DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #64- Lace and Ribbon

My DT Card for Lexi's Creations    Challenge #64 - Lace and Ribbons

 The challenge will run April 30th- May 12th,2012     Put on your creativity hats and come share with us  your special version of the theme. Can't wait to see what you come up with!  Be sure to check-out the work by my team mates over at Lexi's Creations. They are all so talented!

Sponsor:    Our sponsor this fortnight   is 'Crop Stop':  If you are passionate about paper-crafting whether it be scrapbooking your memories, making cards or altered art, CropStop is your one-stop solution.    Do go and have look....
                                                    

Card details:
Stamp:  'Chrissie' image from Fairy Dust Crafts  , sentiment from Whimsy stamps

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities   Wonky Rectangles; Marianne Designs - flourish and Butterfly
Punch: circle punches by Marvy and Fiskars

Paper:  Forever in Time  for the patterned paper,and Stampin' Up cardstock for the plain 
Ribbon:'Celebrate it' from the Michaels store
Lace: Simplicity edged lace


Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #29 Mother's day or for a women
Dream Valley Challenges:  #31 For a special lady
Paper Sundaes: Challenge #118 Ribbon and pearls - blue ribbon and bow and pearls on butterfly
The Paper Players Challenge: # 93 Tic Tac Toe:  I used designer paper, ribbon and square card
Mark's Finest Papers: Speedy Fox and Friends: Challenge #105 _Blues - hopefully I don't have too much yellow?
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog:DT call and Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Challenge  - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge:Simon Says - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew:Challenge #( Ribbon
Deep Ocean Challenge#23:#24 Use Punches and dies\
Scrap Creations: Going Grey with Scrap Creations: It's a Girl Thing

Sounds of Spring

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the 'Stamptacular Sunday Challenge'  April 29th, 2012 challenge this week and the theme is Spring Bling.  Go take a peek   and  if you enter their challenge you might win a Doodle Pantry prize.  

 The Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #23 starts  May 1st  (12:00 noon EST)- theme just use a Doodle Pantry image. If you don't have one there are lots of freebies at the Doodle Pantry Shop and you  get a Doodle Pantry image just for participating in the challenge. Such a deal!   May 1st is also new release day over at Doodle Pantry with some amazing new images, be sure to stop in and have look! 

• Stamp: Doodle Pantry digital stamp Spring Song Birdies
• Sentiment: Doodle Pantry digital sentiment from the  Spring Song Birdies stamp set
• Die Cuts: Spellbinder Nestabilites - Lables four,  Whimsey Stamps 'Vines' flourish.
•  Punches: McGill Craftivity 'Multi Tags scallop'; EK  Success 1/2" retro flower punch: Martha Stewart Edge Punch  
• Bling: pearls, yellow  glitter glue, green  stickles, red stickles

Note: I have won twice with this card-  Raise the Bar Top Three and Scrap it With a Song - won the April Challenge 

Challenges:
1. Clearly Stamp: Clearly Inspired Challenge #50 - Spring
2.Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #69 Spring
3.Emergency Crafters: Bold and Bright
4.Prairie Fairy Fridays Challenge #77 : Anything with Flowers
5.Fairy Tale Challenge Blog: #40 - green and yellow
6.Raise the Bar Challenge #102 'Lei' Day - flowers, tropical images or anything that makes your think of paradise
7.Stampin' for the Weekend: Sparkle and shine
8. Chocolate,Coffee and Cards:   Bingo - I used the diagonal row - no pattern paper, punches and emboss
9.Crop Stop: For the Birds
10.Scrap it with a Song: April  Challenge- Spring Fever (Elvis)

Girl in a Garden

This card was created for the Crafters Digital Art Centers Progressive Challenge SERIES 3. 16(cdacpc16) Theme : "Somethings in the Air!"   Challenge #16   runs   April 17th - April 30th The Whoopsiedaisy Digi Stamp image was one of five freebies available to pick from. You have to make one or more projects from the available images in order to receive the next challenges freebies and you must be a member of CDAC to participate.  

I fully intended for this card to have a sentiment, had it all made  and just noticed it laying on my craft desk, rats!   Too tired/lazy to put it on and retake my pictures.  The card was also to have three flowers on it but one got up and walked away - must have as I could not find it anywhere, so I changed my design  to accommodate just one - another rats!

  Card details:

• stamp: digital by Whoopsiedaisy
• colour medium: Prismacolor Markers,Copics 
• Die Cuts: Whimsy Stamps 'Vines' die cuts;   Spellbinders  Deckled rectangles, Stampin 'UP 'Beautiful Wings' - green butterfly
• Punch: Martha Stewart for the green flower and blue butterfly. EK Success Retro 1/2 ' flowers
•  pearls
• DT paper from a friend who got it from a magazine:)  

Challenges:
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge- 130- Anything Goes
Fairy Fun Fridays:#77 - Anything With Flowers
The Fussy and Fancy Girls #161 - Punches and Dies
The Poodles Parlour: Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamps #60 Rain or Shine
Crop Stop: #69 to the Birds ( I have one lone itty bitty bird , hope he counts)
Moving Along With The Times: Garden or Flowers
Southern Girls Challenge: Get Your Girly On

Birthday Bear

Beccy from 'Beccy's Place' has recently started a  Monthly Challenge and her April Challenge theme is -All about Chocolate, create a paper craft project using chocolate coloured paper , trim and embellishments . You can use a bit of added colour if you want plus you must   use one of her images. I adore Beccy's digital stamps and she has been so generous in the past with her Freebies. This   little bear is called 'Birthday Bear' and is one of many I got from her site. Is he not adorable or what.  Not sure from his expression if he is in an 'Ooops  I got caught' moment, or  the bite he took caused him to go off into Chocolate heaven for a moment:O). I started with a sketch but veered off and now  I'm not sure whose sketch it was. Sorry! The cupcake in the corner was also a freebie from Beccy's.  She has now opened a digital stamp shop and is selling her new creations see here.

Card Details:
Stamps: Beccy's Place - digital stamps 'Birthday Bear' and  'Cupcake Strawberry'
Colour Medium - Prismacolor Markers
Paper: weathered paper is a digital freebie from Stamp TV, larger background paper from K&Company Paper Pad called Julianne;  card stock Early Espresso from Stampin' Up
Ribbon: Crafts dollarama

Challenges entered:
Beccy's Place : April Challenge- all about chocolate
Totally Paper Crafts: All Buttoned Up
Wags n' Whispers Stamps: #77 Anything Goes
Shelly's Images: TTTC: Anything Goes
Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge: Four Legged friends
Oozak: Challenge #1: Anything Goes
The Pretty Little Ribbon: April Challenge #9 - To die for  (use punches or Dies)
Inky Impressions Birthday Creations:  mine is  for a 1st Birthday
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #26 - Birthday Cake It's for a one year old and so are you - Happy anniversary!
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #35 - punches or dies

Tea Time

I have used another great image from the Outlaws   Creative Freebie Challenge. It is a progressive challenge and the images to be used are from digital  images drawn by Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images.   The above image is by  Sandi Huggett   and I colored it with Prismacolor markers. The card design is my own.  I added the flower made from a Stampin' Up Sizzix die set called 'Birds & Bloom'.  The flourish is a  Marianne Designs Creatables die cut called 'Forest Branches' The red center is also a Creatables die cut LR0154, which I dry embossed with 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder..   The  background paper is  from Stampin Up'. 

Challenges:

Bearly Mine: #31 Embossing - I used dry embossing on the red background

Crafty Sentiments Designs: use a digi

Tip Top Tuesday: #74 Spotty and Dotty

Use it Tuesday : #29 Anything Goes -All blue coloured papers /cardstock came from my stash (leftover pieces from previous projects) for example:  The flower was made a while ago,never got used and as it went with  the card coloursI added it to the card,  the flourish was also made out of left over paper.
Craft Your Passions:#106 Die Cuts/Punches
House of Gill: #31 Flowers -
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes
Truly madly Crafty: April Challenge - Handmade flowers
Whoopsie Daisy Challenge: Let's Make it Free and easy

Umbrella Ants - Hugs

I created this card using a sketch from Sassy Studios Design and pretty much copied it as it was laid out. I astonished myself in that I did not embellish it any further ( I do like my embellishments:O)!  I found I quite liked it as is! The darling image is from a Doodle Pantry stamp set from their April 1st release (see here) and is free with purchase April 1st thru April  24th.. The Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #22  is still on till April 24th and you receive a free stamp set just for participating (theme  - must use a Doodle Pantry image  and  they do have freebies to choose from),  plus a Doodle Pantry prize if you win. All good deals , do go take a look!

Card Details  card 51/4 x55/8 inches

• Stamp: Doodle Pantry digital stamp Umbrella Ants
• Design: Sassy Studio Designs sketch from Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge #120
• Die Cuts: Spellbinder Nestabilites -Deckled Rectangles,  Stampin' Up  Sizzlits Die Set 'Lots of Tags'
• Punch: Stampin' Up Scalloped  Trim Border punch
• Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up Square Lattice
• Paper:   digital paper from Doodle Pantry's Umbrella Ants stamp set,   the red with white circles background paper is from stash
• Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers
• Other: Pearl  Halves

Update: won the  Karen Doodles challenge and the Top 3 pick for Incy Wincy Designs challenge

Challenges:
1.Sassy Studios Design: Sketch challenge
2. Craft Your Passion #106 Use Punches and Dies
3.Get Hippity with Ippity #19 Rain and or Showers
4.Incy Wincy designs: #142 Digi's Only
5.Karens Doodles: #102 - Something Spring  - mine is spring showers
6.Lollipop Crafts: #76 Spring Fling
7.Ooh La La Creations: #103 Bold & Bright
8.Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Embossing Wet or Dry- I used Dry embossing for the bottom  inch of so of my card
9. Pollycraft Monday Challenge: #136 Cute Critters - I think my ants are pretty cute
10.Stamp and Create: April Monthly Challenge- Spring

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #63 - Use Your Punches and Dies

My DT Card for Lexi's Creations    Challenge #63 - Use Your Punches and Dies!    The challenge will run April 16th - April 28th,2012     Put on your creativity hats and come share with us  your special version of the theme. Can't wait to see what you come up with!  Be sure to check-out the work by my team mates over at Lexi's Creations. They are all so talented!

 

Sponsor  Fairy Dust Crafts Your one stop shop for Lexi's Digi images and a growing choice of delicious crafting goodies. Their digital images are also available as clear rubber stamps'

Card details 

Stamp: 'Melissa' from Fairy Dust Crafts  

Colour Medium: Prismacolor markers

Dies Used: Spellbinders Nestabilities  'Labels Four'; Marianne Designs for the  flourishes  and the doily looking  circle in the background

Punch: Martha Stewart for the small branch under flower 

Flower: from stash

Challenge:

Sweet Stampin: Girly but no Pink
Card makin' Mamas: Getting Girlie
Prairie fairy Fridays: #76 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #52 - Spring Summer Colours
Scrapbook Sisters: Card Challenge 79 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Spring
One Stitch at a Time:  #109 Bright
Paper Sundaes: #116 Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chicks Card Caravan challenge #17: Spring
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: challenge #135 Use Something transparent - my flower has see through mesh as it's petals

Pansy Turtle

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the 'One Stop Craft Challenge'  April 14th, 2012 challenge this week and the theme is include three circles.  Go take a peek   and  if you enter their challenge you might win a Doodle Pantry prize. Now, if you use a Doodle Pantry image you could also enter the  Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #22 and receive a free Doodle Pantry image just for participating, plus a prize if you win.    Doodle Pantry has a freebie section if you need an image.

Also: Doodle Pantry is offering a free image stamp set called Love Earth  with any $2.00 or  more purchase at their shop, offer good   to April 24th..

Card details:   card 5 x5 inches

• Stamp: Doodle Pantry digital stamp Pansy Turtle 
• Sentiment: Doodle Pantry digital sentiment from their Rounded Circles stamp set (the 'good time' was stamped in the middle and is from a Whimsy Stamps Ticket set
• Die Cuts: Spellbinder Nestabilites,  Spellbinders Shapeabilities, Marianne Designs
• Paper:  the blue flowered paper in circle is digital paper from Doodle Pantry's Blue Jay stamp set,   the background paper is from K&Company's Specialty Paper  card stack

 

Challenges:

Crafty Catz:#128 Animals

DeliciousDoodles: #17 Loads of Layers 

Prairie Fairy Fridays: #76 Anything Goes

Lily Pad:Simon Says Stamp presents a Flower challenge

The Poodles Parlour: Going Round in Circles

Wags & Whiskers:#77 Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy: #25 Mother's Day and /or Flowers-   mine is flowers

Crafts and Me Challenge: We are Going 3D - anything with a lift

Crafty Creations: #165 Flower Power- flower buttons from stash

Fab n Funky:#116 On all 4's

Bear Angel

This card was created for the Crafters Digital Art Centers Progressive Challenge SERIES 3. #15 (cdacpc15) Theme : "It's all about the Bears!"   Challenge #15   runs   April 2nd  - April 16th

The Bugaboo image was one of five freebies available to pick from. You have to make one or more projects from the available images in order to receive the next challenges freebies and you must be a member of CDAC to participate.  

  Card details:

• stamp: digital by Bugaboo
• colour medium: Prismacolor Markers
• Die Cuts: corner  die from Marianne Designs ;    Spellbinders  Standard and Scalloped circles
• Sentiment: ticket sentment  by Whimsy Stamps
• Colour medium: Prismacolor markers
• Cuttlebug Embossing folder  

Challenges:

1. Anything Goes #64: Anything Goes at Anything Goes

2.Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: Stella says  Sketch #108

2.Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps #110 Anything Goes

4.Shopping Our Stash: #47: Masculine  or  Boy Colours -  All the blue and blue grey cardstock and papers have been in my stash for several years

5.Use it Tuesday #29 - Anything Goes:  All the blue and blue grey cardstock and papers have been in my stash for several years

6.Critter Sketch Challenge Blog; #110 - Critters

7.Lawnscaping Challenge #31- Colouring  - I used markers (Prismacolor)

8.Tammy's Scrapin Corner #5 Anything Goes with a twist- Embossing

9.One Stitch at a Time: 1108 Use a Digi

Morning Glories on a Wall

I have used another great image from the Outlaws   Creative Freebie Challenge. It is a progressive challenge and the images to be used are from digital  images drawn by Anne Fenton and Sandi Huggett. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images.   The above image is by  Anne Fenton   and I colored it with Prismacolor markers. The card design is my own.  I added the additional flower from a Marianne Designs die cute and the flourish from Tim Holtz's Elegant Flourishes  Sizzix die.  The sentiment is a  Hobby Palies freebie. Embossing folder 'Script' by Cuttlebug. The flowered  blue background paper is  a Doodle Pantry digital paper  from their new April 1st release.

Challenges:

1. Fab 'n' Funky: Embossing - I dry embossed  

2.Little Darlings Challenges - #20 Outside - my morning glories are growing against an outside wall

3.Paper Pretties PWC200: Monochromatic

4. Papercraft Star: #91: Anything Goes

5. Creative Craft World: March Mini Challenge  March 20th - April 19th - blue theme

6. Just keep on Crafting:#1 Anything Goes

7.Oozak: Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

8.Papertake weekly : Anything Goes

9.DigiDesign: Emboss it, Anyway you want - I dry embossed mine

First Snow

Sassy Studio Designs has a Christmas Challenge the last week of every month;  gives one a chance to make  up  a few cards before next Christmas.  I entered one in January, February so this is number 3!  I love this image, and is called First Snow by Sassy Studios. Makes into a great Christmas type card!   

Card Recipe

Stamp:  discontinued digital stamp from Sassy Studio Designs called First Snow

Sentiment from Whimsy Stamps

Prismacolor Markers

Die Cuts - Spellbinder Nesatabilities for the frames  and their Shapeabilities  'Create a Flake Two" for the very large snowflakes.and  Whimsy Stamps 'Vines'

Background paper  unknown but bought at Michael's a few yrs. ago

Glitter: Stickles added to the snowflakes on the image and to the dots on the large snowflakes

Ribbon: from stash, a left over

Challenges:

1.Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy Thursday #118; Christmas- use a Sassy Studio digi & ribbon and bling

2. Anything Goes:#64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

3. Crazy Amigo: April Does What it wants : free theme

4. PaperTake Weekly: Anything Goes

5. Craft Your Passion Challenge #104 Dot and Stripe - use one or both

6. Fashionista Challenge: #1 Anything Goes for girls; be feminine with bling

7. 52(Christmas Card Showdown ) -Anything Goes

8. CHNC Challenge #66 - Get sentimental - must have sentiment on card

9.Crafts for Eternity: 3 of a kind - I have 3 large snowflakes 

10:Creatalicious Challenge: Sketch (and it's a beaut!)

Update: this card was one of the tip 5 picks for Creatalicious Sketch challenge

A Sweet Treat

Card details:
Stamp: Doodle Pantry Lollipop Worm - sentiment from same stamp set - New release April 1st,2012
Colour medium: Prismacolour markers
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge
Flower:  Annelies Karduks CREAlies
Flourish: found in stash  it is the remains of an earlier flourish
Punch: Martha Stewart butterflies and branch Note: blue flowered butterfly punched out of Doodle Pantry Digital Paper from the 'Bluejay ' stamp Set - new release April 1st








Doodle Pantry is a sponsor of the weekly challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketch  Challenge and a beautiful sketch it is. 

  Hope this has caught your interest and  you  go visit the site . If you join in the fun you might win a Doodle Pantry prize !!!  Happy Crafting and good luck!


