CDAC progressive Challenge #7 Nov 15th

 CDAC-Progressive-Challenges

This is the 7th week of the CDAC Progressive Challenges.  I picked my digi from Ginger Loft called "Bailey with Honey Bees".  I did one like this while ago for a DT that I was on last year.  I liked the way it came out so much with the yellow & black, that I did kind of the same thing again.  The butterfly is from Jenny Bowlin and the paper is from Floppy Lattes Digital Designs.  The little bee on top of the tree is from the other digi that I printed out from Ginger Loft, colored and added stickles to the wings.

For the inside, I added paper from Fred-She-Said, that I got from another DT that I'm on.  I also I used another digi that we could pick from.  The sentiment is from Sending Treasures.  I think it fits perfectly!!

Challenges entered:

Squigglefly Challenge #124 Happy Birthday

Cutie Pie Challenge #5 Bears

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #15 Butterflies + color

I Did It Creations Challenge #81 Everybody loves teddy

The Hybrid Chick Challenge #6 Birthday

Patties Creations Challenge #33 Birthday or Thanksgiving

Simply Create Challenges #56 Love you bear-ly much

10 Nov Paper Craft Journey embossing

10 Nov 11
Paper Craft Journey GDT
Embossing

As promised, I'm back for my second GDT spot for Paper Crafting Journey.  Sponsoring the challenge this week is Just Some Lines.

  For the challenge this week, it's all about embossing.   I used the "Gab in the Groove" digi.  I  got to use my new papers from K & Co called "McKenna" with the dry emboss technique using Tim Holtz's distress ink in "Antique Linen" on all the edges of the papers.  I can't wait to use more of my new papers!!  The flowers, bow, lace, and pearls are from my stash, and the tag I got from my friend, Elaine.

Kelley's Kids

Tammylee wanted us to show off some of Bonna's new digi's.  I was given the one called "Romanica".  You can find this one and many others at the new Kelley's Kids Store.  I wanted to make something new, so I tried my hand at making a Tri-Shutter Card.  You can find the directions at Splitcoast Stampers.  The papers, swirls and birthday tag are from my friend, Elaine.  The ribbons is from my scraps, the brads are from old kits (don't know which ones), the flowers are from Darice "Delphinium Petals" and the pearls are from Kaiser Crafts.  I added At You's "Spica" pens to her socks and the black lines in her wings. 

 Here's some close ups....

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments Happy Birthday

Cupcake Craft Challenges The Darkside (Purple & Black)

Stamps r us Challenges Birthday

TSG Clear Stamps Challenge #123 Birthday w/Pizazz

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge Birthday 

Scrap-Creations Anything goes

Cuddly Buddly #12 Recipe

Kelley's Kids Aug 31st Challenge #5 Summer/Bright Colors

Sept 3rd
Kelley's Kids

Challenge #5

Summer/Bright Colors

Can't believe we are on week 5 already!!  I hope you all are enjoying it.  This week we want you to use either a summer theme or bright colors.  For this card, I went with both.   As soon as we got the challenge theme, I knew which digi and papers I wanted to use.  The digi is "Kate With a Frog", which you can only find at Kelley's Kids, on Stitchy Bear Stamps and the papers are from Heather Jolly called "Sherbert".  You can find all of Heather's papers here.  The best part of all is that all of Heather's paper kits are free to download!!

I used the "Daisy Patch" Shapabilities die to and added some pink and red distress ink to it so that it would bring it out a little.  I also added stickles to the embossed flower parts.  Then I cut out Kate and put her on another paper inside the Daisy Patch frame.  All the embellies are from the same kit as the papers that I printed and cut out.

The winner(s) will receive:
1st place 3 images of choice
2nd place 2 images of choice
3rd place one image of choice
If you use one of Kelley Kid’s images you will get one extra image of your choice. So play with us with Kelley Kid’s.
Winners must contact us within 7 days of being selected to claim their prize

And we have a surprise for you!!

On the last Wednesday of every month, Sassy Studio Designs will be sponsoring us and is giving one lucky winner your choice of 4 digi's!!  How cool is that??

http://buysassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/

Here's my second card, following this weeks theme (the bright colors part), using a Sassy Studio image.  The digi is called "Back to School Brittany".  Once again, the papers are from Heather Jolly.  I just can't seem to get enough of her kits!! This kit is called "Punkberry" and it just came out, so go check it out. 

I used 4 different papers from the pack.  On the first layer, I used a pink paper that I distressed and ink the edges in pink.  The second layer, I also distressed.  The next paper I used the "Crown Circles" Nesties die on and the last paper is the butterfly.  I cut out a couple of them and stacked them, folding the top one up and added stickles.  All the embellies are also from this kit.  I added the "Happy Birthday" saying using the Picasa program.  I cut a small slit in the envelope and stuck in the metal heart.  It has a hole at the top to add a jump ring and chain for a great present.

Ha ha..I just realized while posting this, that both cards are birthday.  That was totally accidental...

 Don't forget to check out all the DT's work and leave them some love...

Challenges entered:

Crafting for all Seasons #8 Bingo (tag, buttons, die cuts)

Crafts and Me Challenges #50 Add a charm

Creative Craft Challenges Just Charming

Happi Challenge #37 Birthday

KB Challenges #27 Include a butterfly
The Paper Shelter #29 Anything Goes

Aug 3rd Kelley's Kid Challenge#1 Anything Goes

3 Aug11

Kelley's Kids Challenge
Challenge #1

Anything Goes

Hello All and welcome to the very first Kelley Kids Challenge.  For the first challenge, we are going to make it very easy for you.  It's going to be an "Anything Goes" challenge.  And Bonna's nice enough to give everyone a free digi for this first challenge, so make sure you check it out.  You will also find new images every week, so keep coming back!

 For my first card for this challenge, I used the "Startlite Leo" digi.  I thought it would be a good place to start since our first challenge is on the 3rd and my sisters birthday is on the 14th.  I colored her with my Copics, added stickles to the sign and her wings and then added the butterfly and pearls.  There are two different sets of stamps for the sayings.  The birthday one is from Stamp Affairs and I'm not sure where the other one is from.

The winner(s) will receive:

1st place 3 images of choice
2nd place 2 images of choice

  3rd place one image of choice

If you use one of Kelley Kid’s images you will get one extra image of your choice. So play with us with Kelley Kid’s.

Recipe-digi Kelley's Kids "Starlite Leo", paper-scrap, pearls and butterfly-stash, stamps-Stamp Affairs and mystery stamps, ink-Rubber Stampede

http://stitchybearstamps.com/Kelley's Kids

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Cooking it up with Katie #69 Something old, something new and fav thing/technique (old-stamps, new-butterfly, and fav technique-card fold)

Crafts and me Challenges #46 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Craft your passion Challenges #69 Anything Goes

Make it Monday #69 Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy Anything Goes
Little Claires Designs #11 Things with wings

Incy Wincy Challenge #102 Sketch

11 July 11
Incy Wincy Challenge
Challenge #102
Sketch By Heather


This week we have a sketch for you.  It's by our very own Heather.  We are being sponsored by Dustin Pike for this challenge.  He's a master cupcake maker, as you can see by all the DT cards.  Prize is a $10 gift card to his store.

For my card, I went with some birthday papers from KOI memories.  This is one of the first boy birthday cards thats I've made.  The star is actually a key chain from a local radio station.  I thought it fit the theme.  I stamped the birthday stamp on a scallop oval then cut it in half to fit on the card.


Recipe:  digi-Dustin Pike "Sheriff Cupcake", paper-KOI Memories, dies-circle and scallop oval, ribbon and metal pieces-stash, stamp-lost the tags for it, so I don't know who this is from, ink-Rubber Stampede

4th July Incy Wincy #101 Sugar & Sweets

4th July 11

Challenge #101

Sugar & Sweets

Prize-$10 gift card to the store

Hope everyone had fun on last weeks blog hop and got some great ideas from the DT.  A BIG congrats to those who won a prize!!  For those of you who didn't, there's always another chance in our weekly challenges.

This weeks challenge is all about sugar and sweets.  I have to admit that at first I was a bit confused about this.   (noise) wrong answer-guess again!!  It's about food that's sweet to the taste.

We got a choice of digi's from Digi Doodle Shop.  I picked this guy called "Special Delivery".  I've gotten pretty good at making the Spring fold card, so that's what I decided to make for this one.  After coloring him, I cut him out and stuck him on my new die, "crowned ovals".  I off set him, as I'm not much of a symmetrical person, added 3 color rhinestones and some rubon's.  The paper's are from MME's "Love Me Do".  I added stickles to the top of the cupcake, but you can't tell in the picture.

Recipe:  digi- Digi Doodle Shop "Special Delivery", paper-MME's "Love Me Do", rubon's-Crate Paper and MME, dies-"Crowned Oval", misc-3mm rhinestones, stickles,

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad #128 Particular Style Fold

Birthday Sundaes #16 Birthday With Sentiment

Sentimental Sundays #62 Anything Goes + Sentiment

Kaboodle Doodles #74 Celebrations

2 Sisters Challenge Blog #46 Birthdays

Kelley's Kds DT Call

Kelley's Kids DT Call

Kelley's Kids is having a DT Call and this is the card that I made for it.  I hope it's good enough.  I made this card for my nieces birthday. 
I used the scallop circle to cut her out.  The papers are from Basic Grey's "Lemonade" line and the ribbon around the edge of the card is from SEI's "Mimosa" set.  I stamped the Happy Birthday in bright pink ink and popped it with a black marker.  The final touch is the flowers in the corner.  They're from Prima and the brads in the middle are American Crafts.


Recipe: digi-Kelley's Kids "Gabby With Balloons", paper-Basic Grey's "Lemonade", dies-scallop circle & deckled rectangle, ribbon-SEI "Mimosa", flowers-Prima, brads-American Crafts, stamp-Danelle Johmson


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Craft- Room Challenge #3 Summer Birthdays
Digi Doodle Shops Best #65 Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter #20 Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs #53 Birthday or Party
Crafts and Me Challenges #41 Birthdays
2 Sisters Challenge #46 Birthday
Clearly iStamp Challenge #31 Punches, dies, or cut outs
Totally Paper Crafts Bingo (brads, flowers, ribbon)
Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge #103 Celebrate
City Crafter #63 Sketch

Nicecrane Designs-Sexy Pinups Series

 10 June 11
Nicecrane Designs
Sexy Pinup Series

Here's my newest card using this new series.  I made the card for my step dads birthday on the 14th.  Hope my mom doesn't get too mad...hehe.

 I didn't want to add any embellishments to take away from the picture itself.  All the lipstick prints are just digital embellishments to add to the picture.  Too bad I don't own any lipstick, I'd do it to the card ;)

The outside I distressed with distress ink in tea dye and the inside was printed off my computer.

Get your own set of "Sexy Pinups" here-http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=416

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Clearly iStamp #29-Distressing

Fussy and Fancy Challenge-Man Cards

Mami Doodles #2827 For boy or man (not really for a boy-haha)

Digi Doodle Shops #62-No backing papers

The Paper Shelter #17 Celebrate (birthday)

The Stamping Boutique-#8 For Men Only

Kenny K's #44 Retro

8 May 11
Kenny K's
Retro Theme

My husband wanted me to make a card for his dad's birthday this week.  He picked out this digi, so I decided to wait until Sunday to see what the challenge was.

Question of the week???
How do you make a birthday card for a 81 yr old guy, using a rockin' biker chick and a retro theme?

Answer--Not sure, but this is what I came up with...

Recipe

digi-Kenny K "Biker Girl", paper-Heather Jolly "Cucumber Salsa"

I found this site where I got the paper.  It's called Digital Scrapbooking Freebies by Heather Jolly.  You can get the link to her site here and the page to find this paper here. 

Birthday Card

 Here's a card I made for my friend after she saw the card that I made for the Incy Wincy challenge back on Jan 31.  I had sent that card to my niece for her bday in Feb, but told her I would make one like it for her.  It's for her nephew's bday.  She wanted me to add Pittsburgh Steeler's colors to it, since he is a huge fan.

I found the Pitt stuff at http://peachykeendesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/pttsburgh-steelers-kit-09.html.  It was free to download, if anyone is interested.

The monkey is from Digis With Attitude.

here's the inside--


This card also fits the following challenge:  Pixie Dust (sports)

Incy Wincy #86 Embossing

 21 March 11
Embossing

Hi my name is Stitchy and I am Co-Owner of Stitchy Bear Stamps...we started this store April 1st, No Fooling ha ha..I live in upstate New York with my husband and two TEENAGE adults ha ha, I do say that loosely as they think they run the show here, NOT...


I been creating stamps for a little less than a year now and I am totally addicted to the craft..I started about 4 years ago making digital scraps and I knew there was much more out there, so a friend of mine introduced me to digital stamps...and the rest they say is history...I look forward to seeing all the beautiful creations come through...good luck everyone..stitchy xoxox"

***For those of who don't know, Stitchy Bear Stamps sells digi stamps and papers from 21 different designers.  During the month of March, if you spend $10 in the store you get a free Easter/Spring kit worth $50!!  I got the free Feb. kit, which was for St. Patrick's Day and totally love it...



This week we want to see some embossing on your card.  It can be either wet or dry.

Prize is $10 gc to Stitchy Bear Stamps Store...

 

Recipe: paper-Panda Bear Designs (Chocolate-"Love Me Tender" paper pack), ticket & digi-Stitchy Bear, distress ink-"walnut", flowers-Prima

One Stitch At A Time Challenge

Challenge #53-Glitter & Gems
 13 March 11

Ever since Stitchy Bear Stamps sponsored Incy Wincy, I have been totally addicted to the digi's and papers. I use them constantly on alot of different challenges.  I hate to admit is though, this is the first time that I used them in this challenge.
I am getting lazy. I wait till the end of the week and then combine the challenges I want to do into one card because I'm getting backed up on cards that I haven't sold.  So that's what I did with this challenge.

Challenges:
Totally Stampalicious -use stamp w/beverage
Simon Says-birthday
Delightful Challenge-use green
Catch The Bug Challenge-Use Scallops



Recipe: papers-Crate Papers "Blue Hill" & Basic Grey "Wisteria", digi-Stitchy Stamps "Sudz",  die-scallop oval, rhinestones-"Creative Charms", flowers-K & Co and Prima "Sprites", green & diamond stickles, and the quote came from Bazzle.com.

I think I'm gonna put this one aside for my husbands birthday next month.  He'll be 54 (I think)..haha

Here's the inside...

Incy Wincy #83 For The Boys

14 Mar 11

For The Boys

This weeks challenge is all about the boys.  This is one of the harder challenges for me to do.  It's easy to be frilly and lacey, but a little harder to do boy cards.

We are  being sponsored by us, ATTCC, so the prize is a $10 GC to the store. 

Recipe: paper-scraps, stickles, and beads

                                                                            Here's a close up of the stickles and the beads. 

Kenny K #35

This is the sketch to follow over at Kenny K's.  I really like the way it was put together with the pp's.  Unless I make a nicer card, I think I'm gonna give this one to my daughter for her "Sweet 16".                                                                                                                                                                      

Recipe:  paper-All My Memories (purple pattern) and the rest is from scraps, brads-MLB's "Zinnia" and Crate Paper's "Kaitlen", digi-"Metal Babe" and flowers-Prima

Meljen's Designs Challenge #46

Wednesday, February 16, 2011


Challenge #46 
Birthdays
 
Since there are two birthdays in Feb and there was one in Jan. on their design team, Meljens is all about celebrating birthdays this week.  So here's what I came up with for this challenge.  You also had to use words on the card.  No blank cards for this challenge.




I think I finally got my mojo back.  Part of it's because we are almost done with the bedroom and bathroom remodels, although it's still a pain in the butt to get to anything.

Recipe: digi-Meljen's Designs, paper-(patterned) Bearly Mine Designs, Stitchy Bear Stamps (Panda Bear Designs), scraps-rhinestones & ribbon.

This card  also fits the following challenges:
Delightful Delights Challenge-use animals
FTTC-birthday

CDAC

made especially for CDAC by Renee

27 Jan-9 Feb
Holiday/Special Occasion Challenge
Nicecrane Designs

This is my card for this challenge.  Besides using the digi from Nicecrane Designs we also had to make the card look antiquey (although they don't really come out like that sometimes, they are my favorite type to do).

You can find all the info for this challenge here.

                     




Recipe
digi-Nicecrane Designs

paper-Glitz
distress ink- Time Holtz Tea Dye and Walnut Stain
pearls-Prima "E"
ribbon-white piece of stash that I sprayed with Tsukneko spray dyed in Walnut Stain
markers-Copic "Sketch"

Incy Wincy #79 Monkeyin' Around

                          31 Jan 11
           Monkeyin' Around

Before we get started on this weeks challenge, there is more bad news from the DT.  Our talented member, Linda, has decided to leave the team. She needs the time to take care of her hubby and to expand her card business. We wish you all the best Linda & we will miss you!!!  Val has also decided to leave.  Want to be the next DT member?  Look for instruction at the bottom of this post.

This week the Design Team played with a monkey from Digis With Attitude. 
I made my card for my niece, Sage,  for her birthday.  She is turning 5.  Hope she likes it.
Papers are scraps, yet again.  I printed the saying on my computer.

***We are looking for 2 new members to finish out the term - possibly longer.  Please send 3 samples, your blog link, and a few sentences about yourself to Chris and Heather at incywincychallenge@hotmail.com by
FRIDAY, Feb. 4.  We will announce the new teamies on Sunday.***

Prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Digi's With Attitude store..

http://www.digiswithattitude.com/blog.aspx

Make sure you check out what the rest of the DT has done with the Monkey digi: Heather, Chris, Nikki C, Jenny, Nikki F, Sarah, & Shelley.

Catch the Bug Card Challenge

Sunday, January 16, 2011Happy Birthday Bugaboo – Birthday Challenge

I used all scraps for this challenge.  I'm trying to get rid of all the old stuff so I can buy more new stuff, of couse...

AIF #55 Garden Party

It’s another challenge Thursday at AiFactory! This week our theme is "Garden Party". The DT got to play around with some great clip art for this week’s challenge.

I used scraps of paper with matching colors for this card and added a flower border across the center. 

Remember you have until 11:59EST Wednesday, Nov. 10 to enter into this week’s challenge and win this great image! Head over to our challenge blog atAi Factory. We would love you to use one of our images, but it is not a requirement. Make sure you check out our freebie section for some great images.

 If you are uploading your project from an online gallery, please label it with AIF55 so that we can easily find it and leave you some love! We look forward to seeing what you create. Do not forget to check out the blogs for the other DT members, as well.

Kristy

Laralee

Margie

Lawren

Melissa

Rhonda

Cathy

Georgia

Tammy