NEW DT AND A NEW CHALLENGE–FLAT FRIENDS!

Happy Friday and happy first day of March everyone!!  I have a busy weekend planned and for some reason I am super tired today, which is not making me pleased as I have a lot to do!

Anyway, I have some EXCITING news and that is I am now part of the fabulous DT over at FLAT FRIENDS!    Emma’s digis are delightful and I know you will love them as much as me.  You can find them at POLKADOODLES SHOP and there’s also a selection of FREEBIES available at FLAT FRIENDS.  You will definitely find images that you MUST have!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE over at FLAT FRIENDS today and the theme is FRIENDSHIP.  There are many FLAT FRIENDS images that convey friendship and I hope you will find one (or more) that you like and come play along with us!  You must use a FLAT FRIENDS image to join our challenge – remember, you can find them at POLKADOODLES SHOP or Freebies on the FLAT FRIENDS blog.  You have until March 31st to come join the fun, so hope to see you there!!

For today’s challenge of FRIENDSHIP, I have used this awesome FLAT FRIENDS image “Goldi” and she is holding her sweet little bear friends.  I have colored everything with Copics and cut with Sizzix die.  Sentiment from Inky Antics is cut with MFT die and bling from My Mind’s Eye added.  Ribbon is from my stash, DP from SU and CS from SU and Bazzill. 

Additional Challenges:
SKETCHY COLORS – sketch
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES – lovely ladies

TIME FOR THURSDAY SHOWCASE WITH DIGITAL DELIGHTS!

Ugh, more snow on the ground this morning.  I am so tired of this winter and I can’t believe tomorrow is already March 1!  Anyway, I am back again today with a new SHOWCASE THURSDAY for you 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 card today features DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP image “Easter Kiddles” who I have colored with Copics and Reflections glitter pen.  I added My Mind’s Eye papers, pins from CTMH, CS from Bazzill.  Image cut with MFT die as is frame, tulle is from The Ribbon Spot, circle and scalloped circle cut with punches, Happy Easter sentiment is from DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP and is cut with Smooches die and pearls from Queen and Co. added.  Sure hope you like it!

Additional Challenges:
PAPER PAL ARTS – sketch

AUD SENTIMENTS – An Easter sentiment
CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS – dies and punches
CAN YOU DIGI IT – little ones

CRAFTS AND ME – dies/punches
PAPER PRETTIES – punches

LITTLE MISS MUFFET HAS NEW RELEASES!!

We have a NEW RELEASES to show off for you today at LITTLE MISS MUFFET and they are fabulous!  I hope you will check out the DT gals work on the NEW RELEASES at LITTLE MISS MUFFET, and if you have time, pay them a visit to their personal blog.

Remember, we also have our YELLOW AND BLUE Challenge going on until Tuesday, March 5 at 11:59pm CST, so still plenty of time 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 our theme of YELLOW AND BLUE. 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 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 one of this adorable new release “Swings N Slides Good Luck.”  I have colored her with Copics and Sakura glitter pen and cut with Nesties.  Papers are Bazzill CS and DP from The Paper Studio.  I added lacey, sparkly ribbon from Hobby Lobby, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima and sentiment from Verve, cut with Nestie.  I sure hope you like it

Additional Challenges:
SKETCH SATURDAY – sketch
CRAFT US CRAZY – anything goes
CRAFTY RIBBONS – anything goes with ribbon
HAPPY CAMPERS – use a favorite stamp
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES – lovely ladies
MY HEART PIECES – favorite 3 things (flowers, lace, bright colored papers)
DIVAS BY DESIGN – anything goes
STAMP N DOODLE – 2 different die cuts
365 CARDS – use word “Happy”
BEARLY MINE – anything goes

NEW CHALLENGE AT THE STAMPING CHEF–BLING!

Hello everyone, I am here to tell you about a NEW CHALLENGE at THE STAMPING CHEF CHALLENGE!  Our challenge this time is to use BLING, easy enough, right?  You have almost 2 weeks to enter, challenge closes on March 12, so let’s see that BLING!!

There’s also a great SALE going on at THE STAMPING CHEF SHOP, so I hope you will head over and check it out!!

My creation today features this adorable cheerleader from THE STAMPING CHEF SHOP.  I have colored her with Copics, added Sakura glitter pen and cut with Nesties.  Sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps also cut with Nesties.  Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and bling is from Prima.  Papers are Bazzill and DP is The Paper Studio.  Sure hope you like it and will come join the fun!!

SPLASH OF RED CHALLENGE AT INKY IMPRESSIONS!

Happy Wednesday everyone and hope you are having a great first part of the week.  It rained here all day yesterday and is grey and cold again after a beautiful, sunny day on Monday.  Oh how I long for more sun!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE at INKY IMPRESSIONS CHALLENGE today and it’s SPLASH OF RED! Cannot wait to see what you create this time.

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, March 5 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!!

For my creation this week, I have chosen INKY IMPRESSIONS rubber stamps image “Flower LiLi.”  I have colored her with Copics and cut out with Lifestyle Crafts die.  I added a tag cut with Verve die, sentiment from Inky Antics, twine from Inky Impressions.  CS is Bazzill and DP is from my stash.  Bling is from My Mind’s Eye.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

I used sketch from DIGI SKETCH.
Additional Challenges:
LEJ DESIGNS – for a lovely lady
LOVES RUBBER STAMPS – make or add tag
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS – anything goes
SHOPPING OUR STASH – make or add tag
TOP TIP TUESDAY – make or add tag
TUESDAY THROWDOWN – thinking of you
CREATED WITH LOVE – bright and cheery
EUREKA STAMPS – flowers
LOVE TO CREATE – twine

365 CARDS – hats

NEW MINI WEDDING RELEASE AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Today is the 3rd day of our MINI WEDDING RELEASE Previews over at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG!  I hope you will go a have a peek because the DT girls have done an amazing job (as usual) with this NEW MINI RELEASE! 

Also, we only need 12 more followers over at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG to get us to 200 which is when we will be giving away 2 MYSTERY BLOG CANDY prizes, so if you don’t already follow us there, please join us and tell your friends!

For my preview of the New Mini Wedding Release rubber stamps, I have used “Jasmin Dreams.”  This is a wonderful image and was such fun to color with my Copics.  I kept the colors very soft adding a bit more depth to the flowers so they would stand out.  I have used Basic Grey DP and Bazzill and Core-dinations CS.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, bling from Prima.  Sentiment cut with Verve die and oval doily behind image is from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I sure hope you like it.  All the New Stamps will be available at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS SHOP on February 27.

Reminder that we have a NEW CHALLENGE starting today over at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS Challenge Blog, so hope you will check that out as well and come play along!!

Additional Challenges:
GRAPHICAT – sketch
EUREKA STAMPS – flowers
CREATED WITH LOVE – bright and cheery
KABOODLE DOODLES – bling
OOH LA LA CREATIONS – sparkle and shine
THE CRAZY CHALLENGE – pink and gems

BEARLY MINE – anything goes
FLOURISHES – all that glitters
LEJ DESIGNS – for a lovely lady
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS – anything goes

NEW DT WITH NEW CHALLENGE

Hello again this morning!  Just back from my walk and still having trouble feeling my half frozen hands, but seem to be able to type ok LOL.  I am excited to announce that I am now part of the DT and PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE!   I am super excited to be working with this talented group of gals and the wonderful images from PAPER MAKEUP SHOP.

 

Our challenge this week is STRIPES – anyhow, anyway, just show us some stripes!    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, so I hope you will check it out!  You have til 9pm EST on Sunday, March 3 to come play along, can’t wait to see what you create.

For my card this week, I have chosen PAPER MAKEUP SHOP image “Aurora Fairy” and have colored her with Copics and cut out with Taylored Expressions die.  I used CS from Bazzill and SU and DP from My Mind’s Eye.  I added sentiment from an old rubber stamp that is cut with Verve die and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.   Bling and pearl from Prima.  Hope you like it and will come join the fun.

Additional Challenges:
REPEAT IMPRESSIONS – sketch

MAKE IT MASCULINE AT DIGI DARLA’S!

Ugh, I totally hate Mondays and it always seems no matter how early I go to bed on Sunday, I still wake up exhausted on Monday!

A good thing about Monday though is we have a NEW CHALLENGE at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE this week and it is MAKE IT MASCULINE, so show us those masculine images, papers, colors, etc.  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 and get entered into a second draw with a chance to win 3 images from DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS!! You just add DD after your name if you used a DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS images. Challenge ends on March 2 at 9pm EST.

For my creation, I chose DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS “Soccer to Me.”  As many of you know, both my boys play soccer on traveling teams in the fall and spring plus indoor in the winter, so I adore this image.  I have colored it with Copics and cut with Nesties.  I added CS from Bazzill and Core-dinations and DP from a 6 x 6 pack (will be back with company it’s from later)  Ribbon is from American Crafts and sentiment is from a clear stamp set in my stash and is cut with Lifestyle Crafts die.  Hope you like it and will come play along!!

Additional Challenges:

WE’RE HOPPING AND HAVE A NEW CHALLENGE AT WHOOPSI DAISY!!

We have BLOG HOP as well as a NEW CHALLENGE over at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE this week and it is ADD A SENTIMENT, so a nice, easy one this week as a sentiment always is a great way to finish off your creation.  Our hop begins on the WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE blog and you are now at *AUDREY’S BLOG* - I am the 2nd stop on the hop, so if you have not begun at the WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE, please return there.

As you hop along, please remember to comment on all the blogs taking place in the hop.  You have a chance to win the sheet used by each of the WHOOPSI DAISY DT gals as well as the challenge prizes.  Good luck and have fun

Your NEXT HOP STOP is SANDE!

For our ADD A SENTIMENT Challenge, remember, if you use a WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP image, you can do an anything goes creation. Otherwise, you can use any image you’d like, but you must follow our theme of ADD A SENTIMENT.  Either way, we hope you will join us! You have until 12 noon EST on Sunday, March 3 to come play along at WHOOPSI DAISY CHALLENGE.

Make sure you visit the WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP this week as there are many awesome NEW sheets that you won’t want to miss.

My card this week uses WHOOPSI DAISY SHOP SHEET 425.   I adore this image and had such fun coloring her with my Copics.   I cut her out with scissors and added her to doily die cut from Taylored Expressions and Simple Stories DP.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, pearls from Prima, ruffle ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel and satin ribbon from American Crafts.  Sentiment is from Memory Box and cut out with Nestie.  CS is Core-dinations.  Hope you like it and have fun on the hop and come play in our challenge too!!

Additional Challenges:
FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY – sketch
GINGERLOFT – ribbon and bows
JOANNA SHEEN CHALLENGE – layer it up (7)
KENNY K'S CHALLENGE – lots of layers (7)
ONE STITCH AT A TIME – use a digi
ROBYN’S FETISH – ribbon or twine
SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS – flowers, flowers and more flowers
THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX – fairy tale or fantasy
PINK GEM DESIGNS – add a bow
TOTALLY GORJUSS -  it’s happy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE STAMPING CHEF’S TAMARA!

Welcome to our very special birthday blog hop for our Queen, Tamara. Today Miss Tamara is celebrating her “21st” birthday and the family wanted to celebrate with a surprise birthday hop.
To help us out in the celebration, we asked a few of our loyal followers to join in with us. I hope you all enjoy the hop and don’t forget to leave lots of Birthday Wishes for Tamara here on the blog
The hop will end on February 24th. One lucky participant will receive the digi used on the families projects, Gwenavere, all you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs and at the end (which is the stamping chef blog) comment that you have left some love for all . The winner will be posted on February 25th.

This as well as all the other amazing images from The Stamping Chef can be found at THE STAMPING CHEF STORE

Here is the order for the hop. If you get lost along the way just come back here
Lynne- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com
Vicky- http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.com
Pam- http://scrappinfabpam.blogspot.com
Helen- http://seeitsnapitandscrapit.wordpress.com
Nazneen- http://kaagaz-artisticquilling.blogspot.com
Amanda- http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.com
Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Audrey- http://hippieaud.blogspot.com (you are here!)
Zenita- http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com
Jackie- http://papermoments.blogspot.com
Tina- http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
Tanya- http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com
The Stamping Chef- http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com

Here’s my project featuring Doodlebug Designs papers and Core-dinations CS.  Coloring done with my Copics.  Image cut with Lifestyle Crafts die, sentiment from Jaded Blossom cut with Sizzix die.  Buttons from Doodlebug Design and Bags o Buttons and ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel.

Enjoy the hop and TAMARA, have a glorious and blessed birthday!!

THURSDAY SHOWCASE AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS

Here I am, back again today with a new SHOWCASE THURSDAY for you 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 card today features DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP image “Roxy at Easter” and is colored with Copics, Shihan makers and Ranger Glossy Accents added for eggs in basket.  I have chosen Core-dinations CS and DP from My Mind’s Eye.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and cut with Amuse die.  Flowers are Petaloo and pearls are Prima.  Sure hope you like it!!

Additional Challenges:
BAFFIES KREATIVLADEN – purple and green
FAB N FUNKY – flower power
LITTLE RED WAGON – totally teddies
THE PAPER SHELTER – celebrations
PENNY'S PAPER-CRAFTY CHALLENGES  - anything goes
STAMPAVIE AND MORE – lots of layers (10)
THE PERFECT SENTIMENT – floral fantasia
LOVES RUBBER STAMPS – lots of layers (10)
OUR DAILY BREAD DESIGNS – Easter
DIGI SKETCH – sketch

YELLOW AND BLUE CHALLENGE AT LITTLE MISS MUFFET

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you today at LITTLE MISS MUFFET and it is a color challenge and those colors are YELLOW AND BLUE.  I love these 2 colors and their various shades in combination – the DT gals have created some amazing works to show off YELLOW AND BLUE so hope you will check them out at LITTLE MISS MUFFET, and if you have time, pay them a visit to their personal blog.

You have until Tuesday, March 5 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 our theme of YELLOW AND BLUE. 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 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 one of the newest releases from the Sugar N Spice Dolls Collection at LITTLE MISS MUFFET STAMPS, Carob.  She is just adorable with her spikey hair and I thought it would look perfect blue!  I have added CS from SU and Core-dinations, DP from Doodlebug Designs and Authentique, sentiment from Jaded Blossom cut with Verve die, ribbon from my stash.  Triangles cut with Sizzix die, frame around image with Nellie’s die.  Charm is from Inky Impressions, flower from Basic Grey and buttons and twine from my stash.  Yellow DP cut with border punch.  Image colored with Copics, cupcake frosting done with Stickles.  Hope you like it and will come join us!

Sketch is from ONE STOP CRAFT

Additional Challenges:
CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS – dies and punches
CRAFTS AND ME – add a charm
CREATIVE MOMENTS – shades of blue
DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY – birthdays are fun
WHIMSY INSPIRATION – metal (charm)
BEARLY MINE DESIGNS – lace/ribbon/twine (ribbon and twine)
CITY CRAFTER CHALLENGE – all the glitters
SCRAP CREATIONS – Bingo (glitter, die cut/punch, buttons)
LEJ DESIGNS – button mania
CRAFTY RIBBONS – button up
SASSY STUDIO DESIGNS – stitching

FANCY FOLDS or NOT SQUARE CARDS AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS

Our NEW CHALLENGE at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS starts today and it is FANCY FOLDS or NOT SQUARE CARDS.  I love fancy folds challenges because I love seeing new folds that I hope to try one day.


Our winner's prize this time gets this awesome rubber stamp from CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS – 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 3X for purposes of our random.org winner's draw!! Make sure you put a “3” after your name. You have until Monday, February 25 at 9pm GMT to join in the fun.


Right now the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG is the place to be!  We have New Followers CANDY that will be given away once the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS INSPIRATION BLOG reaches 200 followers, so make sure you join us and please tell your friends!

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 check it out.

For my creation today, I have used CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS rubber stamp “Let’s Have Pie.”  I have colored this cutie with Copics and cut out using Nesties.  I have added DP from My Mind’s Eye and papers from Bazzill.  Flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts, bling from My Mind’s Eye and sentiment from My Craft Spot, cut with Sizzix dies.  The fold is called a round stair step and I found the tutorial in a past issue of Magnolia Ink magazine.  It was easier than I thought it would be and I am very pleased by the result.  I hope you like it too and will come play along!

Additional Challenges:
CRAFTY BOOTS CHALLENGE – out of your comfort zone (new fold that I never tried before)
INCY WINCY DESIGNS – pop it up
CREATIVE CARD CREW – birthday
INKY CHICKS – birthday

DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE – the letter “B” (birthday, blue, bling)
OLDIE BUT GOODIE CHALLENGE – bright colors plus items at least 6 months old (flower, die cut, bling, sentiment)
THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR – anything goes
TOP TIP TUESDAY – make or add a tag
VICKIE’S CHALLENGE – anything goes

FOOD FOR THOUGHT CHALLENGE AT DIGI DARLA’S!

Hello everyone!  I am late with today’s post as the past 2 days have been a complete whirlwind of activity!  My now 12 year old son, his birthday was yesterday, played in a soccer tournament at a place over an hr. away from here from 9am-2pm – which means we left here at 7:15am and I had been up since 6am (I am NOT a morning person!)  Then, we went straight from there to his team’s indoor game back in town at 4pm and then he had 2 teammates spend the night.  Today, up at 6am again to walk for an hr. at 6:30am and then go to 8am dr. appt. and had to get blood work done, so was fasting!  Seriously was worried about passing out.  Then ran errands for an hr. and a half, came home, did stuff here and then both boys had dentist appt. at 2pm.  Other stuff going on as well, but those are the highlights.

Anyway, so tired now but wanted to let you know about our NEW CHALLENGE at DIGI DARLA'S CHALLENGE this week and it is FOOD FOR THOUGHT, so we just want to see some kind of food somewhere in your project.  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 and get entered into a second draw with a chance to win 3 images from DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS!! You just add DD after your name if you used a DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS images.   Challenge ends on February 23 at 9pm EST.

For my creation, I chose DIGI DARLA’S DESIGNS “Picking Apples.”  I really love this image and I have colored her with Copics and cut with Lifestyle Crafts dies.  I had added a sentiment from Pink By Design and papers from my stash.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel, bling from My Mind’s Eye.  Sentiment is cut with Crafty Sentiments die and banners cut from Paper Smooches die.  Hope you will come play along!!

Sketch is from Bearly Mine Designs.
Additional Challenges:
CARD MANIA – Love
DAISY DOODLES – anything goes
MY GRAFICO – anything goes
PAPER PLAYTIME – use a sentiment stamp
SQUIGGLEFLY – use a sentiment
STAMP AND CREATE – spring
DREAM VALLEY CHALLENGES – ribbon and bling
GINGERLOFT – the color red
THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX – love
PUMPKIN SPICE – love (use imagination)