Steampunk Spring

We're back with a brand-new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

This time, the theme is Spring is in the Air- we want to see how you incorporate Spring details into your crafty creation, so grab your crafty supplies and join the fun!

Our amazing sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs, and they're offering a fantastic prize - so don't miss your chance to play along! You will have until April 1st to load your creation.

This image is titled Mechanical and can be found under this category.  I started by printing the image on a book page then used distress ink on the creases.  I heat embossed clear embossing powder over the Easy Repeat Stitched Vines background stamp.  I tore the cardstock and attached to the book page then added a few green gems and used distress ink on a beehive background stamp and finished it off with some ribbon, pin and butterfly charm.

Be sure you check out the amazing and inspiring creations from our talented Design Team, then share your masterpiece with us!

Happy Crafting!

Flower Hedgehog

We’re back with a brand-new challenge at Creative Knockouts — and this one’s all about your Fave Embellie!

Whether it’s buttons, bling, brads, or bows — we want to see how you use your favorite embellishments to bring your crafty creations to life. So, grab your supplies and let the creativity flow!

Our fabulous sponsor this round is All Dressed Up, generously offering up an awesome prize — you won’t want to miss the chance to win!

This adorable creature is Hedgehog Flower - how sweet is that image?

I colored the image using Copic markers and framed it with gold cardstock for a touch of shine. This was my first time creating a frame with acetate, and while there were a few hiccups along the way, I’m excited to try it again with smoother results next time!

For my fave embellie, I went with paper flowers — they add such a soft, dimensional touch and tie in perfectly with the floral theme.

Don’t forget to check out the stunning and inspiring creations from our talented Design Team — then share your masterpiece with us!

Happy Crafting!

Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges - Animals #128 (Aug 28) .

All Dressed Up - ATG #165 (Sep 14) .

The Flower Challenge - Add Embellishments #105 (Aug 24) .

Birthday Flowerz

Die-cuts/Punches/Stencils is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from Mirtillamente Digital Stamps and Papers!

I used Copic markers to color the image, Flowerz: Flow No. 1.  To create the leafy background, I used Simply You by Concord & 9th with Pine Tree Green Memories Die Inkpad.  The centre background piece was created using the Moroccan Stencil by Simon Says Stamp with Aged Mahogany and Barn Door Distress Inks then found a couple of sentiments, embossed with white embossing power to create this birthday card.

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Challenges:
Mirtillamente Challenge - ATG (Feb 25) .
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Floral #14 (Mar 15) .
Daisy Chain Challenge - Flowers #82 (Feb 28) .
Craft Rocket Challenges - Birthday #111 (Feb 28) .

Flower Dreams

FAVE EMBELLIE is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from All Dressed Up!

This adorable image is Flower Dreams.  I used Copic markers to color the image and framed her in circles using diecuts.  The designer paper is from the Madison collection by Penny Black and to finish her off, the flower embellies were added.

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Guest Designer at TFTUC

I'm very excited to be a Guest Designer at The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge! TFTUC specializes in fantasy cards, from fairies and unicorns to gnomes and dragons - just to name a few!

I haven't used this image in a very long time, not sure why as she's so beautiful.  The image is Steampunk Fairy by Delicious Doodles, unfortunately the shop has closed.

I colored the image with Copic markers then used Distress Inks (Hickory Smoke, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar) to create the background. I rummaged through my embellies and found a few items I thought would go well on the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by and a huge thank you to TFTUC for having me as a GD for their September challenge.  Make sure to hop over to their blog and enter your fantasy card!

Challenges
Sketch Saturday -  Challenge #733 (Sept 7) .

Flower Frenzy at Get Creative

A new month brings a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges!

Our theme this month is FLOWER FRENZY Show us your creativity by adding flowers to your creation!  

We area a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along so you have a chance to proudly display our Winners Badge or Top 3 Badge.

To make this slimline card I used a flower background stamp Dainty Daisies by Whimsy Stamps, inked it up with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I then applied Distress inks overtop to create the yellow/green background.  The sentiment and butterflies were made using die cuts.

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Get Creative Challenges for some inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

Flower Power at Creative Knockouts

FLOWER POWER is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

We have a fabulous sponsor so make sure to upload your creation for your chance to win a special prize from LeAnn's World 101!

This beautiful image is Bouquet.  I colored the image with Copics and used a round die-cut then added Glossy Accents and pink Nuvo drops for dimension. I snagged this paper by  Dare 2b Artzy from the sale bin at our local craft store - I wish I picked up a few more pieces! 

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

Challenges:

Cut it Up - What's in your Garden #276 (May 3) .

Make my Monday - Flowers #199 (May 7) .

Cheerful Sketches - #119 (Apr 28) .

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 .

Flower Power at Creative Knockouts

As the saying goes,  April showers bring May flowers.  With that in mind, Creative Knockouts has a new challenge celebrating "Flower Power".  

Our sponsor is SheepSki Designs and the lucky winner of this challenge will receive 3 images of their choice!

This image is Tulip Border which was printed on X-press It paper and colored with Copic markers.  

As usual, this is not my first attempt.  I originally started creating clouds in the background which did not work at all so I tried covering the clouds with distress inks similar to above.  It actually turned out but after I stamped and set the embossed sentiment I thought I would outline the tulips in gold.  That did not go well. My pen was way too thick and when I tried to quickly wipe the gold off it made a huge mess. Back to the drawing board.

The sentiment is from the Happy Sentiments collection by Crafter's Companion.  Distress Inks used: Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac, Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters.

Challenges

SheepSki Designs - Floral Dance #50 (May)
Dare 2B Artzy - Flowers (May) .

My Time to Craft! - Sentimental #456 .

What's the Buzz?

 Spring has sprung here in beautiful British Columbia, the cherry blossoms are ... blossoming, the birds are singing, bees are buzzing and the rain is pouring, ugh.

Well, there is no rain in the forecast for our "Spring is in the Air" Challenge at  Creative Knockouts!  Our fab sponsor for our Spring challenge is Jan's Digi Stamps!

This image is from the Honey Bees collection, I really, really love this image.  I colored the image with Copic markers however I didn't color the bees as I didn't want to take away from the yellow in the beehive but I did add Wink of Stella which is difficult to see in the picture.  The sentiment is computer generated.  Kept the embellies simple with two flowers and a button.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you join us for our challenge!

Challenges

Craft Rocket Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Spring #79

Moving Along with the Times - Spring #128 (March)

ModSquad Challenges - Springtime

Daisy Chain Challenges - Flowers #50

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

Friendship Challenge at Creative Knockouts

What could be better than a friendship challenge during these crazy times.  How nice would it be to send a card to that someone special to let them know you're thinking of them!  Creative Knockouts is giving you an incentive to create those friendship cards!

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Artsy Stamper.  Beverly has so many lovely and unique designs and she has generously donated one digital set to the lucky winner.

I chose to work with one of the images and sentiment from the Field Flower Silhouettes Set.  To stretch the flowers out along the bottom, I duplicated the flower image and flipped it to create a side-by-side image and included the sentiment at the top.

 I found some digital paper on Etsy that I used as a background for a sunset vibe.  Its called Pink Dunes Sunset by Visual Gypsy.  I was so happy with the way it turned out, I made two cards and I know I'll make more!

I don't know about you but with social media people forget about sending cards by mail, just think how surprised your friend will be getting it old school!

Prize:  One Digi Set

Challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Flowers

Creations in Pink #21 - Anything Goes Mainly in Pink

Get well soon!

The thing I'm happiest about with this card is the cheeriness of it.  I hope it makes someone's day a little bit brighter!

The stamp is by Lawn Fawn "on the mend" and have had this set for at least 2 years but have never used them until I purchased the matching dies last week, poor little stamps!

I colored the flowers with copic markers, added some glossy accents on the flower faces and a bit of glitter on the vase.

Challenges
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Wk15 - Sweet as Candy
Simply Create Too Challenge #111 - Buttons & Bows
Retro Rubber Challenge RRCB40 - Sketch
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #164 - Sketch

Pots and Pots of Flower Pots

Time for another awesome challenge at Digi Haven!  Our theme is Flowers and Pots and our fab sponsor for this challenge is Lacy Sunshine Stamps where the winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!

I chose to work with Cherry Flower Pot for my card.  I used some crackle glossy accents on the cherry blossoms and think I should have added plain ol' glossy accents throughout the image. 

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!

For Mom

This digi is from Tiddlyinks and thought it was perfect for Cupcake's challenge "Flowers for Mum". The colors, red, white and black are based on Tiddlyinks Challenge #44. I'm also entering this card in the ABC Challenge "R for Roses".

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