The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77 - Wet and Wild

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Wet and Wild!" and of course we have a super sketch if you'd like to play with that (I chose the sketch only this week)

Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Secret Crafter - Here Comes Summer
Going Grey - Summer
Try It On Tuesday - Flower Power
Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms
Hooked On Crafts - Flowers
CRAFT - Gardening
Totally Papercrafts - Bingo! (I chose Brads, Flowers and Ribbon)
One Stop Crafts - Tag You're It!
Clear It Out - Wings
Truly Scumptious - Things with Wings
Flutterby - Open (with a fairy, angel or butterfly)

Card Recipe:
Image - Rose Covered Trellis Digital Image by ARTish and Leisel and her Wheelbarrow
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Flower accents - Sassafras
Ribbon - The Whimsey Cottage
Chipboard Tag - KI Memories
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Brad - The Paper Studio

This is the super sketch we have this week.

The Rose Covered Trellis Background is one of the latest digital releases and is just the perfect addition if you love the character stamps like Swiss Pixie's, Tilda's and others.
I hope you like this one and will come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Cooking It Up #66 - Make Dad a Funny Button!

Just in time for Father's Day we have a great recipe for you this week over at Cooking It Up With Katie

The ingredients are:
Make it for Dad
Be sure it's Funny
Top it with a Button

And it's a big list of challenges as very many challenges were on the same wavelength this week ;)

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Allsorts - 1 paper, 2 punches/dies and 3 buttons and for a boy/man
House of Gilli - Buttons
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Man
The Stampman - For A Man
The Secret Crafter - Male card
Little Claire's - Cards for Men
Crazy 4 Challenge - Masculine card
Bows N Berries - Masculine
Wags N Whiskers - One For The Boys
Cupcake Crafts - Boy Oh Boy
Stamptacular Sunday - Dads or Grads
Papertake Weekly - Dads or Lads
Celebrate Dad
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Father's Day
CRAFT - Father's Day
Craft Us Crazy - Father's Day
Paper Play - Father's Day
Stamp Insanity - Father's Day
Digi's With Attitude - Father's Day
Sew Many Challenges - Father's Day
Delicious Doodles - Father's Day
One Stop Crafts - Father's Day
Simply Create - Father's Day
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Father's Day
Speedy The Cats Friends - Father's Day
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Father's Day
Sentimental Sundays - Father's Day
Sparkles Forum Father's Day
Dream Valley - Father's Day
Daisy Doodles - Father's Day
Incy Wincy - Father's Day
Ooh La La - Father's Day
Pear Tree Designs - Father's Day
Partytime Tuesday - Father's Day
Little Red Wagon - Father's Day

Card Recipe:
Image - Revenge of Ned the Nerd
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Large Long Rectangles
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Buttons - Stash

I absolutely love the image, so full of character and just one of the sweetest nerds I've ever seen :)
I hope you enjoy this and will come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week :)
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - SK8R Boy!

Wow I didn't think Blogger would ever come back up!
I've now managed to get the post finished, sorry if you saw it in its unfinished state!
Today's card features a brand new image from Faith at Designed 2 Delight

Challenges:
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter - Dust Off Your Stash (the paper is eons old)
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Pollycraft - Boyz to Men
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Tuesday Throwdown - Use a Die Cut (3 entries max)
My Mum's Craft Shop - To Die For (3 entries max)
Creative Belli - S is for... (I chose sticker, spots, stitching)
Creative Inspirations - Inside of your card (20 combined challenges max)

Card Recipe:
Image - SK8R Boy
Paper - SEI
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Unknown
Buttons - Stash
Spellbinders Curved Rectangles

This little guy is "awesome" and perfect for those cards for the preteen and teen boys in your life.
I hope you enjoy him and be sure to drop by tomorrow for another new card!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage 68 - One For The Boys

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 "One For The Boys"
So whether it's for the man in your life, your sons birthday or, like mine, celebrating the birth of a new baby boy be sure to come and share it with us!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Bunny Zoe - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Circles
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Secret Crafter - For a Baby
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Baby
Bearly Mine - Beautiful Babies
Friday Mash Up - Baby or Punches (or both)
Rubys Rainbow - Babies and Blue
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)
Delightful Challenges - Distressed
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls (in the border die cut)
The Shabby Tearoom - Sweet Dreams Photo Inspiration (cream, blue, neutral, bedroom photo)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Tuesday Taggers - Something Old and Something New (stamp is over a year old and the papers are new)
ABC Design - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea In Bloom by Alisa Ramirez
Paper - Annalee by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Die Cut - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders
Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan Cats Eye
Flowers - Sugar Plum Roses in Caribbean
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Lace - Offray
Die Cut - Beaded Circles by Spellbinders

This was the great sketch that we had the option of using.

I absolutely love this image. The baby is so adorable and could so easily work for boy and girl cards. I paper pieced the flower and pea pod and then inked all the layers before glued them down.
All the die cuts are inked around for a soft distressed feel.
I even inked the pearls to make them match the whole style of the card.
I really hope you like this one and will come along and share your cards and creations for all the boys big and small in your life over at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #66 - Happy Birthday

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 "Happy Birthday"

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Drunken Stampers - Technology Sucks (no electric tools allowed)
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Birthday
Delicious Doodles - All Stitched Up
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Let's Ink It Up - Stitching
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
Etsy Inspired Inspired by Trim at Creating Is Fun
Sugar Creek Hollow - Monochromatic

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence by Sandra Hammer
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Julianne
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Offray
Pearls - Recollections
Sentiment - Printed

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

This gorgeous image of Hannah had me envisioning her looking longingly and thinking about a special someone and so that's why I thought it was perfect for a birthday card for a very special someone. I paper pieced the dress with a very subtle patterned paper and added highlights with my Copic Markers.
The vintage style lace was a final touch along with the pearls on the die cut doily.
I hope you like her and everyone needs Birthday Cards so our challenge this week is perfect for increasing that stash.
Please come along and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie

Pile It On - Smells Like Rubber!

It's time for another Pile It On Challenge and this week we want to see your creations using your Rubber or Clear Stamps, no digi's this week!
We are sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Inside Out (decorate inside too)
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Fresh Brewed - Cute and Sweet
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Layer It Up!
Stamp N Doodle - So Girly
Stamping Vacation Watch This - Little House on The Prairie
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Simon Say Stamp - Card For A Child
Raise The Bar - Tree-Mendous
Delicious Doodles - All Stitched Up
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Let's Ink It Up - Stitching
Drunken Stampers - Technology Sucks (no electric tools allowed)

Card Recipe:
Image - Best Friends Forever by Sarah Kay
Paper - Fairytales by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Sticko
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily - Wilton
Chipboard Corners - Colorbok

I love these Sarah Kay images, when I was a young girl back in the late 70's I had the sticker collection book by Panini (remember those my English friends?) and I bought and swapped until the whole book was full. Who knew that 30 years later I'd be making cards with the same images, a great memory :)
So we hope that this week you can find time to get a little inky and come and play with us at Pile It On!
Katie

All The Days of Your Life - A Vintage Mini Album

Edited to add TOP 3 at Delicious Doodles!

Also the book was featured on Colorbok's Blog!. Thanks so much!!!!


It's time for another Vintage style mini book and I really love this one!
It is 6" by 6" and I used my Bind It All to bind it and added ribbon to all the rings.
Each page is inked as well as all the mats. I also added faux stitching.
The book is based entirely on the fabulous Colorbok Flea Market range, from the papers to the sentiments, handmade flowers and punched doily style mats.
Some of these I cut to create decorative corners, cool eh?
I really hope you like this one as much as the other I posted.

Challenges:
The Secret Crafter - Anything But A Card
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You've Got (anything goes)
The Shabby Tearoom - Bingo (pick 3 embellishments in a row from the bingo card, think I picked most on there!)
Creative Craft Challenges - Lace (including Doilies)
Tuesday Throwdown - Lace
Your Next Stamp - Make It Sparkle
One Stop Crafts - Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
Craft Your Days Away - For Mom or a Special Lady
Delicious Doodles - Dimensional Project
Fairytale - Pink and Green
Stamping Vacation - Name Your Own Challenge - Mine is Anything but a Card
Stamping Vaction Music in You - The Rose
Gingerloft - Die Cuts or Punches

Book Recipe:
Paper - Colorbok Flea Market
Sentiments and Paper Flowers etc - Colorbok Flea Market
Roses - Wild Orchid
Doilies - Wilton
Pearl Brads - Martha Stewart
Half Pearls - Recollections and The Paper Studio
Ribbons - Stash
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Butterfly Punch and Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Offray

Hope you got to see all the photos, if you'd like to see all the pages individually then I have this book listed on EBAY so click on over to see more detail.
Thanks for taking a look!
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Warm Your Heart with a Mouse Valentine!

I'm here with a card to warm your heart!
If you have been anywhere in the US in the last few weeks chances are you've had some snow, some just a little and some a whole mess of snow!
So you've probably been snuggling in your Winter Sweater just like this little guy.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Secret Crafter - With Love
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use A Heart
Paper Playtime - Use the Word Love on Your Project
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Fresh Brewed - Love/Valentines
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Totally Gorjuss - Cuddly
Sentimental Sundays - Winter
Stempel Magie - Winter
Creative Stamp Friends - Winter
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Winter Blast
I Did It Creations - Brr I'm Turning Blue (use some blue in your project)
Crazy Challenge - Buttons
Craft Your Passion - Buttons
Pixie Dust - Button Up
Random Amusing Challenge - Use Red
Happileigh Scrappin - Love theme and photo inspiration
Belli Challenge - P is for... (I chose punching)
For Fun - Glitter
Fab N Funky - Animal Magic
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (I chose Punch, Embossing and Ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Mouses Valentine
Paper - Peppermint Forest by Joann's (2009)
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 1
Paint - Glittering Silver by Scribbles
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punch Around the Page Set
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Buttons - Dress It Up
Sentiment - Printed in LD Amore font

I just love this image, the perfect combination of Love and Winter.
If you want to see other designers with samples of Faith's super images be sure to drop over to Card Idea's and tomorrow there will be a new challenge there so pop in and play along!
Katie

Cooking It Up #44 - I Love some Embossed Pink with Digital Delights NEW RELEASES!

This is a very special week at Cooking It Up With Katie as we are coordinating with our super sponsor Digital Delights on their latest release and the team all got to work with some FABULOUS new Valentines themed images!

The ingredients for your card this week are:
Make it for someone you Love
Use any form of Embossing
Add a little Pink

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Valentines
One Stitch At A Time - Love/Valentine
Lexi's - Say It With Love
Bunny Zoes - Love
365 Cards Day 314 - Romance
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Love Is In The Air
Woodware USA - Hearts
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Sweet Stop Sketches Sketch
2 Sisters - Getting Girly
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Creative Inspirations Paint - Texture
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes (with an Animal image)
Crazy Challenge - Animals
Crafty Emma's - All Creatures Great and Small
Incy Wincy - Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Stamping Vacation Sticky Situation - Border Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Polly Pippin In Love
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia and Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Stickers - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

I printed out Polly twice and colored both versions. I cut them out, one whole and one just Polly and popped the Polly on top of the other for dimension.
I'm not sure if you have started your Valentines cards yet but if you haven't then maybe joining in with my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge!
Katie

Cooking It Up #43 - Button me a Ribbon Animal

Happy New Year Everyone!
I arrived back from England on Sunday evening and am still in "home sick mode" but it is getting better with each day. We all had a fabulous time with our family, savoring every precious moment and it is always so hard to leave and travel 4500 miles back to our home.
But life goes on and picking up my crafting tools and creating helps make it all a little easier.
2011 is going to be a very busy year, more crafting opportunities than ever and I'm excited to get it off to a good start.


