Wonderful Time of the Year

Good morning, today is Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps and they have such a cute stamp for you its Elephant Christmas Tree. Isn't he the cutest, lol!

I printed the Elephant out twice so I could pop him up along with the stars, then added stickles. Drop on by Bugaboo and take a look at the new releases and grab your freebie. There's a new challenge starting tomorrow at Catch the Bug and you have another week to enter Stella Says Sketch, good luck and happy shopping! 

I'm entering this into:

ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for very cute

Inspiration Destination: anything goes

Creative Moments: anything goes

Papertake Weekly: anything goes with an optional twist of making a Christmas gift

Stamp: Bugaboo Elephant Christmas Tree, 

Paper: cherry cobbler, handsome hunter, dp paper, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copics, oval punch, ribbon, rhinestones, deckle trimmer, stickles

From one nut to a-nutter

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Fab 'n Funky and their challenge is to use a Cute Critter. Well I made a Christmas card with a squirrel from Just Nutty and sentiment from Autumn Critters. The inside says Merry Christmas.

Drop on by Fab 'n Funky and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you still have time to enter our AIMPDC#9 challenge as well! Good luck and happy stamping!

I'm entering this into:
A Snowflakes Promise: anything winter or Christmas
Papertake Weekly: Christmas
Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Just Nutty, Doodle Pantry Autumn Critters
Paper: cherry cobbler, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma/copic markers, snowflake embossing folder, ribbon, stickles, spellbinders

Little Bethlehem

Good morning, this week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Craft Your Passion and their theme is always anything goes! I've been trying to make only Christmas cards this month so used Doodle Pantry's pre-coloured image Little Bethlehem. Doodle Pantry has a big summer sale going on all month of July (30% off) all stamps and they have a  lot of Christmas images so you could get a head start on your cards too!

Drop on by Craft Your Passion and give their challenge a try, its an easy anything goes challenge! If you use a digital stamp you can enter our challenge as well AIMPDC#7. Happy crafting!
I'm entering this into:
Digi Choosday: Christmas in July
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown: no patterned paper
Card Mania: anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry pre-coloured Little Bethlehem, stampin up sentiment
Paper: green, red sparkle cardstock, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: none

Twain Quips

Here's my Bugaboo Freebie Friday Post

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry has a new release and I got to play with Twain Quips, I just love them!

I printed the Asian Plants stamp off twice so I could pop up the pot. I also used crystal effects on the flowers to give them some dimension. Drop on by Doodle Pantry and take a look at the new stamps!

I'm entering this into:

Paper Creator's Crafts: anything goes
Sugar and Betty: anything goes
Sisters of Craft: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Twain Quips, Doodle Pantry Asian Plants

Paper: green glitter, basic black, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: prisma/copics, crystal effects

Yum

Good morning, this week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Die Cut Diva's  and their theme is Something Yummy to Eat so I printed the cake from Doodle Pantry's Cake and Cookie twice so I could colour and pop up the flower and leaves on top.

Drop on by Die Cut Diva's and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can enter our challenge as well AIMPDC #5! Happy crafting and good luck!
I'm entering this into:
Digi Choosday: anything goes
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Craft Your Passion: anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Cake and Cookie
Paper: chocolate chip, dp paper whisper white
Ink: none
Other: ticket punch, bubble border die, ribbon, spellbinders, brads

Sweeter than Cotton Candy

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Inspiration Destination and their theme is anything goes. I used Doodle Pantry's newest stamp Cotton Candy Ants (the coloured version) and printed it off twice. I cut out the cotton candy and popped it up along with 3 of the ants, deepened the colour with prisma pencils, then added stickles.

Drop on by Inspiration Destination and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital image you can also enter our newest challenge Ants in my Pantry Digital Challenge (AIMPDC#2) and we have a theme. This month the theme is Candy with the option to use ribbon. Happy stamping!

I'm entering this into:

Creative Card Crew: use glitter

Loves Rubber Stamps: anything goes

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Through the CraftRoom Door: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Cotton Candy Ants

Paper: whisper white, pacific point

Ink: none

Other: prisma pencils, ribbon, d'vine embossing folder, stickles, deckle trimmer

Christmas Deer

Good morning! The new Doodle Pantry release is here and a new Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge begins at noon today. I chose to create something for the challenge and the theme is either Christmas in July or Make a Splash.  There will be no featured product for the challenge, instead there will be 3 $15.00 gift certificates awarded.  I used the mistletoe from Merry Mistletoe and the Deer from Little Deer. There is a sale on the entire store from July 1 - 7 for 30% off, use the code HAPPY4TH. 

Drop on by the other Doodle Pantry DT for inspiration (their blogs are on my sidebar)

I'm entering this into:
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door: anything goes
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
The Squirrel and the Fox: Christmas in July

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Merry Mistletoe and Little Deer
Paper: bronze, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: stampin up perfect dots embossing folder and oval punch, EK success snowflake punch, rhinestones, brads, stickles, Memory box die

Hoppy Mommy's Day

Good morning! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Send A Smile 4 Kids and their challenge is to create a card for Mother's Day. So I used this adorable frog from Doodle Pantry's Hoppy Frogs and computer generated a sentiment to create this card. This background is sooo perfect for this happy frog!

Hop on over to Send A Smile 4 Kids and give their challenge a try. If you use a digital stamp you can  enter Doodle Pantry's challenge and IF you use a Doodle Pantry image (freebies here) you receive Petite Bouquet for free!

I'm entering this into:
Jellypark Challenges: Happy Mother's Day
Sister Act Challenge: anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes
Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Hoppy Frogs, Rubbernecker frog background, computer generated sentiment
Paper: garden green, gumball green, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: craft garden green, barely banana
Other: prisma markers, epoxy dots, rhinestone dragonflies, spellbinders dies, bubble punch

Skate Date

My stamping friends and I have started to challenge ourselves every Friday when we meet. One Friday the challenge was to use a stamp we have never used before, use wallpaper, use ribbon from my scrap bag and to use the silver element. I think it turned out very well!

 I'm entering this into:
House Mouse & Friends: anything goes
Moving Along with the Times: Moody blues
Papertake Weekly: Anything goes

Stamp: House Mouse
Paper: pacific point, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up modern label punch, snowflake dies, ribbon, brads

Summer Heat

Good morning, today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Fab 'n Funky and their theme is a summer challenge, Heat Stroke. I chose to create a CAS card using Palm Tree with Flip Flops and a sentiment from Summer Suits.

Drop on by Fab 'n Funky 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 Carousel Pig for free!
I'm entering this into:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday: square card anything goes
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door: anything goes
Through the Purple Haze: use a digi

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Palm Tree, Flip Flops, Summer Suits
Paper: handsome hunter, garden green, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: Stampin up modern label punch

Hello My Friend

Good morning! This week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Through the Craft Room Door and their challenge is anything goes.  I chose to use Doodle Pantry's Vintage Bear and colour him myself, I love vintage!

Here's a close up of him, he's so cute!

Drop on by Through the Craft Room Door and give their challenge a try. As long as you use a Digi you can enter Doodle Pantry's challenge as well!

I'm entering this into:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2: sketch

Creative Card Crew: anything goes

LEJ Designs Challenge Blog: anything goes

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers: Bear with me

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Vintage Bear, Marble cube

Paper: creamy caramel, reflections vanilla, DP paper

Ink: early espresso

Other; prisma markers, spellbinders circles, stampin up oval, ribbon, brads

Jack-o-lanterns

Good morning, today is the new release at Doodle Pantry and what a fantastic group of stamps! I got to play with my favourite guys the ants and they're carving a pumpkin! First I printed the Pumpkin Carving Ants off twice, cut everything out and started to put them together when I noticed I had printed off two different sizes of images so.... I printed the set off twice... AGAIN. I cut out the ants and seeds to pop them up. Its amazing how easy it is when the images are the same size, lol!

I added stickles to the inside to make it look like there's a candle glowing inside. I'm working on the second 12x12 page and should post that one soon. 

Take a look at what the other design team members created, you'll love them! Today at noon starts Doodle Pantry challenge #38 and just for entering you receive Jingle Ants for free! 

I'm entering this into:

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge: anything goes

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Digi Galore: anything goes

Just For Fun: colours of autumn

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Pumpkin Carving Ants

Paper: basic black, dp paper, gumball green, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, stampin up die cuts, ribbon, stickles, stickers

Murphy's Law

Good morning. Today is my last post as guest designer for Clearly iStamp challenge blog and its been a blast! This is challenge #2 for Clearly iStamp and the theme is Summer Time. I was given the stamp Happy Trails Camper to use and knew immediately what I'd be doing, lol. My husband loves to camp and when he has time will take off to go camping/fishing. Most camping trips for him are uneventful but this particular one was a Murphy's Law weekend, what could go wrong...did go wrong. I started with printing the Happy Trails Camper stamp out 4 times so I could layer it. The only items on the centre image that are NOT stamps are the 2 marshmallow sticks. (this set comes with marshmallow sticks but I didn't want to cut them out so I used stickers!) I computer generated all the sentiments.

 Here's a closeup of the set.

 So the first thing Robin does is set up the tent and the fly was missing so he improvised, I love those clothes pins lol!

Here's what the double layout looks like and best part of all...this is only the beginning! More to come. 

Hop on over to Clearly iStamp and enter their challenge, you've got 2 weeks, have some summer fun!

I'm entering this into:

Rhedd and Rosie Challenge: Here comes Summer
Can You Digi It: Summer Smiles
Papertake Weekly Challenge: anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs: Summer Lovin'

Stamp: Clearly Digi Stamps Happy Trails Camper
Paper: early espresso, handsome hunter, very vanilla, dp paper, whisper white
Ink: brocade blue, kiwi kiss (background for camping image)
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, stickers, stampin up corner punch, clothes pins

Lawn Ranger

This is the card I made for my Uncle who turned 84. 

The inside says it all, lol!

I'm entering this into:

Inky Impressions Challenge: birthday or anniversary

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Birthdays

Papertake Weekly challenge: anything goes

Ladybug Crafts: For the men in your life

Stamps: Art impression Lawn Range, Impression Obsession stitched

Paper: cherry cobbler, handsome hunter, whisper white

ink: cherry cobber

Other: spellbinders, prisma markers, ribbon, epoxy dots, grass die, stampin up designer label punch

Daryn's Car

I made this card for my nephew's birthday he is totally car crazy! The inside says ...with a birthday hi!
 I coloured the car with prisma markers, the clouds I used chaulk and you can't see it in the photo but the wind shield and headlights have crystal effects on them.

I'm entering this into:

The house that stamps built: masculine card

Perfect Sentiments: dry embossing

Whimsy Stamps Challenge: anything goes

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Digi Sketch Challenge: for the boys (theme only)

Stamps: Justinklined Beetle, stampin up sanded, computer generated sentiment

Paper: basic black, cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink: black

Other: prisma markers, stampin up chaulk, cloud embossing folder and crystal effects, spellbinders 

Special Memories

Good morning and welcome to Doodle Pantry's April release! I got to work with this gorgeous Old Trunk which comes in b/w and an amazing coloured version; I chose to colour my trunk to match my paper. I kept the card pretty simple to properly display the trunk.

Great news Doodle Pantry is having a sale from today April 5 - April 7 ONLY - 30% off your total cart contents when you spend at least $6.00. As well as the free with purchase set is Flip Flops and the free stamp when you enter the Doodle Pantry challenge (which starts at noon) is Berry Nice Mice.
Take a look at what the other Doodle Pantry DT did with their images you'll be amazed!

I've entered this into:
Papertake Weekly Challenge: anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door: anything goes
A Little Bit Crafty: anything goes
Cards Galore Challenge: vintage
The Paper Makeup Stamps: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Old Trunk
Paper: really rust, basic black, whisper white and miscellaneous DP paper
Ink: cajun craze
Other: prisma markers, Stampin up window and tag punches and brads, spellbinders deckle rectangle, curly clip, ribbon, keys embossing folder
 

Lab Dance

I can't take credit for thinking of this card I saw it at Carlton Cards. I think it was a Studio card but I'm not sure, if anyone knows please let me know. Sooo a neighbour of ours once owned a huge black lab and now has a tiny shih tzu/poodle cross. This cards for you Mike, lol!

All the dog images are free colouring pages and I computer generated the sentiments. The inside is hilarious.

I've entered this into:

Paper Pretties - create your own background paper (I created my own background)

Anything Goes challenge: seeing double

Can You Digi It? - male birthday

Papertake Weekly Challenge: 1-2-3 (1-card base, 2-sentiments, 3-images (dogs in background is 1 image, white dog is 1 image, black lab is 1 image)

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody: anything goes

Stamps: free colouring pages

Paper: ridinghood red, early espresso, whisper white

Ink: none

Other: bubble punch, google eyes, prisma markers

Need a Tissue

Good morning today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Incy Wincy Designs and their challenge is to add texture. I used a great new stamp from Doodle Pantry a tissue box! I printed off the box, scored it and stuffed it with tissue paper. I used texture paper for the main background and used an embossing folder on the bottom half which I sanded to create a different colour.

Lots of texture

Hop on over to Incy Wincy Designs and give their challenge a try. If you use a Doodle Pantry image you can enter our challenge as well and receive a free stamp!

I've entered this into:

Sweet Stop: sketch

One Stitch at a Time: anything goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Soup and Tissue, Stampin Up sentiment

Paper: basic black, handsome hunter, Stampin Up DP paper

Ink: none

Other: stampin up perfect dots embossing folder, small label punch and edge punch,  pearls, ribbon, Tissue paper

Big Box Greeter

Happy Birthday Ray, lol! I saw this sentiment a long time ago and wrote it down. (I keep a book of sentiments I can use when I'm stuck) When I saw this stamp I knew exactly what would go with it, hence the perfect birthday card for a friend! Thanks Maxine.

I've entered this into:
 Loves Rubber Stamps: anything goes
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
Catch the Bug: anything goes
Totally Gorjuss: anything goes with a button

Stamps: Art Impressions Golden Oldies, Impression Obsession splotched, sentiment computer generated
Paper: whisper white, night of navy, summer sun
Ink: craft summer sun
Other: prisma markers, circle punch, button, spellbinders deckled, crystal effects, ribbon

So Happy We're Friends

Good morning, what a great day! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Cupcake Inspirations and they have great looking cupcakes!

I took the deep rich colours and the leaves from the cupcakes (and added a couple more colours) to make my Quirky Scarecrow.

I printed off the stamp twice to cut out and pop up the head, leaf and pumpkins, then added these great leaf embellishments, gorgeous.
Hop on over to Cupcakes Inspirations and give the challenge a try!

I've entered this into:
Catch the Bug Challenge: harvest time
Crazy 4 Challenges: use leaves
Clearly Inspired: fall into fall
Simon Says Stamp: anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: autumn colours
Papertake Weekly challenge: sketch

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Quirky Scarecrow, Impression Obsession splatter and stitches, Stampin Up sanded
Paper: cherry cobbler, summer sun, garden green, dusty durango, whisper white
Ink: craft summer sun, bravo burgundy (on the dusty durango paper) garden green
Other: prisma markers, Stampin Up tag punches, ribbon, leaves