Some Exciting News (and a Card)

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend and your week is off to a terrific start!  I have some exciting news to share today, so I'll get right to it!  I was asked to join the design team for the brand new Ditzie Digi Design Challenge blog!

The owner of That Craft Place, Lisa Horton, has started her own digi shop on Etsy called Ditzie Digi Design and it's filled with cute, quirky and sassy images and some great digi papers, too.

Now for the chance of winning a Prize!

 

We are launching a fortnightly challenge starting on Sunday, April 6th and every day leading up to the launch, we've been doing a "meet the DT" post on the Challenge Blog.  If you visit each of the new DT members' blogs and comment on their announcement every day until the Challenge Blog starts on April 6th, your name will put in the hat for a prize draw!  The winner will receive £10 to spend at Ditzie Digi Design Etsy shop!  There will also be spot prizes for other commenters, so make sure you say hi to all the ladies when they are featured!

 

By the way, I am the 10th DT member to be announced, so if you haven't left a comment for the other ladies before me, be sure to visit the Challenge Blog to find out who they are and then visit their announcement post to be in the running for the fantastic prize!

 

Here is a card I made with one of the fabulous digis from the shop, called Sassy Girl Ronnie:

 

 

My card base and mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the patterned papers are from the Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 pad.  Ronnie is colored with Copics and I added sparkly Stickles to her jewelry.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC and the sketch is #88 from Papertake Weekly. 

 

Here is a close-up of the fun image:

 

 

Have a fantastic day and hope to see you for the April 6th launch of the Ditzie Digi Design Challenge!

 

See you soon!

Sketch Saturday #303

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start and you have fun plans for the rest of it!  It finally stopped raining here, so there's the possibility for being outside.  Hope so.  Anyway, I am here with my DT post for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  We are sponsored this time by The Doodle Garden, who is offering the winner their choice of three digis.

This week, it's "anything goes" for the sketch.  You can choose any sketch from #216 to #302.  There is a tab on the blog with all the archived sketches. Please share which sketch you used in your blog post.

I chose #222 for my card.  Here it is:

Here is my card with the sketch:

My card base and mats are SU Wild Wasabi and the patterned papers are from the Carta Bella True Friends 6x6 pad.  The adorable image is Three Cheers from The Doodle Garden.  I printed her on Hammermill cardstock and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC. I added some Yellow Stickles to her hair bow and the flower centers.  Some ruffled ribbon from Webster's Pages and a few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the wonderful creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls!  We hope you will play along with the challenge!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge #74 (for a friend)
Stampin' For the Weekend (Spring colors)
Card Makin' Mamas #83 (photo inspiration; I went with the colors and flowers.)
The Doodle Garden Challenge #1 (anything goes)

 

Here is the CMM photo inspiration:

 

Have a great day and see you soon!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you are looking forward to a fun weekend!  It's pouring down rain and windy here, but at least it's pretty warm.  It's a perfect for staying in and coloring!  First, I am here with my DT post for the Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.  Since it's the last Friday of the month, the theme this week is "anything goes" with the optional twist of making a Christmas or Winter holiday card.  You may create anything you'd like, but please remember your project must have coloring with alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my card:

 

I decided to go with a Christmas card for my stash. My card base and mats are SU Pool Party and the patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye All is Bright 6x6 pad.  The sweet image is Fairy Merrily from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.  I turned her into a Christmas fairy!  She is printed on Hammermill card and colored with my Copics.  I added some Gold Liquid Pearls and Red Stickles for some added detail.  Some taffeta ribbon, a few pearls and a shimmery poinsettia from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the wonderful designs from my DT sistahs, Dawn, Linda, Penny and Kathi!  We hope you will join us for this last challenge in March.  It's your last chance to be in the running for the fantastic prize from our sponsor, Elisabeth Bell.  You can see the two images from the Digital Collection that you could win in the challenge post.  My card features one of them.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (Twist: fairies or mermaids; use any previous SSW2 sketch; I used #10)
Fab 'n Funky #209 (Christmas)
Paper Crafting Journey (anything goes)

Here is SSW2-10:

 

Have a great day and see you soon!

Sisterhood

Hi there!  It's me again!  I'm back with a second post today.  You can tell I am catching up after my weekend away!  I'm here now with a card for a couple of challenges I wanted to do and actually found the time to make the card.

Here is my card:

 

Sorry about the darkness of the photo.  I am having some trouble with my camera at the moment.  My card base and mats are SU Pool Party and the patterned papers are from the Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  The beautiful image is Sisterhood by AuroraWings.  Mitzi generously shared it as a freebie for the grand opening of her challenge blog.  I printed it on Hammermill Digital Color Cover Stock and colored with my Copics.  I added some Star Dust Stickles for some sparkle.  A bit of satin ribbon and a few flowers from my stash finished my card. 

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by again.  I'll be around in a few to visit.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Aurora Wings Challenge #1 (anything goes)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #206 (for Mother's Day or a special woman)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (twist: fairies or mermaids; use any SSW2 sketch; I used #05.)
613 Avenue Create #64 (wings or feathers)
Creative Moments Challenge #39 (things with wings)
Love to Create Challenge #108 (BINGO; I did bottom row: ribbon, blue, flowers)
Cute Card Thursday #314 (flowers)

Here is SSW2-05:

 

and here is the LTC BINGO card:

 

 

Have a great day and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #82

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Hope all is well with you so far this week!  I am here, as always on Thursdays, with my DT post for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  We have a brand new challenge for you this week!  The theme is the ever-popular "anything goes", so we hope to see lots of your wonderful creations this time around!

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Marvelous Magenta and the patterned paper is from the Kaisercraft Botanical Odyssey 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  I created the focal image by stamping and masking  the background elements and the main image.  This was one of our challenges at the Coloring Retreat this past weekend.  I used three stamps from the Make it Crafty Spring Scene Collection (Spring Branch, Spring Swing and Spring Pebble Ground) for the scene and Taylor from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  These are all available from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  Once the whole scene was done, I colored it with my Copics.  I did a little practicing of my clouds, too.  I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the glass in her hand.

Here is a close-up of Taylor:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the beautiful creations from the rest of the Little Misses and our wonderful guest designers, Danni and Dee.  We hope you will play along! You have until Tuesday, April 8th at 11:55 PM CDT to enter your project.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Through The Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goe)
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #11 (spots or stripes)

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Picture Perfect Day

Hi again!  I'm back with another super quick post today.  I wanted to share a card I made for a couple of challenges and one is ending today, so here I am.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Bermuda Bay and the patterned paper is from the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes 6x6 pad.  I didn't think I'd ever use this particular sheet in the pad as it's not really my cup of tea, but one of the challenges wants us to show our ugly papers so it worked for me.  The adorable image is Picture Perfect from Tiddly Inks.  I had the great pleasure of meeting Christy, the talented artist who creates these sweet stamps, at the coloring retreat this past weekend.  Of course, it would have been just wrong of me not to purchase a bunch of her cute digis!  I printed Wryn on Hammermill Color Cover Stock and colored her with my Copics.  I framed her with a Polaroid Frame that I cut with my Cameo using a file from the Silhouette store.  I popped that up over a film strip frame that I also cut with my Cameo.  The top sentiment is from Create With TLC.  The Happy Birthday was stamped.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge #129 (happy birthday)
Tuesday Morning Sketches #242 (sketch)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #96 (show ugly paper)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #6 (birthday girls)

Here is TMS-242:

Thanks for stopping by again!  I'm almost caught up so I will be around shortly to visit.

Have a great day and see you soon!

Style is Eternal

Good morning!  Happy Wednesday!  We're halfway to the weekend!  Because I was away, it seems like it should only be Tuesday, but Wednesday it is!  I'm popping this morning with another project I did for my GD spot over at the Make it Crafty FB group.  March Challenge #7 is to make a "card in a box".  I've seen these popping up everywhere lately, but I had never made one.  I roughly followed this tutorial, but adjusted the measurements a bit to make it work for me.

Here is my card in a box:

 

From the side:

 

 Front view close-up:

 

and finally, the Carefree Women alone:

 

 

 

The box and mats are SU Melon Mambo and the patterned papers are from the Webster's Pages Trendsetter collection.  I used Carefree Elise, Classy Victoria and Groovy Rachel from the Make it Crafty Carefree Women collection.  I printed them on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored them with my Copics.  They were cut out with my Cameo and mounted on the box.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few mod dimensional felt flowers finished my box.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  If you love all things Make it Crafty as much as I do, you should head over to the Make it Crafty FB Group and join up, if you haven't already.  There is always fantastic inspiration from the amazingly-talented Make it Crafty DT, as well as a fun monthly challenge.  You still have a couple of days to get in your card-in-a-box project for this month's challenge!

 

Have a great day and see you soon!

Elisabeth Bell's World March/April Challenge

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  I am back from the coloring retreat and trying to catch up on everything I missed over the last few days.  I had a fantastic time and it was so great to meet everyone in person!  Can't wait to do it again next year!  Anyway, I am here now with my GDT post for the new Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge for March/April.  The theme this month is "pretty pastels".  

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Pale Plum and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Kioshi collection.  The cute image is Peek-a-Bunny from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.  I printed her on Hammermill Digital Cover Stock and colored her with my Copics.  I added in some grass and a cloudy sky with Copics, too.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A satin ribbon bow and a few pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to pop over to the Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge blog and check out the gorgeous cards from the Digi Bells and my co-GDT, Linda.  We hope you will play along!  Just follow the theme and use any Elisabeth Bell image.  It couldn't be easier!

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Sketch N Stash Challenge #135 (sketch)
Cute Card Thursday #313 (wild world)
Crafty Girls Challenge #14 (anything goes)

Here is the sketch:

Have a great day and I hope to be around to visit soon!

Sketch Saturday #302

Good morning!  Happy Saturday from Dallas, Texas!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  We haven't gotten started yet, but I know it's going to be fun weekend of coloring!  I am here with my DT post for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  I have pre-scheduled it, so hopefully you are seeing it on time.  Our sponsor this week is Deedee's Digis, who are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice.

Here is the fabulous sketch for this week from Cathy:

Here is my card:

 

As I often do, I flipped the sketch to fit my image.  My card base and mats are SU Cranberry Crisp and the patterned papers are from the Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 pad.  The gorgeous image is Toadstool Fascination by ching chou kuik for Sweet Pea Stamps.  I printed the digi on Hammermill Digital Cover Stock and colored it with my Copics.  I added Aqua Stickles to the piece in her hair and Ice White Pearl Pen accents at the top of her dress and around in her hair.  The sentiment is from A Piece of Heart. Sharon generously shared it as a freebie here.  A simple ribbon bow finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our March Guest Designer, Melissa.  We hope you will play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge #28 (anything goes)
Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans FB Art Contest (any Sweet Pea Stamps image)

Have a great day and see you soon!

The Digi Bells Blog Hop

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a great week and the weekend hold fun plans for you!  You already know it's going to be fun for me!  Can't believe that 12 hours from now I will be in Texas at the coloring retreat!  Can't wait!  However, right now it's time for another Digi Bells Blog Hop!  Today, we welcome the adorable "Giddy Up Pony" to the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection!

You may recognize this cutie.  She was first with Sugar Nellie and then Belles 'n Whistles and now she is being released as a digi!  Isn't she adorable?

You should have arrived here from the wonderful Lynda's blog.  If not, head back to the Digi Bells blog and start the hop from there so you don't miss out on any of the gorgeous projects.

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Night of Navy and the patterned papers are from the Authentique Original 6x6 pad.  I printed the adorable image on Hammermill Digital Cover Stock and colored her with my Copics.  I added some polka dots with my white paint pen and I added a bit of Copper glitter glue to her belt and bracelet.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Three metal brads finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Rose's blog.  Be sure to leave comments on every stop along the way to increase your chances of winning this darling digi.  You have until Friday, March 28th at 9 AM Arizona time to complete the hop.  The winners will announced on the Digi Bells blog on Saturday, March 29th.

Here is the whole hop order in case you get lost:

Julie

Mary Lou

Alethea

Linda

Lynne

Lynda

Carla (you are here)

Rose

The Digi Bells Blog

 

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Friday Sketch Challenge #65 (sketch)

Craftitude #61 (anything goes; add a brad or eyelet)

Here is FSC-65:

 

 

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Hi there!  I'm back this evening with a second post for this week's Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.  Normally, I wouldn't post my card until tomorrow, but I'm posting early this week because I still have lots to do before my trip.  I promised more details on that, so here they are.  I am going to Dallas tomorrow for a Coloring Retreat! Zoe from Make it Crafty and Barbara from Little Miss Muffet Stamps have organized a wonderful weekend of coloring with friends!  There are about 20 people getting together to color, color, color!  It will be wonderful to meet some of my on-line friends and a few of my teammies, too!  These ladies are all awesome colorists, so I hope to pick up some tips from the pros! No matter what, I know it will be fun!

Anyway, back to my post.  The theme for this week's challenge is a color inspiration (from Seeds).  Here is the color palette we are working with.  Please note that the colors do not have to be an exact match, but you still must have coloring with alcohol markers (any brand) on your project.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

My card base and mats are SU Rose Red and the patterned papers are from the Webster's Pages Plum Seed collection.  The cute image is Shopping Day by Time For Tea Designs for Whimsy Stamps.  I was lucky to have won this stamp when it was released!  I stamped her on MiC Blending Card an colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few sparkly gems finished my card.

 

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 



Thanks for stopping by again!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the fab creations from my teammies, Dawn, Linda, Penny and Kathi.  We hope you will play along this week.  Our sponsor for the March challenges is Elisabeth Bell, who is offering one lucky participant 2 images from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.  Check out the challenge to see which adorable stamps you could win! 

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #241 (sketch)
Papertake Weekly (for Mum or special girlie)
MarkerPop Challenge #39 (anything goes)
Kit and Clowder Whimsy Stamps Release Contest (use any Whimsy stamp)

Here is the sketch:

 

Have a wonderful evening and I will be back tomorrow for the monthly Digi Bells Blog Hop!