Think Pink!

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the challenge at Jellypark Friends is to
add pink to your project.We have issued 2 brand new digi stamps to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, a lovely simple ribbon with hearts and a special friend image and sentiment. Please think about buying one to use on your cards and help us to raise a little bit for this great cause... We hope you all join us with this challenge.The challenge runs for two weeks.
Here is my card

I have used two of the new images that are being released today at Jellypark Friends. The sentiment is my own.
I hope you all have a chance to pop over to the Jellypark Friends blog and check out all of the beautiful creations by my fellow DT members. We sure have a lot of talented women and I am honored to be on the same team as them!
I used a square scalloped punch for the ribbon image and sentiment.The little hearts are from another punch from Studio G. Papers are from my stash. I colored with Copics and used a Martha Stewart edge punch alongside the right side of the card.
I would like to enter the following challenges:
Penny's Papercrafting Challenge #96 - Punches and die cuts
Word Art Wednesday - Use their sentiment or one based in love
Sentimental Sundays - Recipe 3-2-1. I used 3 hearts, 2 friends and kisses(x's), and 1 butterfly.
Celebrate the Occasion - Breast Cancer Awareness
Flourishes Papercrafting - Think Pink
Link Up For Pink - pink for breast cancer awareness

Doodle Up!

Here it is October 1st already...can you believe it? But with the 1st of the month comes a new wonderful batch of images from Doodle Pantry! Laurie has outdone herself once again! I love all of the new sets that she has created and I bet you will too.
I worked with the new set called "Tractor Sheep". What a great set. Here is the card I have created...

I used one of the digital papers that comes with the set and the lined image which I colored myself.The sentiment that I have used comes with the set also.I used my trusty Copic markers to color. A couple of different colored cardstock pieces and some twine finish up the card.
Check out the new images at the store and also check out what my fellow design team members have created using the different sets. I bet you will be adding one or more of these sets to your collection soon!

This is the inside of the card...

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Harvest Time
Di's Digis - Animals Acting Like Humans
Delicious Doodles - Autumn Colors/Autumn Scenes

Life Stinks...

So make sure you stand upwind! Haha!
I wanted to share a card that I made using a new set from Doodle Pantry. I love this outhouse and it comes colored or not so you have the choice of how to use it. There are several different sentiments too,. I felt in the mood to use this one!
Life really doesn't stink for me but I do have a friend who is going through a rough time right now and I thought I could cheer her up with this card!

I used kraft paper as my base for the card. My brown card stock was dry embossed using a cuttlebug folder. I used my Artiste Cricut Cartridge to cut out the diamond shapes that are added to the bottom right corner. A bit of butcher's twine and some buttons and I was finished. I wanted the image to take center stage and I am sure I have succeeded!
Only two more days until the new releases from Doodle Pantry! I am so excited for you to see them all! Laurie has outdone herself once again!

One more look at my card...

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Simply Create #4 - Always Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter #83 - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #78 - Always Anything Goes

Critter Challenge

Today over at Critter Sketch our challenge this week is a sketch! Here it is:

We are being sponsored again for this challenge by SKdigis. I used a cute spider image for my card...

I dry embossed the black paper with the dotted swiss folder and my Cuttlebug. The image was colored with my Copics and punched out using a punch from Stampin' Up.The flowers were punched out using a $1 punch from Walmart.My backgrpound paper is from Recollections. I really like how this turned out!
Check out all of the "eye candy" at Critter Sketch and then plan on joining us in the challenge. I can't wait to see what you create!
I would like to enter the following challenges:
Gingerloft Challenges #48 - Embossing
No Matter Which Challenge - dies and/or punches
Squiggles & Giggles - Die cuts or punches
Di's digi designs - Use more than one die cut or punch ( I have used 2 different ones)
SKdigis - Halloween

Black and White and Boo to you!

SKDigis has a new challenge that ends tomorrow. I am just getting this card in "under the wire" ! I received this cute image monster two for entering their challenge last week. I used orange as my third color (black and white plus 1 is the challenge).

I used a die cut from All Wrapped Up for my fence. I also dry embossed it with a cuttlebug branches die. The black card stock was embossed using a dotted swiss folder.The monster was colored with my Copics and then I used a white gel pen to color the edges of his hair and toes. I used an action wobble to place him on my card. He wiggles very nicely! lol!
Here is a look at my whole card...

Some pretty dotted ribbon was used as a border and a half of a doily was placed on the top.

The doily was inked up with Tim Holtz pumpkin spice distress ink. I then stamped the crow image on the doily using black ink. I just wanted to give the card more dimension. I am so not used to adding so many layers. This is definitely not the "norm" for me. I am trying to experiment with new ideas. The sentiment is a retired one from Stampin' Up. It was distressed using some memento gray ink. Also added was some black embroidery floss to the fence. I almost forgot to mention the goggly eyes that I added to the monster too! Let me know if you think this card looks "too busy".
I would like to enter the folowing challenges:

SKDigis - black & white plus one color
Scrappy Moms - Halloween

Happy Scarecrow !

I wanted to share a card that I created using a sweet new image set from Doodle Pantry. This "Quirky Scarecrow" set comes with colored and lined images,several sentiments and two digital papers! Check it out...

My card used two of the images which I have joined together using my Photoshop program.

The Quirky Scarecrow set is one of the sets that Laurie did in the middle of the month as a surprise! Check out all of the other new sets at Doodle Pantry!
I would like to enter the following challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons - Things with wings (all my birds w/ scarecrow)
Fab and Funky - Things w/ wings
Word Art Wednesdays - Friends
The Paper Shelter - Autumn colors

World Gratitude Day

Today is World Gratitude Day and at Jellypark Friends our challenge is to make a "thank you" card for someone using children/a child somewhere in your design.
Here is what I have created using the sweet mermaid image from Jellypark Friends:

My sentiment is from Create with TLC. I used my Cuttlebug to cut out the flourish from some wool felt. My image was colored with Copic markers and some glitter pens. My base is solid tan colored cardstock. I used paper from my scrap pile to cover it and made the circle embellishment from the same. I used some "candy" dots to accent my circle and the sentiment.
Check out the challenge at Jellypark Friends and then join along! I am sure there is someone in your life that would love to get a thank you from you!