Digital Delights - New Releases - We're Grillin' and Chillin'!!!

EDITED TO ADD - Won a Top 3 Place at Anything Goes Challenge THANKS!!!!

It's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we are thinking towards Summer and all those wonderful day's outside!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 ( I chose Floral Paper, Square and Orange)
Fresh Brewed Monthly - Summer or Beach
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Dream Valley - Old and New (old papers and brand new image)
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Happileigh Scrappin - Sewing (real or faux)
Karens Doodles - Bold and Bright
Lexi's - Spots and/or Stripes
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, bling, punches, ribbon)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Punches/Die Cuts, Flowers and Ribbon)
Ladybug Crafts - Orange
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Laid Back Lucy
Sentiment - Summer Surfing Fun Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cloud 9
Chipboard Letters - Target
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy
Rhinestone flowers - Michaels $1 spot

Now I don't want to say whether Lucy has a Lemonade or a Margarita today, I'll leave that to your imagination!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes!

It's Tuesday so it's time for another fabulous challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar!
This challenge is everyone's favorite and will be sure to have 100's of entries as it is "Anything Goes!", yep you can link up all your creations for a chance to win!
Talking of winning we have a super sponsor this week in Whimsy Stamps and I used one of their super images on my card.

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Ellephantastic - Birthday/Party
Paper and Such - Happy Birthday
Crafty Ann's - Happy Birthday
Stamping Scrapping - Birthday
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Square, Floral Paper and Orange)
Color Throwdown - So Saffron, Rose Red and Aqua
Creative Inspirations - Inside of your card (20 combined challenges max)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Let it Shine (3 entries max)
Rainbow Lady - Let's Feel It (use texture)
Etsy Inspired - Be Inspired (I chose this as my card features a horse and felt)
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Old Supplies (my paper)
Happileigh Scrappin - Sewing (real or faux)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square, patterned paper, image, bling)

Card Recipe:
Image - Gift Horse by Whimsy Stamps
Paper - Autumn Leaves
Medium - Copic Markers
Cupcake Accents - Martha Stewart Felt Cupcake Stickers
Sentiment - Printed
Rhinestones - Michaels $1 Spot

This little guy is called "Gift Horse" and I think he's so cute and I'm sure he have a lot of fun at whatever party he's going too!
So now it's your turn to come along and play with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar!
Katie

Digital Delights - Baked With Love

It's time for some more great samples using the images by Wendy from Digital Delights!

Challenges:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Desert Islands Crafts - Pick 3 ( I chose Punches, Sparkle and Ink)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Red Ribbon, Square and Pop Dot)
Digi Design House - Bling
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Secret Crafter - Dust Off Your Stash (the paper is eons old)
Sweet Stampin - Childhood Memories (mine is baking with my Nana)
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Craft Your Passion - Check It Out
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Creative Inspirations - Inside of your card (20 combined challenges max)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Let it Shine (3 entries max)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Baking Bears set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Paper Patch (sadly long gone)
Border Punch - Garden Gate Deep Edger
Ribbon - Unknown
Rhinestones - Little Yellow Bicycle Elizabeth Park

I love this cute little bear and decided to go with an Apple theme on the paper to go with his pie! I printed the image twice but just colored a second version of the pie and popped it up for dimension. I love the way these images have patterns on them, it adds so much once colored.
It is such a sweet set and fabulous value with images and sentiment all together!
Be sure to check out the rest of the fabulous samples from the DD team over at the BLOG!
Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Buttons

It's the second of my cards this month for Guest Designer role at Crafty Sentiments and this week we want to see you add Buttons to your creations!
Now this was a super easy challenge for me as I have 100's if not 1000's of buttons in my studio and just love to add them in :)

Challenges:
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Copic Creations - Sky or Clouds
Desert Islands Crafts - Pick 3 (I picked black, ink on other than on stamp and punches)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 (I chose Floral Paper, Brad and Pop Dot)
Dream Valley - Flowers
Clear it Out - Ribbon/Trim
Raise the Bar - 3 Patterned Papers and Flowers
Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bears
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Tuesday Throwdown - Use a Die Cut (3 entries max)
My Mum's Craft Shop - To Die For (3 entries max)
Peartree Designs - Spring
Creative Inspirations - Inside of your card (20 combined challenges max)
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Ribbon
Claudia and Co - Butterflies
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with Wings
Paper Minutes - Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Going Camping by Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Origins by Basic Grey
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target
Border Punch - Doily Garden Trim by Martha Stewart
Buttons - Stash
Ribbon - Unknown
Die Cut - Labels 2 by Spellbinders

This little guy is just the cutest! I colored around him in a few layers of BG10 for the sky and I really think it adds to the whole look of the image.
I have no idea where the gorgeous ribbon came from as it was in a selection I won a while ago but it was the perfect touch to this card.
The wonderful deep border punch make a lovely finish with brown brads to compliment the wooden buttons.
I hope you like this one and will come along and play with us this week at Crafty Sentiments
Katie

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

Cooking It Up #58 - Show Me a Pink, Flowery Lady!

It's time to get back to the kitchen and come and play at Cooking It Up With Katie!

This weeks ingredients are:
Start with Flowers
Make it for a Lady
Finish with a little(or a lot of) Pink

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Flutterby - Open (must have Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
Crafts and Me - Pink and Sweet
Going Grey - Go Digital
Woodware USA - Die Cuts or Punches
Digital Tuesday - Pretty Punches (and a digi)
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - I chose Circle, Pink and a Corner Punch
Stamping Vacation Lots of Paper - Circles and Squares
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Photo Inspiration (I chose the Pink, White and Green color scheme and the flowers)
Theme Thursday - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image - Jiggy in Flower Frame
Paper - 3 Bugs in A Rug Chloe (flowers) and The Paper Studio (Pink gingham)
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Daisy
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Ka nd Co
Pearls - Bridal Dept

This super sweet image makes for a great feminine card, even if she is a dragon!
Please come and play with us this week at Cooking It Up With Katie

Digital Delights - Shabby Little Daisy!

It's time for more new creations from the team at at Digital Delights!
This week I used one of the latest releases, a great set of friendly flowers with cute sentiments to match.
I decided to use a vintage style paper and go with a little Shabby Chic style of card.

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust - Say It Out Loud (use a sentiment)
Stampin B's - Use a Square, Circle and Oval
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Distressing
Truly Scrumptious - Vintage
Your Next Stamp - Texture
Stampin Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Bearly Mine - Inside Out (decorate inside too)
Papertake Weekly - Dimension (layer something)
My Partner In Crafting Crime - Layer It Up!
My Time To Craft - On The Spot (use something with spots on it)
Fresh Brewed - Cute and Sweet
Fresh Brewed Monthly Challenge - Flowers
The Paper Variety - Flowers
Peartree Designs - Lace
The Shabby Tea Room - Lace and Doilies
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Wags N Whiskers - Ribbons and Pearls
Anything Goes - Pearls
Card Cupids - Use 2 Colors (I chose Yellow and Blue)

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Faces and Sentiment
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Oval Die - Spellbinders
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn
Lace and Ribbon - Offray
Pearls - The Paper Studio

I printed the flower 3 times and colored, cut and layered the image.
I inked all the edges and die cuts to give it a vintage look.
I love the look of ribbon and lace together and the gathered ribbon works wonderfully like this. I finished both the outside and in with pearls.
I hope you like this and be sure to check out the rest of the work of the design team at Digital Delights

Card Ideas Challenge - Just Kidding Around

It's Saturday and to get your weekend off to a great start head on over to Card Ideas for a new challenge.
This week we want to see your cards for children and Faith has a great selection of images at Designed 2 Delight that will make a it a doodle to enter and have some fun!

Challenges:
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Fairy Tale - Happy Birthday
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Card for A Child
Fussy and Fancy - Card for a Child
Crafty Ann - Smile
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 or more (I chose Child's image, Birthday, Bright Colors and Dots)
Stamping Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Cards For Men - Embossing
Crafty Catz - Embossing
The Stampman - Embossing
My Time Made Easy Pretty Palette - Aqua, Tangerine, Lt Blue and White
Creative Inspirations - Punches or Dies
Mami Doodles - Punches or Die Cuts

Card Recipe:
Image - Drew and His Cupcake
Paper - KI Memories
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Sentiment - KI Memories
Pearls - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folding - Sizzix

This little guy reminds me so much of my little guy Carter right down to the curls in his hair and sweet little smile.
I hope you've enjoyed this card, be sure to drop by Card Ideas to see some more great samples and to join in the fun!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #64 - Paper Piecing

Chosen in Top 3 at Sentimental Sundays



It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
As always there are 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Paper Piecing"

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude! - Anything Goes
Crafty Your Passion - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamping Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities (used them to make my flower)
My Sheri Crafts - April Showers
Crafty Calendar - April Showers
Crafty Catz - April Showers
The Paper Variety - April Showers
Raise The Bar - April Showers
Sentimental Sunday - Let's Get Wet
Crafty Creations - Rain Showers
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Spring
Prairie Fairy - Oh So Spring
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring
Crafty Emma - Children
Karen's Doodles - Fancy and Feminine
By The Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly
Kaboodle Doodles -Let's Get Girly
Our Creative Corner - Girly (use ribbon, bling and handmade flower)
Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace
Clear It Out - Handmade Flower
The Crafty Pad - Flowers
Crazy Challenge - Flowers
Magical Monday - Flowers
One Stop Crafts - Spots and Dots
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 or more (I chose child image, dots and ribbon)
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Layers
Anything Goes - Pearls
Going Grey - Pick 3 (I picked Ribbon, Flowers and Pearls)

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah on Stepping Stones by ARTish
Paper - Julianne by Kay and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders (used to make the flower)
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Lace - Offray
Felt Ribbon - Stash

Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

This particular stamp doesn't have the umbrella so I made one from a punch or two and I hope you like it.
The flower is made from 3 die cut flowers that were scored and then cut up one fold to the center and then accordion folded. You attached all three "fans" together to make the flower.
I hope you like this card and will join in with our Paper Piecing challenge.
Katie

Digital Delights - Easter Accessories

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

Challenges:
Stamping Vacation Start Here - Nestabilities
Gingerloft - Dies or Punches
Crafty Emma's - Die Cut Crazy
Creative Cowgirls - Spring or Easter
Creative Craft World - Easter
Fresh Brewed - A Sweet Treat
Die Cut Dreams - Food Themed Digi image
House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Lexi's - Ribbon (no bows or knots)
The Paper Variety - 1, 2 ,3 (make your own recipe. I did 1 image, 2 flowers and 3 butterflies)
Whimsie Doodles - Punch It Out

Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Accessories
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment Set
Paper - Sweet Nectar by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers- Martha Stewart
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Doily - Wilton

I printed out the image 3 times and cut out and popped up a whole basket and then just the bow, an easy technique but I think it adds so much more to the finished piece. I thought the punch looked a little like a cross between a fence and a row of flowers and it's ornate look works well against the simplicity of the image.
A few pearls and rhinestones and I was done!
I hope you like it.
Katie

Cooking It Up #55 - Sparkle, Shine and Shimmer!

It's time for another challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie card recipe blog!
So here are this weeks ingredients (it's a really easy one!)

Start with Sparkle
Add some Shine
Finish with a Shimmer!!

So we need to see the bling, pearls, mists, metals, anything that sparkles and shines, the more the merrier!


Challenges:
Gingerloft - Punches or Die Cuts
Meljen's - Punches
Stamp Insanity - Punch It Out
Stampin Vacation Start Here = Nestabilities
Crafty Emma'a - Die Cut Crazy
Do You Stack Up? - Shine On
Incy Wincy - Sparkle and Shine
Paper Pretties - Bring on the Bling
Kenny K - Aquamarine
House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes Digi
Dutch Dare - Celebrations
Send A Smile 4 Kids - Birthday Girl
Charisma - Birthday for a Teen
Crazy Challenge - Sweet Teens
Digital Tuesday - For The Kids

Card Recipe:
Image - Kitty Katastrophe by Kenny K
Paper - SEI Chick A Doo
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Rhinestones - Michales $1 spot
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Stickers - SEI Chick a Doo
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

It was so easy to "shine and shimmer" up this little cutie, bling on her boots, silver pen accents, pearls and more.
I really love these images, different from what I usually do but so much fun!
I hope you enjoyed her too and will come along to Cooking It Up With Katie and "Get Your Bling On!"
Katie

Mr Straw sends a Thanksgiving Message

It's time for another Fall card and this one is for Thanksgiving.
Mr Straw is one of the cutest scarecrows I've ever seen and he was such fun to colors. I used a non Fall set of papers but I think they worked perfectly on this card.

Challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life - Easel Card
Lots To Do - Easel card
Creative Inspirations - Fall/Halloween
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Punches or Die Cuts (I used both)
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
ECP - Autumn/Fall
Crafty Creations - Autumn
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Thanksgiving
Stampin B's - Thanksgiving with a Pumpkin
Aud's Sentiments - Thanks
Diva Coffee Break - Poppy Parade, So Saffron and Baja Breeze
Inky Impressions - Flowers
The Paper Variety - Photo Inspiration (colors)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times - Card For A Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Mr Straw
Paper - The Guy Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - O Scrap

This is a close up of the image, isn't he the cutest?

These are the Copic's used on this card.
I hope you like this and wish you a very Happy Halloween this weekend!
KAtie

Digital Delights - Have a Magical Birthday!

It's time for another showcase of cards over at Digital Delights!
The team have a glorious selection for you this week so be sure to drop by and show them some love.

My card features a real cutie and I found a few challenges that worked for him too.

Truly Scrumptcious - Sketch (and golden oldie option)
I Did It - Cute
Stamp Something - Photo Inspiration
Your Next Stamp - Birthdays
Crafty Cardmakers - Birthdays
Allsorts - Primary Colors
Crafty Ho's - Primary Colors
Stamping With The Dragon - Yellow, Blue and Green
Whoopsi Daisy - Blue and Green
Crazy 4 Challenges - Cupcakes
Donna's Den - Something Sweet
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3, I picked "something with blue on it", "Patterned paper with yellow", "Image with a hand on it"
Alphabet Challenge - O is for Oval
One Stitch At A Time - Mystical
By The Cute and Girly - Animal Antics
Ooh La La - Spots and Dots



Card Recipe:
Image - Augustus the Dragon
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment - Printed





I hope you like him as much as I do and I really hope you'll drop by Digital Delights to see the other creations.

Get Sunny With Lily Boo!

Happy Saturday!
It's another cute Summer card for you today and this one stars a cute image by Lily Boo at Cuddly Buddly.
There are so many cute ones to choose from and if you'd like to "try before you buy" there are 3 pages of FREEBIES! for you to try that will keep you in cards for a while! LOL


Challenges:

A Crafty Little Place - Sketch
Colour Q - Melon Mambo, Cameo Coarl, Bermuda Bay, Barely Banana, White
Glitterbabe - Orange, Pink and Turquoise
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Speedy The Cats Friends - Punch It!
Scrap It With A Song - America the Beautiful, "From sea to shining sea"
Pick 3 - Summer Theme, Yellow cardstock and a Sticker
My Sheri - Summer
ECP - Summer
Crafty Calendar - Summer
Fresh Brewed - Summertime
Crafty Ho's - Fun in The Sun
Stampin Sanity - Water
If The Shoe Fits - Vacation
Thoughtful Thursdays - Beach
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
Stamp and Create - Stitching
Artful Inkables - Stitching
Lucy's Cards - Buttons
Alphabet Challenge - K is for Kids




Card Recipe:
Image - Lily Boo Teen Girl at the Beach (not available right now but keep checking back!)
Paper - Cosmo Cricket De Lovely
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K&Co






I'm really "feeling" this card as in just a short while I'll be on the beach in Mexico for the 1st vacation I've had in 10, yes 10, years!!!!
I'll be building sandcastles with my children, drinking a few "frozen concoctions" and generally having a great time!
But before then keep checking back as there are plenty more fun cards to come!

Cooking It Up #21 - Sketch some Yellow Stitching!

It's a very special day at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog as today has the first creations by my new Design Team!
They have made some fabulous cards and I'm so lucky to have them working along side me.

Today we have a new recipe for you to try:

Choose a Sketch from another challenge
Add a little Yellow
Do some Stitching, can be real or faux

We are sponsored by the fabulous Meljens and got to work with some of their gorgeous images!
You can win some too by entering the challenge, just remember you have to include ALL the ingredients to be eligible for the prize.

Challenges for this card:

Donna's Den - Sketch
Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Twisted Thursday - Sparkles
Bee Crafty - 3D
365 Cards Day 123 - Shades of Yellow
ResQ - Sunny
Whoopsi Daisy - Bright Vibrant Colors
By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days
Pick 3 - Summer Theme, Yellow cardstock and a Sticker
Drunken Stampers - Summer
KL Stampin Scrappin - Summer
ECP - Summer
Crafty Ho's - Fun in The Sun
Crafty Calendar - Summer (and yellow if you like)
Stempel Magie - Friendship
Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewels
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
Stamp and Create - Stitching
Artful Inkables - Stitching
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites
Wee Memories - Free For All
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Pocket Full of Posies - One For The Girls
If The Shoe Fits - Wings
Crazy Challenge - Up in The Air




Card Recipe:
Image - Woodland Princess by Meljen's
Paper - Songbird by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Felt Flowers - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Clear Sticker





This was such a fun challenge and my team all made wonderful creations and we want to see yours too so be sure to visit Cooking It Up With Katie and get Cooking too!