Whimsy and Stars

Happy Tuesday! I've got a cute little card with a summery image from Whimsy and Stars Studio, this little guy is called Watermelon Boy. This is only part of the cute image, I cropped him into a square for this sketch. My kiddos love watermelon in the summer and I do, too. Nothing beats it for a sweet treat (and a healthy one at that!).

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #164. Another fabulous sketch from Arlana this week.

And I also made this for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges going on over at SCS. They are for fan club members and all the deets can be found here.

Card Recipe:
Image: Watermelon Boy from Whimsy and Stars Studio
Ink: printer
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, Simply Chartruese, Watermelon print from Pink Paislee, green dot from Cosmo Cricket
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, PTI ribbon, button and twine, Sharpie white paint pen

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again! Time for another Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. The last Thursday of the month is our Christmas/Holiday challenge. This month the theme is to use three or more patterned papers. I've used the Frostina image here and a sketch from Christmas Challenges {with sketches} challenge #34. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you will check out the SSD blog and play along with us for a chance to win two SSD images.

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD Frostina, PTI sentiment

Ink: printer, Palette Noir, PTI Aqua Mist

Paper: copic xpress blending, SU Bermuda Bay, PTI Aqua Mist, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Echo Park Holly Jolly

Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, Cuttlebug embossing folder, SU punches, Recollections pearls, sponges

Corrosive Challenge

Happy Sunday! It's time for another Corrosive Challenge. This time it is Cheeky, Saucy and Sassy. I had to go with Stella and Gus from Bugaboo for this one, they always crack me up! Below you can see the innies with the rest of the sentiment.

We've got a fantastic sponsor this month Graphicat Designs. They have lots of really fun and funny digis, so many great sentiments to pick from. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

Make sure you stop by the Corrosive Challenge Blog and check out all the DT creations, and play along for a chance to win some of these fabby images

My sketch comes from the sketch challenge over at Bugaboo.

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

Card Recipe
Image: Bugaboo Stella and Gus
Ink: Printer
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Cosmo Cricket DeLovely prints
Extras: nesties, copics, crystal effects, Recollections brads, PTI ribbon, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is things with wings. Don't forget to add your sentiment!

I've used this sweet little image from Designed2Delight called Birdbrain Balloon, it's one of the new releases. I think he is so cute and quirky. Makes me smile.

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #155 (I miss playing along with those ladies)! Really fun sketch this week from Melissa.

And Meljen's Designs is the sponsor this week. They have some wonderfully cute images, hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

And we are still having the bonus challenges going on over the summer, if you play along with the challenge theme and add the bonus element you can enter twice. This week's bonus is a sketch challenge, you can see all the deets on the Sentimental Sundays blog.

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

Card Recipe:
Image: Birdbrain Balloon from Designed2Delight, sentiment from SU
Ink: Printer, Real Red
Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, SU Bashful Blue and SU patterned pack
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI button and twine, MFT scalloped border die, Kaiser rhinestones, dimensionals

PTI Stamp-a-Faire 2012

Back with a second quick post this evening. PTI is having their Stamp-a-Faire this weekend. This year it's an online stamping party. I have so much PTI that doesn't see enough love that I decided to see if I could get some of the challenges done. This one was from this morning. Nichole had a Make&Take warm up project using the Stamp-a-Faire set (don't have mine yet, but it's on the way, lol)! So I substituted a set I had and gave it a go.

I feel like it's missing the embellies that I usually throw at every card, but I do like it. I was thinking this would be a perfect card to mass produce for the Chemo Angels program. I get requests sometimes several times a day for people needing a bit of cheer and I could make up a batch of these to keep on hand and not be scrambling around to make something spur of the moment. And, best of all, this would definitely only take one stamp (don't remember the last time I sent something out with one stamp).

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Off to check out more of the Stamp-a-Faire challenges!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: PTI Garden of Life, PTI Year of flowers Mums sentiment
Ink: PTI Hibiscus Burst, New Leaf, Orange Zest, Raspberry Fizz, Palette Noir 
Paper: PTI ssw, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, vellum
Extras: corner rounder, MS Embossing board, acrylic blocks

Sassy Studio Designs blog hop

Welcome to the Sassy Studio Designs blog hop. This month our release is "It's a Small World After All" in honor of the upcoming Olympics. Lindsay has designed new Sassies for many of the countries. If you've come from the very talented Kim's blog you are in the right spot. If not, head to the SSD blog to get all the details, you don't want to miss anything.

I've used the new Russian Honey for my card. I chose to make a Christmas card, she looked so wintery in her fur hat and muff.

My sketch comes from Christmas Card Challenges [with sketches] #33.

Here are all of the important details about the hop:
Hop along and leave some comments along the way. Two lucky winners will be selected from comments on the DT blogs to win a new image of choice. Then there will also be a challenge for you to play along if you like.  The challenge will be to create a card showcasing something about your favorite country. You have one week to complete their card and enter. The winner will get ALL 6 images. Now that is a great prize!

Here is the full hop list:
SSD http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/
Starla http://YouCouldBeWishingOnAStar.blogspot.com
Soma http://craftwithcolours.blogspot.in/
Shari http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.ca/
Sara http://luminousinmychaoticdreamslife.blogspot.com/
Ruza http://ruzascraftcorner.blogspot.com
Regan http://charmedstamping.blogspot.com/
Rebecca http://sydneyssentiments.blogspot.com/
Rachelle http://www.imblackmartha.blogspot.com/
Mary www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com
Lori http://lorib117.blogspot.com/
Kim http://itsallaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/
Kathy http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com/
Kate http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Karen http://busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/
Julie http://juliescraftyspot.blogspot.com/
Jovan http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Jan http://tweetybugshouse.wordpress.com/
Jamie http://thesassyprincess.blogspot.com
Jackie http://stampingsister.blogspot.com
Debbie www.craftingwhenican.blogspot.com
Christy http://mycreativejourneys.blogspot.com/
Christine http://happyscrapper-sweetpeacards.blogspot.com/
Angela http://mijnhobbyhonk.blogspot.com/
Abbie http://powered-by-fairydust.blogspot.com/
Sandy http://scribblesbysandy.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for hopping along with us today. Now head on over to see what my sweet design teamie Kate has crafted, she's so creative, I'm sure it's something special! Have a great weekend!

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Russian Sassy, sentiment from PTI
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, SU Pink Pirouette, Taken with Teal, PTI New Leaf, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, Kaiser pearls, Recollections pearl brads, MS snowflake punch, MFT border die, Cherry Lynn doily die, dimensionals, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Designed2Delight July Release blog hop

This is my second post for today, scroll down to see the new Phindy's Friday Challenge, thanks!

Welcome to the Designed2Delight blog hop for July. This month Faith has created many quirky bird images. They are all so cute and come with some fun sentiments to compliment them. Here are three cards I've created with them. 

Image: Martini Chicks

Papers: PTI, SU

Sketch from: Critter Sketch 124

Image: Birdbath Chick and Chick Sentiments

Papers: SU, PTI, Echo Park prints

Sketch from: Sketch Saturday #216

Image: Sick Chick, sentiment from PTI

Papers: SU, PTI, MME prints

Sketch from: SFYTT for July

Thanks so much for blog hoppin' with D2D! Remember, you can enter our Blog Hop Challenge for a chance to win some FREE Digis! Also, all New Release Digital Stamps will be on SALE until July 23. Details HERE.
For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers' blogs:

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge! The challenge this week at Phindy's Place is make a project that includes buttons. Those little baseballs are buttons, I just cut the shank off of the back. Pretty easy and versatile challenge, hope you will join us. As of this month, the Phindy's challenges are going to every other week, it will be great, gives everyone a bit of extra time to get their entries in!

I went with Baseball Boy for my image this week . I've got baseball on my mind this week as my older two are going to baseball camp all week.  Phindy has lots of great images in the shop that would work out perfectly with this challenge.

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! 

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #163. Another fantastic sketch from them! Love this one, perfect to layer some fun prints.

Card Recipe: 

Image: Phindy's Place Baseball Boy

Ink: printer

Paper: xpress blending cardstock, PTI SImply Chartreuse, Scarlet Jewel, SU Pacific Point, DCWV prints

Extras: copics, nesties circle dies, PTI twine, dimensionals, baseball buttons

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's another Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is Hit the Beach! I'm still in a beachy mood after being on vacation last week. SSD has some amazing new summery images in the shop this year that would work perfectly for this challenge. This one is called Beach Resort Sassy. Notice her "rose colored glasses", lol?

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

My sketch comes from Sketch and Stash #92. My paper is some very old stash, it's a DCWV stack. I never noticed these two prints in there before, glad I dug them out. My die for the flower is a new item to me from MFT.

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Beach Resort Sassy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress blending, SU Pacific Point, PTI Hibiscus Burst, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, DCWV patterns
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, MFT die, MM brad, PTI ribbon, SU corner rounder

Whimsy and Stars Release

I'm back from a week's vacation in Cape Cod. We arrived there the same day as the shark siting, lol! Luckily he was only spotted once during our trip. We stayed shallow in the ocean anyway, but it was quite the scare!

I have some fun cards to share from Mabelle RO at Whimsy and Stars. These two images Little Princess and Cherry Wishes are being released today. Both are adorable! I'm constantly in need of kids' birthday cards. I couldn't pick which one to use, so I went with both, and it worked out great since I need a card for my niece and nephew for Thursday.

My first card uses Little Princess. She is colored with copics and stickles and paired up with some Echo Park papers. The sketch comes from A Gem of a Challenge #50 .

This one used Cherry Wishes. I love this image, and think it would be perfect in pinks for a girly card, too. He's colored with copics and plenty of stickles, also. I've paired him up with some Jillybean Soup papers. This sketch comes from Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C145.

Make sure and pop on over to the Whimsy and Stars blog and see what the DT has created with these cute new images.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is "Rough Around the Edges. Don't forget to add your sentiment!

I've used this sweet little image from Mabelle at Whimsy and Stars Studio called Girl with Kitty. She's one of my favorite images, such a cutie.

My sketch comes from SCS.

And Dude Time Doodles is the sponsor this week. They have some wonderful manly images, hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

And we are still having the bonus challenges going on over the summer, if you play along with the challenge theme and add the bonus element you can enter twice. This week's bonus is a color challenge, you can see all the deets on the Sentimental Sundays blog.

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

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Studio Girl with Kitty, sentiment from PTI

Ink:printer, palette noir

Paper: PTI ssw, SU More Mustard, Baja Breeze, Authentique dsp

Extras: copics, nesties, Cherry Lynn doily die, PTI chai ink, distressing tool, sewing machine, pearls, SU ribbon, PTI buttons, crochet twine, stickles, crystal effects

Dare to Be Sassy Thursday

Happy Thursday! We have a new challenge at Sassy Studio Designs for Dare to be Sassy Thursday. Our challenge this week is a sketch and here it is:

Hope you will play along with us for a chance to win two Sassy Studio Designs images. You don't need to use a SSD image to play along, but do get to enter twice if you do!

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

Card Recipe:

Image: Sassy Studio Designs Sarong Sassy, PTI sentiment

Ink: printer, Palette Noir

Paper: PTI ssw, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Bo Bunny prints

Extras: copics, stickles, nestie label die, corner rounder, Cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals, Bellas Baubles, Wave border and small scalloped border punches

Corrosive Challenge

Happy Sunday! It's time for another Corrosive Challenge. This time it is . Use a sentiment on the front of your creation.

We've got a fantastic sponsor Graphicat Designs. They have lots of really fun and funny digis, so many great sentiments to pick from. They very graciously allowed us to chose an image. I went with this fun 40 sentiment and paired her up with Charlotte Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs.

Make sure you stop by the Corrosive Challenge Blog and check out all the DT creations, and play along for a chance to win some of these fabby images.

My sketch comes Graphicat Designs, too. It's a fun one!

Card Recipe:
Image: Graphicat Designs 40 isn't usually this sexy, SSD Charlotte Sassy
Ink: Printer
Paper: x-press blending, PTI True Black, Berry Sorbet, K and Co prints
Extras: copics, nesties, Magnolia flourish die, PTI ribbon, pearl pen, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is bingo! Use three in a row (up, down or diagonal). My three are pink, flowers and twine. 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 Bugaboo Brats Isabella Beach image. 

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

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch #161. They always have really fun sketches!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Brats Isabella Beach, sentiment from PTI
Ink: pritner, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, SU Green Galore, Bo Bunny prints
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, crystal laquer, PTI felt and flower die, Twinery twine, PTI button, Bellas Baubles, MS border punch, PTI ribbon

Whimsy and Stars

Happy Saturday! got a cute little Whimsy and Stars card here today. This image is called Feel Better Soon, and is available in the Whimsy and Stars ETSY shop. She's so cute with her giant bandaid. I always think it's funny how a bandaid can fix anything (at least here in my house).

I've used the Freshly Made Sketches #42 for the layout. I've been loving there non complicated sketches, really fun to work with.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you are staying cool!

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Feel Better Soon
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, SU Riding Hood Red, Cosmo Cricket prints
Extras: copics, sewing machine, PTI ribbon and twine, prima flowers, Cherry Lynn border die, dimensionals

Phindy's Friday Challenge

TGIF! Time for another Phindy's Friday Challenge! The challenge this week at Phindy's Place is make a project That includes items that begin with your initials.  Pretty easy and versatile challenge, hope you will join us. As of this month, the Phindy's challenges are going to every other week, it will be great, gives everyone a bit of extra time to get their entries in!

I went with Kitty Cargo for my image this week (worked perfectly since my initials are K and C). Now, just in case that only counts for the K part, I've used copics and card candi for the letter C. This is a really fun challenge, can't wait to see what people come up with!  Phindy has lots of great images in the shop that would work out perfectly with this challenge.

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! 

My sketch comes from  Sketch N Stash sketch #91. My new item is this cute image and my hoarded stash items are the glittery green brads.

Card Recipe
Image: Phindy's Place Kitty Cargo, sentiment from PTI
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: x-press blending, PTI New Leaf, Orange Zest, SU Summer Sun, Echo Park Boy's Life prints
Extras: copics, nesties, Sakrua stardust pen, Crystal Effects, Card Candi, Glittery brads, Sharpie white paint pen, dimensionals

Dare to Be Sassy Thursday

It's another Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is in honor of the upcoming Olympics. "Show Us Your Medal"! So to represent the gold, silver and bronze medals the olympians will be winning, use some metal on your card.

My sketch comes from Sparkles Forum Christmas challenges #18. I've used The Nutcracker image for my card this week paired with a sentiment from PTI.

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

Card Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Designs The Nutcracker, sentiment from PTI
Ink: Printer, palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Auqa Mist, SU Ridinghood Red, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, dimensionals, nesties label die, SU brads

Sentimental Sundays

Happy Sunday! Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is a patriotic one, use the colors of your nation's flag. Don't forget to add your sentiment!

And Designed2Delight and Whimsy Stamps are the sponsors this week. Hope you will join the fun and play along for the chance to win prizes from them.

For my card today, I've used one of the D2D images called Maisie Belle Balloons, I was so excited to see two of my favorites come together week (D2D and Sentimental Sundays!). She is just too cute.  The sentiment is from SU.

Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fabulous creations from the DT. And during the summer we are having some bonus challenges, if you play along with the theme and add the bonus option, you can enter twice. This week's bonus is a sketch challenge, created by the very talented Nicole on the DT.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Maisie Belle Balloons, sentiment from PTI
Ink: Printer, Brilliant Blue
Paper: PTI ssw, Spring Rain, Pure Poppy, SU Brilliant Blue, striped from Recollections
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, offray ribbon, dimensionals, corner rounder