Fancy Shoe Christmas

Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge  

This image is a digital stamp from Doodle Pantry called 'Fancy Shoe'. I coloured the shoe with Prismaclor markers and decorated the layout with Christmas paper, snowflakes and a 'be merry' sentiment.  I created this card for the Monday challenge at Bugaboo  which is  to create a Christmas card with a non traditional image: See here  for all the details!
  

The Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #25  is still open and will be till July 24th  so lots of time to enter;  the theme  is an easy one just use a Doodle Pantry image ( not just a sentiment).  Lots of changes for this months challenge rules so do read the post thoroughly if entering. July 1st was  also a new release day over at Doodle Pantry with some amazing new images, be sure to stop in   at  their New releases  to view them!

Doodle Pantry has two new PDF  Card Kits and they are quite amazing, head on over and take a look!  

Card Details:

Stamp:Doodle Pantry digital stamp set 'Fancy Shoe', Stampin' Up sentiment

Paper: Stampin Up whisper white,wild wasabi and cherry cobbler card stock; Stampin' Up  Designer Paper ' Be of Good Cheer'  

Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Stampin Up's Cherry Cobbler ink

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Marianne Designs flourish, Stampin' Up Birds & Blooms Scallop Circle

Punch: Martha Stewart   snowflake
other- pearls

Challenges
1. Catch the Bug- Christmas in July All week Long Challenge
 Monday- Create a Christmas Card with a Non Traditional Image
2.Divas by Design: #44 Anything Goes
3. The Paper Shelter: #73 Anything Goes
4.Die Cutting Diva's: #74 Christmas In July
5.LEJ Designs#12 Anything Goes
6.Tip Top Tuesday: #81 Use Circles
7.ABC Challenge: T for Two by Two - I used two pearls in two corners
8.Creatalicious Challenge: #36 Christmas in July
9. Hooked On Crafts: #22 Christmas in July

10: Fetch a Sketch : #28

Birthday Wishes & Handmade Flowers

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the Fab 'n' Funky challenge July 18th,2012 and the theme is a 'Make your own flowers':  Go take a look and if you enter their challenge you might win a Doodle pantry prize!

 The Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #25 started  July 1st and ends 9:00 PM eastern on the 24th: theme just use a Doodle Pantry image, not just a sentiment.  Lots of changes for this months challenge rules so do read the post thoroughly if entering. July 1st was  also a new release day over at Doodle Pantry with some amazing new images, be sure to stop in and have look, see here! 

Doodle Pantry has two new PDF  Card Kits. see here!

Card details

I hand made the three white and yellow flowers  following a tutorial from 'What a Pretty Mess'. 

• Stamp: Doodle Pantry digital stamp set Rounded wishes - I used the Big Birthday Wishes for this card and  merged a gift box into the center. The gift box is  from  Doodle Pantry's Christmas Accessories stamp set.
• Papers:  Stampin' Up card stock Chocolate Chip and Daffodil Delight; Design paper from magazine
• Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities standard circles & scalloped circles; Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations 'Belle Rose' for the foliage 
• Punch: Martha Stewart for the two small butterflies  and Stampin' Up  for the large butterfly
• Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers
• Other:  white pearl 

Challenges:
1. Bearly-Mine Challenges:#44 Girly Birthday Card - I used butterflies ,flowers and flourishes - that's pretty girly:O)
2.Crazy Amigo Challenge: Free Theme
3.LEJ Designs Challenge Blog:#12 Anything Goes
4. Papertake Weekly:All things Girly - I used  butterflies, flowers and flourishes - that's pretty girly!
5. By the Cute and Girly: A Day at the ______! - mine is a day in the garden
6.Mema's Crafts: Anything Goes

7. Mishelflo's Monthly Challenge: Happy Blooming Birthday
8.Crafty Boots: Bingo - I used Green,Pearls, Yellow
9. Love to Create: #24 Use 3 of something- I have 3 butterflies and 3 flowers
10.Simon saysStamp and Show: Challenge: NO Rules

Snowman with Holly

Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge  

This image is the digital coloured version of an image from Beccy's Place called 'Snowman with Holly'. I coloured over the scarf and one of the buttons with markers as I wanted a slightly different colour. This is a great image and a very easy card to make. I'm into easy  as I am still in catch up mode trying to enter the week long challenges over a Bugaboo. This one is for Sunday and the challenge is a sketch challenge: see here for all the details!

