Pile It On - It's All About The Cute Children!

It's my first challenge of the New Year with Pile It On and for this challenge we want to see all your Cute Children Cards!

We are sponsored by the super talented Sassy Cheryl's and making a card with such a sweet image meant half the work was already done!

Challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing
Simple Doodles - Embossing
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Die Cut Dreams - Use a Quote (and a digi)
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch
Claudia and Co - Tag
Digi Doodle Shop - Buttons
Do You Stack Up? - Buttons
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Button Up
Crafty Catz - Food and Drink
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots (and BG)
One Stop Crafts - Card for a Child
Cute Card Thursday - Use Up Some Old Stash (the paper is over a year old)
Stampin B's - Something Old and Something New (Old paper and New Image)
Pixie Dust - 2 or more Ribbons
Delightful Challenges - Buttons
Rainbow Lady - It's All New to Me (New Image)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog - New Goodies (New image)
Card Makin Mama's - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Delicious Doodles - New (new image)
Tellen's Place - Punches

Card Recipe:
Image - Sassy Cheryl the Baker
Paper - Basic Grey Nook and Pantry
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Ribbon - May Arts Crochet Velvet Ribbon
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey Diamonds for Sizzix
Chalk Ink - Colorbox in Chestnut Roan
Buttons - Spare Parts

This little girl is so cute, I can't decide whether she is "smug and satisfied" with her work or mad at the thought of the washing up!
Whatever it is, she certainly was a fun image to use and we'd love to see your Cute Children cards over at Pile It On this week!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #37 - Fun and Games

This week we have fabulous sketch from former team member Pam over at The Pixie Cottage and it's so versatile that I know you are going to want to use it.



We have the additional theme of "Fun and Games" so if you picked up the free digital image from last week's challenge then you have no excuses, you have to come and play with us! You can interpret the theme however you like, I chose to go with a birthday card for a child, they always have fun and play games don't they? LOL

Challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
Creative Cottage - Birthday Boy
AI Factory - Card for a Boy
Simple Doodles - Color Me With Dots
Tanda Stamps - Blue and Green
Fairy Fun - Embossing
Sew Many Challenges - Embossing
Crafty Pad - Embossing
Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday
Daring Cardmakers - Come Fly With Me (the balloons)
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Stitching
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Tuesday Taggers - It Takes All Sorts (open challenge)
Flourishes - Celebration



Card Recipe:
Image - Birthday Boy by Eileen Gutierrez
Paper - Basic Grey Oliver and Origins
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Dew Drops - Robins Nest





I had fun with the extras on this one. I airbrushed the background and then added a little paper piecing with the embossed balloons, I thought it looked cute :)
He certainly looks like he is having a good time and I hope you'll join in and have fun with us too this week!

Delightful Challenges - Get in the Mood for Summer!

This is the 3rd and final post for the day!
Over at Delightful Challenges we have been getting in the Mood For Summer and want you to join us!
We sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp so you know it's worth playing along!
We are all bright and breezy and hope you will be too!

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Bugs and Beasties
Paper Playtime - Bugs, Bees, Ants or Ladybugs
Stampactular Sunday - Cute as A Bug
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Quirky Crafts - Summer
Stamp Something - Summer Something
Simple Doodles - Fun In The Sun
Daisy Doodles - Summertime
Tellens Place - Summertime
Cupcake Crafts - Strawberries and Cream
I Did It Creations - Be Creative (open challenge)
Crazy Challenge - All Things Spotty
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Fresh Brewed - Anything Goes
Stempeltraeume - Dots and Stripes



Card Recipe:
Image - Lara Ladybug
Paper - Berry Sweet by K & Co and DCWV (various stacks)
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target $1 spot
Flowers - Prima



I added a little of the strawberry paper to the inside message mat to coordinate.



I'm just in love with this cutie, from the sweet look on her face to her heart antenna, she really is adorable.
So now it's your turn to get in the Summer Mood and come along and play with us at Delightful Challenges.

It's Your Turn for the Remote - Card for my Dad

Happy Saturday Everyone!
We have a very busy day ahead with a special "Meet the players, have some fun and some food" event at the Frisco Roughriders Baseball that our daughter was invited to after being recognized as an "Educational MVP" at her school.
Then as soon as that is done we'll be whizzing back home for the England V US game, with lots of loud shouting and maybe a few beers too! Then tomorrow morning hubby and our oldest son go off to Scout Camp for a week so there will be all the last minute stuff to finish for that, I'll be in need of a break too!
So yesterday I managed to make the card that is now winging its way "across the pond" to my Dad in England (don't worry he doesn't check my blog)
It is a lot more simple than my usual cards as postage is so expensive for the square, lumpy, bumpy cards especially Air Mail. And also every time I send a square card home it takes weeks instead of days.

Challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Always Playing With Paper - Fathers Day (their very first challenge!)
Paper Cutz - Fathers Day
Drunken Stampers - Fathers Day
Incy Wincy - Paper Piecing a digi
Just For Fun - Olive, Light Blue and Tan




Card Recipe:
Image - Dad's Remote from The Digi Shack
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font



I thought I'd add a little special surprise inside :)



Here is a close up of the paper piecing.
I actually used the same image last year for the card for my hubby so I think I better find a different one for him this year ;)
Have a wonderful weekend!

New Card for Chi Chi Memories

It's time for another card for my guest spot at Chi Chi Memories.
We are still on the countdown to Father's Day and I have a card with another cute "Freddie" image.

There are a few challenges I used to help me with this:

Daisy Doodles - Fathers Day (with a digi)
The Shabby Tea Room - Just For Dad
Craft - For Dad
Cards For Men - Fathers Day
Tellens Place - Fathers Day
Tanda Stamps - Fathers Day
Double Dutch - Fathers Day
Simple Doodles - Just for You Dad
One Stitch at a Time - Boys to Men
Creative Craft Challenges - For The Man in Your Life
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Your Next Stamp - Buttons
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Animal
Sentimental Sundays - New or Neglected Stash (brand new paper pad)



Card Recipe:

Image - Freddie loves Daddy
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border punch - Fiskars Threading Water





I definitely think that Freddie does love his Daddy!
Katie

Challenge #18 at Cooking It Up! Wing It You Pink Petal!

Welcome to the first of two posts today!
It's time for another challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
Each challenge I set you a "recipe" to base your card on.
The time the challenge is:
Use Wings
And Petals
And Pink!

There are other challenges that this project will be entered into as well :

Clearly I Stamp - Flowers
Repeat Impressions - Sketch (turned on its side)
Just Us Girls - Use a Template (make something 3D)
Simple Doodles - Anything But A Card
Crafts and Me - Anything But A Card
Crazy Challenge - It's A Girl Thing
Flutterby - Open Week (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Stamptacular - Pearls and Swirls
Lots To Do - Swirls and Flourishes
Alys - Ribbons and Bows
Creative Craft Challenges - Bows and Ribbons
Pollycraft - Buttons and Butterflies
Shabby Tea - Pink Polka Dot Tea Party
Creative Card Crew - Pink and Green



Project Recipe:
Image - Clover Butterfly Wishes by Pollycraft
Papers - Martha Stewart (Pink Polka Dots), K&Co (floral) DCWV (Green Gingham)
Swirl - Sizzix
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment - Design Originals
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Martha Stewart
Pearls and Rhinestones _ Queen and Co
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Box template - My own design



Here you can see the "Pearls and Swirls"



This fairy is so gorgeous and once I'd colored her I added Stickles to give her true Fairy Finesse!
I'd seen Gable Boxes on other peoples blogs but couldn't find a scoring template so I designed my own. There were Cut files for the Cricut, Printable templates but none with just the "plans" and it took 3 attempts and lots of stamping of feet to get the right measurements but I wasn't giving up! LOL
I hope you like my project and I'd love you to check out the challenge at Cooking It Up With Katie and join in!
Katie

Digital Delights New Releases and a New Sketch at Delightful Sketches!

It's new release day today at Digital Delights!!
We have a super cute selection of new images and I got to work with the very sweet Dilly Duck
Also we have a new sketch challenge over at Delightful Sketches



I have a few other challenges to help me with this one.

Simple Doodles - You're on My Mind
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Corner Punch
Practical Scrappers - Punches
Clearly I Stamp - Flowers
Just For Fun Color Challenge - Blue, Green and Orange
ECP - Spring
Crazy Challenge - Cute and Cuddly
Pile It On - Cute and Cuddly
My Time To Craft - Too Cute
Lil Red Wagon - Brads (patterned on my flowers)
Fab N Funky - Metal Mania (brads)



Card Recipe:
Image - Dilly Duck
Paper - My Minds Eye Where The Heart Is
Corner Punch - Emaginations
Border Punch - EK Success
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima
Brads - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Studio G





I think Dilly looks so cute!
We'd love to see what you can do with our sketch so please get creating and come and share with us at Delightful Sketches
Katie

Challenge #16 at Cooking It Up!

