Whimsy and Stars freebie!

Happy Thursday! Whimsy and Stars is having a fun giveaway today. Mabelle created this cute little tree digi and is giving it away today. Head on over to the Whimsy and Stars blog for all the details! It's such a sweet little image. I had fun decorating it with plenty of stickles! All of Mabelle's holiday digis are in the etsy shop now, too, so there is plenty to check out!

I've used a sketch from Sketch Saturday #235.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Crafts and Me - #112 ribbon or trim
Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - Anything Goes
For Fun Challenges - JFF - Christmas with Sparkle
House That Stamps Built - SIO, 2W,Holiday card - using non traditional colours
Little Red Wagon - #161 tree
Paper Shelter Challenge - 3E, SIO - #92 Christmas
Tandastamps - 4W, JFF, SIO - Christmas

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars, PTI sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir, Memento
Paper: copic xpress, DCWV prints, SU Mellow Moss, PTI Dk. Choc.
Extras: copics, stickles, sewing machine, dimensionals, SU ribbon, nesties, Recollections brads

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. The last week of the month is our Holiday or Christmas challenge. This time it is Anything But a Card. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Hope you will check out the DT creations and play along!

I've used one of the new releases Santa Pin Up for my project. I've made a fun tag for a wine bottle. As a wine lover, it's one of my go to gifts during the holidays! Here is a full picture of the bottle with the tag on it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Santa Pin Up
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, SU Mellow Moss, BG print
Extras: copics, stickles, SU ribbon, PTI twine, jingle bells, PTI die, nesties

Flutterby Wednesdays

Welcome to a new Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a fun challenge for you. With all the stress surrounding the upcoming holidays we want you to "Punch It". Simply use a punch or punches on your project along with a fairy or butterfly. I hope you will take some time and play along with us. Stop over to the blog and check out the gorgeous samples the DT has created.

My sketch comes from The Sweet Stop challenge 186.

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo Manning, PTI sentiment 
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, New Leaf, scraps of DSP from Carte Bella and MME
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, MS snowflake punch, SU word window and label punch, Kaiser pearls, card candi, 

Whimsy and Stars

Happy Tuesday! I guess the Christmas card crunch is officially on now that Thanksgiving is over! I've got several made already, but need many more! For today's card I've used this little cutie called Twinkling Angel from Whimsy and Stars Studio. If you are not a member already, check out the Whimsy and Stars facebook page, it's a great group of people, and sometimes there are freebies there!

I've used this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch 181 for the layout.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope your week is going well.

Challenges I would like to enter:
Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (ends 30th Nov) Christmas Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - SIO, must use digi - Christmas
Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Christmas
Pretty Little Ribbon - M, 3E, C10 - (Nov, ends 30th Nov) Die Cuts/Punches
Squigglefly - SIO - Glitter & Bling
The Paper Girls - 2W, layouts, cards - (2nd week) Christmas/Winter
There's Magic in the Air - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Sparkle
Use Your Stuff - JFF - Patterned Paper
Eclectic Ellapu - 2E - Celebration with Sparkle 
Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - (Nov) Celebrating the Season
One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Fabric, Ribbon or Lace
The Crafty Pad - SIO - Add some Glitter 

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Twinkling Angel
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Garden Green, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Carte Bella prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, sewing machine, Queen and Co pearls, PTI ribbon, EK Success border punch, PTI buttons, Twinery Twine, Crystal glaze on shoes and star

Corrosive Challenge

Happy Sunday! It's time for another Corrosive Challenge. The theme this go around is Anything Goes. We have a really great sponsor for November, A Day For Daisies! Tammy has the sweetest collection of whimsical images and she graciously allowed the DT to select an image to use. I picked this image called Pearls in My Hair. Isn't she gorgeous? I love all images from the back and ADFD has many of these, that I just adore. Play along for the chance to win a prize from ADFD!

My sketch is for the challenge over at Try Stamping on Tuesday #93.

Card Recipe:
Image: ADFD Pearls in My Hair
Ink: Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dk.Choc, Blueberry Sky, MME prints
Extras: copics, PTI ribbon, sewing machine, pearls, pearl pen, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge this week is an Easel card. Plus, as always, don't forget that sentiment.

Fred She Said and Milk Coffee digital stamps are the sponsors this week! I selected this super cute image Emma the Snow Angel from Fred She Said for my card. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

Card Recipe:
Image: Fred She Said Emma the Snow Angel, PTI border and sentiment
Ink: printer, SU Plum
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Blueberry Sky, SU Plum, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, PTI ribbon, MS punch, PTI die, dimensionals, card candy

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. Our challenge this week is to make a card or project with some felt or fabric added. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Hope you will check out the DT creations and play along!

I've used one of the new releases Snowman Pin Up for my card. The felt item is the snowflake.

My sketch comes from Sketch N Stash #101.

Card Recipe:

Image: Sassy Studio Designs Snowman Pin Up

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, Dk. Choc., Jillybean Soup patterns

Extras: copics, stickles, PTI ribbon, felt, button and twine, Cherry Lynn Doily die, MFT border die

Flutterby Wednesday

Welcome to a new Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge for you. I hope you will take some time and play along with us. Just include a fairy or butterfly along with the sketch to play along. Stop over to the blog and check out the gorgeous samples the DT has created.

Card Recipe:
Image: ADFD I Wish, Sentiment from PTI
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI Dk. Choc, SU Baja Breeze, MME prints, copic xpress
Extras: copics, stickles, SU ribbon, Queen and Co pearls, sewing machine, dimensionals

Designed2Delight monthly blog hop

Welcome to the Designed2Delight monthly blog hop for November. Faith has released many new  this month, really great ones. They all are so gorgeous, it was hard to chose which to use. 

My first card uses Holly Jolly Christmas. I've colored it with copics and added crystal effects to the eyes and ornaments. Papers are from Cosmo Cricket Winter Mittens. Sketch comes from Emerald Fairies challenge 36: 

My second card uses Peace Joy Love paired with some Jillybean Soup papers and colored with copics.  My sketch is from Kimbee's Creations November 2012 sketch, I did take a bit of creative liberty with it and eliminated the flourish because I was short on room. 

Thanks so much for blog hoppin' with D2D! We hope you will join our FREE Stamp of the Month Challenge. Remember, all New Release Digital Stamps will be on SALE until Nov 23. Details HERE.

For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers' blogs:

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge this week is Get Well. Plus, as always, don't forget that sentiment.

Whoopsi Daisy and My Craft Spot are the sponsors this week! Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

For my card I used this sweet little Designed2Delight's Sick Chick and the sentiment plus one other comes with the image. I love this image! He looks so sick and miserable, poor little guy.

My sketch comes from Jen delMuro's SFYTT for November. Another fun sketch this month.

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fun creations from the DT.

Card Recipe:

Image: Designed2Delight Sick Chick

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, SU Yoyo Yellow, PTI New Leaf, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Echo Park prints

Extras: copics, nesties, RRR yellow ribbon, Bow Easy, cuttlebug embossing folder, EK success border punch, Recollections brads

Sassy Studio Release

Happy Saturday. We are having a holiday release this weekend at Sassy Studio. I have Reindeer pinup to work with. She is quite a hottie, isn't she? Our challenge to go along with the release is Shabby Chic or Vintage. I went for a vintage feel with the doily, stitching, pearls and lace trim. Hope you will join the fun and play along with us for a chance to win some images.

My sketch comes from Christmas Challenges with Sketches #50. Another great sketch from them they also have an extra challenge with the sketch, to add stitching.

Card Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Reindeer pinup
Ink: Printer
Paper: Basic Gray Wassail, copic xpress, PTI Ripe Avocado
Extras: copics, stickles, SU ribbon, PTI twine, Recollections bells, sewing machine, Cherry Lynn doily die, lace, Recollections pearls

Designed2Delight progressive challenge

Are you as glad as I am that Faith brought back the Designed2Delight progressive challenges? I really missed them when she stopped, it's such a fun surprise to play along and see what will be in you email box the next month. And the cool thing is, since they are monthly there is plenty of time to play along.

This month's image is Catching Flakes. I love all of the D2D Snowfolks and this one is another cutie. I decided to go with blues and purples for a frosty look. I've used the sketch #92 from Try Stamping on Tuesday for my layout.

Hope you will play along with us this month. And we also have a blog hop on the 20th showcasing a whole bunch of new Designed2Delight images, so stay tuned for that.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Catching Flakes, sentiment from Amuse
Ink: printer, Memento
Paper: copic xpress, SU Brilliant Blue, SU pale purple, DCWV papers
Extras: copics, stickles, MS punch, card candi, organdy ribbon, corner rounder, nestie tag die

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. Our challenge this week is to make a card or project without any patterned paper. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Hope you will check out the DT creations and play along!

Friends of ours are celebrating the Hindu holiday Diwali right now and I wanted to make them a card. I knew I would use my SSD India Honey image for it. I was looking for a sentiment and planning to computer generate one, when I though about Create with TLC. When I didn't see one in the store, I emailed Paulette to see if she had anything. She didn't, but offered to create a set! How cool and kind of her is that???!!! I was floored, the set is so much better than I could have dreamed of, check it out here. What a nice and special thing for her to do. I know I will come back to this set again and again. 


My sketch comes from Cupcake Craft Challenge #218.

Card Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Designs India Honey
Sentiment: Create with TLC Happy Diwali digi word art set
Ink: printer
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz
Extras: copics, nesties, MFT border die, Cherry Lynn doily die, dimensionals, PTI ribbon, gold brads, stickles, cuttlebug embossing folders

Flutterby Wednesday

Welcome to a new Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a challenge of thankful or thank you. I hope you will take some time and play along with us. Just include a fairy or butterfly along with the theme to play along. Stop over to the blog and check out the gorgeous samples the DT has created.

My card uses this cute dog stamp is Butterfly Hi from Whipper Snapper, it is drawn by Faith Skrdla (the Designed2Delight owner/artist). She has lots of stamps in rubber for Whipper Snapper and they are all super cute.

