The Pixie Cottage Challenge #69 - Sketch and/or Tag You're It

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage this week. Our optional theme is "Tag Your It" this week and we want to see you adding a tag to your card or maybe making some tags instead of a card.

Challenges:
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
ABC Design - Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges - May Flowers
Paper Romance - Favorite Die (I love anything by Spellbinders)
Phindy's Place - Embossing
If The Shoe Fits - Green
Totally Papercrafts - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Embellishments (3 flowers, 3 butterflies, 3 rhinestones)
Catered Crop - Card Inspiration
Crafty Pad - Spots and Dots
Happileigh Scrappin - Green
Critter Challenge - Green and Yellow
The Ribbon Reel - Color Challenge (I chose yellow and green)
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Sweet Pea by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Colorbok
Butterflies - Michaels $1 spot
Border Die - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix

Here is our sketch this week, at first I was so intimidated by it that I thought I couldn't use it but I gave it try and really love how it all turned out.

This gorgeous cutie just makes me smile!
We'd love to have you come and join us over at The Pixie Cottage this week!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sketch - Wonderful You with Tilda

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a sketch challenge!

Challenges:
Divas By Design - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Simon Say Stamp and Show - Anything Goes (vintage, distressed style)
2 Sisters - Distressed
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Flutterby - Open (with Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
My Mum's Craft Shop - Cute and Girly
Thrilling Thursday - Sweet or Girly
Prairie Fairy - Here Come the Girls
Incy Wincy - Girlie
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Beautiful
Lexi's - Friendship
ABC Design - Flowers
Everybody Art - Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges - May Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Paper Piercing or Piecing
Paperplay - Show Us Your Style (I love paper piecing, flowers, butterflies and lots of layers)
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with Stitching (real or faux)
Craft Your Passion - Check It Out
Cupcake Crafts - Gingham and Roses

Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda With Flower Pot
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly
Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly
and Martha Stewart Deep Edger Doily Lace
Blue Flowers - Caribbean Roses Prima
Sentiment - K and Co

This was our fabulous sketch.

I paper pieced the coat and shoes on Tilda and colored the rest. This is such a cute Tilda, you may remember I used her last week too and I think there may be more!
We'd love to see your creations with our sketch so come along and play with us at A Spoon Full Of Sugar.
Be sure to check out my blog candy post from yesterday or at the link at the top of the page.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage 68 - One For The Boys

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "One For The Boys"
So whether it's for the man in your life, your sons birthday or, like mine, celebrating the birth of a new baby boy be sure to come and share it with us!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Bunny Zoe - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Circles
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Secret Crafter - For a Baby
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Baby
Bearly Mine - Beautiful Babies
Friday Mash Up - Baby or Punches (or both)
Rubys Rainbow - Babies and Blue
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls (in the border die cut)
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet Dreams Photo Inspiration (cream, blue, neutral, bedroom photo)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (stamp is over a year old and the papers are new)
ABC Design - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea In Bloom by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Flowers - Sugar Plum Roses in Caribbean
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Lace - Offray
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders

This was the great sketch that we had the option of using.

I absolutely love this image. The baby is so adorable and could so easily work for boy and girl cards. I paper pieced the flower and pea pod and then inked all the layers before glued them down.
All the die cuts are inked around for a soft distressed feel.
I even inked the pearls to make them match the whole style of the card.
I really hope you like this one and will come along and share your cards and creations for all the boys big and small in your life over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #66 - Happy Birthday

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "Happy Birthday"

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Drunken Stampers - Technology Sucks (no electric tools allowed)
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Birthday
Delicious Doodles - All Stitched Up
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Let's Ink It Up - Stitching
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
Etsy Inspired Inspired by Trim at Creating Is Fun
Sugar Creek Hollow - Monochromatic

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence by Sandra Hammer
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Julianne
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Printed

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

This gorgeous image of Hannah had me envisioning her looking longingly and thinking about a special someone and so that's why I thought it was perfect for a birthday card for a very special someone. I paper pieced the dress with a very subtle patterned paper and added highlights with my Copic Markers.
The vintage style lace was a final touch along with the pearls on the die cut doily.
I hope you like her and everyone needs Birthday Cards so our challenge this week is perfect for increasing that stash.
Please come along and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #62 - Sketch and/or Sparkle

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "Sparkle" so get out your Glitter, Rhinestones, anything that Sparkles and Shines!

Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Use a Die Cut
Let's Ink It Up - Dies or Punches(must use Rubber stamp)
Cupcake Inspirations - Yellow and White and Daisies
Meljen's - Dots
Res Q - Sewing
One Stop Crafts - Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
Card Makin Mama's - Animals
2 Sisters - Furry Friends
Card Cupids - Spring
Alys - Happy Spring
Stamp With Fun - Spring
Stamping With The Dragon - Bring on Spring
Wags N Whiskers - Spring
I Did It - Spring

Card Recipe:
Image - Spring Friends by Eileen Gutierrez
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stash
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Studio G
Rhinestones - Studio G
Ribbon - Stash

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

Such a sweet little couple and they sit perfectly in the half circle.
I added daisy lace around the edge for a touch more Spring!
I hope you liked it and will come along and join in the latest challenge over at The Pixie Cottage!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #61 - Sketch and/or Green

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "Green" and you can choose to make that the color Green or give your card a "Green" theme by using something Recycled on it.

Challenges:
Going Grey - Anything Goes (2 entries)
Card Cupids - Green
Let's Ink It Up - Embossing (must use rubber stamp)
Sentimental Sunday's - Green and a Sentiment
ECP - Green
Shannon's Sentiments - Distressing
Card Makin Mama's - Green
Delicious Doodles - Green
Flutterby - Green and Butterfly, Fairy or Angel
Creative Craft Challenges - Lace (including Doilies)

Card Recipe:
Image - Wishing Well by ARTish
Paper - K and Co Julianne Paper Pad
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterflies - Martha Stewart stickers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily - Wilton
Tag - Office Max
Trim - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - K and Co

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

I inked all the edges and the doily too to give a Shabby Chic feel to the card.
Both the sentiment sticker and the butterflies have glitter on them for a little shimmer.
I hope you like this and we'd love to see you play along with us at The Pixie Cottage!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #60 - Sketch and/or Easter

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "Easter" so it's time to break out the baskets, bunnies and Easter Eggs!

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

Challenges:
Alys - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Belli Challenge - Animals
Alphabet Challenge - R is For Ribbon
The Crafty Pad - Ribbon
Lexi's - Easter
Catered Crop - Card Inspiration (pastels, Easter, ribbon, scallops)
Incy Wincy - Pastel Colors
Ladybug Crafts - Spring Colors
Gingerloft - Flowers
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo (cupcake with Spring flowers in green, lilac, pink, yellow and white)
Lets Ink It Up - Embossing (must use a rubber stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Buffy The Bunny by Alisa Ramirez
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stash
Border Sticker - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Small roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Large Flower - Prima
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Sentiment - Studio G

This was the great sketch we started with.

I used sheer dotted ribbon to weave around the die cut, I've seen this done before but this was the first time I tried it, and I really like how it turned out.
I added a little paint and topped it with Glamour Dust on the hair bow for a little extra sparkle.
I hope you'll get "Hopping Along" to The Pixie Cottage and show us your Easter creations too!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #52 - Sketch and/or Coloring

It's time for another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage
As always we have a new sketch for you if you like to use sketches and we have the technique challenge of "Using Your Favorite Coloring Method".
You can choose the sketch, the technique or both!
As the majority of cards have some form of coloring on them I'm sure you'll have no excuse not to play along this week!

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes (must be rubber stamp)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Wings
Alys - Wings
Sentimental Sundays - Wings
Auds Sentiments - Two Word Sentiment
Crafty Pad - Happy Birthday
Gingerloft - Celebrations
Charisma - Birthdays or Celebrations
Craft Your Passion - Tie One On (use ribbon)
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Woodware USA - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - SouthEnd Girls 2 by Andrea T. Seiler
Paper - Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles in Lavender
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Letter Beads - Walmart
Sentiment - Bo Bunny
Bow - Offray
Heart Punch - EK Success
Die Cut - Spellbinders

This is the great sketch we have this week for you to use if you like.

After coloring the image I cut her out and added Stickles to her wings.
Then I matted her on a Spellbinders die cut and then on a different patterned paper.
It's my daughter's 12th birthday on Friday and this may well go to her, I'll just have to see if I can keep it a secret until then! LOL
Katie

Pixie Cottage #41 - Something Sweet - Hoppy Halloween!

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and we have a great sketch for you to work with.





Along with the sketch we have the option of Something Sweet.

