Happy Winter

Here is another card to add to my Christmas card stash. I got out my Peachy Keen Stamps and played along with their sketch challenge this week on the challenge blog.

Card Details:

Stamp: Snow Coaster Girl from Peachy Keen Stamps

Copics: B00, B02, b05, BG10, C1, C3, YG11, YG03, BV00, BV02, YR09, YR07, YR18

Polar white flower soft on hat and sweater trim

Extreme glitter paint on snowman for sparkle

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #80 Anything Goes

It's challenge time again at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges and it's Anything Goes!

For my DT card I decided to use this adorable image called Sunbonnet Girl. You can find it in the Digi Doodle Shop. Doesn't she look all sweet and innocent picking the petals off her daisies? I can remember doing this when I was younger and saying, "loves me, loves me not, loves me..."

here is the inside of the card:

We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simply create a project following the challenge rules and link it up to Digi Doodles Shop's Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:

Image: Sunbonnet Girl from Digi Doodle shop

Copics: G21, G85, Y23, E30, E33, E31, E37, E00, E21, Y26, Y21, E40, E41, E50, E51, E53, YR20, E35, E47

Sketch: A Gem Of A Challenge

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 40 Funny Cards

The challenge this week at Aud Sentiments is to make a funny card. It's pretty easy to make a funny card when our sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo stamps. They gave the DT members images to use and I chose Gus Playing Golf. This card will be perfect for my brother-in-law's birthday.

We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simply create a card following the theme and link it up to the Aud Sentiments challenge blog.

Card Details:

Image and Sentiment: Bugaboo Stamps

Copics: E00, e21, E40, E41, E31, E33, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, C5, C3, C1, B93, B95, B97, YR20, Y23, Y26, YR07, YR09, G05, G07, YG11, YR18

Golf Balls: Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cart cut at .5 and .75 inches

Golf Tee: Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cart cut at 1 inch

Golf Bag: Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cart cut at 2 inches

Christmas Ornament

Here is another of the images from the fall Magnolia Stamp kit. I thought she would look cute sitting on an ornament while she waits for Santa

Here is the sketch I used

Card Details:

Image: Magnolia Stamps

SketcH: Cardabilities #41

Copics: E00, E21, E40, E41, E43, E53, E35, E37, B93, B95, B97, G21, G85, R59, R46, R37

Ornament: Joys of the Season Cricut cart cut at 4.25 inches

I used Martha Stewart ultra fine glitter on the ornament

Martha Stewart bord

MOO-Y CHRSTMAS!

Mooy- Christmas! I couldn't resist adding that sentiment to this card. This card is going to be for my sister-in-law, Betty, for Christmas. She loves cows and wouldn't you know it, this image is called Bovine Betty and it's from Karen's Doodles. Hehehe

The ornaments on the tree were all made with the Build a Snowman cuttlebug embossing folder. I simply cut out the shapes after embossing to use as the ornaments.

Here is the sketch I used for the card:

Card Details:

Image: Bovine Betty from Karen's Doodles

Sketch: Deconstructed Sketch

Christmas Tree: Joys of the Season Cricut cart cut at 4.5 inches

Spellbinders tags

Copics: e40, E24, C1, C3, c5, C7, c9, R59, R46, r37, G05, G07, E43

Polar White flower soft for the fur trim

Ornaments: Build a Snowman cuttlebug folder

Entered in to following challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch

Karen's Doodles: Embossing

Flying Angel

Another card to add to my Christmas card stash. I wanted to use the paper I had left over from my previous angel card so I decided to make another angel. I followed the sketch from Freshly Made.

Card Details:
Stamp: Magnolia Stamps
Sketch: Freshly Made #7
Copics: E00, E21, E40, E41, E43, E50, E51, E53
Spellbinders lacey circle and circle dies
Stars: Joys of the Season Cricut cart cut at 1.25 inches (I painted the gold paper with extreme glitter paint)
I colored the dress using E40, E41, and E43 I then put on a layer of extreme glitter paint. I wanted my angel dressed in gold but not a yellow gold. The wings were colored using E40 and then I also put a layer of extreme glitter paint on them as well.

Christmas Angel

This is another stamp from the Magnolia Fall Stamp Kit. What a precious little angel!

Card Details:

Sketch: Sweet Sketch 124

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics: E00, E21, E35, E37, E40, E43, E51, E53

Spica gold pen on halo and wand

Glitter paint on wings

Bow Border: Winter Frolic Cricut cartridge cut at 1 inch

Spellbinders oval die

Edwin with Christmas Gifts

This is one of the stamps in the Magnolia Fall Stamp Kit. Isn't he a cutie?

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Sketch: Pink Ink Sketch Challenge

copics: E00, E21, E30, E31, e33, E35, E37, E40, E41, e43, G21, G85, R59, R46, R37, Y36, Y23, Y20

Spellbinders lacy circle and circle dies

Ivy: Winter Frolic Cricut cart cut at 1.25 inches

I used my snow writer for the falling snow and snow on the ground

This is the first time in a very long time that I have used stickles. Ever since I discovered the glitter paint, I have ignored my stickles.

Entered in to the following challenges:
Pink Ink Sketch Challenge: follow sketch
Scrapbook Sisters: Circles

Penny's Paper Craft Challenges: use apples

DYSU: Trees

Crafting When We Can: Christmas Come Early

Aged To Perfection

Isn't Gus great? I am just adding to my stash of masculine birthday cards and Gus helps keep them fun!

Card Details:

Card Size: 9x4

Image: Gus Bday Old Fart

Copics: E00, E21, C1, C3, E40, E41, B41, B32, G21, G85, YR09, YR18
Spellbinders labels die

Entered in to following challenges:

Birthday Sundays: Make a tall card

Great Big Bear Hug

Made for a friend whose mother has been very ill. I am sure she could use a great big hug!

Card Details:

Image: Big Bear Hugs from Sassy Cheryl's

Sketch: Sassy Cheryl's challenge

Spellbinders lacy square and lacy circle dies

Corner leaves: Storybook Cricut cartridge

Copics: E00, E21, E30, E33, E35, E37, E40, E41, R81, R83, R85

Circle Sentiment: Netty's Stamps

Entered into the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog: Follow sketch and use pink

Totally Paper Crafts: Layer on Layer

Bella Loves Christmas

Another Christmas card done and ready to be mailed. Yeah!!

Card Details:

Image: Bella Loves Christmas from Mo's Digital Pencil

Sketch: Pixie Cottage

Copics: Eoo, E21, E40, E41, E43, E35, E37, E53, G21, G85, R59, R46

Holly paper punch

Spellbinders lacy circle die and circle die

Entered into the following challenges:

The Pixie Cottage: Sweet as Candy and sketch

DP2: Favorite Image (Bella Loves Christmas)

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #79 Green and Purple

The challenge this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges is to use the colors Green and Purple. You can create a card, altered item, scrapbook page, tag, etc as long as you follow the color challenge.

For my card, I used one of the new images from the Digi Doodle Shop called Christmas Ornaments.
I couldn't resist making one of the ornaments a different color. The whole time I was coloring I had the song from Sesame Street in my head.

"One of these things is not like the others.

One of these things doesn't belong.

Can you guess which thing is not like the others

by the time I finish my song?"

Are you singing it now?

We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simply create a project using the colors Green and Purple and link it up HERE for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Cute As A Bee

Here is another card made using the sketch from Sketches by Carly. This little Tilda looks so cute sitting on her jar of honey.

Card details:

Image: Magnolia Stamps

Sketch: Sketches by Carly

Copics: Eoo, E21, E40, E41, E35, E37, E51, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9

Scalloped Rectangle: A Child's Year cricut cart cut at 3.25 inches

Martha Stewart border punch

Get Well Card

I made this card for my aunt who had hip replacement surgery. I am sure she will get a kick out of Stella. I went with some non traditional colors for a nurse since most nurses these days don't wear white.

Card Details:

Stamp: Stella Nurse ICU

Sketch: Sketches by CarlyCopics: Eoo, E21, YR09, YR65, C1, C3, C5, B32, B41

Scalloped rectange: A child's Year cricut cart cut at 3.25 inches

Medusa

Card Details:
Image: Medusa from Sassy Studio Designs
Sketch: Inspirational Card Sketch
Copics: E00, E21, W1, W3, W5, G85, G21, R20, E37, E35, YR31, YR23,YR20, E25

Entered card in to following challenges:
Crazy Challenge: Halloween
The Poodles Parlor: Spooky Halloween
Card Making Mamas: Halloween
Crafty Cardmakers: Cute with a dark twist
Stamp Fairy: Halloween
Pollycraft Challenge Blog: Girls, Girls, Girls

Sassy Studio Designs Steampunk Party

Sassy Studio Designs now has 500 followers on Paper Craft Planet. Of course, that means a party and a party wouldn't be complete without gifts and lots of them. You can read all the details about the party either on PCP or down at the end of my post.

Lindsay the very talented artist behind Sassy Studio Designs has created a new set Steampunk images just for this event. You are going to just fall in love with these images. I sure did. Here is my card made using the very first Sassy Studio Designs Steampunk image.

The die cut gears were made using the Indie Art Cricut cart at 2.5 inches.

The metal gears are from Tim Holtz. I painted them with Cherry Burgandy nail polish and then put a layer of Fractured Foil Crackle Polish over the top. The metal rectangle is a junk item I found on the floor. I picked it up thinking I would find a use for it someday. It works great with this card.

For the inside of the card, I used the scraps of paper and then cut out additional gears with my cricut.
Sassy Studio Designs is giving away this Steampunk image on our Challenge Blog. If you would like to get more free Steampunk images, then you will have to participate in the progressive challenge. All you have to do is create a project using this image along with metal embellishments and post in on the Challenge Blog. Everyone that creates a project with this image will then have the opportunity to get another image. You will have the opportunity to receive a total of 4 Steampunk images as well as some sentiments to go along with them. At the end of the week, one lucky winner will receive 2 images of their choice from Sassy Studio Designs.
Also, on the day of the party, we will have additional free images available for EVERYONE!

And there is one more amazing prize...

We will be running a contest for followers on PCP to suggest images for Lindsay to draw. One lucky winner will be chosen and the image will be named after that person. How cool is that! The image will be released in December.

Card Details:

Image: Steampunk from Sassy Studio Designs

Gears: Indie Art Cricut cart cut at 2.5 and 1.5 inches

Antique linen distress ink

Metal gears: Tim Holtz

Copics: R59, R37, r46, W1, W3, W5, E00, E21, E30, E31, E35

Entered in to the following challenges:

Creatalicious: Distess Your Edges

Sassy Studio Designs Halloween Hop

This is the day we have all been waiting for...the next set of Halloween stamps are available at Sassy Studio Designs.

In order to celebrate and show off the new images, we are having a blog hop. If you came here from Rebecca's blog, you are right on track. If you are just joining in with my blog, then you will need to go to the Challenge Blog to get started.

Now this wouldn't be a fun hop if we didn't have some prizes. If you would like to win 3 of the new images, all you need to do is create a project using 5 of the items listed below:

Bats
Pumpkins
Ghosts
Ribbon
Glitter
Brads
Gems
Skeleton
Gravestone
Candy
Skull
Blood

Spider
Cauldron
Cobwebs

My Card Details:

Image: Wicked Honey from the October 2011 release from Sassy Studio Designs

Sketch: Cardabilities

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

Copics: e00, E21, E33, E35, E37, E50, e53, C3, C5, C7, C9, E19, E94, YR18, V15, V17, V000, G02, G05

My 5 Items: Gems, cobwebs (on dress and hat) Spider, ribbon and glitter on the foam sticker

Your next stop on the hop is Regan's blog

Entered into following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away: Halloween Colors

Jack Skellington

Meet Jack. He is part of Sassy Studio Designs October 2011 Halloween Release. This week at Sassy Studio Designs we are challenging you to use Black , Orange and Green on your projects. I was able to make my card using scraps left over from other halloween projects and the stickers are from a pack that I was given a couple of years ago.

Card Details:

Image: Jack Frame from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: YR04, YR07, YR09, YR65, Y23, Y26, C3, C5, C7, C9, W1, W3, E33, E31, E35

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Paper punch

Entered in to the following challenges:

Crafts and Me: Orange

Shopping Our Stash: Spooky or orange and black

The Pixie cottage: Dark and Spooky

Fussy and Fancy: Halloween

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #78 Lavendar and Lace

The challenge this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Challenges is "Lavendar and Lace"

For my DT card I used the image Angel and Harp from the Digi Doodle Shop. She looks so serene while playing.

We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simply create a project following the challenge theme and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a Gift Certificate to the Digi Doodle shop.

Card Details:

Image: Angel and Harp from Digi Doodle Shop

Fiskars music note embossing plate

Copics: E00, E21, E50, E51, E53, E4, E41, E99, E57, E50, E31, Y23, Y11, YR20, YR31, YR23, R20, BV00, BV02
The flower is made from fabric cut into circles and curled over a candle. Love this kind of flower.

Entered in to the following challenges:

Polkadoodles: Homemade flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 39

Time for another fab challenge at Aud Sentiments. We are sponsored by Lily of the Valley for this challenge. Their stamps are so fun.

The theme for this challenge is "Winter"

Can't wait to see what everyone creates. To join in the challenge, simply create a project with a winter theme and link it up to the Aud Sentiments Challenge blog for your change to win a prize from Lily of the Valley.

Card Details:

Image: Build a snowman from Lily of the Valley

Frosty: Winter Frolic Cricut cart cut at 1 inch

Snowflake: When it's Cold Outside Cricut cart cut at 1.25 inches

Copics: E00, E21, C3, C5, C7, C9, E33, E35, E37, E50, E51, E53, G21, g85, R81, R83, R85, R27, YR07, YR09, B41, B24, BG10

Diamond dust for snow

Polar White flower soft on hat trim
Spellbinders scalloped square die

Entered into following challenges:

Anything Goes: Diecuts/Punches or both
Tuesday Throwdown: Think Pink

Santa Edwin

I am still working on my Christmas card stash. Getting closer to my goal one card at a time. This card features one of my favorite stamps from Magnolia. Santa Edwin is just too cute. I used the sketch from Sketches By Carly

I added polar white flower soft to his hat and coat for the fur trim.

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics: Eoo, E21, C3, C5, C7, C9, W3, R59, R46, R37, E53, E33, E37

Large Snowflake: When It's Cold Outside Cricut cart cut at 3.75 inches

Smaller snowflakes are a 1 inch paper punch

Entered into the following challenges:

Sketches by Carly: follow the sketch

Craftycardmakers: Anything goes

Witch Bottles

I found these fabulous brown bottles at a flea market. I thought they would work great as ingredient jars for my witch. I cut the labels out of white vinyl using my Cricut. I wanted to do the labels in black but it didn't show up well against the brown bottle so I opted for white. My next goal is to find corks to fit the bottles.

Here is my witch. I call her my fancy lady so my daycare kids aren't scared of her. They just love all the colors in her outfit, her pretty orange hair and jewelry. I did not make her. I bought her at a silent auction about 10 years ago.

I bought the witches cauldron at the same silent auction. Isn't that a clever idea! The legs are made out of wood and then covered in halloween socks. The lady who made it said she bought the shoes at the local goodwill store. When we have halloween parties, I put a bowl of dry ice in the cauldron. The kids love it!

Cricut cuts for the labels:

Potion: Happy Hauntings Cartridge cut at .75 inches

Elixir: Happy Hauntings Cartridge cut at .75 inches

Treats: Happy Hauntings Cartridge cut at 1.25 inches

Poison: Happy Hauntings Cartridge cut at 1 inch

Spider: Oct 31st cartridge cut at 2 inches

Cauldron: Oct 31st cartridge cut at 2.25 inches

Witch: Pumpkin Carving cartridge cut at 2.25 inches

Skull and Crossbones: Indie Art cartridge cut at 2.25 inches

Birthday Card

Today is my little brother's birthday. This is the card I made for him. teehee

inside left:

Inside right:

My brother and the inspiration for this card: teehee

Card Details:

Image: Gus Bday from Bugaboo Stamps

Sketch: Deconstructingjen

Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, G21, G85, E00, E21, E35, E37, E33, E40, B93, B95, B97, YR09, YR07, YR04

Entered into the following challenges:

Deconstructed sketches: follow sketch

Mortisha

Happy Monday! My card today features Mortisha Honey from the upcoming Sassy Studio Designs October Release? I just love this image.

Doesn't she resemble Angelina Jolie? After I finished coloring the hair, I kept thinking she looked like Angelina. At our house Angelina is kind of a bad name. My youngest son likes to tease my older son about his lips. He says that he has Angelina Jolie lips. teehee!

Card Details:

Mortisha Honey: Sassy Studio Designs

Sketch: Pink Ink

Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, E00, E21

Glitter paint on her dress

Foam stickers from my stash

Entered in to the following challenges:

Pink Ink: Sketch Challenge

Tuesday Throwdown: Halloween

The Paper Shelter: Halloween

Penny's Paper Craft: Anything Goes

Fussy or Fancy: Halloween

Frankenstein

Happy Sunday everyone! I am hoping today is another beautiful day. Yesterday, the weather was PERFECT! I spent the day shopping with my oldest son for clothes for his senion pictures. Where did the time go? Probably cliche to say but, it really does seem like just yesterday we sent him off to kindergarten

For my project today, I am using one of the new images from Sassy Studio Designs October release. These images will be available for purchase on October 15th. Isn't Frank scary? I tried to make him look even more scary by using some gray along with the greens on his face and hands. Hope I achieved the look I was going for.

I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp. Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring their current challenge.

Card Details:

Image: Frankenstein from Sassy Studio Designs (Will be available in the shop Oct 15th)

Sketch: Sunday Sketch and Stamp

Jack-o-Lantern: October 31st Cricut cart cut at 2 inches

Scroll: Oct 31st Cricut cart cut at 1.25 inches

Copics: G85, G21, W1, W3, W5, C3, C5, C7, C9, E25

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #77 Distressing

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge is back this week with new design team members and a fun challenge. All the new design tem members are very talented and creative. You are just going to love their creations! I sure do!

The challenge this week is to use some type of distressing on your project.

For my project, I distressed the pattern paper and added inking along the edges as well as on the embossing.

We would love to h ave you join us in this challenge. Simply create a project following the theme and link it up to the challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop

Card Details:

Image: The perfect Tree from the Digi Doodle Shop

Snowflake: Christmas Noel Cricut cart cut at 2 inches

Copics: E00, E21, E40, E27, E31, E35, E50, E51, E53, G21, G85, R20, R81, R83, R85, B93, B95, B97, W1, W3, W5

Snow tex used for the snow on the ground

Entered in to the following challenges:

Crafting When We Can: Bingo challenge. I used distressing, pearls and a happy sentiment

Monster Truck Cake

My nephew, Clayton, turned 6 years old last week. His theme for his party was Monter Truck Sandbox. All his friends got to play with monster trucks in his sandbox and they had a great time. I made the cake for his party. The bottom layer is 12 inches round. I used black fondant to make it look like a monster truck tire. The top layer is 8 inches and I tried to make that look like his sandbox with crushed up nilla wafers. The party was alot of fun and I can't believe Clayton is already 6!