Guest at Craft Us Crazy for The Pixie Cottage - Anything Goes

Today The Pixie Cottage are sponsoring the new challenge at Craft Us Crazy and they asked me to provide a card as a guest!
The challenge is "Anything Goes" so it is super easy and everyone can play along!

Challenges:
Crafting Life's Pieces - Sketch
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Speedy The Cats Friends - Emboss It!
Happileigh Scrappin - Girlie
Heartsong Inspirations - Shabby Chic or Pearls
Karens Doodles - Punches or Dies
Papertake Weekly - Die Cuts

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah by The Fence
Medium - Copic Markers
Lace Fabric - Joanns
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Corner Dies - Spellbinders Parisian
Sentiment - K and Co
Lace - Offray
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sunflowers - Jolees
Pearls - Recollections

I used some more of my lace fabric for the background and I'm still loving this technique!
I hope you can come along and play in the Anything Goes challenge at Craft Us Crazy!
Katie

Scor-Pal/Clearsnap Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Clearsnap and Scor-Pal Summer Fun Blog Hop 2011!!

You should have arrived here from Daniela's blog, if not be sure to go back to the start at Clearsnap so you don't miss a single spot on the hop!

Our lovely Design Teams have created some wonderful summer fun projects with
the Scor-Pal, brimming with inspiration and of course lots of Clearsnap inks! Visit each Design Team member's blog to see what inspiring projects they have to share. Leave a comment on each blog. We'll choose one winner from all of the comments posted to receive a prize pack from Clearsnap and
another from Scor-Pal.

For my Summer Themed project I chose to make a mini recipe box and offset gatefold card to save all those fabulous recipes you've collected over the Summer.
It would also be the perfect gift for a Blue Ribbon Winner at a County Fair!
As always I have a few challenges linked as well.

Challenges
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crop Stop - Pearls (3 entries only)
Hanna and Friends - In The Kitchen
Happileigh Scrappin - Girlie

I used the following tutorial for a Mini Recipe box and added a handle.

Project Recipe:
Images - Tilda with Rolling Pin and Tilda Baking Cookies
Cooking Stamps - Stamps by Judith
Paper - K and Co Watercolor Bouquet
Medium - Copic Markers
Ink - Colorbox Espresso
Smooch Spritz - Vanilla Sugar, Cashmere and Ginger Ale
Flower - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Stickers - Crafty Secrets
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Unknown

I used the soft Espresso ink to stamp the little kitchen jars, the perfect color, not too harsh but clear and crisp.

The card is a super simple gate fold but just slightly offset so one "gate" folds over the other. I really like the versatility of this fold, you can make it just how you want it and very easily with the Scor-Pal.

I layered the Smooch Spritz's on the flower, giving a wonderful depth, lots of shimmer and the perfect color for my project.

Now you've seen my little project be sure to HOP ON OVER to Charlotte's blog to carry on with the fun!
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #80 - Emboss It!

It's time for another "Once Upon a Wednesday" at The Pixie Cottage and this week it's a super easy challenge, we want you to "Emboss It!"

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Phindy's Place - Double Up (use two of something, I used two stamps masked together)
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Everybody Art - Garden

Card Recipe:
Image - Apple Bench by Sandra Hammer and Darling Sisters by The Greeting Farm
Paper - Jack and Jill Paper Pad by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circles
Sentiment - Garden Vignettes by Bits of Ivory
Butterfly Die Cut - Marianne D Creatables
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

This is the fabulous sketch we have for you this week!

I masked the two images together and I absolutely love that there are so many of The Pixie Cottage stamps, in both rubber and digital versions, that work as backgrounds to the very popular character stamps made by other companies. This makes them so versatile and the perfect compliment to your stamp collection.
We hope you can get out your embossing folders or powders and heat gun and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage this week.
Katie

Magnolia Monday #11 - A Sweet Strawberry Tilda!

Happy Monday!
It' week 11 of my "Magnolia Monday" link party!
Each week is "Anything Goes" you just need to link up and share!
This week I'm still in the Summer mood and so today Tilda has been picking strawberries!

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Magnolia Down Under - Paper Tole or 3D (my jam jars are cut out and popped up)
Magnolia-Licious Challenge - Red, White and Blue
The Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue
Kaboodle Doodles - Stitching (real or faux)
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Just Magnolia - What's Cooking?
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Paper Pretties - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Crafts and Me - Flowers
The Beary Scrap - Inspired from your Closet (I wear a lot of denim and red)
Catered Crop - Inspired by Challenge Card (I chose red, white, blue, strawberries, faux stitching, ribbon, border punch)
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
Crazy Challenge - Ribbon (2 entries only)
One Stop Craft - 1 Ribbon/Lace, 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Buttons
Wags N Whiskers - Buttons and Bows
Paperplay - Ribbon, Lace and Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
Little Miss Muffet - Summer (1 entry only)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Bloggers Challenge - Summertime
Fairytale - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Digital Paper and Sentiment - Kitchen Garden Designables by Bits of Ivory
Digital Paper and Jam Jar Clip Art - Kitchen Add Ons by Bits of Ivory
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Stash
Roses - Prima Mini Roses
Bows - Offray
Buttons - Dress It Up

I used a lot of different things with Tilda this week, Digital Papers, Clip Art, embossing and more. I love to mix and match and with so many downloadable goodies around the choices are endless!
I cut out the jam jar clip art and popped it up on a pop dot, then I added a tiny bow and button to the lid.
I hope you like it and please if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today, Monday July 25th, then please add it to my link below so we can come and see!

Katie

Cooking It Up #66 - Make Dad a Funny Button!

Just in time for Father's Day we have a great recipe for you this week over at Cooking It Up With Katie

The ingredients are:
Make it for Dad
Be sure it's Funny
Top it with a Button

And it's a big list of challenges as very many challenges were on the same wavelength this week ;)

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Allsorts - 1 paper, 2 punches/dies and 3 buttons and for a boy/man
House of Gilli - Buttons
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Man
The Stampman - For A Man
The Secret Crafter - Male card
Little Claire's - Cards for Men
Crazy 4 Challenge - Masculine card
Bows N Berries - Masculine
Wags N Whiskers - One For The Boys
Cupcake Crafts - Boy Oh Boy
Stamptacular Sunday - Dads or Grads
Papertake Weekly - Dads or Lads
Celebrate Dad
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Father's Day
CRAFT - Father's Day
Craft Us Crazy - Father's Day
Paper Play - Father's Day
Stamp Insanity - Father's Day
Digi's With Attitude - Father's Day
Sew Many Challenges - Father's Day
Delicious Doodles - Father's Day
One Stop Crafts - Father's Day
Simply Create - Father's Day
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Father's Day
Speedy The Cats Friends - Father's Day
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Father's Day
Sentimental Sundays - Father's Day
Sparkles Forum Father's Day
Dream Valley - Father's Day
Daisy Doodles - Father's Day
Incy Wincy - Father's Day
Ooh La La - Father's Day
Pear Tree Designs - Father's Day
Partytime Tuesday - Father's Day
Little Red Wagon - Father's Day

Card Recipe:
Image - Revenge of Ned the Nerd
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Large Long Rectangles
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Buttons - Stash

I absolutely love the image, so full of character and just one of the sweetest nerds I've ever seen :)
I hope you enjoy this and will come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie this week :)
Katie

Guest at Craft Us Crazy - Pixie Cottage - Favorite Embellishment or Something New

This week at Craft Us Crazy they are sponsored by Michelle's Scrapbooking and they asked me to be a guest for them!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
ABC Design - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Peartree Designs - Stamped Image (no digi's, 2 entries only)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Old Wives Tales ("don't open your umbrella indoors, it's bad luck")
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, pearls, punches)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Paper Piecing, Flowers and Pearls)
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Crafty Creations - Something floral, some patterned paper and a ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Pretties - Flowers

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah with Umbrella
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Glossy - Liquid Embossing by All Night Media
Butterly Punch - Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies, Labels 7
Sentiment - KI Memories

I added glossy accents to her umbrella and boots after I paper pieced them and think it makes a great finish to the card.
Kaite

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Flowers

This month I am a guest designer at Crafty Sentiments and I got to work with their super cute designs, how much fun is that?
This week it's a super easy challenge, we want to see your creations with flowers on them.
I chose to use a floral paper and image with flowers on it to fulfill the challenge.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Lots of Layers and Faux Stitching
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Bows N Berries - Bold and Bright
Craft Us Crazy - Flowers
ABC Design - Flowers
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Kort O Mania - Colors of Your Flag (both my homeland country and my adopted country are Red, White and Blue!)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Red Ribbon and Square)
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim

Card Recipe:
Image - Mushroom Bear by Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Melody Ross Homespun Chic
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 3
Ribbon - Stash
Chipboard Heart - Colorbok
Sentiment - Studio G

I made 3 copies of the image and colored and layered them for extra dimension. I love this Paper Tole technique and think it adds so much to an image.
I added a big bow and really loved how it all turned out.
Be sure to check out the rest of the team's creations and join in with this great challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week.
Be sure to come back tomorrow as I'm part of a very special Blog Hop that you don't want to miss!
Katie