The Pixie Cottage Challenge #58 - Sketch and/or Something Cute!

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge 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 "Something Cute" so we want to see your favorite little creatures and little children on your creations!

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
My Sheri Crafts - Girly
Stamps R Us - For The Girls
Res Q - A Happy, Bright card
Simply Create - Bright
Delicious Doodles - Glitz and Glam
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Dare To Be Sassy - Punches
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use A Die Cut
Drunken Stampers - Use a Die Cut
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Use a Die Cut
2 Sisters - Embossing
Cupcake Inspirations - Blue Mini Card photo
Lexi's - Flowers
Sweet Stamps - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Baby Maisy
Paper - SEI Chick -A-Doo
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Eyelet Circles by Spellbinders
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterflies - Prima
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Scallop Dot by Martha Stewart
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Sentiment - K and Co
Ribbon - Michaels

This was the great sketch we had to give us a start.

I added a lot more to my card than the original sketch but I felt like a "more is more" approach with this little image. I hope you like this little cutie and will come along and play with us at The Pixie Cottage this week.
Katie

Cooking It Up #46 - Sketch me a Textured Punch!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.

The ingredients needed for your card this week are:

Use another challenges current Sketch
Add some Texture
Finish with a Punch

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
2 Sisters - Sketch
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Get Creative with Ann - Non Traditional Valentines Image and No Stamped Hearts
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
Happileigh Scrapping - Photo Inspiration (shabby chic, pink and distressed)
Crafty Cardmakers - Flowers
Craft Your Passion - Use 2 Patterned Papers
Crazy Challenge - Dots and Stripes
Ooh La La - 3 of A Kind

Card Recipe:
Image - Time For Beauty by Gingerloft
Paper - The Lace and Linen Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Dots by Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Colorbok
Heart Punch - EK Success
Buttons - Jesse James
Chalk Ink - Dewdrop in Chestnut Roan

This is a very different image from my usual choice but it was great to work out of my comfort zone.
I hope you enjoy this and I'd love to see you over at Cooking It Up With Katie and play along with this weeks recipe!

Digital Delights - Boo!

Time for more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team!
All of them have created some super cards using images designed by Wendy Hall for Digital Delights.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch
Basic Grey Challenges - Paper Piecing
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Paper Jewels - Night Time
Wee Memories - Wee Ones (card for a child)
Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp - Anything Goes
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes (and a Digi)
Stamptacular Sunday - Distressing
Artful Inkables - Distressing
Res Q - Use Scissors (couldn't paper piece without them!)
Stars and Stamps - Halloween
Gingersnaps - Punches



Card Recipe:
Image - Sitting Mummy
Paper - Eerie by Basic Grey
Ink - Chalk Ink Dew Drops in Dark Moss and Coal
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Rub On





I love how perfect the paper in the pack was for me to use to Paper Piece the Mummy. I also added ink to the edges of the image and to mats and edges of the card to add to the distressed look the papers already had.
I adore the new Martha Stewart spooky fence punch and I'm sure you'll see it on quite a few more cards before this year's Halloween crafting season is over.
I hope you'll go over to see the fabulous work of the rest of the team!

Cooking It Up #21 - Sketch some Yellow Stitching!

It's a very special day at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog as today has the first creations by my new Design Team!
They have made some fabulous cards and I'm so lucky to have them working along side me.

Today we have a new recipe for you to try:

Choose a Sketch from another challenge
Add a little Yellow
Do some Stitching, can be real or faux

We are sponsored by the fabulous Meljens and got to work with some of their gorgeous images!
You can win some too by entering the challenge, just remember you have to include ALL the ingredients to be eligible for the prize.

Challenges for this card:

Donna's Den - Sketch
Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Twisted Thursday - Sparkles
Bee Crafty - 3D
365 Cards Day 123 - Shades of Yellow
ResQ - Sunny
Whoopsi Daisy - Bright Vibrant Colors
By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days
Pick 3 - Summer Theme, Yellow cardstock and a Sticker
Drunken Stampers - Summer
KL Stampin Scrappin - Summer
ECP - Summer
Crafty Ho's - Fun in The Sun
Crafty Calendar - Summer (and yellow if you like)
Stempel Magie - Friendship
Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewels
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
Stamp and Create - Stitching
Artful Inkables - Stitching
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites
Wee Memories - Free For All
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Pocket Full of Posies - One For The Girls
If The Shoe Fits - Wings
Crazy Challenge - Up in The Air




Card Recipe:
Image - Woodland Princess by Meljen's
Paper - Songbird by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Felt Flowers - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Clear Sticker





This was such a fun challenge and my team all made wonderful creations and we want to see yours too so be sure to visit Cooking It Up With Katie and get Cooking too!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #24 - Inside Out - Guest Sketch

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and we have another fabulous Special Guest Sketch Artist and this time it's the super talented Jay Jay!



Along with the sketch we have the added option "Inside Out".
This time we want to see you decorate the inside of your card too or maybe make something that ties the inside and outside of your card together.
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!

One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.


Challenges for this card:
Fussy and Fancy - Monochromatic and Wings
Craftalicious - Monochromatic
Sundays With Crissy - Monochromatic
Gingersnaps - Shades of Blue
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch (same as ours only with the center turned around)
Bunny Zoe - Nice and Girly
Totally Gorjuss - Sugar and Spice
ResQ - Your choice - Pastels and Image that makes you Smile
Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers
Fun With Shapes - Flowery
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Alys - Flower Power
Our Daily Bread - FLOWERS (pick 3 from 7 sections), I chose Flowers, Embossing and Ribbon
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Speedy the Cats Friends - Embossing
Cow Girl Sunday - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Your Favorite Sentiment
Random Amusing Challenge - Photo Inspiration (I took the water theme and chose my stamp to match)
Some Odd Girl - Glimmer (I misted the flowers and added glitter to the butterflies)
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbons and Bows
Drunken Stampers - Coloring and Bling
Crafty Creations - We Want To See You Shine
Wee Memories - Let's Get Sticky (use stickers)
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing Double
ABC - X is for Xtra Dimension



Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah on Stepping Stones
Paper - Ducks in a Row by October Afternoon (can't find an in stock anywhere to send you)
Medium - Copic Markers
Daisy and Butterflies punches - Martha Stewart
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Shimmer (on flowers) - Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Mist in Frost


Inside I colored another Hannah and cropped her down to fit my space.
This is a great technique to remember as it allows you to use larger stamps in smaller spaces.



I just love this image and the aqua tones are some of my very favorite so this was an absolute pleasure to create.
Please come over and join us at The Pixie Cottage this week!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #14 - Buttons - Guest Sketch

Happy Wednesday!
It certainly is a time for change at The Pixie Cottage as we add another dimension to our challenges.
Starting this week we will be having a Special Guest Sketch Artist every other week to share a sketch with you! These are some of the most popular skechers in the card blogging world and you will be amazed at the work they have created for The Pixie Cottage

Starting us off is the artist from the uber (as my DS would say) popular challenge site Midnight Madness, yes it's Priscilla!
She has made this super sketch for us and if you run over to The Pixie Cottage you will see the fabulous card she made with the sketch using the super new Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer stamp which is one of my favorites!

Here is the exclusive sketch she created for us.



The additional thing we'd like to see this week is Buttons on your card.
Remember you can chose to do the Sketch, the product or both!

I found a few challenges to go with my card:

CRAFT - Buttons
Crafty Anns - Let The Sun Shine In
Teddy Stampers - Spring
Fun 2 Stamp - Flowers
ResQ - Pick at least 2 clues from a puzzle. I chose flowers, square, punch, buttons, pattern, Spring
Just Cute Bears - Flowers
Magical Crafts - Animal Antics
Paper Jewels - Sewing and Buttons
Simple Doodles - Inspire Someone
Raise the Bar - Spring for It
The Pink Elephant - 1 image, 2 dies and 3 of your favorite embellishment (I've actually got 4!)
Wild Flower Patch - Punch It Up and Be Bold



Card Recipe:
Image - Barnie in Spring by ArTish from The Pixie Cottage
Papers - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Color Oasis



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I just hope a bee doesn't come out and sting Barnie on the nose! LOL
I hope you've enjoyed the card, if you have be sure to check out all the other Design Team member creations and maybe have a try at the sketch (or the buttons!) yourself.
Katie

Pixie Cottage Saturday Showcase - Painting Eggs and Baking Cookies!

Wow! There are so many new stamps arriving at The Pixie Cottage that we, the Design Team, have decided to give you another showcase.
You can see all the fabulous cards at The Pixie Cottage blog.

Now I'm a bit naughty this week as not only did I do a card with a new image, I also sneaked in with one from a little while ago! LOL

Card 1 is a super new image and the following challenges go with it:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch
Jacksonbelle - Easter
No Time To Stamp - Easter
The Town Scrapper - Easter
Fussy And Fancy - Easter
CRAFT - Easter
Paper Play - Easter
ResQ - Eggs!
Ooh La La - Button, a Bow and some Bling
Totally Stampalicious - Ribbons and Polka Dots
Creative Card Crew - Going Dotty!
Colour Q - Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip and White
Die Cuts R Us - 1 Image, 2 Die Cuts, 3 Buttons/Jewels and some Ribbon
Charisma - Spring has Sprung theme
Twisted Thursday - Spring with the addition of Buttons




Card Recipe:
Image - Got Rabbits by ArTish for the Pixie Cottage
Paper - DCWV The Flower Shower
Medium - Copic Markers
Gloss - Glossy Accents by Ranger
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Studio G




Card 2 was born from a color challenge I saw and I immediately thought of the image so I had to play along:

Dancing In Pajamas - Poppy Red, Sunny Yellow, Olive Green and Black (just like a Pizza!)
Midnight Madness - Sketch
My Time To Craft - Make It Manly
Cupcake Crafts - Food and Drink
CCEE Stampers - Photo inspiration and I thought maybe my chef was baking up these tasty treats!



Card Recipe:
Image - Le Penguin Le Chef from The Pixie Cottage
Papers - Assorted from my stash
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbons - Offray





I hope you've enjoyed these cards, be sure to come back tomorrow for more Pixie Cottage cards and make sure to keep checking out the The Pixie Cottage blog as there'll soon be the 1st creations from our new team members!
Katie

All About Kids at Delightful Sketches and Challenges

There's a fabulous new challenge at Delightful Sketches and Challenges and this time we want to see your kid cards!
The Design Team got to chose an image they wanted for this challenge and I chose the super cute Little Bo Peep


Friday Sketchers had a wonderful Sketch
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls and a digi stamp
Drunken Stampers want Glitter and Lace
Gingersnaps want Lace too
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want you to Sparkle
Raise the Bar wanted things in 3's so I have 3 DP, 3 Cardstocks and 3 different borders
Res Q wanted Digital and Spring colors
Embellish Magazine had a color combo of Green, Yellow, Pink and Peach and as always a border



Card Recipe:

Image - Bo Peep Set from Digital Delights
Papers - DCWV Flower Shower Stack
Lace - Offray at Joann's
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles Diamond
Glitter brads - Recollections at Michaels
Border punches - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is Bo Peep's naughty sheep!



I just love the look on Bo Peep's face and I hope you do too.
We'd love to see your creations for children or celebrating the ones in your life over at Delightful Sketches and Challenges!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge - A new Sketch

Happy Wednesday,
It's new challenge time at The Pixie Cottage and this time we have a fabulous sketch drawn by own very own Anne!



Of course I have to play along with other challenges too!

CCEE have "Sweet" as their theme
Handfull Of Stamps were Sending You Wishes
Fun With Shapes want Spots
Frosted Designs want Polka Dots and Plaid
If The Shoe Fits were Mad For Plaid
Crafty Catz had a Charming Bear theme (wanting a Bear and a Charm)
Pixie Dust want you to be Charmed
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want Charms too
Sweet Stampin want New Beginnings
Lots to Do wanted you to use a machine and I used my Big Shot
Hope's Cupcake Inspiration had a great photo
ResQ had a "You Are What You Eat" theme
Practical Scrappers want to see Stamps
Crafty Creations want you to Cut It Out and Pop It Up



Card Recipe:

Image - Smiles and his Cupcake by The Pixie Cottage
Paper - Doodlebug Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K&Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - Queen & Co



Inside is more of the supersweet dp and a message mat.



Wouldn't you love a cupcake so big you could lie in it like a bed? LOL

We also have Design Team news on The Pixie Cottage blog so be sure to check that out when you take a look at all the wonderful creations the team has for you this time.
And make sure you have a try with this sketch, you could be our winner :)
Katie

Very Berry Christmas! A new card for My Grafico

Happy Hump Day!
This week at My Grafico we got to work with a fabulous set called Tutti Fruiti!.
I decided to keep with my Christmas theme and I hope it will give you a smile :)

We worked with a super sketch that I tweaked a little to work with a square card.



I found a few challenges along the way.
2 Red Bananas wanted a Christmas/Winter card
Sparkle Creations wanted any Christmas card as did Creative Card Crew
Crafty Cardmakers wanted an "Alternative" Christmas card, I think this one counts! LOL
Ooh La La wanted a Childs Christmas card
ResQ wanted Polka Dots (Alka Seltzer), Circles (Rolaids), Pink (Pepto) and a food elemenet
Digital Tuesday wanted to see Christmas Sparkle
Sunflowers and Dragonflies wanted Polka Dots



I printed out the Strawberry from the set 6 times and colored them. Then I cut them all out put pop dots on them. Once they were on the card (5 on the front and 1 inside) I added Stickles to their cheeks and stem/leaves to match the glttered papers.
The dp is from the Peppermint Forest Stack from Joanns.
The ribbon is Michaels, the buttons are The Paper Studio and the border punch is Martha Stewart Douple Loops.


The inside is more dp with a message mat and another cute Strawberry!



So another "different" Christmas card, I hope it shows you can adapt stamps/images that you already have to fit with lots of occasions, more bang for your buck!
Be sure to check back later for another new card as today is a double posting day.
Katie

Pile It On - Flowers and Flourishes

Happy Sunday!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and if you went shopping on Black Friday that you got what you wanted :)
This weeks challenge at Pile It On is to include both Flowers and Flourishes in your project.

The other challenges that fit this are:
ResQ Challenge wanted you to use felt
Creative Inspirations was where I chose the sketch from.
A Spoon Full of Sugar had a color combo of Brown with either Blue or Pink
My Time To Craft had a theme of "Very Vintage"
Created By Hand had a theme of "I'm Blue"
Etsy Inspired had a wonderful inspiration store and I chose this gorgeous scarf from the Barefoot Weaver store
Crafty Creations had a Christmas theme
Lil Red Wagon wanted Buttons
Cuttlebug Challenge want to see Glitter
Stamping Vacation had a "Pick 3" theme and I chose Buttons (around the mat), Glitter (on the dp) and Pearls (tiny ones on the ribbon)
Tuesday Taggers had a theme of Festival of Light
Winter Wonderland wanted to see a Candle and Tilda is holding one.
Fabs Big Christmas wanted "Ladylike Christmas" as the theme

I chose another of the new Jolly Holly Holiday Collection MAgnolia stamps for this card. This little beauty is called Christmas Morning Tilda and I colored her with Copic's. Then I cut her out and popped her up on the circle.
I used dp from The Fruitcake collection by Basic Grey and the glitteres stripe is from the Laundry Line by My Minds Eye. I aged the chipboard flourishes with 3 different chalk inks until I got it just how I wanted it. The big flower is Prima and the felt flower from Hobby Lobby.
I really like the aged/vintage feel to this card, I struggle with this type of card and won't admit quite how long it took for me to finish it! LOL

The inside is more dp and I added another flower cluster to the message mat.

I love the "tip toeing" Tilda is doing in this image, she wants to be the 1st down to the Christmas Tree this year :)

Have a great rest of your Sunday and if you have some crafting time be sure to join us over at Pile It On.
Katie

Challenge #6 at Cooking It Up! - New Christmas Tilda

Happy Turkey Day!
I don't know if you'll read this today or tomorrow but I wish you and yours all the best and hug them and be Thankful for what you have as you never know when it will change.
It's time for another challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie blog!
This weeks recipe is a simple one;

Use a brad
Use something in 3's (as in 3 flowers, 3 ribbons, 3 words etc)
Use Red

See I told you it was easy!
Obviously I don't do cards with just one challenge so here are a few more this works for:

Sketch and Stash gave me the sketch
Paper Play want you to "Read All About It" and use paper with text
Pile It On wants to see Rub On's
Opus Gluei had a theme of Sweetie Pie
Paper Maniac wants you to "Use Those Flowers"
Magnolia Down Under wants a Christmas Card
Whimsy Stamps also want a Christmas Card
Creative Friday had a recipe of (if my German serves me correct!) 2 different papers, 3 flowers, 1 embellishment, ribbon and the color Red
Everybody Art had a Christmas Theme

I am super excited to use one of the brand new Holiday Tilda stamps by Magnolia. I ordered 5 from the new collection and for this card I chose Christmas Party Tilda and I think if she was colored in different colors she'd work for birthdays too so she's a great buy!
I stamped her twice and colored her with Copic's. Then I cut one out and popped her on top for extra dimension.
The dp are from the Jolly Holiday paper stack from Hobby Lobby.
The flowers are from Brides and the spotted brads are The Paper Studio.
I don't remember where the Happy Holidays rub on came from I'm afraid.
The border punch is the Deco Fan from Martha Stewart and the Holly ribbon is from Michaels.

Inside is more of the Happy Holidays dp and a ribbon topped message mat.

I hope you can the see the depth on Tilda now she's popped up :)

I hope you like this one and I'd love to see you join in at my Cooking It Up With Katie Challenge!
Katie