplace)
Sweet Stampin - 3 Papers, 2 Embellishments and 1 Image
Creative Cowgirls - Anything Goes
Mad For Markers - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - The Stockings Were Hung
Paper - A Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - American Crafts

This was the super sketch we had to start us off with.

I know that Winter is here and many of you would love to be sitting next to a warm fire like this!
The cold days mean more inside time so it's perfect for finishing off that Christmas crafting!
Katie

All I Want for (a Pink) Christmas....Is You!

It's time for a super sweet Christmas card and this time it's not a Christmas image but I just love it.
And although I really like the traditional colors for Christmas I must admit to loving last years Basic Grey image Eskimo Kisses and the pink theme that runs through it.

Challenges:
Crafty Creations - Buttons
Creative Cottage - Someone Special at Christmas
Paper Playtime - PS I Love You
Lollipop Crafts - Girlie
Crafty Emma's - Pink
Polly Craft - A Glittery Christmas
Creative Inspirations - A Pink Christmas
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes Christmas Theme
The Stampman - Christmas
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Christmas or Winter
Anything Goes - Embossing (I embossed the image before coloring as I used Versafine ink that smudges with Copic's unless embossed)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
The Paper Variety - 1 color of mist/Paint, 2 flowers or chipboard pieces and 3 patterned papers
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends - Card with "Inner Life" (decorate the inside too)
Crafty Ann's - Non Traditional Christmas Colors
No Time To Stamp - Non Traditional Christmas Colors
Stamps R Us - Sparkle and Scallops
The Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Romance - Everything But The Kitchen Sink (lots of everything!)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness
Stamping With The Dragon - Inspired by a Holiday Song (the title)
Incy Wincy - Rock On (music inspired)
Crafts and Me - Glitter
The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle
Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle
One Stitch At A Time - Favorite Colors (I love coloring with Pinks)
Sentimental Sundays - Childhood

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Dreams by Penny Johnson
Paper - DCWV Eskimo Kisses
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - French Scroll by Martha Stewart
Mist - Homemade with Viva Precious Metal Color Paint in Mother of Pearl
Glitter - Glamor Dust

I see many of my English cardmaking friends using Glamour Dust on their cards and although Decor are an American company you don't see it in the big box stores very often, so it was wonderful to see it in Hobby Lobby in the Christmas department.
I used Elmers glue pen under the the glitter and it worked wonderfully. I only have the Crystal and the Gold but I'm sure I'll be using them both on many cards before Christmas comes :)

Katie

My Little Princess Tilda! - Vintage and just a little distressed :)

Happy Friday Everyone!
It's a while since I inked up a Tilda stamp and this one has been sitting waiting for it's first outing and so I knew it was time for her to come out and play!

Challenges for this card:

Hanna and Friends - Unused Stamps
Stampin Royalty - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Chocolate
The Town Scrapper - Monochromatic
Treehouse - Monochromatic
Just Magnolia - Recipe 3 Flowers (I can't count ;)), 2 papers and 1 Ribbon
One Stitch At A Time - Lace, Ribbons and Bows
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops
Incy Wincy - Punch It
The Shabby Tearoom - Embossing
Pennys - 7 of Something
Lots to Do - Hats or Crowns
Cuttlebug Challenges - Doily's/Lace
Pocketful of Posies - Something for the Girls (and flowers)
Just Inspirational - Pink, Cream and Brown with Ribbon, Buttons/gems and glitter
Paper Romance - Get Your Glitter On



Card Recipe:
Image - Fairy Tale Princess Tilda
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts (airbrushed to match)
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Joanns (airbrushed to match)
Sentiment - Sticko
Rhinestones - $1 spot at Michaels
Ribbon - Unknown
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
Shimmer - Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer





I added Spritz to the flowers and Stickles to Tilda's shoes, crown and skirt for some extra glittery sparkle!
I absolutely love how Tilda turned out and I would never have thought to color her brown if Suzie Sugar and her new Totally Tilda challenge hadn't suggested I give it try!
That's what I love about the "challenge scene", they can often lead you to do things you had never thought to do before but when you do it you love it!! LOL