Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is Autumn. There are plenty of images in the Phindy's Place store that would work well for this challenge, so check them out. I picked this super sweet image called Nana Pies. 

Hope you will pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the DT has created this week. Play along with the challenge to win some prizes. It's not necessary to use a Phindy image, but if you do you get entered twice, so that is some pretty good incentive!

Challenges:
Sketch and Stash - 2W - (1st week)  Sketch* (optional extra of 3 different patterned  papers, 3 emebellishments either buttons or flowers) (ends 9th Oct)
The Outlawz - Sentiment required - Anything Goes
There's Magic in the Air - SIO - Punches and Cuts (at least 3 die cuts or any type of punches. You may mix them and have total 3 or more)
Woodware USA - 2E - Fall/Autumn
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons - 2W - #10 fall colors (2nd wk)
Freshly Brewed - 5E, SIO, M - Autumn
Inky Impressions - 2W, SIO - punches or dies
Digi Makeover Challenge - SIO, must use digi - Re-size Your Digi's
House of Gilli - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Fall/Autumn (+Blog Hop)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - 2W - (1st week) Sweets and Treats (ends 9th Oct)
Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Punches/Dies


Card Recipe: 
Image: Nana Pies from Phindy's Place, sentiment from PTI
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, SU choc. chip, summer sun, DCWV Autumn stack
Extras: copics, crystal effects, nesties, MFT flower dies, PTI felt, MS punch, MM brads, Recollections rhinestones, sewing machine

Whimsy and Stars

Got a quick post tonight! I'm so ready for fall weather, unfortunately we aren't having any yet, it is so muggy and humid here. Fingers crossed that the cooler air comes through soon.

This little cutie, Pumpkin Tiny Girl, is one of Mabelle's Whimsy and Stars images. Just love her little outfit, it's fun to color those striped leggings. There are lots of adorable fall images in the store right now, and winter ones coming soon!

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Hope you are having a great week.

Challenges:

Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesday -Layouts- Sketch

Freshly Brewed - 5E, SIO, M - Autumn

For Fun Challenges - 3E, C10 - warmth (warm fall colors and a turtle neck sweater)

I Brake For Challenges -2W, SIO - Fall (2nd wk)

Little Darlings Challenges - 2W, SIO - Fall/Halloween

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - 1E, SIO - #39 Fall & Or Fancy Folds (fall)

Paper and Such Design - 2W, 2E - Recipe Choose 3 items from the list below* 1st week (ribbon, designer paper, twine, 2 buttons, 3 brads)

The Stamping Boutique 2W -Changes Of The Season (Summer to Fall)

Top Tip Tuesday - 3E -2 Or More, Ribbon, Twine, Lace, Fabric (I used ribbon and twine)

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Pumpkin Tiny  Girl

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Jilly Bean Soup prints

Extras: copics, PTI ribbon, buttons, twine, MM brads, stickles

Sassy Studio Designs cards

This cute image was the Friday freebie on the Papercraft Plant SSD group last Friday. Each Friday a freebie is posted for 24 hours, so get over there on Friday and get it while it's up! A lot of them are retired images that you can't buy anymore! 

I've used the Outlawz sketch challenge from last Wednesday for the layout here. 

I've got a second SSD card to share tonight. Over on the SSD blog we are sponsoring a challenge for OWH. They are the group who sends handmade cards to the troops stationed overseas for them to send home to loved ones. If you play along you have the chance to win two images! Pretty cool huh? Hope you will join the challenge.

This one was inspired by the Outlawz copic challenge last week, it was anything goes. I'm trying out some new colors and blending tips I got from my copic class with Suzanne Dean. I still need practice with darker colors.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Recipes:

Image: SSD

Papers: SU, PTI, colorbok, and DCWV

Coloring: copics

Tuesday Morning Sketches #113

It's Tuesday! That means it's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. Theresa came up with the sketch this week and it's a great one! 

Our sponsor this week is There She Goes. What a great sponsor, hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

Stop over to the TMS blog and check out all the inspiration from the DT.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: There She Goes Loads of Fun

Ink: Memento 

Paper: PTI ssw, Slate, Melon Berry, Patterns from Cosmo Cricket

Extras: copics, nesties, crystal effects, MM brads, dimensionals

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is opposites on the color wheel. I struggled for a while on this trying to figure out what to do, but then the red and green really appealed to me so I went with it.  There are tons of images in the Phindy's Place store that would work well for this challenge, so check them out. This little one is called Milk and Cookie for Who?

