Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Fairy
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Blossom Song by DCWV
Strawberries - Jolles
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Bits of Ivory
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Glitter - Stickles
I gave this sweet fairy the glitter treatment, it comes and goes my love affair with glitter, and it's on the upward trend at the moment! LOL
I do hope you can drop by and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie!
Katie
Over at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are still on a little Summer vacation and so this challenge will run until August 29th.
It's a super easy challenge as it is "Happy Birthday!"
We have 3 birthdays here in our home in August and so it's the perfect challenge for me. We are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps and so I used one of the wonderful images that they stock.
Card Recipe:
Image - Meljens
Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs
Paper - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Diamond Stickles
Border Die Cut - Marianne D
Mat Die Cut - Spellbinders
Flowers - Jolees
This is a super simple card, just color the image, cover in Stickles, add a sentiment and a few embellishments and you've done!
We all know you need birthday cards so come on over and join in at A Spoon Full of Sugar this week!
Katie
Happy Monday everyone!
It's time for another Magnolia Monday with a super sweet Tilda card!
Before we get to the card I have to say I found a new site yesterday and fell in love! For a long while I've resisted the lure of digital papers but slowly and surely they are coming to get me. I was blog browsing yesterday and found a post from a very talented card maker, Tab, and she used some fabulous digital papers from Raspberry Road and of course I clicked and spent the next hour oohing and aahing over the fabulous designs! Of course there was no way that some didn't just jump into my basket! With minutes of buying I had already decided which sketch to use on the card and so I could print just enough of each paper for the project, how fabulous is that? I'm not affiliated with the store at all and there are so many digital stores to choose from I'm just tempting you to step into the digital paper world if you aren't there already! LOL
Now on to the card, I'd love you to link up your card below as it is of course Magnolia Monday and the theme is always "Anything Goes" with a Magnolia!
Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Watering Can
Papers - Summer Goodness Digital Papers by Raspberry Road
Medium - Copic Markers
Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap by Tim Holtz for Ranger
Flower Die - Dayco
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Doily Die - Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Studio G
Circle Punch - Family Treasures
I wasn't sure if I could do the "Paper Only" challenge as I love to add the embellishments but with all the tools I have at my disposal I found it freeing to use just a little paper!
I absolutely love how this turned out, it just screams "Summer!" and makes me smile.
I hope you like it too and will come along and share with me!
Katie
Another week has rolled around and that means it's time for a new challenge at Pile It On!
Remember that our aim is have as many challenges as we can on each entry so it's time to combine those challenges! We have a very fun challenge for you, we want to see you Down On The Farm!
This week we have the super sponsorship of
and not only did they provide the team with super cute images to use but they are giving away this super prize to our winner!
Card Recipe:
Image - Harry The Horse by Digital Delights
Sentiment - Down On The Farm Set
Paper - Dutch Mustard Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Fence and Grass Dies - Accucut
Sunflowers - Jolee's Boutique
Ribbon - Michaels
How cute is this horse? He just makes me smile and I hope he makes you smile too!
Now it's your turn to create so go and play and then come back and share with us at Pile It On!
Katie
This month I'm a guest designer over at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and with the 100F+ temps it has been a little cooling relief :)
Each week the team challenge you to make a Christmas card to add to your stash. They have a challenge you can play along with but it's always optional, as long as you make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card then you are good to enter!
The challenge for this week is "Recycle". Now this is always a hard challenge for me as I don't tend to recycle items for use in my crafts but I found a piece of trim from a gift box and I think it worked out great.
Card Recipe:
Image - Ollie and Gingerbread Man by Pink Gem
Ticket Sentiment - Christmas Time Calendar by Pink Gem
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Doilies - Wilton
Trim - Recycled from a gift box
Ribbon - American Crafts
Letters - Craft Essentials and Joann's
Santa Hat - Unknown
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
The Christmas envelope image was a journaling spot in the paper pad and I thought it was the perfect spot for Ollie to sit.
I hope you've liked this card and looks for more over the month that I'm guesting.
Be sure to drop by with your Christmas creations Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges!
Katie
It's a new team challenge over at Designed 2 Delight and this week we want to have to use our sunglasses as we want you to "Get Your Bling On!"
We want to see Rhinestones, Pearls, Glitters, anything that sparkles and shines!
Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Strawberries by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cherry Lynn Designs
Pearls - Recollections
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
I absolutely love this paper pad, so soft and pretty and yet all that glitter gives it a subtle glam look. I added Stickles to the strawberries flowers and lots of pearls and I really love how it all turned out.
I hope you'll get sparkly and play with our challenge at Designed 2 Delight
Katie
Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Fall Kids
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Wooden Fence - Provocraft
Grass Die - Accucut
Wooden Crow - Unknown
Ribbon - Michaels
I've had this wooden fence for many years, cutting off pieces as I want and I'm nearly all used up, I'll be sad to see it go.
I'm yearning for those cooler days, as I'm sure many of you are, 32 days of 100F+ in a row kinda gets to you.
Anyway be sure to drop by the Digital Delights blog and see all the other wonderful creations by the team :)
Katie
It's another "Once Upon A Wednesday" over at The Pixie Cottage
This week we want you to get into the craftroom and show us your favorite technique in what we call "A Time To Learn".
If you have a tutorial showing your special technique then we'd love to see it and even if it's just coloring, paper piecing, punching etc please mention it in your post.
Of course we also have a wonderful sketch if you'd like to use that.
Card Recipe:
Image - Chloe and Paris Digital Stamp by ARTish
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Lace - Wrights
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Prima
Sentiment - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Pearls and Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot
Ribbon - Stash
My favorite thing is coloring but I'm also a punch addict and so this card let me do both!
I hope you'll come over and play at The Pixie Cottage this week :)
Katie
Card Recipe:
Image - Summer Laundry Line
Paper - Beach Babe by Fancy Pants
Medium - Copic Markers
Dewdrops - Robins Nest
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Acrylic Accents - Target $1 Spot
The sentiment is from of my favorite songs from my childhood and everything about this card makes me smile and remember the younger carefree days :)
I hope you like it and will come over and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie
It's another new week and that means another Magnolia Monday!
This week I have brought out an old Tilda stamp and that is Tilda with Sunflowers and I think she looks wonderful in this color combo.
I'd love you to link up below with your Magnolia Monday creation, remember the theme is always Anything Goes as long as it is Magnolia on a Monday!
Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Sunflower
Paper - K and Co Watercolor Bouquet Paper Pad
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Michaels $1 Spot
Buttons - Stash
Lace Fabric - Joanns
Ribbon - Wrights
Bow - Offray
Pearls - Recollecions
Swirls - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
I used one of my new favorite techniques on this card and that is using a piece of lace fabric over the whole of the designer paper background. I think it adds a soft, subtle look and turns a good card into a wow one!
I really hope you've liked this one and will come over and share your creation too!
Katie
