A Spoon Full of Sugar - Ribbons and Bows

We have a lovely girly challenge for you this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar as we want to see your Ribbons and Bows!

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Things With Wings (2 entries only)
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
One Stitch At A Time - Things With Wings
Lilypad - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Coloring and Ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge - Blooming Charming (flowers and charms)
Charisma Cardz - Pink and Green
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Cute Card Thursday - Birthstone (mine is November which is Topaz and Pearl)
Hanna and Friends - In The Garden
Whoopsi Daisy - Pile On The Flowers
Karen's Doodles - Flower Power
Picture and Scrap - Lace and/or Ribbon
Corrosive by Janet - Ribbons and Bows
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Bows
Cupcake Craft Room - Flowers and/or Leaves (2 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Petals (3 entries only)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishments with an R (I chose round, roses, ribbon)
Stamp Something - Something with Pretty Papers
One Stop Craft - Use a Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Blossom by Wee Stamps at Cuddly Buddly
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cut - Spellbinders Octagons
Border Die - Marianne D Creatables
Roses - Prima
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment Charm - Bravissimo by Making Memories
Pearls - The Paper Studio

This gorgeous image just makes me smile every time I look at it.
I added lots of nice girly touches to it and we'd love to see your take on our challenge this week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar!
Katie

Digital Delights - Could You Bee Any Cuter?

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

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Things with Wings
Take A Word - Insect
Creative Craft World - Brads
Stamp Something - Punch Something
Lilypad - Ribbon
Karen's Doodles - Frame It
Digital Tuesday - Get Out The Gingham

Card Recipe:
Image - Bumblebee Larry
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - My Sweet Cherry Pie by Nikki Sivils
Brads - K and Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust

I added Stickles to Larry's wings and then added extra Glamour Dust for more sparkle.
I hope this brings you a smile!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #74 - Sketch and/or Grab a Glass of Lemonade

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Grab a Glass of Lemonade" and also a wonderful sketch if you want to use it. For the theme we are looking for some yellow or lemony or just simply something to cool you down on one of these hot summer days!

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Anything Goes
Take A Word - Insect
Aud's Sentiments - Summertime (and a sentiment)
Prairie Fairy - Summertime Fun
Crafting For All Seasons - Summer
Totally Papercrafts - Summer
Frosted Designs - Stitching (real or faux)
Stamp Something - Punch Something
Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power
Lilypad - Ribbon
Pollycraft - Flowers and Ribbon
Stamp With Fun - Flowers and Pearls
There's Magic In the Air - Pick 2 (I picked Flowers and Pearls)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Tutti Fruitti
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Photo Inspiration (white and yellow daisies)

Card Recipe:
Image - A Picnic ANTventure
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace
Sentiment - K and Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Sunflowers - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Stash

This is the fabulous sketch, I chose to do just the theme this week.

This is such a cute summer image, I don't like ants at my picnic but if they were as cute as these ones then I may make an exception!
Anyway I hope you'll find some time in your Summer days this week and join in with the fun over at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Digital Delights - Cinco De Mayo!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
I know it's not a huge holiday for sending cards but this little guy was so cute that I thought it was time he came out to play! He would be perfect on invitations, favors and Wendy has a precolored copy of him that would make it super quick to create and some great party items.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Go Digital
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Bunny Zoes - One For The Boys
Incy Wincy - Bright and Bold
Take A Word - Travel
The Paper Variety - Use a Number (Cinco!)

Card Recipe:
Image - Pablo
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment Set
Paper - K and Co Sweet Nectar
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Exclusive
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Chipboard Letters - Target

This is so bright and cheery that it makes me want to head to the beach and grab a Margarita and start celebrating Cinco de Mayo early!!
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

Cooking It Up #58 - Show Me a Pink, Flowery Lady!

It's time to get back to the kitchen and come and play at Cooking It Up With Katie!

This weeks ingredients are:
Start with Flowers
Make it for a Lady
Finish with a little(or a lot of) Pink

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Flutterby - Open (must have Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Crafts and Me - Pink and Sweet
Going Grey - Go Digital
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - I chose Circle, Pink and a Corner Punch
Stamping Vacation Lots of Paper - Circles and Squares
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Photo Inspiration (I chose the Pink, White and Green color scheme and the flowers)
Theme Thursday - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image - Jiggy in Flower Frame
Paper - 3 Bugs in A Rug Chloe (flowers) and The Paper Studio (Pink gingham)
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Ka nd Co
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This super sweet image makes for a great feminine card, even if she is a dragon!
Please come and play with us this week at Cooking It Up With Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's Celebrate!!!!

Spotlight Choice at City Crafter



It's time for another challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar and this week we are giving you a theme challenge! We want to see projects for any Celebration you would like!
Now I'll warn you, there are lots of photos on this post as I wanted to show you as much detail as I could.
This project is the one I taught at Personal Scrapbook (a local store) a couple of weeks ago and there was a kit spare so I decided to make it again for this challenge.
I will try and explain all under each photo.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Top Tip Tuesday - Open
Get Crafty with Ann - Anything Goes and a Technique (I chose paper folding)
Craft Your Passion - You've Been Spotted
Papertake Weekly - Spots or Stripes
Tuesday Throwdown - Polka Dots
Dutch Dare - Fancy Folds
City Crafter - Gate fold Card
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Cupcake Crafts - Lots of Layers
Frosted Designs - Handmade Embellishment
Pink Gem - Pearls and/or Swirls
Everybody Art - Pearls
Do You Stack Up? - Scallops
Pals Paper Arts - Flowers
Paper Romance - Paper Flowers
Shelly's Images - Flowers or Showers
Card Cupids - Pastels
Flutterby - Pastels (with Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
Quirky Crafts - Sparkly, Punchy Easter or Spring
Creative Cowgirls - Spring
Sliekjes Card Challenge - Spring
Daring Cardmakers - Spring or Easter
Digi's With Attitude - Spring
Totally Papercrafts - Springtime
Rainbow Lady - Springtime

Project Recipe:
Paper - 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe Mini Floral
Cardstock - Coredinations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch and Medium Monarch
Banner and Border Dies - My Favorite Things Banner and Dizzy Border
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage by Michaels
Brads - Target $1 spot
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Tiny Tag Die - Boss Kut

This is the card with it's decorative band.
The card is 6" square and a gatefold style.

Inside the card.

This decorative band goes around the card and is designed to stay up when the card is slightly open. I made a rosette flower using my Daisy border punch first and then scoring in between each scallop and then in the center of each scallop and then fan folding.

This is the box. It is an "All In One" box with the "lid" actually being attached to the bottom of the box. I saw the design on Split Coast Stampers and altered it a little to make a larger box.

To match the band on the card I made a band to go around the box with a coordinating rosette flower on the top.

Here you can see the box as you start to pull the lid up. It looks a little like a Christmas Cracker to me and it can fit 3 Ferrero Rocher chocolates in it! (I tried :))

This opening gets larger the more you pull the lid upwards so you can easily drop in a few goodies.

Anyway if you made it to the end I hope you liked it and I'd love it if you played along with our "Let's Celebrate" challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week!
Katie

Cooking It Up #49 - I need some Blue Blingy Buttons!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie
This week were are sponsored by the super Stamping Dragon who provided us with gorgeous images to play with!

The ingredients this week are:

Use a little Blue
Add a few Buttons
Finish with some Bling

Challenges:
Alys - Bling It Up
I Did It - Bling It Up
Cards For Men - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
Magical Monday - Love (and a magical creature)
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Papertake Weekly - Putting On The Glitz
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert in Window by Stamping Dragon Designs
Paper - Fine and Dandy True Blue by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Garden Trellis Deep Edger by Martha Stewart
Buttons - Michaels $1 Spot
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington Font

Rupert the Dragon just looks so forlorn looking out his window waiting for his love to come home, but I still think it is so cute! I hope you've enjoyed this card and maybe you'll drop by at Cooking It Up With Katie to play along too.
Remember we are still looking for new Team Member so check out all the details there.
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Kaela as an Fairy

When you see my card today you'll know why I just had to make it!
Faith at Designed 2 Delight keeps coming out with such wonderful designs and I'm so happy to be able to work with them.
We have made a brand new blog called Card Ideas where you can get brand new ideas from a different designer every day of the week! Be sure to drop by there and add yourself as a follower so you don't miss any of the news.

Challenges:

Magical Monday - Wings
Whoopsi Daisy - Girlie
Paper Playtime - Christmas Song
Ooh La La - Christmas Song
Paper Cupcakes - Anything Goes
Going Grey - Anything Goes
Peartree Designs - Sketch and Gems
Papertake Weekly - Sketch (so very similar to the other)
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Karber Weekly - Sparkle (must use a digi)
There She Goes - Card For A Child
ABC Christmas - Y is for Yuletide (use Holly and Berries or Red and Green or Candles)
Flutterby - Open (must have Angel, Fairy or Butterfly)
The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe (I chose Die Cut, Make a Card, Holiday theme)
Little Paper Shop - Funky Edge
Stamp and Create - Tis The Season
Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup

Card Recipe:
Image - Kaela as a Fairy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Ribbon - Michaels
Holly and Jingle Bells - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Walmart
Glitter - Glamour Dust

After I colored Kaela I added lots of sparkle with Glamour Dust on her wings and shoes and Smooch paint on her cheeks and as highlights in her hair.
I really love how she turned out and hope you do too.
Katie

Pixie Cottage #47 - Paper Piecing

It's time for another super sketch and challenge at The Pixie Cottage and we'd love to see you give it a try.
It is one of my favorite techniques and that is Paper Piecing!

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz - One for The Girls
Whoopsi Daisy - Girlie
Speedy the Cats Friends - Bows
Gingerloft - Bows
Sweet Stampin - Buttons and Bows
Praire Fairy - Buttons and Bows
Meljens - Buttons and Bows
Paper Play - Stars
Sentimental Sundays - 3 papers, 3 buttons and some ribbon (and a sentiment)
Craft Your Days Away - Texture
Alphabet Challenge - E for Embossing
Lots to Do - Embossing
Sketches in Thyme - Open Sketch week (any card as long as you use a sketch)
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Stampin B's - Holiday Card
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes Christmas
Crafty Catz - Christmas
One Stop Craft - Christmas Cuties
Totally Gorjuss - Oh Christmas Tree
Stamp It Crazy - Christmas
Stempeltraeume - Red and Green
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Paper Cupcakes - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Surprise Me (open week)
Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish It

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah with Hearts
Paper - Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix
Tree - Sizzix
Ribbon - Stash
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Printed in Santa's Sleigh Font
Buttons - Dress It Up

This was the great sketch we got to work with (I turned it to fit the image)

I paper pieced the dress, boots, hearts and hair tie and I just love the extra touch this adds to the image.
This was a sketch that when I first saw I thought I couldn't use but when I turned it on it's side I thought I'd give it a go and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Katie

Digital Delights - Back To School with Mr Bookworm

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:

Stamp Something - Digital Something
Frosted Designs - Back To School
Lil Red Wagon - Back to School
Paper Pretties - Back to School
ABC Design - Back to School
Crafty Ho's - Photo Inspiration (I did Back to School with it)
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Annabelle Stamps - Say It With A Bow
Cupcake Crafts - Blue and Green
Whoopsi Daisy - Blue and Green
Raise The Bar - Sketch
Paper Make Up - Image in a Circle and 4 of the same Embellishment
One Stitch at a Time - Say it With Shapes
Papertake - 3,2,1 (I used 3 papers, 2 shapes and 1 image)
Fab and Funky - 3 papers, 2 embellishemnts (mine are buttons and ribbon) and 1 image




Card Recipe:
Image - Bookworm
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Glitter and Glitz by KI Memories
Ribbon - American Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Sentiment - Doodlebug Designs





I just love this guy and I think I should of added a "Hitting The Books" sentiment but you know what they say about hindsight! LOL
I hope you like him too and please take a moment to see what my Digital Delights Sisters have been up to as well!

Cooking It Up #21 - Sketch some Yellow Stitching!

It's a very special day at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog as today has the first creations by my new Design Team!
They have made some fabulous cards and I'm so lucky to have them working along side me.

Today we have a new recipe for you to try:

Choose a Sketch from another challenge
Add a little Yellow
Do some Stitching, can be real or faux

We are sponsored by the fabulous Meljens and got to work with some of their gorgeous images!
You can win some too by entering the challenge, just remember you have to include ALL the ingredients to be eligible for the prize.

Challenges for this card:

Donna's Den - Sketch
Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Twisted Thursday - Sparkles
Bee Crafty - 3D
365 Cards Day 123 - Shades of Yellow
ResQ - Sunny
Whoopsi Daisy - Bright Vibrant Colors
By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days
Pick 3 - Summer Theme, Yellow cardstock and a Sticker
Drunken Stampers - Summer
KL Stampin Scrappin - Summer
ECP - Summer
Crafty Ho's - Fun in The Sun
Crafty Calendar - Summer (and yellow if you like)
Stempel Magie - Friendship
Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewels
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
Stamp and Create - Stitching
Artful Inkables - Stitching
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites
Wee Memories - Free For All
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Pocket Full of Posies - One For The Girls
If The Shoe Fits - Wings
Crazy Challenge - Up in The Air




Card Recipe:
Image - Woodland Princess by Meljen's
Paper - Songbird by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Felt Flowers - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Clear Sticker





This was such a fun challenge and my team all made wonderful creations and we want to see yours too so be sure to visit Cooking It Up With Katie and get Cooking too!