Digital Delights - A Perfect Day

After The Royal Wedding last week I'm still in the romantic mood and so today's card features a wonderful symbol of marriage, the White Dove.
The image is from Digital Delights and be sure to check out all the wonderful creations from the Design Team

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Anything Goes (max 2 entries)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Die Cut Dreams - Wedding
Incy Wincy - I Do
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Double Dutch (Use 2 ribbons, lace or trim)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Stamp With Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Digital Tuesday - Ribbon and Lace
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - It's a Celebration

Card Recipe:
Image - Dove with Rings from All Occasion DVD
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Lace and Linen by DCWV
Sentiment Sticker - La Boutique by K and Co
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 9
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Ribbon - Michaels
Lace - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio

This is gorgeous image and perfect to go with the romantic style of the papers.
I inked the edges to soften the feel even more and I hope you like it as much as I do.
Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

This month I am a guest designer at Crafty Sentiments and I got to work with their super cute designs, how much fun is that?
This week it's a super easy challenge, we want to see your creations with flowers on them.
I chose to use a floral paper and image with flowers on it to fulfill the challenge.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Bows N Berries - Bold and Bright
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Kort O Mania - Colors of Your Flag (both my homeland country and my adopted country are Red, White and Blue!)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Red Ribbon and Square)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim

Card Recipe:
Image - Mushroom Bear by Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Melody Ross Homespun Chic
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Ribbon - Stash
Chipboard Heart - Colorbok
Sentiment - Studio G

I made 3 copies of the image and colored and layered them for extra dimension. I love this Paper Tole technique and think it adds so much to an image.
I added a big bow and really loved how it all turned out.
Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations and join in with this great challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week.
Be sure to come back tomorrow as I'm part of a very special Blog Hop that you don't want to miss!
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

Cooking It Up #60 - Make Mine a Double Green Punch!

It's a new recipe over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog and this week the ingredients are:

Use Green (a little or a lot)
Add some Punching
Make it a Double (use two of something)

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Friday Mash Up - Punches
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 papers and 3 colors (green, blue and white))
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose No flowers, Words and Punches)
Gingerloft - Under The Sea
Take A Word - Exposed

Card Recipe:
Image - Mermaid by Gingerloft
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - K and Co Citronella
Border Punch - Twirling Ribbon by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Creative Imaginations Oceanside
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

This is such a gorgeous image and the water looking paper and punch I think went really well with her.
It was nice to limit myself to two colors as well and I think it added to the whole "Undersea" feel to the card.
We'd love to see you put on your aprons and join us over at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - White + One!

It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a color challenge! We want to see you start with White and add just one more color to the card. We are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and I chose one of their sweet images for my card.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling
CCEE Stampers - Butterfly
Charisma Cardz - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Dare To Be Sassy - Monochromatic
If The Shoe Fits - Thing With Wings
Stamp Something - Things With Wings
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Totally Paper Crafts - Glitter
Digi Design House - Bling
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments (flowers, pearls and rhinestones))
Craft Your Days Away - Music and Dance
Crafty Emma's - Photo Inspiration (I chose the red and white)
Alota Rubber Stamps - Red and White
My Time To Craft - Red and White
The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Red Ribbon, Fairy, Floral Paper, Square)

Card Recipe:
Image - Twirling Fairy
Paper - Stampin' Up
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Labels 3 by Spellbinders
Doily Die Cut - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Recollections
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Glitter - Glamour Dust

This is such a cute dancing fairy that I added glitter to her wings and dress to make her even more enchanting!
We hope you will join us on our "White plus One" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week.
Katie

Pile It On - Travel Around The World in 7 Days

This week at Pile It On we are sponsored by Sparkle Creations and our challenge is "Travel Around The World in 7 Days!"
So you can choose any sort of travel to depict on your projects.
Sparkle was very generous with stamps for the Design Team and they were so much fun to work with.

Challenges:
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Chamber Maids - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Top Tip Tuesday - Square
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Use A Sketch
Peartree Designs - Colorful
Craft Your Days Away - Show Us Your Layers
Digi Design House - Paper Piecing
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
Sparkle Creations - Photo Inspiration (lilac, pink, lemon, white)
Tuesday Throwdown - Brads or Eyelets
Thrilling Thursday - Buttons, Brads or Bows
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Paper Romance - Summer
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Delicious Doodles - Teenager
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Totally Gorjuss - 1, 2, 3 Your choice (I chose 1 image, 2 ribbons and 3 papers)
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It (must use rubber stamp)

Card Recipe:
Image - Crusin' Chloe
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Gathered Ribbon - Offray
Floral Ribbon - Michaels
Flowers - Paper Mania
Pearl Brads - Recollections

This was such a cute to paper piece and with this "flower power" style paper I thought it was perfect for the little bug!
So know it's time to pack your suitcases and get traveling with us over at Pile It On this week!

Digital Delights - Shabby Little Daisy!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This week I used one of the latest releases, a great set of friendly flowers with cute sentiments to match.
I decided to use a vintage style paper and go with a little Shabby Chic style of card.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust - Say It Out Loud (use a sentiment)
Stampin B's - Use a Square, Circle and Oval
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Distressing
Truly Scrumptious - Vintage
Your Next Stamp - Texture
Stampin Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Bearly Mine - Inside Out (decorate inside too)
Papertake Weekly - Dimension (layer something)
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Layer It Up!
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Fresh Brewed - Cute and Sweet
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
The Paper Variety - Flowers
Peartree Designs - Lace
The Shabby Tea Room - Lace and Doilies
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Anything Goes - Pearls
Card Cupids - Use 2 Colors (I chose Yellow and Blue)

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Faces and Sentiment
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Oval Die - Spellbinders
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn
Lace and Ribbon - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio

I printed the flower 3 times and colored, cut and layered the image.
I inked all the edges and die cuts to give it a vintage look.
I love the look of ribbon and lace together and the gathered ribbon works wonderfully like this. I finished both the outside and in with pearls.
I hope you like this and be sure to check out the rest of the work of the design team at Digital Delights

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

Digital Delights New Releases - Easter Daisy

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This week is new release week and we got to play with the fabulous new Easter images, you are going to want all of these for those upcoming cards!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes Digi
Sweet Stampin - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Girly Girl
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
I Did It - Punches or Dies
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing or Paper Piecing
Papercutz - Spring
Paper Garden - Spring
Incy Wincy - Spring Is In The Air
If The Shoe Fits - Purple
Critter Sketch Challenge - Sentiment
Shannon's Sentiments - Fussy Cutting
Scrap Creations - Kids

Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Daisy, Easter Accessories and Daisy Accessories
Paper - Making Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

I cut Daisy and the bench out and popped her on top to take her seat :)
I added the baskets inside to keep with the Easter theme and I hope you like it.
Be sure to drop by Digital Delights to see the whole of the new release :)

Digital Delights - New Car

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Digital Tuesday - Punches and Digi
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use A Die Cut
Drunken Stampers - Use a Die Cut
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Use a Die Cut
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Simply Create - Bright
Craft Your Passion - Guy Card
Creative Craft Challenges - Card for a Teen

Card Recipe:
Image - New Car
Paper - 365 Degrees by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Stash

I left a sentiment off this card as I wasn't sure what I'm going to use it for yet. But it could be a congratulations or birthday card or just for someone who loves cars!
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

Designed 2 Delight Blog Hop - The Season of Holiday Giving

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!
I'm sure you are full steam ahead for the December Holidays and to help you on your way we are having team blog hop over at Designed 2 Delight!
We all have made a little gift that is super easy to recreate and perfect a gift for teachers, bus drivers, postal workers or anyone you just want to send a Holiday Thank You too!

My idea came from a super blog run by Mary and you can find all the details of the project at Cardz TV

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Hot Cuppa
City Crafter - Hot Cuppa
Lollipop Crafts - Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Fresh Brewed Designs - Winter or Christmas
Sew Many Challenges - Red and Green
Wags N Whiskers - Wrap It Up (bag, tag, box, gift)
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
For Fun - Anything Goes
Fab N Funky - Go With The Flow (anything goes)
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Stamptacular Sunday - A Time for Giving
Papertake Weekly - Cut It Out (use die cuts or punches)
Paper Pretties - Clean and Simple

Card Recipe:
Images- Dollar Delights
Paper- Happy Holidays Hobby Lobby
Medium- Copic Markers
Sentiment- Printed
Leaf Punch- Martha Stewart
Ribbon- Michaels

This is a great project and so easy your kids can get in on the crafting fun too!
There are surprise prizes for comments on the projects so be sure leave me and the rest of the team a little love to be in with a chance of winning!
To visit all the members blogs and get all the details be sure to check back to Designed 2 Delight and have a wonderful rest of your Holiday Weekend!

It's My Birthday! Let's Celebrate with Tilda!

Today is my birthday and I'm celebrating with a new card with my favorite little friend Tilda!
I used my two favorite Tilda stamps and there are lots of lovely Magnolia stamps on sale at Michelles Scrapbooking and More right now and I may just have to treat myself to a few... it is my birthday after all!

Challenges:
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes plus Beads
Wags N Whiskers - Sisters or Friends
Flutterby - Open (with an Angel, Fairy or Butterfly)
Kort O Mania - Flowers
Raise the Bar - Curves (circles, scallops)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Our Creative Corner - Something to be Grateful For (friends)
Creative Stamp Friends - My Favorite Stamps (these are two of my favorite Tildas)
Craft Your Passion - Double Up (use two of something)
Pollycraft - Doodling (faux stitching)
Scrap It With A Song - You've Got A Friend in Me
My Time To Craft - Roses

Card Recipe:
Images - Stylish Tilda and Standing Fall Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Die Cut - Spellbinders Beaded Circle
Dew Drops - Robins Nest
Flowers - Prima Mini Roses
Paint - Smooch Illuminate Top Coat
Butterfly Beads - Hobby Lobby

I stamped Fall Tilda first and then masked her and stamped Stylish Tilda, I tried to make them look like they were holding hands as good friends do :)
I'm off to craft a little more today, the laundry can wait until tomorrow.
Be sure to drop back tomorrow for two new cards.
Katie