Saturday, August 31, 2013

End of Summer

Summer is coming to an end.
Last time for a dip in the pool.
This is a "sneak peek" of some the adorable images
we have coming up at Squigglefly for our September 7 release.
The Creative Details:
Image: Cheryl Alger (shy swimmers) at Squigglefly
Colors: Copics in apricot. cool shadow, leaf green. orange, horizon green
Embellishments: burlap flowers, gems stickles, ribbon, tag
Tools: Border punch

The Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment
A Gem of a Challenge  - 2 backing papers
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Crafting for All Season - add a tag
Creative Inspiration Paint - anything goes
Creative Corner - child's play
Delightful Sketches - make the cut
Bearly mine - digi
Die Cutting Divas - just because
Eureka Stamps - be sentimental
Loves Rubber Stamps - favorite colors
Hiding in My Craftroom - freestyle
Paper Creator - anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Penny's paper Crafty - 3 embellies (ribbon, gems, flower)
Perfect Sentiment - summer or school
Pollycraft - for the kids
Sassy Cheryl - make a splash
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Speedy and Friends - Frame it
Stampin for the Weekend - colors of summer
Whimsical Designs - old (punched paper)/new (burlap flowers
Word Art Wednesday - positive message
4 Crafty Chicks - squares

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, August 26, 2013

Tea Cup Roses...

We have a fun challenge for you this week at the Squigglefly!
Our challenge is to use three different shapes on your card. 
So give it try and if you use a Squigglefly image you might be a winner
of some fabulous images.Don't forget if you don't have a Squigglefly image
 check here for the link to our fun freebies
The Creative Details:
Image: Squigglefly by Pamela Lehto
Colors: copics in pinkish vanilla, begonia, begonia pink
Embellishments: ribbon, flower, doily, resin brads
Tools: punch

The Challenges:
A gem of a Challenge - "B' (bow)
A.R.T. Card Challenge - anything goes
CMC Copic Challenge - anything goes
Card Mania - ribbon
Crafty Sentiments - colorful
Craftin Desert Divas - anything goes
Creative Inspiration Paint - anything goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes
Emma's Crafty Challenge - floral
Great Impressions - square card
One Stop Craft - dots
Papertake weekly - flower power
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - die or punch
QKR Stampede - anything goes
Simon Says Monday - dotty
Tammys Scrapin Corner - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - bows
The Shabby Tea Room - photo
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - use your scraps
2 Sisters - square cards

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Vintage in purple

This week at the Pile it On Challenge....
We want you to use designer paper.
And, we have fabulous sponsor that has the greatest
variety of stamps that you should check out...
Red Rubber Designs
The Creative Details
Image: Red Rubber Designs
Colors: Copics is in lilac, mallow, begonia
Embellishments: Ribbon, gems, pearls, flowers, stickles

The Challenges
A.R.T. Card Challenge - anything goes
Aud Sentiments - anything but birthday
CMC Copic Challenge - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - summer flowers
Crafty-bowz - anything goes with a bow
Crafters Cafe - bling
Cuttin and Stampin - monochromatic
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes
Dream time - ribbon
Its all About the Vintage - summer blooms
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Pattie's Creations - anything goes
QKR Stampede - anything goes
Robins Fetish - rectangle cards
Scrap Creations - girls want to have fun
2 Sisters - square cards
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, August 19, 2013

Blue Bird Greetings:

Love this pretty bird from Sami Stamps.
Love the pretty soft lines of this drawing too.
The Creative Details:
Image: Sami Stamps
Colors: Copics in cool shadow, robins egg, pinkish vanilla, tender pink, sand
Embellishments. brad, gems, ribbon, crystal flowers
Tools: punch

The Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - punch it
Allsorts - use your new stash (crystal flowers)
Cards Galore - tic/tac/toe  (bottom row)
C is for Challenge - animals
Come and Get it - things with wings
Craft Your Passion - summer flowers
Craftin Desert Divas - anything goes
Crafty Bowz - anything goes with a handmade bow
Emma's Crafty Challenge - floral
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
Lexi's Creations - sparkle and shine
Love to Scrap - bingo - (diagonal)
Make it Monday - anything goes
Pumpkin Spice - colored
Sami Stamps - anything goes (DT)
The House That Stamps Built - winged things
Totally Gorjuss - die cut and punches

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Best Wishes...

Sometimes I love to just work with kraft paper to have 
special embellishments like these flowers.
Love the sentiment too from Doodle Pantry
The Creative Details
Sentiment: Doodle Pantry
Embellishments: flowers, gems, wooden stick pin
Tools: die cuts
Technique - embossing, leaf punch

The Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - anything but a birthday
Addicted to Stamps - shabby vintage
A Gem of a Challenge - punch or dies
Allsorts - use your new stash (paper)
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Pattie's Creations - embossing
Paper Crafting Journey - distressed or shabby chic
Robyns Fetish - put a frame around it
Sweet Stampin - bold
Totally Gorjuss - die cuts and punches
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

By the Bay...

