Daisy Fairy -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 Greetings, friends!  It's June 1 already!  These months go by so fast!  June 1 means a new challenge is starting in the All Dressed Up Stamps facebook group.   Our theme this month is "Pick a color/colors".  Pick your favorites, and join in the challenge! You'll find many fantastic images in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. The challenge starts today, and runs all month.

I chose the "colors" option for my card.  I like to combine multiple colors together when Copic coloring, instead of always using a color family.  This works particularly well for hair and flowers.  I combined both hair AND flower multiple colors here on this card:

This is Daisy Fairy.  Isn't she the sweetest?  I used shades of pink and yellow on the petals of her dress and flower in her hair (one of my favorite color combos for coloring Copics.) Another favorite combo was used on her hair.  I used shades of violet, blue violet, blue, and gray. 

I found papers that matched my theme so well at We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The 2 designer papers are both from the Darcy's Garden collection.  There are 6 more beautiful papers, for a total of 8.

The sentiment was computer generated, then cut out with banner die from Hero Arts. The glitter  trim is from Close To My Heart.  The crinkle ribbon is by D.L. Art.  The oval shapes are by Spellbinders Paper Arts.

I hope you join us this month for the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook challenge, Pick a Colors/color. You'll find another challenge every month over at the ADU Challenge Blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Passion for Markers -- 3 or more layers

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Digis & die cuts

Christmas Nuthatch -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday in the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends! Challenges run for 2 weeks, and are always Anything Goes!  Anything!  Whatever you're creating, we'd like to see it. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said Designs. Thanks, Fred!   I love the Nuthatch that I had the chance to design with for today's challenge. 

The pre-colored image on this was so excellent that I knew I wouldn't exceed it. So, this is pre-colored and pre-shaded.  I used a set of dies for a mini slimline card by Spellbinders Papers Arts. The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion.

The winter branches background paper is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is from the Holly Berries Collection. 

The royal blue crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art.  You'll find it in Diana's shop here. 

I hope you can join us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. Remember, it's always Anything Goes.  I'd love to see you win at $10 gift certificate from the Fred She Said Store! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

12 Months of Christmas -- AT Christmas

A Sprinkling of Christmas Magic -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's December 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group.  If you're still working on Christmas cards, time is running out!  And, if you're still working on Christmas projects, this month's theme is for you ''Let's Celebrate". You can make that into any celebration that you would like!

I took advantage of the "Let's Celebrate" theme to squeak in another Christmas card.  I've never had a chance to color up the delightful Christmas Tree Fairy.  So, this was the perfect excuse...

I colored Christmas Tree Fairy with Copic markers, then inked the piece with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in 4 different colors.  I have some new mini stitched slimline dies that I used to cut out the Christmas Tree Fairy image and to create the card. 

Those pretty vintage papers are digital.  They are by We Are 3 digital Shop. They are 2 of the papers in the Victorian Christmas Collection. 

I used a piece of crinkle ribbon to finish the card.  You can find it at D.L. Art Store. 

Join the All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge anytime this month following this link.  There's also the All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Make My Monday -- Cute Christmas

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

The 12 Months of Christmas -- AT Christmas

Happy Fall -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at the Outlawz Paper ala Mode. We are sponsored this entire year by We Are 3 Digital Shop. One lucky person will get a gift certificate to the wonderful shop!

Our theme this next two weeks is 'Happy Fall'.  We want to see your Autumn projects.

I love Fall colors!  These papers and printables from We Are 3 Digital Shop are so beautiful! It was easy to put together an Autumn-themed card with them:

The papers are from the Pumpkin Delight papers. I used 4 different ones from the collection on this card.  The pumpkin printable is part of the Autumn Labels set. There are 4 in this set.  The sentiment is part of the Itty Bitty-Fall Sentiment Set. 

The doily behind the printable is by Cheery Lynn.  The pumpkin ephemera is a die from Yvonnes Creations.  The crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art. 

I hope you can join us at Paper ala Mode Challenges for our Happy Fall Challenge!

Attitude is Everything -- for The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and a new challenge starts every Wednesday over on The Paper Shelter Challenge blog. This week, our theme is "use ribbon,  string, &/or lace".  I love using twine (string) so I used that, plus a little ribbon on my DT card.

One of the newest releases in The Paper Shelter store is The Bricklayer.  I find her enchanting, and full of possibilities!

I colored The Bricklayer with a combination of Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The sentiment was computer generated.

The brick wall die cut is a die from Crafter's Companion.  I thought it was perfect for this Bricklayer image.  I cut the image out and framed it with Spellbinders oval dies. I used some Timeless twine, and a bit of crinkle ribbon by D.L. Art. 

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Remember, the theme is: use ribbon, string, or lace.  If you're the random winner, and you use an image from The Paper Shelter, you'll win a $30 gift certificate to the store.  Otherwise, you'll get any 3 images of your choice!  Fun, fun, either way!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a Hand Colored Image

D.L. Art -- September Linky Party

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Heart of Faith -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, crafty friends.  It's the day I post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  We have a new challenge underway, with the theme of Think Pink for Breast Cancer.  We want to see your pink Creations.

I used the beautiful image Heart of Faith for today's inspiration project. 

I colored Heart of Faith with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers, then used an oval die by Spellbinders to cut it out. The card base was created on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  The papers are from Crafter's Companion.  The crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art.  The 'Hugs' sentiment is a die from Simon Says Stamp. 

I hope you can join us this month for our "Think Pink" Challenge.  There's another challenge in the CCK Facebook Group, and great inspiration there, and on the CCK Inspiration & Challenge Blog. 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Polkadoodle Challenge -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Through the Purple Haze -- Rounded Corners 

D.L. Art -- September Linky Party

Autumn's Here -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and this is the day I'm lucky enough to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog. The current challenge is underway, with a theme of Thanksgiving, or Autumn, or Fall, or Autumn colors (red, orange, & green).

For today's inspirational card, I used the lovely image, Autumn's Here, colored with Copics:

I cut the image out and backed it with two oval dies by Spellbinders.  The sunflower paper and the dotted paper is from AMB Illustrations.  The You Shine sentiment is from Tonic Studios.  The crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art. She has some scrumptious crinkle ribbon. 

I hope you visit the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog often to see what the other talented designers are creating! Then, check out the CCK Facebook group for another challenge and more great inspiration. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

TTCRD -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Be Kind -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and this is the day and I'm lucky enough to be able to post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog.  I love coloring up these images!   A new challenge is just getting underway with a theme of Something That Flies.

For my inspirational card today, I chose the beautiful image Heart of Spring, found in the GJZCCK Etsy Shop. 

I colored Heart of Spring with Copic markers.  I cut the card base out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Online Store.  The papers are retired papers from Close To My Heart.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art. 

Visit the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog often for amazing inspiration, and the CCK Facebook group for even more inspiration and another challenge. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Digichoosday -- ATG

A Place to Start -- ATG

Crafter's Cafe -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

I'm Glad You're my Mom -- For JDS Challenges

 It's time for some mid-month inspiration at It's the first Monday of the month at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges (or JDS Challenges). Challenges are absolutely Anything Goes -- knitting, glass etching, scrapbooking, woodworking -- we want to see it all!  There is a gift certificate for a project using a Jan Mahew image, and another random winner each month. There will also be 3 designer choice awards. Awesome!

Jan Mahew has some awesome flower files.  They are some of my favorites.  I have lots of flower stamps, as they are my favorite thing to color.  Jan's are so great because they come in black & white and precolored versions.  There are also sentiments included with each file. For today's mid-month inspiration, I used the beautiful Botanical Orchids digital stamp to create this:

I colored Botanical Orchids with a combination of Spectrum Noir TriBlend Brush markers and Copic Markers. I cut it out with a Spellbinders label die, inking around the edge with ink from Close To My Heart while it was still in the frame.  The sentiment is from the newly released set called, My Mom. 

Papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop. The background paper is from the Fairy Land Collection. The butterfly border (by Crafter's Companion) paper and the sentiment paper are from the Sentimental Canvas Collection. 

The pretty crinkle ribbon was a recent prize I won from Diana Larson.  It is available in her D.L. Art Etsy Shop.  The butterfly was found in my stash.  I've been waiting for the perfect project to use it on. 

There's still time to join us this month at JDS Challenges.  I'd love to see what you create, and I'd also love to see you have a chance at the 2 gift certificates.  Use a Jan Mahew image to increase your chances! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Passion for Markers -- Feminine

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

Fairy Magic -- For Cute Card Thursday

 It's Thursday, and it's time for a new challenge at Cute Card Thursday. Every Thursday, a new challenge begins.  This week, our sponsor is All Dressed Up Stamps, and the theme is "wings".  You can find many images that fit this theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop (or however you want to interpret the theme).

I used the darling Fairy Magic image for my DT inspiration today:

I colored Fairy Magic with Copic markers, then inked the edges of the die cut with Close To My Heart inks while she was still in the stitched oval die. 

The background is a retro floral die cover by Pinkfresh Studio. The pink crinkle ribbon is from the D.L. Art Etsy Shop.

I hope you join us this week for our "wings" challenge at Cute Card Thursday! I'd love to see what you create.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Aud Sentiment -- ATG + a sentiment

The Paper Shelter -- With a Sentiment

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Hello Spring! For Paper ala Mode Challenge

Hellooooooo spring!  My favorite season of the year!  We're starting a new challenge today over at The Outlawz.  It's the Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge.  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is Spring &/or Easter.  Challenges are always sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop, and I used her products in the card below:

 I used 2 of the beautiful papers in Margaret's Irises on this card.  There's one on the furthest layer back of the card, and one that the sentiment is one. There is a Margaret's Wreaths layer printed on to one of those Margaret's Irises papers.

The lacy doily dies are by Sharon Callis.  The 'Hello Spring' die is from Crafter's Companion.  The pretty crinkle ribbon is from D.L. Art's Etsy Shop. 

I hope you can join us over at the Outlawz this next 2 weeks for our Paper ala Mode Spring &/or Easter challenge.  I'd love to see what you make, and we've got great sponsors! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life -- Flowers

Crafty Calendar -- Feminine

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Keep Smiling -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 It's the 22nd of the month, and that's the day I'm lucky enough to post a New Release image for All Dressed Up Stamps.  There are usually 3 new releases each month, and today, I got to play with a little sweetie from the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop called Keep Smiling. 

I colored Keep Smiling with Spectrum Noir Triblend markers, and Copic markers.  The background paper is from a stash I've been accumulating from Crafter's Companion.  The dies used on this card are from Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment on the tag was computer generated. The crinkle ribbon is by D.L. Art and can be found in her Etsy Shop. 

There are 3 New Releases in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy shop, and you can see what the ADU design team created with them in the ADU Facebook group, and on the All Dressed Up Stamps blog.  You'll find challenges both those places, too.  Join us!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- January Linky Party

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

Polkadoodle Challenge Blog -- ATG

Fly With the Wind -- For Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and I'm posting again today for the Ching-Chou Kuik inspiration & Challenge Blog.  Our challenge this week is to use at least 2 ribbons.  I've used a bit of lace and 2 ribbons on a very feminine image:

This is Fly With the Wind, colored with Copic markers. 

I cut the card out on my Silhouette Cameo 3.  The dotted paper is from Crafter's Companion. 

We have a "Happy" challenge going on over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge Blog.  I'd love for you to join us there. Visit the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy shop for beautiful images that are bound to make you happy and make you feel inspired!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

TTCRD -- ATG

Digichoosday -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- ATG

Holiday Roses -- for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode Challenge

 It's Saturday, and that means there's a new challenge starting over at the Outlawz!  It's time for a new Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge.  For the next 2 weeks, the theme is Christmas.  Here's the last little bit of incentive to finish those Christmas cards and projects! (or start on next years, perhaps?)

All year long We Are 3 Digital Shop has been the sponsor of our challenges, and she is again this challenge.  You'll find fantastic digital papers, sentiments, and printables in the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

Here's what I created for the challenge, using several products from the We Are 3 Digital Shop: 

The papers on this card are from the Fairy Holiday papers.  The rose is one of 4 in the Roses Printable set.  The sentiment is from the Merry Christmas Sparkle sentiment set. 

The dies I used on this card are by Sharon Callis.  The crinkle ribbon is by Diana Larson, and is found in her D.L. Larson Etsy Shop. 

Please join us for our Christmas challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode!