New Challeng Blog Starting Feb 3rd

Just a few more days til the first challenge at Craft Us Crazy. Challenges will run Thursday to Wednesday giving you two weeks to create fabulous projects for the challenges. Each challenge will have it's own theme but participants can use any type of craft medium they want. You can enter the challenges with scrapbook layouts, cards, stamping (both digital and rubber) projects, altered items, 3D projects, and the list could go on and on. I can't wait to show you my first project as a design team member. I'll give you a little hint though...I used my Cricut for my project.

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #44 Swirls

The challenge this week for Digi Doodle Shop's Best is to use swirls. I just couldn't resist adding a little humor for my DT project. I chose to use the image "Stinky" from the Digi Doodle Shop for a fun Valentine. I ran the vellum swirl through my xyron in order to attach it to the page.

Inside of card:

Card Details:

Image: Stinky from the Digi Doodle Shop

Copics G21, G85, G99, C1, C3, C5, C7, Y21, YR31, E04, E40

Antique Linen Distress Ink

Banner: Carousel Cricut cart cut at 1.5 inches

Small heart: George Cricut cart cut at .25 inches

LOVE U: Base Camp Cricut cart cut at .5 inches

Swirls: Joys of the Season Cricut cart cut at 2.25 inches

Larger heart: paper punch

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #43 ANYTHING GOES

Whoohoo! Time for another ANYTHING GOES challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best! Can't wait to see what everyone makes for this challenge. For my project, I decided to make a Crisscross Card. You can find directions for making this time of card at Splitcoast Stampers. The image I used for this card is Cone Flowers from the Digi Doodle Shop. This time of year I am always longing for summer when the wildflowers are in full bloom. We have wildflowers planted alongside our field crops and they are always beautiful.

Card insert: I printed out the Cone flower image larger and then colored and cut out one of the flowers to use as an accent on the tab for the card insert.

Bouquet of wild flowers my daycare kids arranged last summer. The kids love to go and pick the flowers and make bouquets to give their parents. You can see one of the purple cone flowers in this arrangement.

If you want to join this challenge, simple create a project and link it up over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:

Image: Cone Flowers from Digi Doodle Shop

Copics: Vooo, V12, V15, G21, E43, R59, BG10, W1

Marquee shapes: Storybook Cricut cartridge

Aud Sentiments Challenge #20 LOVE

Time for another fun challenge at Aud Sentiments. This week we are being sponsored by Squigglefly. They sent me this beautiful rose image to use. I colored the image with Copics and then used a clear Spica pen on the butterfly. I added crystal ice stickles to the large flower for a little added bling. We would love for you to join us in this week's challenge. The theme is LOVE. You must use the word LOVE somewhere on your project. After creating your project link it up at Aud Sentiments for your chance to win a prize from Squigglefly.

Card Details:
Image: Roses from Squigglefly
Spellbinders Eyelet Squares die
Copics: G21, G85, YR23, Y21, R000, R00, R11, Clear Spica pen
Love: Home Decor Cricut cartridge cut at 1 inch
Corner branch: Storybook Cricut cartridge
Crystal Ice Stickles

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #59 Embossing

Time just seems to be flying by. Seems so strange that we are now half way through May. The challenge this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Best is to use embossing on your project. For my card, I tried a new to me technique. I embossed the yellow ribbon using my cuttlebug. It was very easy to do. I first attached the ribbon to a strip of cardstock and then ran it through the cuttlebug using one of the borders from the With Love Cuttlebug set. I am sure that I will be using this technique lots in the future. It's a great way to give your ribbon a new look. I also dug out my Nellie Snellen flower punches. This set of punches is great because after to punch the flowers out, you can leave them as is or then use the other tool that comes with the punch and emboss the flowers. I am not sure how well the embossing on the flowers shows up in the pictures but they look great in real life.

We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simply create a project using some type of embossing and link it up to the Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:
Image: Daisy Girl from Digi Doodle Shop
Copics: E00, E21, E40, E50, E51, E53, G21, G85, B21, B41, Y21, R20
Cuttlebug With Love embossing folder
Nellie Snellen floral punches
Martha Stewart border punch

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #61 Weddings

June is the month for weddings so this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Best we are celebrating in style. For my DT project I decided to use the Church image from the Digi Doodle Shop. This church looks just like the little country church I was married in almost 20 years ago.

We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simple create a project with a Wedding 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: Church from the Digi Doodle Shop
Copics: E31, E33, E43, E40, E41, C1, C3, G21, G85, G99
Spellbinders lacy circle die
Martha Stewart border punch
Prima flower

Sassy Studio January Release Party...I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I am super excited today. This is my very first blog post as a design team member for Sassy Studio!!!! Today we are having a party featuring January's new releases. The collection is called Blast From The Past. It is filled with some amazing images from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. I made this card using the new image Gogo Girl. Don't you just love the boots? I used to wear a pair of similar boots in marching band.

For the party, each designer will have a different song title in their blog post. You need to visit each of the designer's blogs and figure out the artists for each of the songs. Once you have your list complete, go back to Sassy Studios challenge blog and email Amanda with the list. My song is: I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Next of the list is Rebecca

Card details:
Image: Gogo Girl from Sassy Studio Designs
Flowers: Home Decor Cricut cartridge cut at 1 and 1.25 inches
Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E37, E53, B00, E41, R85, B02
I paper pieced her dress and headband

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #41 Pink and Green

It's Thursday so that means another fabulous challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best. This week the challenge is to use Pink and Green as the main colors on your project. I chose Teapot Birdie from Digi Doodle Shop for this card. I collect tea cups and tea pots so this digi stamp is one of my favorites from the Digi Doodle Shop. We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simply create a project using the colors Pink and Green and then link it up to the Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate from the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:
Image: Teapot Birdie from Digi Doodle Shop
Pink Doily: Easter Cricut cartridge cut at 2.5 inches
Copics: e40, E41, E43, E33, E35, E37, YR23, B23, B32, G02, G05, RV10, RV21, RV13, R20, Y00
Martha Stewart border punch