Cardz 4 Galz - Flora and/or Fauna

Hello everyone, I hope your day a blessing to you.  Today begins a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  The theme this round is Flora and/or Fauna.  I chose Floral to create my design team project.

I used a busy floral background and placed a die cut on top.  Added some ribbon and a dimensional floral element from a Dollar Tree package of stickers.  For the final touch, I scattered sequins for some bling.  

After looking at this A2 card for a bit, I felt the background overtook all the other elements in my design.  I feel I should have used a larger dimensional sticker for the focal image.  

Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge.  We would love to have you.  Also, please visit the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges; the theme for March is Anything But a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.  You have until March 31st to enter your creation for a chance to win a fun photopolymer stamp set!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Odd Ball Art

Hello Everyone!  A new challenge has started at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges and the sponsors for our challenge this week are Oddball Art Co. and Di's Digi Stamps.

For my design team project, I used the cute and gothic image of Big Eye Chibi Girl with Speech Bubble.  She was fun to color up with the Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

Please visit our sponsor, Oddball Art Co. for some cute or creepy images; they are fun to color.  And we hope to see you at the challenge at Penny's this week!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Creative Knockouts - Borders

Hello everyone!  Today marks the start of a new challenge at Creative Knockouts and the theme this round is Borders.  We have the wonderful Sparkle N Sprinkle as our sponsor and I had the pleasure of using the Tulip Square Digital Stamp Set to create my design team project.

This digital set comes with pre-colored, B&W images, sentiments, borders, squares tulips and ladybugs.  This is an awesome set for $5.

I created 3 borders in this A2 card; one with the pink mat, one with the tulips along the bottom and one with a black gelly roll pen around the perimeter of the card.  A quick and cute card that is perfect for Spring!  Please join us this week at Creative Knockouts, we would love to see what you've created.

Also, please stop by The Paper Funday Challenges, this month the theme is Anything but a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Willow and her Iced Coffee

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well.  Today begins a new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges and the theme is Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this round are the awesome Time for Tea Designs and Little Blue Button Stamps.

I had the pleasure of creating my design team project with a sweet digi image from Time for Tea Designs named Willow Iced Coffee.  The sentiment is also part of the digi pack, which makes it super easy to put a card together.

My card is a standard A2, matted with 1 piece of patterned paper.  I've added a few sequins for embellishment and called it complete.  Please join us this week at Penny's for a fun challenge. 

 Also, I want to remind you to please visit the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges; a monthly challenge for all things paper.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Make My Monday Challenge - Going Round in Circles

Hello and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was spectacular.  Today begins a new challenge at the Make My Monday Challenge Blog with the theme being Going Round in Circles.

I created a round card and embellished with circles in order to match the theme.  I used a few dies in my stash to create this pretty Spring card. I used the largest circle die I had to create a 5" circle for the base of the card.  I was lucky to find another circle die for the printed mat that left a nice border.
The sentiment is a sticker from a pack I found at the Dollar Tree; that was a special surprise!

Please join us this week at Make My Monday and let your imagine run with what you can create using circles.  We would enjoy seeing your creations.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes with Optional Monochrome

Hello and TGIF!  Today begins a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges, the theme this challenge is Anything Goes with an optional Twist:  Monochrome.  We also have a great sponsor this round as well, Dr. Digi House of Stamps is our sponsor.

I had the wonderful opportunity to use one of the Cuddly Critters stamps from Dr. Digi, Rabbit for my design team project.  I created a standard A2 card using some digital papers I had in my stash and chose to use the Twist of Monochrome.

This bunny rabbit come in a pre-colored image which I used here, or a black & white line image for your coloring pleasure.  I used orange and kraft as my monochrome theme; I do hope I achieved it. 

Please join us at Creatalicious for the challenge, we would love to see your designs.  Also, please visit my new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges where the theme this month is Anything but a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.  I would love to see you there.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

  

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Emma the Skipper

Hello and happy day to you.  Today beings a new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges with a theme of Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Fred She Said Designs.  I has the wonderful opportunity to use Emma the Skipper in my design team project.

I created an A2 size card using the pre-colored image of Emma.  This made for a quick and easy card and the sentiment was also included in this digi pack.

This is a super cute image and in this digi pack you will receive 3 versions of Emma and 4 sentiments ( jpg & png ).  

I kept it pretty simple, using 1 mat and some sequins.  I really like how this card turned out and it's perfect for a Birthday, Thinking of You, Hello or any occasion card.  

Please join us this week at Penny's Challenge, we would love to have you.  Also, please stop by my new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges - A Monthly Challenge for all things Paper; the theme is Anything but a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cardz 4 Galz - March Hares

Hello Everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme for this round is March Hares.  I had the perfect image to color up for my design team challenge and it fit well with the theme.

A sweet Hare carrying his big carrot; he's definitely ready for Spring as I'm sure most everyone else is as well.

I colored him with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and die cut two mats, used some Easter paper I had in my stash along with some pink sequins for some bling.  I also added some Wink of Stella Clear to the rabbits' nose and inside of the ears; the Wink is never picked up on camera :(  This card is a standard A2 size.

We hope you will join us for the challenge at Cardz 4 Galz; we'd love to have you.  I'd also like to remind you to stop by The Paper Funday Challenges this month for a fun challenge - Anything But a Card.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Crafty Creations Challenge - Luck of the Irish

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today beings a new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenge and the sponsor for this challenge is Cute As A Button digital stamps.  For my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Luck of the Irish digital image.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day greetings, this image is so sweet and I enjoyed coloring her up with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  This is a standard A2 sized card using a polka dot paper from my stash.  I typed up an Irish Blessing and used as my sentiment along with adding some sequins for embellishments and inking the edges of the papers with Mowed Grass Distress Ink.

I hope you'll join us at Crafty Creations this challenge for your chance to win some adorable images from Francesca Lopez at Cute As A Button Digital Stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday

The Crafty Addicts

Creative Inspirations

Crafting with an Attitude

Creative Knockouts Challenge - Flossie Bumblethorpe

Hello!  I hope you're all well.  Today begins a new challenge at Creative Knockouts and the theme for this challenge is Dies and/or Punches.  We have the awesome Dr. Digi's House of Stamps as our sponsor this round.

I had a fun time using the digi stamp Flossie Bumblethorpe as the focal image on my design team project.  I have heart dies which I used to embellish the card along with a funny sentiment I typed up and printed out.

I colored Flossie with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and this card measures a 5" square.  Please join us this round at Creative Knockouts for your chance to win some fun images from our sponsor Dr. Digi House of Stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Pandas

Hello everyone, hope you're having a great day!  Today begins a new weekly challenge at Penny's Challenges and our sponsor this week is the wonderful Imagine That Digi Stamps.  For my design team project, I had the pleasure of using the Pandas kit.  This kit is awesome and contains:

- 2 panda bears in color & outline JPG & PNG (+ a shadow version)
 - 2 fuzzy word art, color JPG & PNG
 - 1 bamboo word art, color & outline JPG & PNG
 - 5 digi papers, (6"x6", high quality 300 ppi)
 - 5 solid sentiments, JPG & PNG

This is an amazing purchase!  I created a 5 x 5" card using the pre-colored Panda image as well as the digi papers and sentiment; all included in the kit.

Please join us at Penny's challenges for a fun time and your chance to win some Imagine That digi stamps!  Also, please visit the new challenge that starts today at The Paper Funday Challenges.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Paper Funday Challenges #3 - Anything but a Card with a Twist

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenges and the theme this month is Anything but a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.

I had great fun with this one; my design team projects both include the color green and both are not cards.  First up is a Leprechaun's Hat filled with chocolate treasures!

This is a cutting file on Cricut Design Space.  It's simple to put together if you don't have Design Space.  It's simply a circle and a rectangle with notches to glue on top of the circle.  This cute paper is from St. Patrick's Day 2018 crafting.  The glitter band is glitter tape and the shamrock is a large punch.  

My second project for the challenge is a Birthday Box with a big Green bow.  It's a triangle shaped box with a scalloped edge lid. 

This box is also a Cricut Design Space cutting file and the paper is from a Die Cuts with a View 12" paper pad I've had for ages!

Please join us with your clever "Anything But A Card" projects this month.  We would love to have you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Crafting By Designs

Mod Squad Challenge

The Male Room Challenge

Creative Inspirations

The Crafty Addicts
Work It Wednesday

Make My Monday Challenge - Something New

Hello and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge at Make My Monday Challenge Blog and the theme for this round is "Something New"....new baby, new job, new home, new stash, etc.

I recently purchased a 6x6 paper pad from Recollections named Patisserie.  This paper pad has some of the loveliest  papers and it's what I have that's new so my design team creation meets the theme of this challenge.

I used 2 different papers from the pad, some dragonfly dies I have in my stash.  I added a ribbon, some sequins and a flower dimensional sticker,  inked all the edges and called this standard A2 sized card complete.

I hope you'll join us this round at Make My Monday Challenges, we'd love to have you.  And I'd like to remind you of the new challenge for March starting this Wednesday at The Paper Funday Challenges.  The theme for the month of March is Anything But a Card with a Twist:  Use the color Green.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
Crafting From the Heart
Artistic Inspirations
Get Creative Challenges

Crafty Calendar Challenges - For a Child

Hello, I hope you're doing well and Spring is beginning to show it's beautiful face in your area.  Today starts a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenges and the theme for this month is For a Child.

For my design team project, I created a little note card that is a standard A2 size, using the sweet image A Special Flower from our generous sponsor A Day for Daisies.

I adore the digital images from A Day for Daisies; they are easy to color.  The face on this little girl is adorable and I enjoyed coloring with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  Although it's hard to tell in the photo, I did add Wink of Stella to the flowers and the butterflies, which are not part of the original image.  I added the butterflies as a design element.

We hope you join us at Crafty Calendar Challenges this month, we look forward to seeing your creations following the theme For a Child.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
Jo's Scrap Shack
My Time to Craft
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1909
Crafting From the Heart
Crafting with an Attitude