My Bestie International March Challenge - Girls with Big Hats/Hair Pretties

Finally March is here!!! Now all we have to do is get through March Madness without a major snowstorm and Spring will be coming soon!!  My Bestie International March Challenge - Girls with Big Hats/Hair Pretties is getting us ready to shine.  Stop by our blog and get some inspiration from the other DT members creations to enter to win.

I used Fancy Pants Special Day by Sherri Baldy's Designs.  I also tried a new card style template called Bridging the Years and it turned out really cool I think.

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy's Designs Fancy Pants Special Day, Fred She Said Doodle Flower Trio and 

JustRite Papercraft Large Fancy Sentiments

Dies: Martha Stewarts Lattice

Paper: Wild Rose Studio, Bazzil Teal and Fuschia

Inks: Marvy Black and Chameleon Color Tones Markers

My Bestie International January Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside

The title of My Bestie International January Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside is so true here in Minnesota!!  Our temperature has been 11 below and the highest is a whopping 2 degrees!!  Stop by our blog and get some inspiration from the other DT members creations.

I used Img848 by Sherri Baldy's Designs, I just love her images and there are plenty to choose from to come join our fun and enter to win a prize!!

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy's Design  Img848, JustRite Papercraft Retired Winter Sentiments

Dies: Martha Stewart's Snowflake Border Punch

Paper: Doodlebug White Glitter, Bazzil White, Winter Green and Red

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: Hobby Lobby's 4X6 Wooden Picture Frame, Craft Smart Holiday Red Acrylic Paint, Recollection Glitter Snowflake Buttons and White Pearls, Art Glitter Sea Shell

My Bestie International November Challenge - Fall Colors - Reminder

This post is a few days late due to my grandson being born on Sunday morning.  I am a very proud Grandma and this is a very cool title to be given.

Stop by our blog to see the other DT members creations over at My Bestie International November Challenge - Fall Colors to get some inspiration to join our challenge, plenty of time left to enter.

I used Img620 by Sherri Baldy's Designs, stop by her store and grab some to pay along!

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy's Designs Img620, Fred She Said Sunflowers

Dies: Martha Stewart Bat Punch, Marianne Design Creatables

Paper: My Mind's Eye Wicked Merchant Malvado, Bazzil White

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: Recollection Brown Pearls

The Robyn's Fetish Challenge #324 - Anything With Water - 7/10/16

We are right in the middle of our fabulous summer, so the theme for The Robyn's Fetish Challenge is Anything With Water.  What a fun and easy challenge to play.  Stop by our blog and see the other DT members creation to get inspired.

I used Daisy May Thinking About Swimming by our sponsor Angie's Digital Stamps.  Grab a few of her darling images and enter for a chance to win a prize!!

Our sponsor for this week:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AngiesStamps 

Prize: 3 Images

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Angie's Digital Stamps  Daisy May Thinking About Swimming, Computer generated Sentiment

Dies: The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Spellbinders Stars Five, Martha Stewart Wave Punch

Paper: Die Cut With A View Dots, Stripes & Plaids, Core'dinations Mediterranean, Bazzil Ivory

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: Recollection Lime Green Floss

My Bestie International June Challenge Reminder - All About Flowers

This is a couple days late, I love flowers and bright colors.  It is half way through My Bestie International June Challenge - Anything Goes with an option of All About Flowers.  Stop by our blog and see the other DT members creations for this theme and get inspired to play along for a chance to win!!

I used March Color printable hc 2 by Sherri Baldy Designs to create my candy filled flower pot.  The dirt is bright colored sixlet candy, flowers by Wilton's Icing Decorations.  The flower pot and everything else ca be found at Hobby Lobby in the Spring Fling section!!

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Project Recipe:

Stamps, Sherri Baldy Designs March Color printable hc 2, Fred, She Said Fred Flowers v4 Dahlias

Dies: Martha Stewart Lace Punch

Paper: Bazzil Purple and White

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: Hobby Lobby, Wooden Dowels, Neon Plastic Flower Pot, Multi-colored Sixlet Candy, and Wilton's Flower Icing Decorations, Baker's Twine Pink

My Bestie International May Challenge Reminder

Today we are half way through our challenge over at My Bestie International Challenge - Anything Goes with an option of Anything Goes!  Stop by our blog and check out the DT members creations to get inspired to come and join our challenge for a chance to win a prize.  Each entry MUST have a My Bestie image to qualify.

I used Coffee Fluffy Printable by Sherri Baldy's Design.  Stop by her shop and grab a few of her darling images and come play along!!

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy's Designs  Coffee Fluffy Printable, Sentiment - Cup For Santa

Dies: Silhouette SVG - Coffee, Martha Stewart Lacy Hearts Border

Paper: Bazzil Brown, Tan

Inks: Marvy Black

Accessories: The Stamps Simply Ribbon Store Pink Seam Binding, Keurig K-Cup Hot Chocolate

My Bestie International May Challenge - Anything Goes

What a very wonderful May we have starting!!  So looking forward to summer and all the fun activities that can be done outside.  My Bestie International May Challenge - Anything Goes, stop by out blog and see the other DT members creations.

I used img963 by Sherri Baldy Designs.  Stop by her store and grab a bunch of her darling images and come play along for a chance o win a prize.

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Project Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri Baldy Designs  img963

Dies: Marianne Designs Createables Daisy Lace Frame, Martha Stewart Lace Border

Paper: My Mind's Eye Memorable, Bazzil Lime Green

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: The Paper Studio Spare Parts, Mini White Roses

The Robyn's Fetish Challenge #311 - Add A Sentiment - 3/10/16

We have a new REVEAL DAY for Robyn's 9 new Spring images on Monday, April 11!! Come back and see her fabulous images and our DT creations. 

The new theme for The Robyn's Fetish Challenge #311 - Add A Sentiment, what an easy and fun idea to add to your creation.  Stop by our blog to see the other DT members creations.

I used Cup Of Love by our sponsor Pickled Potpourri, stop by the store and grab a few darling images and come play along for a chance to win a prize.

Our sponsor for this week's challenge:

http://www.pickled-potpourri.com/digital-stamps

Prize: $7.00 Gift Certificate

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Pickled Potpourri  Cup Of Love

Dies: The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Spellbinders Labels Ten and Scalloped/Standard Circles, Martha Stewart Lace Heart Punch

Paper: Recollection Teal, The Paper Studio Teal Polka Dots and Bazzil Ivory and White

Inks: Marvy Black, Copic Markers

Accessories: The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Dark Teal Seam Binding, Recollection Tiny Heart Button

Belli Challenge #183 - Thank You

The theme for the next two weeks over at the Belli Challenge - Thank You.  I would love to thank my greatest friend.  This person is so special to me, has been through a lot with me and visa versa!  The love and friendship is unbelievable.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of this person.  So courageous, honorable, sarcastic, funny, considerate and the BEST friend I have.  Of course, she is gonna say gross when she reads this post, but I am MOST thankful for my sister/friend Darsie Bruno!!

I created the roses with Rose Creations and the swirls were made with Floral Flourishes, both by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The beautiful sentiment is Mix & Match Sentiments by JustRite® Papercrafts. The designer papers are from Gathering by Authentique.  My border edge is MS Doily punch.  The finishing touches are two pearls in the center of the roses.

Sisters

I created this card with my sister Darsie in mind!  She is the most talented artist in this papercrafting world that I am proud to know!  She inspires me to try new things and go out of my box, which is hard for me. Here is to the greatest sister I am lucky to have.

So I created the flowers using the holly leaves from Holly Motifs (retired) by Spellbinders.  I cut out the leaves multiple times and colored the back of the card stock to get the blended look.  I glued the pieces together to create a rose flower.  Then I cut out more leaves on green card stock for the leaves under the flower.  The frame around the sentiment is Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The sentiment is from Mix & Match Sentiments by JustRite® Papercrafts.  The doily edge was created using MS punch.  The designer papers are True Love by Basic Grey.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge With A Spin

This week on The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge there is a Spin and a Prize!  The spin is it must be Fall!  Of course this is the most gorgeous season we have, so many pretty colors.  So my inspiration was the leaves.  I really enjoyed coloring the leaves to make them look rustic and realistic.

The image and sentiment is from "Autumn Leaves" by Sweet & Sassy.   Cut out and color the leaves several times to have as many as  your need for your project.  The frames are the biggest and third largest of the Standard Circles by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The border edge is Doily by MS.  My designer papers are "Thankful" by Authentique.  Any the finishing touch are three golden yellow pearls.

Here is this week's sketch:

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

How can a nasty little bug become the prettiest butterfly?  My kids would collect and feed the caterpillar until they spun their cocoons and turned into one.  It was a lot of fun and interesting to see nature at it's best!  So I decided to get my last little bit of summer in on my creation for The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.

The sentiment is "Every Day Miracles" and the butterfly is "Blue Morpho Butterfly" by Sweet N Sassy.  The frames around the sentiment is "Classic Circles" and "Lacey Circles" by Spellbinders® PaperArts.  The designer papers are from "Moments" by My Mind's Eye.  The butterfly was colored with Copic markers. The border edge was created using MS Doily punch. 

Here is this week's sketch:

DT Day With Meljen's Design

Hello again, today is my day to inspire you!  That is the theme this month, so I hope I do with this creation.  I used "Cup Of Sunshine" by Meljen's Design.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is from "Lavender" by My Mind's Eye.  I used the "Doily" MS punch to create my borders.  The frame was created using "Floral Ovals" by Spellbinders.  My finishing touches are two butterflies from Fred, She Said.

Belli Challenge #172 - Wedding

Here is my creation for the Belli Challenge.  The theme for the next two weeks is Wedding.  I used "Hunny Bunny" by Meljen's Design.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is "Lost & Found Market Street" by My Mind's Eye.  The border edge was created with the Doily punch by MS.  Next, I added a pink silk bow from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  My finishing touches are a gold/pearl heart button and cream pearls.

Belli Challenge #169 - Mother's Day

Here is my creation for the Belli Challenge #169 - Mother's Day.  I used an angel stamp set I got from Inkadinkado.  I outlined the image with Copic markers.  My sentiment was from the Free Digital Stamps.  My designer paper is from my sister's craft room.  The border edge was created with MS Doily punch.  My finishing touches are purple pearls and a light purple satin ribbon/bow.

Belli Challenge #168 - Spring

The theme for the new Belli Challenge is "Spring".  I used an image I got as a freebie from Free Digital Stamps.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is "Reunion" by My Mind's Eye.  I used the Doily MS punch to create my edge.  My finishing touch is a satin yellow ribbon and bow.

Belli Challenge #167 - Pastels

The theme for the next two weeks over at the Belli Challenge is to use "Pastel" colors on your creation.  I used  "A Lovely Blossom and Butterfly Colored Decoupage Kit" by Fred, She Said.  I printed this sheet set three different sizes.  Cut out and pop dotted to make a raised look.  I did this procedure three different times.  My border edge is Doily by MS.  Next, I added three fuchsia bows and pink pearls.

Belli Challenge #163 - Valentine's/Hearts

Here is a fun treat box full of candy for someone special in your life for Valentine's Day!! For the next two week's the Belli Challenge is Valentine's/Hearts.   The image is a retire "Changito The Monkey" cling stamp by Stampendous Stamps.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  The candy wrappers and background paper are from "Valentine" by K&Company.  I used a doily MS punch to create my edges.  My finishing touches are lime green pearls and a hot pink bow.

Meljen's Design Challenge #146 - K-I-S-S

Here is a fun creation using "Little Heart Vase"  by Meljen's Design.  The theme for this week's Meljen's Design Challenge is K-I-S-S (Keep It Simple Stampers).  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is Echo Park's "Dots & Stripes".  The doily edges are created with a MS punch.  My finishing touches are a lime green polka dot ribbon/bow and lime green pearls.

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

For this week's Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge I am using "Sketchy Snowman" digital stamp by Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  My designer paper is Holiday Collection, The Winter Matstack by Die Cut With A View.  The sentiment is also a part of the matstack, I just cut out the words I wanted as my sentiment.  Next, I added a white satin ribbon and bow.  My frames were made with the Classic Square by Spellbinders and turned to make a diamond shape.  My finishing touches are  a snowflake from a MS punch and three white pearls.

Here is this week's fun sketch: