Happy Birthday with PJ Lily

Happy Tuesday....and welcome to another challenge with Claudia & Company.  Today our challenge is to make a Girls' Birthday Card.  

For my card today I used Puddle Jumpers Birthday Lily and colored the images with copics.  I added crystal effects to the balloon and since this is a girl card I jsut had to pull out the stickles as well.  I used Echo Park Springtime papers and made the banner by cutting some triangles and attaching them to a length of Teal Bakers Twine which I tied into bows at both ends.  I pulled out the stickles once again and added it to the top of the banners for a little definition.  I used a border punch on the embossed blue cardstock and added a strip of white ribbon which was colored with a copic marker to match the papers.

We would love to have you join in our challenge.  You will have until Saturday, May 28th to link up your entry.  For more inspiration from the Design Team, head on over the the Claudia & Company blog. 

Challenges entered to be updated....

 Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!



Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated 
Stamps:  Puddle Jumpers Birthday Lily (by Lori Boyd for Claudia & Co.)
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black); Copics (E00, E01, E11, R20, Y21, Y23, Y26, E13, E31, R81, R83, BG10, BG11, BG72)
Paper:  Cool Caribbean, Mauve Mist; Gina K Pure Luxury (White); DP - Echo Park (Springtime) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon (white - colored with R81 copic); Bakers Twine (teal); Stickles (stardust); Crystal Effects 
Tools: Petite Oval Nesties; Oval and Scallop Oval Punch; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss Dots); Martha Stewart Border Punch

Hope Your Day is Full of Smiles

Today is an Inspirational Day for Claudia & Company and the Design Team has some wonderful projects to share with you.  Today I made a scene with Twirl Anya.

I colored Anya with copics and cut her out (cutting off the pinwheel she was holding as well).  In place of her pinwheel, I added a toothpick that was cut at the ends and made my own pinwheel.  I have a brad holding the pinwheel together and it is going through the background, so it does turn, but it doesn't spin because there isn't enough room behind it for the brad to move freely :(  I should have put the scene panel on dimensionals and then it would have spun.....oh well, live and learn.  The grass is cut with a border punch, the clouds were cut free hand and the little flowers in the grass were cut out from one of the patterned papers.  The papers are all October Afternoon, from both the Detours and the Farm Fresh collections.  The sentiment is from So Random Sentiments and I highlighted the word smiles with a copic.  

I hope you enjoyed my project....I know I had a lot of fun making it!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant - sketch

 

Southern Girls - Let's Hear it for the Girls
Whimsie Wednesday - Make your own embellishment
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly 
By the Cute and Girly - Anything Goes
All That Scraps - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Catered Crop - recipe items used:  Polka Dots, copics, stickles, all occasion card
CES Challenges - Favorite Color Combo...I don't know about you, but my favorite combo changes depending on my mood and the beautiful patterned papers out there...so I chose blue and green
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Spots and Dots
Pear Tree Designs - Spring


Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

Unity Chick

I had a little time to hit the craft room and since I haven't used my Unity Stamps for awhile decided to pull those out.  No coloring on this one...I just stamped the chick from the April 2011 KOTM on some patterned paper, cut it out and added it to the circle panel.  The chicken wire background on the circle panel was embossed in silver ~ I just thought it was a cute touch.  The papers are from the Lily Bee This and That collection.  I also tried something new on this one with the ribbon and like how it turned out.  I added a button, some ric rac trim and a few brads to finish it off.  All in all, I love how this card turned out.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Unity's KOTM sketch challenge - ♥Love♥ this sketch and will defintely keep it on hand to use again.

Unity Monthly Challenge - "Tweet Tweet"  - use a bird
Try it on Tuesday - Something old (chicken wire background/embellishments) and something new (unity stamp/designer papers)
Papertake - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Embossing
Lollipop Ladies - photo inspiration (ribbon candy) with ribbon - gathered ribbon
Papercraft Star - use any sketch
Catered Crop - used Polka Dot patterned paper; the color yellow; ribbon; die cuts
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Try something new - ruffled ribbon
Totally Gorjuss - 1,2,3 your choice - 1 button, 2 stamps, 3 designer papers
All Things Unity - Get Felt Up - use texture ~ heat embossing, different ribbons
One Stitch at a Time - Emboss it
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Use 2 ribbons
Stamp with Fun - Lace or Ribbon
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Something with a C - Chick, circles, chicken wire
Pear Tree Designs - Anything goes
Let's Ink It Up - Embellish It
Phindy's Friday - Embossing

Wags & Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Paper Play - Show us your style



Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated 
Stamps:  Unity April 2011 KOTM; Chicken Wire Background
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black); Versamark; Silver Detail Embossing Powder
Paper:  Barely Banana, Riding Hood Red; DP - Lily Bee (This and That) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon (wide - Very Vanilla; narrow - Cream); vintage Ric Rac; vintage Button; Brads (Making Memories)  
Tools: Circle Nesties; Heat tool 

Happy Tuesday....and welcome to another challenge with Claudia & Company.  Today our challenge is add a butterfly to your project.  An image, a die cut, a punch, patterned paper, a chipboard shape....it doesn't matter, as long as there is a butterfly somewhere on your project you're good ;)  

For my card I used the butterfly image that was released yesterday and paired it up with some October Afternoon Farm Fresh papers in the 6x6 sampler pack.  I LOVE these packs, just enough papers to satisfy your craving for something new....and they average $3.00 a pack....can't beat that!  On the bow I added a Basic Gray Kioshi Button and some Brown Bakers Twine.


Take a peek at what the rest of the Design Team did with this challenge by clicking on their links (located on the left side of my blog).


I would also like to enter this card in these challenges:
CCEE - add a butterfly
AI FActory - anything goes
Digi Doodles - anything goes
Moving Along With the Times - anything goes
Stamp Something - Something with Wings
Wags & Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Pear Tree Designs - anything goes
Stamp with Fun - Lace or Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Flowers and Butterflys....

Spring Break is officially over and my kids are back to school today ~ I love having them home all day and sure will miss them!  It is also time for this month's release at Claudia & Company.  Today we have two new images to show you by John Grutta.  

I colored this image with copics and added some stickles to the flowers.  The dew drops were also colored with a copic to match the papers.  
 

I think this one might be a first for me....I started coloring the butterfly and like how it was highlighted against the black and white so I didn't color the leaves ~ I don't think I've ever not colored an entire image before.  I colored the butterfly with copics and then colored over it with a Spica clear pen for some subtle shimmer.  To border the image panel I used a Copic multilner to trace along the inside of the nestie.  The papers are from the Lily Bee This & That collection.  I added a satin ribbon and a trio of brads to finish it off.  I also followed the sketch over at Papertake.

I would also like to enter this card in these challenges:
CCEE - add a butterfly
AI FActory - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Use any sketch (Papertake)
Digi Doodles - anything goes
Moving Along With the Times - anything goes
Stamp Something - Something with Wings
Wags & Whiskers - Use a die or punch
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - 1,2,3 your choice - 1 Image, 2 Embellishments (ribbon & brads), 3 papers
Catered Crop - I used the following from the recipe:  Pattern Paper - polka dots; Colors - Yellow, White; Stamps - Leaves; Color Mediums - Copics; Embellishments - Ribbon; Tools - Die cuts
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Try something new (coloring only small portion of image)

Pear Tree Designs - anything goes
Stamp with Fun - Lace or Ribbon


We are not having a blog hop this month, but please stop by the Claudia & Company blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has cooked up for you using these new images.  While you are there be sure to leave a comment because one lucky commenter will win these two images.  

Claudia and Company's May Release

My Minds Eye Lime Twist, Hip Hooray, and American Made

The Greeting Farm's May Release

Basic Grey's Sweet Threads and Lauderdale

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful day!

Celebrate Today with Hazel

Lori posted a special challenge today on the By Lori Designs blog.  It is "In Honor of the Royal Wedding".  Since I really don't need a wedding card right now, I decided to make a celebration card using the colors red white and blue.....well actually aqua in my case (but to me it's still a blue).  I also had to throw the heart border punch in the mix as well. 

I used October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker Papers, and paired them up with this adorable image Hazel, in the Bug & Roo section.  I added some ribbon, a flower, button and some rhinestones I colored with copics.

I will come back and update with a recipe and a few other challenges, but I need to head outside with the kids for a bit since we finally have a nice day.  

OK, I would like to enter this card in these additional challenges:
Sketch & Stash - Sketch #40

Scrap Creations - Flowers
Fab N' Funky - Red, White and Blue
Simon Says - Anything Goes
The Paper Variety - Polka Dots
Quirky Crafts - Right Royal Affair - Red, White and Blue/celebration
Stamptacular - At least 5 layers
Creative Inspirations - Digi Images
Crafty Cardmakers - A Royal Wedding - Red, White and Blue


Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated 
Stamps:  Hazel (By Lori Designs - Bug & Roo); Sentiment - So Random Sentiments (Claudia & Co.) 
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black); Copics
Paper:  Naturals Ivory; Pure Luxury White (GK); DP - October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon; Flower (Prima); Button (Making Memories); Rhinestones (Recollections) (colored with copics)  
Tools: Ovals and Scalloped Oval Punches; Photo Corner Punch (EK Success); Martha Stewart Border Punch; Nesties (Petite Oval and Petite Scalloped Oval);  Linen Thread 

Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

Celebrate Today with Cupcake Fhiona

Today starts a new challenge at Your Next Stamp.  

The challenge:   To use a charm on your project.

For my card I used Cupcake Cutie Fhiona and paired her with MME Stella & Rose papers and this time I used the Hazel Collection...and I love how it looks with Kraft paper!  I colored Fhiona with copics and then added some subtle sparkle, pretty much everywhere, with a spica clear pen.  I mentioned using a new hair color on my last post....well here it is again ;)  I added a few pearls, some taffeta ribbon and a butterfly charm attached to my bow.  The bow took me the longest to make, but there is a reason for that.  I had my Bow Easy on my desk from the other day and when I went to use it I could not find it anywhere.  After a lot of searching I was ready to give up and tie the bow myself, but decided to go through my new paper pads I had put away....well good thing I did because I finally found it sticking to the bottom of one of them where a sticker had been....

We'd love to have you join in this challenge and see how you incorporate a charm into your project.  The challenge runs for two weeks, so stop by the Your Next Stamp Challenge blog  for tons of inspiration from the Design Team and then again to link up your entry.   

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Colour Create - Pink, Blue and Brown

That's Krafty - Kraft Cardstock

Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes

Mami Doodles - Crazy for Kraft

Catered Crop -  FTR10 recipe:  Pattern Paper-stripes, miniprints; Colors-pastels; Stamps- go digital, bunnies, butterflies, and flowers; Color Mediums-Copic markers, paint, white pens; Embellishments-burlap, pinwheels, twine, buttons, eyelets, brads; Tools-sewing machine, Cropadile, die cuts; Techniques-sewing, distressing; Theme-Spring
Stamptacular - at least 5 layers
iCopic Lover- pastels
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Copic Creations - Favorite paper for copic coloring - Gina K Pure Luxury

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!