Birthday Cake Boy -- for Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Friday, and that means it's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps.  You'll find today's freebie and great inspiration on the Catch the Bug Blog. 

Today's freebie is Deacon Cake, and he's great for birthday cards.  He's quick to color up, and looks so darn cute on a project:

I colored Deacon Cake with a combination of Spectrum Noir Triblend Brush and Copic markers, then cut him out with a set of dies from Tutti Designs.  The stamped banner and die is from Crafter's Companion. 

The designer paper on this card is by We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Party Celebration papers. 

Visit the Catch the Bug Blog for this week's Freebie, and for a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge, starting on Sunday. 

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

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

Seize the Birthday -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge -- Birthday

God Bless the USA -- For Stella Says Sketch

 It's Sunday, and it's time for another Stella Says Sketch Challenge over on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog for Bugaboo Stamps. There is only one sketch challenge a month now, so you have lots of time to enter this one!

I'll show you my card first, then the sketch for this challenge.  Since next weekend is Memorial Day here in the USA, I went with a patriotic theme.  This is one of my favorite patriotic themed Bugaboo images -- USA Flag Puppy...

I colored USA Flag Puppy with Copic markers, and used papers from Close To My Heart for the card.

Here's the current Stella Says Sketch:

As you can see, I followed it very closely, only changing where I placed the sentiment.

I hope you can join us this month for the Stella Says Sketch Challenge at Catch the Bug Challenges.  You'll find a Canadian equivalent of this digi, and other wonderful ones in the Bugaboo Stamps Store. 

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

Passion for Marker Challenge -- Dots or Stripes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Pool Party -- an All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 It's the 22nd of the month -- one of the days each month that the All Dressed Up Stamps design team features the month's New Releases.  As always, there are some darling ones this month! You'll find them all in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop.  You'll find the inspiration in the All Dressed Up facebook group, and on the All Dressed Up Blog. 

I had the absolute pleasure of working with Pool Party this month!  It put me in the mood for sunshine, sunscreen, and floating in the water...

I colored Pool Party with a combination of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, and Copic markers.   I then fussy cut the image, and backed her with a stitched circle die cut by Crafter's Companion.  The papers on this card are by Close To My Heart.  The sentiment and embellishments were part of the paper pack. 

I hope you check out the Facebook group and the blog to see the other wonderful inspiration, and visit the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop to see all the wonderful images.  Don't forget about our challenges.  I'd love for you to join us!

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

Digichoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

A Special Gift Bag -- For Paper ala Mode

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, that is! Our challenges are always sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop. The theme for the next 2 weeks is Gift Bags.  Oh, I like this theme!  I always enjoy making gift bags and gift boxes!

Since my mother-in-law's birthday is next week, I took advantage of this challenge to make her a gift bag.  This bag is just the right size to hold a couple pieces of chocolate -- just the right amount for a lady who says she's watching calories, but secretly likes to munch (just like her daughter-in-law).

I cut this bag out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. The designer paper on this bag is Watercolor Textures. I used 3 different designs from the set. The sentiment is from the For You Sentiment Set.

I cut the "For You" sentiment out on a tag by Spellbinders.  The butterfly is a die from Cheery Lynn.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks at the Paper ala Mode Challenges.  I'd love to see what you create with this theme, and you could win a gift certificate to Bonnie wonderful shop!

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

Cut it Up -- Nature

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

TTCRD -- ATG

LTCCB -- ATG

Sandy Toe & Salty Kisses -- for JDS Challenges

It's time for our mid-month inspiration over on the Jan's Dig Stamps Challenge Blog.  The challenge started on May 3, and goes all month.  The challenges are always Anything Goes!  There will be 2 gift certificates awarded one will be chosen at random.  The other will be awarded for a Jan Mahew image.  There will also be 3 designer choice awards. 

I used a fun new Jan Mahew set called The SandBox for my DT inspiration. Here's what I created:

I colored the flip flops from the set with my Triblend Brush markers by Spectrum Noir.  The sentiment is also part of the SandBox Set. 

The side stepper card base is a die from Sizzix. Then, I used some other dies in my set for the rest of the card -- the circle dies are by Crafter's Companion, and the tag and heart tag dies, along with papers and ephemera are by Close To My Heart. 

After this month's challenge, the Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge team is taking a break for the summer.  We will be back in September, so look for us then! 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

QKR Stampede -- ATG

A Place to Start -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A BMTTC Extra -- ATG

Blowing in the Wind -- For Ching Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

 It's Tuesday, and it's my turn to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  I love my Tuesdays on the blog!   Our challenge continues here on the blog with the monthly theme of Magical World.  You'll find many magical fairies, mermaids, & other creatures in the GZKCCK Etsy Shop. 

For my inspiration card this week, I used the lovely Blowing in the Wind image to create this:

I used the black & white version of Blowing in the Wind, but there is also a partially colored version you should check out. I colored here with Copic markers.

The design team was given the challenge of using yellow &/or orange this week.  I totally lost sight of this while coloring the image, but tried to redeem myself with the papers and embellishments.  Thank goodness for the wonderful papers in the We Are 3 Digital Shop. I used the Butterfly Overlay from the Dreamy Creamy papers & printed in on a light blue paper.  I also used a piece of butterfly paper from the Summer Butterflies Collection.  I finished off the card with a Cheery Lynn small butterfly die, cut with orange paper. 

Besides the challenge on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog, you'll find another challenge in the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group. And, of course, you'll find great inspiration both places!

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

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored imaged

Polkadoodle challenge -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

The Crafters Cafe -- Feminine

Dragonfly & Roses -- For Catch the Bug Challenges

 It's time for a new challenge at Catch the Bug Challenges, home of Bugaboo Stamps. The new challenge starts today, runs for 2 weeks, and as always now, is Anything Goes!  My favorite!

Bugaboo Stamps has a great line of digital images in the shop called Make It Snappy.  They do exactly what the name implies -- they make up into a card or project very quickly.  For today's project, I made a card out of the Make It Snappy - Roses.

I started by coloring the Make It Snappy - Roses image using a combination of Spectrum Noir Tricolor Brush alcohol markers, and Copic markers. I then cut it out and mounted it with black card stock to make it pop.

The designer papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  I uses 2 of the papers in the Shirley's Roses Collection.    I finished the card off with some Nuvo Vintage Drops. 

I hope you can join us over at Catch the Bug Challenges for our Anything Goes Challenge.  I'd love to see what you create, and we have very generous prizes that we award! 

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

TTCRD -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Birthday Blooms -- For Dies R Us Challenges

 It's the 15th of the month, and it's time for a new challenge on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. Challenges always run for 2 weeks, and they are Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die that Dies R Us sells in the store. 

It has been cold and rainy, and even snowed on the day I created this card, so I was thinking spring and flowers and bright colors!  I'm craving the colors of spring...

This card uses a really fun die set from one of my favorite companies, Birch Press Design.  This is Field of Blooms, and it's an absolute delight to create it.  I believe the color combinations would be endless for the tulips on this card.  I also love how it embosses into the design.  

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is part of a set from Crafter's Companion. 

I thought a crinkle ribbon bow with some crinkle ribbon from Diana Larson finished the card off without taking away from the beautiful Field of Blooms. 

I hope you are able to join us these next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes with a die sold in the Dies R Us Store Challenge. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win a gift certificate, or one of the 3 designer choice awards.

Check out the Dies R Us Store or for Canadian customers, the Didi's Crafts Store. 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

The Crafters Cafe -- Feminine

Creative Craft Cottage -- use a ribbon or bow

Seashell -- 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.  I always enjoy a chance to color up the beautiful CCK images!  They are a challenge for me, and so much fun!

Just a reminder about this month's challenge theme -- Magical world -- use a mermaid, a fairy, a unicorn, a dryad, or whatever magical creature you wish. 

The design team was challenged this week to not only follow the Magical World theme, but also to make a shaped card.  I thought I could easily do both those things with this fun image, Seashell: 

You can find Seashell and all the wonderful Ching-Chou Kuik images in the GJZCCK Etsy Shop.

I colored up Seashell with Copic markers, then fussy cut her out.  To make the shaped card, I used a variety of heart shaped dies from my collection.  

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are the Oceania papers.  The sentiment is one of 4 in the Mermaid Wishes Collection. 

The shells and other underwater themed embellishments are from Crafter's Companion. 

Join our Magical World challenge, and check out Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge blog often for great inspiration! There's another challenge and more inspiration in the CCK Facebook Group. 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- use your favorite colors (pink)

Home - My Happy Place - for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and Saturdays mean it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Saturday Paper ala Mode Challenge, that is! The challenges run for 2 weeks and have a theme.  This time the theme is "Home Sweet Home."  We always have the awesome sponsor, We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

Here's what I created using the awesome products of We Are 3 Digital Shop, and using the Home Sweet Home theme: 

I used papers from the Bird's View Collection, a printable from the Home collection to make the birdhouse, and a sentiment from the Home Sentiments Set.

We have a pair of robins nesting on our porch right now.  They attempt it every year.  It's messy, but fun to watch when they are successful.  They were the inspiration behind this birdhouse card. 

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode for our Home Sweet Home Challenge!  I'd love to see what you create, and you could win a gift certificate to Bonnie's awesome shop! 

Ladybug Friend - for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Friday, and that means it's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!   You'll find this week's freebie, and lots of great inspiration over on the Catch the Bug Blog. 

Today's freebie is Ladybug Vase.  You'll find a link to the digi at Catch the Bug that will be good for one week. 

I colored Ladybug Vase with Copic markers, then used a set of slimline dies from Tutti Designs to cut it out.  The banner stamp and die is from Crafter's Companion.

The fun dotted paper is by We Are 3 Digital Shop.   It is one of the Peonies Ballet papers. I added a few Nuvo Crystal Drops to finish off the card. 

Visit the Bugaboo Stamps Store for many wonderful images for any occasion.  Visit the Catch the Bug Blog for this week's Freebie, great inspiration, and a new challenge starting soon. 

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

D.L. Art -- May Linky Party

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Love Earth

Passion for Markers -- Say it with Flowers

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

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