Note:

•  I created the background with Stampin Up's Blue Bayou ink and a small sponge.
• Using a home made template I inked the snow hills in with the sponge 

Card Details:

Stamp: Beccy's Place 'Snowman with Holly'   coloured version- was a freebie when I obtained it.

Paper: Stampin Up whisper white, not quite  navy

Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Stampin Up's Blue Bayou ink

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Shapeabilities 'Create a Flake Two'

Punch: Martha Stewart corner snowflake  for the small snowflake in the center of the largest flake

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes by Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

Challenges:
1. Catch the Bug- Christmas in July Week Long Challenges - Sunday Sketch Challenge 
2. Christmas Card All Year Round - July challenge- Use holly or poinsettia somewhere on your card.
3.Crafter's Companion:  #26 Ho-Ho-Ho Christmas
4.Creatalicious Challenge: #36 Christmas in July
5. Cupcake Craftroom: July Challenge- Layers  counting the matting and the two snowflakes I have eight
6.Lia Stamps:#21 Anything Goes
7.Mema's Crafts: July Challenge- Anything Goes
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Child's Christmas Card

Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge  

I love this image  and what an easy card to make:

• Take the image and  colour it
• Use a die cut to cut the image out
• Frame it with a contrasting piece of card stock using the same or slightly large die cut
• Make a sentiment
• Emboss a piece of card stock for the  background, attach image and sentiment
• Attach it to a border and a card base and you have a card!

 Now how easy was that!

I had company all week-end  and I am playing catch up  so I can enter all the challenges for the Bugaboo Blog challenges  which starts on Saturday and goes on all week. This card is for the Saturday Challenge which is to create a card for a child : See here for all the challenge details! 

Card Details:

Stamp:  Popcorn Bears

Paper: Stampin Up

Medium: Prismacolor Markers

Die Cuts: SpellbindersNestabilities  

Other: stickles   

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes by Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

Challenges:
1. Catch the Bug Christmas in July Saturday Challenge - Kid's  Christmas Card
2. Amusing Challenges: Christmas in July
3. CI Paints -Inspired by Christmas in July
4. One Stitch at a Time: #122 Anything Goes
5. Quirky Crafts Challenge: #115 Christmas in July
6. Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog: #116 Christmas in July
7. That Craft Place Challenge: Anything Goes
8. The Squirrel and the Fox: #22 Kid or Babies - mine is a card for a small child

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #69- For a Friend

Melissa with White Flower

Melissa With Original Flower

My DT Card for Lexi's Creations    Challenge #69 - For a Friend 

The challenge will run July 9th - July 21st,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'

OK ,why two Melissa's you ask, or maybe you don't:O)   I made the reddish orange  flower card first and  thought at the time it looked kinda Christmas like but only fleetingly and sent it off to Susan, who bless her heart sent back a thank-you for  the lovely Christmas card. Horrified I re checked my card and yes it does look like it has a poinsettia on it. Yikes what to do. I figured Susan had enough on her plate without asking her to replace the card I had sent with an updated one  and I would live with it. Then just before  the challenge went live I  quickly made a white flower and changed the card. So now you get to to see the before and after :O) You see, anybody in Alberta would have frozen to death out Christmas shopping in this outfit, although I could have sent the card  to my niece in the Caymens lol! Lordy, lordy sometimes I astound myself!   I don't know why but I find this quite humerous....

Card details:
Stamp:  'Melissa' image from Fairy Dust Crafts  , sentiment from Fairy Dust Crafts
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Deckled Rectangles, Standard Circle & Scalloped Circle; Sellbinders Shapeabilities -'Foliage'; Crealies  Creative Flower
Punch: Martha Stewart - butterfly

Paper:  DT paper Stampin' Up's 'everyday enchantment' and Stampin' Up   cardstock for the plain 
Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers, Copics for the skin


Challenges:
1. Catch the Bug: Anything Goes
2.ATC's and Cards with Attitude: #17 anything goes
3. Carmadfairy Digi days: #37 Summetime
4.Chocolate, Coffee and cards: #16 Anything Goes
5.Aud Sentiments: #28 Friend
6.My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenge: Make Something for Someone Special
7.Whimsy Inspirations Challenge  :#46 Anything Goes
8.Addicted to Stamps: #34 Card for Someone Special
9. That Craft Place: Anything Goes

Gift Card Holder

Inside of card

with insert

                                                                                    

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge July 8th,2012 and the theme is a 'Recipe': One of more circles or oval elements, at least two or more papers, at least one or more embellishment:

Go take a peek and if you enter their challenge you might win a Doodle Pantry Prize!

 The Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #25 started  July 1st and ends 9:00 PM eastern on the 24th: theme just use a Doodle Pantry image, not just a sentiment.  Lots of changes for this months challenge rules so do read the post thoroughly if entering. July 1st was  also a new release day over at Doodle Pantry with some amazing new images, be sure to stop in and have look, see here! 

Card details

• Stamp: Doodle Pantry digital stamp Quirky Snowmen
• Papers: Doodle Pantry papers from thier 'Blessed Christmas' stamp set
• Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities standard circles & scalloped circles; Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations 'Belle Rose' for the foliage,; Spellbinders Shapeabilities 'Create a Flake Two'
• Punch: Martha Stewart small snowflakes edged border
• Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers
• Other:  white pearl, crystal effects for the snowman's  eyes, mini button

Challenges:
1. 2 Sisters : Christmas in Jul2.
2. Catch the Bug : Anything Goes
3. CMC Copic Challenge or other alcohol markers: #47 Navy Blue/Dark Blues - Hopefully my colours are dark enough
4. CHNC Challenge #80: Snowmen
5. Annabelle Stamps Blog: Say it with Snowflakes
6. Polka Dots: week 27 Make a Gift card
7. Diva by Designs: #42 Red, white and Blue
8. Penny's Challenge: #83 Red, white and blue

Sunflower

Doodle Pantry Specials for July:

1.The free w/purchase is available from July 1st - July 15th  and is a  set   of  colored and non coloured images of three Quirky snowmen. Totally adorable images and includes sentiments too!  It's  a fabulous set, go to 'Specials' at the Doodle Pantry Shop   to view images and for more details . 
2.Items in the Digi Grab Bag (currently patriotic US items & some new releases) for 25% off.

New release, New Challenge 

RELEASE DATE - July 1st ,2012  It is July release  time 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  'Sunflower' .  The set comes in both an outline and pre-coloured version and with appropriate sentiments. Please go here to view them all!

CHALLENGE  DATE: July1st  1200 Noon EST-July24th 9:00 PM

There are changes this month  over at the Doodle Pantry challenge and the featured  image will be available from July 1st to 15th only. DPDC25 featured image is the Tiny Triceratops stamp set. Anyone can download it and use it to join the challenge. There will be two categories you can enter, one with the downloadable image and one for any other Doodle Pantry image. You can enter both categories if you wish for a chance to win twice. For all the details go to the Doodle Pantry Blog.

See Here for :Challenge  DPDC#25

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital Sunflower  stamp set 
Sentiment: from same stamp set as image

 Colour medium: Nil - used colour version

Design paper:   The Four Season Stack  by DCWV
Cardstock Stampin' Up 'Choclate Chip,Summer Sun and whisper white

Die Cuts: Spellbinders-standard circles and Marianne Designs   for the scalloped decorative circle ; Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations Belle Rose for the flourish -somewhat cut up and looks nothing like the original

Punches:  Marvy for sentiment small circle
Other:mini  beads for the center of the flower.
I made the flower dimensional by printing the picture twice & cutting one layer of the flower off and placing it over the other

Challenges:

1. Stamping Sisters in Christ: #146 John13:34-35    Use Something new: I used a new flourish  from Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations and the image is  a new release form Doodle Pantry

2. Allsorts Challenge Blog week 161 - In Bloom

3.Crafty Calendar Challenge: Flowers in Bloom (monthly)

4.Hiding in My Craftroom: #52 Freestyle

5.Chocolate, Coffee and Cake:#16 Anything Goes

6.Totally Papercrafts:Use a Digi

7.Charisma Cardz #25: Anything Goes

8. Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog #69 Dimension and Texture- the sentiment is dimensional as is the top layer of my sunflower. The butterfly is also lifted up off the paper and for added texture I have mini beads tin the flower center

9.One Stitch at a Time:#1 20 Use a Digi

10. Dream Valley Challengs:#35 Things with Wings