Thursday, August 30, 2012

Digital Delights - Pressie Josh


Today it's time for the fifth of my cards from the latest releases at Digital Delights
Last week you saw Pressie Josie and I've finished off the month with her friend Pressie Josh!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes (6 entries only)
LEJ Designs - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Emerald Faeries - Punches and Dies (3 entries only)
Patties Creations - Birthday
Craft Your Passion - Emboss It
Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday Gifts (image of a gift)
Celebrate The Occasion - Child's Birthday
Stamping Boutique - Anything Goes Birthday



Card Recipe:
Image - Pressie Josh
Sentiment - Birthday Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Hideaway by First Edition
Embossing Folder - Tiny Stars by The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Dewdrops - Unknown





I really hope you've liked this month of Birthday cards featuring Digital Delights images, I know I'm glad to have them in my stash and they were so much fun to make!

Katie

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Magnolia-Licious - Butterflies and Blooms


We have another fabulous challenge for you at Magnolia-Licious and this time we have a great theme to inspire your creation as we want to see some Butterflies and Blooms on your cards!
I decided to go with one of my favorite color schemes, I love how relaxing all the Aqua tones are together.
This gorgeous Tilda is called Waterlily Tilda and as soon as I saw her released I knew I had to have her. I love her curly hair and the innocent look on her face.

Challenges:
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes
Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes (2 entries)
Divas by Design - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Fat Pages with Attitude - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes (6 entries only)
Bunny Zoe - Summer
Emerald Faeries - Punches and Dies (3 entries only)
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Dies/Punches
Crafting For All Seasons - Stitching (3 entries only)
Magnolia Down Under - Stitching
7 Kids College Fund - Flower Power
Cupcake Craft - Flowers
Come and Get It - 3D Flowers
Stamptacular Sunday - Roses and Ribbon
Sassy Studios - Inside
Poodles Parlour - Wings (3 entries only)
Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Bingo! (I chose Tilda, Flowers and Ribbon)
Tammy's Scraping Corner - Lots of Layers



Card Recipe:
Image - Waterlily Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Madeline by Prima
Border Punch - Fiskars Threading Water
Sentiment - Colorbok Nectar
Flower - Prima
Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart Large Monarch and Martha Stewart Medium Monarch
Leaf Die - Sizzix
Felt Ribbon - Unknown
Trim - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Pearls - Bridal Dept





Now I loved this theme, so many different flowers and butterflies out there in the craft world that it should make it very easy for you to join in with us at Magnolia-Licious.

Katie

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #39 - Sketch


It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use our sketch on your card!

Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!

Challenges:
Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
My Time to Craft - Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Stitching
Crafting For All Seasons - Stitching (3 entries only)
Crafty Anns - Christmas in August
Winter Wonderland - Red and Green



Card Recipe:
Image - Cuddly Buddly
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Holly Jolly Christmas by The Paper Studio
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Pearls - Recollections





Now we know that as soon as school starts back that Christmas will soon be knocking on our doors and here school starts tomorrow so you can be sure I am really pleased to have close to 40 Christmas cards in my box ready for this year.

If you haven't joined in with us so far this year then really you do need to start thinking about it and maybe this sketch will be the push you need to start getting festive!

Katie

Pile It On #35 - I spy with P


This week at Pile It On we are playing another game and this time it is "I Spy!"
And for our "I Spy" we want to you to spy "P" words.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Jellypark and our team made a great set of samples for you.
My "P's" are Pink, Purple, Pearls, Punch, Pennant, Pen Stitching, Plaid.

Challenges:
Jacksons Digital Expressions - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Fat Pages with Attitude - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Emerald Faeries - Punches and Dies (3 entries only)
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes (6 entries only)
Can You Digi It - Purple
Flourishes - Butterflies, Bees or Insects
Papertake Weekly - Stitching
Crafting For All Seasons - Stitching (3 entries only)
Creative Belli - Wings
Poodles Parlour - Wings (3 entries only)
Flutterby Wednesdays - Friendship (with a butterfly or fairy)
Ruby's Rainbow - Butterflies
Stamp N Doodle - Loads of Layers
Digi Doodle Shop - Pearls
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Purple and Ribbon



Card Recipe:
Image - Butterfly Girl by Jellypark
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Daydream by First Edition
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Border Punch - Fiskars
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Butterfly Circle Die - Spellbinders
Ribbon - Stash
Sentiment - Cloud 9






This was such a cute image and I think it went really well with pink and purple papers.
Now it's over to you to play with us at Pile It On

Katie

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Digital Delights - Pressie Josie



Well I'm back home from my 4 weeks trip to England.
I had an Absolutely Fabulous time, being home in England for the Olympics was fantastic, it made you proud to be British and is was wonderful to see all the public getting so invested in the sport. And of the course the Gold moments we edge of your seat exciting even if it was only edge of the sofa watching it on TV!
A few of the highlights of the trip for those who don't follow me on Facebook (sorry for those that have heard all this and waded through all my photos already)

The wedding of my cousin Anna was beautiful, a day that went smoothly with lots of happy smiling faces.
We had a "Great Big BBQ" with 50 friends and family there, followed by an impromptu "Sunday Lunch for 20 at home" that my mum and I still don't know how we managed to pull off.
We did all the touristy things in Nottingham including Nottingham Castle and a trip down the caves, Sherwood Forest and The Major Oak, Wollaton Park and more
We even had a day at Sunny Skeggy (my English friends will get a laugh from that)
Then we had a wonderful week in Brecon in South Wales with trips on a canel boat, a steam train, more caves, Red Kite feeding and a day in Cardiff where hubby and oldest son took a trip to the Dr Who Experience which was the highlight of the whole week (probably all 4 weeks ) for them
Now it's time to tackle the laundry, catch up on work and get the kids ready for school that starts on Monday, thank goodness I did all my cards before I left!
So now it's time for the fourth of my cards from the latest releases at Digital Delights

This time is was back to being girly and so I chose the other Josie image, Pressie Josie.
Challenge:
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes/Any Artist
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Stitching
Sassy Cheryls - Happy Birthday
Hooked on Crafts - Lets Celebrate
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Card for Kids



Card Recipe:
Image - Pressie Josie
Sentiment - Birthday Sentiments
Paper - Bird Song by First Edition
Trim and Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Pearls - Recollections





If you didn't know a "Pressie" is an English word meaning Present/Gift and as Wendy is originally from Scotland and I am from England I'm sure it makes both of us smile and think of home when we hear that.
I think Josie is being very restrained holding her Pressie, I know I'd be ripping off that pretty paper to get to the gift below.
I hope you like this

Katie

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #38 - Faith



It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use an image/sentiment that represents Faith on your card!

Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!



Card Recipe:
Image - The Way in a Manger by Designed 2 Delight
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Winter Wonderland by Recollections
Twill Ribbon - Michaels
Border Punch - Kaleidoscope by Fiskars






I love this sweet innocent image and I think it fits perfectly for our challenge this week.
You know you need to get making those Christmas cards, maybe this challenge at Christmas Card Challenges will be the spur you need to get started :)

Katie

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Pink Gem #53 - Animal Antics


It's time for another Gem of A Challenge featuring the fabulous designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs
This week we have a super fun challenge for you, we want to see those Animal Antics!




Card Recipe:
Image - Frog Prince
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Hideaway by First Edition
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Ribbon - Michaels
Buttons - Stash
Sentiment - Doodlebug






How cute is this little Hoppy Fellow? I added liquid embossing to his eyes to give him an even more glint in his eye :)
Now it's your turn to grab an animal image (Janet has some super cute ones) and come and play with us at Gem of A Challenge

Katie

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Digital Delights - Birthday Cake Josh


Today it's time for the third of my cards from the latest releases at Digital Delights
I decided to go with a boy card this time and so I picked Birthday Cake Josh to be the star of the card.




Card Recipe:
Image - Birthday Cake Josh
Sentiment - Birthday Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Up, Up and Away by First Edition
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Loops
Ribbon - Michaels
Fabric Brad - Heidi Grace






This cute little guy is so adorable, I just want to reach out and hug him!
I decided to keep it pretty simple and just draw from the colors and patterns in the paper.
I hope you like him.
Katie

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Magnolia-Licious - Pink, Blue and White/cream


We have another fabulous challenge for you at Magnolia-Licious and this time we have a gorgeous color combination to inspire your creation.
We would love to see Pink, Blue and White/Cream along with a Magnolia stamp.
I decided to go with the gorgeous Tilda Winding Flower
as I'm in a romantic mood after attending my cousins wedding and this image just screams romance and beauty to me.

Challenges:
House of Gilli - Sentiment
Paper Pretties - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - Stitch It Up
Stamping Scrapping - Stamping
Tammys Scrappin Corner - Flowers
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Punches and Dies
Lovely Hanglar and Sweet Magnolia - Flowers
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes



Card Recipe:
Image - Tilda Winding Flower
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Madeline by Prima
Flowers - Recollections
Die Cuts - Nesting Tickets by Sizzix
Swirl Die - Elegant Scrollwork by Memory Box
Border Punch - Kaleidoscope by Fiskars
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby






I love everything about this card, the gorgeous image, the wonderful floral papers, the flowers, I just loved making it and I hope you enjoy looking at it.
I also hope it will entice you to grab your favorite Magnolia stamp and play along with this Color challenge at Magnolia-Licious

Katie

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #37 - Lots of Texture


It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use our sketch on your card!

Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!

Challenge:
Creatalicious - Christmas in July
Keep on Creating - Christmas
My Mums Craft Shop - Christmas
Crafts and Me - Use a Digi




Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Lamb by Sassy Cheryls
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Sentiment - Happy Hootin' Holidays by The Paper Studio
Embossing Folder - Mesh Texture by The Paper Studio
Ribbon - American Crafts
Puffy Paint - Tulip





Texture is a great thing to add to your card to give lots of extra interest and there are many different ways you can do this. For this card I added an embossed mat and added Puffy Paint to my image to replicate the wool on the sheep.

Now it's your turn to go and make a Christmas card (you know how quickly the weeks will slip by) and come back and share with us at Christmas Card Challenges

Katie

Pile it On #33 - Bingo!


This week at Pile It On we are playing games and the game we are playing is Bingo!



You simply have to choose a line from the Bingo board and use all those items on your card.
I chose "Ticket, Image, Sewing"
We are sponsored by the super Simon Says Stamp and so you know you want to win this one!


Challenges:
Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Jacksons Digital - Anything Goes (brads)
Crafts and Me - Use a Digi
Divas by Design - For a Girl
Inky Impressions - Ribbon
Crafty Amigos - Dies/Punches
Oldie But a Goodie - Friends (old items are the sentiment and brads)
Ribbon Carousel - Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Krafty Kate by Saturated Canary
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Summer Breeze by Limited Edition
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Ticket Die - Nesting Tickets by Sizzix
Border Punch - Daisy by Martha Stewart
Sentiment - KI Memories
Heart and Fabric Brads - The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby





Now you know I love the Saturated Canary images and this one is one of my favorites. Not only is it Krafty Kate (just like me) but I love the shy "Princess Diana" look on her face, just peeking out from under her hair.
It's over to you, go and play Bingo with our crafty board and then come back and share with us at Pile It On this week.

Katie

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Digital Delights - Tiered Cake


Today it's time for the second of my cards from the latest releases at Digital Delights
This time I went with elegance and so I used the new Tiered Cake image.

Challenges:
Crafts and Me - Use a Digi
Divas by Design - For a Lady
Fab N Funky - Pearls or Rhinestones (I hope Liquid Pearls count)
Fresh Brewed - Birthdays



Card Recipe:
Image - Tiered Cake
Sentiment - Birthday Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Summer Breeze
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Doily Lace by Martha Stewart
Lace - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Liquid Pearls - White Opal by Ranger
Glitter - Icicle Stickles





I decided to Bling up the cake with Liquid Pearls and Stickles and to me it looks good enough to eat! I thought the doily was a perfect accent to the cake and the border punch matched the lace exactly and it tied everything together.
I hope you enjoyed this and be sure to keep checking back for more great cards.

Katie

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #36 - Something New

It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you use Something New on your card!
For this challenge my "New" was the paper, it's not a really new line but it is new to me and the it is the first time I've used it.

Remember that our challenge is optional, we really just want to help you on your quest to be ready with all your Christmas cards!

Challenges:
Creatalicious - Christmas in July
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Clear It Out - Christmas in July
Crazy Amigo - Die Cut
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Christmas in July



Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Window Background Set Digital Delights
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Crate Paper
Die Cut - Labels 1 by Spellbinders
Ribbon - Michaels
Wooden Trees - Unknown





So now it's your turn to grab something new and create another Christmas Card for that pile you are going to need in no time at all!

Katie

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Day in The Sun - Pink Gem #52 - Sketch


It's time for another Gem of A Challenge featuring the fabulous designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs
This week we have a super sketch for you!

Challenges:
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Creative Craft - Summertime
Everybody Art - Summertime
Jacksons Digital Expressions - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends - Summertime
Moving Along with the Times - Summer
My Hearts Pieces - Designer Paper
Paper Crfating Journey - Anything Goes
Paper Play - Layer It Up



Card Recipe:
Image - Milly with Chickens
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Hideaway by First Edition
Sentiment - K and Co
Ribbon - Unknown
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 1
Buttons - Stash





So there is my take on the sketch, I hope you enjoyed and I really hope you'll use the sketch and play along with us at Gem of A Challenge this time around.

Katie

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Digital Delights - New Release - Birthday Banner


Oh my it's been so hard waiting to show these FABULOUS New Releases at Digital Delights
I asked a big favor of Wendy as I wanted my images early because of our Big Trip Home and she said, yes sure just give me a theme! So I thought we should go with the very popular Banner/Bunting style that I love and add it to new Birthday images as we all need Birthday Cards right? Well I about fell from my seat when I saw the collection, each one was so so cute and I love every single one! Over the next 5 weeks you will see me using a different one each week.

Callenges:
Kenny K - Banners and Bunting
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Speedy Fox - Kids Birthday
Crafts 4 Eternity - Birthdays
Sweet n Sassy - Flags/Banners
Crazy Amigo - Die Cut/Punches
Sassy Cheryl - Pretty Papers
Top Tip Tuesday - Focus on the Ribbon
Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes



Card Recipe:
Image - Cupcake Josie and Striped Banner
Sentiment - Birthday Sentiments
Paper - Bird Song by First Edition
Border Punch - Kaleidoscope by Fiskars
Ribbon and Lace - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Pearls - Recollections





So there you go how adorable is Josie and her Cupcake! I printed and colored two of the banners, cut them out and added them to the looped bunting cord image.
I just love this card and I hope you do too :)
Katie