Lexi’s Butterscotch Fairy

Several weeks ago I was chosen to be the guest designer over at the Lexi’s Creations Challenge.  You know how much I love fairies so I chose Butterscotch to play with!  Isn’t she sweet!!!  The challenge this week is to use something old.  My old something is the DP by K&Co.  If you’re like me, you have a lot of old somethings around so this will be an easy challenge, eye?

So run, not walk to the Lexi’s Creations challenge blog and see the inspiration from the DT.  Be sure to check out Lexi’s store as well!Have a great Monday!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copic; Image-Lexi’s Creations ; Paper-Papertrey Ink, K&Co.; Punch-EK Success; Ribbon,
Buttons-Papertrey Ink, Shimmerz.

Challenges:
Sir Stampalot-Ribbons and bows
KL Stampin N Scrappin-Girly birthday
Sketch Saturday-Sketch

Lilacs and Lemons at Papertake Weekly

It’s my last week as guest designer for Papertake Weekly.  It’s been great this past four weeks and what a great pleasure to work with these ladies.  The challenge this week is to use lilac and lemon on your creation. 

When I first thought of this color combination I didn’t really know what I would do with it.  So I pulled out some lemon tart and lavender moon Papertrey Ink paper and decided I didn’t need anything else.  I almost ALWAYS use DP but I’m really happy how this turned out!

I used my brand new Willow image from Whiff of Joy and my Copics!!!  I picked up a skin toned Copic the other day so that I could use the Copics to color people as well.  I still do love my watercolors but Copics give a completely different look and they are a lot quicker.  And they are a lot of fun to play with!!!  I won’t be using them all the time yet.  I don’t have enough colors to do much shading.

Come back tomorrow for Flutterby Wednesday.  It’s going to be another great week!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-Whiff of Joy; Paper, ribbon-Papertrey Ink; Cuttlebug folder; Additional from stash-pearls.

Challenges:
Cute Daisy May-Anything goes
The Pink Elephant-spring
Cute Card Thursday-Celebration
Whiff of Joy-join Cute Card Thursday challenge
Pile it On-Pastel colors

You’re A Peach

This is my third week being guest designer at Papertake Weekly.  This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge.  Love this sketch.  I’ll be using it again!!!  And this is what I made with one of my favorite Squigglefly images.  Love this one!!!

Be sure to go the the Papertake Weekly challenge blog and see the lovely creations by the design team and then make some time to play along!

Now I’m off to do my FBW project.  Be sure and stop by tomorrow!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Squigglefly-Peaches; Sentiment-Papertrey Ink; Paper-DCWV; Additional from stash-lace from Walmart, pearls with Copic.

Challenges:
PaperPlay-just because
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle-Open

Buttons and Bows with Papertake Weekly

2nd Post today.  Please scroll down to see more!

I’ve got another week with Papertake Weekly for you today!  The challenge this week is to use buttons, bows, bling and/or brads on your creation.  I used buttons and bows!  Pretty easy for me because I use buttons and bows a lot!!!

Be sure to go the the Papertake Weekly challenge blog and see the lovely creations by the design team and then make some time to play along!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Image-Papertrey Ink; Sentiment-Papertrey Ink;
Ink-S.E.I. chalk ink; Paper-Making Memories; Buttons-Papertrey Ink; Punch-EK Success, Marvy;
Additional from stash-ribbon.

Challenges:
Cupcake Craft-Round and round
Stamp Something-DP buttons, ribbon

Papertake Nest

I’m so pleased to be guest designer at the Papertake Weekly Challenge for the next 4 weeks.  As always, their challenges are always fun and intriguing.  My first challenge as guest designer is a sketch challenge.

And here’s my take on this weeks sketch.

Haven’t the Olympics been great!.  I think the free skate in ice dancing is my fave Olympic event.  It’s so entertaining.  Now the women skating.  Yay!!!  Plus on Thursday, fellow Idahoan (he’s even from Boise) Jared “Speedy” Petersen does the freestyle and he is favored for the gold.  We had a gold medalist cycler in the summer Olympics so it would be great to also have a winter gold medal from Boise!!!

I’ve got a lot of things coming up here on my blogo and I’m trying to get a bit ahead of myself so I don’t get overwhelmed.  That can happen so easy!!!  Plus, if I would get back organizing my creative space, I might get more done!!!

Blessings,
Christine

Deets:
Medium-Twinkling H2Os;
Image-Inkadinkado;
Sentiment-Amy Butler;
Ink-Stazon Brown, Papertrey Pure Black;
Paper-DCWV Mariposa;
Punch/die-Nestabilities, EK Success;
Additional from stash-ribbon, pearls colored with Copics.

Challenges:
Cute Daisy May-Flowers
Kaboodle-Fancy folds

Stamp Something-Touch of spring
The Corrosive Challenge-Wings

Creative Belli Guest Designer

A couple of weeks ago, Robin from the Creative Belli challenge blog contacted me and asked if I would be interested in being their Guest Designer! Well, of course!!! There theme this week is “hearts”.

My card is made with the Inkadinkado Valentine inchy set with a sentiment from Squigglefly. I watercolored the image, used some Papertrey DP, CS and buttons as well as some American Crafts ribbon.

Go check out the Creative Belli Challenge blog and see all the design teams projects. I haven’t seen them yet but you know they have to be amazing!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Peace on Earth

I’m, once again, guest designer on the Winter Wonderland challenge blog. This weeks challenge is no Christmas stamps or Christmas paper on your creation.

I bought this Sizzix die last year to use on my Christmas cards but didn’t get around to making Christmas cards last year. That’s really changed this year, huh?

I chose to go simple with my card since I wasn’t using Christmas paper. I mounted the die cut on a circle and mat cut with my nesties. I embossed the backing paper with a CB snowflake folder and tied a bow around it. I thought about adding some jewels to the embossed snowflakes but I think that would have just detracted from the cute image! But I did add a little doodling to the cut.

You can’t see it in the picture but I rubbed Versa Mark ink on the snowflake and embossed it with iridescent embossing powder.

The Bee Crafty challenge is today and I’ve scheduled a post to go up later so be lookin’ for that!

Blessings,

Christine

Challenges:
Corrosive Challenge -- embossing
Colour Create -- red green white

Winter Wonderland with St. Nicholas

A long time ago, I was chosen to be guest designer for the Winter Wonderland challenge blog. The challenge this week is St. Nicholas. You can interpret it however you would like!

I decided to go with a vintage shabby feel. The St. Nic and sentiment are both Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz stamps. I watercolored St. Nic and then cut and matted him with my nesties. I got the DP at Hobby Lobby and added some vintage buttons from my stash. I strung some ribbon through some lace (from my stash) and attached that to the card. I love these vintage images, don’t you?

Come back next week because they’ve asked me to be GDT for two weeks! Yay!!!

Blessings,

Christine

If you’ld like to play along with the Winter Wonderland challenge, go to their blog and check out all the lovely DT projects!

Blessings,

Christine

Challenges:
Everybody Art -- distressing
Charisma Cardz -- Christmas
Paperplay -- 2 papers 1 ribbon 3 buttons
Stamp Something -- sketch
Gingersnap Creations -- buttons