Digital Delights - It's a BBQ Party!

Another Thursday has rolled around and so it means some more samples from the Digital Delights Team!
This time I decided to forgo a card and instead made a set of napkin rings for my next BBQ!!

Challenges:
Decorate To Celebrate - Any Handmade Party Decoration/Favor etc
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Patties Creations - Anything But A Card
Totally Papercrafts - Don't Be Square
Polkadoodle - Anything But A Card (10 maximum challenges)
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Digi Design House - Anything But a Card
Fresh Brewed - Anything But A Card

Project Recipe:
Images - Grillin' and Chillin' set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Keeping Memories Alive (years old!)

These were super simple make and I think will look great on the table!
I simply printed out lots of images, colored them and cut them out.
Then I made a simply ring of cardstock topped with patterned paper and glued the images on top!
They were a fun project to make and would a great thing for any party, just switch out the images to match your party theme!
Katie

Round and Round - New stamps (well new to me!!)

Happy Saturday and I hope you are enjoying the start to the Holiday weekend!
Today I have a card using a product that isn't new to the market but it is new to me!
I've loved the cards I've seen made with the Just Rite Stampers and last week decided to take the plunge and buy some to try for myself.
As soon as the box arrived I dug right in and just had to try them straight away.
Luckily Just Rite have a challenge on Friday's and this week it is a sketch so it gave me a jumping off point to get me going.

Just Rite Stampers - Sketch
Annabelle Stamps - Ribbon
Stamp Something - Recipe: some designer paper, ribbon, bow and a tag
Your Next Stamp - Use a Border Punch
Polka Doodle - Sew and Sew
Simply Saturday - Simply Stitched
Fun With Shapes - My Favorite Colors
Frosted Designs - Flower photo inspiration
Charisma Cards - Circles
Pixie Dust - Circles



Card Recipe:
Image - Just Rite Stamps 3 1/4" round and Plant a Little Love set
Paper - DCWV The Linen Closet stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Studio G





This is so not my usual style but I wanted to give them a try and I know I'll be doing some more like this soon.
Also scroll down a little as I have a blog candy posted HERE
Katie

Treehouse #50 Pink, Sky Blue, Brown, Cream

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Yaneri.
She has a color challenge for you and wants to see Pink, Sky Blue, Brown and Cream.

As usual I have other challenges that I used to help me with this card:

Gingersnaps - Quote
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - Summer Breeze
Flutterby - Flowers and Butterfly
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Flower Power
Color Throwdown - Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Baja Breeze
Creative Craft World - Easel Card
Corrosive - Easel Card
Inky Impressions - Choose at least 2, I chose Easel Card, Flowers, Circle and Sparkle
Getting Crafty with Ann - Round and Round
Cupcake Inspirations - I chose the Pink and the Pearls from the photo
Crafty Creations - Encouragement
Simply Saturday - Scallops
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute and Girly
Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Pearl
Digi Doodle Shop - Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
Doodle Palace - Pop It Up
Charisma - 3D



Card Recipe:
Image - Aloha Collection from Treehouse Digitals
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV
Flowers- Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders and Quickcutz
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Pearls - Martha Stewart colored with Copic's





I colored the butterfly 3 times, cut it out and popped it up for more dimension.
I gave it a quick spritz of Smooch to make it shimmer and shine.
This was such fun to make and I hope you are inspired by the colors and go and join in with us this at The Treehouse.
Katie

SURPRISE!!! Happy Birthday Wendy!!

I know you don't usually see Digital Delights cards on a Saturday but today is a very special day.
Our fine and fearless leader (and artist of all the wonderful images) is having a Birthday!!! Yes Wendy is another year older, but of course doesn't look it ;)
So to celebrate the Design Team has pulled out all the stops and each has made her a card to show how much she means to all of us :)
We'd love you to see them all so we've made a little route for you to HOP, HOP, HOP along!
When you get to the end you will be at Wendy's blog where you can wish her a Happy Birthday too!
The blogs with cards go in this order (if you get lost along the way)
Katie YOU ARE HERE
Cindy
Lisa F
Rosalien
Rachel
Anne
Lisa V
Wendy, the Birthday girl so be sure you wish her well!


Now even though this is to celebrate Wendy's birthday no card of mine would be complete without a few challenges too!


Little Paper Shop had a great color combo of Turquoise, White and Purple
Kaboodle Doodles want a Happy Birthday card
Fun With Shapes also want a Happy Birthday card
Polkadoodle want a Special Birthday card and I think it's pretty special if you get a Surprise Blog Hop for your Birthday!
Flourishes want a card for a Celebration
Cute Card Thursday also want a Celebration
Corrosive had a Sketch that I tweaked a little to make my image fit!



Card Recipe:
Image - Sydney the Rabbit by Digital Delights in Wonderland Collection
Paper - Flower Shower by DCWV
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby





So I wish Wendy a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! And from one Brit to another I promise not to give you the bumps! LOL

Now you've seen my card HOP along to Cindy and see what she has for Wendy and then follow along to see them all!
Have a wonderful Saturday and be sure to wish Wendy a Very Happy Birthday when you get to her blog at the end of the line.
Katie

With a Spring in My Step I present 2 "Just Because" Cards!

Happy Saturday,
I've two new cards that I'd love you to see and hope you'll scroll down to see both of them.
Each have their own little list of challenges.

Card 1 Challenges

One Stitch at a Time had a geat sketch sponsored by Karens Doodles
Tellens Place wanted you to Bling It On
Sweet Pea want Spring with Flowers, Green, Pink and Yellow
Totally Papercrafts wanted something for Mothers Day or a A Special Lady
Tuesday Taggers wanted Swirls and Curls



Card Recipe:

Image - Sweet Pea - Bamboo Serenade
Paper - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Sizzix
Sentiment - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers





Card 2 Challenges

Paper Sundaes had a great sketch too (that's why I made two cards as I loved both sketches!)
Copic's Colour want BG15 Aqua, B93 Light Crockery Blue and Y21 Buttercup Yellow
Your Next Stamp wanted a Big Bow
Just Magnolia wanted a Tent Card
Alphabet Challenge were at S for Stamping
Polkadoodle want Wings
Get Sketchy want a Spring card
Daring Cardmakers want Aquamarine as it is March's birthstone
The Town Scrapper want Spring
Flutterby had a photo inspiration (and a fairy, angel or butterfly)

(Who's hiding behind the gate?)



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda as a Butterfly
Image 2 - Gate from Flower Soft and they are on a fabulous deal right now :)
Paper - DCWV Flower Shower Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - SEI

Why it's Tilda!





I hope you've enjoyed these two cards and if you get a chance to be creative this weekend break out the Spring colors and have a little fun!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps- Say It With Love- Featured Stamper

Happy Thursday,
Another week has rolled around and it's time for another challenge at Treehouse Stamps
Each week we have a featured stamper from the design team and this time it's ME!

The challenge was "Say It With Love" and I've already made enough Valentines cards this year so I took the theme in another direction.
I decided to use one of the new release digital stamps ( Little Miracles out TODAY!) and make a "Baby Love" card. Also if you've been following my cards for a while you'll know that I LOVE Paper Piecing and I use that technique in this card so it's LOVE times two!

I did use a few other challenges to help me out.

Die Cut Dreams wanted you to Have a Heart
Polkadoodles wanted Paper Piecing
Fun With Shapes want Hearts and Stripes
Kaboodle Doodle wanted Spots and Stripes
Lexi's want Spots or Stripes
Friday Sketchers had a great sketch
Humble Pie had a Love theme
Just Cute Bears wanted Hearts along with a Teddy Bear
Crafty Cardmakers wanted Digital Delights
Stamp With Sarah Kay wanted a Baby Card



This cute little girl was from the Little Miracles set and was printed on to 4 different colored cardstocks and then paper pieced. Afterwards I added highlights with my Copic's for good measure.
I cut and matted her with Quickutz Nesting Circle dies.
The papers are all K&Co from the Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl pad and the sentiment is K&Co too.
The heart border punch is Martha Stewart and I double punched it to make a heart paper lace. Then I added Queen and Co pearls in alternating sizes along it.



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I hope you can see the paper piecing on this little girl.
I'd love you to join in the challenge at Treehouse Stamps this week!
Katie

Sketch 15 for Delightful Sketches with New Releases and a Blog Hop!

Happy Thursday!
Hey there DIGITAL DELIGHTS DIVAS!! How are you? Oh... .....do we have a surprise for you! In honor of our NEW release.....we thought.... how about a HOP!! Woohoo!! We were thinking that is was about time for a blog hop!! How is that for FUN!! Know what the best part is? There are LOTS of prizes to be had for all!! Want to find out what you have to do? Check out the DEETS below, for your chance to win!! You do want to win don't you? Of course you do! So be sure to join the fun!! See you at the HOP!!

DIGITAL DELIGHTS, Delightful Blog Hop DEETS!

WANT TO WIN THE PRIZES?

-Each DT DIVA will have a prize for you! Leave a comment on each Diva's blog and you will have a chance to win the IMAGE they have used for their creation. How COOL is that?

- The DIGITAL DELIGHTS blog has a PRIZE for you too! The biggest of them all!! How about we give ONE lucky, random winner the WHOLE January release!! Now that IS cool!

-To qualify, you MUST leave a comment on EACH Divas blog and also leave a comment at the end of the hop at the DIGITAL DELIGHTS blog

-You will have until MIDNIGHT on Sunday the 24th, to leave your comments!

WINNERS!
-ALL winners will be announced on MONDAY the 25th!! Check EACH DT DIVAS blog for their winners and check HERE for the GRAND PRIZE!!!

BLOG HOP ROUTE!

Anne - My Paper Place
Cindy - Royal Things
Jacquie - Java Blu Stamper
Julie - Crafty Place
Katie - Both Sides of the Paper (YOU'RE HERE RIGHT NOW!)
Lisa F- Stamping For Sanity
Lisa V - Lisas Paper Fun
Nicole - Anderson Arts
Rachel - My Cardstock Creations
Rosalien - Card Fun
Wendy - Creations by Louby Loo
Back to Digital Delights



That's all it takes!, so we'll send you on your way and we'll see you back here real soon!! Happy Hopping!!!

There's a fabulous new sketch at Delightful Sketches that all the team got to use with the new release.



And I added a few other challenges to the card as well.
If The Shoe Fits had a color combo of Shades of Purple and Grey
Alphabet challenge were at L is for Lilac
Paper Makeup had a Birthday theme
Crafty Catz also wanted a Birthday Card
Polkadoodles had a Love theme
Pile It On wanted you to Tie It On and use at least 3 ribbons
Creative Card Crew wanted you to "Punch It"
Simon Says Stamp want you to "Punch It"


Well Doobie certainly is a cute bear and I colored him with Grey toned Copic's to keep with one fo the color challenges. I don't think you can see from the photo but I lightly airbrushed the background in lilac. Santa brought me the Airbrush System and a compressor so be sure to look out for more in the coming weeks.
The dp are Best Occasions for the purple and KMA for the greys.
The rhinestones are Michaels and the ribbons just from my stash.
I printed the sentiment and cut it with a Label Nestie to match Doobie.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.


A close up, he sure looks full of love to me!
Remember that by leaving a comment here you can be in with a chance of winning him!

I hope you'll now travel on to see Lisa F at Stamping For Sanity and remember to leave a comment at all the members blogs to be in with a chance of winning the whole release!
Katie

Is it a New Month already! A new card for Lily Boo!

Happy October!
It's a very busy blog day here and over the course of the day they'll be 3 new posts! LOL
It's time for a brand new challenge at Lily Boo Too and this time it's a wonderful sketch from the talented Jane!
I really tweaked this one but when I saw the triangle I knew I had to make a Christmas Tree!
I used a wonderful image from the Christmas Collection that you can get here and although I've said it before this was so much fun to color! I was actually glad I have Promarkers as well as Copic's as the fine tip was perfect for all the tiny parts.
There are also a couple challenges that this one fits too.
Polka Doodles wanted to see Digi Coloring in any medium.
A Spoon Full Of Sugar wanted to see a Christmas Card











I hope it's put you in the Christmas Spirit and remember the Holidays are fast approaching so you should be thinking about Christmas cards if you haven't already started! LOL
Be sure to drop on over to the challenge and try your hand at the sketch too!
Katie

Happy Monday and another Christmas Card! Plus my new Marker Caddy find!

Hello Everyone!
There were a couple more Christmas in July challenges that I wanted to do so this week I'll have two more cards for you to see.
This one covers 4 challenges:
Polka Doodles gave me the sketch and I rotated it a 1/4 turn
Paper Play wanted a card for a boy or man, I think the blues make this more boyish
The Cuttlebug Spot had the Christmas in July theme
and
Belli wanted metal tags.

I used a wonderful Dustin Pike Image that you find at Doodle Dragon and colored him with Copic's, cut him out and matted him on an oval that has been embossed with Cuttlebugs Swiss Dots folder.
The papers are Walmart from a couple of years ago but I love them!
I also embossed the border with the Snowflakes folder. I used Coredinations cardstock and sanded it to reveal the white center, I love that cardstock!!


The inside has more dp and an oval journal mat to coordinate with the one on the front.



As I mentioned on Friday I wanted to share a wonderful container that I found at Target. It was designed to hold beverages on your outdoor table but my daughter saw it and said "Mum that would work perfectly for your markers!". I had previously had the markers in hanging buckets which worked great apart from when I wanted to take them downstairs to work on a piece in the evening to be with everyone else. I used to have to get a try and balance 6 or 7 small buckets on it and make my way downstairs. Now I just grab the handle of one container and I'm fixed!
The best thing was it was originally $12.99 and I got it for 50% off so just $6.49!
I found it online too Caddy but it still full price there (I don't know why it says not available in stores either)





I think it looks like I need more Green markers, what do you think? ;)



So I can get all my Copic's, my Promarkers and Prismacolor markers in one caddy.
I hope you liked today's snowman and my new marker caddy.
Katie

Winter Wishes and a Tropical Cardinal!

Happy Hump Day!
Today's Christmas card is different in quite a few ways.
First I suppose it should be a winter card but sometimes we send cards at the Holidays to people who don't celebrate Christmas so I think it works.
Secondly it's not the usual Christmas colors and I used no Christmas dp.
And finally the image was actually a Tropical Bird that I tried to make into a Cardinal. I think it works ;)
This card covers just 4 challenges today (I must be slipping)
Cupcake Craft Challenges had the Christmas in July theme
Friday Sketchers gave me the sketch
Polka Doodles wanted you to use their Tropical Birdie freebie
and
Treehouse Stamps had a color combo of Certainly Celery, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.



The download for the image is available Here and it's completely free! I colored two of the birds and popped one on top with pop dots.
The dp is just mixed from my stash and the paper roses are Offray I think.



Another of my poems added to the inside and a journal spot for a personal message.
That's 3 Christmas cards done and check back tomorrow for another.
Katie