Blog Hop LTSCB

Some parts of the world are experiencing cold weather and some are experiencing warm weather. Kinda scrambled, wouldn't you say?! The Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog is excited to bring you our "It's A Scramble" Blog Hop! We're being sponsored by the awesome River City Rubber Works! Come hop with us for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to their online store!

As you hop, collect letters at each stop and be sure to leave each designer some love. Once you have collected all the letters, unscramble them and email your guess to ltscb@mail.com - then all the correct guesses will be entered into the drawing for the River City Rubber Works gift certificate!

All of the LTSCB designers are creating Anything Goes inspiration projects. Everyone participating in the blog hop is invited to link up an Anything Goes project for an EXTRA entry into the drawing! **Be sure to use the same email address to email your guess and to link up your project so we can make sure you're given two entries into the drawing!**

Please note that even though this is an Anything Goes challenge, our normal rules apply. :)

I used the sponsor image Sled.  I decided to do a vintage type card with this image.  I remember almost killing ourselves on a sled like this, and an inter tube, plastic sleds, car door...etc.  If the hill was big enough, it was going to be fun. The image was colored with my color pencils.   I did add a pop of red twine to give it some color. 

Here's the inside.

My letters are E & I

Here are your blog hop stops:

Ann
Annette

Heather

Irena
Lee

Leslie
Robin
Shaindel

Tina

We hope you are enjoying the hop! If you get lost along the way or if you landed here in the middle of the hop and want to join in the fun, head on over to the Love To Scrap!Challenge Blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

Happy Hopping!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #274 Masculine
• Aud Sentiments - #145 Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Christmas Card Challenges - #52 Anything Goes
• Graph It Colour Challenge - #48 Christmas
• Crafting with Friends - #11 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations - #9 Anything Goes
• DRS Designs - #202 Let the Holidays Begin
• Quirky Crafts Challenge - #24 Merry Quirky Christmas
• The Paper Shelter - #229 A Christmas Card

stamps used: River City Rubber Works-Sled, Unity-Entwined Poinsettia (sentiment)

paper used: the Paper Studio-black, kraft & white

die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 1 & Stax 2, Spellbinders resplendent rectangles

embellishment: twine

Scrapping4fun #55 Anything Goes

Hello fellow crafters!  We are celebrating Thanksgiving here this week.  I say week, because my family comes in from out of town and we are together for the week or several days for some.  I'm thankful for this time with family.

We have a wonderful challenge for you at Scrapping4fun. For the next 2 weeks....it's Anything Goes.  Let's see some beautiful projects.  We are sponsored by Julia Spiri.

For this challenge I worked with the beautiful sponsor image April Elf, from The Forest Dwellers Collection.  I used my color pencils to color the image.  

Here's the inside.

Hope to see you in the challenge and please check out the other DT inspirations. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting with An Attitude - #9 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - #23 Use a stamp or Digi (2nd entry)
• Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations - #9 Anything Goes
• CraftyHazelnuts Patterned Papers - Use patterned papers
• Julia Spiri - #7 Anything Goes - twist altered art
• The Pencil Case - Wk #7 G=Green Pencil Colouring Challenge

stamp used: Julia Spiri-April Elf

paper used: Bazzill, Michele R Designs-Whimsy Romance, Cottage Garden & Shabby Vintage Rose

die-cut used: MFT Circle Stax2

embellishments: the Paper Studio light pick flowers & white micro flowers, gauze, Simplicity lace ribbon

Rollin' Santa

Happy Hump Day fellow crafters!!  It's the middle of the week and time for another post for Dr Digi.

As you can tell, I'm getting some Christmas cards made.

Here's Santa with his other sleigh.  I thought this Harley Claus was great for some biking friends.  He's tough enough, but still Santa, hence the red and green bike.  The image is colored with my handy dandy color pencils.  The digital designer paper and sentiment are also from Dr Digi .

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise - #10 Christmas
• ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wild Thing Christmas (Santa looks like he has gone wild)
• Cardz 4 Guyz - #97 Trains, Planes, Automobiles
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #337 Christmas
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

stamps used: Dr Digi-Harley Claus & Christmas Sentiment Sheet
paper used: Dr Digi-Distressed Diamonds, MFT-wild cherry, the Paper Studio white
die-cut: Momenta
embellishment: Making Memories antique copper brads

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #66 AG

Hello fellow crafters!  With the weather starting to get cooler that means more crafting can be done, as well as baking goodies.  I love the smell of baking....anyway, before everyone gets hungry.  Who's ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog ?

For the next 2 weeks, it's Anything Goes.  Remember, we want to see some stamping on your project, rubber/clear and/or digital.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will pick 3 wonderful winners.

Winner will receive a $25 gift certificate.

The winner will receive 3 images of choice.

The winner will receive $7 gift certificate.

For this challenge, I used the sponsor image Angel Wix's Christmas Moon from Lacy Sunshine Stamps. Such a beautiful image.  I used color pencils to color up this beauty.  Hopefully it's okay to use red flowers as poinsettias.  I added some glitter and ribbon to the center of them.  Some leftover scrap dp was used outside and inside the card.  (I swear scraps multiply in their little containers.) 

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge and please check out the other DT inspirations.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge - T for Tis the Season
• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - #60 Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - #288 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart - #86 Anything Goes
• Craftyhazelnut Christmas - #255 Red & Green must be seen
• Great Impressions - Bling On the Holidays
• Lacy Sunshine - #71 Tic Tac Toe - 3 in a Row (Full Board)

stamps used: Lacy Sunshine Stamps-Angel Wix's Christmas Moon, SU-short & sweet (sentiment)

paper used: SU (green), Bazzill cream, MFT wild cherry, the Paper Studio classic ornaments

die-cuts: MFT Oval Stax 1 & Stax 2, Fancy Flourish

embellishments: Recollections glass glitter (gold), 3 Girl Jam sunflower ribbon, Stickles, metallic thread, Prima mulberry paper flowers

(Sorry, Blogger is frustrating me!!  I prefer my typing to be on the left side, but blogger has been preferring the typing in the center, but not for the whole post.  It doesn't matter what I do Blogger is changing after it's saved from the way I type it up.  Sorry, it's a pet peeve or OCD, but I don't like the way it looks.)

Scrapping4fun - #53 Traditional Christmas

Hello again my crafty friends!  I hope you are ready for another challenge at Scrapping4fun.

For this challenge we want to see your traditional Christmas projects.  I have 2 projects to share with you today.

here's some inspiration....

We are being sponsored by Digistamps 4 Joy.  The winner will receive $10 gift certificate

For this challenge I saw the opportunity of getting more Christmas cards done.  I went with a vintage stamp image from Unity called  Remember YOU Baby Jesus.  The image was colored with my color pencils.  Just thought this was a beautiful image.  The designer paper is from the digital collections  Christmas Time from Michele R Designs.

Here's the inside.

Like many of you, I was a cross-sticher for many years.  I remember doing a bunny cross stitch when I was 6.  For many years I would cross stitch at night as a stress reliever.  I got burned out and card making took over.  I decided to get this little kit out of storage.  It's cross stitch with beading.  So much fun to do and it fits perfectly on a box for a gift.  I put the pattern away before writing down the company, but I'm pretty sure it's Mill Hill.  (I'm working on a snowman, so I'm assuming it's the same company.)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise - #9 Christmas/Winter
• Card and Scrap - #106 Christmas
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #337 Christmas
• Crafting with An Attitude - #9 Anything Goes (2nd entry)
• Glitter 'N' Sparkle - #162 Use Some Red
• Inky Chicks - #59 Silent Night
• One Crazy Stamper - November Challenge - Christmas/Winter
• Scrap & Craft - #15 Shabby Chic or Vintage
• Vintage Stamping Challenge - #38 Traditional Christmas

I would like to enter the Santa cross stitch in the following challenges:

• 2 Creative Chicks - #4 Anything Goes

stamps used: Unity-Remember YOU Baby Jesus, SU-Four the Holidays (inside sentiment)

paper use: MFT-wild cherry, Michele R Designs-Christmas Time, the Paper Studio-white

die-cuts used: Spellbinders-resplendent rectangles & ironworks motifs

embellishment: Recollections adhesive rhinestones

cross stitch: Mill Hill

Sweet Happy Birthday

Hello crafty bloggers!! 

I just wanted to share a birthday card I made to put into my stash.  Very sweet and simple.

The image is from MFT (My Favorite Things) called Stylish Friends, it's a retired line now.  (I think you can still find the set online through other companies.)  I colored the image with my color pencils.  I wanted to keep the design very simple and girlie.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting For All Seasons - #113 All Dressed Up/Girly
• Crafting With An Attitude - #9 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations - #8 Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
• Stampavie and More - Pearls & Swirls

stamps used: MFT Stylish Friends, Unity Party All Day (sentiment)
paper used: the Paper Studio-black & white, Recollections pink, Michele R Designs-Whimsy Romance
embellishments: Simplicity lace, Recollections faux pearls, the Paper Studio pearls

Extra Life - Dr. Digi

I have some exciting news!!  I'm now on the Dr Digi's House of Stamps Design Team.  This opportunity took my by surprised and made me one happy gal :o)

Here's my first DT post.

An unusual first post for some, but I wanted to make a "Get Well" card for the gamer in your life.  I went old school arcade. My oldest son thought this was SO cool, 2 thumbs up.   The cool designer paper is also from Dr. Digi called Arcade Addict Paper Backing.  I thought the sentiment would be funny for a get well card, which is part of the Techy Sentiment Sheet from Dr. Digi.  What gamer doesn't want an extra life and when you are sick, that's what you are hoping for.

I used Arcade Machine from Dr. Digi as my main image.  Bet you are wondering about the pac-man screen on the machine.  The screen is actually the Arcade Addict Paper Backing.  I shrank it down to fit the screen, but you couldn't really see the details.  So, I enlarged it slightly so you can see the pac-man details.  This was done in Photoshop using a masking technique.  The image was colored in colored pencils.  I fussy cut the pac-man and his ghosts to put on the side, they are part of the sentiment sheet.  This was a lot of fun to make.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges: 

• Cardz 4 Guyz - #95 Hope U Feel Better Soon
• Crafts Galore Encore - #23 Use a Stamp or Digi Image on Your Project
• Craftyhazelnut - November Patterned Paper 
• Not Just Cards - #26 November Anything Goes
• Try It on Tuesday - Lots of Layers

stamps used: Dr. Digi's-Arcade Machine & Techy Sentiment Sheet, MFT-Better Get Better (inside sentiment, clear stamp)

paper used: Dr. Digi's Arcade Addict, the Paper Studio-black & white, yellow discount paper

die-cut used: MFT Fishtail Flag Stax

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

Hello fellow crafters!  Christmas is fast approaching and I need to get my cards made.  I have some friends with corny sense of humor, so this hot mama will go to one of them. 

The image is from Just Ink Lined called Maude Merry Christmas.  She's a hot mess of a woman:o) Since she's all puckered up, I decided to use a sentiment of a mistletoe.  She is most ready with bells on...note the jingle bells hanging from twine.

The image was colored with color pencils.  I made sure she had leather boots on.  I'm sure this will be a big hit for my sassy friend.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  I hope you didn't damage your eyes too bad :oP

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - #44 Pick Previous Theme (#35 Bells)
• Allsorts Challenge Blog - #335 Christmas
• Crazy 4 Challenges - #310 Christmas
• Kleuren met Potloden - Christmas
• Mod Squad - Bold & Beautiful
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
• Through the Purple Haze - Baby It's Cold Outside, But Hot Inside
• Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes with Christmas

stamps used: Just Ink Lined-Maude Merry Christmas, MFT-Santa Baby

paper used: MFT wild cherry & jellybean, Michele R Designs, SU

punch used: corner punch

embellishments: twine & jingle bells

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #65 Bling It, GF!

I can't believe it's November already!  

Hello fellow crafters :o)  Now that Halloween is over and everyone is on a sugar high and got an extra hour of sleep, let's use some of that energy for a new challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects with lots of "BLING".

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means 3 wonderful winners will be chosen.

Winner will receive 3 images.

Winner will receive 7 images.

Winner will receive $12 gift certificate.

Thank you sponsors :o)

For this challenge I made an over-sized tag using Puppy Girl from Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I knew I could bling this sassy girl and her puppy up.  I also was able to use some of my dp scraps, which is always a score.

Even though I don't like wearing pink too often, when I think of girlie girls, pink comes to mind. I colored this image with my colored pencils and sponged the sky with ink.  Stickles was added to ALL the bow polka dots. 

I used a bling brad to tie up the ribbon on top (which they have shimmer to them).

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Please check out the rest of the DT for inspiration.

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

• Crafting with Friends - #9 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #299 Let's Tag It!
• Crafty Gals Corner - #43 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #391 Sparkles
• Jo's Scrap Shack - #112 Anything Goes
• Polka Doodles - Wk 42/43 Add Sparkle, Bling or Glitter

stamp used: Bugaboo Digi Stamps-Puppy Girl

paper used: Michele R Designs-shabby vintage, My Mind's Eye-graceful circles, MFT-grout gray, the Paper Studio-white

embellishments: Simplicity lace ribbon, Stickles-pink, the Paper Studio-ribbon scrap pack & flower brad, Recollections adhesive rhinestones, Really Reasonable Ribbon, 3 Girl Jam-halloween harvest ribbon, recycle ribbon from a gift