Sweet Snowdrops - Guest Designer at Pink Gem Designs!

It looks like it will be a very busy year for me crafting wise and I can't wait!
Just before I left for England I got a very nice email from Janet at Pink Gem Designs asking me if I'd like to join them as a Guest Designer for 3 months.
I was super excited when Janet asked me to join in as I love their designs! I discovered Pink Gem Designs 2 years ago in a British card magazine and was hooked from the start! The images are so cute and I hope you enjoy my cards for them this 1st quarter of the new year.
Today is my first card as a Guest Designer and this card is part of their A Gem of A Challenge!. From today the challenge goes to every two weeks so more chances to play and win!

Plus we have a fabulous prize to start off 2011 from our generous sponsors...

who have given us this super set of Promarkers to award to our winner!

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Fab N Funky - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Simon Says Stamp - New Beginnings
Get Creative With Ann - Something New
Sparkles - New Things
Crazy Challenge - All Things New
Woodware USA - Something New
Creative Cottage - Something New
Opus Gluei - New Year Baby (any of those 3)
Quirky Crafts - New Beginnings
2 Sisters - Getting Girly

Card Recipe:
Image - Ellie and Snowdrops
Paper - Martha Stewart and Basic Grey Lemonade
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Beaded Circles
Pearls - Basic Grey Opalines
Lace - Offray
Sentiment - KI Memories
Glitter - Icicle Stickles

I popped the scalloped circle up on a piece of foam for a little extra dimension.
I also added Icicle Stickles to the Snowdrops, as snow on the ground, on her boots and even in her hair band!
I hope to see you over at A Gem of A Challenge!

Also Janet has released a brand new set of Digital Papers

and they are so cute! They are called Oh Boy! and are available right now, I'm sure they'll be making an appearance on my cards very soon :)
Katie

Digital Delights - Little Dumpling Boy

A New Year brings New Beginnings and what can be nicer than a New Baby!
It's time for another fabulous sample from Digital Delights and I got to work with another of Wendy's super sweet baby images, this time Little Dumpling Boy! He is so cute and reminds me of my little Carter when he was a baby, chubby cheeks, big eyes and very little hair!

Challenges:
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Fairy Knoll - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Use a Sentiment
Drunken Stampers - New
Sew Many Challenges - New Things
Sparkles - New Things
Crazy Challenge - All Things New
Woodware USA - Something New
Speedy The Cats Friends - Something New
Creative Cottage - Something New
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Something New
Opus Gluei - New Year Baby (any of those 3)
Prairie Fairy - New Beginnings
Quirky Crafts - New Beginnings
One Stop Crafts - New Beginnings
Do It With Digi's - New Beginnings
Dutch Dare - New Beginnings
Simon Says Stamp - New Beginnings
AI Factory - New Beginnings
Tuesday Taggers - New Beginnings
Crafty Ho's - Babies
Alphabet Challenge - I is for Infant
Paper Playtime - Faces
Creative Inspirations Paint - Circles
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
Auds Sentiments - Two Word Sentiment

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Dumpling Boy
Sentiment - Welcome Baby
Paper - Fine and Dandy True Blue by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Michaels

I hope you like this little cutie as much as I do and that he makes you smile :)
Katie

My Little Princess Tilda! - Vintage and just a little distressed :)

Happy Friday Everyone!
It's a while since I inked up a Tilda stamp and this one has been sitting waiting for it's first outing and so I knew it was time for her to come out and play!

Challenges for this card:

Hanna and Friends - Unused Stamps
Stampin Royalty - Sketch
Totally Tilda - Chocolate
The Town Scrapper - Monochromatic
Treehouse - Monochromatic
Just Magnolia - Recipe 3 Flowers (I can't count ;)), 2 papers and 1 Ribbon
One Stitch At A Time - Lace, Ribbons and Bows
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops
Incy Wincy - Punch It
The Shabby Tearoom - Embossing
Pennys - 7 of Something
Lots to Do - Hats or Crowns
Cuttlebug Challenges - Doily's/Lace
Pocketful of Posies - Something for the Girls (and flowers)
Just Inspirational - Pink, Cream and Brown with Ribbon, Buttons/gems and glitter
Paper Romance - Get Your Glitter On



Card Recipe:
Image - Fairy Tale Princess Tilda
Paper - K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts (airbrushed to match)
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart
Lace - Joanns (airbrushed to match)
Sentiment - Sticko
Rhinestones - $1 spot at Michaels
Ribbon - Unknown
Glitter - Stickles in Diamond
Shimmer - Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer





I added Spritz to the flowers and Stickles to Tilda's shoes, crown and skirt for some extra glittery sparkle!
I absolutely love how Tilda turned out and I would never have thought to color her brown if Suzie Sugar and her new Totally Tilda challenge hadn't suggested I give it try!
That's what I love about the "challenge scene", they can often lead you to do things you had never thought to do before but when you do it you love it!! LOL

Digital Delights New Releases - Get Well Soon

It's new release day at Digital Delights and with our two teams we now have a super array of examples to show you!





Challenges for my card:

Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Taylored Expressions - Sketch
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use a Die Cut
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Little Red Wagon - Nestabilites
Crafty Pad - Animal Fun
Pear Tree Designs - Animals
Theme Thursday - Animals
Cupcake Inspiration - Photo - Color Inspiration
Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Craft Your Passion - Stitching
The Pink Elephant - 3 layers, 2 Die Cuts and Ribbon
Wee Memories - Free For All
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes
Ellephantastic - It's Up to You
Bee Crafty - 3D
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops



Card Recipe:
Image - Ouch Lili
Paper and Letters - Crate Paper Girl Kit
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Cloud 9
Die Cuts - Spellbinders





Hopefully I won't have to send this to any one soon but if I do it will hopefully bring a smile to their faces.

Here's The Scoop! Dairy Delights Card

It's time to cool off again with another Ice Cream Dream of a card!!! LOL
This is a combo of both Clear and Digital stamps, I love using both together.
The cart is the digi and the sundae and two sentiments are acrylic.

Challenges:

Quirky Crafts - Ribbons
Pile It On - Favorite Things (who doesn't like Ice Cream?)
Cowgirl Sunday - Scallops
Ooh La La - Simply Summer
Drunken Stampers - Summer
KL Stampin Scrappin - Summer
ECP - Summer
Crafty Ho's - Fun in The Sun
Totally Stampalicious - Food
Cute Card Thursday - Let's Get Fruity



Card Recipe:

Clear Dollar Stamps : Dairy Delights by Wendy Hall
Digital Delights Stamps :
Paper : Nana's Nursery Baby Girl by DCWV
Copic Markers: R30, R32, R11, R12, YG11, Y23, W00, W1
Extras : Border Punch by Martha Stewart, Ribbon by Offray, Brads by Basic Grey





This was such a cute card to make and I hope you like the ice cream colors I chose to complete this one with.

Pile It On - My Favorite Things

Happy Sunday!
You what day it is? Yes it is the 4th of July but it's also Pile It On Day! LOL
And this week we are sponsored by the super fabulousQueen Scraps!
Queen Scraps supply fantastic page kits, perfect for both scrapbook layouts and cards and this week I got to work with the super cute Crate Paper Girl kit!
There is so much in this that you will be treated to lots of cards using it over the next week so be sure to keep coming back for more ideas!
As well as the kit we had the theme of "Favorite Things" which gives us all a huge array of ideas and I hope it gives you ideas too!

Today card has the following other challenges:

Critter Sketch - Sketch
Stamp With Fun - Birthday
Everybody Art - Birthday
Party Time Tuesday - Birthday (anything goes)
Paperplay - Card for A Child
Thrilling Thursday - Celebration!
Craftalicious - Cute
Quirky Crafts - Ribbon
Crafty Cardmakers - Inky Fingers (use Ink, Mist etc)
Crazy Challenge - Make It In An Hour
Lexi's - Layers
Pollycraft - Pinkalicious
Papertake - In Stitches
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Sparkling
Beary Scrap - Embossing
Dutch Dare - Photo Inspiration
Flutterby - Butterfly, Fairy or Angel
Your Next Stamp - Patterned Ribbon
Alphabet Challenge - J is for Jewels
Alota Rubber Stamps - Inside and Out
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes



Card Recipe:
Image and Paper - Crate Paper Girl Kit
Embossing folder - Crafts Too
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Glimmer - Pzzzt Sheer Shimmer in Frost



I added another piece from the chipboard sticker set to the message mat inside the card.



These kits are just great for scrapbook pages and cards so be sure to check them out at Queen Scraps!
We'd love you to use your "Favorite Things" are show us your creation at Pile It On!

Delightful Challenges - Get in the Mood for Summer!

This is the 3rd and final post for the day!
Over at Delightful Challenges we have been getting in the Mood For Summer and want you to join us!
We sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp so you know it's worth playing along!
We are all bright and breezy and hope you will be too!

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Bugs and Beasties
Paper Playtime - Bugs, Bees, Ants or Ladybugs
Stampactular Sunday - Cute as A Bug
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Quirky Crafts - Summer
Stamp Something - Summer Something
Simple Doodles - Fun In The Sun
Daisy Doodles - Summertime
Tellens Place - Summertime
Cupcake Crafts - Strawberries and Cream
I Did It Creations - Be Creative (open challenge)
Crazy Challenge - All Things Spotty
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Fresh Brewed - Anything Goes
Stempeltraeume - Dots and Stripes



Card Recipe:
Image - Lara Ladybug
Paper - Berry Sweet by K & Co and DCWV (various stacks)
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Target $1 spot
Flowers - Prima



I added a little of the strawberry paper to the inside message mat to coordinate.



I'm just in love with this cutie, from the sweet look on her face to her heart antenna, she really is adorable.
So now it's your turn to get in the Summer Mood and come along and play with us at Delightful Challenges.

Another new Chi Chi card! - Getting Ready for Summer!

It's time for another guest card for Chi Chi Memories and this time it's for their latest sketch challenge!



Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - Hello Friend
Wee Memories - Stitching
Crafty Creations - It's a Stitch Up
Our Creative Corner - Corners
Just Us Girls - Going Digital
Flourishes - Embossing
Spoonfull of Sugar - Enjoy the Sunshine
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate Summer
Sentimental Sundays - Summer
Quirky Crafts - Summer
Stampin For The Weekend - Summer
Shabby Tearoom Summer
Diva Stamper - Photo Inspiration (the strawberries and the shape of the plate)






Card Recipe:
Image - All of my Heart
Paper - Berry Sweet by K&Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 9
Glitter - Diamond Stickles
Embossing folder - Sizzix
Butterflies and Flowers - Papermania (I think)
Sentiment - Printed





Here's a close up.
I love how just changing your marker color can change the whole feel of an image.
Hope you liked her!

A Gem of a Challenge - Cherish Every Moment

Happy Saturday Everyone!
It's definitely Summer here with us hitting the triple digits and the children are out of school. I'm going to try and keep up with a card a day on the blog apart from a little break in a few weeks for vacation.
Today's card is made with a stamp from a British stamp company called Pink Gem Designs. I discovered them after a trip home to England where I bought a card making magazine that had a little article on them. I bought a few of their stamps and loved them.
Then they brought out a new character in their designs and I just had to have some more :)

I have a few challenges to help me out:

Pink Gem Challenges - Burgundy, Pink and Green
Fresh Brewed - For The Kids
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Charisma Cardz - Flowers (I did some of the popular handmade spiral flowers)
Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flowers
Stempel-Magie - Flowers
Paperplay - Flowers and Sparkle
Scrap Stamp and Doodle - Handmade Embellishment
Quirky Crafts - Girly Girl
Pear Tree Designs - Floral Delights
Crafty Ho's - Bling, Ribbon and Flourish



Card Recipe:
Image - Sitting Chloe by Pink Gem Designs
Paper - Colorbok Sweet Hearts
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Handmade
Swirl Punch - EK Success
Rhinestones - $1 spot
Die Cut - Quickutz





Here you can hopefully see the spiral flowers better. They are super easy to make and you can find by simply Googling "Handmade Spiral Flowers".
I hope you've liked this card and please drop back tomorrow for a new card for Pile It On!
Katie

Challenge #14 at Cooking It Up! and the Design Team revealed!

It's a super exciting time at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog today as I'm revealing my new team and their first creations!
Be sure to check out all the new members and be sure to give them a great welcome!

The "recipe" this time is:

Use something New (to welcome the New Team) - I used a Brand New EK Success border punch
Use something Old (to remember me by)- The pink dp is from 2003!
Use something Sweet (this can be a theme, an image, a color scheme, anything that makes you think Sweet)

Remember the challenge includes all of the above and anything else you want to add.

I've also found a few other challenges to go with my own to make this card:

Colour Create want Pastels with Easter/Spring as an option
Eat Sleep Stamp had a sketch
Quirky Crafts want to see flowers
Handfull Of Stamps want A Sweet One
Charisma had a Spring has Sprung theme
Corrosive want Spring



Card Recipe:
Image - Easter Egg Briley (I cut her away from her egg)
Paper - DCWV The Sweet Stack and pink plaid is Paper Pizazz
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Border Punch - EK Success Daisy Chain
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Studio G



Inside is more dp and a message mat.



Here's a close up of sweet Briley on her flower swing.
I hope you can spend a moment a meet my new team and have a go at the challenge too!
Katie

Is It Time For Tea? Another Digital Delights in Wonderland Card

Happy Friday,
As you've come to expect I have another Digital Delights card for you on this wonderful Friday!
Today I have the super cute Pippin making his Star Appearance in Wonderland!

I had a little help from the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant want an Invitation
Paper Sundaes had a color combo of Crystal Blue, Hollyhock and Sweet Leaf (or Blue, Pink and Green in English! LOL)
Sunday Sketch had a super sketch
Everybody Art wants 2 Papers, 2 Flowers and 2 Buttons
Quirky Crafts want to see Buttons
Sweet Stampin want Something for a Child



Card Recipe:
Image - Teapot Pippin by Digital Delights in Wonderland Collection
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Border Punch - 1/2 Daisy by Martha Stewart





I think he is the perfect image for a Tea Party Invitation, don't you agree?
Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to check back here tomorrow for something special ;)
Katie