Bunny Ears Lili!

Good morning all! Jackie here, and it is my turn to share a bit of Inky Inspiration with all of you! For my card today I decided to ink up this cutie Bunny Ears Lili! With Easter creeping it's way closer each and every day I know we are all trying to get our Easter creations finished in time to share with our loved ones.

I used one of my new Nestabilities Labels Twenty and cut out the Bunny Ears Lili image then went back and sponged in this fun pink shade around the image. I really like the effect it creates to shade in the background of the image, I think it helps pop out the image itself. I also used this sweet satin ribbon to create a bow to the side of the image to complete the card.

I do hope that you like my piece of inspiration today and I look forward to sharing more with all of you in the future! Have a fabulous day all!

This card was also entered into the following challenges: The ABC Challenge - "R" is for Ribbon; Creative Craft World - Easter; For Fun Challenges - Bunny; Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Spring Colors/Easter!
Stamps: Bunny Ears Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Real Red, We R Memory Keepers Be My Valentine DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV21 Light Pink, B00 Frost Blue, YG11 Mignonette, E42 Sand White, R81 Rose Pink

Spring Chickie!

I wanted to play along with another fabulous Whimsy and Stars Studio image for my post today and I decided that the image Spring Chickie would be perfect! It's just a sweet image, it just makes me smile, oh heck they all make me smile!

I have a blast each time I sit down and color in one of Mabelle's images, each image is so detailed and fun to work with. For this image I wanted to use lots of bright spring colors so I went with Ice Mint Copic Marker for most of her outfit with touches of Begonia on the flowers and some bright yellows to compliment the other shades. I used my Nestabilities Labels 14 to cut out the image and used some pop dots to make the image pop more, and if that wasn't enough I also got out a sponge and shaded the space around this cute Chickie!

Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I wanted to create a little package of sorts that I could just send a thinking of you type of goodie inside, so I decided to make a pillow box and tie it off with some fun black satin ribbon.

This card is entered in the following challenges: Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes, optional Something New (nestie die!); Heart 2 Heart Challenge -Spring Has Sprung - Use Flowers!
Stamps: Spring Chickie from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Golden Yellow, Little Girl DP; Ink: Leon Tart, E42 Sand White, BG53 Ice Mint, YG09 Yellowish Green, RV63 Begonia, Y15 Cadmium Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Twill Ribbon, Sponge, Nestabilities Labels Fourteen

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Chelone the Turtle and Hula Hooping Hector. For my card this week I used the image Chelone the Turtle and I had so much fun with this weeks card, in fact I just got my new Nestabilities so I just had to use one! I used Labels Eighteen, and I had so much fun with it, unfortunately I could not find my sponge or dabers, so I used a tissue and it didn't turn out too bad. I had a lot of fun with this fun and springy image!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Chelone the Turtle from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Lagoon, My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Gertie DP; Ink: Pink Pirouette, YG09 Lettuce Green, R29 Lipstick Red, G82 Spring Dim Green, G12 Sea Green, Y08 Acid Yellow, G14 Apple Green, R85 Rose Red, E43 Dull Ivory; Accessories: Nestabilities Labels Eighteen, Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch

Anything Goes at Bugaboo!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create anything you want to, that's right, this week our challenge is "Anything Goes".

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this cute image Sassy Swing! I wanted to use this fun Sassy Girl image for my card today and make a really girlie card. This was a lot of fun, bling and scallops is all any girl needs! I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card is also entered in the following challenges: Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; Stamp Something - Use a Digi; Bling It On - Use a Digi Stamp and Bling.
Stamps: Sassy Girl Swing from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Glorious Green, Cameo Coral, SU! Patterns Pack II; Ink: Eoo Skin White, R20 Blush, BG07 Petroleum Blue, E57 Light Walnut, YG07 Acid Green, RV42 Salmon Pink, R35 Coral, E35 Chamois; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped Edge Punch, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

More Whimsy and Stars Stuido Fun!

I wanted to play along with another fabulous Whimsy and Stars Studio image for my post today and I decided that the image Best Friends would be perfect for today! It's just a sweet image, it just makes me smile!

I got the 12 new Copic Sketch markers recently so I decided to use them to color in this fun image, it just looks so cheery and sweet like all of Mabelle's images. Have you checked out the Whimsy and Stars Studio Store yet? Well if you haven't, what are you waiting for! You are going to love these fun images, they all make me smile, I know they will do the same for you! I wanted to create a little package of sorts that I could just send a thinking of you type of goodie inside, so I decided to make a pillow box and tie it off with some fun black satin ribbon.

I do hope you liked my creation for today, and be sure to stop by tomorrow, I will have more stamping fun to share! Have a wonderful day!
This card is entered in the following challenges: Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes; Stamp Something - Use Something Digi!
Stamps: Best Friends from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, V20 Wisteria, V25 Pale Blackberry, E23 Hazelnut, YG61 Pale Moss, RV55 Hollyhock, RV63 Begonia; Accessories: Circle Nestabililites, Satin Ribbon, Sticky Strip

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Ladybug Scene It", not only do you get this great image but you also get a fabulous sentiment too!

I wanted to make a clean and simple card for today's freebie image since there are so many details in this fabulous scene that Jodie has created for u. I don't know about you, but with spring trying to show itself I love seeing the little ladybugs and butterflies that start to appear! I used one of my Nestabilities to frame the image and make it the focus of this card, plus I added a bit of this lovely May Arts Ribbon. I do hope you like my creation and hop on over to the Bugaboo Store and pick up your freebie image today! Have a great day, be sure to come back tomorrow to see our weekly challenge!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

Today's card has been entered in the following challenges: CCEE Stampers - NO Buttons, Buckles, Bows and Brads; Craft Us Crazy - Spring!; Delightful Challenge - Flowers; Lili of the Valley - Spring; Pixie Dust Studio - Anything with Wings.
Stamps: Ladybug Scene It from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Hot Pink, Spring Green, Real Red, Whisper White; Ink: RV06 Cerise, N3 Neutral Gray No 3., C7 Cool Gray No. 7, Y17 Golden Yellow, YG07 Acid Green, R35 Coral, RV13 Tender Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon, Curved Rectangles Nestabilities

Inky Impressions News!

Have you looked at my sidebar recently? Probably not, hence this post today. Since today is the 1st of April I can now share with all of you that I have been named to the Inky Impressions Design Team! I am thrilled to be working with Nicole again, I had a blast when I was a part of the DT last year and I can not wait to get started, so with that I decided to create a card to announce my new DT gig! I inked up this adorable Lili image, Stampalicious Lili! This cutie looks just like me in the mornings sometimes, bunny slippers, a robe and of course stamps in hand even though I am not fully awake, what better way to start the day could there possibly be?!I also decided to play along with this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge, I thought this color combination would be a lot of fun to use with this image. I like how this color combination has both subtle and bold colors, it makes for an interesting contrast in the final card. I had a lot of fun using one of my Cuttlebug Embossing folders and one of my Nestabilities Dies, plus I used my corner rounder which seems to rarely get used anymore. I do hope you enjoy today's creation, have a fabulous day!

This card is also entered in the Lexi's Creations Challenge - Ribbons, but no bows or knots.
Stamps: Stampalicious Lili from Inky Impressions; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Cream, Lemon Tart; Ink: E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E42 Sand White, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, Y11 Pale Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red, RV42 Salmon Pink, YR68 Orange, E08 Brown; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Labels Eleven, Swiss Dots CB Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder, May Arts Chevron Ribbon

Oldie But Goodie Day!

Today is Thursday, which means that today is Oldie But Goodie day at Bugaboo Stamps! Now Oldie But Goodie Day means that team members are sharing creations they made using stamps that are not new, but those good ol' stamps that are a part of the Bugaboo Stamps collection!

For my card today I decided to use this fun image, A Kids View Too Fireman Fire Truck! My grandpa had a birthday recently and I was asked to make him a birthday card, he is a retired fireman so I thought that this image would be perfect and I am happy to report that he hasn't stopped talking about his cards since he opened them up. I thought this paper was simple but had a lot of clean lines, so it worked well.

I had so much fun with this, I hope you enjoy my card and be sure to hop on over to the Bugaboo Blog to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations! I do hope you like my Oldie But Goodies today, I am still having so much fun with these images! Have a great day all!

This card has been entered into the following challenges: Digital Tuesday Challenge - For the Kids; Woodware USA - Clean and Simple.
Stamps: AKV Too Fireman from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Spring DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, R29 Lipstick Red, E55 Light Caramel, Y08 Acid Yellow, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3; Accessories: Pop Dots

Bugaboo Brats New Release!

