Whimsy and Stars (and some freebies)

To kick off summer and the launch of her brand new Whimsy and Stars blog, Mabelle is giving away some freebies today, and holding a challenge. This super cute "Searching" image is one of the freebies, I think she is so cute. You could pair up so many fun sentiments with her, too. Maybe "looking for love"! Her looking glass is coated in crystal effects, so it looks realistic.

Head on over and check it out on the new blog! And, save the date, the new Whimsy and Stars June release will be on the 18th. Wait till you see the cuteness Mabelle has drawn for this month! Here is a peek at the freebies.

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #201.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Searching
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Baja Breeze and Rose Red, MME prints
Extras: copics, stickle, PTI buttons, Verve banner dies, crystal effects

Humor Me Wednesday

This is my second post for today, please scroll down for my Flutterby Wednesday challenge.

It's Humor Me Wednesday over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog today. My card features Bugaboo Crabby Cat - Cool Cat. My card is celebrating Hug Your Cat day which is June 4th. I thought this cat would make a perfect card for a boy or man. So, I kept it CAS, no frou frou on this one.

Stop over to the Catch the Bug blog and see what the DT has created for all the fun and silly days being celebrated this week.

My sketch comes from Unscripted Sketches #213.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo  Crabby Cat - Cool Cat
Ink: printer
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Kraft, PTI Dk. Choc, Basic Gray Max and Whiskers
Extras: copics, brads, Verve die for sentiment

Flutterby Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! It's time for another Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week our challenge is anything goes. Don't forget to add your fairy or butterfly. 

We have a sponsor this challenge, it's 2 Cute Ink. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them of three digis of your choice.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you will check out the DT creations at Flutterby Wednesdays and play along this week.

My sketch comes from the VLV challenge for June over on SCS.

Card Recipe
Image:Verve So Fluttery
Ink: Palette Noir, PTI Fresh Snow
Paper: PTI ssw, PTI Simply Chartruese, SU Baja Breeze, unknown prints from my scrap box
Extras: nesties, Verve dies, EK Success border punch, Recollections rhinestones, SU ribbon

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge is a color challenge/photo inspiration  Don't forget to add your sentiment!

And Saturated Canary is the sponsor.  Krista allowed the DT to selected an image to use, so I picked this sweet Summer Swing. Thanks so much for your generosity Krista. Play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

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

My sketch comes from Dutch Dare sketch challenge #219. A really fun sketch to work with, great to use up some scraps, too.

Card Recipe:
Image: Saturated Canary Summer Swing
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest,  Aqua Mist, American Crafts prints
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, PTI die and buttons, crochet thread, Twinery Twine, dimensionals, Ms butterfly punch, Darice cloud e/f, recollections rhinestones

Flatfriends June Monthly Challenge

Can't believe it's June first already! That means it's time for a new challenge over at the Flat Friends Challenge Blog, our new 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. Lots of new ones were recently added, too! And there some new freebies linked to the challenge blog (so if you don't have any images yet, you can still play along)!

Our challenge is punches, use one or many. My image is called BBQ. He is such a dapper guy. Love how cool and calm he looks working the barby, nothing burning on his watch! 

Our challenge for you this month is a sketch. Here is a cute little graphic from Emma to inspire you.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Use It Tuesdays 2W, must use hoarded supply's & say what you used - #56 Anything Goes (patterned paper is from a stack I bought years ago)
CCEE Stampers - W, 1E, JFF - CCEE1322 It's a picnic
Craft Room Challenge 2W, 3E - Use Your Scraps (Week 1) (All my pieces, even the card base are from my stash of pieces that were already cut into)

Image: Emma Canning BBQ,  Verve sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Simply Chartreuse, PTI Scarlet Jewel, DCWV print
Extras: copics, stardust pen, nesties,  dimensionals

Catch the Bug Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday!. There is a new challenge at Catch the Bug starting today. It's an anything goes challenge, makes it easy for everyone to play along! For my sample I've used one of the new images called KIDZ - Dad Boy. He's so cute and perfect for Father's Day, and there is a girl version, too. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#209 Father's Day/make
Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W1 of 2)  Masculine cards
Creative Craft Challenges 2W, 3E - #11 For The Fellas (Week 1)

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo KIDZ - Dad Boy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, Kraft, PTI Blueberry Sky, Pure Poppy, Karen Foster print
Extras: copics,  nesties, PTI buttons and twine, cuttlebug e/f

Whimsy and Stars

TGIF! I'm ready to hit the beach! Or maybe at least my card is, lol. This cute Whimsy and Stars image is called Amelie to the Beach. I love her big hat and shovel and pail, she's so sweet and fun to color. We have a new release and blog hop for Whimsy and Stars, with the intro of some new DT members coming on June 18, so stay tuned!

I've used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #88, just flipped it on end. Another great sketch from them, and I don't even think this card will need extra postage.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Digistamps 4 Joy - 2W, SIO  - #68 To be young again
Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - #173 Girly

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Amelie to the Beach
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Blueberry Sky, PTI Limeade, Bo Bunny prints
Extras: copics, stickles, MS and EK Success border punches, Queen and Co pearls, dimensionals