Underwear for Christmas?!

Well hellooooo! Today is a new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties!  Our theme for this challenge is Anything Cute and Christmas with Optional Ribbons & Bows.

Our lovely sponsor for this challenge are our friends over at Crafty Ribbons!  Crafty Ribbons has an amazing selection and it's so much fun going through their collection of goodies!

I pulled out an old fave image of mine from Whimsie Doodles (so sad they are no longer) appropriately called "Underwear for Christmas".

I used Copic markers to color the undies and used my new Stitched Collage Frame Diecut to put the card all together.  It's the first time I used the diecut and have to admit it took me a while to play with it to figure out how I wanted to use it.  Now that I have the hang of it I've made quite a few cards with the template.

I hope my card gives you a chuckle!  Thanks for stopping in and I look forward to seeing your cute creations!

Challenges:

International Art & Soul - Humorous #84

Crafty Catz - Spots and/or Stripes #507

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas/First #556

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Add Ribbon, Lace or Twine #112

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes #22

Happy Valentine's Day

In true fashion, I stayed up way past my bedtime to get these cards finished for today.  Once I get started creating, it's hard for me to stop.  At least this time I had my sugar cookies done earlier in the evening!

The images I worked with are Valentine Punnies by Whimsie Doodles and Fun Foods Idaho Study by Fresh Brewed Designs (unfortunately their website isn't working).  These images are simple and fun to work with, make sure to add them to your stash!

Used glossy accents and pink stickles to add some bling (Make my Monday Challenge)

Simply Love - The Cutie Pie Challenge

Food/Dining/Dishes w/Red -  Crazy 4 Challenges

Challenges:
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Simply Love
Make my Monday - Shimmer and Shine
Crazy 4 Challenges - Food/Dining/Dishes w/Red

Love 'em at work

Yes, it truly has been over a year since I have posted, yikes where has the time gone?  So many changes in the last year, one being location which unfortunately doesn't give me room for my crafting!  I truly hate cleaning up after a day of crafting only to have to pull it out and start all over again.  Okay, enough of my whining ...

I work with an amazing group of gals and I wanted to give them something special to celebrate Valentine's Day.  I put on my baking hat and whipped up a batch of sugar cookies and while they were baking, I started card creating.  I wanted something clean and simple so I used these mini-valentine images by Whimsie Doodles.  Apologies for the rough looking pictures, forgot to take pics at home with a nice background so I had to quickly snap them at work.

They were quick and fun to create and they looked adorable with the bagged sugar cookies.

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully it won't be another year before I post again!

Challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes w/a Twist - Cute
Creative Card Crew - 106 Love
Try it on Tuesday - Transport
The Cutie Pie Challenge - All you need is cutie love
Always Playing with Paper - Color Challenge: Pink, Red, Gray, White

Jolly Ol' Elf

The letter J at ABC Christmas Challenge means "Jolly Ol' Elf"  time.  For this challenge we want to see your "helper" elf creations or the one and only Jolly Ol' Elf himself, Santa.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Wild Orchid Crafts and  one lucky winner will receive a £10 gift voucher!

For my creation, I used Inner Elf by Whimsie Doodles.  What's a jolly ol' elf without elf shoes?!  I kept the color scheme simple and bright with a touch of stickles and glossy accents.  Finished the card off with a nice big orange ribbon, pink button and a Christmas tree charm.

Now it's your turn to show us your Elf side!  Make sure to drop by ABC Christmas Challenge and take a look at the fab creations from our Design Team then get your Elf on!

Easter with a twist at Digi Haven

It's challenge time at Digi Haven and we're getting ready for Easter!  We want to see your Easter creations and here's the twist ... you must include the color brown in your creation!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Di's Digital Designs and the winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!

I have had this image for years and have never used it ... why I have no idea cause it cracks me up!  This image is Bunny Break by Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet.  I colored it up with  my copic markers and added some glossy accents along the way.  The sentiment is from the Easter sentiment collection by Whimsie Doodles.

Now it's your turn to get your Easter and and don't forget to add some brown!

 

Di's Digital Downloads have something for everyone.  They even have a wonderful Gallery for enjoyment and inspiration.  If you want a chance to win something from the store, join in on one of their challenges on their Challenge Blog.

Cards for Men Pairs Challenge and Blog Hop

Cards for Men is two years old and we're celebrating! We have organized a bloghop running as well as our usual challenge. The theme for our challenge is the number '2'. Interpret it how you will, two cards, two images, pairs, twinsets (card & gift), etc. We'll draw a random winner and top 3 as usual. You can get all the details and lots more ideas from the Design Team over at the main site.

Here's what I made:

The image is Christmas Undies by Whimsie Doodles. I colored the image with Copic markers and the papers are from the White Christmas collection by We R Memory Keepers.

If you arrived here from Mandy then you're on the right track. If not, hop over to Cards for Men to start at the beginning.

At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw. I've got a £10 gift voucher from One Stop Card Shop.

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

To be in with a chance of winning this you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. A random winner will be drawn on December 19, 2011.

Each stop will have a word which you should collect to make a festive phrase. My word is 'best'. At the end of the blog hop you should have 9 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments back at Cards for Men. The blog hop will run until midnight on December 18, 2011 and a winner will be chosen on December 19, 2011.

Since I'm your last stop head back over to Cards for Men to enter your answer.Good luck!

Challenges:

Lexi's Creations - One for the Lads
Here Come the Boys - For the man in your life
The Paper Players - Non-Holiday stamps or colors

Color Challenge at Stamptacular!

For this weeks challenge you will create a CHRISTMAS card or a project using ONLY the colors listed above! Feel free to use ANY SHADE of the above colors (BLUE, BLACK or BROWN, and TAN) Also, you are allowed to use white cardstock but please keep it to a minimum!

You will have from now until midnight (EST) December 10^rd, 2011 to complete 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:

SIMON SAYS STAMP

PRIZE: $20 Gift Certificate; winner must pay shipping!

and

ELISABETH BELL DIGI

PRIZE: Winner’s Choice of 2 Digis

Before you get started, check out the fab creations the Stamptacular Sunday Design Team has for you!
Supplies: Digi: Inner Elf & Inner Elf Diva by Whimsie Doodles, Paper: Bo Bunny, brown & blue ribbon, silver bells, bakers twine, Stickles.

Fancy Folds Challenge

It's Challenge time over at Cards for Men and we want to see your Fancy Folds! This challenge is sponsored by Whimsie Doodles!

Whimsie Doodles has generously donated a $10 gift certificate to the winner PLUS you can receive 10% off you next order by entering the discount code CFM10. This special offer expires 30 days from today.

I had fun creating this card - the Gate Fold is one of my faves! With a house of boys, gaming in our house is huge so of course I love this Epic Birthday image by Whimsie Doodles.
I kept the embellies simple with a funky butterfly clip, metal swirly thingy, white iRock gems and glossed the buttons up with Glossy Accents.
I had to try out my new Spellbinder Nestabilities and have to say they are perfect for male cards, so needless to say, I'll be using them quite a bit!

Supplies: Copic markers, butterfly clip, metal swirl, ribbon, iRock gems, Spellbinder Nestabilities, paper from the Generation Tech stack by DCWV
Challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Teenage Boy
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Lots of Circles

Christmas Undies

Oh my gosh, my first Christmas card of the year! I love this image and sentiment from Whimsie Doodles. Just for the record, I never get undies 'cause I sooo Believe!
For something new, I finally tried out my Smooch Spritz by SU on the sentiment and undies, it was really easy to use and I really like the effect. I also used "Funky Little Christmas " digital paper from Funky Hand.
I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Bah Humbug "Something New"
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long "Non traditional colors"
Delightful Inspiration "Anything Goes"
Totally Papercrafts "Christmas in August"