Jellybean Ants - Doodle Pantry Sponsors - Digital Tuesday

Doodle Pantry is a sponsor this week for - Digital Tuesday - with the theme of  going "buggy" (bugs) ! This has got to be fun right, think of the choice! There has  to be a millions bug stamps out there and for sure Laurie has lots of them at Doodle Pantry. I choose the ants from DP's digital stamp set  called 'Jellybean Ants'! I used a pre coloured image and to give some dimension I coloured the ants from the outline version and set them on top of the original ants. Here they are frolicking and stuffing themselves on those delicious jellybeans. We have all done that  have we not!! The sentiment is from the same set, as is the digital paper shown in the circle at the top right.

Challenges:

Digital Tuesday:  going buggy

Delightful Challenges:  weekly challenge - use digital paper The jellybean paper in the circle is from Doodle Pantry's  stamp set - Jellybean Ants
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - challenge 41 - anything goes but must use a digi
Stamps R US Challenge Blog: anything goes

Vacation - Doodle Pantry SponsorsPaper Playtime

Doodle Pantry is the sponsor this week for Paper Playtime 's challenge #54 and the theme is 'vacation'. The challenge runs from Aug.29th - Sept 4th. Probably a great many of you are returning or have returned from your annual jaunt into holiday land this summer. Hope everyone had a great time with lots of laughter and no sun burns:) 

The image I used this time is from DP's Aug. 5th release and is called  'Vintage Auto'. Isn't it a dream car?   The sentiment is from the same digital  stamp set.

Challenges:

 Paper Playtime: challenge #54 - vacation

Catered Crop:  recipe (see main challenge blog)  I used a brad ( the little white flower center) Butterfly, sentiment, markers (Prismacolors),  and I layered the digital stamp (the suitcases were made dimensional)

Sparkles Forum Challenge # 19: punch it - my flower is punched as is my butterfly

Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge 104 - 1 Cor.10:17:  Recipe challenge - choose at least three of the following (ribbon, button, a swirl, hat pin, brad, charm, popped up image).  I have several swirls, a brad (center of flower), and my suitcases are popped up for dimension.

Crafty Calendar Challenge : August - Hot Colors

My Sheri CRAFTS Challenge #67 - Vacation

Just Add Ink: JAI82 - just add something from your Stash I used a white flower brad  from a package of them I had won over a year ago, had forgotten about them, and I also used red patterned paper I had bought several months ago.  

The Stamp Man: Challenge 30 : Travel 

Going Fruity

I love the House Mouse stamps and these two little mice are such a happy  pair gorging themselves on cherries. They are rubber stamped and coloured with Prismacolour markers.  I added a few clouds and embellished with some DIY punched flowers.

Challenge:
House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #102 - Lets get fruity
Patties Creations - Birthdays - must use digi or stamped image
Phindys Place - Challenge #70 - make your own embellishments - well I used punches but the rest is DIY
Crafting Misfit-Show and Tell - anything goes
Stemplesonne Sun Stamp Challenge - the fruit is ripe-  well, my mice are sure enjoying the cherries, so they must be ripe:)
PaperCraftingJourney-#17 - anything goes

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #47 Oriental

                                            Konnichiwa (Koneecheewa) mid day hello

Sponsor: Letraset -   Win some promarkers

 

  Letraset is an online store dealing with all things creative (eg: markers, pads, adhesives, tutorials and well go take a look....) You could win a set of 5 Promarkers

Lexi's Creations Challenge #47 The challenge this fortnight is to create a project using the theme 'oriental.' Take a quick trip over to  Lexi's site  for all the details and  you might want to join in the fun!

Card Details:

The digital stamp of the Japanese girl on the  card is from Fairy Dust Crafts  and is called 'Okichia'. To make the fan I  used  a Rubbernecker stamp called Asian Fan with Tassels but for the purpose of this card I removed the tassels. Sentiment was DIY on the computer. The lovely blue/turquoise flowered paper in the background was from a local craft supply store. The cardstock was all from Stampin' Up.

Medium: Prismacolor markers, ink from Stampin Up 

Dies used: Spellbinders Nestabilities -  Reverse Wonky rectangles;  Marriane Creatables Frame Swirl (for the flourishes). Embellishments: flower  from Recollections 'floral embellishments'

Challenges:
Sketchy Colors #81 : shades of blue- my shades run to the  turquoise side  and turquoise is considered a shade of blue. versus teal which is more green). at least that is what  I read  on my google search:)
Designed2Delight- Anything Goes Designers Saturday Challenge
Inspire me Fridays: #20 - Linky Party anything goes
Sassy Studio DesignsDare to be sassy Thursday: use more than one die cut on your project
Shelly's Images - TTC Show Us What You Got - anything goes
 Aud Sentiments: challenge #35 - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour: anything goes
Ellephantastic Challenges: August add some layers

This card reminds of my very young childhood when the song "Geisha Girl' was on the radio. For those of you who like some country singing  here is a version of the song sung by the great Hank Locklin  (You Tube)

The Cat has Spoken

Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry Challenge #5 Aug 20th - 29th

Theme: Use a Doodle Pantry Image

Challenge rules have changed and you can now enter twice and winners get to choose $5.00 retail value worth of products. There is a new tiered winner selection based on the number of entries. To get all the latest information please visit the Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry  challenge.   

I created this card with the rather regal looking cat (or is it cat with attitude) and fabulous sentiment in clelebration of  Doodle Pantry's 'Stock the Pantry' Aug.20th challenge. The image  and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's  Aug.5th, 2011 release and can be found here.  The cat was coloured with Prismacolor markers and the clouds and ground with Stampin' Up ink. The green background paper and cut out flowers are from a sheet of 12x12 paper I bought a while ago and I do not remember who made it.    I used a small filigree jewelry finding for the charm I put above the sentiment.

Inside the card I added a circle sentiment  'have a delightful day' from  the  Aug.5th release by Doodle pantry.

Challenges:
Stamp Insanity- SISC73- Anything Goes
Art Impressions challenge #28 - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop challenge#19 - Summer colours or images
Pattie's Creations challenge #28 - stitching real or faux
JellyPark Friends challenge- Favourite embellishment - definitely flowers for me, usually hand made but in this case I cut out flowers that matched my background paper.
The Stamp Man Challenge #29  anything goes with  summer colours
Fab 'n' Funky challenges #86 - A Stitch in Time - stitching real or faux or sewing images - mine is faux

Conciousness

My hubby has a birthday coming up and this is the card I made for him.  I like to tease him about the retired life and thought this  stamp and sentiment would bring a chuckle or two!    Bugaboo has the most wonderful character digital stamps and the ones of Gus ( the character  I used for this card) are hilarious.   I find making cards for hubby a little difficult as I cannot embellish them as I would most. He is an outdoors man, target shooter, rough carpenter, handy man well you name it and if it has a tool, a Labrador dog, camouflage or the like on it than  that is him.  Therefore for this card I added the old boots, some leaves, twine and screw type brads. The boots are  a digital stamp from Beccy's Place and I  thought they would be perfect for this card as hubby always has old boots stored somewhere:)  The leaves are a Sizzix  die cut from Stampin' Up, the background die cuts  are Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Reverse Wonky Rectangles'.

Challenges:

Catch the Bug - Bugaboo: distressed /shabby chic - I distressed the edges of the wonky rectangles with the Tim Hotlz little  distressed gizmo...

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #15 Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey challenge #17 Anything Goes

Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - show us what you got

Stamp Insanity Stamp Company - SISC73 - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday: anything goes

Cards for Men: challenge 17  - anything goes

Christmas in August

I love getting a head start on Christmas cards, here is the second  one I have made this month!!

Doodle Pantry is a sponsor  over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge this week. The theme is  Fancy Folds . Hop over and take a look, you might be inspired to take on the challenge with a chance to win a Doodle Pantry prize!

Aug 14 - Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - special folds (not just 1 on left or top)

Card Details: I used a DP digital stamp called 'Topiary Seasons'- I choose the coloured  Christmas version  and framed the image with a  Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten die.
I tried to keep this one pretty simple and let the shape be the highlight  for enhancing the image . This was the first time I have tried out this technique of making a Center Step Card. Relatively easy. The gorgeous digital paper is from the matching Doodle Pantry  paper set!

Embellishments: the holly is from a Stampin'Up Christmas Set  'Sleigh Bells Ring'. I stamped twice, coloured and cut out the image and adhered them to the card. The various snowflakes are from MS punches  as are the branches.


Challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: fancy folds (Doodle Pantry DT)

Saturday Challenge: #147 Christmas is Coming 
Stampin with the Dragon:  Red, Green, White
AiFactoryChallenge: anything goes
Crafty Sentiments: Dies and Punches
Fab'n'Funky Challenges: #85 It's Christmas