Bugaboo Stamps' Holiday Critter Chaos - Day 7

I've had a pile of cards sitting here for days, just waiting to be shared. I got a light box from my amazing family for Christmas, and have been holding off on photos so I could try it out! Hubby put it together for me last night, so I'm working to get caught up on posting now!

I made a card for Bugaboo Stamps week-long challenge - Holiday Critter Chaos. I love playing along in Bugaboo's challenges - they always have fun-yet-straightforward themes to get the creativity flowing. 

Day 7 is "Keep it Simple" and use their cutie patootie penguin freebie in your project. Here's my take, featuring an old Mojo Monday sketch and traditional Christmas colors. The image is from Bugaboo, the "Merry" sentiment is from a clear stamp set by Time For Tea Designs called Say Anything, which I cut out with my Scan N Cut after stamping. The sentiment tile is from KI Memories. Embossing folder is Cuttlebug/Provo, the circle die is from Polkadoodles - my favorite circles: Fanciful Circles nested die set. Patterned paper is from Lawn Fawn. Colored with Copics and cut with my Scan N Cut. Grosgrain from Ribbons and Bows Oh My! - best ribbon buys ever!

Here's the challenge info - they left it open until NYE this year - thank you so much!! Gives me a chance to get everything posted! More cards coming soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Imagine That Digistamp - October Mid-Inspiration

Good morning my dear stamping friends! I'm here today to share some inspiration for Imagine That Digistamp's "First Thursday" Challenge. That's right, the challenge is now monthly, on the ITD blog, complete with prizes!! The challenges start the first Thursday of each month and end on the last Tuesday before the new challenge begins. The theme is always Anything Goes. Click here for all the details. 

On the first and third Thursdays of each month, there will be a new inspiration post on the Creative Playground blog featuring the Design Team's projects. This is great to get your fix of ITDBK DT project postings! ALSO, I have a discount code for you! Jennifer15 will get you 15% off your entire order. You can use it as many times as you like!

For my project today I used images, paper and sentiment from the Ellie's Pirate Costume digital stamp set. How PERFECT arrrrrh these coordinating papers? This is one of my Top 10 ITD sets I think, the elephant is so cute and of course I just love Halloween :)

My layout is based on the current Mojo Monday sketch, #525, which I flipped on it's side to accommodate the size I printed Ellie at.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - #101: AG (3/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #113: AG (3/3)
QKR Stampede - #361: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1935: AG (3/3)
Get Creative - #84: AG (3/3)
A Bit More Time to Craft - #99: AG (3/3)
a2z Scrapbooking - September AG (3/5)
Happy Craft Challenge - September AG (3/3)
DL.Art Linky Challenge - September 5 (once per day)
Creatalicious - #170: AG (3/3)
Crafts Galore Encore - #67: AG (3/3)
Love to Craft - September AG (3/5)
Morgan's Art World - #9: AG (3/3)
Scribbles Designs - #80: Sentiment (3/3)
Sheepski Designs - #30: Dies/Punches (3/3)
Sweet Stampers - #35: Dies/Punches (3/3)
The Creative Crafters - #19: AG (3/3)
World Wide Open DT Challenge - #8: AG (3/3)
Your Scrapbook Place - September AG (3/3)
Tinker - Dream - #80: Sentiment (unlimited?)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - September (unlimited)
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - #9/September: AG (unlimited)
A Perfect Time to Craft - #9/September: AG (unlimited)

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

Craft Rocket Challenge #6: Happy Everything and GDT!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to REAL LIFE! It has been a bit (totally) crazy here between everyone taking turns being sick, Christmas, New Year's, visits to and from friends and family...you name it and I think we probably had it! I will be getting caught up on blog posts now, even though I'm sorry to say some of the challenges are past. You may have seen my projects on the challenge blogs if you were following along, I MADE them all, I just had some major unplugged time and didn't get any blogging of my own done. Sheesh! Hopefully everyone hasn't given up on me....

Well I am getting back into the swing of things with a fun project created for Craft Rocket. This is challenge #6, with a theme of "Happy Anything". The challenge will run until next Wednesday at 6 am CST. You can link up your projects over on the Craft Rocket blog, we'd love to have you play along!

Here is my project, featuring a gorgeous dog stamp from JessicaLynnOriginal.com. This image is from the Herding Dogs clear stamp set. I used a sketch today, Mojo Monday #429. 

Here is the sketch:

And my amazing GDT badge from the wonderful Lisa at Craft Rocket. I'm so thrilled to have joined this talented crew for this fortnight's challenge! Thank you for choosing me to create with you! Don't forget to link up your "Happy Anything" projects on the Craft Rocket challenge blog!

Hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start. I'd better get back to catching up on my blog post writing - see you soon!

Aud Sentiments #146: Thank You

Happy New Year!

It's always fun to start a new year with a clean slate. Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? Did you get lots of new crafty goodies you can't wait to try out?

With this new year, Aud Sentiments is moving in a new direction. We are making some changes to our challenges. We will continue to host challenges ever two weeks, with a sentiment as part of the project. The biggest change is that the DT will be showcasing projects with more variety. In this new year, we hope to stretch our crafty wings and provide sample projects beyond cards. You will see altered art, scrapbook pages, tags, pocket letters, home decor, and much more! Of course we will still be making cards, but with more folds, shapes and variety of techniques used. We hope that you, our challenge participants, will join us in reaching beyond your comfort zone to make projects that really show us your crafty side!

The current challenge is sponsored by Imagine That! Digis by Kris! As always, fantastic and generous prizes are up for grabs!

Here is my project, featuring Hedgehog Greetings.This sweet little hedgie guy is too perfect for a Thank You project. I love his face!

I followed a sketch for my card today, Mojo Monday #429. Here it is, and it's a good one! 

  
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 :)

Simply Papercraft #15: Always 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 bi-weekly 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 Lacy Sunshine! As always, fantastic and generous prizes are up for grabs!

For my project today I used "Rory Autumn Leaves" digi stamp. You know how much I love my Lacies! I wanted a small tag hanging off the ribbon element, and ended up grabbing this awesome, awesome stamp set I won from Kerry Urbatch. I mentioned in in several posts this last month, she runs a monthly challenge and this was my prize over the summer. What a great size and fun sentiments too. 

I played along with a sketch on today's project (Mojo Monday #418) beautiful fall leaves photo from {pin}spirational (#150)

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

Challenges:

Mojo Monday - #418: Sketch

Lacy Sunshine - Color Your World 10/4 - 10/17 (1 of 3)

{pin}spirational - #150: Photo (1 of 3)

Sweet Stamps - October: AG (unlimited)

Crafting From the Heart - #80: AG (1 of 3)

Artistic Inspirations - #141: AG (unlimited)
Art by MiRan - #42: AG (3 of 3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #19: AG (1 of 3)
Inspiration Destination - #54: AG (unlimited)
Crafting With Friends - #8: AG (1 of 3)
C.R.A.F.T. - #332: Autumn/Halloween (1 of 5)
Crafting with an Attitude - #8: AG (1 of 3)
Crafty Girls Creations - #6: AG (1 of 3)
Little Miss Muffet - #122: AG (1 of 1)
Scrap & Craft - #14: The Colors of Autumn (1 of 3)
Star Stampz - Add A Sentiment (1 of 3)
Crafting by Designs - All About Autumn (1 of 3)
Crafting for all Seasons - #111: Autumn Colors (1 of 3)
The Crafty Addicts - #3: AG or Autumn Colors (1 of 3)
Whimsy Inspires - #86: AG or Halloween (1 of 3)
Wonderful Wednesday - AG (unlimited)
Simon Says Stamp - Monday 10/5: Autumn (1 of 5)
Craft Your Passion - #282: AG (1 of 3)
MelonHeadz Frinds - Fall Is in the Air (1 of 3)
Eureka - #161: Fall (1 of 3)
Where the HeART is - #2: AG (1 of 3)
Whoopsi Daisy - October: Hand colored (1 of 3)
TTCRD - 10/6 - 10/12: AG (1 of 2)
Hand Stamped Sentiments - #222: Colors (1 of 2)
Robyn's Fetish - #284: Add Some Leaves (1 of 3)
Catch the Bug - October AG (2 of 3)
Scrapper's Delights - #49: AG (2 of 3)
Our Crafty Corner - October AG (2 of 3)
Di's Digi Designs - Halloween or Harvest Colors (1 of 3)
Creative Craft Cottage - #49: Favorite Color [Red and Blue] (1 of 3)
Word Art Wednesday - #204: AG (1 of 5)
Crop Stop - #8: AG (1 of 5)

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 :)

JessicaLynnOriginal: True Love LAUNCH!

Love is in the air!! Happy Saturday and WELCOME to release day at JessicaLynnOriginal.com! Today we are launching this fantastic new love-themed clear stamp set called "Love is a Big Deal". Super sweet graphics and sentiments with a lovely romantic theme. You may notice that this set pairs exceptionally well with the current Brentwood Owl set "Happy Valentine's Day: I Love You".

So join us in celebrating all things LOVE with this versatile new stamp set. Perfect for weddings, Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, or just showing that special someone that you are thinking about them! The sentiments fit into the archway and the butterflies are happy to flit around the flowers.

If you came here from Wiebke's blog, you are in the right place! Remember, if you leave a comment on each Design Team member's blog during the hop, you will be entered to win a $10 gift certificate to JessicaLynnOriginal.com!

I have THREE projects to share with you today! YES THREE!!! I had so much fun playing with these stamps ;) Here we go!

I had this idea as soon as I saw this image! I knew I wanted a card with just this image as the focal point and a TON of dimension (I do mean a ton!). Lots of die cuts, some black hemp twine, flowers, black stickles, french script embossing folder, square Nestabilities, and viola! Here are some other views:

To me, this is an elegant wedding card. I was inspired by this AWESOME picture over on If You Give a Crafter a Cookie. SO adorable, little black and white spotty hedgehog love!

Other challenges for THIS card:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - #94: Seeing Red

Craft for the Craic - The Big Occasion (wedding)

Sister Act - #112: Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - June Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Ladybug Crafts - June: Use Your Dies

One Crazy Stamper - June: Anything Goes (1 of 5)

Paper Creator's Crafts - #39: Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Crafting With An Attitude - #4: Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Little Miss Muffett - #114: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - #39: Anything Goes

Sassy Studio Designs - DTBST #287: Tic Tac Toe (Die Cuts, Circles/Dots, Glitter and Shine - glitter on the dots of the letters in the block, rhinestone in the flower center, dots on the letters, swirly die cuts everywhere)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - #21: Photo Inspiration

Creative Moments - #71: Embossing (dry) (2 of 3)

Fresh Brewed Blog - Anything Goes (3 of 5)

Penny's Papercrafty - #233: Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Sisterhood of Craft - Wedding

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Anything Goes (2 of 5)

Inky Impressions - IIC#215: Embellish It

Die Cuttin' Divas - #221: Wedding

Cuttlebug Mania - Sentimental Journey (Used Embossing folder, Die for the swirls, Die for scalloped card base)

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Love To Scrap - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Mema's Crafts Challenge - June: Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls - June #6: Anything Goes (2 of 2)

Scrapper's Delights - June Anything Goes #45

My next card pairs the new set with a current Brentwood Owl set called "Happy Valentine's Day: I Love You".  I created this custom patterned background from this wonderful sentiment and matched it up with sweet little Brentwood!

This layout is a sketch from Bugaboo - Stella Says Sketch #310. Also, a color challenge from the YNS blog. Here are the pictures:

Other Challenges for THIS card:

YNS - #17: Sketch or Color challenge (color)

Crafty Ribbons - #122: Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration - #84: Ribbon, Lace or Twine (2 of 3)

Crafting For All Seasons - #105: Cute and Summery

Papertake Weekly - TrioTastic (3 sequins)

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #86: Anything Goes

Art By Miran - #35: Anything Goes

My last card uses that awesome LOVE block image again. It just SCREAMS wedding cards to me. You can be as elegant or as playful as you like with these stamps. It's fantastic! 

This project follows the current Mojo Monday sketch (#403). I used a rainbow of colors on this card from the Fun Stampers Journey Challenge (#5: Colors) to show some versatility and finally play with this color palette. If you check the photo inspiration from Bugaboo this week you'll SEE this card in the picture too! I loved it, what a nice piece they chose for us to play with! 

And a close-up to show a little of the color and dimension. I used Diamond stickles on the dots of the letters. A line of blue rhinestones per the sketch finish this off with tons of glitz and glam. Say "I love you" in STYLE!

Here are the inspiration pieces:

Other challenges for THIS card:
Catch the bug - Photo Inspiration

Sugar and Betty - June: Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Your Scrapbook Place - June Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Sisters of Craft - June: Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Fun Stampers Journey - #5: Colors

Prizes! Remember, leave a comment on each blog of the hop for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to JessicaLynnOriginal.com! If you've gotten lost along the way, CLICK HERE for a full blog hop list and order!

The hop continues with Christina's blog. Thanks for stopping by today, and enjoy the hop! I hope we can bring you some inspiration on this beautiful Saturday. Stamp happy!

Kitty Bee Designs: June Spotlight

Hello everyone, and WELCOME to the weekend! I think it's almost impossible not to be happy on a sunny summer Saturday! I'm here this morning with my VERY FIRST monthly spotlight as a new member of the fantastic Kitty Bee Designs DT. I'm so excited!

I can't even TELL you how much I adore this sweet bunny. I really can't! The second I saw him, I had so many ideas. This was the first one, with him reaching for the stars and having some fun bling and sparkle taking him up, up & away! The sentiment is from Verve.

I used Mojo Monday #402 for this little guy, and some Red, White & Blue inspiration from the DRS Designs challenge. Here are the swatches:

I colored him up with Copics (C00, C1, R24, B36), and cut all my circles with Nestabilities. The paper is from an old Target Dollar Spot grab, along with Stampin' Up! cardstocks. Cuttlebug embossing forlder for the background, some nesting star punches, Flag dies from Verve, a few sequins, a LOT of foam tape, and viola! The sweetest lil red, white & blue guy around!

Challenges for today:
Send A Smile 4 Kids - Animal Cards 4 Kids (1 of 2)
Cut It Up - #73 Stars AND Stripes (and a Die Cut)
DRS Designs - #179: Inspired By Color
Art Impressions Challenge - #162: Red, White and Blue (1 of 2)
Paper Shelter - #208: Make It Digital (2 of 3)
Crafty Gal's Corner - #24: Red, White and Blue
Sister Act - #111: Anything Goes
Suzy Bee - #85: Anything Goes with a Twist of Blue
Penny's Papercrafty - #232: Anything Goes (3 of 3)
Great Impressions - June: Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Hoping that all you stamping beauties have a fantastic weekend. Stamp happy!

Sensational Sunday with Prickley Pear!

Good morning and welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links.

One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher! We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month from all the comments left on the design team blogs! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Here is my creation for today! I have always been a huge fan of Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, and since they are carried in the Loves Rubberstamps store - well, what a great excuse to pull them out and play!

The photo didn't really show the background and the glitter shine I added to all the silhouette flowers that weren't colored with Copics, so I took another that was zoomed in to the right side of the image to show a little bit of that sparkle.

Supplies:
Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps - Floral Garden
Copic Markers (love 'em ALL!)
Zig Clear Glitter Marker
Bo Bunny Paper
Blending Cardstock
Memento Ink
Button
Mono Multi (of course!)
Red Liner Tape
Dimensional Foam Dots
DCWV Glitter Stack scraps

I had some awesome inspiration for this card - I used the current Mojo Monday sketch (#396) after I flipped it on its side, along with the color challenge from the Color Throwdown this week (#341). Here are the pieces:



Fun, right? These are my two favorite challenge types, so I'm just thrilled to get them in this week during my stampin' sanity time!

Loves Rubberstamps Sensational Sunday Blog Hop List:
Laura Love - Loves Rubberstamps Blog
Dangina Martinez

Nina AKA PaperDaisies

Lydia Evans - Video Designer

Denice Bartucci

Rebecca Billard

Wendy Nicola Jackson

Nick

Jennifer Greco (that's me!)

Pam DeChellis

Loves Rubberstamps Store

A few great challenges for this card!
Verve May Inspiration Challenge - Let It Bloom
Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC#87: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - #32: Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs - #47 In The Garden
Sister Act - #105: Anything Goes
Digi Chooseday - #18: Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - May Flowers
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #79: Anything Goes with twist of Flowers

So from here, your next stop is Pam! Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to comment for your chance to win! I'll see you back here in a day or two with another great project to share. Happy stamping!

Creative Knockouts #88: Distress It!

Good morning Bloglandia! I hope everyone's Thursdays are off to a fantastic start. This morning I want to share (what I think is...) a beautiful card for this week's Creative Knockouts (#88) where the challenge is....Distress It!  This week's sponsor is Lacy Sunshine, and oh yes, there is a prize to be won!

So, those who know me, know that I really like distressing in theory...but actually DOING it kinda freaks me out. I mean, I just colored this amazing image and spent some time doing so...now I have to mess it up?! eek!

(I guess that means it's a good "challenge" for me then!?) ;)

But...I DID IT! hehe. Here is my contribution to today, featuring Rory: Life is Grand. Lacy Sunshine has a lot of really fabulous images, I had trouble choosing just one to work with today! I guess having a wish list is a good thing, right? 

I printed Rory and colored with Copics. I used my Tonic hand held edge distresser dealie to rough up the edges of most of these papers. I chose papers from Basic Grey that had a bit of a distressed look to the pattern in them. To give my sentiment piece that "dropped in a puddle" look I placed a few drops of different Copic reinker fluid onto the paper, and then added drops of the blender solution on top! I used a sponge to push it around a bit and help redistribute the color. I stamped the sentiments in black Memento ink right over the top.

Even after all of my disclaimers, I have to say I was very, VERY pleased with how this card turned out. I think it has a nice distressed feel, while still showcasing the work of coloring and of course showing how sweet this little Rory is!

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for this lovely (Mojo396). This is a great sketch, and really versatile. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to play along. I have another project idea too if I get a few free minutes today...

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create - #122: Anything Goes with optional "Feminine"
Inspiration Destination - #32: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #9: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Whimsy Inspirations challenge - #82: Colouring an Image (2 of 3)
Little Red Wagon - #288: Distress It

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

I'll be back here tomorrow with a new challenge from Simply Papercraft. Stamp happy!

Wags 'N Whiskers: Banner Up!

Good morning everyone! Happy Friday! I know I've been very quiet - my mom and dad came for a visit...I haven't seen them since early Fall so it had been WAY too long. They came for just under a week (not long enough!) and we were very busy visiting and all kinds of fun things. Phew! What a whirlwind. They left yesterday afternoon - that was pretty rough. :( But I'll see them this summer so it won't be nearly as long as last time. And it's not winter! Yay!

Today we are bringing you a new challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers. This challenge is for Banners & Bunting. Let's see those great dies and shapes on your lovely creations! Don't forget, there are FREE STAMPS up for grabs! Link up on the W'nW blog post!  

Here is my contribution, featuring Super Ryan:

Isn't he a doll? Love it! I used this week's Mojo Monday (Mojo Monday #395) for my sketch, and I pulled the colors from the House of Cards challenge. The Mojo was a Tall & Skinny, which is NOT my forte, but because it's outside my comfort zone, of course I had to try it! The House of Cards colors were perfect for a bright, fun, boy card. I did not actually enter the challenge though, because my post didn't go live until May 1st. Oops! Still, I am pleased I chose these colors for Mr. Ryan! Here is my inspiration:

This card is 4.25" x 7". I don't have those AWESOME banner dies yet that seem to be popping up everywhere, so I had to create my own banner piece. Ryan is colored with various Copic markers. For some reason my photo just wanted to be dark, but the colors are very bring in person. The stars in the upper corner are brads. I substituted a punched star for the tag piece on the sketch.

Challenges:

Inspiration Destination - #31: Anything Goes

Sister Act - #104: Anything Goes

That's it for me today! Make sure you link up your creations on the blog for a chance to win! I'll see you back here on SUNDAY with a brand new creation! Stamp happy!