It's Tuesday which means that it is time for a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! This new set is fabulous, and one of my favorite lines from Bugaboo, we have more Bugaboo Brats plus furniture and backgrounds too today! How exciting is that?! I am loving this little lady, she is super cute!

I have always been a huge fan of Jodie's Bugaboo Brats, these cute kids just make me smile and when I saw them on the list of upcoming images I get all excited, it's a fabulous feeling! I had SO much fun with this card, plus I finally got the chance to use one of the fun accessories that you can get for the Brats! I used this fun pile of books, she is obviously a reader like me. I do enjoy sketch challenges, so when I sat down to work on this card I decided to follow this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch! I decided to cut into my fun new Hopscotch Designer Paper from Basic Gray, I picked up this paper pad a few weeks ago at my LSS and I keep looking at it, it's such a fun pad! Plus I pulled out some of my Prima flowers to finish off the sketch properly, and of course now flower is complete without a center so I used one of my self adhesive rhinestones for the center and accents on the card layers.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, I really had a lot of fun with this one! Be sure to check out the Bugaboo Blog and see the other DTs Members creations with today's new images, you are going to love these images! Have a great day and I hope that you enjoyed today's card fun!
Stamps: Bugaboo Brats, Furniture and Backgrounds from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pink, Baja Breeze, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Hopscotch DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, E57 Light Walnut, B00 Frost Blue, RV21 Light Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Prima Flowers, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Easter Sweets and Have a Colorful Easter. For my card this week I used the image Have a Colorful Easter and I also decided to play along with this weeks.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Have a Colorful Easter from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Glorious Green; Ink: R81 Rose Red, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, R35 Coral, E31 Brick Beige, RV19 Red Violet, R20 Blush, B21 Baby Blue, G14 Apple Green, BG15 Aqua; Accessories: Oval Nestbilities, Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Paper Pretties Cause and Crafty Ho's Challenge

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the picture below as inspiration!If you haven't heard yet Paper Pretties is offering a fabulous Easter digi stamp set for only $7 all of the proceeds from the sale of this set (minus Paypal fees) will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help find a cure for Alex and everyone else suffering from this disease! Here is what Heather said about this fabulous cause:


My good friend Chava (who I've known for more than 30 years) has a 3 1/2 year old son, Alex. Shortly after Alex was born, he was diagnosed with having Cystic Fibrosis. For those of you unfamiliar with CF here is a brief description:

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

Here is where the exciting part comes in...one of our Paper Pretties illustrators, Joni Stringfield, has drawn an ADORABLE Easter set called EASTER BABIES. We will be selling this set as a DIGITAL IMAGE SET. All of the proceeds from the sale of this set (minus Paypal fees) will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help find a cure for Alex and everyone else suffering from this disease!

If you get the chance, I would suggest picking up this set, you get so many adorable images and it all goes towards a fabulous cause, plus only $7, what a deal! Here is the proof of all that you get in this great set! For my card today I used the larger image of the three bunnies and the cute little chicks too! I also used my Dizzy Doily which makes such a pretty design, I thought it worked so well with the sweet Easter images and these bring colors.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, We R Memory Keepers Peep Easter Bouquet DP; Ink: R20 Blush, E31 Brick Beige, Y02 Canary Yellow, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1; Accessories: Dizzy Doily, Pop Dots

Bugaboo Challenge!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card using a monochromatic color scheme and three buttons! I hope that you get the chance to play along with us, you know it will be lots of fun!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this sweet Ava Easter image, I just love these Ava images, they are all so much fun! I decided for my color I would go with a deep pink, almost a purple shade and I had so much fun with this! I can't wait to see what you decide to create for this weeks challenge, I know you will have a blast!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was entered in the following challenges: Guylou's Inmitability Blog - I See Dots; Mami Doodles - Celebrate Spring; Polka Doodles - Spring Has Sprung.
Stamps: Ava Easter from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Maroon, DCWV DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E29 Burnt Umber, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink, RV25 Dog Rose Flower, RV17 Deep Magenta, R85 Rose Red; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilities, Lace Trim, Glue Dots, PTI Buttons

Happy Birthday Frances!

Hello and good morning to each and every one of you! Today we are celebrating the birthday of one of our Paper Pretties Design Team members, and not just any DT member, but our fabulous Frances Byrne is celebrating her birthday today! I don't know about you, but the best way I know to celebrate a birthday is with one of our Virtual Birthday Party Hops Prettie style!

The Birthday Blog Hop starts at the Paper Pretties Blog, so if you didn't start there, I suggest you head back so you don't miss out on any of the party!
For my birthday creation for Frances I decided to use my Best Friends stamp set, the way these two girls are just so excited I thought would be perfect for a birthday celebration! I also used a sentiment stamp from the Surprise Sophia stamp set, I love the text style used in this set, it is just so sweet. I also played along with two challenges for this card using this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge and the current Color Throwdown Challenge!Here is the order of our Blog Hop so that you don't get lost along the way!

• Paper Pretties Blog
• Amber Hillman
• Chris Veneruso
• Cindy Haffner
• Dominique Hornberger
• Heather Lee-Reppen
• Jacquie Peifer
• Jennifer Greco
• Jessica Fick
• Kristine Reynolds
• ARTish (Illustrator)
• Jackie Rakoski (you are here)
• Janet Rossi
• Joni Mastronardi
• Katie Skiff
• Kelly Collins
• Nadine Buhl
• Nancy Bush
• Tanya Johnson
• Frances Byrne (the birthday girl!!!!!)

I do hope you enjoyed my creation for today, now hop along over to Janet Rossi's blog, I know she will have something delightful for you today! Don't forget to wish Frances a very Happy Birthday!
Stamps: Surprise Sophia, Best Friends from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Basic Grey Oliver DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E23 Hazelnut, E57 Light Walnut, YG17 Grass Green, E00 Skin White, YG63, Pea Green, BG72 Ice Ocean, YR12 Loquat, N1 Neutral Gray No.1; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released A Basket for You and A Chic Bonnet. For my card this week I used the image A Basket for You and I also decided to play along with this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! I love a good sketch challenge and I thought that using this sketch would be a lot of fun. I also decided to use pastels for this image, I think it works well with the Easter feel, and it turned out just as I wanted it to.I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: A Basket For You from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Lime Green, Baja Breeze, DCWV Spring Stack DP; Ink: R81 Rose Pink, B21 Baby Blue, E42 Sand White, B00 Frost Blue, YG11 Mignonette, BG15 Aqua, G00 Jade Green, Y11 Pale Yellow, BV00 Mauve Shadow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Lime Green Grosgrain Ribbon with Swiss Dots, Glue Dots

ABC with Bugaboo!

Good morning all! Today I have a fun ABC, or Anything But a Card for you from Bugaboo Stamps! I decided to create a seed packet! In fact a few weeks ago my LSS taught us how to make one of these and I had such a good time that I just had to create my own, don't be surprised if you see more of these from me, they are super easy to make a so darn cute! For this one I used one of the Sunbonnet images, specifically Fancy St.Patrick's Day, yes I know that I made the clovers look like flowers, but I think it works! I do hope you like what I made for you all to today, have a fabulous day and be sure to come back tomorrow to see our next release!

This creation was entered in the following challenges: I Did It Creations - Welcome Spring; Aly's Sunday Challenge - Happy Spring; Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Spring Has Sprung.
Stamps: Sunbonnets Fancy St.Patrick's Day from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Real Red, Pretty in Pink; Ink: R29 Lipstick Red, E00 Skin White, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: Sticky Strip, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, White Gel Pen, Pop Dots, Velcro, Corner Rounder

A MFT Sketch and Color Throwndown Creation!

There are so many challenges out there that I really wish I had more time to play along with, but this weekend I was able to sit down and create one card that qualifies for two super fun challenges! Each week My Favorite Things hosts a fabulous sketch challenge on their Blog and the MFT Member Company Forum on SCS. It seems that each week I copy the sketch and book mark the entry thread but time runs away from me before I get the sketch completed leaving my desk in pieces of a to be competed MFT card! Here is this weeks sketch that I got the chance to finally play along with!Each week I also write down and save the newest Color Throwdown Challenge, these ladies make the nicest color combinations and they always seem to make me pull out colors I never seem to touch. This weeks colors included More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant/Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, and Early Espresso. I don't actually think I own most of these colors, but what I did was pull colors that I thought were very close to the shade and work with them, I think this combo was a bit of a stretch for me, but I really did enjoy challenging myself on this one.

