It's a bittersweet day here as after close to 3 years of challenges The Pixie Cottage is taking an extended Summer vacation. I have been with the team from the beginning and have run the challenges as the team leader/coordinator for over 2 years. We have had fabulous guests, lots of tutorials and of course 100's of stunning cards! But Michelle needs to take a break from worrying over the blog and I am going to England for a family wedding and long vacation in the summer so the decision has been made to take now for a very long overdue "recharge of the batteries".
We are going to use the time to reorganize, craft when we want to rather than because we have to and work out how best to come back in September strong and with the challenges you want to see and will play along with.
But we do have one final one and we thought it was fit to end with a challenge about that very special person in your life, Mom. If you don't want to make a Mothers Day then by all means make a card for any special lady in your life or simply use our sketch, we just you to have fun and join in with this last challenge before our break.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Oozak - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Fussy and Fancy - Punches and/or Dies
Stamptacular Sunday - Lots of Layers
Delicious Doodles - Lots of Layers
Cheery Lynn Designs - For Mom
Squigglefly - Mothers Day
The Shabby Tearoom - Photo Inspiration plus Lace/Ribbon and Flowers
Deep Ocean - Punches and Dies
Cupcake Craft - Material Girl (used lace fabric)
Going Grey - It's A Girl Thing (2 entries only)
Card Recipe:
Image - Valentine Hannah
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper- Merryweather by K and Co
Doily - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Cuties 3 Die by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sentiment - Making Memories
Pearl Brads - The Eyelet Outlet
Flower Border - Martha Stewart
Lace Fabric - Joanns
This is the sketch we had the option of.
I thought it was only fitting to use a Hannah stamp as they are the trademark of one of our favorite artists, Sandra Hammer, who introduced us to this wonderful young lady.
I use the doily to make a fan and made coordinating roses from Cutie rolled flower die.
Now for the last time for a while, it's over to you!
Katie
It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
This week we have the theme of "Paper Piecing" or you could use our super sketch.
Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
One Stop Craft - Pastels and Die Cuts
Die Cuttin Diva's - Use Pastels (and a die cut)
Sweet Stampin - Dies and/or Doodles
Our Creative Corner - Easter Bonnet Inspiration
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Pearls and Lace
The Shabby Tearoom - Birthday Bash (Pink and Blue and a cupcake)
Bunny Zoe - Ribbon or Twine
The Pink Elephant - Flowers
Twisted Tuesday - Flowers but no Roses or Rosettes
There She Goes - Ribbon
Bearly Mine - Tootie Fruitee (my cupcake has a cherry on top)
Top Tip Tuesday - Dotty
Card Recipe:
Image - Cupcake Set
Paper - Follow Your Heart Be Happy by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Prima
Banner Die and Oval Doily Die - My Favorite Things
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond and Candy Cane
Ribbon, Trim and Lace - Wrights
Pearls - Martha Stewart Brides
Acrylic Letters - The Paper Studio
This was the sketch option this week
I decorated the back and added a message mat for a personal greeting.
I decided to go with a Center Stair Step fold for this card, the image wasn't very big and I wanted to give it as much "ummpph" as I could :)
I cut out the whole image as well as paper piecing the cupcake wrappers. I then popped it up on foam for more dimension and added lots of Stickles glitter.
I really like how it all came together and hope you do too and also hope that you can come along and join in with us this week in The Pixie Cottage!
Katie
It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
This week we have the theme of Buttons and Bows or you could use our super sketch.
Challenges:
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafty Purple Frog - Flower Power
Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power
Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah by Fence
Sentiment - The Pixie Cottage
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Garden Tea Party Stack by DCWV
Flowers - Recollections
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Circle Die - Quickutz
This was the sketch we had this week.
This week I decided to just go with the sketch as the flowers looked so good that I didn't want to mess up and use the button theme.
I hope you like this little soft and vintage Hannah and will come along and play with us at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie
It's Wednesday so it means another challenge at The Pixie Cottage!
This week we have the theme of Anything But a Card or you could use our super sketch to make a card.
Challenges:
Allsorts - Free and Easy (3 entries only)
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie - Anything But a Card
Going Grey - 3 Layers
The Crafty Pad - B is for Box, Blue, Brad
Shopping Our Stash - Metal (used a brad)
Simon Says Stamp - Tag
Project Recipe:
Image - Waterfall Scene by Sandra Hammer
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Tag - Chick a Doo by SEI
Brad - Making Memories
Sentiment - Joanns
I decided to make a sliding box with a set of note cards inside but you could use it to hold a small gift too.
This image is so nice and you could easily mask it with another image so someone is sitting on the bench.
But I think it works just as well as a stand alone stamp.
I do hope you can come along and play with us this week at The Pixie Cottage!
Katie