Lil Hummer's Christmas

Doodle Pantry is the sponsor of the weekly challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge   and the sketch is:

 I used a January 2012 release image from a Doodle Pantry's  digital stamp set called 'LIL HUMMER",  I  had decided I wanted to make a Christmas card so I added the Santa Hat  (Doodle Pantry Santa Accessories) to the lil hummer by merging one image on top of the other. Isn't it cute:    Flourishes, snowflake flower and the candy piece were added as an additional bit of bling.  Go take a look at the challenge,  create a project  and maybe win a Doodle Pantry coupon!

Card Details: 

Stamp:  Doodle Pantry's 'LIL HUMMER' and SANTA  ACCESSORIES digital stamp sets.    Sentiment : ticket from Whimsey Stamps 

Colour Medium: Prismascolors markers

Accessories:glitter glue, stickles, pearls, candy from Martha Stewart

Paper: Stampin' Up  cardstock and  Digi Paper from Doodle Pantry 's Minty Digi Paper Pack

Flourish and flower : Spellbinders Shapeabilities 'Symbology' and "Create a Flake or Two'

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities  'scalloped oval', inverted Circles

Challenges entered:

MyGraficoChallenges: #120- Tickets anywhere for Someone Special( my Christmas cards only go to 'special' people:)

The Crazy Challenge:CCH#104 Flowers

Christmas Card challenge : week 9  Favorite Technique - colouring with Prismalcolor markers

Dream Valley Challenges: Challenge 24 : Animals - my  2nd entry

PanPastelsUk Challenge Blog:  Glitter and Glitz 

Robyn's Fetish: Make it Sparkle

Sentimental Sundays: Challenge#87 Dry Embossing

Card Caravan challenge #11: Punches/Dies The Hybrid Chick

Mark's Finest Paper Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 92: 

Believe

The first time I saw this image I knew I had to make a card using it. I love it and it can be found at Becky's Place, she just has the most marvellous  images!!  The card will go into my box of 'next' year Christmas cards. Both the girl and the poinsettia, are Becky's. The die cut is from Marianne Designs and the gorgeous snowflake paper is from Doodle Pantry's  Blessed Christmas digital stamp set. I used a sketch for this card 

from Willow Sketchie:

  

The theme for the card is from Sassy Studios : Dare to be Sassy Thursday Challenge:  make a winter/holiday card using scraps: all the  paper other than the Digital paper and the white card base is left over pieces  of white cardstock, even the pacific point cardstock is a left over.

Challenges:

Sassy Studios Dare to be Sassy Thursday Challenge #109: use left over scraps 

Willow Sketchie Challenge 26th January

Delicious Doodles Challenge #11 Winter Wonderland

Jellypark Challenges Winter Wonderfland

Pattie's Creations Design:#36 Embossing

Stampin for Weekend Challenge 2 embossing

Digi  Doodle Shops Challenge #92 Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times #133 Blooming Marvelous - I think my

 three poinsettias are:)

Paper Crafting Journey:Challenge1 - Floral

Happy Birthday - Mark's 23rd!

Happy Birthday! I made this card for my son's 23rd birthday using Doodle Pantry's 'Computer Ants' digital stamp set.  He was never one to turn down a chance to be on the computer and of course, with that came  the  many trips through the years to the computer shops  to see what was wrong with the darn things. Oh the  angst of lost data, mostly game related of course:0). I remember it well!

 I decided these two stamps  would be  ideal for him, although I  should have worked 'got a bug' onto the card as the set  comes with that sentiment and more. The ticket sentiments I did use are from Whimsy Stamps! The small leaves under the button are from a Martha Stewart punch and the larger one is Sizzlits Little Leaves from Stampin' Up.

Don't forget the  new monthly  Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge  #20 will be starting  at noon eastern time on Feb.1st . Chance to win a coupon for use at the Doodle Pantry store and receive a new digi just for participating in the challenge. There is also a new release Feb. 1st. so do drop by the Doodle Pantry site and see the wonderful new digi"s by Laurie Wilson. 

Challenge Entered:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: #11 love in red and black - well I am sending love  with 'hugs' wishes on a black and red card to my son on his birthday! hope that counts!

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge:  # 92Anything Goes

Shelly's Images: Text Me

Digi Stamps 4 Joy: #35 For Boys

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion #47: Masculine Birthday

Creative Card Crew :#2 Seeing Red

Stamp n Doodle: Include an Animal ( do ants count?? hope so)

Double Dutch Fold Card - Love Snakes

I just discovered this card shape technique and this is my  first attempt at a double dutch fold  card. Think of the possibilities with this one AND it is easy to make. If you are already decorating the inside of your normal cards this will be easy peasy:O)   The image is from Doodle Pantry and is  called ' Love Snakes' and although  I don't much care for the creatures in real life,  I do find these two adorable..  actually I don't like creatures with too many legs or those that don't have any at all - lol.
What a wonderful set and it can be found here at the  Doodle Pantry site.


Note: new Doodle Pantry Challenge  and New release starts Feb. 1st 2012 - be sure to head on over and join the fun! 

Card Details:
Digital Stamp: Doodle Pantry Love Snakes
Sentiment: Rubbernecker Stamps
Papers:  Stampin' Up cardstock and all the Design Papers are from the Doodle Pantry digital set
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Wonkey Squares, Scalloped Circles and Standard circles;   Flourishes from Marianne Designs; Hearts  from Provo Craft
Punch: Martha Stewart

Challenges Entered:
Anything Goes#59: To the One I Love
Everbody Art Challenge#177 :Swirls/Flourishes
Oldie But a Goodie: Have a Heart - must have a heart on project  My cardstock  (Stampin Up Pink Pirouette) used for the card base is more than 6 months old  as is the left over scrap cardstock 'Tempting Turquoise'  that I used for the hearts,flourishes and scalloped circle. The Rubbernecker sentiment is several years old and I think this is the first time used.
Sweet Stamps Blog#51: Love
The Samping Boutique- Challenge #24 Die Cuts
Daisy Doodles Creative challenge#51: anything goes
Forever Friends:Fortnightly challenge-more than one fold -must have an animal on it -hope snakes count?
Paper Creations Ink: Love/Romance  - my 2nd entry
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: create a Valentine's Day project
Stamp and Create: Monthly Challenge: anything goes

DT Card for Lexi's Creations Challenge #57 - Fancy Folds

                                                                                        It is challenge #57  at 

Josie in a Hat

Lexi's Creations and number two for 2012. Challenge will run   Jan.16th - Jan.28th. The theme this time around is 'Fancy Folds'. Put on your creativity hats and come share with us  your special version of a fancy fold. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Sponsor: The Stamping Bazaar

 Head on over to Lexi's Creations for all of the challenge details AND  take a peek at all the lovely work from the multi talented Design Team while there! 

 I choose the digital stamp 'Josie in a Hat' from the Stamping Bazaar for my image.  She is just such a delightful kitty, I have fallen quite in love with her:0) . To give her the frame she deserved I went with my old  favorite the circle easel card., spruced it up with some designer paper from DVWC called  'The Glitter Stack'. Added a few flourishes, some DIY flowers , a circle birthday sentiment,  a pearl type brad and she was done!


Stamp: The Stamping Bazaar
Sentiment: Doodle Pantry Rounded Wishes
Flourishes: Marianne  Designs, Whimsy  -vines
Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities: inverted circles, scalloped circles,   classic standard circles
Colour Medium: Prismacolor markers





Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley Challenges: #24 Animals

One Stitch at a Time:#87 Round & Round 

Pan Pastel UK Challenge Blog:#2 Use Two of Something -I used two Marianne design Flourishes on the top circle  and two Whimsey Vines on the bottom circle

Card caravan Challenge#11 - Punches and dies

The Squirrel and the Fox: #9 Critters

Pattie's Creations Design: #35 Fancy Folds

Phindys Place #89: Shaped cards

Raise the Bar:#88 Circles

Stampin with the Dragon:#2 Anything Goes

Caterpillar Hugs

Doodle Pantry  Coloured digital stamp set Caterpillar Hugs from the  January 2012 release ( previously released in black outlines only). This is a great image to make a card  to send  to a friend, either just to say hi, or to show your support! We all need hugs every now and then don't we! Would also  make a great  Valentine  image.  The set comes with both a black outline image  which you can colour yourself, or in the pre coloured version which is the one I used.  This set can be found, along with many others at the Doodle Pantry Latest release site , see here:

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Card details;

Stamp: Caterpillar Hugs by Doodle Pantry

Ticket Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps

Paper: Stampin Up' cardstock and digital paper from the Caterpillar Hugs set

Die Cuts: Marianne Designs , Stampin' Up

Flower  Recollections Floral Embellishments

Challenges:

Crafty Purple FrogChallenge: Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy: Valentine/Love and/or Animals

Pixie Dust Studios: We're Going Dotty - use dots on your cards

Shelly's Images: Designers Choice for Terrifically Thrilling Thursday: Anything Goes

Creative Belli Blog:  Fancy Frame   (old embellishments - the flower, have had it for ages)

Fab'n'Funky Challenges #104: Bingo I used the line containing  digi images,flourishes,lots of layers  (I have 5)

Truly Scrumptious:#72 Something Forgotton - the bought flower

Whimsical Designs:Anything Goes Whimsical Wed. Challenge

Crafters Companion:#20 Love is in the air

Outlaws CFC0115 - My Valentine Bobbie

I have used another  great image from Outlaws CFC by Sandi Huggett  for the challenge over at 'Outlawz' called  Creative Freebie Challenge. The images to be used are from digital  images they have drawn. Entering the challenge enables you to receive the next set of images. Every two weeks they will send you two new images. For  this challenge  I chose the cute little  girl digital stamp called 'My Valentine Bobbie 'and coloured it with Prismacolor markers.  For the layout of the card   I used the sketch from Bugaboo's  Catch the Bug challenge Stella Says Sketch#102. I added additional embellishments but the core of the card is the sketch. 
Note: the floor I made for the image was inspired by a floor I had seen in card by Mindy Baxter She did a marvellous job and I just had to give it a go.Mine did not turn out near what I wanted it to, but decided to live with it :o)

Challenges entered:
Outlaws: CC0115

Bugaboo - Catch the Bug- Stella Says Sketch
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge
Going Grey Scrap-Creations Challenge: Die Cuts I have  used Deckled Rectanges, Scalloped Circle,  Whimsy Stamps  'Vines" flourish
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge #51:  Anything Goes
Get Hippty with Ippity GHWI#13:  it's all about hearts
Hooked on Crafts:#15: Try Something New - creating a wooden floor look on a card
MyGrafico Challenges:  #119 Love and Valentines
Paper Creations Ink: #17 Love/Romance
Scrappers Delights Paper Challenges : anything goes