Trick or Treat!!!! It's a Pixie Cottage Blog Hop :)

We at the Pixie Cottage thought it would be fun to have a little Fall Fun by showing you some of our wonderful digital stamps/images!!

Below you will find a list of the design team participants. Stop by each of their blogs and leave them a comment as well as sign up to follow their blog and you will be put in a drawing for our prize.

What are we giving away?? Well, I think it should be some digital images since this blog hop is all about digital!!!

1st Place--Pick any 5 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

2nd Place Pick any 3 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

3rd Place Pick any 1 digital image from The Pixie Cottage

Here is the list of blogs in the order you should visit them: (remember to leave a comment/and follow at each blog as well as leave a comment here to be put in the drawing for the prizes)

1. Katie
2. Tanya
3. Cheryl
4. Adrina
5. Anne
6.Carla
7. Davi
8. Denise
9. Peggy
10. Tish
11. Sharon
12. Lisette
13. Sadia

Now before you run off to see Tanya be sure you stay around to follow me and see my card!

Challenges:
Creative Cottage - Embossing
Shellys - Tic Tac Toe (I chose Brads, Punch and Embossing)
Paper Pretties - Make a Square Card
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
Stempeltraeume - Favorite Animal
Paper Playtime - Halloween
Tuesday Taggers - Halloween and Deep Purple
A Crafty Little Place - Spooky
Crafty Creations - Halloween or Autumn
Lil Red Wagon - Halloween
Wild Flower Patch - Halloween
Dutch Dare - Halloween
AI Factory - Halloween
Create With Connie and Mary - Halloween
Paper Play - Halloween
Pixie Dust - Halloween
Treehouse Stamps - Halloween
Crafty Catz - Halloween
Twisted Thursday - Trick or Treat
Daring Cardmakers - Trick or Treat
Oh Alice - Halloween

Card Recipe:
Image - Licorice the Cat
Paper - K and Co Spooktacular
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co Spooktacular
Ribbon - American Crafts
Brads - Spare Parts

Now you've see Licorice the Kitty HOP HOP HOP ALONG to see Tanya and carry on with the rest of the HOPPING FUN!

Katie

Pile It On - Pennants/Banners

It's Sunday so that means another chance to Pile It On and have some super challenge fun!
This time we are sponsored by Bella Studio and we'd like to see you add one of the very popular pennants/banners to your card (mine is on the inside)

Challenges:
Wildflower - Sketch
Sweet Stampin - Banners
Stamp Something - Something Digital
Thoughtful Thursdays - Yellow, Orange and Red
Speedy The Cats Friends - Red, Orange and Yellow
AI Factory - Flower Frenzy
Cuttlebug Challenge - In The Garden (the butterfly is an embossed image that I cut out)
My Time To Craft - Butterflies
Flutterby - 3 or more Layers
Creatalicious - 3D
Lucy's Cards - Buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges - Buttons
Dare U2 Digi - Stitching
Paper Romance - Stitching
For Fun - Coloring
Anything Goes - Sparkle and Shine
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Anything Goes
The Town Scrapper - Anything Goes (it's their last challenge until after Labor Day)



Card Recipe:
Image - Pickletoes Sunflower by Bella Studio
Paper - DCWV Birdsong
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Butterfly by Cuttlebug
Sentiment - K&Co



I added the pennants to the inside message mat as they wouldn't fit right on the front!



She is a very sweet image and I hope you have time to join in with us for this super challenge!

Lily Boo and a Pirate Too!!

Happy Saturday!
I wanted to showcase another of the cute Lily Boo images as it's now super easy to get Lily Boo images as they have a new home at Cuddly Buddly!
This one will be perfect for an upcoming Boy's Birthday.


Challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Sketch
Cuttlebug Challenge - Easel Card
Creative Card Crew - Easel Card
Paper Playtime - Ahoy Matey
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Creative Craft Challenges - Stamp It Up
Sisterhood of Crafters - Movie Inspiration (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Wildflower Patch - Black, Violet and Lime
CRAFT - Purple, Green and Gems
Crazy 4 Challenges - 2 more Ribbons
Simon Says Stamp - Check It Out
Digi Doodle Shop - Circles and Dots
Paperplay - Card for A Child
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Everybody Art - Birthday
Party Time Tuesday - Birthday (anything goes)
Thrilling Thursday - Celebration!
Crafty Sentiments - Birthday



Card Recipe:
Image - Little Shipmate by Lily Boo
Paper - Daisy D's
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - Spare Parts
Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Sentiment - Printed





I hope you think this little guy is as cute as I do and I wish you all a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

It's a Parrot's Life For Me!

Wendy Hall is the fabulous artist of Digital Delights and she also has a line of clear stamps sold at Clear Dollar Stamps!
The latest set is Pirate Ahoy! and this is my second card using the designs.

I decided to go with a little spin on the title and I hope you like it!

I have a few challenges here as well:

By The Cute and Girly - Celebrations
Critter Challenge - Critter Birthday
Wild Flower Patch - Clean and Simple Birthday
Lexi's - Animals
One Stitch at a Time - Going Dotty
Hand Full of Stamps - Just a Little Dotty
Paper Scissors Rocks - Die Cuts
Crafty Pad - Use Punches
Fab N Funky - Show Us Your Fancy Edge




Card Recipe:
Image - Clear Dollar Stamps Pirate Ahoy!
Paper - Fiskars
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Border Punch - EK Success
Sentiment - Printed





I think he sure is a cutie and would be perfect on all sorts of cards.
Hope you've liked him.

I also want to remind you that we are having a Digi Day over at SNR on Thursday evening and we'd love you to join in.



They'll be fun and prizes so if you have some free time we'd love to see you over there!

Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #14 - Buttons - Guest Sketch

Happy Wednesday!
It certainly is a time for change at The Pixie Cottage as we add another dimension to our challenges.
Starting this week we will be having a Special Guest Sketch Artist every other week to share a sketch with you! These are some of the most popular skechers in the card blogging world and you will be amazed at the work they have created for The Pixie Cottage

Starting us off is the artist from the uber (as my DS would say) popular challenge site Midnight Madness, yes it's Priscilla!
She has made this super sketch for us and if you run over to The Pixie Cottage you will see the fabulous card she made with the sketch using the super new Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer stamp which is one of my favorites!

Here is the exclusive sketch she created for us.



The additional thing we'd like to see this week is Buttons on your card.
Remember you can chose to do the Sketch, the product or both!

I found a few challenges to go with my card:

CRAFT - Buttons
Crafty Anns - Let The Sun Shine In
Teddy Stampers - Spring
Fun 2 Stamp - Flowers
ResQ - Pick at least 2 clues from a puzzle. I chose flowers, square, punch, buttons, pattern, Spring
Just Cute Bears - Flowers
Magical Crafts - Animal Antics
Paper Jewels - Sewing and Buttons
Simple Doodles - Inspire Someone
Raise the Bar - Spring for It
The Pink Elephant - 1 image, 2 dies and 3 of your favorite embellishment (I've actually got 4!)
Wild Flower Patch - Punch It Up and Be Bold



Card Recipe:
Image - Barnie in Spring by ArTish from The Pixie Cottage
Papers - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Color Oasis



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



I just hope a bee doesn't come out and sting Barnie on the nose! LOL
I hope you've enjoyed the card, if you have be sure to check out all the other Design Team member creations and maybe have a try at the sketch (or the buttons!) yourself.
Katie

A new Digital Delights card and it's Freebie Friday!

Happy 1st Friday of the Month!!!
You know what that means? It's Freebie Friday time at Digital Delights!
This month we have this super cute image for you :)



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!!

Now if you've been following the Freebies for a while you may remember the image I used in the next card, it's Party Pippin and he was the New Year Freebie!

I used him along with the following challenges:


Bee Crafty wanted a Birthday card (with a digi)
Digital Tuesday wanted you to Scrap It
The Wildflower Patch wanted A Birthday Wish
Colour Q had the combo of Certainly Celery, Bermuda Blue, Lavendar Lace and Lovely Lilac
Doodle Palace want you to use Black
IC Sketches had a Sketch



Card Recipe:
Image - Party Pippin
Paper - DCWV Nana's Nursery and Nana'a Kids
Medium - Copic Markers
Rhinestones - $1 spot
Sentiment - Studio G
Gloss - Glossy Accents by Ranger





Now isn't Pippin a cutie? He's perfect for all sorts of Happy Occasion cards and I hope you've enjoyed this one.
So remember to join the group and grab the freebie and get creating with Digital Delights!
Remember too that our Buttons and Bling challenge is still running at Delightful Sketches and Challenges.
Have a great day and be sure to check my blog daily as there are new cards posted everyday, why not become a follower so you don't miss out on a thing!
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