Enjoy the Ride -- For The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and a new challenge starts today over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for a week and have a theme.  This weeks theme is 'Going Dotty'.  You don't have to use a Paper Shelter image, but if you do, and your card is chosen as the winner, you'll be awarded a $30 gift certificate! 

'Going Dotty' -- what a fun theme!  I had a great time with this one!  I found a wonderful image that I thought would lend itself to papers with dots -- here's YMMV:

I colored YMMV with a combination of Spectrum Noir Triblend Brush markers and Copic markers.  The sentiment is computer generated.  The banner dies are from Crafter's Companion, while the stitched heart die is from Lawn Fawn.

All The dotted papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from the Dotted Swiss Collection.

'Going Dotty' -- I hope you join us at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog with your dotty creations this week!  I'd love to see what you create, and we've got wonderful prizes you could win!

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Colour Crazy Challenges -- ATG with a Colored Image

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Ladybug Daisy -- for Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Sunday, and Stella is telling us it's time for another sketch Challenge over on the Catch the Bug Blog.  Yes, it's Stella Says Sketch time!  This challenge will run for the next 2 weeks. 

I'll show you my card first, then the sketch.

This card uses the Bugaboo Stamps digital image, Ladybug Daisy.  I colored Ladybug Daisy with Copic markers. 

Here's the sketch for the current Stella Says Sketch challenge over on Catch the Bug:

As you can see, I followed that sketch almost exactly.  I even put the image in the same place, because I thought I would like all that white space.  Then, of course, I had to try to fill it, so I added some sequins.

The papers are from Crafter's Companion, and the sentiment is from a stamp set I've had for a long, long time. It's from Simon Says Stamp.

I hope you can join us over at Catch the Bug Challenges for our Stella Says Sketch Challenge. I'd love to see your take on the sketch, and Bugaboo Stamps has such generous prizes!  

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Polkadoodle Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Sunbonnet Summer -- For Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Friday, and that means Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps.  Every Friday, there's a new freebie that's available for a week, then it begins all over again for another week.  Yeah, you've gotta love Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps! You'll find the link for the freebie at Catch the Bug. 

This week, the freebie is Sunbonnet Beach:

I colored Sunbonnet Beach with Copic markers, then cut her out with a stitched circle die by Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is computer generated.

The papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The large dotty paper is from the Peonies Ballet Paper Collection. The small teal dots are from the Dotted Swiss Collection.

Join us this Sunday at Catch the Bug for the start of a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge!  

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a colored image

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

AUD Sentiment -- ATG + a Sentiment

You Make Me Happy -- a New Release for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's the 22nd of the month -- one of the days that the All Dressed Up Stamps design team showcases this month's new releases.  I love any opportunity to color up these darling images! You'll find this month's new releases, and all the wonderful art of Wendy Burns in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. 

This month, I had the fun of designing with Summer Fairy.  She is an absolute delight!

I colored Summer Fairy with Copic markers.  The stamp is by Crafter's Companion, and I was VERY disappointed with how it stamped! The papers on the card are digital, and are from AMB Illustrations. 

You'll find more inspiration for this, and the other new releases (there are 3 this month), in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group, and on the All Dressed Up Stamps Blog. You'll also find challenges both places.  Pick up this adorable Summer Fairy, color her up, and join the challenges!

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

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Moon Journey -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Blog

 It's Tuesday, and it's my day to post over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.  The June challenge still has a few more days to enter.  The theme is Things That Fly.  You'll find many beautiful images that fit that theme in the GJZCCK Etsy Shop. 

I chose the whimsical Moon Journey to create this:

I colored Moon Journey with Copic markers. The papers & sentiment on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Under the Sea papers.  The sentiment is part of the Mermaid Wishes Sentiment Set. 

Check out the CCK Inspiration Blog often, and the CCK Facebook Group. You'll find challenges both places, and you're bound to be inspired!

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

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

We Love Chocolate Baroque -- hand colored image

Floral Butterfly Thank You -- for Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Saturday, and there is a new Anything Goes Challenge starting over on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.  It will run for the next 2 weeks. 

