REMINDER–USE SOME KRAFT CHALLENGE AT NUTCRAFTERS

Told you I’d have more to share today!  This time it’s a reminder of our CURRENT CHALLENGE over at NUTCRAFTERS which is USE SOME KRAFT. While you are not required to use an image from NUTCRAFTERS SHOP to play along in our challenge, you must use one if you would like to be the Main Winner or be chosen for Top 3. Remember, to be fair, only 1 entry per person. You have until Tuesday, May 28 to come play along. Can’t wait to see your creations!

For my card today, I have chosen NUTCRAFTERS SHOP image “Garden Friends.”  I just love this sweet image and have colored it with Copics and then cut out with MFT die.  I distressed edges with Memento ink.  Flowers are Jolee’s Boutique.  Sentiment is from Whimsical Designs and cut with Verve die.  Ppaers are SU DP, SU Kraft and Cordinations.  I used SU punches for the scalloped and regular squares.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:

DISTRESS IT CHALLENGE AT INKY IMPRESSIONS

Hey everyone!  Have you missed me?  I can’t believe it has been almost a week since my last post.  Lots of crazy-ness going on here – most notably that our upstairs AC broke in the middle of some very hot and humid weather about a week ago.  When the guy came out Fri. to fix it, we realized it was still under warranty – made it by 2 months – but it was after 5pm and their office was closed, so we had to wait til Monday to get the new motor put in so that we made sure it was approved to be covered under warranty.  My craft room, which is technically my closet, is up on the end of the 2nd floor over the garage, so even with the AC working, it is not exactly the coolest place in the house, but with no AC, it was like a sauna and I couldn’t even sit in there for any period of time.  Anyhoo, that is why I have been scarce, but I have a lot of projects to share now

We have a NEW CHALLENGE at INKY IMPRESSIONS CHALLENGE today and it is DISTRESS IT!  You do not need to use an image from INKY IMPRESSIONS to play along, but if you do, you will get 2 entries instead of 1 for purposes of random.org drawing for the winner. INKY IMPRESSIONS has a lot of awesome stamps to fit this theme, so hope you will check out the shop! You have until Tuesday, May 28 at 5pm EST to come play along.

You’ll definitely want to make a stop at INKY IMPRESSIONS INSPIRATION BLOG and check out all the fun projects being presented there. Lots of fun ideas and techniques!!

Also, our INKY IMPRESSIONS FACEBOOK PAGE is a great place to see and share INKY IMPRESSIONS creations, so hope you will come join us there.

For my creation this week, I have chosen INKY IMPRESSIONS rubber stamp “LiLi’s Prayer.”  I have colored her with Copics and tried to make it look distressed.  I found this awesome Basic Grey distressed papers and combined with SU and Core-dinations CS.  I ripped the bottom papers for distressed look and used Ranger Distress Ink to add color to my flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Sentiment, which is cut with Nesties, is from A. Jillian Vance Designs.  Sure hope you like it and are inspired to come play along!!

Additional Challenges:

NEW CHALLENGE AT LITTLE MISS MUFFET–RED, WHITE AND KRAFT

It’s Thursday – my kids have only 9 more days of school left before summer break – yikes!  Also, we have a NEW challenge at LITTLE MISS MUFFET - our theme is RED, WHITE and KRAFT!  You have until Tuesday, May 28 at 11:59pm CST to come enter your projects at LITTLE MISS MUFFET. Please remember, if you do not use a LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS image, you get 1 entry and must follow the theme of RED, WHITE and KRAFT.   However, if you play along with an image from LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS or ANY POLLYCRAFT image (this includes all of them, not just the ones available at LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS), you get as many entries as you want and theme is anything goes!!

Reminder, we have a FACEBOOK FAN PAGE and we sure hope you will join us – just click the link to go there – LITTLE MISS MUFFET ON FACEBOOK - Barbara has promised a FREEBIE when we reach 200 followers, so tell your friends too!!

Today I used these super sweet LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS rubber stamps “Swings ‘n Slides Butterflies.”  She is so cute and was such fun to color with my Copics.  I cut her out with Nesties.  DP is SU and CS is SU and Bazzill.  I added flowers from Bo Bunny and Prima.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and cut with Nestie.  Ribbon is from my stash.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:
DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY – spring
FAB N FUNKY – favorite embellie (flowers)
FRESH BREWED DESIGNS – flowers
PAPER SHELTER CHALLENGE – anything goes
POLLYCRAFT – DT call
SIMON SAYS STAMP – flowers
SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS – April showers bring May Flowers
WHIMSY INSPIRATION – anything goes
WORD ART WEDNESDAY – uplifting sentiment and anything goes
BEARLY MINE – Lucky Dip – flowers, pearls, die cuts

OUTDOORS CHALLENGE AT DIGI MAKEOVER (better late…)

Well, my weekend was SO BUSY that I am still recovering!  So, I am a wee bit late with our NEW CHALLENGE over at PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, but better late than never, right?!?  This week our challenge is OUTDOORS, so just show us that and you are good to go!  You can find some great inspiration for this challenge from the DT creations over at PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE.

You don’t have to use a PAPER MAKEUP SHOP image, but you MUST use a DIGI to come play along. PAPER MAKEUP SHOP has an amazing selection of cute digis, lots that are perfect for this challenge, so I hope you will check it out! A BUNCH of new digis have just been added too, so you will definitely want to visit PAPER MAKEUP SHOP.

If you use a PAPER MAKEUP SHOP digi and are chosen the winner, you will get 2 bonus images in addition to the 3 images prize, so 5 total! You have til 9pm EST on Sunday, May 19 to come play along, can’t wait to see what you create.

 

For my card this week, I have chosen PAPER MAKEUP SHOP image “Kirsten Fairy.”  I love this image and she was such fun to color with my Copics and I added some Recollections glitter pen too plus made polka dots with my Sakura glaze pen.  Image and frame cut with Taylored Expressions dies.  Papers are SU DP and Bazzill and SU CS.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and cut with Nestie.  Border is done with EK Success border punch.  Buttons are from MFT.  Sure hope you like it and will come join the fun!!

ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES:
CRAFTS AND ME – use a digi
CRAFTY CREATIONS – keep it simple
DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY – spring
FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY – fairy and buttons
HAMBO CHALLENGE – punches (EK Success border punch)
RHEDD AND ROSIES CHALLENGE – mythical/fantasy
CLEAR IT OUT – anything goes plus 2 or more DP as stash item
LEJ DESIGNS – borders
LOVES RUBBER STAMPS – May flowers
CARD MANIA – flowers

NEW CHALLENGE AT NUTCRAFTERS AND I AM ON THE DT!!

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday.  Once again, I have no idea where the beginning of the week went, but I digress…  I am super excited to announce that I am now part of the DT at NUTCRAFTERS!!  I love the cute images and the other DT gals are fabulous and I’m super excited to have joined them!!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE starting today over at NUTCRAFTERS at it is USE SOME KRAFT.  While you are not required to use an image from NUTCRAFTERS SHOP to play along in our challenge, you must use one if you would like to be the Main Winner or be chosen for Top 3.  Remember, to be fair, only 1 entry per person.  You have until Tuesday, May 28 to come play along.  Can’t wait to see your creations!

For my card today, I have chosen NUTCRAFTERS SHOP image “Spring Bouquet.”  This image is so cute and I have such fun coloring her on Kraft paper with my Copics.  All papers from SU except brown which is Bella Blvd.  Image is cut and embossed with Nesties.  Flowers are from Bo Bunny.  Beige ribbon is Offray and stitched ribbon is from my stash.  Sure hope you like it and will come join us!!

SHARING ANOTHER CREATION USING SAN'S DESIGNS IMAGE

Here I am with you again today and this time I am sharing a creation I made with the image A Blushing Bride that can be found at San's Designs Shop along with lots of other amazing images.

I colored this beauty with Copics and went with purples instead of making it look white.  I added silver accents with my Sakura glitter pen and then cut out with Nestie.  I chose Core-dinations papers and DP from SU.  Prima bling and pearls were added as well as sentiment from a clear stamp set I have in my stash.  Sentiment cut with Nestie.  Sure hope you like it!!

Additional Challenges:

GREAT IMPRESSIONS – celebrations

CORROSIVE CHALLENGES – sentiment on front

EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE – purple

THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR – anything goes

HECK OF A CHALLENGE – fashion

LIVE AND LOVE CRAFTS – 50 shades of lilac

OUR CREATIVE CORNER – anything goes

THE CRAFTER’S CAFÉ CHALLENGE – for a female

CRAFTY BOOTS – celebrations

GET INKY – die cuts

ADD A CHARM AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS!

We have our NEW CHALLENGE at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS starting today and we are challenging you to USE A CHARM on your creation.  Be sure to stop by CRAFTY SENTIMENTS to check out this week’s amazing DT creations and hopefully to play along in our challenge as well!

Our winner's prize this time is this awesome rubber stamp from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS – what a fabulous prize!

Remember, you can use any products you like on your challenge submissions, but if you use a stamp or digi image from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS your entry will be counted 3X for purposes of our random.org winner's draw!! Make sure you put a “3” after your name. You have until Monday, May 20 at 9pm GMT to join in the fun.

Right now the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG is the place to be!  We have MYSTERY CANDY going on there, so hope you will come check out!!

Finally, before I present my creation, I want to tell you that CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS FACEBOOK PAGE is a fun place to visit and we have prizes, challenges and contests sometimes over there, so hope you will pay a visit.

For my creation today, I have used CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS rubber stamp Yummy Treat.  I have colored this cutie with Copics and cut out with Sizzix die.  I added some Sakura glitter pen as well as Stickles for the frosting on the cupcake on her dress.  Papers are SU, American Crafts and Stardream, DP is My Mind’s Eye.  I added crinkle ribbon and this adorable cupcake pan charm from Karen Foster Designs.  Sentiment is from Inky Impressions and cut out with Verve die.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:

CREATIVE CREATIONS – for a child
365 CARDS – at least 5 squares (6)
CRAFTY BOOTS – celebrations
GET INKY – die cuts
PAUSE DREAM ENJOY – Happy (blank)
STAMP AND CREATE – color challenge – bright pink, turquoise, lime green and brown
BEARLY MINE – Lucky dip – pink/blue combo, metal, die cuts
DIE CUTTIN DIVAS – over the rainbow
RIBBON CAROUSEL – celebrations plus spooled item
EMMA’S CARDS – pink and blue

TAG YOU’RE IT CHALLENGE AT DIGI DARLA’S!

Well, if you have followed my blog for at least a week, then you know I am not the biggest fan of Mondays.  Like most Mondays, I have a busy day planned and I am tired!  But, at least the sun is shining and that always puts me in a better mood

We have a NEW CHALLENGE at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE this week and it is “TAG, YOU’RE IT.”  You can either make a tag or include a tag on your project.  Once you've created your NEW (no backlinking please) creation, please leave a direct link in the InLinkz. We reserve the right to remove any links not linked properly or that we feel doesn't meet our challenge criteria. Challenge closes on Saturday, May 18 at 9pm EST. One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla just for joining us. If you use an image from DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS, you will be entered a second time for 3 more images – please add “DD” after your name. Most important, have fun!!

 
For my creation, I chose DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS image “Water Fairy.”  This is such a lovely image and she was such fun to color with my Copics.  I have then cut her with Nestie and punched hole in top with my hole punch and added Organdy ribbon from JoAnn.  CS is Core-dinations, Bazzill and SU and DP is Prima as is bling.  Flowers are also Prima and ribbon is from SU.  Pocket made using an MFT die.  I hope you like it and will come play along with us!

Additional Challenges:


SONGBIRD CHALLENGES -Flowers
CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK – tic tac toe (sentiment, ribbon, tag)
CUPCAKE CRAFT – lots of layers (7)
GET INKY – die cuts
LOVE TO CREATE – flowers
LOVE TO SCRAP – anything goes
MARKER POP – May flowers plus markers
MEMA’S CRAFTS – May flowers
MY CRAFT CREATIONS – floral
SQUIGGLEFLY – use a pocket

BUSY WEEKEND, CATCHING UP AND HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!

Hey everyone!!  Sorry I haven’t been around much the last few days.  Before I start my post for today, I want to take this opportunity to wish all mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day!!  Even if the holiday is not celebrated in your country today, I hope all the moms out there have a wonderful day, surrounded by people you love.  I was very lucky to wake up to wonderful cards and homemade gifts from my kids – made me happy the whole day

 

I want to quick share a creation which I made for Mother’s Day using “Ponytail” image from SAN'S DESIGNS.  I love this wonderful image and she was such fun to color with my Copics and Sakura glitter pen.  I then cut her out with Nestie.  I added papers from Kaisercraft (DP) and CS from Bazzill.  I added crinkle seam binding and bling is from Hobby Lobby.  I created the sentiment using Word and cut out with Sizzix die.  Sure hope you like it and you can check out some of the other DT gals Mother’s Day projects at SAN'S DESIGNS BLOG.

ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES:


COLOR ME CREATIVE CHALLENGE – anything goes
A & T EMERALD FAERIES – ribbons
CRAFTING MUSKETEERS – anything goes
FOREVER FRIENDS – anything goes
HECK OF A CHALLENGE – fashion
MAD FOR MARKERS – one for the girls using Copics
OUR CREATIVE CORNER – anything goes
THE CRAFTER’S CAFÉ CHALLENGE  - Mother’s Day
SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS – for a special woman plus sentiment
SCRAPPY FROGS – anything goes

NEW RELEASES DAY 3 PLUS BLOG HOP WITH CRAFTY SENTIMENTS!!

Hi everyone and welcome to our final day of NEW RELEASES from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS plus a BLOG HOP!!  We hope you will take the HOP along with us and visit the DT gals participating in today's hop. The prize will be a selection of the new stamps from our amazing NEW RELEASE.

To qualify for the prize draw, you will need to leave a comment on the posts from 8th, 9th  and 10th on the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG  and become a follower there.  You must also visit and leave a comment on all participating blogs on today's HOP.

You should have begun the hop at the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG.  If you did not start there, please return and start at the beginning.


You should have arrived at my blog from Diane

I am Audrey----->YOU ARE HERE

When you leave here, your next stop will be:  Jackie

For my card today, I have used CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS rubber stamp “Jasmin Chilling in the Sun.”  I love this precious stamp and had such fun coloring her with Copics and Sakura glitter pen.  Image and frame cut with Sizzix dies.  I added a stone wall for her to sit on and some sand under the wall.  I found this awesome sentiment from Dorcerela clear stamps and cut it with L’il Inker die.  Ribbon is from PaperMart and blingy star stickers are from Hobby Lobby.  CS is Bazzill and DP is Bella Blvd.  Sure hope you like it and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

Additional Challenges:
AS YOU LIKE IT – die cuts and/or punches
MY HEART PIECES – anything goes
PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY – anything goes
SARAH HURLEY CHALLENGES – shades of blue
SHELLY'S IMAGES – kid theme

SHOWCASE THURSDAY AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS!

As usual, another Thursday post for you! It’s time for SHOWCASE THURSDAY at DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP and you can find all the DT gals inspiration samples at DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG. I hope you will stop by the DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and see all the amazing DT creations. If you have time, I’m sure they’d love a visit to their individual blogs.

Also, a NEW CHALLENGE starts today at DELIGHTGUL CHALLENGES, so I hope you will check that out and play along!!

My card today features DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP image “Flower Power Dolled Up Daisy.”  I love this precious image, definitely one of my favorites!  I have colored her with Copics and cut with Sizzix dies.  Papers are American Crafts and Coredinations.  DP is from K and Co. and Prima bling finishes off the card.  Sure hope you like it.

Additional Challenges:
SKETCH SATURDAY – sketch                

NEW RELEASES DAY 2 AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS!!

Our NEW RELEASE previews from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS continue today and will be available in the shop for purchase beginning May 10!  Also May 10, which is tomorrow, we will be having a BLOG HOP to commemorate our final day of NEW RELEASES, so make sure you stop at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG each day to find out all the details.

Today’s preview features several more BRAND NEW stamps and I am fortunate enough to have worked with 2 of the new stamps in today’s release.  The first is  “Jasmin Swim with Me,” what a gorgeous image!  I have colored her with Copics and cut out with Nestie.  Background cut with my paper trimmer and rounded corners with EK Success corner rounder.  I used SU papers, flowers from Petaloo and Prima bling.  Sentiment, which is perfect for this card is from Dorcerela Designs.  Sure
hope you like it.

Additional Challenges:
SKETCH AND STASH – sketch
FRESH BREWED DESIGNS – flowers

My next stamp for today is CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS “Annabel Sail with Me,” another fabulous stamp.  I have colored her with Copics as well and cut out with Sizzix dies.  Papers are Bella Blvd. DP and Bazzill, Core-dinations and SU CS.  I chose this wonderful sentiment from K. Andrew Stamps and it is cut with My Craft Spot die.  Ribbon from PaperMart, charm and twine from Inky Impressions.  Bling and pearls are from Prima.  I sure hope you like this one too. 

Additional Challenges:
DIVAS BY DESIGN – anything goes

 
Don’t forget, we have our current CHALLENGE at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS and it is a USE A SENTIMENT!   Our winner's prize this time is a 3 digis of choice from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS – what a fabulous prize!

Remember, you can use any products you like on your challenge submissions, but if you use a stamp or digi image from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS your entry will be counted 3X for purposes of our random.org winner's draw!! Make sure you put a “3” after your name. You have until Monday, May 13 at 9pm GMT to join in the fun.

Right now the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG is the place to be!  Besides the New Release Previews and tomorrow’s blog hop, we are having a NEW CANDY GIVEAWAY.  If you become a follower, add our badge below to your blog and leave a comment on how you found out about the contest, you will be entered into our MYSTERY CANDY drawing, which will happen when we reach 230 followers!

I want also remind you that CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS FACEBOOK PAGE is a fun place to visit and we have prizes, challenges and contests sometimes over there, so hope you will pay a visit there.  Enjoy your day and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for the hop!!

FOREST FRIENDS NEW RELEASE AT LITTLE MISS MUFFET!

Woot, it’s NEW RELEASE time at LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS and as always, the DT gals are showcasing their stunning creations at LITTLE MISS MUFFET!  You will definitely want to pop on over and check those out.

Don’t forget our current challenge at LITTLE MISS MUFFET - our theme is PAPER PIECING! You have until Tuesday, May 14 at 11:59pm CST to come enter your projects at LITTLE MISS MUFFET. Please remember, if you do not use a LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS image, you get 1 entry and must follow the theme of PAPER PIECING.   However, if you play along with an image from LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS or ANY POLLYCRAFT image (this includes all of them, not just the ones available at LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS), you get as many entries as you want and theme is anything goes!!

Reminder, we have a FACEBOOK FAN PAGE and we sure hope you will join us – just click the link to go there – LITTLE MISS MUFFET ON FACEBOOK - Barbara has promised a FREEBIE when we reach 200 followers, so tell your friends too!!

 

Today I used these super sweet LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS rubber stamps from the New Release “Forest Friends.”  I have actually used 6 different stamps for my little scene and I had so much fun placing them and coloring this scene.  I added the grass and highlights to the sky using Copics as well as mist of the coloring except for a dash of Sakura pen for hare’s teeth and spots near whiskers, the butterfly’s wings and the dragonfly’s body.  I used papers from American Crafts and DP from Carta Bella in making my easel card.  Sentiment is 2 stamps from Dorcerela and cut wit Nestie.  Button is from DeNami Designs.   Sure hope you like it!

Additional Challenges:
CRAFTY CREATIONS – something old (button), something new (my new stamps)
DIVAS BY DESIGN – anything goes
FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY – open with butterfly
JEN’S DIGIS – inspired by spring
RUBY’S RAINBOW – furry friends

MOTHER’S DAY/FOR A SPECIAL LADY CHALLENGE AT INKY IMPRESSIONS

We have a NEW CHALLENGE at INKY IMPRESSIONS CHALLENGE today and is MOTHER’S DAY or FOR A SPECIAL LADY.

You do not need to use an image from INKY IMPRESSIONS to play along, but if you do, you will get 2 entries instead of 1 for purposes of random.org drawing for the winner. INKY IMPRESSIONS has a lot of awesome stamps to fit this theme, so hope you will check out the shop! You have until Tuesday, May 14 at 5pm EST to come play along.

You’ll definitely want to make a stop at INKY IMPRESSIONS INSPIRATION BLOG and check out all the fun projects being presented there. Lots of fun ideas and techniques!!

Also, we have an INKY IMPRESSIONS FACEBOOK PAGE that we’d sure love for you to check out.

For my creation this week, I have chosen INKY IMPRESSIONS rubber stamp “Gardening LiLi.”  You may remember, I used her for my coloring tutorial last week.  Well, I have now made her into a card.  She is colored with Copics and Sakura glaze pen and I cut her out with Nestie.  I added backing paper from Core-dinations and DP from Basic Grey.  Mesh ribbon is from my stash, buttons from DeNami Designs.  Sentiment is from Cardz TV and cut with S & P Company die.  Sure hope you like it and that you will come play along!

Additional Challenges: