Meljen's Challenge

Hello everyone!  Today is Thursday and that means it's time for a new challenge over on the Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog.  Our challenge this week is to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card).  The only "rule" for an ATC is the size, which is 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.

I have to tell you this is the first ATC I have ever made.  I usually make larger cards so working on something this small was no easy task for me.  I used Meljen's Designs' Noah's Ark, Noah's Loving Elephants, and Noah's Loving Lions on my ATC.  Given the size of this ATC, you can image how small those elephants and lions are.  Wow, I thought I was going to go blind trying to color and then cut out those tiny babies lol!  Anyway, I colored  my images with copics and colored pencils and cut everything out.  I die cut a scalloped oval nestie and stippled along the top of it to make my clouds.  Then it was simply a matter of layering all my images.  No frills, stickles, ribbon, lace or Glamour Dust ... do you know how hard this was for me?

Here's Melissa's newest release and you can find these adorable images at Whimsy Stamps.  Don't forget to stop by the Meljen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog  to see what the rest of the talented DT have created and I hope you find the time to join in our challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by.

I'm entering my ATC in these challenges:
Allsorts Week 91  -  Inspired by Nature
Paper Romance Challenge 39  -  Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 47  -  Photo Inspiration

Stamps:  Meljen's Designs Noah's Ark, Noah's Loving Elephants, Noah's Loving Lions
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol

Simply Sassy Sneak Peak

Hello friends.  I have a little sneak peak for you.  Sugar Nellie will soon be releasing Set 5 of the Simply Sassy images and I'm going to show you one of the new images today. 

The name of the image I've used on my card is Star Dust  Isn't she beautiful with that head full of gorgeous curls?  I colored her with copics and colored pencils and I distressed and stitched all my papers.  I added Glamour Dust to the flowers on her dress and socks, and also to the star dust she's sprinkling around.  I added some lace, pearls, a little rose and a felt flower.  I made this card for a friend's teenage daughter and I think she'll love the Star Dust image.

The Simply Sassy Design Team is sharing sneak peaks of all the new images this week and you can see them all here.  We're also having a Blog Hop over on the Simply Sassy Design Team Blog.  It starts this Saturday at 12 Noon GMT and we will have prizes so you won't want to miss it.  You can find all the Simply Sassy images at Funky Kits.

Thank you for stopping by.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge 140  -  Happy Birthday
Anything Goes Challenge  -  Distressing
Belli Challenge 111  -  Felt or Fabric
Card Makin Mamas Challenge 15  -  Happy Birthday
Creative Craft World  -  Use a Square
Creative Inspirations Challenge 100  -  Stripes
Dutch Dare DDCC100  -  Sparkle/Glitter/Bling
Fashionista Friday #67  -  Happy Birthday
Incy Wincy Challenge 82  -  Use Punches or Dies
My Sheri Crafts Challenge 45  -  All About Girls
One Crazy Stamper February Challenge  -  Pink
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC142  -  Glitter
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 24  -  Lace & Pearls
Stamps R Us  -  For the Girls
The Paper Variety Challenge 22  -  Sew Much Fun
Wags n Whiskers Challenge 48  -  Punches

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy - Star Dust
Paper:  Memory Box - Gossamer; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, lace, Prima rose, pearls, Glamour Dust, Martha Stewart punch, Pebbles felt flower

Totally Ladybug Tuesday's Blog Hop

Are you ready for some fun?  It's Tuesday so that means it's Totally Ladybug Tuesday, and this week the ladybugs are celebrating with a Blog Hop.  Kerry has a new set of stamps and just wait until you see them.  They are soooo cute!  They're called the BFFs and each one of the four images is super adorable.

Our lovely guest designer, Domi, chose our theme for our challenge this week and she chose this recipe:  3 flowers, 2 papers, and 1 image.  I used Phoebe on my card today.  I colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I cut her out and popped her up on embossed cardstock.  I added a little bow in the corner. 

OK, enough about my card, let's get to the fun stuff.  Let's talk about the Blog Hop.  If you haven't already done so, grab our Blog Hop banner from my sidebar and post it on your blog.  You'll need to visit each blog to leave a comment and collect a number.  After you've visited everyone in the hop, stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog to finish the hop.  One person will win the entire release and four people will each win one stamp.  You also have a chance to win if you enter our challenge this week.  All the details are posted here.  The hop closes at 9am GMT on Monday, February 28 and the winners will be announced on our challenge blog at 9 am GMT Tuesday, March 1.

You should have come from Sue's  blog and now you need to hop over to Domi's blog.  If you get lost along the way, you can find the full list here.  The number I'm sharing is 2. 

Thank you for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge 27  -  Embossing
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 14  - A Sketch
Creative Cottage Challenge 33  -  Fabulous Florals
Do You Stack Up challenge 7  -  Dots
I Did it Creations Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts Challenge 45  -  All About Girls
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC141  -  Create a Card for a Child
Pixie Cottage Challenge 57  -  Sketch and/or Embossing
Stamps R Us  -  For the Girls
Stamp Something  -  Something Funky

Stamp:  LCI - Phoebe
Paper:  Cosmo Cricket; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, embossing folder, ribbon, MS branch punch, flowers

Big Hugs

Hello peeps!  I hope you're having a fantastic Monday ... I know, if you work then Mondays probably aren't your favorite day.  But if you're a SAHM then you probably love Mondays ... shove those kiddies out the door and back to school lol!

Don't these birdies look like they're soooo in love?  Some close friends of ours will be celebrating their wedding anniversary at the end of this month and I thought this would make a cute anniversary card for them.  The image is Birds Couple by The Paper Shelter.  I colored these cuties with copics and colored pencils and added some Glossy Accents to their beaks and claws.  I used stickles on the heart and the little flowers in the tree.  I've added some flowers with little tiny buttons and some ribbon with a bow.  My sentiment is computer-generated.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow as Ladybug Crafts Ink will be having a blog hop to celebrate a new stamp release.  There will be prizes so you don't want to miss it!

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps Alota53  -  Using Nestabilities #53
Basic Grey Challenge 38  -  Sketch
Charisma Cardz Week 7  -  Spring Has Sprung
Cooking it up with Katie #49  -  I Need Some Blue Blingy Buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C75  -  Use Dies
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 152  -  Shiny Happy Cards
Delicious Doodles Challenge 13  -  Glitz/Glamor/Shimmer & Bling
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 47  -  Anything Goes
Digistamps4Joy Challenge 13  -  Going Sentimental
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 60  -  Make Your Own
I Did It Creations Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
Paper Play Week 7  -  Add Shine
Simon Says  -  Make Your Own Embellishments (Flowers)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 99  -  SOS SomeOne Special
The Paper Shelter Challenge 1  -  Buttons and Bows
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 54  -  Do It With Digis
Totally Stampalicious  -  Color Challenge Brown, Green, Blue

Stamp:  The Paper Shelter - Birds Couple
Paper:  Basic Grey - Marjolaine; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Martha Stewart border and branch punches, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Nestabilities, EK Success flower punches, ribbon, buttons

Think Spring

Hello everyone.  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was pretty nice ... except for the weather.  Yesterday was cold and windy but at least the sun was out.  Today it's cold and raining ... a dark and dreary day.  Sounds like a perfect day to stay inside and make cards, right?

Yesterday when I was surfing the blogs and challenges, I ran across a sketch from The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog that I liked.  Their challenge is a sketch with a spin ... Think Spring!  Believe me, with all the nasty weather we've had this winter, spring is constantly on my mind these days.  And I had the perfect image for their challenge, too.  I used Meljen's Designs Swirly Daisy Pot on my card today.  Doesn't it make you think of spring?  I colored my image with copics and colored pencils and added some stickles to the center of the flowers.  I punched out a little butterfly and added some tiny pearls.  And then I tied some embroidery floss bows through my buttons and added those to my card.  A very clean and simple card.

Don't forget to stop by the Meljen's Designs Challenge and Inspiration Blog to check out Melissa's latest release.  You'll also find all the details about the latest card challenge.

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Allsorts Week 91  -  Inspired by Nature
Alota Rubber Stamps  -  Using Nestabilities #53
Charisma Cardz Week 7  -  Spring Has Sprung
Creative Cottage Challenge 33  -  Fabulous Flowers
Creative Inspirtions Challenge 99  -  Plain and Simple
Do You Stack Up Challenge 7  -  Dots
Dutch Dare DDCC100  -  Sparkle/Glitter/Bling
Guylou's Inimitability  -  Anything Goes
I Did It Creations Challenge 43  -  Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 4  -  Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly  -  Putting on the Glitz
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #76  -  Use Green
The Sweet Stop SSS96  -  Sketch with a Spin

Stamp:  Meljen's Designs - Swirly Daisy Pot
Paper:  Cosmo Cricket; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities,  buttons, StarDust stickles, floss, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, pearls

Craft Us Crazy Challenge

Happy Thursday all!  Today I'm a Guest Designer over at the Craft Us Crazy Challenge.  Their challenge runs from today, February 17 through Wednesday, March 2.  Be sure to stop by their blog to get all the details and to see the fantastic projects by their Design Team.

Since their challenge is a "Winter" theme, I decided to use Penguin's Little Letter for my card today.  I colored my image with colored pencils and gamsol.  I used Glamour Dust on his hat and the snow.  I used my Martha Stewart snowflake punch for my border and added Glamour Dust and tiny pearls to the little snowflakes.  A little purple bow and some pearls in the corners and my card was finished.  I hope you find time to play along in the Craft Us Crazy Challenge.  Penguin's Little Letter is by Meljen's Designs and you can find all the Meljen's Designs images at Whimsy Stamps. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Creative Craft World  -  Use a Square
Creative Inspirations Challenge 99  -  Plain & Simple
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 26  -  Use Your Favorite Coloring Medium
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 49  -  Make it Pretty
Papertake Weekly  -  Putting on the Glitz
Totally Stampalicious  -  Use Some Bling or Glitter
Truly Scrumptious Challenge 51  -  Pearls & Swirls

Stamp:  Whimsy Stamps/Meljen's Designs - Penguin's Little Letter
Paper:  BoBunny; Bazzill
Other:  Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Martha Stewart border punch, Glossy Accents, Glamour Dust, ribbon, pearls

Simply Sassy Bella Bunting

         (Please scroll down to see my post for The Stamping Bazaar)

Good evening peeps!  I hope you had a wonderful day.  Only two more days until the weekend ... yeah!  I have another Simply Sassy card to share with you today.

This is Bella Bunting.  Isn't she just the cutest?  I know, I say that about all the Simply Sassy images but they are all just so adorable!  I thought I would follow Marlene's sketch over at the The Sugar Bowl this week.  I needed to cut my image out in order to get it to properly fit in this sketch.  Now, I don't know about you but cutting out my images makes me a little nervous.  After spending all that time coloring my image, I'm always afraid I'm going to cut off an important part of the image ... like an arm or a leg lol!  But I managed to get this one cut without harming this little cutie.

Bella Bunting is colored with copics and colored pencils.  My papers are by Crate Paper and I've used a doily on my cardstock.  I added some punched flowers, greenery and a little bow.  You can find Bella Bunting and all her Simply Sassy friends at Funky Kits.  And, you can find all kinds of Simply Sassy inspiration over at the Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Design Team Inspiration Blog.   

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Challenge 9  -  Spring Flowers Everywhere
City Crafter Challenge Week 44  -  Cute Stuff Color Challenge
Craft Your Passion Challenge 45  -  Use Pink
Do You Stack Up Challenge 6  -  Ribbons
Incy Wincy Challenge 81  -  Color Me Wonderful (copics and colored pencils)
Mami Doodles Challenge 20  -  Flower Card
My Time To Craft Challenge 28  -  Going Round in Circles
One Crazy Stamper February Challenge  -  Pink
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 49  -  Make it Pretty
Our Creative Corner  -  Cut it Out
Paper Sundaes Challenge 56  -  Pick Your Sundae Toppings (flowers & pink)
Simply Create Challenge 37  -  It's Bright in Here
The Sugar Bowl Challenge 53 -  Marlene's Sketch
WhoopsiDaisy Challenge  -  Free and Easy

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Bella Bunting
Paper:  Crate Paper, Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glossy Accents, Doily, EK Success flower punches, Martha Stewart border punch, ribbon

A Special Guest at The Stamping Bazaar

Good morning friends.  I was recently asked if I would be a special guest designer over at The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog this week.  Well, of course I said yes!

I used Susie with Pie on my card today.  She's the most adorable little kangaroo I've ever seen.  OK, so maybe I haven't seen a whole lot of kangaroos, but you've got to admit she's a real cutie.  I colored Susie with my copics and colored pencils.  I used my EK Success punches for the flowers and added a little pearl in each of them.  I used Martha Stewart punches for the border and also for the corner of the card.  The sentiment is from PTI.

Be sure you stop by The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog to find out all details about their challenge this week.  You can find Susie and all their other fantastic stamps in the The Stamping Bazaar Store. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Please stop by later today as I have another card I'll be posting.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
CES Challenge 23  -  Cute and Cuddly
Mami Doodles Challege 20  -  Flower Card
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 49  -  Make it Pretty
Sir Stampalot February Challenge  -  All Creatures Great and Small
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 98  -  Lovin' From the Oven
WhoopsiDaisy Challenge  -  Free and Easy

Stamps:  The Stamping Bazaar - Susie with Pie; PTI - Simple Little Things
Paper:  October Afternoon; Scenic Route; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart border punch, Martha Stewart branch punch, EK Success flower punches, pearls