It's a New Year and time for a new challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie blog!

The easy "ingredients" for your card this week are:

Use a Button or two
Add some Ribbon
Show us an Animal!

Challenges:
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Fairy Knoll - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Use a Sentiment
CRAFT - Thank You
Allsorts - Thank You
Cute Card Thursday - Thank You
Phindy's Place - Thank You
Winter Wonderland - Thank You
Stamp With Fun - Sketch
Secret Crafter - Buttons and Bows
Alota Rubber Stamps - Stamp, Ribbon and Bow

Card Recipe:
Image - Pink Gem Designs
Paper - Origins by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Typewriter font
Flowers - Prima

This is such a cute image and I'm sure it will bring a smile to recipient of this Thank You card.
Be sure to keep checking back here everyday as I have some exciting pieces of news coming up and lots of new cards to share!

Cooking It Up #41 - Layer Me A Red Christmas

Welcome to another recipe from my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

The recipe is:
Layers
Red
Christmas!

Challenges:

Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas or Advent
The Secret Crafter - Christmas
Stampin Royalty - Winter Holiday
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Red and Green
Color Throwndown - Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizazz and Chocolate Chip or Kraft
Die Cut Dreams Christmas - Santa's Sack
Delicious Doodles - Use a Digi
Bugaboo - Anything Goes
Card Making Mama's - Anything Goes
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes
The Artistic Stamper - Christmas
The Paper Players - Christmas
The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - Be Inspired by Snowglobes (the image in the circle)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles - Festive Colors
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card
Riley and Co - Christmas
Cutie Sunday - Red and Green
Sundays With Crissy - Christmas is Coming
Kort O Mania - Christmas
Crafty Ho's - Any Holiday
Ink On My Fingers - Christmas
Dutch Dare - Christmas
2 Sisters - Sparkly Christmas
Iris - Christmas
Belli - Christmas
Frosted Designs - Glitter
Fairy Knoll - Glitter
Gingersnaps - White Glitter
Fresh Brewed Designs - Sparkle and Shine

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert Clause 2 by Stampin Dragon
Paper - A Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Hobby Lobby

I added Puffy Paint and Glamour Dust to is hat for a little sparkle.
I hope you are coming to the end of your big list of Christmas cards but still have one you can add to this challenge!
Katie

Digital Delights - A Time to give Thanks - Pumpkin Lara

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:

Karber Monthly - Anything Goes (with a digi)
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Digital Tuesday - All About the Girls (plus a digi)
Anything Goes - Cute
Pollycraft - Cute and Cuddly
Allsorts - 3 different Punches
Sweet Stampin - Stitching
One Stop Crafts - Autumn and a Sketch
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Fall colors
Creative Card Crew - Autumn/Fall
Everybody Art - Autumn
Going Grey - Fall
Stempel Magie - Autumn Colors
Paper Playtime - Autumn
My Sheri - Autumn
Craft Your Days Away - Autumn Doodles
Ellephantastic - Handmade Flowers
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Handmade Flowers
Wee Memories - Orange and Scallops
Your Next Stamp - Give Thanks
Craftalicious - Thanks



Card Recipe:
Image - Pumpkin Lara
Papers - Autumn Splendor by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima
Flower Punch - Marvy
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Buttons - Colorbok
Brads - Making Memories





Little Pumpkin Lara is so sweet and one of the great things about using digital stamps is that you can print them to whatever size you'd like. There isn't any rubber company that makes big stamps to fill a 6" by 6" card but with my digi's I can do it easily!
I really hope you like her as much as I do.