Birthday Fairy

Ready for a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges?  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist "Fairy".

While we don't have a sponsor for this challenge, we hope you still join us for fun!

This darling image is Twila Fairy by CC Designs.  I did purchase the digital version some time ago however it looks like digital images are no longer available.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to print and cut the image then I went to work coloring.  I added glossy accents to the flower crown and Nuvo White Blizzard glitter drops on the wings and Honey Gold glitter drops to the wand.  I found some glitter background paper that matched the dress perfectly.  The sentiment is from the Curly Greetings collection by Woodware Stamps. To finish it off I added a couple of hearts and gems for extra bling.

Make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration then start creating!

Challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Bling #265 .

Simon Says Stamp - Feminine .

Creations In Pink - ATG Pink #44 (Mar) .

CCC Digi Creations - Include/Add Flowers #134 .

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - One for the Girls #71 .

Tropical Leaves

Ready for a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges?  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist ... we want you to "Make your own Background".  We don't have a sponsor for this challenge so it's just for fun!

I started going through all the stencils I've collected along the way that have never been used.  I came across one that I HAD to have only to sit in my craft room unsued - well not today friends, not today!

The stencil is Tropical Leaves by Lawn Fawn. To create the background I used Mixed Media paper then started blending colors.  I didn't want to cover up the background so I just used strips of scraps to create a bottom border and added the sentiments.

Distress Oxide Inks used:
Card #1 - Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon, Twisted Citron 

Card #2 - Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon
Card #3 - Iced Spruce, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles

Don't forget to check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration then start linking up!

EEEEEK!

Ready for a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges?  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist ... "Black & Purple".

Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps and the lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to use in their store!

I have had this image for so long, I have no idea where it came from.  Honestly, I've had a page of Hallowe'en digis floating around for a couple of years that I had colored but never made them into cards, until now.

Copic markers were used to color the image then framed it with black cardstock.  The purple background paper is from the Candy Carnival collection by Doodlebug Designs and the striped paper is from my stash.

The sentiment is computer generated and cut out using Fishtail Die-cut. After assembling the card I added some sequins and one giant button with baker's twine. 

Now it's your turn to show us your Back & Purple creations!  Make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration.

Challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner - Halloween Colors #224 (Oct) .

The Paper Funday Challenges - Halloween or color Purple (Oct) .

Show us your Pussycats Challenge - Meowloween #71 (Oct) .

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween Time (Oct) .

Unicorn Challenge - Halloween (Oct) .

Crafting Happiness Challenges - Color Challenge (purple, orange, green, black) #116 .

Friends

Ready for a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges?  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist ... "Friends".

Our sponsor for this challenge is Polkadoodles and the lucky winner will receive 3 digital images of their choice!

This image is Blossoming Winnie and now that our weather has started to change, I decided to color her in rich Autumn colors.  I used Copic markers to color then added some glossy accents to the flowers, added a paper leaf as an accent, along with gold sequins and ribbon.  The background papers are from the Forever Fall collection by Bo Bunny and both papers have leaf patterns in the beautiful Autumn colors.

Now it's your turn to show us your creations.  Make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration.

Challenges:

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Anything Goes .

Inkspirational - Autumn Leaves .

Sweet Stampin' - Colors of Autumn .

Alphabet Challenge - L is for Leaves .

Simply Create Too - Fall Leaves .

Witches

Ready for a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges?  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist ... "Witches".

Our sponsor for this challenge is Stampers Delight and the lucky winner will receive 3 digi stamps of their choice!

This image is Anime Sara Witch 1 and I colored her with Copic markers and added some glossy accents to a few areas.  The background paper is from the Halloween Digital Paper Pack by Shery K Designs and the elements/jewels are from my stash and the sentiment was computer generated.

Now it's your turn to show us your project and make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration.

Let the Good Times Roll

 Welcome back! Today I'm sharing my creation for our new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges and until July 15th, our theme is Transport/Travel.  

Our own Melanie has donated a special prize for the winner of this challenge, make sure to hop on over to check it out!

This image is one that I have had for many years, it's called Scooter by Kenny K.  Unfortunately this is another artist who closed shop.  I colored Scooter with Copic markers then used my white gel pen on the white lines (where I may have colored over).  I fussy cut the image then added pop dots to the back.

I used the brick stencil to create the background with Aged Mahogany and Fossilized Amber then added the borders at the bottom of the circle and finished it off with a button (ohh, again this embellie is so old).  The sentiment is from Simple Sentiment Strips by Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Challenges

Beyond the Blue - Stencil Time BB24 .

Country View Challenges - Use a Stencil .

CCC Digi Creations - For the Men/Boys #127 (July) .

At/In the Water at Creatalicious Challenges

Creatalicious Challenges has a new challenge with a fabulous sponsor, Colour of Love.  As always, the theme is ATG w/Optional Twist: At/In the Water.

For my card, this image is Rory's Jellyfish - perfect for our theme twist!

I reshaped the image in MS Word and tho it didn't match any of my oval die-cuts, I fussy cut around the image then measured the shape and cut out the orange background.  Since my cutting wasn't perfect, I used a distressing tool and went around the edges for some texture.

I colored Rory with Copic markers then added some Nuvo glitter drops, glossy accents and sequins.  To create the background I used Distress Inks, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Blueprint Sketch then sprayed the card with water and went to work drying it. 

I stamped the sentiment (Simple Sentiments by Whimsy Stamps) on orange paper then finished putting the card together.  I'm super happy with how it turned out.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations!

Challenges

Challenge up your life - Under Water (June) .

Taylor Made Cards 4 U - ATG w/Optional Use Your Words (June)

Time out Challenges - Inspired by Words .

Beauty

 Welcome back for our new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges! As always our theme is ATG with an optional "Twist".  Our twist for this challenge is "For a Woman".

Our fab sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs and the lucky winner will received 3 digis of their choice.

This lovely image is Cat and when I saw this image the first person that came to mind was my friend Nubia.  She is strong, confident, beautiful and wise beyond her years.  She is from Mexico City and has a fiery personality that goes along with her beautiful accent.  Nubia can pull off any hairstyle and she usually surprises us with vibrant colored hair. This card is a tribute to a very special woman.

I colored the image with Copic Markers then added glossy accents to her eye and lips.  For the layout I cased a design from a very talented lady, Shani.  Shani always has the most amazing papers and I love how she matches and layers - yes, I'm a big fan!

The papers have been in my stash for literally years and I often wonder why I hang on to them and never use them.  The flowers are by Prima Flowers and the sentiment....well I searched high and low for something that would work.  I even considered printing something but that was too easy to make a mistake.  I went through every stamp I owned multiple times, nothing.  I was about to give up when I turned in my chair, staring at my shelves and realized I have a box of Close to my Heart stamps sets that I hadn't looked through, SCORE!

The sentiment is from the Playful Flourishes collection and it was even curved, perfect for this image. I am on a complete ramble tonite and for those of you who have actually taken the time to read all of it, I applaud you :)  As I look at the finished product, I have an issue with picking the right size when I work with square cards - I seem to have so much left over space.  I am always sure the size I pick is perfect for the image size and I'm always wrong and feel like I need to keep adding things to fill up the space, sigh .. one day.

Okay, I promise I'm done with my chatter and would like to thank those of you who have taken the time to visit and read and I truly hope you have a chance to play along with us at Creatalicious Challenges!

Challenges

Crafty Gals Corner -  For the Ladies #219 (May) .

Watercooler Wednesday - Feminine #315 .

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine .

SheepSki Designs Challenge - #50 Floral Dance .

Animal Parade

Welcome to a new challenge over at Creatalicious Challenges!  Our theme for this challenge is, as always ATG and we've added an optional twist - Slimline.

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. I love the whimsical images and they are so fun to work with, thank you Rachelle!

The image I used for my Slimline card is Animal Parade.  Now seriously, how can you  not be happy when you see animals on parade?!

I was trying to decide whether or not to make a New Baby card or Birthday Card so I went searching through my stamps to find what would work best.  I decided on a sentiment from the "A Little Everything" (D1420) by Close to My Heart. 

To make the card gender neutral I decided on the orange background papers from the Freestyle Collection by Teresa Collins.  I have had this paper for years in my stash and have vowed to start using my stash over purchasing new paper.  The slimline dies I used are a no-name brand and they came with a variety of layers, for this card I used three of those layers. The top right corner was looking pretty bare so I added some colorful buttons and bakers twine.

Our Design Team has created some adorable cards, I hope you have a chance to hop over and leave them some love! Enjoy your day!

Challenges

Rachelle Anne Miller - ATG w/optional Flowers (April)

Cardz 4 Galz - Slimline #144 .

Craft Rocket Challenges - Baby/Kids #80 (April) .

Moving Along with the Times - Animals/Birds #129 (April) .

Unicorn Challenge - Include an Animal #64 (April) .

Addicted to Stamps and More - Birthdays #403 .

Mythical Creatures at Creatalicious Challenges

 February is here, that didn't take long!  With a new month comes a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges and as always our challenges are ATG however we have an optional twist.  This month our twist is Mythical Creatures.

Our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy and their images are perfect for finding mythical creatures!

This image is Flower Elf that is part of the Summer Happiness coloring book.  I colored the image with Copic markers and used papers from The Summer Fresh collection by Simple Stories.  I wasn't sure about a sentiment so I opted for a hear pennant and finished it off with a navy button and red ribbon.

Challenges

Crafty Gals Corner - Add a Heart #216

Ellibelle's Corner - February: Hearts or Flowers

Snowboarder

Creatalicious Challenge time! Our theme for this challenge is ATG with optional "Kraft Paper".  Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter and they have so many adorable images to choose from, make sure to check their store out!

For this challenge I decided to go completely digital. 

This wintery image is Snowboarder Girl and not only does it come in black and white, you will also receive color images and a beautiful digital background to play with.

Since our "optional" was Kraft paper, I used digital background paper from The Digi Rainbow Christmas Kraft Pack.  The additional elements are from the I Love Snow Complete Pack over at Snap Click Supply Co. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creations!

Merry Christmas CAS Style

 Our last ATG challenge of 2020 at Creatalicious Challenges! 

Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and in keeping with the CAS theme, I made the following card.

I used the Merry Christmas stamp and die-cut set by Photo Play.  I added multiple "merry" layers to the die cut for some height and dimension then used Festive Berries Distress Oxide ink for the middle splotch.  Put it all together with a smattering of sequins and the CAS Card is done!

Thanks for stopping by for a quick CAS visit and I hope to see your creations!

 Creatalicious Challenge time! As always it's ATG with optional twist of Autumn/Thanksgiving.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Color of Love.  

The image below is Rory's Pumpkin Patch.  I decided to print the image on Kraft paper and use pencils to color the fall colors, Autumn happens to be my FAVE season!

The papers are from the Forever Fall collection by Bo Bunny and the sentiment is from Autumn Days Sentiments by Digi Doodle Studios.

Make sure to check out the wonderful creations by our Design Team for some inspiration then it's your turn to create!

Boo Ghosts Pumpkins

 Welcome to mid-October (already?!), not sure how we got here so fast!  It's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges and as always, ATG with optional Hallowe'en (my FAVORITE!!).

Our sponsor for this challenge is Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios and oh my, she has some adorable images!  

This image is Halloween Moon and I'm in love with this too cute image.  If you've been following, I've just started experimenting in creating my own backgrounds with distress inks and I am extremely happy with how this card turned out.  After removing the masking from the image I colored the two figures with Copic markers I created a sentiment banner with stamps from Hallow-scream by Close to my Heart.

I hope you join us, I look forward to seeing your creations!

Challenges
Try it on Tuesday - Halloween Time

Unicorn Challenge - Spooky and/or Cute

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Too Cute to Spook #152

Angie's Digital Stamps - ATG w/Halloween Twist

Dragonfly Dreams - Spooky and/or Cute

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween

Aud Sentiments - Halloween/Fall Sentiment #262

Crafty Gals Corner - Halloween Colors #212

Use a Punch at Creatalicious Challenges

New challenge for you at Creatalicious Challenges - ATG with optional "Use a Punch".

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy!  I know summer is coming to an end, the weather is changing but I'm still hopeful for some hot and sunny days - enter the image Little Entomologist.

This image makes me smile and warms my heart as it reminds me so much of my son (now 22).

I printed the image on kraft paper and used pencils to add a bit of color to the image.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the tag and my circle punch to make the hole at the top to add some string.  I laid out some washi tape to the background paper and applied pop up dots to the tag for dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations!

Challenges:

A Place to Start - Child's Card (September)

Happy 1st Birthday

Creatalicious Challenge time!  Our theme as always is ATG with an optional twist "No Square or Rectangle" Cards. Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays!!

I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the number one and I'm thrilled how it turned out.  I used yellow card stock for the main card and two layers, one white and the second green with dots.  The image is Duck with Presents from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez which was colored using Copic markers.  

I used banner die cuts to create the yellow and purple banner and added some sequence to finish it off.  

Thanks for stopping in and I look forward to seeing what shapes you come up with!

Challenges:
Cut it Up - Shaped Card
Cute Card Thursday - Bright Colors #647
Watercooler Wednesday - Occasions #284

3 of a Kind at Creatalicious Challenges

Challenge time at Creatalicious Challenges!!  As always, it's Anything Goes with optional twist of 3 of a Kind.  I hope you come and join us!

Our FAB sponsor for this challenge is Polkadoodles and they have generously donated a digi voucher to spend in their store!

I love the image, this is Winnie Sunshine Delights.   I colored Winnie with Copic markers then fussy cut her out.  The papers are from the Anything Goes collection by Echo Paper and I used Hillside Border die cuts by Lawn Fawn.  And of course, my 3 of a Kind are the three pieces of sequins, attached with glossy accents to give a bit more bling.  

I'm looking forward to seeing you 3 of a Kind creations, thanks for stopping by!

Challenges

Tuesday Throwdown - Polka Dots #461

A Place to Start - Flowers (July)

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge - Red, White & Blue #19

Simply Create Too - Red, White & Blue #162

Donuts

Hello! Creatalicious Challenge Time!  Our theme for this challenge is Pink and Purple!  What a combo!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Leslie Turner from Love 2 Scrap.  Leslie has a fab goodie bag for the winner, check it out here.

This image is my new fave stamp from Stamping Bella, Mochi Donut Girl.

I used Copic markers to color the image with purples and pinks and the sparkles with green to match the stripes on the paper.  The paper is from Erin  Bradley Designs on Etsy.  I loved, loved, loved coloring this image!  The sentiment is one that I've had for a long time and this is the first time I've used it, it's from Rubbernecker Stamps - I know the sentiment references cookies however I was going for the angle that cookies weren't doing the job so she decided on donuts instead (hee hee).

Our design team has some great pink and purple creations, make sure you check them out and leave them some love!

Challenges:

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes #133

Love to Craft - Anything Goes #46

Crafty Gals Corner - For the Ladies #207

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Pretty in Pink #147

2 Sisters on the Blog - Cooking / Baking#39

Marble Background Challenge at Creatalicious Challenges

Good morning crafters! Creatalicious Challenges has a new challenge starting today, as always "Anything Goes w/Twist - Marble Background.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Cute as a Button.  Make sure to visit their shop and browse through all their adorable images, so many to choose from!  The winner of this challenge will win 2 digi stamps of their choice!

This image is Bloom where you are Planted.  Since tulips are my favorite spring flower, I jumped at the chance of using this beautiful image.  I have made multiple cards with this image as I absolutely love it.  I colored her with my Copic markers and used marble background paper from Chantahlia Design on Etsy.

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations!  Stay safe.

Prize: 2 digi stamps

Challenges:
Cute as a Button - Anything Goes w/optional blue/pink
CAS Colours & Sketches - Sketch
Creativ Fusion Arts & Crafts - Spring Flowers #16

Layer it Up

Challenge time at Creatalicious!  Our theme is always Anything Goes with Optional "Layers".  Layers are so much fun to play with, options to use different colors and background papers - just let your imagination go!

Our Sponsor for this challenge is Colour of Love and they have graciously offered 3 digis to the winner!

This adorable spring digi is Buttercup's Rain Galoshes.  Living in Vancouver, Canada we see huge amounts of rain throughout fall, winter and spring (which I dislike immensely).  I wanted to make this card cheery even tho it's raining, unlike here when it rains it's gray, gloomy and gross.

I colored the image with Copic markers, as you can see in yellows and reds.  I had perfect matching patterned and solid papers and love how it turned out.  Other than the blue rain, I struggled with the color of her clothes.  I didn't want to throw another color in there so decided gray would have to do.  I couldn't find the right sentiment so I didn't add one - any suggestions??

I hope you all find your rainbow at the end of a rainy day - enjoy and don't forget to link up your entry!

Challenges
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Weather #548
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Lots of Dots #563