From the Heart

I'm always in need of manly cards, this image from From the Heart Stamps, called In the Doghouse, works perfectly for a boy or man. I think it's so sweet! I've paired him up with some older BG Max and Whiskers papers.

My sketch comes from Digi Sketch Challenge.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart In The Doghouse
Ink: pritner
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dk. Choc, SU Tangerine Tango, BG Max and Whiskers
Extras: nesties, SU ribbon, crystal effects, SU border punch, dimensionals

Corrosive challenge

We've got a fun challenge for you this week at the Corrosive Challenge blog! The challenge is to create a project for Mother's Day (or for a special lady).


We've got a new sponsor this challenge All That Scraps! They have such amazing products and sweet digis as well. I love to shop with them. Great service, too. 

The prize for this challenge is 3 digi images.  They generously offered one image to each member of the team, I picked this cutie Butterfly Birgitta. 

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #203-44. I always love their sketches and this was another fun one.

Hope you will join the challenge this week over at the Corrosive Challenge Blog. Stop by the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from the talented DT!

Card Recipe:

Image: Butterfly Birgitta from ATS

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst, PTI Lucky Limeade, MME Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, PTI ribbon, lace, rhinestones, sharpee white paint pen

Sassy Studio Blog hop

Welcome to day two of the SSD Off to See the Wizzard blog hop. This is the first stop along the hop. All the deets can be found on the SSD blog.

If you missed yesterday's hop, make sure you

check out all of the DT's projects!

They all did a fabulous job!

We are showcasing another fantastic set

of Wizzard of Oz images from Lindsay!

This week we made our projects using

a TIC TAC TOE Board...

For my project I've used the Cowardly Lion Sassy and the last row down (ribbon, something red and flowers). My sketch comes from Sketch Saturday #256.

You can join us this week for the tic tac toe challenge

and have a chance to win all of these fabulous images!

You also have the chance to win an image from commenting

on the DT blogs. So the more you comment on

the more chances you have to win an image!

This month we also had a few new members join us!

So make sure as you travel through the hop you

give a warm welcome to the newest members.

Here is the entire list...

SSD
Kathy
Lori
Chris
Debbie
Ruza
Michelle 
Jackie
Adina
Karal 
Jodi
Sara
SSD

Thanks for stopping by today. Now hop on over to the very talented Lori's blog and see the beautiful creation she has prepared for today.

Whimsy and Stars Sunflower

Happy Saturday! I've got a cute Whimsy and Stars card to share today. Mabelle gave this image away last month on facebook. If you are not a part of the group, you should join, it's a fun place to share cards and sometimes pick up a freebie! We will be having a blog hop next weekend on the 5th showcasing a new spring image, so stay tuned.

My sketch comes from Sweet Sunday Sketch 182.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Crushed Curry, SU Garden Green, SU Basic Gray, Authentique print
Extras: copics, nesties, MFT border die, cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals, crystal effects, card candi, SU ribbon

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is Mother's Day or for a special woman. I don't really plan on celebrating mother's day this year, since my mom is gone, and my grandmother just passed away in March. So I went with a card for a special woman. I will be sending this to my chemo angel patient who is battling breast cancer right now. I hope it will brighten her day!

You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances to win if you do use one. Check out the DT creations and play along!

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #195, it was a great one this week and I had to play along.

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD , Pink Ribbon Frame
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Dk. Choc., MAMBI prints
Extras: copics, nesties, Offray ribbon, dimensionals, Sakura stardust pen, SU Big Shot die

Bugaboo Tutorial Day

It's my day to do a little tutorial over at Bugaboo for my guest design team term. I've decided to do a little quick tutorial on using up some scraps. If you are anything like me (hoarder, lol) you probably have saved so many pieces of DSP that are just too pretty to throw out. 

I started by cutting lots of my scraps into 3/4 inch strips. I put them aside and let the pile grow.

After I had a good stack of them I  glued them onto some white card stock. I picked patterns and colors that I liked together and just laid them out until I  liked the look, then I glued them down. 

After I had the backgrounds made, I thought they looked a bit like quilt blocks, so I went with the theme and shopped the Bugaboo store for some sewing images.

For each card I colored my Bugaboo digi to go with the background then stitched around the patterned background and added some twine tied buttons, to give it a homey feel and continue with the sewing theme. 

Featuring Sewing Mouse - 3 Buttons

Featuring Sewing Mouse - Button

Featuring Sewing Mouse - Needle

Featuring Sewing Mouse - Thread

Featuring Sewing Mouse - Pin

Recipe:

Images: Bugaboo digi stamps

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, PTI New Leaf, PTI Dk. Choc, PTI Plum Pudding, PTI Orange Zest, SU Purely Pomegranate, unknown scraps

Extras: copics, sewing machine, PTI buttons and twine 

Flutterby Wednesdays

Happy Wednesday! It's time for another Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a sketch for you to try out, just dont forget to have a fairy or butterfly on your creation somewhere. Hope you like it and will play along.

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

Card Recipe:

Image: ADFD, sentiment from Verve

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, SU Bermuda Bay, PTI Dk. Choc., Prima prints

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, MM brads dimensionals

Bugaboo New Release Tuesday

Tuesday means new release day at Bugaboo. This little cutie called AKV Smell Flowers is being released today. I love all cute kids' images and this one is especially sweet. She was so much fun to color and glitter up. Stop over to the Catch the Bug challenge blog and see what the DT has created with her, let me tell you, they have done a great job, she is done in so many different color schemes you are sure to be inspired!

My sketch comes from Pals Papers Arts challenge 157:

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo AKV Smell Flowers
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Soft Sky, SU Garden Green, Memory Box prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, SU ribbon, MS butterfly punch, Kaiser rhinestones, MFT border punch, dimensionals

From the Heart sketch 015

Faith posted an new I {HEART} sketches #015 challenge today. Its a fun one, I flipped it sideways to work better with my image. I've used one of the cute images available in the From the Heart Stamps shop called Bunny Hello. Hope you will join the challenge and play along.

I'm going to mail my card off to the Sunshine Mail foundation. They are having a In My Garden challenge and April card drive right now. They are a really great organization that sends cards to kids who are having difficult times (some of them are going through illnesses, some are living in shelters). They have a calendar up for April with their card needs, so you can check it out and see if you have anything in your stash or can create something for them.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart  Bunny Hello, Verve sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, SU Garden Green, SU Baja Breeze, PTI kraft, Memory Box pritnts
Extras: copics, stickles, Doodlebug brads brads,MFT grass and fence dies, nesties label, sewing machine, MS butterfly punches, recollections pearls

Sentimental Sundays

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

And SK Digis is the sponsor. They very graciously allowed us to pick an image. I selected this lovely image called Hope Bra, perfect for a BCA card.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from SK Digis.

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

Card Recipe:
Image: SK digis Hope Bra, sentiment from MFT
Ink: printer, palette noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Raspberry Fizz and Hibiscus Burst, MAMBI print
Extras: copics, nesties, sakura stardust pen, Recollections pearls, Viva pearl pen, Trendy Twine, nesties

Catch the Bug Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday!. There is a new challenge at Catch the Bug starting today. It's a bingo challenge this week.  Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images. I've used the bottom row across for my card. 

Some challenges I would like to enter:
SCS weekly sketch challenge. Mine is a mirror of the original.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo WO Birthday Boy
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, PTI Orange Zest. BG Lime Rickey
Extras: copics, stickles, cuttlebug e/f, PTI button, Twinery Twine, nesties label die, dimensionals

Raise the Bar challenge

TGIF! Sorry this post is running late, I've had a migraine since Tuesday, ack, not feeling good. Luckily I don't get them often.

Two weeks ago I was picked as one of the cards of the week over at the Raise the Bar challenge (along with one of my blog friends Danni, so fun)! So I get the opportunity to be a guest designer over there this week. The theme is friendship.

I've used one of the VLV sketches from Splitcoast for this card along with this great Verve sentiment.

Thanks to Joni and the gang at Raise the Bar for the opportunity to join the fun this week. I wish you all the best after the closing of your blog at the end of April!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Verve Great Friend
Ink: palette noir
Paper: PTI ssw, PTI Orange Zest, SU Melon Mambo, SU Rich Razzleberry, BG Indian Summer prints
Extras: nesties, MFT border die, PTI ribbon, recollections pearls and rhinestones, Viva decor pearl pen, dimensionals, corner rounder

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is Fancy Folds. I used my newish Silhouette Cameo to cut this card base, so easy. I could never get my cuts even on these step cards using an exacto knife (never mind the danger for a klutz like me, lol). You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances to win if you do use one. Check out the DT creations and play along!

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD #1 Mom
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI True Black, copic xpress, Bazill pink, unknown polka dot
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI ribbon, WOC flowers, Liquid pearls, Recollections pearls

Flutterby Wednesdays

Happy Wednesday! It's time for another Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week our challenge is to use a sentiment on the front of your card. Don't forget to add your fairy or butterfly.

For my card I used a sentiment from Verve's Kind Words. This is such a beautiful sentiment and so true, I love it. My sketch comes from VLV's Verve sketches from SCS.

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

Card Recipe:
Stamp: Verve Kind Words
Ink: Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Simply Chartruese, Dk. Choc., SU Baja Breeze, Prima prints
Extras: Cherry Lynn Doily die, RRR brown ribbon, MS butterfly dies, Recollections pearls

Stella Says Sketch Challenge

Happy Sunday, the weekend is flying by. There is a new challenge at Catch the Bug starting today. It's a Stella Says Sketch challenge! There is a fun new sketch to play along with, it's very versatile.  For my sample I've used Ava Fairy Special image. Here is a peek at the sketch. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images.

Here is a look at the beautiful sketch:

Some challenges I would like to enter:

Pattie's Creations - 2W, 2E, SIO, include an image – Make It Sparkle

QKR Stampede – 4E, SIO – For A Child

The Outlawz Copic/Promarker challenge - Winged Things

Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - #43 (W1 of 2) Color challenge Green and Pink

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo  Ava Fairy Special
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst, SU Garden Green, MME prints
Extras: copics, nesties, Recollections brads, dimensionals, MS border punch, stickles, PTI ribbon

Corrosive Challenge

We've got a fun challenge for you this week at the Corrosive Challenge blog! It's called Life's Special Moments! I created a card for Father's Day.

Our fabulous sponsor this go around is A Day For Daisies! So exciting, they are one of my favorite companies, I love all of Tammy's images. They generously allowed the DT to select an image and I picked this one called Papa and Me. I always am drawn to images from the back, and this one was a must have. What's more of a special moment, than a grandfather spending time with a grandchild?

Hope you will join the challenge this week over at the Corrosive Challenge Blog. Stop by the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from the talented DT!

Some challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #201- SIO - Sketch

A Day for Daisies - Your Favourite Technique (copic coloring is by far my fave technique)

Card Recipe:
Image: ADFD Papa and Me
Ink: Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dk. Choc, Simply Chartreuse, SU Soft Sky, Fancy Pants prints
Extras: copics, SU ribbon, Card Candi, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is tags. I used a small PTI die to make a tag for my sentiment.  Don't forget to add your sentiment! 

And Dilly Beans is the sponsor. They very graciously allowed us to pick an image. I selected this fun  image called Flower Girl. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from Dilly Beans!

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

Card Recipe:
Image: Dilly Beans Flower Girl, PTI sentiement
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir, Rose Red
Paper: copic xpress, SU Rose Red, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Prima floral print
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI bitty tags die, PTI ribbon, Trendy Twine in Cherry Cupcake, WOC pearls, Viva pearl pen, sewing machine

Catch the Bug Saturday challenge

Happy Saturday!. There is a new challenge at Catch the Bug starting today. It's all about the bugs this week. I've used Bugaboo Brats Bugs Bee Boy Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Sketch and Stash challenge #111 (paper and ribbon are old stash)

Card Recipe
Image: Bugaboo Brats Bugs Bee Boy, PTI sentiement
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black, PTI Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Echo Park Prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, Darice e/f, SU ribbon, card candi, dimensional. Sharpee white paint pen

Bugaboo Freebie Friday

TGIF! It's Friday and that means Freebie Friday at Bugaboo stamps. This fun AKV Princess image is available for FREE this week. Isn't she cute? I never have enough kid's birthday cards, with four little ones, it's hard to keep up. This image is perfect for the little princess in every girl!

My sketch comes from one of my favorite sketch challenge blogs, Freshly Made Sketches. This is sketch #81.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo AKV Princess, MFT sentiment
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Spring Rain, PTI Simply Chartreuse, print from
Extras: copics, corner rounder, dimensionals, stickles, Doodlebug brads, nesties, unknown ribbon

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is Rainbows after the Showers. Use at least three colors of the rainbow on your card. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances to win if you do use one. Check out the DT creations and play along!

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD Madam Honey, Stamping Bella sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noie
Paper: PTI True Black, PTI ssw, scraps of patterned paper
Extras: copics, sewing machine, brads, WOC rhinestones, Magnolia flourish die, nestie label die

Bugaboo Humor Me Wednesday

It's Humor Me Wednesday over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog today. My card features JJ Housekeeping - Vacuum. My card is celebrating No Housework Day (April 7th). I thought this would make a funny card for the occasion. I can think of lots of my friends who would enjoy this one, it's always more fun to craft than to clean!

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 card sketch comes from Hobbycutz challenge #3 a sketch or CAS. I used their fab sketch.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - (2nd week) Humour
Lexi's Creations - 2W - (2nd week) Punches and/or Dies
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (2nd week) Girly
Stamp and Create - M, 1E/week - (April) Use at least 1 Die Cut

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo JJ Housekeeping - Vacuum
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hawaiian Shores, PTI Orange Zest, DCVW Citrus stack prints
Extras: copics stardust pen, MS border punch, oval nesties, crystal effects, RRR ribbon, dimensionals

Flutterby Wednesdays

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 Beccy's Place as a sponsor this week, so you could win a prize for playing along! They have some darling images, so play along for a chance to win!

For my card I used this sweet image from Whimsy and Stars Studio, Flowery Gifty. This is one of my favorite spring images, so cute and fun to color!

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

I'm going to mail my card off to the Sunshine Mail foundation. They are having a Spring is in the Air April card drive right now. They are a really great organization that sends cards to kids who are having difficult times (some of them are going through illnesses, some are living in shelters). They have a calendar up for April with their card needs, so you can check it out and see if you have anything in your stash or can create something for them.

My sketch comes from JUGS sketch challenge #183 this week.

Some challenges I would like to enter:

Die Cuttin' Divas W, must include a Die-cut - #110 Pastels (border is my die cut)

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge 2W, 1E, SIO - A Card For A Child Or Teen 

LEJ Designs W, SIO - #48 Show Us Your Ribbons

Digi sketch challenge - Butterflies or roses or sketch

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Flowery Gifty
Ink: Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Spring Rain, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Jilly Bean Soup butterfly print
Extras: copics, MFT border die, MS butterfly punch, Bazzil ribbon, stickles, dimensionals, white brads, WOC rhinestonesJ

From the Heart Sketch 013

Faith posted an new I {HEART} sketches #013 challenge today. Its a fun one. I've used one of the cute images available in the From the Heart Stamps shop called Flower Pot Chick, it was the April Stamp of the Month freebie.  But if you didn't play along last month, you can purchase it and join the fun this month by playing in out progressive challenge. Hope you will join the challenge and play along.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart  Flower Pot Chick
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Harvest Gold, PTI Orange Zest, vellum, American Crafts prints
Extras: copics, stickles, Recollections brads, dimensionals,  cuttlebug  dots e/f, nesties circle die, crystal effects on the eyes

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 Bugaboo Brat Sports - Football Boy. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Sketch N Stach sketch challenge #110. The football button has been in my stash for years, and I'm glad to finally find a card to use it on!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Brat Sports - Football Boy
Ink: printer, Palette Umber
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Blueberry Sky, Simply Chartreuse, Dk. Choc., patterns unknown
Extras: copics, nesties, MM brads, MFT border die, dimensionals, Jesse James football button

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week our challenge is April Showers. Use something wet on your card, such as stickles, crystal effects, smooch, etc. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances to win if you do use one. Check out the DT creations and play along!

My sketch comes from House that Stamps Built sketch A313.

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD Sassy Showgirl
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, SU Going Gray, Copic xpress, MME prints
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, liquid pearls, Recollections pearls, dimensionals