It's an Illusion!

Hello everyone!  It is time for another challenge at the Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends.  As always it is anything goes and we have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge.

I had the amazing Blue Sea Illusion from Ching-Chou Kuik to work with.  I think these images are gorgeous, but I have not colored one until now!  They are so intimidating!  I colored her in all blue-green tones with Copics and cut her out using the Silhouette Cameo.  The large blue gem on her forehead started out yellow, but I used a Copic marker to change the color.  I decided on an easel card.  Until recently, I had never made an easel card.  This is my  second one.  They are so easy!  Here is a close up of the bottom part of the easel.  They are a little more difficult to take pictures of.

I had a lot of fun making this project!  Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Ching-Chou Kuik

Prize of 1 image

Flat Friends Boutique

Prize of 5 images

and

Fresh Brewed Designs

Prize of 3 images

I can't wait to see all of your gorgeous makes!  Good luck to you all!

Allsorts Challenge has a lots of layer challenge.  This lady is going to show off her layers at the challenge.

Crafting With Dragonflies has and under the sea challenge, so she will swim by and say hi!

Bloggers Challenge is to use circles or  ovals this week, so she is going to show off her ovals over there.

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge has a fancy and feminine challenge.  This lady is feeling fancy and feminine and would like to play in the challenge.

Card measures 5" x 5" when closed

Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies

Silhouette Cameo

Making Memories Tag Curler

The Paper Studio button and sheer ribbon

Recollections flower and pearls

Bead Gallery butterfly bead

Cousin glass bead

Colorbök metal flower

Studio 18 rhinestone

Melted pony beads and wide ribbon from my stash

Exciting News and a Little Flower Power

Hello everyone!  I know this post isn't at my usual time and that's because I was selected for the Creative Knockouts Challenge design team!  This post is my first for the team and I am super excited to be working with these wonderful ladies!  So without further ado...

The theme this week is Flower Power and we are being sponsored by Lacy Sunshine.  I used Adele City Girl and colored her with Copics.  I piled on the flowers and the Eiffel Tower is a Silhouette Design Store cut file.

So, again, our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine (click the badge to pop over to the shop).  You have the chance to win 3 digital stamps!

I hope to see all of your gorgeous flowers over on the challenge!

Inspiration Destination has an Anything Goes challenge so Adele is going to take her book and read for a while at the challenge.

Digi Choosday has an In the Pink challenge and Adele just loves her pink.  She is going to go visit and sip some coffee.

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"
Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares
Silhouette Cameo Eiffel Tower cut file by Loni Stevens
Lush by My Mind's Eye rhinestones
Recollections mulberry flowers
Favorite Findings buttons
Ribbon, pearls, and roses from my stash

Hay There!

Another new week...another new challenge!  This theme has one of my favorite elements in it...embossing!!  So let's see your embossed projects.  We have some great prizes up for grabs from our wonderful sponsors.

This week I used Hay Ride from Dee Dee's Digis.  I colored the stamp with Copics,  All of the papers on my card are also included with the digital stamp!  You also get a colored image and 5 sentiments!   And all for $2.50!! How cool is that?!  I wanted to use the leaf paper for one of the hills, but of course it was blue.  So I printed the other two papers.  As I was digging through my scrap stash for a paper for the sky, it hit me!!  Why not use the blue paper?!  So I printed it out and used a cloud embossing folder.  The maple leaves were cut using my Silhouette Cameo.  It was a fun little scene to create.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Beccy's Place

Prize of 3 single digital images or 1 digital set.

and

Dee Dee's Digis

Prize of $15 for the shop

I hope you will join us this week for our challenge!

Shopping Our Stash has a Put a Bird On It challenge this week.  This little crow is going to take a hay ride over there and play in the challenge.

The Paper Shelter has an embossing challenge, so these embossed clouds are going to scud over there and play along.

Crafting for All Seasons has a Tic Tac Toe challenge.  My line is Patterned Paper, Digi image, and faux stitching (the hills are a stitched die and the leaves in the sky).  So my hay wagon is going to roll over and play in that challenge.

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"

Darice Clouds embossing folder

A Muse Studio Landscape Dies

Silhouette Maple Leaf cutting file

Raffia from my stash

A Little Contemplation

It is my turn to inspire everyone on the MoonFlower blog.  We all used Contemplation Princess for our projects.  It is so interesting to see how different each project is.   You can pop over and check out the rest of the team's projects.

What a wonderful image to work with!  I colored Contemplation Princess with Copic markers.  I kept the design pretty simple with just a few embellishments.  I used the Silhouette Cameo to create the "out of the box" technique.  I find it is so much easier than using dies!  The lower borders were cut using a landscape die set.  These can be used for so much more than just hills!!

If you love Contemplation Princess, you can find her in the shop.  She was last month's newsletter freebie.  Sign up for the MoonFlower Digital Stamps newsletter so you don't miss out on the next gorgeous freebie, Gypsy Flower.  You can find the form on the website to request the newsletter.  Scroll to the bottom of the page.  Make sure you confirm your subscription.  Once you do, you should be able to get Gypsy Flower.

Here is a little sneak peek of what she looks like!  Shhhh....don't tell!!

You can show off your creations in the MoonFlower Digital Stamps group on Facebook.  We have a monthly challenge and the prize is of course MoonFlower digital stamps!

I hope to see you join us!

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge has a Make It Girly theme for this month, so this princess will contemplate matters over at their challenge.

Cut It Up has an Old School challenge.  Since I have had the button, charm and pearl in my stash for what seems like forever, my princess is going to go visit the challenge and show them off (along with her die cuts).

Wags 'n Whiskers has a Frame It Out challenge, so the princess is going to contemplate her frame over there.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Spellbinders Floral Ovals
The Paper Studio crocheted lace
A Muse Studio Landscape Die Set
flowers, button, charm, pearl from my stash

Snuggles

Wow!  So much has happened since last week!  I moved our daughter in to her dorm to start her senior year in college.  So crazy!  It is a 12-hour drive one way.  And we had furniture to move this year.  Up three flights of stairs of course!  I am pooped!  Luckily, I planned ahead and finished my project for this week's challenge over at the Crafty Gals Corner.  The theme this week is Lots of Layers and we are sponsored by Flat Friends Boutique.

I used Snuggles for my project this week.  I colored this adorable digi with Copic markers.  I created the mats by cutting a Spellbinders Curved Rectangle three times from different design paper. All of the patterned paper came from the My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Mabel collection.  It is my favorite and I hoard every scrap!! Everything was matted with Chocolate Chip card stock from Stampin' Up! to make it pop.  I doodled the stitching with the matching marker.  The sentiment is from DeNami Design.

So, like I said, Flat Friends Boutique is our sponsor this week.  Click the badge below to hop over to the shop and take a look.

Inspiration Destination has an anything goes challenge so this little girl is going to go give some hugs over there.

Kraftin' Kimmie is having their anything goes Wonderful Wednesday challenge, so this little girl and her bear are going to go play over there.

Simon Says Stamp has an anything goes challenge.  My little Flat Friend is going to take her bear and give hugs all around.

Cards in Envy has a cute and cuddly challenge, so this little girl is going to snuggle her bear there.

She is going to visit Stamp and Create to hang out with the other girls in the One for the Girls challenge.

I hope I used enough layers to inspire you today!  I can't wait to see all of your layers!

Card measures 4.25 x 5.5

DeNami Design Heartfelt Greetings Petit Four

Spellbinders Curved Rectangle dies

Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip card stock and marker

Ribbon from my stash

Spring Blessings

It is crazy how quickly a week goes by when you have a regular way to mark the time!  I am of course referring to the new challenge at the Crafty Gals Corner challenge blog.  This week is the favorite theme of anything goes!  We know how you all love those!  We have a couple of wonderful sponsors so hop over and join us.

I used the Spring Blessings digital set from Graciellie for my project.  I know it is summer, but this is just the most gorgeous set!  You can use it for so many things.  You can color it red for a love you card or yellow for a thinking of you card, or even pink for friendship or gratitude.  (Why, yes...I did look it up to find out additional meanings!)  You get two butterflies already mirrored, the sentiment and the gorgeous rose.  I cut the card shape using Spellbinders Labels 20.  I thought it made for a really nice base for this image.  I used a little clear Wink of Stella on the butterfly wings to make them sparkle.  You can just see it in the picture if you get close enough! =P

Our fabulous sponsors this week are:

Graciellie Design

Prize of the Spring Blessings stamp set

and

STAMPlorations

Prize of a $10 gift certificate

With a theme of anything goes, I know we will have so many wonderful entries!  I can't wait to see yours.

Inspiration Destination has an Anything goes challenge, so the butterflies are going to flit over there and join in.

Try It On Tuesday has a garden of flowers growing at their Sending You Flowers challenge.  I am going to add my rose to the garden.

Fab 'n' Funky has a Things With Wings challenge so these butterflies are flying over there to join in.

Card measures 5.5" x 3.75"

Spellbinders Labels 20 dies

Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals Small dies

Silhouette Cameo to cut out elements

Cord and silver gems from my stash

Spring Faery

Today it is my turn to host the MoonFlower Blog and I created this project using Spring Faery.  She was originally a newsletter freebie right before I discovered MoonFlower Digital Stamps.  I was so disappointed because I thought she was gorgeous!  Lucky for me, the freebies end up in the shop when the next freebie comes out, so I was able to add her to my stamp collection. =)

She is colored using Copics and I thought a pink and green palette was perfect for a Spring Faery.  I made the hat pin with the pink bead on it.  These are so much fun to make so you can customize beads and colors!  If you love Spring Faery, you should join us in the MoonFlower Digital Stamps group on Facebook.  It is a great place to see some wonderful inspiration and we have a monthly challenge to participate in.  Plus you never know when you might get to see sneak peeks of what Andreia is working on. =)  If you are interested in receiving the monthly freebie, sign up for the newsletter on the website.  The email form is at the bottom of the page.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps has an Anything Goes challenge, so she is going to flit over and visit for a while.

This little faery heard that Cute Card Thursday has an anything goes challenge this week.  She is going to stop by and play along.

Spring Faery is proud of her pink and wants to go show it off at the In The Pink anything goes (with pink) challenge this week.

Card measures 5" x 5"
Martha Stewart Doily Heart border punch
Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies
Recollections Pearls
Maya Road butterfly hat pin
ribbon and flowers from my stash