Creative Knockouts Challenge #83 Die Cuts/Punch Frenzy

Hello!  Are you all ready for Easter?  I hope that you have a very blessed Easter Sunday.  And in celebration of Easter, I decided to do a gate fold Easter card for this FUN challenge over at Creative Knockouts.  

Our super sponsor is Stitchy Bear, and the image is called "Pick You".

I have to admit, I think I got a bit carried away with all the punches on this one, lol!  But hey, they said a FRENZY!!  ALL of the flowers were made from punches, as was the frame for the image.  My image was colored with Copics. 

On the inside paper edges I used a daisy edge punch.

I really had a LOT of fun making this card!  Won't you come join us and show us your die cuts and punches?!

Happy Crafting!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #87 Something Yummy To Eat OR Drink

Greetings everyone!  So glad you took time out of your busy day to stop by.  Today's post is for our current challenge at CC&CC.  We are looking for cards that show Something Yummy To Eat OR Drink.  That's a pretty broad theme!  Lots of possibilities.  Come join us and show us your favorite goodie.

Our sponsor Deedee's Digis is a new one for us, and we really enjoyed using their images.  Mine is called "Lemonade Stand".  I really like her, she so reminded me of summer.  Like many of their images, the papers I used are also included with the digi!  That made it even more fun!  She is colored with my Copics.  I then added the button flowers and the ticket.

Come on over to CC&CC and show us your favorite goodies to eat or drink!

Creative Knockouts Challenge #81 ~ Shaped Card

Hello and welcome.  Today is another challenge over at Creative Knockouts.  We are looking for cards that are shaped.  Our sponsor Meljen's Designs gave us a choice of some great digis for this challenge.  I used this cute little guy called "Birthday Cup Mouse".  I decided to make a star triangle fold which I have never done before.  It was fun and has a lot of surfaces to decorate.  I colored the image with Copic's and mounted him on a die cut.

We would love to have you join us and show us your shaped card!  Hop on over and see the great cards our DT have created to give you some inspiration.  They did a fab job!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #86 For A Child

How about having some fun creating a card for a child?!?  I really like to make these types of cards, but I don't get much of a chance to make them as I don't have a lot of small children in my life.  So when I do create one, it is soooo much fun!

Our great sponsor, Bugaboo, is offering 7 FREE digis to the winner of this challenge!  I used their image called "Ladybug Birthday".  What a pleasure it was to work with!  It was colored with my Copics, and I used a die cut for the frame.  Then I added the banner and some cute little buttons and ladybugs.

Come join us over at CC&CC and show us your card creation for a child.  You may even be the lucky winner!

Creative Knockouts #79 Border Time

Here we go again with another fun challenge over at Creative Knockouts. This time we want to see Borders.  The digi is by The Paper Shelter and is called “OhMY!” I really loved working with this image, it is sooooo adorable! What a couple of cuties!  I used another set of printable papers, this time from Nitwit. The group is called “Petal Fresh”. Such pretty little flowers and checkered pieces. I really like how they all coordinate together. It sure makes it easy!

 

 So now it's your turn!  join us for a fun challenge and maybe win a great prize from The Paper Shelter.

Bunny With Flowers

Happy Sunday blog buddies.  I hope you are having a good weekend.  I have been busy trying to get my Easter cards done.  I have to do them early because of all the cleaning out and packing I am doing at my father's house.  So much stuff has accumulated ~ well I would guess so!  My family moved into the house in 1959!  I would love to get moved to Oregon before the HOT summer sets in here in Phoenix!

ANYHOW. .  .  I tried something new!  I have never done any of the pre-printed cards that come with all the goodies to put together.  I see quite a few of them and really like the way they look.  My blog buddy Jacee does them and they are FAB!  Thanx for the inspiration Jacee!

Today I received an email from Pink Gem Designs and checked out their goodies.  They specialize in these type of cards.  Sooooo, I decided to try one!  I got this cute little guy in a Topper Set, he is called "Bunny With Flowers".  I enjoyed working with the images and doing the layering.  The only set back is you have to cut out all the layered pieces by hand.  Otherwise I really liked it.

I love the 3D look.  It gives it a nice dimension, and it is so easy to do.  Also, the inside piece of the card looks great.  I must say was surprised at the print quality too.  I would have to say that I will do some others.  I will be looking for some nice flower designs!

Thanx so much for stopping by.  I hope you try this if you haven't already, it' a lot of fun and looks great!

Beach Penguin

Welcome and thanx for stopping by.  I hope all is well in your world.

This card is for my BFF in Hawaii.  I miss her SO much.  She is a HUGE lover of penguins, and has quite a collection of all types of them.  When I saw this image I knew it would be perfect for her birthday.

I colored the image with my Copics, added some real sand (from HI of course, lol) and then added the tiny buttons and the sun.  I got the idea for it from Crystal who is on my DT at CC&CC.  She used it on a card and I loved it!  Mine was cut on my Silhouette as I didn't have a die cut for a sun.  But it came our just fine.

The inside greeting was printed from my computer.

Relax & enjoy your day!

Happy Crafting

Entered in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations ~ Anything Goes With A Twist Of Sunshine
Eureka Stamps ~ Birthday Cards
Marker Pop ~ Use Bright Colors
 Paper Minutes ~ Birds
Little Red Wagon ~ Beachy Keen
Scrap & Craft ~ Birthday

Paper Pattern Rose

I am giggling as I write this post ~ I have to give credit to my CAT for this card, lol!  He was scampering about and landed on my computer keyboard, and the image of this rose popped up from one of my files.  I looked at it and thought, hmmmm, I have an idea for this . . .   Thanx so much Zazu for the great inspiration!  Meow!

It will be a perfect card for an upcoming birthday of a dear friend.

 

We NEVER KNOW where the inspiration for our next project will come from!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #85 Layout

Welcome to another challenge over at CC&CC.  We hope you enjoy using this great layout.  I really like it because it can be used for a clean and simple look, or dress it up for a more frilly look.  I chose the CAS.

Our sponsor is the FAB A Day For Daisies.  I LOVE their images drawn by Tammy Siemers Thompson.  I used this beauty called "Green Lady".  But I did not do her in green . . . 

I colored her with my Copics, added some Frantage around her and mounted her on a die cut frame.  I used gold embossing for the lanterns and symbol.  I love the clean look of this card, no muss, no fuss, lol.

We would love to have you join us for this layout challenge.  I'm sure it will get your creative juices flowing!

Creative Knockouts # ~ Spots & Dots

Hello, so glad you stopped by.  Your visits mean a lot to me!

We are on to a new challenge at Creative Knockouts, and this time it is to use "Spots & Dots".  This cute image I used is from our sponsor Drawn With Character, and is called "Dancing Spring Chick".  When I saw this little cutie I immediately thought of Spring, Easter and polka dots, lol.

I had a lot of fun using a new paper pack called "Pebbles" by Family Ties.  My image was colored using my Copics and mounted on a die cut frame.  Then I added the flowers from my stash.

Why don't you come join us for this fun challenge and show us your 

Spots & Dots ~ see you there!

Get It Right The First Time, LOL!

Welcome and happy Friday!

This card I am posting is for a sweet cousin of mine who just started a new job.  I know she will get a giggle from it.  I love these images by Bugaboo that are called Crabby Cathy.  They are so cute!  This one is called "
Crabby Cathy - first time" and was just what I needed.

For some reason I am on a polka dot kick!  I love them, and I really like to combine them with stripes, and I love this color combo!  I colored my image with my Copics and then added the sentiment and bow.

I hope you have a GREAT weekend and get a bit time to do 
some crafting.  ENJOY!

Entered in the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends ~ Anything Goes
Suzi Bee's Bloomin' Challenge ~ Anything Goes and Add A Bow
Digi Galore ~ Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs ~ Color Combo

Friends Are Like Thighs . .

Time for another card, and one that is not for my challenge blogs, lol.  I just purchased several new stamps and was so anxious to use this one.  It is by Stampingbella from their "Senior" collection with Mildred and Maud.  When I saw it it made me laugh out loud.  I knew I had to have it, and I had the perfect friend in mind to make it for.  It was a delight to work with!

It was colored with my Copics and I set it off with some really fun polka dot papers, and added the polka dot flower just for fun!  The sentiment just cracks me up!

Thanx for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of your week.

Happy Crafting!

What's Cooking

Welcome to my bit of blog land.  I would like to share a card that I did that is a copy of one of my favorite carfters, KittyKraft.  Her work is absolutely incredible and ALWAYS inspires me.  I especially love this card because of its clean and simple look and the lovely striped paper she used.  You can see her original creation here.  This is my take on the same card.

I cut the chickens our with my Silhouette, used a border punch and added the little cooking utensils.  I like this card so much that I bought several sheets of paper that match each other to make more of them.  It's a great card to send to friends you haven't heard from in a while or just to say hi and ask what's up!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #84 Love Is In The Air

Welcome all!

Valentine's day is just around the corner.  So over at CC&CC we are hosting our Love Is In The Air challenge. We have a great new sponsor,

LACY SUNSHINE.

We sure did enjoy creating with their adorable digis!  My little gal is called "Elenor's Heart Balloons".  I colored her with my Copics, and used a new heart die cut that I just love.  I did several layers of clear heat embossing on it to give it a bit of shine.  I used a punch for the edge of the image base and added some rhinestone hearts.  My last touch was the tiny key.

 

We would love to have you join in and share your lovely Valentine's with us!
You will have a chance to win 3 digis from Lacy Sunshine.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Creative Knockouts ~ Hearts A Flutter

Hello and Welcome!  We are into February, and that means time for Valentines!  Over at Creative Knockouts our challenge theme is "Hearts A Flutter" use a heart on your card.  We are being sponsored by All Dressed Up.  What a super collection of digis they have!  I have used their image called

 "Flowers For You".

She is colored with my Copics and I used die cuts for the fence and heart flowers.

We would love to have you join us for our Hearts A Flutter challenge.  You could even win a prize from All Dressed Up!

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Art Impressions ~ Have A Heart
Aud Sentiments Challenge ~ Valentine or Love Sentiment
In the Pink ~ Love Is In The Air
Little Miss Muffet Challenge ~ All You Need Is Love
Scrap & Craft ~ Flowery Cards

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges ~ Color Inspiration

Wow, I can't believe that two weeks have flown by since our last challenge over at CC&CC.  This new year is moving right along!  For this challenge we have a great new sponsor, Make It Crafty.  We really enjoyed working with their adorable images!

Here are the colors to use:

I gave the gals several color schemes to choose from and then we voted on our favorite.  This one won hands down!

My image is called Can Can Dancer Sally - TOO CUTE!

I wanted to create a scene for her with a Paris theme.  After all, the Moulin Rouge is famous for their can can dancers!  I think I succeeded!

Please come join us at CC&CC and make a card using these great colors!

See You There!

Creative Knockouts #73 ~ Lots Of Embellies

It's time for another great challenge over at Creative Knockouts!  This time we want you to pile on the goodies, LOTS of embellishments.  Now, I don't know about you, but for me, this is the hardest kind of card to make.  My style tends to to be on the less embellies side, lol!  So I really struggled with this card.  But, all in all it came out ok.  I like the soft colors and the roses (you can barely see them, lol!).

Our great sponsor is The Stamping Boutique.  They have a lovely variety of images.  Digis for any occasion.  Stop by and have a look.

The name of my image is "Crazy Dress".  It is so cute, and I don't find it crazy at all, lol.

I really envy you crafters who make this type of card.  It's not as easy as it looks!  It takes a lot of planning out, it is not just all piled on there anywhere!  So join us over at Creative Knockouts and give me lots of inspiration - because I need it!

Entered in the following challenges:

The Craft Place ~ Love/Valentine 
Craft Hoarders ~ Choose Your Challenge:
Markers, Lace, Die Cuts, Heat Embossing, Flowers
Stamps & Fun = Creativty ~ Lace
The Crazy Challenge ~ Embossing I used heat embossing
Creative Card Crew ~ Shabby Chic
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations ~ Favorite Embellishment - die cuts
Tuesday Throwdown ~ Embossing I used heat embossing

Thinking Of You

What a lovely Sunday afternoon it is here to day.  After a bike ride outside I was off to work on some cards, yeah!

I am in LOVE with this technique!  I saw it over at Gina K's site, Stamp TV and I HAD to try it.  I love the results you can achieve, and it was so much fun.  It is called "Stained Glass Velum Technique"  (You can watch the video instructions here).  She did a lovely Christmas card and it inspired me to do this card.  

It is for a dear friend that is going through the BIG "C", and I wanted to do something pretty for her.  I used silver embossing powder and colored the light purple and green on the flower with my Copics.

I really love the way it turned out - accept for one thing.  I wish I had stamped the sentiment with a dark purple ink instead of black.

Now I finally know what I want to do with the vellum that I purchased, LOL!  Give this a try, I know you will be glad you did.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  Thanx for stopping by and hugs to all.

Entered in the following challenges:

Fab n' Funky #242 ~ Something New (new technique)
Inky Impressions #192 ~ Monochrome
Three Muses ~ Artist or Artistic Style (Gina K)
Alphabet Challenge Blog ~ X for X-periment
Bloggers Challenge ~ Life Is Nothing Without Friendship
Crafts 4 Eternity ~ Reflection (silver embossing)

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #82 ~ NO Circles

Welcome all.  It's time to share another challenge with you from CC&CC.  It's a simple one, just don't use any circles on your card!

Our sponsor is the great Rick St. Dennis.  His images are always so fun to work with.  I chose this cute little gal called "Euro Girl Easter Edna".  I need to get to work on some Easter cards, so this gives me a bit of a head start, lol!  I colored her with my Copics, used lots of glitter paper, a die cut piece and some pearls entwined with ribbon.

Come on over and see all the great cards the gals have done for this fun challenge.  I know you will not be disappointed!  They did a FAB job!

See you there!


This card is entered in the following challenges:
Digistamps4joy #107 ~ Add Glitter
Little Red Wagon #271 ~ Sparkle & Shine
Stampavie and More #228 ~ Ribbon
Emerald Fairy # 63 ~ It's All About Bling
The Crafting Cafe ~ Lots of Layers
Jo's Scrap Shack ~ Bling It On

Creative Knockouts #71 All About The Girls

Hello everyone!  Thanx so much for stopping vy.  I hope you are having a good week.  

Time for a fun girly challenge ~  All About The Girls at Creative Knockouts.  We have the great sponsor Lemon Shortbread who has generously given us the most adorable images to use.  I chose "Flower Headband Fairy Girl", and she is just lovely.  I had so much fun coloring her with my Copics, and adding lots of glitter paper die cuts.  I also used some Shabby White Frantage around the image, and a piece of lace.

We would love to have you join us for this great fun challenge.  It gives you a chance to get really fancy and girly!  And be sure to come see the beautiful cards our DT have done for your inspiration over at
 Creative Knockouts.

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #81 PARTY TIME

HAPPY 2015!

We are starting the new year off with a PARTY at CC&CC.  Come show us your cards that celebrate a party!

Our sponsor is the great Bugaboo, one of my favorites!

The image that I used is called "Friends Don't Let Friends Wine Alone 2" and is a real cutie.

Come join us for our FUN PARTY!

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar #126 ~ Happy New Year
Dilly Beans ~ Ring In The New Year

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #80 Christmas

Greetings and Merry Christmas!

Of course we have to celebrate one of everyone's favorite holidays, Christmas.  

We are very happy to have A Day For Daisies as our generous sponsor over at CC&CC.  I LOVE working with Tammy's images, they are beautiful!

When I was looking through all of her lovely images, I found this adorable one  and immediately knew I wanted to use it.  The theme of the card just popped into my head as soon as I saw her.  She is called "Can't Sleep".  I really like how it turned out.

I created this scene of a little girl staying up to see Santa.  The window and cat are die cuts.  I did the tree freehand and added all the decorations.  The little girl I printed out on the holly paper and cut out her pj's to add to the image.  The presents are hand cut from glitter paper and then I added the string bows.

We would love to have you join us for our Christmas challenge at CC&CC.  And while you are there, be sure to check out the great creations of our DT.  We have several new ladies who are so talented, and we are so happy to have them with us.  I am very proud of my team!  They are FAB!

Merry, Merry all!

Creative Knockouts #67 ~ Tis The Season

Merry, Merry everyone!  Time to celebrate this great holiday season.  So let's get in the mood with Creative Knockouts and their "Tis The Season" challenge.  Our great sponsor Inky Impressions gave us two great images to choose from, along with the sentiment.  I chose this little cutie called "Snow Kitten".   

I used  die cuts for the tree and the background circle.  Then I dusted the tree with snow flocking, colored the kitten with Copics and a bit of Applique on her hat and skirt, added the sentiment, bow and snowflake.

Please join us for this great challenge, and be sure to check out out DT's creations.  They are FAB!

MERRY, MERRY!!!