The Pixie Cottage Challenge #65 - For Mom or a Special Lady

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge over 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 "For Mom or a Special Lady"

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - For A Lady
CCEE Stampers - Doily or Lace
Pixie Dust - Lace
The Shabby Tea Room - Lace and Doilies
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Anything Goes - Pearls
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Pleasant Porch by ARTish
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Flowers - Prima
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Unknown
Sentiment - Printed

This background stamp is gorgeous just by itself.
I know if I had a chance to sit quietly on this porch swing then I'd grab that chance with both hands!
We hope you have a special lady in your life that needs a card and if so please link it in with us over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Cooking It Up #56 - A Scalloped Monochromatic Die Cut!

It's time for another recipe for your cards at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.

The ingredients for this week are:
Start with a Die Cut
Add a few Scallops
Keep it Monochromatic

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude! - Anything Goes
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Allsorts - Blooming Blossoms
Tellens Place - Embossing
Woodware USA - Monochromatic
Claudia and Co - Monochromatic
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Monochromatic

Card Recipe:
Image - Digi's With Attitude I-Pod Tween
Sentiment - Digi's With Attitiude
Paper - Kaiserkraft
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flowers - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot

I chose Purple for my color scheme as it is my 12 year old daughters favorite color and I knew she'd appreciate it along with the cute Tween image!
We'd love to see you playing along with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week!
Katie

Digital Delights New Releases - Billy and Rocket

It's that time again, New Releases at Digital Delights!
And for those of you who get stuck making cards for boys you are going to just love this release!
Blast Off Billy is heading your way and he is perfect for Birthday cards, invitations, party favors, scrapbook pages and much more!

Challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It
Stamptacular Sunday - Whateva/Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Digi People
Tellens Place - Make It For A Guy
Alys - For The Guys
The Crafty Pad - Something for The Boys
Bearly Mine - Card For A Boy
Drunken Stampers - Birthday
Crazy Challenge - Happy Birthday
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Get Punchy
Corrosive - Button It Up
Dutch Dare - Buttons
Crafty Emma's _ Bold And Bright
Tuesday Throwdown - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Billy Blast Off and Rocket
Paper - Oh Baby Boy by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Basic Grey Letters
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Buttons - Dress It Up
Ribbon - Offray

I colored two copies of the rocket and cut it out and popped it up on foam on top of the original so it really looks like Billy is standing behind it waiting to climb aboard! I also added Glossy Accents to the windows for some shine and a trio of star shaped buttons as what it a space trip without stars!
I hope you like this and be sure to check out all the new releases at Digital Delights! and see what the rest of the team came up with for this super stamps at the Digital Delights Blog!

Katie

Cooking It Up #31 - Enjoy A Sparkly Yellow Digi!

This week over at Cooking It Up With Katie we have a new challenge and are sponsored by Sassy Studio.

The ingredients are:
Use a Digi
Add some Yellow
Finish with a little Sparkle

Challenges:

Digi Doodles Shop - Emboss It
Stamp Insanity - Emboss
Crafty Catz - Stitching
Tellens Place - Bling
Eat Sleep Stamp - Sketch
Off The Wall Craftiness - Colors Pink, Yellow, Green and Blue
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Stitching
Alys - 2 papers and 2 buttons
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Stamp It Crazy - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Dimension and a Sentiment
Karber - Hobbies and Leisure
365 Cards Day 212 - 3G's, Girl, Green and Glisten
Creative Cottage - Bling It On

Card Recipe:
Image - Sassy Studios Cocoa Carol
Paper - Cosmo Cricket De Lovely
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug border flowers

I don't think you can see very well from the photos but I used a border embossing folder around all 4 sides of the blue and green paper.
I also colored a second image of the girl and popped her up.
I think she looks very cozy in her chair with her cop of cocoa.

Lily Boo Too - Anything Goes!

It's time for another monthly challenge at Lily Boo Too and this month it's easy as the theme is ANYTHING GOES!!!
You MUST use a Lily Boo image to play so grab your favorite at Cuddly Buddy or there are TONS of FREEBIES to found just by clicking HERE

Challenges:

AI Factory - Christmas
Tuesday Taggers - Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas
Tellens Place - Christmas
Lil Red Wagon - Christmas
Stamp Something - Christmas
Our Creative Corner - Christmas
Auds Sentiments - Christmas Sentiment
Cupcake Craft - Pastel Christmas
Pixie Dust - Blue, Grey/Silver and White
Kah Wink E Dink - Anything Goes as long as it's Cool (what's cooler than a snowman?)
Thoughtful Thursdays - Weather
Just Inspirational - Sketch



Card Recipe:
Image - Lily Boo
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Walmart
Flowers - Colorbok





So grab your favorite Lily Boo image (or grab a freebie to play with) and comes and join in!

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

Anything But A Card - A Gift for Dad

Happy Sunday,
I hope you are all having a great weekend, it's be raining here and it has slowed dh's deck project but hopefully it will be done soon!
I've always loved altering items and thought it was about time I put down the cards and made something else.
This one is made for a Dad and was fun to make.

