Everybody Art Challenge #46.....

It time for this weeks challenge over at the Everybody Art Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is "Summer". So while digging through a box a stamps I found this cute little guy swimming in a summer time drink. I love lemonade!! Yummy... You can't tell from the photo but I put glitter on the glass. Looks very shimmery...

So break out those summer images and lets see what you can come up with. Head over and see the other DT creations to jump start your creativity. They Rock!!

• Stamps: House of Mouse- Splish Splash a Citrus Bath (HMUR1060)
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Brazzill - Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper
• Misc: Brads, Glitter, Pop Dots, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
• Equipment: Small Retro Flower Punch, Small Daisy Flower Punch
• Challenge/Sketch: Everybody Art Challenge
  

Digital Tuesday Challenge #12...

This weeks challenge over at Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog is " Scraps". I have a bunch of those laying around. So thought I'd make up a couple of cards.

This top one is made with a new digital image from Scrapmagasinet called - My Furriest Friends. I really adore this set. They are so cute!
On this one I have used a brand new image from Victoria Case called Western Heat. He defiantly causes me some heat... :) I love her pin-up images. They are super!!

• Digital Stamps: Scrapmagasinet - My Furriest Friends, Victoria Case - Western Heat
• Paper: Misc Scraps
• Misc: Brads, Copic Markers
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Small Rectangle & Small Scallop Rectangle, SU - Star Punch
• Fonts: CK Love Notes & DCWri
• Challenges/Sketches: Digital Tuesday
  

Squigglefly #8...

The challenge over at the Squigglefly Challenge Blog this week is to make an "ATC". An ATC is 2.5 x 3.5 inch. Well let me just tell you... I suck at those.

I am amazed at the people that can whip these up. How do you make something that small? How do you put anything on there? So needless to say I don't have one to show you. SORRY!!! But if your good at making those head over and check it out. I'd love to see what you come up with.

They will also be have a blog hop July 1st & 2nd. That should be really fun. I did manage to make a card for that... :)

Motivet Sketch Challenge....

Motivet is having a sketch challenge over at there DT blog. I'm totally in love with there cute Doraline & Dexter images. So thought I'd give it a try. This is Doraline as a Nurse. Really cute!! They just had a new release so if you haven't seen them head over and check them out.

• Stamps: Motivet - Doraline as a Nurse, Stempelglede - Grunge Collection
  
• Paper: Basic Grey - Wassail, CTMH - Card Stock
• Misc: Ribbon. Brad, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch, Small & Medium Retro Flower Punch, Spellbinder - Ribbon Tags
  

Victoria Case Challenges.....

Today is Victoria Case day. I wanted to try out the 3 challenges she has going at the moment. Over at the VC Stamp Challenges Blog is a sketch challenge. For that I have used this hot little number "sexy Chef". Isn't she too cute? I love Victoria's pin-up girls & boys. I've seen a couple of the new ones coming out on the 28th and I'm going to have to have them.

Now this one is for the 2 challenges they have going over at the SNR Card Universe. Another sketch & "red, white & blue". This image is called Puppy Cakes. Isn't he cute also? Perfect birthday card material.

Now I'm off to work on all the challenges I have to do for next week. Hope your having a wonderful weekend!!

• Digital Stamps: Victoria Case - Sexy Chef & Puppy Cakes
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper
• Misc: Brads, Pop Dots, Copic Markers
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Star
• Challenges/Sketches: VC Stamp Challenges, SNR Card Universe
  

Motivet Blog Candy.....

Oh my have you seen the new release over at Motivet?? That Doraline & Dexter are so cute!!! I have to admit I already ordered me a few I couldn't resist.... But I see this morning they are having some blog candy.. Heck who couldn't use a few more?? :)

Happy Birthday Emily!!!

Today my youngest daughter will no longer be a teen. She's turning 20. Wow how time flies. Seems like just yesterday she was 2 and running around the yard in nothing but her rubber boots.... Now she's an adult. Makes me a little weepy just thinking about it.. :)

So Happy Birthday Emily!!! I Love You.....

• Stamps: Motivet - Doraline with Birthday Cake
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Basic Grey - Porcelain
• Misc: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads, Jewlery Spacers, Ranger Distressing Inks, Peerless Transparent Watercolors, Tank Water Brush
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch, Punch Bunch - Yellow Butterfly Punch

The Sugar Bowl #13....

They are giving away the new set of Gorjuss girls #3 over at The Sugar Bowl. I bet they are super cute!! So I thought I'd give there challenge a shot. I would love to win the new set!! You have to use the sketch Lillian made and "kraft" colored paper or Browns & Creams.

• Stamps: Sugar Nellie - Purrfect Playmates
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper
• Misc: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads, Pop Dots, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch & Fond Punch
• Challenge/Sketch: The Sugar Bowl
  

Whiff of Joy #36.....

This weeks challenge over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog is another fabulous sketch by Heather... (LOL) sorry I couldn't help myself!!! I actually turn the sketch 180* to do my card. Hope you'll find time to join the challenge this week....

Here is my card using Dreamy Willow with Flowers.

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Dreamy Willow with Flowers
• Paper: Making Memories - Chloe's Closet, CTMH - Card Stock
• Misc: Ribbon, Brads, Pop Dots, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush, Prima Flowers
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch, Spellbinders - Labels Trio, Fiskars - Effervescence Border Punch
• Font: Sorry I forgot to write it down...
• Challenge/Sketch: Whiff of Joy
  

Scrapmagasinet Reader Challenge #12....

For the Reader Challenge this time I just couldn't resist coloring one of the new Digital Stamps that Lisbet just released. They are just too Cute!! Look at that cute little bunny rabbit and the girl squishing him.. Adorable!!!

The Reader Challenge over at the Scrapmagasinet DT Blog this time is "Flowers". So I have used some flower paper and of course some prima flowers on my card. With the new Digital stamps available for instant download over at the store I'm hoping we'll see a few more entries for the challenge. The winner will be getting a set of the new digital stamps!!!

• Digital Stamp: Scrapmagasinet - My Furriest Friend
• Paper: Making Memories - Chloe's Closet, CTMH - Card Stock
• Misc: Prima Flowers, Brads
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Large & Small Rectangle, Martha Stewart - Branch Punch
• Challenge/Sketch: Scrapmagasinet DT Blog
  

Everybody Art Challenge #45......

It's all about the guy's this week over at the Everybody Art Challenge Blog. This week is "Male". So make something for the guys. I choose to use this cute little baseball guy by Motivet. His name is Baseball Dexter. They have a new release coming up at the end of June. I can hardly wait.

• Stamps: Motivet - Baseball Dexter
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper scraps
• Misc: Ribbon, Brads, Pop Dots, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
  

A Spoonful of Sugar & Roses on Paper...

This week's challenge over at A Spoonful of Sugar is a wonderful sketch by MichelleO. Thank you Michelle it's wonderful!! The DT have made some beautiful examples.


I also wanted to try out Roses on Paper challenge to use another challenge and add Flowers to that creations.

• Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda with watering can
• Paper: CTMH -Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper
• Misc: Prima Flowers, Brads, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch, Spellbinders - Large Rectangle & Large Scallop Rectangle
• Challenges/Sketches: A Spoonful of Sugar & Belles 'n Whistles
  

Squigglefly #7...

This week's challenge over at the Squigglefly Challenge Blog is "Out of the Box". If you don't know what that is HERE is a great tutorial by Diane at Paper Cookies. I used my Coluzzle to cut my image out. That way I could see where I was cutting. Then I thought it would neat kind of hanging off of another oval piece.

Head on over and give it a try!!

• Digital Stamp: Squigglefly - Disheveled Princess
• Paper: Basic Grey - Porcelian, CTMH - Card Stock
• Misc: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Buttons, Brad, Scrapper's Floss, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Pop Dots
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Large Oval Scallop, Coluzzle - Oval
• Challenge/Sketch: Squigglefly
  

Victoria Case Challenge #4.....

I discovered Victoria Case has a challenge blog and thought I'd give it a try this week. The challenge is " Lavender, Chocolate & Ivory". This is one of her new designs Summer. Isn't she cute!! Victoria has really cute digital images. I love that I can print them out any size I want. Really cool!! But the best part is you don't have to wait a week or more for the poor mail man to drop off your package. They come straight to your email box almost instantly!! Pretty cool right??

So if you have been to Victoria Case's yet head over and check it out!!

• Digital Stamp: Victoria Case - Summer
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Misc Pattern Paper
• Misc: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads
• Challenge/Sketch: VC Stamp Challenges
  

Scrapmagasinet Digital Stamps....

Look at these cuties!!! All of these sets are available at Scrapmagasinet and Bunny Zoe's Crafts. What could be easier!! No waiting for the mail man to deliver them they go straight to your email box.. Super cool!!! Now if you don't have any Scrapmagasinet Stamps you can grab these and join in the Sketch challenge over at the Scrapmagasinet DT Blog!!

This top one is called My Furriest Friends. Aren't they cute!!


This one is Cat Troubles. Reminds me of our cat!!

Lisbet has added another set All about Frogs aren't they cute!!

Whiff of Joy #34...

This weeks challenge at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog is "Paper Piecing". I love to paper piece. You can pick some great pattern paper. Head on over to the challenge and check out the other DT creations they are Fabulous as always!!

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Queen Charlotte
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Basic Grey - Wisteria
• Misc: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads, Spacers, Pop Dots
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch, SU - Scallop Border Punch
• Font: ?? I forgot to write it down :(
  
• Challenges/Sketches: Whiff of Joy
  

Everybody Art Challenge #44....

Ok... for some reason I thought this weeks challenge over at Everybody Art Challenge was suppose to be Weddings... So this is my second card. I got it right this time. The challenge for this week is "Happy Birthday".

I need to remember to go check before making my card... Oh well I got to play with one of my new Motivet stamps. Doraline Valentines Day, isn't she cute!! So head over and check out the other DT creations they are super as usual!!!

• Stamps: Motivet - Doraline Valentines Day
• Paper: Basic Grey - Marrakech, SU & CTMH - Card Stock
• Misc: Prima Flowers, Brads, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
  
• Equipment: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch
• Challenges/Sketches: Everybody Art Challenge
  

Squigglefly #6.....

It's time for challenge 6 over at the Squigglefly Challenge Blog. This weeks Challenge is " Black & Pink plus one other color, 2 Flowers & 2 Brads". So I pulled out my Basic Grey Bittersweet paper pad and picked out a couple of pink sheets. Head over and check out the other DT creations.

Here is a close up of my coloring with my Copics. I was trying out a new shading technique I seen on another blog on how to do faces. I think it turned out pretty good. I'm quit happy with the results!!

• Digital Stamps: Squigglefly - Shoes, Shoes, Shoes Stempelglede - Grunge Collections
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Basic Grey - Bittersweet, Copy Paper
• Misc: Ribbon, Brads, Copic Markers
• Challenges/Sketches: Squigglefly
  

Whiff of Joy # 33.....

The Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog is having a sketch this week. Done by our own Bev! Really cute thank you Bev!! For my card I have used Willow in the Summer Breeze. Did you see that Whiff of Joy is having a new release of stamps on the 14th? They are really cute!!

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Willow in the Summer Breeze
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Making Memories - Chloe's Closet
• Misc: Ribbon, Brads, Prima Flowers, Pearls, Metallic Rub-On, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush, Pop Dots
• Font: Al Charisma
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Labels Trio, Martha Stewart - Branch Punch
  
• Challenges/Sketches: Whiff of Joy Challenge
  

Scrapmagasinet DT Sketch Challenge #12...

It time for the DT Sketch Challenge over at the Scrapmagasinet DT Blog. Head over there for all the details and to see what the prize is...

This time I have used one of the stamps from the 227 Gamling sheet set. These little old people are so cute!!

• Stamps: Scrapmagasinet - 227 Gamling
• Paper: CTMH - Card Stock, Basic Grey - Ambrosia
• Misc: Brads, Prima Flowers, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush, Pop Dots, Ribbon
• Fonts: Bella Donna
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Labels Trio
• Challenges/Sketches: Scrapmagesinet DT Blog
  

Everybody Art Challenge #43.....

This weeks challenge over at the Everybody Art Challenge Blog is "Numbers". Well my niece has a 4th birthday coming up so I thought I'd just make it now. Instead of at the last minute as usual. Besides it gave me a chance to use my new stamp I picked up at Motivet " Doraline with Birthday Cake". They have some super cute images.

• Stamps: Motivet - Doraline with Birthday Cake, SU - Viola
• Paper: SU - Card Stock, Basic Grey - Ambrosia
• Misc: Brads, Ranger Distressing Inks, Tank Water Brush
• Equipment: Sizzix - Slim Jim Alphabet
• Cjallenges/Sketches: Everybody Art Challenge
  

Squigglefly #5

This weeks challenge over at the Squigglefly Challenge Blog is "Colors: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss & Pink Pirouette or similar colors". For my card I have used the image "Sharing Lunch". Isn't she cute!!

• Digital Stamp: Squigglefly - Sharing Lunch
• Paper: SU - Card Stock: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss & Pink Pirouette, Misc Pattern Paper scraps
• Misc: Prima Flowers, Brads, Ribbon, Copic Markers
• Equipment: Spellbinders - Labels Trio, Martha Stewart - Branches Punch
• Challenges/Sketches: Squigglefly
  

Digital Tuesday Challenge....

Who could resist this image??? I found him over at Victoria Case Art Design. Isn't he yummy!!! I'm going to send him to a friend tomorrow to brighten her day.

While catching up on my comments today (which I only find time to do on the weekend) I found this new challenge site called Digital Tuesday, so I thought I'd give it a try. Plus it gave me an excuse to play with Mr.Yummy here... They have some really cute creations, so go check it out!!

Also my daughter called today and she has made it into Oregon... So hopefully I'll have my camera back tomorrow!!! (I really missed it)

• Stamps: Victoria Case Art Designs - Beefcake
• Paper: SU - Card Stock, Misc - Pattern Paper
• Equipment: SU 1 3/8" Circle Punch
• Font: Brickley Script LET
  
• Challenges/Sketches: Digital Tuesday Challenge