Sneak Peek...

Happy Weekend!  Hope you all have a wonderful one! Thanks for visiting today!  I'm sharing a sneak peek at a new release from Whimsy Stamps!  Three new rubber stamp sets are being released tomorrow...check back for blog hop info!  But I'm going to share this card for now so you can preview "Spring Stepping!"  One of the newest carousel horses by Crissy Armstrong for Whimsy Stamps!  I had a ball coloring this one and I just couldn't stop adding all of the sparkle!  If you love this, come back tomorrow to see ANOTHER of the new releases and check out the blog hop!  It's going to be fun all around ;)




Now, for the good news...you have a chance to win "Spring Stepping" and the rest of the accessories to the set!  Enter your name and link a recent project back to Mr. Linky!  A winner will be chosen before the blog hop tomorrow!  So enter quick and tell your friends! This set is a must have!

Challenges:
Daring Cardmakers: Daffodils (I attempted to make my own in the pink using a flower punch and layering and folding one)
Paper Cutz: Anything goes
Stampin' B's: Spring or Easter
Crafty Creations: Make your own flowers (Daffodils on bottom right corner)
Truly Scrumptious: Sketch
Paperplay:  Use something twice (ribbon, blue gems, each daffodil was two punches)
Crafty Cardmakers: Feminine celebration
Cupcake Craft: Flower power
Stamp With Fun:  Spring
LaLa Land: Pastels
Secret Crafter:  Anything goes

Stamp Something Cream and Green!

Thanks for coming by today! The challenge at Stamp Something this week is Cream and Green!  Our sponsor this week is Bunny Zoe Crafts! They have lots to check out there...including Whimsy Stamps! I went with "Purrfect Gift." I colored him with Copics and paper pieced the box.  The bow is watercolor pencils.  The layout is from Sketch Saturday.  The papers are K&Co.   The punch is Fiskars.  Flowers are Primas.  Thanks again for stopping by and please visit the rest of the DT for more inspiration!  

Challenges:
Colour Create:  Mint, chocolate and cream
Our Creative Corner: Sketch
Kraftin' Kimmie:  Something old (brads for sentiment)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle:  Open
Cupcake Craft: Flower power
ABC: Paper piecing
Inky Impressions: Think green
Paper Cutz: Anything goes

MyGrafico Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Welcome!  Thanks for coming by today!  This is my card for MyGrafico's Wednesday Sketch challenge.  We are working with this cute little set called, "Blooming Friendship," by Sanqunetti Designs. I colored the image with watercolor pencils. The yellow cardstock is embossed in CB Stylized Flowers. The printed paper is from DCWV.  Ribbons from different places.  Thanks for stopping by and please hop back to MyGrafico and visit the rest of the DT!

Challenges:
LaLa Land:  Pastels
Stampin' B's: Flower image and buttons (pearl buttons)
C.R.A.F.T.:  Mother's Day/Flowers
Cupcake Craft: Flower power
Stamp With Fun:  Spring

2 Boys Birthdays!

So glad it's Friday!  I am exhausted today!  Hope everyone had a great week!  This weekend I have a double birthday party to attend on Sunday.  Two of my cousin's sons are celebrating their birthdays in a double party at a bowling alley!  They are turning 14 and 7.  So I had to find some good boy inspiration!  I went with GF of course!  Soldier Ian and Skater Ian seemed to be the perfect fit!  I colored them both with Copics and watercolor pencils.  I used several CB embossing folders on each one.  The metal tag sentiment came in a bag from Building 19. I attached some plain silver chain to emulate dog tags.  The second card's sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.  Thanks for looking :)

Challenges:
Double Dutch:  Boys Only
Gingersnap:  Celebrate
Crazy 4 Challenges: 3 different textures (both cards)
Sketch Saturday: sketch (Card #2)
Anyone for Anya: Sketch (Card #1)


See you soon!

Stamp Something Girlie!

Hi all!  Thanks for coming by today!  I've been a stamping fool this week!  I'll post it all later.  For right now, I am going to show you the challenge over at Stamp Something!  We would like to see your best girlie cards!  Our sponsor this week is Sassy Studio Designs! They kindly gave us DT members a couple of images to choose from.  I went with "Bubble Bath."  I know a lot of people (Mom's) that could use some "me" time.  So that was the inspiration for this!  I colored her with Copics and watercolor pencils.  The bubbles are white ice Stickles.  Thanks so much for checking it out, and please visit the rest of the DT for inspiration!

Challenges:
The Pink Elephant:  Add green
Digital Tuesday: Scallops (oval mat) and a digi image
My Time to Craft:  Just for Mum
Simon Says: Mother's Day/Girly
C.R.A.F.T.: Mother's Day/Flowers
Allsorts: Mother's Day
Stamp Scrap and Doodle: Sparkle

MyGrafico Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Welcome back!  Hope your week is going well :)  Today I have my DT card for MyGrafico's Wednesday Sketch challenge!  Our set we are working with this week is called "Tea Party," by Black Leaf.

I used the CB folder Swiss Dots for the background paper and the Paisley folder for the white squares.  The flowers are Primas and ribbon rosebuds layered.  I used a branch punch for the "spray" around the flowers.  The Teapot is colored with Copics and popped with 3D squares.

Thanks for stopping by today and please visit the rest of the DT for more inspiration!

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday: Ribbon-tastic

Allsorts: Mother's Day
Crazy 4 Challenges: 3 Different textures ( swiss dots folder, paisley folder, ribbons/flowers)
One Stop Crafts: Optimistically pink
My Time To Craft:  Just for Mum
Simon Says: Mother's Day/Girly

Creative Card Crew is Celebrating!

Welcome!  I have exciting news to share today!

Creative Card Crew is turning one year old this week and we're having a celebration! That's right and it's a celebration for YOU. Because without you, our loyal participants, we wouldn't have made it this far. The festivities this fortnight include:

3 digital images of the winner's choice from Sunshine Stamps

These two stamps from Bunny Zoe's Crafts:

A $20 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp

and (...drumroll please...)

A One Month Guest Designer Opportunity with Creative Card Crew

And that's not all folks. Our design team has blog candy on their blogs. So start hopping and sign up for your chance to win individual blog candy from:

Paula, Owner

Claire

Janna

Linda

Linda C.

Maria

Pauline

Sam

Victoria

and welcoming back Sharon,

one of our original founders who is making a return visit

just to celebrate with the Crew

For a chance to win the blog candy from the challenge, please visit Creative Card Crew and enter your card on the blue frog link. 

I have some fun blog candy as well!  I am offering up some beautiful cherry blossoms from Wild Orchids, some argyle ribbon, a charm and the adorable Whimsy Frog stamp!  For a chance to win, please click on Mr. Linky with your NEW Creative Card Crew entry AND comment on this post.  A winner will be chosen at random on March 15th.  Good Luck!  

Now, onto my card :) 

This card I made in honor of Creative Card Crew's celebration!  This is Flutterby Anya from GF.  I colored her with watercolor pencils.  The papers are DCWV "Nana's Kids" pack.  I love how girly it came out!  I always need kid birthday cards!  I used the layout from LaLa Land.  The card also fits challenges at:  LaLa Land: Sketch, Paper Cutz: Feminine birthday with fairy and pastels, Secret Crafter:  Stitching, The Pink Elephant: Add a little green to your color combo, Creative Belli: Butterfly or dragonfly,  Gingersnap: Birthday and Stamp, Scrap and Doodle:  Sparkle (paper and butterfly and flower)

For any new posts between Sunday 11am EST and Monday 7pm EST, please link to the BLUE FROG. Mr. Linky wasn't cooperating :(