Make a Wish

Welcome back for our Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Knockouts!  Our sponsor for this challenge is Hetty Clare and my oh my, it's so difficult to choose just one image!

I fell in love with Make a Wish and got down to business.

I completely enjoyed coloring this image and wasn't really sure how I was going to showcase it.  Previous to coloring I received a new stamp set and was playing with it and created a few backgrounds with heat embossing and distress inks.  This particular background had just been sitting there and when I finished coloring the image I thought it would work for this creation - plain and simple.

I found the heart ribbon and green button in my stash and decided to dress it up a bit, I think it works!

Challenges

Alphabet  Challenge - E for Easy Simple Cards .

Let's Craft and Create - ATG w/buttons .

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 .

Magical Birthday

It's time for another fab challenge at Creative Knockouts!  Our theme for this challenge is "Something to Say" ... include a sentiment on your creation!

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper  Shelter and the lucky winner will receive 3 images of their choice!

There are so many adorable images to work with, it was hard to choose!  This image is Unicornmania.

Oooh, I had fun making this card.  The papers are actually St. Patrick's Day themed (Lots of Luck Collection by Dooglebug) but the bright colors were too magical not to use!  Three different types of paper designs, polka dot, striped and rainbows.

I used Copic markers to color the image and added a touch of sparkle here and there using my Spica markers.  The banner die cuts are Tiny Banners & Toppers from My Craft Spot.

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

Prize:  3 images

Challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Buttons and/or Bow
Allsorts Challenge - Feminine
Paper Minutes - Happy Colorful
Papercraft Challenges - Stripes
Unicorn Challenge - Fully Loaded

Whoa, it's been too long!

It's time to get posting!  Not that I haven't been creating in the last year, just seems I run out of time to actually do anything with the pics that I take.  There have been so many special people I have created cards for I think it's high time to celebrate them all (again!).

First up is Sherry.  My son and her daughter are together and through them, our friendship has grown.  I cherish the time we spend together, not only do we fill our time and space with laughter, we have great heart-to-hearts.  She is inspirational and you can't help but feel good when she is around.  She is also sexy as heck and I love the pink dress she wears, she looks amazing in it.

This image is from Saturated Canary and colored with Copic Markers. 

Challenges
Creative Knockouts - Fave Embellishment (definitely the Key!)

Red, White and Blue at Digi Haven

It's time for our Red, White and Blue challenge at Digi Haven!  You will have until July 19th to show us your creations!

 

This image is Grad Girl by Saturated Canary. I colored her up with my copic markers and added some glossy accents to her lips.  I really didn't know what kind of design I was going to do and just started cutting...I love when things just come together.  I added some ribbon and flowers then found this key embellie that I thought would work perfectly.  The paper is from the Simple Stores collection by 24/Seven.  I'm not sure where the sentiment originated from, I found it on Pinterest.

The Digi Haven Design Team has some incredible designs just waiting for you to check them out!  Have fun!

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Red, White & Blue

Craft your Passion - Red, White & Blue

Created with Love - For the Girls!

Get Inky! - Red, White & Blue

The Pink Elephant - Red, White & Blue

Stamp with Fun - Celebrate

It's all about Santa Challenge

I'm excited to announce that I am a new member of the Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Design Team! 

The theme for this month's challenge is "It's all about Santa".   That means we want to see anything that is associated with Santa like sleighs, elves, reindeer, etc.

For my card I used this adorable stamp that I've had in my collection for over a year and have never used.  I love the expression on her face and the sentiment that goes along with it!   The image is Amanda saw Santa Clause and sentiment stamps are from Eat Cake Graphics.   The paper is from the Merry & Bright collection by Carta Bella.

For some inspiration, make sure you pop on over to see the wonderful talent from the Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Design Team!

Challenges:
Card Mania - Christmas in July
Make my Monday - Christmas in July
Merry Monday - Anything Goes Christmas
Stamp and Create - Christmas in July

Sunshine Day

With all this rain I felt a little sunshine was in order!

This  little ray of sunshine is Rosie from the DigiStamp Boutique.  I colored her up with my Copic markers and decided to make a tag instead of a card.  I distressed the manila tag with distress inks by Tim Holtz (Pumice Stone, Antique Linen and Barn Red). I added the flowers and butterfly from my stash.

I hope this added some brightness to your day!

Challenges
Digi Haven - Mother's Day / Floral Challenge
Welcome to Flourishes - Butterflies
Three Scrappy Gals - Flowers
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Flowers

Let's Celebrate Challenge

It's time to "Celebrate" at The Crafting Cafe.  There are so many reasons to celebrate and we want to see yours!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Crafty Sentiments Designs.  The winner will receive 3 digis or 1 stamp, the winner's choice!

This sweet little digi is Lilly.  I had fun coloring her with my Copic markers to match the bright papers from the Surprise! Collection by Bo Bunny.  I added some glossy accents to the flowers for some dimension, strung up some red and yellow ribbon and for some fun, pom poms.

I followed the layout from a very talented lady that I had the pleasure of working with on my very first design team.  Check out Lynn's creation at Creative Crafts by Lynn, it's adorable!

The sentiment, both outside and inside is from Paper Smooches.

Now it's your turn to link your creation up at The Crafting Cafe!

 Challenges
Dream Valley Challenges - Happy Birthday
Creative Corner Challenges - Girly Birthday
One Stop Craft Challenge - Birthdays
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Birthday Fun

Diamonds or Pearls Challenge at Stamptacular Sunday!

For this weeks challenge you will create a card or project that includes either diamond like rhinestones or pearls! Tell us whether you prefer diamonds or pearls in your post and we’ll enter your name into our drawing TWICE!

You will have from now until midnight (EST) February 4^th, 2012 to comp

lete this challenge and post a DIRECT LINK to your submission into our InLinkz in order to be entered into the drawing for this week's fabulous prizes donated by:

SCRAPPERS DELIGHT

PRIZES:

1st Place - 3 Digis

2nd Place - 2 Digis

3rd Place - 1 Digi

This is my second attempt with this image. I was having problems getting the shading right on the wings so this time I just added a bit if grey then outlined the grey with my clear glitter spica pen. I loved the simplicity of it so I carried it on with the rest of the image.

I have never made a card like this (vintage-like) because I had no idea where to start. After admiring so many vintage style cards I thought I would start out small with lots of distressing - on the doily, paper and flower (although I think I could have done more distressing around the image itself, next time!).

All and all, I'm happy with the result and I hope you are too!

Now it's your turn to show us your diamonds or pearls. Personally, I favor diamonds but then again, I wouldn't turn down pearls if they were offered instead!

Supplies: Paper - Blush by My Mind's Eye, Antique Linen and Victorian Velvet distressed ink by Tim Holtz, paper flower, metal heart charm from Walmart, pearls from the Dollar Store, Memo Pin by Tim Holtz, spica pens, Copic markers, Crackle Accents, Glossy Accents, pink organdy ribbon, off-white lace.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - You're a Gem

Cupcake Craft Challenges - All you need is Love

4 Crafty Chicks - Pins

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Pretty in Pink

Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - Love

Craft Us Crazy - Full of Love

PaperPlay Challenges - Lovely Lace

Samuel Taylors Crafts - Distress

"Use Your Scraps" Challenge

It's time to ring in the New Year with Aud Sentiments first challenge of 2012! This challenge is sponsored by Floppy Latte Designs. We are also very lucky to have another sentiment from Create with TLC. Remember if you use this sentiment for the challenge be sure to enter your name with Mr. Linky twice for the drawing! Just right click the image to save it. You have until January 17th to enter. When I see the word crown, I think of princess which in turn makes me think of pink! So I looked through my huge collection of patterned paper, that for some reason keeps growing because I'm afraid to use them and found the perfect match! I rummaged around in my ribbon-ends bin and found the perfect pink and orange combo. I used colored scraps for the layers and added the princess charm and message bottle. Now it's your turn to create something with all those scraps laying around your craft room. Check out the amazing creations our design team has for you, some of them will blow you away!
Supplies: Sentiment by Create with TLC, paper from the Freestyle collection by Teresa Collins, spiced marmalade distress ink, rhinestones, princess charm, message bottle, colored beads, pink and orange ribbon, Fancy Flourish die by Die-namics.
Challenges:
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Use something shiny
Cupcake Craftroom - Anything Goes
The Emerald Faerie Garden - Flourishes / Swirls
Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings - Sparkle & Ribbon