Winter Wishes

I've been noticing with digis that my images on my cards keep getting larger and larger! I don't know if I need better glasses or I just like colouring, lol. This gorgeous scene is from Doodle Pantry and on the inside I put "A very Merry Christmas". I've entered this into:

The House that Stamps Built: the sketch

One Stitch at a Time: anything goes

Digi Design Challenge blog: anything goes

Stamp Something: anything goes

The Paper Shelter: embossing of any kind

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Winter Wishes

Paper: whisper white, glorious green

Ink: bashful blue

Other: prisma markers, recollections classic and mini brads, MS snowflake punches, Michaels ribbon, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, stampin up perfect dots embossing folder, diamond stickles

Hello Baby

Friends of ours are expecting their first grandchild anytime now so I've got baby on my mind. I finally finished two cards that I've been working on for a week now, thank goodness, so I relaxed with a good CAS card. IRL the background is so much brighter its so adorable! I used the cloud template from Stampin Up and sponged bashful blue and pretty in pink clouds. Come on baby, lol! I hope by the time this post is published she'll be here. (Just checked at 8:30am and still not here!) I've entered this into:

Dream Valley Challenges: use ribbon
Digi Doodle Challenge: anything goes
Stamp Something: use a digi
Allsorts Challenge: anything goes
Catch the Bug challenge: anything goes
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge: get punchy (must use an animal)

Stamps: Bugaboo critter balloon elephant, sentiment Doodle Pantry balloon ants
Paper: basic black, whisper white
Ink: pretty in pink, bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, dollar store pearls, stampin up scallop/classic oval punch, spellbinders deckle rectangle, Michaels ribbon

Daisy a dew

Happy Canada Day everyone! I'll be stamping with friends and sitting out on the back deck relaxing today, what a great day. Today is also the start of a new Clearly Inspired Challenge which is to use punches, dies and cut outs. I used the spellbinders classic/scallop ovals, MS border punch, and I cut out some of the flowers and popped them up! (I used the literal meaning of cut outs, lol) I'm totally in love with these colours and have got to start using others! You have two weeks to enter the challenge and win a prize. Take a look and have fun! I've entered this into:
A gem of a challenge: sketch
The Crafty Pad: use Bold/Bright colours or Soft Pastels
Ooh La La Creations: summer flowers
Digital Tuesday: Flower power
Ruby's Rainbow: flowers
Stamp Something: use a digi

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Daisy FOM (flower of the month)
Paper: whisper white, summer sun, only orange, dusty durango(I sponged cajun craze onto it)
Ink: cajun craze
Other: MS border punch, spellbinders classic/scallop ovals, stampin up perfect petals embossing folder, ribbon, recollections brads and rhinestones, yellow stickles

Happy Holidays

Its the end of the month and my last post as a Doodle Pantry Guest Designer! I haven't used this adorable sheep yet so why not a Christmas card AND it would fit in with all the red, white and blue challenges, lol. Its hard to see in the photo but its matted in navy blue not black. I love my new MS holiday branch punch its just too cute. I've entered this into:
Whoopsi Daisy Challenges: Christmas in June
Tuesday Throwdown: red, white and blue
Sew Many Challenges: dry embossing
Card Makin Mamas: Red, white and blue
Stamp Something: red, white and blue
Secret Craft Saturday challenge: embossing
Catch the Bug challenge: red, white and blue

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Holiday Sheep and Holly and Juniper (sentiment)
Paper: night of navy, real red, whisper white
Ink: bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, MS snowflake and branch punches, recollections brads, cuttlebug snowdots embossing folder, diamond stickles, stampin up scallop/classic oval punches, crystal effects

Thanks for the push

This is my second last post for Doodle Pantry this month as a guest designer, "sigh". (I'm going to try for one more on Thursday) My son asked me to make him a card for his boss who is leaving the company at the end of the month. Steven is a computer programmer and so is his boss, so... I couldn't resist! Believe it or not I actually hadn't done a card with these guys yet, how perfect is that! And I made the card red, white, and blue, 1 because its masculine but 2 because Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Paper Playtime Challenge and the theme for the challenge is using a digi which is red, white and blue! Hop on over and take a look! I've also entered this into:
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge blog: red, white and blue
Sketch N Stash: sketch
Sketches In Thyme: use any sketch
Craft Us Crazy: red, white and blue and/or summer theme
Rainbow Lady's Challenge: digi day
Sew Many Challenges: dry embossing
Stamp Something: celebrate with red, white and blue

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Computer Ants
Paper: whisper white, pacific point textured paper, cherry cobbler
Ink: bashful blue ( on large white argyle paper)
Other: prisma markers, cuttlebug argyle embossing folder, stampin up perfect dots embossing folder and modern label punch, spellbinders deckle rectangle

Happy 40th Anniversary

Good friends of mine celebrated their 40th anniversary and I thought this image was so perfect for them! The inside of the card has fantastic Just Inklined images too.
I've entered this into:
The Sweet Stop: sketch
Sweet Stamps Blog: anniversary/wedding
Shelly's Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursday anything goes
Stamp Something: something punched
Make it Crafty: colour using blue
Totally Stampalicious: anything goes

Stamps: Just Inklined Ted and Agnes, Flossie Bumblethorpe, Albert
Paper: Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, whisper white
Ink: pink pirouette
Other: prisma markers, crafts too hearts embossing folder, spellbinders label 15, blue stickles, stampin up crystal effects, perfect petals embossing folder and modern label punch

Christmas Blue Birdies

I'm in a Christmas mood and these Doodle Pantry Winter Song Birdies are just so cute. I cut out the birds, man did the foliage take forever, and popped them up, in IRL it looks soooo good. The background paper is shimmer white and I got to use my new MS branch punch. I've been looking for it for about 2 years and finally found it in a very small town in a Walmart store. Go figure! I've entered this into:
Stamp Something: punched something
Crafts 4 eternity: colour challenge red and white
Papertake Weekly: anything goes
The Shabby Tea Room: embossing
Craft your Passion challenge: anything goes
Creative Belli Blog: Branches

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Winter Song Birdies
Paper: Real red, whisper white, shimmer white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, MS branch and snowflake punches, Stampin Up perfect dots embossing folder and scallop oval punch, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, spellbinders label 6, diamond stickles

Peaceful Shores

With Father's Day just around the corner its time for masculine cards and this set is soooo perfect. Its from Clear Dollar stamps and is a digital called Peaceful Shore. I also made this for the Clearly Inspired Challenge which started yesterday AND which I originally had a card ready for. But, yes there is a but, my stamping pal saw that my card had an image that I wasn't suppose to use yet. Yikes!! Sooo the challenge was to distress a card, I had less than a day to do it, with lots going on I finally got it done a day later. This card is for the CIC#29 to distress a card AND I was distressed making it! Lol. I'm entering this card into:
Lexi's creations: Father's Day or a Man's card
Cards for Men: no designer paper
Scrapbook Sisters: A Man's world
Simon Says Stamp challenge: Father's day/ for a Male
Do It with Digi's: Its all about the boys
Meljens Designs: coastal fun
Stamp Something: use a digital

Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamps Peaceful Shore
Paper: Stampin Up Pacific Point, whisper white and wallpaper
Ink: Pacific point
Other: prisma markers, spellbinders label 15, Stampin Up curly label punch and designer buttons, twine, dollar store eyelets, distress tool

Sorry Dad

Isn't this little guy just adorable! Normally Clear Dollar Stamps new release is on the 15th but this month today is the lucky day. I love humour and the sentiments that come with this guy are so perfect. I made this card for my Dad's 80th birthday. He always stresses that he wants no presents, nothing, because he has everything so the inside of the card says
I'm going to print off some of the dollars then shred them and glue them to the inside. Thank goodness they don't look real it might give my dad a heart attack!
I LOVE the paper I used for the front, its actually all wallpaper except for the paper with the goat on it, way too cool. IRL it looks like hide and the colours match my goat. I printed the goat twice and then cut him out and popped him up.
Go on over and take a look at all the new releases as well as what the other DT's have made. I've entered this card into:
Corrosive Challenge: birthday card
Paper Sundaes: birthday card
One Stitch At a Time: anything goes
Crafty Purple Frog: monochromatic
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge: anything goes
Stamp Something: anything goes

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Goat
Paper: whisper white, wallpaper
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up chaulk, ribbon and ticket corner punch, EK success lattice punch, pearls

Wedding Purse

This is a Just Inklined stamp and totally gorgeous! It's also the largest card I've ever done at 8" x 4 1/4". Just Inklined on CADC (Crafters digital art centre) is having a guest dt call and all you have to do is create two cards, one that is serious and one funny, my funny card will be posted tomorrow. I printed the stamp out twice and then cut out the flowers, ribbon and leaves to pop them up. I added stickles to the ribbon and roses and then pearls for the baby's breathe. The embossing folder compliments the purse design perfectly. I had started to follow a sketch but by the time it was done, not so much, lol! I've entered this into:
Creative Craft Challenge: Distressed and/or Vintage
Scrap-Creations: circles
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge: anything goes
Your Next Stamp challenge: pop it up
Stamp Something: anything goes
Divas by Design: anything goes
Crafty Creations challenge: anything goes

Stamps: Just Inklined Wedding Purse
Paper: whisper white, cherry cobbler, real red
Ink: pretty in pink
Other: prisma markers, pearls, ribbon, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, Stampin up ticket corner punch, pop dots and foam dimensionals

Christmas Birdie

Its time to start my Christmas cards for 2011 and this bright green birdie is perfect for the job! I took Doodle Pantry Branch Bird and put a santa hat on him from Santa Accessories, way too cute. I do have a bone to pick though, I used red Stickles and it burbed and sputtered and made a mess of my background! I'm right ticked off, lol!
I've entered this into:
Doodle Pantry Digital challenge #12 use a Doodle Pantry image
Sketch N Stash sketch
Kaboodle Doodles lots of layers
Papertake Weekly fancy a punch
Stamp Something use a digi
Winter Wonderland colours of Christmas
The Crazy Challenge anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Branch Bird and Santa Accessories, Impression Obsession cling Holly
Paper: whisper white, green galore, real red
Ink: craft green galore
Other: clear embossing powder, stampin up petals a plenty, Michaels ribbon, recollections brads, red and diamond stickles, MS snowflake punch and holly border, prisma markers, spellbinder inverted squares

Sweet Stuff

Its the first Friday of the month and that means a Clearly Inspired Challenge! The theme of this challenge is to use turquoise and I used the set from Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Stuff which comes as an outline stamp OR coloured!
You don't have to use Clear Dollar stamps and you can only enter once a challenge. Take a look at the challenge and rules and have fun! I've entered this card into:

Drunken Stampers: say it like it is
Lexi's Creations: card for a friend
Papertake Weekly: anything goes (optional use something round, OMG I think I got a couple of round things, lol!)
One Stitch at a Time: anything goes
Bows and Berries: bold and bright
Fab'n'Funky challenge: no dp papers
Stamp Something: Use a digi

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Stuff
Paper: whisper white, tempting turquoise
Ink: tempting turquoise
Other: prisma markers, doodle bug chunky brads, spellbinders classic/scallop ovals, stampin up ribbon, crystal effects, scallop/classic oval punches and perfect dots embossing folder

Up, up and away

This little guy is soooo cute! The card was very easy and fast, I stamped, added the sky and then stamped again and cut out the mouse and butterfly. I added the glitter to the butterfly and flowers with a sakura glitter pen and then the pearls. Lots of pearls! I've entered this into:
Do You Stack Up #17 - make it pop
Sarah Hurley challenge - Butterflies/things with wings
Stamp Something - Somethings with wings
If the Shoe Fits - Scrap it - things with wings
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge - Its the B's knees (bow, bling, butterfly, baby, bluebells)
House-Mouse & Friends - Way to go-Travel
Scrap-Creations: Bugs Life
Papertake Weekly challenge- anything goes

Stamps: Stampabilities Butterflight
Paper: whisper white, concord crush, Stampin Up Hostess DP
Ink: bashful blue, pretty in pink
Other: ribbon, pearls, sakura glitter pen, foam dimensionals

Sharing a melon

Aren't these guys just too adorable! They're my favorite images from Doodle Pantry the Ants! I printed the image twice so I could pop up the watermelon, tiny piece of watermelon, and two scarves. A pretty simple layout the image sells itself. I also made top 3 on the last Doodle Pantry challenge! I've entered this into Doodle Pantry Digital challenge # 11 use any doodle pantry image, Cute Card Thursday couples, Stamp Something use a digi, Digi's With Attitude! and Catch the Bug Challenge are both anything goes.

Stamp: Doodle Pantry watermelon lunch
Paper: Stampin up basic black, gable green, real red, whisper white
Ink: pink pirouette, ballet blue
Other: prisma markers, recollections mini brads, cuttlebug candycane embossing folder, spellbinders deckle rectangle, stampin up crystal effects

Going Sailing

This is the first time I've tried a triple easel card, it took me forever! I followed the instructions here and changed the instructions just a bit and that's what took me so long. There is a hidden panel under the little mouse, the panel turns and voila there's another panel.
Is that not so sweet! I tried three mouse panels before I settled on this one AND the string still didn't line up! Sigh! At least I'm sure that my niece will love this card. I'm entering this into Charisma Cardz birthday card for a teen, Kaboodle Doodles, Stamp Something, and Stampin with the Dragon all bring on spring, Crafts 4 eternity make something hidden, Penny Black Saturday challenge recycle (I used scrap pieces of vellum for the butterflies)

Stamps:Penny Black water lily skiing, Stampin Up (butterflies serene spring, seasonal whimsy) warmest regards
Paper: textured pacific point and pink pirouette, whisper white
Ink: pink pirouette, pacific point, ballet blue
Other: prisma markers, spellbinders scallop/classic circles, MS butterfly punch, brads, pearls,

So Glad We're Friends

I normally don't use designer paper, this is a different look for me and I like it. This picture does not do the card justice, IRL the green on the birdie is much brighter. If you click on the photo and enlarge it, the green is much easier to see. The delightful birdie is from Doodle Pantry and I've entered this card in the Doodle Pantry Digital Doodle challenge which is the sketch, Make it Crafty blending green and yellow, Critter Sketch challenge which is a photo inspiration, Scrap-Creations spring has sprung, Charisma Cardz to die for, Stamp Something sweet, and One Stop Craft Challenge use diamonds.

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Bird bath, Stampin Up best yet
Paper: Stampin Up Green galore, tempting turquoise, whisper white, yoyo yellow, stampin up dp paper
Ink: tempting turquoise
Other: prisma markers, stampin up chaulk, border scallop punch, designer label punch, diamond stickles, rhinestones, ribbon, recollections brads, spellbinders classic/scallop oval, MS butterfly punch

Oh Hoppy Day

Is this guy not the cutest? This little froggy is a digital Clear Dollar Stamp and totally adorable! With this set you get two sentiments and another frog on a leaf. So sweet. I've entered this into Friday Sketchers, Delightful challenges and Cute Card Thursday are both signs of spring, Charisma Cardz and Sarah Hurley challenges are both four legged friends, Stamp Something is use a digi, Digi's With Attitude! and Catch the Bug Challenge are both anything goes, and the Corrosive Challenge is going green.

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Little Frog digi, Stampscapes water
Paper: Stampin up whisper white, garden green, crushed curry, green galore
Ink: craft green galore, brocade blue
Other: prisma markers, Stampin up chaulks and ticket punch, epoxy dots, brads, cuttlebug swiss dots and floral screen, ribbon, diamond stickles,