Stockings Were Hung

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Fab 'n' Funky and their Challenge is Tic Tac Toe!

 I printed Doodle Pantry's Vintage Stocking out twice so I could pop up sections of it and useed the top row of pearls, tag, and ribbon. I love the deep rich colours I chose!

 Drop on by Fab 'n' Funky and give their challenge a try. You still have time to enter our challenge as well AIMPDC #19, by entering both challenges you could win some fantastic stamps! Happy crafting.

I'm entering this into:
Deep Ocean Challenge: Christmas in July
Fairy Tale Challenge: Christmas in July
Dream Valley Challenges: Christmas in July
Broken Fairy Challenge: Christmas in July

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Vintage Stocking, Stampin Up Sentiment
Paper: basic black, whisper white, 2 dp papers
Ink: none
Other: prisma/copic markers, pearls, ribbon, tag punch, spellbinders, snowflake die

Beach Girlz

Its Tuesday which is New Release Day at Bugaboo! Jodie has drawn a perfect summer image 

Beach Girlz! 

I kept her really simple, Love the background paper, and added a few embellishments!

Drop on by Catch the Bug and see what the other DT created with her. Remember all New Releases are 50% off for an entire week!

I'm entering this into:

Crafty Boots: Summer

Dream Valley Challenges: Summer Colours

Ooh La La Challenge: Sun, Sand and Sea

Digi Designs Challenge: Summer

Stamps: Bugaboo Beach Girlz, CCC Designs sentiment

Paper: reflections watercolour, bermuda bay, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copic markers, epoxy dots, deckle trimmer, modern label punch

Little Things

Good morning and welcome to Bugaboo's New Release Tuesday! I got to play with this gorgeous Ornament Flowers and choose to make it feel vintage, one of my favourite stamp styles.

I printed the image onto cream paper, used prisma pencils/gamsol and lastly I added the liquid pearls, really tiny liquid pearls. Drop on by Bugaboo and check out the new releases, they are gorgeous! (Remember new stamps might not be added until later at night)

I'm entering this into:

Card Mania: pearls and swirls

Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Craft Your Passion: anything goes

Dream Valley Challenge: anything goes

Stamp and Create: May Flowers

Stamps: Bugaboo Ornamental Flowers, Stampin up sentiment

Paper: shimmer bronze, shimmer gold, vanilla

Ink: early espresso

Other: prisma pencils, liquid pearls

Snowy Egret/Blue Heron

Good afternoon, I'm posting late today because I truly thought today was May 17th! Yup I lost a day somewhere probably because today is also a holiday here. So today Doodle Pantry has a new release and one of the images I got to play with is Snowy Egret, however I turned the Egret into a Blue Heron!  I made this for my husband since he loves going anywhere its warm, there's water and sand.

Take a look at Doodle Pantry's new releases AND go shopping because there's a Memorial Day Sale, 20% off your shopping cart! Happy stamping!
I'm entering this into:
2 Cute Ink: Bird Theme
Dream Valley Challenges: things with wings
Crafty Calender Challenge: things with wings
Craft for the Craic: wings

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Snowy Egret
Paper: brilliant blue, whisper white, basic black
Ink: none
Other: prisma/copic markers, prisma pencils, deckle trimmer, chaulk

So Happy

Good morning, this week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Tuesday Throwdown and their theme is to add doodling to your project and it was certainly a challenge for me, lol!

I printed Doodle Pantry's Happy Birdie B off twice so I could cut out and pop up the birdie. Then I added dots in green to the sentiment and birdie. IRL it looks quite good!

Drop on by Tuesday Throwdown and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can enter our AIMPDC#5 too! Happy Crafting!

I'm entering this into:

Creative Card Crew: embossing wet/dry

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: anything goes

Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers and more: make your own background 

Dream Valley Challenges: things with wings

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Happy Birdie B, Impression Obsession Swirls, stampin up sentiment

Paper: handsome hunter, green galore, whisper white

Ink: versa mark

Other: spellbinders, gel pen, deckle trimmer

How to make your images pop

Good morning! Today is my last day as guest designer for Bugaboo Digital Stamps and part of being a guest designer was to create a tutorial of something, so I am doing a tutorial on how to create 3-D images. I chose to use Bugaboo's Winter Goodies and printed it off three times. Since I have the three images I also test the look of different colours that's why the mug in one image is green which I didn't  like so didn't use.

I cut out all the images I want to pop up and then use a mat and stylus on them to create a curved look. You don't need the stylus you can use your fingers but on the smaller images the stylus comes in handy.

Once the images are cut out I take a black marker (water based) to the outside edges. I don't use alcohol markers the ink seems to absorb too fast on the edges and doesn't give a clean finish. 

Then I attach the images with either glue dots or clear dollar store glue pads

I love how this turned out. 

I've had a great time the past two months as a guest designer for Bugaboo what a great team, thanks Ladies!
I'm entering this into:
Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes
Digi Sketch Challenge: sketch and/or winter snowflakes
Dream Valley Challenges: Christmas
613 Avenue Create: anything goes
Christmas Card Challenge: anything goes

Stamp: Bugaboo Winter Goodies
Paper: dp paper, cherry cobbler, whisper white, mossy meadow
Ink: none
Other: snowflake corner die, rhinestones, spellbinders

Season of Wonder

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Pinspirational Challenges and they have a great photo for you!

I created this card using Doodle Pantry's Season of Wonder and kept it Clean and Simple. 

Drop on by Pinspirational and give their challenge a try. Happy Crafting!
I'm entering this into:
Dream Valley Challenges: anything goes
Ooh la la Creations: Christmas
The pink Elephant: anything goes
Scribble and Scrap Blog: always anything goes
That Craft Place: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Season of Wonder
Paper: real red, blackberry bliss, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up ticket punch

Snow Globe

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and they have a fantastic sketch for us.

I used Snow Globe Gala and put the penguins from Zoo Critters 1 in it. I added the sentiment from Zoo Critters 1 to the outside of the snow globe and then glittered the whole globe. 

I hope you drop on by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 to get more inspiration and enter their challenge. If you use a digital image you can enter our challenge and if you use a Doodle Pantry image (freebies here) you receive Gingerbread House Ants for free!

I'm entering this into:

Fantastic Tuesday: anything goes with ribbon

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: Make it sparkle

Party Time Tuesday: anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes

Dream Valley Challenges: getting ready for Christmas

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Snow Globe Gala, Zoo Critters 1 (coloured)

Paper: basic black, whisper white, dp holly, dp snowflake vellum

Ink: none

Other: spellbinders, ribbon, glitter

Spooky

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Tuesday Throwdown and they have a colour challenge.

I used Doodle Pantry's Spooky Worms and coloured the vampire worm, he's sooo cute! I made a coffin so I can put candy in it.

 Drop on by Tuesday Throwdown and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can enter our challenge and if you use a Doodle Pantry image (freebies here) you receive an image just for entering! This month the featured stamp is S'more Please. 

I'm entering this into:

Cardz 4 Guyz: its spooky

Party Time Tuesdays: anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes

Try it on Tuesday: spooky

Dream Valley Challenges: Halloween

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Spooky Worms, miscellaneous sentiment

Paper: whisper white, dp

Ink: none

Other: oval and tombstone spellbinders

Sun Birdies

Good morning! This week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Sentimental Sundays and their challenge is Things with Wings plus a sentiment. I used a new Birdie stamp Summer Song Birdies which comes in b/w outline and colour, I used the outlines and coloured it myself. I was just going to leave it as one layer and not 3D it but after taking the photo I changed my mind. So this is the before photo...

and this is after I coloured a second stamp and cut out the wings, hats, flower and starfish to pop up. Makes such a difference it adds so much to the card!

Drop on by Sentimental Sundays and give their challenge a try, remember to use a sentiment!
I'm entering this into:
Artistic Inspirations: things with wings
The Cutie Pie: emboss it
The Pink Elephant: anything goes
Through the Purple Haze: button it up
Dream Valley Challenge: things with wings
Stella Says Sketch: I turned the sketch

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Summer Song Birdies
Paper: midnight muse, always artichoke, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: always artichoke
Other: prisma/copic markers, stampin up buttons, oval punch, chaulk, musical notes embossing folder, circle border die cut

Quiet Rocker

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Creative Colors and their challenge is to use the colours and rhinestones. Creative Colors forgot to tell us about the twist so I have no rhinestones on my card but remember to put them on yours!

 I used Quiet Rocking Chair  and kept it simple since its such a large image. I struggled with the colours but after completing my card I do really like it. IRL its not purple! Photographing dark colours is horrendous, the colour is actually rich razzleberry which is the dark red/purple above.

Drop on by Creative Colors and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can enter our challenge as well. IF you use a Doodle Pantry image (freebies here) you receive Classic Cars 2 for free!
I'm entering this into:
Digi Makeover challenge: anything goes with a digi
Love to Create challenge: say it with flowers
Challenges 4 Everybody: anything goes
Dream Valley Challenge: anything goes
Stamping Sensations: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Quiet Rocking Chair
Paper: rich razzleberry, early espresso, pumpkin pie, whisper white
Ink: pumpkin pie
Other: prisma/copic markers, EK success flower punch, brads, whimsy wine die, basketweave embossing folder, ribbon, crimper, stampin up oval punches

Howdy, Howdy, Howdy

Good morning! I finally finished a card that I've been working on for 2 weeks for my sons birthday... which is in June, lol! When we walk a friends dog he always greets the dog and says...howdy, howdy, howdy so these guys are perfect for him. Its also perfect for the Craft Your Passion challenge which we're sponsoring today and the theme for their challenge is gone country. I used Doodle Pantry's Saddle Ants and coloured them myself. I used the argyll embossing folder and then a sponge to colour
every 2nd spot on the background. Love how it turned out.

Drop on by Craft Your Passion and give their challenge a try. If you use a Doodle Pantry image you can enter our challenge as well!

I'm entering this into:
Glitter n Sparkle: use a digi
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges: anything goes
Pile it On: Happy Funny Birthday
Catch the Bug: anything goes birthday

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Saddle Ants, Impression Obsession stitched
Paper: basic black, whisper white, creamy caramel, cajun craze
Ink: early espresso
Other: prisma markers, crimper, stampin up postage stamp punch, argyll embossing folder

Patience

Another birthday card for a really good friend. I love this sentiment because... 

this is how I feel sometimes, lol!

I love the Art Impressions and Rubbernecker ladies, they are hilarious!

I've entered this into:
Dream Valley Challenge: anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge: anything goes
Pattie's Creations Design: Birthdays
Raise the Bar: birthdays
Charisma Cardz: feeling blue

Stamps: Art Impressions, Rubbernecker
Paper: pacific point, whisper white, Stampin up DP paper
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, rhinestones, stickles, spellbinders deckle, crimper

Happy Father's Day

This is the card I made for my Dad for Father's Day. He doesn't like to fish, hunt, golf, nothing really except keep the yard clear of weeds, read the paper and watch tv. So I got two of his three pass times into the card, sort of, lol!

I stamped the newspaper and the duck in the basket twice to pop them up. Other than that its pretty basic. 

I've entered this into:

Creative Inspirations Paint: inspired by father's day
Dream Valley Challenges: For that special guy
My Sheri Crafts: Father's Day
Card Makin Mamas: Father's Day
Craft Punked: Father's Day
Simply Create Too: Father's Day
Charisma Cardz: Male cards
Crafting for all Seasons: For Man

Stamps: Crafters Companion Popcorn Bear Father's Day, Impression Obsession splatter
Paper: Cajun craze, early espresso, whisper white
Ink: cajun craze
Other: spellbinders, prisma markers, ribbon, crimper, stampin up modern label punch

Early to Bed

With Father's Day fast approaching I made this card for my husband who just came back from a 10 day fishing trip (which he thoroughly enjoyed) so this stamp was perfect for him. I changed the name of the boat from Susie Q to nothing box and added the perfect sentiment. 

I'm entering this into:
Sentimental Sundays: sketch/for a special guy
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Father's Day
Cards for Men: Father's Day
Dream Valley Challenge: For that special guy
The Crafty Pad: Let's hear it for the boys
One Stop Craft Challenge: Father's Day
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Father's Day
Cute Card Thursday: water, water everywhere

Stamps: Justinklined Man at work
Paper: night of navy, whisper white
Ink: ballet blue, pacific point
Other: stampin up window and designer label punches and perfect polka dots embossing folder, cuttlebug d'vine embossing folder, pearls, ribbon

I Scream, You Scream

Today we're sponsoring Digital Tuesday and the challenge is to make someone laugh, my favourite type of card because I love laughter. There's a story behind this card...it was suppose to be a double page scrapbook layout. I had the image coloured, knew in my head how it should look and then picked which photo's I'd use. ALL of the photos were mainly blue. Of course they were blue and no matter what I did the ice cream and gummy worm just didn't look good. So I'm going to redo the image and use the correct colours but for now its a card.

Both images are from Doodle Pantry but the ice cream sundae is from the CDAC Progressive challenge and the ant and gummy worm are from Doodle Pantry's Watermelon Lunch. I love merging images to create scenes and this worked great. I was originally going to use just ants on the sundae but liked these two better. 

I put 3-d glaze on the bowl and cut out and popped up most of the image. Inside of the card is almost as good as the outside! Just click on the image to enlarge it so you can see the writing.

Hop on over and give Digital Tuesday's challenge a try, give someone a laugh today!

I've entered this into:

CDAC progressive challenge: Summer Sizzles

Fashionista Challenge: Simply Summer

Totally Stampalicious: Summertime

Dream Valley Challenges: humour

Wags 'n Whiskers: Summer Fun

Pixie Dust Studio: Tasty food

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Decadent Desserts, Watermelon Lunch, stampin up simple stripes

Paper: early espresso, cherry cobbler, stampin up dp paper

Ink: apricot appeal

Other: prisma markers, spellbinders label, stampin up oval punches, crystal effects, button, crimper, 

Beautiful blossoms

 This card was made especially for Beccy's Place April challenge which was to use chocolate and one of her stamps. I just love how the flower looks and the sketch is gorgeous

 I printed the flowers out twice and then cut some out and popped them up.

 I used two different background stamps for the background, one for blush and another for espresso.

Added some chocolate pearls and done.

I've entered this into:

Beccy's Place April Challenge: use chocolate paper, trim and embellishments

House of Gilli: Flower time

Incy Wincy Designs: use a digi

Dream Valley Challenges: use earth tones

Paper Sundaes: anything goes

Sunday Sketch & Stamp: sketch

Stamps: Beccy's Magnolias, stampin up sentiment and french script, Heartfelt Creations Bella Rose background

Paper: early espresso, blush blossom, whisper white, textured vanilla

Ink: craft chocolate chip, craft/classic blush blossom,

Other: stampin up markers blush blossom and peach parfait, pearls, spellbinders scallop oval, whimsy vine, stampin up modern label punch   

March Release

I can't believe that its March already! With a new month comes a new release from Doodle Pantry and what a release it is. I chose to play with this gorgeous realistic lion from the set Lion & Lamb which has Easter sentiments but comes with individual lion and lamb heads. I needed a masculine birthday card and this lion was so perfect. I brayered the background and then coloured and cut out the lion. I'm still practising with shading on fur (I think some parts should have been darker under his mane) but on the whole I do like how his shading turned out.

Jump on over to Doodle Pantry and check out the March release and visit the other Design Team members, there are new members with different styles! Remember at noon the new Doodle Pantry Digital challenge begins and if you enter (using a Doodle Pantry image) you receive an image in return. Here's a link to freebies if you don't have one.
I've entered this into:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters: getting digi with it
OWH Stars and Stamps: use a digi
Digital Tuesday Challege: things that leap
Shopping our Stash: include a sentiment
Dream Valley Challenges: Just for men

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Lion & Lamb, Stampin up sentiment
Paper: basic black, whisper white, apricot appeal
Ink: morning marigold, tangerine tango, dusty durango
Other: prisma markers,spellbinders deckle rectangles, stampin up modern label punch and square lattice embossing folder, brads, ribbon