I have a thing about coloring with pencils on Kraft paper.  I love the look of it, and whenever I color with pencils, I almost always print the image on Kraft.  That's exactly what I did today.

This Floral Butterfly Thank You comes with 2 versions -- this one, and a plain one without a sentiment. 

I used Spectrum Noir Colorblend pencils on this, and Crafter's Companion papers. The butterfly die is also from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you are able to link up over on the Catch The Bug Blog for our Anything Goes Challenge.  I'd love to see what you create!

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! 

Happy Rose Day -- For The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and that means a new challenge is underway at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog!  The challenge will run for a week, and the theme is 'Digital'.  Use a digital image, digital paper, sentiment, or all of the above.  We'd love to see a Paper Shelter image used, and if you're chosen as the winner of the challenge, you'll get an awesome $30 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter Store!  Wow! 

The Paper Shelter has such awesome products that I had trouble deciding what to color up for today's challenge.  Since the first day of summer is soon upon us, I decided on Rose...

Rose has flowers, butterflies, plus skin and hair -- everything I like in an image!  So, she was pure pleasure for me to color with my Copic markers.  

I modified a sketch a saw at Sketch Saturday to create this card.  The bit of designer paper is a pad from Crafter's Companion.  The butterflies are cut out of the same pad.  All the dies are also from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is a stamp from Close To My Heart. 

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog for our 'Digital' Challenge.  I'd love to see your creations, and we have wonderful prizes you could win! 

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

Passion for Markers -- Summer Colors

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

QKR Stampede -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

Magical Moments -- for Dies R Us Challenges

 Life is full of magical moments when you look for them!  I'm convinced of that!  The card I made for today's Dies R Us Challenges reflects that.

There is a new challenge that starts today over on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog and it will run for the next 2 weeks. All you need to do is use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. Magically easy, right?

Are you a fan of Mary Poppins?  It was one of my favorite movies growing up, and I was so excited to see its remake a couple of years ago.  This die by Sizzix takes me right back to that movie.  It's called The Park.  I used a small portion of the dies in the set and created this...

The houses and tree on the base of the card are dies by Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment is from a clear stamp set from Molly Harrison called A Summer Day.  I stamped it on a label die by Crafter's Companion.  I used a variety of Distress Oxide Inks on the base of the card. 

I hope you join our challenge these next 2 weeks at Dies R Us challenges. I'd love to see what magical creation you create! 

For customers in Canada, check out the Didi Crafts Store!

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

613 Avenue Create -- Paper Piecing

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC-Extra -- ATG

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

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

Field of Flowers -- For Bugaboo Stamps

 It's Friday -- and that means it's Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps! You'll find the link to this week's freebie, plus awesome inspiration, over on the Catch the Bug Blog. 

Today's image is part of a set called Mini Set - Flowers, in case you miss the freebie, but still want the design. There are 7 flower designs in the set, including this one:

I colored Mini Set - Flowers with Copic markers. I cut it out with a square stitched die from The Scrapping Cottage, and cut out the same die in a pearlescent yardstick for some contrast.  I computer generated the sentiment right into the stamp design.  The background paper is from my stash.   The flowers are from Prima.

That's my inspiration with today's freebie, Mini Set - Flowers.  Visit the Catch the Bug Blog for awesome inspiration, and a new Stella Says Sketch Challenge beginning on Sunday. 

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

AUD Sentiment -- ATG + a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC- Extra -- ATG

Purple Dragonfly -- For Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Blog

 It's Tuesday, and I'm posting today for the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge blog. I love my days to post there, because I so enjoy coloring up the beautiful images!  Our challenge theme this month is Things that Fly.  With that theme in mind, I found a beautiful image in the GJZCCK Etsy shop called Purple Dragonfly.

I colored Purple Dragonfly with Copic markers.  Those wings were so much fun to color!  

That filigreed bordered frame is a die by Crafter's Companion.  The dragonfly is a die by Cheery Lynn (one of my favorites).

Check out the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Blog often to see what the other talented designers are up to. You'll find more inspiration and another challenge in the CCK Facebook group. 

