Make a Wish -- for Imagine That! Digistamp

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Today is a big, big day for me.  I had a PET scan yesterday and today I find out the results.  I've been doing a lot of wishing and even more praying.  Please, Lord, let that cancer still be in remission!

I'm also making birthday wishes today for Imagine That! Digistamp for some Thursday inspiration. I have 2 good friends celebrating birthdays this week, and one of them got this card for their special day. 

Isn't that a yummy looking birthday cake?  Makes you want to celebrate, doesn't it?  I used a pre-colored image from the Make a Wish KD kit and cut it out on my Cricut Explore. 

Make a Wish KD Kit

There is incredible value in this kit -- lots of images, bingo cards, sentiments, and papers!  Check out all the goodness!

The Kraft tag and large scalloped edge card were cut out on my Silhouette.  Papers from this card were found in the Make a Wish KD Kit.  The sentiment is also part of the kit.  The white shimmer trim and fibers are from Close To My Heart. 

Have you joined in on the monthly challenge at the Imagine That! Creative Playground?  There's a great set this month, perfect for spring projects that can be yours.  Just use an Imagine That! Digistamp image. The challenge goes all month, so come link up!  Check out the fun and informative Imagine That! Digistamp Facebook Group, too. 

Happy Birthday! a New Release at MHKDesigns

It's April 5, and the MHKDesigns team is showcasing one of the month's new releases today.  Check out the MHKDesigns blog, and each of the designers blogs for a chance to win this set (or maybe the entire new release!)  Today's featured release is "And Many More". It has a very vintage feel to it -- adorable!  You'll find this set, all the new releases, and many, many more great sets in the MHKDesigns Etsy Store. 

This card uses the image from And Many More and a sentiment from the set. The papers are also from MHKDesigns.  This is the Easter Flowers digital papers set. 

MHKDesigns sets used on this card:

And Many More

Easter Flowers Digi Papers

There will be more new releases throughout the month.  Come back on April 10, April 15, April 20, and April 25 to see the entire new release and what the incredible designers from this team have created with them.  You won't be disappointed.  All the fun starts on the MHKDesigns blog!

Have you entered this month's challenge yet?  It's just getting starting.  It's Anything Goes if you use an MHKDesigns image.  There's an inspiration board if you use another image.  Come join in!

Don't forget about the MHKDesigners & Friends Facebook group for more inspiration, news, and fun. 

Bloom -- for Path of Positivity

It's the first Monday of April, which means it's time for a new challenge on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog. The optional theme this month is The Beauty of Nature, or you can link up any positive themed project.

Here's my Beauty of Nature entry:

I love to color roses, and this one from this month's guest sponsor, Sparkle N Sprinkle, was a joy to color. I used Copic markers on it, then fussy cut it out.  The shaped card was a design I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  The papers and sentiment -- all digital - are from Paper Whimsies. 

The challenge at Path of Positivity Challenge blog goes a month.  You have until April 30 to join in on The Beauty of Nature.  

Christmas Greeting -- for the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up

April 1!  Time for a new challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  This month's optional theme is "The Ghost of Christmas Past" -- we want to see vintage projects!

Here's mine!  

Our guest sponsor this month is Luna Girl.  Karen makes it very easy to bring a vintage feel to projects.  Check out her wonderful store!

I created this card using a collage sheet from the Luna Girl store called Vintage Christmas.  I used one image from the sheet and fussy cut it out.  The papers for this card, made especially for this challenge, are from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.  You can win one of the wonderful vintage papers by linking up 2 Christmas card this month at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up. 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up runs from today through April 30, so join in the fun and the prizes.  I'd love to see what you make!

Chirp Up! for MHKDesigns April Challenge

Hello, and happy April!  April 1, April Fool's Day, a day of having tricks pulled on you, so be careful!  It's also the first day of a new challenge at MHKDesigns.  You have all month to join in the fun.  I hope you do!  Every challenge is Anything Goes, if you use an MHKDesigns image or paper.  There is an inspiration board if you don't.

Using this month's inspiration board, here's what I created for the April MHKDesigns challenge:

I used a variety of MHKDesigns sets from the Etsy Shop to create this card.  The bird on the branch is from the Birds & Branches Digital Stamp Set.  I colored it with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a paintbrush.  The "chirp up" sentiment is from the Tweet Tweet digital stamp set.  Papers on this card are also from MHKDesigns.  They are the Cheerful Chirpings Digital Papers

MHKDesigns Products used on this card:

Cheerful Chirpings Digi papers

Birds & Branches Stamp Set

Tweet Tweet Stamp Set

There are so many wonderful products in the MHKDesigns Etsy shop that entering this month's challenge is easy peasy!  Here's the inspiration photo in case you need it:

I hope you join us this month for the April MHKDesigns Challenge.  We have great prizes to win!  Check the MHKDesigns blog often for fantastic inspiration.  There will be wonderful new releases this month that you WON'T want to miss!  Don't forget about the MHKDesigners & Friends Facebook group for more fun, news, and inspiration. 

Welcome Spring - for Imagine That! Digistamp

Hello, and happy Thursday!  It's time for some Thursday inspiration over on the Imagine That! digistamp blog.  Since it's spring, and I recently saw my first robin, I thought I'd make a springtime-themed card to celebrate the occasion!

Those of you keeping up on my chemo journey, I am done with chemo treatments.  Woohoo!  I got Influenza A with the last chemo treatment and it turned into pneumonia.  A week later, I was out of the hospital.  I am still recovering from that ordeal, but feel like I am finally among the living.  Next week, another PET scan will (hopefully) show the cancer is truly in remission, and then it's gaining strength and I'm on my way!  I'm off of work for a couple more months yet because my immune system has gotten so weak, but now that it's spring, I'm hoping to get back to walking and gaining strength quickly.

Speaking of spring, I used the Leesa's Tulip digital stamp set to create this: 

This set comes with 3 digital papers, and I used all three of them on this card.  There are also some sentiments included with Leesa's Tulip,  and I used one of them here.  This is the pre-colored version of Leesa's Tulip.

I used a Sizzix die to make this card, and a butterfly die from Hot Off the Press.

Imagine That! Digistamp products used:

Leesa's Tulip

Did you join the monthly challenge in the Creative Playground?  Each month, there's a great free set if you use an Imagine That! Digistamp image.  A new challenge starts soon, so please join in the fun!  There's a great Facebook group you need to check out, too.  You'll find all the fun and information here. 

Today is Full of Possibilities -- for the Path of Positivity

Hello, happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend!  It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration over on the Path of Positivity Challenge blog. The optional theme this month is "Birth of New Beginnings", or use any positive theme you'd like. 
We have 2 guest sponsors this month:  Limited Runs and Kitten Scraps.  For the mid-month inspiration, I had the pleasure of designing with the Butterfly 6 digital stamp from Limited Runs.  I used it to create this:

I played around a bit with this butterfly, flipping it a couple times and re-sizing it.  Then, I sponged the background using the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks.  I think it gives it a watercolor feel, but it's done strictly with inks.   The background papers are from Close To My Heart, and the sentiment is, too.  I thought the sentiment tied in nicely with the New Beginnings theme.  A day full of possibilities is a day full of new beginnings.  Spring is full of new beginnings.  That's why I like butterflies so much.  They are a sign of new life for me. 

I hope you have a chance to link up with us at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.  Our sponsors are offering great prizes, it's a fun theme, and I'd love to see what you create!  You have until April 2.