It's time to get your hands dirty with a new challenge over at Cooking It Up With Katie
This time we have a super recipe for you with the following ingredients:
Make something for Mom or for a Special Lady,
Punch It Up!
And finally add a brad (or 3)

Of course I had to add other challenges too :)

Magnolia-Licious - Sketch
Cleary I Stamp - All Tied Up
Daring Cardmakers - Die Cuts
Other Lovelies - Use a punch
SSDS - Girlie
Corrosive - Charms
Magnolia Down Under - Charms
Fun With Shapes - Charms
One Stop Crafts - Metallic (color or material)
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers and a sentiment
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Mothers Day
Stempel-Magie - Mothers Day
Paper Cutz- Mothers Day
Stamptacular Sunday - Sewing
Crazy Challenge - Buttons, eyelets or brads
Simple Doodles - Not A Spring Chick Anymore, the butterfly and fabric flowers are two years old
Magicl Crafts - Something for The Girls


Card Recipe:
Image - Standing Fall Tilda
Paper - Pink Paislee
Sentiment - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Fabric Flowers - Unknown from the UK
Brads - The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 12
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Hearts



Inside is a faux stitched message mat.



I knwo this Tilda is from Fall but I think her Spring colors make it work for Mothers Day too.

I'd love to see your creations with this recipe so please click on over to Cooking It Up With Katie and enter my challenge!
Katie

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

Pile It On - Give some love to your Furry Friends!

Happy Sunday!
It's time for another card with tons of challenges, that's right it's Pile It On Time!
This time we'd love to see your projects with a Furry Friend theme.
It will be worth your time as this week are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

Here are the challenges I found for my card:

Edited to add: I've picked lots of Spring ones but last night here we got 5" of snow ad it's still snowing so not a very Springy day in North Texas!

Stamp With Fun had a Super Sketch with tons of layers
Crazy 4 Challenges had a Spring theme
Bee Crafty had a Spring theme
Secret Crafter said Spring has Sprung
Allsorts had a Spring is in The Air theme
The Pink Elephant had a Spring theme
Crafty Catz had a Spring theme
Frosted Designs want you to Think Spring
Paper Garden want Spring too
Challenge Up Your Life want Spring Flowers
Die Cut Dreams want you to "Pack a Punch" and use more than 1 different punch
Polly Craft want Sparkly Things (and a digi)
Daisy Doodles had an Artists Choice (free week) as long as it was a Digi image
Little Paper Shop wanted you to "Make Something Old New Again". I used a very old (probably 10 years) border punch that had tiny butterflies and I used the punched out pieces instead of the border part
Handfull of Stamps wanted you to "Remove the Dust"
Simple Doodles want "A little Green" and a digi image
Simon Says Stamp want a Splash of Green
Flutterby want some Green and A Fairy, Butterfly or Angel
Papertake want Lilac and Lemon
Crafty Angels want Hearts and Lace
My Time To Craft want Lovely Lace
Jacksonbelle want you to "Show Us Your New Stuff" and I use one of the latest DCWV paper stacks
Fab N Funky want you to "Show Us Something New"
Creative Cottage wants Flowers
ABC were at Q for Quotation
Little Red Wagon want to see Copic's



Card Recipe:
Image - Olive from Digi Stamp Boutique
Paper - DCWV The Flower Shower
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Making Memories
Fabric Brads - The Paper Studio
Punches - Martha Stewart
Lace - Offray



Inside is more dp and a message mat



Here is a close up of Olive, doesn't she look happy to be out in the Spring air?
So now it's your turn, grab your favorite Furry Friends image and get Piling It On!
Katie

Pile It On - The One You Must

Happy Sunday,
It's time for another challenge over at Pile It On and this time we want to see your monochromatic creations or as we are explaining it:

THE ONE YOU MUST (Use only one color and black or white or brown and cream)

I love the monochromatic look even if I don't use it very often.

We have a fabulous sponsor this week, The Stamping Boutique, and the Design Team got to work with the super cute images.

I chose one that I thought lent itself to the vintage look and I found a few challenges (just as Pile It On wants you to do) to go along with it.
I will actually admit I think I went a little over the top with my list today but the thrill of adding more to my list is what makes it more fun!

Crafty Creations had a Monochromatic theme
Stampin For The Weekend also has a Monochromatic theme
PollyCraft want Distressing (and a digi)
Lots to Do want Distressing too
The Pink Elephant want Green
Copic Creations want Green too
Inky Impressions also want Green
Cute Card Thursday also want Green
Twisted Thursday want Green as well
Opus Gluei also want Green
Catch The Bug wanted Green also
Crafty Catz want Green
Prairie Fairy want Green too
Alota Rubber Stamps have a great sketch
Crazy Challenge want you to Show Them Anything (a free week)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle have a Free Week
Paper Play wanted a Just Because card
Saturday Spotlight had a "Hey Girlfriend" theme
Stamp Something want Something Girly
Simple Doodles want Paper Piecing (and a digi)
Frosted Designs wanted your Favorite Technique and mine is Paper Piecing
Bee Crafty want Embossing (and a digi)
The Cuttlebug Spot wanted to go Vintage (and a CB folder)
Digital Tuesday wanted Scallops
Flourishes also wanted Scallops
No Time To Stamp wanted Punched Borders
Creative Inspirations want Lace, Pins and Pearls
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls (and a digi)
A Spoon Full Of Sugar wanted Beads (on the hatpin)
Quixotic wanted you to Leave It Out and use Leaves on your project.



Card Recipe:

Image - Emma in the Candy Store from our sponsor The Stamping Boutique
Papers - Just from my stash :)
Border punch - Apron Lace by Fiskars
Medium - Copic Markers and Chalk Ink
Embossing folder - Swiss Dots
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Offray at Joann's
Sentiment - Printed
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I paper pieced her dress, hat, shoes and the apples too then I added a little shadow with my Copic'c.
I just love this sweet image. It feels very vintage and gentle and I hope you like it too!

So we'd love to see your Monochromatic projects, enter and you could be our winner!
Katie

Mad? Who are You Calling Mad? or Alice in Digi Land!

Happy Friday,
Today is the day you've been waiting for if you are either a Johnny Depp, Tim Burton or simply an Alice in Wonderland fan! The movie opens today and to celebrateDigital Delights have a special release of Alice inspired images! You can find them all on the front page.

Also for our friends over at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe we have a Freebie for you and it's the cutest grinning cat you'll ever see!



Now you know I was itching to play with the brand new images and so I have a couple of cards to show you how wonderful these images are (and a few challenges too!)


Creative Card Crew wanted a Celebration
Gingersnaps also want you to Celebrate
Sew Many Cards wanted Something For The Boys
Die Cuts R Us had a great sketch
Digital Tuesday wanted Scallops
Flourishes also wanted Scallops
No Time To Stamp wanted Punched Borders



Card Recipe:

Image - Mad Hatter Peyton
Paper - Cafe Mediterranean by DCWV (got it at Joanns but it's not online yet)
Deep border punch - Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
Medium - Copic Markers
Buttons - Jesse James





Oh Alice had a great sketch
Simple Doodles also want Paper Piecing (and a digi)
ABC were at P is for Paper Piecing
Frosted Designs wanted your Favorite Technique and mine is Paper Piecing
Tuesday Taggers wanted Swirls and Curls
Challenge Up Your Life wants Stripes and at least 3 buttons
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls (and a digi)



Card Recipe:

Image - Wonderland Briley
Paper - Cafe Mediterranean by DCWV
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Half Daisy
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Buttons - Jesse James
Die Cut - Cuttlebug
Pearls - Queen & Co







So whether you go down the Rabbit Hole, attend the Tea Party or meet the Queen of Hearts you are sure to want these fabulous new images!
Katie

Halloween Card for Pile It On and 17 other challenges too!

Happy Sunday Everyone!
It's time for a new challenge at Pile It On and it's a current one, we want to see your Halloween projects!
The design team got to play with wonderful designs by Simple Doodles and I chose this super spooky cocktail!
Of course the idea behind Pile It On is to try and get lots of challenges that work together and this time I got 17 in the mix!
PaperTake Weekly wanted us to go to "The Dark Side" and create a Halloween project and so did Corrosive Challenges
Use Your Stash wanted Purple, Polka Dots and Paint
Midnight Madness gave me the sketch
Digital Tuesday had a Halloween theme too and so did Stampin B's and Creative Friday did too!, and guess what? Stampartic wanted Halloween as well and surprise, surprise so did One Stop Craft
Cute Card Thursday had a Spook Fest!
Trimmies Craft Challenge have a recipe of 1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 paper
IldiCo were "In Stitches" and wanted to see sewing whether real or fake.
Cupcake Craft wanteed Buttons and Stitching
If The Shoe Fits wanted you to Bling It Up and so did Handfull of Stamps as long as the Bling was colored, and Stamp Somthing wanted more Bling!
Paper Cutz wanted to see Tags



I printed 3 copies of the image on Georgia Pacific cardstock and colored each with Copic's. I cut one with a Label nestie and use it for my base. Then I cut another complete one and popped it up on top. Finally I cut just the bowl of the glass and spider and added it as a final layer. I used a vellum tag that I painted and added alphabet beads for the sentiment. I tied it around the stem of the glass to look like a wine charm (I hope it worked! LOL)
The dp are just from my scrap box. The rhinestones are from the $1 spot at Michaels and the ribbon is American Crafts.



Inside is another nestie for the message mat and matching ribbon.


I hope you can see the layers from this angle.
So I'm sure you still have plenty of Halloween projects to make so go and create and enter the challenge at Pile It On this week!
Katie