I inked up this adorable little girl image from My Favorite Things called Being Cute is What I do, this little girl just makes me smile! I love her little pig tails and I thought that she would look great in a paper pieced top so I used some of the paper from the Echo Park Springtime DP I also used the same paper for the background of this card. I pulled out some fun Mat Arts linen ribbon and created a big bow and of course since I got the mini rolled rose die, so it HAD to be used!

I had a lot of fun getting the chance to play along with some super fun challenges this weekend, I am hoping that this chance will occur more often. I hope you like today's card and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Stamps: Being Cute is What I Do from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Spring Green, More Mustard, Echo Park Springtime DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E97 Deep Orange, E00 Skin White, YG17 Grass Green, V09 Violet; Accessories: Glue Dots, Pop Dots, May Arts Linen Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Mini Rolled Rose Die from MFT

Crafty Hos Sketch!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card using attached sketch!I have been loving all of the Whimsy and Stars Studio images so I just had to play along with another one, every time I look in the store there is a new image I "need"! For my main image I used this adorable image called Rain and Shine Friends. I think that this image really is all about friends, and the fact they the good ones are always there no matter when you need them, just like these two, I think this would be a fun 'thinking of you' card. I had a lot of fun with this one, a but unsure about the DP I used, but I do like how it all turned out.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Sandye
Scrappy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Rain and Shine Friends from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Green, Basic Grey Hopscotch DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel E57 Light Walnut, B21 Baby Blue, Y13 Lemon Yellow, R32 Peach, RV13 Tender Pink, BG23 Coral Sea; Accessories: Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Lables Eleven

Paper Pretties Monday Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Pirate Hans

Parrot Hani

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Pirate Hans and Parrot Hani. For my card this week I used the image Parrot Hani! I just think that this little guy is so much fun, I love how he is basking in the treasure chest, more pirates should do just this, don't you think?!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Parrot Hani from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Going Gray, SU! Patterns Pack II; Ink" E55 Light Caramel, E42 Sand White, Y17 Golden Yellow, R29 Lipstick Red, G17 Forest Green, Y08 Acid Yellow, YG06 Yellowish Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Green, Gold and White at Crafty Hos!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the color combination of Green, Gold, and White!

I have been loving all of the Whimsy and Stars Studio images so I just had to play along with another one! For my main image I used this adorable image called Spring Boy and Girl! I thought that these two would look nice in a green and yellow matching outfits, so I made the boys pants look like khakis and gave her a cute little green and dress with matching green and yellow pants. I had so much fun with this weeks challenge, I added this great MS punch I have and some self adhesive rhinestones. I think it turned out perfect for this challenge!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Spring Boy and Girl from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Light Yellow, SU Patterns Pack II; Ink: Y11 Pale Yellow, E35 Chamois, G17 Forest Green, E53 Raw Silk, E00 Skin White; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Oval Nestabilites, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Punch

Scalloped Saturday!

It is Saturday which means that it is time for another Bugaboo Challenge! This week we are challenging you to create a card using scallops, super simple if you ask me...or so I thought! I had so much fun with this challenge and I know you will too!

If you participate in the challenge you have a chance to win the following prizes:
1st prize - 7 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice (must use a Bugaboo Stamps image to be eligible)
2nd prize - 4 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice
3rd prize - 2 Bugaboo Digi Images of your choice

Now we do have some rules for our challenges, so here they are for you to refer to:
1.) Have fun!
2.) Multiple entries are fine - but each one must be a completely different card or project.
3.) Combining challenges is completely acceptable, so long as you follow our theme.
4.) You must use a NEW card/project! Back-linking of old cards/projects is NOT acceptable.
5.) You may use any stamp from any stamp company. However, you get TWO CHANCES to win for each card/project you link using a Bugaboo Image. To get a second chance please enter your name in Mr. Linky Twice (ex. Name1 and Name 2)
6.) You MUST post a direct link to the project or card you wish to enter in this challenge. General links to your blog will not be counted. PLEASE TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION!!!

We like to be able to comment on all of your amazing work, but Word Verification hinders this process for us. You can easily change your blog settings to monitor your comments if you are using it to avoid comment spam. Thank you for your understanding! Be sure to leave your great creations with Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! I can not wait to see what you create for our new challenge!

