CYP 99 - Paper Piecing - AiFactory

I am a little late getting this one up today - it's been a volleyball filled weekend again... But Craft Your Passion has another great challenge going on. This week we are sponsored by the fun and creative company, Ai Factory. Our challenge is to paper piece your image. I loved this cute stamp of springtime birds and paired it with some scraps from a layout I did a while ago. The papers are from My Minds Eye. I used a simple scallop edge punch from EK Success and even paper pieced the sentiment from Studio G. I finished it off with a pretty bright green bow and ribbon. It's a simple card, but I like the way it turned out. Come join our challenge at Craft Your Passion for a chance to win some great prizes.

I will be entering this card in the following challenge:

Make it Monday - #78 - Linky party
Crafty Catz - #125 - Letter B - blue, bird, bow, bright
Cute Card Tuesday - #205 - Winged things

Crafts and Me - #72 - Shades of spring

 

CMS - Under the Sea

The talented designer Kathy Zaban has just released a new set of stamps over at Copic Marker Scrapbooking. They are called Under the Sea and it's a great set including a couple of mermaids, several fish and the cutest sea horses... Hop over to the site Making Our Mark and check them all out as well as some great inspiration from our design team - there is even a FREEBIE over there as well.

I used the cute clown fish on the bottom card - and made it into a fish bowl with a cute sentiment... It's simple, but I thought it turned out cute.

On the top card I used one of her mermaid stamps. I had already chosen the papers I wanted to use on this card, so I matched the papers with my Copic colors. I thought it turned out so wonderfully rich and vibrant. I just love the color's on this card. I added some distress ink just to help match the papers a little and to add some depth to the edges of each of the layers of paper. Some trim and a bubbly bow out of a beautiful sheer ribbon finished it off.

I will be entering this mermaid card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - #78 - Linky party

Crafty Catz - #121 - Starts with B - bow, blue, bird

CMC Copic - Bright/bold colors

Simon Says Stamp - 3 different papers

Shelly's Images - Make it a triple - 3 different papers

Moving Along With The Times - Layers

Cute Card Thursday - #205 - Winged things

DYSU - #60 - Distress

Inky Impressions - Bright colors

Scrappers Delight - Draco Miss You card

Scrappers Delight has some adorable images - I couldn't wait to ink this one up... Isn't he just tooooo cute in his sadness? I had so much fun coloring him, using my Copics and blender pen to give him dots. I thought this paper from DCWV was just the perfect touch to match his coloring. It's kind of a happy missing you card - the bright colors help with that, as well as the sweet image. Go check out all the wonderful images Janice has going over at Scrappers Delight. I am sure you'll find something for your next project!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey - #3 - Make it Cute
Moving Along With The Times - Layers
Inky Impressions - Bright Colors
Simon Says Stamp - 3 Different Papers
CMC Copic Challange - Bright, Bold Colors
Magic in the Air - All Critters
Crafty Ribbons - #13 - Paws for Thought

Liebster Blog Award

The amazingly talented Kathi gave me a Liebster award. Thanks a ton... You're such a sweetie!

These awards give small bloggers with less than 200 followers some well deserved recognition for their creations.

Here are the rules:

*Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
*Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
*Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
*Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed.
*Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

Here are my five, in no particular order…
Torrey
Shelly
Teri
Kathy
Diane

CYP #98 - Red, White and Blue - Mami Doodles

Monday has rolled around again... One thing to look forward to on Monday? Of course, another challenge at Craft Your Passion! This week our challenge is Red, White and Blue to help celebrate Presidents Day here in the great USA. This adorable digi came from one of our sponsors, Mami Doodles. I thought she was a cutie-patootie! Don't you? But there was something kinda sad in her face, so I thought she looked as if she was missing someone... She's colored using my Copics. I added some fun design papers from my scrap stash, the one already had the great faux stitching on it, some simple buttons and a sentiment from Studio G.

Time to join in the fun at Craft Your Passion - lots of goodies up for grabs this week.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - #77 - Linky Party
One Stitch at a Time - #101 - Use a digi or no image
Crafty Catz - #120 - Favorite Things - buttons
DYSU - #59 - Layers
Paper Crafting Journey - #3 - Make it cute

New Gig - Scrapper's Delights

I am excited and thrilled to annouce a new team I just started designing for... You gotta go check out the wonderful images over at Scrapper's Delights! Janice is soooo talented and her designs have such a wide range and variety.

I got a chance to design with this image called Rabbit Parka 2. Isn't she just too cute? There are several in the series with this adorable girl... You gotta go check them out.

For this card I colored her with my Copics, then used my Cricuit to cut the loopy frame. I used some fancy papers from DCWV, added a bubbly silk ribbon bow, a small flower I had made months ago that turned out to be an extra, some silky leaves and finished it all off with some black rhinestones. The simple sentiment was a dollar bin one from Studio G... I love the colors on this one - the purple, grey and black make for a very rich card, don't you think?

Well, be ready for some more examples from Scrappers Delights - I finished up another couple this weekend and will be showing them off as the digi's become available in the store... Until then, go check out all the great images over there - you'll fall in love just like I have!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - #77 - Linky Party
One Stitch at a Time - #101 - Use a digit or no image
Saturday Challenge - #173 - Recipe - gem, flower, leaves
Crafty Catz - #120 - Favorite Things - ribbon/bows
DYSU - #59 - Layers
Paper Crafting Journey - #3 - Make it cute

Delicious Doodles #13 - "Pink"

Oh my gracious the day got away from me... I should have posted this first thing this morning, but obviously that didn't happen. It's challenge day over at Delicious Doodles and I really enjoyed this one. The full challenge title is "Pink to make the boys wink". I needed a get well card so I used one of Teri's amazing floral images to create this slightly shabbychic card. Isn't that image just wonderful? Her florals are so terrifc and versatile!

I colored it with my Copics, then grabbed my pink and blue scraps - added a touch of distressing to all the edges along with some sepia stippled ink. A simple sentiment, some pearl embellishments and some sweet lacy ribbon was all it needed.

Drop by the Delicious Doodles Challenge site to see some other great examples from our design team - then get your creative groove going and join us. There are five digi's up for grabs!

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

My Mums Craft Shop - Pearls and swirls

Crafty Catz Weekly - Favorite things

Paper Sundaes - Recipe - blue, distress, pearls, cream

DYSU Challenge - Layers

Moving Along With the Times - Get Well

Shelly's Images - Show us what you've got

ACT Creation Fun - Blog Hop

Welcome Friends to ATC Creation Fun's first ever Valentine Blog Hop. We are excited to have you hop along with us today. We are so Happy to have our hop being Sponsored by
SIMPY BETTY STAMPS.

She has such a wonderful array of digi, rubber, and clear stamps available on her site. so when you get a chance please take an oppuntuntinty to browse her online shop. I am sure you will find something you will love.

Now on to the Fun:

If you have Just Hopped over from Miranda MJ's Workz of Majik then you are in the right place. If you just happened to stubble in and you want to join us from the begin please go to ATC Creation FUN and follow along.

We have a bunch of very talented ladies joining us on the hop today some from here at ATC Creation Fun,some from Craft Your Passions Challenges and some Ladies From Forever Night Challenges. So sit back and enjoy the ride.

Next stop by Jenn Scrap Happens Emellish it Blog, to see what wonderful ATC is in store for you:)

Don't Forget to leave a comment on every ladies site and at the end of the blog on our main ATC Creation Fun site for a chance to win a prize from our Sponsor SIMPLY BETTY STAMPS.

Blog Hop Order List

Melissa Everyday Expressions With Earthspirit
Bridget Chili Loves Crafts
Christina A Paper Life
Jamie Jamie's Crazy Crafty Life
Miranda MJ's Workz of Majik
Jodi Kaboo Designs
Jenn Scrap Happens Emellish it
Kelli Cajun Stamping Queen
ABBI Powered By Fairy Dust
Dena Miss Dena Jones
Sara Welcome to my dark side
Jane Jane's Craft
ATC Creation Fun

Thanks for stopping by!

CYP 97 - Recipe Challenge - Delicious Doodles

Our challenge this week over at Craft Your Passion is a recipe challenge and we are sponsored by one of my all time favorite digital stamp designers - Delicious Doodles! I absolutely fell in love with this image (I am NOT goth) when Teri recently released it to us - it screams teenage angst! And with a 15 year old girl in my house, teenage angst is something I know more about than I really want to know.

The recipe this time around is 1 ribbon, 2 design papers, and at least 3 buttons. I used the green printed background paper, along with a fun splotchy one from DCWV. Then layered the image digitally on top of another set of stamps from Make it Crafty - the brick wall. I colored that with my Copics, then put some netting and lace behind the image. I added the cord (my interpretation of ribbon) to hang the cross on and cut the shanks off of some black bubble buttons to accent the corners. The title was printed on white cardstock, colored with my Copics and then cut out. I am very happy with the final results on this one!

Jump on over to Craft Your Passion Challenges for more inspiration from our design team - then get your fingers inky, your scissors sharp and get to work... We would love to see what you can do with our recipe!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - #76 - Linky party
One Stitch at a Time - #100 - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Use two trims or ribbons
Crafts and Me Challenges - #68 - Use a new digi
Paper Take Weekly - Anything goes

Copic Marker Scrapbooking - Mythology Release

Copic Marker Scrapbooking has done it again! Tonight a new line of stamps is being released unlike any I've ever worked with before. This set is illustrated by Guy Gondron and captures the true look and feel of many different mythology characters. I found these both challenging and amazing to work with... I loved coloring them with my Copics! They made me stretch my normal coloring techniques and truly work with the colors I have. I am thrilled to showcase just a few of them here on my blog, but you really should hop over to Making Our Mark and check out all of the AMAZING projects our design team created. I am honored to be among these talented and true artists!

You can find all of these stamps and may more in this set over at Making Our Mark. Plus a FREEBIE over there - all thanks to the talents of Guy Gondron.

I will be entering the Pegasus card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday #76 - Linky Party

One Stitch at a Time - #100 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - #5 - Things with Wings

Crafts and Me Challenges - #68 - Us a new digi

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

CYP 96 - Anything Goes + No Patterned Paper

Craft Your Passion Challenges are on again... with an easy and fun challenge for you. We are challenging you to an Anything Goes with a twist - You cannot use any patterned paper on your project. I had a blast using this wondering image from Doodle Pantry, coloring him up with my Copics. I used bright and vibrant colors of cardstock that matched the image. I also added black layers to everything to make them all pop off the card. The fun white netting from Creative Impressions adds a bit of texture and the pretty pink bubbly bow was a perfect addition to finish it off.

Hop on over to our challenge site for some design inspiration and a list of all the great prizes you could win...then jump on into your creative space and get crafting - I can't wait to see what you can come up with.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Linky Party

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Doodle Pantry -Use a Doodle Pantry Image

DYSU - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Use A Digi

Stampalot - In the Gargen

Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Thinking of You

Delicious Doodles - #12 - All Loved Up

It's challenge time again at Delicious Doodles and in a very timely manner, we've chosen "All Loved Up" as our theme. I kept my card a little generic, not adding a sentiment on the outside so that I could actually use this for just about any occassion. I thought it could make a good wedding card, or get well or even just a thinking of you type card. The colors do scream Valentines Day however! I used a simple rose image from Delicious Doodles, then added some coordinating papers from DCWV. A simple border punch from EK Success and a pretty bubbly red ribbon and bow added some dramatic color to finish it off.

Come join our challenge this week - show us what you've created for your Valentine and you just might win some great images from Delicious Doodles.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamps R Us - Valentines
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - #5 - Thinking of You
Top Tip Tuesday - #69 - Valentines
Truly Scrumptious - #73 - Love and Hearts
Paper Shelter - #49 - Love is in the Air
Fab & Funky - #106 - Use a Digi
DYSU - #57 - Anything Goes