Hope you will pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the DT has created this week. Play along with the challenge to win some prizes. It's not necessary to use a Phindy image, but if you do you get entered twice, so that is some pretty good incentive!


Challenges:
Sweet Sketch - SIO - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - dies or punches
Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown - no glitter - Sweet Treats
 Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - Second week; Anything Goes
Southern Girls - 2W, 1E - Anything Goes
Stampin' B's - JFF - Use 2 or more Spellbinders to make a card


Card Recipe:
Image: Phindy's Place Milk and Cookie for Who?
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI cardstock and patterns
Extras: copics, nesties round, scallop and snowflake dies, PTI button, twine, felt and ribbon

Whimsy and Stars Fall Card

I love everything about fall! This little cutie, Pumpkin Girl, from Mabelle RO at Whimsy and Stars just screams fall, with that pumpkin hat! A nurse I used to work with knit pumpkin hats that looked like this, I think I still have one she made for my oldest. Better keep an eye out, Mabelle has a winter/holiday release coming soon, that is going to blow you away!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I'm busy working on some monkey cupcakes for my son's birthday tomorrow. He just snuck the ears off of about 10 monkeys, yikes, he's sure to be feeling sick soon.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday challenge #183-sketch

Playdate cafe challenge #100

Crafting for all Seasons - 2W - #10 fall colors
I Brake For Challenges -2W, SIO - Fall
More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - 3E, C5 - #52 fall
Paper Pretties - SIO -PPC172 fall
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 2W - Fal
Scrapbook Sisters - #53 autumn colors
Tuesday Throwdown -#67 Fall
iCopic Challenge - 2E, must use Copics - Unloved Colors-yellow
My Craft Spot - 1E - Fall Leaves
Paper Play - 2E – Autumn Leaves
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - SIO - Second week; Autumn Colours
Delightful Challenges - 1E, SIO - Happy Fall Y'all!
Crafty Purple Frog - 2W, SIO - Second week; Fall Into Fall
4 Crafty Chicks -Fall/Autumn


Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Pumpkin Girl, PTI sentiment
Ink: Printer and Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, PTI Simply Chartreuse, SU Summer Sun, Jillybean Soup prints
Extras: copics, stickles, EK Success Leaf punch, twine, button, PTI tag die, dimensionals, nesties

Tuesday Morning Sketches #112

It's Tuesday! That means it's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. Melissa came up with another great one! 


Our sponsor this week is DRS Designs. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

Stop over to the TMS blog and check out all the inspiration from the DT.


Challenges:
Bows 'n Berries  - Glitter
Lexi's Creations - Card for Child
Stamp with Fun - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - Birthday Card
Crafty Pad - Diamonds (use sparkly gems)

Card Recipe: 
Stamp: LOTV
Ink: Memento
Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, SU Tempting Turquoise, Bo Bunny patterns
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, recollections gems, dimensionals, sharpie white paint pen

D2D/Whipper Snapper blog hop

As you may have already seen, Faith Skrdla the illustrator of the super cute D2D digital stamps has starting doing some rubber stamps, too. She recently released a bunch of adorable fall and winter stamps over at Whipper Snapper. Big congratulations Faith!

The Designed- 2Delight team is having a blog hop today to celebrate these new stamps. If you've arrived from Kendra's blog you are in the right spot. If not, you  will want to start at the beginning on the D2D blog.

This stamp is called Snow Diva. Isn't she pretty? I love how fancy and glamorous she is. I've done her in "red hat" colors. And added plenty of stickles!

The patterned papers are also a new creation from Faith and are available here. They are sold in kits are have really beautiful colors and prints.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you leave a comment by Tuesday morning, you will be entered in a random draw for a $3 gift certificate to the Designed2Delight digi shop, winner will be announced Wednesday. Next hop on over to Kim's blog and see what she has created. Make sure you follow all the way til the end, there may be a little treat from Faith!

Challenges:
Card Cupids - Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenges -  Punches and/or Dies
Dream Valley Challenges -  Buttons
Paper Sundaes  - Felt
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Buttons
 The Squirrel & the Fox  - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - JFF, must be Christmas -  #38 Glitter
One Stop Craft - #149 Girly

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Whipper Snapper Snow Diva
Ink: black
Paper: white, PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Royal Velvet, D2D Autumn Nights paper pack, D2D Homespun Christmas paper pack
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, PTI felt, button and twine, metal dots 

D2D Designers challenge

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Designed2Delight. It's girls and glitter this week. I'm on a bit of a Christmas card kick at the moment, so I decided to go with it.

This Kaela as an Angel is an older image and one of my favorites. She's glittered up on her wings, star and halo with a generous amount of stickles.

I've used Tracy's sketch from Sketchy Thursday #147 at Eat Sleep Stamp. Another great sketch from Tracy!

Some other challenges I'd like to enter:

Flutterby Wednesdays - 1E, must include butterfly, fairy or angel - #170 anything goes (all month)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - JFF, must be Christmas -  #38 Glitter
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - SIO - Christmas in September
One Stop Craft - #149 Girly
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - 2W, 1E, SIO, must use a digi - lots of layers
Fun with Shapes & More - 2W, JFF, must include die cut/punch -Christmas and add stars
*NEW* Jingle Belles - Christmas - use at least one digi stamp or element
Winter Wonderland - 1E/craft type, must be Christmas - Girly Christmas

Card Recipe:
Image: Kaela as an Angel from Designed2Delight
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, PTI prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, metal dots, TH embossing folder, corner rounder, dimensionals

SSD Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sassy Studio Release day blog hop. If you've arrived from the talented Rebecca's blog, you are in the right place. If not head to the SSD blog to start, you'll want to start at the beginning to get all the info on prizes!

My card used the French Maid image. She would be great for Halloween, but I think she also works great for a Valentine or love type card. 

I've used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketches for the layout here. 

Your next stop on the hop is Julie. I know she's got a fantastic card for you to see!

But before you leave, here is my trivia question for you: What 3 actresses star in the Halloween movie Hocus Pocus?

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope to see you at the party chat at 10pm EST tonight. The link is on the SSD blog.

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI s/s, Theresa Collins prints

Extras: copics, stickles, sakura glitter pen, PTI ribbon

Phindy's Friday Challenge

Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is "Christmas is Coming". I LOVE making Christmas cards, in fact I try to make a few each month all year long. There are tons of images in the Phindy's Place store that would work well for this challenge, so check them out. This little one comes from the Christmas/Winter Cuties section, he's called Downhill from Here.

Hope you will pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the DT has created this week. Play along with the challenge to win some prizes. It's not necessary to use a Phindy image, but if you do you get entered twice, so that is some pretty good incentive!


Challenges:
Sweet Sketch - Sketch
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times -  Sparkle (lots of stickles on the snow and fur trim)
Shelly's Images  -Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - #98 twine
Papercraft Star - #62 anything goes
Bearly Mine  - Button it up. (use one or more buttons)
Creative Craft Challenges  - Buttons & Bling (lots of stickles on the snow and fur trim)
Digital Tuesday - include a digital element - #128 Celebrate The Season (Any Season) (winter/holiday season)
Simon Says Stamp - song or film title inspired (O'Christmas Tree)


Card Recipe:
Image: Phindy's Place Downhill from Here
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, PTI prints
Extras: copics, stickles, PTI ribbon, PTI button and twine, MM gold brads

Sassy Studio Designs Halloween release is coming!

I've got two sneak peeks for you today. SSD's first Halloween release is coming on Saturday. Yep, you read that right, there will be a second Halloween release in October. 

My first card uses the Mistress of the night image, she was so much fun to color, especially all that hair. I don't really do spooky or scary, so I kept the colors fun and bright! My sketch here is from Digi Makeover Challenge. It was a really cool sketch to use, I like the top part that looks a bit like an envelope.

 My second card used Dracula. My dh said he looked like Neil Diamond the way I colored him, but that's OK, I'm a fan, lol. These are some really great images, you can make them scary or, like me, make them a bit more playful. I used the Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge for this one.

Make sure you stop by the SSD blog on Sat, there are always contests and give aways with each new release. 

Card Recipes:

Images:SSD

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI, SU cardstocks, MME prints

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, dimensionals, MS bat punch, MM glitter brads, recollections gem stones,  cuttlebug web embossing folder, sewing machine

Tuesday Morning Sketches #111

It's Tuesday! That means it's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. I created the sketch this week, it has lots of layers, but isn't too hard (at least I don't think so). Hope you will give it a try and play along. My image is from Whimsy and Stars, called Halloween Girl. Isn't she the cutest witch?

This is the judged monthly challenge, so there is an additional challenge with the sketch. This month it is to decorate the inside of the card, too. Play along for a chance to win a prize from Whimsie Doodles or a top five honor.


Stop over to the TMS blog and check out all the inspiration from the DT.

Here is a peek at the inside, I used the same layers as on the bottom front, just without a bow, so it would lie flat.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you will play along with the challenge.

Challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Finishing Touches (finish the inside of your cards)

Pile It On - Layer it

Scrappy Frogs - 3W - (5th week) Bling (ends 22nd Sept)

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Autumn/Fall

Colour Me Creative Copic's Challenge -3E, 2W - must use copic's - #26 Fall or Halloween (until 16th September)

Crafty Emma - E3 - #53 Make it Magical or Spooky

Secret Crafter - #151 Inspired by a song (Fly Witchy Fly-my ds' fave preschool song)

Floweret - M, SIO - Something that makes you feel tricky or Halloween

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Halloween Girl, sentiment from PTI

Ink: Printer, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, Royal Velvet, Orange Crush, SU Wild Wasabi, MME prints

Extras: copics, stickles, MS web border punch, PTI ribbon, Queen and Co rhinestones, dimensionals, BG brads, nesties label die

LOTV swinging boy

Just a quickie post tonight. Last week I didn't have a chance to play along with one of my fave sketch challenges, so I wanted to make sure and play this week.

This is my take on Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday sketch #146 for this week. Love this sketch, definitely will be one I come back to. I kept it simple and fairly flat, since it it going in my OWH box to donate to the soldiers.

Just got back from taking Suzanne Dean's copic classes in Delaware this past weekend-good times for sure! Now I need to take everything I learned and practice, practice, practice!

Thanks for dropping by today, hope you are starting off your week well!

Card Recipe:
Image: LOTV, PTI senti
Ink: Printer, Palette Umber
Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, Dk Choc., Orange Crush, DCWV patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, MM brads, dimensionals

Saturday D2D Design Team Challenge

Each Saturday there is a new Design Team's  challenge posted on the D2D blog. This week the challenge is back to school. This new image School Maisie Belle was perfect for the challenge!

Hope you will take some time and play along with us this week.















Challenges:
i{heart}2stamp - M -  SKETCH



Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - 1E, SIO -School's In, Hip hip Hooray
Divas by Design - 2W, 2E - #10 back to school
Clear It Out! - 2W -Use Old Supplies - Back to School (patterned paper is my old supply)
The Stamping Boutique 2W -2nd week -#14 Back to School
There's Magic in the Air - SIO - Back to School
The Ribbon Reel - 2W - (1st week) Back to School (plus Ribbon/Bakers Twine


Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight School Maisie Belle, MFT sentiment
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Black, SU Yoyo Yellow, DCWV school stack
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, crystal effects, SU clip and ribbon, SU silver brads, corner rounder

Phindy's Friday Challenge

Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is stripes. I went an image with stripes, called Contentment and some stripey patterned paper as well. This was the image that pulled me into the wonderful world of Phindy's digis. It is one of the first ones I bought and continues to be a favorite of mine. There are plenty of images in the Phindy's Place store that would work well for this challenge, so check them out.

Hope you will pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the DT has created this week. Play along with the challenge to win some prizes. It's not necessary to use a Phindy image, but if you do you get entered twice, so that is some pretty good incentive!

Challenges:

Sketch and Stash - 2W - (2nd week) Sketch (new pearls, patterned paper from stash)

C.R.A.F.T. - 5E - Children
Charisma Cardz - 3E, C10 – Inspired by a Song (Rock a Bye Baby)
Pixie Dust Studio - SIO -Girl or Boy Baby Card/Project
My Mum's Craft shop - 3E - lots of layers
Your Next Stamp Challenge - 2W, 1E, SIO - #50 song inspiration (2nd wk)  (Rock a Bye Baby)
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - must include ribbon - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - 2E - Spots and/or Stripes

Card Recipe:

Image: Phindy's Place Contentment, MFT sentiment

Ink: printer, Palette noir

Paper: SU Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celerey, DCVW stack prints, PTI ssw

Extras: copics, nesties, recollections pearls, SU ribbon, MFT dies, MS branch punch

Owl Always Love You

Just a little challenge reminder for the designer's Saturday challenge at D2D. This week our theme is anniversary. I thought these cute owls would make a fun anniversary card. The image is called "Owl Always Love You".

Hope you will play along, you've still got a few days left!

Challenges:
Just Us Girls - #100 Sketch
Crafts and Me - #51 buttons and bows
Paper Shelter Challenge - 3E, SIO - #30 embossing
Little Red Wagon - #97 diecut
Digistamps 4 Joy - 2W, SIO  - #27 fall colors

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Owl Always Love You, sentiment from Amuse
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, kraft, Dark Choc. DCWV patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, sewing machine, SU ribbon, MM brads, PTI button and twine