Party shoes

Sexxxxxxxsy and sassy! Great new release at DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY, suitable for so many occasions, but I chose to make mine Christmassy!

RECIPE

Image called Party shoes from DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY coloured with Promarkers and Glamour Dust added to the shoes
Dp is Design Objectives
Sentiment Craftwork
Ribbon and snowflake from stash

CHALLENGE

1. As You Like it Challenge - 2W, E3- (W2 of 2) Favorite Christmas Style (Modern or Traditional) and Why (this image cried out for modern!)
2. Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W2 of 2) #120 Use a Sentiment for any December Holiday
3. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  #145 (W1 of 2)  Any Winter Holiday
4. A song in your He{ART}-2W, 3E- #21 Have yourself a merry little Christmas
5. Baffies Kreativladen - M -  Christmas
6. Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #91 Tis the Season
7. Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #54 Anything goes/ Sparkle
8. Inspiration Destination - F- Always Anything goes
9. Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #36 anything goes/ Traditional Christmas  
10. Stampavie and More -2W,  JFF - #225 Anything goes 
11. WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #155 -  Anything goes
12. Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #47 Xmas Celebrations
13. Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Anything Goes + Optional Twist: Glitter 
14. Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Christmas
15. Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Anything goes + Option: Use Glitter
16. Sparkle N Sprinkle - M, E3, all crafts - (November) Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking
17. Stamps & Fun = Creativity - W, JFF - Glitter
18. Whoopsi Daisy - W, SIO - Anything Goes

Christmas baobab

What a fab new image over at DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY called Christmas baobab, there is just the one image, but I merged 3 in Craft Artist II and added the words ao make this whole picture!

RECIPE

Image called Christmas baobab from DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY coloured with Promarkers and Stickles

Dp's are by Creata and Craftwork

Trimcraft card blank

Ribbon from stash

CHALLENGES

1. A song in your He{ART}-2W, 3E- #21 Have yourself a merry little Christmas
2. Baffies Kreativladen - M -  Christmas
3. Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #54 Anything goes/ Sparkle
4. Divas by Design - 2E - Jingle Bells
5. Nutcrafters - 2W, SIR for 1st prize, any image for 2nd Prize, 1E -  #82 Glitter
6. Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #36 anything goes/ Traditional Christmas 
7. Whimsy Inspiration -M, 3E, SIO - #77 Two or more images
8. Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Christmas

Peace and Joy

A simple rubber stamped image today

RECIPE

Rubber stamp from Penny Black inked in black onto Alcohol inked paper, then white added with a Sharpie
Sentiment is Carftwork
Dp and bow is Craftwork
Button form stash

CHALLENGES

1. Card and scrap 86: Christmas card
2. Let's craft and create 99: Christmas
3. Ooh-la-la 170: Christmas
4. 613 avenue create 99: anything goes
5. DL.ART thankful Thursday 144: anything Christmas
6. Sister act 85: anything goes
7. Robyn's fetish 239: use a digi
8. Fussy & fancy 128: happy holidays
9. Hobbyhome 16: winter
10. Crafting for all seasons 91: 'tis the season
11. Craftin desert divas 45: Christmas
12. Baffies creative 38: time for the approaching Christmas season
13. A Creative Need - M,  (freebie provided) - November - Button Up
14. A Creative Romance - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) - Something Old |(the paper bows)

Birthday boy

I was so lucky recently to win this from 2 Cute Ink, isn't he fab!

RECIPE

Image from 2 Cute Ink coloured with Promarkers and a gold gel pen
Dp's are Cosmo Cricket
Safmat greeting
Star punch
Circle doe cuts

CHALLENGES

1. Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 122 - Anything Goes
2. Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - November - Birthday
3. Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #256 - Anything Goes
4. Digitally Sweet - W, Digital images/projects - (Does not have to be 100% digital.) - No. 116 - Anything Goes
5. 4 Crafty Chicks - W- #222 Die cuts
6. Delightful Challenges - W, 1E, SIO - It's a kids world
7. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge -- Monthly Challenge Anything Goes 
8. Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - #238 Die Cuts
9. Inspiration Destination - F- Always Anything goes
10. Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E -  #205 Anything goes

Black Friday Sale!!

Come on over to THE EAST WIND and enjoy a fabulous 20% off all these amazing images, go on, you know you want to!!!!!

'sleepy piglet dreaming apple'

What a cute little guy today, fast asleep on an apple! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

RECIPE

Image from THE EAST WIND  called 'sleepy piglet dreaming apple'  coloured with Copics and prismacolours
Dp's are American Crafts
Sentiment Caroles's Crafts
Dies Caroles's Crafts

CHALLENGES

1. Challenge #32 - Always Anything Goes at Scribble & Scrap
2. New Challenge - Anything Goes at That Craft Place
3. Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - 2W (W1)  Anything Goes
4. A girl who crafts -M, P1, E5 - Always ANYTHING GOES 
5. Cards Galore Encore - M, P1, E3 DT Call and Anything Goes!
6. Copic Spain Challenge - M, P1, E3, C unlimited, SIR Anything Goes!
7. Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations - 2W, P1/15, E3, #13 - Digi/Animal Antics
8. Stemplegarten - M, P5, E1, C8 # 31 - Animals of all kinds
9. DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F - #10 Happy Birthday
10. Inspiration Destination - F- Always Anything goes
11. Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E -  #205 Anything goes
12. Simon Says Stamp -  Anything goes
13. WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #155 -  Anything goes

Anything But a Card PDE

This is a Shadow Box project I made in a workshop recently. I am quite besotted with how it turned out.  You may enter HERE

RECIPE

Frame provided at the meet
Dp's are Prima overstamped with a mixup in brown ink
Embellishments have been die cut and dipped in various colours of melt pot
Trewasure gold to enhance
Charms and buttons from stash

CHALLENGES

1. The Sisters of Craft - M, P1 Anything Goes
2. Altered Eclectics - M, P7 - ANYTHING GOES as long as it is NOT A CARD
3. Crafting Musketeers - M, P2, 1E #19 - Anything But A Card
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper – M, P1 Anything goes with Patterned Paper
5. Mema's Challenge - M, P1, winners every week  ANYTHING GOES
6. Tando Creative Challenges - M, P1, C5 make something with a use
7. The Crafting Cafe - M, P1, E1 Not a card
8. Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - 2W (W1)  Anything Goes 
9. All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Oct/Nov) Anything but a Card
10. Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes
11. Dream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Anything Goes
12. Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 1) Always Anything Goes
13. Vintage Stamping Challenges/Flonz Craft - M, P1, 3E, Must Stamp, does not have to be vintage - (November) Anything but a Card

Candle lantern

I love the traditional feel to this DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY image called Candle lantern, I am so happy with how it turned out.

RECIPE  

Image called Candle lantern coloured with Promarkers and a white gel pen
Dp's are Trimcraft
Tim Holtz poinsettia die
DO glitter gem dots

CHALLENGES

1. A crafty mess : anything goes
2. My craft creations: anything goes
3. Crafting by designs November: anything goes
4. DL.ART thankful Thursday 144: anything Christmas
5. Sister act 84: anything goes
6. 3 girl jam November: Christmas/holidays
7. Card and scrap 86: Christmas card
8. Let's craft and create 99: Christmas
9. Scrappers delights 36: anything goes or traditional Christmas
10. Delicious doodles 111: traditional Christmas
11. Crafting by designs: get ready for Christmas
12. Baffies creative 38: time for the approaching Christmas season
13. Oddball: any winter holiday
14. 613 avenue create 98: anything goes
15. Addicted to Stamps - 2W, must use stamp- #92 Lots of Layers
16. My Perfect Life – W, 1E, JFF, Christmas –  Festive 48 Week 46 ALWAYS ANY Christmas card
17. Robyn`s Fetish - W - #239 Use a Digi

Aurora 'BlueJ

What a sweet image dontcha think? I just felt that blue and white would be a good colour choice for her.

RECIPE

Image from THE EAST WIND coloured with Copics
Dp's are Design Objectives
Roses from stash
Sentiment a Carole's Crafts rub on

CHALLENGES

1. Clear It Out W, 3E, Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes (had those papers over 2 years)
2. Papertake Weekly W -  Soo Girlie
3.  Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
4. Challenge #159 - Anything Goes at Word Art Wednesday
5. ATG at Inspiration Destination
6. Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - 2W (W1)  Anything Goes 
7. Vandicrafts Artistry Challenge  W, E1 - Anything Goes … Again!
8. Cards Galore Encore - M, P1, E3 DT Call and Anything Goes!
9. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper – M, P1 Anything goes with Patterned Paper
10. Lia Stampz Challenge - 1E, P15/29, SIO 77 - Anything Goes
11. The Sisters of Craft - M, P1 Anything Goes

Harley Claus

When I saw this image I had to have it! I was lucky to be gifted it as a prize and I feel so grateful! Thank you Dr Digi!  My DH looks not a bit like this, but he has always coveted a Harley and will love this acrd!

RECIPE

Image called Harley Claus from Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Dp's are MME
Black fine liner and a stitching wheel
Peels, snowflakes and cabachon from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Kit and Clowder- M (First Saturday of the month) Christmas
2. Kraftyhands  M 3E SIR (must be a follower) -  November - Christmas Cheer
3. Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - 2W (W1)  Anything Goes 
4. We Do Doobadoo Challenge-  2W, E2 - (W2) Christmas
5. Bearly Mine -M, P1,2E, SIO Christmas cards
6. Card and Scrap - 1M, P1 Christmas Card or Christmas Box
7. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - P1 anything goes as long as it's Christmas 
8. Natalie and Amy's Challenge - M, P30  #26 'Stitch It!'
9. Sparkles Forum Challenges -M,P15, 3E  * The Big Guy * (Santa)
10. Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.128 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
11. That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, Must be a UK resident - (W2 of 2) Anything Vintage
12. Winter Wonderland - W, 3E, must be Christmas – Let's Get Sentimental
13. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  #144 (W2 of 2)  Anything Christmas
14. Baffies Kreativladen - M -  Christmas
15. Crafting By Designs - F - Christmas

Number 1

Here is one of the latest new releases at DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY #1! how great an idea is this. I add the # in Craft Artist II than used TH word stickers in 'you are'. 

RECIPE

 DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY #1 digi image, coloured with Promarkers

Craftwork DP and paper bow

Cheery Lynn Flourish die

Pearl from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Addicted to Stamps and More -  C10 - #122  Coloring
2. Crafter's Cafe - F, 3E - #91 Anything goes
3. Inspiration Destination - F- Always Anything goes
4. Little Red Wagon - #264 Layers
5. Stampavie and More -2W,  JFF - #225 Anything goes
6. Wonderful Wednesdays -  SIO -  Always Anything Goes
7. WordArt Wednesdays - 5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week - #155 - 
8. Papertake Weekly W -  Soo Girlie
9. Party Time Tuesdays - W, 3E - #190 - Anything Goes
10. Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Let your light shine

This is just one element of many in a wonderful new set of images from DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY

So how useful are these? I can think of so many ways to use them. I just need to make Christmas cards right now, so this is what I created.

RECIPE

Image from DIGISTAMPS FOR JOY called Sunshine set (mp366) die cut with a die lites from Spellbinders

Dove of peace from Carole's Crafts

Sentiment, leaf diecut and leaf embellishment from stash

CHALLENGES

1. As You Like it Challenge - 2W, E3- (W2 of 2) Favorite Christmas Style (Modern or Trasitional) and Why Traditional is my favourite as it reminds me of my childhood
2. Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W1 of 2) #120 Use a Sentiment for any December Holiday
3. DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  #144 (W2 of 2)  Anything Christmas
4. Little Miss Muffet Challenges -  2W, 1E, SIO (challenges listed in tab at top) (W1 of 2) - #99 Clean and Simple (CAS)
5. Baffies Kreativladen - M -  Christmas
6. Crafting By Designs - F - Christmas
7. Inspiration Destination - F- Always Anything goes
8. Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #36 anything goes/ Traditional Christmas 

Add a Die Cut at Dilly Beans

Fab new challenge over at Dilly Beans, it's  Add a Die Cut, what will you share with us HERE ?

RECIPE

Image from Dilly Beans  coloured with Copics and a white gel pen with Glossy Accents on the eyes
Dp was from a covermount
Sizzix poinsettia die
Safmat greeting
Gem from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Kit and Clowder- M (First Saturday of the month) Christmas
2. Kraftyhands  M 3E SIR (must be a follower) -  November - Christmas Cheer
3. Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - 2W (W1)  Anything Goes 
4. We Do Doobadoo Challenge-  2W, E2 - (W1) Christmas
5. Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 142 - (W1 of 2) -  Add Some Leaves
6. Papertake Weekly W -  Soo Girlie
7. Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes
8. Bunny Zoe's Crafts - M, 2nd Monday, 1E - (November) Snow
9. A Crafty Mess AG
10. Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards
11. Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Your Favourite Holiday (Christmas)
12. Crafting by Designs November AG 
13. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra November AG Christmas
14. Emerald Faeries Christmas Non-Traditional Colours
15. Paradise of Stamps Winter

Aurora 'Daisy Kiss'

I found this image so gorgeous, I decided on a CAS card, as it really need to be the star of the show. Fabulous if you love to practice you hair techniques also!

RECIPE

Image called Aurora 'Daisy Kiss from The East Wind coloured with Copics and Prismacolours, the hair colours are a gingery brown overlayed with a violety pink
I die cut a white pearl card to allow the plait to flow
Sentiment is Carole's Crafts
Gems from stash
Stickles Diamond to hi light

CHALLENGES

1. A Crafty Mess AG
2. DL.ART November AG 
3. Inspiration Destination AG
4. Jo's Scrap Shack AG
5. My Craft Creations AG 
6. Not Just Cards AG
7. Clear It Out  Anything Goes  Stash: Anything Goes (had the cards and sentiments for months)
8. Everybody-Art-Challenge W - #301 Circle on the Card
9. Papertake Weekly W -  Soo Girlie
10. Party Time Tuesdays - W, 3E - #190 - Anything Goes
11. Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
12. Card Mania - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Use a Digi
13. Fitztown Challenge -  Anything Goes
14. Get Creative Challenges -Anything Goes + Optional Twist: Glitter 
15. Squigglefly - W, SIO - Square Card