Good Morning~~
For our challenge at The Pixie Cottage this week we want to see something sweet. This was the perfect opportunity to make another page for one of my paper bag recipe albums. Decorating up each page makes using the yummy recipes lots of fun! First I made the blackberry border and then colored, cut and stickled others out to scatter around. I really like the bold dark purple base because it makes the white pop out Used some silver on the cupcake paper to look like the little aluminum ones you get.. Don't you just love that sweet little bear called Smiles and his cupcake by Alisa Ramirez?? Check him out -and many others at Michelles Scrappbooking & More. Now be sure to stop by and show us your SWEET creations!
Supplies:
Paper: Colorbox, Stampin Up and Alice Ann
Spellbinders: Label 4 & Scalloped Circle
Martha Stewart Punch: checkerboard
Stickles & Pearls
Watercolor pencils, foam dots and decorative scissors
Also fits Challenges:
Raise the Bar: A hobby...love to cook
Paper Cutz: Anything goes
Pear Tree Designs: Free for all
Inky Impressions: Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday:Anything goes

• Well you know that Tuesday means its another Throwdown and today anything goes! So come on by and show us newest creations. Our sponsor this week is Dee Dee Digis and she has a great selection to choose from. Mine is called Cuppa Love. As fall approaches and the weather cools its nice to share a hot cup of your favorite drink with a friend. Thought this image was a great one to give a friend to let them know you appreciate those times shared over a hot drink of ?? I cut out one of the sunflowers and added it to the image, a few layers, buttons, some stitching and a little raffia and its done.

Supplies:
Paper: Stampin up & handmade dp
Spellbinders: Scalloped rectangles
Misc buttons and raffia

Fits Challenges:
Stampin with the Dragon: Ink it up
Pear Tree Designs: Free for all
A Lotta Rubber: Food or Drink
The smART Word: Brown

Creative Belli / Pumpkins

Has been one of those busy weekends but I did sneak in a quick project! My Daughter came home this weekend for her class reunion. She lives on Whidby Island in the Pacific Northwest so we won't see each other for the Thanksgiving Holidays. I made fast batch of Cranberry Orange bread and decorated up a quick paper bag to put it in along with a matching card to send home with her. I also made each of my grandsons a goodie bag. For the boys I used a roll of cellophane cut double layers and zig zag stitched up the sides to make the bags then made the tags to staple on once they were filled.Creative Belli is challenging you to use pumpkins this week. Just punched the foldover edge of the bag and added holes for the ribbon. Did some stitching, cut and textured the pumpkin added so leaves and tendrils. For the card I Ruched the ribbon and added a bow, sentiment, stamped and water colored a little pumpkin .
For Challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend: Halloween/Fall
Frosted Designs: Halloween/Fall
Sweet Stampin: Ribbons
Totally Paper Crafts: Autumn
Speedy the Cat:Stitching Faux/Real
The Stamp Man: Autumn
Paper Playtime: Pumpkins or Spider Webs
Anything Goes: Ribbons
Paper Cubed: Go Transparent
Project Tuesday: A treat bag cover
One Stitch at a Time: Embellish it

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE #36

Today at the Pixie Cottage our challenge is stitching. Something you all can do, either faux, hand or machine.So hop on over and show us your creations. I combined real and faux stitching on my card. My Pixie Cottage image is Stump & Bench by Sandra Hammer . It is such a versatile stamp that it can be combined with many others. My sweet teamie Cheryl sent me a whole package of Tildas so I used one to sit on the bench. A little three layer flower to set off the bow and is done. I cut two of the sentiment to create a shadow affect.
Supplies:
Creative Memories circle cutter
Paper: Colorbox & my scrap box
Sentiment: Cuttlebug cutter
Misc ribbon and brads
FITS CHALLENGES:
Crafty Catz: Use a Tilda
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Thanks
My Sheri Crafts: Stitching
Wild Orchid: Stitch it up
MyGrafico: Anything goes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE #21

Good Morning... Happy Tuesday! Today our challenge at Tuesday Throwdown is Threes. Our Sponsor this week is Stampin' up demonstrator Catherine Pooler.
She sent us a fun package of goodies to create with. Pink the perfect color for Breast Cancer Awareness month.I used my dotted swiss folder for the white and lt pink.It doesnt really show but I used versamark to stamp the little flower stamp all over the dark pink. My wonderful sis gave me a little money for my anniversary and I used it toward a new nestie which I used to cut out my three beautiful printed squares. Also cut the sentiments with a nestie and punched the edges tied a ribbon, waala done!

