Designed2Delight designer's challenge

The Designed2Delight designer's Saturday challenge is snowmen this week. My card features this Whipper Snapper Snow Diva stamp. While she isn't one of the D2D digis, she was drawn/designed by Faith Skrdla. Faith has lots of images in stamp form through Whipper Snapper and they are super cute, just like her digis.

I'm also entering the Corrosive challenge #138 this week, to case one of their DT's Cards. I've picked a card by one of my dear blogging friends Linda Palmer. Here is her card, I've used the same layout, a snowman theme and a circular sentiment and one of the Magnolia flourishes she uses so well. Fun challenge!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Whipper Snapper Snow Diva, SU sentiment
Ink: Memento black and red
Paper: PTI and SU cardstock, Cosmo Cricket patterned
Extras: copics, stickles, Magnolia flourish die, rhinestones, sewing machine, nesties, PTI button and twine

Tuesday Morning Sketches #122

Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. Melissa has drawn up another fabulous sketch for us this week. This layout is fairly clean and simple, but the placement of the ribbon makes it so elegant. Love it and will definitely use it again.

Our sponsor this week is Stretch n Bubbles,  play along for a chance to win a prize from them. And check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog for lots of great samples from the DT.

I've used a new image from Phindy's Place for this challenge, called Winter Bird. It was  hard to get a good photo of the sparkle, but it real life it is so shimmery, looks like real snow.

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

Card Recipe:
Image: Phindy's Place Winter Bird
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado
Extras: copics, MS around the page punch, SU brads, ribbon, SU corner rounder, jingle bells, silver cord, Cuttlebug embossing folder, crystal effects, glitter

Sassy Studio Freebie Friday

It's fabulous freebie Friday over at the Sassy Studio Designs Papercraft Planet group. Every Friday there is a freebie up for 24 hours. Grab it while you can. Today it is this super cute Baby It's Cold Outside Image. She is one of my favorites! There is an accompanying challenge, too. Make a Christmas card for a special person and and sparkle! Easy peasy, who doesn't like a bit of sparkle and bling!

I've used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 129-33. I'm also entering it into the Copic/promarker challenge at the Outlawz this week which is anything goes. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Card Recipe:

Image: Baby It's Cold Outside from SSD, sentiment from Elzybells

Ink: Printer, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst, MME prints

Extras: copics, stickles, sakura stardust pens, PTI ribbon, button, twine, dimensionals, rhinestones

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is a Sprinkling of Snow.  Phindy has lots of Christmas ans winter images in her shop that would work well for this challenge. Check out the Christmas/Winter Cuties section ! I just love all of them. 

I went with First Snow for my image this week. Such a fun image to color in! Plenty of opportunity to add some sparkle to this one too! 

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!


I've used the Wednesday sketch from the Outlawz Wednesday sketch challenge from this week for the layout of this one.

Card Recipe:

Image: First Snow from Phindy's Place

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, Hibiscus Burst, Yoyo Yellow, Baja Breeze, Cosmo Cricket dsp

Extras: copics, stickles, PTI ribbon, nestie snowflake dies, pearls, white paint pen, cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the final Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long blog hop for 2011. The ladies from the Magnolia-licious Yahoo group have a hop on the 25th of every month.  By December, you have a good selection of Magnolia cards ready to send. I participated in most of the months last year and really enjoyed it.
You can find the order of the hop on the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog. And Magnolia-licous on line always has the best selection of Magnolia stamps, if you see something you need while hopping.

If you arrived here from Cordine's you are in the right place. When you are through here  hop on over to Monique's blog and see what she has crafted up for this month. Thanks for hopping along with us, hope you will join us on the 25th of May!

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


Card Recipe:
Stamp: Magnolia
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Cryogen, SU Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, BG Eskimo Kisses
Embellishments: copics, stickles, nesties, SU ribbon,pearls, dimensionals, cuttlebug embossing folder, PTI twine, jingle bells

Attitude of Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I've got many things to be thankful for. Recently I've been really thinking about the teachers my boys have this year. They are patient, kind, smart and very creative. I couldn't ask for better educators for the kiddos, I feel so lucky to have them teaching my boys.

Thought I'd give them a little thank you for Thanksgiving. I got the new PTI die that dresses up a regular lunch bag, cool right, just a regular ole paper sack can be made into a cute gift bag!

This first one went to my oldest's 2nd grade teacher. I've used the sweet little image Alex's Pumpkin from Whimsy and Stars.

The second bag is for ds2 Kindergarten teacher. This one uses another image from Whimsy and Stars, I don't see it in the etsy shop right now, but if you need it, contact Mabelle, she says she can usually get the you the images that aren't currently in the store. Mabelle is still having her gratitude blog hop, so you've got time to enter to win some Whimsy and Stars images.

The bags were filled with a flavored latte mix and bag of Lindt truffles. Just a sweet little thank you to show our appreciation.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Hope you have lots to be thankful for too, this year. And as my blogging friend Karli says, "Gobble til you Wobble"!

