52CCT - June 2014 Color Challenge

Hello dear friends and followers - happy weekend!

Welcome to my two newest followers - so glad to have you share my creative journey .

I hope I inspire you from time to time!  

It's time for another weekly challenge at 52CCT.  This time its a color challenge. 

Take a look at what our June hostess, Louise has chosen for us to play with:

Quite a traditional color scheme for your Christmas cards. 

As a twist we would like you to add a metallic of choice to your project
 (gold, silver, copper, antique or shiny, we don't mind) and don't forget to keep it Christmas!

We have a guest designer joining in the fun this month at 52CCT.

Please help us welcome Marie from NJ Stamping Queen!

So, without further chit-chat, I'll get right to sharing my DT card with you:

Digital image by Lacy Sunshine - "Bubbles Jolly Elf"

Hopefully you can see that the frame around the image is a brushed metallic gold.  

I thought it was fun to make it look like a portrait on the wall.  

Maybe it would be on Santa's Top Elf of the month wall - lol! 

My other lovely DT pals at 52CCT have made some amazing cards 

using this terrific  traditional Christmas color scheme. Please go visit them and say "hi".

I hope that you will join us this week - I can't wait to see what you make!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Jingle Belles - Red & Green & Christmas All Over

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - June 

Crafting from the Heart - Challenge #22 - Anything Goes

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATSM #99 CAS

Hello friends and followers - so happy you've stopped by to visit me today!  

Time for another weekly challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!

ATSM Challenge #99 is CAS and we have a wonderful sponsor

Here's my DT card using a fun sponsor image:

Clean and Simple (CAS) is a tough one for me and this might just be pushing

the limits a bit as I've added that strip of dsp and a little layering. 

I did my best to follow the CAS style - the image is really the focal point,

 and there is a fair amount of "white" (non patterned space) at the top.   

I just couldn't resist adding that dsp. It looks like the ants are tromping across a picnic cloth.

If you want to see some examples of truly CAS card making, you should go

visit the lovely DT members at ATSM this week.  They definitely don't

have any struggles with this style and amaze and inspire me every month.

I hope that you will decide to join us for ATSM Challenge #99 - CAS!

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #22 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #60 - Anything Goes

That's all for me today :o)

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today - I'm sure glad that you did.

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

    

Exciting News - I'm on Deedee's Digis Design Team!

Hello dear friends and followers!  I have some very exciting news that I've been bursting at the seams to share with you for about a week now...

I have been accepted as a new DT member at Deedee's Digis.

I was first introduced to Deedee's Digis when she sponsored a couple challenges 

at Addicted to Stamps and More (where I am also on the DT).  I loved  her great digis 

and started participating each month in the Deedee's Digi of the Month Challenge 

and each month had been receiving a new free digi to use for the next month's challenge.  

Deedee put out a design team call recently and I thought 

"Why not? I love these digis.   I should give it a try and throw my hat in the ring".  

To my delight, I was one of 5 new members chosen for this next term.  Wahooo!

As I mentioned I love to participate in the Deedee's Digi of the Month challenge 

so it seems only fitting that I should start my DT term 

using the June Digi of the Month called "Life's a Beach". 

Take a look please:

  

Here's a look at all the images and sentiments from "Life's a Beach" 

You can purchase this month's featured set HERE in the shop for only $1.25 

and then get started with making a project to share in this challenge.

 If you participate with any image from the June Digi of the Month set,

you will automatically get the July Digi of the Month sent to you for FREE!

Keep playing & keep getting freebies - it just doesn't get any better than that - right?!

If you are new to the Deedee's Digi of the Month Challenges, 

it's not too late to join in the fun!  

This is a monthly progressive freebie challenge, which gives you plenty of time to create .

I hope you'll decide to join us. I can't wait to see what you make! 

I used the sketch at MOJO Monday #348 to make this card 

so am entering the challenge there this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for sharing my fun news!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

52CCT June Sketch Challenge

Hello dear crafty friends!  A special hello and welcome to my newest follower.

I'll be popping in to visit your blog soon and return the favor :o)

It's time for a new month of challenges and a new DT hostess 

at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.  The first challenge of each month is a Sketch

Challenge and Louise has chosen this great one for us to create with.

Feel free to rotate it, flip it, make it square, use any shape in the middle, 

as long as we can still see the basic layout it's all fine with us.

We also have a new guest designer joining in the fun this month.

Please help us welcome Marie from NJ Stamping Queen!

Here's my take on this great sketch:

Digital image by Rick St. Dennis -Angel Wreath

And here's something I've been wanting to do since I started
taking coloring classes to improve my coloring -
show you the copics I used to make this card.

How cool is this?  Would you ever guess that it took this many colors 

 for this angel wreath? I think I'm getting better at this coloring thing :o)!

Hope you like this card and it has inspired you to make a 

wonderful Christmas card using this sketch.

You still have several months to build up your Christmas card

stash. If you play along with us at 52CCT each week, you'll 

have a nice bunch of beautiful cards in no time :o:

My talented and lovely 52CCT DT pals have made some awesome creations

for your inspiration as well.  Please go visit them and see what they've done.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round - June Challenge - Angels

Completely Christmas Challenge #15 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - June

Thanks so much for stopping by! Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

thank you so, so much - Your Next Stamp May Challenge

Hello friends! So happy that you've stopped by today.

I have a very quick post and a card to share with you - take a look:

Digital image by Your Next Stamp - "Thoughtful Bunny"

Now isn't this just the sweetest image?

I tried "fur" this time.  I think I did a really good job on

the bottom parts, but messed up the top a bit. 

Still like how it turned out though :o). 

I got this darling digital image from Your Next Stamp (it's one of the

new ones that I spotted in the recent blog hop and had to have).

I made this card for a very sweet lady that recently delivered the

final speech and celebration for my grandma's funeral.

It's so hard to put into words how much that meant to me

and my family, so I hope this card helps get the message through.

I used the YNS Fun Friday Challenge #13 -May Challenge Sketch to make this card 

so am entering it in the challenge as well.

As I said "quick" tonight as I only have a few more minutes to get 

linked up. So ta-ta for now!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

I Love You With all My Heart! - Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Guest Spot Contest Entry

Happy Wednesday friends - we are on the downhill slide to the weekend now!

I have already had the craziest work week. Getting home late and feeling exhausted.

Last night I stayed up a bit later than I should have to make a card for the 

Krafting Kimmie Challenge Blog -  Krafty Guest Spot

The Kraftin Kimmie team wants to see our BEST work for this contest.

The lucky winner (crossing my fingers that it's me!) will win

a guest design spot for an upcoming month and a  stamp set to use.

Now I LOVE me those KK stamps so I thought...

it's worth a little lost sleep to give it a try :o)  

Here's what I came up with - check it out:

Stamp set by Kraftin Kimmie - "Hannah Hearts"

I colored this image awhile ago during a Kit and Clowder Colour Along Event.

It's been sitting on my craft desk ever since waiting to be put on a card.

I had so much fun making this card!  

I went to town adding the layers and embellishents.

I was really excited over the DSP with the tiny hearts all over it.

I do feel that it's one of my best works of late.

Hope you like it too :o) 

In addition to my entry for the KK Krafty Guest Spot Contest,

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday Challenges "Anything Goes"

The Stampin Chef Challenge #32 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #59 "Anything Goes"

If you like Krafting Kimmie Stamps you should get busy and get your entry in

the contest ends on Saturday, June 7th.

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today. I'm sure glad that you did!

Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

ATSM Challenge #98 Holiday

Hello friends!  Welcome to my newest follower - so happy to have you join me.

Time for another fun challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!

This week ATSM Challenge #98 is Holiday.  We want to see your holiday creations

for Christmas, Spring Break, Grandparent's Day, Father's Day, 4th of July, a holiday vacation, etc.

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge

 who is offering our TOP ADDICT a wonderful prize.

My DT card is for Thanksgiving and uses a digi by Kathryne called "Autumn Delight".

I went a little banner crazy as I just got my new die in the mail a few days ago.  

I've seen this on lots of projects and felt that I just had to have it too :o)

I also got these fun new papers by Doodlebug at the same time.

I used my Stampin' Up Blendabilities for everything except the shoes and fence.

Really happy with how this turned out. Hope you like it too. 

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge Blog #200  Celebration - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #233 Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #31 - Layer it Up
The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday - Twist Anything Goes

My lovely ATSM DT pals have made some awesome holiday creations

to inspire you to play along this week.  Please go visit them and say "hi".
I hope to see your card in our gallery and come visiting you soon!

Til next time crafty friends...hugs and happy crafting! D