Persnickety Peggy

Designed2Delight Reveal Day

2012-02-20T06:01:00.046-05:00

It's that time of month that Designed2Delight reveals the month's new digital images. And in conjunction we are having a blog hop. Probably how you got here!

I think you are going to love each and every one of the new images. They are the cutest collection of characters and images for Spring and Easter.

For my first card I chose 'Easter Egg Tulips'.

I didn't want to do the usual small image on top of a background. I wanted the image to be the whole card!

Kinda bigger than life.

I printed on watercolor paper and used Ranger Distress inks to color.

I printed a D2D sentiment from 'Lovely Day' and inserted it behind the bow by cutting a slit with an Exacto knife.

My second card is in Warhol fashion.

I have been wanting to do a Warhol card for the longest time and keep forgetting.

This cute doggie is called 'Spring Fetch'.

The rest of the Design Team has some terrific cards so keep on hopping over to Debbie's blog.

Thanks for hopping by!

PeggySue

I'll be entering Card One into the following challenges:
Through the Craftroom Door  - CAS
The Craft Garden  -  Inspiration
Penny's Paper-Crafty -  anything goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi OR No image

Sentimental Sundays - Lets get Sentimental

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Your image must be or include a flower

MyGrafico - Flowers

Paper Pretties - Spring

Squigglefly - SIO - Bright and Sunny with Yellow

Card Two:

Crafters Companion - Anything goes
Little Darlings Challenges - Favorite Embellishments (ribbon)
Truly Scrumptious - 2W - All creatures great and small
Fab 'n' Funky - Try something new
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Animals

Celebrate

2012-02-18T10:31:00.000-05:00

I guess I have been in a Bugaboo mood lately, as I have another card featuring a Bugaboo character.

The sentiment is by Tlc Creations.

I used Ranger Distress inks and Prismacolor pencils to color the image.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO – Week 1, Bold & Bright

Crafty Purple Frog - Flower power

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite colour or embellishment (die cuts)

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes

Do You Stack Up? - Layers

Shelly's Images - anything goes

The Craft Garden - Inspiration

Inky Impressions - punches/dies

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 3 Layers

Polkadoodle – Image / 2 DP / 3 Embellishments

PeggySue

Bugaboo Birthday Boy

2012-02-15T08:23:00.000-05:00

Today I have made a card with Bugaboo image called 'AKVBDcandle'.

This is for their sketch challenge. I haven't followed a sketch in forever! I need to do this more often!

I used Distress inks to color the image and chalk to add a 'sky' around the boy.

This card will enter the following challenges:

Catch the bug - Stella says Sketch

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Digital Tuesday - Use Your Stash (designer paper)

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 3 Layers

The Stamping Boutique - #26 Stitching

Tuesday Throwdown - Entwined (use twine)

Use It Tuesdays - hoarded supply - Birthday's & Blog Hop (designer paper)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebrations

Cupcake Craft - Entwined (use twine)

Kaboodle Doodles - Boys or Masculine

Love to Create - Buttons and Bows

Sew Many Cards - Buttons

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - The Letter "B"

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

Craft Your Days Away - Get Stitchy with it

Crafty Emma - Lots of Layers, 3 or more

Drunken Stampers - Texture

Send a Smile for Kids - Anything Goes (again) for Kids

Hotshot Crafts - One for the Boys

Thanks for stopping by,

PeggySue

Tissue Box A2 Card Holder

2012-02-12T08:01:00.007-05:00

Have you seen this idea? This is a great use of a tissue box.

I have a friend who is a bit of a ladybug fan right now (Hi Fran!!)

So, I used Designed2Delight's digital image 'Love Bug's Heart Strings'. She's a little girl dressed up in a ladybug costume.

I thought you might like to know how to go about making one of these tissue box containers.

Use a Kleenex brand box to fit the measurements exactly. I used a Puffs tissue box and needed to trim just a tad on some pieces.

So, check your piece against the box before gluing anything down.

What you will need:

Solid cardstock - 4 inside walls 5" by 4.25"

- 2 bottom pieces (inside and out) 4.25" by 4.25"

- 1 outside piece 5" by 11", scored at 1", 5.5" and 10" and

- another outside piece 5" by 9", scored at 4.5" ( may need to trim ends to fit)

Pattern Paper - 5 outside pieces (4 walls and a bottom) all 4" by 4"

- 4 fold over flaps 4.25" by 4", scored at 2" and folded in half.

First thing to do is carefully open the tissue box and cut off the top sections until you have this remaining--->.

I chose to cover my box with black cardstock. I did not want the exposed edges to show so I painted all the edges black on the inside and out. You could use a matching marker instead of paint.

Basically you cover the inside and out with the solid color cardstock. There is a video here on how to make the box that is excellent.

I failed to take anymore in process pictures, (sorry!!!) so I hope you can cover a box on your own. At this point adhere your outside pattern paper pieces next. Then adhere the fold over flaps. Its really pretty darn easy!

I think once you make one and see how easy it is to do and how sturdy this box is, you'll want to make lots more!

Challenges for this box:
Mami Doodles - Pink, Red & White
Stamp Man - Texture
Wags 'n Whiskers - Home Decoration
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Rainbow Lady's  - Have a heart
S J Papercrafts  - Happy & use a punch
Little Darlings Challenges -  Favorite Embellishments (ribbon)
Paper Pretties -  texture
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Digital Tuesday -  Pink Or Red
Paper Take Weekly -Anything Goes
Stamp-N-Doodle - Use red
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything Goes
Quietfirestyle-queen-of-hearts-2012-challenge

PeggySue

For Lucky

2012-02-09T08:02:00.062-05:00

Today I have a card made with a digital image by Designed2Delight called 'Lucky Dog'.

I have been wanting to sew on my cards after being inspired by some of our Design Team's sewn cards.

I never think of sewing on my cards......duh!

Somewhere on the internet I saw a pretty card with glitter and so some of my heart's have glitter on them.

What would I do without all the inspiration out there?!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Red and Pink with ribbon

I Brake for Challenges - Love

Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge – Valentine's Day

Fussy and Fancy - Polka Dots

Crafty Ann's - Love is in the Air

Card Makin' Mamas - Valentine

Catch The Bug - February Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away - Get Stitchy with it

Just Some Lines -Its a Dogs Life

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Die Cut or Punches

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Create a card/project that shows Love

One Stitch At A Time - With Love

Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine

Catered Crop - Hearts

The Pink Elephant - Pink

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Ribbon and Bling

Stamps R Us - Valentine/Love

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Hearts

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Love

House of Gilli - Love

Hooked on Crafts - Hearts

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Valentine's day

Tuesday Throwdown - Be My Valentine

The Stamping Boutique -Valentines

Sassy Cheryl's - Be My Valentine

Partytime Tuesdays - Valentines

Paper Take Weekly -Anything Goes

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Red Valentines

Digital Tuesday - Pink Or Red

Thanks for popping in,

PeggySue

D2D Bear's Heart Balloon

2012-01-26T18:31:00.000-05:00

This image is part of this month's new release by Designed2Delight, called Bear's Heart Balloon. He was colored with watercolors and Twinkling H2Os.

I have recycled here! The mat for the image and the border were cut from this package insert pictured to the left.

It was one of those happy coincidences where I had just colored my image and shortly thereafter brought the packaging to my craft desk. And I noticed the colors matched the Bear's bow-tie and an idea was born!

Love that when it happens!!

I just wish it was more often. *sigh*

Thanks for popping in,

PeggySue

It's a new thing

2012-01-20T06:40:00.002-05:00

New things are happening over at Designed2Delight! Faith is having a new monthly reveal of all her new digital images for the month. Please check out her blog on the 20th of every month for the monthly reveal. There will be a challenge each time with the chance to win a free image too!

And to celebrate and introduce you to all the designers for Designed2Delight, we are having a Blog Hop! I'm glad you hung in there and hopped over to my little ole blog. (yeah, I'm in the south!)

Let me show you my first card:

I chose Designed2Delight's 'Birdie's Valentine'.

I used Microsoft Word to insert the image, resize it, copy it over & over and to turn the image various ways. I guess i could have also inverted it to a mirror image, but I didn't think of that!! (maybe next time...)

This is on watercolor paper and I used Derwent watercolor pencils and a water brush to color the images.

For the letters, I used my wooden letter set by Stampabilities that I picked up recently for half price. (love that!)

I did a sloppy ink job on the edges of the letters to give them character. Gives it that nice home-made touch, don't ya think?!

Now for card number 2:

Isn't he a happy snowman? He is Designed2Delight's 'Rainbow Snowman'. I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and popped him up on top of a stamped Hero Arts cloudy sky background.

And I gave him a polka-dot butterfly for company.

Thanks so much for participating in our blog hop. From here please go on to Michele H. and see her great creations! Also don't forget to go to Designed2Delight and get in on the new challenge. See ya there!!

PeggySue

Challenges for Card 1:

Gingerloft - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Animals

Sentimental Sundays - Ribbon

Stamptacular Sunday - Texture

The Ribbon Girls - Must use ribbon Blue and Pink

The Squirrel & the Fox - Critters

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

There's Magic in the Air - "From the Heart"

Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes

MyGrafico - Love and Valentines

Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Birds of a Feather

Cards & Things - #104 Sketch

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Must use ribbon - Valentine's Day

Just Tracys Crafts Challenge - Love is in the Air

Creatalicious Challenges - Love

Crafters Companion - Love is in the Air

Just Inspirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration

Moving Along With The Times - Things with wings

Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love and/or Animals

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Word "Love"

Challenges for Card 2:

Gingerloft - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Animals

Stamptacular Sunday - Texture

The Squirrel & the Fox - Critters

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Scene of Back to Nature

Stamps R Us - Card for Kids

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes

My Craft Spot - "Snow much Fun"

Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles - "Baby it's Cold Outside"

Incy Wincy Designs - Bold & Bright

House of Gilli - Winter

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's -Bright & Cheery To Chase Away the Winter Grey

The Stamping Boutique - #24 Die Cuts

House That Stamps Built - Scenic with snow

Eat Sleep Stamp - Sketch

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Pixie Dust Studio - "We're going Dotty"

DRS Designs - Snowman

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

Designed2Delight Challenge

2012-01-14T10:08:00.000-05:00

Today starts a new challenge over at Designed2Delight. We want to see HEARTS! The wonderful day celebrating love is coming around the corner.

I chose to use 2 images, which is just as easy to do with digital images as it is with regular stamps. I just use MS Word to print my images, easy peasy. I have 'Big Surprise Bear' and 'Love Ya Cupcake'.

I kept the embellishments to a minimum in order to be able to send this card to Operation Write Home. And since this card is destined for a service person, I did something a bit different to the interior.

I attached several sheets of notebook paper to the interior to provide plenty of writing space for the service person. Its like a miniature notebook!

Might as well join in on some other challenges:

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Glitter (center of heart)

Paper Take Weekly - Die Cute Special

Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

MyGrafico - Love and Valentines

I Brake For Challenges - clean and simple

Pixie Dust Studio - "Put Your Heart into It!"

Meljens Designs - SIO - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - SIO - Embossing

Crafty Ann's - Lets Think Hot (hot pink)

Thanks for dropping by!

PeggySue

I'm back!

2012-01-07T05:48:00.015-05:00

Boy, did I drop off the face of blog-land! I took a couple of months off for my son's wedding and the holidays. Now that things have calmed down I think I can get back to card-making. If I remember how to do it!!

Designed2Delight has a challenge starting today over at the blog. The challenge is winter flowers.

I'm not sure my flowers are "winter flowers", but I wanted to use this image of an owl called 'Lovely Day' and these ribbon flowers seem to go well. I made the ribbon flowers by twisting ribbon a round and around. Fun!

I used Prismacolor pencils on the owl and chose not to blend with OMS.I was trying for a feather-like look. (failed) Guess I'm out of practice!

Challenges I'm entering:
Stamp-N-Doodle - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #70 birds

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma's Store - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping by, and I will be posting more regularly in the future.
PeggySue

Homemade Bridesmaids' Bouquets

2011-11-02T11:01:00.063-04:00

A couple of days ago I posted about the silk Boutonnieres and Corsages I had made for the upcoming wedding of my dear son.

Now you lucky dogs get to see what I have made for the 5 bridesmaids!

I took the plain round hanging bouquet that you can purchase at Hobby Lobby and ripped it apart. It just wasn't special enough. We want to save money, but have some pizazz too!

Here is what the bouquet looked like before I tore it apart:

It has large open roses with a leaf and a little organza ribbon hanging out here and there. The bride wanted a bit of sparkle. And we wanted hand held bouquets.

So, I made the one you see to the left.

The organza and leaves from the store-bought one were eliminated .

I fashioned a Styrofoam ball into roughly a half round and added the open roses from the store-bought one, as well as small rose buds.

Pearl berries and crystal accents were also added.

Here is a view from the underneath of the bouquet.

The colors for the wedding are ivory and red. We wanted both colors in the bridesmaids bouquets and this is how we went about it.

I took store-bought bouquet holders like the one to the left and did a bit of modification.

First, the ruffle had to go and then the plastic lace piece was cut off. I basically got it back to just being a cup with a hole in it!

A bit of ribbon wrapping and viola!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I have been working. Playing might be a better term because I really enjoyed it!

PeggySue.

Homemade Wedding Boutonnieres and Corsages

2011-10-30T11:28:00.000-04:00

We have a wedding coming up in the family pretty soon. In order to save money, I have been tasked with making all the floral decorations.

Yay! I love doing stuff with florals!

My next few blog posts will probably be about the different items I have made for the wedding.

I know I enjoy seeing things like this, even before I had a wedding coming up. So, I'm going to share what I have done.

We wanted rather minimalist Boutonnieres and Corsages and this is what I came up with:

Just a simple rose for the guys and not much more for the ladies.

Thanks for looking!

PeggySue

What's Life.....

2011-10-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

Hi all. By the looks of my title one might think this is going to be a heavy topic.

No, no no!

I have a silly card to show that showcases a new rubber stamp by Whipper Snapper Designs.

The image is called 'Snow Diva' and you can find her here.

This snowlady is all styled out! Wouldn't she be fun to make?

Either with real snow or as a cute winter decoration!

The sentiment is by I Brake for Stamps.

I used papers by Crate Papers - "Snow Day" collection and by Belle Blvd - "Sophisticates".

I do love my designer paper!!

And for challenges entered:

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Distressing

Bah Humbug - must be Christmas - glitter & glitz

Jingle Belles - Christmas - Pink Christmas (for a cure)

Wags 'n Whiskers - handmade (punched snowflakes, added glitter and added to bow)

Totally Gorjuss - Ooh La La

Secret Crafter - Anything goes as long as it sparkles

Our Daily Bread Designs - Make your own embellishment

One Stop Craft - Anything goes

Little Claire's - Christmas

Di's Digis Designs - Girly Challenge

Stamptacular Sunday - Must use a stamp - So Distressing

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint - Embossing

Catered Crop - Recipe (stamped sentiment, glitter, tied a bow)

Card Cupids - Use a Decorative Punch of Some Type

Woodware USA - 2E - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Pink for Boobies

Top Tip Tuesday -Use Design Papers

Tuesday Throwdown - Think Pink

Paper Take Weekly - Get In Shape

Thanks for taking time to stop by!

PeggySue

So silly

2011-10-11T06:27:00.000-04:00

I finally got around to looking at my copy of Just Cards magazine.

Imagine my surprise to find a second card of mine in there!!

Really observant, aren't I?!!

To my defense, the picture is not the greatest and the color is off.

See, you can't even tell that is a ribbon rose on there!

I had a good laugh to see I had missed my own card being in there.

Thanks for Looking!

PeggySue

Surprise Publishing

2011-10-02T15:41:00.000-04:00

Just Cards! is about to come out, or is at your local store. Over a year and a half ago I sent them two or three cards.

One was finally published a few months (half a year??) ago. I was happily surprised then, just as I am now.

It has been so long since I bothered to submit cards that I have no idea what I have sent them.

If I do say so myself, I think it is a darn cute card (below) that I made with one of Dustin Pike's cute digital images.

Looks better in real life!!

I hope to find time to be blogging again real soon, as I have some wedding flowers I have made for my son's pending wedding I want to show off. Stay tuned!!

PeggySue

A Season of Thanks

2011-09-27T10:40:00.000-04:00

Hello.

It will soon be the special time of year where we all give thanks for all of our blessings.

In honor of that time, I have made a card with Designed2Delight's Stitched Pumpkin and Harvest Basket.

I love the Affinity collection by the Paper Studio and this is one of the card bases. The center DP is Basic Grey's Indian Summer.

Just to make sure I had enough leaves on the card, I added a leaf brad.

Going on right now over at the Designed2Delight blog are two challenges: the progressive Free Image challenge and the Saturday themed challenge.

The free image sent out on Friday was the beautiful Autumn Mums and all one has to do is use it on their entry. Then a new free image will be sent to them on Friday.

The Saturday challenge is 'Die Cut Divas'. Yay, I use them all the time, except for this card! Oh well. You must use 2 or more die cuts (or punches) on your entry. You could win a free Designed2Delight image!

Challenges I have found for this card are:

Critter Sketch - Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - Re-size Your Digi's
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Fall Colors and/or Thanksgiving
Paper Pretties - Fall Inspired
Ooh La La Creations - Punches/Dies
Nettie G's Digital Gems - Anything Goes
Stamp plus Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes
Catered Crop - Follow the Recipe (I 'cooked' with papers, stamps, embellies, techniques and color mediums)
Corrosive Challenges - Punches and/or Dies
One Stitch At A Time - Use your Favorites (love BasicGrey papers)
Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Step out of your Comfort Zone
Just Some Lines - Fall(Autumn) Colours

Card Makin' Mamas - punches

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Autumn Days

Crafty Catz - Autumn

Paperworks - photo inspire

Stamp Man - Pears or pairs

Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge - border punches

Crafty Purple Frog - Fall Into Fall
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Autumn Colours
Paper Play - Autumn Leaves
Shelly's Images - Burnt Orange, Maroon, Brown

PeggySue

Designed2Delight Challenge - Girls and Glitter

2011-09-17T04:53:00.000-04:00

For only the second time in the whole history of the world, I'm hosting this week's challenge at Designed2Delight! (a little melodramatic, don't ya think?!)

Everyone loves Glitter, right?

And the majority of us are girls, right?

So, Girls and Glitter it is for the challenge!!

First, a close-up of my glittery creation. You can actually see the glitter in this picture! I used Art Institute Glitter which I consider to be the most sparkly. IMHO.

The whole project is below.

Isn't Designed2Delight's 'Spring Kaela' the sweetest?
She was colored with Ranger Distress inks. I substituted the larger bouquet in the set for her hand and popped it up.

The sentiment and butterfly are from Designed2Delight's Bloom, Grow, Dream set.

I decided it was time for me to try something different for my project and I came across this notebook holder at Shelly's Images blog. She has a nice tutorial here which I failed to follow exactly. *chagrin*

Challenges entered are:
By the Cute and Girly - all things bright and beautiful
Shelly's Images -Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times – Sparkle
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Things With Wings
Delightful Challenges - Girly Girl
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes
Colour Create - Pink, Brown, Cream and White
Papercraft Star - anything goes
Kelley Kid's - for someone special
Flutterby Wednesdays - anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - decorate the inside
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Flowers
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Unique Fold (Something different from your usual)
Paper Take Weekly - Things With Wings
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Flowers
Jen's Digi Stamps - Anything But A Card
The Stamping Boutique - Recipe Challenge (4 different colours 3 different embellishments 2 different papers (does the inside DP count?) and 1 DIGITAL image)
Paper and Such Design - Tic Tac Toe*(ribbon, DP, felt)
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Heart Song Inspirations - Glitter and/or Chipboard
Hooked on Crafts - Spring

I'd like to remind you that Designed2Delight has a couple of challenges going on this week. One is the Girls and Glitter challenge.

The other one is the free 'stamp' of the month wherein you receive a free digital image every week as long as you continue to play. You use that week's image on your project for the challenge. Complete details are here. So, get crafting and join us!

PeggySue

Designed2Delight Challenge - Anniversary

2011-09-03T02:03:00.017-04:00

It's the Designed2Delight Design Team Challenge that starts today. And we are asking for Anniversary cards. I need this challenge, because I don't seem to ever think of making anniversary cards. Maybe you need prompting too?

For this challenge, you may use any image, or a Designed2Delight image. And as you probably know, you have the chance to win a Designed2Delight image! All the details are on the D2D blog.

Hmmm, what image should I use for an anniversary card, I wondered? I chose D2D's "Drew's Cupcake". I liked the fact that he had lots of presents. (my kind of guy!)

He is colored with Ranger Distress Inks, which I have been neglecting for quite a while. I had to get out of my 'rut' and do a bit of water-coloring. Also did some paper piecing for the presents.

Wow, has it been ages since I used Dew Drops! For awhile everyone was using them and when I finally get some, they aren't the rage anymore. Well, tough, I thought this card could be enhanced with a row of them. So typical for me, being behind the times!!

Challenges entered:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Choose at least 3 (Ribbon, Button, & Popped up Image)

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

Pink Elephant - Paper Piecing

Woodware USA - 3 different Papers, 2 different Embellishments and 1 Image

Tuesday Morning Sketches - #109 Sketch

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - Hearts

Partytime Tuesdays - PTT #31 Anything Goes

Stamp-N-Doodle - Anniversary/Wedding

Crafty Creations - punch/diecut

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Lots of dots

Craft Us Crazy - Autumn Colors or Favorite Embellishments (crackled heart)

Some Odd Girl - Paper Piecing

Emerald Faerie Garden - Buttons

I really hope you will get some time to join in on this challenge. For some super inspiration, go see the examples we have on the D2D blog. And, while you are there, check out the SOTM challenge that is also going on. Another chance to get free images!

PeggySue

D2D Just for Fun!

2011-08-30T03:08:00.022-04:00

When I first saw the single flower in Designed 2 Delight's "Fun Flower" set, I thought it would be a great image to use to create my own background.

And it does!!

Using MS Word, I chose two sizes for the flower and copied and pasted them all over the page. I turned them around, flipped a few and brought some to the front of the others. Generally I played around and had a good time, which is my main goal! *whee!*

Challenges I found for this card:

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August
Digi's With Attitude! - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - August: Hot Colours!
Stamping Scrapping Central - anything goes
Victorine Originals - Summer
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Hearts
Partytime Tuesdays - PTT #31 Anything Goes
Stamp-N-Doodle - Anniversary/Wedding & OR Two or more circles on your project
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Nature
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration
Totally Gorjuss - As you like it

Over at the Designed2Delight blog, there are 2 challenges going on right now.

One is the progressive challenge where you receive a free image every week for participating.

The other challenge is "Winter or Christmas for a Child" which is open until Friday Midnight EST. You have a chance to win a free D2D image.

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #34

2011-08-25T02:02:00.059-04:00

Hello everyone. Today is Thursday and the beginning of a new challenge at Do You Stack Up?

This week's Sponsors:

Digi Darla
One Month's Membership in our Digital Stamp Club

Stitchy Bear
$10 Gift Voucher for Stitchy Stamps, Panda Bear Designs and Dezina World

Stamping Boutique
Winner’s Choice of 5 Digis

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The image I used this week is from The Stamping Boutique and it is called 'Prince Lonnie Latte'.

He makes a great summer card:

Just to get out of the Designer paper rut, I decided to make my own background using a resist technique with some flame stamps and Ranger Distress inks. First I sponged on a yellow(I've forgotten the name at the moment) ink and then orange(Marmalade) over part of the yellow. Then I Clear embossed the flame stamps. I sponged more orange and then red(Fired Brick) before ironing off the embossing. Then more sponging of the red & burgundy inks. Can you tell I love sponging?!

Boy, Lonnie is really in the heat! Lonnie doesn't get out much to grill (that's why he is so pale) so he has done a terrible job and burned his burger. And he is in a pissy mood so he is waving away his beloved latte. His wife is probably yelling at him to drink his latte so she can take over the grilling! I know I would be!!

Gee, such a happy story I've dreamed up! LOL

Back to reality. I have found the following challenges to enter this card:

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Digi's With Attitude! - anything goes

Just Some Lines - Embossing

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown -Dimension and Texture

Challenge Up Your Life - No patterned paper
Crafty Calendar - August: Hot Colours!
Marks Finest Papers - Emboss it
One Stop Craft - #145 Bold and Bright
Paper Creator's Crafts Red and Blue
Sparkles Forum - For The Boys
Creative Inspirations Paint - CAS
Stamping Scrapping Central - Summer
Victorine Originals - Summer
Stamp with Fun - Summer
Cards For Men - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine Card
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenges -Primary Colour Challenge

This is going to be the last challenge I am involved in as a member of DYSU's DT. My son has met the love of his live this summer and he is going to get married before the end of the year. THIS year! Needless to say, I'm going to be busy.

Anyway, in light of all the activity that is starting to take place in trying to plan and arrange for this wedding, I am stepping down from my DT position. I'm going to miss it terribly and especially all the wonderful ladies on the team!!
*okay, I'm getting misty*

I will still be making cards now and then, as that keeps me sane!

Thanks for coming by and please look at the rest of the Design Team's contributions here.

PeggySue

Designed2Delight challenge Anything Goes

2011-08-24T03:09:00.098-04:00

Hi peeps!

Today I want to show you the card I made for the Designed2Delight 'Anything Goes' challenge going on now through Friday midnight EST.

Do you see that crocheted lace?! I made that!!

Yup, I really did, and it wasn't hard to do either. I liked this pattern because it had the perfect openings to weave lace through.

This D2D image is 'Sitting Kaela' which is part of the 'Ladybug Kaela' set. I tried to give her some red hair, but apparently I have no clue as to how to do that! *sigh*

Challenges I found to enter:

Fussy and Fancy - use three or more of your favorite embellishments (pearls)

Crafty Ann's - scallops and or fancy borders

Jellypark Challenges - favorite embellishments (pearls)

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge -Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August

Crafty Sentiments - No Sentiment

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Paper Play - Recipe - 3 different embellishments, 2 patterned papers, 1 lace

Sassy Studio Designs -Use more than 1 die cut

Shelly's Images -Show Us what you got (anything goes)

Stamp Insanity - Anything goes

Card Makin' Mamas - pink

Digi's With Attitude! - anything goes

Just Some Lines - Embossing

Sugar Creek Hollow - Buttons and Bows

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Try Something New (crocheted the lace)

Hooked on Crafts - Wings

Kaboodle Doodles - Ribbons

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - #125 Cute & Girly
Paper Take Weekly - Dies To Die For (Use Diecuts)
Tuesday Throwdown -Dimension & Texture

The other challenge going on at D2D is the FREE Image challenge. Every first Friday of the month D2D offers a free digi to everyone to grab. This digi is the beginning of a progressive month challenge, meaning you use that digi on a card or project, link it before the week is over, and the next Friday you will get another free digi on your email. And so on until the month is over. For details please visit the blog.

I hope you will consider joining us at D2D!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #33

2011-08-18T02:02:00.039-04:00

Are you ready for another challenge? I think you will agree that it is easy:

Everyone needs a stash of Thank You cards, so that is what we want to see.

Please check the Do You Stack Up? blog for our requirements and outstanding inspiration pieces.

This week's Sponsors:

Prairie Fairy
$10 Gift Certificate

Crafty Emma
£10 Gift Voucher

Little Claire
Bike Set Stamp

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So, what have I done for this challenge? I was looking at a piece of patterned cardstock and an idea came to mind for the image I picked out this week.

I had chosen "Mouse Flowers" by Little Claire. The paper I was looking at was a compilation of borders. I would love to tell you which paper I used, but the identification edge was cut off and I can't find my note where I wrote that info down. I know I'm the only one who does that!

I used my trusty Prismacolor pencils to color the image to match the paper. So much easier than trying to find a DP to match an image I have already colored!

The 'Thank you" by Stampin Up was stamped on the bottom border to mimic the top border.

Challenges I am entering:
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - show some bling
Stamp Scrap & Doodle Sat. - photo inspiration (I used the colors)
Gingerloft - make it sparkle
Wags N Whiskers - sparkly
Frosted Designs - animals
Jellypark - use fav embellishment (gems)
Paper Playtime - anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Shelly's Inages - anything goes
Stamp Insanity - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Art Impressions - anything goes
Sundays with Crissy - kiss
Top Tip Tuesday - thank you

I'll be looking for lots of Thank You's this week. (the DYSU challenge)

PeggySue

Saturday Challenge at Designed2Delight

2011-08-13T20:03:00.000-04:00

Time to start a new challenge at Designed2Delight.

This week we are looking for projects with PINK & BLACK as the predominant colors.

Any image can be used and all the details can be found at the D2D blog

My blog posting is late today as I really was not so sure my card would be posted on the challenge blog.

You see, I made my own background. With markers!

I guess I just felt like doodling.

Even though I kinda like it, I was very nervous about submitting it as my entry this week.

I'm just a big chicken! bak!

Now that it is posted, might as well enter it into some challenges:

Challenge Up your Life - no DP

Send a Smile 4 Kids - anything goes for kids

Fussy & Fancy Friday - use a lot of fav embelly

Frosted Designs - animals

Meljens Design - use black

PaperPlay - create your own DP

Southern Girls - black & white with a pop of color

Truly Scrumptious - lace it up

Please join our challenge at D2D, you could win a free D2D image of your choice!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #32

2011-08-11T07:26:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone! You are going to love this week's challenge:

Any embossing on a project will qualify!

Here are the sponsors for this week:

Sassy Studio Designs
Winner’s Choice of 4 Digis

Digis With Attitude
$10 CAD (Canadian Funds) Gift Certificate

Crop Stop
Winner’s Choice of 3 Digis

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Now, on to my inspiration piece for this week:

Isn't this lady wonderful? She is "Grandma Gertie" by Digis with Attitude.

I used Prismacolor pencils & OMS for the image. (What a surprise, huh?)

The background was a solid color that was greatly enhanced with Distress inks. The pink embossed piece started as a piece of print scrapbook paper that got embossed and inked with the same inks.

Do you love that crackled heart? I thought you would!! You can find a wonderful tutorial here.

Challenges I've entered this card:

Stamp Something - use a digi

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Catch the Bug - anything goes

Sparkles Forum - one for the girls
Priscillastyles - sketch MMSC116
Scrap-Creations - bingo (ribbon, diecuts, pearls)
Sassy Studios - distressing
PaperPlay - create your own DP
Crafty Sentiments - dies & punches
Art Impressions Stamps - fav technique (distress inks for coloring bg)
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Sentimental Sundays - flowers
Stampin Sisters in Christ - old stash (chipboard)
Sketch N Stash - sketch (old scrapbook paper)
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - petals
Simon Says Stamp & Show - fav tech (distress inks for coloring bg)
Stamp N Doodle - recipe
Dream Valley - distressing
Make it Colourful - color it pink

Ellephantastic - add some layers

Please head on over to DYSU to get lots of inspiration.

Get your favorite embossing tools out and create!! And have FUN!

PeggySue

Have a Wonderful Day

2011-08-10T05:02:00.074-04:00

Have a wonderful day and do something creative!

Here I have made a reminder card for Design2Delight DT's Saturday challenge which is 'BLING'. You still have time to get something made and entered into the challenge. Go here for all the details!

I used the easy to color Design2Delight 'Fresh Cut' for my card and colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. For bling I added Stickles' dots here and there in amongst the flowers & hearts. Also Stickled the edge of the sentiment oval.

For additional bling, I painted some of the clouds with Iridescent Medium which adds a pretty glimmer. And I added two HUGE gold rhinestones to the upper right corner of the card and a pretty glittered dragonfly right beside the flowers.

I think I used every type of bling I own!!

Challenges I've entered this card:
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - petals
Stamp Something - use a digi
Charisma Cardz - bingo (flowers, gems, circles(dots?))
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - flowers
House of Gilli - dot dot polka dot
Sparkles Forum - one for the girls
Stamp Scrap & Doodle Sat. - friendship
Stampin' for the Weekend - spots & dots
Sweet Stampin - rainbow colors
Gingerloft - make it sparkle
Ellephantastic - add some layers
Wags N Whiskers - sparkly
The Poodles Parlour - round & round the garden

I do hope you will join the D2D Challenge this week!!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #31

2011-08-04T02:02:00.046-04:00

Hi everyone! You want to know what the new challenge is at Do You Stack Up?

Cool huh?!

We want to see a whole lotta black and a little bit of color.

And, if you are one of the lucky random draws, you could win:

Copic Marker Scrapbooking is giving the winner SIX Copic Ciao markers (in N. Am.) or a Martha Stewart punch (other than N. America).

Shelly's Images will give the winner a choice of THREE digis from their store.

Through the Craftroom Door is giving a whole ONE YEAR PDF subscription!

So with prizes like that, you WILL be entering the challenge, won't you?!!

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For my inspiration piece, I used several Copic Marker Scrapbooking images; one for the focal image and the rest as a collage background. Only thing I colored was the crab!

I found a few challenges in which to enter my card:
Clear it Out -summer
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Bee Crafty - croppin & choppin
Crafts & Me - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - summertime
Stampin Sisters in Christ - any creature
Stamp Something - summer fun
There She Goes - celebrate summer
Woodware USA - anything goes
Stamping Scrapping - summer fun
Paper Playtime - summer
Paper Pretties - lazy days of summer
Critter Sketch - summer fun
Digi Design House - black & white
Creative Craft - summertime

I am totally blown away by the inspiration our DYSU Design Team came up with this week. Everyone really rose to the challenge. I hope you will look at their work and enter our challenge!

PeggySue

Are you a Rebel?

2011-08-01T16:46:00.000-04:00

Hambo Stamps sent me the digi 'Rebel' as a reward for playing in their challenge at the Hambo Hoedown last week. They send out a freebie every week if you participated in their challenge!

Its almost too good to be true.

Challenges for this card are:
Hambo Hoedown - use Rebel and stitching
Your Next Stamp Challenge - 3-2-1 recipe
Phindy's Place - delightful diecuts

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
7 Kids College Fund - texture
The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe (include pink, make a card, stitching)
Stamp Insanity - fav color
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Aud Sentiments - make someone smile
Send a Smile 4 Kids - for the boys
Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

PeggySue

Designed2Delight challenge Buttons

2011-07-30T02:04:00.027-04:00

Yay! There's a new DT challenge starting today over at Designed2Delight.

Yay! It's BUTTONS!

You may use any image, or a Designed2Delight image. And as you probably know, you have the chance to win a Designed2Delight image! All the details are on the D2D blog.

I used the D2D image called 'Appliqued Tree'

Challenges I'm entering:

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Clear it Out - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show - anything goes

Stampin with the Dragon - recipe: 3DP, 3 embellies, 1 border

Phindy's Place - delightful diecuts

Papercraft Star - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes

Sew Many - anything goes

Daring Cardmakers - cute as a button

Paper Play - in the garden
Digital Tuesday - garden with things with wings
7 Kids College Fund - texture

Cute Card Thursday - sketch

By the way, there is another challenge going on right now at D2D. It is the FREE stamp of the month progressive challenge.

We would all love for YOU to join BOTH our challenges.

Go on over and see all the fabulous inspiration cards!!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #30

2011-07-28T02:02:00.025-04:00

This week we are going with a color challenge, just to keep you on your toes!!

We have some great sponsors to entice you to join us:

Stretch 'N Bubbles is giving the winner the choice of any FOUR single images!

Stitchy Bear is offering a $10 gift voucher for Stitchy Stamps, Floppy Latte Designs & Sylvie's Stamps!

Gingerloft is giving the winner a choice of THREE Gingerloft digis!

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My contribution this week features the Stitchy Stamps "Steppin Out" digital image. She is elegant in her evening gown:

I love this image. I tried very hard to make her a stunning beauty with my Prismacolor pencils.

I found the following challenges to enter:
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - going around in circles
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Clear it Out - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - anything goes
2 Sisters - anything goes
Phindy's Place - doubling up (flowers)
Daisy Doodles - use a digi
7 Kids College Fund - texture
Little Darlings - girly
Papercraft Star - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - no sentiment
Stamp Something - something embellished
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
Meljens DT - frame it
Sweet Stampin - fashion

Now, don't forget to look at all the inspiration the DT has for you over at Do You Stack Up.
You won't be disappointed!!

PeggySue

Just to Bug you

2011-07-25T14:53:00.000-04:00

Isn't it fun sometimes just to bug someone?!

I've made a card just for that purpose........kind of.

I was sent a digital image by Hambo Stamps (for FREE) called "Mosquito". I received the image just for playing along in their weekly challenge at Hambo Hoedown.

I decided one mosquito was just not enough to really bug anyone, so....

I turned the single mosquito into a swarm! Yuck!!!

That crazy background is 'Acrylic Embossing' that I learned of through the Technique Junkie Newsletter. All I can tell you is that it uses acrylic paint, an embossing folder and ink. After embossing and inking and more inking, I finished with Stazon White ink which I think perked it right up!

Yes, I KNOW that brad is a dragonfly, not a mosquito. It IS a bug for heaven's sake. And that is going to have to be good enough. I don't think anyone makes mosquito brads.

Here is the list of challenges entered:

Hambo Hoedown - use image with a monochromatic theme

2 Sisters - anything goes

Phindy's Place - doubling up

Stamp Something - something embellished

Crafty Creations - seeing double

The Stamping Boutique - cool colors

Tuesday Throwdown - something metallic

CES - humor, funny

Catch the Bug - heavy metal

The Crafty Pad - embossing

Paper Playtime - summer (nothing says summer like mosquitoes!)

Simon Says Stamp & Show - anything goes

Clear it Out - anything goes

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - going around in circles

Thanks for stopping by!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #29

2011-07-21T02:02:00.002-04:00

Maybe you have an idea of our new challenge this week from my snippet?

Just to make sure you DO know what the new DYSU challenge is:

We want to see your creations with wings: chicken wings, angel wings, fairy wings, bug wings, etc.

We have a bunch of prizes to reward your efforts should you be a lucky random winner!

The Stamping Boutique is giving away FIVE digis of the winner's choice!

Tlc Creations will award the winner with a $10 Gift Certificate!

Pixie Dust Studio is giving away THREE digis of the winner's choice!

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And now for my card: I chose a sentiment from Tlc Creations called "Watch Me Soar" which inspired me to make a CAS (clean & simple) card. I wanted to be sure to showcase the sentiment.

My initial idea was to emboss a frame for the sentiment AND emboss a pattern on the card front. I could not figure out how to do them at the same time, so I had a bit of a struggle on my hands.

If anyone knows of a sure fire way of getting this effect, I would love to be informed of it!

The butterfly was stamped with black Staz-on onto an acetate sheet. Ranger Alcohol inks were sponged on the back side. Then I cut it out and glued it on the card with Glossy Accents.

I could only find a few challenges that this card could qualify:

Clear it Out - anything goes

Simon says Stamp and Show - embossing

Craft your Passion - text it

The Stamping Boutique - cool colors

If you need some inspiration, check out the works by the rest of the Design Team over at DYSU. They are fabulous!

PeggySue

Walking the Bug

2011-07-19T12:41:00.000-04:00

I love this image by Designed2Delight.called "April Showers"! It just makes me smile every time I see it.

The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils & OMS. The green grass was stamped with a weave stamp using Ranger's Pine Needles Distress ink.

I used my Cuttlebug Daisy Quilled flower set of dies and made my 1st flower with the set. I have to say, the packaging of the set is terrific. It even came with a sample flower - which just happens to have the same colors as the one I made. I could have used the sample, but what fun is that?

Challenges entered:
Simon Says - anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - favorite things (making flowers, twine)
Really Reasonable Ribbon - cool it
Stamps R Us - through the garden gate
Digi Doodles - make your own flowers
Pollycraft - summer fun
I Did it Creations - animals
Paper Playtime - summer
Stamptacular Sunday - animal antics (stamped weave pattern on grass)
Clear it Out - anything goes

Right now there are 2 challenges going on over at the Designed2Delight blog that you should get in on! Every week there is a progressive FREE image challenge and a Design Team challenge. This week the Design Team wants Tropical Beachy cards. You could win a D2D image! But only if you enter.

PeggySue

Rolling, rolling, rolling....

2011-07-18T20:51:00.000-04:00

Rolling over your present.....

Hey, this wasn't my idea. It belongs to Hambo Stamps.

They sent me this digital stamp called 'Steamroller' for FREE last week for joining in on their progressive challenge. And it came with this sentiment!

Love it!

He is working in a rock quarry where there is beautiful marble stone. The background is a combination of 2 techniques from the Technique Junkie Newsletter, namely Brayered Spots with Webbing on top.

Not much to say about this card, because it is a MAN's card or it could really be sent to anyone.

Challenges entered:

Hambo Hoedown - use Steamroller on a gate fold card

Creative Inspirations - no flowers allowed

Simon Says - anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - for the men in your life

Sweet Stampin' - its one for the boys

Simon says Stamp and Show - embossing

PeggySue

Aloha! from Designed2Delight

2011-07-16T14:37:00.001-04:00

Where is my mind today? I completely forgot to check the D2D blog this morning to see if my card was posted. In my defense, I was trying to get things ready for my son to visit.

I'm here now, with my card for the D2D Designer's Challenge "Let's go to the Beach". I was just at the beach about a week ago, so I'm still in a very tropical mood as you can see by my card!

I picked three different D2D images to use: Palm Tree (Dollar Digi), Flip Flops (Dollar Digi) & Tropical Summer Hibiscus. What fun I had playing around with these!

I wanted to get away from using Designer Paper for my background. So, I grabbed one of my sheets of 'Cling & Scrunch' backgrounds made with dye inks, water and cling wrap from the kitchen. Got the technique from the Technique Junkies Newsletter. I did add some sheen by adding Twinkling H2Os to the ink & water. Of course that doesn't show in the photograph.

On top of the 'Cling & Scrunch' background I embossed the word Aloha from a Provo Craft stamp set.

Here are the challenges the card is entered into:

Digital Tuesday - spellbound

Tuesday Throwdown - fun in the sun

Pollycraft Monday - the great outdoors

Paper Playtime - summer

Stampin Sisters in Christ - what works for you (ribbon)
Crafts & Me - summertime
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - blue skies & sunny days
The Crafty Pad - lots of texture

Moving Along with the Times - favorite things (ribbon & bg tech)
Craft your Passion - just for you
Really Reasonable Ribbon - cool it
Mark's Finest Paper - bright & cheery, pink, yellow, & green
The Stamping Boutique - summer scene
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - my favorite background (cling & scrunch)
I Did it Creations - floral
Sentimental Sundays - inky fingers (cling & scrunch bg)

Please visit the Designed2Delight blog for the challenge and to see the other Design Team members creations. Going on also is the Free image challenge which you can find here. This week's freebie is a beautiful peacock. Hope to see you there!!

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #27

2011-07-14T02:02:00.020-04:00

Are you up for another Do You Stack Up? challenge? Where were you last week??

We didn't have a whole lotta entries for our chipboard challenge. Maybe you will like to do some real or faux stitching. Hope so! We missed you!!!

Let's discuss the prizes up for grabs:

Mami Doodles is giving the winner four digital images!

Robyn's Fetish is awarding the winner her choice of either 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps & 1 paper pack!

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And now for your inspiration I will show you my card for the challenge.

I chose this cute image by Mami Doodles called 'Lil Luke goes Fishing'. He's a cutey! He looks like he doesn't quite know what to do with the fish he caught.

I had just gotten a pack of the Paper Studio's cards so I wanted to use one of those. To go with the card base I found papers from October Afternoon's Detours collection. And I did real stitching to adhere them. First time I have tried out this particular fancy stitch - I like it!

I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and OMS and inked the edge of the oval with Ranger Distress inks. Believe it or not, that is a dark brown gross grain ribbon - not black!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday - spellbound

Tuesday Throwdown - fun in the sun

Pollycraft Monday - the great outdoors

Paper Playtime - summer

Stampin Sisters in Christ - what works for you (ribbon)

Sweet Stampin - cute & cuddly

2 Sisters - summer time fun
Stamps R Us - through the garden gate
Crafts & Me - summertime
Fab 'n' Funky - bakers dozen (fish is food)
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Crafty Creations - boyz-to-men
Simon Says Stamp and Show - stitching
Catch the Bug - CAS
Party Time Tuesdays - blue skies & sunny days
The Crafty Pad - lots of texture
Sugar Creek Hollow - paper piercing (does sewing count?)

