Challenge #99-"Here Kitty, Kitty"

I personally have been a little slack on my posting lately as we have had a lot of doctors' appointments lately and my hubby is going in for surgery this week.  After Friday, I should be back to "normal" (What is normal?)

In the meantime I want to welcome Kati Atanasova as my Guest Design Team member and we will begin with her piece of inspiration.

Kat

Hello craft people and thank you for the lovely welcome, that you have made for me. My first work for The Cheerful Stamp Pad and the new challenge Here Kitty Kitty is a wall hanging for my little niece. She is 1 year old and it seems that this lovely image Licky Tiggy Tiger from Barbara Jensen at Stitchy Bear Outlet is made just for her. I have colored it with Tim Holtz® Distress Inks. The other was easy - one unused cover from a box, purple paint, a lot of glitter and grass where to hide  Kitty.

Vicki

When I was getting things together for this card I saw a sticker packet in my stash that had cats, footprints and little mice.  I knew then I would make a card a little on the funny side.  I had that little mouse and couldn't find a place for it so.......  Can't you imagine the mischief that this cat is getting into?

Barbara

The first week of the new challenge is Here Kitty Kitty, isn't this an adorable image from Barbara Jensen at Stitchy Bear Outlet? My first thought when I saw the kitty was great image for a Birthday card for my friend that is a cat lover and it looks just like one of her cats. I coloured with copics, cut with spellbinders ovals and popped it up on some patterned paper from Wal-Mart. I just love the gray and pink together. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and it's one of the first stamps I bought and that was a long time ago. The shiny paper is from a paper pack I bought at the dollar store also a long time ago.

Michele

Our DT was given digital images by designer Barbara Jensen for this challenge.  I love this digital cat image as it is so dreamy looking, I added more dreamy things to make my tag.  The background papers are from the primavera line by itKuPiLLi.The gorgeous moon stamp is by Rubber Moon Art Stamps.  The dream stamp is from Inkadinkado.  If you are a cat lover then you surely can not pass up this challenge!

Karla

For the first week of Kitty Kitty, I created a tag using a digital image from our sponsor Stitchy Bear. I colored my kitty digitally and placed it on a tag which you can find at So Digitally Me. The name of the kit is Cute Cats. Then I printed it and added some flowers and a ribbon.Hope you have a magical week!

Hazel

I used kitty 1 and kitty 2 kindly supplied by the sponsors, Stitchy Bear Stamps,, flipping kitty 1 horizontally, then coloured with spectrum noir pens. The background paper is some I got a long time ago from PDA card and crafts, twill ribbon from Hobbycraft and the two silver embellishments have been in my stash for ages (yes, they are both silver, although one looks gold in the picture

I hope you are inspired to enter into this challenge as the DT would love to see what you create.  The main thing is make sure you follow the theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Barbara Jansen on the Stitchey Bear Outlet.  Just click on the banner below.

 

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Second Week of Halloween Costumes and Fun

I have received some great entries so far for the Halloween challenge.  If you haven't entered, you still have time as it doesn't end until next Sunday evening at midnight.\\Let's take a look at what the Design Team has created for you this week

Vicki

Here is a cute image you will find by Allipeeps at the Stitchey Bear Outlet.  I really like the "cute" Halloween images.  I placed this little witch on a couple of designer papers and added a little cat sticker and a raffia bow.

 

Hazel

I don't 'do' Halloween, so I thought I'd do a bit of a playful version for my card. I used 'kitty cat' from Alipeeps Art Kostume Kidz animal set kindly supplied by our sponsor, I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens, mounting it on to the printed out background that I found free here, having added my own text digitally.

Barbara

Second week of challenge #96 and I chose this super cute witch from out sponsor Alipeeps at Stitchy Bear Outlet. I decided she was too cute to colour her face green and I found my Happy Halloween stamp. The paper I bought at the LSS as I haven't found my stack pack of cute paper, unless my mind is playing tricks and I really don't have a Halloween pad. LOL. The cats are from Impression Obsession and there are 6 on the die, I always cut all 6 as I don't want to break the die apart you know what will happen then. 

Michele

This week I grabbed a cute little girl in a kitty costume by Stitchy Bear's Allipeeps Art for my DT piece. I colored the digital image with pencils.  Kitty girl is out for her night of fun on my tag which also features die cuts, ribbon and some background designer paper by Gecko Galz.

Karla

For week 2 of our challenge, I created a card using a lovely kitty cat from Ali Peeps - one of Stitchy Bears' designer.It was layered onto a paper I found at activityvillage.co.uk. There are many Halloween printables there.Then I added a black lace and flower. Have a magical week and keep playing along with us!

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Challenge #96- "Halloween Costumes and Fun"

I hope this is a fun challenge for everyone.  It is "Halloween Costumes and Fun".  I really don't do a lot of Halloween cards and when I do, they usually are on the cute side rather scary.  However, let's take a peek at how all the members of the Design Team approached this theme.

Vicki

This cute little Halloween costume is by Allipeeps which can be found on the Stitchey Bear Outlet website.  The black kettle with the sentiment is an embellishment from my stash.  The little doggie footprints are stickers.  finishing the card is a piece of raffia tied into a bow.

Hazel

I printed and coloured the image kindly supplied from the Stitchy Bear Alipeeps Art Kostume Kidz character set, tearing around the edges to mount on to the black paper, which had been printed with the white saying, the ship and treasure chest, all of which had been added digitally. Everything was then mounted on to a black card blank.

Michele

Late at night the mummies and zombies get together for their moonlight dance. It turns out these creatures aren't scary, they just want to party!  Our DT was provided some digital images to work with by the Stitchy Bear Creator Alipeeps Art.  I printed and colored (with pencils) this cute mummy and then created a little graveyard scene.  I used a designer paper from the coven paper pack by Gecko Galz and  then several stickers and die cuts to finish the scene.  The gravestone and little zombies are raised which adds some extra dimension.

Barbara

For week 1 of the challenge I chose this cute pirate from our sponsor. As you see I still haven't located my Halloween sentiment stamps but I will get them sorted soon. Coloured with copics and die cut with the large rectangles. I fussy cut the sword and top of his head so it fit in the rectangle, and left me space to put the sentiment.

Karla

For the first week of "Halloween Costumes and Fun", I've created a card using an image called Little Witch from Ali Peeps Art and you can find it at  the Stitchy Bear outlet. I colored my lovely witch digitally and added some dots to her skirt and stars to her hat. Then I layered it onto a vintage Halloween paper I found at Creative Elegance Designs. There are many fabulous freebies there. The black cat and the pumpkin are from AS Designs. The sentiment I found when I was surfing the net.  Halloween is not a tradition here. We have St Cosmas and Damian's Day on September 27th instead. People give bags of candy to celebrate them because they are regarded as the protectors of children here. Different ways of commemorating our inner child huh! Well, my lovelies, have a magical week and keep playing along with us!

 

 

Thanks again to Stitchey Bear for sponsoring this challenge.

 

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Happy Birthday to You!

"Birthday" is the theme for this second week's challenge.  You may make any type of birthday card. Below are cards created by the Design Team.  Hopefully they will inspire you to enter.

Vicki

My Stitchey Bear image is a picture of a "Senior Citizen" bringing a pathetic  little flower.   The flower was so small that I decided to enlarge it a little by placing a yellow sequin flower on top.  The background paper is some I have had in my stash for a long, long time. (It's time to use it!)

 

Hazel

 I used Stitchy Bear's 'happy happy' digi, coloured with spectrum noir pens, mounted on to a piece of silver mirror card and then matted on to a patterned paper with a cut out pink and silver border created with a Martha Stewart punch, with just snippets of pink and white spotted ribbon.

 

Michele

This week I chose a digital image from Stitchy Bear called "Gran's Garden" and I've also added a birthday sentiment digital image from  Clear Dollar Stamps.  Starting with a digital background from the Primavera series by itKuPiLLi I've once again this week created a 100% digital creation.  I arranged my images and did all the coloring in Photoshop.  The sun in the corner is not a stamp -- just a digitally hand-drawn image.  You can never have enough birthday cards ready to go so I hope you will join this challenge.  Have a wonderful week.

Karla

For this card I used the Stitchy Bear "Happy Happy" image kindly supplied by our sponsor. It was colored digitally. I wanted my card to have a vintage feminine look so it is clean and simple. I adorned it with some pearls, some flowers, a sentiment and a floral eyelet ruffled fabric trim. Keep playing along with us and have a magical week!

Barbara

For the second week of the Birthday Challenge I used the bonnet girl from Stitchy Stamps.  I coloured her with spectrum noir markers . I used spellbinders Labels eight and Decorqative labels eight.  the cardstock I used is GP white and Ballet Blue.
 

"Anything Goes"

The challenge "Anything Goes" continues.  We have received some terrific entries so far, but would like to see  yours.  Just click on the shortcut on my sidebar and enter.  You still have a whole week as the challenge does not end until Sunday the 14th.

Vicki

My cute image is from Lil Diva, found on Stitchey Bear Outlet.  I colored her with Copic markers and placed her on Coven background which gave me a western feel.  The background Coven paper pack can be found on Gecko Galz  The rope and background gives the card a western feel. 

I might add that when the Design Team and I create our pieces of inspiration, we do not know which images or papers the others are using.  Hence below Michele uses the same background, but in an entirely different way.

Michele

For week two of our "anything goes" challenge I chose a fairy digital image from our sponsor Stitchy Bear (image design by "Lil Diva").  When I started coloring with pencils I didn't realize she was going to come out quite so Gothic looking.  But since she did I decided to make this a Hallowe'en themed card since it is right around the corner! The wonderful gGothicbackground paper is "Coven" from Gecko Galz.  The very cool moon and moon-crow are by Rhonda's Originals. I added the words "trick or treat" and a ghost brad from my stash.  Please play along!  Ans have a wonderful week

Barbara

Since  I didn't get my card done last week due to my hubby being in the hospital I decided I would make two this week  Isn't this the cutest digi from lil diva stamps from Stitchy Bear outlet, it'a always nice to have baby cards on hand, since bringing my craft supplies  home from the cottage I still have not had a chance to organize it so the sentiment is missing from the front and the inside. 

Barbara

Here is my second card I sued the cowboy from Stitchy Bear Outlet Lil Diva, I used the brick embossing folder from Tim Holtz and inked it with walnut distress ink before adding the cardstock and putting it throught the cuttlebug.

Karla

For the second week of "Anything Goes", I used a digital stamp kindly supplied by our sponsor Stitchy Bear. It is Fun in the Jungle and it is from Lil Diva collection. I colored my image with watercolor pencils and I really wanted to see an explosion of colors so my lovely animals are different. Then I adorned my card with some numbers and a couple of ladybugs. One of them is carrying the sentiment which says:"Especially for you".My image was layered onto 3 different card stocks and I also used 2 different tapes. I had fun making this card and I hope you have fun creating yours so keep playing along with us and have a magical week!

Hazel

For my card I've used the Stitchy Bear's Lil Diva digi 'fun in the jungle', kindly supplied by the sponsor. I coloured with spectrum noir pens, tore around the image and brushed with brown corduroy distress ink. The background paper and the animal print panel were from my offcuts box, mounted on to a kraft card blank and wrapped with a piece of Boutique paw print vintage ribbon from Hobbycraft.


You still have a week to enter as the challenge doesn't end until late Sunday the 14th.

Challenge #94-"Anything Goes"

Sorry, this is being posted a little late.  Somehow I got started in organizing my studio.  Did I get finished?  NO WAY!  I did get a small corner organized, but that is all.  In doing that I made this post a little late.

However, everyone likes the theme I have for the next two weeks.  It is "Anything Goes".  This means you may post anything project that is new with any theme, using any stamps or no stamps.  However, if you happen to have some Lil Diva stamps from Stitchey Bear Outlet, we would love to see them. 

Here is what the Design Team created using the Lil Diva stamps.

Vicki

I am not much into doing Halloween cards and projects, but I decided to use the witch from the Lilwi Diva collection.  She is colored with Copic markers and placed on various designer papers.

 

Karla

For the first week of Anything Goes, I've created a card using an image called "Flower Fairy" from Lil Diva on Stitchy Bear Stamps. I've adorned it with some flowers, some ribbons and a lovely sentiment.My card is for a little girl. We want to see your adorable creations so play along with us. Have a magical week!

 

 Michele

Our DT was given some adorable images designed by "Lil Diva" of Stitchy Bear Stamps.  I fell in love with the seahorses right away and colored two of them with pencils and gel pens.  While cleaning up some digital images I'd printed but not used I came across this cute and mischievous looking bathing beauty from a Lunagirl collage sheet.  I used some paper i'd treated with alcohol inks and began to build my scene with with the digital images, the vintage image and some underwater-themed stash items.  Since I was creating a cartoon scene I finished the piece by handwriting my cartoon balloon on some designer paper.  I had fun with this and hope you'll have fun making anything you like for our anything goes challenge.

 

 Hazel

The background paper is a piece of unknown paper  with some corrugated paper and flower ribbon strips added. The image is Stitchy Bear Lil Diva 'flower fairy' digital image, kindly supplied by the sponsor, coloured with spectrum noir pens. I tore around the image using a perspex template and round another piece of matching paper as a backing.  Flower from Hobbycraft with prima spacer in the centre, Craftwork cards sentiment circle and various gems.

Hazell

(The last time I had the theme Anything Goes I overlooked Hazel's card.  Even though it is not using an image from the current sponsor, I wanted to show the card as Hazel, like the other DT members, really works hard to give samples each week.)  Hazel's card description is below:

 

I've used a digital image from a previous sponsor Bugaboo Stamps, called 'rainy day bears - rain, rain', adding the sentiment and matting on to a card blank that had been run through my eBosser with an Embossalicious 'clouds' 6 x 6 folder which I brushed with stormy sky distress ink. The insert says 'Get well soon'.

 

Lil Diva on Stitchey Bear Outlet is one of the digital creator and is the sponsor of my challenge.  Please go to the Stitcheu Bear Outlet site and check out some of the images.  I am sure you will find something there you can use.

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"A New Baby" is the Theme

We are on the second week of the baby theme and I haven't gotten many entries yet.  It is such an easy theme so dig out your stash and enter.  The shortcut to the challenge announcement is on my sidebar.   In the meantime here are some creations from the Design Team.

Michele

This week I enjoyed using a couple of the pieces from the "Baby Girl Pack" generously provided by our wonderful challenge sponsor Stitchy Bear.  I arranged the baby dress and bonnet on digital background paper from Twisted Papers then printed and cut them out.  I placed the dress and bonnet on some beautiful designer paper from the iTkuPiLLi Primavera series.  I added a baby bootie border and some letters from a baby sticker set I had.  Now I've got two baby cards made and ready to send for the next baby that comes along.  I hope you join the challenge and get some baby cards made as well!

Karla

For the second week of “It’s a baby”, I’ve made a card for a girl. I've used a digital image from the Stitchy Bear's 'baby girl pack' kindly supplied by our sponsor after coloring it digitally. I adorned my image with some flowers, some crystals, and some stickers. I also used an old baby image I found when I was surfing Pinterest It is from 1930’s. Keep playing along with us! We love to see your creations. Have a magical week, my friends!

Leona

I have used 4 separate digistamps from Stitchy Bear for this CAS card.  I use Promarkers in Pastel Blue, Cornflower and China Blue.  I have mounted the topper onto Bazziill.

 Hazel

I've used digital images from the Stitchy Bear's 'baby boy pack' kindly supplied by the sponsor. I coloured with spectrum noir pens, mounting on to a background I found on the internet.

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Thanks to Sstitchy Bear for being my sponsor.

Challege #93 - "A New Baby"

This is one type of card I very seldom make.  It is a baby card.  This is really an easy theme to do.  Below are some inspirations for you by the Design Team.

Vicki

I have pink cardstock as my base card,  On it I place a cute baby-theme piece of designer paper.  Next I used a digital from Panda Bear, designer on  Stitichey Bear Outlet.  This I colored with Copic markers.  To finish the card I placed a small pink bow and a little pink rose embellishment.  In small letters is the sentiment "Blessed Child".

Hazel

I've used digital images from the Stitchy Bear's 'baby girl pack' kindly supplied by the sponsor. I coloured with spectrum noir pens and added a suede die cut teddy and a rattle. I finished off the card with the faux stitching on the surrounds and mounted on to a pale pink card blank

Michele

This is a digitally created 4x4 card to welcome a new baby boy.  I used baby digital images from Stitchy Bear's "Baby Boy Pack," a digital sentiment from TLC Creations and lovely pastel digital background paper from the Primavera Series by iTKupiLLi.  I made a simple slim grey border using Photoshop as well.  I rarely make baby cards so this challenge is a good opportunity to get some made.  Now I will be really for the next baby that comes along!

Karla

 For the first week of “It’s a baby”, I created a simple card. I colored my lovely image digitally.It was kindly supplied by our sponsor Stitchy Bear. It is a rattle and adorned it with some animals, a red ribbon, some pearls and sentiment. Keep playing along with us and have magical week!

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