Spinning Yappy Birthday -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 It's December 15th, and it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Challenges are Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store.  There are many different brands of die sold, so this is very easy to do! 

My husband celebrated his birthday recently.  I always make a card for him from the dog.  This is that card...

I had the dog wrapped tightly so that when he pulled it out of the envelope, it 'spun'.  I swear he enjoys the cards from the dog more than the card from me.  Ah well, he probably enjoys the dog more than me, too! :)

I created this card with a die from Crafter's Companion called Twirling Dog.  It comes with stamps and dies of the dog, the bone, the ball, and it also cuts out the dog house shape.  

I colored all the elements with Copic markers. The sentiment was computer generated, then cut out with a die from Tonic Studios. 

I inked the edges of the card with Wilted Violet Distress Ink. A tiny bit of Timeless Twine made the Twirling Dog complete.

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes Challenge at Dies R Us. A gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store will be awarded, and 3 Designer Choice awards, too.

For our Canadian friends, visit the Didi Crafts Store for great selection and reasonable shipping rates!

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

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

JDS Challenges -- ATG

Halloween Treat Box -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, so there's a new challenge starting today at the Outlawz.  That's the Paper ala Mode Challenge.  For the next 2 weeks, we want to see your Halloween projects.  Cards, layouts, boxes, or bags.  Add them to our challenge!

As per this whole year, we are sponsored this challenge by We Are 3 Digital Shop. Bonnie will award a gift certificate to her shop at the end of the challenge. 

I thought it would be fun to create something other than a card for today's challenge, so I made  a Halloween Treat Box, using papers, a "spooky" printable and a sentiment from We Are 3 Digital Shop.

The papers on this treat box & tag are from the Cute Halloween papers.  The spider on the tag is part of the Itsy Bitsy Spider & Balloon Printable set.  The sentiment is part of the Halloween  Sentiment Set. 

The gift bag and tag were created with a die set from Diamond Press. I used a bit of twine from Timeless Twine to finish the box. 

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks for our Halloween Challenge. I'd love to see your Halloween creations!

Little Autumn Girl -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means I'm posting on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. Challenges are always Anything Goes, and it will run for 2 weeks.  For this challenge, our sponsor is All Dressed Up Stamps. With my love of ADU images, it doesn't get much better than that!

I separated out the Three Little Autumn Girls and used one of them for this card:

She is certainly all dressed up for fall!  I colored one of the Three Little Autumn Girls with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers. 

The sentiment is 2 different die cuts.  The 'hello' is part of a 'hello summer' set, and the 'fall' is from a different set. The leaves are some of my favorites, used often on my autumn cards.

The plaid paper is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Autumn Flannel papers.  A little Timeless Twine finishes off the card. 

I hope you can join us this next two weeks at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. Our sponsor is absolutely lovely, with wonderful images, and Anything Goes challenges are so much fun! 

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

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Dare to Be Artzy -- Fall

Chocolate Baroque Challenge -- Anything Autumn

Wild about Fall --for All Dressed Up Stamps

 October 1 (wow!), and that means it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Challenge.  The challenge will run all month, and the theme is Autumn &/or Halloween.  You must use an All Dressed Up Stamps image to enter the challenge.  You'll find many wonderful images that fit the theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.

I used one of the Three Little Autumn Girls for the card I created for the challenge:

I colored the Three Little Autumn Girls with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The background slimline die is by Diamond press.  The word dies are from Spellbinders (wild about) and The Scrapping Cottage (Fall).  I finished the card off with a spot of twine from Timeless Twine.

I hope you can join us in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group for our Autumn &/or Halloween challenge. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win some wonderful digital images -- like this one!

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

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Challenge Up Your Life -- pumpkins

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Dare to Be Artzy -- Fall

Chocolate Baroque Challenge -- Anything Autumn

Colour Crazy Challenge --ATG with a hand colored image
                                                              

Haunted House -- for Dies R Us Challenges

 It's October 1, the month of spooky cats, witches, trick-or-treaters, and of course, haunted houses, so when it came time to make a card for today's card at Dies R Us Challenges, I knew it had to have a Halloween theme.  You, however, can make anything you want.  Just use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. The challenge will run for the next 2 weeks. 

I don't make many Halloween cards, and when I do, I don't want them to be too creepy or spooky.  I prefer the cute side of Halloween.  Today, though, I went with spooky...

This Haunted Manor is a Spellbinders Die. This exact die isn't available in the Dies R Us store, but if you search 'haunted house', you'll find some that are very close.  The bats are by Impression Obsession.  The hillside has a row of stitching on it.  It is hard to see cut out in black.  It is a die by Lawn Fawn. (Stitched Hillside Border Dies) The Boo!  Is one of my favorite Halloween sentiment dies.  It is also by Spellbinders. It is part of the Boo Web set. 

The background paper on this card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Halloween Night papers. Some burnt orange Timeless Twine finished off the card. 

I hope you can join our Anything Goes challenge at Dies R Us Challenges this next 2 weeks. We give away a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store, and 3 designer choice awards each challenge. 

For our Canadian friends, check out the Didi Crafts store for wonderful craft supplies and reasonable shipping rates. 

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

D.L. Art -- October Linky Party

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Dance like its your Birthday -- for The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and that means there's a new challenge starting over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Challenges run for a week.  This week, the theme is "Party Time!!"  That's a fun one!  If you use a Paper Shelter image and you're the random winner of the challenge, you get a $30 gift certificate to The Paper Shelter Store.  How great is that?  Use any image, and get 3 images of your choice.  Either way, it's pretty awesome!

Party time!  I went with a birthday theme for my design team card for this challenge.  I thought this Go Go Girl was so darn cute!

I think I hear the Bee Gees all the way from the 80's!

I colored Go Go Girl with a combination of Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The tags are from Close To My Heart.  The sentiment is computer generated. The papers are from Crafter's Companion.  The sequins are from Queen & Company.  I finished the card off with some Timeless Twine. 

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter challenge blog, for our Party Time- themed challenge.  I'd love to see what you create!

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

D.L. Art -- September Linky Party

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Birthday 

Dream Valley Challenge -- 2 or more patterned papers

Dragonfly Dreams -- Happy birthday

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

Have a Spec-tacular Birthday! For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and that's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz!  At Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is! The challenge will run for 2 weeks, and is once again sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Woot Woot!  For the next 2 weeks, the challenge theme is "For the Boys".  

Bonnie has so many incredible sentiments, digital printables and digital papers in her We Are 3 Digital Shop that fit this theme.  Take a visit and see what you can find, then join us at the Paper ala Mode Challenges. 

I'm a bird lover, so when I saw the fantastic owl in the Woodland Animals Printables, I knew exactly what I wanted to create for this challenge:

There are 4 printables in the Woodland Animals set, all of them work equally well for masculine projects.  The papers on this card are from the Trees Paper Collection.  The fun sentiment is from the Masculine Sentiment Set, printed on a tag from Impression Obsession.  I added the glasses to the owl with a set of dies from Impression Obsession, purchased at the Dies R Us Store. 

I hope you can join us for the Paper ala Mode challenge these next 2 weeks.  You could win a fantastic gift certificate from the We Are 3 Digital Shop! 

Little Companion -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Blog

 It's Tuesday, and it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  I love my Tuesdays!   I love these images!  Our theme this month is Things that Fly.  You'll find many beautiful things that fly in the GJZCCK Etsy Shop. 

For my inspiration post today, I used the beautiful image, Little Companion to create this:

I colored Little Companion with Copic markers.  I cut her out with the banner shape, and backed her with the next banner with dies from Crafter's Companion.  The peacock papers are also from Crafter's Companion.  The 'Hello' die and feather die are from my stash. 

I hope you can join our challenge, and I hope you check out the inspiration on the CCK Inspiration & Challenge Blog often. Visit the CCK Facebook group, too.  You'll find another challenge, and tons of inspiration there.

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

Polkadoodles Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Dog Walker -- An All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 It's the 22nd of the month, and this is the day I get to share a creation with one of this month's New Releases from All Dressed Up Stamps.  On the 7th and the 22nd of each month, you'll see wonderful inspiration from the current months new releases.  You'll find these new releases, and all the beautiful images, in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. 

This month, I had the absolute joy of working with the New Release image, Dog Walker:

Isn't this image adorable?  You'll find Dog Walker here.   I started by colored Dog Walker with Copic markers. Next, I inked the edges with a Spectrum Noir Quick Dry Ink in Baby Blue.  I computer generated the sentiment.

The papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are part of the Muddy Paws Collection. 

Check out what the other talented designers have made by visiting the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group, and the All Dressed Up Stamps Blog. You'll find challenges you can participate in in both those places too!

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

TTCRD -- ATG

Digichoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Colour Crazy -- ATG with a colored image

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Spring is B-a-a-a-ck! for SheepSki Designs

 It's April 1st, and we're starting a new challenge on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge runs the whole month of April, and the them is "Animal Magic".  You can find many wonderful images that will fit this theme in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop. 

For my DT inspiration, I colored up the wonderful image, Spring Lamb:

I colored Spring Lamb with Copic markers, then used some papers from AMB Illustrations.  I computer generated the sentiment.

I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenges for the Animal Magic challenge. I'd love to see what you create! 

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

Everybody Art -- Easter

Try it on Tuesday -- Hello Spring

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Bunnies & Blooms (spring)

It's Hot Outside Challenge -- At Dies R Us Challenges

It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Every 1st and 15th, a new challenge starts, with a new theme.  The theme for this challenge is "It's Hot Outside" (use hot colors -- reds, oranges, yellows).

I decided to take a different take on this challenge, and not go with the obvious summertime theme.  I stuck with red, orange, and yellow, but, well, you'll see...

I started out by inking my background with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Barn Door, Carved Pumpkin, and Squeezed Lemonade.  I let the background get good and dry before I went any further.  I've learned I easily get fingerprints!

The feathers are called Fluffy Feathers by Poppystamps, but this set by Impression Obsession are very similar, or this other set, also by Impression Obsession. 

The 'With Sympathy' sentiment is by Sue Wilson Designs. 

Lastly, a piece of twine from Timeless Twine finished off the card.

Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink

Barn Door Distress Oxide

Squeezed Lemonade 

Sue Wilson Designs 'With Sympathy'

I hope you can join us for our "It's Hot Outside" challenge (use reds, oranges, and yellows).  It will run through the end of the month.  One gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store will be awarded and 3 Designer Choice awards. 

If you live in Canada, The Didi Crafts Store ships to both Canada and the US.  Check to out for some great products and prices! 

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

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge -- ATG

I Love You More -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Friday!  It's Freebie Friday!  Every Friday, you can get a new freebie at Bugaboo Stamps.  You'll find it in the Bugaboo Stamps Store for the entire week.  Free!  How great is that?!? 

Today's freebie works great for a variety of occasions -- summer, celebrations, love, just because.  You name it, you can probably make it work.  I think it's darn cute.  What do you think?

This is Ice Cream, colored with Copic markers.  I used luscious ice cream colors -- mint chocolate chip and bubble gum flavor!  Yum yum!  And Red Cherry, of course!  I cut Ice Cream out with a Spellbinders die, then used a Sizzix die to cut out the front step card.  I found the fun ice cream papers at Pixel Scrapper.  I computer generated the sentiment.  I found a font called Baskin Robbins.  That seemed appropriate!  I little piece of bubblegum twine from Timeless Twine finished off the card.

You can see more fantastic designs with this Ice Cream image over on the Catch the Bug Blog. Check out what they made, then come back tomorrow for the start of a new challenge.  I'd love to see your creations! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG
Crafty Friends -- ATG
Send a Smile 4 Kids -- ATG for Kids

Bingo Challenge and Surprise Freebie! at Bugaboo Stamps!

Freebie?!?  Did someone say freebie!??! Wow, this week has been so fantastic, and now instead of New Release Tuesday, Jodie is throwing in another Freebie!  This Christmas in July week-long event at Catch the Bug challenges just gets better and better!

Here is Bugaboo Stamps image, Christmas Rocking Horse, free for the Christmas in July festivities. 

There's also a bingo challenge to go along with today's freebie.  So, not only did I color Christmas rocking horse with Copic markers, I also followed this bingo card:

I used the bottom row: pattern paper, twine die cut.

The pattern paper I used is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  I used papers from the Shabby Christmas Collection.  The twine is from Timeless Twine.  I was on their design team long ago and I still have a large stash.  The image is cut out with a die from The Scrapping Cottage.  The Peace sentiment is from Sue Wilson. 

I hope you join in on the week-long Christmas in July party, and today's Bingo Challenge at Catch the Bug Challenges!  Don't forget to pick up the freebie in the Bugaboo Stamps Store! 

Rose Gift Bag -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Monday, and this is the day for "any project but a card" to be featured on the Catch the Bug Blog at Bugaboo Stamps.  I love making gift bags and boxes for friends and putting chocolates or gift cards, socks, or candles -- some little gift inside just to let them know I'm thinking of them -- so, that's what I did for today's ABC post at Catch the Bug!

This gift bag features the Bugaboo Stamps digi, Rose Bud Tag.  I colored Rose Bud Tag with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.  It was by far the easiest part of the whole project!

The gift bag is a set of dies from Tonic Studios. It's called the Crochet Lace Gift Bag. It is large enough to hold LOTS of chocolate, so the recipient will be very happy with this one!  Here's another view of the bag and the Rose Bud Tag:

I hope you visit the Catch the Bug Blog today to see what the other talented Bugaboo Stamps design team member have created.  You won't be disappointed.  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- May Linky Party
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
Crafty Catz Challenge -- ATG with optional outdoor theme
Polkadoodles -- ATG

Welcome, Little One -- a Bugaboo Stamps New Release

It's Tuesday, and that's New Release day at Bugaboo Stamps.  Every single Tuesday, there is a new release.  The new releases are 1/2 price for a week, so grab them while the getting's good!

Today's new release is perfect for baby cards, tags, and gifts.  It's called BOO Teddy Bear:

I colored BOO Teddy Bear with Copic markers.  I got out the front step card with a die from Sizzix.  The papers on the card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are the Dotted Swiss papers. I computer generated the sentiment, then added some Timeless Twine to finish off the card.

Need an easy to color image for a quick baby card?  Look no further than Boo Teddy Bear! You can see what the other talented designers made with it at Catch the Bug Blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG
The Cutie Pie Challenge -- Bunnies, Bears and other 'B's (baby)
The Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Anything Goes 

You're the Cat's Meow!

I try to participate in the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge each month.  I've broken my streak a month of two due to illness, but overall, I keep the streak going.  This month's image is provided to us by Star Stampz.  It's called Red String.  I'm not a cat lover.  Think "dog" and you have me figured out!  My mother-in-law, though, is living with 2 of them, and she's recovering from a major surgery, so I'm trying to send her cards every few days.  This is another one heading her way:

I colored the Red String digital image with Copic markers.   I used a card base from Sizzix that cuts out the front stepper design.  The papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Dotted Swiss papers.  I computer generated the sentiment, and added a bit of twine from Timeless Twine to finish off the card.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge -- April
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party

Count Your Age by Friends Not Years! for JDS Challenges

It's the 3rd Monday of the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Jan's Digistamp Challenges. Starting in April, challenges will be month-long, beginning on the first Monday of the month, and ending the Sunday before the first Monday of the following month. The prize structure will also change. There will be 2 random draws each time:  one for a JDS image, and one for everyone else.  Each winner will be given a $10 gift certificate to the Jan's Digistamp Store.

Today, I colored up an image from one of Jan's newer releases, Birthday Buddies.

This birthday cake and birthday sentiment are both from the Birthday Buddies Set.  The cake comes in a black & white version also, but I wanted to color this one with my Copic markers.  The sentiment is one of several that come in the set.  

The designer papers used on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are from  the Party Celebration papers.  The card base is a Sizzix die that I cut out on my Gemini die cutting machine. I also used a couple of Spellbinders dies to cut out the cake and the sentiment. A little Timeless Twine finished off the card.

This challenge will be the last of the challenges that will go for 2 weeks.  Challenges will remain Anything Goes, so please link up at Jan's Digistamp Challenges!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Birthday
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Polkadoodles -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

You're Pretty Amazing -- for Catch the Bug Challenges

It's Saturday, and that means Bugaboo Stamps is hosting a new challenge over on the Catch the Bug Blog.  Every Saturday, a new challenge begins.  Today's challenge has the theme: "Things with wings": batman, dragonflies, airplanes, angels, the choice is yours, as long as wings can be found on your project.

I'm a fan of flowers, butterflies, inking, and coloring, so when I found a way to combine all those into one project, I was excited!  This is Daisy Butterfly Tag:

I sized the tag how I wanted it, printed it, then started by coloring it with Copic markers.  I inked the tag with 2 shades of Spectrum Noir Harmony water reactive inks using a lighter color in the middle of the tag, and a darker brown around the edge. After that, I cut out the tag. The iris colored tag was die cut using a die from Paper Wishes. The stamp is an acrylic stamp from Spellbinders. The background paper is from AMB Illustrations. The solid color card stock is all from Close To My Heart.  The purple twine is from Timeless Twine.

Things with wings-- an easy theme, and you will find plenty of inspiration today on the Catch the Bug Blog.  You will also find many images that will work for this theme in the Bugaboo Stamps Store -- including this beautiful one! I hope you join in the fun this week!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Path of Positivity -- Beauty of Botanicals
Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG

Honey Bunny -- for We Are 3 Digital Shop

I love Spring!  I love the return of the birds (I saw my first robin a few days ago), the melting of the snow, the increased daylight, and the beautiful flowers that bloom in the springtime. I also like the new birth that you can see in spring -- from farm animals, to woodland creatures, even little bunnies.  We Are 3 Digital Shop recently had anew release celebrating all things spring, including cute bunnies.  Here is Honey Bunny, also using the newly released Springtime We Are 3 papers:

I colored Honey Bunny with Copic markers, but he (she?) does also  come in a pre-colored version.  After coloring him, I fussy cut him, then attached him to this tag.

I used this week's sketch at Sketch Saturday to jumpstart my creativity.  Here is the sketch:

We Are 3 Digital Shop has many wonderful papers, printables, and digital images in their shop.  Take a look for yourself!  You are sure to find something you love. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- week 600
Cute Card Thursday -- Celebrate
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG