A Little Tease

Daisy Doodles Grand Opening Blog Hop is June 1st - June 3rd. Daisy Doodles will be giving away one Summer Fun digital set each day!! That's 3 sets up for grabs! My Palm Tree and Hammock image is from that set. Intrested???? Good. All you need to do is visit each of the design team's blogs and comment on each one. But be sure to come back each day to check out the new cards. Each day a random commenter will be chosen to win the digi set. But it's a surprise as to which DT member will be choosing the winner that day. The more days you comment the better your chances of winning are. Sound like fun? Join us at 8 am on Tuesday for day 1 of the Daisy Doodles Grand Opening Blog Hop.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pixie Dust Studios: Going Round & Round

Digi Doodles Shop: Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge: The Great Outdoors

Charisma Cardz: Going Round In Circles

Stamptacular Sunday: Life's A Beach

Card Recipe:

Image: Daisy Doodles Palm Trees & Hammock Digi Stamp

Paper: DCWV Latte Cardstock Stack ~ Purple, DCWV Latte Cardstock Stack ~ Green, Nicole Crafts Cream Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Queen & Co Lavender Pearls

Tools: Martha Stewart Double Loop Edge Punch, EK Success 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Fiskars Circle Template

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Pebbles Inc Pastel Chalk

Buttons & Bows

Hi~ This is a card that I made today using this adorably cute image from Karen's Doodles called Love At First Sight.

I made this card for the following challenges:

Karen's Doodles United Kingdom Challenge: Buttons & Bows

Easy Craft Projects: Buttons

Incy Wincy: Button Up

Digi Doodles Shop: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: No Patterned Paper

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles Love At First Sight Digital Stamp

Paper: ANW Crestwood Pastel Pink Cardstock, Coredinations Blue Belle Cardstock, The Paper Company Lilac Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Pink Buttons, Blue Buttons, Pink Thread, Blue Thread, Pink Bow, Blue Bow

Other: Crayola Color Pencils

Stamp Shop Blog Challenge Card

Here is the card that I made for this month's challenge at Stamp Shop Blog. The challenge this month was to create a card using the colors Turquoise, Cream Peony, Honey Yellow, Saffron & Walnut. I didn't have the exact colors but I used as close as I could get to them. I colored my image using only these five colors (with the exception of Tilda's skin, the tires & the flower's leaves).

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Tilda With Bike Stamp

Paper: Nicole Crafts Cream Cardstock, Nicole Crafts Dark Yellow Cardstock, Nicole Crafts Turquoise Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Turquoise Gemstones

Tools: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch, EK Success Flower Punch, Fiskars Oval Template

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

Three's A Charm Blog Hop

Good Morning! I hope you have been enjoying the hop so far. If you just came from Jen's blog than you are in the right place. But if you're just joining in please go to Sew Many Challenges to join in from the beginning. You definitely don't want to miss anything along the way. We are so excited as this is an extra special blog hop. We are joined this month by 2 stamp companies....

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During this blog hop we will be showcasing some of the older SMC images. For my card I used Morty Heart. This is one of my favorite SMC images! Morty's so cute standing there with the dripping sign that says it all. What a perfect image for Valentines Day, an Anniversary or even just to say "I LOVE YOU". Here is my card:

I know that this is a longer blog hop than usual so I'm gonna send you onto Maria's blog. I know you're gonna love the card Maria created.

But before you go I wanted to say that I used the challenge at Just A Little Something to create my card. The challenge was to use the provided sketch and to use at least 3 techniques off the list. I chose stitching, text printed paper and bling.

Thanks for taking a peak at my card.

Card Recipe:

Image: Sew Many Cards Morty Heart Digital Stamp

Paper: DCWV Sweetheart Designer Paper, White Cardstock, Pink Cardstock, Coredinations In The Pink Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Clear Gemstones, Oriental Trading Co Pink Paper Daisies, Pink Ribbon

Tools: Fiskars Oval Template, Martha Stewart Double Loop Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Bugaboo Brats Desiree

Good morning! This week at Sew Many Challenges we are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps. Jodie (the owner of Bugaboo Stamps) was very generous to give the SMC DT an image to play with this week. My image is Bugaboo Brats Desiree. Isn't this a cute stamp!


Today is the last day that you can enter this week's challenge. You're definitely going to want to join in if you haven't already. One lucky winner will receive 7 digital stamps of their choice from Bugaboo Stamps!!!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Oh Alice: Sketch

There She Goes: Altered Corners & At Least 1 Border Punch

Digital Tuesday: Cute People

A Spoonful Of Sugar: Celebration Card

Card Recipe:

Image:Bugaboo Stamps Bugaboo Brats Desiree

Paper: Colorbok Pastel Cardstock Stack ~ Raspberry, White Cardstock, Nicole Crafts Blue Cardstock

Embellishements: Nicole Crafts Pink Gemstones, Nicole Crafts Blue Gemstones, Oriental Trading Company Pink Paper Daisies

Tools: Martha Stewart Double Loop Border Punch, Martha Stewart Double Loop Corner Punch, Fiskars Oval Template

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Summer Celebration

I have one more card to share with you tonight. This is a birthday card that uses this stamp from Magnolia called Tilda With Bike.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Summer

A Spoonful Of Sugar: Celebration Card

Simon Says Stamp: Pink, Green & Brown

Fab n Funky: Sketch

Little Red Wagon: Birthday

Stampavie & More: Birthday Card For A Girl

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Tilda With Bike Stamp

Paper: White Cardstock, Nicole Crafts Light Brown Cardstock, Sage Green Cardstock, Pink Cardstock

Embellishments: Oriental Trading Company Pink Paper Daisies, Basic Grey Green Pearls

Tools: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

It's Time To Relax Dad

This is a Father's Day card that I made today. I used the 2nd image that I won at Karen's Doodles United States challenge the other day. This is called Time To Relax. This is what every dad should do on Father's Day. Don't you think so?

I am entering this card into this week's Karen's Doodles United States challenge. This week's challenge is stitching. My stitching is on my buttons. I wanted to give the look that I had stitched my buttons right onto my card.

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles Time To Relax Digital Stamp

Paper: Coredinations Lake Cardstock, The Ppaer Company Berry Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Blue Buttons, White Thread

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

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Cinderella

One of my daughter's favorite fairy tales is Cinderella. She and I read it during our story time together all the time. So I thought that it would make a cute fairy tale themed card. I used Magnolia's Curtsy Princess Tilda. If you look closely at her shoes you can see that I added sparkles to them to mimik Cinderella's glass slippers. I made this card for the following challenges:

Just Magnolia: Sketch

Paper Sundaes: Favorite Book, Poem or Fairy Tale

Everybody Art: Fairy Tale

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Curtsy Princess Tilda Stamp

Paper: DCWV Nursery Baby Boy Cardstock Stack ~ Blue Flowers, Nicole Crafts Cream Cardstock, White Cardstock, Sage Green Cardstock, Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Blue Gemstones, Studio G Clear Glitter Glue

Tools: EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, EK Success Rock Fern Punch, Fiskars Oval Template

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

A Father's Day Card

I made this Father's Day card today using this cute image from Karen's Doodles called What A Catch. Yesterday I found out that I was the second place winner at Karen's Doodles United States Challenge. My prize was 2 digital stamps of my choice from Karen's Doodles. This was one of my choices. Perfect for Father's Day don't you think? I'll be back tomorrow to show you my other pick.

I punched the star border using a punch that I just purchase a few weeks ago. Called Starry Night and is from EK Success. Then I backed the blue cardtock in white cardstock. To continue the stars onto the top of my card I used the border punch to punch out a few stars out of indigo cardstock. I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp: One For The Boys

Papertake Weekly: Sketch

Tuesday Taggers: It's A Man's World

Creative Cottage: One For The Boys

I had also created this for the challenge at Karen's Doodles United Kingdom but I missed getting it posted in time!!!!

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles What A Catch! Digital Stamp

Paper: DCWV Solid Indigo Cardstock, White Cardstock, Nicole Crafts Blue Cardstock

Tools: EK Success Starry Night Border Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, EK Success 3D Dots 1/8" Thick Foam Squares

Doodle Palace Gues Designer Card

Hi everyone! Hope your Tuesday is as gorgeous as mine is turing out to be. Right now it is 79 degrees out and nice and sunny. By noon temps are suppose to get into the low 90's!





A few weeks ago I won the challenge at Doodle Palace. What did I win? Well I won a couple of their absolutely adorable images (my choice) and a chance to be the guest designer this week!!! This means that I was given the chance to come up with this weeks challenge!! It was so much fun to do. So what fun and interesting challenge did I come up with you ask? Well.....this week's challenge is to create a birthday card. But there's a little twist on it. You must use the colors of your country's flag.





Here's my card:

I made this for a friend a few weeks ago who was celebrating her 35th birthday. She is a big Red Sox fan so I thought this would be a perfect card for my challenge card. Since RED, WHITE & BLUE are also the colors worn by the Red Sox.

So why not make a birthday card with the colors of your country's flag and enter it into this week's challenge at Doodle Palace.

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Tilda Standing With Hair Bow Stamp

Paper: The Paper Company Berry Cardstock, DCWV Solid Indigo Cardstock, White Cardstock, Provo Craft Juniper Stars On Cream Patterned Paper

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Red Gemstones

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

I'm A Princess Card & Bookmark

Here is a card and bookmark that I made today. It's kinda a big bookmark right? I didn't mean for it to be so big. And I didn't really realize just how big it was until I placed it next to my card. But hey it's still a bookmark. Not a traditional bookmark. But still a bookmark. I love this saying. I so want to get my daughter a tshirt with this on it. But hey maybe she will settle for a bookmark for her Bible for right now.

I stamped Curtsy Princess Tilda, colored her with colored pencils and cut her completely out. Then Printed out the saying on my computer. I stamped the background using a Studio G swirl stamp. I added a little glitter to Tilda's shoes and tiara. The punch that I used is Martha Stewart's Doily Lace Edge Punch. Added some pink ribbon and finished it off with white pearls.

Then I repeated some of the elements onto my card. I stamped the light pink strip of cardstock with the swirl stamp. Carried over the ribbon, punch, white pearls and glitter. This time I cut the image with an oval mat around it using a Fiskars oval template. Added in a few light pink paper daisies from Oriental Trading Company. I added a pink pearl into the center of each flower.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Project Tuesday: Card With A Matching Bookmark

Stamptacular Sunday: Swirls & Pearls

Friday Sketchers: Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Curtsy Princess Tilda Stamp

Other Stamps: Studio G Swirl Stamp

Paper: DCWV Pastel Cardstock Stack ~ Pink, White Cardstock, Light Pink Cardstock

Embellishments: White Pearls, Pink Pearls, Studio G Clear Glitter Glue, Light Pink Ribbon, Oriental Trading Company Light Pink Paper Daisies

Tools: Fiskars Oval Template, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Maggie & Me Card

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Monday! It was sunny and hot here. So hot that I spent my day in front of the fan creating a few goodies. And I'm sure that I'll have more to share with you tomorrow. Since it's suppose to get even hotter than it was today. So I won't be traveling too far away from a fan.

Here is a card that I made using this image from Karen's Doodles called Maggie & Me Then.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Karen's Doodles Scandinavian Challenge: Butterflies

One Stitch At A Time: Furry Friends

Sketch & Stash: Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles Maggie & Me Then Digital Stamp

Paper: Teal Cardstock, White Cardstock, Raspberry Cardstock

Embellishments: Offray Kendra White Ribbon, Oriental Trading Company Paper Flowers ~ White, Nicole Crafts Raspberry Gemstones

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Daisy Doodles Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Good morning everyone! Today is challenge day at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges. Our challenge will run for 2 weeks and the theme is:

ANYTHING GOES

That simply means that you can create any kind of project, using any colors, for any occasion. The only stipulation is that you must use a digital stamp. It doesn't have to be a Daisy Doodles stamp. Even though we would love to see what you can do with Daisy Doodles images. But it's not mandatory for it to be Daisy Doodles just as long as it is a digital stamp.

The image that I used for my card is Flower Vase and can be purchased at Scrappetizing for just $1!! You can't beat that price!! If you haven't been to check out Jules images you're missing out. They are absolutely GORGEOUS!!

Here's my card. I wanted to keep it simple and cheerful. So I used bright colors on my image. But then carried some of those colors into the card itself but kept it from being too overwhelming by breaking it up with white cardstock.

So now it's your turn. Show us what you can do with the new challenge theme. I can't wait to see what you all come up with. Be sure to check out the other Daisy Doodles DT creations. You're gonna love what they came up with.

hugs,

Card Recipe:

Image: Daisy Doodles Flower Vase Digital Stamp

Paper: Yellow Cardstock, Orange Cardstock, Raspberry Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Purple Gemstones

Tools: Fiskars Oval Template

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Princess Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card using this Tilda stamp from Magnolia called Curtsy Princess Tilda. I did a little something different on my card this time. I usually color them as a brunette or a redhead. But this time I decided to attempt a blonde. So what do you think, how did I do on my first try?

The flowers were made by punching out a daisy in both white & blue and a mini daisy in white. I layered them and added a blue pearl. Repeating this until I had 5 flower embellishments.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pixie Dust Studio: Use A Pearl

Crafting Life's Pieces: Sketch

Corrosive: Easel Card

Little C's: Embossing

Meljens: Seeing Spots

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: No Patterned Paper

Fab N Funky: Make Your Own Embellishments

Papertake Weekly: Say It With Flowers

A Spoonful Of Sugar: Cute & Girly

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Curtsy Princess Tilda Stamp

Paper: Olive Green Cardstock, White Cardstock, Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue Cardstock, Blue Cardstock

Embellishments: Basic Grey Blue Pearls

Tools: Fiskars Texture Plate ~ Dots, EK Success Rock Fern Punch, EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

Anniversary Card

This is an anniversary card that I made using this digital stamp from Karen's Doodles called Wedding Dance. This week's challenge at Totally Paper Crafts was to create a card/project by taking inspiration from this photo. I chose to use the colors...red, green & white. The sketch that I used is from this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' . This week's challenge at Paper Play was to create a card/project with the theme: Wedding Celebrations.