For my card today I used this sweet Skelekinz image! I used my Labels Ten from Nestabilities die so that my main image would stand out, and have some scallops as well. Then I pulled out my MFT scalloped scallop die, a nice touch I think, and used it as a layering accent to the right of my main image. Of course no Skelekinz card is complete without a bit of bling so I added some to the scallops on the main image itself.

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, I can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge! Have a fabulous weekend all!

This card was entered into the following challenges: The Rubber Cafe Challenge - Use Your Favorite Die (Labels Ten!); Stampin' B's Use Bling!

Stamps: Skelekinz My Heart from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Basic Grey Hopscotch; Ink: E00 Skin White, RV14 Begonia Pink, E57 Light Walnut, FVRV1 Fluorescent Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities Label Ten, MFT Scalloped Scallop Die, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo!

Today's Freebie Friday is a fabulous way to build up a huge collection of images from Bugaboo Stamps! Today's Freebie image is "Coffee Time", not only do you get this great image but you also get a fabulous sentiment too! I think this image would make a great thinking of you card, so that is what I decided to create for you today.

I used some of the DP in my Paper Studio So-So-Sweet pad and I had some fun with this one. I used some soft colors and decided to match the image in the same tones. Then I needed to finish it somehow, so I decided to use some of this lovely satin ribbon I found in one of my KI kits, I had so much fun with this! I do hope you like my creation and hop on over to the Bugaboo Store and pick up your freebie image today! Have a great day, be sure to come back tomorrow to see our weekly challenge!

Please note: We make every attempt to post freebies first thing in the am, however sometimes it just does not happen, please check back with us if they are not uploaded, it will be there and you have one full week to download it!

This card is entered in the following challenges: Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Use DP; Creative Card Crew - No Flowers.
Stamps: Coffee Time from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, The Paper Studio So-So-Sweet DP; Ink: BG13 Mint Green, E55 Light Caramel, BG10 Cool Shadow, R35 Rose Red, N1 Neutral Gray No 1; Accessories: Pop Dots, Satin Ribbon, Large Oval Scalloped and Regular Nestabilites

Whimsy and Stars Studio Release!

I am so excited that today marks the first Whimsy and Stars Studio release for this Design Team term! To say that I love this image is an understatement, she is just fabulous! Today we are releasing this cutie, Molly's Cupcake! You may recognize this image from our Design Team badge, I know when I saw the badge I was hoping that she would be released as a digi!
I had a lot of fun with today's image, and I also go the chance to play along with this months Sketch for You to Try and I think it works well with this fun image! I loved being able to use this DP and some different colors then I normally use for this card, I also love how there were just so many layers to this sketch, it gave me a lot of choices to make and I enjoyed all of them.
I realize it might be a bit hard, but I wanted to point out the Illuminate Smooch I used on Molly's outfit, flower on her hat, and the cupcake in her hand. It is still a bit hard to see, but the close up also gives you a more detailed look at how adorable Mabelle's images are! I simply can not wait to see what it so come next! Be sure to stop by the Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog and see all the fabulous creations by our Design Team members, I know that this group will be sharing some stunning work. Also, Mabelle will be giving away two Molly's Cupcake images to two very lucky people who comment on the release post, so be sure to head on over and leave a comment too! Have a fabulous Day!
Stamps: Molly's Cupcake from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Always Artichoke, Echo Park Little Girl Collection DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E21 Baby Skin Pink, Y06 Yellow, YG09 Lettuce Green, RV14 Begonia Pink, YG95 Pale Olive, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, RV32 Shadow Pink, E33 Sand, R35 Coral; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Illuminate Smooch

St.Patrick's Day at the Crafty Hos!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card using the theme 'St.Patrick's Day', with St.Patrick's Day right around the corner, it's nice to create a card for this holiday!

For my main image I used one of the Bugaboo Ava images, specifically Ava Shamrock. I had colored in this image for an ATC swap I joined using the same papers, so I decided to make this card inspired off of my ATC but at a larger scale. I just love using these bright colors, spring is almost here and I can't wait for it! I had a lot of fun with this card, I do hope you play along with week and have a blast too!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!

