A Spoon Full of Sugar - Color Combo Pink and Brown

It's time for another challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week we have a lovely color combo for you and that is Pink and Brown!
It leads to some lovely vintage themes but you can choose whichever theme you'd like for your creation.

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Cream, Brown and 1 other color
Cupcake Crafts - Pick a Favorite Challenge (I chose #110 Pink and Brown)
Emerald Faeries - All Things Girly (3 entries only)
Charisma Cardz - Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
Stamp Something - Bugs or Butterflies
Digi Doodles Shop - Butterflies
My Time To Craft - Bird Watcher
Creative Stamp Friends - Summer
Crazy Challenge - Summer (2 entries only)
Digi Design House - Summer
Daisy Doodles - Summer
Paper Playtime - Summer

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Garden Glimpses 2 by Bits of Ivory
Papers - Websters Pages Magical Wishes and A Sweet Life combo pack and Trends/Ladies & Gents by Webster's pages
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Butterfly - Floral Pick
Roses - Treasures by Shabby Chic and Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Lace - Wrights

This is a lovely serene scene and was a great choice for this color combination.
We can't wait to see what you come up with so come over and play at A Spoon Full of Sugar!

Cooking It Up #59 - Tag Me With Ribbons and Bows

It's time to get creating again over at Cooking It Up With Katie!

The ingredients this week are:

Use some Ribbons
Include a Tag (or two!)
Finish with a Bow

Challenges:
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Shannon's Sentiments - Anything But A Card
AI Factory - Flowers in Bloom
CRAFT - Flowers
Going Grey - Flowers
Paper Romance - Tags
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Tags
Creations by Gill M - Birds in The Garden
Frosted Designs - Birds and/or Butterflies
The Shabby Tearoom - Butterfly Wishes
Stamp Something - Flowers, Buttons and Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Buttons
Incy Wincy - Buttons and Bows

Tag Recipe:
Image -
Paper - Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Butterflies - Papermania
Flowers and Buttons - Stash
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust

I made a set of 3 tags and I just can't wait for the next special birthday to add one to :)
Tags are a nice change from cards or an addition to one so be sure to come along and play with us at Cooking It Up With Katie!

A Cheeky Little Valentine

I couldn't share this one until today as it is actually my husbands Valentine cutie!
(that's why you don't see the inside of this one ;))
We may be English but now live in Texas and he knows I have a little penchant for a good "Cowboy Romance" book and so I thought I could be his Cowgirl for the day :)
Also this is my first Kenny K card, some of my favorite card makers use these super images but I've not played with one until this card.

Challenges:
Kenny K - Circles
Cards For Men - 1 Image, 2 Papers and 3 Embellishments
Bearly Mine - For Men/Boys
Ooh La La - For Someone Special
ECP - Love
Totally Gorjuss - Love
Crafty Calendar - Love
Rainbow Lady - All About Love
Dutch Dare - Love Is In The Air
One Stop Crafts - Love Is In The Air
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Love Is In The Air
Crafty Ann's - Love Is All Around
Winter Wonderland - For The One I Love
The Sisterhood of Crafters - In Love With Valentines
Crafty Sentiments - Valentines
Crafty Purple Frog - Valentines/Romance
AI Factory - Valentines
My Sheri - Valentines
CRAFT - Valentines
Sew Many Challenges - Valentines
Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines
Delcious Doodles- Valentines
Pixie Dust - Be My Valentine
Crafty Catz - Love/Valentines
Stamp Something - Something for Your Valentine
For Fun - Hearts
Stampin Royalty - Hearts
The Stamp Man - Hearts
Crazy 4 Challenges - Hearts
The Crafty Pad - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - Cheyenne by Kenny K
Paper - 365 Degrees by Pink Paislee
Medium - Copic Markers
Corners and Heart - Colorbok
Brads - Spare Parts

I used the great box tutorial on Rach's blog and it is so quick and easy.
Anyway, if my sweetie is reading this, Happy Valentines Day!!!

Digital Delights New Releases - Billy and Rocket

It's that time again, New Releases at Digital Delights!
And for those of you who get stuck making cards for boys you are going to just love this release!
Blast Off Billy is heading your way and he is perfect for Birthday cards, invitations, party favors, scrapbook pages and much more!

Challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It
Stamptacular Sunday - Whateva/Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Digi People
Tellens Place - Make It For A Guy
Alys - For The Guys
The Crafty Pad - Something for The Boys
Bearly Mine - Card For A Boy
Drunken Stampers - Birthday
Crazy Challenge - Happy Birthday
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Get Punchy
Corrosive - Button It Up
Dutch Dare - Buttons
Crafty Emma's _ Bold And Bright
Tuesday Throwdown - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Billy Blast Off and Rocket
Paper - Oh Baby Boy by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Basic Grey Letters
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Buttons - Dress It Up
Ribbon - Offray

I colored two copies of the rocket and cut it out and popped it up on foam on top of the original so it really looks like Billy is standing behind it waiting to climb aboard! I also added Glossy Accents to the windows for some shine and a trio of star shaped buttons as what it a space trip without stars!
I hope you like this and be sure to check out all the new releases at Digital Delights! and see what the rest of the team came up with for this super stamps at the Digital Delights Blog!

Katie

Designed 2 Delight - Giving Thanks

We are getting close to Thanksgiving so I'm sure Family and Friends are in the fore front of your thoughts.
So today's card for Designed 2 Delight is a perfect treat for someone special.

Challenges:
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Fall
Our Creative Corner - Something to be Grateful For
Opus Gluei - Thanks
Twisted Thursday - Thanks with a Pumpkin
Lots To Do - Autumnal Colors
Crafty Emma - Forever Autumn
Digtial Tuesday - Bought But Never Used (had this sentiment on a set of Thanksgiving stickers from at least two years ago)
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party (link any and all your projects)
Fresh Brewed - 2 of More Patterned Papers
Dutch Dare - Clean and Simple
Meljen's - Food
Top Tip Tuesday - Use an Image

Card Recipe:
Image - Harvest Basket by Designed 2 Delight
Paper - DCWV Autumn Splendor
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Ribbon - Michaels $1 spot

This would be a great image for a Thanksgiving place card on that big dinner table too!
I hope you enjoy it and be sure to drop back again soon as I have something very special to show you very soon!

Digital Delights - Ghost to Ghost!

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:

Crafty Catz - Stitching
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Stitching
Paper Garden - Halloween
Bunny Zoes - Sketch
Alys - 2 papers and 2 buttons
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Make It Crafty - Anything Goes
Stamp It Crazy - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Dimension and a Sentiment
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Spots and Stripes
Going Grey - Movie Inspired (mine was Ghostbusters!)

Card Recipe:
Image - Ghost in Cauldron
Paper - DCWV Midnight Spell
Medium - Copic Markers
Rub On Sentiment - Walmart
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Die Cut - Spellbinders

I popped the image up and think he's too cute to spook anyone really :)

Feeling HOT HOT HOT!!! and Patriotic too!

It's a Double posting day and I hope you have a fabulous Memorial Day (or Bank Holiday) planned!
My hubby is away on a Scout camp so I'm on grill duty! LOL
I have a very Patriotic card for you today.
Although I live in Texas I was born and raised in Nottingham England and lived there for 28 years and my heart will always be there. But one thing the UK and the US share are the colors of their flag, Red, White and Blue so on US Holidays I can always be transported home in my heart right away. So today's card fills both sides of the Atlantic :)

This card fits with the following challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summertime
Just Magnolia - Hot and Spicy
Magnolia Birthday Bash - Sketch
Magnolia Down Under - Flowers
Crafty Creations - Favorite stamp (I couldn't choose one so I had to just choose a Tilda as they are what really got me into stamping)
Stampin With Dragon - Summer
Cupcake Craft - Summer Delights
For Fun - Masking
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Red White and Blue
Ann's Creative Nook - Red White and Blue
No Time To Stamp - Colors of your flag. Well although I've been in the USA for 13 years now my home country is Great Britain and our flag is the Union Jack and it's Red, White and Blue like the Stars and Stripes!
Doodle Palace - Colors of Your Flag
Res Q - Red, White and Blue
Color Chef - Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red and White
Friends Having Fun - Colors and Feel of Memorial Day



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda with Ice Cream and Garden Park by Alota Rubber Stamps
Paper - Stash
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target $1 spot
Brads - The Paper Studio





Couldn't you just do with an Ice Cream?



Here are the Copic's I used on this card.

Have a fabulous rest of your Memorial Day or Bank Holiday Monday if you are in the UK!
Katie

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Challenge #16 at Cooking It Up!

It's time to get your hands dirty with a new challenge over at Cooking It Up With Katie
This time we have a super recipe for you with the following ingredients:
Make something for Mom or for a Special Lady,
Punch It Up!
And finally add a brad (or 3)

Of course I had to add other challenges too :)

Magnolia-Licious - Sketch
Cleary I Stamp - All Tied Up
Daring Cardmakers - Die Cuts
Other Lovelies - Use a punch
SSDS - Girlie
Corrosive - Charms
Magnolia Down Under - Charms
Fun With Shapes - Charms
One Stop Crafts - Metallic (color or material)
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers and a sentiment
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Mothers Day
Stempel-Magie - Mothers Day
Paper Cutz- Mothers Day
Stamptacular Sunday - Sewing
Crazy Challenge - Buttons, eyelets or brads
Simple Doodles - Not A Spring Chick Anymore, the butterfly and fabric flowers are two years old
Magicl Crafts - Something for The Girls


Card Recipe:
Image - Standing Fall Tilda
Paper - Pink Paislee
Sentiment - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Fabric Flowers - Unknown from the UK
Brads - The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 12
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Hearts



Inside is a faux stitched message mat.



I knwo this Tilda is from Fall but I think her Spring colors make it work for Mothers Day too.

I'd love to see your creations with this recipe so please click on over to Cooking It Up With Katie and enter my challenge!
Katie

Guest Designer at Raise the Bar

I was so excited to be picked in the Top Three at Raise the Bar last week and super happy to be asked to make a card as a Guest for them this week.
Their theme this week is "Color Me Happy" and they'd love to see a monochromatic card featuring your favorite color.

Obviously I couldn't just do one challenge :)

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Buttons, Bows and Bling
The Pink Elephant - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Charming
Kaboodle Doodles - Embossing
Stamp Something - Charms
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Flowers
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Happy Birthday
Creative Card Crew - Happy Birthday
Pixie Dust - Tag You're It



Card Recipe :
Image - Unwrapped Tilda
Paper - DCWV The Linen Closet
Flowers - Brides
Border Punch - Iron Gate by Martha Stewart
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug Border
Sentiment - K I Memories
Medium - Copic Markers



Inside is more dp and a faux stitched message mat.



Doesn't Tilda look cute? This was from a Christmas collection but I bought it knowing it would work for many other happy occasions.
I've loved making this card for Raise the Bar and I hope to see your monochromatic creations over there too!
Katie

Hannah with Butterflies - A New Pixie Cottage Card

Happy Friday,
"Spring is here, Spring is here, It's the best time of the year"
That little song from the preschool show Little Bill has been running through my head and I think this card is a perfect compliment to it.

Truly Scrumptious - Sketch with an theme of "Fly Away"
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Wings
Secret Crafter - How Does Your Garden Grow
Stamptacular Sunday - Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Flutterby wanted Sparkle with a Butterfly (or Fairy or Angel)
For Fun had April Showers Bring May Flowers as their theme
Gingersnaps had The Good Earth for a theme
Meljen wants Girly Colors
Pixie Dust want Things With Wings
Raise The Bar want you to Spring For It
Quixotic want The Joys of Spring
Practical Scrappers want to see markers
Stempeltraeume had a Just Girls theme



Card Recipe:
Image - Butterfly Hannah
Paper - The Paper Studio
Fabric Brad - K&Co
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Spotted Brads - The Paper Studio
Chipboard Corner - Color Bok
Medium - Copic Markers





I think this Hannah stamp is gorgeous and I hope you do too.
Katie

More Easter Fun from Digital Delights (Grab your shades for this one! LOL)

Happy Monday Everyone!
It's getting closer and closer to Chocolate Day, oops I mean Easter :), and Wendy has created some more super cute Easter designs that are just perfect for Easter cards, gifts, baskets and scrapbook pages too!
I couldn't resist the latest Boy and Girl especially as the boy reminds me so much of my 3 year old son Carter. In fact when he saw the card he said it was him and was insistant that the Easter Bunny would be bringing him an egg almost as big as he is!


As well as the cute images I had to include a few challenges too:

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle have a recipe and want Pink or Purple and Buttons and Ribbon
Lili Of The Valley want an Easel Card
Sketch Saturday had a great Sketch that worked with the two images and the easel card
Paper Sundaes wanted a Multifold Easter or Spring
Sassy Susie wanted Easter
Secret Crafter had an Anything Goes week
Totally Gorjuss wanted Something Sweet and Easter Eggs sure are sweet!
My Time To Craft wanted Kids Kardz!
Paper Popsicles had an Easter theme



Card Recipe:
Images - Easter Boy and Easter Girl from Digital Delights
Paper - DCWV Flower Shower
Buttons - The Paper Studio for Hobby Lobby
Medium - Copic Markers





These certainly are a cute pair and I know I'll be using them again before Easter is over.
I hope you liked them too :)
Katie

All About Kids at Delightful Sketches and Challenges

There's a fabulous new challenge at Delightful Sketches and Challenges and this time we want to see your kid cards!
The Design Team got to chose an image they wanted for this challenge and I chose the super cute Little Bo Peep


Friday Sketchers had a wonderful Sketch
Dare U2 Digi wanted Pearls and a digi stamp
Drunken Stampers want Glitter and Lace
Gingersnaps want Lace too
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want you to Sparkle
Raise the Bar wanted things in 3's so I have 3 DP, 3 Cardstocks and 3 different borders
Res Q wanted Digital and Spring colors
Embellish Magazine had a color combo of Green, Yellow, Pink and Peach and as always a border



Card Recipe:

Image - Bo Peep Set from Digital Delights
Papers - DCWV Flower Shower Stack
Lace - Offray at Joann's
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles Diamond
Glitter brads - Recollections at Michaels
Border punches - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders



Inside is Bo Peep's naughty sheep!



I just love the look on Bo Peep's face and I hope you do too.
We'd love to see your creations for children or celebrating the ones in your life over at Delightful Sketches and Challenges!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps New Challenge- It's Time to Bling It On

Happy Thursday Everyone!
Time for another new challenge at Treehouse Stamps and this week we want you to "Bling It On" with glitter, jewels, pearls or anything else sparkly and shiny!
Also our featured Design Team member is Gloria and you really should spend a few moments on her blog checking out her great creations!

As always I have a few other challenges as well as the Treehouse challenge involved in this card :

Crazy 4 Challenges had a great Sketch
Oh Alice had their 1st challenge and wanted you to get glam using their photo as inspiration
Scrap Stamp and Doodle want Charms
Fussy and Fancy want you to Dazzle Us
Character Cafe had a recipe of 1 Digi Image, 3 papers and 5 embellishments
Crafty Cardmakers had color combos from the Color Wheel and I chose the Split Complimentary of Blue/Green with the Red/Brown tones (you'll have to look at the wheel but it does work :))
Totally Stampalicious want Glitter/Bling
A Spoonfull of Sugar want Ink, Pearls and Glitter
Paper Minutes want Polka Dots/Spots
Crafty Creations want you to Cut It Out and Pop It Up
CRAFT wanted Ribbon and Sparkle
Cute Card Thursday want you to be Ribbon-tastic!



Card Recipe:

Image - Hello Friend
Paper - The Green Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Queen & Co






I'd love to see what sparkly, spangly stuff you can add to your cards, come on over to Treehouse Stamps and you could be our winner!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge - A new Sketch

Happy Wednesday,
It's new challenge time at The Pixie Cottage and this time we have a fabulous sketch drawn by own very own Anne!



Of course I have to play along with other challenges too!

CCEE have "Sweet" as their theme
Handfull Of Stamps were Sending You Wishes
Fun With Shapes want Spots
Frosted Designs want Polka Dots and Plaid
If The Shoe Fits were Mad For Plaid
Crafty Catz had a Charming Bear theme (wanting a Bear and a Charm)
Pixie Dust want you to be Charmed
Scrap, Stamp and Doodle want Charms too
Sweet Stampin want New Beginnings
Lots to Do wanted you to use a machine and I used my Big Shot
Hope's Cupcake Inspiration had a great photo
ResQ had a "You Are What You Eat" theme
Practical Scrappers want to see Stamps
Crafty Creations want you to Cut It Out and Pop It Up



Card Recipe:

Image - Smiles and his Cupcake by The Pixie Cottage
Paper - Doodlebug Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K&Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - Queen & Co



Inside is more of the supersweet dp and a message mat.



Wouldn't you love a cupcake so big you could lie in it like a bed? LOL

We also have Design Team news on The Pixie Cottage blog so be sure to check that out when you take a look at all the wonderful creations the team has for you this time.
And make sure you have a try with this sketch, you could be our winner :)
Katie

Treehouse Stamps Challenge- Flowers and Butterflies

Happy Thursday everyone!
It's time for another challenge at Treehouse Stamps.
This weeks featured Design Team member is Kelly and you can see her wonderful creations at Kelly's Stampin Habit. She's a little "creatively challenged" at the moment as her right arm is in a cast but she still made a wonderful card for the challenge this week!
This weeks challenge was to included both Flowers and a Butterfly (or two) on your project and it was nice to get in the mood for the upcoming Spring season.

I found a few other challenges that helped me create this card.

Mojo Monday gave me the sketch
Frosted Designs want to see Chipboard
Cute Card Thursday had a "Blooming Gorgeous" theme
Die Cuts R Us wanted to see Ribbon
Saturday Spotlight had a Sunshine theme
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle had a Spring theme
Corrosive wanted Fancy Folds
Cupcake Crafts wanted a Matching Set
Practical Scrappers wanted Patterned Paper
Flutterby Wednesdays had an Open theme as long as it has an Angel, Fairy or Butterfly on it
Quixotic had a challenge of Flutterby



I made an easel card with a matching bookmark using the Tulips from the Spring Blessings digital stamp set
I printed two of the images in a large form for the card and 3 smaller ones for the bookmark. I colored the images and cut out one of the large ones and popped it up on to the one on the card.
The Copic colors I used are G82, G94, Y11, Y15, Y21, Y35, Y38 and YR65. I outlined the images with W1.
The green dp is Love Elsie and the yellow polka dots is K&Co.
The sentiment is K&Co too.
The chipboard butterflies are American Crafts.
The border punch is Martha Stewart.

I used dewdrops on the top of the message mat to make the card "stopper".

Here you can see the depth on the flowers.

I put the bookmark in a bookmark cover and added a ribbon to the top.

So dust off your Spring supplies, find a blue sky for inspiration and create a design for us all to see!
Katie

Treehouse Stamps Challenge - It's time to "Circle It!"

Happy Thursday!
It's time for another challenge at Treehouse Stamps and this week we want to see Circles on your cards.
There has been great news at The Treehouse Stamps Store this week with the release of some images as Digital Stamps!!! No waiting for the Mailman, just print and go!
Also each week we are spotlighting a team members and this week you must check out the wonderful work of Yaneri Rodgirquez
The Design Team got to work with some of the new images and I chose mine from the Beary Birthday Collection

I found a few other challenges to fit with this one.

Paper Make Up had a great sketch that worked wonderfully with the Circles theme
ABC were at L is for Layering
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle wanted a Celebration card
2 Red Bananas wanted you to "Think Round"
Etsy Inspired had a great store this time and I chose Skylars Candy Clips Headband to go with my color combo
Alphabet Challenge were are K is for Kids
Your Next Stamp wanted to see Embossing
Digital Tuesday also wanted Embossing and a digi image

I printed out the image and colored him with Copic's. I also printed an additional image that I colored only the present and the cut out and popped on top of the forst for dimension.
The dp is Basic Grey.
The scalloped circles are cut from Quickutz Nesting Dies and then embossed with a Sizzix 2" by 2" folder.
The border punch is Fiskars Apron Lace.


The inside is more dp and a message mat.



I wonder what Teddy has inside his gift!
Have a wonderful day and we'd love to see you join in with our Circle Challenge at Treehouse Stamps this week.
Katie