Pile It On - Your Favorite Technique

It's Sunday and so that means it's time to grab your challenge lists and PILE IT ON!
We have a super simple challenge for you this week, we want to see your favorite technique and be sure to tell us what it is.
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Wax Fruit Company who provided us with fabulous images to use.
I chose my favorite technique of paper piecing and this basket of raspberries was the perfect image to use it on :)

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
Simon Says Stamp - Stitching
Paper Play - Fruity
My Time To Craft - Food of any kind
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Bloggers Challenge - Flowers
Creative Craft Challenges - Flowers (3 entries only)
Thrilling Thursday - Pick 3 (I chose digi image, embossing and ribbon)
Frosted Designs - Pick 2 (I chose ribbon and rhinestones)
Digital Tuesday - Bling It Up (with a digi)
Colour Create - Fuchsia, Green and White
2 Sisters - Summertime Fun
Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer
One Stop Craft - Summertime
The Stamping Boutique - Summertime
Totally Gorjuss - Summertime
Card Makin Mamas - Summer (2 entries only)
Going Grey - Summer (2 entries)
Reasonable Ribbon - Summer Fun (and ribbon)
Crafty Purple Frog - Summer Fun
Squigglefly - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Raspberry Basket by Wax Fruit Company
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Happy Go Lucky Pad Lime Twist by My Minds Eye
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Embossing Folder - Crafts Too
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Flower - Prima
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

So now it's time for you to get out all your challenge links, make a big list, get creating and come and share with us at PILE IT ON!

Extra! Extra! More Cuddly Buddly Fun!

You may have read earlier that today is the start of the Cuddly Buddly challenges!
Well one new team member has had a lot going on and couldn't get her card in on time so I got to play along twice this week! Scratch that, it was a mix up but I still got to make a second card :) Remember if you want to play that the theme is "A Brand New...." and that you need a Cuddly Buddly digital product to enter but there tons of FREEBIES to choose from so you have no excuse not to play along!

The reason this card is in a separate post is that it is going into challenges and I can't enter two cards into the same challenge with the same URL so this one is a stand alone!
I got to work with the fabulous artwork of Pachela Studios and chose Toby Tumbles friend Tabitha with her little butterfly friend.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Stamp N Doodle - Animals/Nature
Truly Scrumptious - Things With Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Lexi's - A Bug's Life
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
KB Cute Monday - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun
My Time To Craft - Here Comes Summer
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New (die cut and flowers are old, the image, papers and team are new!)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - More than 3 layers
Creative Inspirations - Stitching
4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Special Friends
Papers - Toby Tumbles Hearts and Flowers
Sentiment - Bits Of Ivory Garden Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Martha Stewart Glitter Markers Cool Spectrum
Border Die - Nellie Snellen Decorative Borders 3
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 1
Trim - Offray
Flower - Stash
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Fabric Brad - Dear Lizzy

Tabitha is such a cutie and the way the images are drawn make it easy for even a beginner colorist to get a great result. I added a few glittery bits with my Martha Stewart glitter pens, I do have and use the Atyou Spica Copic's but the Martha one's have a bolder glitter and sometimes bolder is better! LOL
Anyway I hope you've enjoyed both of my Cuddly Buddly cards today, be sure to click on my main blog banner to be taken to the home page so you don't miss anything and also run on over to Cuddly Buddly and join in the fun of the first challenge!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #7! - So Pretty In Pink!

Wow I can't believe I'm on week 7 of my Magnolia Monday's!
Thanks to all who have linked in so far and I hope you'll spread the word so more come along. Remember there is never a theme, always "Anything Goes" as long as it has a Magnolia stamp and is posted on Monday! So if you schedule your posts ahead of time you can always include Magnolia Monday to your Monday post!
This week I've gone out of the card creating and I've altered a drink container with 4 lovely Tilda's!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything But A Card
Totally Tilda - Anything But A Card
It's A Magnolia Challenge - Not a Square
Crafty Emma's - Not a Square
My Time To Craft - More Than One Image
Pear Tree Designs - Something Stamped
Magnolia-licious - Pink
CCEE Stampers - Pink
The Ribbon Girls - Pink and Cream
The Crafty Pad - Soft Pastels
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Make It Sparkle
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine
Alphabet Challenge - H is for Half Dozen (I used 6 flowers on the lid)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Buttons
Totally Gorjuss - Ribbons and Lace
Dream Valley - Ribbon
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Bows
Just Magnolia - Butterflies
The Stampman - Butterflies/Dragonflies
Lexi's - It's A Bugs Life
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Things With Wings
Simply Create - Fly With Us
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
By The Cute and Girly - In The Garden
The Official Magnolia Challenge - Summer
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Alots Rubber Stamps - Summertime
Wags N Whiskers - Summertime
Craft Us Crazy - Summertime
The Paper Variety - Summer
Crafting For All Seasons - Summer
Fairy Knoll - Summer
Papertake Weekly - Here Comes The Sun
Tuesday Taggers - Here Comes The Sun
The Paper Shelter - Fun in The Sun
Delightful Challenges - Fun in The Sun
Stampin For The Weekend - Favorite Things (1 entry only) (Tilda is a huge favorite of mine as well as Copic coloring)
Sweet Stampin - Something Old, Something New (the stamp is new but the grass die is at least 10 years old)

Project Recipe:
Box - Held drink mixes
Images - Tilda With Water Can, Tilda With Ladybug, Tilda With Flowing Hair and Tilda With Strawberries
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee 6X6 by Prima
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Butterflies - Large is a Floral pick from Michaels, Small Vlinder by Prima
Lace - Wrights
Flowers - Michaels Bridal dept
Pearls - Recollections
Grass Border Die - Dayco Die Cuts (no longer in business)

I spritzed the flowers and butterflies to within an inch of their lives! LOL

Another view of the glitz and spritz!

Tilda With Water Can

Tilda With Ladybug

Tilda With Flowing Hair

Tilda With Strawberries

I'm not sure yet what I'm going to use it for yet but I'm thinking white and pink candies would look cute in it, and perfect for those "munchie moments" I get when I'm crafting :)
Anyway I'd love to see your Magnolia creations so please link in the Inlinkz below if your post is dated today, Monday June 27th, and I'll come and leave some love!

Each Year is Better than the Last! - Birthday Celebration

We all need birthday cards and today's card is going in that big stack I like to have to fall back upon!
I used a super cute stamp that I got at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More that I've had for ages but it hadn't seen ink before!
My challenge to you this weekend is to find a stamp that you've had for ages and not yet used and give it some air!

Challenges:
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
Stamp With Fun - Sketch
Paper and Such - Happy Birthday
Crafty Ann's - Happy Birthday
Stamping Scrapping - Birthday
Come and Get It - Birthday
Bee Crafty - Birthday for the Little Ones
Birthday Sundaes - 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Different Embellishments (brads, rhinestones and a sticker)
Card Makin Mama's - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Different Embellishments (brads, rhinestones and a sticker)
Papertake Weekly - Punches or Die Cuts
Crafts and Me - Punches
Jac-Inks - Heat Embossing
My Time To Craft - Scallops
Little Miss Muffet - Tags or Banners (my paper has banners all over it)

Card Recipe:
Image - Lily and Milo Congratulations
Paper - Basic Grey Life of The Party
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - KI Memories
Ink - Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black
Embossing Powder - Ranger Super Fine in Clear

As this was a clear stamp I like to use Versafine ink as opposed to Memento as I think it gives a much clearer and cleaner stamped image. However Versafine and Copic's don't like each other much so to stop the ink bleeding I just gave it a quick coat of clear embossing powder and heat set it. I will admit that I really like the raised finish on an embossed image and so the extra couple of steps are worth it me.
I hope you've liked this and I hope that Blogger doesn't have any more big problems looming!
Have a wonderful Saturday and be sure to drop by tomorrow for a card for Pile It On!
Katie

Digital Delights - Shabby Little Daisy!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This week I used one of the latest releases, a great set of friendly flowers with cute sentiments to match.
I decided to use a vintage style paper and go with a little Shabby Chic style of card.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust - Say It Out Loud (use a sentiment)
Stampin B's - Use a Square, Circle and Oval
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Distressing
Truly Scrumptious - Vintage
Your Next Stamp - Texture
Stampin Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Bearly Mine - Inside Out (decorate inside too)
Papertake Weekly - Dimension (layer something)
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Layer It Up!
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Fresh Brewed - Cute and Sweet
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
The Paper Variety - Flowers
Peartree Designs - Lace
The Shabby Tea Room - Lace and Doilies
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Anything Goes - Pearls
Card Cupids - Use 2 Colors (I chose Yellow and Blue)

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Faces and Sentiment
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Oval Die - Spellbinders
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn
Lace and Ribbon - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio

I printed the flower 3 times and colored, cut and layered the image.
I inked all the edges and die cuts to give it a vintage look.
I love the look of ribbon and lace together and the gathered ribbon works wonderfully like this. I finished both the outside and in with pearls.
I hope you like this and be sure to check out the rest of the work of the design team at Digital Delights

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #63 - Stitching

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here 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 "Stitching", you do machine, hand or even faux stitching, all work!
I decided to do a little altering this week instead of a card and so I decorated a box.
I took the hinges and lock off before covering it with paper and then added the embellishments. All the edges are inked and I used Creative Inspirations Paint in Fairy Dust for sparkle.

Challenges:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow - Stitching
Crop Stop - Lace
Meljen's - Punches
Paperplay - Distressing
Just Magnolia - Bingo (I chose Paper Piecing, flowers and distressing)
Magnolia Down Under - Shabby Chic
Make It Colorful - Color a Background
Allsorts - For A Special Lady
Crafty Pad - For Mum
My Time To Craft - For Mum
ECP - For Mum
Cupcake Crafts - Flowers for Mum
Quirky Crafts - Mothers Day Gift
Creative Inspirations - Mothers Day/Mum
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Ribbon
Creative Inspirations Paint - Flowers
Let's Ink It Up - Dies or Punches (must use Rubber stamp)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Paper Piecing
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Pearls
Stamping Scrapping Challenge - Sparkle
The Shabby Tearoom - Photo Inspiration and Flowers
Lexi's - Ribbon (but no bows or knots)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hat (Tilda is holding one)
Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace
Delicious Doodles - Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown - Florals
Ladybug Crafts - Handmade Flowers
The Stamping Boutique - Handmade Flowers
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes with a Handmade Flower
Anything Goes - Make You Own Embellishments

Card Recipe:
Image - At The Corner Of by ARTish and Tilda With Hat
Paper - - K and Co McKenna
Medium - Copic Markers
Fabric Brad - Heidi Grace
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Trim - Hobby Lobby
Lace - Offray
Ribbon - Offray
Roses - Wild Orchid
Box - Darice

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

I paper pieced Tilda's dress and added paint to her wings.
I made the rosette flower and then spritzed it with Smooch Spritz in Spun Sugar, I added Spritz to the Butterflies too.
This would make a great Mother's Day gift or for a special birthday.
I hope you've enjoyed this :)
Katie

Digital Delights New Releases - More Christmas!

It's time for some more fabulous Christmas releases at Digital Delights and you are going to love these!
They feature some wonderful Christmas Animals and I got to work with the super cute Christmas Bongo the Dog!

Challenges:
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Holiday card
One Stitch At A Time - Christmas
Critter Challenge - Christmas
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Use a Christmas Digi
Christmas Card Challenges - Candy Cane (or other sweet treat)
Charisma - With Love At Christmas
Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
Bee Crafty - Christmas
My Time To Craft - Quick and Cute
Papertake Weekly - Penny for The Guy (card for a boy)
Going Grey - Favorite Techniques (mine are coloring and using punches)
Creative Card Crew - Let's Punch It
Stamp Insanity - Punches
ABC - G is for Glitter
Little Red Wagon - Red

Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Bongo
Paper - The Christmas Combo by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Glitter - Frosted Lace Stickles
Candy Canes - Target $1 Spot

How cute is this little guy?
I added Frosted Lace Stickles to his hat and also the white on the candy can embellishments are Stickles too.
I just love him and all the rest of the new release so be sure to head over to Digital Delights to check them all out and also drop by The Team Blog to see all the other creations from the fabulous Design Team!

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!

Pile It On - Pennants/Banners

It's Sunday so that means another chance to Pile It On and have some super challenge fun!
This time we are sponsored by Bella Studio and we'd like to see you add one of the very popular pennants/banners to your card (mine is on the inside)

Challenges:
Wildflower - Sketch
Sweet Stampin - Banners
Stamp Something - Something Digital
Thoughtful Thursdays - Yellow, Orange and Red
Speedy The Cats Friends - Red, Orange and Yellow
AI Factory - Flower Frenzy
Cuttlebug Challenge - In The Garden (the butterfly is an embossed image that I cut out)
My Time To Craft - Butterflies
Flutterby - 3 or more Layers
Creatalicious - 3D
Lucy's Cards - Buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges - Buttons
Dare U2 Digi - Stitching
Paper Romance - Stitching
For Fun - Coloring
Anything Goes - Sparkle and Shine
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Anything Goes
The Town Scrapper - Anything Goes (it's their last challenge until after Labor Day)



Card Recipe:
Image - Pickletoes Sunflower by Bella Studio
Paper - DCWV Birdsong
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Butterfly by Cuttlebug
Sentiment - K&Co



I added the pennants to the inside message mat as they wouldn't fit right on the front!



She is a very sweet image and I hope you have time to join in with us for this super challenge!

Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop!

Here it is, it's Blog Hop Day!!!
Chi Chi Memories is holding a Blog Hop today and that's your place to start.
If you came to me from Jane then you are on the right track.
If not then please start at the beginning at Chi Chi Memories making sure to visit Lorraine along the way.
All the details are at Chi Chi Memories but what you need to do is visit all the team members blogs and leave them a little love :) After the hop is over 3 people will be chosen to receive 3 single images so the more blogs you comment on the better you chance of winning. You also have a chance by entering the challenge at the last stop on the hop.

The challenge for the team and for you is to complete a project using the following sketch.



You can play with any stamp you like but only Chi Chi image submissions will be eligible for entry for the prize, but we have a freebie you can use so there's no excuse not to play along is there? ;)

I got to use the fabulous Freddie (although I think I turned him into Freda!) and found a few challenges to help me with my creating:

Incy Wincy - For The Little Ones
The Pink Elephant - Gotta Wear Shades (bright fun colors)
My Time To Craft - Wild Thing
Copic Creations - Animals
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes Birthday
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Birthdays
Tellens Place - Two patterned papers



Card Recipe:
Image - Elephant Love by Chi Chi Memories
Papers - Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers






Now you're seen my card by sure to HOP HOP HOP along to Laura and then on the trail you go!
Be sure to comment on ALL the posts as the more people you post on the better chance you have of winning (one comment per team members blog only please).
And make sure you grab the freebie and play along with the sketch challenge too!
Have fun and KEEP ON HOPPING!!
Katie