Monday, May 27, 2013

Happy Everything

I just finished up this adorable tag cook book for a teacher in our
Social Studies Department that is retiring.
Everyone contributed a dessert recipe and then wrote a personal note on the back.
 She always brought fabulous treats into the office that we immediately consumed.
 So here's to you Kristen...


The Creative Details:
Image: Hero Arts
Colors: Marvy Inks
Embellishments: ribbon, button, gems, flowers, pearls

The Challenges:
Amusing Challenge - anything goes
Creative Stamp Friends - pastels
Craftin Desert Divas - ribbon or twine
Crafty Bloggers (tic/tac toe)
Crazy Challenge - sentiment
Creative Corner - tag it
Delightful Challenge - friendship
613 Avenue - anything goes
HobbyCutz - flowers/roses
Inspire Me Friday - anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - anything goes
Love to Scrap - pastels
Make it Monday - anything goes
Mema's Crafts - anything goes
Milk Coffee - flowers
Scrappy Frogs - anything goes
Shelly's  - show us what you got
Stampin With the Dragon - tags
Totally Papercrafts - buttons
The Craft Garden - recipe
Wags n' Whiskers - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes - positive message

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Outdoor Fun

Love this darling image.
With all the warm weather it is finally fun to go outside!
The Creative Details:
Image: Gillian Flint
Colors: Copics in sepia, red salmon, light orange, powder blue, flesh, leaf green
Embellishments: stickles, flowers, brads, ribbon, gems and butterfly

The Challenges 
2 Sisters - outdoors
Alota Rubber Stamps - childhood
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
Card Mania - dots or stripes
Color Me Creative - orange
Cute Card Thursday - tie it up
Crafty Ribbon - use a ribbon
Digi Haven - butterflies
Di's Digis - winged things
Gem of a Challenge - bring on the sun
Natalie and Amy - things with wings
Paper Creator - anything goes
Paper Playtime - brads
Pumpkin Spice - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Sending Sunshine

So much rain - I need some sunshine so I designed
this cute card in bright sunny colors.
Also don't forget the Challenge at Lady Anne's Stamps
 (anything goes) is still open until June. 
The Creative Details:
Image: Phindy's Place
Colors: Copics in buttercup, anise, leaf green, sand,powder blue, flesh
Embellishments: flowers, gems, ribbon, green glitter (stickles)
Tools: punch

The Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Card Mania - spots or stripes
Country View - How does your garden grow
Corrosive Challenge - sentiment on front
Crafts & me - lots of layers
Di's Digis - show us your bling
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - spring
Go Fish - glitter
Joanna Sheen - girls
Lia Stampz - fluffy and puffy
LEJ Designs - die cuts or punches
Love to Create - something for kids
Mad for Markers - girls
Squirrel and the Fox - girls
The Perfect Sentiment - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - may flowers
Word Art Wednesday - inspiring message

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, May 20, 2013

Sailing Day

This week at the Squigglefly Challenge our theme is "man-up." 
Just make a card that is for a man. 
I chose this lovely image of a boy and his sail boat by
Lynne Stansbery at Squigglefly - I think it would make a fabulous father's day card
The Creative Details:
Image: Lynne Stansbery at Squigglefly Stamps
Colors: Copic markers
Embellishments: foam mounting, bakers twine, buttons

The Challenges:
Allsorts - true blue
Artistic Inspiration - cards for men
Creative Corner - song inspired ("Sail Away")
Creative Inspiration Paint - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - bingo (button, dimension, paper)
Fab n' Funky - fav. embellie (buttons)
Here Come the Boys - buttons
House That Stamps Built - masculine
Love to Create - something for kids
Make it Monday - anything goes
Oldie But a Goodie - inspired by "Sail Away" (old item/button)
Paper Creator Crafts - for the boys
Really Reasonable Ribbon - red,white and blue + ribbon
Shelly's Images - show us what you got
Totally Papercrafts - young or old with digi
Totally Gorjuss - water

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Hello there

At the Pile it On Challenge our challenge this week is for you to use "felt."
 I used a felt flower on mine that is accented with a button.
Please join us this week and our fabulous sponsor is Pin and Tack
The Creative Details:
Image: by Cheryl Alger at Squigglefly Stamps
Colors: Copics in crimson, sand, sepia, leaf green, vanilla pink
Embellishments: button, felt flower, stickles, gem and dotted ribbon
Tools: Border Punch

The Challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps - childhood
Card Makin Mamas - punches
Crafts and Me - use a digi
Creatalicious - for the girls
Cupcake Inspiration - inspiration photo
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - spring has sprung
Divas By Design - shaped cards
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
Hobbycutz - more than one fold
Joanna Sheen - girls
LEJ Designs - borders or corners
OLLCB - see red
QKR - children's cards
One Stop Craft - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - shaped cards
Penny's Paper Crafty - step or easel card
Shelly's Images - show us what you got
Simon Says Stamp - flowers
Sister Act - anything goes
Squirrel and the Fox - girls
Totally Papercrafts - young or old (with digi)

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Purrfect Birthday...

