Dancing in the rain

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

This week, we are sponsored by Sami Stamps.

Thank you so much for sponsoring this challenge, Sami Stamps!

(Sami Stamps also has a challenge blog and you can find that here. :))

This week would like you to follow the theme 'April Showers bring May Flowers'.

I love this sweet image from Sami Stamps. Of course, I had to color my umbrella in a rainbow. :) I used my Prismacolor pencils. I used my circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities dies. I used a scrap of designer paper from an old Simon Says Stamp kit as a border and cut my circle a bit to add interest.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch #119 - Sketch (didn't add the sentiment tag)
Make the Day Special : April - Bingo (Stripes, Die Cuts, Feminine)
Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #51 - Stripes or Dots
Time Out Challenge #29 - Inspired by Quote 'You can't make a rainbow without a little rain'

You are loved.

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 Digital Delights. Thanks so much! 

I love this card. :) I used an old Simon Says Stamp kit from February for the stamps (Paper Hug) and rub-ons (American Crafts's Kiss Kiss). I used the Memento Ink Dew Drops in a rainbow of colors to achieve my background. 

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

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

Blond Ava

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 MilkCoffee. Thanks so much! 

I used this darling image from Saturated Canary called 'Ava'. Isn't she so sweet? I colored her up with my Prismacolor pencils using my favorite, a rainbow theme! I stamped the sentiment using Versafine Black Onyx ink and a Sweet Stamp Shop set (retired). I added Glossy Accents to the balloon. 

This is for a sweet little friend of my oldest. She is a blond, and I hope she likes that I tried to make the image look like her. :) 

I have a brunette version coming later in the month for my daughter's birthday in mid-March. 

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

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

Scribbles Designs Challenge #26 - CAS

Little Miss Muffet #105 - Birthday Celebration

Creative Craft Cottage #34 - Include a Sentiment

Seize the Birthday - w/ Optional Masculine 

Docerela #79 - Anything Goes

Friday Fun Challenge #77 - Anything Goes

Lia Stamps #84 - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie #269 - Bright Colors

Just Hanna Stamps #217 - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesday #173 - Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons #97 - Girly Girl

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #217 - One for the Girls/For a Female

Simon Says Stamp #306 - Special Lady/Girly

Sweet Stamps Blog Challenge #211 - Girly

The Crazy Challenge #192 - Happy Birthday

The Pink Elephant Challenge #288 - Girly Girl

CAS on Sunday #53 - Girl Power

D.L. Art : March - Anything Goes

Left of Center #68 - Big Eyes

Art by MiRan #27 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #139 - 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 

Rainbow Butterflies

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 Digital Paper Craft. Thanks so much! 

My best friend LT asked if I had 'any rainbow cards'. Um, hello! You know me!! When I asked why, she explained that she had a friend that was pregnant again after the death of her first baby at 2 months old. He was born at 27 weeks because both of them were sick with Fifths Disease and his little body just couldn't recover. Well, she is about to reach that week with her current pregnancy and LT just wants to give her a some encouragement.

As you some of you may already know, I did this post on Rainbow Babies a little over a year ago. This is such a beautiful but heartbreaking time. I'm so glad that I got to help LT express her feelings to her friend.

I made several cards for her to chose from, this is just the first one.

The pictures are horrible. The change in seasons is totally messing up my picture taking and I haven't quite figured out what to do about it yet. It's either too bright or too dark. So I'm sorry about that but I'm trying to fix it.

I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punched and used a bunch of scraps to create a rainbow. I did this a couple of months ago with another card in mind but it just never got made. When Lt mentioned making a rainbow card, I immediately thought of this butterfly punch. My original plan was to use rainbow rhinestones and white butterflies but these kept calling from my desk. (I will still make that other card to add to LT's choices.)

The rhinestones are from Target and Michaels dollar spots. I matted my main panel to basic black card stock and then adhered to my Neenah Solar White card base.

For the butterflies, I adhered them together with Tom's Mono Multi and the green butterfly on the bottom is adhered down completely. I fluffed the others up to create the #D effect.

I still may add a sentiment and/or rhinestones to the body of the butterfly, but that's up to LT.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
House of Cards - Punches or Dies
D.L. Art : October - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs : October - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries #60 - Things w/ Wings
Craft for the Craic #9 - Suitable for a Child
Creative Moments #53 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create #93 - Anything Goes w/ CAS

You're perfect.

Even if this card isn't.

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations! Come on over and join us. :)

This week our challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.

Bugaboo is offering our randomly drawn winner THREE digis! 

Wow! Thank you so much, Bugaboo. 

This week our challenge to you is STORY TIME!! 

Book Lovers Cupcake from Cakes and Cupcakes Mumbai

I used the Simon Says Stamp 'To Thine Own Shelf'. I love this set because, as you know, I love rainbows and it's very conducive to that! I also like to create scenes but don't really know how to, so this set makes that an easy accomplishment.

I stamped my shelves and sentiments in Versafine Black Onyx ink and all the other colors came from a set of Dew Drops by Memento. The longer of the shelves got smeared, which I haven't done in forever. It also stamp crooked when I went back over the original stamping because I wanted it darker. Jennifer McGuire makes it look so easy.

Overall, I'm happy with it. It's just my style!

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Case This Sketch #95 - Sketch
Digi Makeover #160 - Favorite Color (RAINBOW!!)
The Pink Elephant #270 - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap #28 - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge #129 - CAS
Crafting with Dragonflies #36 - Anything Goes
A Song in Your HeART #17 - 'Story of my Life'
Delightful Challenges - Add a Sentiment
Crafty Girls #28 - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs : October - Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday #152 - Anything Goes
D.L. Art : October - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts Challenge : October - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft : October - Anything Goes
Pinspirational #125 - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart #38 - Anything Goes

Sending Happy Thoughts (SACC)

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

Come on over and join us. :) 

This is my very first easel card. I found a super easy tutorial that makes me wonder why in the world I waited so long to try it!

I punched out my butterflies with a Martha Stewart hand punch. I used a rainbow of colors from my stash. This is a great way to get rid of those scraps. :) I stamped my WPlus9 Design Studio sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black ink in the very center of my panel, placing my butterflies around it. After adhering, I added Crystal Stickles to their bodies.

On the inside, I created this panel by starting with very thin (1/8 inch) strips of the same paper as my butterflies. Another great way to use up those scraps. :) I adhered them with glue in across my scrap paper and then trimmed once everything was dry. I then added the black mat and used this piece to create a stand for my easel card. I thought it needed "something", so I added the same Stickles to the corner like I would enamel dots.

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

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CASology #114 - Flutter
City Crafter Challenge Blog #230 - Focus on the Sentiment
Creative Fingers #50 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar #113 - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter #175 - Many Folds
Scrapper's Delight #32 - Anything Goes and/or No DP
Penny's Paper Craft Challenge#196 - Spots and Stripes
Simon Says Stamp : Wednesday - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart #37 - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays #225 - Easel Cards
613 Avenue Create #90 - Anything Goes

Rainbow Luggage Tower (CIC279)

It's time for another challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations! Come on over and join us. :)

This week our challenge is sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs.

Fresh Brewed Designs is offering our randomly drawn winner THREE digis! 

Wow! Thank you so much, Fresh Brewed Designs. 

This week our challenge to you is Around Town!! 

New York Skyline by Claire Gevaux

I am using Luggage Tower by Fresh Brewed Designs. I colored up my image using my Prismacolor pencils. I LOVE this rainbow look! Are you surprised? :) 

The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp set called 'Life is a Journey'. I used Stampin' Up's White craft ink and put white embossing powder over to create a more vibrant white. I heat embossed it twice and on the second go, I had some powder stick. I also had a little trouble with the ink smearing from the baby wipe I used to wipe the pre-powder off the card. Silly me. Feel kind of dumb.

I dry embossed the panel (Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder) after I heat set and the heat emboss did crack a bit. This is the first time I have done that so if you have any advice, please let me know. So, a couple little problems. I guess if it was perfect no one would believe I made it, right? :) 

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

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

Crafts 4 Eternity #194 - My Style (CAS and I LOVE rainbows.)
Creative Fingers #49 - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs : September - Anything Goes
Fitztown #52 - Anything Goes
As You Like It #36 - Favorite Stamp and Why (I like stamps that are conducive to a rainbow theme because I LOVE rainbows. )
Picture and Scrap #82 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Sentimental
Scribble and Scrap #27 - Anything Goes
Hobby Book - Embossing
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #195 - Embossing
Ruby's Rainbow #88 - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions #177 - Primary Colors
Crafting by Designs - Childhood Memories (So much luggage when traveling; and my dad always made me carry my own!)
All Sorts Challenge Blog #277 - Based on a Film Title (Summer Holiday)
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #47 - Anything Goes w/ Spots and Dots

My Little Pony

It's challenge time again at Sister Act Challenge Blog 

and, as always, our challenge is ANYTHING GOES, so come join us!

This week our sponsor is 2 Cute Ink. 

Thank you so much for your support, 2 Cute Ink! 

I used Nerdy Horses but they're more like cutie horses!! My oldest wears glasses so I love that this horse is wearing them too. I colored her up using Prismacolor pencils. I would have liked to try Copics but I just didn't have enough of the colors to achieve the look I was going for. I also thought about using Gamsol with my pencils and might try that the next time. 

My mom passed some embossing paste to me from I don't know where. She wasn't using it so it came to sit at my house. Until today. :) I finally decided it was time to give it a shot. I dumped a bunch of glitter (Martha Stewart, I believe. It was passed down from Terri's things.) and scraped it on using a Simon Says Stamp stencil (not available, similar HERE) . It was my first time using that as well. Feels really good to be using things up. 

On the inside, I used another Simon Says Stamp set, Color and Sunshine, for my sentiment. I thought it was fitting with my colorful hair do. 

I realized after I took my photos that I forgot to add my Glossy Accents to her glasses and Diamond Stickles to her bows. So add that in your head. :) 

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

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

2 Cute Ink #112 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Wednesday - Create Your Own Background

The Crafter's Cafe #81 - Card for a Child

Cute Card Thursday #338 - Too Cute

Delightful Challenges - CAS

Moving Along with the Times - Texture Time

The Paper Shelter #173 - Embossing of Any Kind (I used embossing paste.)

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Loves RubberStamps #120 - Glitter or Sparkle

Incy Wincy - All Things Girly

Fitztown #51 - Fantasy

Crafting From the Heart #35 - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish #228 - Anything Goes

One Stitch in Time #219 - Anything Goes w/ a Die

Glitter N Sparkle #101 - Use a Digi

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #45 - Anything Goes

Wags N Whiskers #137 - For the Girls

Creative Fingers #47 - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs : Septmeber - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #250 - Animals

Sweet Peas Stampers - All Creatures Great and Small

Scribbles #20 - Animal Planet

OddBall Stamps - Non-Traditional Hair