Guest at Top Tip Tuesday - All Wrapped Up With Ribbon

EDITED TO ADD - Winner at Creations by Gill M. Thanks so much!!!!

This week at Top Tip Tuesday they are sponsored by Digital Delights and they asked me to be a guest.
When I heard the challenge there was no way I could say no as it is one of my favorites, Ribbon!!!!
I decided to fly by the seat of my pants and make a card with no pattern or template, just make it as I went along, I hope you like it :)

Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Easel Card
There's Magic In The Air - Any Kind of Easel Card
Sugar Creek Hollow - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards
Prairie Fairy - More Than One Fold
AI Factory - Pretty in Pink
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pink
Creations by Gill M - Pink and Green and Flowers
Crafty Catz - Pink and Green
Totally Papercrafts - Pink and Girlie
Our Creative Corner - Beautiful Baby
Card Cupids - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Baby from DVD II
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee Paper Pad
Sentiment - Bo Bunny Hush Little Baby
Flower - Bronte Blooms Strawberry
Ribbon - Ribbon Trends
Baby Pin and Buttons - Unknown
Pearls - Recollections

I started with a basic easel style but with the cute flowerpot the baby is in I thought it would cute to make it into a flowerpot card! Once I had the image colored and cut out I planned the rest of the card around it. I used a wide organdy ribbon for the bow and the flower was a perfect match.
This is such a fun little card and I hope you like it.
Be sure to go and link your cards featuring ribbon over at Top Tip Tuesday and you could be the winner!
Katie

Cooking It Up #34 - Double Up on Glittery Letters!

It's time for another recipe at Cooking It Up With Katie to get your creative juices flowing!
We are sponsored by the super Stamping Dragon Designs who gave us gorgeous images to work with.

This week the recipe is:

Make Mine a Double (use 2 of something) (I used 2 colors, Pink and Green,and 2 DP's)
Add some Letters
Finish with some Glitter

Challenges:
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Photo Inspiration
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch and Sparkle
If The Shoe Fits - Any Holiday
Winter Wonderland - Vintage Christmas
Going Grey - Christmas
Karber Christmas - Use a Digi
The Crafty Pad - Distressed Edges
Gingerloft - Winter (fireplace)
Simple Doodles - Winter Warmers
Stamping With The Dragon - You Got Ink
Craftalicious - Anything Goes
Thoughtful Thursdays - G is for.... Green

Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Warmth by Dragons Lair
Paper - Peppermint Forest
Medium - Copic Markers
Ink - Chalk Ink Dewdrops
Chipboard letters - Target $1 spot
Glitter - The Art Institute
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot

I love this image and can't wait to hang up my stockings and wait for Santa!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #35 - Furry Friends

It's time for another of Pam's sketches over at The Pixie Cottage



Along with the sketch the team were challenged to add a Furry Friend or two to their cards!

Challenges:

Moving Along With The Times - Stitching
Paper Play - In Stitches
Twisted Thursday - Animals
Pear Tree Designs - Animals
Paper Romance - Furry Friends
Stamping Vacation - Animal with a Beak (the bear doesn't have one but the birds do!)
365 Cards Day 191 - All Creatures Great and Small
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Animal Crackers
Freshed Brewed - Brown
Digi Doodles Shop - Sentiment
Drunken Stampers - Serenity Now (what do you do to relax)
Cards for Men - Long Summer Days
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Water
Secret Crafter - Clean and Simple
Paper Players - Clean and Simple
Crafty Cardmakers - Clean and Simple
Little Paper Shop - Clean and Simple
Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Just Cute Bears - Dots
Stamping With the Dragon - Use the letter "I" somewhere on the card
Stamp Something - Something Cute



Card Recipe:
Image - Gone Fishin’ by Di Carubia
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Medium - Copic Markers
Trim - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies





This is a very simple style for me but I think the cute image didn't need a lot of extras and I hope you think so too!
We'd love to see your creations for the challenge so be sure to enter over at The Pixie Cottage

Digital Delights - Have a Magical Birthday!

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.

My card features a real cutie and I found a few challenges that worked for him too.

Truly Scrumptcious - Sketch (and golden oldie option)
I Did It - Cute
Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration
Your Next Stamp - Birthdays
Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays
Allsorts - Primary Colors
Crafty Ho's - Primary Colors
Stamping With The Dragon - Yellow, Blue and Green
Whoopsi Daisy - Blue and Green
Crazy 4 Challenges - Cupcakes
Donna's Den - Something Sweet
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3, I picked "something with blue on it", "Patterned paper with yellow", "Image with a hand on it"
Alphabet Challenge - O is for Oval
One Stitch At A Time - Mystical
By The Cute and Girly - Animal Antics
Ooh La La - Spots and Dots



Card Recipe:
Image - Augustus the Dragon
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment - Printed





I hope you like him as much as I do and I really hope you'll drop by Digital Delights to see the other creations.

Treehouse #54 Tool Time - Show Us Your Favorite Tools

Happy Thursday!
It's another double posting day today.
It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Me!
This week I'd like to see you use your favorite papercrafting tools and tell me what they are!
For my card I have my 3 favorites, my Copic Markers, my Spellbinders dies and my little scissors

Challenges:
Stamping With The Dragon - Sketch
Mad For Markers - Color something other than paper (colored the flowers and rhinestones)
Allsorts - Lace or Buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges - Light Pink, Light Purple, Light Green
Wee Memories - In Stitches
Alys - Stitching
Prairie Fairy - Glitz and Glitter
Practical Scrappers - Glitter
The Crafty Pad - Paper Piecing
Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing
Secret Crafter - Quote (although mine is attributed to Anon)
Just Us Girls - Going Digital
Charisma - All About The Bling





Card Recipe:
Image - Teatime (brand new!)
Paper - Martha Stewart Playful Pink Paper Pad
Medium - Copic Markers
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Sentiment - Printed in Dillenia UPC font
Glitter - Diamond Stickles
Border Punch - Martha Stewart





I hope you can see the paper piecing on these teacups.
I just how they are wobbly enough to stay in one place but a breath too much will make them fall! LOL
So be sure to grab your tools and head on over to The Treehouse

Katie

Challenge #19 at Cooking It Up! and a New CDS Card!

Happy Wednesday!
Not only is it double posting day BUT I've killed two birds with one stone too!
It's the day to reveal my second card using the fabulous stamps that Wendy Hall designed for Clear Dollar Stamps.
And also it is the latest challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog and the card works perfectly for that challenge! LOL

The recipe is:

Embossing (I heat embossed the images before coloring)
Ribbon
and Green

And as a huge bonus (and a great reason for entering) the challenge is sponsored this time by the always fabulous Wendy from Digital Delights!

I did find a few other challenges to fit as well:

Raise The Bar - Celebrate Summer
Stampin For The Weekend - Summer
Stampin With Dragon - Summer
Paper Sundaes - Summer Fun
Our Creative Corner - What does Summer Mean To You?
ECP - Green
Craftalicious - New



Card Recipe:
Image - Backyard Barbeque - Clear and Digital Stamps
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart






This doggy sure looks like he's having some Summer Fun! I thought he was waiting for dropped food but my 3 year old son is convinced he has his ears pricked up listening to the music! LOL
Whatever it is, he sure looks happy and I hope I brought a smile to your face with this one too.
Katie