My sketch comes from The Critter Sketch challenge #141, I flipped it sideways to fit the image.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whipper Snapper Butterfly Hi, PTI sentiment and tag stamp
Ink: memento black, SU Regal Rose
Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black, SU Gray, Jillybean Soup print
Extras: copics, stickles, SU ribbon, Twinery Twine, PTI die, card candi

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

I loved the sketch from last week over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday #179-109. I used on of the cute Barry images from Stampfairy (who is there sponsor this week) to play along.

Thanks so much for dropping by today, hope you are having a wonderful week. We are slowly getting back into the groove of things after 9 days without power, it's great to be back into a routine.

Card Recipe:
Image: Stampfairy Barry Pumpkins
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI Dark Choc., Kraft, Orange Zest, DCWV plaid
Extras: copics, Divine Twine, Cuttlebug pumpking e/f, sewing machine, Queen and Co pearls, PTI button and ribbon

Whimsy and Stars

Got a cute little fall card to share today. This image is one of Mabelle's fall images available in the Whimsy and Stars ETSY shop, she's called Pumpkin Tiny Girl.  So much fun to color in.

I've used a sketch from Stars and Stamps #146. Love this CAS design, and it's flat enough to mail easily.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - 2E on anything goes weeks - Anything Goes
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - JFF - Anything Goes
Squigglefly - SIO - Oldies but Goodies (use an "old favorite" digi stamp)(this one is from last years Autumn release)
Paper Playtime - 2W, F - Autumn Colors (ends 15th Nov)
Make My Monday - C6 - (Nov theme - Autumn + use your supplies) Stitching


Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Pumpkin Tiny Girl
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Garden Green, PTI Dark Chocolate, flower print from Jillybean soup, other prints from my scraps
Extras: copics, PTI fishtail tag die, dimensionals, sharpie white paint pen, Queen and Co pearls, sewing machine

Corrosive Challenge

Happy Sunday! It's time for another Corrosive Challenge. The theme this go around is Flutter By. Use an image with wings. We have a really great sponsor for November, A Day For Daisies! Tammy has the sweetest collection of whimsical images and she graciously allowed the DT to select an image to use (I'm going to be using my selected image next challenge). This fun image I've had for a while printed out and ready to be colored, since I was short on time this week, I decided to use it. Isn't she gorgeous? I love snow globes and this pretty fairy in her globe is just fabulous. She is called Growing in a Snow Globe. Play along for the chance to win a prize from ADFD!

My sketch is for the challenge over at Sketch N Stash, challenge #100. You can pick any of the previous sketches from their sketch catalog to use this time. I went with sketch #7. My new item is the patterned paper, and my stash is my older image and assortment of WOC flowers.

Stop on over to the Corrosive Challenge blog and check out the cards from my teamies, they are beautiful.

Card Recipe:
Image: ADFD Growing in a Snow Globe
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay, PTI DK choc. Melissa Francis prints
Extras: copics, stickles, sewing machine, Queen and Co pearls, Magnolia flourish die, WOC flowers, nesties

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is Thanks or Thanksgiving. Don't forget to add your sentiment! 

And Bugaboo is the sponsor. They very graciously allowed us to pick an image. I selected this super cute Stella Calendar Months Thanksgiving image and sentiment combo, isn't she a hoot? I glazed her glasses and turkey for some shine. 

Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fabulous creations from the DT.

For my sketch I've used the Stella Says Sketch #123. Another great sketch this week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Stella Calendar Months Thanksgiving
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy
Extras: copics, crystal effects, stickles, nesties, Twiney twine, nesties label die, Cuttlebug Thanksgiving e/f, corner rounder, Recollections brads

Emma Canning Monthly challenge

So glad to be home again. I'm sure most of you have seen and heard about all the damage from Hurricane Sandy in NY and NJ. Thank goodness we were spared from major damage, so many people lost their homes and everything, it's so sad. We just had some down tree limbs and loss of power for 9 days. We took the kids to my inlaws house, since it was too cold to stay here. I haven't been around blogland or on my own blog for the past two weeks because of this. But I'm back! It feels good to get crafty again and back to normal. Nice to have power and heat too!

I missed posting this card for November 1st over at the Flat Friends Challenge Blog, the second monthly challenge is up! The challenges will run monthly and the prize is four Flat Friends digi images to one random winner. You can find all the details on the challenge blog. 

If you haven't seen these fun images from Emma Canning yet, check them out at Polka Doodles, they are just so cute and hip and fun to color.

Our challenge is Dots and Stripes. Here is a cute little graphic from Emma to inspire you.

For my card I used the Christmas Camper image. I love this cute little VW van. So retro and fun. 

Pop on over to the Flat Friends Challenge blog and check out the creations from my design teamies (I've had a peek and they are amazing). Hope you will take some time to play along, you've got the whole month!

Card Recipe:

Image: Emma Canning Christmas Camper

Ink: printer

Paper: PTI Simply Chartreuse, SU Soft Sky, American Crafts prints, copic xpress blending

Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, sakura stardust pen, MS snowflake punch, card candi, PTI ribbon, Michaels jingle bells, PTI twine