Digital Delights - Skating with Tango!

It's time for another fabulous sample from the Christmas releases at Digital Delights and I hope you are going to love this little cutie!

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
One Stop Crafts - Embossing
Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
For Fun - Dry Embossing
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
One Stitch At A Time - Winter Wonderland
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Weather
Crafty Calendar - Winter and Snowflakes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Snow or Snowflakes
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter Wonderland
Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle
Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings
Cards For Men- Animals
Digtial Tuesday - Bought But Never Used (I've had these snowflakes for years and never used them)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Tango The Skating Bird
Paper - DCWV (The Winter Stack a few years ago)
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Colorbok
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzie
Cardstock - Core-dinations
Paint - Illuminate by Smooch

I added silver pen to his skate blades and Illuminate paint to his skates and hat for a little sparkle!
I hope you like this and that is gets you in the mood for some more Holiday creating!

Guest Designer at Incy Wincy - Pink and Brown

It's time for another guest card for and this week we have a color combo challenge of Pink and Brown.
This combo is one of my favorites as it leads to a vintage, shabby chic feel to a card and it works so well for girl cards.
We are sponsored by the fabulous Di's Digi's and this image I got to work with was so cute!

Challenges:
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Copic Creations - Colorless blender tricks (I used burlap soaked in blender and dabbed on the bear for texture)
365 Cards Day 230 - Last but Not Least (a technique you've been putting off trying, see above!)
Our Creative Corner - More Is Better (3 of more types of embellishment) (brads, buttons, punches, sticker)
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Stitching
Totally Gorjuss - Pink
Wee Memories - Celebrate Good Times
Paper Sundaes - For Someone Little
Paper Romance - Buttons

Card Recipe:
Image - Ted's99 by Di's Digi's
Paper - My Minds Eye Loves Nest
Medium - Copic Markers
Brads - Making Memories
Buttons - Stash
Border and Corner punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment Sticker - KI Memories

How cute is this little bear? It is images like this that remind me of "home" (4500 miles away in England) as a "99" with a Flake was my favorite treat from "Mr Whippy" :)
I hope you like her too.

Digital Delights New Releases - Christmas

It's new release day and we are getting you geared up for the Holidays with the first of our 2010 Christmas images!
The team did a fabulous job showcasing the images and I just love the one I got to work with and am happy to introduced you to...Edwina the Elf!

Challenges:

Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenges - Favorite Holiday Movie (Elf)
Paper Sundaes - Something From Your Stash (the dp here is old)
Digital Tuesday - Ribbons, Buttons and Bling (use any or all and a digi)
Papertake - Choose a previous challenge - I chose Christmas Crackers
Anything Goes - Christmas Comes Early
Hanna and Friends - Christmas

Card Recipe:
Image - Edwina the Elf
Paper - The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - The Paper Studio

Oh my this is one of the cutest elves I've ever seen! She'd be fabulous on a child's Christmas card, on party invitations, favors and more!
I just can't help but smile when I see her and I hope you smile too :)

Digital Delights - Ghouls Just Want To Have Fun!

Time for more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team!
All of them have created some super cards using images designed by Wendy Hall for Digital Delights.

Challenges:

Paper Sundaes - At least 3 Types of Embellishment
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Going Grey - Go Digi
Little Paper Shop - Halloween color combo
Pals Paper Arts - Halloween
Sew Many Challenges - Halloween
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Real or Faux stitching
Stamping Royalty - Stitching
Simon Says Stamp - Move It




Card Recipe:
Image - Lilybelle the Witch
Paper - K&Co Spooktactular
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Border Punch - Martha Stewart





She sure is a cutie and I have a plan for her and some of her Halloween friends to feature in another cute project very soon!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #30 - Feeling Blue - Guest Sketch

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and another sketch from a fabulous Special Guest Sketcher. This time it is the mega talented Jacqui Dennis! . Jacqui is a super busy lady working on fabulous teams like Whiff of Joy, Lili of the Valley, Crafter's Companion, Wild Orchid Crafts, Just Magnolia, A Spoon Full of Sugar and Penny Black! I don't know how she does it all.
Well she found time in that schedule to create a sketch just for us here at The Pixie Cottage.




Along with the sketch we have the added option of "Feeling Blue" where we'd simply like to see you use the color blue somewhere on your card!
You don't have to use a Pixie Cottage Stamp to enter but if you do have why not try out!
Remember you can use the sketch, the theme or both and can combine our challenge with any others you like!

Challenges:
Dutch Dare - Anything Goes
Riase the Bar - Sticker
Basic Grey - Stitching (and BG)
Paper Sundaes - Stitching
The Shabby Tea Room - Photo Inspiration (I chose the colors)
Totally Stampalicious - Inside Out
Practical Scrappers - Favorite Product (patterned paper)



Card Recipe:
Image - Whispering Maisy and Matt
Paper - Basic Grey Two Scoops
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter Flowers - Colorbok
Fabric Brads - Spare Parts
Sentiment - Cloud 9





This is such a cute image and I love the blue and green tones to the papers.
I hope to seeing getting a little "blue" and playing along with us at The Pixie Cottage!

Guest Designer card for Chi Chi - A New Sketch Challenge

I'm guesting over at Chi Chi Memories for the month of July and today it's a new sketch at the Chi Chi Challenge!
I got to play with another of the fabulously cute images and I hope you love the result as much as I do!







Challenges:
Stamp Something - 1 paper, 1 image and 1 ribbon
KL Stampin Scrappin - Dry Embossing
Crafts and Me - Pink, Black and White
Craft Ho's - Black, White and 1 other
La La Lands - Black, White and 1 other
Colour Q - Color combo
Charisma - Pink
Speedy The Cats Friends - Punch It!
Lots To Do - People or Places
Pals Paper Arts - Wedding
Hanna and Friends - Celebrating
I Did It Creations - Special Occasion Card
Practical - Embossing
For Fun - Coloring
Gingersnaps - Markers



Card Recipe:
Image - Wedding Tower by Chi Chi Memories
Paper - Stash
Medium - Copic Markers
Gloss - Glossy Accents by Ranger
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Walmart (years ago!)





I added a touch of Glossy Accents and a touch of Stickles to give a little sparkle to the card. I think it would work equally well for a Wedding or an Anniversary.
I'd love to see you play with the new sketch at the Chi Chi Challenge!

Challenge #19 at Cooking It Up! and a New CDS Card!

Happy Wednesday!
Not only is it double posting day BUT I've killed two birds with one stone too!
It's the day to reveal my second card using the fabulous stamps that Wendy Hall designed for Clear Dollar Stamps.
And also it is the latest challenge over at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog and the card works perfectly for that challenge! LOL

The recipe is:

Embossing (I heat embossed the images before coloring)
Ribbon
and Green

And as a huge bonus (and a great reason for entering) the challenge is sponsored this time by the always fabulous Wendy from Digital Delights!

I did find a few other challenges to fit as well:

Raise The Bar - Celebrate Summer
Stampin For The Weekend - Summer
Stampin With Dragon - Summer
Paper Sundaes - Summer Fun
Our Creative Corner - What does Summer Mean To You?
ECP - Green
Craftalicious - New



Card Recipe:
Image - Backyard Barbeque - Clear and Digital Stamps
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart






This doggy sure looks like he's having some Summer Fun! I thought he was waiting for dropped food but my 3 year old son is convinced he has his ears pricked up listening to the music! LOL
Whatever it is, he sure looks happy and I hope I brought a smile to your face with this one too.
Katie

Treehouse #50 Pink, Sky Blue, Brown, Cream

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Yaneri.
She has a color challenge for you and wants to see Pink, Sky Blue, Brown and Cream.

As usual I have other challenges that I used to help me with this card:

Gingersnaps - Quote
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - Summer Breeze
Flutterby - Flowers and Butterfly
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Flower Power
Color Throwdown - Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Baja Breeze
Creative Craft World - Easel Card
Corrosive - Easel Card
Inky Impressions - Choose at least 2, I chose Easel Card, Flowers, Circle and Sparkle
Getting Crafty with Ann - Round and Round
Cupcake Inspirations - I chose the Pink and the Pearls from the photo
Crafty Creations - Encouragement
Simply Saturday - Scallops
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute and Girly
Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Pearl
Digi Doodle Shop - Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
Doodle Palace - Pop It Up
Charisma - 3D



Card Recipe:
Image - Aloha Collection from Treehouse Digitals
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV
Flowers- Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders and Quickcutz
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Pearls - Martha Stewart colored with Copic's





I colored the butterfly 3 times, cut it out and popped it up for more dimension.
I gave it a quick spritz of Smooch to make it shimmer and shine.
This was such fun to make and I hope you are inspired by the colors and go and join in with us this at The Treehouse.
Katie

Treehouse- Inspiration Photo

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Crystal. She challenged the team to see what they could come up with when inspired by the following photo.



I found a few more challenges to help me:

Practical Scappers - Floss, Fibers or Ribbons
Paper Sundaes - No People
Corrosive - Paper Piercing
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
Stamp with Fun - Animals
Digital Tuesday - April Flowers
My Time To Craft - Quick Quotes
Charisma - Quote Me



Card Recipe:
Image - Happy Mail from Treehouse digitals
Paper - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - K I Memories
Medium - Copic Markers



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



Isn't he a cutie? I'd certainly like to get a letter from him.
We'd love to see you play along and so take a look at the photo and see what it inspires in you and then come back and show us your creation.
Katie

Digital Delights New Releases and a New Sketch at Delightful Sketches!

Second post of the day and you'll love this one!
It's time for a new release at Digital Delights and this time we are taking you on an Undersea Journey!
These are super cute images, perfect for all those kids cards and scrapbook pages.
We also have a new sketch for you at Delightful Sketches and challenges.



This time we are sponsored by Pink Hedgehog Crafts who are offering a great prize, see the challenge blog for all the details.

I found a few challenges to go with this:
Crafty Calendar - Humorous card
Paper Sundaes - Create a Scene
Stamptacular Sunday - Spots and Dots
Doodle Palace - Funny Animals
Dancing in Pajamas- Photo Inspiration (I chose the dots)



Card Recipe:
Image - Crab by Digital Delights
CS and Papers - DCWV
Markers - Copic
Oregon Raindrops in Denim - The Pink Hedgehog
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Special Techniques - Paper tearing and use of Glossy Accents





This is such a cute image and I hope you love him too!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps - Challenge #42 A New Sketch

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Ashley!
She has drawn a great sketch and challenged the team (and you) to see what they could do with it.



Now of course I added a couple of other challenges too:

Corrosive want Paper Piecing
Paper Sundaes also want Paper Piecing
Crafty Angels want Paper Piecing too (popular this week!)
One Stitch At A Time want Vintage and I think the image and the muted papers give a vintage feel.



Card Recipe:
Image - Sunflower Bouquet
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Studio G
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is more dp and a message mat cut with a matching die.



I hope you can see that I printed out the image on dp and cut out the flowers and added them on top. I highlighted some of the areas with Copic's too.

This was a great sketch to work with and I'd love to see your take on it.
Katie

Is It Time For Tea? Another Digital Delights in Wonderland Card

Happy Friday,
As you've come to expect I have another Digital Delights card for you on this wonderful Friday!
Today I have the super cute Pippin making his Star Appearance in Wonderland!

I had a little help from the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant want an Invitation
Paper Sundaes had a color combo of Crystal Blue, Hollyhock and Sweet Leaf (or Blue, Pink and Green in English! LOL)
Sunday Sketch had a super sketch
Everybody Art wants 2 Papers, 2 Flowers and 2 Buttons
Quirky Crafts want to see Buttons
Sweet Stampin want Something for a Child



Card Recipe:
Image - Teapot Pippin by Digital Delights in Wonderland Collection
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - 1/2 Daisy by Martha Stewart





I think he is the perfect image for a Tea Party Invitation, don't you agree?
Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to check back here tomorrow for something special ;)
Katie

With a Spring in My Step I present 2 "Just Because" Cards!

Happy Saturday,
I've two new cards that I'd love you to see and hope you'll scroll down to see both of them.
Each have their own little list of challenges.

Card 1 Challenges

One Stitch at a Time had a geat sketch sponsored by Karens Doodles
Tellens Place wanted you to Bling It On
Sweet Pea want Spring with Flowers, Green, Pink and Yellow
Totally Papercrafts wanted something for Mothers Day or a A Special Lady
Tuesday Taggers wanted Swirls and Curls



Card Recipe:

Image - Sweet Pea - Bamboo Serenade
Paper - My Minds Eye Summer Song
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Sizzix
Sentiment - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers





Card 2 Challenges

Paper Sundaes had a great sketch too (that's why I made two cards as I loved both sketches!)
Copic's Colour want BG15 Aqua, B93 Light Crockery Blue and Y21 Buttercup Yellow
Your Next Stamp wanted a Big Bow
Just Magnolia wanted a Tent Card
Alphabet Challenge were at S for Stamping
Polkadoodle want Wings
Get Sketchy want a Spring card
Daring Cardmakers want Aquamarine as it is March's birthstone
The Town Scrapper want Spring
Flutterby had a photo inspiration (and a fairy, angel or butterfly)

(Who's hiding behind the gate?)



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda as a Butterfly
Image 2 - Gate from Flower Soft and they are on a fabulous deal right now :)
Paper - DCWV Flower Shower Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - SEI

Why it's Tilda!





I hope you've enjoyed these two cards and if you get a chance to be creative this weekend break out the Spring colors and have a little fun!
Katie