My Wish For You......

It's hard to believe that we will be embarking on a new year in just a couple days, I look back and think where did 2011 go? However I am excited to see what 2012 has in store! With that being said what could be better than starting off the New Year with a new design team, that's right I have been invited to join the Jellypark team! Claire draws some of the sweetest images and I have several already colored and ready to be made into cards, that I cannot wait to share with you all!

Our challenges will be on Fridays and today's challenge is: 

"Old Year/New Year- use items from both your old stash and new to you."

Well for my lovely creation I used this adorable image called "angel fairy nativity" along with 

Authentique Journey papers (thanks Arielle), which are both new to me. For my old, I dug deep in my stash to find this silver ribbon as I am entering this in a challenge using blue/silver/white.  I inked my patterned papers using CTMH Crystal Blue ink and the sentiment is computer generated! Come visit us at the 

Jellypark Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team had created.

Did you know that Jellypark happens to be sponsoring Kaboodle Doodles this week? There is still time to enter the  "angels or fairies" challenge for a chance to win some goodies from Claire. Pssst....there are not many entries so chances of winning are good, what are you waiting for?

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Cupids-New Year

4 Crafty Chicks- new

C.R.A.F.T.-New Year

Colour Create- blue/silver/white

Crafty Purple Frog-Christmas/New Year

Crafty Ribbons-sketch

Craft Us Crazy-new

Crafting For All Seasons- fairies

Flutterby Wednesdays- anything goes using something with wings
Hanna & Friends-New Year

Paper Pretties-New Year

Paper Shelter-tied bow
Rainbow Lady's-your choice

7 Kids College Fund- hopes/dreams for New Year

Whimsical Wednesdays-New Year

Aud's Sentiments-anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop-anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop- anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters- anything goes

Kabbodle Doodles #96- Christmas Colors

Wow what a week already, but it's Wednesday so that means we are half way to the weekend again!  My post is delayed as I have been having MAJOR computer issues, but appears to be running as of right now!  Can you believe we are just a short time away from Christmas?  If you are like me you are hustling around trying to get everything done, but I love seeing all those wonderful Christmas colors.  Well that just so happens to be the challenge this week at Kaboodle Doodles. We are sponsored this week by 

The Cat's Meow and I got this wonderful set called "Vintage Ornaments"- I wanted them to be the focus on my card so I went with a very clean and simple design. I used cardstocks & inks from CTMH in Vineyard Berry and New England Ivy, I think I will do this design again using cream cardstock for a more vintage feel!

Come join the challenge up for grabs is 1 clear stamp set from The Cat's Meow and while you are there leave the DT gals a little love on their projects!

The Holiday Season is upon us!

It's hard to believe the last weekend of November has passed and December is just around the corner!  I have been super busy creating gifts for the upcoming holidays and crafts for my son's Winter party, needless to say the paper has been flying and my crafting area looks like a bomb went off! LOL!!!

Monday brings challenge day over at Kaboodle Doodles where our theme this week is 

"bundle up for winter"  and we are sponsored by Stamp 'n Doodle. Make sure to come over and check out what the rest of team has been up too!

Now this week at Lollipop Crafts is all about "B is for...." so the skies the limit on what you can create. We are sponsored this week by Karber Stamps and I have used this adorable image called "Christmas Millie."

Make sure to check out what the rest of the LC team has done and come back on Thursday as we spotlight our fabulous sponsor!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Karber Challenge- anything goes

"Tis the Season" is our theme this week over at Craft Your Passion Challenge and we are sponsored by Simply Betty Stamps, since I just joined the CYP team I didn't get to work with a SBS image.  However you must go check out their store because they have some FANTASTIC images perfect for your holiday projects! I have created this CAS card using the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping and Unity stamps.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Get Hippity with Ippity- embossing

Last but certainly not least you must stop over by The Crazy Challenge and join this week's challenge.  It's all about "snowflakes and/or stars" and we are sponsored by Ellephantastic.  I chose to work with

"sketchy snowman" and added this fun sentiment. I wanted to make it look like he was catching snowflakes in his mitten.  Come over and see what the rest of team has created, you won't be disappointed!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Ellephantastic- weather related

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

Fall is here and Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, man this year is flying!!!  My Lil' man is enjoying these nice cool days and spent the entire day playing outside yesterday, while I got a little crafting  and cleaning done. 

Lollipop Crafts #56 has the perfect challenge this week, we want to see those "Fall/Thanksgiving" projects.  We are once again sponsored by Meljen's Designs and I have used this image called "Apple Beary Fairy."  I have done something a little different with my image, printing it on kraft paper and then coloring with copics.  I have to say I like the look!!! The sentiment is from Unity's "Apple Cheddar Soup" set.  Make sure to come on over to Lollipop Crafts and check out what rest of team has done and we are welcoming a new guest designer this week.  Ashley has created a wonderful project, check out her blog here.

Now that you have created your Fall/Thanksgiving project, head on over to Kaboodle Doodles and enter their challenge too! Kaboodle Doodles #92 is all about "Colors of Fall"- show use oranges, yellows, browns, and reds.  We are sponsored this week by Robyn's Fetish and the team has created gorgeous projects!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Meljen's- brads

Stamptacular Sunday- sketch
Catered Crop- recipe: I used following items from example- Fall theme & colors, Kraft paper, Copic Markers, Meljen's Stamp.  I have added brads/ribbon/SEI paper/Unity sentiment/Spica pen/Inked Edges to my card.
Creative Inspirations Paint-anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges- anything goes
OSAAT-use a digi
Sparkles Forum-Autumn
2 Sisters-ribbon
Catch the Bug-anything goes
Craft Your Days Away-Fall/Autumn
Mark's Finest Papers-Fall
Craft Your Passion- anything goes+brown
Creative Stamp Friends- orange & brown
Heart Song Inspirations- anything goes
Inspire Me Fridays-anything goes

Marvelous Monday...Check out these 3 challenges!!!

 Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, we had a very relaxing weekend! We started things off with cheering on our St. Louis Cardinals in their World Series victory and I got lots of crafting done so I will have lots to share over next week!  Saturday was a beautiful day which Lucas spent whole day playing outside on his scooter and then to a friend's house for some board game fun! Today was all the last minute Halloween preparations, including creating several party goodies/games so stayed tune as I will share those later too!

Up first today is this fun challenge at The Crazy Challenge, which is sponsored this week by JLJ Designs and we have an inspiration challenge.  Check out this great photo, the possibilities are endless in your projects!

I chose to use some of the fantastic colors to inspire my project, so I grabbed some scraps on CTMH Creme Brulee, black, and this great patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket: Earth Love 6x6 deck. The image is called piggy, which I colored with copics and added a little black spica pen to eyelashes and flowers. I used the sketch at Clean & Simple and rotated it, finishing my card off is that wooden button I grabbed in $1 section at Michael's and a computer generated sentiment.  Come on over and check out rest of team's creations here!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Wee Memories- Buttons, Brads, or Bows

We are "feeling sassy" this week at Kaboodle Doodles and who better to have as a sponsor than  

Sassy Studios. I worked with the image called "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" so of course I did a little research using google. I think I got pretty close to how Miss Marilyn looked in the movie, I added a little sparkle to her bling & shoes with some Ranger embossing powders. I found this perfect scrap of patterned paper to compliment this image and used a computer generated sentiment again!  

With it being the end of the month, that means another "Anything Goes" challenge at Lollipop Crafts.  Oh I love these challenges, because you really get to see the Lollipop girls creativity as they have free reign on their projects!  Also this means we have to bid farewell to out guest designer Linda, but you can still follow her on her blog here. You will not want to miss her project this week as it's another pretty one!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog-Sparkle
For Your Inspiration-photo (I picked out that pink color)
Wags 'n Whiskers- black + pearl or ribbon
Our Craft Lounge- pink for BCA
Fairy Fun Fridays- wet embossing (hard to tell but jewelry and shoes are heat embossed)
Mark's Finest Papers- use your scraps
Just Us Girls- wild card 
Sassy Studios- Sassy Girls (fave movie)

BeWitching Halloween

If you are looking for Lollipop Crafts post, please scroll down to post below!

Halloween is just around the corner, so time is running out to get all those spooky & scary projects created by October 31st. Well we are here to help at The Crazy Challenge as this week's challenge is  
"scary ladies" and we are sponsored by Sassy Studios. Along with this there is an awesome sketch for you to try!

Now while you are are finishing up those Halloween projects, come on over to Kaboodle Doodles and join the challenge.  This week's theme is "Halloween or Harvest" and you won't want to miss the inspiration from the design team! We are sponsored by Just Some Lines and they have a wonderful prize up for grabs!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots- Halloween
Crafty Cardmakers- cute with a dark twist
Creative Stamp Friends-Halloween
Daisy Doodles-Halloween
Hooked on Craft-Halloween
Make It Monday- anything goes
Paper Creations Ink-Halloween
Pollycraft-Spooky Goings On
There She Goes- Halloween

Fall/Halloween Cards

Up for a fun sketch this week to get you started, well that is the challenge this week at

 The Crazy Challenge. Fall/Autumn colors are an optional twist. we are happy to be sponsored by Di's Digis once again and I chose to work with this adorable "mummy bear" image. We would love to have you play along with us, the DT has some great samples at inspiration posted here!

I am also entering this card in the Charisma Cardz "orange & black" challenge this week! Over at Forever Friends the challenge is to "use a sentiment with an animal image."

 It's all about "critters" this week at Lollipop Crafts and we are sponsored this week by

Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I was really excited to work with this fun image called "monster love" as this was my first from this company. I grabbed these halloween scraps and inked the edges with CTMH bamboo ink.  I loved the sketch this week at The Crazy Challenge so I used it on this card as well. Come join us and check out the rest of design team's AWESOME projects here!  Linda is joining us as a guest designer this week and so make sure to check out here blog here and leave her some love!

I am also entering this in the Little Miss Muffet challenge to use "animals or monsters."

Fall is in the air and the leaves are starting to turn those lovely shades of reds, yelllows, oranges and browns which provides the perfect inspiration for this week's challenge at Kaboodle Doodles. That's right "Show Us The Leaves" is the theme of challenge and we are sponsored by the wonderful

Meljen's Designs. When I saw this image called "fall wreath" I knew I wanted to work with it! I have colored it with copics and then ditressed the edges of my image and layers using my Tonic tool. This fun fall paper is from Creative Memories.  Stop by here and check out the DT samples this week and play along with us this week for your chance to win 4 images from Meljen's store!

I am also entering this card in the "distressing" challenge at Digi Doodle Shop. Also the Moving Along With the Times challenge is to use "autumn leaves" and Paper Play would like to see "autumn colors."

Blessed Beyond Measure

Kaboodle Doodles this week has a great color challenge and we are sponsored this week by Stamp Insanity, the prize up for grabs is 3 images from their store.  Are you ready for your challenge colors? Our challenge was to use the following colors:

"Colors - pinks, reds/maroons, purples plus neutral (grey or brown)."

 Now when I first saw this I thought, how am I going to pull this off until I found this GORGEOUS piece of patterned paper in my stash from an SEI kit. I have paired it with cardstocks from CTMH in chocolate and vineyard berry, edges are inked with chocolate ink also. I used the wonderful sketch at Card Patterns this week. My created my strip down left side using my new EK Success punch and flowers are created with my ribbon rose die. Sentiment came from one of those $1 section stamps.

I am entering this card in following challenges:

Card Patterns- sketch
365 Cards-triple it sentiment (stamped it, cut it out, and inked it)

Ric Rac, fabric, or lace- Oh my!!!

If you are lookinf for Lollipop Crafts or The Crazy Challenge posts, please scroll down!

It's challenge day again at Kaboodle Doodles and for this week if you are like me you will need to dig deep into your stash for this challenge! Our challenge this week is all about using "ric-rac, fabric, or lace" on your projects and we are excited to be sponsored by Robyn's Fetish. One lucky person will win 5 images from the Robyn's Fetish Designs & More Store.

We got the pleasure of working with Christmas/Winter images and I decided to work with this cute little guy called "Christmas Twee." Paper piecing was in order, so I printed my image twice (once on white, once on olive green) and started the fussy cutting!  I added a little color around tree using my G99 copic, the star is colored with Smooch, and a little bling to make this tree sparkle. I chose to work with the sketch from 

365 Cards (rotated is on it's side). A little ric-rac, added a little embossing, and inking my edges with CTMH olive ink to make complete!

I am entering this card in following challenges:

365 Cards- sketch

Best Witches Easel Does It!

Can you guess what the fun challenge is this week over at Kaboodle Doodles? It's all about "easel cards" this week and we are sponsored once again by The Crafty Pad, winner this week gets to pick 2 images from their store.  I chose to create this fun easel card using the tutorial here, I have used my Nesties.  The image I have used is from The Stamping Boutique and is called PJL Halloween Witch which I have colored with copics.  I have used my Nestie as a stencil to add the CTMH pansy purple ink around edge of image.  The sentiment is from Stampendous and is called "doodle witches."

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe Crafts- easel cards

Kaboodle Doodles- "Bag It of Tag It"

Scroll down if you are looking for The Crazy Challenge post.

 

"Bag It of Tag It" is our theme this week at Kaboodle Doodles and we are sponsored this week by Kenny K and our winner this week will received a $10 voucher to their store.  I have never worked with a Kenny K image so I was excited to finally get my hands on this adorable soccer player. Although  I do not have any soccer players in my house, I thought this would be perfect to add to a birthday present or layout for a friend/family member down the line.  

 

I started by cutting out a tag on my Cricut in CTMH desert sand cardstock and them inked edges with same color ink.  I have colored my image, double layered it, and popped him up on my tag.  I found this paper hiding in my stash that worked perfectly, torn my edges, and inked them also.  I have left it blank so I can add a special saying or sentiment when I decide to use it!

Now to join the challenge you have to head over to Kaboodle Doodles and while there check out what rest of my fellow DT members have created!

Kaboodle Doodles-Primary Colors

School countdown is on and if you are like me you are doing all those last minute things to get the kiddos ready.  We start school on the 18th and this past weekend was "Tax Free" weekend, but I decided not to fight the masses and get in a little crafting.

This week at Kaboodle Doodles our challenge is all about "primary colors" and we have another wonderful sponsor.  Meljen's Designs has provided us with images to work with and the challenge winner will receive their choice of 4 images from their store.  I grabbed this adorable image called "artist mug", which I colred up with my copics.  I cut the contents of the mug out and layered them up on a second copy of image and then cut out entire image again.  These adorable papers are from the DCWV school stack and I used some new Nesties I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby for the red paper. For the finishing touch, I had my 6 yo Lucas write his teacher's name on mug (this is actually his Kindergarten teacher's name, but he wants to give her a card on the first day of school on his way to his new 1st grade class).

Come one over to Kaboodle Doodles and check out the rest of team's projects and share with us your projects using primary colors! 

Kaboodle Doodles #78- In the Garden

Well the weekend is over and time to start another week, so that's means a new challenge at Kaboodle Doodles.  This week our challenge theme is "In the Garden" and we are sponsored by Lexi's Creations

 and our prize this week is 3 digis from their store.  I chose to work with this cute butterfly image, first I emboseed my cardstock before printing my image.  I then cut out the image and inked with CTMH Chocolate ink pad.  Patterned paper is from my mini 6x6 and cardstocks are CTMH.  The sentiement was a freebie from Sentimental Sundays, which I cut out using my Nesties.  Come on over and join the challenge this week and see what the rest of team has created here.

I am entering in the following challenge:
Sentimental Sundays- In the garden
Craft Your Passion- anything goes
Happileigh Scrappin'-anything goes
Incy Incy Designs-monochromatic
Make It Monday- anything goes
House of Gilli-polka dots
Woodware USA- anything goes
Catered Crop- follow recipe ( I used sentiment, ribbon, die cut shape, & border punch)

Merry & Bright Shy Bear

Blogger has not been my friend recently, however I am finally able to post this card I made using another adorable Squigglefly Shy Bear called candle bear . I started my project using the Mira's sketch this week my fellow DT member at Sunday Sketch & Stamp.  This week we are sponsored by  Digi Doodle Shop, so make sure to join us for youe chance to win! Also this week at Kaboodle Doodles the challenge is all about "embossing" and we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter. They have some of the most adorable images, so you will want ot make sure to enter challenge!

July has got me in the mood for Christmas somewhat, so I decided to keep getting ahead for the holidays with this card.  The image is colored with Copics and then I used my Nesties to frame image. My papers are once again scraps that I have paired with some inking in CTMH Ponderosa Pine and Vineyard Berry.  To create my golden glow around my image, I have used CTMH Creme Brulee using my Nestie as a stencil.  A few pearls in the corners to finish this one off!

Would love to also see you all this week over at The Crazy Challenge, where the theme is Christmas in July and sponsored by another of my fave places The Stamping Boutique.  Now what are you waiting for, head on over and check out all my fellow DT members creations at Sunday Sketch & Stamp, Kaboodle Doodles, and The Crazy Challenge!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Creations Ink-Christmas in July
Stamps+Fun=Creativity-digi stamp
The Outlawz-Christmas in July

Kaboodle Doodles- Cut it Out!!!

Do you remember that show Full House, Dave Coulier who played "Joey" would always say that famous line "Cut it out" and that is what immediately came to mind when creating for this challenge.  This is exciting week at Kaboodle Doodles, because not only do we have a great challenge but we have several new DT members! Our sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy and the challenge is to " cut out your image or something on your creation using scissors."

For my card I chose to work with this super cute teddy image, his name is Oscar and he is a freebie that you can find here.  He is colored with Copics and added a few accents using my white gel pen, then I cut him out and mounted on scalloped circle cut using my Nesties.  Sentiment is stamp I borrowed from a friend and inked in CTMH Cocoa, I inked edges of my papers with this ink also.  I chose some scraps of CTMH Colonial White, Tulip, & Juniper papers to compliment this patterned paper for the Cosmo Cricket Min Deck-Winter Mitten.  I added a little embossing with Sizzix Embossing folder from Birthday set. A few pearls to make this one complete!

Make sure to join us this week and welcome the new DT gals over at Kaboodle Doodles!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles-Celebrations (4th of July)

Happt 4th of July, I hope you are all enjoying a safe & fun weekend!  This week at Kaboodle Doodles it's all about "Celebrations/4th of July" and we are sponsored by the fabulous Glitterbabe's Digis.  The winner will get 2 digis of their choice.

With such a busy weekend and the fact my transmission went out on my car, that left me little crafting time so I whipped up this super cute card digitally.  Once again all the papers/embellies are from The Pixel Scrapper and the image is from Glitterbabe.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles #72

It's all about "food and drinks" with this week's Kaboodle Doodles challenge and we are excited to be sponsored by Meljen's Designs.  One lucky winner with get 4 images from Meljen's Designs! I colored my image using Paint.net and all other elements are from Pixel Scrapper. Come join the challenge here and check out rest of DT projects!

Challenges I am entering:

Outlawz- colors red/green/blue

Pals Paper Arts- sketch

Kaboodle Doodles- Flowers anyone?

Another weekend has come and gone, hope everyone had a great one and is ready to start the week off with a bang!  This week at Kaboodle Doodles our challenge is about using flowers as the main/focal point of our projects.  We are being sponsored by Tiffany Doodles this week and they provided us with some great flower images to work with.

I went digital once again and colored my image this time with Paint.net, all other elements I found over at Pixel Scrapper which is quickly becoming my go to site!  I love that you are able to search by color or theme to find things to use.  Now pull out all those flowers stamps and embellies and show us what you come up with, head over and join the challenge and check out the rest of DT's projects to be inspired!

Kaboodle Doodles #70- Whimsical Creatures

It's Monday so that's means another challenge over at  Kaboodle Doodles

and this week is all about those Mystical Creatures.  This can be fairies, unicorns, angels, gnomes, etc. and our sponsor this week is Whoopsi Daisy Designs. The prize up for grabs this week for one lucky person is 

choice of 2 sheets (8 images)- how cool is that!

Now if you follow my blog, you will see I have started to dabble into digital scrapping and I have once again created this super layout using a Quick Page from Digi Scrap Depot.  This page is located in the fantasy section and is by Susie Colbert Designs and can be found here.  I added the fairy stamp, which I also found at Digi Scrap Depot and can be found here.

Check out rest of team's creations here and join the challenge for a chance to win the AWESOME prize!

Kaboodle Doodles #65- It's all about B!

How stinkin' adorable is lil' bear?  Well he is called "Giving Bear" and is courtesy of Di's Digi Dowloads and we are so excited to have them as our sponsor this week at Kaboodle Doodles. This week we'd like to see your creations using embellishments that begin with "B" - buttons, bows, brads, bling - decorate your project with anything that begins with a "B."

For my card I used the sketch over at Create 4 Fun, however I turned it on it's side. I have also used something new to create my flower buttons, my dear friend Miss Sue got me the Epiphany Crafts Button Studio Custom Button Making Tool (say that 3 times fast, lol)!  It allows you to create your own customized buttons using any papers you like.  I have also used my Nesties to frame the image and my Sizzix polka dot embossing folder to add some texture.

I am entering this is the following challenges:

Create 4 Fun- sketch
Sugar Creek Hollow- embossing
Sweet Stampin'- try something new (my new tool)