Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #79 - It's A Boy Thing

Hello fellow crafty friends!  It's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  Father's Day is approaching fast, so for the next 2 weeks we want to see projects that are masculine.  Remember, there must be some stamping on your project.

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

Winner will receive $10 gift certificate

I created a masculine birthday card using Skateboard Zane from Lacy Sunshine Stamps.  I colored the image with my colored pencils.  Yes, his hair has a little blue in it.  One of the boys in the neighborhood showed up with blue in his hair, you could only see it in the right lights.  This is image is pretty cool for any young man.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Crafty Calendar Challenge - June: Father's Day/For A Male
• Creative Corner Challenges - Just For Men
• Dragon Lair Designs - One For the Guys
• Dream Factory - #32 Fast and Furious
• Kitty Bee Designs - #73 Masculine Cards/For Dad

stamps: Lacy Sunshine Stamps: Skateboard Zane, SU: Happy Moments, MFT: Birthday Sentiment sheet
paper: the Paper Studio: black & white, SU: plum, Me & My BIG Ideas: mambi sheets
die-cut: MFT: Fishtail Flag Stax
embellishments: Recollections: brads, Michaels: screw brads

House of Cards - End of Term Party

Hello Crafty Friends!  It's an end of the 5th term here at House of Cards and we are celebrating with a Blog Hop.

Here's my card based on the inspiration pic.  I'm using the stamp set from Reverse Confetti called Fabulous Flamingo.  The clear stamps make it easy to layer the images and line up where you need to stamp.  I did the wings in 2 different colors and layered them.  I added lots of flowers because of all the flowers in the inspiration picture.

Here's the inside, which I used a sentiment stamp that came with the set.

Here's the inspiration pic.  You have until noon, June 15th to create a card and join the fun.  We have 3 wonderful sponsors and prizes for the winners.

3 digital images

$25 gift certificate

Prize Package

Any 3 products of choice

And now, here's your hop order~

HOC Blog | Mynn | Sue T. | Cohenna | Donna | Dotty Jo | Em | Emily 

Heather | Jane | Judy | Karen | Katarzyna Ewa  | Katy | Leslie | Linda

Merethe | Merlina | Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni

Now get to hoppin'!  Your next stop is Toni's Blog!  Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

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

• Allsorts Challenge - #365 In the Pink
• Artistic Inspirations - #157 Anything Goes/twist of flowers
• City Crafter - #314 Feathers
• Crafting With Dragonflies - #58 Animals

stamp: Reverse Confetti: Fabulous Flamingo

paper: SU: pink & dp, Bo Bunny: buttercup, Recollections: acetate flamingo paper

die cut: Spellbinders: decorative labels, MFT: triple scallop border

embellishments: Prima: madrigal blossom, the Paper Studio: light pink & red petite pearl flowers, brown micro beaded flowers, Darice: gems

Dr Digi Bookmarking

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for another Dr Digi post.  Keeping with the current challenge, Anything But A Card.

Being a homeschool mom, we have a library of books in this house.  Somehow bookmarks get lost and disappear.  So, I make a few new ones every year.  I used Dr Digi Pretender Strat image on this bookmark.  I colored it with my color pencils to look like my son's guitar.  The backing paper is also from Dr Digi: Skull and Bones.  Being a bookmark I couldn't make it too bulky, but I wanted something else, so I added the metal gears.

Here's the backside, where I stamped on the back flap.

thanks for looking and reading ;o)

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

• Our Crafty Corner - #9 Anything Goes
• Scrap-Creations - Father's Day/Masculine
• Sisterhood of Snarky Stamps - #60 N for Not a Card

stamps: Dr Digi: Pretender Strat, MFT: Bookmark duo & Stamps
paper: Dr Digi: Skull N Bones, the Paper Studio: black
die-cut: MFT bookmark Duo & Stamps
embellishments: Tim Holtz: mini gears, recycle ribbon

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - Feel The Love

We love our scrappy friends and without you all we wouldn't be here! The Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog Design Team is proud to bring you our "Feel The Love" Blog Hop to tell you just how much we think of each and every one of you! We're being sponsored by the amazing AuroraWings! Come hop with us for a chance to win $15 in digital images of choice! How awesome is that?!

As you hop, leave a comment at every stop! The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! A random winner will be selected from all the comments left on our designers' blogs!

For this hop I was given the beautiful image Flower Ballerina to work with.  I colored the image with my colored pencils.  

Here's the inside with a friendship quote from Unity Stamps.  I have friends over the internet that I have never met, but they are there.  Friends that live far away, that I see rarely, but they are there.  This sentiment seemed fitting.  I was told that the second regret when someone knows they are dying, they didn't keep up with their friends or keep their friendships alive....something to think about in a busy little world of today.


All of the LTSCB designers are creating FRIENDSHIP inspiration projects for our blog hop. Everyone participating in the blog hop is invited to link up a friendship project for an extra entry into the drawing!

Here is the line-up:

Ann
Heather
Irena
Julie
Lee
Leslie
Lillian A
Robin
Tina

We hope you are enjoying the hop and 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 over to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

Have fun hopping!

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

• 613 Avenue Create - #178 Anything Goes
• A Beautiful Mess - #3 Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge - G for Girlie
• Aud Sentiments - #156 Anything Goes with Sentiment
• Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards - #110 BINGO (distress, lace, pearls)
• Crafting With An Attitude - #15 Anything Goes
• Kleuren met Potloden - May Challenge: Anything Goes
• Scrappy Hands - #66 Dance

stamps used: Aurora Wings: Flower Ballerina, Unity: Forever Friends
paper used: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: Diamond Damask-Cream/Red, MR Designs: Whimsy Romance
die-cut: MFT: Designer Label Stax set 2
embellishments: Simplicity: lace, Recollections: faux pearls, the Paper Studio: faux pearls, Martha Stewart metal corners, Stickles: yellow

Scrapping4fun #66 Retro/Vintage

Hello fellow crafters!  I'm here today with a new challenge from Scrapping4fun.  For the next 2 weeks we went to see projects that are "Retro/Vintage".

Cute As A Button provided the team with cute images to work with.  Check out her shop from some cuties.

I worked with the cute image Alana Shell Collector.  The image was colored with my colored pencils, even the grains of sand.  I found this cute flip flop retro paper to use.  A shell charm with also added.

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge!

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

• Crafting for all Seasons - #127 Make it Girly
• Crafting With An Attitude - #15 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - #73 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations - #19 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - #143 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #427 Holidays/Vacation
• Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - #20 Anything Goes
• Star Stampz - Hand Colored Image

stamp: Cute As A Button: Alana Shell Collector
paper: Recollections, SU: pink, the Paper Studio: flip flops
die-cuts: MFT: oval stax 1 & stax 2
embellishments: Anna Griffin: stitched grosgrain ribbon, Bead Landing: charm, Sew Easy: floss yellow

Playing With Fire

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with another coloring page post.  This one took me awhile.  I did put it aside for a month after finishing just the head and top of the Phoenix's body.  I needed to look at it and decide how I really wanted to finish it.  Yes, I seem to overthink and think about it some more :o)

This beautiful image is from artist Christopher Kerry.  It is one of the images from his Erotic Coloring Page Set.  I love the way the Phoenix is looking into the "devil girl" and the passion in this drawing.  It's a complex drawing, but it's amazing all the details that still can be added.  He does have cute stuff to coloring (and more coming) that is not risque, as well as some amazing tutorials.  Check out his website.

I colored this image with my Prismacolor Pencils.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Dr Digi - Magical

Hello Dr Digi Friends!  It's time for another Dr Digi post.  This week's post is for the current challenge over on Facebook, Mystic and Magic.  Check it out and post your mystic or magic Dr Digi project.

I created this mystical gift bag using the image "Spells for Beginners".  The image is colored with my colored pencils.  I added a ribbon, a little token and some sparkly gumdrops to finish off my magic.  Yup, pretty simple.

Check out Dr Digi for more Magical images.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this gift bag in the following challenges:

• 2 Creative Chicks - #10 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge - #2 (must be a DT project)
• Craft Your Passion - #312 Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart - #112 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore - #29 Anything Goes
• Kleuren met Potloden - Anything Goes
• Ooh La La Creations - #204 Mythical
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes May 17-23

stamp: Dr Digi: Spells for Beginners
embellishments: 3 Girl Jam: saturday morning ribbon, Tim Holtz: typed tokens, Your next embellie: yns gumdrops

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #78 Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends!  It's that time again for another great challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog and it's a favorite....."Anything Goes".  Just remember, we still want to see stamping, being rubber/clear and/or digital on your crafty projects.

We have 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will choose 3 wonderful winners :o)

The winner will receive $10 gift certificate.

The winner will receive 3 images.

The winner will receive 2 images of choice.

For this challenge I decided to work with this sassy image from SLS Lines called Cool Cat Kitty Cat.  These guys look like they were up to no good and they brought gifts.  Every great cat brings gifts to the one they love.  I thought it would make a great birthday card for a cat lover :o)  The image is colored with my colored pencils.

Here's the inside, which I just typed up a fitting sentiment.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  I hope to see you in the challenge.

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

• Alphabet Challenge - F for Furry Friends
• SUYP - #6 Fur Friends
• Sparkles Monthly Challenge - #80 Animal Magic
• Stempelgarten - #49 Animals

stamps: SLS Lines: Cool Cat Kitty Cat, Unity: Party all Day
paper: Recollections yellow & yellow chevron, Party Dots, SU washbi
die-cuts: MFT: postage stamp stax, circle stax 1 & stax 2

Scrapping4fun #65

Hello crafty friends :o)  Looks like summer is well on it's way here.  Lots of sunshine, some much needed rain and just getting sticky hot already.  I've always love the warmer weather, maybe because I'm a summer baby.  This year seems to be flying by and so has the last 2 weeks from our last challenge at Scrapping4fun.  Yup, it's time for a new challenge and it's a favorite....Anything Goes.

Our sponsor for this challenge.

I was given this wonderful image, Ben On A Raft, from Ike's Art to create my project.  I decided to make a cute tag.  It's a summery image and would be great on a little gift bag.  The image is colored with my color pencils.  Lots of distressing, gauze and seashells to finish it up.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Hope to see you in the challenge and check out the rest of the DT for inspiration.

stamp: Ike's art: Ben On A Raft  
paper: SU: old olive, Recollections, MR Designs: Modern Boy
die-cut: MFT: traditional tags stax
embellishments: Recycle rope, RRR: twine, Timeless Twine, Tim Holtz: typed tokens, Traditions: shells, gauze

Dr Digi - Get Well

Hello Dr Digi Friends!  Today is my Dr Digi post and I made a Get Well card for the current Facebook challenge.  If you have a Dr Digi "Get Well", please drop by and enter our challenge to win 3 images.

For this card I used Night Nurse Nina.  She looks like she can get everyone feeling better with that shot.  The image is colored with my color pencils.  Dr Digi does have some crossbones backing paper, but I didn't realize I was out of white cardstock and couldn't print some off for this project.  It happens when life just gets busy.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)



stamps used:  Dr Digi: Night Nurse Nina, SU: Wellness Wishes
paper used: the Paper Studio: kraft, Bazzill, Me & My Big Ideas: mambi
die-cuts: MFT: circle stax 1 & stax 2, fishtail flag stax
embellishment: twinery:shore