Happy Birthday! - With a "Wee" little Girl! (and a HUGE piece of news from me!!)

I have been holding in some super news for the past few days and now I'm allowed to spill!! Cuddly Buddly decided that now they have 7 Digital Artists that it was time to have a dedicated team working to promote the fabulous images through bi-weekly challenges and ......I'm on the team!!!!!!
Cuddly Buddly were one of the first places I bought digital stamps from over two years after seeing them in a card magazine I bought on a trip home to England. Over the past two years I have been steadily gathering a selection of images and now I get to use them for you all to see!!!
One of the latest artists draws a line called "Wee Stamps" and today I have a card featuring one of those images (and I had this one even before they put a DT call out!)
I like that I can choose from a variety of artists all in one place and have them all with me seconds after I check out, gotta love that!
I am super excited and after all the harrowing weather the midwest, Texas and southern states have been having it is nice to have something to smile about so I hope you'll celebrate this new team with me!
There are some fabulous DT members there, you can see them on the side bar of the Cuddly Buddly blog, I have no idea how I got picked but I am super excited.
And for you that are "Challenge Addicts" like me be sure to check back on July 1st when Challenge #1 will be launched and I have the honor of choosing the first challenge theme!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp - Sketch
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Any form of Coloring
My Mum's Craft Shop - Favorite Colors
Creative Craft Challenges - Brown, Blue and Cream
Colour Create - Cream, Brown and White and One other color (I chose blue)
Ruby's Rainbow - Denim and Daughters
Paper Pretties - Happy Birthday
Digital Tuesday - Texture
Ambers Crafts - Vintage
Kaboodle Doodles - Distress
Paper Romance - Distressing
The House that Stamps Built - Stitching
Crafts and Me - Gems and Pearls
Anita Be Stampin - Lace and Pearls
Hanna and Friends - Lace and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Lace and Bow
Bunny Zoe's - Lace
Bearly Mine - Lace and Die Cut
My Time To Craft - Use a Die Cut
PALS Paper Arts - Brads

Card Recipe:
Image - Suzi With Bunny, Wee Stamps at Cuddly Buddly
Sentiment - Studio G
Paper - Ella Blue by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Exclusive
Border Die - Marianne D Creatables
Rhinestone Brads - Recollections
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon, Bow and Lace - Offray
Chalk Ink - Dark Brown Cats Eye

This little girl is so sweet and innocent looking, carrying her basket of flowers and cute little bunny friend.
I popped up the whole image on to foam as I could make a space underneath for the lace and ribbon and so all of it sits so nice and smoothly.
I used chalk ink on all the layers for a little vintage feel, I think it goes well with the designs and colors of the patterned paper.
I really hope you like this and be sure to come back tomorrow for a brand new Design Team Challenge at Designed 2 Delight!

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

Pile It On - Travel Around The World in 7 Days

This week at Pile It On we are sponsored by Sparkle Creations and our challenge is "Travel Around The World in 7 Days!"
So you can choose any sort of travel to depict on your projects.
Sparkle was very generous with stamps for the Design Team and they were so much fun to work with.

Challenges:
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Use A Sketch
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Craft Your Days Away - Show Us Your Layers
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Sparkle Creations - Photo Inspiration (lilac, pink, lemon, white)
Tuesday Throwdown - Brads or Eyelets
Thrilling Thursday - Buttons, Brads or Bows
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Paper Romance - Summer
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Delicious Doodles - Teenager
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 ribbons and 3 papers)
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Crusin' Chloe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Gathered Ribbon - Offray
Floral Ribbon - Michaels
Flowers - Paper Mania
Pearl Brads - Recollections

This was such a cute to paper piece and with this "flower power" style paper I thought it was perfect for the little bug!
So know it's time to pack your suitcases and get traveling with us over at Pile It On this week!

Cooking It Up #59 - Tag Me With Ribbons and Bows

It's time to get creating again over at Cooking It Up With Katie!

The ingredients this week are:

Use some Ribbons
Include a Tag (or two!)
Finish with a Bow

Challenges:
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Shannon's Sentiments - Anything But A Card
AI Factory - Flowers in Bloom
CRAFT - Flowers
Going Grey - Flowers
Paper Romance - Tags
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Tags
Creations by Gill M - Birds in The Garden
Frosted Designs - Birds and/or Butterflies
The Shabby Tearoom - Butterfly Wishes
Stamp Something - Flowers, Buttons and Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Buttons
Incy Wincy - Buttons and Bows

Tag Recipe:
Image -
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterflies - Papermania
Flowers and Buttons - Stash
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust

I made a set of 3 tags and I just can't wait for the next special birthday to add one to :)
Tags are a nice change from cards or an addition to one so be sure to come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie!

Pile It On - Romantic and Fancy - It's a Bunny Wedding!

"Romantic and Fancy" is the challenge theme this week at Pile It On
We are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps so be sure to join for a chance to win something wonderful from them!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude! - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Crafty Ann's - Elvis Song Inspiration (Love Me Tender)
Whimsie Doodles - Punch It Out
Thrilling Thursday - Get Punchy
Pals Paper Arts - Punches
Stamptacular Sunday - Buttons, Bling and Bloom
Card Making Mama's - Embellish it
Charisma Cardz - Bling and Sparkle
Crop Stop - Shine On
Frosted Designs - Bling
Paper Romance - Bling
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle - Glitz
Flutterby - Buttons and Bows (and Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
Pixie Dust - Fluttering Wings
Secret Crafter - Butterflies
Little Miss Muffet - Stitching
If The Shoe Fits - Stitching
Belli - Seamstress
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Cute Card Thursday - Couples
Southern Girls - Animals
CRAFT - Photo Inspiration (wedding)
Amber's Crafts - Flowers
Crafty Creations - Bunnies
Alys Sunday - Bunnies
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 or more (I picked ribbon, bow, pearls)
Reasonable Ribbon - Dies and/or Punches and Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Love Bunnies by Whimsy Stamps
Paper - The Linen Closet by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Fleur De Lis (used as a mat and as the corners)
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Bow - Offray
Doily - Wilton
Pearls - The Paper Studio and Recollections
Rhinestone Flowers - The Paper Studio

This little loved up couple sure are cute! I've had the image for ages but never used it and I certainly think it is romantic enough for this challenge!
We hope to see you "putting on the Ritz" for our "Romantic and Fancy" challenge this week at Pile It On

Guest Designer at Incy Wincy - Pink and Brown

It's time for another guest card for and this week we have a color combo challenge of Pink and Brown.
This combo is one of my favorites as it leads to a vintage, shabby chic feel to a card and it works so well for girl cards.
We are sponsored by the fabulous Di's Digi's and this image I got to work with was so cute!

Challenges:
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Copic Creations - Colorless blender tricks (I used burlap soaked in blender and dabbed on the bear for texture)
365 Cards Day 230 - Last but Not Least (a technique you've been putting off trying, see above!)
Our Creative Corner - More Is Better (3 of more types of embellishment) (brads, buttons, punches, sticker)
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Stitching
Totally Gorjuss - Pink
Wee Memories - Celebrate Good Times
Paper Sundaes - For Someone Little
Paper Romance - Buttons

Card Recipe:
Image - Ted's99 by Di's Digi's
Paper - My Minds Eye Loves Nest
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - Making Memories
Buttons - Stash
Border and Corner punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment Sticker - KI Memories

How cute is this little bear? It is images like this that remind me of "home" (4500 miles away in England) as a "99" with a Flake was my favorite treat from "Mr Whippy" :)
I hope you like her too.