Alstromeria's Artistry

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-03-07T00:04:00.008-08:00

Good Morning sweet friends. Hope you day is going well. Here in the desert we
had a big wind last night with gusts up to 50 and it sure made a mess. Everything
is covered with a layer of dirt and anything loose was blown all around the yard,
even blew the top lid off the cooler and blew off the roof! But of course it was
nothing compared with the terrible devastation all those suffered from the
horrible tornadoes. Amazing stories of survival are emerging there. We
are praying for all those effected.

The Pixie Cottage challenge this week is things with wings.
I have used the Pixie Cottage rubber stamp, Edith the Butterfly
found at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More.

I have used some Basic Grey dp and stitched around it.
The ribbon was dyed to match and tied with the button.
The image was water colored and cut out with a Spellbinder #25.
I stamped the image a second time and cut out just the wings and popped
them up for some dimension.
Some faux stitching and then foam dotted on the base.

The border is a MS Butterfly with the bottom portion embossed with
a small dots folder. The sentiment is matted on a Spellbinder
Fancy tag foam dotted on.

Entering Challenges:
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Things with wings...Psalm 91:4a Great insight Kris
Tip Top Tuesday: Stitching real or faux
The Paper Players: Spring has Sprung

Passionately Artistic
Come join in the fun at the new Linking Party this week
A Clean & Simple card using and old
Stamps Happen Hibiscus image. After water coloring I chalked around
the image and attached to a punched corner frame. SU oval punch
used to punch the sentiment.

Entering Challenges:
Deep Ocean: Spring
Creative Mondays: Anything goes
Lets Ink It Up: Show us your flowers

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-03-06T00:09:00.004-08:00

Our Challenge today at Tuesday Throwdown is New Life. Our lovely images
are from our sponsor Robyn's Fetish. Be sure to stop by their Store to see
their large selection of images.

After water coloring my image and cutting out
with the Spellbinder Scalloped Oval I attached to the blue mat. The
mat was cut with the Spellbinder Label #17 and embossed with the
dotted swiss folder. All was attached to the diamond spring card. A little lacy
border and some hand dyed ribbon for embellies. The dp is My Minds Eye
and the border is a MS dotted scallop punch.
The sentiment was punched and added to the punched scalloped circle.
We would be delighted if you would stop by and join our
challenge. My teammates have some great inspiration
for you as well.

Entering Challenges:
Hooked on Crafts: More than one fold
Stamps & Fun = Creativity: One bow
Craft You Passion: Anything Goes

2012-03-04T18:17:00.012-08:00

Using Mona's CR84FN Color challenge for this wall hanging.

I made it for one of the ladies in my Womens Ministry Group. I try to do something for each of their birthdays. She loves yellow so this was the perfect challenge. I gave it to her this morning and she was delighted with it.

Using a piece of fiber board I drilled holes to hang it and then painted it white working
in some yellows and greys for the background. Although it doesn't show well because some of it was rather light I stamped, painted, stenciled
and doodled all around. Added some grey splatters and the background was finished.
I had a perfect dp that is yellow with grey strips. Slathered some grey textured
medium onto the card board cut out and stitched on the dp.

I made some grey paper to stamp the scripture onto and cut out with the Spellbinder.

The flowers were die cut out of the kraft paper and a little yellow chalk on the edges. The little grey flowers were punched and layers then I cut some leaves to go with all the flowers. You can see a closer up of one of the flowers below. Those flowers definitely needed a butterfly to flit among them.

I didn't have anything grey to go around the hanger holes so dug in my husbands drawers and used a couple washers to go with the grey theme pulled the ribbon through and tied a bow to hang it by.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Entering Challenges:

Crafty Emma's Store: Flower Frenzy
Stempelsonne: This flowers for you

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

2012-02-29T00:09:00.005-08:00

Happy Wednesday so glad you stopped by. Our challenge at The Pixie Cottage is Anything Goes and there is also a sketch, your choice. I am making paper bag albums for a upcoming boutique so this is one of the covers. Using the lovely Pixie Cottage hummingbird image for the focal point I floated shades of green around it. The corner flourish is a Cheery Lynn that my sweet sis got for me. After stitching all around it I used the Stampin Up small wonder stamp which seemed so fitting. I think hummers are such wondrous little creations of God, they fascinate me with their agility and speed.
Sometimes when I'm in the garden they
will come and take a little dust bath or
flit through the spray as I water all
the time twittering as if to sing me a song of thanks. That is why I chose this sentiment.
You all can join in as its anything goes so come on over.

Entering Challenges:
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Variegated Colors...Traci chose the scripture James 1:2-3, be sure to read her very insightful thoughts on this
scripture.
Deep Ocean: Spring
Anything Goes: Altered project

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-02-28T00:04:00.007-08:00

Here it is Tuesday again and time for a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. Our great sponsors at PinkCat Studio supplied us with some very fun image. Be sure to stop by and check out all their wonderful selection. Our theme is torn paper. The prissy little Kitty made me think of a Parisian theme. I stamped a few background images including the eifelle tower, next I embossed with a script folder and then swipped the raised script with some black ink then torn the B&W floral print and attached, I tore several sized circles for the little flower and tore a leaf. The image is water colored and cut out with the Spellbinder label #21, then matted on the scalloped oval. I did two of the image and cut out her hat and pop dotted it up for extra dimension. The Spellbinder Fleur dis le border stitched on and embellieshed with buttons.
Yikes I think my computer is slowly dying. First the cord to upload pics wouldnt work and when I forgot to add the sentiment and redid the pic it would not read my card. So here it is no sentiment. Might be a little challenging to get pics for next week challenge!

Shannon White has joined our team so be sure to stop by and welcome her .

Entering Challenges:
Creative Inspirations: Paper piecing
Stamp n Doodle's: Let's see embossing

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

2012-02-26T12:14:00.003-08:00

This is my first attempt at joining Scavenger H u nt Sunday. Five words to
demonstrate and here is what I came up with.

CROSSED
There are so many things you could use for crossed but this one made me
laugh so thought it would be a good start.

GLIMPSE
I walked outside, looked over at the fence and thought the hole would be the
one for a glimpse and as walked up to the knot hole
I could see the tip of a branch
how perfect is that for a glimpse!
Love that aged wood.

BLISSLots of things that I would consider bliss would be difficult to photograph or its
a place where Im not right now soooo.Our son in law who lives in Michigan is working in
southern California about 4 hours away.
He came to visit yesterday and since its the first time he has been to our home
I had to make it a little special. Im not a chocolate fanatic so I
made some fabulous lemon curd to fill a white cake and to
drizzle a little over the top with white
chocolate curls and a few
raspberries and yes it was bliss.

HANDWRITTEN

A note from a precious older lady who was a great mentor
early in my Christian walk. She was such a blessing to me and yet
even though she was much more the giver to me, in her humility
she saw me as the giver. This note was one
of several and Ive kept it all these years to remind
me of how to be a mentor to others.

GREY
In the desert there arent to many grey days! Soo this
was the best I could do. Snapped it just before the sun came up this
morning, as you can see the wind is blowing again.

Even though either my skills nor camera are the best I really had fun
trying the Scavenger hunt. I was enticed to try from the
truly talented photograper Linda @ My Happy Place She just has
the most amazing shots, really captivating!

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

2012-02-22T00:04:00.004-08:00

Good Morning you all. Today at the Pixie Cottage we have a sketch and/or themeof buttons and bows.

I decided to make a tag for this one. Michelle has such

a great selection stamps, Copics, Spellbinders and
much more at her store Michelle's Scrapbooking & More

Today I water colored the Stargazer image by Artish and cut it out. The top of the tag was cut with a
Spellbinder Label # The card board was cut with a scalloped oval Spellbinder and slathered with some white paint and ink. The solid is Bazzill and print it Cosmos

Cricket torn and stitched on.A couple stamped
sentiments on the base of th e tag along with a
cut out butterfly. Adding a vintage button and

bow for a little embellishment.
Be sure to drop by and see all the lovely
team creations. You have until next Tuesday
to join us in our challenge.

Entering Challenges
Crazy Amigo: Use a Tag
Squigglefly: Bright and Sunny using yellow
Creative Mondays: Anything Goes

CR84FN Color Challenge

2012-02-21T20:55:00.004-08:00

I have used Mona's CR84FN As inspiration for my She Art creation.

I saw the skirt Christy Tomlinson a t Scarlet Lime
did with the rolled papers and immediately thought it would make a fab ballet skirt. Have been chomping at the bit to find a free afternoon to make one. It was the surgeons week so I worked late Friday night and back for the POs on Sat morn.Worked a long hard week and said to myself, It's a gloriously beautiful day here in the desert so going to work in the garden for a bit and said housework will have to wait! After finishing the gardening I'm taking the afternoon to create , do you ever do that??

After cutting a piece of thin fiber board I started by painting the background with white then begin to work in the green grey and lavender. I stamped some doodles with ink then stamped the little flower using paint.I sketched
out a dancer...my proportions are not just right but they will have to do for this one.
Tore and rolled book pages to form tubes then dipped in some diluted ink. While the roles dried I painted her and cut out her top. I glued on all the paper rolls adding a little paint for color then used some tulle for a tied belt. Lastly I made the top medallion by layering different pieces of Spellbinders punching a center hole. After attaching them all together I pulled my lavender and green ribbon thru and tied a knot to form the hanger.

This hanging is 7 x13 so my camera isn't able to capture all the details close up. Here is a closer pic so you can see the rolls that form her skirt. Sorry my camera isn't better so you could see the colors and details a little more clearly. Such fun she was to make and I'm pleased with the way she turned out. So glad you stopped by today. If you are interested in the classes you can find them here.

Entering Anything Goes:
An Altered Art project
Art With No Boundaries:
Let the dancer in you escape

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-02-21T00:14:00.001-08:00

Hi there hope your week is starting off well. Our Tuesday Throwdown Challenge is
Shades of Blue. Our Sponsor My Grafico gave us this lovely Floral Set to use.
We are welcoming a new team member today. The talented Helen Berry is joining
us so be sure to pop on over Here and give her a big welcome while you check out her
fabulous creations!! Starting with one of the flowers and stem I cut it all out and layered the flower for more dimension. The little stitched on border is a Spellbinder
Used a button for the closure. For the inside I used two of the other flowers in

the set. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you will
hop on over and join us this week!

Entering Challenges:
My Grafico: Flowers
Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes
Incy Wincy: Happy Birthday
Pollycraft Monday: Buttons & ribbons

Pixie Cottage Tutorial

2012-02-18T00:09:00.001-08:00

Today I have done a stamping on candles tutorial over at the
Pixie Cottage Blog. These are the finished candles.
You can find the complete instructions on the tutorial HERE.

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-02-15T00:04:00.000-08:00

Scroll down for Passionately Artistic post

Hope you all had a nice Valentines Day yesterday. We have

a fun challenge today at The Pixie Cottage, anything but a card.

I made a Valentines set for my husband.The gift box was made using a 8" x 11" paper scoring 2 1/2" sides and folding up 1 1/2" to form the bottom then attaching then overlapping the sides to attach. Before attaching the bottom and side I used the Spellbinder hearts to cut out the windows and adhered shear plastic sheeting behind the windows.
Using wire for the handle and a lace bow for decoration. I wanted a somewhat collage look so used several hearts embossing the black ones and all the hearts were cut with the Spellbinder hearts. I also used a Memory Box Cherish border cut into pieces for the card and box. My rose images are Simply The Best by Artish found Here. After stamping the roses I outlined all of it in black stickles so it has
a nice sparkle in person. Using a MS heart border to finish off the
top then filled it with cherry sour ball for my love.

The tag base was stamped with and old collage stamp then
stitched round. The same hearts and image were attached to it
also. Just wanted to added the border to two sides and
more of the lace.

Thanks for stopping by today. You will want to be sure to stop by
The Pixie Cottage and see my teammates delightful creations.

Entering Challenges:
Crafty Bloggers Network: Love is in the air
Papertake Weekly:Black White & Red allover
Celebrate the Occasion: Valentines Day...must use a heart
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Love

Passionately Artistic above and beyond paper Linking Party

Im in the black and red mode this week ya think! Well this card was for my
sweet dad so wanted it to be masculine. Very simple. Using two layers of MS
zig zag border punch to mimic the diamond checked center. The fun little glittery
hearts give it just enough sparkle. Some fun stitching to finish the edges. And my
dad thought it was great because his #1 daughter made it for him!

Be sure to stop by and join the party!
Entering Challenges:
Hooked on Crafts: Hearts
The Stamping Boutique:
Creative Craft: Valentines Day

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-02-14T00:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day to you all!

Our sponsor for this week is Fred She Said. They have a great selections of colored and uncolored images you will want to check out. The challenge here at
Tuesday Throwdown is Use Twine. I used the lovely peony image for
my card today. I Love Peonies but unfortunately they do not grow here
in the desert so I have to admire them from afar. After water coloring my
image I cut it out with the Spellbinder Scalloped Oval. Using the left over
paper I made the stripes to go with the bottom section. The pretty
border is a Papertrey Ink double punched and wrapped in some twine
I striped with a pink marker. A little
button tied twine bow attaches the image. A small peony cut
out for the corner of the sentiment and Viola done. Now its your
turn to show us what you can do with twine ;)

Entering Challenges:
Cupcake Craft: Entwined
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Celebrations
Karen's Doodles: Celebrate

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-02-08T00:03:00.000-08:00

The Pixie Cottage challenge is the color RED and/or the sketch

which you will find on the blog.

Isn't this the sweetest little image. She is Girly Girl Buffy by Alisa Ramirez
and you can find her at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More. After water coloring
her I cut her out with a Spellbinder label #4 and foam dotted on. The red layer of
the card was embossed with a floral folder and the striped dp stitched on.
The ribbon is tied with a little butterfly charm and the jewels add a
little shimmer to this cutie. The sentiment and mat
were punched with a Marvy punch.

Entering Challenges:
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Lets get Girly

Passionately Artistic's current Linking Party starts today.

Be sure to stop by and join in the fun.

Since Valentines is next week thought I would share
this card I made for my sweet Mom. I cut the pink heart out with
decorative scissors and attached

the doily to it. The center pink heart was embossed then

stitched on. I sponged the chip board flourish with white, cream and

pale blue paint. Hand dyed the ribbon to match. My mom loves flowers
so made two flowers and a bud. The sentiment was punched out with
a SU punch and attached to the
Spellbinder fancy tag. Lastly put red behind the heart shaped
cut outs and added a little red stickles.

I used Monas CR84FN color challenge to inspire me

Entering Challenges:
Everybody Art: Love
Shopping our Stash: Hearts, Valentines or lace
Deep Ocean: L ove you
Stamp with fun: Love

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-02-07T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hope your week is starting off well. We have a new challenge today at
Tuesday Throwdown with a Valentine Theme. Our sponsor
is Robyn's Fetish this week. My fun little
image is Pussy Cat Luv.

After water coloring my image I cut it out with a Spellbinder Scalloped Circle. It was
then foam dotted it onto the striped heart. My dotted dp was stitched onto the
antique white base. Using some thin silver metal I cut out the heart with a
Spellbinder and foam dotted on
the sentiment. The double punched border is a Morrocan EK Success with pearls
added to each center. Come by and join us, love to see what
you come up with.

Entering Challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life: Tone on Tone

Secret Crafter Saturday: Hugs & Kisses

Crafty Calendar: Love & Marriage
My Sheri Crafts: Love is in The Air

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-02-06T02:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday to you all, today our Heart Song Challenge is Anything Goes. Starting this month the first Monday of the month is our new relaease day and you are required to use a Heart Song image available at the Freebie button. This new release image is called Tweet Love. After water coloring the image I matted it on the blue cut out with a Spellbinder. Some little hearts were just begging to be punched out , cut out a little bird and covered it with some modeling paste and gave it a eye. Next I cut out a few musical note and tied a little bow. Lastly I used a SU punch for the scalloped oval and the
sentiment pop dotted on. It is all attached to a base
embossed with a SU folder. Stop on by and join us.
there is a freebie available.

Entering Challenges:
Digi Designs: Valentines
Crafty Emma's : Give me Wings
One Stop Craft: For the One I Love
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: Die Cuts & Punches
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

She Art Cover

2012-02-03T20:32:00.001-08:00

You know those times when there seems to be lots of negative stuff... well that has been the last month here. Nothing major just inconveniences, a broken dryer, motorcycle, chain saw, door knob, kitchen light fixture and now my glass cooktop cracked! Is that crazy??? I took a pot off and was draining it when there was a huge pop and smaller pop and when I looked at the stove would you believe 2 cracks all the way across the top. Having to cook on the two burners but at least its still usable :) Sometimes all that stuff seems a bit overwhelming. Last night I couldnt sleep so decided to get up and distract my mind by creating. This She Art cover for my paper bag album was the result.

When I got home from work this evening the wind had died down, the sun was still up and it was so beautiful. I pulled a few weeds in the garden, grabbed a few lettuce leaves and took them to the rabbits. We have a couple little babies about two months old so just sat and watched them peacefully eating. I was just reflecting on how blessed I am and these Little hic ups are just that so need to put them in perspective :) I hadn't put a title on my cover. After pondering I added this one and thought I would share it with you all. I like the bright cheery colors, they make me smile.

Entering Challenges:
Our Craft Lounge: Up In The Air
Bloggers : Alter It
Rainbow Lady's: Someone wearing Red
Ditzy Craftymess: Anything goes
Aud Sentiments: Anything but a card w/ a sentiment

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-02-01T01:14:00.000-08:00

The theme for this week at The Pixie Cottage is Clean & Simple,
we also have a sketch , your choice.
Im not especially good at any one style but I find C&S particularly difficult.
I used a cuttlebug folder to emboss the background. I thought the simple South
End Girl really lended itself to the C&S style. I water colored her and then matted
her on the yellow. The yellow tab was used to attach the image. A simple
sentiment finishes it. The team has some wonderful inspiration so be sure to
stop on over and visit.
Entering Challenges:
Truly Madly Crafty: Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays: Dry embossing
Divas by Design: Anything goes

The Passionately Artistic Challenge
We have a new Linking Party today so stop by to join us.

I have several albums I need to make so this is cover for one of them.
After water coloring the cute little dancing Claudias I matted on the pale yellow.
After stitching around the borders I stitched on the embossed center strip
and the two borders. Layered stars for embellies and the sentiment
completes it. The border is Paper Trey Ink and the stars
and sentiment are Spellbinders.

Entering Challenges:
Scrapper's Delights: Anything Goes
My Craft Spot: Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments: Punches & Dies

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-01-31T01:14:00.000-08:00

Today our Tuesday Throwdown challenge is Use Hearts.
Our Sponsor is Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps. They have lots of sweet images at their shop.

My image is Valentine Sweet Nothings water colored and framed with the
dotted dp. Using the MS punch I made the layers of hearts and
punched the heart sentiment out. Thought this was a perfect
Valentine image for my little granddaughter who
loves girly stuff.

Entering Challenges:
The Corrosive: I (heart) You
Stamps R Us: Valentine/Love
One Stitch At A Time: Use a digi
Card Cupids: Valentine

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-30T00:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday to you all! A new Heart Song Challenge today and for our

challenge this week your choice is buttons/ brads.
The image on my card is Stitched with Love
found at Leah's Heart Song Shop.

A few days before Christmas a dear friend died unexpectedly. For quite a few years a group of us rode together, went to church together and hung out. In the past few years they have all retired and moved away to be closer to family, so we dont see each other to often. Everyone came back Saturday to attend the Memorial Service for Barbara. One of those bitter sweet times. Great to see friends but also missing one. Lots of sharing of pictures and memories. So all that to say the reason I made two of these cards for Barbara's daughter and for her brother Mike and wife. We all used to spend lots of fun times at their home.One bright spot in it all is that we were assured that she is now at rest dwelling in Heaven with our blessed savior.

I couldn't find the right paper so finally took a print and
changed it to meet my needs with some stamps and paint. I chose this image
because the dot filled heart reminded me of all of us and the loving friendships
we had formed. The image was water colored and
cut out to mount on the doily. A little button center for the flower and
on the bow to go with the challenge. The simple sentiment says it all.

Entering Challenges:
Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Scripture Phil 4:8 /// Show us your Style
Make It Monday: Always Anything Goes

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Pixie Cottage Challenge is hugs and kisses or you can use the sketch.

Scroll down to find the Passionately Artistic Post..

Using the sweet Valentine Hannah image this week. After water coloring
I cut out and foam dotted onto the Spellbinder label #8 embossed mat. The dp
is and old piece of My Minds Eye. Hand dyed ribbon and a few
glittered hearts with some pretty pink jewels. The
sentiment and small hearts were punched out.
Entering Challenges:
Sweet Stamps: Love
Cupcake Craft: All you need is love
Paper Pretties: A Valentine project

Passionately Artistic has a new linking party starting today.

Stop by and join in the fun to win some prizes.
I just started taking a Mixed Media class called She Art by Christy Tomlinson.
This is my first try at it...lots of fun but do see plenty of things
that could be better for the next one! They use lots of rub ons and I don't have
access to any so just used stamps this time. I am making
an album for a gal at church so Im using this one for
the cover of the album.
Entering Challenges:
Scrapper's Delights: Anything goes
Make It Monday: Anything goes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-01-24T01:13:00.000-08:00

We have an easy challenge this week at Tuesday Throwdown~~Charms.
Bugaboo Digi Stamps are our sponsor this week. I water colored the cute little image
and cut out with the Spellbinder label #2.
Matted on a piece that I punched each side with a MS botanical.

The sides are attached with the ribbons.
My friend Martha gave me
this pretty little butterfly charm which is perfect with my
flower image don't you think. The sentiment was punched
with two SU punches and foam dotted on.

Entering Challenges:
Mark's Finest Papers: Happy Birthday
Truly Madly Crafty: Anything Goes
Make My Monday: Flower and Leaves

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

Is it just me or are the weeks zooming by??So much to do and so little
time to accomplish it all~~ Your two choices for Heart Song are
ribbon and/or red & white. My water colored image is Love Birds. You can find all the
Heart Song Images Here.
I used a button to attach the Spellbinder heart then foam dotted my image onto it.
The decorative borders are Spellbinder Fleur De Lis. The background was
embossed with the dotted swiss folder. A little popped
up heart for the sentiment.

Entering Challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ:Proverbs 3:3 A stand out heart
Sentimental Sundays: Dies..no punches
The Corrosive: I heart you
Stamp Scrap and Doodle: Have a heart

The Pixie Cottage Challenge

2012-01-18T00:49:00.000-08:00

Wednesday brings a new challenge over at The Pixie Cottage. We always have
a choice, a sketch and/or the theme. I used the theme...embossing. I dry
embossed each layer with a different folder. This is one of the new Hannah
images found at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More. She was water
colored and then mounted on the other layers. A couple
of snowflakes stacked with a jewel to go along
with the wintery scene.

Entering Challenges:
Paperminutes Partytime: Anything goes
Kreative Stempelfreunde: Winter
TCP Tuesday: Embossing
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles: Baby It's Cold Ourside

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-01-17T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hope you week is starting off well. Our Tuesday Throwndown sponsor is Stitchy Bear.
They have given us the image for this week and I chose Doxie as mine. Our theme
this week is Neutral Colors.
After water coloring my image I stitched it onto another layer then mounted onto
the cardboard. The brown was embossed with the SU basket weave folder.
A few star and twine bow finishes it off.

Entering Challenges:
The Squirrel and The Fox: Critters

One Stitch at a Time: Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss: Stars

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-16T18:57:00.000-08:00

Our Heart Song theme this week is glitter and/or white on white. Stop by to join us. I used the white on white. Using embossing folders and layering the frame cut with a Spellbinder label #22 and a scalloped square. The water colored rose image is one of the birthday flowers at Heart Song.
Entering Challenges:
Lexi's Creations: Anything goes
Nettie G's Digital Gems: Whispers of Spring
Make it Monday: Anything goes

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-01-11T00:21:00.000-08:00

Hope you don't mind me combining the posts...a little easier on me especially as time
is of a premium these days.
The Pixie Cottage challenge is a sketch and/or stitching
I used this sweet little bear image, I love my blankie. Michelle's
Scrapbooking & More carries all The Pixie Cottage Stamps plus a large variety
of others including Magnolias. You will also find copics, dies, and many
other supplies.
After water coloring my image and stitching to the mats I added a couple
other layers, punched out the sentiment and then layered it onto
the mat cut with a Spellbinder Label # 18.

Entering Challenges:
Squigglefly: Thank You
House of Gilli: Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty: AnythingGoes

Today is a new linking party at Passionately Artistic
stop by and join the fun.

I started with an old Stampin Up set call I like your style. I double stamped
the image and matted on the black.

A few weeks ago I won a Papertrey Ink gift
certificate with my entry over at Celebrate the Occasion. I used it to get
this lovely dress form and the border die. I gussied it up with some
flowers and Stickles. The bottom layer is embossed with the dotted
swiss folder. The sentiment is foam dotted onto the Spellbinder
label #20. Girls always need pearls so there you go.

Entering Challenges:
The Crazy: Lace and/or pearls
Lexi's Creations: Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft: Something New...my dies
Paper Creations Ink: Die cuts and/or punches

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-01-10T00:03:00.000-08:00

Here it is Tuesday again already.. Seems the days blur together lately LOL Our sponsor is Stampin UP today and the theme is Baby it's Cold Outside.

I have used and old SU image called Flaky Friends, always makes me smile. This cute
group of snowmen reminds me of how much fun it is when friends or family
get together! Don't you just love
it when you look at a group gathering and see how varied we are but how we seem
to balance one another with our variety
of abilities, opinions and looks.

So on with the challenge. Hope you stop by to see all the great creations
from my teammates. AND be sure to join in!
Starting with a snowflake dp then adding the turquoise SU paper I punched the snowflake border with a MS punch then stamped snowflakes with Versamark.

I then stitched the sides with a tacking stitch that reminded me of snowflakes. The snowflakes are punched and the large one is four layers. Of course

had to make snow so used some chunky glitter for that. The image is
water colored and cut with a Spellbinder label #18. A little tag for the sentiment and voila its done!
This goes to my pastors wife as she has been a great encourager during this siege with my mom.

Entering Challenges:
There's Magic in the Air: From the Heart, use image with a heart, TU or encouragement sentiment and give to someone.

Stamp and Create: Anything Goes

The Cheerful Stamp Pad: Let it Snow
Kreative Stempelfreundes: Winter

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-09T02:09:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for a new Heart Song Inspiration challenge??? Your choice of themes is torn paper and/or border punches. We have a couple new team members and lots of great creations so hop on over. Hope your new year is starting off well. Things around here are still a little harried as we are still having to take care of my mom but I am happy to say she is really improving so should be able to be on her own soon. She made me laugh when she said she wanted to drive the other day!! She can barely walk with a walker...told her she would have to improve a wee bit more LOL But at least she is taking a interest in life again.

I'm using both the themes today. My sweet little image is water colored and then matted on the torn paper. Stop by to find this image and many more at The Heart Song Store. I used a MS botanical punch for the border. Some hand dyed ribbon and a fun flower complete the card.

Entering Challenges:
Gingerloft: Anything goes
Designed 2 Delight: Winter flowers (any flowers)
Dream Valley: Anything goes

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2012-01-04T00:03:00.000-08:00

Two Posts Today

Our challenge for Pixie Cottage is Monochromatic/ and or the sketch. The team has some lovely inspiration so stop by for a look. You will want to also go to Michelle's Scrapbooking & More for the images and a complete store full of supplies. My favorite color is purple so that is my choice for the theme. I water colored the lily and cut out with the Spellbinder scalloped circle. Stitching, buttons and a little tied ribbon on my new die added for some simple embellies.

Entering Challenges:

House of Gilli: Anything Goes
Pary Time Tuesdays: Something new.. my new buckle die
Stampalot: Monochromatic
The Craft Garden: Monochromatic

The Passionately Artistic linking party starts today so stop by to join in. My project is a prayer journal. I started with a blank book and added the blue background running it thru a script embossing folder with some white washing.

All of the flower petals were stamped
with a bg print then shaped. Thought the big white
beads made fun centers.
Flowers always
need butterflies dont you agree?
A punched border with a MS arches and a little dotted edge.

I used Mona's CR84FN color challenge

Cupcake Craftroom: Anything Goes
To Tip Tuesday : Anything Goes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2012-01-03T00:43:00.000-08:00

Hey friends, Tuesday Throwdown is kicking off 2012 with a theme of Shiny New Year ( use something shiny) Come join in the fun. Robyn's Fetish is our sponsor and I have water colored the Ballerina image. Her little crown is covered with gold stickles. The pretty dp has lots of shine but sure wasnt able to capture it. My flowers and mat for the image are made from glassine paper. My ribbon also has some pretty shine to it. This is for my nephew's twins upcoming birthday. The twins are a boy and girl and his daughter Danni is nicknamed pink.

Entering Challenges:

Crafty Boots: Celebrations
Whoopsi Daisy: Free and Easy
The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
Critter Sketch: Celebrations

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2012-01-02T04:07:00.000-08:00

Happy 2012 my friends! I for one am looking forward to a new and" improved" year how about you?? We are starting off the New Year with an Anything Goes theme at Heart Song. I have used the Chrysanthemum image found here. Im ready to take a time out from red so yellow and golds were my choice for today. The image was water colored. Things have been in such turmoil with my mom being sick for so long that my birthday slipped by during that time but later I received several wonderful paper crafting goodies from friends and family. I used my new Spellbinder label #18to cut out the mat then embossed with with my new SU basket weave embossing folder. The dp is some my friend Martha sent me for my birthday. The top is cut with a Spellbinder Fleur De Lis and some little jewels added. The Cherry Lynn butterfly is sprayed with several glimmer mists. A dyed ribbon and sentiment finish off the card.

Entering Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish: Anything Goes
Pile it On: Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox: Something New
Wee Memories: New

Happy New Years

2011-12-31T15:03:00.000-08:00

Hello Sweet Friends, I Haven't been around during the holiday break as my time has been devoted to taking care of my mother. I usually do my visiting and commenting on your blogs during the evenings but my mom doesn't have a computer so my computer time has been very limited! Hoping things will be getting back to normal in the next week or two. I did want to take a minute to wish you all have a most wonderful and blessed 2012.

Blog Hop Winners

2011-12-23T00:21:00.000-08:00

Today is the day~~~ The Pixie Cottage is announcing all the winners from the Blog Hop. Each blog has drawn a winner so be sure to
stop by and see if it is you!!

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

2011-12-21T01:16:00.000-08:00

This is the last Pixie Cottage Challenge for 2011. As always we have a sketch and or theme. This weeks theme is Someone Special. My tag is for my grandson, the backside has a pocket that I tucked his gift card in. Forgot to take a pic of the back. I cut my oval with a Spellbinder, water colored Sebastian and added some glittered snowflakes. The little bottom dodad is a Spellbinder and so it the top holder for the ribbon.
Again Im so sorry I havent been around commenting but the on going nightmare with my mom has taken another turn ans she is back in the hospital. Hope you all have a Wonderful and Blessed Christmas.

Entering Challenges:
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Christmas
Craft Room: Die Cuts & punches
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine
There She Goes Clear Stamps: Last minute tags

Passionately Artistic

2011-12-21T00:59:00.000-08:00

Passionately Artistic is celebrating Christmas so you have lots of possibilities! My card is very simple. A little stitching, layers, Spellbinder pennant and a filigree tree a friend gave me. The sentiment was cut with a Spellbinder star. Be sure to stop by and join the linking party to be eligible for a prize.

Entering Challenge:
Papertake Weekly: Last Christmas card of the year

Crafty Boots: Christmas
Kreative Stempelfreunde: Christmas

Celebrating our 100th Challenge with a Blog Hop

2011-12-14T00:21:00.000-08:00

It's a very special challenge at The PixIe Cottage this week as we are celebrating our 100th challenge!

To mark this special occasion we are having an "Anything Goes Christmas" challenge and also a blog hop for some very special prizes!

You should have come to me from the talented Tanya Rudd and if not then please go to The PixIe Cottage so that you don't miss a spot on the hop.

You'll need to collect letters from all the blogs on the hop to be in with a chance of winning.

Also you must leave a comment at all the blogs as each one is giving away a PixIe Cottage Digital Image of your choice, so plenty of prizes to be had.

Finally when you get back to the The PixIe Cottage leave your name and link to your blog in the Inlinkz box for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Michelle's Scrapbooking & More! We'd love you to enter with a Christmas card/project but if you are only entering the blog hop please add BH after your name. Only one "Blog Hop Only" entry per person.

So now you just need to leave me a comment and then hop along to another one of my talented teamies, Nancy Holland to carry on with the fun! Remember to be sure to collect the letters at each of the blogs to be In the drawings! Winners will be announced
Friday Dec 23rd.

I just love the Snow Fairy by Alisa R amirez. So pretty for this time of year and versatile to use on cards, pennants, ornaments and much more. I' ve used her for both of these projects.A two sided oranament was made from several layers of Spellbinder Scalloped circles, a fan fold circle edged with a MS punch. The pretty little Snow Fairy is water colored, cut out and added to the fan fold. A few jingle bells and jewels finish this ornament off.

This one was made with 12 Spellbinder ornaments cut and attached to form the honeycomb ornament. A top from an old ornament, bow made with ribbon dyed to match the paper and the same water colored Snow Fairy. A few beads to finish it off

The last project is a pennant using the The Christ Child by Tricia Moore. The image was water colored and cut out for the center pennant. Several layers cut and one using the Spellbinder pennant. Snowflakes, buttons, ribbon, jingle bells and glitter for some embellies.

Yippee was finally able to get the pennants uploaded!!

Thanks for dropping by and joining our Pixie Cottage Blog Hop.

Entering Challenges:

The Stamping Boutique: Non Traditional Christmas Colors...purple

Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Creative Card Crew: Tis the Season

My Time to Craft: Vintage Christmas

Cupcake Craft: Sparkle, shine, gleams and glitter

Papertake Weekly: Im dreaming of ( fav color) Christmas...purple

Crafty Boots: Christmas

Tuesday Throwdown

2011-12-13T00:43:00.000-08:00

This will be our last Challenge for 2011 at Tuesday Throwdown. Our theme this week is for someone special. Our sponsor My Grafico gave us these lovely images to work with. I chose the cardinal since it seems to be one of the traditional Christmas icons.

Water colored the bird and holly and part of the flourish. I started to do the flourish in stickes but changed mid stream! Some My minds eye paper made a quiet background along with some stitching. The cutouts are all Spellbinders and the punched edge is MS.
Hope you all have a fabulous Christmas!!

Entering Challenges:
Hooked on Crafts: Christmas
Crafty Boots: Christmas
Kreative Stampelfreunde: Christmas

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-12-12T05:03:00.000-08:00

This will be the last Heart Song Challenge until the New Year. Today you can choose snowflakes and/ or doilies. We look forward to see you creations so hop on over and join us. My card is for my son in law who just deployed after Thanksgiving. An easel card with a Christmasy stripe stitched onto the solids. Some snowflake embellies on the top along with the MS punched edge. The sentiment is cut out with a Spellbinder pennant. Printed the fun little Heart Song trees in two sized and water colored. A Cherry Lynn doily topped with a fan fold as a tree holder.

2011-12-10T11:49:00.000-08:00

Like many others I work 8-11 hr days depending on which day and then have been coming home changing clothes and racing off to my moms to stay with her, jump up in the early am get her up and fed then race home to shower dress and off to work. Don't know about you but I don't sleep well other places. The past 5 weeks of her being in the hospital and my dad also in the hosp and off to the emergency room several times and trying to keep up with team responsibilities plus just regular life has been quite the ride. After getting mom up fed and settled then heading home this morn my dad called and asked me to come something was wrong thought he needed to go to the hosp. I took a minute prayed and then raced over. After accessing the situation, did some nurse Davi stuff, got him reassured and settled down I then ran to the store for him and came back home. At that point I just thought I needed take a stroll in the garden for a little quiet time before getting busy doing all the things that have to be done today. It was so peaceful and the sun hitting on the plants looked so pretty thought I would take some pics.

The petunias were so bright and cheery made me smile to see their little faces.

The narcissus were polar opposites of the petunias so quiet and peaceful with the pretty soft white flowers waving in the breeze.

I thought the swirling in the lettuce center was very interesting like looking

down in a little secret hole.

The rabbits decided to go exploring night before last and totally wiped out my broccoli :( and helped themselves to some of the lettuce too . Guess they were full and didnt finish making the rounds to the cabbage which they usually love. While they were making the smorgasbord rounds they also dug test holes Everywhere!! Gotta love those little rascals.

Took a pic of them so you could see the guilty culprits. Just venting a bit and sharing a
few of the pics you might enjoy :)

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-12-07T00:11:00.000-08:00

Wednesday means a new challenge over at The Pixie Cottage. Our theme is Last Minute Gifts & Cards and as always you can chose to use the sketch.
Also wanted to say a big thanks to all of your for your thoughts and prayers! Excited to say mom finally got to come home last night. She has a long road to recovery but at least she is home.

This gift set is for my nephew. I started with a recycled cracker can which I covered in red paper. The Three Gingerbread Men image by Tina Akonom is found at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More. I stamped the image twice, water colored and added the white "frosting" trim then cut one of the image into two pieces.
Part of the image was attached to the label cut from the Spellbinder label #20 folded over the bag of candy.
The other whole gingerbread man was added to the tag and attached to the jar full of cocoa mix and marshmallows. After stitching a couple dps together I added the other image to the layers and attached to the can. The top was covered with couple layers cut with the Spellbinder scalloped circle. Then sentiment was cut out with the Spellbinder scalloped oval. Some red ribbons to add a little festive note and viola.

Entering Challenges:
The Ribbon Reel: Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles: Colors of Christmas
Creative Card Crew: Tis The Season
Papertake Weekly: Anything goes
My Craft Spot: Christmas treat & Gift packaging
Creative Craft: Stitching real or faux

Passionately Artistic

Now this is to show that snowflakes come in more that just white LOL. A simple little card with a little wreath made by punching lots of snowflakes in several colors of green. Some of them are glittered. After I assembled the wreath a little red bow was added and all was added to the layer of gold paper then again onto the white. A little Merry Christmas sentiment stamped and cut out with a Spellbinder flower die. This is a fun way to quickly decorate a card.

Entering Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Snowflakes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT: Snowflakes & Sparkle
Cards und More: Snowflakes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-12-06T00:03:00.000-08:00

Such a busy time of year but we hope you will come on over and join us in our new challenge this week at Tuesday Throwdown. The theme is Celebrate the Season. Our lovely images came from our sponsor Robyns Fe tish. After water coloring my image I used a little diamond dust glitter to high light to snow. Cut the image out with a Spellbinder label # 16. The snowflakes were punched with a Marvy punch and a little glitter added to them also. The edges were punched with a MS snowflake punch.

Entering Challenges:
Incy Wincy Designs: Non Traditional Christmas Colors

The Crafty Bloggers: Shades of Winter
Pollycraft Monday: Christmas Fun
The Pink Elephant: Snowflakes & Sparkle
Hooked on Crafts: Winter Wonderland

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-12-05T01:13:00.000-08:00

Ready for a new week?? Come on over and join our new challenge at Heart Song...Christmas and/or Red Green & White. My candle image is available at the Heart Song Shop. After water coloring and adding stickles I cut it out. The dp was cut out and foam dotted on to create a frame to set the image into. The sentiment was fancied up with a the little Spellbinder designs and some brads covered with stickles.

Entering Challenges:
The Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes
Come and Get it: Anything Christmas
Truly Madly Crafty: Christmas image & Colors
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes
So Artful: Tis The Season

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-11-30T00:07:00.000-08:00

Scroll down for the Passionately Artistic post. Today at the Pixie Cottage week

have a sketch or the theme is Holiday Decor.

I made a Christmas wreath with a bazillion fan medallions, well at least it felt as if I made a bazillion of them! I also made a few of the little folded tube ornaments. While taking care of my mother this holiday week I took lots of strips of paper and made medallions in my spare time. I didn't give much thought to assembly, should have made them smaller. You know the good old hindsight deal lol!Using several different papers by Bo Bunny, Stampin Up and Authentique. Lots of Stickles and a few buttons. My sweet little water colored image is one of the new Pixie Cottage stamps, Not even a mouse found at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More. This will be a little gift to cheer my sweet mom up. The team has some great inspiration for you so stop by.

Entering Challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday: A gift/anything but a card
Stamp N Doodle: Red, Green + 1 color
Whimsey Stamps Inspiration: Anything but a card
Pollycraft Monday: Christmas Fun
Craft Your Passion: Tis the season...holiday or winter related

The Crafty Bloggers Network: Anything but a card/ 3D
Stampin' Royalty: Anything but a card

Dream Valley: Sparkle

Verve Holiday Diva Dare:A Handmade Christmas

Passionately Artistic

Passionately Artistic is gearing up for the Christmas holidays. Be sure to stop by and join the linking party this week. As you can see the card is embossed with the snowflake embossing folder, and stitched onto the base. Stickle dots were added to the stars and then they were stacked using foam dots. A webbed ribbon and the sentiment added for a very simple card.

Entering Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Digi: Winter

Deep Ocean: C is for.... Christmas

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Stars
Inky Impressions: Peppermint twist

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-11-29T03:03:00.000-08:00

The challenge today at Tuesday Throwdown is a masculine Holiday card. Our sponsor is Dude Time Doodles. My simple card used the water colored images that I cut out and then matted on the dotted swiss embossed mat. A little jeweled holly in the corner. The sentiment is matted on the red cut out with a Spellbinder label and attached with the square brads. The star and tree garland were covered in Stickles. The team has made a some fun man cards, check them out.Lexi's Creations: One for the boys
Paper Creations Ink: Christmas

Craft Your Passion: Tis the Season
Stamps R Us: Emboss it
Incy Wincy Designs: Trees

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-11-28T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Heart Song has a great challenge for you this week! It is a banner and/or buttons. I love banners don't you?
My banner is rather simple today as I have had very little crafting time this week. My mom is home from the hospital and I have been staying with her taking care of her since Wed eve. Sorry I have been MIA but she doesnt have a computer so I have not been able to get around to visit all of you and comment on your creations. Hope to be back on track this week.

I cut out the purple using a Spellbinder banner then stitched on the dotted dp. A few fan fold medallions using a dp with edges frosted with diamond dust Stickles and MS snowflake punch centers. I used the Heart Song Nativity image found Here, and cut out baby Jesus for the center banner.The large stars are cut with a Spellbinder layered with one covered in stickles and then the Cherry Lynn Butterflies added. Stars and snowflakes with lots of silver Stickles along with some buttons for few embellies. There is lots of Stickles making lots of sparkle but just couldnt seem to capture it. The banners are all put together with the old antique crocheted lace. For the sentiment I used part of the Scripture from Luke 2. Come on over and join us!!

Entering Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away: Buttons & bows
Gingerloft: Winter or Christmas
Creative Inspirations: Anything but a card
Allsorts: Pennants
Totally Gorjuss: Sparkle
Hiding in My Craft Room: Holiday any Holiday

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T03:03:00.000-08:00

Just want to say I'm thankful for all my blogging friends, you are the best!! Hope all of you in the have a Wonderful day and
you in the US have a Blessed Thanksgiving.

Just a little fan fold album I made .

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

2011-11-23T00:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Wednesday, time for a new Challenge at The Pixie Cottage. Lots of choices, it is a Set...Cards or tags, gift box, bag and card or our sketch. I made 6 Christmas tags using one of the lovely new Pixie images: Snow Fairy by Alisa Ramirez found at Michelle's Scrapbooking and MoreEach of the pretty little images were water colored a different color and then stickles were added to all the scrolling on each of the dresses and also to the wings. Using the aqua, red and green as Christmasy colors for all the tags.I used a Spellbinder Pennant for the base and then cut and embossed a Bazzill paper triangle to fit inside. Next I used some Christmas print triangles to match.

The little Snow Fairy is mounted on a piece that was embossed and cut out with a Spellbinder Scalloped Circle. I added a lacy snowflake with a bead in each center. The sentiments and mat were all punched with SU and Marvy punches, stitched and then a little jewel added. Lastly I dyed ribbons to match each one and added a bell to each bottom. I like the different shape for fun. Can't wait to see your creations. Sorry not to get around to do much commenting, my moms still in hosp and Im spending all my time there when not working.

All the tags piled up so you can see all the different colored images

Entering Challenges:
Paper Pretties: Tags tags tags
My Partner in Crafting Crime:Christmas Tags
Kaboodle Doodles: Baby its Cold Outside
Whimsy Stamps: Tag you're it
Bows and Berries: Make a Tag
Make It Monday: Anything goes
Get Hippity with Ippity: Embossing

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-11-21T01:53:00.000-08:00

A new week and I for one am certainly looking for a better one!!! For our Heart Song Challenge this week we are looking for a circle shaped card and/or thank you.This is one of the Heart Song's new Christmas digis. Used a Spellbinder scalloped circle for the dp and a scalloped rectangle for the image.Used a piece of my new dp. Some stickles, jewels, few punched snowflakes, tag and ribbon for some embellies. Hope you all come on over and and see my wonderful teammates creations and show us yours.

Just have to share this, for my birthday
tomorrow my Sweet friend
Martha sent me a big box stuffed
full of tons of paper crafting treasures
A scoreboard, all kinds of pretty
dps, foam pads, jewels, flowers
and a beautiful card with a
special message.Wow, am I blessed
to have such a wonderful friend!!

Entering Challenges:
Make My Monday: Christmas w/ flower, snowflakes or foliage
Daisy Doodles Creative: Christmas + digi
Lollipop Crafts: Anything goes
Lexi's Creations: No straight edges
Paper Creations Ink: Christmas Theme

The Pixie Cottage Challenge/ Passionately Artistic

2011-11-16T02:09:00.000-08:00

It's Wednesday and another Passionately Artistic Challenge. Lots of opportunity to win this time. Every 50th entry is a winner!! Be sure to stop by and join the party this week! Do you have those months when you have lots of birthday and anniversaries. November is one of those months, my dad, sis, niece, nephew, stepdaughter and myself all have birthdays + 2 anniversaries. That means lots of cards :) This one is for my step daughter whose birthday is Friday. I started with a handful of my vintage buttons and a heart. Added some ribbon dyed to match, embossing, a border cut with a Spellbinder Fleur De Lis and a MS punched edge that I accordian pleated to make a simple feminine card. I used Mona's CR84Fn42 color challenge.

Entering challenges:

Crafting When We Can: Female Birthday
2 Sisters: Anything goes
Mark's Finest Papers: Favorite Technique..embossing
Deep Ocean: Vintage

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE

How about joining us this week?? We have a sketch or you can chose to use the theme which is Family Thankfulness. Since this is the time of year we seem to be thinking about the things we are thankful for I made a Thanksgiving card. Im thankful for many things but most especially for my wonderful family! This is fun little step card is for my sweet Sis Shannon. I used three different Pixie Cottage images. I cut the two
figures out of the scenes, water
colored and put on the first step. Then
I punched lots of ovals and circles to make the pumpkins along with the leaves for the second step. The third step has the pumpkin bench image with another little pumpkin to sit on the bench. I made some leaves for the side step and attached little pumpkin to the sentiment. The papers were embossed and edges distressed. The sentiments were mounted on Spellbinder label # 21 and the beaded circles.

Entering Challenges:
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: Thanks
The Corrosive: Give Thanks
Sentimental Sundays : Thanksgiving/Thanks'
Our Creative Corner: Pumpkins/Pumpkin Pie
Celebrate the Occasion: Thanksgiving + a punch
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Create a card that depicts gratitude based on I Thessalonians 5:18

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-11-15T01:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Tuesday to you all. Are you ready for this weeks Tuesday Throwdown? It is circles circles, can be a shaped card, dies cuts punches or the dp. So you all can hop on over and join us! Our generous sponsors My Grafico supplied us with this fun Friendship collection. Now I decided to made a criss cross pocket and tag. Lots of real & faux stitching and a embossed insert for the inside of the pocket. I used several of the images which were all water colored and cut out. The circular friend sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinder scalloped circle then the pink mat attached and the flower was foam dotted on for some dimension with the little cut out dragon fly added. I cut the tag with the same Spellbinder scalloped oval then attached the sentiment and images. All wrapped up with a ribbon and bow!

Entering Challenges:
Make It Monday: Always anything goes
Bow and Berries: A tag
Daisy Doodles: Anything goes w/ a digi
Pollycraft Monday: Friendship
Dream Valley: Stitching
Catch The Bug: A pocket

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-11-14T00:02:00.000-08:00

Well I'm thinking life is beginning to settle down a bit and I wanted to thank you all for the prayers and well wishes. My husband had his surgery and we think that it was successful.He can feel that something is touching his fingers but the hand is splinted and wrapped so we won't know the extent of feeling or if attachment of the ligament worked for another week. My dad has also recovered from his surgery and after some rough days the infection and swelling is better in my moms knee and she may get to come home Fri or Sat.
So onto today's HEART SONG CHALLENGE...Gold and/or Glitter. I used both. This nativity scene is one of the latest Heart Song images. I made it very simple by covering all the lines in gold Stickles. On each of the Magi I used a little touch of colored Stickles. The gold frame is cut with a Spellbinder Fleur De Lis and matted on the embossed white and again on the gold. A little gold stitching used to attach the white to the gold. The sentiment was punched out with SU oval and scalloped oval. The sheer ribbon bow is Offray.

Entering Challenges:
Paper Sundaes: Use a digi
Pile It On: Traditional Christmas
Craft Hazelnut's Christmas: Whatever lights your candle
Totally Gorjuss: Christmas Traditions
Stamps R Us: Bling it on

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-11-09T02:59:00.000-08:00

Im a little late posting.... my husband is having surgery today and I have to work out of town and cant be there, had to send him off with a friend :( Pixie Cottage is my first card and I chose to use the theme today, but you can use the sketch or both if you chose. The theme is Blue for a boy.
I made a little birth announcement. My sweet little image, Baby Blake is water colored and cut out with the a Spellbinder flower. A little punched layered sentiment and a button to finish it off.

Make It Monday: Always anything goes
Allsorts: Anything but a square
Our Creative Corner: Masculine card/project

My second card is for Passionately Artistic.... I used a fall thankful theme. This is the little booklet I'm making for our family to journal about Thanksgiving this year. The inside has several pages and some images to decorate the inside.

Entering Challenges:
City Crafters: Thanks *giving
Creative Inspirations: Anything goes
Lollipop Crafts: Thanksgiving/fall
Pile It On: Thanksgiving or give thanks

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-11-08T01:59:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Throwdown challenge this week is your favorite color combo. Our sponsor Stitchy Bear have generously supplied us with so great images. I chose this beautiful parrot. My most favorite colors are purples and greens so have used it but also added a little teal in for the parrot. I water colored my image and then cut out with a Spellbinder scalloped oval.The print is paper pizzaz and solids are Bazzill. Stickles was added to the parrot and dots on the fleur de lis.
The sentiment was punched with a SU oval and little fleur de lis added to each side. The ribbon was hand dyed and a little flower added to the center. You really need to stop by and see the rest of the teams Great cards. Such a fun challenge so why not stop by and show us your favorite colors!

Entering Challenges:
Daisy Doodles Creative: Anything goes w/digi
Incy Wincy Designs: Stitching
Birthday Sundays: Birthday with sentiment on front

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-11-07T00:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday, hoping for a better week how about you. Are you ready for our Heartsong Inspiration challenge, it is Anything Goes this week. Don't you think this is such a pretty image and it is so versatile. Leah is currently moving all images to a new location. You will find them HERE. Be patient it may take a week or two to get them all moved. This image was water colored and foam dotted on. The design dps are SU. Cut a looped section using the Spellbinder pennant then ran thru dotted swiss embossing folder. Dyed some scrim for the bow and fasten with the button.
A friend just gave me some beautiful butterflies, this is one of them. Used SU oval and oval scalloped for the sentiment. An easy challenge so why not stop by and join us!!

Entering Challenges:
Creative Inspirations: Anything Goes
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

2011-11-04T23:30:00.000-07:00

Thought I would share some pics of an album I made. This was my gift to take for swapping at our girly reunion. It is an altered paper bag. Lots of tearing, distressing, inking, painting, doodling, stitching and tags. Some of the pages have little flip over or flip up pages on them.

The tags that were tucked in have some personalized info about each of the ladies
plus there are lots of tags to journal and write
info on and phone numbers.

After the first time we got together a couple years ago one of the ladies tagged us as the
"ya ya sisters" it kinda stuck and so I had to include that in the album. I have tried to
get these in order but they just wont cooperate but at least you can see all the different
pages and how there are places to add photos and journaling. The big pockets also have
lots of tags in them. Some of the pages have journaling and under the tags are some doodling,
collages and poems. Too many photos to show all of that.

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-11-02T00:17:00.000-07:00

It's Challenge time and an eXtra special Wednesday because it is my Sweet dad's 89th birthday. My first card is for Passionately Artistic and also for my Dad. A heart filled with music to wish him a wonderful birthday and a fun little cardboard flower. The bow is tied onto a button.The Corners are punched with a MS looped corner punch and the stamped sentiment with a Spellbinder Label #17.

Entering Challenges:
Incy Wincy Designs: Dots & Stripes
Birthday Sundaes: Birthday Card
Dream Valley: Anything goes
Fashionable Stamping: Coffee Cream and hint of chocolate

The Pixie Cottage Challenge today is get started... Christmas and/or the sketch. Yikes you know is not quite 60 days away!! This is my first Christmas card. I really like this pretty image, Don't you think it has a very warm welcoming look to it? You can find this lovely image called Winter Window at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More. The image is water colored and stickles added to the snow. The tree and window awning were cut out and pop dotted up for dimension. The plaid and image were cut with a Spellbinder Label #17 and the sentiment was cut with a Spellbinder Label #10.

Entering Challenges:

Christmas Inspiration: Bows
Come and Get it: Anything goes
Anything Goes: Stitching real or faux
The Ribbon Girl: Jingle all the way to Christmas+ribbon

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-11-01T01:59:00.000-07:00

Today at Tuesday Throwdown our sponsor is Robyn's Fetish and our challenge is so appropriate for this time of year, thanks or a derivative of thanks. I'm using the Bernice Red Hat Bear image. I water colored the cute little image and cut out with a Spellbinder. The top green was ran thru a embossing folder and bottom is a Basic Grey print. The center was double punched with a MS daisy punch and a little stamped border added. Some dyed ribbon and flower button to finish it off.
Be sure to stop by and join us.

Entering Challengs:
Ooh La La Creations: Stitching real or faux
Pollycraft Monday: Anything goes
The Squirrel and The Fox: Hats or flowers

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-10-31T01:17:00.000-07:00

First I just wanted to thank everyone for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments this past week and apologize for not getting by to see all your wonderful creations. I've got an overload of life going on right now but hope to be back on track soon.

It is a new week and here at Heart Song Inspiration we have an either or challenge. It is embossing and/ or 3+ layers. I decided to use both. I used the sketch from My Time Made Easy. My Heart Song image is called Ana and Flower, you can find it and many more Here. The image was water colored and then the wing and flower were cut out and popped up for some dimension. Be sure to stop by and join us.

Entering Challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint: Fall
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Isaiah 1:18....fall colors
Craft Your Days Away: Autumn/fall
Wee Memories: Brads, buttons or bows

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-10-26T00:17:00.000-07:00

Already Wednesday again and time for a new Pixie Cottage Challenge. I used the sketch this week. The theme is Go For The Gold.

My card uses the DCWV glitter sweet collection and SU papers. This is one of the "Sweet" new Pixie Cupckake images available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More.I water colored it and then added the different sprinkles. I used stickles to make the silver cupcake holders. It was cut out with a Spellbinder Label #2. I cut out two little candles and added a little stickles to them also.Used the SU oval and scalloped oval for the sentiment and everything was foam dotted on.

Entering Challenges:
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter: Anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters: AnythingGoes

Passionately Artistic Challenge

A clean and simple card today, the image is an old one with no name on the stamp.
Lots of tiny little areas to color and it was a bit of a challenge but I love the image.
Tried different colors for mat and finally decided the bold maroon was a good
compliment. Really liked the touch of bright white. Be sure to hop on
over and link up to the current party.

Entering Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments: No design papers
Wacky Wednesday: Anything Goes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-10-25T00:02:00.000-07:00

Hope you week has started off well. Don't know about you but sure seems to be way to busy lately! Well getting on to the Tuesday Throwdown challenge, It is a very bright one...

Use Primary Colors. Our sponsor this week is
My Grafico who gave us the perfect images for
this challenge, circus. I water colored three of
the images for my card. The fun shiny stripe
seemed just right to go with the circus figures!
Finished with the little pennants. And there you
have it lots of Primary Colors! The team has
lots of very fun creations so be sure to stop by
and see them. Can't wait to see your creations :)

Entering Challenges:
Make It Monday: Always anything goes
Designed2delight: Cute Critters

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-10-24T00:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday to you all...hope you are doing well. Heart Song Inspiration
has a new challenge today. No sentiment and/or harvest. I used the new
image Corn & Wheat, you can purchase here.
After water coloring the image I cut it out with the
Spellbinder scalloped oval then matted on the grey.
The yellow crackled dp is from The Paper Studio.
The blue was embossed with a damask folder and
then punched with a EK Success punch. The ribbon
was dyed and tied together with the button and the
tag was punched and added.

My colors are from Mona's
CR84FN Color Challenge

Entering Challenges:
Gingerloft: Halloween or Fall
One Stitch At A Time: Emboss it
If The Shoe Fits: Halloween or Fall
Stampin With The Dragon: Buttons & Bows
Karen's Doodles: Emboss it
Squigglefly: Saying Thanks

Operation Write Home Fundraiser Bloghop

2011-10-20T19:03:00.000-07:00

Have you heard of Operation Write Home?? They are an organization that collects and sends cards to the Men and Women serving our Country. They use these handmade cards to send home to their loved ones! If you have loved ones serving you know how difficult it is for them to leave their families. These handmade cards are a special way for them to send home personal messages! Sending the letters abroad is not a cheap undertaking and with the holidays coming up there are plenty of cards needing to go. OWH is in great need of FUNDS to ship these cards. Deedee and Katlyn have graciously drawn up several different image collections for you to purchase.

These images are available for sale at K 'n K B log HERE. They are $2.00 a set
or all of the sets for $10.00. A 100% of all proceeds will go to OWH for shipping costs.
We would also encourage you to send cards to OWH. You can go HERE to the site for more information but there is one BIG requirement and
that is NO glitter. It could endanger lives!! Also it is best
to make an A4 size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2).

You should have arrived here from the talented Tricia's blog

All my cards are A4 size to send to OWH...
First two are from the Kolar's Care Collection

The card was stitched around, lace added and buttons tied on. The image is water colored. I thought the image made a fun little tag to go along with some dog treats.
Entering Challenges:
Cards & Things: A Sketch
Bunny Zoe's: Lace it up
Cupcake Craft: Buttons & Bows
Forever Friends: Sentiment plus animal

The Cute little snowman image is from the Snow Thankful Collection. Made this little one using SU papers, Spellbinders and MS & Marvy punches.

Entering Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments:Snowmen

The Stamping Boutique: Someone Special

Ooh la La Creations: Let it Snow

Mojo Monday: A Sketch

Aud Sentiments: Sentiment & winter theme

ABC

This one uses the an image from the Thoughtful Teddies Collection. A little criss cross pocket card and tag using Bo Bunny dp. The Teddy was water colored and cut out with a Spellbinder flower shape. The edges were made with a MS punch and the sentiment punched with SU punches. The

tag was embossed and a flower added to the top
along with a ribbon.

Entering Challenges:

My Time to Craft: Punches & Dies

K B Cute Monday: Anything Goes

Woodware: Anything Goes

Shelly's Images: Show us what you got

Whimsey Stamps: Make your own flowers

This cute little kitty is from the Patriotic Pickles Collection.
The image is water colored and cut out.
I used the star and dotted swiss embossing folders,
heart punches, button and bow as embellies.

Entering Challenges:

Crazy Amigos: Numbers

Try Stamping on Tuesday: Sketch
Cupcake Crafts: Buttons & Bows
Charisma Cardz: Embossing,,,wet or dry

Your next stop will be at Cleota's blog so you will to hop on over and check out
her Lovely creation and don't for get to leave a comment!

You will have until Sunday evening at 8:00 pm Pacific time to comment. Comments from all participants will be collected and two Lucky winners will receive a Digi pkgs generously donated by Katlyn at K'nK Designs. We will announce winners on Monday.

PLEASE consider helping by buying one or all the stamp sets or just donating,

any amount would be appreciated! You will be blessing someone who is
serving with the opportunity to receive some wonderful handmade
cards to send home to their loved ones!

"NOT A CARD MAKER? Donate to help with

shipping! HERE

Operation Write Home needs your generous assistance to get the holiday boxes shipped overseas. Sponsor a box for $13, or any amount you choose - click on the yellow PayPal button on the Operation Write Home site to make a gift directly right now, or send in a gift with your box of cards!"

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-10-19T00:17:00.000-07:00

Yeah half way thru the week! That means its time for another Pixie Cottage Challenge.
As always we have a sketch you can use or the theme is Sweet as Candy. I've used
the "sweet image Fairy Molly by Eileen Gutierez. This stamp and all others can be
found at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More

The little candy print is DCWV Sweet Collection
The dotted dp is from my scrap box. The
little image was water colored and Stickles added to her wings. The happy tags are cut with the Spellbinder Label #20,the letters and brads added then foam dotted on as is the image and punched sentiment.

Entering Challenges:

My Time to Craft: Punches & Dies
The Corrosive: Flying Things
The Squirrel and The Fox: One for the Girls

Passionately Artistic has a open challenge going on right now so hop
over and join in. I used an old Stampin Up set stamping several different layers and
adding a little more color with the water colors. Two torn layers for some
color and a dyed ribbon to match. A trio of jewels for a little sparkle.
Entering Challenges:
Twin Touch Markers: Florals
The Ribbon Reel: Pretty Pastel Florals
Stamptacular Sunday: You Choose

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-10-18T00:06:00.000-07:00

Good Morning ladies... Tuesday Throwdown Challenge
for this week is a Shaped card. Our Sponsor is
Stampin Up Demonstrator Catherine Pooler.
The talented ladies on our team have some great
examples for you today so be sure to
stop by each of their blogs and give them some love.
I'm trying to make things that meet challenge
requirements and will fill my needs for this
busy time of year. I decided a leaf shape
would make a perfect thank you for ladies in my
Women's Ministry group. I drew a leaf then
folded all my 8 1/2 by 11 papers in half length wise. I placed the leaf on the fold as you can see the
left side of the leaf is a bit squared off so it will open.
I used my Stampin Up inks for this project. I dropped
yellows, browns greens and rusts on a piece of
foil then whiffed with water. After it all ran together
I pounced the leaves in it. I'm really happy how
they turned out, they are all a bit different. I then
made lighter colored papers and punched out
the small leaves to put on the sentiment. After
all the big leaves were colored I also randomly stamped with my SU canvas bg stamp using
brown to give a bit extra to them. I then used
a black marker to give some veining to the leaves.
In this pic you are able to see how it opens
from the side. On the inside I cut a piece of lighter colored paper so I would be able
to write a personal message to each of the ladies. A little faux stitching to finish it off.

Entering Challenges:
Crafty Boots: Autumn or Halloween
Get Hippity with Ippity: Fall Colours
Stamps R Us: Natures Gift
UnstampaBelles: Fall/Autumn
Victorine Stamps: Fall creations
One Stitch At A Time: Shape Up

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-10-17T00:06:00.000-07:00

The ladies at Heart Song have some lovely creations to inspire you today.
Come join us in our newest challenge, my favorite ...Flowers and/or Felt
I have used one of the new images, a sunflower
With the holidays and several birthdays just around the
corner Im working on gifts. My friend redid her bathroom with black tiles and brushed nickle accents and sunflowers. After water coloring several of sunflowers I cut them all out and mounted on the cut out base. I decorated three sides of this jar and lid with the sunflower image then filled it with some bath salts I made for her. Made a little tag with the instructions on it.

The base of the card was embossed then I sewed
around the entire card. Added the layers
stitched, sponged and foam dotted on.
Added the cut out sunflower and dyed some ribbon then tied on with the
little button. And no this card isnt curved
guess it was the angle I took the pic.

Entering Challenges:

Cupcake Craft: Buttons and Bows
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Paper Playtime: Sentiment plus Buttons & Bows
Stamp With Fun: A Gift
The Emerald Fairie: Flowers

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenges

2011-10-12T01:17:00.000-07:00

The Pixie Cottage Post...

Here it is Wednesday again and time for a new challenge at The Pixie Cottage. Our theme is dark & Spooky and there is also a sketch you can choose to use. I used Michelle's spooky tree background image and the sketch. The image was water colored with some stickles added to the clouds. The background was darkened with chalk. The black was embossed with a dotted swiss folder and mounted on the dp. I drew the bat, spider and web to fit in the three little squares then foam dotted them on and tied the sentiment on with a strip of cheesecloth. Be sure to stop on by and join us.

Entering Challenges:
Shopping Our Stash: Spooky or Orange & black
Woodware: Anything goes

This post is for Passionately Artistic

A little gift box made from piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper.It folds up into a perfect
little gift box to fill with treats and treasures. Some stiff plastic covered
wire wrapped around dowel for a handle.

Using a SU scalloped punch on

one edge I made two rosettes flowers adding different centers to each one. The top trim was made with a black piece punched with a SU scalloped punch, the periwinkle punched with the MS daisy punch and a
little white strip added. The big sheer periwinkle bow and leaves were added to the top and a button to the one on the box. Quick and a fun way to give a little gift.

Entering Challenges:
Hooked on Craft: Anything but a card
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie: Bingo card...Flower, Border punch & Ribbon

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-10-11T00:11:00.000-07:00

Hope your week is starting off well. For our Challenge at Tuesday Throwdown we are joining in celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month! I have lost two friends to Breast Cancer but several others have been saved because of the awareness programs. We are using PINK on our cards today. Our Sponsor this week is Sweet 'n' Sassy and the image is called Every Day Miracles. Stop by and join us in the very important month of Awareness!

Thinking pink I started out using a fun little print with lots of pink in it. I used SU pink & white for the rest of the card. The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinder Label #20. The layers of scallops were also cut with Spellbinder I cut out the butterflies and water colored them, also added a little stickles to them. The little pink ribbon symbol for Breast Cancer in the corner with a little jewel finished it off.
There are many Breast Cancer sites and info available on line and in your local areas. BE SURE to inform yourself and take the appropriate actions. It can mean you life.

Entering Challenges:
Lexi's Creations: Pink for Boobies
Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts: Think Pink
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Anything Goes
Jellypark Friends: Add Pink & a Ribbon
Just Add Ink: Just add...a die cut

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-10-10T00:03:00.000-07:00

I know many of you have been enjoying nice cool fall weather but here in the

desert it has still been hot. We got some rain last week and it really cooled off for
the weekend. It is warming up a bit but still beautiful! Thought I'd share whats
going on in my part of the world just in case you were wondering lol
Our challenge today is Die Cuts and/or Sponged Background. Be sure
to hop on over to Heart Song Inspiration to see all the creative ideas
the team has for you!

I LOVE this Cherry Frame, so many fun possibilities! It speaks vintage to me so I used some lovely vintage dp from The Paperie.The image was water colored. I also love circles they always have such a great flow to them. Decided to use several layers cut with the Spellbinder Scalloped Circle. Plenty of stitching
real and faux, a little sponging for a bit of
distressing and some decorative corners made with a MS looped corner punch. Lastly made a bow and added an old vintage button because it reminded me of the cherries. Now be sure to hop on over and join us this week.

Entering Challenges:
Crafty Card Makers: Anything Goes
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin': Stitches
Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes
Cuddly Buddly Crafts: Check it Out
Card Cupids Blog: Decorative Stamp

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE & PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

2011-10-05T01:16:00.000-07:00

Today at The Pixie Cottage our theme is Fall Fun and

we also have a sketch you can choose to use.

Started with the fall image called Autumn Raking
by Artish found here. First I water colored it and then
punched a few tiny leaves to add a little dimension and a couple layers for a mat. I had a piece of fall colored paper which I stamped with a couple little
leaf stamps then added a little additional color to them then stitched onto the ivory. Next I stamped, colored and punched & cut out the larger leaves for the corners. Finished with a piece of sheer knotted ribbon.

Entering Challenges:
Sweet Stamps: Anything goes

House of Gilli: Fall/autumn

Kreative Stempelfreunde: Autumn Colors

NettieG's Digital Gems:Fall

Stamps R Us: Autumn/Fall

Woodware USA: Anything goes

PASSONATELY ARTISTIC

For Passionately Artistic I have made a

very simple card. The image is one that I
don't the name of. Water colored with a little
chalked dabbed around the image for a little
glow. I cut a oval out to make a frame and
punched the corners. A chip board oval to
frame the sentiment. All put on the white
and burgandy paint put around the edges.

Entering Challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink: No dps
Paper Take Weekly:Anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs: Think Pink
Lexi's Creations: Pink for Boobies

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-10-04T00:17:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for the new Challenge today.
Here at Tuesday Throwdown we are looking for Halloween
creations. Our sponsor Robyn's Fetish gave us the images for this week.

I used the image Bearly a Pumpkin colored with water colors.
I don't do Halloween so a gift bag seemed the best way to go.
I decorated it up, starting with a embossed and punched background.I used the Spellbinder die to created the little
hanging pennants. Cut a larger pennant and ran thru the
crimped for some added texture. After coloring the image I
cut it out and mounted on the scalloped white
then added it to the orange pennant.

Used a MS punch for the
edge of the fan fold medallion then added the reverse
scallop for the orange, added the letter 4. The little dotted
chip board letter seemed to be a fun addition. The number,
pennant and dots letters are glitzed up with some stickles.

Entering Challenges:
My Partner in Crime: Sweets & Treats
Gingerloft: Orange
Hooked on Crafts: Anything but a card
Sparkles Forum: Something that Sparkles
Mark's Finest Paper: Use polka dots
City Crafters: 3D

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-10-03T00:02:00.000-07:00

Good Morning are you all ready to start a new week? Tomorrow

is our anniversary and my honey and I are both off today so I'm
happy we are going to spend a little together time. It's a
brand new challenge for you today at Heart Song....
so easy peasy An ything goes. Be sure to stop by
and see all the talented team creations and then show us yours!
My friend is turning 60 next week and she is NOT a
happy camper :) We are having a surprise party for her and
Since Im doing the cake and it is going
to be a" 60 "cake thought I had better make a nice card for her!
Several layers and Spellbinders with the lovely
Flower of the Month: Marigold found at the Heart Song Shop.
I made the dp water coloring stripes, stamping the butterfly
and then embossing. Punched the edge with EK sucess fleur de lis.

I also made a bookmark for her with a scripture on it. I cut out three layers with the Spellbinder, punched and colored the bottom of the scripture
and then added a cut out section of the marigold.
Stitched and added the ribbon.
I used SU punches for the sentiments.

The inside has a decorated pocket
to hold the bookmark and a gift card.

Entering Challenges:
Crafting 4 Eternity: Anything goes
Inspire me Fridays: Anything goes
One Stitch at A Time: Use a digi
Paper Sundaes: Lots of Layers
The Emerald Fairie Garden: Punches/dies

2011-09-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

You know phone calls in the night are never good.
We got a call at 2:30 am, my husband's best friend had
just passed away and they wanted him to come. Its been a long day
but not sleepy yet so thought I would share last weekends things.

Last Saturday I spoke at a little mini day retreat up in the Hualapai Mts.
It was a glorious day, storm clouds off and on with some thunder,
a few sprinkles and a little breeze in the pines. Wonderful
respite from the hot desert. We set
up at a camp site on the mountain and looking over the valley.
We had a wonderful time in the Word, prayer and
fellowship and of course lunch. Pastor's wife asked me to
make up a little take home bible study booklet.I
water colored the front, stamped some flowers
and added the title cut out with Spellbinders,
made a couple little flowers for each and then
stapled it together like a regular book and tied
each one with some fibers.

I also made a booklet with a poem, the scriptures I
was speaking about and a few other encouraging items.
These were decorated with a punched edge and tied
closed at the top. Used a Spellbinder to cut the title and
decorated with a flower. The bottom half of each
front was also embossed. I also made up bookmarks
with a variety of scriptures and

designs for each lady. So in all I made 50 books and 25
bookmarks. Doesn't look like much but it was a lot of work
as there were 21 pages between both booklets plus covers .

Pastor's wife, myself and our new Youth
Pastor's wife stayed and hiked up to the top of the mountain

and enjoyed the fabulous view then went down the Mt
to the lodge and spent a little time showing Michelle
around then back down the Mt and home again.

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenges

2011-09-28T00:02:00.000-07:00

Here we are Wednesday already :) Two posts today
First is The Pixie Cottage and as usual you can use the sketch and/
or theme...Pop it Up. I popped up in several ways. Don't you
love this image called Fall Wagon Wheel, found at Michelle's
Scrapbooking & More.

I water colored the image and cut it out two of the images.
Cut out an extra wheel and top two sunflowers and
popped up then popped up the image itself.
Next I punched out a bunch of leaves, added some
veining, scrunched a bit and scattered
all around the image.

Using a punch I made the pumpkins and popped up.
Tore, textured and added the brown to the corner along
with the little sale sign.
Made a tag for the sentiment and tied on
with raffia.

I used Mona's Color Challenge for my card

Entering Challenges:
Creative Card Crew: Easel Cards
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
House of Gilli: Fall
Paper Pretties: Fall
Woodware USA: Fall
Crafty Catz Weekly: Autumn

Second is PASSIONATELY ARTISTIC

Made a pretty simple fall card with SU dp and papers.
The leaf images were made using the water color
technique. Love the way it turned out!

A little ribbon and buttons tied with
a little twine. A punched sentiment completes the card.
Be sure to stop by and join the party. Always great gifts
to win.
Entering Challenges:
Celebrate the occasion: Use ribbon
Paper and Such Design: Use three of list...ribbon, twine & 2 buttons
Card Cupids: Fall...do double duty make HB to donate
Fussy and Fancy Friday: Try a new technique
Crafts 4 Eternity: Autumn Days

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-09-27T00:03:00.000-07:00

Tuesday brings a new challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown.
Come on over and join us. Our theme is Thinking of You.
Our Sponsor is My Grafico and image is from
the Posh and Trendy set.
Operation Write Home needs thinking of you cards so
we are linking up with them this week. In case you dont know
about them they send cards to our troops you can read all
about the requirements for the cards Here.
Please consider sending your card or maybe a box full to them this week
they also need funds for mailing !
I chose to use the phone...such a fun image. Used B&W
just because it seemed fitting with the phone :)
Simple with some fun B&W dps. I love dots and
especially love this dotted ribbon.Did a little stitching.
Used MS Zig Zag punch for the edge. Made the back side of
the card wider so that the front punched edge would
fit right into the bottom punched edge.
Stop on over and join us

Entering Challenges:
Critter Sketch: Anything Goes
Oh La La Creations: Punches/dies
Make It Monday:Anything goes
There's Magic in The Air: Punches and/or dies..at least 3
Little Claire's Designs: Black & White

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-09-26T00:21:00.000-07:00

Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was very busy. I spoke at a

Mini Retreat up in the Mountains on Sat. also made the booklets
and favors... Maybe will have time to share some
pics later in the week. Today at Heart Song Inspiration our
challenge is use Ribbon and/or a Tag.

I made a little pocket card with a tag and another little
tag for the sentiment. My image is the Wedding Bouquet
water colored and cut out with a Spellbinder and
foam dotted on. Used a MS arches punch for the border
on the pocket. A punch for the flowers on the tag and
the sentiment, all finished with some hand dyed ribbon.

Entering Challenges:
Birthday Sundaes: Birthday using buttons
Dream Valley: Buttons
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan: Buttons
Stamp Scrap & Doodle: Use your favorite color or colors...green
Card Making Mamas: Get punchy

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenge

2011-09-21T00:03:00.000-07:00

The Pixie Cottage has a sketch and/or theme.
The theme is Buttons, Brads & Bows. I used one of the new
Pixie Cottage images called Best Hugs. Don't ya love it!!
I water colored the image and cut with a Spellbinder
label #14 which was foam dotted on.

The green stripe was placed on the diagonal and then
stitched onto the green. I cut out the little blue corner
designs and added the ribbon. The sentiment was punched
with Su Scalloped and plain ovals. A couple brads
added and foam dotted on.
Check out the great cards the team has for inspiration.

Entering Challenges;
One Stitch At A Time: Punch it
Anything Goes: Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp: Dies and/or Punches
The Paper Shelter: Anything goes

For Passionately Artistic I have created a little wall hanging
a friend asked me to make. She wanted a Scripture and
flowers so I made a variety of sizes and colors.
I started with a distressed oval to put the
different flowers and leaves on. The scripture was cut with a
Spellbinder label #1, distressed and embossed with a dotted swiss
folder. I also cut a pocket with a Spellbinder label #1 .
Glittered up my butterfly and some of the flowers.

The four scriptures were made into
tags and put in the pocket.
I used some tea stained scrim on different
parts of the background.
Be sure to stop by and join the party!

Entering Challenges:
Die Cut Dreams: Flower Power..at least 5
Get Hippity with Ippity: Buttons, bows & bling
House of Gilli: Embossing
Ooh La La Creations: Punches and dies
Stamps & Fun=Creativity: Use Shapes or die cuts
Gingerloft: Vintage or Distressed
Sweet Stamps: Anything but a card

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-09-20T00:16:00.000-07:00

Our sponsor for Tuesday Throwdown is Sweet n Sassy and Fall Days is
our theme for the week. It has cooled off a bit here in the
desertand its now nice a green . I used fall colors to go with
the image but they seem a little hot as its
still over 100 here.After water coloring the image I cut it out
with a spellbinder scalloped oval. The SU dp was
cut in triangles and stitched onto the solid rust. I used
a small leaf stamp on the central area then mounted the
image and tied the raffia bow. I used a round and
oval punch to make the pumpkins.

Entering Challenges:
The Corrosive: Punches and/or Dies
kaboodle Doodles: Lots of layers
Stamp with Fun: Anything goes
Our Daily Bread Designs: Fall colors or theme
Crazy 4 Challenges: Use a pumpkin
The Squirrel & The Fox: Anything goes

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-09-19T01:36:00.000-07:00

Ahhh a new week, a fresh start is always good. Our challenge today at
Heart Song Inspiration is orange and/or buttons. I used the lovely

Tea Cup image. Be sure to stop by the store to see
all the wonderful images.

After water coloring I cut a frame with the looped square
Spellbinder. The mat for the sentiment was cut with a
Spellbinder beaded circle. The dp is
Kaiserkraft Devonshire stitched onto the orange.
A bow made from some hand dyed ribbon
and tied buttons finish it off.
Check out the talented team creations.

Entering Challenges:
Aly's Sunday: Bows
My Sheri Crafts: Sew Simple
Card Cupids: Anything Goes
Dream Valley: Buttons
Pile It On: Colors of Fall

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenges

2011-09-14T04:16:00.000-07:00

It's Wednesday and we got a real treat... rain yesterday and last night.
Now if you don't live in the desert you might not realize what a wonderful
thing that is!
Are you ready for a new challenge today. Here at The Pixie Cottage.
as always we have a sketch you can follow or the
theme is Fussy & Fancy. I started with a round card and the
Tea for Two image by Artish found here.

Stop by to see the talented team's creations and join us.

After water coloring the images I cut them both out and foam dotted

on the other embossed layers. Then stitched on the punched flowers
all around the edge and a big lace bow.

Entering Challenges:

Forever Friends: Paper Piecing

Craft Your Passion: F word...flowers
Daisy Doodles Creative: Embossing
Make It Monday: Always Anything Goes
House of Gilli: Embossing

Post for Passionately Artistic
A clean and simple card for today.
My card is made using and old SU flower set. I stamped them in
very pale colors and then made a little paper flower for the center one.
I colored the little tags then stamped the letters and attached
with the eyelets. It was all stitched onto the purple.

Entering Challenges:
Ladybug Crafts Ink: Flowers
Hooked on Craft: Spring has Sprung
Lollipop Crafts: Eyelets or brads

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-09-13T01:17:00.000-07:00

Our new Challenge this week at Tuesday Throwdown is an easy peasy one pearls. Our Sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps and
I've used their lovely image called Isobelle. She is watercolored
and a little stickles to her skirt edges and pearls to her head band.
Be sure to stop by and join us!

As you can see layers, lots of pearls,bows, a doily, beads and the
little pennant finish off the card.The colors
are soft but not faded I just couldn't seem get the lighting
right for the pic

My little granddaughter goes to ballet class and this
reminded me of her. It will be her HB card.

Entering Challenges:
Crafting When We Can: Do It Your Own Way
The Crazy Challenge: Birthdays
One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Layer It
Catch the Bug: Dies & Punches
Ellephantastic: Here Comes The Girls
Liz Stampz: Birthday

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-09-12T00:21:00.000-07:00

Isn't this year zooming by?? Here in our part of the desert it is starting to

cool a bit!! Am I so happy for that. A couple more weeks and it will be cool
enough to get my garden started, its all ready to go... Well anyways
enough of that. Hoping you will join us at Heart Song Inspiration this week.
The theme is glitter and/or chipboard and I chose to use both.
Stop by Heart Song to shop for a fab selection of images
for every occasion.

I made a simple purse to use as a little goodie bag. The dp
is glittery. I water colored and cut out all the flowers
and pop dotted them up. Lots of stickles to make a
glittery yummy cupcake. Its pop dotted on the embossed
pink.

Made a flower out of the same pink to match
the flower images. A glittered chipboard decorates
the top and a little handle finishes it off.

Entering Challenges:
Wags 'n Whiskers: Anything but a card
Stampin' for the Weekend: Tickled Pink

Cuddly Buddly Crafts: Add a Tag
Card Makin Mamas: Go Digi
One Stop Craft: Food or Drink
Creations by Gill: Cute as a Cupcake
Challenge up your Life: Paper Piecing

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenge

2011-09-07T01:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday...Today at the Pixie Cottage you can use the
sketch or the theme is Mellow Yellow.

This pretty image is called Star Gazer by Artish from Michelle''s
Scrapbooking & More

I stamped the image twice and water colored. I cut some of the
petals out of the second image and pop dotted on. A punched border
layered and a couple pearls added. Stitched the dp onto the yellow
The dp is covered with big butterflies so I used this
pretty charm from my friend Martha.

Supplies: My Minds Eye & Bazzil papers,
misc, charm, ribbons, foam dots and pearls,
MS dotted scallop punch.

Entering Challenges:
Crafty Boots: Anything goes
Bearly-Mine: Flowers Flowers
Easy Craft Projects: Yellow
Creative Craft: Just Charming

Ribbon Carousel: Anything goes w/ ribbon twine etc

This card is for Passionately Artistic
Be sure to stop by and join the party this week!
Very simple B&W made with an old Stampin Up set and
papers are SU and My Minds Eye.

Entering Challenges:
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes
Creations by Gill M: Anything that flies
Sweet Stampin' : Anything but a birthday

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

2011-09-06T00:08:00.000-07:00

Today we have a recipe challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. The
recipe is 3 dps 2 buttons & 1 ribbon. Our Sponsor is Robyn's Fetish.
Looking forward to see all of your lovely creations

I used two images Tea for Two & English Tea Cup.They were
water colored and then gold touches and beading added to look like
my grandmothers old set. If you enlarge them you can see it better.

Thought it would be fun to make an easel card and put one image
on each part. Added on the curvy embossed top section, tea dyed
the ribbon and made a little rose and leaves for the center.
I also made the little tea bags to hang from the bow.
Stitched around the whole card top and bottom. I
cut out a striped dp to set the teapot on.
They are all pop dotted up.

Although you can't see without enlarging the creme paper
has faint butterflies on it so the others go with it. Added a blue and beige
print to the top and another torn piece to the bottom.
It was all distressed for an aged look.

I painted, distressed and dotted the chipboard flourish to set the
sentiment on. The sentiment was outlined with gold and
beading added to it also. Used my 2 buttons as stops. I
made the rose, bud and leaves for the front corner.
My sweet husband bought me a tackle box from the thrift
store full of pearls, pins, beads and other dodads
plus these wonderful little tatted doilies that
I used under my tea cup.
Stop by and see all the other wonderful creations
my teamies made!

Supplies: Maya Road flourish,
My Minds Eye, DCVW & Bazzil papers,
Spellbinder Scalloped circle & label 20 & 13

Entering Challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Easel Cards
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes with Flowers
House of Gilli: Easel card with flowers
Incy Wincy Designs: Make your own flowers
Pile it On: Anything starts with a B..buttons, bows brads etc.
Paper Creator's Craft: Easel Cards

Heart Song Inspiration Challenge

2011-09-05T00:03:00.000-07:00

Hope all you in the US are having a great Labor Day...Im off today YIPEE!! So are you

ready for the new challenge at Heart Song Inspiration?? This week you have your
choice of Distressing or Paint.
Since purple is my favorite color I started with purple and stamped
a little leaf design with some white paint. Used a couple dps and
white stitched & distressed layered panel.

Don't you love this image, Chrysanthemum one of the HS birth month
flowers. My friend Martha sent me some Copics so I used them to
color. Definitely need lots more practice with them :) cut
out and foam dotted on.

Made a frame for my sentiment added a flower, leaves and
ribbon for little some embellies.
Be sure to stop by and see all the other talented ladies creations.

Entering Challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs: Dots or Stripes
Aly's Sunday: Add a bow
Birthday Sundaes: Birthday Wording
Card Cupids: Cards with Stitching
One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi
Charisma Cardz: Anything go es

The Pixie Cottage Challenge & Passionately Artistic Challenge

2011-08-31T00:46:00.000-07:00

Can you believe this is the last day of August? Wow this year is zooming
by isn't it! Two posts today~~~

First Post is The Pixie Cottage Back to School and /or the Sketch
Many of The Pixie Cottage Stamps & digis are able to be combined with others.
I used the digi A Place to Sit by Artish. You can find images, copics, papers and
much much more at Michelle's Scrapbooking & More!

Water colored the bench and my little Tilda, adding stickles to the metal
parts on the bench and partially cut it out. Drew and cut out some books,the
apple and a few for a simple Back to School card.

I layered the green and print stitching them together then punched the
edges with a MS dotted scallop. Cut out the cardboard A, punched the
sentiment and attached with a brad and added the buttons.

Supplies used: Bazzil & DCVW papers, water colors,
stickles, misc buttons & brad cardboard, A MS
punch and a Marvy tag punch

Entering Challenges:
Crazy Amigo: Back to School
Jen's Digi Stamps: Back to School
The Stamping Boutique: Back to School
Paper Pretties: Back to School
Sparkles Forum: P unch it

Second Post is for Passionately Artistic and our theme is Anything Goes
so be sure to stop by and join the Party.
My card for today is simple with no image just a sentiment. It is for
one of my husbands friends so didn't want it to be to girly.

Started with a paisley print and matted on a dark burgandy to
match the dp.

I stamped the sentiment then embossed and used chalks to add a little
color to match the dp. Using a old SU paisley image
I stamped a strip in brown and then added a couple
layers of narrow strips to each side. A little
bow and button completed the card.

Entering Challenges:
Sugar Creek Hollow: Make it Masculine
Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes
Challenge Up Your Life: For a Man
Daisy Doodles Creative: Anything Goes