i heart you

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at Sister Act Card Challenge. 

Come on over and join us. :) 

This week we are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear. Thanks so much! 

I used a Flat Friends digital image. They are so cute. :) 

I colored my cutie up with Prismacolor pencil and die cut him out using my Shapabilities oval dies. I added a sentiment using an October Afternoon set called 'Love Notes'. 

This card was made for my little three year old guy for Valentine's day. I heart him. :) 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

D.L. Art #151 - For a Boy or a Man

The Paper Shelter #192 - Make It Digital

Crafty Sentiments - CAS

Lia Stampz #83 - Be Lovable

Great Impressions : February - Love, Love, Love

WordArt Wednesday #172 - Anything Goes

House of Cards : February - Love

Just Inspirational : February - Love

D.L. Art : February - Anything Goes

Imagination-Crafts Challenge : February - Anything Goes

Emerald Faeries #64 - All You Need is Love

Happy Little Stampers : February - Sketch

Without Words : February - Je T'Aime

One Sweet Challenge : February - All About Love

Die Basteltanten #46 - Heart

Hambo Challenge : February - Symbols of February 

Fitztown Challenge #68 - Have a Heart

Craft Hoarders Anonymous : February - How Do I Love Thee?

Sparkles Challenge #65 - One for the Boys

Pretty flowers, just like you.

Pile It On has another challenge for you, so come over and join us.

This week, we are sponsored by All Dressed Up.

They are offering our drawn winner two digital images.

Thank you so much for sponsoring this challenge, All Dressed Up!

This week would like you to use this sketch...

Feel free to rotate it, flip it, you can even change the rectangle to a circle if that works for you, just as long as we can see the original sketch in there.

I am using this sweet image, Little Flower Girl, from All Dressed Up. I colored her up with my Prismacolor pencils. The sketch is Pile It On's challenge sketch this week. Give a shot; it's a good one. :) I matted my image with some scraps from my stash which I am pretty sure is Elegant Eggplant and Almost Amethyst but I'm not totally positive. The white panel is embossed with my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder.

Thanks for looking! I hop this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Pile It On #57 - Sketch
All Dressed Up #29 - Anything Goes
AllSorts Challenge #299 - The Colour Purple 
Scribble and Scrap #38 - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft : February - Anything Goes
D.L. Art : February - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations : February - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore : February - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts Challenge : February - Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers : February - CAS w/ Embossing
As You Like It #47 - CAS or Fussy (I like to go CAS so that my image can shine.)

Super Duper Birthday

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at Sister Act Card Challenge. 

Come on over and join us. :) 

This week we are being sponsored by Whoopsi Daisy. Thanks so much! 

I used Mama Elephant's Tiny Heroes set. Super duper cute!! I stamped him on Neenah Solar White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils. The inside is blank so that my daughter can write a note to her little friend. :) 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

Craft for the Craic : February - Birthday/Anniversary

Sweet Hello

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

We are sponsored this week by Your Next Stamp!

Your Next Stamp is generously providing a prize of a $15 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner.

Thanks so much for sponsoring our challenge, Your Next Stamp!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  

Here is this week's cupcake.

Girls' Night Out Cupcakes

I am using Ellie Loves Lattes. Isn't she adorable? I find that these types of images are great for lots of different occasions.

I colored her up using my Copic markers. My pleats look funny because of the pattern of her skirt, which I didn't think about before I started. The black and pink card stocks are from my stash. I die cut them using my Heart Nestabilities dies. Then I embossing them with my 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folder.

I completely forgot to get a picture of the inside but I die cut two more hearts from the two pinks in the smallest heart die and, after embossing them in the same fashion as the front, adhered them together in the corner. So cute but I missed showing you that. :) 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Natalie and Amy #29 - All About Love

Happy Little Stampers : February - Sketch
Happy Little Stampers : February - CAS - Embossing
The Artistic Stamper : February - Love
Die Basteltanten #46 - Heart
Whoopsie Daisy : February - Pretty in Pink
The Shabby TeaRoom #245 - Photo Inspiration - I Heart You
Cards in Envy - Hearts All a Flutter
Digi Sketch - For the Girls and/or ANY Sketch
Digi Choosday - In the Pink
Crafting for All Seasons #95 - Have a Heart
Scrapper's Delights #40 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #61 - Anything Goes
Art by MiRan #25 - Anything Goes
Fitztown Challenge #68 - Have a Heart
In the Pink #62 - Love is in the Air (Does the smell of coffee equal love in the air? :))
Craft Your Passion #248 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart #46 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #214 - Embossing
Crafter's Cafe Blog #103 - Hearts
WordArt Wednesday #170 - Anything Goes
As You Like It #47 - CAS or Fussy (CAS is so much easier for me. :))
Cute Card Thursday #360 - Perfectly Pink
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #104 - Anything Goes
Docerela Challenge #78 - Must Include a Heart
The Stamping Boutique - Hearts
Simply Create Too #79 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #67 - Anything Goes
Copic Marker Norge #64 - Pink/Brown
Fantasy Stampers #30 - Pretty in Pink
Hiding In My Craft Room #187 - Super Scrap Saturday

Sweet Birthday Wishes

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at Sister Act Card Challenge. 

Come on over and join us. :) 

This week we are being sponsored by All Dressed Up. Thanks so much! 

I love this image from All Dressed Up, but there's not an image I've seen yet that I haven't loved. They;re just so girlie and sweet and with two girls in the house (and all their friends) it's hard not to find good uses for these adorable images.

I colored my little cutie with Prismacolor pencils. I had to outline her with my thin Copic markers because my printer didn't print as dark as it normally does and I wanted that effect. I guess I need a new ink cartridge. :) I used Copic markers for the outline and 'floor'. I used Glossy Accents on the starts and Diamond Stickles on her wings. I cut her out using my 'Labels 9' Nestabilities dies.

The doily is from my stash. Can I just say I don't think I have ever used a doily. Like EVER. I really like it! The diagonal paper is a scrap I had from making a mini album from a Teresa Collins kit a couple years ago. The edged piece in the center was also found, as is, in my scrap stash but I know that it's Stampin' Up's Elegant Eggplant. The card base is Bazzil's Marshmallow and the mats are Neenah's Desert Storm.

The sentiment is from a set that was gifted to me from Darnell. Thanks Darnell!! The set is call Communique Curves from PaperTrey Ink. I inked it up in Stampin' Up's Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed it with their white embossing powder. Didn't do as well with the Craft ink as with Versamark but I wanted it to be 'very' white, if you know what I mean? 

This is a card for our sweet friend, Dara Kate, who is celebrating 6 years old next week! I think I got the looks close enough that she will be able to tell it's her. :) 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

Cheerful Sketches Challenge #21 - Sketch

All Dressed Up #28 - Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic : February - Birthday/Anniversary 

Scrapper's Delights #40 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments #61 - Anything Goes w/ Optional Love Twist

Top Tip Tuesday - Favorite Color Combo (Purple and 'Grey-iege')

Digi Sketch - For the Girls and/or Any Sketch

Crafting Musketeers #22 - Cute

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - February 

Allways Something Creative #92 - Gloss and Glitter

The Crafting Cafe : February - Favorite Technique (Heat Embossing)

D.L. Art : February - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap #37 - Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft : February - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #217 - Splash of Color

Open Minded Crafting #29 - No Pink, No Red

Digitally Sweet Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

Baffies Kreativladen #40 - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesday #170 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #214 - Embossing (Heat - Sentiment)

Bunny Zoe's Craft : February - For the Girls

Crafting From the Heart #46 - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge #84 - Cute w/ Delightful Doilies

Craft Your Passion #248 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create #110 - Anything Goes w/ Optional Color Bingo 

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes w/ Hearts and/or Arrows

QKR Stampede #126 - Lovely Lace

Creative Corner Challenge - Kiddie Fun

Creative Fingers #67 - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Blog Challenge - For a Child

PolkaDoodles Challenge - All Things Kraft 

Art By MiRan #25 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too #79 - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirational Challenge #207 - So Sentimental 

As You Like It #47 - CAS or Fussy (CAS - I don't know why because it's always been my style. When I try to 'fussy up' my cards, they still end up pretty CAS. :))

Rainbow Bouquet

What a pretty coincidence! 

The two challenge posts that are due from me today (Cupcake Inspirations and Pile It On) go together so beautifully. So, I am combining this post to use this one card for both challenges. :) 

I do love to pile it on. Ha!! 

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations!! 

I hope you'll come over and join us. 

We are sponsored this week by Craft Classes Online!

Craft Classes Online (CCO) brings multiple Creative Arts Instructors together on one site to provide students with the best choice in online craft workshops. Our instructors offer online workshops that are engaging, affordable, and time-saving. Students from across the globe can learn any number of techniques and creative projects from the comfort of their home and on their schedule.

CCO has a brand new blog in 2015, Everyday Moodlings.  Come join us for the theme of the week and be challenged to use all of your craft supplies during the coming year. We  offer ideas, tips, tutorials, and crafty inspiration.

We are excited to be sponsoring Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog. You can view our class list on our website at www.CraftClassesOnline.com. We continuously update our website with new workshops, so check back often. Become a subscriber to our newsletter and gain access to our FREE class, “Ink Essentials”! Come visit us on our Facebook page, too. One lucky winner will receive a free seat to an online workshop valued at $25 or less.  Good Luck!

Craft Classes Online is generously providing a prize of 'a seat to any online workshop valued at $25 or less' to our randomly chosen winner.

Thanks so much for sponsoring our challenge, Craft Classes Online!

Each challenge, we give you an inspiration cupcake and you make a card or other craft project that is inspired by the cupcake.  

Here is this week's cupcake.

LoveLane Bouquet

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Pile It On has another challenge for you, so come over and join us.

This week, we are sponsored by Paper Sweeties.

Thank you so much for sponsoring this challenge, Paper Sweeties!

This week would like you to USE A BOW.

I used a WPlus9 Design Studio stamp set called Fresh Cut Florals. I was planning on using the companion die set but the card just didn't go that way. I am looking forward to playing with this one a bit more in the near future. 

I used Memento Dew Drops in a rainbow (literally) of colors. I really like the way the ink looks watercolored. Didn't know I was going for that but I love it. :) I also used Stampin' Up's Whisper White Craft ink for the inside of some of the flowers. 

The card stock is Bazzil's Marshmallow and Neenah's Desert Storm. The ribbon is from my stash. Just a plain black grosgrain that looks prefect with these fresh cut flowers.

I made this card for my cousin's, Sammie, birthday this Monday. Happy birthday, sweet girl! I love you. 

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Happy Little Stampers : February - Sketch
Stampavie and More #230 - Lots of Flowers
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
PolkaDoodle - Flower Power
A Gem of a Challenge #137 - Lots of Layers
CAS on Sunday #51 - Flowers
D.L. Art : February - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts Challenge : February - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap #90 - Flowers
Digi Sketch - For the Girls and/or ANY Sketch
Crafter's Cafe Blog Challenge #102 - Birthday Card
Word Art Wednesday #169 - Anything Goes
Fab N Funky #245 - Hearts and/or Flowers
Ruby's Rainbow #97 - 'Soon to be Spring'
Simon Says Stamp : Wednesday #302 - All Things Bright and Beautiful
Creative Moments #61 - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic : February - Birthday/Anniversary 

Say cheese...

...it's your birthday!

It's time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at Sister Act Card Challenge. 

Come on over and join us. :) 

This week we are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs. Thanks so much! 

I used Meljen's Camera Mouse for this shaped card. I colored him up with my Prismacolor pencils and applied Glossy Accents on the camera lens, flash, and viewfinder. I used my Circle Nestabilites dies to create my focal point and mat, and the scalloped version for the card base. The letter stickers are from Basic Grey. 

On the inside, I used more of the Basic Grey letter stickers to create the rest of the sentiment. My kids will sign it in white gel pen.

This is for a little guy who will be turning 3 next month. With my youngest in a little preschool class, even at 3, he gets invited to birthday parties and such. Love the challenge of making a card that a little one (and hopefully their adult as well) will like. :)

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

Crafter's Cafe Blog Challenge #102 - Birthday Card

Word Art Wednesday #169 - Anything Goes

PaperTake Weekly - Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #137 - Lots of Layers

As You Like It - Matte or Shiny (Shiny because it's more fun. :) - Glossy Accents is my best friend!)

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #271 - Birthday w/ a Masculine Twist

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap #37 - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish #249 - Anything Goes

Allways Something Creative #92 - Gloss and/or Glitter

Craft for the Craic : February - Birthday/Anniversary