Yes, it's time for a "Birthday Challenge" at Gingerloft
I love this little cat carrying a rose for someone's birthday!
The Creative Details:
Image: Gingerloft Designs
Colors: Toner grey, tender pink, sepia
Embellishments: buttons, ribbon, liquid pearls, paper roses
Tools: die cut, punch

The Challenges:
As You Like it - fav colors (pink and green)
ABC Challenge - 3 or more embellishes
Bastel - Traum - birthday
Bearly Mine - lucky dip (die, ribbon, flowers)
Dream Valley - animals
4 Crafty Chicks - birthday
Incy Wincy - animal antics
One Stop Craft - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Pause Dream Enjoy - happy ----
Robin's Fetish - 4 legged friends
Simon Says Stamp - flowers
Sister Act - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Smiles and Laughter

My stamping friend usually like frog card and this one looks so sweet and happy - I have to get it in the mail now before she sees it on this blog posting. 
Both the adorable frog and the sentiment are from Doodle Pantry.
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry (quirky frog) 
Embellishments: flowers, glitter, chipboard flower, brads
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Crafting for All Seasons - pink
Desert Island - see list (1, 6, 8)
Di Digis - show us your bling
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - spring
Emma's Cards - pink and blue
Forever Friends - anything goes
Incy Wincy - animal antics
House that Stamps Built  - sketch
QKR - children's cards
My Heart Pieces - anything goes
Paper Playtime - buttons or brads
Send a Smile 4 Kids - pastels
Wags n' Whiskers - anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Special Day...

Doodle Pantry has some fabulous sets of digi sentiments - that are FREE from May 15 - 19. There are three sets: So Thankful, Celebrations and So Enduring. Each set has 8 - 10 sentiments. What a fabulous deal. Check out all the pretty flower sets too like the one I used here called "bluebonnets."
 The Creative Details:
Sentiment: Doodle Pantry (from celebration sentiments)
Paper: Doodle Pantry (from Bluebonnet set)
Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, lace, butterfly

The Challenges:
Always Something Creative - plants
Artistic Inspiration - flowers and lace
Bearly Mine - lucky dip (pearls,flower,ribbon)
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Cupcake Craft - lots of layers
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - spring
Emmas Cards UK - pink and blue
Great Impression - special celebrations
Love to Create - flowers
Loves Rubber Stamps - May flowers
My Sheri Craft - flowers that pop off the page
Paper Nest Dolls - pearls
Pretty Little ribbon - lace
Sentimental Sundays - for a special woman
Scribbles Designs  - mom/flowers
Simon Says Stamp - flowers
Songbird - bloom and grow
Tammy's Scrapin corner - ribbon and lace
Three Scrappy Gals - flowers

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Blooming Thanks

Squigglefly has a new artist on board, Pamela Lehto
and she created this beautiful image.
 I love it because I can color the flowers for any season of the year.  
The Creative Details:
Image: Squigglefly Stamps (Bee Barrel with Daisies)
Colors: Copics in sepia, toner grey, apricot, buttercup, leaf green
Embellishments: ribbon, glitter, flowers, gems, butterfly

The Challenges:
A&T Emerald Faeries - ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge - things with wings
By the Cute and Girly - flowers
Card Mania - flower power
Cards 4 Eternity - tic/tac/toe (diagonal)
Corrosive Challenge - use a sentiment
Crafty Calendar - blooms
Creative Corner - things with wings
Di's Digis - show us your bling
Forever Friends - anything goes
Freshed Brewed Designs - flowers
Flutterby Wednesday - butterfly or fairies
Hiding in My Craftroom - super scraps
QKR - spring
Natalie and Amy - things with wings
One Stop Craft  - glitter
One Crazy Stamper - flowers
Really Reasonable Ribbon - sparkle, bling, ribbon
Sisterhood of Stampers- flowers
 Simply Create Too- anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - things with wings
Speedy and Friends - glitter
The Craft Garden - recipe

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Star of the Sea

I love the idea of the intricate little ships they manage to get in those bottles.
So, I could not resist using this one from Doodle Pantry to make a father's day card.
Ok, maybe I am jumping ahead a little on father's day - but I just had to use this image.
The Creative Details:
Colors: copics in robins egg blue, cool shadow, putty 
Embellishments: twine, stars, stickers

The Challenges:
Bastel-Traum - mother's day/father's day
Cute Card Thursday - blue
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - stash it
Divas by Design - anything goes
Digi Sketch - for the boys
House that Stamps Built - masculine
Mema's Crafts - anything goes
Milk Coffee - vintage
My Heart Pieces - anything goes
Our Creative Corner - anything goes
Paper Makeup  - favorite colors
Paper Creators - for the boys
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Pin and Tack - spark your creativity/anything goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids - father's day
Simply Create T00 - anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Life is Good with Watermelon..

Gosh I love watermelon! So I could not resist these cute ants from Doodle Pantry as they add a little salt to piece of juicy watermelon.
The watermelon paper piece I made myself and colored parts of the rind.
Check this cute set of images out at the Doodle Pantry.
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Colors: sepia, reddish brown, leaf green and cool shadow
Embellishments: ribbon, gems, flag, stickles

The Challenges:
Allsorts - add sparkle
Alota Rubber Stamps - bugs
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - use a sentiment
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
LEJ Designs - summer is coming
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Make it Monday - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Our Creative Corner - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - outdoor critters
Pin and Tack - spark your creativity - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes
Songbird - truly scrumptious
Through the Craftroom door - anything goes
2 Sisters - bingo

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, May 6, 2013

Blowing you a kiss..

I just think this is the sweetest image for a Mother's Day card.This image is a new one from Squigglefly this month and is by the super talented Lynn Stansbery.
The challenge at  Squigglefly this time is "monotone."
The Creative Details:
Image: Lynne Stansbery - at Squigglelfly
Colors: Copic Markers in tea rose, vanilla pink, toner grey, sand
Embellishments: pearls, flowers
Tools: die cut

The Challenges:
Artistic Inspiration - monotone
As You Like it - fav. die cut (love the doily effect on the die)
Brown Sugar - Mother's Day
Card Mania - flower power
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Mother's Day
Cheery Lynn Designs - layers
Crafters Cafe - Mothers Day
Color Me Creative - celebrate
Corrosive Challenge - Mother's Day
Crafty Creations - Mothers day and flowers
Crafting For All Seasons - monochromatic
Crazy 4 Challenges - color challenge
Cut it Up - Mother's Day
Digital Tuesday - distressing
Everybody Art - pearls
Eureka - Mother's Day
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
Fairy Tale - special occasion
Great Impressions - celebrations
HobbyCutz - Mothers Day
Jellypark - girly girl
Lacy Sunshine - monotone
One Stop Craft - flower power
QKR - Mother's Day
Mad for Markers - one for the girls
Mema's Crafts - anything goes/Mothers Day
Perfect Sentiment - feminine
Pink Elephant - Mother's Day
Sassy Studio - all about the hat
Stamp n' Doodle - Mother's Day
Squirrel and the Fox - Mother's Day
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage and flowers
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Mother's Day
The Stamp Spot - feminine
V's Sweet Ideas - Mother's Day
Whoopsi Daisy - Mother's day
2 Sisters - bingo

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Happy Mothers Day...

Mother's Day is the theme this week at the Pile it On Challenge. I made a bright and happy Mother's Day card with an adorable image from Bugaboo Stamps - they are our fabulous sponsor this week!
So join us this week with your Mother's Day project!
The Creative Details:
Image: Bugaboo
Colors: Copics in apricot, tender pink, leaf green
Embellishments: chipboard hearts, pearls, gems, flowers. stickles, ribbon
Tool: border punch

The Challenges:
Brown Sugar - Mothers Day
Crafting By Designs - Mothers Day
Crafty Calendar - blooms and blossoms
Crafts and Me - floral frenzy
Crafter's Cafe - mothers day
Creative Corner - Mother's Day
Corrosive Challenge - Mothers Day
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Mothers Day
Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
Great Impressions - celebrations
Hobby Cutz - Mother's Day
LEJ Designs - anything goes
One Stop Craft - flower power
Our Creative Corner - anything goes
Paper Pretties - pink and green
My Sheri Crafts - Mother's Day
Robyn's Fetish - spring colors
Sister Act - anything goes
Squirrel and the Fox - Mother's Day
Sparkles Forum - hearts
Victorine - mothers day

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Lilac and Lace..

The new challenge at the Gingerloft Challenge is "Lilac and Lace."
Come join the challenge with your project or card and you might be a winner of some
fabulous Gingerloft images.
The Creative Details
Colors: Copics in lilac, tea rose, sand, vanilla
Embellishments:lace, flowers, ribbon, stick pins, liquid pearls
Tools: embossing pad

The Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Delightful Challenge - add ribbon
Happy Camper - add lace
LEJ designs - anything goes
Live and Love Crafts - shades of lilac
Forever friends - anything goes
Paper Playtime - embossing
Oldie but a Goodie - April Showers (oldie - stickpins)
There She Goes - April Showers Bring May Flowers
The Crafty Garden - pick 4

Stay Warm Harted

Friday, May 3, 2013

For Mom

Mother's Day is just around the corner and it's time to get those cards made. I thought this cute image from Squigglefly was perfect to make a Mother's Day Card. 
The image is from a new artist at Squigglefly -- Dawn Collins!
Check out all the new releases now - they are fabulous.
The Creative Details
Image: Mikey's Flowers (Dawn Collins) at Squigglefly
Colors: Copic sin barely beige, putty, sepia, lipstick orange
Embellishments: letter stickers, gems, flowers, ribbon
Tools: Die cut

The Challenges:
Crafting When We Can - personalize it
Crafty Creations - mothers day and flowers
Creative Stamp Friends - mothers day
Crafty Boots - use a stamped character
Celebrate the Occasion - anything goes
Creative Craft Challenge - animals
Corrosive Challenge - Mothers Day
Cutie Pie - lots of layers
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Mothers Day
HobbyCutz - mothers day
QKR - Mother's Day
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Pennys' Paper-Crafty - animals
Kaboodles Doodles - brown and tan
Paper Make-up - celebrations
One Stitch at a Time - for a mom
Scrap Creations - insect or anima
Squigglelfy Challenge - odd # of embellishments
Victorine - mothers day

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Orange You Thoughtful

Wow -  fabulous and fun new releases are ready from Doodle Pantry (check out the cute ones for fathers day.) I fell for this super cute mouse and the adorable sentiment. The little pinwheels are also new from Doodle Pantry and are very simple to put together! They are also having a sale until May 6 - check it out!!

The Creative Details:
Image and Sentiment- Doodle Pantry
Pinwheel Template: Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in putty, toner grey, vanilla pink, orange, apricot
Embellishments: ribbon, gems, stickles
Tools: die cut

The Challenges:
Allsorts - anything but a card
Challenges for Everybody - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - letter B (bag)
Crafting Musketeers - anything goes
Crafty Ribbon - ribbon
Creative Craft challenge - animals
Crafty Desert Divas - use a pun
Die Cutting Divas - anything goes
Forever Friends - anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
Scrap Creations - insect or animal
Love to Create - punches or dies
LEJ Designs - anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Make My Monday - anything but a card
Sisterhood of Crafters - anything goes
Southern Girls - you can say that again
Pattie's Creations - anything but a card
Simon Says Stamp - happy mail
Songbird - food or drink
Sweet Stampin - anything but birthday

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Just Tickled Pink...

I LOVE flamingos and the the new flamingo set from Doodle Pantry (just released today!!) is adorable and so versatile with several cute sentiments. And the little pinwheel is a digital template set that is new this month too. It has lots of possibilities for the summer cards coming up soon.  Don't forget there is also an adorable freebie image set with a purchase from May 1 - 24.

The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Sentiment - Doodle Pantry
Template - mini pinwheel by Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in vanilla, pink, tender pink, cashmere black
Embellishments: paper straw, gems, smooches glitter
Tool: Die cuts

The Challenges
Artistic Inspirations -lots of layers
ABC Challenge - make it sparkle
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Craftin Desert Divas - use a pun
Creative Craft Challenges - animals
Cutie Pie - lots of layers
CRAFT - bling it up
Fab n' Funky - lots of pink
Inky Impressions - spots or stripes
Love to Create - punches or dies
Tammy's Scrapin corner - lots of layers
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - outdoor critters
Simon Says Stamp - just because
Through the Craftroom Door - anything
Whimsy Stamps - pretty in pink

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Garden of Life

Spring is everywhere here at the Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge.
Join us this month in our challenge and celebrate spring. Our fabulous sponsor (with this fabulous image of the milkcan and flowers) is Red Rubber Designs - check out their great images.
The Creative Details
Image: Red Rubber Designs
Colors: Copic Markers in toner grey, tender pink, tea rose, migonnette
Embellishments: Dew drops, ribbon, butterfly
Tool: Die cut, embossing pad

The Challenges: 
Crafts and Me - floral frenzy
Crafty Ribbon - anything goes with ribbon
Crafty Sentiments - letter b - (bow)
Country View Crafts - how does your garden grow
Barely Mine - anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - fav color combo
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
Inky Challenge - floral
Love to Create - punches or dies
My Heart Pieces - embossing
Make it Monday - anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - May flowers
Paper Play -embossing
Paper Nest Dolls - emboss
Perfect Sentiment - feminine
Simon Says Stamp - happy mail
Stampin for the Weekend - die cuts or punches
Stampin with the Dragon - spring
Sweet Stampin - anything but birthday
Really Reasonable Ribbon - sparkle, bling, ribbon
Through the Craftroom door - anything
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - lots of layers
There She Goes - April showers, May flowers
The Cupboard Trilogy - flowers
Whimsical designs - bling it out
Word Art - inspiring message

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth