Cool Cash

Hi everyone!  Today's card combines two Doodle Pantry digital sets, Cool Cash and Tea-rrific -- I combined the outline piggy bank image and a sentiment from Cool Cash, with digi paper and flowers from Tea-riffic.

The piggy bank image was colored with Copic markers.  The inside of the ears were paper pieced, and I decorated the body of the pig with pre-colored flowers by merging them on top of the piggy bank image. I think this cute piggy bank image is perfect for decorating cards which include a check or cash.gift.  In this case, I added a pocket die cut to the front of the card and mounted the image on top.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Galore Challenge -- Flowers

Hiding in My Craft Room (HIMCR #146) -- Flowers

Delightful Weekly Challenge -- Bloom (include a flower)

In the Pink Challenge #42 --   Digital Delight (use a digital image and more pink than other colors)

Creative Moments Challenge 40 -- Anything Goes/Girly

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you are enjoying your day.

Love Note

Hi All!  Sometimes, you never know where you will find inspiration for a creation. Today, my card was inspired by an extra sentiment I found in my scrap bin.  It was perfect for combining with a new Spellbinders typewriter die I have been dying to use.  The sentiment is from a Doodle Pantry set, Heart Sheep.  I adhered the typewriter with message on top of a layer of burlap.  Embellishments include an epoxy flower and silver beads on the typewriter.

This card was a snap to put together!  Hope my husband likes it!

I will be entering  this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #90 -- Use Burlap

Card Makin' Mammas Challenge CMM85 -- Earth Friendly (recycle/reuse)

Crafty Hands Challenge No. 12 -- Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #53 -- Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 14 -- Anything Goes/Use Yellow

Thanks so much for your visit.  Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter

Happy Easter

Hi all.  I've been busy trying to get my Easter cards finished, and have a card to share today using a digi stamp and sentiment from Heather Ellis Digital Stamps for Papercrafts and Cardmaking.  The image I used is from the Pure Innocence collection, PI25; the sentiment is from the quck cardmaking set, PI33.  Coloring was done with Copic markers and colored pencils.  I also paper-pieced the dress digitally.  

I will be entering my card in the following fun challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge 79 -- Easter

DL. ART Thankful Thursday #130 -- Easter

Challenges 4 Everybody #40 --Anything Goes

That Craft Place -- Anything Goes/Easter

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #8 -- Easter or Pastel Colors

Suzy Bee's Bloom Challenge #24 -- Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge -- E is for Easter

Outlawz Greeting Card GCC0414 -- Happy Easter

Thanks for your visiting and have a great week.

April Showers

Happy TGIF!  Today's card was inspired by some fun challenges as well as the awesome Tuesday Morning Sketch #244 with a rainy days twist.   I used elements from the SU!/MDS April Showers kit to create my card.  The background was embossed using a cloud embossing folder which I have had in my stash for ages.  I also added some punched clouds and a tiny heart to finish my design.

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #244 -- Twist - Rainy Days

Just Inspirational Challenges -- Embossing

Oldie but a goodie Challenge -- April Showers (The cloud embossing folder and punches are older than 6 months.)

Stamping School -- Friday Freebie

Hope everyone has a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Petite Bouquet

Good Morning, everyone.  This lovely bouquet of flowers is from a new Doodle Pantry digital set called Petite Bouquet.  This set is the featured set for this month's Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 45.  If you play along with the challenge and use a Doodle Pantry illustration, you will be emailed this set for free! This challenge runs through April 24, 9 PM EDT, so there is still time to enter the challenge.

Inspiration for my card came from Aud Sentiment Challenge #104, which Doodle Pantry is sponsoring.  The challenge theme is "for a friend".   I used an outline image and a sentiment from the Petite Bouquet set to create my card.  After coloring the image with Copics and colored pencils, I coated it with a VersaMarker pen, and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  After the embossing cooled, I  fussy cut the bouquet before adding to the oval die cut.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week 14 -- Ovals

Digi Makeover Challenge #135 -- Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge 207 -- Flowers

Thanks so much for visiting today.  Hope you have a wonderful day!

OWH Sketch 219

Good Morning, everyone.  Today's card was inspired by Operation Write Home sketch 219 as well as some other fun challenges.  This week's OWH sketch is sponsored by Doodle Pantry; and the image and sentiment are from a new DP set called Spring Critters... One dollar of every sale of this product will be donated to OWH.  Here's a preview of everything this set includes:

I combined the cute bunny with a paper-pieced bow from Jiggles Giraffe and stripe background paper from Tea-rrific.  The cloud background paper is from a My Grafico set.  I added additional shading to the bunny image with Copic markers.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

DLART Thankful Thursday Challenge #129 -- Bunny

Milk Coffee Challenge -- Welcome Spring Creations

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #62 -- Yipes, Stripes

Craft the the Craic April Challenge -- Something for Easter or Spring

Crafty Catz Challenge 225 -- Springtime

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 14 -- Animal Magic

Simply Create Too Challenge #58 -- Easter or Use Bunnies

Outlawz Paper a la Mode Challenge PAM04052014 -- Animals

Hope everyone has a wonderful week and many thanks for visiting!

Jiggles Giraffe

Happy April everyone.  Isn't this image the cutest...Jiggles Giraffe is just one of the new sets being released today by Doodle Pantry.  Besides all the new goodies, Doodle Pantry is starting the month off with a sale...40% off most products from April 1 thru April 10 only.  Click HERE to get the coupon code and to see this month's other specials.

Here's a preview of everything Jiggles Giraffe includes:

For my card, I used the outline Jiggles image and did some digital paper piecing with dotted papers from an older DP set, Birthday Bash.  Coloring was done with Copics and colored pencils.  A second bow was added on top of the image with dimensionals.  The pre-colored sentiment I used is also from the Birthday Bash set. 

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Challenges 4 everybody #39 -- Anything Goes

Crafting When We can Challenge #66-- For a Child

Open Minded Crafting Challenge #7 -- Animal Antics

Crafty Cats Challenge 224 -- Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #50 -- Anything Goes

Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR #143 -- Freestyle

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 12 -- Anything Goes/Cute and Cuddly

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy your day!