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles Wedding Dance Digital Stamp

Paper: The Paper Company Berry Cardstock, White Carstock, Olive Green Cardstock

Embellishments: Offray Kendra White Ribbon, Nicole Crafts Red Gemstones

Tools: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch, EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, EK Success Rock Fern Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Birthday Card

Hi everyone. I was able to sit down and make a few cards today. I have 3 to share with you tonight. The first one uses this Tilda stamp from Magnolia called Standing With Hair Bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Meljens: Seeing Spots

Totally Gorjuss: Bling It Up (Black Gemstones)

Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Tilda Standing With Hair Bow Stamp

Paper: White Cardstock, Black Cardstock, DCWV Pastel Cardstock Stack ~ Pink, DCWV Glitter Cardstock Stack ~ Black & White Spots & Stripes

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Black Gemstones

Tools: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch, EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Nicole Crafts Colored Pencils

Graduation Cards

I was asked to make a few graduation cards. This is what I came up with.

The images that I used are from Karen's Doodles. You've Come A Long Way Baby (Girl) & You've Come A Long Way Baby (Boy).

The sketch that I used is the same in all three cards.

These are the colors of 2 of the schools in our area. Blue & Gold (Belfast) and Blue & White (Searsport).

Card Recipe:

Image: Karen's Doodles You've Come A Long Way Baby (Girl) Digital Stamp, Karen's Doodles You've Come A Long Way Baby (Boy) Digital Stamp

Paper: The Paper Company Azure Cardstock, The Paper Company Primary Yellow Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Blue Gemstones

Tools: Fiskars Texture Plates ~ Dots

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Tilda With Bike

Here is another card that I made today using a Magnolia stamp that I just got in the mail the other day. The flowers are made using 3 punches. Using an EK Success Daisy Punch I punched 1 blue and 1 red. Then using an EK Success Mini Daisy Punch I punched one white. Then glued the red on the blue and the white on the red. And added a red gemstone in the middle of it. Then finished it off by using an EK Succes Rock Fern Punch and punched 2 in white. Then repeated this to create a second time.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspiration: Punches/Die Cuts

Papertake Weekly: Say It With Flowers

Fab N Funky: Make Your Own Embellishments (Flowers)

Stampavie & More: Flower Power

Charisma Cardz: 3 D (Gemstones)

Crafty Ann's: Lots Of Color

Stampin For The Weekend: Cheer Someone Up

Cute Card Thursday: Sketch

Practical Scrappers: Patterned Paper

Stamp Something: Use 2 Of Something (2 flowers)

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Tilda With Bike Stamp

Paper: White Cardstock, DCWV Solid Indigo Cardstock, The Paper Company Berry Cardstock, Star Patterned Paper

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Clear Gemstones, Nicole Crafts Red Gemstones

Tools: EK Success Rock Fern Punch, EK Success Daisy Punch, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Monochromatic Snowman

Hi. Tonight I have a couple cards to share with you. The first one is a winter card I made using this snowman stamp from Magnolia.



I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenge: Snowmen

Kaboodle Doodles: Monochromatic

Digi Doodles: Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz

Bah Humbug: Ribbon

Create 4 Fun: Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Magnolia Snowman Holding Snowflake Stamp

Paper: The Paper Company Azure Cardstock, White Cardstock, Bazzill Basics Vibrant Blue Cardstock

Embellishments: Nicole Crafts Blue Heart Gemstone, Nicole Crafts Clear Gemstones, Studio G Clear Glitter Glue, Offray Kendra White Ribbon

Tools: Fiskars Oval Template, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils

Sew Many Challenges ~ Anything Goes

Good Morning! It's Friday and that means it's challenge day at Sew Many Challenges. This week's challenge is:

ANYTHING GOES

For this week's challenge I made a Father's Day card using the adorable image... Kathi Dressed In Dad's Clothing. Isn't it just cute and perfect for a Father's Day card??? Want her? Just head on over to Sew Many Cards where you can pick up Kathi and many other adorable images.

This week we are being sponsored by:

BUGABOO STAMPS!!!!!
Owner: Jodie Mackrell

The winner of this week's challenge will receive 7 digital images of their choice from Bugaboo Stamps!!! How cool is that!! So whatcha waiting for? Enter this week's challenge for your chance to win some amazing digital stamps. And since this week's challenge is anything goes than you can let your imagination soar! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!!