A Sweet Friendship

Hi again!  I'm back with a second post today.  I wanted to share a card I made for a few challenges and one of them is ending soon, so here I am again!

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Soft Sky and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey What's Up 6x6 pad.  My adorable image is Little Miss Mouse from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added peach glitter to the flower centers and White Opal Liquid Pearls to the spots on the mushroom.  I cut out the image with my Cameo and popped it up on the oval frame.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  I added a few Wild Orchid Crafts Cherry Blossoms and Sweetheart Blossoms around the frame. A spray of pearls and a tiny metal dragonfly charm finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  If I don't drop by before then, I hope that all who celebrate have a wonderful Easter!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Elisabeth Bell's World March/April Challenge (animal antics)
Elphine House Challenge #40 (tag it)
Stamptacular Sunday #208 (fuzzy friends - I have a mouse)
Divas by Design (use metal - I used a charm)
Sketch Saturday #251 (sketch)

Here is SS-251:

Have a terrific day!

Spring Is In The Air

Good morning!  Happy Sunday!  Wow, the weekend is just zipping by!  It's sunny and warm here and I can't wait to get out to enjoy it a little.  Before I do, I'm popping in to share a card I made for a few challenges I like to do if I can find the time.   A lot of them had a similar theme of "Spring", so it worked perfectly for me.

Here is my card:

My card base is Papertrey Raspberry Fizz.  The glittery patterned paper in the background is from the Best Creation A Walk in the Garden 6x6 pad.  The other papers are from my scrap bag.  The adorable image is Tummy Time by Elisabeth Bell for Sweet Pea Stamps. I stamped her on Make it Colour Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with my Copics.  I added lots of pink and yellow glitter to the flowers to make them sparkle. I cut her out and popped her up on foam tape. The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  I cut the layered banner with the Party Banner dies from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  Three pretty flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts finished my Spring card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be around to visit as soon as I get back this afternoon.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #196 (sketch)
One Sweet Challenge March (use pink, yellow and green)
Sweet Pea Stampers (Spring colors)
Crafting for All Seasons #47 (Spring)
Oozak #12 (anything goes with Spring theme)
Elphine House #39 (glitter it up)
Stamptacular Sunday #206 (use a die)

Here is SSW-196:

Have a wonderful day!

Dance With Fairies

Good morning!  Happy Monday! It's possible for Monday to be happy, right?  Hope you had a good weekend and your week is off to a great start!  I have a busy afternoon, but I'm popping in now to share the card I made for the Designed To Color Birthday Bash Crafty Challenge.   It is a "tic tac toe" challenge.

We had to include a colored image and select any three in a row from the following:

I chose the first column - purple, ribbon and bling.  Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Concord Crush and the patterned paper is from the Fab Scraps Blue Heron collection.  My beautiful fairy is Fairy Celandine from Make it Crafty.  I was lucky to win this rubber stamp during the Advent countdown this past December.  I stamped her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I cut her out with my Cameo and popped her up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Paulette generously shared it as a freebie a couple of days ago.   I dyed some seam binding with Popsicle (purple) Glimmer Mist and made a triple-loop bow.  The ornate corner was cut with my Cameo using a Curvy Corner Element from SVG Cuts.  A few iridescent purple gems finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be by to visit your blogs as soon as I get home this afternoon.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday #205 (sketch)
Sentimental Sunday #144 (fairies with wings)
The Squirrel and The Fox #38 (fairy tale or fantasy)
613 Avenue Create (anything goes,optional tic tac toe; I chose free-digi or stamped image-ribbon)
The Cutie Pie Challenge #39 (magical)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Guylou's Inimitability - Seeing Spots

Hi there!  Happy very early Friday!  I sure hope I am asleep when you see this!  I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  We are back after our holiday break and Guylou is hosting our new challenge which is "I See Spots" - use a dotted image and/or dotted papers or embellishments!  Easy peasy, right?

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on January 31st to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Emma
Emma was the winner of our recent Thanks For Everything challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out Emma's wonderful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

48h Freebie:
Guylou is generously offering House1 as a freebie for 48 hours starting January 18th. Please visit Guylou's on-line store, add House1 to your cart and apply the code HOUSE-FREEBIE at check out to get it free!

Here is my card:

I used this opportunity to make a masculine card, something I often struggle with and never have enough of in my stash.  As such, I kept the layout pretty simple and didn't add too many embellishments.  My card base and mats are SU Bordering Blue and the patterned papers are from the Basic Grey Oxford 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Miguel The Photographer from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics. The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A few neutral pearls finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Please visit the Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Emma.  We hope you will play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday #198 (sketch challenge; I flipped the sketch one turn.)
613 Avenue Create #2 (anything goes)

Here is the Stamptacular Sunday sketch:

Have a great day and see you soon!

Birthday Chick

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  If all is right with the world, I am sleeping while Mr. Blogger posts my DT card for the new challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps blog.  The challenge theme this time is "winter birthdays".  We want to see a birthday creation with a birthday sentiment on the front!  Easy peasy, right?

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Turquoise Sea and the patterned papers are from the Echo Park So Happy Together 6x6 pad.  My fun birthday image is Luna Bitterfrost Birthdays Rock from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I used the digi version, but she is now available as a red rubber stamp.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added Stickles and Liquid Pearls for extra sparkle.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  The banner was cut from red glitter paper with the Little Miss Muffet Layered Party Banner Die.  Large and small stars punched from the same red glitter paper finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the fabulous birthday creations from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will play along with the challenge!  You have until Tuesday, January 22 to enter you creation.  If you use a Little Miss Muffet stamp, you can enter with "anything goes" as your theme!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #175 (sketch)
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge (birthdays)
Stampin' For The Weekend (anything goes)
Stamptacular Sunday #197 (don't be square)
Crafty Mess Challenge #24 (sparkle/bling)
Crafty Sentiments Designs (sparkle & shine/glitter)

Here is SSSC-175:

Have a great day!

Elisabeth Bell December Digi Release Blog Hop

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and your all set for the last weekend before Christmas!  I'm here this morning for the Elisabeth Bell December Digi Release Blog Hop.  I am thrilled to be participating with the Digi Bells again this month as one of the GDT!  If you arrived here from Sebrina's blog, you are on track.  If not, you will want to start at The Digi Bells blog and hop from there.

The wonderful digi being released this month is "Christmas Bells".  Isn't she absolutely gorgeous?

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Lipstick Red and the patterned papers are from the Melissa Frances Deck The Halls and the Echo Park Very Merry Christmas 6x6 pads.  I printed the gorgeous image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her in traditional holiday colors with my Copics.  I added fine Ice Glitter to all the trim on her cape, dress and boots and on her muff.  I added red and green Stickles to the holly and berries for even more sparkle.  I added a double-loop satin bow with a few pretty gems.  A Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish and a few Wild Orchid Crafts flowers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Here are the hop details:

To win this adorable digi, you will have to go through the whole hop and leave comments on each blog in order to better your chances to win!  Winners will be picked from comments left on two randomly-selected DT blogs. The hop will end at 9:00 AM (Arizona time) on December 28, 2012.  The winners will be picked and posted on The Digi Bells blog on Saturday, December 29, 2012.

Here is the complete blog line-up for the hop:

Mary Lou
Sebrina
Carla (you are here)

Lynda

Susan
Alethea

Pam
Linda
Julie

Wendy
Olivia

Rose
Digi Bells Blog

Thanks for stopping by!  Now I will send you on to Lynda's blog to see her stunning creation!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #185 (sketch)

Elphine House #33 (holiday tic tac toe; I used middle row - ribbon, flowers and gems)

Fab 'n Funky #152 (ribbon and/or lace)

Stamptacular Sunday #194 (Christmas)

Simon Says Stamp (anything Christmas)

Here is SSW-185:

Have a wonderful day!

The Digi Bells GDT

Good morning!  Happy Wednesday!  Have you had a good week so far?  Mine has been a bit crazy, but I'm hoping things settle down a little for the rest of the week.  I am here this morning with a card and some super exciting news!  I was selected as one of the GDT for The Digi Bells DT blog for the next three months!  I am so thrilled and honored to be joining the amazingly-talented Digi Bells for this term!  You know I love Elisabeth Bell's images so this really is a dream come true!  Today is my first GDT post on The Digi Bells DT blog.

Here is the card I posted:

My card base and mats are GKD Dark Brown and the patterned papers are from the Prima Melody 6x6 pad.  My adorable digital image is Click!.  You can find her in the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection here.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added a few silver accents with my Letraset Silver Metallic Pen and lots of Stickles for some extra sparkle.  I also added some Glossy Accents to her glasses.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A Cheery Lynn Fancy Flourish, three Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and a glittery chipboard butterfly (Make it Crafty) finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will visit The Digi Bells DT blog daily and check out the gorgeous creations from the DT and GDT!  There are new projects using images from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection posted every day for your inspiration!

Oh, and I used the sketch from Stamptacular Sunday #188 for my layout.  I flipped it one turn.

I'm also entering my card in Divas by Design #60 (let's get cute).

Have a great and hope to see you soon!

Christmas is Love

Hi, again!  I'm back, as promised, with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "celebrate circles" in honor of National Search For Circles day.  We want to see lots of circles on your card or project. Just remember you must do some coloring with alcohol markers (any brand).

Here is my card:

My scalloped circle base and mats are GKD Lipstick Red and the patterned papers (with lots of circles) are from the Basic Grey Figgy Pudding 12x12 collection.  My cute image is Christmas Angel from Saturated Canary.  You can find her in Krista's store here.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added a bunch of Stickles to the ornaments (Red, Lime Green and Aqua) and her wings (Star Dust).  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC. A pretty poinsettia finished my circle easel card.

Here is a close up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of my DT sistahs!  We hope you play along with us this week!  It's the start of a new month and our challenges are being sponsored by Mischelle Smith at That's Fabulous!.  One randomly-selected participant in our November challenges will win 3 digis and a paper pack of their choice from Mischelle's store.  As always, there are also lots of wonderful site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Saturated Canary #29 (shaped cards)
Basic Grey Challenges #80 (anything goes with BG)
Through The Craftroom Door #42 (anything goes)
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner #34 (anything goes)
Stamptacular Sunday #187 (not an ordinary card)
The Corrosive Challenge #161 (fancy folds)
Simon Says Stamp (get in shape)
Divas by Design #59 (feeling festive)
Cute Card Thursday #241 (fairies and angels)
Polka Doodles #44 (bright colors and sparkle)

Have a fantastic day and weekend and hope to see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet - New Releases

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  Have you had a good week so far?  Only one day left until the weekend is here!  It's very early for me, but I'm here, as always on Thursdays, with my DT card for Little Miss Muffet.  It's time for another new release!  Wait until you see the fabulous new stamps!  The brand new Dream On collection from artist, Paula Lee (Pollycraft) is being released today.  These are all red rubber stamps and they are so cute and whimsical!  In addition, several of the digi stamps from the Pollycraft Honeycloud Teens and Swings 'n Slides have rubber versions being released today. You can see all the wonderful new releases in the What's New section of the Little Miss Muffet Stamps store.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Blue Bayou (retired) and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Saffron and Citron 6x6 pads.  The magical image is Clover Butterfly Wishes from Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I stamped the image on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added Stickles to the butterfly, flowers and Clover's wings and White Opal Liquid Pearls to the dots on the mushroom caps.  I sponged in some clouds with SU Soft Sky.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A few Wild Orchid Crafts roses and three peach gems finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT!  And be sure to visit the LMM store, too, to see all the newly-released stamps.  Don't forget, you still have until next Tuesday to enter the Halloween Colors challenge going on now.  If you use a Little Miss Muffet stamp, you can enter with "anything goes" as your theme.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #230 (sketch - flipped)
Stamptacular Sunday #186 (no rules)
Craft Your Passion #133 (fairies and fantasies)
One Stop Craft Challenge (anything goes)

Have a wonderful day and hope to see you soon!

Guylou's Inimitability - 1,2,3 Can You Scare Me?

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  I hope you had a good week and you've got fun plans for the weekend!  I'm off to a very late start this morning!  I thought I had scheduled my post for early morning, but apparently I did not so now I am here with my DT card for the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability.  Kim is our hostess this time and her theme is "1, 2, 3 can you scare me?".  We want to see 1 ribbon, 2 embellishments and 3 patterned papers and make it dark, scary or goth.

Here are the challenge details:
Challenge Deadline:
You have until 10:00 PM (EDT) on November 1st to link your project to the Inlinkz at the end of the challenge post.
How to participate:
You may enter only ONE project per challenge, but if you use a Guylou's Inimitability digistamp, your project will count for two entries.  If you don't have one of Guylou's digistamps, you can check the online store where several freebies are available.  
Challenge Prizes:
A winner will be selected randomly and will win:
1. A $10.00 gift certificate from Guylou's online store
2. An invitation to be a Guest Designer on one of our upcoming challenges
Our Guest Designer for this challenge is: Vicky
Vicky was the winner of our recent ABC Primer challenge and was invited to join us this week. Check out her beautiful project on Guylou's Inimitability Blog.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Black Onyx and the three patterned papers are from the Recollections Halloween pack from last year.  My scary image is Frankein-Miguel from Guylou's Inimitability.  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.   The sentiment is a recent freebie from Paulette at Create With TLC.   I colored in the Boo then added a bunch of Orange Stickles to make it sparkle.  One ribbon through my pennant banner and two monster dimensional stickers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of Frankein-Miguel:

Be sure to visit Guylou's Inimitability blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the DT and our Guest Designer, Vicky!  We hope you will be inspired to play along with us! 

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp #128 (Sjoukje's sketch)
Love To Create #37 (trick or treat)
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #32 (anything goes)
Stamptacular Sunday #185 (boo-tacular)
Papertake Weekly (Fright night/spooky)
Scrapalicious (Halloweenie)

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back shortly with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge.  Hope to see you then!

Celebration

I'm back with another quick post tonight.  I'm catching up on all the things I didn't get to do over the weekend.  My card is for a bunch of challenges I like to do. It worked out great that several had similar themes.  So here goes. My card is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge #69 (sketch), Joan's Gardens Challenge #24 (red, white and blue, celebration, tag, stripes), Kenny K.'s Krafty Krew Challenge #100 (patriotic- use colors of your flag), Simon Says Stamp Challenge (sporty or patriotic), Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #170 (red, white and blue and sparkle), Incy Wincy Designs Challenge (patriotic- use colors of your flag), Love to Create Challenge #22 (stars and stripes) and the Copic Challenge #46 on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom (big hair).  Phew!!

Here is the Papertake Weekly sketch:

Here is my card for all the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Red Hot and layered red, white and blue patterned papers from the October Afternoon Sidewalks and School Days 8x8 pads.  I was able to get my stars and stripes in with these papers.  My sassy image is Jasmine from Kenny K.  I printed her on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added sparkle to her top, shoes and glasses with Red Stickles and a Red Spica pen.  I made the silver buttons shine with a Letraset Metallic Marker.  I also added Glossy Accents to her glasses.

Here is a close-up of Jasmine:

The sentiment is from the Have Yourself A set from Create With TLC.  You can find it in Paulette's store here.  I made it into a tag and tied it with some Baker's Twine.  A bit of stitched navy ribbon finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by again.  I appreciate your visits so much!  Hope to see you again soon!