Digital Delights by Louby Loo Bouquet Ridley

My card today is for our Stamps R Us "Anything Goes" challenge sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo!  It's one of those cards that I'd made up and set the photo aside because I wasn't sure where I wanted to use it.  It fits our sponsor and challenge theme so today is the perfect opportunity!  

I used Operation Write Home's sketch #82 for my layout and I have a supply list below:

ALL DDSTAMPS USED:  Bouquet Ridley

CS AND PAPERS:  Neenah Classic Crest Pewter, Mohawk Bright White, Neenah Red Pepper Linen, Astrobrights Galaxy Gold, Via Basic Black
INK:  HP OfficeJet printer
ACCESS. AND EMBELLISHMENTS:  Star punch, crochet thread
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):  Sketch challenge – Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps #82 & Stamps R Us Anything Goes challenge sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo

I have some news about our Stamps R Us challenge blog to share with you today too.

I've decided to close the Stamps R Us challenge blog February 27th, this will be our last challenge.  We'll close our InLinkz entries Feb. 27th and draw a winner at that time.

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Ms. Lambchop

We have a new challenge starting at Stamps R Us today!

Our theme is Valentine/Love and our wonderful sponsor is Robyn's Fetish.  Our team has had the fun of working with several Robyn's Fetish images, I chose to use Ms. Lambchop & I hope you'll stop by our challenge blog to see all our teams fabulous inspiration.

She's colored with Copic markers R59, R46, R35, E43, E44, E47, YG23, YG25, B0000, G0000, R000, R01.  I used Spellbinders and Die-namics dies as well as a Sizzix embossing folder.  My "miss ewe" sentiment is computer generated and I added amber rhinestones to the flower centers for a little bling.

I hope you'll join us for our Valentine/Love challenge at Stamps R Us!

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Glitterfree Bling
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes
Bloggers Challenge - Texurize It
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Thinking of You, Missing You

Bug A Boo Stamps Cowboy

I used a cute image from the Cowboy Collection for our Stamps R Us "Just Kidding Around" challenge sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps today.  He is colored with Copic markers E41, E42, E43, E44, E00, E000, R02, R37, R24, R22, B97, B45, B21, W3, W1, W0, C6, C3, C1, C00, Y13, Y15, Y18, YG11, YG13, YG17. 

The layout and sentiment for my card were inspired by Operation Write Home, I thought using the horse shoe to spell out "miss you" would be great for a service person to send home to their child. 

Especially a little cowboy! 

I used Stampin' Up! Brocade Blue, Kraft, Neenah Solar White and Red Linen card stocks.  The red panel was stamped with the Paisley background stamp by Stampin' Up! and the Kraft panel was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder.  I also used the Stampin' Up! Just Jeans background stamp on the Brocade Blue.  The "miss" part of the sentiment was computer generated.

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Just Kidding Around

The Stamping Boutique Baby Fairy

I'm really excited to share my card with you today!  I used a digital image called Baby Fairy by The Stamping Boutique.  I had so much fun making this card, coloring it was a pleasure and the layout was totally fun.  The layout is the sketch challenge from Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps.  It's one of those I want to make over and over just to see what it looks like with a different image.  

I used De Lovely papers, matted everything in black added three Want2Stamp half pearls and the "sweet baby" stamp is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set. 

 

We have a new challenge starting today at Stamps R Us!

The theme is "Show Us What You Got!"  - use what ever stamps, digital images, supplies you'd like that maybe you received for Christmas?  It's basically an "anything goes" challenge.  Our fabulous sponsor is The Stamping Boutique.  I hope you'll stop by our Stamps R Us challenge blog to see everything our design team has made and play along in our challenge!

My post today is also part of the Happy New Year Blogaholic Social Networks Blog Hop, which is a link party!  My New Years resolution is to make more cards for Operation Write Home!
If you are interested in participating click the link above.

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Show Us What You Got
Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Daisy Doodles - New Beginnings
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Magical Monday's - Anything Magical Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Sketching Stamper Waiting...

I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to color this wonderful digital image by Sketching Stamper.  We start a new "embossing" challenge at our Stamps R Us challenge blog today and Sketching Stamper is our fabulous sponsor!  You really should click the link above and go check out her images, you'll love them I promise <3  

I used Copic markers to color this sweet image that's called "Waiting", I also used Copic refill YG11 for the grassy area.

It never ceases to amaze me how many markers end up on the table that need to be put away when I'm done.  I guess all the other supplies that make their way out surprise me too...

...there's more I just cropped it out of the photo!

I hope you enjoyed a little bit of Copic inspiration and will stop by our Stamps R Us challenge blog to see all our different & fabulous design team cards and play along in our challenge!

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Challenges:
Incy Wincy - Trees
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Vicky

We have a new challenge starting today at our Stamps R Us challenge blog, the theme is "Bling It On" and our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments!

Our team was given four of their digital images to work with and boy are they cute!  My first choice is "Vicky", she's colored with the Copic markers listed below.

My layout is Operation Write Home's sketch #93, I used a couple of scraps of Basic Grey Off Beat designer paper as well as Nut Brown, Copic X Press It & Color Mate's Mist cardstock.  The sentiment is from the Stampendous Birthday Assortment acrylic stamp set.  

For the "bling" on my card I added three clear rhinestones, the Color Mates Mist cardstock has a little sparkle in it but it's kind of hard to see in the pictures.

I hope you'll stop by our Stamps R Us challenge blog and see all the sample cards our design team has made using the cute Crafty Sentiments digital images and enter into our challenge too!

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Sketch #93
Crafts and Me - Birthdays
Charisma Cards - Cutesy

Heart Song Designs Owl

We have a new challenge starting today at Stamps R Us, our theme is "Nature's Gifts" and our sponsor is Heart Song Designs.  For my project I used Heart Song Designs Owl on Branch digital image and colored it with Copic markers.  

I've been playing with my new Vintage Rolodex and added my sample project to it.  You can read more about it in Saturday's blog post.  I have a photo of my supply list below.  I've been adding it to back side of my file card when I think of it.

I have a couple more photos of my on going Rolodex project too.

It's starting to grow and expand little by little -

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Nature's Gifts
Cuddly Buddly - Anything But A Card
Daring Cardmakers - A Little Birdie Told Us
Bug A Boo Stamps - Animal Antics

Robyn's Fetish Basket of Apples

My card today is the sample card for our Autumn/Fall challenge at Stamps R Us sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.  I used "Basket of Apples" by Robyn's Fetish and had lots of fun coloring it with Copic markers R59, R46, R35, E99, E29, E25, E53, YG67, YG63, YG03, B63, B60, B0000.

I used Doodle Pantry Rounded Wishes digital stamp set for the frame around the basket of apples.

I also used one of my favorite Cheery Lynn Designs die sets for the shape of the card, it's called French Flair.  For a little added something I went and looked up apple blossoms on the internet to see what they looked like and thought I could add a few of those using an old EK Success flower punch.  The red hearts you see are from a Die-namics heart border die and I placed them over the dots that separate "Have a delightful day" in the sentiment.

I hope you'll join in our Autumn/Fall challenge at Stamps R Us, the challenge is open until October 16, 2011.  Robin's Fetish is our sponsor with a very generous prize package!

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Autumn/Fall
One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digital Image
Scrappy Frogs - Fruit
Stampin' Sisters In Christ - Fruit

Karber Best Friends

We have a new challenge starting at Stamps R Us today with a Friendship theme.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Karber Digial Images!  

For my sample card I used "Best Friends" and colored them with Copic markers.  I also used my Cheery Lynn Designs French Flair dies along with their Cherry Blossom die that belongs to a friend.  My layout is pretty simple as I printed my image large enough for me to stay in the lines while I colored.

I hope you'll stop by our Stamps R Us challenge blog and join the fun!  Have a blessed Labor Day -

challenges:

Stamps R Us - Friendship
Stamp Something - Digi Day
2 Sisters Challenge - Friends
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes & Flowers

Stamps R Us Anything Goes Challenge

Happy Monday, it's been a busy weekend here on my blog!  I was involved in two blog hops and the La La Land Crafts birthday celebration blog hop is this Wednesday!  

...and Thursday I'm starting something new here...

But today is the start of a new challenge on our Stamps R Us challenge blog, the theme for the challenge is Anything Goes!  

My card is made from Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge #343, I find this sketch to be rather addicting for some reason.  The patterned paper is digital from My Time Made Easy called Fresh Flowers.  The sentiment is from a Inkadinkado acrylic stamp and the flower die is by Marianne Design Creatables.

I hope you'll join in our Stamps R Us Anything Goes challenge, you have 2 weeks to get an entry in and our prize is one Copic class of the winners choice  at Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative classroom. 

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Challenges:
Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Marianne Goes
Paper Creations Ink - Show Us Your Flowers
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Hannah Lynn Ocean Rose

I have an "Encore Presentation" card to share with you today!  

We start a new challenge today at Stamps R Us and life being what it is our sponsorship fell through, we needed to get creative & come up with a new idea.  Being that it's the first of the month and our team has plenty of design team commitments already we decided on an "Encore Presentation" challenge.

Here's the way it works - re post one of your favorite cards using any stamp or digital image you please, tell us a little about your card and enter into our challenge.   No back linking please.  The winner of our "Encore Presentation" challenge will be asked to be our guest designer for a future challenge! 

My card today was used for an Operation Write Home blog hop, our theme was "Miss You".  She's colored with Copic markers and I kept my layout clean and simple.

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Encore Presentations
Frosted Designs - Color It
Kenny K's - Bright,Cheerful, Summery

Stamps R Us Birthday Blog Hop Winners!

We have our Stamps R Us Birthday Celebration Blog Hop winners to announce today!

There is a winner for each of our design team members blogs and are listed below.

Congratulations to our winners & a big thank you to our sponsors!

Tammy’s winner – Gemma  - Sponsor – Whimsy - $15.00 gift certificate

Collette’s winner – Kimberly - Sponsor – The Stamping Boutique –  5 digi images winners choice

Marilyn W.'s winner - Carolina Girl - Sponsor - K 'n K Designs 4 digital stamp sets winners choice

Kathy’s winner – Pat - Sponsor – Oozak - $10.00 gift certificate

Lynn’s winner – Meagan - Sponsor - Inspired Stamps – Acrylic stamp set winners choice

Jan – Sandi De Falco - Sponsor - Clear Dollar Stamps - $10.00 gift certificate for digital stamp sets only - winners choice

Carol’s winner – Billie A - Sponsor - Squdgi Digi – 4 digis of the winners choice

Marilyn S.’s winner -Renee - Sponsor - Through The Craftroom Door magazine, 1 year subscription
Paige's winner - Georgia - Sponsor - Michelle Perkett Studio one pre selected digital birthday image
Shannon's winner - Carol - Sponsor - Cardmadfairy's 5 digital images winners choice

Joe-Anne’s winner – Stephanie - Sponsor – Bizzy Bec’s – 10 digis of the winners choice

We will be in contact with our winners soon!
Again congratulations!!!

Whimsie Doodles Penelope

Welcome to our Stamps R Us Birthday Celebration blog hop!

If you've arrived here from Collette's blog you're on the right track, if not you really should start at the Stamps R Us challenge blog.  You can read about all our awesome prize sponsors and the prize packages you just might win too! 

Please remember to leave a comment at each stop on our Birthday hop to be eligible to win one of the prizes from our fabulous sponsors!

I know I just told you to leave comments on each design team blog and I LOVE reading your comments too.  I have an InLinkz widget for you to use to enter for the prize drawing on my blog so please add your link below:

Our sponsor at Stamps R Us for our Birthday themed challenge is Whimsie Doodles!

To help Stamps R Us celebrate our birthday Whimise Doodles is giving our fans a 10% off coupon good for 30 days from the start of our current challenge!  For your shopping pleasure the code for a 10% discount is SRU10.

For my first card I used Penelope and colored her with Copic markers R20, YR00, E000, E0000, B21, B23, Y21, YR21, YR24, C00, C3, C4, C6, E44, E43, E42.  I tried a fun layout using Spellbinders circle dies, a Martha Stewart border punch, Dew Drops and Cuttlebug embossing folders as well as the retired Stampin' Up! French Script background stamp.  My "happy birthday" sentiment is from a Woodware USA clear stamp set. 

My second card is for my SIL's birthday using the Whimsie Doodles stamp set called Paws I Care.  The image is colored with Copic markers V17, V15, V12, R27, R24, R22, E44, E43, E42, C6, C3.  I used the Spellbinders Grand Circle dies, Ovals, Doodle Parts a Quickutz die flower & Heart border by Die Namics.  There's even a piece of acetate in there, next time it's going through the Cuttlebug!  

I hope you enjoy our blog hop and I wish you the best of luck winning some of our fabulous sponsor's prizes!

Your next stop is Joe Anne at Jo Jo Scraps!

Here's a list of our design team blogs in case you get lost along the way:

http://ourlittleinspirations.blogspot.com/

http://collette-heavensent.blogspot.com/

http://jans-gonestampin.blogspot.com/

http://jojoscraps.blogspot.com/

http://luckystamper.blogspot.com/

http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/

http://onestampingfool.blogspot.com/

http://marilynscardsandmore.blogspot.com/

http://shewhomuststamp.blogspot.com/

http://enchantedladybugcreations.blogspot.com/

http://mycraftcentral.blogspot.com/

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Birthday Theme
Die Cut Dreams - Animal Antics (4 Legged)
Amber's Crafts & Stuff - Circles & Swirls
Fab  'n Funky - Animal Magic
Freshly Brewed - Animals
Inspire Me Friday's - Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend - Paws For Thought
Totally Gorjuss - Die Cuts & Punches
The Corrosive Challenge - All About Kids
Make It Monday - Linky Party

Stamps R Us Birthday Celebration!

I'm so excited about our birthday celebration at Stamps R Us this coming Monday, July 25th!

We have a line up of fabulous prize sponsors for the party and I thought it would be fun to tease you with sponsor names...

Inspired Stamps

K 'n K Designs

The Stamping Boutique

Cardmadfairy's

Squidgi Digi

Michelle Perkett Studio

Tiffany Doodles

Clear Dollar Stamps

Bug A Boo Stamps

My Creative Classroom

Through The Craftroom Door Magazine

Bizzy Bec's 

Oozak

Whimsy Stamps

There you have it!  

I hope you'll join us at the Stamps R Us challenge blog this coming Monday, July 25th for our first birthday celebration!

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Stamps R Us Birthday Celebration!

Heart Song Designs Poppies

We have a new challenge starting today at the Stamps R Us challenge blog!  Our sponsor for this challenge is Heart Song Designs.  Our Stamps R Us design team have had the pleasure of using Heart Song Designs digital images, what a treat!  Leah has a collection of wonderful digital images you really should see.

For my card I used Poppies and colored them with Copic markers R39, R37, R35, R32, YG67, YG63, YG61, E44, E43.  Cut them out with a Spellbinders Mega Oval and matted with the Mega Oval Scallops die.  My sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Take Three Fall stamp set and on the Papertrey Ink Banner die (I think).  

I used a different for me Copic red combination to color the poppies and found I didn't have cardstock or patterned papers that coordinated so I made my own.  I colored with the Red Copic markers on a 1/4 sheet of Neenah Solar White cardstock, added a little air brushing to it to try and smooth some of the overlapping edges.  I next spritzed my Penny Black Circular Design background stamp with Copic blending solution and stamped.  Holding the stamp down longer than I normally would if I'd "inked" it.  The colorless blending solution removes color and I really like this effect, it's kind of like a bleaching technique.   

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Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Through The Garden Gate

Stamps R Us Challenge

We have a new challenge starting at our Stamps R Us challenge blog, the challenge is to make a card using 1 image, 2 patterned papers & 3 embellishments!  I've been busy playing with other crafting goodies so I didn't get a card done in time but...  you really should stop by the Stamps R Us challenge blog to see our fabulous design teams creations!  

I have a couple of fun pictures of Maxine to share with you for now -

I was leaving yesterday to go meet one of my crafty friends, Maxine usually looks out through the kitty door into the garage to say goodbye.  I remember when she fit through the kitty door not so long ago!

I took both pictures with my phone so they are a little grainy.  Maxine is almost 7 months old now and has decided she likes our bed.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  I'll be back soon with a new card!

Conrad Construction by Dude Time Doodles

We have a new challenge starting today at Stamps R Us sponsored by Dude Time Doodles, our theme is masculine.

For my sample card I used Conrad Construction and colored him with Copic markers B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, E30, E31, E44, E50, E51, C00, C1, C2, T1, T2, YG0000, YG01, YG03, YG05, R21, Y15, Y13, Y11.  My layout is Splitcoast Stampers SC#312, cardstock colors Neenah Solar White & Desert Sand, Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening, Stampin' Up! Green Galore & Brushed Silver.  I printed the sentiment from this digital stamp set on the Green Galore layer after I cropped it so I could use part of the sentiment on the outside and part on the inside of my card.  I used the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate embossing folder on the silver panel, added a couple of silver brads and my card was complete.

I have some pictures to share today speaking of "liking to play in the dirt".  I didn't get any pictures of the guys working yet though!  Maybe later today -

New planting beds in front of the block wall, down both sides of the sidewalk and beside the driveway are going in.

I cannot believe all the unexpected company we've had since the front is all torn up.  It's usually very quiet at our house.

It's going to be nice when it's finished!  We just need to figure out what kind of plants will withstand our 115 degree plus temperatures that are coming soon.

I had to include a silly picture of Maxine on the other side of the fence since I'm showing some personal pictures today!  She came down with Parvo April 1st, a month later you'd never know she's been sick.  Thanks for all your prayers and support during that time.

Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Masculine
AI Factory - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Boys & Men
One Stitch At A Time - Emboss It
Sparkles Forum Challenges - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - One For The Boys
The Crazy Challenge - Cards For Men
Cupcake Craft - Something That Starts With a "C" - Construction!

Computer Ants by Doodle Pantry

I have a fun card to share with you today!

I made this for our Stamps R Us Bugs & Embossing challenge that kicks off today and runs for the next two weeks.  Our wonderful sponsor is Doodle Pantry and our team had the fun of working with some of Laurie's cute images.  

I used the Doodle Pantry set Computer Bugs and colored with Copic markers BG0000, BG10, BG11, T5, T3, T2.  My layout is a "test" sketch by Julie at Operation Write Home.  I love sketches so I hope it was okay that I used it.  I added a touch of embossing and my card was ready to go.

The cardstock colors are Via Vellum Basic Black, Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow & Aqua Mist and of course Neenah Solar White.  

I made a second card for the Doodle Pantry blog using the cute Computer Ants.

I wondered what red ants would look like...

Again I colored with Copic markers E59, R59, R37, T3, T2, T1.  

My layout was mostly trying to figure out how to fit the large image on my card and show it off.  I had to sleep on it.  

I added the clickity, Click sentiment.  To cover the seam I used the strip of Basic Grey & Cranberry and thought a line of metal dots would help bring it all together.  I matted the image on Stampin' Up! Basic Grey and the Cranberry cardstock is made by Thepapermill.com, it went through a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I hope you'll join us for our Bugs & Embossing challenge at the Stamps R Us challenge blog and go visit Laurie at the Doodle Pantry too, she has so many cute "bug" images!

Challenges:

Stamps R Us - Bugs & Embossing
Art Impressions - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges - Embossing

Tiffany Doodles & Stamps R Us

It's time for our new Stamps R Us challenge, our sponsor this time is Tiffany Doodles and the theme is "Celebrate Spring".  I chose this Tiffany Doodles image because I loved the flower and mushrooms and the nice shading detail she's added.  I colored it with Copic markers R39, R3, R35, R22, E44, E43, E42, G28, G24, G21, G20.

My layout is a clean and simple one layer card and I'm having such a hard time leaving it alone!  I want to stamp a sentiment in the white space but I think it will be out of balance.  I thought about drawing a black box around it with a Copic multiliner pen, embossing a rectangle around it, etc.  I think the CAS cards are the most difficult so I'm doing my blog post early and setting it to auto post.   I will put the card in my Operation Write Home box and walk away so I can make something new.

Challenges:
Stamps R Us - Celebrate Spring
The Creative Cottage - Spring 
Southern Girls - Use Flowers 
Cardmadfairy's - Digital Back To Nature 
Stampin' With The Dragon - Bring On Spring 
Wags 'n Whiskers - Spring 
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Spring 
Card Cupids - Spring
I Did It Creations - Welcome Spring