Joyful Day

 

Morning Everyone!  Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Tuesday Morning Sketches 254.  For my take on the sketch, I turned the sketch on its side and trimmed the bottom of the card's front before adding a scallop border to the edge.  The strip of white showing on the bottom is actually the inside the of the card.

The images, sentiment, and pink digi paper are from Doodle Pantry's Joyful Day set.  These elements were merged and grouped in a Word Document.  After printing, the grouped image was die cut with a Spellbinders oval die and framed with die cuts made with the help of an oval scallop and floral oval dies by Spellbinders.  Finishing touches include some Spirelli string art, leaves made with a Sizzix die and a MS punch, as well as a bow with rhinestone embellishment.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge #4 -- Weddings

Cards Galore June Challenge -- Us a stamp or digi or your project

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #3 -- Digi/Flowers

Dragonflies Dreams Challenge 6 -- Anything With Wings

The Crafting Cafe June Challenge -- Love and Marriage

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #12 -- Something with Wings

Make My Monday Challenge -- Color Theme - Pretty in Pink 

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sweet Summer

Hi everyone.  Today I have a card to share using this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday-2 16.  I merged images from 2 different Doodle Pantry  sets -- Mini Summer Trio and Flip Flops.  The bucket and shovel are pre-colored; and I grouped them with the outline flip flops after paper-piecing the insoles with matching paper from the Mini Summer Trio set.  I used the same paper for the panels in the sketch and also added a sentiment from Mini Summer Trio.  Now all I need is a trip to the beach for some summer fun!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday-2 16 -- Sketch

Dare to be Sassy Thursdays DTBST #232 -- Summer Lovin'

Time Out Challenge #7 -- Summer with the optional twist of Flowers

Crafty Creations Challenge #264 -- It is all about "S" (I used a summer theme including a "shovel" image.)

Scrapper's Delight Challenge #24 -- Anything Goes with a twist - Layer it Up

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #38 -- Theme Summer

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy the rest of your day and hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Turning Fifty

Hi All!  Instead of throwing some scraps in my overflowing scrap bin, I used them to create a quick birthday card.  I combined the papers with a fun MDS/SU! Giggle Greetings image w/sentiment.  After paper-piecing the cat digitally and adding additional coloring and shading with Copic Markers and chalk, I just had to add a few embellishments, and this card was ready to give to my cousin who just turned fifty.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers June Challenge -- Bingo (I used Column A)

Digi Makeover Challenge #143 -- Anything Goes (must use a digi)

Digi Sketch Challenge 26th of May - Use a Stamp and/or Sketch

Love to Create Challenge #118 -- Happy Birthday

Use Your Stuff Challnge #138 -- Pattern Paper

Crafting Musketeers Challenge #14 -- Stamped Image

Craftyhazenut's Patterned  Paper June Challenge -- patterned paper

Shopping Our Stash, SOS#154 -- Critters (pet or animal theme)

Perfectly Rustics Design Challenge No. 24 -- Glorious Buttons

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!!

Smooth Sailing

Wishing everyone a Happy June!  This month's Doodle Pantry release has some wonderful summer sets, including ones that are perfect for creating patriotic and masculine projects.  All sets in this June release are 25% off from June 1 thru June 4 only.

Today, I have a Father's Day card to share using an image from the Smooth Sailing & Map set.  The starting point of my design was inspired by a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday created in 2013.  The focal point is the wonderful sailboat from Smooth Sailing... I used the outline image from the set which I paper-pieced and colored with the help of Photoshop.  Other Doodle Pantry sets used were digi papers from the Bold Summer Digital Paper Pack and Grunge Wood Mini Digi Paper 4 Pack.  The sentiment is from another set from this month's release, Gone Fishing.

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge (PWC312) -- Father's Day/Masculine Cards

Polkadoodles Challenge Wk 22 -- Men on our Minds (create anything for the men/boys in our life)

Simply Create Too -- Father's Day (or for a male)

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #196 -- Crazy Egg (anything goes)

Charisma Cardz Challenge #12 -- Father's Day

Delightful Weekly Challenge May 28 -- It a Guy Thing (masculine cards)

Allsorts Week 261 -- For the Guys

A new Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #47 starts today at noon and ends on June 24.  For this month's challenge, Laurie has changed things up a bit -- this month the challenge theme is Make it Manly.  You may use any company's DIGITAl image. No featured digi this month; instead there will be 3 randomly selected winners, chosen from all participants, who will receive  coupons to the Doodle Pantry store.   Challenge details can be found on the Doodle Pantry Challenge Blog.  Sure hope you join in the fun!  

Have a great day and thanks so much for your visit!

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge -- Anything Goes

Today starts a new Twisted Thursday Challenge on the Outlawz, and I'm thrilled to be a guest designer for this week's challenge.  The challenge theme is an easy one -- anything goes.  Sure hope you join in the fun!

For my card, I used the Floral Watering Can image by Delicious Doodles.  Coloring was done with Copic Markers.   I also fussy cut and adhered 3 extra flowers to the image with dimensionals.  The patterned papers and coordinating embellishments are from The Sweetest Thing product line by My Mind' Eye.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew Challenge 62 -- Shabby Chic/Vintage

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #37 -- Anything Goes

2 Cute Ink Challenge #107 -- Color Theme: yellow, gray, blue

Digi Makeover Challenge #42 -- Flowers (must use digi)

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #97 -- Make your Mark using markers, pencils, crayons, or paint brushes

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Things with Wings

Morning everyone!  This week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the Sentimental Sundays Challenge #208, and the theme is Things with Wings.  For my take on the challenge, I used Doodle Pantry's A Tweet Hello set.  I really had fun coloring the sweet image with Copic markers, and paper piecing the image digitally with SU! retro fresh papers.  I also fussy cut an extra copy of the birdhouse's roof, and layered it on the image with dimensionals.  Lots of different die cuts and punched shapes were used to embellish my card.  The hello die cut was made with a Cuttlebug die I had forgotten about.... It's years old, and I'm so happy to have rediscovered it!  Cleaning up one's craft space sometimes turns up the best surprises!

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge 5/24-30, PAM5232014 -- Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges 237 -- Turquoise, Orange and Kraft

Sister Act Challenge #58 -- Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers -- Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day; and if you are in the States, enjoy the holiday!

(BTW,  if you are looking to do some holiday shopping, Doodle Pantry is having a Memorial Day Special, May 24-26: 40% off your cart of digital products (excludes fund raiser products, bundles and gift certificates).  If interested, click HERE to read the details and pick up the coupon code.)

Wetlands

Happy Friday, everyone.  Wishing everyone in the States a safe and happy holiday weekend. Today I have a masculine card to share, which I created for a relative who is celebrating a milestone birthday.  I merged some new digis (from the SU!/MDS Wetlands set) on digital paper in a Word Document.   After printing the image, coloring with done with Copic Markers and a white gel pen.  After die-cutting and layering some circular Spellbinder dies, I inserting my image inside the frame. Then embellished the frame with Spirelli string art, and finished with a die cut sentiment.  

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Craftitude Challenge #65 -- That's Die-licious - Anything Goes/Use a Die

Polkadoodles Challenge Wk 20 -- Things with Wings

Divas by Design -- Anything Goes

ABC Challenge -- L is for Lots of Layers

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge -- Anything Goes

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by.  Happy Crafting!

Birthday Wishes

Hi everyone!  Lots of birthdays are being celebrated by family and friends.  Here's a birthday card I made for my niece.  This time I went with a vintage look and bright colors.  The borders at the top and bottom of the card were created using a MS border punch and decorated with tiny pearls.  The flower embeliishments were also created with punches and decorated with pearls.  The image combines 2 Doodle Pantry sets -- floral branches from Genuine Love and a sentiment from Celebrations Sentiments; the image and frame were cut out with a Spellbinders label die.

I will be entering my card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #92 -- Anything Goes with punches and/or dies

Come and Get It Challenges -- Let's play bingo!  (I used 3 or more layers, free choice-pearls, flowers.)

The Kraftyhands May Challenge -- Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge -- Theme - vintage; Stash - pearls

Going Grey with Scrap Creations -- Celebrations

Shopping our Stash SOS #152 -- Birthday or Anniversary

Paper A La Mode 5/17-23 PAM05172014 -- Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by; Hope you have a fun day and Happy Crafting!

Happy Graduation Two Ways

Hi everyone!  Just a a quick post tonight to share a couple of graduation cards -- one plain and the other a bit more dressed up.  Both cards use the same image and sentiment from one of my favorite SU!/MDS grad sets, Go Graduate Plus. I used school colors and colored the images with Copic Markers.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this wonderful time of year. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Mother's Day

Hi everyone.  Today's card is my first try at a new (to me) technique, called Punched Ombre.  This technique was created by Deb Valder.  I learned how to do it by watching one of Linda's top notch videos on Stamping School.

After completing the punched and embossed background, I only needed to add a small focal point to the card's front to finish my design.  I was able to get the look I was striving for by combining elements from two different Doodle Pantry sets -- pre-colored flowered branches from Genuine Love; and a Happy Mother's Day sentiment from Salutations Francaises.  The branches were arranged, grouped and some were even cropped In a Microsoft Word document before merging them together on top of a simple oval shape.  Just had to add the sentiment to the inside of the oval, before printing, die cutting and adding the digital focal point to the card's front.

I would like to enter my card in the following fun challenges:

Sassy Studios DTBST Challenge #228 -- Happy Mother's Day

Inspired by... #114 -- Mother's Day Theme

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge TT050814 -- Anything Goes with a Die Cut and Punches twist

Carisma Cardz Challenge #10 -- Mother's Day

Enjoy your weekend and have a very Happy Mother's Day!  Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by!

Summer Song Birdies

Good Morning, everyone.  Today is release day at  Doodle Pantry, and I'm excited to share a card using the new Summer Song Birdies set.  Aren't the seagulls the cutest... makes me yearn for a sunny holiday at the beach!  Here's a preview of everything this new set includes:

For my card, I colored the outline image with Copic markers and colored pencils.  Digital paper piecing of the posts/pilings was done with grunge wood digi paper from the Grunge Wood Mini Paper Pack.  The background was created by merging sky digi paper from Cupid Turtle and water digi paper from Bold Summer Digital Paper Pack behind the trio of seagulls.  The flag banner was created using my new SU! triangle punch.  

When you stop by Doodle Pantry to see the new release, don't forget to go to the Special Page to see this month's specials and pick up your coupon code.

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

TTCRD Challenge April 29-May 5 -- Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Wk 17 -- Wings and Things

Craft Your Passion Challenge 211 -- Up in the Air/Things that can fly

Whoopsidaisy Challenge -- Hand Colored Image

613 Avenue Create Challenge 69 -- Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #92 -- Holiday

Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge #91 -- Water Everywhere

The Sisterhood of Crafters -- Things with Wings

Outlawz Greeting Challenge GCC0428 -- Anything goes must include a sentiment

Thanks so much for stopping by, and hope you have a wonderful day!

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!

Window Box Tulips

Hi everyone,  hope you had a fun St. Patrick's Day.  We woke up to 8 inches of snow yesterday, so I guess you could say our day was white instead of green.   Don't know about you but I am so tired of the cold and snow... so I made a spring card to share today.

I combined two Doodle Pantry sets, Tulip Wreath and Window Box Wishes.  The tulips are pre-colored, but I did add a bit of color to the white tulips.  I also colored the window and flower box with Copics.  The valance was paper-pieced with digi paper from theTulip Wreath set.  I also cut out extra tulip blossoms and adhered them to some of the tulips in the window box with dimensionals for a 3-D effect.  To carry out the theme, I embossed the front of the card with a Framed Tulips EF by SU!

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

Love Create Challenge #107 -- CAS and/or Classy & Elegant

613 Avenue Create Challenge #63 -- Anything Goes with Optional theme 2D/3D flowers

Great Impressions March Challenge -- Spring Celebrations

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #204 -- Use A Digi

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #65 -- Autumn or Spring

Just Inspirational Challenges with "inspired by Stamping and Stitchy Bear" -- Easter

Thank so much for stopping by and happy crafting!

A-maze-ing Words

Hi All!  I'm back today with a fun birthday card I created using one of the word mazes from Doodle Pantry''s A-maze-ing Words 1. I also embellished the HB maze with images from DP's Birthday Accessories COLOR plus set.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge 102 -- Anything Goes

Charisma Cards Challenge #6 -- Birthday Girls

Digistamps 4 Joy -- add a birthday sentiment

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC301 -- Birthday Cards

Sisterhood of Crafters -- Sentimental Journey (make your sentiment the focal point)

Seize the Birthday Challenge --  Anything Goes; Toppings option -- Birthday Stitches

Also, a heads up to let everyone know that Doodle Pantry is having a Creative Team call through March 24, 2014.. Click HERE to go directly to the post on the Doodle Pantry Blog for more information.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!