Incy Wincy Challenge - RECIPE time!!!

This week Incy Wincy Designs Challenge blog has a great RECIPE challenge for you -

1 image, 2 Designer papers and 3 different embellishments!!!! 

FUN hey? I hope you'll join us!!!

This week we are being sponsored by.....Pink Cat Studios

The DT were given a few images to use!!! I have been in love with Pink Cat for a VERY long time - my first PCS images were rubber stamps, before Melissa branched out to Digi, so I own quite a few! They are all great images - available in rubber or digi! Be sure to go check them out if you haven't already!!!!

Here is my card for this week:

The Pink Cat Studio image I used is called CUPID REX - hilarious eh? I LOVE him!!!

MY CS base is SU Pretty in Pink and the DP is from  SU - not sure which collection though - sorry!  My 3 embellies I used were ribbon, a felt flower and a button.  I coloured Rex with Copics and added stickles to his wings. I love the non-traditional Valentines colours for this card - pink and that light orangey colour look really pretty together!  A combo I NEVER would have thought of, but thanks to the SU paper, I discovered it's really pretty!!!

Have fun and good luck!!! I hope you'll join us this week!

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Black & Blue

This weeks challenge at The Corrosive Challenge blog is BLACK & BLUE! I used a cute image from Pink Cat Studio and a sketch that I found in my binder of sketches! I ran the light blue strips through my Snowflake CB folder.

Head over to the blog to check out the rest of the DT's work!! AND its a new month so a new sponsor and new prizes!! You can also go check to see if you were the winner of last months prize!! Good luck & have fun!!!

Chris

Designed2Delight challenge

This weeks freebie at Designed2Delight is "Cat's Meow" - Adorable little kitty!!! I used to have an orange tabby just like this guy, named Ozzy!! He was such a funny character!!! I coloured him with Copics and added some stickles to the center of the flowers and the butterflies. The sentiment is from a Pink Cat Studio set I've had for a really long time but it fit perfectly with this image! The DP is from an adhesive mat pack from DCWV. I don't think it fits with the Double Delight Challenge this week - which is use Summer colours, but head there to check it out anyway!!! OK, Kris says it is summery, so I am going to enter it into the Double Delight challenge!!! LOL Wheeeee!!!!!

I am also entering this into the Paper Jewels challenge which is Ribbons and flowers - got flowers on my DP (hope that counts) and ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!!!

Chris

Baby Lion

Quick post today...in the middle of doing report cards so my blog posts might be short and sweet for the next week or so!!!!!

Pink Cat Studios - digi image of baby lion

Paperworks Co - March kit - designer paper, cardstock, button, ribbon

Simon Says Stamp - sentiment

THANKS for stopping by...sorry it was a short visit...I will be back again tomorrow with another post!!!!

Chris

Pen holder - and 4 challenges in 1!!

This pen holder/coaster box qualifies for 3 challenges! So excited when this happens!!!!

First, it qualifies for the paper piecing challenge at Pink Cat Studio. I used the free Butterfly template to create a paper pieced creation (actually I did 2 butterflies on this project!)

Second, it qualifies for the challenge at Our Creative Corner which was to make something 3D!

Third, it qualifies for the challenge at Basic Grey, which was a photo for inspiration. I used the colours and the swirls on my holder that reflected the room in the photo. The Basic Grey paper I used is on the inside of the butterflies wings.

And fourth, it qualifies for the BLING challenge at Practical Scrappers!!!



I made this butterfly 3D. The font is from my Storybook Cricut cartridge. The swirls are from my new swirls punch and the flower is from the Storybook cartridge too, as is the side view of the butterfly in one of the next photos.


Here is the paper pieced butterfly from Pink Cat Studio. The antennae were nasty to cut out!! UGH!!!

That is the first coaster box I have made - it was pretty easy and fast...but I did have trouble attaching the bottom...is there a trick??? Well, it wasn't hard, just there was excess ribbon from the bottom to the side holes....it looks ok, and is still functional so I left it. I wonder if I needed to put my holes closer to the edge?!?! Anyone have pointers??

Thanks for stopping by & having a peek!!! Have a great day!

Chris

A few more Christmas cards!!

Here are some more Christmas cards that I made while I was on my retreat last month. I think I ended up making 21 that weekend...not so bad!!! It's easy to get distracted though when there are other poeple making things....and I'm so curious!!! LOL I have coloured all images with KOh-i-noor pencils & baby oil!!



This image was a freebie from Pollycraft.....what a GREAT Santa eh??



This image is a digital image from Squigglefly - called ANGELICAT....isn't she gorgeous????



This image is from Pink Cat Studio - he is called Hootie Pie- Santa
Cute eh? I cut the circle with my largest Nestabilities circle, and added liquid applique to his hat & boots!



This is a Rachelle Ann Miller design called Cuddling. I used my friends snowflake punch and her pink pearls.....seems I forgot more than I wish to admit on my weekend away!! LOL Good thing she was prepared!!!!! LOL






This is a Sugar Nellie image I've had for a longggg time!!!! Someone stamped him for me probably 2 years ago & I just never got around to colouring him!! This card is a 4x4 card.






Thanks for hanging out with me for a bit!!!! Happy blogging!!!! And have a GREAT week!!!


Chris

Our Creative Corner Challenge - monochromatic

Scroll down, there are LOTS of posts to check out!!!!

ANOTHER challenge this week....yeahhh for me!!!! LOL



This weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corner is to use monochromatic colours. Well, I just happened to be in that mood the other day so I did TWO!!!!!



I bought these great little A2 gift card holders from Taylored Expressions - they are so awesome! Once I started, I couldn't stop making them!! You will see more of these SOON!!!! I bought yellow ones and brown ones - you buy 10 in a pack for 50 cents each....you can't beat that!!!!! She has some REALLY cute things - click on the link above and go check it out!!!!


Here is a pic of it sitting open - inside there are slits to put the gift card into. There is a tab on the front to close the gift card.


Ok, so I bought BRIGHT yellow - wasn't sure I had any paper to coordinate with it but I dug in my massive STASH and found some great papers to go with it!!! Here is the first one I made:



This image is from Pink Cat Studios. Isn't she adorable??



This is a Changito image - so cute!

So, there ya have it, my two monochromatic entries for the OCC challenge!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!! Have a great week!!!

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge - Punched shapes or die cuts

I am trying REALLY hard to join in more challenges - I find it keeps my MOJO flowing!! I do have commitments to my Design Teams so of course those come first...but if I can, I try to do a few challenges. The "CHALLENGE" for me, isn't getting them DONE on time, it is getting them photographed, edited and uploaded on my blog in time!!!! So quite often I do the challenges, but don't get them entered because I'm pokey on the tech part!! LOL

But not this week!! Wheeeee!!!!

Dare U 2 Digi Stamps challenge #22 is to use punched shapes or die cuts along with a Digi image (of course). I just bought these CUTE digi images from Pink Cat Studio so thought I would colour them up!!!! I used 2 Martha Stewart punches (bat, pumpkin) for my punches. The DP is some Halloween paper I've had FOREVER!!!! So I figured I better use some of it!!! It's kinda "busy" but it is for my neice who is "busy"....so it fits her personality to a T!!!

Thanks for looking!!!! Have a great week!!!

Chris

Make a Wish foundation & a chance to win

Pink Cat Studio is releasing these new digital stamps today to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation in honour of Ethan Wieman. Little Ethan passed away on July 12th from Neuroblastoma Cancer. Ethan was a true cowboy, loved horses, balloons and knock knock jokes.








My eyes fill with tears every time I read the words of Ethan's Mother, Alicia.....I know that anyone would be saddened by this touching story, especially those of you that are parents.

So, of course, off I went to PINK CAT STUDIOS to support this great cause and get a few GREAT digital images to boot!!!! Head on over there and get your own set of Weiman Wranglers!!!! By purchasing these digital images, you will help brighten the day of a sick child as the money that is raised, will go toward making one of their dreams come true.

CUTE set eh???

Lauren & Vicki are both offering Gift Certificates to Pink Cat Studios as well, so head on over to their blogs to check it out!!!!!
Way to go girls...what a great cause and a great honour in Ethan's memory!!

Here is my card I am submitting for Lauren's contest! I used the new SU paper Soft Suede, Outlaw DP and Really Rust. The stamps are cute eh???

Geisha Cat and a couple more Magnolia cards...

I forgot I had taken pics of these ones before I mailed them out, so here are a few more that I made sometime in the last 3 weeks!!! LOL This one I actually made today for my friend Karen. Her birthday is this Friday, so I thought I better get on it!!! I used Black and Real Red cardstock, black brads, my sakura gelly stardust pen and some stickles. I coloured the cat with my copic markers. The background stamp is from Stampendous called Friend Character (Asian characters with the word friend underneath) - not sure if you can see it well enough! The cat image is from Pink Cat Studio. I forgot how much I loved these stamps - I really should use them more often!! They are soooo cute!!! Inside the card it says "Have a PURRRRFECT day".

Paper: Wild Wasabi, unknown DP; Ink: copic markers, Wild Wasabi; Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda under Fall leaf), So Many Scallops (SU); Accessories: green glitter dots from Gina K's store, green pearl brad from PaperWorks Co.; white gel pen, stickles.

Paper: A Muse card base (sent to me from Glenda - thanks!!!); Really Rust; Ink: copic markers, black; Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda with sunflower), TAC sentiment; Accessories & tools: Heidi Swapp edge distresser; ribbon from my stash, stickles

Paper: Bordering Blue, DP from SU (not sure the series); Ink: bordering blue, copic markers; Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda with sled), cute and curly (SU); Accessories and tools: curly frame punch (SU), ribbon, stickles, white gel pen, sakura gelly stardust pen

Enjoy the day off everyone!!! I am off to my sisters house for dinner to celebrate her birthday and my nephews! Catch ya later!!!