Bring on the Red, White and Blue . . . .

We are heading into the month of July.  And for me that means 4th of July cookouts, family, friend, & lots of red, white & blue.
 So wouldn't it make sense that the next challenge over at Crafting for all Seasons Blog would be Red  White & Blue.

2 Cute Rubber Stamps will be the sponsor of this challenge.  

And have generously donated to the winner either 2 rubber stamps or 3 digital images. 

So for some inspiration, here is my design team card --

Cowboy Kid by 2 Cute Rubber Stamps was colored using Copics & Gelly Roll Pen

Printed Paper & Cardstock - Close to My Heart

Bakers Twine

Quickutz 2x2 Tag Die

"hi there!" stamp - Savvy Stamps

Head on over to Crafting for all Seasons Blog Challenge to see more design team inspiration.

And don't forget to enter your own creation using red, white & blue to be eligible to win.

Good Luck!  And Happy 4th of July to you & your family!!

-- Christine  :)

Today begins Paper Playtime's Monday Digital Challenge.

The theme for June is Red, White & Blue.

Head on over to Paper Playtime's Blog to check out all the inspiration from our design team.  Link your card/project to enter the challenge & you will be entered to win some awesome prizes from some wonderful sponsors!

The following card was made using the digital image, A Helping Hand, from Prairie Fairy.

A Helping Hand Digital Design, Prairie Fairy

Copics & Close to My Heart Inks

Glitter Cardstock, my stash

Die Cut Border, Memory Box

Printed Glitter Paper, Reminisce - July Sparkle

Red Card Base, DCWV

Ribbon, my stash

Now head on over to Paper Playtime to see all the other fabulous creations by the design team.

-- Christine

Summer Time!

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge # 3 begins today!

It is all about Summer Time!

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Greeting Farm! 

Head on over to their website to check out their wonderful selection of rubber & digital stamps.

The winner of this challenge will win a 4x6 set plus a single of their choice from The Greeting Farm!

 When I think of summer time, I think of finally being able to pull out from storage all my sandles & flip flops after a long cold winter.  And that automatically makes me think of painting my toes to be displayed for all to see.

When I saw this digital design, Amy Paints by The Greeting Farm, I thought it would be the perfect design to make my design team card for the challenge --

I colored Amy Paints with Copics, Spicas & Gelly Pens

Printed Papers from Echo Park Paper Co., 6x6 Paper Pad Summer Days

Glitter Cardstock from my stash

The flowers are from my stash.  What I love about them is that they come in white so you can color them with your Copics to match any patterned papers or cardstock you want.  So, I colored them using the exact same Copics I used to color her shirt.  What a perfect match!   

Now head on over to Crafting for all Seasons to check out all the other design team's creations. 

Also today we will announce all the winners for our individual design team's blog candy!!

First, I would like to say  thank you to everyone who joined my blog! 
 It is very much appreciated!

Now, the winner for my blog candy is  . . #5 Planet Janet - planetladyjanet.blogspot.com/.
Please contact me, so I can have your gift certificate to Bugaboo sent directly to you. 

Now head on over to each individual design team's blog to see their winner or you can check Crafting for all Seasons Blog to see all the winners listed.

Want to win some Blog Candy?

This is a sticky, so it will stay at the top of my blog posts till the giveaway is over.  Please scroll past it to see all CURRENT posts.  Thank you!

As a thank you for the tremendous response we had for our 1st challenge at Crafting for all Seasons Blog,

 the design team decided to have a Blog Candy giveaway on each of our individual blogs.

My Blog Candy is a --

How can you win this $20 gift certificate to Bugaboo Stamps?

 

You must become a follower of my blog AND post my blog candy badge to your blog sidebar with a link back here to help spread the word till June 15.

  Plus of course leave your blog address to my link below. 

Winner will be chosen randomly on June 15 and will be posted here on my blog & at

 Crafting for all Seasons Blog.

Now head on over to each individual design team's blog to follow the rules for each to enter the chance to win some more candy!

Dawn

Carol

Jan

Lizy

Jani

Thank you!

-- Christine

For that Special Male in your Life . . . .

Don't forget to enter to win my Bugaboo $20 gift certificate Blog Candy!
 See Blog Archive -- Want to Win Some Blog Candy? Post on side bar.

Thank you!

Father's Day is coming upon us quickly & realized I still needed to make a card for my Dad.