Recipe:

Images: Whimsy and Stars Alex's Pumpkin and other fall image, PTI and Stampendous sentiments

Ink: Printer, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI cardstock, DCWV patterns

Extras: copics, PTI die, nesties, crackle effects, Viva gold pearl pen, gold brads, PTI and Basic Gray ribbon, PTI twine and buttons, SU and EK success border punches, Leaf punch

Gift Wrap Mouse

I've got a second card using this fabulous freebie from Paulette at Create with TLC. This time I've paired it up with one of the new digis from D2D, Gift Wrap Mouse. Love this image and sentiment combo.

My sketch is from Sketch Saturday #182. And I'm entering it into the Outlawz greeting card challenge this week which is birthday or Christmas gifts.

The designers challenge at D2D runs until Saturday and the theme this week is anything goes as long as you use a D2D image, pretty easy. Hope you will play along with us.

Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Gift Wrap Mouse, sentiment from Create with TLC
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartruese, Pine Feather, Authentique patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, Magnolia flourish die, rhinestones, stickles, dimensionals, metal dots

Tuesday Morning Sketches #121

It's Tuesday! It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. Our TMS teammate Dawn created the sketch for this week and hope you will play along. It's a really fun sketch!

Our sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy, play along for a chance to win a prize from them. And check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog for lots of great samples from the DT.

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


I would like to enter it into this challenge:
Stamp Fairy - 2W, SIR - (2nd week) Glitter (ends 27th Nov)

Card Recipe:

Image: Stamp Fairy, MFT sentiment

Ink: Printer, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, SU Bashful Blue, DCWV pattern

Extras: copics, stickles, nestie tag die, crystal effects, MS snowflake punch, corner rounder, rhinestones, dimensionals

Christmas Mouse

When I saw the free sentiment Paulette at Create with TLC was offering a few days ago, I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. I had this funny little mousey image, Popcorn and Cranberries, from Phindy's Place on my desk just waiting to be colored in. They are a perfect combo!

I've used the sketch from A Gem of a Challenge (#34) this week. It had two twists with it, stitching and add a sentiment.

Challenges:
Forever Friends - 2W, SIO, must include animal - (2nd week) Christmas is Coming 
Paper Creations Ink - 2W - (1st week) Christmas 
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Stitching
Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Beautiful Bows
The Crafty Pad - SIO - Festive Cheer, Lets see some traditional colours: Red & Green & Gold or Silver
Just Us Girls - #111 Colour

Card Recipe:
Image: Phindy's Place Popcorn and Cranberries, Create with TLC sentiment
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Pine Feather, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Authentique dsp
Extras: copics, crystal laquer, nesties, SU border punch, PTI ribbon, sewing machine, rhinestones

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is Christmas is Coming! Phindy has lots of Christmas images in her shop. This is probably one of my favorite challenges, I could make a Phindy Christmas card every week all year and not run out of ideas. The Christmas/Winter Cuties section is so cute, I love every last one.

I went with Miss Chrissy Tree for my image this week. Such a fun image to color in! Plenty of opportunity to add some sparkle to this one too!

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:
i{heart}2stamp - M -  SKETCH

Crimbo Crackers - 2W, must be Christmas - (2nd week) Make It Sparkle
By the Cute & Girly - M, 1E/craft type, P1 - Christmas Girls
Creatalicious Challenges - M, P15 - Christmas and make sure it SPARKLES
Cupcake Craftroom - 3E, P1 - Sweet Christmas
Heidi's Hobbystuggu - M, 1E, cards only - Christmas cards with Bling/Sparkle
Tiffany Doodles - 2W, SIO, P7 - Glitter & Sparkle
Digital Tuesday - include a digital element - #137 Christmas Time
Shopping Our Stash - C12 #26 Never Been Inked or Neutral Colour Scheme (first time I used this image)
Paper Creations Ink - 2W - (2nd week) Holiday Wishes For Kids (ends 20th Nov)


Card Recipe:
Image: Phindy's Place Miss Chrissy Tree, sentiment from PTI
Ink: Printer, Palette noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, MME prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, Magnolia flourish die, Recollections rhinestones, PTI die, sakura stardust pen

Tuesday Morning Sketches #120

Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. Melissa has drawn up another fabulous sketch for us this week. This challenge is the judged challenge, so the added challenge is to make a thankful card or project.

My card uses Mabelle RO's Whimsy and Stars Pilgrims image. I think it's so cute, and it was a blast to color. 

Our sponsor this week is  The Stamping Boutique, play along for a chance to win a prize from them. And check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog for lots of great samples from the DT.

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


Challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles - Thanksgiving
Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Digital Images
Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Thanksgiven/ Thank you
Sparkles Forum - 2W - (2nd week) Autumn
My Sheri Crafts  -  2W - #73 1stW Be Thankful
Our Creative Corner -  Pumpkin/Pumpkin Pie
Victorine Originals - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Thanksgiven, Thank you (ends 27th Nov)
Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 2E - (1st week) Give Thanks (ends 20th Nov)
Paper Pretties - SIO - Giving Thanks


Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Pilgrims, sentiment unknown
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI and SU c/s, MME prints
Extras: copics, dimensionals, leaf border punch, PTI buttons and twine

D2D Harvest Basket

I love fall, it's just such a pretty time of year. This Harvest Basket from D2D is such a fun fall image. I wanted to get a few more fall cards squeezed in before I get going full swing on my Christmas cards.

I've used one of my fave sketch challenges for this. It is from Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp, Sketchy Thursday #154. This is her last sketch for 2011 and I couldn't miss it. She is taking some time off to spend with family, but make sure and check out her sketches in the new year, they always rock!

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

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Harvest Basket
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI and SU cardstock, MME patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, ribbon from Target

Whimsy and Stars

Happy Sunday! I just bought a new paper pack of MME papers, when I saw the cute little bird papers, I knew I need to make a card with the Birdhouse Girly image from Mabelle RO's Whimsy and Stars collection. She is so cute and was fun to color in these fresh and funky colors to coordinate with the papers. The sketch is from SCS from a week or so ago.

And there is some fun going on right now over at Whimsy and Stars, a Gratitude Blog Hop. Check out all the details and I hope you will enter. There are three random prizes up for grabs. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Challenges:

Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Digital Images

Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - 2ndW Ribbons and Bows

Crafty Catz - 1E - use a digital image

C.R.A.F.T. - 5E - Cute

Charisma Cardz - 3E, C10 - (2nd week) Cutesy Project 

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - 2E, C8 - Punches and Dies

Inky Impressions - 2W, SIO - #22 glitter (stickles on her clothing trims)

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Birdhouse Girly, sentiment from PTI

Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black

Papers: PTI ssw, SU Summer Sun, Teal, MME patterns

Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, SU ribbon, nesties, corner rounder, dimensionals

SSD Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the holiday release day blog hop for Sassy Studio designs! If you've arrived from Sara's fabulous blog you are in the right spot. If not start over at the SSD blog, so you won't miss anything.

My image is the holiday version of Snow White Honey. She is lovely, isn't she? Fun to color, too. I'm a big fan of the Disney princesses and Snow White is my fave.

My card uses the Sketch N Stash sketch challenge 74 for this week, I've used a bit of my hoarded PTI holiday paper on this one, along with some old red gems I've been hanging on to and my image is my new element here.

Now as you hop along, leave a comment on EACH blog, cause two random commenters will be picked to win a free image. And each blog has a trivia question, collect the answers and post them in the comments on the SSD blog for a chance to win 3 images.

Here is my question for you: What do the 8 maids a milking symbolize?

Next hop on over to the super talented Rebecca's blog and see what she's crafted for you. Make sure you pop by the party blog for some chatter tonight at 9 pst, hope to see you there.

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Holiday Snow White Little Honey
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Pure Poppy, PTI prints
Extras: copics, stickles, PTI ribbon, MM bling, nesties label and snow flake dies, PTI buttons and twine, cuttlebue embossing folder, dimensionals

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF!  Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge. The theme this week is thank you or Thanksgiving. Phindy has lots of gorgeous images in the shop to chose from that would work perfectly for this challenge. 

I went with Flower Frock for my image this week. Such a fun image to color in! Figured it would make a perfect thank you card for Lilah's recent birthday party.

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:
Outlawz Sketch -  Sketch*
Penny's Paper-Crafty - 2W - #66 give thanks
Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E - Giving thanks
Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W - (1st week) Thank you OR Thanksgiven
Charisma Cardz - 3E, C10 - (2nd week) Cutesy Project (2 weeks this time !!)
Digistamps 4 Joy - 2W, SIO  - #31 gratitude

Card Recipe:

Image: Phindy's Place Flower Frock, sentiment from PTI

Ink: Printer, Gable Green, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, Hibiscus Burst, Gable Green, Green Galore, Echo Park print

Extras: copics, stickles, Bella's dots, PTI ribbon, PTI die, twinery twine, nesties, dimensionals

Sassy Sneak Peek

Sassy Studio Designs is having a holiday release this weekend. If you've been to the blog this week you've already seen some of the Little Honeys dressed in their holiday finest. Today I get to show a sneak peek of Holiday Cinderella Honey. I love the pretty little stole over her gown and the holly in her hair. She was so much fun to color and sparkle!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week. Make sure to check out the SSD blog this week for more sneak peeks and the full release will be available Saturday. And as always, there will be chances to win some of the new images!

Challenge

Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Young at Heart 

Incy Wincy Designs -  Stitching

Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Stitching (faux or real)

Christmas Inspirations - 2W, 2E, must be Christmas - (2nd week) Bows 

Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (1st week) "What`s on your Head?"(a tiara!)

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - 2W - (2nd week) Homemade Flowers

The Ribbon Girls - 2W, Must use ribbon - (2nd week) Jingle all the way to Christmas 

The Squirrel & the Fox - 2E, 2W - (2nd week) Hats or Flowers (a tiara and handmade flowers)

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD Holiday Cinderella Honey

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, DCWV pattern

Extras; copics, stickles, nesties, sewing machine, metal dots, MFT die and felt, dimensionals, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, PTI ribbon and twine, mini jingle bells, leaf dies from Cherrylynn