The first Pixie Flix Challenge!

I’m a few days late with this card but I so wanted to play along and I hope you will too!! Check out the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog for all the details and see the other Pixie’s creations!!

It’s the Pixie’s first Pixie Flix Movie Challenge!! I am so excited about this new challenge that we’ll be having once a month--super fun!!

Let’s see if you can guess the movie we’re featuring~

• It begins with a Summer romance and ends with a Graduation.
• It is a musical set in the 50's.
• The girls LOVE Pink.
• The girls have a sleepover.
• The boys have a car race.
• The title refers to an item found in cars and hair.

Do you know what it is?? You can find out for sure by visiting the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog!

Here’s my card, which you have to use your imagination a bit but it’s inspired by one of my favorite characters from the movie and yes, she does have pink hair in part of the movie! I used the digi-March Pixie as I thought her curls and facial features reminded me of the character from the movie.

 

I colored her with my copics and copic glitter pens and then cut her out. I paired her with some Dovecraft Glamour paper. I used my nestabilities to cut out a “background piece” for her to stand on and then embossed it with my Crafts-Too Spots embossing folder. I finished the card off with a strip punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and a few extra little details~ stickles and rhinestones.

Hope you’ll play along with the Pixie’s this week!!

Sketches by Carly #45

How many of you got up early and braved the crowds today? not me, I’m quite content to miss that madness for sure!!
It’s time again for another Sketch by Carly!! Be sure to visit the blog to see the other design team members creations and also to see how you can play along!!

This time around we’re sponsored by Sweet n’ Sassy Stamps! So be sure you check out the blog to see how you can enter for a chance to win!
Since it’s been raining quite a bit here I thought I’d use Rainy Day Bethany. Here’s the new sketch~

And here’s what I came up with~ Not sure I really pulled it off but I tried!!

Here’s also a creation from Annabelle as I had printed the same digi out for her~

The little details~ digi-Rainy Day Bethany, copics, Dovecraft paper from my stash, SU Close To Cocoa ink, nestabilities, SU photo corner punch, Viva Decor Paper Pen, SU dazzling details,

Flutter By Wednesday # 78

Again I want to thank everyone who celebrated my 40th birthday with me all last month. I really had fun and hope you all did too!

The winner of last week's mystery blog candy is Stef H!! Please email me so we can discuss your winnings and how I can get it to you!

Since we had a month of extra challenges, I thought it only appropriate that we take the month off, so to speak. So for all of October, all the challenges are open...just create a card with a fairy or butterfly!! How easy peasy is that?? Hope to see LOTS of creations!!

Leave a direct link to your creation in Mister Linky, (I reserve the right to remove any links not appropriate or linked to blogs vs. entries.) If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword, FBW. Can't wait to see what YOU create!!

Be sure to stop by all my Flutter By Team's blogs to see their creations and leave them some love! Links are on my sidebar!

Here's my creation for this week~

supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Shelby Fairy,
paper: Dovecraft Baby, SU cardstock,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics, large oval and large oval scalloped nestibilites, flowers, button, copic glitter pens, cotton candy stickles,

Have a happy fluttering week!

I had to share a cute picture of my Freckles today too! Can you believe it's been a year since her bout with parvo? I love her so much!! Even if she is a brat sometimes..hehehe!

Kitty Fae

Ever just feel like there are just too many cute stamps and just not enough time? That's me! I've had this cute stamp for a while but am just now getting it inked up. Isn't it so cute?? I just love it!!

you can see the shimmerz and sparkle in this photo

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Kitty Fae,
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics, SU photo corner punch, metallic dew drops, iced lavender shimmerz, stardust stickles, clear copic glitter pen,

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Try It Out Tuesday #21

This week's challenge was themed for a backyard bash! We were to create a summertime invitation.
Be sure to check out Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see the other wonderful creations from the other design team members and to see how you can play along!
I had lots of ideas for this challenge~

• a garden party invite using Alexa
• a summer book club invite using Dear Diary
• a summer tea party invite using Tea For Two
• a pool party invite using Lily at the Beach

But when I sat down at my table to create....the ideas wouldn't go onto paper easily. So instead of forcing it and hating what I create, I am choosing to take this week off. I'll still have some projects later in the week using some fun goodies from Susana's store though so be sure to check back!!
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It's not an invitation but I was able to get a card done today using stamps from Susana's store.
I'm telling ya, if you haven't ordered these cuties yet, you're really missing out! I just {heart} each one of the Victoria Case for SCACD images.
For this card I used sweet Alexa. Doesn't she look so sweet picking her flowers?

supplies:
card size: 5 x 5
stamps: Alexa, TAC peace sign-inside-retired, Susanaments-inside
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics (blonde 2 bundle), lavender copic glitter pen, Dress it Up Cutsie Bugs, SU ticket corner punch,

Flutter By Wednesday # 59

Welcome to another Flutter By Wednesday!! I have been so happy to see so many new players in my challlenge!! So fun!!
This week's challenge is to use a butterfly or fairy in your creations along with either brads or eyelets. Hopefully Mister Linky is working this week, so please add your direct link to your creation in there. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword FBW. Can't wait to see your creations!!
This week's featured team member is Harriet! I haven't known her very long but she has been nothing but super sweet and oh so talented. I just love her clean and simple style. So classy! Here's her creations~ but be sure to stop by her SCS gallery and leave her some love.

Be sure to visit the other team members (links on my sidebar) to see their wonderful creations too!!

We are sadly saying so long for a few months to Ashley this week so she can have her baby and also to Heather as she has some busy months coming up. We hope they both come back soon!!
Also a big Happy Birthday going out to Stef today! Hope it's a great day!
For my creation this week I had to ink up my new, Just Because, stamp from the Hearts and Hugs collection from Victoria Case for SCACD. I just love these stamps!!
I added dimension by stamping the image twice and then cutting out the mushroom tops from one image and placing them on dimensionals.
(I got this card done and was so proud of it, and then as I was editing photos I realized I forgot my own challenge of adding brads or eyelets! 'doh! I'll make another card soon to follow the challenge!)

supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Just Because, Susanaments-inside, mushrooms-inside,
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Belle Rose,
others: copics, corner rounder, worn lipstick stickles, pink poinsettia shimmerz, black copic glitter pen, diamond stickles, stardust stickles,
If Mister Linky is not showing up, please leave a comment with your link. Thanks!!

Try It Out Tuesday #19- May Flowers

Today's challenge was to use lots of flowers in our embellishments and our images. I love flowers but I do struggle with getting them on my cards....I'm working on it though!!
Remember to check out Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see how you can play along and also to see the other members of the design team's wonderful creations!

Supplies:
card size: 5 x 5
stamps: Forever Friends, Susanaments,
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics, black copic glitter pen, clear copic glitter pen, CM cutting system, CM fine tip pen, Petaloo Dazzlers, stardust stickles,

Try It Out Tuesday #18-No squares allowed!

Our challenge this week was to create any type of card that wasn't a square or rectangle! I was going to be really creative and try to do something fancy but well, every attempt was not successful so I stuck with a circle card.
Be sure to check out Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see how you can play along and to see the other wonderful creations from the rest of the design team members.

Have I mentioned that I LOVE shimmerz?? Look at how it just makes the card so fun!

supplies:
card size: approx. 3 1/2 inch circle
stamps: Groovy Angel,
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics, nestabilities, shimmerz, fibers,

***Don't forget to check the store blog, Follow Your Heart, each day to see the puzzle piece reveal and enter for the amazing blog candy!!! And remember to be ready to hop around the blogs on Friday! You will love these stamps!!***

Pink Turtle

I just got this set from The Greeting Farm and couldn't wait to ink up this cute turtle and bunny. Belle was with me when I opened it up and she loved it too so I gave her a stamped image to color too. Didn't she do a great job?

I also decided to use this as a learning tool for her. See she is my little artist. Which is great but she is becoming so worried over the "right" colors for things, which isn't bad but....., so I decided to show her that you can use any colors you want in your art.

So that is the basis of the card, but I must say, I like pink turtles!

I used liquid applique for the bunny tail and I was patient and used Susana's advice ( in the product description) and Jodi's instructions. World of difference from my impatient ways!

I used Techno Stampers: Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #63.

Look at that shimmerz!

supplies:

card size: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4

stamps: Down by the Pond,

paper: Georgia Pacific, DoveCraft Retro Floral,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,

others: copics, liquid applique, pixie dust shimmerz, Heidi Swapp jewels,CM fine tip pen, CM punch,

One more image colored by Belle!

Gwendaline's Ready for Sun

I think this little Gwendaline is just too cute!! Doesn't she look like she's ready to really have some fun?
I tried to curl my scrappers floss like my friend, Michelle, does but it just didn't turn out as nice. Sigh.

Supplies:
card size: 5 x 4 1/4
stamps: Gwendaline's Ready for Sun, TAC Go Places~retired~ on inside
paper: Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics, prismacolors, SU scallop border punch, CM fine tip pen, buttons, yellow scrappers floss,

Try It Out Tuesday #11

Our challenge today was to use an Anki's Sweetheart stamp and make a card using limited supplies 2+2. (only 2 layers & 2 embellishments).
Be sure to check out Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see all the other wonderful creations by the other wonderful DT members! We'd love to have you play along! Just leave a comment with a link to your creation on the store blog or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword TIOT11.
I chose to use Young Julia with Purse as she's one of my favorites, okay they're all my favorites but I was in the mood to use her. LOL!
Also check out her purse! I used the new Smooch that Susana is carrying now! Fun stuff!!

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Young Julia with Purse, A muse essential ovals,
paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Tea Leaves,
others: copics (I used the Blonde 2 bundle and the Basic blue jeans bundle on Young Julia! I'm telling ya, these bundles are awesome!), Smooch Pearlized Accent ink-Azure, red copic glitter pen, angel wings shimmerz, CM fine tip pen, metallic dew drops,

Young Cathrine With Friends

Another cute, cute Anki's Sweethearts stamps. Every time I use one of these cuties, I just smile.

Her shirt has a little dimension as I am still learning with my copics and I messed up her flower so I just stamped her again and cut out her shirt and adhered it over the yucky one!

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Young Cathrine with Friends, TAC Country Wishes-retired-on inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Tea Leaves

others: copics, TAC Mia's Cottage Ribbon, lemonade bella baubles, stardust pen,

Paper Makeup Stamps (PMS)

I was so excited to get my first order from Katie at Paper Makeup Stamps. I just love her designs! For my first order I ordered mainly from the Beautiful Day Fairies but next order I plan on getting some of the fun Monsters.
Then came the hard part of deciding which one to ink up first! LOL! I decided on Elle the Easter Fairy as I am trying to get a jump start on Easter/Spring cards.
I used a Taylored Expression sketch, TECC57.

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Elle the Easter Fairy, TAC Tiny Spring-retired-inside
paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
others: copics (E000, R000, E00, R20, V000, E31,E33, E25, BV00,YG13, BG02, BG000, BG01, RV14, BG18) ,
Pixie Dust Blingz Shimmerz, stardust stickles, copic glitter pens, sequins, prima flowers, brad

Try It Out Tuesday #8

Our challenge this week was to use one of Susana's stamps~ yes, she has her own line that she designed, you can see them here~ and turn it into a charm to use on our card.
This truly was a challenge to me! Be sure to check out the store blog, Follow Your Heart, and see the other DT members cards.
We'd love to have you play along! Just leave a comment on the store blog with a link to your creation or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword TIOT8.
Not sure I did this challenge right, but I tried! Here's my card~

You can see the shimmerz and sparkle in this photo!

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
stamps: Shoe Slide, Melanie, Woulda Coulda Shoeda-inside
paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Glamour Prints
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Claret
others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, sizzlit die, circle punch, glitter brad, silver geo shaped sparkler stickers, December Sky Blingz Shimmerz, turquoise copic glitter pen, Sunflower Shimmerz, Worn Lipstick Distress Stickles,

New stamp line..

Have you seen the SMIRKS? No? Well where have ya been? LOL! They are such fun, sassy stamps that Susana is carrying now.

I had fun with this Balloon Friends one.

Supplies:

card size: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4

stamps: SMIRKS Balloon Friends, TAC LE Static- retired-on inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Belle Rose,

others: copics, prismacolors, glaze pen, stickles, copic glitter pens, ric rac, gold geo-shaped sparklers,

Sending you love Sophia

A dear friend asked me to make a card for her using this adorable Paper Pretties stamp, Sending you love. I just hope that she likes what I came up with! I get nervous when I people ask for certain things, always worried I'll mess it up. LOL!

I used sketch SC183 from SCS.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Sending you love Sophia, TAC Oh how-inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Reflection Blue, Kaleidacolor Birthstone

others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, copic glitter pens,

Try It Out Tuesday #5

Our Try It Out Tuesday challenge today was to create a card using a sketch that Suzanne created. Our only rule was to use a stamp from Susana's store. I think this sketch is so versatile, one I'll save and use again for sure!!

We'd love to have you play along! Just create a card using a stamp from Susana's store and the sketch. Leave a comment on the store blog, Follow Your Heart, with a link to your card so we can see. Or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword TIOT5. Also be sure to check out the store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see all the other great creations from the other design team members!
We also are welcoming Aud as a guest designer!! Her work is amazing!!
Now for my card~~

Supplies:
card size: 4 1/2 x 6
stamps: Darling Daisy, TAC Simply Divine on inside
paper: Georgia, Pacific, Dovecraft Retro Floral,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Thatched Straw
others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, nestablities, copic glitter pens, Candle Light Shimmerz, Milled Lavender Distress Stickles, SU scallop border punch, Light Purple Uppetals