Monday, August 27, 2012

Fabulous Fall

Fall into Fall - that is the new theme this week at the Squigglefly Challenge.
We would like to see fall or school embellishments - could be seasonal colors, leaves, stickers. 
The Creative Details:
Image: "Butterfly Beauties" by Diane Garrison at Squigglefly
Colors: Copic Markers in orange, apricot, leaf green,willow
Embellishments; ribbon, pom pom fringe, gems, stickles
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Crafty Catz - ribbons and bows
Crazy Challenge - anything goes
Crafts & Me - autumn colors
Lia Stamps - color inspiration
Poodles Parlour - winged things
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - bling and sparkle
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Oozak - fall
Sparkles Forum - nature
Speedy and  Friends - different folds
Sweet n' Sassy - fall colors

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Dress in Bloom

Its all about "roses & ribbon" this week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.
Our fabulous sponsor this week is Marianne Designs!!
The Creative Details:
Image: Paper Garden Projects (digi)
Colors: Copic Markers in tea rose, tender pink, leaf green, willow
Embellishments: pearls, ribbon, paper roses, stickles
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Power of 3 (used 3 different ribbons)
Crafty Sentiments - flowers
Cute Card Thursday - bling it up
Digi Doodles - use pearls
Delightful  Challenge - fancy and frilly
Divas By Design - anything goes
Jackson's Digitals - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - in the pink
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Paper Playtime - polka dots plus a sentiment
Patties Creations - birthday
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - bling and sparkle
QKR Stampede - anything goes
Sassy Cheryl - birthday
Stamp n' Doodle - loaded with layers
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - include a sentiment

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Wag More

The challenge this week at PILE IT ON is cuddly friends.
Our fabulous sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy.  They were sweet enough to let me use this darling puppy.
Come and join us with a cuddly friend.
The Creative Details:
Image: Stamp Fairy
Sentiment: Rosie's Roadshow
Colors: Copic Markers in macadamia, sepia, crimson
Embellishments: star gems, black pearls, dotted ribbon, lace, stickles
Tools: border punch, scalloped punch

The Challenges:
Crafty Catz - animals
Craft Your Days Away - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - punches and dies
Frosted Designs - twine or ribbon
Gem of a Challenge - animals or teddies
4 Crafty Chicks - circles
Great Impressions - anything with animals
Critter Sketch - use a digi
Inky Impressions - pearls and bling
Lil Red Wagon - dog days of summers
Mayzy Art - silly
Robyn's Fetish - use a digi
Send a Smile for Kids - anything goes
Simon Says - animal antics
Totally Papercrafts - song "How much is that puppy"
Whimsy Inspirations - lots of layers

Wag More and Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Happy Girl

Its all about the girls this week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.
Play along with your girl images.
You could be a winner of our fabulous prize this week! - BUGABOO!


The Creative Details:
Image: Crafts Meow
Colors: Copic Markers
Chipboard flowers
Lace
Buttons
Gems
Butterfly
Paper Flowers
Die Cut
Leaf Punch
Stickles
Die cut border
Mounting foam







The Challenges For Happy Girl:
Catch the bug - bingo
Corrosive challenge - cute as a button
Crafty Creations - yellow, blue, green
Crafty Pad - dies
Delightful Challenge - punches and dies
Digi Stamps for Joy - women
Fresh Brewed - rubber stamps
Moving Along with the Times - anything but a square
Poodles Parlour - die cuts
Totally Stampalicious - fav. color combo
Digital Tuesday - Child's play
Sassy Studio - pop it up
Scrap Creations - kids
Speedy and friends - cards for friends
Southern Girls - chipboard
2 Sisters - in the garden
Ribbon Carousel - summer

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Framed flowers

At Gingerloft our challenge is to "add some metal."
I've combined two Gingerloft images here with the frame and the flowers!
 Also be sure to check out the Gingerloft DT call. Its simple to apply just add "DT" after your submission! Best of all you get to work with lots of fun images!
The Creative Details:
Images: Gingerloft
Colors: Copic Markers in baby pink, tender pink and leaf green
Embellishments: pearls, ribbon, green lace, butterfly, lace, glitter
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Craft Punked - flowers
Crafts and Me - add some lace
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - add some flowers
My Heart Pieces - favorite color
Pixie Dust Studio - pink
Sassy Cheryl - favorite color combo
Sparkles Forum - nature
Sweet n Sassy - 3-D flower
Wags and Whiskers - fav. color combo
Whimsy Inspiration - lots of layers

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Buttercups

Fall means the last of the summer flowers and my special favorite - buttercups.
These buttercups from Doodle Pantry I think are especially pretty bunched together.
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry - buttercup
Embellishments: glitter, button, gems, pearl pen, ribbon
Tools. Scalloped punch
Technique: Stitching

The Challenges:
Allsorts - circles
Crafts and Me - use a digi
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Inky Impressions - ribbon
Little Miss Muffett - scallops
Love to Create - sparkle
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Paper Shelter - circles
Paper Pretties - anything goes
Paper Make-up - 1 ribbon, 2 circles, 3 embellies
Simon Says - bingo
Stamp n Doodle - button it
Stamp and Create - stitch it up
Whoopsi Daisy - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, August 13, 2012

Mischievous Mouse

Squigglefly has a fun challenge this week -- we want to see 3 or more layers.
 I am using one of the new images from Mike Eustis called "mischievous mouse."
He has his eye on that cupcake and I bet he gets it too.
The Creative Details
Image: Mouse by M. Eustis at Squigglefy
Cupcake Image by Hero Arts
Colors: Copic Markers in cool grey, warm grey, pale pink, mellow peach
Embellishments: brads, ribbon, pearl pen, glitter, micro beads
Tools: scalloped border punch

The Challenges:
Corrosive Challenge - birthday
Crafting for all Seasons - bright colors
Cutie Pie Challenge - spots and dots
Do You Stack Up - 4 legged
Great Impressions - creatures/animals
Hiding in My Craftroom - use scraps
Hooked on Crafts - let's celebrate
House of Gilli - add a sentiment
Lexi's - sparkle and shine
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Songbird Challenges - anything goes
Speedy Fox and friends - dots
Wags and Whiskers - birthday

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Grow Flowers

Shape it Up!! That is the challenge theme this week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. This means we would like to see your card in a unique shape - no squares or rectangles!! Our fab prize this week is a $15 certificate to MarkerPop.
The Creative Details:
Image: Sassy Cheryl
Colors: Copic Markers in coral, powder blue, milky white, sand, flesh
Embellishments: die cut fence, butterfly, gems, stickles, flowers
Tools: Scalloped punches

The Challenges:
Allsorts - circle
Anything Goes - summer
A and T Emerald Fairies - bling
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Critter Sketch - round
Divas By Design - for a female
Digi design Challenge - no squares
Digi Doodle - things with wings
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - women
Dream Valley - punches and die cuts
4 Crafty Chicks - up and away
Incy Wincy - girlish
Lexi's Creations - sparkle and shine
Paper Pretties - scallops
Paper Play - shaped cards
Send a Smile 4 Kids - for girls
Sweet Stampin - things with wings
Simon Says - bingo
Totally Papercrafts - frame it
Whoopsi Daisy - die cuts and punches

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, August 6, 2012

Pencil Card

Here is a fun idea to send to a student - a pocket pencil card. The card has a pocket on the front to hold pencils and then opens inside to display your greeting. The cute little book ants are from Doodle Pantry.
If you visit Doodle Pantry's Digi Grab Bag there are some school themed stamps on sale for 30% off until August 15 - they are adorable!
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry - book ants
Colors: Copic Markers in strong red, sand, grey, cool shadow, leaf green, buttercup
Embellishments: ribbon, gems, stickles
Tools; Punches, border punch

The Challenges:
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Crafty Ribbon - spots and dots
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - for a teacher
Dream Valley - punches or dies
Digi Doodle - ribbons and bows
Do You Stack Up - polka Dots
Forever Friends - something new
Great Impressions - animals
Love to Create - punches and dies
Mema's - anything goes with a twist of red
Oozak - fall theme
Paper Players - back to school
Raise the Bar - back to school
Secret Crafter - gifts
Songbird Challenge -anything goes
Sweet Stampin -books
Whoopsi Daisy - die cuts and punches

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth


Sunday, August 5, 2012

Summer's End

At Pile it On our theme is use some "metal." I found some cute metal butterflies that I added along with the sentiment.Our fabulous sponsor is Stitchy Bear (yes, the gorgeous sunflower can be found there).
So add some metal and play along in our fun challenge.
The Creative Details
Image: Stitchy Bear (Sunflower Collage)
Colors: Marvy Inks and Distress Inks sponged on
Embellishments: Gems, metal butterflies and sentiment

The Challenges:
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Clearly I Stamp - things with wings
Challenge Up Your Life - anything goes
Crafty Pad - show some metal
Daisy Doodles - outdoors
Hiding in My Craftroom - color inspiration
Oozak - fall
Paper Make up - summer
Paper Play - layer it up
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Paper Pretties - thank you
Penny's Paper Crafting - butterflies/bows
Scrapbook Sisters - things with wings
Sentimental Sundays - fall plus sentiment
Simply Create Too - anything goes
StampMan - anything goes summer colors
Stampin with the Dragon - summer colors
2 Sisters - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Flower Girl

The Stamptacular Sunday Challenge theme is a photo inspiration (below). Our fabulous sponsor this week is Tickled Pink -- so check out our photo inspiration and play along. The possibilities are  endless!

The Creative Details:
Image: Sugar Nellie
Colors: Copic Markers in buttercup yellow, napoli yellow,
pale pink, tender pink, sand, brown
Embellishments: flowers, gems, black ribbon, stickles
Tools: border punch

The Challenges
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Crafty Catz - pink
Creations by Gill M - photo inspiration
Divas By Design - flowers
LadyBug - summer fun
Fashionable stamping - anything goes
My Heart Pieces - use designer paper
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Sassy Cheryl's - pretty papers
Scrap Creations - anything goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids - for girls
Stamp n Doodle - favorite color (pink)
2 Sisters - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, August 3, 2012

A Happy Camper

Any one who knows mew can verify that I am not a camper. But, I do love this little camper from Squigglefly all packed up and ready for the last trip of the summer.

The Creative Details:
Image: Camper Van by Gemma Mortlock at Squigglefly
Arrow: Fontwerks
Colors: Copic Markers in robin's egg, apricot, tender pink, crimson
Embellishments: Buttons, stickles, tag

The Challenges:
Avadares - anything goes
Creative Belli - vacation/travel
Creative Craft Challenge - summer
Digi Makeover - endless summer
Daisy Doodles - outdoors
Do You Stack Up - polka Dots
Everybody Art - summer
Inky Impressions - emboss
Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Memas - a touch of red
Moving Along With the Times - summer
Robins Fetish - summer fun
Stampin with the Dragon - summer colors
LadyBug Crafts - summertime
Victorine Stamps - summer

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Time to Learn

School is starting up soon and I could not resist these adorable Doodle Pantry birds with their little backpacks ready for school. This adorable stamp is part of the August Release at Doodle Pantry. And, with school just around the corner check out the school related digis and digi grab bag on special through August 10.
The Creative Details: 
Image: Doodle Pantry (school birdies)
Colors: Copic Markers in poder blue, pale pink, leaf green, willow, orange, apricot
Embellishments: buttons, gems, pencil sticker, stickles
Tools: Spellbinders die cuts, border punch

The Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Can You Digi it - birds
Crafty Mess Challenge - birds
Crafts & Me - green
Crafty Pad - things with wings
Critter Challenge - anything goes
Desert Island Crafters  - pick from list (3, 4, 6)
Friends of Speedy TV - die cuts
Patties Creations - animals or insects
Paper Playtime - anything goes
One Stop Craft - Good friends
Send a Smile for Kids - animal cards for kids
Scrapbook Sisters - thing with wings
Scrap Creations - anything goes
Sweet n' Sassy - flags and banners
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - anything goes
The Stamping Boutique - anything goes
Truly Madly Crafting - animals
Whoopsi Daisy - lots of layers

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth