Love Is in the Air

Hello!  It is crazy to think that another week has gone by already!  But it has and that means it is time for the new challenge at the Crafty Gals Corner.  The theme this week is Any Holiday.  I know many people have started their Christmas cards, so this is a good challenge to participate in.  I haven't even started thinking about mine, so why start now!!  I chose to go with Valentine's Day.

These two cuties are from Star Stampz.  The image is Be My Valentine and was colored using Copics.  My Silhouette Cameo got a workout on this card.  The "love" sentiment and the frame are both cutting files.  I modified the cutting pattern of the frame to fit my project.  A few gems finished the card off.

Kraftin' Kimmie has an Anything Goes challenge for Wonderful Wednesday, so this couple is going to pop over there and share the love.

This couple is going to take a stroll to the Inspiration Destination to the Anything Goes challenge over there.

Digi Choosday is having a punches and/or dies challenge, so this cute little couple is going to stop by and show off their love.

We have two great sponsors for this week's challenge.  Click the badges to pop over and check out the shops.

QKR Stampede

Prize of 3 digital stamps

and 

Star Stampz

Prize of 3 digital stamps

Pop on over and check out all of the wonderful products they offer. Thanks for stopping by.  I can't wait to see what holiday you decide to create for.

Card measures 5.5" x 5.5"

Silhouette Love, Heart, Forever cut file by Kolette Hall

Silhouette Pretty Hearts Vine Frame cut file by Jamie Koay

Recollections frosted gems

A Birthday Leap

This week over at the Crafty Gals Corner, we are celebrating birthdays so we would love to see your birthday projects.  We are sponsored by The Paper Temptress, The East Wind, and Lacy Sunshine.  So many wonderful prizes up for grabs!!  I had so many wonderful papers from The Paper Temptress that I took a step leap outside of my comfort zone.  I always see the cards that have layers upon layers of gorgeousness and I thought that would be a good way to showcase the papers.  MAN!! It is a lot of work!!  I showed it to my loving hubby and he said "Wow...that's a lot of stuff."  Needless to say, he wasn't much help. =P

For my image, I used Aurora Gift from The East Wind.  I colored her using Copics and wanted to stay in a sort of monochromatic theme.  I colored the ribbon on the package with a gold Wink of Stella pen.  I also used it to accent the ribbons in her hair and the flowers on her dress.  All of the gorgeous papers are from The Paper Temptress.  The image was printed on Cryogen White card stock.  I have always wanted to give this paper a go.  It blends beautifully and has a subtle shimmer.  It adds so much to the image.  I used 100# Whip Cream Pop Tones card stock for the base.  It is a wonderful weight for a sturdy base.  The patterned layer is actually an acetate overlay.  The pattern I used was Grandpa's Wallpaper.  For the other layers I used Candido Incandescent, which has a wonderful gold iridescence and texture, and Opal in card stock weight which also has a wonderful gold shimmer.  The gold die cuts and rolled rose were made using Antique Gold Mica/Metallic in text weight.  Such a gorgeous gold color and shimmer!!  The little hearts were the scrap cuts from the heart border die.

Enough talk about the gorgeous papers!  (I could go on all day!  I may have a problem!!)  On to the sponsors and what you could win if you play in our challenge this week.  As always, click the badge to visit the sponsor website.

The East Wind

Prize of 3 digital images

Lacy Sunshine

Prize of 3 digital images

The Paper Temptress

Prize of a $25 gift certificate

This little girl wants to show off her embellishments, so she is going to go play at Digi Choosday this week.

Through the Craft Room Door has an Anything Goes challenge this week.  This little girl said she would like to go knock and have a play in their challenge.

Since she has a little ribbon and a few pearls, she is going to drop by the Tip Top Tuesday challenge.

Stamp and Create has a For the Girls challenge, so Aurora would like to go play with all of the other girls.

Paper Shelter has an anything goes challenge as well.  She is stopping by there to say hello and show off her dies and punches.

Thanks for stopping by!  I can't wait to see your birthday celebration projects.

Card measures 5.5" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles

Spellbinders Moroccan Motifs border

Memory Box Cherish border die

LifeStyle Crafts Nesting Circles dies

The Paper Studio crocheted trim

The Paper Studio button

Stampin' Up! Gold button

Stampendous Shabby White Frantage

Recollections doilies

pearls from my stash

Lots of Bubbles

It is time for another challenge at the Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends.  As always it is anything goes so pop your projects in for a chance to win prizes from our wonderful sponsors!

This time around I used Bubble Fairy Queen from Faery Ink.  She is colored with Copics.  I sat looking at her for a really long time just trying to decide what to color her. I seem to struggle when images have a lot of detail because I want to make sure everything goes together well.  I decided that a bubble fairy queen should have the same colors as a bubble in the sunlight.  That had me reaching for a lot of colors in the 0000 and 000 range.  I don't use them often, so it was a chance to give them a bit of a workout.  I colored her wings and bodice with a Wink of Stella clear pen.  You can just see the sparkle if you look closely enough.  It is gorgeous.  She was also printed on a piece of Cryogen white paper.  It also has a subtle sparkle to it.  Perfect for a fairy queen.  I added Stampin' Up! crystal effects to the bubbles in the image to give them a raised shiny sheen.  The circle in the picture that looks pink, is actually a piece of iridescent cellophane attached to a piece of white card stock.  It looks more like a bubble in real life.  The large enamel dots are melted clear pony beads.  It smells terrible when you bake them, but what a cost savings!

We have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge: (click each badge to hop to their shop)

Faery Ink

Prize of 3 images

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize of 7 images

Imagine That!

Prize of $10 gift certificate

I am going to pop this fairy queen into the Wonderful Wendnesday challenge over at the Kraftin Kimmie Stamps challenge blog.

She is also going to float over to the All Sorts Challenge to use gems or pearls.

Suzy Bee's Challenge blog is Anything Goes with a twist of adding wings. So she and her dragon friend are going to fly on by and stop in to that challenge as well.

Since the Bubble Fairy Queen looks so lovely in her lavender, she is going to show off her lavender locks at the Alphabet Challenge this week.

Art by Miran always has an anything goes challenge, so the fairy queen told me she wanted to visit those beautiful ladies and have a chat.


I can't wait to see what you come up with, so come join us!



Card measures 5.5 x 5.5"
LifeStyle Crafts Nesting Circles
Bright Fill Moon Drops clear vase filler
Recollections frosted gems
Recollections iridescent gems
Ribbon from my stash

Going Japanese

This week at the Crafty Gals Corner, it is anything goes.  We are sponsored this week by SLS Lines and My Besties, so pop over and join us.

I had the awesome Pretty Geisha Girl to work with.  I wanted something a little different so I cut a fan shaped card using my Silhouette Cameo.  I used this fan cut file and then modified it for my use.  I also cut a cherry blossom design for the fan.  I chose that button as an embellishment because I thought it looked like ivory.  The image was colored with Copics and cut out using the Silhouette.  That machine got a huge workout on this project!  Unfortunately, we lost power twice while I was working on this, so it turned into a bit of an ordeal!  But she is finished and I love the way this turned out.

This week we are sponsored by: (click the badge to pop over to the site)

Prize of 3 digital images

and

Prize of 3 of the digital images used by the design team.

(You can also find My Besties at the Scrapbook Stamp Society)

I am going to enter this into the challenge at The Crafter's Cafe.  The theme is to use buttons.  I am also entering the Fab 'n' Funky challenge to use no patterned paper.

Card measures approximately 5.5" x 5.5"
Silhouette Cameo and cut files
Haberdashery button
flowers from my stash

Cinderella is Ready for the Ball

Wow!  I am so excited to be posting my first project as part of the MoonFlower Digital Stamps design team!  I got to work with this gorgeous Cinderella image!  I was a little intimidated by that dress, but once I got going, she was so much fun to color!  As a kid, I always loved Cinderella's dress in the Disney version.  I couldn't imagine not coloring her dress blue!!

She was colored with Copics and I used a clear Wink of Stella pen for her bodice and her slipper.  The sparkle is gorgeous, but oh so  hard to photograph!  I added glass microbeads to her hair to enhance the artist drawn pearls in her hair.  It was a task that I thought would leave me permanently cross-eyed, but was so worth it.  And of course, Cinderella wouldn't be the same without the shoe, so a shoe charm finishes the project off.

You can find Cinderella in the MoonFlower digital store here.  You can also join us in the Facebook group to get sneak peeks of what Andreia is working on as well as joining in the monthly challenge.   This month the theme is Fairy Tales.  You will have to ask to join, but once accepted, the fun can begin!! You have a few more days to join in!  Hope to see you there.

You can also get a freebie each month by signing up for the newsletter.  Trust me!  It is one email you will be looking forward to each month!!  You can find the sign up on the website.  Scroll to the bottom to find the form.

I am entering this in the Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge for this week.
The current challenge at the Inky Chicks is to use a metal embellishment, so Cinderella is popping by that challenge as well.


Card measures 5.5" x 5.5"
Couture Creations Elegant Motif die
Martha Stewart glass microbeads
Cousin Mix n' Mingle shoe charm
Pearls, ribbon, flower from my stash

To Die For

Wow!  Has it been another week already?!  Where does the time go?  Our new challenge at the Crafty Gals Corner is To Die For.  You need to use die cuts on your project.  I may have gone a little die crazy on mine. =P

I used Sketched Rose Bouquet, a digital image from Stamplorations, one of our sponsors for this week.  I used a combination of LifeStyle Crafts dies to cut the card itself and Spellbinders dies to create the card layers.  Each layer is popped up using foam dots.  The cream layers are a pearlescent paper, but of course it is so difficult to capture that in a picture!!  I didn't add a sentiment, because I am not sure what I want to use the card for.  I tend to leave them off until I actually use the card.

Our wonderful sponsors for this week are (click the badge to hop over to their sites):

You can find the digital store here.

$10 certificate for the store 

2 Digital Images

I am going to enter this in the challenge at Doodle Pantry as well.

I can't wait to see your projects this week.  I am sure they will be to die for!! =P

Card measures 4.75" x 4.75"

Spellbinders Labels One

Spellbinders Luscious Labels One

Spellbinders Scalloped Labels One

LifeStyle Crafts Nesting Frame Four

Stampin' Up! So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon

Pearl from my stash

Christmas?! In July?!

Merry Christmas!!  Over here in the Crafty Gals Corner, we have a bit of Christmas for you this week.  It is Christmas in July!!  I have to admit...I do not start thinking about my Christmas cards until it is almost December.  A habit I really should break, but you know what they say about habits.

Our sponsor for this week is Kenny K.  I got to use Xmas Greetings.  He has a wonderful shop full of digital stamps for all occasions and tastes.  Click on the badge below to be magically transported through time and space to his shop!  I colored her with Copics and went a little crazy on embellishments.  I saw a card done by Rhea Weigand that had ribbon woven in among all of the embellies and I wanted to give it a try.  I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  Thanks for the inspiration, Rhea!!

So you may be interested to know what you will win!  Well you can win three digital images from the shop.  So hop on over and take a look and make a list of your favorites!

I am entering this in the current Whimsy Stamps Inspiration challenge.  The theme is also Christmas in July.

I am entering this in the Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday challenge.  The theme is always Anything Goes.

I am going to join the Kenny K Krafty Krew for their Christmas in July challenge as well!  What wonderful timing!!

Deep Ocean also has a Christmas in July challenge.  I am popping this in there as well. =)

I am looking forward to seeing all of your Christmas projects.  Maybe that will get me inspired to start working on my Christmas cards before December. =P

Card measures 5" x 5"

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

Ribbon, lace, and buttons from my stash