Paper A La Mode Challenge

Happy Saturday folks.  It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.  Today begins a new challenge at Paper A La Mode on the Outlawz ning site.  Our challenge this week is brought to us by our team leader, Theresa.  

Our sponsor for this week isScrapbook, Stamp Society and the prize for winning is 2 images of your choice.  The theme: it's a recipe challenge.

The Recipe:               1 Cardstock

2 Patterned Papers

3 Embellishments

A Pinch of Whatever Else You Like.

This is a beautiful image from Art by Miran.  I love this girl.  I added some Martha Stewart butterfly punches to give it some dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today and maybe, just maybe I will see some of y'all over at Paper A La Mode this week.  Have a great day and God bless.

Recipe:

Image: Art by Miran

Sentiment: Desert Diva

Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, 

Sakura Glitter pens, Sakura White Gel pen

Cardstock: Recollections

Papers: K & CO Best of Brenda Walton

Gems: Queen and Co.

Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, Martha 

Stewart Butterfly Punches, Spellbinders Classic

Circles, Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles

Challenges:

Simple Salutations--#81  Birthday Cards

C.R.A.F.T.--#243  Shades of Blue Color Challenge

Creative Knockouts--#21 Birthdays
Feeling Crafty--Butterflies

Challenge #47 The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

Hello there.  Yesterday started the new challenge at The Crafter's Cafe.  I am a bit late getting this card posted because I, in my crazy mind, wrote down the wrong date for the challenge.  My card may not be posted on the blog yet, but it should be there. :)

Our theme for this challenge is: Ha Ha Very Funny. Our sponsors for this challenge are 

I used Ruby with Attitude from Bugaboo to make my card.  I love Ruby.  She has some very funny sentiments.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all got a kick out of Ruby today.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Ruby with Attitude from Bugaboo
Sentiments: From set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Black Glitter Pen, Spectrum Noir BGR 1
Cardstock: Recollections, Neenah Solar White
Papers: Recollections All Girl pad, Snap from Simple Stories
Gems: Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Squares, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Squares, X Cuts Rectangle Dies from DoCrafts, pop dots, Cuttlebug

Challenges:
In the Pink--#36  Die Cuts/Punches

Welcome Little One

Hello friends.  It's Tuesday and also it's National Hugging Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day.  Just a bit of useless information for y'all.

The card I have made for this post is a baby card using a cute little giraffe that I found online when I first started collecting digis.  If someone knows who the artist is, please leave me a comment so I can give coups to him or her.

I love this all pink card.  I also want to thank my design team sister Carol Mathrick for my fabulous new watermark.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Freebie from Online
Sentiment: Open Office Beta Dance Font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencil, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: Studio G
Buttons: Studio G
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, X-acto Corner Rounder, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Classic Squares, Spellbinders Scalloped Classic Squares, pop dots


Challenges:
Simple Salutations--#80 Baby
Sentimental Sundays--#190 More than 3 Layers
Love to Create--#99 Button It Up
Fantastic Tuesday--#19  Make it Feminine
Through the Craftroom Door--Always Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper--January Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge--#98  Pick Your Own

Just For You Kitties

Hi there!  Yep, it's still Monday and I am back with another card.  This one uses two cute kitties from Ike's Art Digital Stamps. 

There are lots of layers and interest on this card.  I love the way the kitties turned out.  They look very cozy.

Thanks so much for checking out my work.  I truly appreciate it.  Have a great evening and God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Two Kitties by Ike's Art
Sentiment: TCP 
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Pink and Green BIC Markers
Ink: Stampin' Up Primrose Petals
Cardstock: Gray (Colorbok), Pink and Black (Recollections)
Paper: Colorbok's Light Bright pad
Ribbon: AC Moore
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, Fiskar's Circle Cutter, Spellbinders Classic Circles Large, Classic Scallops Small, ATG Gun, Pop dots, glue dots

Challenges:
Ike's World--Anything Goes #9
Desert Island Crafts--Favorite Colors, No Flowers and Ribbon
Oozak--Anything Goes with Love
In the Pink--Anything Goes
Craftin' Desert Divas--Shaped Cards

Galatians 5:22-23

Hello there.  I have another card for y'all today.  It's a fairly CAS card, which I don't normally do.  I like the stuff..:)

As you can see, I think that straight card picture was a one time thing.  LOL.

Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today.  I hope y'all have a great evening.

Recipe:
Sentiment: Dee's Bugaboo Boutique
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific, Blue (Recollections)
Paper: Prima London Market, ATD
Pearls: Hobby Lobby
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Labels 22

Challenges:
Sketch with a Twist--Use dies or punches
Creative Moments--#34 Buttons/Pearls

Pink and Purple Birthday Card

Hello friends.  Happy Monday.  It's beginning to snow again here.  Man, I'm so ready for some tropical weather..maybe the Bahamas or at this point Mexico.

Today's card uses lots of pinks and purples.  It's pretty blinged up too.

This is Pip and she's from 


I went to Walmart about two weeks ago and for some reason I went to the children's craft spot.  I found two boxes of gemstones for $4 each.  Each one has about 300 pieces in it.  There are lots of different sizes and even some different shaped ones. They aren't self adhesive, but a bit of Glossy Accents and you're done.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all had a great Monday.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image: Pip from A & T Digital Designs
Sentiment: Fiskar's Year Round Stamp set
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, BIC Markers, Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen
Ink: Versafine Onxy Black
Cardstock: Dark Purple (Recollections), Light Purple (Colorbok), Pink (Recollections),  Glitter Pink (DCWV), Neenah Solar White
Paper: KI Memories Peace and Butterflies pad
Gems: Walmart
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Circles Large, Spellbinders Lacey Circles, pop dots, Martha Stewart Mini Stamp Press, Glossy Accents, Pick Me Up tool

Challenges:
Seems A Little Sketchy--#56
Creative Card Crew--#53
The ABC Challenge--D is for Dazzle
Seize the Birthday--Coloring
One Crazy Stamper--January Anything Goes

I'm Soda in Love with You

Hello friends.  Happy Sunday.  I hope y'all are having a great day.  It's very cold and windy here today.

Today's card is another Valentine's card.  I used an image from Robyn's Fetish to make my card.

For the first time ever, I think I took a photo that is actually straight.  I don't know why I have such a hard time getting them straight.  But I did good with this one. :)  Now to keep it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great rest of your day.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Image: Robyn's Fetish
Sentiment: Open Office Beach Thin font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Gray, Pink and Black (Recollections), Neenah Solar White
Papers: The Paper Studio's Love You 6x6
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop dots, Spellbinders Classic Ovals large and Scalloped Ovals Large, Cuttlebug,  Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder

Challenges:
Atlantic Hearts Challenge--Sketch #38
Animal Friends Challenge--Punches/Dies
Simply Create Too--#53 Valentine's or Hearts
My Time to Craft--#231  All About the Love
Hiding in My Craftroom--#133 Clean and Simple

Catch the Bug Sketch Challenge

Good Morning.  It's Sunday morning and I have a little card for y'all.  I hope y'all are enjoying your weekend.  

This is what happens when you have a nine year old constantly chattering in your ear.  When I put this card together, she was showing me something on the internet and I wasn't paying full attention.  The image should actually be turned the other way so that the ladybug is upside down.  But, it works this way too.

Thanks so much for stopping in to see me today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless.

Recipe:
Image:My stash
Sentiment: Open Office  Clipper Script font
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections
Paper: none
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Button: My stash
Dies: Spellbinders Fancy Labels, Classic Squares Large, Classic Scalloped Squares Large
EF: Woodgrain by The Paper Studio
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, pop dots, glue dots, Cutterbee Scissors

Challenge #71 with QKR Stampede

Good Morning, friends.  Welcome back to QKR Stampede's challenges.  We had a great break over the holidays and are ready to jump back in with a new challenge.

Our challenge this week is "White and Blue".  Seems fitting since we are in the middle of our winter season here in the USA.  It's cold here in NE PA.  

Here's what I created for this challenge:

Recipe:
Stamp: Catching Snowflakes (QKR Stampede); Snowflake (My stash)
Sentiment: my stash
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Ink: Distressed Ink in Tumbled Glass
Paper: DCWV
Cardstock: Recollections
Ribbon: Michael's
Tools: Stampendous Embossing Powder, Marvy Heat Gun, Spellbinders Lacy Circles Die, Fiskar's Trimmer, pop dots, ATG Gun

Thanks so much for joining me for the first challenge of the new year at QKR Stampede.  Have a wonderful weekend and God bless y'all.

You Strike My Fancy

Howdy ho neighbors.  Do you guys remember Mr. Roger's Neighborhood?  I loved that show when I was a kid.  I wish they would show reruns of that and Captain Kangaroo.  Those were my two favorites when I was young.  Kierstynne would get a kick out of them.

Today's card follows the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm not too good at clean and simple cards.  I have noticed that most of the winners and the projects the DT makes are all CAS.  So, I thought I would give it a whirl.

I used a set of digi stamps from Sweet and Sassy to make this card.  It took me about 10 minutes to make this one.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have been able to spend lots of time in your craft rooms this week.  Have a wonderful day and God bless y'all. 

If you have any questions, please leave me a comment. :)

Recipe:
Stamps: Sweet and Sassy
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections, Georgia Pacific
Paper: Scrapbook Calendar from 2009
Embellishments:  Gems--Queen and Co
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Squares and Classic Scalloped Squares, Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board, Cutterbee Scissors, pop dots

Entered into:
MFP Speedy TV Simple Salutations--#79

From the Heart January Stamp of the Month Challenge

Whoot!  Whoot!  It's Friday.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I have a few cards to post today, so stay tuned for more. :)

For this challenge, Faith has generously provided a freebie for everyone so that you can play along.  As long as you make a project for January, you will recieve February's image.  If you keep going, by the end of the year, you will have 12 of Faith's wonderful images.  

Isn't this just the cutest little Valentine?  I used the Decoupage technique to make this by printing out the image three times and just cutting certain parts of the image and pop dotted them up.

Thanks so much for coming to see me today.  I hope y'all have a great weekend.  God bless.

Recipe:
Stamp: Freebie image from Faith at From the Heart Stamps
Sentiment: Birds Cards
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Cardstock: Recollections, Neenah
Papers: Cloud 9 Designs
Extras: Zig Millennium Black Pen for dash lines.
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Pop dots, Spellbinders Lacy Circles dies, Martha Stewart Mini Score Board

Challenge #70 at QKR Stampede

Hi there.  Sorry for the lateness of this post.  I had it written down wrong on my list.  Yeah, I can be a dingbat.  

Our first challenge of the new year  is "Snowflakes and Sparkles".  That leaves a lot open to interpretation.  The prize: 5 images from the store.

I used "Sledding Girl" and "Snowflakes" to create my card.

I think she is just the sweetest vintage image. When my daughter saw this card, she says to me, "Mom, they don't make sleds like that anymore.  I bet Grandma Joan had one of those."  Yes, Kierstynne, I bet she did.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a great weekend.  God bless.

Recipe:
Stamps: Sledding Girl and Snowflakes from QKR Stampede
Sentiment: My Stash
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, OMS, 
Sakura Clear Star Glitter Pen
Ink: Stampin' Up 
Cardstock: Colorbok, Recollections
Papers: DCWV 
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Circles Large dies, pop dots

Entering:
Card Making Mamas--#78 Anything Goes
Crafty Hands--#5  Anything Goes
Digi Haven--Baby It's Cold Outside
Simply Create Too--Anything Goes
Totally Paper Crafts--Winter Wonderland

Doodle Pantry #42 Challenge

Hi there!  Today's card is for the Doodle Pantry  monthly challenge.  You can use any image you would like and you will be entered into the drawing at the end of the month.  If you use a Doodle Pantry image, you will receive the Fire Heart set free. What a great deal.  Even if you aren't picked as the winner, you can still get a free set.

I used Cocoa Cup Ants to make my card.  I think they are so cute.  When you buy the set, you get both the colored and the outline images.  I used the colored one this time.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope y'all have a wonderful day.  God bless y'all.

Recipe:
Stamp: Doodle Pantry Cocoa Cup Ants precolored digi
Sentiment: From the set
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White, Recollections Black
Papers: Digital Papers from the Doodle Pantry set
Gems: Queen and Co. Brilliant Blue
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, Canon Ink Jet Printer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Pop dots

Ike's World # 9 Challenge

Hello there my friends.  Welcome back to my little piece of cyberland.  I'm so happy to see ya.

Today's card was created for the new Ike's World Challenge.  It's an Anything Goes challenge plus there is a freebie on the blog if you don't have any of her art.

I used the carnation from the Spain Collection.   I think it's very pretty and feminine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have a question.  For those of you who come to see me all the time, do you like the new way I have been posting, with the recipe below?  Or do you like the way I was doing it last year by explaining how I made the card?  Let me know which you like better.

Have a truly blessed day.

Recipe:
Stamp: Ike's World Carnation
Sentiment: Sweet and Sassy
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol
Ink: Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Summer Starfruit and Primrose Petals
Papers: DCWV
Ribbon: My stash
Pearls: Queen and Co.
Tools: Fiskar's Trimmer, ATG Gun, Spellbinders Classic Circles Large dies, Spellbinders Lacy Circles Dies, Pop dots

Entering:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges--Anything Goes

New Kid on the Block--Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog

Good Morning, y'all.  It's a super cold Saturday here in NE PA.  5 degrees.  We ran out of heating oil so we stayed at my MIL's house last night so I'm a bit late posting this today.  Our oil is coming today, but our pipes froze last night.  It's so cold here in our house that you can see your breath.  

This is my first post as a design team member for Open-minded Crafting Fun.  This is also our very first challenge ever.  We are a bi-weekly challenge blog and have some amazing sponsors lined up for this year.  

Our first challenge this year is a "New Technique/New Tool" challenge.  I'm sure quite a few of y'all received some new things for Christmas and can't wait to try them out.  Well, here's your chance.

We have four sponsors for this challenge. Our first sponsor is A Day for Daisies and the prize  for winning this first challenge is  3 images of your choice.

Second, we have Crafty Sentiments Design with a prize of 3 digital images of your choice.

Next is Eureka Stamps with a prize of 5 images of your choice.

And finally, we have Milk Coffee with a prize of 5 digital images of your choice.

So, let's get on with it.  I used an image from Milk Coffee called "Madeline with Retro Outfit".  I tried a new technique using watercolor pencils to make a striped background on watercolor paper.

Recipe:
Stamp: Milk Coffee digital image
Sentiment: stickers from my stash and my computer
Coloring Medium: Crayola Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Sakura Glitter Pens
Cardstock: Colorbok, Recollections
Paper: The Paper Studio, watercolor paper
Embellishments: button from my stash
Tools: Fiskars Trimmer, ATG Gun, glue dots, Spellbinders Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles

I hope y'all will check out our new challenge blog and maybe even create with some of those new tools and products you received for Christmas.  Have a wonderful Saturday and stay warm. :)  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
My Time to Craft--#229 Music or Movie Inspired--I used Austin Powers

Super Saturday with Paper A La Mode

Good morning, friends.  Today is Saturday and that means the start of a new challenge over at Paper A La Mode.  Last week's challenge brought in some beautiful cards.  Thank you to all the ladies who participated.

This week, our challenge is "Last Minute Christmas Cards".  We all need those, right.  So, of course, I waited until the last minute to make mine.  Like that is a shocker, right?

I want to apologize for the glare on the sentiment.  I tried four different times to photograph it without the glare, but it just didn't work.  The sentiment actually says, "Warm Christmas Wishes".  I found these cute little woodland, felt creatures at Hobby Lobby during their fall sale for $1.  There were two racoons and two foxes in the package and I just couldn't resist them.  I didn't know what I was going to do with them, but I had to have them.  I decided they would make a cute Christmas card for my cousin who loves the woods and hunting. Not that he hunts fox and racoon, mind ya.

The background papers are from MME Christmas pack from last year.  I used a white Coordinations card stock for the base and the red strip is Recollections card stock.  I used Lacey Circles from Spellbinders to create the circle out of Green Recollections card stock.

It was a quick, last minute card, so it fits the challenge wonderfully.  I hope that maybe y'all will find your way to Paper A La Mode an show us what you can create at the last minute.  Have a wonderful Saturday and God bless.

QKR Stampede's Challenge: It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

Hello my friends.  Welcome back to my blog.  I'm a bit late posting this.  I should have had it up yesterday.

Our new challenge for this week is : It's Beginning to Look alot Like Christmas.  

I used "Christmas Cheer" to make this card.

I colored this little guy with my trusty Crayolas.  I fussy cut him out and adhered him to a hexagon cut from my new Spellbinder's Die set.  The patterned papers are from Colorbok's Hootenanny collection.  I printed the sentiment and matted it onto a piece of green card stock.  I know the candy cane looks black and white, but it's actually glittery red and white.

I hope to see you guys over at QKR Stampede this week with some great Christmas cards.  Have a great day and God bless y'all.

Stay tuned Sunday for the first posting of the 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared and Smudged.  

Spectacular Saturday with Paper A La Mode

It's Saturday.  I got to sleep in today.  Yippee!!  I don't get to sleep in very often and boy, did I enjoy it. 

Today starts a new challenge at Paper A La Mode.  Last week's challenge, "Snowflakes and Stars" brought in some beautiful cards.    

This week's challenge is "Die Cuts/Punches"  and I used my Spellbinders Hexagon dies and an image from Beccy Muir.

I colored the birdhouse with my Crayolas and fussy cut it.  I used a K & Co paper for the hexagons.  I added a couple pieces of washi tape at the top because it just looked too plain.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

I hope to see your creations at Paper A La Mode for this week's challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless ya!

A Friend Loves at All Times

I'm back again with another card for y'all.  This is the last one for now.  I promise.  Maybe later on tonight I might have another one or two or ten...lol

This cute little guy is from Meljens Digis.  And the sentiment is from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique. If you are looking for some wonderful Christian sentiments, check her out...HERE

When I was first beginning this card, I thought to myself..UH OH..you picked the wrong color scheme.  I didn't like it.  But, the more I looked at it and added the flowers in the corners, I began to like it more and more.   I used my Neenah card stock and love the way the bear turned out.  I also pulled out my  #1 favorite die..my rose die.  I am addicted to this die.  It makes my roses look so much better.

I started out with a white card base from HOTP.  I added a piece of mustard yellow card stock from Colorbok.  The DP is from Heidi Grace's One Fine Day pack.  I added some Glitter Gel Pen for some sparkle. The die cut leaves were a gift from my special friend, Jan who is Precious Kitty's Creations.  Thanks Jan.  I added some pearls to the center of the roses to finish them off.  I used my Nestabilities to cut out the sentiment and the circles.

Thanks again y'all for taking the time to see what I have created.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity--#111 Teddy Bear Picnic
Meljen's--#147 All You Need is Love
Friday Sketch Challenge--#37

Digi Darla Challenge #48

It's Monday again, and guess what that means?  It's challenge day over on Digi Darla.  This week's challenge is to us  YOUR STYLE.  Whatever you think  your style is, we want to see it.  Is it Shabby Chic, Clean and Simple, Eclectic, or something else.  There are many different styles out there and each person's style is different and special.  One winner will received 5 Digi Darla images and any entry that uses a DD image will get entered into a SECOND drawing for 3 images, so you could possibly win 8 images.  Very cool right? 

So, how would I describe my style?  I really have no idea.  I have a very eclectic style.  It all depends on what the card is for, who it's for, if it's a challenge, or my mood.  I create everything from CAS to way out in left field.  But, the one thing that I incorporate on almost all of my cards is my coloring pencils.  I love to do my images this way.  I am trying to get more practice in with my Spectrum Noir pens, but I feel way more comfortable with the colored pencils.  

I used this cute little angel from DD to create this card.  I decided to make her in shades of purple.  I used three different shades of purple card stock and one DP.  I used my Nestabilities for the mat.  The background was run through my Cuttlebug with the Allegro Embossing Folder.  The sentiment is just a little bit of scripture.  I made the flower using the same shades of purple and sprayed them with Cork Glimmer Mist.  The large jeweled brad is from my stash.

I hope that you decide to join us over on Digi Darla for this week's challenge.  Click HERE to be directed to the blog so you can enter into the challenge.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope y'all stay tuned to see what else I have in store.  God bless y'all.