This week at the Gingerloft Challenge we are focusing on
"where we are from."
My card represents the Chesapeake  Bay.
The Creative Details:
Image: Gingerloft Designs
Colors: Marvy Matchable inks
Embellishments: twine, pearls. spray mist
Tools: punch

The Challenges:
Artistic Inspiration - die cuts and punches
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Come and Get it - things with wings
Crafter's Cafe - beach
Crafty Sentiments - dies and punches
Crafts - Too - beach colors
Creative Corner - anything goes
Creative Moments - shore
Digi Haven - sea life
Inky Impressions - things with wings
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
The House that Stamps Built - things with wings
Robyns Fetish - frame it
Sweet Stampin - bold and beautiful
One Stop Craft - stripes
Parade your Crafts - down by the sea
Totally Gorjuss - die cuts and punches
Without Words - by the shore

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, August 16, 2013

Hello Friend

It's still "anything goes" at the Creative Fingers Challenge.
And, our fabulous sponsor is Dilly Beans.
They have the most charming images!
Please join us this week!
The Creative Details:
Image: Dilly Beans
Colors: cool shadow, robins egg, sand, sepia, leaf green, pinkish vanilla
Embellishments: sequin bow, glitter
Technique: embossing powder/resist rub off on background paper

The Challenges:
Barely Mine - anything goes
Card Mania - favorite embellishment (bows)
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Creative Corner - anything goes
Eureka Stamps - blooms and blossoms
Great Impressions - square card
My Craft Spot - color challenge
Sister Act - anything goes
Stempelsonnen - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - fav. colors
Through the Craftroom Door- anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth


What's Shakin?

You just have to love a milk shake in the summer.
Can you guess that strawberry is my favorite flavor.  
This week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge
and the theme is "Food"
 
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Sentiment: Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in pinkish vanilla, cool shadow, tender pink
Embellishments: paper straw, glitter, brads, clear accents

The Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - 2 dp and 3 embellies
Crafting by Design - anything goes
Just Inspirational - photo (used polka dots)
One Stop Craft - pastels
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Paper Minutes - pastels
Stamp with Fun - summer
Tuesday Throwdown - pastel rainbow
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - for kids

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, August 12, 2013

Maddie...

New images are at Squigglefly this month including this
adorable image by Cheryl Alger.
I think she is adorable and I just had to dress in this paper pieced dress
Come join the challenge this week and if you use a Squigglefly image
 (we have fabulous freebies) you may have a chance to win.
The Creative Details:
Image: Squigglefly - Cheryl Alger
Colors: Copics in sand, pinkish vanilla
Embellishments: rick rack, glitter, flower, bird sticker, metal brad

The Challenges Entered:
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - make it pop
Great Impressions - square card
Cupboard Trilogy - monochromatic
Hiding in My Craftroom - scraps
Love to Scrap - monochrome
Love to Create - color Challenge
Little Red Wagon - paper piecing
Paper Pretties - 2 or more designer papers
Sister Act - anything goes
2 Sisters - fav. embellishment (gems)
Whimsical Designs - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Summer fun

The "outdoors" is our theme this week at the Pile it On Challenge
Join us this week for a fabulous chance to win some
 fun images from our sponsor Gingerloft Designs.



The Creative Details:
Image: Gingerloft
Colors: Copics in sand, sepia, walnut, cool shadow, leaf green
Embellishments: buttons, flowers, gems, stickles (waterfall and diamond)
Tools: die cut

The Challenges:
All that Stickles - anything with stickles
Cards Galore - bingo (flowers, die cut, summer)
Crafts to Challenge You - fun in the sun
Heck of a Challenge - summer holiday
Paper Makeup - summer days
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Quick Quotes - inspired by summer
Totally Papercrafts - summer fun

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, August 9, 2013

Peeking Flower

The Creative Fingers Challenge is still on with "anything goes."
Our fabulous sponsor is Dilly Beans.
 So come and join us in the challenge this month!
The Creative Details:
Image: Dilly Beans
Colors: Copics in napoli yellow, orange, apricot, lilac, crimson
Embellishments: butterfly, gems

The Challenges:
Bearly-Mine - bingo (digi, sentiment, flower)
Craft Room Challenge - bingo (butterfly, kraft, gems)
Delicious Doodles - butterflies
Flutter By Wednesday - winged creature
Great Impression - square card
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Perfect Sentiment - favorite technique (3-d layering)
Seemacrafts - butterflies
Sister Act - anything goes
Sparkles Forum - Autumn colors
Sparkle and Sprinkle - color challenge
Southern Girls - things with an F
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Cherry wishes

The Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge has a new challenge starting today
"Anything Goes" - Come join us!
Our fabulous sponsor is Inky Impressions (adorable stamps!!)
The Creative Details
Image: Inky Impressions
Sentiment: Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in leaf green, spring green powder blue, sand, sepia, crimson
Embellishments: buttons, ribbon, glitter, pearls

The Challenges Entered
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Crafty Blogger Network - fav things (cherries)
Creative Corner - polka dots
Hobby Cutz - for a child
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Paper Pretties - 2 or more designer papers
QKR - summer fun
Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything goes
Sentimental Sunday - child's play
Sister Act - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Take Time

This week at the Gingerloft Challenge we are focusing on
"Bright Yellow"
Here I have paired it with a little bit of pink in this fabulous Gingerloft Design.
The Creative Details:
Image: Gingerloft
Colors: Copics in napoli yellow, buttercup, pinkish vanilla, tender pink, willow
Embellishments: pearls, flowers, gems, liquid pearls
Tools: Die cut

The Challenges:
C is for Challenge - fresh and bright
Card Mania - summer blooms
Delicious Doodles - anything goes
Digi Sketch - anything goes
D.L. Art - anything goes
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Ladybug Crafts - floral
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Pink Gem - pearlescent
Simon Monday Challenge - ode to sunshine
Sister Act - anything goes
Simon Says  - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - song (Let the Sun Shine)
Victorine Stamps - summer colors
Word Art Wednesday  - positive message
4 Crafty Chicks - bling

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Back to School

Sending this card off to a teacher friend.
Yes, its getting close to "Back to School."
I also made a twisted easel card - love the different and fun look!
And, that is the theme this week at the Pile it On Challenge.
Plus we have a fabulous sponsor this week: Meljen's Designs
The Creative Details:
Image: Meljens Designs
Colors: Copics in powder blue, robins egg, sepia, mustard, crimson
Embellishments: gems, brad, pendant, glitter
Tools: punches

The Challenges Entered:
As You Like it - fancy fold (twisted easel)
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes
Craftin Boutique - anything goes
Digi Sketch - anything goes
Digitally Sweet - anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu - back to school
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - add some red
Hobby Cutz - for a child
Just for Fun - anything goes
Mema's Crafts - back to school
Scrap Creations - anything goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything for kids
Simon Says - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

All in purple...

This week Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Operation Write Home
Their challenge this week is a sketch.
For this sketch I used this beautiful flower image
 from Doodle Pantry called "Jacaranda"
And, don't forget for most of August you can get Doodle Pantry images 25% off!


The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry
Papers: Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in lilac, pale lavender, mallow, leaf green
Embellishments: pearls, flowers

The Challenges:
Card Mania - summer blooms
Crafting By Design - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - monochromatic
Crafty Catz - pastels
Ladybug Crafts - floral
Milk Coffee - coloring skills
Pink Gem - pearlescent
Scrap Creations - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - positive message

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, August 2, 2013

Let's Dance...

This is my first posting as a design team member for the
Creative Fingers Challenge
- And I am so excited to be on team!
We have a fabulous sponsor this month -- Dilly Beans and they have the most
fabulous and fun images. So join us for anything goes this month
- and remember to become a follower!!
The Creative Details:
Image: Dilly Beans
Colors: Copics in lavender, raspberry, powder blue, sand, flesh
Embellishments: roses, skittles, ribbon, gems, stickles

The Challenges:
By Lori - designer paper
Card Mania - summer blooms
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Craftin Boutique - anything goes
Cutie Pie - pretty in pink
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Digi Sketch - anything goes
Divas By Design - favorite colors
Emerald Faeries - color challenge
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Hannah and Friends - anything goes
In the Pink - hot pink
Milk Coffee - coloring skills
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Speedy and Friends - tie it up
Shelly's Images - scraps
Simon Says - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - use a spooled item
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - bling

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Otter...

Time for a new release at Doodle Pantry and they are extra special this month.
 I chose this adorable sea otter that comes with the cutest sentiments!
Plus there is a fabulous magnolia set that is free with purchase until August 24
and all products are 25% off in August!!
The Creative Details:
Image: Doodle Pantry - water otter
Paper: Doodle Pantry
Colors: Copics in raw silk, cool grey, powder blue
Embellishments, glitter, frills beads, gems, stickers

Challenges for Otter
A little Bit Crafty - summer fun
Animal Friends - summer
Catch the Bug - photo inspiration
Crafty Creations - use an arrow
Creative Inspiration Paint - anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges - blue and brown
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - animals
Creative Stamp Friends - summer
Crafty Boots - animals
Delightful Challenge - you're super (stars or sparkle)
Digi Haven - animal
Dream Valley - summer
Eclectic Ellapu - anything goes
Hobby Cutz - summer
Just Inspirational - photo inspiration
Make it Monday - anything goes
Patties Creations - use three (used gems)
Pollycraft - fun in the sun
Pumpkin Spice - beach related
Robyns Fetish - friendship with a sentiment
Squirrel and the Fox - nautical/sea life
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - use a digi
The Crazy Challenge - summer time
The Pink Elephant - masculine theme
The Male Room - anything goes male
Whimsical Designs - bug or animal

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth