CHRISTMAS USING TRADITIONAL COLORS CHALLENGE AT PIXIE DUST STUDIO

We have a NEW CHALLENGE over at PIXIE DUST STUDIO CHALLENGE and it is CHRISTMAS USING TRADITIONAL COLORS – reds, greens, white, small amounts of gold and silver!  You have until Weds., December 19 at 11:59pm EST to come join us. You are not required to use an image from PIXIE DUST STUDIO SHOP, but we’d sure LOVE to see one!!

Hope you will come join us on our PIXIE DUST STUDIO FACEBOOK GROUP, always lots of fun chatter going on there and FREEBIES and other fun stuff to see!!

 
For this week’s challenge, I chose PIXIE DUST STUDIO SHOP image “Pixie Jinglebells.”  I just love this image, she’s adorable!  I have colored everything with Copics and Sakura pens and cut with Sizzix dies.  I added velvety flowers from Petaloo, ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel, papers from Bo Bunny and American Crafts, scalloped trim done with SU punch.  Sentiment from My Craft Spot cut with Lifestyle Crafts die.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:

NEW CHALLENGE–CHRISTMAS–AT LITTLE MISS MUFFET

We have NEW CHALLENGE for you this week at LITTLE MISS MUFFET and our challenge is CHRISTMAS  ! You will have until Tuesday, December 25 (Christmas day!) at 11:59pm CST to come enter your projects.  Please remember, if you do not use a LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS image, you get 1 entry and must follow our theme of CHRISTMAS.  However, if you play along with an image from LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS, you get as many entries as you want AND the 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 – FACEBOOK - Barbara has promised a FREEBIE when we reach 200 followers, so tell your friends too!!

For my project this week, I have chosen LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS images “Winter Winds” from the Seasonal Sisters set and Christmas Tree from the Holiday Set.   I have combined them using GIMP and colored with Copics, Sakura glaze pen and added Liquid Applique on coat trim.  Image cut with Sizzix die and frame cut with paper trimmer and corner punch.  Flowers from Petaloo, grosgrain ribbon from Taylored Expressions, ruffle ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel.  Paper is Carta Bella, bling from Darice, pearls from my stash.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!


Additional Challenges:
PAPERCRAFT STAR – Christmas tree
LITTLE RED WAGON – pink Christmas
RUBY’S RAINBOW – Christmas with nontraditional colors
CUPCAKE CRAFT – Merry Christmas
SKETCHY COLORS – sketch

THE PAPER SHELTER – 2 of anything (2 images, 2 DP, 2 ribbon, 2 flowers)
CELEBRATE THE OCCASION – Christmas and use a punch (corner rounder punch)
CREATIVE CARD CREW – include a star
RIBBON CAROUSEL – spooled item and holiday spirit
CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE – cute Christmas

NEW THURSDAY SHOWCASE AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS!

Hey everyone!   I’m actually up past 11pm on a weeknight and it’s not summer or winter break – woot!  We have a new SHOWCASE THURSDAY for you this week at DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and I am so excited to share my creation with you.   I hope you will stop by the DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and see all the amazing DT gals’ 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 DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP image is “Elf Surprise” from last week’s new releases and I have colored it with Copics, added Liquid Applique for trim on elf’s hat and cut out with scissors.  Sentiment, which is cut with Sizzix die, is from Dream Sentiments Set also available at  DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP.   I chose papers from JillieBean Soup, cut scalloped border with MFT die and added ribbon and bow from my stash.  Sure hope you like it!

Additional Challenges:
CRAFTY CREATIONS – wise words
DIVAS BY DESIGN – use some red
PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY – something new (image and die cut)
ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE – traditional Christmas colors
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS – kid’s Christmas
TOP TIP TUESDAY – Christmas
DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE – digi plus sparkle
FOREVER FRIENDS – Christmas cards
HOOKED ON CRAFT – Christmas
UNSCRIPTED SKETCHES – sketch

NEW CREATION USING JEN'S DIGI STAMPS:)

Hey everyone!  I am away for a couple days while my husband is attending a work seminar.  It is the first time in what seems like months, although is probably only a few weeks, that I've been able to "relax."  I made a bunch of cards before I left and I want to share some of them with you over the coming days.


My first creation is using "Cottan and Candy as Santa" from JEN'S DIGIS Christmas collection.  I have colored them with Copics, using a slightly muted take on traditional Christmas colors and then added Stickles for the fur trim on their hats and Candy's dress.  I added a flower from Petaloo, lace from Webster's Pages and bling from Darice.  The papers I used are from K and Co. and American Crafts CS.  Sentiment is from Jaded Blossom clear stamps.  Circle is cut wit Nestie.  Sure hope you like it and hope it provides some inspiration:)

Additional Challenges:

SWEET STOP – sketch
CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN – Christmas anything goes
FRESH BREWED DESIGNS – Christmas
PAPER SHELTER CHALLENGE – 2 of something (2 DP, 2 die cuts)
PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY – something new – lace and flower
RUBY’S RAINBOW – Christmas non-traditional colors
STAMPAVIE AND MORE – Christmas
THE PERFECT SENTIMENT – sentiment on front plus Christmas
A & T EMERALD FAERIES – Christmas
DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE – Christmas

USE YOUR OLD STUFF CHALLENGE AT INKY IMPRESSIONS!

Hey everyone!!  Busy morning here and then I can relax for a wee bit  Hope everyone is doing great.  Temperatures have steadily dropped here, but it is December and I do live in Ohio, so I am largely ok with it!

So this week we have a NEW CHALLENGE for you at INKY IMPRESSIONS CHALLENGE and it is USE YOUR OLD STUFF – make sure you let us know what you used.  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. You have until Tuesday, December 18 to come play along.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $10 gift certificate to INKY IMPRESSIONS!! What a great prize!

You’ll definitely want to make a stop at INKY IMPRESSIONS INSPIRATION BLOG and check out all the fun projects being presented there.  Also, our last BLOG HOP of 2012 will begin there on Saturday, December 15, and you will want to come hop along for the chance at some free INKY IMPRESSIONS images!

For my creation this week, I have chosen INKY IMPRESSIONS “WINTER FASHION MARLEE” – I had originally colored her with my Copics last week for my tutorial on adding a brick wall.  I cut her out with Nesties and made a Chrismtas tag.  I used Nesties for all the layers from the same set – even for the sentiment.  I used DP from Carta Bella from last year, a very old Basic Grey button with twine and charm from Inky Impressions affixed.  Both my sparkly flower from Petaloo and the blingy flower from Darice that’s in the middle have been part of my stash for ages and sentiment is from an old Papertrey Ink set.  Ribbon on top from The Ribbon Carousel.  Hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional challenges:


A & T EMERALD FAERIES – Christmas
CRAFT ROOM CHALLENGE – make a tag
DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE – Christmas
DIE CUTTIN DIVAS – holiday spirit plus die cuts
SWEET STAMPS – sparkle and bling
USE IT TUESDAY – all about Christmas/Hanukkah plus old stuff (see above)
CRAFTY BOOTS CHALLENGE – Christmas

CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN – anything Christmas goes
CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS – red, green plus glitter/sparkle
DRAGON'S DREAM TAG IT ON – tag, rubber stamp and Christmas

SNOWFLAKES CHALLENGE AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS!

Hello! Yay, it’s time for our NEW CHALLENGE at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS. Our challenge this week is to use SNOWFLAKES in your creations.  So, just show us some snowflakes – could be on your papers, your embellies, image, whatever as long as we see snowflakes!


Our winner's prize this time is
3 digi images

What an awesome 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 twice for purposes of our random.org winner's draw. You have until Monday, December 17 at 9pm GMT to join in the fun.

Hope you will check out the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG.  We have lots of fun posts and tutorials over there,  plus Freebies from time to time and contests.


We also have the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS FACEBOOK PAGE which I hope you will go check out!

For my creation today, I have used CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS stamp “Jasmin Winter Skates.”  I love this image and she was such a joy to color with my Copics and Sakura glaze pen, plus I added Stickle for the pom on her hat.  I cut her out with Lifestyle Crafts die, which I also used one for the circles behind her.  I used Sizzix dies for the snowflakes in the bottom right corner and added a sticker from my stash.  Snowflakes are also from my stash.  DP is from Echo Park, CS from American Crafts.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and cut with MFT die.  Hope you like it and will come join our challenge!!

Additional Challenges:
SKETCH N STASH -  sketch

BEARLY MINE – anything goes
CARDS AND MORE – pearls
FLOURISHES – nontraditional festive colors
LEJ DESIGNS – use a sentiment
LOVES RUBBER STAMPS – let it snow
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY – snow white
ABC CHALLENGES – let it snow
EUREKA STAMPS – sparkle and shine
LEXI’S CREATIONS – snow

SNOW FUN WITH BLING CHALLENGE AT DIGI DARLAS!

Happy Monday morning everyone!  We have a NEW CHALLENGE at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE this week and it is Snow Fun with Bling – so something with snow, snowflakes, etc. and bling is what we are looking for.   I hope you will come join us – you don’t have to use a DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS image to play along, but if you do, you get 2 entries per creation, just add DDD after your name.

For my creation, I chose DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS image “Snowman with Tree.”  I love this cute image and had such fun coloring it with Copics and Sakura glaze pens.  I added CS from American Crafts, used a Sizzix embossing folder, DP that came free with my Simply Papercrafts magazine and flower from K and Co.  Image cut with Lifestyle Crafts die and daubed with Memento ink.  Sentiment from Papertrey Ink is stamped with Brilliance ink and cut with Flourishes die.  Sure hope you like it and will come join us!!

Additional Challenges:
I HEART 2 STAMP  – sketch
CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGES – Christmas and die cuts
ECLECTIC ELLAPU – jolly and bright
NO MATTER WHICH CHALLENGE – Christmas
ROBYN’S FETISH – Christmas cards
THE HYBRID CHICK – holiday
JUST US GIRLS CHALLENGE – embossing
LITTLE CLAIRE'S DESIGNS – Christmas

THE CRAZY CHALLENGE - Christmas time
THERE’S MAGIC IN THE AIR – snowman or anything Christmas

CHRISTMAS BUT NO CARDS CHALLENGE AT DI’S DIGI DOWNLOADS

Hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend.  I did a lot of organizational type stuff tonight, so I’m feeling pretty productive  We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is CHRISTMAS – ANYTHING BUT A CARD – so we want to see all those homemade gifts, ornaments, etc.   You have until 11:59pm EST on Friday, December 21 to come join the fun. Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI’S DIGI DOWNLOADS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI’S DIGI DOWNLOADS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize – 4 digi images of choice from ROBYN’S FETISH!

For my card today, I chose this adorable image “Izzy’s Christmas Nut Surprise” from DI’S DIGI DOWNLOADS.  I had so much fun coloring this amazing image.  I colored it with Copics, Sakura glaze pens, Stickles and added Aleene’s snow glue for the snow.  I cut it out with Sizzix die.  I used a plastic bag from the wedding section of Michael’s and cut paper from Basic Grey and added scallops with Martha Stewart punch for the back and base of bag.  I put in candy canes and use ribbon from Taylored Expressions to tie it up.  Sure hope you like it and will come join us!

Additional Challenges:
AVADARES – anything with a digi
CARD CRAFTER’S CIRCLE – December celebrations
DILLY BEANS – traditional Christmas colors
EMERGENCY CRAFTERS – deck the halls
FAIRY TALE CHALLENGE – oh Christmas tree
FUSSY AND FANCY – I  love Christmas
JINGLE BELLES – anything Christmas goes
QKR STAMPEDE – holiday cheer
STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND  - let it snow
SWEET N SASSY DIGI CHALLENGE – Christmas plus digi

SPARKLE AND SNOWFLAKES CHALLENGE AT PIXIE DUST STUDIO

Hello again! Busy day here on the blog! I want to tell you about our NEW CHALLENGE for PIXIE DUST STUDIO CHALLENGE and it is SPARKLE AND SNOWFLAKES!  You have until Weds., December 12 at 11:59pm EST to come join us. You are not required to use an image from PIXIE DUST STUDIO SHOP, but we’d sure LOVE to see one!!

Hope you will come join us on our PIXIE DUST STUDIO FACEBOOK GROUP, always lots of fun chatter going on there and FREEBIES and other fun stuff to see!!
For this week’s challenge, I chose PIXIE DUST STUDIO SHOP image “Fall Pixie.”  She is so pretty and I have such fun coloring her with my Copics and Sakura glaze pens then cutting out with Sizzix die.  Papers and snowflake strip are Basic Grey and CS is American Crafts.  Sentiment is from My Craft Spot and cut out with Sizzix die.  Snowflake stickers are from Jolee’s Boutique.  Hope you like it and will come play along!!

NEW DT AND NEW CHALLENGE AT DIGI DARLA’S!

Hello again everyone!  I am a few days late with my EXCITING news, but better late than never, right?!?  I am a NEW DT Member for DIGI DARLA'S DESIGNS and we have a NEW CHALLENGE over at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE this week and it is Child’s Christmas Card.  I hope you will come join us – you don’t have to use a DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS image to play along, but if you do, you get 2 entries per creation, just add DDD after your name.

For my creation, I chose DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS image “Girl Angel Flute,” which I have colored with Copics and Sakura glaze pens and cut with Taylored Expressions dies.  DP is from Kaisercraft and CS from Bazzill.  I added a sentiment from My Craft Spot, cut with Nestie and pearls from Prima, plus ribbon from my stash.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE!! 

FRESH BREWED DESIGNS – Christmas
PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGES – anything goes
WHIMSY INSPIRATION – festive
DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE – Christmas
DIE CUTTIN DIVAS – holiday spirit plus die cuts
LEJ DESIGNS – countdown to Christmas
RIBBON CAROUSEL – holiday spirit plus spooled item
ABC CHALLENGES – holiday cards with bling

HOLIDAY DECORATION CHALLENGE AT MILKCOFFEE!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE going on at MILKCOFFEE CHALLENGE and it is HOLIDAY DECORATION – it can be for any holiday as long as it is a decoration and not a card. You have until Weds., December 19 at 8pm EST to come join us. You don’t have to use an image from MILKCOFFEE SHOP, but we’d sure love to see one.

For my creation, I have chosen to make an ornament and have used MILKCOFFEE SHOP image “Lily and Cat Christmas,” which I have colored with Copics and cut out with scissors.  Ornament is from Michael’s, DP from K and Co., flowers from Petaloo, sentiment from Verve and cut with Nesties and snowflake sticker from Jolee’s Boutique.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:


CHRISTMAS SWEET STAMPIN – anything Christmas goes
CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS – flowers
CRAFTS AND ME – optional Christmas ornament
DECORATE TO CELEBRATE – holiday party decoration
PAPER PRETTIES WEDNESDAY – Christmas inspired
STAMPAVIE AND MORE – anything but square
FLOURISHES TIMELESS TUESDAY – altered Christmas (anything but card)
SCRAP CREATIONS – anything but a card
PAPERMINUTES – home decoration
TUESDAY ALCHEMY – anything but a card

NEW RELEASES AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS!!

Well, it’s shaping up to be a busy day on my blog today! Stay tuned too, still have some more posts coming later.    We have a NEW RELEASES for you this week at DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and I am so excited to share my creation with you today.  I hope you will stop by the DIGITAL DELIGHTS BLOG and see all the amazing DT gals’ creations. If you have time, I’m sure they’d love a visit to their individual blogs.   You will additionally want to check out the DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP because all the NEW RELEASES are available for purchase and trust me, you WILL want them

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

My DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP new release used today is “Baby Snow” and I have combined him with the candy cane sign post and sentiments from the Snow sentiments set, which are also available from DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP.  I have colored my images with Copics and Sakura glaze pens and cut out with scissors and mounted on Nestie cut piece.  Papers are My Mind’s Eye and American Crafts, prima pearls and holly from Petaloo.  Sure hope you like it!!

Additional Challenges:


CRAFTY CREATIONS – winter scene
DIVAS BY DESIGN – snow
FOR FUN CHALLENGES – snowman
THE PERFECT SENTIMENT – sentiment on front and snow
WHIMSY INSPIRATION – festive
CAN YOU DIGI IT – baby it’s cold outside plus inspiration photos
LADYBUG CRAFTS INK – sparklicious
OLDIE BUT A GOODIE – let it snow plus pearls and DP are from last Christmas
SHOPPING OUR STASH – snow/winter theme
CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGES – sketch

NEW GIRLY RELEASES AT LITTLE MISS MUFFET!!

Hey everyone!  Sorry for my lack of posts so far this week – life has been busier than usual and may continue that way until the new year, but my hope is to be able to post every day until the end of year – we’ll see…

Anyway, we have a NEW RELEASE for you this week at LITTLE MISS MUFFET and it is full of fantastic GIRLY images – some are rubber stamps and some are digis – all of them are ROCKIN’!!  I sure hope you will go visit LITTLE MISS MUFFET and check out all the stunning DT creations using the new releases.

Just a reminder that our challenge of TAG OR GIFT is still going until Tuesday, December 11 at 11:59pm CST so come enter your projects. Please remember, if you do not use a LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS image, you get 1 entry and must follow our theme of TAG OR GIFT. However, if you play along with an image from LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS, you get as many entries as you want AND the theme is anything goes!!

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

For my project this week, I have chosen LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS Sonny Honeycloud For You – thought this makes a great holiday creation and found great sentiment from My Craft Spot to go with this awesome image.  I have colored Sonny with Copics and cut out with Nestie and then added faux stitching with my Staedler pen.  Papers are from K and Co., and American Crafts, lace from Webster’s Pages and bling from Prima.  Sure hope you like it!

Additional Challenges:


SKETCH SATURDAY – sketch
FAB N FUNKY – non-traditional Christmas
FRESH BREWED DESIGNS – Christmas
PAPER PRETTIES WEDNESDAY – Christmas inspired
RUBY'S RAINBOW – Christmas with nontraditional colors
PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGES – anything goes
SIMON SAYS STAMPS – snowflakes (DP)
DIE CUTTIN DIVAS – holiday spirit plus die cuts
JACKSON’S DIGITAL EXPRESSIONS – inks and such
LEJ DESIGNS – countdown to Christmas

SHORT TUTORIAL AND MORE TOMORROW

Hi everyone!  I am here with my Inkettes DT inspiration post that you can also find on INKY IMPRESSIONS INSPIRATION BLOG.  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend.  My day started with a couple dr. trips for my oldest daughter, so I am running a bit behind, and I am exhausted, so this is going to be very short and sweet.  I have some EXCITING NEWS and more projects to share, but my brain is moving so slow now everything else is going to need to wait for tomorrow.

Anyway, I LOVE my Copics, but I am definitely not very artistic beyond being able to stay with in the lines when I color.  However, in the course of coloring a huge variety of stamped images, I realized that sometimes an image needs some sort of scenery added to it and I don't have many chair or coach type stamps.  So, I started experimenting with my Copics and have created several different types of scenes by adding walls, grass, sidewalk or dirt ground.

Today, I have chosen to work with INKY IMPRESSIONS SHOP image "Winter Fashion Marlee."  I colored her with my Copics as usual.   For her fur trim, I used one of the lightest blues and my Copic blender.

Now, she looks fine and I could have used her as is, but I decided she looks like she is sitting on something and today, it's a brick wall.  So, I started with my darkest color N6 in this case, and made the top of the wall.

Next, I added N4 and N2 to finish out the wall.  I always start darkest and go lighter since the part she would be sitting on would be the darkest.  I do added shadows where her legs are for reflection.

Finally, I take the broad end of my Copic blender and I make "bricks" and voila, there she is, sitting on a wall, ready to be added to any of your projects.  Hope you like it!!