A Day for Daisies Valentine Card

I have had this image in my stash for awhile and I decide to color it up as it just perfect for the upcoming Valentine Season. As usual, I colored it with my Copics and for this one I tried one of those dot backgrounds around the image.  I think it looked really cute.

 

The stitching is from a stamp in my collection and used some papers I had in my stash.

 

I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

 

A Day for Daisies-Stitching

Get Creative Challenges-Fantasy,Mythological

Sisterhood of Crafters-Love Letters

Creative Card Crew-Anything Goes

 Tinker-Dreams-Valentine

Crafty Friends Challenge-Anything Goes

Mojo Monday-based on Sketch

 

 

 

Lili of the Valley Bday Card

I have always loved Lili of the Valley Stamps but must admit I have neglected many of the them so decided to create this Bday card for a party we are going to this week.  This little girl has been a good friend with my youngest for the last few years and I know she adores fairies and anything girly so figured she will appreciate this one.

As usual, I colored with my Copics and used my border punches to do the trim on the bottom under the image.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Fan-tastic Tuesday-AG with Twist of Girly

Artistic Stampers-Anything Goes

Crafty Enjoyments-Clean and Simple

One Crazy Stamper-Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft-Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin-Things with Wings

Magnolia Bday time.

And my Birthday card making Collection continues. This time I am taking out one of my Magnolia stamps that has been waiting for the light of day to be stamped and colored. Sometimes, I buy and it it is quite a while to get I actually get to using it.  I wanted bright happy colors so I creating this one in a CAS style with some misc. pieces of pattern papers.

 

 

As usual, Copic coloring and sticking with my E11,13,15,R32 for skin for a little bit now.

 

I will also be entering this one into a few challenges:

 

A Gem of Challenge-Female Birthday

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge-Birthday

Send a Smile for Kids-Birthday Cards for Kids

Simply Create TOO-It's Party Time

Craft Rocket Challenge-happy Anything

Southern Girls-One for the Girls

Fun Cut Challenge-H is for Heart

Lost Coast Designs-Clean and Simple

The Crazy Challenge-Celebrations

Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog-Anything Goes or Winter Theme  

KennyK's Challenge have MOVED

Hey everyone. KennyK's Krafty Krew has moved and we are now hosting our challenges on Facebook. So if you have Facebook come on over and join us at Club KennyK.

 

We have started a new challenge and the theme is ANYTHING GOES with a KENNYKs image

 

As some of you may know, Kenny has come out with clear stamps as well so this challenge we all decided to use some of the great clear stamps available over KennyK Stamps new website. This beauty is called Queens Cutie.  As usual, I colored with my Copics. I am so loving this skin combo right now of E11,E13,E15 and R32.


I will also be entering this on into the following challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday-based on sketch

Crafting-With-Friends-Anything Goes
Simply PaperCrafts-Anything Goes
Wags and Whiskers-Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude-Anything Goes

Crafts and Me Card

I decided to splurge the other day and gets some cards from one of my favorite stamps companies, Crafts & Me. I always loved fantasty art and they have some amazing artists on that site. Anyway, I created this quick card using Violet Pixie by Sara Burrier.

Skin is E11,E13,E15 and R32
Hair is E19, YR07,YR04
Wings are R24, YR14 and Y08
and then I added stickle to the hair in a green color

I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

Crafts and Me-Anything Goes
Color Throwdown-based on colors
OhLaLaCreations-Girlie
Crafting from the Heart-Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge-Something New
Inky Chicks-Anything Goes




Craft Your Passion-Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge -Baby it is Cold Outside

Hope you're having a great week and thanks to those who played

along in our last challenge.

We have a New Challenge over at Crafty Sentiments starting today

and the theme is

 Baby It's Cold Outside.

Prize :

You have until Monday 18th January at 9pm GMT to enter.

 

 

Olivia using Sledging with Teddy

 

Decided to use one of the new stamps from Crafty Sentiments called Sledging with Teddy.

As usual, I colored it with my Copics and used some of my older papers in my stash to create this one.

 

Hope to see all your fabulous Winter theme enteries over at Crafty Sentiments.

 

A Snowflakes Promise-Anything Winter or Christmas

CC Designs Card

I am back again with another Bday card I just got finished. I had this adorable paper left over from and thought it would look so cute for a Bday card.

I colored the image with my Copics and then use some of the remainder of the cuts from the LaLaLand dies.


I will also be entering this one into a few challenges:

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes Twist: Birthdays
Eclectic Ellapu-Team Purple One or More Die
Let's Color Saturday Linky Party-Anything Goes Colored
Fantasy Stampers-Happy Birthday
Creative Fingers-Anything Goes
Simply Create Too-Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Feeling Sketchy Challenge-Inspired by the Sketch

Birthday Cards Galore

So with the New Year having arrived, I have decided to try to get some of my card stash restocked. My daughters love to give my cards and since they are young, they still go to Birthday party galore so I am in a frame of mind to get as many as I can do to stash for a later date and dust off some of my older stamps or even unused ones lol

Today, I am showcasing one of the stamps from Tiddly Inks that I have in clear stamp form. I keeping my most recent card in a CAS style.

As usual, I colored the image with my Copics and then added the sentiment that came with the stamp set in the corner. The die is from a LaLaLand and the paper is from my stash.

I will also be entering this card into a few challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge-Female Birthday
Addicted to CAS-Cake
Jo's Scrap Shack-Anything Goes
QKR Stampede-Clean and Simple 
Moving Along with the Times-Spots & Dots
Seize the Birthday-Anything Goes Birthday
Tiddly Inks Challenge-Anything Goes with Tiddly Ink Image  

Many more B-day cards to come in the next few days.

Quick Creations-Guest DT post

Hello everyone. Happy New Years and here is hoping that this year is another great year for all of you.  It is my turn to post my monthly GDT post for Quick Creations .


This month I am showcasing one of the awesome stamps from Whimsy Stamps designer Time for Tea. This adorable image is called Snowflake Bauble. Even with Christmas being over, this stamp can be altered to fit a lovely winter theme which is what I was going for with this one.

 

The paper collection is from CC Designs Snowy Day Collection. As usual, I colored the image with my Copics and then use a variety of embellishments from my stash.

 

I will also be entering this one into a few challenges:

Copic Spain Challenges-Winter

Sketch Aunts-based on Sketch

 Crafting by Designs-Anything Goes

ColourQ-based on Colors

Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps-Anything Goes Winter

 

Kenny K New Facebook Page-ClubKennyK

With so much of a focus lately on Facebook, KennyK has decided to jump on over to Facebook to hold their challenges starting this new year.  It is a great group to show off your KennyK Kreations and enter into our challenges to get some more new digis to add to your collection. 

So come on over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClubKennyK/  and see what we have in store for you. There is a great freebie temporarily available for all our new members too.

Just because card

I was going through my stash of digis and came across the Crafts & Me I have and decided to color this one up.  I was in the mood for some blues and greens so went with this color palette

 

 

Got some of my stickles out and went Stickle happy. 

 

I colored this image with my Copics as usual.

 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Cards Galore-Anything Goes

Crafting Musketters-Use a Sentiment

Creative Craft Cottage-Use Some Sparkle

LunaGirl-Angels

Lemon Shortbread-Anything Goes

MarkerPop-Anything Goes

 

 

 

Quick Creations-Greeting Farms Holiday Stamp

Oohhh look who got to do two projects this month over for Quick Creations. It has been a hectic month but I did manage to squeeze in some extra crafting time this month. Can you believe I have just stocking stuffers to wrap now...I have rocked it this year for Christmas. So with this extra time, I decided to do a combo of coloring and paper piecing here with this one.

 

The adorable image is called Holiday Anya 2.  I colored her with Copics and then decided to paper piece her dress and shoes. 

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Farm Farmer Fresh Challenge-Christmas

A Gem of a Challenge-Anything Christmas

Sweet Stampin-Merry Christmas

Cardz for Galz-Christmas

Scrap and Craft Inspiration-Anything Christmas

Quick Creations-Kraftin Kimmie

It is time for my monthly inspiration piece for Quick Creations. This only I decided to use one of the Kraftin Kimmie stamps that I just adore. This stamp is called Icy Fairy 

 

I colored the image with my Copics and paired it with the Lawn Fawn Fa La La Paper.

 

I am planning to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Kraftin Kimmie Saturday Challenge-Anything Goes

Crafty Creations-happy Holidays

Color Throwdown-Anything Christmas Creation/Any Colors

Crafty Boots-Christmas

Make My Monday-Wings + Christmas

 Use Your Stuff-It's Christmas Time

Copic Spain Challenge-Christmas Time

CraftyHazelnutsChristmasChallenge-Anything Goes

Emerald Fairies-Merry Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crafty Sentiments-Happy New Years

Hello everyone. I am back with a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments.  We're changing things up a bit with this challenge.  It will run from today until Jan. 4, so our design team can take a much deserved break over the holiday.   We have a great theme for this time of year

 

"Happy New Year".  

 

I decided to use a stamp that I have had for a bit so I love to reuse some of my favorite stamps.

 

This one is called Annabel-Party Girl

 

As usual, I used my Copics and was inspired by a sketch challenge for this one.

 

I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

 

CAS on Sundays-Stars

Share Joy Challenge-Sketch or Photo Inspiration (inspired by color palette)

Sketch Saturday-based on sketch

 

 

 

 

 

 

KennyK's Challenge-Tags

Hello everyone. It is time again for another challenge over at KennyK's Krafty Krew.  The newest challenge is

Anything Goes with a KennyK image

with a Twist of

Make a Tag

I decided to use the adorable image, Sweet Melissa, for this tag.

I colored the image with my Copics to create a more shabby chic style tag

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

PaperTake Weekly-Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge-Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends-Anything Goes

Docerela Challenge-Anything Goes   

Corrosive Challenge-Pearls and Lace

Hello everyone, and welcome to another Corrosive Challenge!  After coming down from our last challenge with a lot of Sentiments (ha, ha, ha) I thought it would be nice to have this challenge.  You know, not too much thought going into it, kind of like an anything goes challenge.  Well, let's just "Pearls and Laces".  

This week's awesome sponsor is:

Aurora Wings

and the prize for a lucky winner will be 15$ gift voucher!!!, wowwwwww!!!

Please join us and share your creation and if you are looking for original paintings, prints and products featuring fairies, mermaids, witches and more? Then be sure to check out her Aurora Wings too, lots of great products and ideas.  Let's check out what the design team has been up to shall we:

 

I created this card with one of the gorgeous images from Aurora Wings called Mermaid Wish. I decided I wanted to experiment with some unique skin tones on this one with my Copics.

 

Skin: YG25,YG21,Y11

 

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

The Pencil Case: G-Green

Sketch Saturday-based on Sketch

 

Copic Spain Challenge-Anything goes

Cards Galore-Anything Goes  

Crafts and Me-Autumn/Fall colors

 

Sweet Pea Stamps Final Farewell

So I recently heard that one of my favorite stamp store owner is closing their shop. Sweet Pea Stamps has been a favorite of mine for many years and I am saddened to see it go.  Many years ago, I as fortunate enough to be on the Sweet Pea Stamps DT and to work with Lynette (who is such a lovely person).  I was unable to get a new card done for this hop but I figured I would do a post with some of my favorite cards I made with a Sweet Pea Image over the years.

Thank you for all the fantastic years of service Lynette. It was a pleasure being a customer and on the DT for a brief period of time. Wishing you all the best in the future!!!

Quick Creations GDT post

Welcome back to my monthly Guest DT post for Quick Creations. This month I had the pleasure of using one of the fantastic Magnolia Stamps.  I have always been a sucker for the Maggies and was so excited to showcase one for everyone today.

This stamp is called Swirly Tilda and is from the "Waiting for Christmas" Magnolia collection. I paired up the image with the Doodlebug Paper Collection, SugarPlums. As usual, I colored the image with my Copics and used some stickle to enhance the stars and parts of the dress on the image.

 

I will also be entering this card into a few challenges:

 

City Crafter Challenge-Getting Ready for Christmas

Unicorn Challenge-Christmas is Coming

Midweek Magnolia-Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping Challenge-Traditional Christmas

 

Crafty Sentiments-Purple and white

Welcome to another challenge over at Crafty Sentiments. This week, new challenge is :

Purple and white

prize

I decided to color up this great stamp called Delicate Flower from the Lollipop Dreams Collection

 

 

I used V9,V6 and V4 with some Liquid Pearl to add the Pearls to the dress and the center for the flower.

 

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More-Clean and Simple

Crafting For all Seasons-All Dressed Up/Girly

Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes

Another KennyK Halloween Card

And I am back with another Halloween card with a KennyK image.  I have been seeing some cardmakers merging images so decided to try it out with this image.

So I merge the image, Mad Mummy, with a clipart I had of a broken brick wall. I then added some sponging of the edges and some paper from my stash.  The sticker is from my stash too.