It's a Boy

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring  the challenge at ScrapCreations (theme: Baby) .    If you have time go visit  Scrap Creations  and   play along, you could win a Doodle Pantry prize and what could be more delightful that that!!

Card Details.

• I used Doodle Pantry's  digital stamp 'Happy BirdieB' and doesn't he look all reved up about the new addition:)
•  Stampin Up paper and some left over wall paper (the blue background  paper).
• The balloons were stamped, coloured, cut out and  Crystal Effects added for  shine. I do not know from whence they came as there is nothing on the stamp ( I had picked it up at a local dollar store).
• The sentiment is computer generated. 
• The striped border stamp is from Stampin Up2004.
• Technique:  Printed out two birdies and using a circle die   placed it around one  birdie, shaded the area in with some bashful blue ink (Stampin Up). I coloured the other birdie, cut it out  and placed it on top of the first to give a dimensional look. ( used dimensional tape) '
• The final step was to add some twine and a little star 
• The design layout is from 'I{heart }2 stamp'.
•  Medium used: Prismacolor Marker

Challenges:

Scrap Creations : theme Baby

Lollipop Crafts: special summer challenge

A Gem of a Challenge:#25 Lets hear it for the Boys-  I say start the cheering early in life:)

Totally Gorjuss: Challenge89 - all about boys

Crafters Companion: challenge 14c- one for the boys

The Craft Garden: July Challenge - use a Bird on your project

 I {heart}2 Stamp: July Sketch

Bathing Bumble's

 I love the little bunny I used for my image, he looks so peaceful  relaxing in his tub with the bubbles floating away. I gave him a meadow  with a few clouds, coloured him with Prismacolors, added some Stickles to the bubbles  and he was done.  Framed him with Spellbinders 'wonky squares' , added a couple of homemade flowers and some epoxy stickers from  Recollections to complete the card.

Stamp: Stampabilities 'Relaxing Bubbles'   Bumble; Stampin Up background stamp - sanded

Paper: Stampin Up

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilites and Marianne Designs (flourish stem)

Punch: Martha  Stewart (blue Flower) , Christmas branches; Marvy Uchida daisy punches (large flower) ,   Fiskars (large flower)

Other: stickers by Recollections, Stickles

Challenges:

House Mouse and Friends: challenge 99 Make a Splash

Tuesday Throwdown: challenge # 57 Fun in the Sun

Paper Playtime: challenge #50 Summer

 The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges: July Challenges - Get Punchy requires an animal

Polka Doodles Week 28 Challenge:- Long Hot Summer

Christmas in July Kitty

It is July  and time for some Christmas card making, I do love making Christmas Cards!!

No you are not seeing double,  this is my second Christmas card using this wonderful cat image from Doodle Pantry. I  love this kitty cat  she is just so cute. I used two different images and merged them together to get the  Christmas picture I was looking for. Starting to really like merging:).

Card details:

Stamps:  Shaggy Cat from Doodle Pantry, Christmas Accessories from Doodle Pantry, background stamp (on the green paper) by All Night Media.

Punches: Martha Stewart  Christmas Branches, Christmas Border , Christmas Corner and snowflake.

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Create a Flake (for the large flower), Wonky Square

Embossing folder -  Swiss Dots

OK, the gremlins are about and causing mischief today. Twice the post  disappeared while I was working on it and I had to re do the whole post. ???  I started out a happy poster full of good cheer

which befits a Christmas card maker and ended up an old shrew , screeching  'what the heck' . Oh well all seems to be going OK now so I am back full of good cheer-lol.

Challenges entered:

Craft Us Crazy: challenge #12 Christmas in July

Digi Doodle Shops challenge #67: Make Your Own Flowers: I made my snowflake flower using punches

The Rubber Cafe: challenge #26 Spellbound by Spellbinders: I use wonky squares,and create a flake or two

Fresh Brewed Blog FBC55 : Triple Play three of anything: I have three presents, three litlle snowflakes

Digital Tuesday: challenge #118 Spellbound use one or more dies (spellbinders or otherwise) - I used two (Wonky Squares and Create a Flake or Two)

PaperPrettiesWednesday Challenge: PWC162- use an animals - I used a kitty

Simon SaysStamp Challenge: anything goes

Amber's Crafts and Stuff: challenge#18- embossing - I dry embossed the white background paper cardstock

Detachable Bookmark Card

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring  the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge Blog (theme: Summer reading. Create a card w/detachable bookmark) .   What a delightful challenge this one is, so much fun to make and  everyone can use an additional bookmark can't they!

If you have time go visit  Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge Blog  and perhaps play along, you could win a Doodle Pantry prize. WooHoo!!!!!

Card Details. I used Doodle Pantry's  new release digital stamp set 'Wild Rose', Stampin Up paper and some left over digi paper from DP's 'Peacock Birdie' stamp set (the blue  paper with the white spots). The flowers are handmade using  various flower punches . The sentiment on the detachable bookmark 'the earth laughs in flowers' is from Rubbernecker Stamps.

The bookmark has been perforated on the side attached to the card so it can be  detached from it, just give it a tug, easy peasy!

Challenges:

Re challenges entered - I live in a province where our motto is "Wild Rose Country' and in the late spring and early summer  these roses are everywhere -well not in the urban centers- but out in the country. When you see the roses you know summer is here and the fun begins:) Except this year when the mosquito's torment you so they take the fun away:)

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge Blog: Summer Reading: card with a detachable book mark

 Charisma Cardz#27: all about flowers

DutchDare: challenge#120 summer fun  - the flowers were the harbinger of summer and all that  it entails 

Rainbow Ladies Challenge#160: in the country - in my case a    roses that fill our (Alberta's) countryside

Allsortschallenge blog: week 111 - Free and easy July  

Stamp Insanity: anything goes

One Stop Craft Challenge: Challenge#139 Summer Time

ooh la la Challenge blog: challenge 84 Tag It

I Did It Creations: challenge #63 Floral

Anything Goes challenge Blog: more than one fold- I have three until you detach the bookmark:0)

Scene of Three

I made this card using digital stamps from Make it Crafty and practised a new technique (for me) of merging more than two digital images together to make a scene. Make it Crafty is having a 1 year celebration  and will be celebrating all of July! To have a look at their stamps  go to their site at  Make It Crafty! I quite like this card because it seems somewhat mystical  and the garden appears  filled with magical things.

 I use three images (two characters - the little girls  and one landscape ) to complete this scene.

Card Details;
Stamps: Make it Crafty; Sitting Jane, Forest Flowers, Summer Dream
Technique: merging digital images, heat embossing
Medium: Prismacolor Markers
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities: inverted circles,  beaded circles(the one with the button on it); Marianne Designs Creatables 'Frame Swirl', Stampin Up's 'Beautiful Wings'
Punches: Martha Stewart's scary branches, double edged punch;
Flower: handmade using various punches - EK Success  1" and 1/ their  1/2' Retro flower punches and Friskas Daisy punch
Other: Yellow Button from my Mother's button box - I love using her old button's, it brings back memories of her:)

Challenges Entered:
  Make it colourful(Make it Crafty's challenge blog):Merge stamps  - I used three
The Crafty Pad Challenge #129 Lots of Texture
Stamps R Us: through the garden gate
Lollipop Crafts:  Special Summer Challenge anything goes
One Stitch at a Time: challenge #70 - anything goes
Allsorts: week 111 Free and Easy

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #44 At the Beach

Challenge #44

It is time for another challenge at Lexi's Creations. The challenge this fortnight is to create a project  with an 'at the beach' theme: Take a quick trip over to  Lexi's site , you might want to join the fun!

See main challenge blog for sponsor details:

I choose  one of Lexi's wonderful images called 'J.T'  and brayered a background of water and sand. Added a little bit of interest  in the top left corner and it was done. I like the result even if my brayering looks like it is bringing on a storm. Oh well, storms do brew:)

Card Details:

Digital Stamp: FDC Fairy Dust Crafts   'J.T'

Medium: Prismacolor markers

Dies Used: Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Lacy Squares',  Sizzlits 'Little Leaves' from Stampin Up

Punch: Martha Stewart Christmas Branches

Technique; Zindorf brayering tutorials

Challenges Entered:

Papertake Weekly: anything goes, optional buttons

Divas By Design;#5 Die Cuts and Punches

Creative Inspirations: challenge #119  at the seaside

Stampavie and More: challenge #146 -more than 3 layers - I have 5

Paper Crafting Journey:PCJchallenge #14 - for him

Stampin B's challenge #118  beach scene

Totally Papercrafts: challenge#74 The Beach

Bearlymine:#14 Anything goes

DutchDare: challenge #120 summer fun

Paperplaytime challenge #50 Summer

Pollycraft Monday Challenge: challenge 101  GreatOutdoors

Mami Doodles Digital Stamps: challenge # 30 At the Beach

Doodle Pantry - July 5th Release - Peacock Birdie

My card for the Doodle Pantry July 5th Release 
It is time for another release over at Doodle Pantry and Laurie has again delivered a wonderful assortment of  new images. Please do go over and take a look.

Challenge DPDC#14  The theme for the DPDC#14 challenge is 'Use a Doodle Pantry Image'   For playing along and submitting an entry using Doodle Pantry images, you will get  one  FREE!  (DPDC14 complimentary image is 'Peacock Birdie' - is he not just adorable)


Prize: One randomly selected winner will win a $15.00 gift certificate for  a Doodle pantry product.

AND Doodle Pantry 's Digi Grab Bag is:
50%  off for 2 weeks from the 5th to the 19th.
Wonderful images for a great price, see here for all the details.

Card details:
Digital Stamp: Doodle Pantry July 5th release 'Peacock Birdie' ; the sentiment is  from the same set and I merged it with the image of the peacock to make one image
Digital Papers: coloured papers  (peacock green and the flowered paper from Doodle Pantry's Peacock Birdie set)
Medium: Prismacolor's markers
Die cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities (standard circles small ;scalloped circles) and Sizzix 'Scribbles Swirls' for the flourishes. Stampin Up 'Beautiful  Wings for the butterflies.
Other: Sakura gell pen , small pearls

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Blog:   Week 110 - Free and easy July
the Paper Shelter: challenge #20 - anything goes
DigiDoodleShop: challenge#65 - anything goes
 Stamp Something: July Digi Day Challenge- use a digi
Bling it on: challenge #5 - anything goes
Stampalot: challenge for July (monthly)  -anything goes