"K" Challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge

It's challenge time at ABC Christmas Challenge!  Our theme for the letter K is "Kept Safe".  I'm sure you are like me and have so many things that I have purchased over time but don't have the heart to use it ... just waiting for that one special card or whatever ... why do we do that?!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kenny K

This image is Bow by Kenny K.  Now this image is one that I've had for at least a year if not longer... I colored her with my Copic Markers and the paper is from my stash, the title is cut off so I'm not sure where it's from.  So, now for the "K" ... it's the blue tinsel twine from Tim Holtz.  Along with the digi that I've had for at least a year, I've had the tinsel twine for the same amount of time.  It just about killed me to use it ... haa haa, just kidding!

Make sure to head over to ABC Christmas Challenge to look at the fab creations from our talented design team!  Now pull out those items you hold dear to your heart and start using them!

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all of your creations! The creator, the artist, the man: Kenny K is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world. His signature style can be seen throughout his various collections of sexy pin-up babes, sweet 'n sassy girls, cool rockin' dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at KennyKDownloads.com.

Dad Challenge at Cards for Men

It's time for Challenge #11 at Cards for Men!  Our theme for this challenge is "Dad".  You have until June 9th to link up your creation for a chance to win 2 digis from our sponsor, Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

I love making guy cards and Dr. Digi's is an awesome place to find guy stuff.  This digi is BBQ Bill and I colored him up with my copic markers.  The black background paper is from my stash and the red paper is BBQ Words by Pebbles Inc.  The hot dog embellie came with the BBQ Words paper pack and I added some twine and a computer generated sentiment.  Voila! 
         

Welcome to the brilliantly bizarre brain of Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. 

Here you will find Monsters, Aliens, Odd balls and Dundertons as well as many many more wonderful digital stamps.   Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. 

 
We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, with our growing catalogue of great value digis with
a sense of humour.



Challenges
2 Sisters Challenge - Outdoor Fun
My Sheri Crafts - Father's Day
Brown Sugar Challenge - Father's Day

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

Jingle time at ABC Christmas Challenge

ABC Christmas Challenge in on the letter J ... well it definitely makes me think of Jingle Bells!  That's right, we want to see bells a jingling!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Wild Orchid Crafts and the winner will receive a £10 gift voucher!

I wanted to keep it simple so I made this card using Stampin Up! stamps and die cuts .  First I embossed the white cardstock with Holly embossing folder, used red and white ribbon for color and added a bell with a copper colored safety pin from a tag off my new jeans.  I stamped the gingerbread image with versa mark then covered it with copper embossing powder then heated it up.

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes w/a handmade bow
Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture
Sweet Stampin' - Clean and Simple
Totally Paper Crafts - Clean and Simple
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Gingergread

Fancy Folds at Cards for Men

Let's see those folds!  Yup, it's Fancy Fold challenge time at Cards for Men!

We have a fab sponsor for this challenge, Scribbled Kidz and the winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!

I made a gate fold card for this cheeky image "He won't notice". I colored him up with my copics and used some paper from my stash, added some bakers twine then found a naughty/nice button I thought worked perfectly for this image. The inside sentiment is by Stampendous.

Make sure you stop on over to see the creations from our talented Design Team!

Lady Luck Challenge at The Crafting Cafe

It's Lady Luck challenge time at The Crafting Cafe!  We want to see your creations based on your interpretation of Lady Luck!  Our sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps!

 

Sorry the card has a green tinge throughout, I was having issues with my ink spray ... actually it was a huge issue with my ink spray :(

For my interpretation of Lady Luck, I used Margaret for this card and took the word "luck" quite literally.  I colored her up with my copic markers and added some glitter with my spica glitter pens.  The sentiment was from Digi Doodle.  The paper, ribbon, flowers and button is from my stash.

Now it's your turn....I can hardly wait to see what you create!

I is for Inspiration at ABC Christmas Challenge

It's challenge time at ABC Christmas Challenge and our theme is "I for Inspiration".  Take a look at the end of this post and check out our inspiration photo, take your pick and start creating!

We have two sponsors for this challenge, Meljen's Designs and The Ribbon Reel!

This image is Buddy the Fox "Christmas Buddy" by Meljens.  He does have a set of crazy eyebrows but when I cut the image I had to ditch the brows.  I chose the blue and silver inspiration and thought the paper from the Paper Powder Mountain Collection by Bo Bunny worked well. The layout is from the Merry Monday Challenge.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too! Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on FacebookHERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

Challenges:
Merry Monday - Sketch
Creative Craft Challenges - All about Animals

Animals at Cards for Men

Holy Cow, I don't know where  my brain is lately.  I had this post ready a couple of weeks ago and set the publish date and time but forgot to finish the post information ... aaahhhh!

So, here is the info - It's time for a new challenge at Cards for Men!  Our theme is "Animals".  Our sponsor is Paper Pretties and the winner will receive 6, yes SIX digis of their choice!

This image (I LOVE it!) is S'mores by Paper Pretties.  I colored him up with my Copic markers and used papers from the Boy Crazy collection by My Mind's Eye.  Added some twine and there you go!

Pretties is an online crafting store, and home to Zac, Lily, Sophia and Cooper - the cutest kid stamps around! (At least we think so). We have many exclusive stamp lines, from elegant to whimsical, sweet to clever; there is something for every stamper in our Pretties' Boutique.

Along with our full line of high quality clear stamps, we also have a large selection of digital images.

Challenges:
Digi Makeover Challenge - Celebration
 Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Use brown or tan
Lexi's Creations - Happy  Birthday
Card Crafter's Circle - Boys to Men
CAS-ual Fridays - Birthday
Creative Corner Challenges - Clean and Simple

H is for Helpers at ABC Christmas Challenge

One can't have too many Helpers at Christmas time!  Yup, that's the "H" word for our challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge.

Our sponsor is Stamp and Create and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to their store!

I have had this image for-like-EVER and this is my first time using it.  The image is North Pole Employees by Mo Manning.  I colored it up with my Copic markers, added Glossy accents to the blue bauble and added Lace Stickles to the "fur" parts.

I added a snowflake charm to the white Baker's Twine and used paper from the Mistletoe Collection by Bo Bunny.

Stamp and Create is an on-line store based in the US. We ship worldwide with reasonable shipping prices.

We specialize in Rubber Stamps and Scrapbook supplies. Some of the companies we carry are: Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps, High Hopes Rubber Stamps, Whiff of Joy, The Greeting Farm, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Stampavie, Whimsy Stamps, Emerald Faeries, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, Ribbon, Charms, embellishments, dies, and more!

Anything Goes at Cards for Men 1

It's time for an "Anything Goes" challenge at Cards for Men! 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Squidgi Digi, the winner will receive 4 digi's of their choice!

For my card I chose Docs to work with.  Although my Docs are black, I decided to color them like workboots and make this into a Father's Day card.

I didn't do anything fancy, just kept it simple.  I colored the image with my Copic markers and framed the image with some colored cardstock and added a bit of ribbon in the middle.  The sentiment is computer generated.

http://squidgidigi.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi my name is Beth, I am 19 years old and am studying a Degree in illustration at Blackpool University.

I started drawing images for my Mum , who made cards with them and then she put them on her blog . She got lots of great comments and people saying i should sell them - so here we are !

I hope you enjoy my images and would love to see any creations you make with them