This card is entered in the following challenges: CES Challenge Blog - St.Patrick's Day, Card Making Mams - Something Green. ECP Challenges - Green!

Stamps: Ava Shamrock from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Spring Green, Melon Mambo, Deja Views Lucky Days St.Pats Day Shamrocks DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, E77 Maroon, YG06 Yellowish Green, YG11 Mignonette, RV06 Cerise, FRC1 Fluorescent Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Circle Nestabilities, Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Bugaboo New Release!

It's Tuesday which means that it is time for a New Release at Bugaboo Stamps! That's right today we are releasing all new images at the Bugaboo Store! This new set is fabulous, and one of my favorite lines from Bugaboo, we have more Bobbleheads today! How exciting is that?! I am loving this little lady, she is super cute!

I love how much fun these Bobblehead images are that Jodie has been drawing, every time I see Bobblehead on the list of upcoming images I get all excited, it's a fabulous feeling! I had SO much fun with this card. I haven't been able to sit down and enter one of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges in a while and when I saw this weeks sketch I thought that it just worked perfectly with today's release!I decided to cut into my fun new Hopscotch Designer Paper from Basic Gray, I picked up this paper pad a week or two ago at my LSS and I keep looking at it longingly, but I haven't been able to cut into it for some reason. I think between this weeks sketch and this adorable image I was able to rip out a sheet of DP and get to work. I also picked up the Rolled Die from MFTs that I haven't been able to get to work properly, but with a bit of work I got this rose to come together for today's card as well! I do hope that you liked where I went with this image, it was delightful to say the least to create this one!

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, I really had a lot of fun with this one! Be sure to check out the Bugaboo Blog and see the other DTs Members creations with today's new images, you are going to love these images! Have a great day and I hope that you enjoyed today's card fun!
Stamps: Angel Bobblehead from Bugaboo Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey Hopscotch DP; Ink: BG0000 Snow Green, E77 Maroon, BG07 Petroleum Blue, RV42 Salmon Pink, E00 Skin White; Accesories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Kaiser Self Adhesive Pearls, MFTs Rolled Rose Die-namic, Glue Dots

Paper Pretties Whatnots...Tuesday Time!

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, which means that I get to share with you more 'Monday Whatnots' form Paper Pretties! Now, that sentence may have confused you a little bit, so here is a bit more information as to why I am sharing a 'Monday Whatnot' on Tuesday. With our new Digi Design Team at Paper Pretties we have so many wonderfully talented Design Team members that we decided to spread all the Digi creations over the course of two days. You will get to enjoy samples from half of the Design Team on Monday, and the other half on Tuesday, how great is that?!

Dunker

Bugle Bear

Yesterday at Paper Pretties we released Dunker and Bugle Bear. For my card this week I decided to use Dunker who I think is simply perfect for the current NCAA Basketball standings. Now, my brother goes to K State, and while I don't watch basketball that often I have been watching a lot of this year's games and I must say that there have been some good games. So in an effort to support the team a bit I decided to use the school color, Purple! Plus, this weeks new image uses a Cat dunking, and K State is the Cougars, enough said!

I hope you enjoyed my creation for today, be sure to come back on Tuesday to see more great Whatnots from Paper Pretties! Have a great day!
Stamps: Dunker from Paper Pretties; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Going Gray, DCWV DP; Ink: N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 Neutral Gray No. 3, N5 Neutral Gray No. 5, V09 Violet, R27 Cadmium Red, R81 Rose Pink, YR09 Chrome Orange, YR12 Loquat; Accessories: Pop Dots

Sweet Faith Flowers

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week we are challenging you to create a card following the sketch below! Since I was recently named to the Whimsy and Stars Studio Design Team and I just had to play along with one of my new images!For my main image I used this adorable image called Faith Flowers! I thought that I just had to use a lot of bright colors, I am a bit sick of winter, so I thought this was the perfect chance to use some fabulous spring colors. I pulled out my pinks and my yellow and got to work on this oh so sweet image. I had a lot of fun shading in some of the white space around her as well, I think it helps make the image pop out more.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Faith Flowers from Whimsy and Stars Studio; Paper: Whisper White, Yellow; Ink: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, Y11 Pale Yellow, RV13 Tender Pink, RV02 Sugared Almond Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Hot Pink Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon, Light Pink Ribbon, Large Oval Nestabilites