Last post as Guest Designer for Quirky Craft Challenges

Hi All!!!

It's time for a reminder post for the Quirky Craft Challenge #12  - It's a Quirky Fairy World (Recipe Challenge)

I have thoroughly enjoyed being a Guest Designer for the last four challenges at Quirky Craft Challenges!  I will miss it!  Thanks for the fantastic opportunity!

I chose Sleeping Fairy Dreama as my final fairy image!  She has been spreading her fairy dust all night and she is taking a well-deserved nap in the warm sunshine, under the Happy Sun.

These awesome digital images are from our wonderful sponsor, Crackerbox Palace!  I designed the scene and printed in on colored cardstock.  Then, I printed the images on Xpress paper.  Dreama and Happy Sun were colored with Copics and for Dreama's wings I used G00 and covered them with Crystal Stickles.  The sentiment was printed using the free font, The Blue Cabin.

I used Sun, Sentiment, and Sparkles from the Fairy Ring to complete my card!  We invite you to leave the real world and invent you own Fairy World. Build up your own enchanted world, using at least three of the following items from the fairy ring (and a fairy of course). We want to know your dreams!

I hope you enjoy my card!  Don't forget to enter in the Quirky Crafts Challenge #12-Fairies-It's a Quirky Fairy World...you still have time!  The challenge runs until midday on Saturday, June 21st - UK time or 6:00 am CDT.  

You could win a fantastic prize from our sponsor,

Crackerbox Palace Stamps

1st Prize is 4 digital images of your choice Crackerbox Palace

2nd Prize is 3 digital images of your choice from Crackerbox Palace

3rd Prize is 2 digital images of your choice from Crackerbox Palace

You can just choose from the rubber stamps and 

they will be made into digital images for you.

In addition to the prizes - every person who enters can have 10% off anything from the Crackerbox Palace website, just contact Cazzy (at the Quirky Crafts blog )via the email link in the sidebar, or comment to say you would like 10% off. 

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:

Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge #12-Something With Wings  6/21
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge~For the Girls  6/20  
Come And Get It Challenges~Fairy Fantasy  6/20
Crafting Desert Diva's Linky Party~Favorite Color : Aqua  6/22

Thanks for visiting and leaving comments!
Karen

SoSS Challenge #10: G is for Glitter!

Hello Everybody!

OMG!  Edna is flashing!  Whew...it's only her dress and shoes!  She's back again to help us share our dazzling new challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!  Challenge #10 is G is for Glitter!  I think Edna should flash more often, don't you?  Lee, on the DT, is responsible for Edna and I think Lee's doing a fantastic job!  Kudos to you, Lee!

Edna has attitude and so does Fayette!   Fairy Fayette seems to be saying "You're going to do it my way"!  I could use a little bit of that spunk!  The Hello Happy Dust sentiment is perfect for her!  Clouds round out the scene.  All stamps are from Crackerbox Palace Stamps!

 

I stamped Fayette and Cloud using Memento ink on Xpress paper.  Each were colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I stamped Hello Happy Dust and Fayette on the cool cardstock from Club Scrap!  I added strips of 1/8th" Scor-tape around two sides and rubbed glitter on it  The glitter, also on the wings, is from Stamping Jazzy Style (out of business, I'm sad to say).  They mixed some fabulous combinations of ultra fine glitter!

Have fun, create a project using ribbon and enter Challenge #10 for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers~G is for Glitter!   We'd love to see what you come up with!

You have until Friday, June 27th, at 11:55 pm EDT to enter at SoSS.  You'll have a chance to win the auspicious title of Queen or Princess of Snark!  You know you want to win it!  If you're our Queen, you can be our Guest Designer!

Don't forget to visit the blogs of the all the other talented Snarky Sisters and check out their glittery awesomeness!

• Barb
• Chris
• Donna
• Jessi
• Lee
• Lindsey
• Lynne
• Michelle

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge #12- Something with Wings  6/21

Come and Get It Challenge~Fairy Fantasy   6/20 

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #116~Things with Wings  6/26
Crafting Desert Diva's Linky Party~Favorite Color : Aqua  6/22

NBUS Challenge #1~Anything Goes   6/27 NBUS:  Fairy Fayette Stamp

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge #6: E is for Embellishment!

Hello All!

Welcome to our #6 Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!  Our letter is "E" as in "E" is for Embellishment (Use at least two)!!!  Time to have fun and bring out the bling, ribbon, flair, flowers, chipboard, etc!  You can choose to be snarky or not, but whatever you choose don't forget to enter for the chance to win the coveted title of "Queen of Snark"!

My card, hmmm...it's a little bit snarky.  

All of the stamps are from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps!  I stamped the Frog Prince saying on shrink plastic.  Gypsy and Frog Sweetie are stamped on X-Press paper, colored with Copics, and fussy cut.  The Black Tie glitter paper is from Core'dinations.

My embellishments are the jewel earring (rhinestone), ribbon and jewel swirl.  BTW, I recycled the jewel swirl off a card I made long ago and always hated.  I finally decided to throw it out but couldn't throw out the jewel swirl.  Bling isn't cheap.  Luckily it was on a piece of glossy cardstock so I could pull it off, almost intact.  :)  Some rhinestones fell off.  :(   So, trying to make the best of things, I placed Frog Sweetie over the missing pieces.  I think it worked...his love is radiating over to his pursued love.

Visit the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for all the details and check out the awesome artwork the rest of the DT has created!  

Then join in the fun for your chance to win the awesome title of "Queen of Snark" or "Princess of Snark"!  You want the crown, you know you do!  Post your "E" is for Embellishment project by 11:55 (EDT) on Friday, May 2nd to play along!

Thanks for visiting!
Karen

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

V's Sweet Ideas Challenge #22: Technique  4/30 : Coloring, Fussy Cutting, Shrink Art

Q is for Queen! Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #5

It's time for the 5th Challenge at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  Our letter for this challenge is "Q": "Q" is for Queen!  What else could it be since you have the chance to win the coveted title of "Queen of Snark"!

All of the stamps I used are from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps.  I love their stamps!!!  They also have a phenomenal selection of snarky sayings!

The stamps are: Ruby the Queen, Queen Not Amused, Fire Dragon Alhern, and Rocks.  

I stamped the images on X-Press paper and then colored them with Copics.  Then I fussy cut them and fringed a small piece of green "homemade paper" to make the grass. You don't get to see Alhern's teeth since I cut one off and decided it was not going to work for me.  If I had been using a smooth background paper I would have also stamped Alhern on the paper and then you would see his teeth.  The Most Royal Ruby the Queen needed outstanding jewels of course. 

Visit the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for all the details and check out the awesome artwork the rest of the DT has create!  

Then join in the fun for your chance to win the awesome title of "Queen of Snark" or "Princess of Snark"!  You want the crown, you know you do!  Post your "Q" is for Queen project by 11:59 (EDT) on Friday, April 15th to play along!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Naughty or Nice Challenge #3 - For the Ladies  4/25

Quirky Crafts Challenge #7 - Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life With Color - Girls 4/12
Ruby the Queen is from England and so are the Spice Girls.  My favorite color is purple...royal purple!

Catch the Bug Challenge-April: Anything Goes

Happy Stamping,

Karen

"P" is for Paddy-Challenge #3 Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Hi all, and welcome to the 3rd Challenge of the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - aka SoSS!

Our challenge is "P" is for Paddy so break out those St Patrick's Day stamps, paper, and embellishments and have some fun!

I was having a brain fart the day the design team was told the challenge.  I thought #1-P is for paddy  #2-Frogs like lily pads  #3-Frogs + lily pads = paddy  #4-Get out your party frogs on a lily pad stamp!  #5-The frogs are drinking  #6- People drink on St. Patrick's day!  Now I was ready to create!  I think I had a Rube Goldberg machine in my head that day!  Either that or not enough alcohol!

Here is the inside of my card...that's the snarky part.

 

The Party Frogs stamp is from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps.  Their site is down right now but should be up and running again soon.  I stamped the frogs with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press paper.   The frogs were colored with Copics.  The card base is Bazzill Card stock.  The rest of the items were from my stash.  I printed the saying using Cracked Font.

Join in the fun over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for your chance to win the coveted title of "Queen of Snark"!  You want the crown, you know you do!  Post your "P" is for Paddy project by 11:59 (EST) on Friday, March 21st to play along!

Guest Designer for Quirky Crafts

Hi All!

I was picked as one of the Guest Designers for Quirky Craft Challenges #5-Secret Garden

The digital image, Flower Fairy and Birdie Love was donated by Unky, printed on Xpress paper, and colored with Copics.  The flowers and wings were highlighted with my Spica pen.  The ribbons and papers are from my stash.

The East Wind - Digital Stamps by Unky for Extraordinary People along with Samaflora are the sponsors of Quirky Crafts Challenge # 5 - Secret Garden.  

You have two weeks to join in the fun and have a chance to win one of the sponsor's wonderful prizes.  Challenge # 5 - Secret Garden at Quirky Craft Challenges!   The challenge ends on Saturday, March 15th  at noon - UK time.

Voodoo Pals ATC

Hi Everyone!

There are some days I guess most of us wishes we had a voodoo doll.  Giving a person a headache for the headache they gave you sounds like a viable option...right?

The image is Everyone Needs a Friend from Just Some Lines   The papers are from my stash.  I colored the image with Copics.  The Stickles were put on top of the colored image-Yellow for wings and Glam Pink for the eye.  I fussy cut the image, attached jewels, and Tim Holtz Tissue Tape-Elements as embellishments.  I glued the pins onto the back of the image with Mono Multi Glue.


I am entering this in the following challenges:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge-Voodoo Dolls or Stitching 10/8
The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge-Wings 10/10
Sarah Hurley Challenge #85-Halloween 10/31
Crafters Cafe Companion Challenge - Just a Bit Out There 10/8
Corrosive Challenges #84 Cute and Creepy  10/12
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge-Pierce, Sew, or Inky Stitch  10/13
Crafter's Companion World Card Making Day  Stickles,  Mono Multi Glue 10/9
Marker Pop Challenge #32 Anything Goes  10/20

The 10th Doctor! Drunken Stampers Challenge : Place-London

Hi All!

Welcome to the Drunken Stampers Challenge : Place-London!  The first thing I think about when hearing London is Doctor Who!  I love the show, especially the 10th Doctor...the handsome David Tennant.  I miss him so.  Hopefully the 12th Doctor is better than the 11th.  I also think of the BBC which has so many phenomenal shows!

The Doctor Who with Tardis digital stamp is called Doo Weeeeeee Doo! and is free from MayzyArt Freebies.  I found the Keep Calm and Call the Doctor sign at this link.  I could not find any copyright listed.

I printed the Doctor Who stamp on X-Press paper and colored it with Copics.  I then fussy cut the image.  I took a piece of the Whitewash Window Pane Core'dinations cardstock and sanded some of the white off, so it looked like fog.  Some of the white powder was added to the road.

KEEP CALM AND CALL THE DOCTOR!
Karen

Congrats Cat ATC

 

Hi All!

Here is my Congrats Cat ATC!  She looks a lot like my cat Kevi.  Kevi is a tiger mix rescue and has white chest and belly.  She's 13 years old and still as lively as a kitten.  

Well, back to the ATC.  The cat stamp is from Lost Coast Designs-Party Cat Hat Set.  I colored the cat with Copics on X-Press paper and fussy cut it.  I put Glossy Accents on the hat and covered that with Tim Holtz Distress Stickles-Dry Glitter-Clear Rock Candy.  I wasn't able to get a very good picture of the glitter, but it is so cool!  I printed "Congrats"  using the font-Fontdinerdotcom-Loungy.   It's free, as are all the fonts I use!  Silver pearls and a strip of Washi tape were added as accents.

I am adding this ATC in the following challenges:

Wicked Wednesday ATC - 100th Challenge Celebration Ends 9/10

Gingerloft Challenges-Anything But a Card  Ends 9/21

Eclectic Ellapu Challenge-Family Pets  Ends 9/14

Simon Says Stamp-Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics  Ends 9/11

Lawnscaping Challenge - Some of Your Favorite Things.  Ends 9/12 Copics, cats, purple

Steampunk Boot-Buttons for Drunken Stampers

Our Challenge this week at Drunken Stampers is Thing: A Button (Use a button or buttons) 

I had fun making this card.  I was drawn to this stamp, Click Your Heels by Stampendous.  It came as one stamp and I cut it apart to be able to use the boot by itself or space the saying away from the boot, as I did in this card.  I stamped it on X-Press paper and colored it with Copics.   The background paper is Tim Holtz Distress Kraft Core'dinations cardstock.  I embossed the cardstock with Tim Holtz Gears Texture Fades.  The three vintage buttons are from the button box I received from my grandma years ago.  The button in front of the toe of the boot is one to that would be attached from the back.  I had to cut off the back of the button.  It was much more difficult than when I do the same with cheap metal or plastic ones.

Join us by digging out your buttons and submitting your Button creation at Drunken Stampers!  We enjoy having lots of people party with us...you could be our next the Life of the Party!  Cheers!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Designer's Choice Challenge:  No Squares Allowed  Ends 9/10

Whooo's Ready 4 School?

Hi Everyone!

I've made a back to school card with a wise old owl!  The Owl stamp from Dilly Beans was colored using Copics on X-press paper.   The branch is made from a piece of chipboard which was covered by the brown textured "paper".   The brown and orange textured "paper" are from Provo Craft.  I've had this a long time.  It is a very flexible textured "paper" which I have used as covers on accordion books  The font is School House Printed A which is a free font (the only kind I have).

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

9/2 Clear it Out Challenge-Back to School and chipboard

9/5 Wags and Whiskers Challenge-Back to School 

9/10 By Lori Designs Challenge #54-Back to School

9/2 Stamp and Doodle Challenge-Back to School 

9/3 Perfect Sentiment Challenge #89-Goodbye Summer, Hello School 

9/2 Scrap Creations Challenge-Back to School

9/3. DL Art-Back to School

9/8 The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge-Back to School

 

 Weekly Winner!

Digging Dirt!

Sentiment ^ inside the card

Hi All!
                          
Today is the first day of our All that Stickles Nature/Outdoors Linky Party!  Thanks for joining us!  This is one of the cards I made for it.  I used the Stella Tidbits-Hide Bodies digi stamp from our generous sponsor-Bugaboo Digi Stamps! The Linky Party is from Saturday August 17th - Friday August 30th--11:00 pm (CST-US)..  Enter your project at the All That Stickles website for a chance for prizes from the following sponsors!

I took a piece of white cardstock and used Distress Stains to color it by swiping the paper over the stain.  The stamp I used is from one of our generous sponsors-Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  It is Stella Tidbits - Hide the Body !  I colored Stella using Copic Markers on X-Press paper.  I used Distress Stickles in Brushed Pewter for the shovel and Glam Pink Stickles for Stella's boots!  Of course she needed Stickled boots-she is Stella, after all!  The blue card base is made by Club Scrap.

Don't forget to enter your project in our Linky Party before August 30th at 11:00 am (CST) for a chance at some great prizes!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug-August Bingo Challenge - Starts with"D" (Digging Dirt), No Designer Paper, and Bugaboo image x

{PIN}spirational Challenge #701 x 

Owl Thank You

The Owl stamp from Dilly Beans was colored using Copics on X-press paper.  The cardstock is from Club Scrap.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

An Inky Situation-Linky Party #4-Monochromatic-Oranges and/or Browns x
 Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Monochromatic   x
Creative Creations Challenge #16-Monochromatic x
Repeat Impressions DCC 814 - Things With Wings
Inky Impressions Challenge #121-Anything With Wings x

Beach Dreams

Hi All!

