Happy Birthday! - With a "Wee" little Girl! (and a HUGE piece of news from me!!)

I have been holding in some super news for the past few days and now I'm allowed to spill!! Cuddly Buddly decided that now they have 7 Digital Artists that it was time to have a dedicated team working to promote the fabulous images through bi-weekly challenges and ......I'm on the team!!!!!!
Cuddly Buddly were one of the first places I bought digital stamps from over two years after seeing them in a card magazine I bought on a trip home to England. Over the past two years I have been steadily gathering a selection of images and now I get to use them for you all to see!!!
One of the latest artists draws a line called "Wee Stamps" and today I have a card featuring one of those images (and I had this one even before they put a DT call out!)
I like that I can choose from a variety of artists all in one place and have them all with me seconds after I check out, gotta love that!
I am super excited and after all the harrowing weather the midwest, Texas and southern states have been having it is nice to have something to smile about so I hope you'll celebrate this new team with me!
There are some fabulous DT members there, you can see them on the side bar of the Cuddly Buddly blog, I have no idea how I got picked but I am super excited.
And for you that are "Challenge Addicts" like me be sure to check back on July 1st when Challenge #1 will be launched and I have the honor of choosing the first challenge theme!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp - Sketch
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Any form of Coloring
My Mum's Craft Shop - Favorite Colors
Creative Craft Challenges - Brown, Blue and Cream
Colour Create - Cream, Brown and White and One other color (I chose blue)
Ruby's Rainbow - Denim and Daughters
Paper Pretties - Happy Birthday
Digital Tuesday - Texture
Ambers Crafts - Vintage
Kaboodle Doodles - Distress
Paper Romance - Distressing
The House that Stamps Built - Stitching
Crafts and Me - Gems and Pearls
Anita Be Stampin - Lace and Pearls
Hanna and Friends - Lace and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Lace and Bow
Bunny Zoe's - Lace
Bearly Mine - Lace and Die Cut
My Time To Craft - Use a Die Cut
PALS Paper Arts - Brads

Card Recipe:
Image - Suzi With Bunny, Wee Stamps at Cuddly Buddly
Sentiment - Studio G
Paper - Ella Blue by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Exclusive
Border Die - Marianne D Creatables
Rhinestone Brads - Recollections
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon, Bow and Lace - Offray
Chalk Ink - Dark Brown Cats Eye

This little girl is so sweet and innocent looking, carrying her basket of flowers and cute little bunny friend.
I popped up the whole image on to foam as I could make a space underneath for the lace and ribbon and so all of it sits so nice and smoothly.
I used chalk ink on all the layers for a little vintage feel, I think it goes well with the designs and colors of the patterned paper.
I really hope you like this and be sure to come back tomorrow for a brand new Design Team Challenge at Designed 2 Delight!

Digital Delights - Boo!

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:

Mojo Monday - Sketch
Basic Grey Challenges - Paper Piecing
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Paper Jewels - Night Time
Wee Memories - Wee Ones (card for a child)
Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp - Anything Goes
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes (and a Digi)
Stamptacular Sunday - Distressing
Artful Inkables - Distressing
Res Q - Use Scissors (couldn't paper piece without them!)
Stars and Stamps - Halloween
Gingersnaps - Punches



Card Recipe:
Image - Sitting Mummy
Paper - Eerie by Basic Grey
Ink - Chalk Ink Dew Drops in Dark Moss and Coal
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Rub On





I love how perfect the paper in the pack was for me to use to Paper Piece the Mummy. I also added ink to the edges of the image and to mats and edges of the card to add to the distressed look the papers already had.
I adore the new Martha Stewart spooky fence punch and I'm sure you'll see it on quite a few more cards before this year's Halloween crafting season is over.
I hope you'll go over to see the fabulous work of the rest of the team!

A Just Because Card - A Hug Is Worth A 1000 Words

For some reason I seemed to have a little crafting time on my hands this week and so I got the chance to make a couple of extra cards.
I love using the Hannah stamps from The Pixie Cottage and this one of Hannah on the stepping stones is such a lovely one.

Challenges:

Crafty Creations - Butterflies
Creative Inspirations - Sketch
A Crafty Little Place - Blue, Pink and Green
Charisma - Die Cuts
Crafty Catz - Buttons and Butterflies
Character Cafe - Glaze
Mad For Markers - Use Pink Copic's
ECP - Girly
Your Next Stamp - Bold, Bright Summery Colors
Alphabet Challenge - Q is for Quotes



Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah With Stepping Stones
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - KI Memories





I added Glossy Accents to her boots and the water to give a little more impression of the splashy fun I feel sure she's having!
I hope you liked this one and be sure to come back tomorrow for a cute Back to School creation.

Digital Delights - Have a Magical Birthday!

It's time for another showcase of cards over at Digital Delights!
The team have a glorious selection for you this week so be sure to drop by and show them some love.

My card features a real cutie and I found a few challenges that worked for him too.

Truly Scrumptcious - Sketch (and golden oldie option)
I Did It - Cute
Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration
Your Next Stamp - Birthdays
Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays
Allsorts - Primary Colors
Crafty Ho's - Primary Colors
Stamping With The Dragon - Yellow, Blue and Green
Whoopsi Daisy - Blue and Green
Crazy 4 Challenges - Cupcakes
Donna's Den - Something Sweet
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3, I picked "something with blue on it", "Patterned paper with yellow", "Image with a hand on it"
Alphabet Challenge - O is for Oval
One Stitch At A Time - Mystical
By The Cute and Girly - Animal Antics
Ooh La La - Spots and Dots



Card Recipe:
Image - Augustus the Dragon
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment - Printed





I hope you like him as much as I do and I really hope you'll drop by Digital Delights to see the other creations.

Pile It On - Quirky

Happy Sunday!
I'm super excited as today I go to the class to get Copic Certified!
I've been collecting and using these markers for over a year now but there has never been a class near enough for me to go. I'm really happy that Marianne Walker, head of Copic education, will be teaching the class and that I'll soon be able to add the Certified banner to my blog!
Anyway enough of my excitement and on to today's card.
As it is indeed Sunday it means another chance to Pile It On and have some super challenge fun!
The team at Pile It On were this week challenged to create something a little Quirky and we were helped along by the wonderful images from our super sponsor Bug A Boo Stamps!!

As always we had to add more challenges to our cards and we hope you will too:

Papertake Weekly - Fun Fun Fun!
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
Stamp Something - Stamp Something Digi
Busy Beauties Creation Station - Anything Goes
Tuesday Taggers - Touchy Feely Texture. Sponsored this week by Tanda Stamps
Meljens - Dry Embossing
Crazy Challenge - Black, White and Pink
Create 4 Fun - Black, White and another color
AI Factory - Anything Goes with a Punch
Pixie Dust - Punch It Out
Wee Memories - Punch It
Your Next Stamp - Border Punch
Charisma - Flowers
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flowers
Stempel-Magie - Flowers
Paper Make Up - Flowers
Paperplay - Flowers and Sparkle
Digi Doodle Shop - Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
ResQ - Close It Up, use Stitching, Buttons etc
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Stitching/Faux Stitching
Alys - Stiching (real or faux)
Digital Tuesday - Let's Get Trendy (fashion trend)
Oh Alice - Show Us Your Muchness (your signature style). Mine is definitely a "more is more" style
Rainbow Lady - Faces



Card Recipe:
Image - Overdrawn Ruby by Bug a Boo Stamps
Paper - Papermania
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Spare Parts
Buttons - Spare Parts and Dress It Up
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Trim - Joanns





This is such a fun image and I love the sentiment.
Perfect for your best girlfriend on any occasion!
Katie

Round and Round - New stamps (well new to me!!)

Happy Saturday and I hope you are enjoying the start to the Holiday weekend!
Today I have a card using a product that isn't new to the market but it is new to me!
I've loved the cards I've seen made with the Just Rite Stampers and last week decided to take the plunge and buy some to try for myself.
As soon as the box arrived I dug right in and just had to try them straight away.
Luckily Just Rite have a challenge on Friday's and this week it is a sketch so it gave me a jumping off point to get me going.

Just Rite Stampers - Sketch
Annabelle Stamps - Ribbon
Stamp Something - Recipe: some designer paper, ribbon, bow and a tag
Your Next Stamp - Use a Border Punch
Polka Doodle - Sew and Sew
Simply Saturday - Simply Stitched
Fun With Shapes - My Favorite Colors
Frosted Designs - Flower photo inspiration
Charisma Cards - Circles
Pixie Dust - Circles



Card Recipe:
Image - Just Rite Stamps 3 1/4" round and Plant a Little Love set
Paper - DCWV The Linen Closet stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Studio G





This is so not my usual style but I wanted to give them a try and I know I'll be doing some more like this soon.
Also scroll down a little as I have a blog candy posted HERE
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #19 - 3D/Decoupage/Paper Tole

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday over at The Pixie Cottage and we have another wonderful sketch for you.



We also have the added technique challenge of Paper Tole.

I have a few other challenges to go with that:


Clearly I Stamp - Flowers
Praire Fairy - Flowers
Our Daily Bread - Flowers
Meljens - Flowers and Blooms
Pollycraft - Summer Blooms
Crafty Catz - Petals and Pearls
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Someone Special
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
Digi Doodle Best - Ribbon
Twisted Thursday - Ribbon
Pixie Dust - Cut It Out
Your Next Stamp - Cut It Out and Pop It Up
Doodle Palace - Pop It Up
Just For Fun Color Challenge - Lime Green, Turquoise and Yellow
Colour Q - Bermuda Bay, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Soft Suede and White
KL Stampin Scrappin - Animals
Stamp With Fun - Stripes
Creative Inspirations - Punches or Die Cuts (I used both)
Crafty Cardmakers - Inside Out



Card Recipe:
Image - Puppy Love by Eileen Gutierrez
Paper - DCWV The Citrus Stack
Ribbon - Michaels
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Basic Grey
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Quickutz Nesting





I hope you can see the layers of the Paper Tole technique on this image.
I love how dimensional you can make you card using this and it is quite therapeutic to me to see and cut out tiny pieces! LOL
We'd love to see your take on the sketch or the technique or both over at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Life is Uncertain...Eat Dessert First :) Another Tilda card

Happy Monday!!
What a way to start a week, ice cream with Tilda!
I found this ice cream punch on clearance and knew I had to use it as soon as I got home! I hadn't used this Tilda on a card yet and so it was the perfect choice of image.
And there were a few challenges around to help me:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch
Creative Cottage - Food and Drink
Rosie Dees - So Yummy
Just Magnolia - It Takes Two
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Dimension
Your Next Stamp - Going Dotty
Hand Full of Stamps - Just a Little Dotty
Cupcake Inspirations - Pink, Green, Orange flowery cupcakes!
Stempel Magie - Summer
Crafty Angels - One for The Girls (what girl doesn't like dessert? LOL)



Card Recipe:
Images - Tilda with Ice Cream and Shabby Chic Fence
Paper - Sugar and Spice stack by The Paper Studio
Ice Cream punch - Martha Stewart
Border punch - Scandanavian Lace by EK Success
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font





It was so hard to take a photo without the sparkles being all you could see so I tried one without a flash.
Oh well, she is really cute in real life even if I can't make it translate into a decent photo! LOL
Katie

Pile It On - Boyish Colors sponsored by In Style Stamps

It's Pile It On time again and this time we have a wonderful sponsor In Style Stamps!
We had great images to work with and our challenge is to Use Boyish Colors!
It seems that all card makers struggle with male themed cards so maybe this week is your chance to get another one made even if you have been putting it off! LOL

Obviously with Pile It On we want you to add as many other challenges to your card as you can and these are mine this time:


Stampin Royalty - Use Your Punches
Inky Impressions - 3 layers, 2 designer papers, 1 ribbon, and three embellishments
Creative Cottage - Circles
Cards For Men - Monochromatic
Your Next Stamp - Going Dotty
Crafty Catz - Spots
Crafts and Me - Sparkle (the dp is glittered)
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Buttons
Sophisicats - Card for a Child
Oh Alice - Card for a Child



Card Recipe:
Image - Nathan by In Style Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Carolees Creations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Iron Gate
Chipboard buttons - Colorbok
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby





So it's time to grab your greens and blues and maybe some red and yellow too and go and make us a card fit for the Prince in your life :)
Katie

Pile It On - Is Spring Finally Here?

Happy Sunday!
It's time for a card with a lot of challenges, yes it's Pile It On time!
This week we are sponsored by Sew Many Cards, home of the Sewn Together animals!
Our theme is Spring, anything that makes you think of Spring, the colors, the weather, the flowers, anything!

Of course at Pile It On we want you to add as many challenges as you can to do your creation!

ABC - Sparkle
KL Stampin N Scrappin - Bling It On
Little Red Wagon - Dry Embossing
Quixotic - Heavy Metal
Dare U2 Digi - Metal
Your Next Stamp - Stitching
Crafty Pad - Stitching
Allsorts - In Stitches
Sweet Stampin - In Stitches
Crafty Angels - Favorite Things
Pennys - Open week
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Creative Belli - Die Cut Shapes
Doodle Palace - Funny Animals
Dancing in Pajamas- Photo Inspiration (I chose the dots)
Everybody Art - Paper Patchwork
Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely
Stamp Something - Something Layered
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Faux stitching, Dry Embossing and Die Cut machine
Sundays With Crissy - Make Mine a Combo
Scrappy Frogs - Pick 3, die cut, embossing, use a digi



Card Recipe:
Image - Sew Many Cards
Paper - My Minds Eye Home collection
Ribbon - Michaels
Brads - The Paper Studio
Embossing folders - Cuttlebug
Shine - Glossy Acccents by Ranger
Sentiment - Printed
Border punch - Martha Stewart



Inside is more dp and a faux stitched message mat.



I think this owl looks very wise and we should all takes his words as gospel! LOL
So get out your Springy supplies, add a few more challenges and come back and Pile It On!
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