Stay tuned NEW CHALLENGE AT THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE

Hey everyone! There's a NEW CHALLENGE today at THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE CHALLENGE BLOG and our challenge this week is NON-TRADITIONAL COLORED HOLIDAYS!! Unfortunately, I have had a horrible last 24 hrs and am sitting at a tire and battery place waiting to get a new battery on my van, which is not even 3 years old yet! I am in HTML mode on my iPad, which makes blogging a challenge, so please come back later for more about the challenge and my creation:)

THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES - SKETCH:)

Good morning everyone and welcome to our .  We have an AMAZING sketch designed by NEW CHALLENGE this week at THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES our fabulous owner, Nina May!  You can rotate, flip or resize the elements of the sketch, but please make sure we can still see that you have used the sketch:)

You have until Sunday evening, EST on December 11 to enter our challenge.  While you are not required to use an image from PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP, we'd sure LOVE to see one and using a PAPER CUPCAKES image plus, using one will give you 2 entries into our random.org winner's draw.  If you don't have any images from PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP, Nina is offering a $1 special this week, so head on over to THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES and check that out:)

For this week's challenge, I chose PAPER CUPCAKES image "Cupcake with Christmas Spray."   Image is colored with Copics, Fiskars glitter gel pens, cut with Nesties and topped with Stickles.  DP is from gcd studios, CS from Coredinations.  Sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs, corner punch used to round corners.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Addtional challenges entered:

COME AND GET IT CHALLENGES - anything Christmas
PAPER SUNDAES - red, stripes and die cuts
STAMP, SCRAP AND DOODLE - holiday card
SO ARTFUL CHALLENGES - Tis the Season

SNOWFLAKES AT WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE

We've got a NEW CHALLENGE for you this week at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE and it's all about SNOWFLAKES!  So, get out the snowflake papers and embellies, snowmen images, snowflake dies, you name it, just show us some SNOW:)

You have until 12pm EST on Sunday, Dec. 11 to enter our challenge at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE.  While you can use any image you like to play along in our challenge, you must use a WHOOPSI DAISY image to be chosen for Top 3.  Beginning with our first challenge of 2012, we will be going to only WHOOPSI DAISY images used to enter our challenges:)  You can find the full line of ADORABLE images at WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP.  You will find tons of fabulous images for all your papercrafting projects!

For my card, I chose these 2 girls from WHOOPSI DAISY sheet #276 and I think they are so gorgeous and found these amazing snowflake stickers at Michael's that I think fit with the images so well.  I colored the WHOOPSI DAISY girls with Copics.  I added papers from Echo Park and Coredinations, lace from Hobby Lobby, sentiment from Our Craft Lounge clear stamps and then snowmen stickers from Michael's.  I sure hope you enjoy this and will come play along:)

Additional challenges entered:

CARD CUPIDS - winter themed card

PILE IT ON - bling it up

BUGABOO - anything goes

DESIGNED TO DELIGHT - let it snow

ONE STOP CRAFT - let it snow

SWEET STAMPIN - snow

BY THE CUTE AND GIRLY - snow

JOANNA SHEEN - Christmas wishes

HANNA AND FRIENDS - sketch

DI'S DIGI DESIGNS CHALLENGE - WHITE ON WHITE

Hello everyone!!  We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you at DI'S DIGI DESIGNS CHALLENGE and it's WHITE ON WHITE with colored image.

You have until 11:59pm EST on Friday, December 16 to come play along at DI'S DIGI DESIGNS CHALLENGE.  You can use whatever images or stamps you wish as long as your project is new and no more than 3 entries per person.  Can't wait to see what you will make!!

I have chosen "Christmas Cheers" from DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS for this week's card.  I added glitter for the snow and glitter flecks for the girl's trim on her coat and hat.  All other coloring done with Copics, Atyou Spicas and Fiskars glitter gel pens.  Flowers are from Prima, I sprayed them with Smooch irradescent spray and stuck American Crafts buttons on them.  I cut the image with Lifestyle Crafts die, used Nesties for the banner and used a sentiment from Taylored Expressions (sorry it is hard to read in this picture).  Ribbon was a gift from a swap I hosted years ago.  I added silver specked vellum, SU Whisper White, MS border punch and Sizzix Snowflake EF.  I sure hope you like it!

Additional challenges entered:

GINGERLOFT - winter/Christmas

I DID IT CREATIONS - flowers

KENNY K'S - texture

PAN PASTEL - the great outdoors

PILE IT ON - bling it up

THE HYBRID CHICK - glitter

2 SISTERS - punches/dies

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY - buttons/bows

DIGI DAYS WITH CARDMAD FAIRY - winter wonderland

DESIGNED TO DELIGHT - let it snow

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE embossing

THE DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH - sketch

MARK'S FINEST PAPERS - Favorite embellie (flowers)

IT'S TIME FOR NEW RELEASES AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS!!

Happy Thursday everyone - 1 day closer to the weekend:)  Hope you are all having a great week so far.  Mine has been busy but pretty good - I have had some time to work on my crafting, which always makes me happy!

Some exciting news at DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and that is NEW RELEASES today!!  You will absolutely LOVE the NEW RELEASE with ice skaters, snowmen and snowflakes galore, there's definitely lots of fun to be had with all these new images and papers.  If you get a chance, please hop on over to DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and check out the AMAZING DT creations - I'm sure they'd love some love on their personal blogs as well:)

All the NEW RELEASES can be found at DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP.  Plus, there's also some additional NEW ITEMS that you will want to cast your eyes on:)

Don't forget, there's also a NEW CHALLENGE at DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES and we hope you will come play along!!

I am experimenting with making my photos look better, so that is why there is a different angle on this one - now if I could just get the true color to show nicely when the card is standing upright, we'll be all set!  For my card today, I used "Jingles and Tree" image, Snowflakes digi paper and one of the Snow Sentiments - all from DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP.  I colored the image with Copics and Fiskars glitter gel pens, cut with Nesties, added daubed Memento ink for sky, Stickle for bird's trim on hat, Flower Soft for bird's tummy, Liquid Pearl and Recollections micro beads for snow on tree.  Frame cut with Nesties, sparkly white paper embossed with Sizzix folder, ribbon from stash, DP is Kaisercraft and CS is Coredinations.  Hope you like it:)

Additional challenges entered:

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS WITH THE PIXIE COTTAGE

It's time for a  NEW CHALLENGE at THE PIXIE COTTAGE BLOG!!  This weeks challenge is Holiday Decor items such as ornaments, banners, table arrangements etc. OR we'd like a card using the sketch. If you submit a card instead of the decor item then it must follow the sketch.

Here is the sketch should you choose the card option.  Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique.  The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection (available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More). The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Here is my card this week using Hannah's Stocking by Sandra Hammer.  I am super thrilled at how my card turned out and I love this image, but you should definitely check out the decor projects and other card creations by the DT over at THE PIXIE COTTAGE BLOG because they will knock your socks off!!

I stamped Sandra's wonderful image on SU sparkle white CS - I have not used this with my Copics before, so it was an experiment.  I love how the coloring turned out, although I have to admit this is not the best paper to use with Copics - made some of them seem very dry.  I also added Aleene's sparkly snow which I found at Joanna Sheen's shop.  Papers are from Nikki Sivils and coredinations,  image cut out using Nesties as is sentiment and backing.  Sentiment from Our Craft Lounge clear stamps.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Remember to link up your project at THE PIXIE COTTAGE BLOG before December 6th at 11.59pm CST.  Pixie Cottage images are not required to play along.  Any backlinked projects will be removed.

THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR AT PAPER CUPCAKES - SHABBY CHIC OR VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

Happy Monday to all!!  A little slow out of the gate this morning, but expected that after being able to sleep at least an hr. and 1/2 to 2 hrs. later everyday since Weds.  Anyhow, we have a NEW CHALLENGE this week at THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES and our challenge this week is SHABBY CHIC OR VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!  Thanks to DT Member Sonia for choosing such a fun theme!!

You have until Sunday, Dec. 4 in the evening EST to play along.  While you are not required to use an image from PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP, we'd sure LOVE to see one and you will get 2 entries instead of 1 for purposes of our random.org drawing for the winner if you use one:)  Nina has added some awesome new images to the shop, so I hope you will go check them out at PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP.

For my card, I chose "Welcome Winter," which is going to be released later this month.  I love this image and enjoyed coloring it with my Copics and Fiskars glitter gel pens.  I cut it out with Nesties and used Aleen's glitter glaze for the snow on the ground and the trim on the bird's hat.  I used papers from Kaisercraft as well as the tag, on which I added an eyelet and sentiment from Unity stamps.  Circles are cut with Lifestyle Crafts die and corners done with an EK Success punch.  I added bling from Prima as well.  I am really happy at the way this turned out - vintage/shabby chic has always been one of the most challenging styles to grasp, but I love a good challenge:)

Additional challenges entered:

DREAM VALLEY - sparkle

GINGERLOFT - winter or Christmas

PAN PASTEL - animal

PAPER SUNDAES - winter wonderland

SPARKLES FORUM CHALLENGE - vintage Christmas

STAMPIN SISTERS IN CHRIST - bird

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - anything Christmas

CRAFTY HAZELNUT'S CHRISTMAS - vintage Christmas

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES - use some kind of snow

SKETCHES BY CARLY - sketch

WHITE ON WHITE WITH WHOOPSI DAISY:)

Hey everyone!  Hope you all had a nice weekend.  Ours was very busy with family events on Thursday and Saturday and various playdates for the kids and internet shopping.  All in all, not a bad way to spend 5 days.  The kids are really going to be bummed having to go back to school tomorrow after being off since Wednesday.

Anyway, we have a NEW CHALLENGE this week at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE and it's WHITE ON WHITE.  So, you need to use all/mainly white and your image can be colored.  The DT girls came up with fabulous creations as always, so you will definitely want to go check them out at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE.

You have until 12 noon EST on Sunday, Dec. 4 to come play along.  You are allowed to use any images you like until the NEW YEAR.  Starting with our first challenge in January 2012, you must use a WHOOPSI DAISY image to come play along.  You can find Linnie's FULL LINE of WHOOPSI DAISY images at WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP.  Linnie frequently offers FREEBIES and there's also the current BUY ONE SHEET, GET ONE FREE sale going on, so you are definitely going to want to check out!!

For my creation today, I used an image from WHOOPSI DAISY sheet #50.  This sheet can be found at WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP.  It has become one of my favorite sheets!!  I colored my image with Copics and Fiskars glitter gel pens.  I added a frame made with Cheery Lynn Die, vellum that I used a Sizzix pine leaves folder on, glitter buttons from American Crafts, irradescent sequined lace from Hobby Lobby, ribbon from SU, sentiment from C.C. Designs cut with Nesties and added bling flowers from Darice.  I also added the scallops made with MFT die.  Base of card is Bazzill swiss dots CS.  Hope you like it and will come play along:) 

Additional Challenges entered:

CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGES - vellum

DREAM VALLEY - sparkle

GINGERLOFT - winter or Christmas

PILE IT ON - sugar and spice (something girly)

SKETCHY COLORS - white and pink

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - anything Christmas

THE HYBRID CHICK - glitter

THE RIBBON GIRLS - ribbon plus white and pink

CARD PATTERNS - sketch

CRAFTY CALENDAR - winter wardrobe

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY - buttons/bows

THE SECRET SATURDAY - borders and flowers

SWEET STAMPIN' CHALLENGE - die cuts/punches

TOTALLY GORGEOUS - sparkle

MID-WEEK CHALLENGE REMINDER AT JUST SOME LINES - TIC, TAC, TOE

Hello everyone and Happy weekend!! For those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving this week/weekend, I hope it was a wonderful time for you.  I have been so out of it the last few days with the kids being off since Weds., my week is completely messed up - I have no clue what day it is!!  LOL

I'm here tonight for my mid-week challenge reminder at JUST SOME LINES BLOG:) This time our challenge is TIC, TAC, TOE - 3 in a row and you can find the challenge by clicking HERE or by clicking the challenge badge on the upper left hand side of the JUST SOME LINES BLOG.

Remember, you have until Friday, Dec. 2 at 11:59pm EST to enter and you can use any images you like, although using a JUST SOME LINES image will give you an additional entry per project for purposes of our random.org drawing for the winner.

For my creation today, I chose "Emo Emma - A walk with a Little Friend" from JUST SOME LINES SHOP. I paired my JUST SOME LINES image with Prima flowers, DP from Making Memories, Coredinations, DCWV and Papertrey Ink CS and ribbon from my stash. Image is colored with Copics and Fiskers glitter gel pens. Sentiment, image and backing cut with Nesties. "Little Bird.." sentiment from Pink By Design and "Merry Christmas" from C.C. Designs. Sizzix EF used on white and red papers. My card fits the diagonal - embossing, digi, flower - across the top - embossing, tag, glitter - and down from top left - embossing, ribbon, die cut:) Hope you will come play along - you only need to make one 3 in a row. Can't wait to see your creations!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND THURSDAY SHOWCASE AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS!

Edited to add - a bit late today due to blogger "forgetting" to post my scheduled project.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!  Here in US, today is already busy with food preparations, although I have to say that I am extremely fortunate to have a large extended family, so I only have to bring salad to the Thanksgiving celebration.  So, once I have the topping part of the salad completed, I will be watching football and relaxing until it's time to go to hubby's brother's house.

It's SHOWCASE Thursday over at DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and I have to say that I am really pleased with my creation this week:)  One of my favorite things about Digital Delights images is that they are sent in both jpg and png files.  The png files are wonderful to layer using GIMP, which is a free download photo editing program.  It has taken me a while to get comfortable and familiar with GIMP, but I finally feel confident in my ability to use it:)

For my card today, I have combined dog and cat from Christmas Carolers accessories set, winter window from windows background set, and sentiment from snow sentiments set.  All these products, and the whole AMAZING collection of DIGITAL DELIGHTS images, can be found at DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP. 

I have colored my DIGITAL DELIGHTS images with Copics, Fiskars glitter gel pen and Sakura glaze pen.  I added Perfect Pearls using Tombow blender pen.  Image is cut with Marianne Designs die.  Sentiment is in frame added by editing using MS Word, is cut with scissors and daubed with Memento Ink.  Circle is cut with Lifestyle Crafts die, ribbon is Offray, lace from Hobby Lobby and papers from Bo Bunny and Papertrey Ink.  I sure hope you like it!

Remember, there is also a NEW CHALLENGE going on at DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES, so I hope you will check that out and come play along:)

THE PIXIE COTTAGE - SKETCH AND/OR CHRISTMAS SET

We have a NEW CHALLENGE at THE PIXIE COTTAGE and this week it's a FABULOUS sketch, from our wonderful DT coordinator Katie Tate, and/or to make a set of goodies for Christmas - a card and a tag, box, etc.   Since I love sketches as well as challenge themes, I have done both:)

For my card, I have choesn the image "To Santa from Buffy by Alisa Ramirez" and for my ornament, I have chosen ARTish's digi image "Moose Track."   All images used, as well as the full line on PIXIE COTTAGE images can be found at MICHELLE'S SCRAPBOOKING AND MORE.  To play along in our challenges, you do not need to use a PIXIE COTTAGE image, but we'd certainly love to see one!!

Our challenge runs until Tues., November 29 at midnight CST.  Please link up your NEW creation(s) at THE PIXIE COTTAGE - I can't wait to see what you create:)

For card, my PIXIE COTTAGE image is colored with Copics and I added flower soft and some glitter for the fur parts of the hat and for the scarf.  Buttons are from Bazzill, DPs are from Papercrafting and More magazine (free monthly gift), CS from Papertrey Ink and snowflake brads from my stash.  Nesties used to cute scalloped circles.  Sentiment from Unity.

For the ornament, I used the faux mosaic technique for the base layer - took papers from Papercrafting and More magazine (same ones used for card) and ripped and then daubed ripped pieces.  I then glued everything onto ornament, which is ceramic and from Michael's, using Mod Podge.  I colored PIXIE COTTAGE image with Copics and cut out with scissors.

Sentiment is from Hero Arts clear stamps and cut with Nestie.

Hope you like everything and will come join the challenge!!

JUST SOME LINES CHRISTMAS CREATION

Happy Wednesday to everyone.  I am here today with my post from JUST SOME LINES BLOG and I would like to share my Holiday card using "Curly Sue with Christmas Candle" that you can find here at JUST SOME LINES SHOP. I have colored this wonderful image with Copics and Atyou Spicas for the holly and holly berries in her hair. I have added flowers from Prima and Recollections, DP from Bo Bunny and CS from Papertrey Ink and Bazzill. Sentiment is from Unity and cut out with Lifestyle Crafts die. Image is cut with Nestie and then daubed with Memento ink. I sure hope you like it, I had a great time creating this card.

IT'S THANKSGIVING AT THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE

Hey everyone, it's time for a NEW CHALLENGE at THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE CHALLENGE and our challenge this week is THANKSGIVING!  I hope you will come and play along with us and also that you will visit THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE CHALLENGE BLOG to see the amazing work of the TSB Challenge DT and TSB DT members.

Our challenge runs until Monday, Dec. 5 and you do not have to use a TSB image to play, however, using a TSB image will get you 2 entries instead of 1 for purposes of our random.org drawing for the winner.  Also, any scrapbook layout pages will earn you an additional entry in the drawing.

You can find the full selection of AMAZING images at THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE SHOP, so I hope you will go check it out.  Tracey has been hard at work creating new images for us all to play with and they are FABULOUS!!

For my creation, I have used AJ Pilgrim with turkey.  I always have a blast coloring images from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE SHOP, and I have colored this one with Copics and Fiskars glitter gel pens.  I have cut out image and backing with Nesties.  Sentiment is from Paper Cupcakes tag set and cut with scissors, colored with Copics.  I have added a flower from Prima and buttons from SU.  My CS is Bazzill and embossed with new Sizzix folder.  DP from Crate paper.  Hope you like it:)

Additional challenges:

CELEBRATE THE OCCASION - Thanksgiving and must use buttons

CLEAR IT OUT - orange and brown plus old supplies (buttons)

CREATE ME PINK - use a digi

CREATIVE CRAFT - free for all

TUESDAY THROWDOWN - lots of circles

USE IT TUESDAY - giving thanks and hoarded supplies - buttons, DP, flowers, EFs

PAL'S PAPER ARTS - sketch

HIPPITY WITH IPPITY - embossing

ICOPIC - Thanksgiving/Thank you and use Copics
LOLLIPOP CRAFTS - anything goes

NEW CHALLENGE AT THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR!!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE this week at THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES and it is DT member's Gloria Westerman. She would like to see us use Brown, Orange and Yellow on our cards/project, but with a twist....include/show "Giving Thanks" if can be words of gratitude or images...anything that shows being thankful....The DT girls have made some amazing creations for you to check out at THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES and if you have time, pay them a visit to their personal blogs. Also, Nina has a $1 SPECIAL for you this week, so make sure you visit THERE'S MAGIC IN THE AIR WITH PAPER CUPCAKES so you can pick that up!!

While you are not required to use an image from PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP, we'd sure LOVE to see one! Plus, using one will get you 2 entries per project for purposes of our Random.org drawing for the winner. You have until Sunday, November 27 to play along.

For my project today, I used "Lion and Lamb" as well as one of the new Thanksgiving ticket sentiments from PAPER CUPCAKES SHOP.

I have colored my PAPER CUPCAKES image and sentiment with Copics and cut using Nesties.  DP is from Crate Paper and CS is Bazzill.  I used a Cuttlebug EF for the green and orange strips and added buttons from Bag O' Buttons.  Martha Stewart punch used for scallop trim.  I hope you like it and will come join the fun!!

Addtional challenges entered:

DIE CUT DREAMS - thank you with circles

HOOKED ON CRAFTS - punches or die cuts (both)
ICOPIC - Thanksgiving/Thank you and use Copics
NETTIE G's - gratitude is my attitude plus fall colors
THE PINK ELEPHANT - giving thanks
VICTORINE ORIGINALS - show "Thanks" on sentiment
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT - thanks
OPUS GLUEI - thanks for being you
CATCH THE BUG - thanksgiving/give thanks