I'm here today with my first card as a Designated Designer for Drunken Stampers!  Our theme is Place: A Beach [Use water, a beach, or the tropics as your theme.]
The challenge runs from August 10th -16th!  Have a few drinks [alcohol or not] and make sure to link your entry at the Drunken Stampers Blog.

The stamp I used is a retired stamp [Summer by the Sea] from Stampin' Up.  I stamped it in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Copic X-press paper two times and colored the images with Copic markers.  The women's hair, shirt, and man's arm/leg were colored on the first one.  The man pants and hair were colored on the second image.  I stamped the man' s shirt again, on patterned paper.  All of these images were fussy cut...the entire first image, the man, except his arm/leg on the second, lastly the shirt.

The background was watercolor paper which had been colored with Tim Holtz Distress Stains [Chipped Sapphire and Broken China] and then distressed around the edge with Broken China Distress Ink. Two pieces of 100 grit sandpaper [I think it really looks like sand] were torn and distressed...and the first piece was attached to the background.  The complete image was added on the sandpaper and the second piece of sandpaper was placed over to cover part of the man's foot.  The 2nd image...man's pants, shirt and hair were placed over the first.  The last piece added was the shirt.  [I didn't like that the shirt was higher than the man's hair so I stamped and colored another head and added on top of the other one.]  The word Dream [from my stash] was distressed and stapled, using the Tiny Attacher, to the background.  Next time, I'll hopefully remember to take photos of the steps when needed...it would have helped here.

I hope you enjoy all the Designated Designers' cards and have a Tropical Hooter on us!

Have a fantastic week,
Team Tropical Hooters

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Repeat Impressions DCC#731-Water Element
The Order of the Opus Gluei Challenge # 162 - Don't Be Such a Beach! x
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #181-Anything That Looks Like Summer
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #86-Your Favorite Technique - Fussy cutting x
Quick Quotes Friday Challenge #30-Summer
Simply Create Too Challenge #43 - "Photo Inspiration"  Photo below

Without Words Challenge-Beach Holiday/At the Seaside
Rubber Stamp Events- Collinsville, IL 2013 show-Card Contest-Dreaming...I won 2nd Place!

Margaritas and Salt!

Hi All!

I'm so excited to announce I've been selected to join the All That Stickles Design Team!!!  I wanted to spill the beans, not the margarita, but I had to wait!  The challenge is ANYTHING GOES and runs from Saturday, August 3rd until Friday, August 16-11:00 pm (CST-US).

We're beginning to enjoy summer again in Wisconsin, as the temperatures are finally back in the high 70's to 80's.  Summer reminds me of ice cold margaritas near a pool...definitely no jogging allowed!











This card uses Frosted Lace Stickles for the salt on the Margarita glasses!  Thanks Vicki B. for suggesting it a few weeks ago. Frosted Lace is perfect! The Clara stamp, Margarita Glass, and the Falling Ice  saying are from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps. The cardstock is Tim Holtz Kraft Distress Core'dinations embossed using Retro Cirque Texure Fade by Tim Holtz.  Clara and the Margarita Glass were stamped on X-press paper with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copics.
I entering her in Repeat Impressions-Challenge DCC7331~Water Element--I don't know if Clara in a swimsuit and ice in her glass counts, but maybe?

Prizes for August!

Lovebug Creations - $15 GC

The Paper Nest Dolls-$25 GC

Bugaboo - 7 digis

SK Digis - 2 SINGLE digis

of their choice

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Drunken Stampers Challenge #135-Person:Athlete  x
I had to!  Clara is an athlete...she just stopped jogging to drink her margaritas a bit! 

{Pin}Spiration Challenge #68 winner
Repeat Impressions-Challenge DCC7331~Water Element--I don't know if Clara in a swimsuit and ice in her glass counts, but maybe?

Quick Quotes Friday Challenge #30-Summer

The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge - Make a Card x

Belli Challenge #175 - Summer x

Simply Create Too Challenge #43 - "Photo Inspiration"  x >