Please pop on over to the DYSU blog for more and better inspiration. We have some really talented gals on the DT! They put my work to shame!

PeggySue

Aged to Perfection

2011-07-13T10:52:00.000-04:00

Hi! I thought I would post my Designed2Delight card I recently made. It was posted last week on the D2D blog while I was at the beach.

Posting it here, allbeit late, let's me give you more details. If I can remember them.

I combined 2 images of D2D, 'Happy Rabbit' & 'Doodle Cake'. Used my Distress inks to color the image. Actually used my deckle scissors to cut the image out! How old school can you get?

I had picked out some papers from my new paper pad by Fancy Pants - Its the little things collection. I thought a vintage feel went well with these papers, so I sponged Distress inks on all the edges of the papers.

You know, D2D is having a challenge right now right here called 'European Inspired'. You can use any image you wish and make anything with a European flair to it. I think this card would qualify, don't you? [Hurry, you only have until Saturday 1a.m. EST. Also the free image challenge is going on here until Thursday 11:59p.m. EST.]

When I crocheted that flower, I was just starting to try to crochet flowers for my cards. I quickly learned that yarn makes a BIG flower! Didn't think this flower would ever be used, but I managed to squeeze it on there.

The little line of beads is from a spool of trim I bought to use on cards. Turns out it is very difficult to glue on! Not recommending this for anyone.

Also NOT recommending the Cloud 9 stamps I used on this card. It was a nice big set of various birthday quotes that certainly would be useful. Well, I have noticed that the line spacing is not parallel. And not just on one stamp! Don't get these!!!!

Okay, that's my good deed for the day. Have a great crafting day!
PeggySue

Dog days of Summer

2011-07-12T13:18:00.002-04:00

Ouch! This pooch is sunburned!

And maybe a bit tipsy (see that red nose?)

This is a digital image by Hambo Stamps called 'Cool Dog'. Although on my card he is more of a Hot Dog. heh, heh.....(sorry)

I received him for free for participating in the challenge last week at the Hambo Hoedown. They have a progressive challenge going on that is fantastic!

I'm going to enter this puppy into the following challenges:

Hambo Stamps - use Cool Dog on a circular card

Digital Tuesday - spellbound

Tuesday Throwdown - fun in the sun

Scrap-Creations - recipe

Craft you Passion - just for you

Pollycraft Monday - the great outdoors

Paper Playtime - summer

Stampin Sisters in Christ - what works for you (ribbon, brads)

Sweet Stampin - cute & cuddly

Mark's Finest Papers - die cut as a background mat

2 Sisters - summer time fun

Stampin for the Weekend - wings and things

Stamp Something - bugs or butterflies

Crafty Sentiments - craft with child (or for child)

Reasonable Ribbon - picnic/summer fun
Party Time Tuesdays - blue skies& sunny days
Clear it Out - wing it out

TFL!!!

PeggySue

He's got the Doghouse Blues

2011-07-01T10:16:00.000-04:00

Hello. Let me tell you a sad story.....There once was a sweet pooch with a chicken for a friend. I think he helped the chicken eat her chicken food and had too much!

Now, he is in his doghouse. Its a really nice doghouse, but he is not feeling well.

As a matter of fact, he is looking a bit green around the 'gills'.

Being the snarky chicky that she is, (I'll call her Marlene, he he) she is making light of his illness.

Such a friend, just trying to cheer up the poor pooch! Where's the sympathy?!

Okay, back to reality. This cute image and sentiment was sent to me for FREE by Hambo Stamps. I played in their progressive challenge last week, so I get this digi - 'Doghouse Blues' sent to me in my email. Love it!!

I'm entering this card in a few challenges:

Hambo Hoedown - use 'doghouse blues' & dog bone

Stampin for the Weekend - my fav (die cuts, DP, Stickles, ribbon)

Moving Along with the Times - here comes the summer

Mark's Finest Paper - make it sparkle (Stickles on flowers)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - get well soon
Craft Your Passion - seeing red
Card Positioning Systems - sketch 224
Digi Doodle Shop - anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - things with wings
Digital Tuesday - flower power

The Crafty Pad - bold & bright or soft pastels
Bearly Mine - summer is here
Wags n Whiskers - summertime
Creative Inspirations - summer

PeggySue

Do You Stack Up? Challenge #26

2011-06-30T02:02:00.008-04:00

Hello everyone. Today is Thursday and the beginning of a new challenge at Do You Stack Up?

We want to see something SQUARE! Or, many square things.

We have THREE fabulous sponsors this week:

Stretch 'n Bubbles is giving away 4 single digital images.

The Stamping Boutique is giving the winner their choice of 5 digis.

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps is giving away a $10 gift voucher for Stitchy Bear, Floppy Latte and Gingerloft digis.

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My contribution for this week is a square card with as many squares incorporated as I could muster.

Isn't this a sweet image by Floppy Latte Designs called "Delayed Delivery"?!

The upper right hand corner of this image just seemed too bare! It screamed for a sentiment. A sentiment by Clear Dollar Stamps in the "Shore Treasures" set seemed appropriate. I would certainly treasure a friend who waits in the rain for me!

I did not have many square brads and certainly not in this odd orange/rust color. I did have four square white brads and Colorbox fluid chalk inks. Did you know that chalk inks can stick to just about anything if they are heat set?! Two coats of the Colorbox Coral did the trick on the brads.

The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and the outer edge sponged with Colorbox chalk inks. I added Stickles to the flowers in the mouse's hand (paw?) which you can't see in the picture. I just could not get a shot that showed the sparkle. Sorry!

I found the following challenges to enter:
Bearly Mine - summer is here
Pollycraft Monday - make a splash
Sweet Stampin - something old (very old card base) something new (image)
Wags n Whiskers - summertime
Creative Inspirations - summer
Mark's Finest Papers - sparkle (Stickles on flowers)

Thanks for coming by and please look at the rest of the Design Team's contributions here.

PeggySue

Hambo's Pig Inmate

2011-06-28T14:32:00.000-04:00

This little piggy is in BIG trouble!

Isn't she cute? How do I know she is a she? Her gorgeous amethyst necklace, of course! LOL

I received this digital image from Hambo Stamps called 'Pig Inmate' for free, just for playing in their challenge last week. Such a great deal.

Challenges for this card:

Hambo Hoedown - use Pig Inmate and twine

Crafty Creations - let it shine

Mark's Finest Paper - make it sparkle

The Crafty Pad - bold & bright or soft pastels

Paper Sundaes - sundae bar (purple & gems)

PeggySue