Supplies:
Paper~ Ribbon ~Buttons: Stampin' UP
Punch: Martha Stewart Zig Zag
Cuttlebug:Dotted Swiss embossing folder
Spellbinders: Label 16 & 4

FITS CHALLENGES:
Totally Paper Craft:Buttons & Bows
Craftalicious: Anything goes
Pile it on: Things in threes
Ellephantastic: Anything goes
Stamping Vacation: NO NO bling
Papertake Weekly: Three of a Kind
Inspiration Avenue: Pink

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge: Step Away from the Square

A friend at our church was diagnosed with breast cancer, she has had surgery, finished chemo and is now doing radiation. She is such a trooper and has such a great attitude and never complains but does feel puny. Needed something different than another thinking of you card. I was looking at the teacups I got from my gramma and thought why not make a teacup shaped card. Crafty Cardmakers challenge is to step away from the square so here it is.
I didnt have any paper with that type of small print so gathered a few little stamps and made 3 sheets of my own dp. It looks a lot like the print on my tea cup. I cut out a teacup shape for the card and decorated it and then thought I could send some tea to go with it. Covered a eye glass case box I had and decorated it and then made covers for the tea bags and the little tab on the string. I made a litte tag with a friendship saying and tucked it under the ribbon to be used for a little bookmark. I used the MS lacy heart punch and the Spellbinders label #10 for the tag on the cup and the label on the box and a scalloped square for the little saying. I had a little teabag stamp and different tea names that I used for the center of the label.
This also fits challenges:
Stamp Something: Get Punchy
Our Daily Bread: Use leaves...ondp
Prairie Fairy: Tag or ticket
Stamptacular Sunday: BFF..Buttons, Flowers& friendship
The Crafty Pad:Something for a friend
Incy Wincy Designs: Faux...stitching
C.R.A.F.T. : A shaped card
Totally Gorjuss: Not a Square
Oh Alice:Tea Time Activity
Fresh Brewed: Girly

This card is for the Verve WCME Sketch.This is pretty simple. Did a little crazy stitching and colored a little image of marigolds. The dp is a fall colored circular print from the brown sugar collection and the rest is from my scrap box.I used the circle embossing folder to mimic all the circles on the dp. Tied the tag on with some raffia.

Also fits Challenges:
Cowgirl's Sunday: Anything goes
Soarful: Fall is in the Air
Charisma Cardz: Autumn
Dutch Dare Card: Tag it
Stampin' B's: Fall card

Easy Craft Challenge/Purple

My card used the Verve WCMD sketch and the Easy Craft Challenge to use purple. Isn't this the cutest water colored image, Gillian from Prairie Fairy. Gillian all dressed up just needed lots of over the top embellies so lot lots of glitz, some ribbons and handmade flowers. Plenty of distressed edges and stitching to finish it. Used the spellbinders scalloped oval to cut Gillian out and the sentiment. The glitter doesnt seem to show up but the flourish is stickled as is her necklace, earings ,waistband, flower, sentiment and around the scallops.

Also fit challenges:

Raise the Bar: flower, 2 ribbons, lots of leaves
Pollycraft Monday: Anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday: 5 Layers
Mami Doodles: Girls Birthday w/ sparkle
Creative Craft:Glamour Puss
Creative Card Crew:Bloomin Marvelous
Crafty Ho's: National Childrens Day
The Pink Elephant:Childhood
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything goes Birthdays
L3: Distressing

PIXIE COTTAGE CHALLENGE #39

We are celebrating Wednesday with another Pixie Cottage Challenge and/or sketch. Our technique today is embossing wet or dry. I used dry as my heat gun gave up the ghost. I used the Verve WCMD sketch for this card.My water colored image is Hoo Love You from Michelles Scrapbooking & More.
Also fits Challenges:
Something Completely Different: Shades of Autumn
If Shoe Fits: Orange
Stampin' for the Weekend: Autumn
Kaboodle Doodles: Fall Colors
Craftalicious: Autumn/Fall
Paper Playtime: Ribbons, Buttons or Rhinestones
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Ribbon, lace, or trim
Wild Orchid: Stitching

TUESDAY THROWDOWN CHALLENGE #20

Today at TUESDAY THROWDOWN our challenge is to use chipboard. If you dont have any it is easy to make your own by using several layers of cardboard from any boxes you might have emptied such as cereal, oatmeal,pasta etc.Mine is a Tim Holtz chipboard flourish that I did a little altering on painted, then added the glitter and jewels. I used the Verve WCMD sketch. I also used stickles on the pink dots. The image is a PSX Bleeding Heart water colored, cut out and then layered onto green and cut out again. I ran a pink ribbon down the center of the white sheer and tied my gate card closed with it. Now we want to see your chipboard creations!!Also fits challenges:
Glitterbabe's: Embossing
Gingerloft: Glitter & Bling
Paper Sundaes: Something from your stash...my flourish
Magical Monday: Back to nature
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Anything pertaining to nature
Catch the Bug: Anything goes
Sew Many: Anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs: Sparkly Glitter

Tomorrow is my 13th Anniversary so I made this card for my husband using one of the Verve WCMD sketches. Lavender and aqua are his favorite colors so instead of a manly card I made this. He will like it because I made it for him whether its girly or manly. :) The image is probably more appropriate for a wedding card but I didnt have anything else that was romantic to use. It's a Pixie Cottage stamp by Artish. I computer generated my sentiment for the tag and tied it on with some hand dyed ribbon. I didnt have any small lace so the punched strip is faux lace. The flower is embossed with the dotted swiss folder and I dont know the name of the aqua embossing.
City Crafter Challenge: Flowers and Frills
C R A F T Challenge:Fancy Floral