When I saw this digital stamp, Mr. Brown Goes Shopping by Phindy's Place, I knew it would be perfect!  I always appreciate an image that is more on the mature masculine side. 

I find so few available. 

This card is very simple, but that is my Dad.  

Copics & Spicas used to color in the image.

Printed Papers, Making Memories - Just Chillin

This is a 8x8 paper pack.  Have used it twice already.  Just love the patterns.

D - a - d, are metal brads I had in my stash. 

My Favorite Things metal die

This card has been entered into the following challenges --

Amber's Crafts and Stuff - #13 Special Man

Creative Craft World - 3 or more brads

Fab 'n Funky - Magnificent Men

The Paper Shelter - #17 Celebration

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Celebrating Dad/Man in your Life

Stampin Royalty - #17 Let's Celebrate Dad

The Paper Variety - For the Guys!

Anita Be Stampin - #22 Layer It On Me!

Ladybugs Crafts Ink - #31 Its all about the Males

The Stamping Boutique - #18 For Men Only!

C.R.A.F.T - #106 Father's Day

Craft Us Crazy - Father's Day and/or Masculine Colors or Theme

Delightful Challenges - Father's Day

Paper Play - Week 23 Father's Day/Man's Card

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Spring Fence

Don't forget to enter to win my Bugaboo $20 gift certificate Blog Candy! 
 See Blog Archive -- Want to Win Some Blog Candy? Post on side bar.
Thank You!


This beautiful digital design is from Designed 2 Delight Digital Stamps .

    I knew it would be one of my favorites.   Makes me remember why I love Springtime. . . new flowers, planting and being outdoors.

Colored using Copics & Spicas

Printed Papers from my stash

Ribbon, Close to My Heart

Embellishments, Memory Box

"happy birthday" rubber stamp, Stampin' Up

Lace Edge Die, Memory Box

This card is entered into the following challenges --

Delightbul Inspiration - June's stamp - Spring Fence

Party Time Tuesdays - #19 Summer Birthdays

K B cute Monday - #16 Bright Colors!

A Spoonful of Sugar - #155 Here Comes Summer

Bearly Mine - #12 Anything Goes

Craft Room - #1 Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - #114 In the Garden/Outdoors

Summer is all about . . . .

Don't forget to enter to win my Bugaboo $20 gift certificate Blog Candy! 
 See Blog Archive -- Want to Win Some Blog Candy? Post on side bar. Thank you!

Fun!  Bugs!  Father's Day! Celebrations!

This card reminds me of what summer is all about when you are young or even young at heart --

Design is Deacon Bugs by Bugaboo Stamps. 

 Love him with his bug net, lady bugs & flowers. 

This would make for an adorable Father's Day card or even a Birthday Day card for a male in your life.

The printed papers are from an 8x8 paper pack by Making Memories, Just Chillin. 

 Love the papers in it and that a lot of them are very masculine. 

Used a Kraft card as my base.

Cardstock from stash

Colored design w/ Copics

Checkerboard Stamp from my stash

Text Stamp from my stash

Circle punches to cut out the sentiment & mat

This card has been entered into the following challenges --

Sparkles Forum Challenge - #13 Father's Day

Paper Sundaes Challenge - #72 Let's Get Sentimental

Here Comes the Boys Challenge #3 Father's Day

Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge - A Special Male or Dad

Creative Inspirations - #61 Father's Day or Card for a Dad

The Crafty Pad Design Challenge - #124 Stripes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Summer Colors

Card Cupids Blog - More than 3 Layers

Anyone for Anya & Friends? Challenge - Father's Day or July Calendar Page

Birthday Sundaes Challenge - Anything Goes Birthday Cards with birthday wording on front

Crafty Ho's Challenge - Summer - Let the Fun Begin

Bee Crafty - #51 Summers Here

Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away Challenge - #21 Fathers Day/Special Man

Drunken Stampers Challenge - #70 Birthdays

Easy Craft Projects - #39 For Dad

Wee Memories Challenge - #59 Free for All

Prairie Fairy Fridays Challenge - #54 Summertime

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - Card for Man or Boy

Simply Create Challenge - #45 All about you Dad

The Stamp Man Challenge - #24 Boys and Men

Stamp Something Challenge - Digi

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - #18 Happy Summer!!!

AUD Sentiments Challenge - #29 A Sentiment/Card for a Male

KB Cute Challenge - #15 Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge - #18 Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge - #16 Glad for Dad

Enjoy!

-- Christine

Congratulations . . . .

to all the graduates! 

I will be heading out to a graduation party soon, so I knew I would need to make a card.

Couldn't resist this graduation hedgehog, just too adorable! 

A Scholar Slipstick Stamp by Penny Black

Colored in with Copics, Spica, Gelly Pen

Used textured black cardstock & printed paper from my stash

Ribbon, Close to My Heart

This card has been entered into the following challenges --

Wee Memories Challenge - #59 Free for All

Bugaboo Stamps, Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Ladybugs --

It is all about the ladybugs!  Or at least for me.

 

My father in law & I use to have a little something between us when it came to ladybugs.  When my husband & I first moved into our house 15 years ago during Labor Day weekend, our house was covered in these orange ladybugs.  It drove me crazy because they found there way into our house & I am one that believes bugs, of any kind, belong outside.  Isn't that what screens are all about?  So each year when it would get closer to Labor Day, my father in law would call me as soon as he would see that first orange ladybug at his house.  And say to me "They are BACK"!   Now every time I see a ladybug of any sort, I think of him.

So, when I saw this digital design, Scene It - Ladybugs, by Bugaboo Digital Stamps , I knew it was one I would treasure.

And even better I made this card for a challenge at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Blog.

 The theme is green & purple color challenge.  

 Operation Write Home Organization is a treasured organization.  They provide card makers, like myself, the chance to make cards for our overseas troops to send homemade cards back home to their family & friends.    You can go to their website & check out all the wonderful work they have accomplished.

I colored the design using Copics, Spicas & Gel Pens

Printed Paper, Paper Heart

Edge Die Cut, My Favorite Things

Tag Die Cut, Memory Box

Text stamp, life's simple pleasures, A Muse Stamps

Ribbon, Close to My Heart

This card has also been entered into the following challenges -

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - #18 Happy Summer!

Charisma Cardz Challenge - #22 Something that Flies

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Things of Beauty

By the Cute & Girly Challenge - In the Garden

Crafter's Companion Challenge - #13 Here Comes Summer

Sundays with Crissy Challenge - #18 Here Comes the Sun!

Stamp Something Challenge - It's Digi Day

-- Christine

Ahoy Matey!

With the weather hot & humid for the past week,

 what better challenge to attempt than a water themed one.

I had seen this adorable little boy setting out for some treasure & knew instantly that I had to use him.  But just didn't know for what.  Then this came to mind --

I am embarrassed to say I cannot remember who this design comes from.  If someone recognizes it, please let me know so I can give the appropriate credit.

Used Copics, Spica & Gel Pens to color

Printed Papers, Close to My Heart

"Life is a treasure far beyond measure" is a sticker, Close to My Heart

Quickutz die cut border was used to make the wave

This card is entered into the following challenges -

 Whimsie Doodles Challenge - Water Themed

Here Come the Boys Blog Challenge - #3 Father's Day

Scrapalicious USA Challenge - #5 Card for a Man

The Paper Shelter Challenge - #16 Glad for Dad

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge - #38 A Mans World

Sweet Stamps Challenge - #17 Masculine

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - #11 Anything Goes/Your Favorite . . .

Some Odd Girl Challenge - Manly

Your chance to win Mami Doodles designs!

Today starts a new challenge over at Crafting for all Seasons!

 http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/

Father's Day will be our theme for this challenge. 

Sponsoring our challenge is Mami Doodles!

http://www.mamidoodles.com/ourshop/

The winner of this challenge will win 3 to 4 digital designs from Mami Doodles!!

My design team card was made using this adorable digital design, Daddy's Boy by Mami Doodles.
 This design comes with two options.  The one I used comes with the little boy holding a blank scroll  and the other he is holding a scroll saying "Daddy you are the best".   As you can see, very versatile!


 I used a text rubber stamp I had in my stash to add my "I Love You"  message. 

Design colored with Copics

Printed Paper, Close to My Heart

Kraft & Chocolate Cardstock, Close to My Heart

Buttons, Close to My Heart

Faux Stitching

Now head on over to Crafting for all Seasons, 

 http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/

to check out all the wonderful creations from the rest of the design team.

--  Christine  :)