Enjoy the Little Things -- for Cute Card Thursday

 It's Thursday, and every Thursday, a new challenge begins at Cute Card Thursday.  Some weeks there is a theme, but this week, it is Anything Goes!  Yes, everyone's favorite -- Anything Goes! The challenge starts today, and goes all week.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps. I had the joy of coloring up the delightful digi, Travel At Your Own Pace. I used it to create this:

I colored Travel At Your own Pace with Copic markers, then used a wonky stitched die by The Scrapping Cottage to cut it out. 

The papers on this card are by AMB Illustrations.  The paw print die cut is by Cheery Lynn, and was purchased at the Dies R Us Store. 

I hope you can join us this week at Cute Card Thursday, and a big thank you to Whimsy Stamps for sponsoring us! 

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Colour Crazy -- ATG with a hand colored image

The Tender Angie -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog

 It's Tuesday, and it's my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  A new challenge is just getting underway, with the monthly theme of Magical World (fairies, mermaids, unicorns, dryads). 

I had not yet had the opportunity to color one of Ching-Chou Kuik's wonderful mermaids, so I took advantage of this month's challenge  theme to do just that!  Here is The Tender Angie:

You can find The Tender Angie and all the wonderful digital images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy Shop.

I colored The Tender Angie with Copic markers, then set about finding papers and a sentiment.  I found both in the We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The waves were created with Under the Sea papers and Lawn Fawn wavy dies.  The sentiment is one of the Mermaid Wishes Sentiments. 

I hope you can join us over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog this month for our Magical World Challenge!  I'd love to see what you create & we've got great prize you could win -- like this The Tender Angie!

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

LTCCB -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Pansy Pail Sympathy - for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

 It's the first Monday of the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges. Challenges run for a month, and they are always anything goes.  

We're having a cool (OK, cold) spring, so I'm craving flowers and bright colors.  That made me want to color up one of the many beautiful floral images in Jan Mahew's Shop. I used the flower pot full of pansies from Springtime.

I colored the flower pot and pansies with Copic markers.  I cut it out with a stitched circle die by Crafter's Companion.  The doily die is from Anna Griffin. 

The sentiment is from a different Jan Mahew set. It's part of the Botanical Orchids set. 

Papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are part of GranMargaret's Flowers. 

There are some great prizes that you could win for linking up at Jan's Digi Stamps challenges. There's a random gift certificate awarded, and another for a Jan Mahew image. There are also 3 designer choice awards given. 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

LTCCB -- ATG

Seas the Day -- For Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means there is a new challenge starting today at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  The challenge runs for 2 weeks, and it's always Anything Goes! We have great sponsors, so you'll want to make sure and enter!

This challenge, we are sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy.  They have some wonderful images, so check out their store!

I had the fun of coloring up Beautiful Seahorse.  Here's what I created:

I colored Beautiful Seahorse with Copic markers, then cut it out and backed it with some stitched dies from The Scrapping Cottage.

I found these fun underwater papers in the AMB Illustrations store.  I computer generated the sentiment, and used some sequins from my stash.

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. I'd love to see what you create, and we have great sponsors -- like Fabrika Fantasy! 

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

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Promarker Challenge -- Sentimental 

D.L. Art -- May linky party

Tulips for a Friend -- for SheepSki Designs Challenges

 It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The challenges run all month and have a theme.  This month the theme is Floral Dance.  You will find many great floral images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop, but you'll also find great dance images, so you can go a variety of directions with this theme. 

This month, I chose the pretty Tulips image to create with. Here's what I designed:

I colored the Tulips image with Copic markers, then used a Spellbinders die to cut it out and back it.  I inked the edges of the frame with some Close To My Heart die. 

The DP is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Springtime Papers. 

That is my inspiration for Floral Dance.  I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs challenges, and share your take on this theme!  I'd love to see your creations, and we've got great digis you could win -- like this one! 

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

Creative Fingers Challenge -- ATG

My Time to Craft -- Sentimental

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Feminine & Fabulous -- For All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's May 1 (really!) and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group.  Challenges run all month, and have a theme.  This month's theme is Girly Girlz.  You will find more images than you can shake a stick at that fit this theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop! Pick your favorite(s), get it colored up, and join us this month!

I don't think you have to have frills, dresses and lace to be feminine, so I colored up the delightful Day Dreaming to create this:

I colored Day Dreaming with Copic markers, then cut her out with a Spellbinders die.

I cut out the card base on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.

The designer papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The blue jeans background paper is one of the Howdy papers.  The strip of pink rose/brick paper is from the Pinkalicious Collection. 

The lace and crinkle ribbon are from a company no longer in business, 3 Girl JAM.  I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out with a banner die from Crafter's Companion. 

Girly Girlz!  Such a fun theme, and one you can play along with all month over in the All Dressed Up Stamps facebook Group!  See you there! 

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

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored imaged

Promarker Challenge -- Sentimental

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

You Give Me Wings -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 It's the first of May, so that means it's time for a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. Challenges run for 2 weeks, and are always Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

The day I made this card, we had snow showers, but I am very ready for spring.  I was thinking sunshine, and warmth, and things that make me think of spring -- like butterflies!

This card uses a Create-a-Card die by Crafter's Companion called Butterfly Love.  The sentiment was stamped on a frame by Nellie's Choice that was purchased during a European die weekend event at Dies R Us. It is also available in the Didi Crafts (sister store) here.  The small butterfly on the sentiment tag is by Spellbinders.

I hope this card make you think of and feel like spring, and I hope you can join us at Dies R Us Challenges.  There will be a gift certificate awarded, and 3 designer choice awards! 

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

Crafty Catz Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

Crafty Gals Corner -- Spring