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

Angie's Digital Stamps -- ATG

We Love Chocolate Baroque -- Hand Colored Image

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Books are Magic -- For Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the 1st Sunday of the month, and it's time for a new challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. The challenges are always Anything Goes, and it will run for 2 weeks.  For the next 2 weeks, we have the awesome sponsor, Ching-Chou Kuik!  I adore the art of Ching-Chou Kuik,  so it was pure pleasure for me to "work" with these images.  Besides, I was just waiting for an excuse to color up this particular image that I received.  This is Lil Bookworm Fairy: 

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite CCK image out of all of them I've collected, but this would surely be in the top 5.  I am an avid book reader, so it tugs at my heart.

I colored Lil Bookworm Fairy with Copic markers.  I cut her and and backed her with dies by Spellbinders, inking around the outside of the die with Wisteria ink by Close To My Heart.  The background paper is by Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The crinkle ribbon was from my stash. The tiny cat die is from my stash, but I believe it originates from a Crafter's Companion Advent set. 

I hope you are able to join our Anything Goes Challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  I'd love to see your creations, and you could win a wonderful prize from Ching-Chou Kuik, and pick wonderful digis, like this one!

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

What a Trip -- for Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and it's time for a new challenge at The Outlawz.  The Paper ala Mode Challenges, that is!  The challenge starts today and runs for 2 weeks.  We are sponsored by the awesome We Are 3 Digital Shop, and we have a theme.  This time, the theme is "What a Trip".  If you are a scrapbooker or a maker of mini albums, this challenge is for you!

The design team was given the most awesome papers, printables, and sentiments to work with for this challenge.  They were very vintage and so much FUN!

That awesome vintage lady, tickets, and clock are all part of the same printable.  There are 4 of them in the set.  All are very vintage.  You'll find the Trains Printable Set here. Then, there's the Trains digital paper collection. There are 8 papers in the collection -- all of them gorgeous!.  The sentiment is part of the Travel Sentiment Set.  There are 5 in the collection, in several different fonts.  Together, this whole collection is amazing and makes very quick, very beautiful cards.

What a Trip!  I so hope you join us for this challenge at The Paper ala Mode.  you have 2 weeks to enter.  One lucky winner will get a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop. 

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Noah's Big Flower -- for Cute Card Thursday

 It's Thursday, and that means there's a new challenge over at Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog.  However, starting today, the Cute Card Thursday Challenge will be monthly, with the challenge starting on the 1st Thursday of the month.  Challenges will be Anything Goes from here on in, with an optional theme.
 That's right -- Anything Goes!  We will also have 2 sponsors for twice the wins each month.   Cute Card Thursday will be sponsored each month by All Dressed Up Stamps & Whimsy Stamps!  That is so awesome!!  That's 2 incredible sponsors!  Every challenge!!! 

Whimsy Stamps has some great digital images, including this one called Noah's Big Flower!

I colored Noah's Big Flower with Copic markers.  I used a variety of cutting dies to make this slimline card.  The card base and the outer dies are by Anna Griffin.  The heart base die is by Scrapbook.com.  The die that Noah is on is by Tutti Designs.  The blue stitches hearts are from Queen & Company.  The Sentiment is part of a stamp set by Tonic Studios. 

Now that Cute Card Thursday Challenges are month-long, I hope you find time to join us!  Remember, they are Anything Goes, with an optional theme of transportation.  I guess Noah is using his feet to deliver is his flower!!!

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

Passion for Markers -- Make it Cute

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

The House that Stamps Built (Repeat Impressions Challenge)-- All About the Boys

Little Red Wagon -- Make it Masculine

Simon Says Stamp -- Masculine

Watercooler Wednesdays -- Make it Masculine

Happy Birthday, with feeling! For The Paper Shelter

 Today is an exciting day for me!  It's my first day posting for The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  The Paper Shelter has a new challenge that starts every Wednesday.  The challenge has an easy to accomplish theme.  Prizes are very generous, and even more amazing if you use a Paper Shelter image.  So, check out the awesome Paper Shelter store, and color up an image, or use the pre-colored option and create a card for this week's theme -- Birthday!  I'm on team B, so will be posting every other week, but I'm super excited about this adventure!

Birthdays!  They should include friends, family, favorite foods, and in my opinion, music!  So, with that in mind, I colored up the most adorable The Saxophonist image.  The amazing thing about The Paper Shelter products is that they come with a black & white version (used here), a pre-colored version, one matching paper, and one composition.  That's a lot of bang for your buck! 

I colored The Saxophonist with Copic markers.  I bet you can guess what tune he's playing on his saxophone, can't you?  After all, this is a birthday card!

I used nesting dies and a banner die by Crafter's Companion on this card.  The 'Happy Birthday' stamp is also from Crafter's Companion.  The musical notes are dies from Spellbinders. 

The background paper on this card is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the papers in the Tones of Gray set. 

I hope you can join The Paper Shelter Challenge this week for our Birthday themed challenge.  I'd love to see what you create, and we have incredible prizes you could win -- like this The Saxophonist image! 

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

Seize the Birthday -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

Paper Minutes -- With Glasses

The House that Stamps Built (Repeat Impressions challenge)-- All About the Boys

Little Red Wagon -- Masculine

Simon Says Stamps -- Masculine

Watercooler Wednesday -- Make it Masculine 

Wishing you Happiness -- for SheepSki Designs Challenges

 It's the first of the month, and that means there's a new challenge getting underway today over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges run the whole month, and have a theme.  This month, the theme is 'Layer it Up'.  Using a SheepSki Designs image isn't a requirement, but we sure like to see them! 

Layer it up!  That's kind of an Anything Goes theme.  You can use any image you want, just add a few layers, and you're good to go.  You'll find many wonderful SheepSki Designs images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop  that will fit this theme and any occasion.  Check it out!

I've been wanting to color up the truly lovely Butterfly Hair and used this challenge and my reason to do so.  Here's what I created...

I colored Butterfly Hair with Copic markers.  The papers and banner are from Crafter's Companion.  The stitched butterfly is a die from Queen & Company.  The gems are from my stash. 

'Layer it Up'!  I hope you join us for our challenge this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. 

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

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

Crafts Galore Encore -- ATG

Try it on Tuesdays -- Butterflies

A Little Guy, Sailing By -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

 It's June 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. Challenges run all month and have a theme.  You are also required to use an All Dressed Up Stamps image.  This month, the theme is Little Guyz. You'll find many images that fit that theme in the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop. 

Little guyz and water -- they go hand in hand.  So, with that in mind, I colored up the darling Little Fishes and created this....

I colored Little Fishes with a combination of Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Copic markers.  I made the waves by using Lawn Fawn stitched wavy border dies and papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Under the Sea papers. The sentiment is computer generated and printed on a banner by Crafter's Companion.  The sailboat is a die, also by Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this month for our Facebook Challenge, where the theme is Little Guyz.  Visit the All Dressed Up Stamps Etsy Shop to find the perfect image for the challenge and any occasion! 

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

Passion for Markers challenge -- Make it Cute

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Fabulous Peacock -- For Dies R Us Challenges

It's the first of June, and we're starting a new challenge today over on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  The challenge will run for the next 2 weeks, and it's Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

I like birds, and I happen to think peacocks are magnificent when they have those feathers displayed, so when I found a 12x12 paper pad of peacock paper, AND a peacock die, well, I just couldn't resist the collection. 

The Peacock die is by Crafter's Companion. The 'Fabulous' die is from Frantic Stamper. I used Dusty Concord Distress Oxide Ink around the edges of the card. 

Fabulous!  A fabulous die, a fabulous set of papers, a fabulous store (Dies R Us), and of course, a fabulous challenge.  I hope you join us these next 2 weeks at Dies R Us Challenges!

For our friends in Canadian, check out the Didi Crafts Store.  There's wonderful selection, and great prices on shipping!

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

D.L. Art -- June Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

Cut It Up Challenge -- Nature

Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal

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