Pink flower - DT card for QKR Stampede #292 - ATG

I hope you are ready for another anything goes challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may have up to 3 entries - deadline is Thursday, 6 pm EDT.  The winner can select 2 digis - and there are 3 images for a winner using QKR/Eureka images.  Check out the inspiration by my fellow team members at the QKR Stampede blog. 
 This image is called "flowers"; the sentiment is also from QKR Stampede.  I used watercolors, Washi tape, sheer ribbon, a small butterfly punch, circle dies, and paper from my stash.
Challenges:   
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Hand colored image:  Di's Digi Designs
                                      My Creative Scoop
Small butterflies:  House that Stamps Built
Small:   Pile it On
Spots/Dots:   Incy Wincy
Flowers:   Allsorts 
                  Love to Scrap
                  Rubber Buggy
                  Whoopsi Daisy 
Flower Power:   A2Z Scrapbooking 
Dies and punches:   Creatalicious
Pastel:    Star Stampz 
Die cut, Digi, Dimension:     Butterfly Spot
Any:     A Bit More Time
             Artistic Inspiration
             Crafting-with-Friends
             Digichoosday. 
             Paper Nest Dolls
             Pammies
             Crafters Castle
             Pinspirational
             Through the Craft Room Door  

 

Flower Pot - GDT card for Scribbles Designs

It is time for more inspiration for the current challenge at Scribbles Designs.  You have until Nov. 14 to submit your entry.  See the details here. We hope to see your entry soon!
For this card, I used the image called Flower Pot, available at the Scribbles store.

 

I used Prisma colored pencils and some shiny gel pens to color the image.  The DP is from my stash, and the strip at the left is Washi tape.  The flower was a prize from the Netherlands - the label says RMS.
To back the image I used a technique from the current Falliday Fest challenge at SplitCoastStampers.  The technique called for inking up an acrylic block and applying the ink to the cs  for a background.  I opted to use a light touch with the ink for a shadowy effect.  (Hint - for a digi image, I first printed one on scratch paper to determine where the image would print on the cs.  I measured in from the edge of the cs, and then stamped from the acrylic block.  Let it dry, then ran it through the printer.  Voila!  The image printed on top of the bg.  But I am sure you can figure this out  LOL!!)
Challenges entered:  
Sketch:    VLV Sketches
Inspiration (background):  Addicted to Stamps 
Any:   Crafty Sentiments 
            Creative Fingers 
            Morgans Artworld
            Lemon Shortbread 
            Polkadoodle
            Paper Nest Dolls 
            World Wide Open Design Team

SCS Dare to get Dirty Edna B

                                                     

 This is a digi that I labelled "anonymous" in my file.  It has been there a long time and I think that was a digi company.  I colored the image with Prismas.  I printed a second image and cut out and colored the blossoms to add dimension.
Sketch:   Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Hand coloring:   Star Stampz
No words:   Incy Wincy

QKR Stampede Challenge #242 - Anything goes: Option - feminine (Mother's Day)

This week the Anything Goes challenge at QKR Stampede has the option of doing a feminine/Mother's Day card.  My mother passed away a few years ago, but I made a card suitable for any one who has had a great influence,  You may enter the QKR Stampede challenge up to 3 times through 6 pm EDT on Thursday.  Win this digi or another from their store!  This is called tulips and Pansies.    I colored with Prismas, and fussy cut the image to mount it on a deep purple mat dry embossed with Swiss Dots.  I added a strip of lace and a bit of glittery lacy fabric for some glitz.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:    Mojo Monday
Embossing:    Allsorts
                        Pink Gem Challenge digi
Special lady:    The House that Stamps Built
Special lady/mother:    Victorine Stamps
Flowers & Sentiment:   Aud Sentiments 
Use something Digital:   Di's Digi Designs
April showers bring May flowers:   Great Impressions
Tic Tac Toe (Top row  -Digi, sentiment, embossing):  Whoopsi Daisy 
Any:    Crafty Friends
            Crafting with an Attitude 
            Hiding in my Craftroom
            Jo's Scrapshack
            Lemon Shortbread
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. 
            Classic Design Team   

Smiley flowers - DT card for QKR Stampede Challenge #239

We hope you will join us for the QKR Stampede challenge #237.  This week the Anything Goes challenge includes the option of Flowers.  I used these adorable Smiley Flowers from QKR Stampede, and accompanied them with springy colors.  The Blessings greeting is from the Eureka division of QKR Stampede. You may submit up to 3 entries each week for the challenge that ends at 6 p.m. on Thursday.  The winner will receive a digi from QKR, and each week there is a separate winning entry using QKR images - and the prize is 3 digis.
The image is colored with Prismas.  The white panel is partially embossed with a row of hearts - EF by Darice.  The three  dragonfly die cuts are by Cheery Lynn, and I added some stickles for a bit of bling.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:    Stella Says Sketch
Spring:     Inkspirational Challenges 
                  Glitter n Sparkle 
                  Di's Digi Designs
                  Crafty Calendar
Floral:     Whoopsi Daisy  
                 Crafting by Designs
                 Crafty Sentiments  
                  Crafting by Designs
Bling:       Allsorts
Garden:     Come and Get It
Color inspiration:   Cupcake Inspirations 
                                  Give a crafter a Cookie
Recipe (1 image, 2 DP, 3 embellishments):   Incy Wincy Designs 
Any:   Angies Digital Stamps 
            Crafting with an Attitude
            Dragonfly Dreams 
            Jo's Scrapshack
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
            Polkadoodle 
            Classic Design Team Challenge
            Crafting Circle
            Pammies Inky Pinkies 
CASE, with a die:  Cut it Up 
 (I cased the card by DT member Angela at the Stella Says Sketch blog.)

Flowers for an anniversary

Image by Eureka, colored with Prismas; Heart die by Spellbinders, Washi tape, Darice butterfly embossing folder.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Flowers:  Cute Daisy May
Inspiration (Flowers) :  Pinspirational
Colors:    Paper Girls Challenge
Any:  Pammies Inky Pinkies
           Crafty Sentiments

Special birthday

A friend asked me to make a card her her sister's 90th birthday - seems like I have done several of these lately.  Must be something about my own age...!!!  I used a stamp that has been collecting dust (not sure it has seen ink before) and I think it will soon be a favorite - I like the black and white look and it lends itself to that.  It is by Fiskars. Watercolor pencils with an aquapen added a bit of color.  The floral embossing is a new (prize) folder by WeR Memory Keepers.  I used some scraps for the stamped panel and the bg as well as the punched butterflies.  A bit of glitter adds sparkle.  The sentiment is by my computer.  What is my favorite tool?  It is certainly my die cut machine - for dies and embossing - I make very few cards without one or the other!
Sketch:   Your Next Stamp
Flowers:   Crafting When we Can
                  Allsorts
                  Morgans Artworld
                  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 
Butterflies:   Pink Gem
Favorite tool:   Simon Says Stamp Monday
Favorite stamp:   Penny Black at Allsorts
Fancy:   Fussy and Fancy
Any:    Lemon Shortbread
             Digital Delights 
Scraps:    Hiding in my Craftroom 

Floral wish

I have had these Posh stamps for a long time and have rarely used them - wish I had photos of the samples Dee Greunig made when I bought them!  I need to work more with CAS cards.  I colored the stamps with markers and also filled in a bit on the stamped image (Vertical Wish Set).
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Stamped flowers:   Fashionable Stamping
Pink and Green:   Crafty Friends
Inspiration:   Cupcake Inspirations
Any:      Penny Black at Allsorts

HB, Cheryl

Recipe:   Butterfly DP from DCWV Garden Party; Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Cheery Lynn tiny flower die cuts; sequins, shiny gems, Happy birthday metallic die cut; Washi tape:
Challenges:  
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Flowers:  Cuttlebug Mania
                 Creative Knockouts
Garden:   Julia Spiri
Rose, pink, yellow:  Your Next Stamp
Summer:    Stars Stampz 
                    Aloha Friday Challenges
Wings:    Crafters Cafe 
Pattern Paper:   Morgans Artworld
                             Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper 

Eureka Stamps Challenge #192 - April Showers bring May flowers

Tulips are a favorite of mine - such a lovely result of April showers - just not so much here in Arizona.  For this challenge I used the stamp "tulips" and the Blessings sentiment - both available as digis at the Eureka site.  The background is light purple, though on my screen it looks blue!  I added ribbon and some tiny punched butterflies, which I covered in sparkly purple glitter mixed with gold..  Please join us with your floral entries.  You can win 2 digis of your choice - 3 if your entry uses an image from Eureka.
CHALLENGES: 
Sketch:     Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Inspiration:   Dar and Diane
Spring colors:   Little Claires
Glitter:  Sparkle n Sprinkle
Die cuts and flowers:  Inky Impressions 
Flowers:    Deep Ocean
Any:    Creative Fingers
             2 Crafty Girls 
             Crafting in a beautiful mess
             Creative Card Crew
             Doodle Pantry
             Not Just Cards       
             The Paper Nest Dolls        
             Through the Craft Room Door

For any mom - Eureka challenge #191

My mom has been gone for several years, so I made a card for any mom.
 This week the challenge at Eureka Stamps, #191, (Eureka Stamps Blogspot) is to create a feminine or Mother's Day card.  You have until Sunday, May 8, at 3pm EDT to enter.  You may enter up to 3 times, and you can win 2 Eureka digi images - three, if you use an image from Eureka. Please join us! I used a pretty image called "Mixed Bouquet", and a sentiment that says "It's a special day".  You can find both of these digis and many more, both rubber stamps and digis, at the Eureka site.
I used this sentiment so it could be for any woman on Mother's Day.  I chose soft pastels - the green and white is one of my favorite combos.  The delicate butterfly is by Cheery Lynn, and I added some frilly ribbon.
Sketch:    House that Stamps Built
Mother's Day:   DLart 
                            Jo's Scrapshack
                            Mod Squad 
                            Cheery Lynn 
                            The Stamping Boutique
May Flowers:     Aloha Friday Challenges 
Butterflies:          Cuttlebug Mania       
Wings:                  Digichoosday
Dots/Stripes:        Deep Ocean 
Pastels:                 Di's digi designs
Layers:                 Creative Knockouts
Fave color combo:   Pink Gem
Book (Secret Garden    C.R.A.F.T.
Any:      A Beautiful Mess
              Addicted to Stamps
              Cre8tivehandsfriends
              Creative Fingers 
              Inspiration Destination
              Lemon Shortbread 
              Not Just Cards
              Simon Wednesday
              WordArt 
              Crafty Gals Corner

              

From My Stash

I saw the sketch at Share Joy and am hoping I have shown the inspiration it provided.  The top panel is from a packet of watercolor prints (a prize).  Other pieces are from my stash; the blue strip is Washi tape.  The butterfly is a purchased punch out; the Blessings die is CheeryLynn.
Sketch and colors:   Share Joy 
Nature:                     Cheery Lynn Designs          
Flowers:                   Star Stampz            
Any:                         DLArt

Thinking of you in pastels

Image - Unity, colored with Prismas;  sentiment - Recollection; DP - Paper Pizzazz; Embossing - Darice
Sketch:    http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/
Color challenge:    http://theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/05/unity-be-inspired-challenge-may-14-june.html
Any but square:   http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com.au/

Window Box

I am the one who is blessed - in so many ways!  One of the blessings has been to score a few great wins recently in challenges!  Most recently (yesterday, in fact) I received two Cheery Lynn dies I was able to select - the Shuttered window with flower box, and the Tiny flower kit.  The flower die cuts 32 varied shapes and sizes - from about 1/4 to 5/8 inch or so.  I cut mine in white, pink and red this time - and will have enough for several cards.  I filled in with the Cheery Lynn branch die - cut into small bits, and sprinkled some glitter on the flowers.  The window cuts in 5 pieces so could be used separately.  I applied the edges direct to a Sepia ink pad to create a bit more dimension.  I bit of gold, scalloped, velvet ribbon and brick embossing complete the exterior.    For the interior I printed a pre-colored Dearie Doll image in a very small format - you can see the cat but the mice on the chair are a bit harder to notice.  I found a bit of DP for the wall paper.  Next time I might cut the image and put it on a wooden bg. 
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we no longer have mothers with us to honor, but this card would be for any special woman.  I used a portion of a sentiment from Our Daily Bread.
Sketch:     http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/
Mother's Day:   http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/
Inspiration:        http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Add flowers:      http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/
May flowers:     http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/
 Garden:             http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/
Spring colors:    http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/2015/04/color-your-world.html
Glitter (on flowers):  http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
Red,white from U.S. flag:  http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/
 

Garden statue and gate

Once again, I encourage your help and suggestions.  I recently won the Garden Gate and Statue dies (by Marianne) - from Creative Card Crew.  I will be trying different things to place behind the gate!  This is an old stamp by Endless creations.  I added some leaves from a Sizzix die - using black to stay with the kraft and black theme.  I placed the Our Daily Bread sentiment on a punched border.  I aged the statue with a bit of black sponging.  Oh, yes, I cut an extra outer panel of the gate, spit it in half, and extended the fence on either side in this way.  Since I decided to add the statue I really did not need to do that.
Sketch  http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/:
Kraft:   http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/
Sentiment:   http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/
Flowers:       http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/
 Garden:      http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/
3 dies (statue, gate, leaves):  http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/
Girl friend w/ Kraft:  http://www.thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/
Any:              http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
                      http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/
                      http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/  

Bouquet for a mom

I no longer have any mothers te receive my cards, but this would be most appropriate for any woman.
Supplies:  image by ODB, colored with metallic markers; shimmer cs (Recollections); embossing with LifeStyle Crafts folder; ribbon from Pizzazz Aplenty; Blessings die by CheeryLynn, enhanced with glitter.
Technique:  I tried to use a dab of Versamark reinker and black embossing powder for the flower centers and butterfly markings.  I should have practiced first, as it did not work well.  I am not sure if it was the technique or the shiny cs, but the heat gun pretty much made the embossing powder disappear rather than create a shiny dot - I did a second application on several flowers.
Sketch:       http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ 
Spring:       http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Colorful:   http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Monday%20Morning%20Challenge
Flowers:    http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/
Inspiration photo:   http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Mother's Day:          http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/
Pink and sparkle:     http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
 Pink and pretty:      http://polkadoodle.blogspot.ca/2015/04/week-15-pink-and-pretty-polkadoodles.html
 Any, with glitter:    http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/

Flowers and doodles

The flowers are cut from a Cuttlebug die which is part of the Olivia alpha set - one of the first Cuttlebug purchases I made years ago!  I used a tiny pop dot to raise the smaller blossom.  The centers are gems by Hampton Art.  The stripes and peachy bg are parts of the same large page of DPn and the critter is one of Cheery Lynn's tiny things with wings.  A note about that...I wanted to make it pop a bit, so I decided to cut a second one with black cs to back up the orange.  Well, all those tiny openings result in separate pieces.  My plan was to tape the black ones on the back of the orange bug.  That was not at all easy to do with such tiny pieces - but I finally made it!  Does any one have a better suggestion?
Sketch:     http://yournextstamp.com/blog/
Hand made flower:  http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/
Spring flowers:     http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/  
Spring:     http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/
Dimension:      http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/
Any, with a die:     http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/
Birthday w/ sentiment:  http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/
Any:       http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

New and Glittery for Janet

If you look at my other cards, you will notice that this style is pretty much out of my comfort zone - and for good reason - I just do not do it well.  However, one of my resolutions is to try something new once in a while!  Your comments are welcome.
New supplies - Spellbinder Flourish Impressabilities - sponged with lilac ink.  Side note - I looked for suggestions on how to use the Impressabilities - so far, I have not seen any.  Can you help?
Seldom used: Die-namics Swirls die; Petaloo glittery flowers.
Other supplies:  ODB sentiment from Birthday collection; glitter (on swirls); cs.
Sketch:   http://www.cardabilities.blogspot.ca/
Colors:   http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Encouragement:  http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/
Glitter:  http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
Sparkle:   http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/
Inked bg:    http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
No circles:  http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/
New:   http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/
            http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
Any:  http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/

Shades of purple and peach

New:  Darice butterfly embossing folder; gel pens
From my stash:  ODB stamp, Prismas, cs, Cuttlebug border die, Spellbinder circles, ribbon, gems
Sketch:  http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/
Colors:   http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge
Bow:    http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Spring flowers:  http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/
New:    http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/
             http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
             http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
             http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/2014/12/monday-morning-challenge-no-2.html
Any:     http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/01/dlart-january-linky-challenge.html
             http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/

I used watercolor pencils and an aqua brush to color this flower  The glittery DP is from DCWV.  I added glitter around the main image- looks kind of like a blob here!
Sketch:  http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/
Any, with glitter:  http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
water color:  /http://stampedblessings.com/amusing-challenge/