Penny's Challenge #365

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Delicious Doodles and Star Stampz! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

The first one features the sweet Spring Rain image from Star Stampz. I printed it out and hand colored it using Copics.

Since she's standing out in the rain, I had to add some crystal effects on her clothes, hair, droplets, umbrella, and puddle. I took a closer photo at a different angle so you can see the reflected surfaces a bit better:

I'm entering this into Star Stampz "Lots for Red or Valentine's" challenge. 

Such CUTE CUTE CUTE images from Star Stampz! I always love adding depth and dimension to a card, so it was really fun to be able to add these glaze effects here to make things really stand out!

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Imagine That Digistamp - Fundraiser and Free Gift!

Hello everyone! Today I want to share some info with you from Kris at Imagine That Digistamp. She has created a super adorable digi stamp set that will be exclusively available during the month of February as a free gift with purchase! 

As you can see from the banner, proceeds from sales at her shop in February will also be donated. You can read the story behind her love of this great charity HERE. Happy shopping!

Oddball Art Stamps - January Challenge Inspiration

Welcome back to the Oddball Art Stamps January Challenge! You can read all about this month's challenge HERE; our theme is Feature a Creature! There are plenty of prizes up for grabs!! Today's project is a challenge theme card - and I have the perfect image! The theme is Feature a CREATURE - how much FUN is that? Meet Nelly and her Nymphs Image No. 369. 

You can read all the challenge details HERE. There are plenty of prizes up for grabs, and time to enter!! I can't wait to see what you make!

Be sure to use coupon code DTJENNIFER10 when you're shopping at the Oddball Etsy Shop so you can save a few pennies!! So many new images in the store; don't miss out!

That's it for me! Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to enter your gorgeous creations into our challenge, you have until the end of January, so get creative!

Kitty Bee Designs #110 - Food or Drink

Good morning! Aloha Friday is in full swing over at Kitty Bee Designs! Our current challenge is #110: Food or Drink, and this is week #2. Our challenge this week is sponsored by both The East Wind and My Besties! Double your pleasure...and prizes!


I had SO MUCH FUN with this card! This is one of the new release Pandas from Kitty Bee Designs, Pumpkin Spice Coffee Panda. After he was colored (Copics), I used a plain oval to die cut the image, and added some funky patterned papers, embellies and dimension.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to link up your school creations over at Aloha Friday, and I hope you have an AWESOME day!

Simply Papercraft #54 - Anything Goes!

Happy Friday, my lovelies!!! I'm so happy the weekend is here! Today I'm sharing my latest card for Simply Papercraft. Our monthly challenges are ALWAYS "Anything Goes". I love this! Makes it easy and fun to combine challenges and really show off your best work. This week's challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo! As always, fantastic and generous prizes are up for grabs.

For my card today I used this fun Alice in Wonderland set. I realized when I was done that I should have made this a belated birthday card instead of a thank you card! Ugh, I hate when I do that! I still really love how it turned out though, and I will be using this color scheme again also.

I'm entering this into Bugaboo's January BINGO challenge! My bingo (there are actually 2!) is across the bottom - blue (it's kinda blue-green, but true blue didn't fit with the color scheme when I started so I tweaked the color), embossing (the tank paper has heat embossed on the flower petals), and dots. If you prefer - die cut, free choice, and dots - diagonnally ;)

That's it for me! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to link up your lovelies on the Simply Papercraft blog for your chance to win! We love seeing all of your creations on the linkup :)

Creative Knockouts #230 - Finish the Inside

Good morning stampers! Today I'm sharing my project for the challenge over at Creative Knockouts where the theme is....Finish the Inside! I don't often do this, so it was a fun change.

This week's sponsor is Di's Digis, and they are offering a wonderful prize to a lucky player! 

We didn't have images to work with, so my card features Imagine That! Digistamp today. I adore this little toy giraffe image, and had a great time making this baby boy card. I seem to always have a stash of baby girl cards, but lately EVERYONE is having a boy. I may need more of these in the near future too! Here is my project, featuring Baby Blocks.

The inside is a vellum sticker with a baby poem that I've had in my stash....forever.

Here is a picture of the full set of Baby Blocks:

at's it for me today! Don't forget to swing over to the Creative Knockouts blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

 

Outlawz - Twisted Thursday Guest Designer!

Good morning stampers! Today I'm excited to share a new project and a fun honor. I was asked to be a Guest Designer at The Outlawz Challenges - Twisted Thursday! How could I say no?? I couldn't, of course. ;)

This month, Twisted Thursday was sponsored by My Creative Scoop. The "twist" theme for this week is ANYTHING GOES! Love it! I chose to use this gorgeous floral image, which is a freebie on Mindy's website. Thanks Mindy!

I colored my image with Arteza Real Brush Markers, that I am VERY MUCH still learning how to use. I saw a great deal on these pens, so I decided to splurge and get them. I'm glad I did, they are fun, and the colors are vibrant. I'm still learning how to use this style of brush pen, as they are much different from solid tip markers. I'd definitely recommend them if you're interested in testing out different styles!

Check out the Outlawz Challenges if you haven't already - there is a new challenge every day and TONS of inspiration in the galleries and on the weekly challenge posts by the DTs.

That's it for me today, have a good one!

Penny's Challenge #364

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Just Me Stamps and Digistamps 4 Joy! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

The first one features the You Are Magical set from Just Me. I printed it out and hand colored it using Copics.

Such CUTE CUTE CUTE images from Just Me! I really liked this sweet little guy. I've been waiting for an excuse to use these bottlecaps, so I kept the card pretty clean, used red as my "pop" color and lots of black details. He's a magician after all!

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Kitty Bee Designs - January Spotlight

Hello everyone, I hope your January is off to a great start! I'm here this morning from the frigid north with my first spotlight of 2018. :)

Check out this adorable Storm Trooper Panda. I absolutely DIED over these Star Wars themed Pandas - we are all HUGE SciFi nerds over here, these digis are so much fun for my kiddos and I to play with! 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a fabulous day and stamp happy!

Oddball Art Stamps - New Release Inspiration!

Good morning Oddballs! Are you surviving January so far?? I am - barely. I might not thaw out until July...just sayin'. I have gotten some hibernation crafty time in though! Woot! Here's another new release animal/creature images that you can find in the Oddball Art Stamps Etsy Shop! 

This one features this super sweet and uber-versatile Image No. 417, Let's Meet At the Sunflower.

Image printed on Neenah cardstock, colored with Copics. I decided to try a one-layer card today (ack!), and I hand-doodled the border before distressing it. And yes, before you ask, I was saying "OMG OMG OMG" to myself the entire time, and basically holding my breath in pure terror that I would make a mistake... Truth! I mean really, you can't make this stuff up, folks. ;)

Don't forget, we still have our monthly challenge at Oddball Art Stamps that we'd love to have you play along with! You can read all the details HERE. There are still plenty of prizes up for grabs, and time to enter!! The month's optional theme is "Feature a Creature".

Be sure to use coupon code DTJENNIFER10 when you're shopping at the Oddball Etsy Shop so you can save a few pennies!! So many new images in the store; don't miss out!

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Art Stamps, please join me over on Glitter In My Hair to see more of my creative work!

Aud Sentiments #195 - Anything Goes!

Good morning stampers! Today I'm sharing my project for the challenge over at Aud Sentiments where the theme is....Anything Goes! Woohoo, my favorite! 

This week's sponsor is We Are 3 Digi Shop, and they are offering a wonderful prize to a lucky player! Here is my project, featuring Happy Birdie.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to link up your lovelies over at Aud Sentiments for your chance to win! Remember, you MUST include a sentiment to enter our challenge! We love seeing all of your creations on the linkup :)

 

Penny's Challenge #363

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Bugaboo and Di's Digis! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

The first one features the hilarious Stella in Stella Jellyfish from Bugaboo. I printed it out and hand colored it using Zig Clean Brush markers. I am still working on getting the hang of these pens...

Isn't this fun though?? I always get a kick out of playing with Bugaboo images! Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors!

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Creative Knockouts #228 - Anything Goes!

Good morning stampers! Today I'm sharing my project for the challenge over at Creative Knockouts where the theme is....Anything Goes! My favorite!

This week's sponsor is Scrap N Dipity, and they are offering a wonderful prize to a lucky player! 

Here is my project, featuring Cute Sasquatch. How adorable is this image? He is just so handsome, ready for Valentine's!!

That's it for me today! Don't forget to swing over to the Creative Knockouts blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

 

Imagine That Digistamp - Thursday Inspiration

Good morning my dear stamping friends! How about some COLD January Thursday inspiration??

Today I have a new Design Team project to share with you from Imagine That! Digis by Kris. On Thursdays there's always a fun inspiration post on the Creative Playground blog, which is great to get your weekly fix of DT project postings! Today I'm sharing a slice of summer festivities! I love this because I kept it just generic enough that it could TOTALLY work for birthday cards, or any other celebratory event!

Did you also know that ITDBK has a brought back the year-round customer link up? If you create a new project using ITDBK images, and link up, there will be a random draw for every 15 entries for a gift certificate to the shop! Check out all the details at the Creative Playground HERE. 

American Pride Kit     papers from Lil Cowpokes kit

  

Both of these mega kits includes pre-colored images, outline images, sentiments, elements, and papers. The banner is from my hoarding pile, as is the sticker sentiment. 

That's it for me today! Be sure to check out the Creative Playground for more ITDBK inspiration.

Penny's Challenge #362

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Fred She Said and Sparkle N Sprinkle! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

The first one features a Sparkle N Sprinkle Lacy Sunshine image Tropical Alana, and I used the pre-colored version.

Isn't she adorable?? I had so much fun creating this card. Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors!

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Oddball Art Stamps - January Challenge Inspiration!

Welcome to the Oddball Art Stamps January Challenge! You can read all about this month's challenge HERE; our theme is Feature a Creature! There are plenty of prizes up for grabs!! Today's project is a challenge theme card - and I have the perfect image! This is Mr. Monster Image No. 225. Monsters are creatures too, y'all! He's the CUTEST, and perfect for boy cards, IMHO. :)

I'm entering this into Bugaboo's January AG challenge (2/3), Inspiration Destination #141, Dream Valley #170 (2/3), 613 Avenue #305, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #73.

That's it for me! Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to enter your gorgeous creations into our challenge, you have until the end of January, so get creative!

Oddball Art Stamps - New Release Inspiration!

Good morning Oddballs! Are you surviving January so far?? I am - barely. I might not thaw out until July...just sayin'. But I managed a little crafty time, and I have a FUN post for you today to show off another of the CUTE CUTE CUTE new release animal/creature images that you can find in the Oddball Art Stamps Etsy Shop! 

I love, love making little boy cards. I HAVE boys (no girls, wah), so I'm always needing boy-cards for something! This one features our ADORABLE little D-no Image No. 413. 

Don't forget, we still have our monthly challenge at Oddball Art Stamps that we'd love to have you play along with! You can read all the details HERE. There are still plenty of prizes up for grabs, and time to enter!! The month's optional theme is "Feature a Creature".

I'm entering this into Bugaboo's January AG challenge (1/3), Inspiration Destination #141, Dream Valley #170 (1/3), Outlawz Sunday CAS, 613 Avenue #305, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #73.

Be sure to use coupon code DTJENNIFER10 when you're shopping at the Oddball Etsy Shop so you can save a few pennies!! So many new images in the store; don't miss out!

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Art Stamps, please join me over on Glitter In My Hair to see more of my creative work!

Oddball Art Stamps - New Release Inspiration!

Hello Oddballs! I'm here today with I have a FUN post for you today to show off another of the CUTE CUTE CUTE new release images that you can find in the Oddball Art Stamps Etsy Shop! 

I had a lot of fun creating this card featuring our new little nurse - Jenny has the Cure Image No. 412. The large background paper is leftover from a tutorial I did last month, Shaving Cream Backgrounds.

Don't forget, we still have our monthly challenge at Oddball Art Stamps that we'd love to have you play along with! You can read all the details HERE. There are still plenty of prizes up for grabs, and time to enter!! The month's optional theme is "Feature a Creature".

Be sure to use coupon code DTJENNIFER10 when you're shopping at the Oddball Etsy Shop so you can save a few pennies!! So many new images in the store; don't miss out!

If you enjoy my posts here at Oddball Art Stamps, please join me over on Glitter In My Hair to see more of my creative work!

Creative Knockouts #227 - Celebrations

Good morning stampers! Today I'm sharing my project for the challenge over at Creative Knockouts where the theme is....Celebrations

This week's sponsor is Sweet N Sassy Stamps, and they are offering a wonderful prize to a lucky player! 

Here is my project, featuring Party Hat Cocoa. How adorable is this image? I love the Cocoa and also the Kiwi lines at SNSS!

That's it for me today! Don't forget to swing over to the Creative Knockouts blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

 

Penny's Challenge #361 - Part 2!

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Polkadoodles and The Paper Shelter! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

I actually made two cards for the challenge today, both using images from Polkadoodles. The first card can be seen in the post below, or click HERE.

The second card features Miss Kelly Von Sweets, along with paper from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Heaven 4 Paper Bundle (the yellow paper in the background).

Isn't she sweet? I'm entering this into Polkadoodles #50 and DigiChooseday #1.

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Penny's Challenge #361 - Anything Goes

Good morning stampers! I hope everyone's week is going well! The new challenge at Penny's starts today! Our sponsors this week are Polkadoodles and The Paper Shelter! Always a so fabulous to have our amazing sponsors help us out with showcasing images! You have until Tuesday night to link up with us on the Penny's Challenge blog.

I actually made two cards for the challenge today, both using images from Polkadoodles.

The first one features Crocus, the Darling Buds, and I used the pre-colored version.

Isn't she adorable?? I had so much fun creating this card. Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors!

I'm entering these into Polkadoodles #50 and DigiChooseday #1.

That's it for this post! Don't forget to swing over to the Penny's Challenge blog to link up your projects for your chance to win! My DT sisters have created some beautiful inspiration, so leave them some love too!

Imagine That Digistamp - January New Release!

Good morning, crafty peeps! Happy New Year! I can't believe we made it through 2017...

Today, Imagine That - Digis by Kris! has three new sets being released! You can read more about them on the store blog HERE.

I have two inspiration samples to share with you today. For the first one, I used January Carnation and hand colored the image with Copic markers. The lettering is a clear stamp that I positioned to wave with the pattern of the banner.

My second card uses the ADORABLE Snowdrop Bunny. I just love his sweet face!! This one used the pre-colored image, the color palette on this is just perfect.

Did you also know that ITDBK has a brought back the year-round customer link up? If you create a new project using ITDBK images, and link up, there will be a random draw for every 15 entries for a gift certificate to the shop! Check out all the details at the Creative Playground HERE. 

That's it for me today! Be sure to check out the Creative Playground for more ITDBK inspiration.