Hope your holidays are the coolest ever!

Front view

Inside view

Catch The Bug Photo Challenge

I cut out this fun Stair Step card with cut file #42973 from the Silhouette store.  I embossed the white layers with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder.  Then I created the inside layer using the Silhouette Designer Edition software.  I selected the knife tool to cut out the bottom section of the card.  Then I used the insert function to create a inside layer.  Added a saying and centered it.  Turned on registration marks and printed the page and cut out with my Silhouette Cameo.  Applied Stickles Crystal under the Penguin for the ice.  The cute penguin is a digi image called "Little Penguin Winter Skate" from the Bugaboo store.  Colored the image with PSE, printed the image, and cut out both the image and blue scalloped background with Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle dies.  Attached image to cardbase with pop dots, then added a snowflake ribbon and snowflake button.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Let's have a laugh

Craftin Desert Divas Challenge 23 - Shaped cards

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - More than 1 fold

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 207 - Use Blue

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra Jan - Anything Christmas

Catch the Bug Challenge - Photo Inspiration - See photo above

2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge 149 - Penguins

Used Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle dies

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Tic Tac Toe

Used the row with digi, sentiment inside, embossing

Created With Love Challenge 73 - Things with wings

Cutie Pie Challenge 61 - Cute January Blues

Love To Create Challenge 99 - Button it up

Sentimental Sundays Challenge 190 - More than 3 layers

ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for bare essentials

Inky Impressions Challenge 143 - Use ribbon

Crafty Girls Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge 215 - Monochrome

Sister Act Challenge 41 - Anything goes

Doggone great birthday

Birthday card for a little boy using a fun digi set called Dogs and Cats 1 by Whimsy Primsy that I found while shopping at the Digi Web Studio store.  The entire set is $1.00 and comes with several dogs, cats and background paper with bones and paw prints.  

Challenges:

Simon Says Challenge - Let's have a laugh

The Crafter's Café Challenge 47 - Funny card

Creative Knockouts Challenge 21 - Birthday time

Paper Pretties Challenge - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Sister Act Challenge 41 - Anything goes

Funny Birthday Card

Love this funny birthday digi from Bugaboo.  That sheep always makes me smile.

Challenges:

Catch The Bug Birthday Challenge Jan 22 - Funny birthday card
Simon Says Challenge - Let's have a laugh
The Crafter's Café Challenge 47 - Funny card
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge - Something new - new digi image
The Paper Shelter Challenge 142 - Digi image and sentiment
Paper Pretties Challenge - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 40 - Anything goes

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge 133 - Clean & Simple

Valentine's Day

My hubby is crazy about dogs so I tend to make a lot of cards for him with that theme.  For his Valentine card this year, I used a digi called "Puppy Love Wag Tail" from Bugaboo.  Colored  the image with PSE and cut it out with a Spellbinders circle die.  Embossed pink background layer with "Heart to Heart" Sizzix Texture Plate and my Sizzix Bigkick.  Punched 2 squares and cut in half to form the corners.  Added faux stitching with white gel pen.  Scalloped frame was cut out with my Silhouette Cameo using a file from the "Valentine Backgrounds" set from Miss Kate Cuttables.  Printed saying and cut out with Spellbinders die.  Punched two hearts and added some pearls.  Attached saying with pop dots.

Challenges

Catch the Bug Birthday Challenge - Bingo 

(I selected the row with these 3 Bingo blocks - No designer paper, free, scallop)

 Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 33 - It's a Love Thing

 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Emboss it

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Add texture

Pile It On Challenge 2 - Holidays or Celebrate

 2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 40 - Anything goes

Silhouette Challenge 9 - Anything goes

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge 160 - Embellishments

(Pearls, Faux stitched corners, punched hearts, embossed background)

I'm bananas for you

I've been making a lot of Valentine's Day cards for the girls at the children's charity, so today I thought I would make some for the boys.  While looking through my stamp collection, I found this fun clear stamp set #11028MC Monkey Honey Pop from Inky Antics.  Used Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers.  Green background layer is embossed with Darice Bamboo folder.  Cut out a few bananas and scattered them on the saying and on the corner of the image.

Challenges I am entering my card in:

 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Emboss it

 Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 32 - Anything goes

 2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

 Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Add texture

 7 Kids College Fund Challenge 91 - Anything goes

 Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Warm it up - warm colors

 Pile It On Challenge 2 - Holidays and celebrations - Valentine's Day

 Die Cuttin Divas Challenge 148 - Old and new

(Old item is green/brown cardstock - New item is Bamboo embossing folder)

Happy Valentine's Day

Love this cute little Valentine pup that I found at the Digi Web Studio on line store. 

It's by Cheryl Seslar and the name of the set is Puppy Love 1 and there's 6 pups in the set.

Thought the pups would be perfect to use for the cards for the children's charity.

  Supplies used: Cuttlebug heart blocks embossing folder, Sizzix Big Kick machine,

MS heart punch, ribbon, twine, Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies,

white, pink and kraft cardstock.

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Emboss it

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 32 - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge 10 - Anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Add texture

 Crafty Catz Challenge 213 - Pretty in Pink 

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Favorite color combo - Kraft & pink

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 243 - Used colors in the inspiration photo

Warm Wishes

Trying out a new cut file I bought at the Scrappy Dew store.  The file is called Skating Snowmen 2013.  Cut all the colored pieces using Bazzill cardstock.  White cardstock is Neenah 65#.  The blue snowflake print paper is a oldie I found in my stash.  The blades on the skates were too delicate to cut with Bazzill cardstock so I colored them with a silver Sharpie pen.  Tore some white pieces for the snow piles then attached all the pieces to cardbase.  Used pop dots to attach the snowman and the word bubble.  Used a black marker to sketch in the eyes, mouth and buttons on his belly.

Challenges

 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Ice Inspiration

Silhouette Challenge #9 - Anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Weekly Challenge #159 - Winter weather
Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party #22 - Winter

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #32 - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge #10 - Anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Designer Paper Challenge

Used blue snowflake printed paper from my stash

Warm winter wishes

Another card made with a precolored digi image from Dearie Dolls.  This is the same digi I used on the card I posted yesterday, but this time I cropped out the little boy from the scene.  I cut out the scalloped borders and image with Nestabilities dies.  Used EK Success snowflake punch and added rhinestones.  Designer paper is called "Quite Contrary - Jack & Jill" by My Minds Eye.

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Ice Inspiration

Catch the Bug Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Digi Haven Challenge - Baby it's cold outside

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Weekly Challenge #159 - Winter weather
Craftyhazelnut's Designer Paper Challenge - Used My Minds Eye paper

Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party #22 - Winter

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #32 - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge #10 - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Challenge #9 - Anything goes

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge #159 - Anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Christmas

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #68 - All things bright and beautiful

Building a snowman

The cute winter scene is a digi image I found at the Dearie Dolls website.  Cut out image and saying with Spellbinders dies.  Punched snowflakes and added pearls to the centers.   Designer paper is called "Quite Contrary - Jack & Jill" by My Mind's Eye.

Challenges

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Ice Inspiration

Catch the Bug Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Digi Haven Challenge - Baby it's cold outside

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Weekly Challenge #159 - Winter weather
Craftyhazelnut's Designer Paper Challenge - Used My Minds Eye paper

Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party #22 - Winter

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge #32 - Anything goes

2 Creative Chicks Challenge #10 - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Challenge #9 - Anything goes

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge #159 - Anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #205 - Let it Snow

Digi Darlas Challenge 96 - Photo inspiration - Snow

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Christmas

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #68 - All things bright and beautiful

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - 3 favorite embellishments

 ( twine, punched snowflakes, pearls)

Super Kid

Had some pieces of this fun superhero paper left and thought I would make a card for a little boy at the children's charity.  The paper is called All About Boys by DCWV.  The digi image is called Kidlet Superman from Bugaboo.  I colored him with Copic markers, then cut out image and background with Spellbinders rectangles dies.  Stars were cut out of paper scraps with a Sizzix die.

Challenges

Catch The Bug Challenge - Anything goes
Inky Impressions Challenge - Anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 240 - Anything goes

Just pawsing to say hello

Another card for the children's charity made with a cute doggy digi from a set called I Love My Pet 1.  The set is drawn by Whimsy Primsy and I found it at the Digi Web Studio on line store.  The set is on sale for only a $1.00 and there's tons of cute pups in it.  Cut out image and background layer with Spellbinders dies.  Added a banner saying cut out with my Silhouette Cameo and polka dot ribbon.  Image and banner are mounted to cardbase with pop dots to give the card some dimension.  Designer paper is by Doodlbug.

Challenges

Pile It On Challenge - P is for puppy

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 240 - Anything goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pick of the year - Dec 3 Anything goes