I've Been Published

I have been Published: So exciting for me and Doodle Pantry: in what you ask- why in Complete Cardmaking Issue 50, with a theme of Children's Birthday! So fun! I choose Doodle Pantry's Vintage Bear and their circle  Happy Birthday sentiment. Here it is:

Card recipe:
Stamps: Doodle Pantry - Vintage Bear & Doodle Pantry - Rounded Wishes: Background cling stamp - Impression Obsession  - Splatter
Paper: Stampin' Up - whisper white,early espresso, Bermuda bay, calypso coral
Designer paper: Doodle Pantry - Cute Critter Digital Papers - Paper4
Colour Medium:  Prismacolor Markers, Stampin' Up ink Bermuda Bay & Calypso Coral for sponging
Die Cuts: Spellbinders - standard circles, classic scalloped circle, inverted scalloped circle; Memory Box- fabulous phlox, precious hearts; Stampin' Up - Embosslits die  sweet buttons
Other' small rhinestones , stickles on flower center
Techniques: dimensional - button popped up with foam dimensionals; Heat Embossing - background stamp

Complete Cardmaking is a UK company and featured Doodle Pantry for issue 50.  Myself and  six of my team-mates have been published  woohoo! Isn't that fabulous!
 You can see my little bear on the bottom middle of the card, instructions and photo etc is on the inside, can't wait to get my magazine to see it all.

'tis the Season

Whimsy Stamps, Little Miss Muffet Stamps and Make it Crafty have joined together for a three company blog hop and challenge to celebrate their new releases this week. To catch all the fun go to the Three Company blog site.

Card recipe:
Make it Crafty:  Gift Way digital stamp
Little Miss Muffet: Saffron digital stamp
Whimsy Sentiment -ticket
I only had one Little Miss Muffet stamp and that was Saffron so I used her:O)

I merged the gift-way digital stamp with the Saffron stamp and obtained the above image of the girl (Saffron) standing in front of the presents and the way-signs. I stamped Warm and Wishes on the way sign and hand wrote 'winter' on the middle slat. Coloured the image with Prismacolor markers, added glitter glue to the snow on the sign and ground  and then to add interest to Saffron's hat and muff I used  white fuzzy flock . To finish the card off I added   flourishes from Marianne designs die cuts and a snowflake flower from Spellbinder die cuts. Punched out a few hearts to send some 'love' along the way.

Update: won at Digi Designs Challenge Blog
Update: won the grand prize at Three Company- Paris challenge - published in the Whimsy online magazine !!!

Challenges:
Three Company - Paris Challenge: Love
Little Miss Muffet Challenge:   Valentine's  or Love or anything goes if you have a Little Miss Muffet image
Winter Wonderland: A Christmas card- anything
Allsorts Challenge Blog: week 142 or anything goes
Digi Designs Challenge Blog: It's All About Snow!
My Sheri CRAFTS:#79 Warm Wishes- while  mine may not look warm it is wishing 'warm winter wishes',hope that counts!
The Stamp Man Challenge: Texture: I have an embossed background and lots of added details
Craft Us Crazy: #21 Favorite Colour /Favorite Embellishment   Green is my all time favourite colour and for embellishments I love anything that  is or resembles a flower. In this card i have made a snowflake flower:)
Shelly's Images-Terrifically Thrilling Thursday- Show us what You Got  (anything goes)