Challenges:
Mark's Finest Papers:Speedy Fox and Friends-Challenge#101   Make a Square Card
Daisy Doodles Creative challenge#56 Spring
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #4: Anything Goes   ( I used the colours blue, green and brown )
The Crazy Challenge: #113 Spring
The Cutie Pie Challenge:#15 Favorite Cute stamp: well I have so many but this is my latest favourite!
Come and get Challenges: Bring it on  - Spring
Tip Top Tuesday: Easter or Animals or both: mine is animals
That Craft Place Challenge Blog;#8 All About Spring
Catch the Bug: Easter/ Spring - mine is spring
Sweet Stampin: Spring or Easter - mine is spring

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #62 - Focus on the Sentiment

My DT Card for Lexi's Creations    Challenge #62 - Focus on the Sentiment

 The challenge will run April 2nd - April 14th,2012     Put on your creativity hats and come share with us  your special version of the theme. Can't wait to see what you come up with!  Be sure to check-out the work by my team mates over at Lexi's Creations. They are all so talented!

Sponsor:    We have a new sponsor this fortnight and it is 'Crop Stop':  If you are passionate about paper-crafting whether it be scrapbooking your memories, making cards or altered art, CropStop is your one-stop solution.    

                                                      

Card details:

Stamp: 'Hug and Kisses - sentiment from Fairy Dust Crafts  

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities   Labels Twenty; Marianne Designs for the flourishes; Stampin' Up 'beautiful wings'

Flower: Recollections Floral Embellishments

Punch: Martha Steward branch  and  two butterfly punches 

Paper:   DCWV Silky Smooth Cardstock Stack, Stampin' Up Vanilla, wallpaper

 I think it is a very romantic looking card, you know, wedding or engagement sort of thing:O) I will be using this for a `congratulations on your engagement ' type card!

Challenges:
Crafting when we Can: #15 Things with Wings
Dream Valley Challenges:#29 Wedding/Love
Fashionista Challenge: First challenge- feminine with some bling
Totally Gorjuss:#125 Swirly & Whirly
Delicious Doodles:#16 Texture - i think my cards screams textures even if most of it comes from wall paper :)
Cupcake Inspirations #144 - I took the cram and beige and light brown tones as my inspiration
Rainbow Lady's Challenge #198 -  Butterflies
Southern Girls Challenge #41 You Got Something You wanna Say

Bluejay in My Garden

Doodle Pantry Specials for April:

The free w/purchase is Umbrella Ants from April 1-24.

NOFOOLING coupon code will take 25% off total cart contents from APRIL 1-3 ONLY (3 days) (excludes gift certs and watermarks).

ANT PAPER PACK -   free w/purchase from APRIL 1-3 (3 days), after that  there will be a price.

  

Go to'specials' at the Doodle Pantry Shop   to view images and for more details 

New release, New Challenge 

RELEASE DATE - April 1st ,2012  It is April release  day over at Doodle Pantry   and Laurie has some wonderful new  digital stamp sets for sale  and  precoloured versions of some  older stamp sets. I used  one of  the  new stamp sets called  'Bluejay'  for the above card. It comes in outline and pre-coloured versions (I used a precoloured version). A little bit of something for everybody in the latest release, do go here to see them all!

   

CHALLENGE  DATE: April 1st  1200 Noon EST-April  24th 9:00 PM

DPDC#22 (must use a digital image from Doodle Pantry and you get one free just for participating)

DPDC22 featured product is the Quirky Parrot,  play and get it free, or wait until April 25 to buy it.

See Here for :

Challenge  DPDC#22

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital from  Bluejay stamp set

Technique: criss cross card fold

Colour medium: Prismscolor Markers

Design paper:   Doodle Pantry 's digital paper included in  the BlueJay stamp set

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Standard Circles Small, Marianne Designs for the doily type circle and for the flourishes., Stampin' Up Sizzix Embosslits Sweetest Stem (for the branch on the insert)

Punches: Martha Stewart for the  butterfly and for the corner edges on the insert,Stampin up Rounded Tab

Flowers from EKSuccess  retro punches,  

Challenges entered:

1. Hiding in my Craft Room: HIMCR#40 Anything Goes

2.Our Creative Corner: How Green Is Your Spring

3.Totally Gorjuss: #125 Swirly Whirly

4.CardmadfairyDigi Days:#30 - Die Cuts and /or punches 

5. Chocolate, Coffee and Cards:#9 Fancy Folds Mine is a criss cross card fold

6.Crafty Catz #126 Use a Digi Image mine is Doodle Pantry digital image called Bluejay

7.Pattie's Creations: #40 Use a digi or ink stamp - Anything Goes

8.Stampin' for the Weekend: #6 Anything Goes

9.Wag'n Whiskers: #76 Say it with Flowers

10.Crafty Purple Frog Challenge #37 Anything Goes


Won the draw for Pattie'Creations!