Pile It On - Childhood Dreams

This week at Pile It On we have a theme challenge for you.
We want you to create a card or project about Childhood Dreams. They can be good dreams or bad dreams (a little scary maybe!). Think of those things you imagine your child is dreaming of when they close their eyes to sleep.
We hope you have fun with it.

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes (only one entry)
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes (5 entries)
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Bearly Mine - Lace and Pearls
Truly Scrumptious - Swirls and Pearls
Digital Tuesday - Use a Die Cut
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use A Die Cut
Drunken Stampers - Use a Die Cut
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Little Red Wagon - Use Your Mist
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Whimsie Doodles - Weird Holiday (March is National Craft Month)
Delicious Doodles - Glitz and Glam
Cute Card Thursday - Shiny, Happy Cards (the orange on the paper is glossy)
Paper Play - Add Shine
Res Q - A Happy, Bright card
Simply Create - Bright
My Sheri Crafts - Girly
4 Crafty Chicks - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly
Do You Stack Up? - Lots of Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Princess Leah by Whimsie Doodles
Paper - Chloe's Closet Specialty by Making Memories (on clearance at Michaels right now!)
Medium - Copic Markers
Swirls - Quickutz
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Mist - Smooch
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterflies - Prima

What little girl doesn't dream of being a Princess and wearing pearls and a tiara?
And if not a Princess then she certainly dreams of fancy dolls and dressing up!
We'd love to see your take on our challenge over at Pile It On this week :)
Katie

A Gem Of A Challenge - Buttons, Brads, Beads and Bows!

It's been two weeks since the blog hop and now it's time for a new challenge at A Gem Of A Challenge!
This time we are on a B theme and would like to see Buttons, Brads, Beads and Bows!
You can use 1, 2, 3 or even all 4 to add to your project!
I added another B to my theme and made a Boy card, something a lot of us seem to struggle with. But with Janet's great boy images, such as the Andy collection of stamps, it so easy to make a great card!

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got (anything goes)
Recipe Tuesday - Textured Square (use a square, embossing and 2 brads)
Claudia and Co - About a Boy
Craty Catz - One For The Men (or Boys)
ECP - Something For The Boys
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Top Tip Tuesday - Stitching
Lollipop Crafts - Favorite Coloring Medium
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Stamp Something - Something Funky
Wags N Whiskers - Punches
Dare To Be Sassy - Punches
2 Sisters - Embossing
Totally Paper Crafts - Do It With Digi
Crafty Ho's - Blue and Brown
Southern Girls - Blue and Brown
Color Dare - Night of Navy, Marina Mist and River Rock
Do You Stack Up? - Lots of Dots

Card Recipe:
Image - Skateboard Andy
Paper - Slugs and Snails Digital Papers
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Halloween Fence by Martha Stewart
Buttons and Brads - Spare Parts
Sticker Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz for Sizzix

The border punch I used is actually a Halloween one, all I did was snip off the bat wings to make it work for other times of the year.
I really love how this turned out and hope you like it too :)
Katie

Digital Delights - Little Dumpling Train

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Our Creative Corner - Cut It Out
Claudia and Co - About a Boy
Desert Island Crafts - Pick Three recipe (I picked buttons, border punch and no flowers)
Paper Pretties - Card for a Child
Lollipop Crafts - Favorite Coloring Medium
Stampin Royalty - Markers
Stamping Vacation No No - No Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Border Punch, Hearts and Blue Ribbon
The Crafty Pad - Hearts

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Dumpling Train
Paper - Oliver by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Bo Bunny
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Brads - Spare Parts
Ribbon - Michaels

This is such a cute image for a little boy, perfect for birthday's and other celebrations!
Be sure to check out all the teams creations over at the Digital Delights Blog!

A Little Red Cupcake - Designed 2 Delight

Today I have a little tasty treat for you!
It's too easy to just color a cupcake in the usual pastel colors so today I decided to try it with a little more dramatic color combo.
This is one of the fabulous Dollar Delight's from Designed 2 Delight


Challenges:
Cupcake Craft - Sweet Treats
Fresh Brewed Designs - Sweet Treats
Lexi's - Birthdays
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz- Black, White and 1 other color
Everybody Art - Photo Inspiration (a red rose on a black background)

Card Recipe:
Image - Cuppy Cake
Paper - Garden Vignettes
Medium - Copic Markers
Doily - Little Yellow Bicycle
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

I colored another cupcake and popped it on top for dimension.
I think would be a super birthday card for a special girlfriend, do you?
Be sure to drop back tomorrow for two more new cards.

Pile It On - Holiday with a Twist

We have a super challenge for you this week at Pile It On as we'd like to see a Holiday Card using *ONLY* Red, White and Green, and felt, flocking, or something soft.
We are sponsored by the wonderful Stampin Dragon Designs who gave us super designs to work with.

Challenges:
Critter Challenge - Sketch
The Ribbon Girl - Red and Green
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
Bah Humbug - Elegant Christmas (I thought the gorgeous bow and poinsettias were elegant)
Christmas Stampin All Year - Metallic (the edge on the ribbon)
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - To The One I Love
Wee Memories - Cute Holiday
Paper Garden - Holiday Cards
Christmas Card Challenges -Christmas with Flowers
One Stitch At A Time - Any Celebration
Meljens - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Artful Inkables - Embossing and Flowers
Stampin Royalty - Ribbons
Pennys - As Long As It Flies

Card Recipe:
Image - Dragons Lair
Paper - Happy Holidays by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Making Memories
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix
Ribbon - Michaels
Felt Santa Hat - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Unknown

I just love this turned out and I hope you do too!

Designed 2 Delight - Teddy as A Scarecrow :)

I'm so loving this fabulous Fall weather and hope it's nice where you are too :)
Today's card features a BRAND NEW IMAGE just released TODAY and I know you're going to absolute love him!
He was an absolute joy to color and in fact as a practice sheet (a girl can never stop practicing you know) I printed out 9 of him to check out some color combo;s, I may even share those combos tomorrow if anyone would be interested ;)

Challenges:

Stampin For The Weekend - Fall or Halloween
Challenge Up Your Life - Autumn
Crazy 4 Challenges - Autumn
Riley and Co - Colors of Autumn
Inspiration Avenue - Harvest
Thoughtful Thursdays - H is for.....Harvest
Baby Bud - Halloween or Fall
Creative Inspirations - Halloween or Fall
Belli - Pumpkins
Paper Playtime - Pumpkins or Spiderwebs
The Hybrid Chick - Fall with a Digi
Pear Tree Designs - Free For All
Stampin Royalty - Ribbons
Stamp Something - Something Digi

Card Recipe:
Image - Scarecrow Teddy Set
Paper - DCWV Autumn Splendor
Medium - Copic Markers
Rub On Sentiment - Daisy Hill
Buttons - Michaels $1 spot
Ribbon - American Crafts

Didn't I tell you that you'd love him?
He is so super sweet and guess what? if you play in Faith's challenges you be pleased that he is this weeks freebie!!! (just the bear not the background).
So if you played last time you'll be making a card with him this week!

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!

My Little Princess Tilda! - Vintage and just a little distressed :)

Happy Friday Everyone!
It's a while since I inked up a Tilda stamp and this one has been sitting waiting for it's first outing and so I knew it was time for her to come out and play!

Challenges for this card:

Hanna and Friends - Unused Stamps
Stampin Royalty - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Chocolate
The Town Scrapper - Monochromatic
Treehouse - Monochromatic
Just Magnolia - Recipe 3 Flowers (I can't count ;)), 2 papers and 1 Ribbon
One Stitch At A Time - Lace, Ribbons and Bows
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops
Incy Wincy - Punch It
The Shabby Tearoom - Embossing
Pennys - 7 of Something
Lots to Do - Hats or Crowns
Cuttlebug Challenges - Doily's/Lace
Pocketful of Posies - Something for the Girls (and flowers)
Just Inspirational - Pink, Cream and Brown with Ribbon, Buttons/gems and glitter
Paper Romance - Get Your Glitter On



Card Recipe:
Image - Fairy Tale Princess Tilda
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts (airbrushed to match)
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Joanns (airbrushed to match)
Sentiment - Sticko
Rhinestones - $1 spot at Michaels
Ribbon - Unknown
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
Shimmer - Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer





I added Spritz to the flowers and Stickles to Tilda's shoes, crown and skirt for some extra glittery sparkle!
I absolutely love how Tilda turned out and I would never have thought to color her brown if Suzie Sugar and her new Totally Tilda challenge hadn't suggested I give it try!
That's what I love about the "challenge scene", they can often lead you to do things you had never thought to do before but when you do it you love it!! LOL

50K Hits so it's time to PARTY!!!

Happy Monday everyone!!
I can't believe it, at the end of this month I will have been blogging for a year and last Friday I passed the 50,000th hit here! I can't believe how many of you keep coming and looking at my work and each day I feel blessed by you all.
To celebrate I'm going to have a little candy for you :)
To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is leave your name and a link to your blog in the gadget at the end of this post.
If you'd like to add my candy and a link to your sidebar you can do, the more players we have the more fun it is :) but you'll still be entered if you don't.
This is what you could win:





4 wood mounted stamps
2 sets of chipboard letters
Sentiment stamp by The Pixie Cottage
Chipboard coasters
30 roses by Wild Orchid Crafts
Set of Tiny Type letter stickers

Now obviously I couldn't blog without a card and this one has a message for all of you that have been with me through the last year:

I Love Digi - Thank You card
ABC - T is for Thank You
Color Dare - Old Olive, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery and Very Vanilla
Lili Of The Valley - Here Comes Summer
Sweet Stampin - It's Summertime
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Stampin Royalty - Use Your Punches
Creative Card Crew - April Showers bring May Flowers
Cutie Stampers - Flowers
Alota Rubber Stamps - Flowers
Beary Scrap - May Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Handfull of Stamps - Look What I Got (new stash, the BG paper)
Alphabet Challenge - A is for Animals
Allsorts - Animals
Just Cute Bears - Buttons and Bows (and a bear)



Card Recipe:
Image - Meljens Designs Freebie
Paper - Basic Grey Origins
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Medium - Copic Markers
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 spot
Trim - Joanns
Buttons - Spare Parts by Hobby Lobby





I thought this was the perfect image to say how I feel about all the support you've all given me over the past year and please add your name and link below to be a part of my candy.
The link gadget will stay open for 2 weeks so get your entry in by May 17th for a chance to win.
Good luck!!!



Katie

Pile It On - Boyish Colors sponsored by In Style Stamps

It's Pile It On time again and this time we have a wonderful sponsor In Style Stamps!
We had great images to work with and our challenge is to Use Boyish Colors!
It seems that all card makers struggle with male themed cards so maybe this week is your chance to get another one made even if you have been putting it off! LOL

Obviously with Pile It On we want you to add as many other challenges to your card as you can and these are mine this time:


Stampin Royalty - Use Your Punches
Inky Impressions - 3 layers, 2 designer papers, 1 ribbon, and three embellishments
Creative Cottage - Circles
Cards For Men - Monochromatic
Your Next Stamp - Going Dotty
Crafty Catz - Spots
Crafts and Me - Sparkle (the dp is glittered)
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
AI Factory - Buttons
Sophisicats - Card for a Child
Oh Alice - Card for a Child



Card Recipe:
Image - Nathan by In Style Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Carolees Creations
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Iron Gate
Chipboard buttons - Colorbok
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby





So it's time to grab your greens and blues and maybe some red and yellow too and go and make us a card fit for the Prince in your life :)
Katie