Once Upon a Wednesday...Anything but a card!

It's time for another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and another sketch from our fabulous Special Guest Sketcher Jay Jay!

Along with the sketch we have the added challenge of making "Anything But A Card"
You don't have to use a Pixie Cottage Stamp to enter but if you do have why not try out!
Remember you can use the sketch, the theme or both and can combine our challenge with any others you like!

I used the Stargazer Lily by ArTish for my journal. I just love this stamp, it always turns out so beautiful. I colored the using tombow markers and a waterbrush.

Challenges for this project:

Digi Doodle Shop - Flowers
One Stitch At A Time - Pack A Punch
Alphabet Challenge - P is for Punches
Tanda Stamps - Beautiful Borders
Sew Many Challenges - Stitching
Pollycraft - In Stitches
Practical Scrappers - Stitching
Little Paper Shop - Sewing

Gingersnaps - Go 3D
Simon Says Stamp - Make a Gift
Everybody Art - In The Garden

Delightful Weddings!

The weekend is almost here and that means it is time for more inspiration with Digital Delights by Louby Loo!
This month is wedding central for me, My brother and my best friend are getting married in the next two weeks so of course I needed a couple of wedding cards. This brand new image from Wendy was just perfect! Add a little shimmer, some ribbon and flowers and voila...a wedding card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Digital Delights by Louby Loo - Bride and Groom
Paper: K&Company DP, Neenah Solar White, White Pearl Linen Cardstock (Paper Temptress)
Ink: SU Rose - Prismacolor Pencils and OMS
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Pop Dots, Sponges, Ribbon, Wild Orchid Flowers, Crystal Effects, Stickles,

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Flowers! 8/19

Fancy Folds with the Pixie Cottage!

Its Wednesday at the Pixie Cottage and that means it's time for another new sketch from Pam and a new technique challenge to go along with it!

This is a fairly simple sketch as we'd like you to also make the card with a "Fancy Fold"! This can be an easel card, a gatefold, a z- fold, anything other than the regular one fold card. Of course you can just do the sketch but why not fit in both!

Our guest designer for both July and August is Lisa! Make sure to check out her beautiful work.

Card Recipe:

Paper: K&Company DP, Bazzill CS, Paper Temptress Lustre Line
Ink: VersaMark Onyx, Antique linen
Stamps: Simply the Best by ArTish - The Pixie Cottage

Misc: ribbon, spellbinders dies, MS Pearls, Basic Grey Rub-ons.
Fold instructions - SplitCoastStampers

Challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop - Use Your Favorite Stamp 8/12
Craft Your Days Away - Favorite Thing 8/20
Sentiment Sundays - Anything Goes 8/15
Our Creative Corner - Embossing 8/14
Penny's - Anything Goes 8/18
Rosie Dees = More Than One Fold 8/22

Whispering wings

Hi everyone! It's Tuesday again and that means its time for another Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge with the Stamp Tramps. We are thrilled to have the talented Maren Benedict join us for the whole month as our Guest Sketch Artist!

Look at this great sketch she provided for us this week!

I used my Whispering Wings and Timeless Textures sets for this fun card with a slightly vintage feel! I say slightly because I am by no means a vintage pro. :)

I can't wait to see what you create!

Skipping Stones Design is having a DT Call until 8/14, so be sure to check out SCS for our post on how to apply and the requirements! This is such a fun group to work with!

Card Recipe:

Paper: K&Company DP, Paper Temptress parchment CS
Ink: VersaMark Onyx, Vintage Photo, Antique linen
Stamps: Timeless Textures and Whispering Wings by Skipping Stones Design

Misc: ribbon, spellbinders dies, MS border punch, sewing machine, madiera thread

Be sure to check out the other "Stamp Tramps" and our guest sketch artist to see what they've come up with!
Amanda Sewell
Jen Ingle
Michelle Giraud
Kandi Phillips
August Guest Sketch Artist Maren Benedict

Winner of The Digital Delights Blog Hop Image...

Remember this little guy? He was the free image for the Digital Delights Birthday Blog hop. My drawing is a little late because I was on vacation but good things are worth waiting for right!?
Okay...without further ado, here is the winner of Bumble Bee Larry, chosen by Random.org.

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Timestamp: 2010-08-09 15:45:12 UTC

Tammy said...

Love the sparkles! Image can be found on your July 22 post.

Congratulations Tammy, I will send you your image.

Delightful New Releases!

Welcome to a new release Thursday at Digital Delights! Wendy has slaved away once again and come up with some adorable new images for August! Do you know anyone getting married? Are you into Knights and dragons and princesses? Well go and check them out!

I had the best of intentions for creating a field of wild flowers using the flower soft but...um...I don't think it panned out the way I had hoped :) Oh well, look past the purple flakes on the page and enjoy our little Groom Brady :) Also, that fun tree background is also at Digital Delights!

See you soon!

I will announce the winner to my Skipping Stones Design Certificate on Sunday! Don't miss it! :)

Thursday Delights

Hope you all found our blog hop and managed to snag the Freebie yesterday!! While the Freebie is now for sale, the hop is still on until Saturday so be sure to join in and you will be entered for our grand prize!! If you missed it you can find the post HERE.
It's time for another showcase at Digital Delights and we have a wonderful collection of cards for you today! Make sure to check them out!


Card Recipe:

Stamps: Digital Delights - Beach Bonnie
Paper: Scenic Route, Bazzil
Ink: TH vintage photo, tumbled glass
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Pop Dots, Sponges, Ribbon, Making Memories button, Martha Stewart punch

Challenges:

Pile It on: Stretch that plastic.

SSDS: Digital.

Crafty Creations: Summer Lovin

Mami Doodles: Anything Goes.

Creative Inspiration : Anything goes.

Think Ink challenge: create your own background
Cooking it up with Katie: Button me a blue bow

Digital Delights first Birthday Blog Hop!

Hello friends. You are just in time for a Blog Hop for Digital Delights blogoversary !!

First let me share my card with you I used Digital Delights Bumble Bee Larry image. Larry is 3-D and full of sparkle!

To thank all our readers for giving Digital Delights by Louby Loo a fantastic first year, we are having this super hop with a great collection of prizes for a lucky commenter. This party hop will be a little different as you will be on a hunt for Digital Delights Images and we have two blog hops going on until Saturday 31st July. One at Digital Delights and one over at our sister site Delightful Challenges.

Each DT member has a hidden digi on their blog. Your job is to find that digi and leave a comment on the individual blogs telling where you found it. One lucky player on each DT member's blog will win that hidden digi.

The Digital Delights Hop order:

Digital Delights blog

Cindy

Lisa Foster

Katie

Emma

Peggy

Kay

Lisa C

Marlene

Nathalie

Sarah

Digital Delights blog

When you have completed the hop, which will end at Digital Delights blog!! you are to leave a comment and become a follower if you are not already! One lucky player chosen from comments made on both Digital Delights and Delightful Challenges will win

this GRAND PRIZE !!!

Special thanks go to the following sponsors for making this possible:

Simons Says Stamp

Really Reasonable Ribbon

The Cutting Cafe

Delightful Custom Blogs

Stamp and Create

Crafty Emma's Store

All winners will be drawn on each blog Saturday, 7/31/10. (Please note that I'm headed to San Francisco and may not be able to select my w inner until I return on the 7th. )

Prizes!

Find this color image of Bumble Bee Larry, leave me a comment of where you find it and you may win it! Be sure to check out the other DT sites in the hop for more chances to win other images and do comment back at Digital Delights and Delightful Challenges for a chan ce at the gran d prize.

Comments will be hidden until after the hop. Now go! go find the image and go visit the other blogs!

Next stop in the hop is Kay!


Challenges:
Midnight Madness - Sketch

Another new release hop with Skipping Stones Design and prizes!

HOP

Welcome to Skipping Stones Design’s Blog DT Blog Hop to celebrate the release of two new stamp sets, ""Friendly Fruit" and "Timeless Textures" If you just happened upon my blog today, you’ll want to go back to the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. You should have arrived from Erin's blog!
PSST.....There is a SALE at SSD too!

Sketch Challenge

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means the Design Team is showcasing another great creation from Kim Kesti. We'd love for you to play along with the sketch. Just remember to use the keywords SSD035 if you are uploading to any online galleries or link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. We are looking for Guest Designers and a DT call is coming very soon!

Prizes

To win a blog hop prize,
1. comment on this post and...
2. enter a card in our sketch challenge this week.

I will choose a winner (in addition to our normal challenge winner) on Sunday August 8th. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Skipping Stones Design!

Next stop in the hop is the talented Kandi Phillips!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Skipping Stones Design - Friendly Fruit
Paper: Wild Asparagus, K&Company, Bazzil
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, vintage photo, tumbled glass, tombow markers
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, spellbinders nestabilities, Pop Dots, Sponges, Ribbon, prima flowers, BG pearls

Delightful things for Thursday!

Today I get to showcase this adorable image "Smiling Fish" from Digital Delights by Louby Loo! Isn't he just the cutest little guy!

I sponged my undersea background using distress inks and a sponge dauber. The sand was created using torn paper as my template and three shades of brown. The water was 3 shades of blue. My seaweed was created using a couple of foliage stamps from Skipping Stones Design. I heat embossed them so that I could sponge right over the top without changing their color.
I colored my fish with Prismacolor pencils and blended them using my odorless mineral spirits. Stickles and dimensional adhesive finish off the little guy.
I used this fun sketch from the Midnight Madness challenge.

Be sure to check out the other wonderful cards from the Digital Delights design team! Links in my sidebar!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Digital Delights by Looby Lou - Smiling Fish
Paper: Scenic Route, Bazzil CS
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Spellbinders nestabilities, Pop Dots, Sponges, Madeira Thread, Ribbon, clear dew drops, stickles

Challenges:
Midnight Madness: Sketch 7/26
My partner in Crafting Crime: Under the Sea 7/25
Stampavie: Anything Goes 7/28
Creatalicious: 3-D 8/15
Stamp and Create: Stitching 8/6
Lexi's Creations: Stitching 7/24
Ellephantastic: Stitching 7/24
Lots to do: Stitching 7/24
Town Scrapper - Anything goes! 7/23
(This is the last post for Town Scrapper until September 10th! Wish the girls there a wonderful Summer Hiatus! Make sure to play along this week and send them out with a bang.)