Pio - sprinkle

Hey everyone...

Pile it on has a new challenge up for you...

"Sprinkle"

could be glitter, flocking, or embossing... anything that you can sprinkle on your card!

Here is my inspirations for you 

some close ups...

And of course it would be pile it on with out the Challenges that inspired me...

crafting for all seasons - tis the season

holly jolly Christmas - elves

addicted to stamps - make your mark

amusing challenge - atg

brown sugar - atg

craft challenge - presents

catch the bug - scraps

catered crop - atg

crafty catz - atg

crafty hazel christmas - santa's on his way

creative fingers - atg

creative knockouts - all that glitters

creative moments - atg

eueka stamps - non traditional colours

hiding in my craftroom - free style

little scrap pieces - atg

simon says - atg

that craft place - atg

Just for you!

hey everyone.... 

Hope your having a great weekend.

I have a couple birthday cards that I need to get caught up on... 

I love Your next Stamp and I haven't used these ones in a while... so ....

a bit of scrap paper that I had on my desk and some paper piecing, a sketch from your next stamp and voila a birthday card..

So what do you think?

and of course a couple of other challenges that inspired me.  

party time tuesday - atg

everybody art challenge - circle

fab n funky - birthday 

the crafters cafe - atg

delightful challenges - gem

4 crafty chicks - make it sparkle

creative knockouts - sentiments

qkr - bling it on

brown sugar - 2 or more colours

sister act - atg

scrappin for fun - bling

dragons lair - bling

clear it out challenge - atg

Your next stamp - sketch

Happy birthday cas

Some scraps on my table... and bam... a beautiful birthday card..

and the challenges that inspired me:

counterfeit kit challenges - cards that pop

crafting for the season - birthday 

fab n funky - birthday

through the craftroom door - atg

CAS colours and sketch - sketch 

Happy holidays with CTMH sotm

Hi everyone...

Trying to get my holiday cards done... this was a quick one when I was playing around with my stamps.  Didn't turn out just the way I wanted but... hey they can't all be perfect?

and the challenges that inspired me:

holly jolly - red. green. white

divas by designs - photo inspiration

wicked wednesday - sweet

cute card thursday - colours

crafty hazelnuts - green

Nice with you around cas

Hey everyone...

I am trying to use up some scraps that I have around my craft room.

Made a quick card... 

and the challenges that inspired me:

polkadoodles - cas

amusing challenges - focus on text 

creative fingers - atg 

incy wincy designs - stripes

Pio-vintage

Hey everyone...

Pile it on has a new challenge for you this week!!  

Vintage

Our sponsor is Rogue Redhead Designs and they generously provided the team with some of their great stamps to showcase.

here is my sample... I love the stamps!!!

I used Art philosophy for the stamp and creative memories cricut cartridge

you can't really see but behind the girls is faded background writing stamp... so cute!

and of course it wouldn't be pile it on with out the challenges:

craft your passion - "B" Believe

love to create - atg 

perfectly rustic - stitching 

holly jolly - monochromatic 

party time tuesday - atg

fantastic tuesday - ribbon

through the craftroom door - atg

crafty sentiments - atg

papertake weekly - 2-4 legs

addicted to stamps - atg

little red wagon - 50 shades of..

delightful challenges - holidays 

craft challenges - christmas

just add ink - texture 

crafty catz - christmas

alphabet challenge - traditional  christmas

chocolate, coffee, cards - your favorite holiday

christmas stamping all year long - atg

sweet stamps - to die for

dream valley - getting ready for christmas

relly reasonable ribbon - winter holiday

the crazy challenge - distressing 

Lmcb - game show

So I have been completely stuck with my scrap-booking... no big idea had been jumping out at me... arghhh but then Lasting memories has this cute cute challenge

Favorite TV Game show

here is my inspiration for you... take some time to join us

and of course I was inspired these challenges as well:

little scrap pieces - atg

anything but a card - atg 

sisters of crafts - atg

crafting musketeers - abc

lia stampsz - atg

all sorts - abc

creative scrappers - sketch 

scrapmuch - colours

Happy birthday scraps

Hey everyone... 

I had some time to get some birthday cards done!

and used scraps 

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

crafting for all seasons - birthday

fab n funky - happy birthday

that craft place - atg 

penny black - atg 

brown sugar - atg

frosted space - white space

craft your passion - "B" birthday and bouquet

incy wincy designs - stripes

mojo monday - sketch 

Let's shell-ebrate

Hey everyone...

So I have a 15 staff and for all their birthdays I make them a card with five random cards as their gift.

Here is one of the cards I made..

i did some paper piecing and I love the left over paper i found.

Challenges that inspired me:

CASology - sea

cute card Thursday - stripes

my favorite things - sketch 

paper smooches - atg

crafty catz - atg

through the craftroom door - atg

party time tuesday - atg

Pio - feeling cold

Hey everyone..

pile it on has a great challenge going on this week!  

Feeling cold

here is my inspiration

papers and stamp are from CTMH

And of course it won't be pile it on with out the challenges:

jingle bells - creature

little claire's - christmas

barely mine - christmas 

simon says - atg

moving along with the times - winter

crafters cafe - things with wings

case this sketch - sketch

little scrap pieces - atg 

simply create too - shop in your craft room 

stamping sensations - simply christmas

paula holifeilds crafts - CAS

delicious doodles - baby its cold outside

CCC-all about christmas

Hey everyone...
So excited... Christmas is not far off and it is time to start with the Christmas cards!!!  yippie!!
but by the time I finish all that I need I will never want to see a Christmas stamp for a while!  lol kidding maybe a week or two before starting next years.
I have been a bit under the weather - this cough is draining me and I can't seem to catch my breath - yuck.  Any how... back to the cards, 

The month on Crafty Calendar Challenge blog it is all about the Christmas!  We are sponsored by Scribble designs and you will get a chance to win 3 digis from them.  I would have used one of the stamps because the are so cute but my printer is still with out ink... one day I promise I will make it to the store to get some.   I hope you take some time to join us!

Here is my card for you:

its a tall and long on.... and pretty CAS - but i do like how it came out.  The sparkle on the animals make it!   Below is a close up of the animals

And of course the other challenges that inspired me:

Christmas card challenge - atg 

the pink elephant - atg

through the craftroom door - atg 

holly jolly Christmas - pearls, ribbon, 2 designer papers (the grey is sparkly)

addicted to stamps - CAS 

crafty creations - ribbon

fab and funky - christmas

natalie and amy - stitching

the house that stamps built - left overs 

mojo monday - sketch 

CCAYR - November

yeah for Christmas!!!
At Christmas Cards all year round we have a new challenge for you this November
No patterned Paper
Come join us for come fun..  and here is my card...for your inspiration I love it!!!

The stamps are from CTMH and I ripped up white paper to give it a hill effect.

here are some close ups

Here are the challenges that also inspired me:

cupcake inspirations - colours

Christmas card challenge - atg

muse challenge 

through the craft room door - atg 

party time tuesday - atg 

divas by designs - atg 

the paper shelter - christmas

simon says - atg 

ccee stampers - make a scene

perfectly rustic - holiday 

craft hoarders - layer it

Happy hallowe'en with artfully sent

hey everyone..

i am going though my craft room and some of the stuff is calling my name!  this time it was the cute little Halloween sticker and the artfully sent card background.

and a close up

Challenges that inspired me:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

stuck on you sketches - die autumn 

artistic inspirations - halloween atg 

eureka stamps - purple and orange

fantabolous cricut challenge - colours

sweet stamps - atg 

through the craftroom doors - atg 

crafty sentiments - sentiments

shopping our stash - halloween

the sisterhood of crafters - fall colours 

the paper shelter - halloween

the crafters cafe - spookable 

cute card thrusday - trick or treat

colour my heart - sunset and thistle 

PIO - cheerful/uplifting

Hey everyone

Pile it on has a new challenge for you this week 

cheerful/uplifting

here is my inspiration for you

and a close up

Challenges 

My favorite things - sketch

the craft place - atg 

craft your passion -where there is hope

through the craftroom door - atg

loves rubberstamps - pretty woman

fantastic tuesday - add yellow

addicted to stamps - make your mark

crafty creations - thinking of you

paper pretties - friendship

aud sentiments - atg

inky impressions - atg 

creative fingers - atg

southern girls - getting wordy

Artfully sent card

hey everyone...

so I am thrilled with my new cricut cartridge
Artfully Sent

I so love it... so much to do in it!!
here is the third card for the class

I used all CTMH products ...love those feathers!!

and the challenges that inspired me:

crafty boots - autumn colours

Pinspirational challenges - photo inspirational 

sweet stamps - fall

party time tuesday - atg

paper take weekly - things that fly (feathers)

stampin royalty - picture inspiration

delightful challenges - fav colours (love fall colours)

chocolate coffee and cards - for the boys

sister act card - atg 

totally gorjuss - feather

the crazy challenge - autumn 

scrapping 4 fun - atg 

crafty musketeers - autumn colours

Keep you chin up

Hey everyone
Here is card two from the card class...
it is so much prettier in person!  It has a marble look with shimmer throughout!

and a close up

the challenges that inspired me...

artistic inspiration - make your own background

crafty boots - autumn colours

sweetstamps - fall

through the craftroom door - atg 

everybody art challenge - leaves

frosted designs - fall colours and bling

pumpkin spice- orange

the crazy challene - autumn 

craft hoarders - fall

craft room challenge - make your own background 

stamping sensations - warm autumn colours 

Happy Halloween

Hey...

everyone I have been away for a while because I twisted my ankle real bad and then was taken down with a cold!  Arghhh have been out of my craftroom for over two weeks. Felt like I lost my mojo and everything... but things were turned around when I had a class to put together so.. down to the room and I found my mojo and things started to come together.  Here is the first card of three cards for the class.  Thank goodness that I have so many challenges that inspire me to create.  

Any how here is the card... and the challenges that inspired me are listed below:

Here are the challenges:

crafty boots - halloween

the pink elephant - colours (black, orange, purple)

my craft spot - too cute to spook

crafty sentiments - "G"hosts

the paper shelter - monsters

little red wagon - spooky

CCEE stampers - monsters 

a day for a daisies - halloween

sweet stampin - halloween

little scrap - linky party

simply create too - orange 

fairy tale challenge - happy halloween

lia stamps - spooky cute

wags n whiskers - stripes

pumpkin spice - halloween

bearly mine challenge - halloween

paula holifield crafts - halloween

your next stamp - sketch 

Sketch n die happy Halloween!

Hey everyone... 

This is a sad day... Sketch N Die challenge blog will be closing their doors :(  

We all have very busy lives but I want to say thank you to Carmen for keeping it going as long as she did!!  

We have one last challenge for you all, sponsored by 

for the sketch..

... and here is my bit of inspiration

The die I used is from memory box "dangling spider" isn't it so cute!!

I used my copics and popped up the pumpkin and the spider!  

added some via pearl pen for the spider gloss!

I hope you take some time to join us!

And of course the challenges that also inspired me:

catch the bug challenges - bingo 

little scrap pieces - show it off 

crafty sentiments designs - colour of autumn 

creative knockouts - fall (to me Halloween is fall.. I love fall!!)

4 crafty chicks - fall

bearly mine challenge - autumn colours

hambo hoedown - its all about kids 

Pio - shiney

Good morning everyone...

it is so beautiful out here!!!  Gosh I have been so busy with work and working out (trying to lose weight) that I have not had any time in my craft room.

Thank goodness for my design team obligations or else I would never get it and I really like the way this card turned out!!!

Pile it on has a challenge for you this week sponsored by 

 Add a Little Dazzle 

they have the coolest sheets of metal!!!!  love them... so easy to work with 

here is my card..

This is also my first time trying to make folds in a dress...

I used one of my fav stamps from your next stamp Jessica

I also used their sketch from the challenge blog (see challenges below)

here is some close ups of the bling I used - not sure if you can see all the sparkle on her dress... 

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

add a little dazzle - ATG and holiday 

Just us girls - colours

crafting from the heart - atg

crafts 4 eternity - my style

crafty boots challenge - atg

crafty catz - pretty woman 

cuttlebug mania - any die cut

docerela creations - atg

love to scrap - atg

my sheri crafts- birhtday

penny;s paper - embossing 

shopping our stash - who's who

sister act card challenge - atg

sweet stamps - atg

your next stamp - sketch

digi designs challenge blog - checks

lady bug crafts ink - fav. image

crafty little fairies - sparkle and bling 

little claire - birthday 

with out words - celebration

Sketch n die

Originally created for a die for a sketch... but for some reason it didn't go up I am thinking it is because I ran out of ink and cant print out the sponsor image... so I am posting it here

hope you like it!

I used spellbinders nestabilities circles and Memory box corner bow as well as my cricut tag from art philosophy ctmh

challenges that also inspired me

through the craft room door - atg

4 crafty chicks - sewing

crafty dee bows- atg

my mums craft shop - dies or punches

stamp and create - circle and dots