Challenges:
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Beary Scrap - Mist It Up
Allsorts - Bingo (Brads, Buttons and Punch)
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Stitching
Sweet Stampin - Ribbon
Lets Ink It Up - Halloween Colors
Paper Pretties - Green, Purple and Orange
Craft Your Passion - Orange, Purple and Black
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Boo
Creative Inspirations - Spooky
Sisterhood of Crafters - Halloween
Fab N Funky - Halloween
Baby Bud - Halloween
Double Dutch - Halloween
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Halloween
Creative Cottage - Halloween
Moving Along With The Times - Halloween
Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween
My Time To Craft - Halloween
Creative Inspirations - Halloween
2 Sisters - Halloween
ECP - Halloween
Crazy Challenge - Halloween
One Stop Crafts - Halloween
Stamp With Fun - Halloween
Stamp Something - Halloween
Frosted Designs - Halloween
Tellens Place - Trick or Treat
Paper Playtime - Pumpkins or Spiderwebs
Belli - Pumpkins
One Stitch At A Time - Embellish It
Craftalicious - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Hoppy Halloween by Eileen Gutierrez
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Spooktacular
Buttons - Dress It Up
Sentiment - Printed in Burton's Nightmare font
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - American Crafts
Brad - Spare Parts
Shimmer Spritz - Sparkle by Tsukineko

I think you can see the shimmer that the mist gives the image (hard to capture on a photo). This one is very subtle and I sprayed two coats (letting one dry completely before the second) to give the amount of shimmer I needed. There are many on the market and it's worth getting a few different kinds as they all look different when dry.
I hope you liked this cute this Halloween froggy and be sure to be back tomorrow for a super girly card!

Time for a Cool Down - Winter Wonderland Card

It is still getting into the 90's here in Texas and I could really do with a cool down. As the weather channel don't seem to be sending me one I thought I may make my own with a Christmas Card! LOL
This is my 1st Christmas card this year and I really like how it turned out.
The April stamp was actually a Valentines stamp but with a little careful cutting and a Winter color theme I think she works well for this card too.

Challenges:
365 Cards Day 206 - Winter Wonderland Scene
Raise the Bar - Bundle Up
ABC Christmas - T is for Tree
2 Sisters - Christmas
Sew Many Challenges - Christmas
Aimees - Christmas Wishes
Creative Inspirations - 2 of More Stamped Images
Fresh Brewed - Paper Piecing
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
Christmas Card Challenge - Distressing
ABC - D for Distressing
Let's Ink It Up - Favorite Stamp and a Charm
Belli - B themed embellishments, Bow and Brads
The Pink Elephant - Aqua, DP and any Embellishment
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Charisma - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times - To Do List: 2 dps, glitter (in the paper), embossing (I heat embossed the puffy paint)

Card Recipe:
Images - Winter Window and April With Hearts
Paper - My Minds Eye and Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers and Airbrush System
Snowflake charms - Making Memories
Puffy Paint - Tulip

I managed to get it to work this morning :)
You can see that I paper pieced Aprils bow and dress and colored the rest of her and the image with Copic's. I airbrushed with W3 and E40 to give a (hopefully) dusk feeling to the image. Then finally I added Puffy Paint to certain areas of the the snow and heated it to pop it up.
I don't know whether April is peeking in at Santa's workshop, going to start caroling but whatever she is doing I think she looks cute and hope you do too.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #33 - Back 2 School

It's another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and we have another fabulous sketch from Pam.
Sadly Pam has had some health issues that have forced her to step down from creating cards for us but she has a lasting legacy here as she created many wonderful sketches and we will continue using them to honor her time with us.



The challenge along with the sketch this week is a great one, "Back To School".
If your children haven't already gone back then they will be super soon and it's the perfect time to celebrate the upcoming school year.

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!


Challenges:

Twisted Thursday - Back to School and Yellow
Frosted Designs - Back To School
Character Cafe - Glaze
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Stampin For The Weekend - Anything Goes
Stamp Insanity - Button Up Buttercup
Ellephantastic - Male Project
Stempeltraeume - Card for a Man (mine is for a boy)
Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes plus Yellow
One Stitch at a Time - Say it With Shapes
Crafty Ho's - Photo Inspiration (I did Back to School with it)



Card Recipe:
Image - Udderly Adorable Boy by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Acrylic Letters - Recollections
Buttons - Stash
Sentiment - Printed




I think this little guy really is "adoraBULL" and I added Glossy Accents to his hat to make him super awesome!
I hope all your little ones (and bigger ones too) have got over the 1st Day "Gitters" and are back to enjoying learning and being with their friends.
Be sure to use a little of that time you have on your hands (yeah right Mom's?) and come and show us your creations.