I used a few challenges to help me:

For Fun - Anything But A Card (with a stamp not a digi)
Crafts And Me - Anything But A Card
One Stitch at a Time - Anything But a Card
Crafty Creations - Around the World (the stamp is of an English Pub)
Stamptacular Sunday - Lovely as a Tree (tree image needed)
Color Throwdown - Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Old Olive and Kraft
Tellens Place - Tag Your It
A Crafty Little Place - Sketch
Cards For Men - Outdoors
Everybody Art - Make A Gift
Shabby Tea Room - Chipboard (tag and box are chipboard)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Pocket
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Masculine



Recipe:
Paper - K&Co
Book Box - Hobby Lobby
Felt ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Image - Country Pub by Kadoodle Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment quote - Making Memories
Buttons - Dress It Up



I kept the box unpainted as I thought it went with the color scheme better.
You can add your gift inside the book.



I covered the spine with a felt stitched ribbon that I thought made it look like it was bound leather and added the same ribbon to the top of the chipboard gift tag.

I hope you like this, it was super easy to make and very inexpensive, the box was on sale, only $1.50!

Have a great rest of your Sunday.
Katie

Have a Beary Happy Birthday! (and news of a Digital Delights freebie too!)

Happy Friday Everyone!
(Freebie Friday news is after the card!)
Today I have one of those "Just because I wanted to use the stamp" cards :)
The new stamps by ArTish at The Pixie Cottage are so super cute that I want to use just all of them! This is another one featuring one of her cute bears, and this time he's daydreaming in the flowers!

And of course there were challenges I wanted to play with too:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch, Bear and Ribbon
Just Cute Bears - Buttons and Bows (and a bear)
Lexi's Creations - Animals
Corrosive - Birthdays
Simon Says Stamp - Birthday
Stamp Something - Birthdays
One Stitch At A Time - Something for the Children
Craft Your Passion - Embossing
The Crafty Pad- Ribbons
Paper Make Up- Buttons and Bows
Crafty Sentiments - Buttons
Paper Scissors Rocks - Butterfly
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Butterflies
Tellens Place - Dragonflies or Butterflies
Flutterby - Open week (with Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - Photo Inspiration
My Partner In Crime- Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Summer
Creatalicious - Flowers and Wings



Card Recipe:
Image - Waking Up To Spring
Papers - My Minds Eye
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Double Loop
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug





I think I could do with a few moments in the sun too but knowing my luck I'd be sneezing with all the pollen! LOL (anyone else suffering with Allergies super bad this year?)

Now everyone likes freebies don't they?
It's the 1st Friday of the month and that means a new freebie from Digital Delights!
I hope I got you in the bear mood with today's card as this months freebie is a bear too!



Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!

I hope you've enjoyed the card and be sure to go on over and snag the free image from Digital Delights and be sure to drop back tomorrow for a new Tilda card.
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

Have an Awesome Birthday Dude! - Oh those teen years!

Happy Sunday everyone,
It's the last day of February and time for a "Just Because" card.
A few weeks ago I won a challenge at Tellens Place and along with my prize pack of goodies I had my choice of 2 of their digital stamps!
Well I can't let a good image sit still for long so I printed it out and got to work on a card.

Obviously it wouldn't be a Katie Card without a list of challenges too!

Tellens Place had an open week as long as you used one of their images
Gingersnaps want a Birthday Card
ABC Design also had a Birthday theme
Quixotic wanted One For The Boys
Pixie Dust want you to Think Birthday
Tuesday Morning Sketches had a color combo of Light Orange, Dark Brown & Ivory
Design Dollies want Orange, Brown and a Neutral
Midnight Madness had your choice of Simple or Fancy sketch
Clearly I Stamp said It's Hip To Be Square and wanted a square card (and they are sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps who are giving away a great prize!)



Card Recipe

Image - Earphones Edward
Paper - DCWV (some of it really old! LOL)
Ribbon - Little Davis
Brads - The Paper Studio for Hobby Lobby
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Border punch - Bubbles by EK Success



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I checked with my "soon to be a teen" son if this was too girly and he said "no, if boys can wear pink they can wear peach", oh the wisdom of youth! LOL
I'm so not a boy card maker but have recently been called on to create some more manly cards and you know what? I kinda like the challenge :)
I hope you've liked looking at him too and have a great rest of your Sunday.
Be sure to drop back tomorrow for 3, yes 3 posts, with lots of new creations.
Katie

Hoppin' By To Say...It's Freebie Friday!

Happy Friday!
It's time for another Digital Delights freebie and this one is one you'll use over and over again.
It works for birthdays for all ages and with it being a digital image it means you can print it as large or as small as you want it, each time just how you want it!
You can see the image being used at The Freebie Friday Page!



Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!


I'm always in need of birthday cards so I decided to try this one out for myself along with a few challenges to help me out.

My Time To Craft wanted Green plus One
Cards For Men wanted Green too
The Wildflower Patch want Green also
Die Cuts R Us wanted No Designer Paper
Papertake wanted you to "Check This Out" with checks or gingham on your project
Peachy Keen had a Sketch
Rosie Dees had a Just For Men theme
Tellens Place had a Birthday theme
Penny's also wanted Birthdays
My Grafico wanted Plaid so I used my Plaid embossing folder



Card Recipe:

Image - Alvin The Toad
Cardstock - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Plaid by Cuttlebug



Inside is a message mat. Obviously as one of the challenges was no DP this is very plain inside.



After I colored him I went over the tummy with YG00 to give a mottled effect as Toads are usually a little "warty" but I didn't want to distract from his cuteness too much! LOL
Don't you know a boy who'd love this card for his birtday?
And with the Birthday Circle Sentiment you can use it anytime you need a Birthday card!

So go and grab the Birthday sentiment freebie and get creating!
Katie