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

Cuddly Buddly #3 - Bright Colors and Butterflies

It's a big day here on Both Sides of The Paper so be sure to click my banner to get to the home page so you don't miss anything :)
It's starting with another fabulous challenge at Cuddly Buddly and this week our challenge to you is super fun, we want to see Bright Colors and Butterflies! Perfect for Summer cards,Birthdays, invitations, scrapbook pages and more!
This week I got to work with the fabulous artist Czes from Pachela Studios and I chose the super sweet Tabitha who is Toby Tumbles best friend.

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Spellbound (use a die)
CRAFT - Butterflies
Paperplay - Thing With Wings
Crafting For All Seasons - Furry Friends
Happileigh Scrappin - Critters
Sweet Stampin - Cute and Cuddly (2 entries only)
Paper Pretties - Animals
Pollycraft - The Great Outdoors
Stamps R Us - Through the Garden Gate
Karen's Doodles - Summer Fun (I'm not whether laundry is ever fun but it is Summery!)
Paper Playtime - Summer
Crafts and Me - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Toby Tumble Wash Day by Pachela Studios
Butterflies - Rose Garden Add On by Pachela Studios
Sentiment - Garden Sentiments by Bits of Ivory
Paper - Life Of The Party Lime Twist Collection by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 17

I know that laundry is not usually anyone's favorite chore but in the Summer garden and with a little helper it's not all bad :)
I hoped you've liked this and be sure to come along and play with us at Cuddly Buddly and come back later for a huge post of projects with tutorials for each! (that's all I'm saying :))
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #75 - Sketch and/or Outdoor Fun

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Outdoor Fun!"

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose something metal, a sticker and a bird)
One Stop Craft - Use a Sticker
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
Happileigh Scrappin - Bright Colors
Scrappy Frogs - Red
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Red
Cupcake Inspirations - Ladybug Cupcakes (spot my ladybugs on this card!)
Forever Friends - Spots and Dots (and animals)

Card Recipe:
Image - Down on The Farm by Tina Akonom
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Picket Fence by Cheery Lynn Designs
Stickers - Doodlebug Barnyard
Paper - Heidi Grace One Sunny Day

This is the great sketch that you have an option of using this week.

This card is actually more like a mini scrapbook page with a scene set and then a title, but as a scrapbooker for 13 years I suppose that's just "going back to my roots".
Anyway I hope you like and will join in with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

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

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #73 - Sketch and/or Shape It Up

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Shape It Up" where we want to see your shaped cards. We also have a wonderful sketch if you want to use it.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Crafts and Me - Stamp Something
Scrapbook Sisters - An English Country Garden
Diva's by Design - Florals (2 entries only)
Speedy the Cats Friends - 3D Flower
Happileigh Scrappin - Flowers and Stitching
Basic Grey - Shabby Chic
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
One Stop Craft - Texture
Delicious Doodles - Texture
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Your Next Stamp - Shaped Cards
Card Creations by C - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Curio
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Prima and Love Letter Roses
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Lace - Wrights

I did this card pretty much freehand, just hoping it worked out as I went along! I started with a 6" square base from which I used a lid from one of my ribbon jars to cut a semi circle into the top leaving and uncut piece for the fold to hold the card together. Then I picked out a border punch, trimmed the base to the right depth and punched. Then I cut out a whole circle, edged it with lace, add the the patterned paper and then completed like a regular card. What I like is that I can make an envelope for a 6" square on my Scor-Pal and mail it easily!
I really enjoyed making something a little different and I hope you will spend time and show us your shaped cards over at The Pixie Cottage this week

Birthday Fun with Toby Tumble at Cuddly Buddly!

Now last week I announced that I had a new DT position at Cuddly Buddly and this week we are starting the introductions of the new Challenge Design Team Members and I'd love you to go and see them all at the Cuddly Buddly blog
We have new cards , just getting in the swing of things before the new challenges start on July 1st, and I got to work with the super sweet little Toby Tumble

Challenges:
KB Cute - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
The Beary Scrap - Sketch
Ooh La La - Happy Birthday
Scrappy Frogs - Happy Birthday
Anita B Stampin - Layers
Digital Tuesday - Animal Friends
Sisterhood of Crafter - Buttons
The Shabby Tearoom - 2 Papers, 4 Buttons, 6 Layers (the buttons have pearls on top)
ABC - V is for Variety, 3 or more different embellishments (I used flowers, buttons, pearls and lace)
Crafts and Me - Punch It Out (inside)
Bunny Zoe's - Lace
Happileigh Scrappin - Lots of Embellishments
House of Gilli - Flowers
Copic Creations - Vintage/Distressed
AI Factory - Distressed

Card Recipe:
Image - Toby Tumble Not Too Much Trouble
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Joanns Card Essentials
Flowers - Prima
Buttons - Stash
Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz Regal Flourishes

I printed and colored two copies of the image. I cut out the art with Toby and the gift and popped it up on top for some extra dimension.
I'm really excited about this new team, some fabulous paper crafters, and it is setting up to be a fun Summer!
Katie

Cooking It Up #64 - Make a Romantic Embossed Ribbon

EDITED TO ADD - Made the Top 3 at Creative Inspirations Paint. Thanks!!!!!
and
Second place at Happileigh Scrappin. Thanks!!!!

It's a new recipe challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
We have a super sponsor in Designed 2 Delight and the team got some super images to work with.

The ingredients this week are:
Make it Romantic
Include some Embossing
Finish with some Ribbon

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries max)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon etc)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Friends
Happileigh Scrapping - Lots of Embellishments
ABC - V is for Variety (use at least 3 different embellishments, I used pearls, rhinestones, flowers and ribbon)
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
House of Gilli - Flowers
Crafty Emma's - Embossing
Stamp Something - Use a Sentiment

Card Recipe:
Image - Beautiful Blessings by D2D
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Blossom Song Stack by DCWV (at Michaels)
Flowers - Prima Trellis Rose in Fontaine
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage and Hobby Lobby
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Spritz - Homemade
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

This is such a gorgeous image, different from my usual choices but I absolutely love how the card turned out.
I hope you'll come over and join in at Cooking It Up With Katie and share your latest creation!

Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - We're Grillin' and Chillin'!!!

EDITED TO ADD - Won a Top 3 Place at Anything Goes Challenge THANKS!!!!

It's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we are thinking towards Summer and all those wonderful day's outside!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 ( I chose Floral Paper, Square and Orange)
Fresh Brewed Monthly - Summer or Beach
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Dream Valley - Old and New (old papers and brand new image)
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Happileigh Scrappin - Sewing (real or faux)
Karens Doodles - Bold and Bright
Lexi's - Spots and/or Stripes
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, bling, punches, ribbon)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Punches/Die Cuts, Flowers and Ribbon)
Ladybug Crafts - Orange
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Laid Back Lucy
Sentiment - Summer Surfing Fun Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cloud 9
Chipboard Letters - Target
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy
Rhinestone flowers - Michaels $1 spot

Now I don't want to say whether Lucy has a Lemonade or a Margarita today, I'll leave that to your imagination!
Katie