29 Again....

I'm back again...I know, no posts for a week...then 3 in 1 day!  My card is for the Forever Friends monthly challenge team...it's mid-month, so you've still got a couple of weeks to play.  The challenge is "Anything Goes" and our sponsor is Bugaboo.

I always love to work with the Bugaboo images!  I've chosen Stella today; the image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  (It's a bit hard to see the subtle glitter in the photo.)  I've embellished with some glitter CS and Bella Dots.

Image: Bugaboo Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Raspberry Fizz, and True Black, The Paper Studio Glitter CS, American Crafts DP
Embellies: Bella Dots, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone

I hope you'll stop by the blog to see the rest of the DT's creations; there's still plenty of time for you to play along!

Bugaboo is sponsoring the Randomly Selected Winners draw and are offering one lucky winner 7 digi images of the their choice from their web-store.

Di's Digi Downloads is sponsoring the Forever Friends Favourite winners draw and are offering one lucky winner a $10 voucher to spend in their web-store.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge: Photo Inspiration
The Techno Stamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch: Sketch

Once again, \thank you for stopping by!

Angela

I Simply Adore You

Good morning!  Our Forever Friends challenge this month is "Flowers"...we would like to see you use lots of them!  We have switched things up a bit; we will be having half the team post at the beginning of the month and half the team post midway through.  There's still time to play along, so I hope you will...we have some great prizes!

Digi Stamp Characters will sponsor the prize for the randomly drawn winner.  Click here to see Heather Ellis' images; the lucky winner will get to pick 3 images!

Whoopsi Daisy Digis will sponsor the prize for the Forever Friends Favorite.  Click here to see the images; the lucky winner will get to pick 4 sheets!  Remember: To win in this category, you must use a Forever Friends image.

I couldn't resist Heather's darling image...I did a bit of coloring and paper piecing, then added some tiny pearls to her hat and shoe.  The sketch from Sketch N Stash...I knew I had to try it when I saw it!  I did

flip the image panel to make the image fit; I distressed my papers and added a rosette, felt flower, ribbon, and pearls for embellishments.  The sentiment is from MFT.

Image: Heather Ellis
Sentiment: MFT
Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Harvest Gold, SU! Ruby Red, Simple Stories DP
Embellies: The Paper Studio Pearls, PTI Harvest Gold Saddle-Stitched Ribbon, Handmade Felt Flower 
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Die-namics Dies (Royal Rose, Upsey Daisies (leaves), banner), The Cat's Pajamas Easy Rosette CutUps Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Floral Frenzy
Bunny Zoe's Crafts March Challenge: Girly
Celebrate the Occasion: Spring is in the Air
Crafting For All Seasons: Spring into Spring
Creative Moments: Add a Sentiment (I rarely do this!)
Deep Ocean Challenge: Cute and Cuddly
Digi Makeover Challenge: Easter or Spring
Fab 'n' Funky: Add a Sentiment
Freshly Brewed Designs: Paper Piecing and/or Accordion Fold (Woo hoo...I did both!)
Oldie But a Goodie: Feeling Floral (Items at least 6 months old: DP, Rosette Die)
Opus Gluei: Spring Has Sprung
Ribbon Carousel: Spring is in the Air
Sketch N Stash: Sketch

Don't forget that there is still time to enter the Forever Friends Candy Giveaway for March...click here to enter!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Canary Love

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the Forever Friends Monthly Team.  For this challenge we would like to see an animal/bird/butterfly (you don't have to include all three) on your card.

The Forever Friends Favorite winner will win two digis of their choice from Saturated Canary.  Remember, to be in the running for this you must use a Forever Friends product on your card.

The Randomly Selected Winner will receive a prize package from Joanna Sheen, including:

1 tin of water colour crayons
1 stamp set-vintage babies
1 stamp set-DIY
1 stamp set-Fairy
1 stamps set-Clock

See prize package below: 

Krista, from Saturated Canary let us pick an image to use...thank you, Krista!  I really had a hard time choosing, because I love her amazing images!  I choose "Canary Love" and I will admit that next came a good case of "coloring anxiety"!  LOL

The image is colored with pencils and I accented the red heart with a touch of subtle glitter.  I kept the layout simple...just distressed the papers and added a ribbon, felt heart, button/twine, and stickpins for embellishment.

Image: Saturated Canary "Canary Love" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Blueberry Sky, and Pure Poppy, Simple Stories DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, PTI Pure Poppy Twill, Red Felt Heart (Hobby Lobby), PTI Blueberry Sky Button/Pure Poppy Twill, Maya Road Stickpins
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's lovely creations...their cards are amazing!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Gingham or Checks
Card Makin' Mamas: I'm In The Mood For Love
Celebrate the Occasion: Valentine Card with Ribbon
Corrosive Challenge: Hearts and Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers: Vintage Love
Creative Moments: Buttons and Bows/Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Hearts
Divas By Design: Winged Things
Fab 'n' Funky: Valentines or Hearts
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Have a Heart
Top Tip Tuesday: Let Me Call You Sweetheart (see tip below)

Tips and Tricks: Even if you are having "coloring anxiety", just go for it!  I am not the greatest at coloring, and I dreaded coloring this beautiful image.  I decided to just sit down, get busy, and enjoy the process.  After all, it's just paper and you can always try again.  You know what?  It turned out to be relaxing and fun!

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Party Girl

Good morning!  I'm here with January's Forever Friends challenge, which is to create a birthday card.  Our sponsors are....

Michelle Perkett will give the Forever Friends Favorite their choice of 1 of the digi images the DT used for this challenge.

The Digi Garden will give the random winner 7 digi images of their choice.

Today I am using Michelle Perkett's "Sprout the Birthday Princess Puppy" image and I made a really girly card...pink and lots of sparkle!  I've used the sketch from Sketch Saturday.  The image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I've embellished with a punched flower and Bella Dots.

Image: Michelle Perkett "Party Girl" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Pink Passion, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Doodlebug Glitter, Bella Dots
Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug Birthday Embossing Folder, Corner Chomper, Fiskers Retro Flower Punches, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the Monthly DT's cards for this challenge...they have outdone themselves this month!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

ABC Challenge: "E" is for Embossing
By The Cute and Girly: Cute and Girly
Digi Makeover Challenge: Anything Goes With a Digi
Fussy and Fancy: Furry Friends
Sketch Saturday: Sketch
The Squirrel and the Fox: Party Time
The Stamping Chef: Celebrations
Tuesday Throwdown: Use Bright Colors

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Snowy Christmas

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the Monthly Team at Forever Friends; for December we want to see Christmas cards....

The sponsor for the Forever Friends favorite is Meljen's Designs; the winner will receive 4 digis of their choice.  I want to thank Meljen's for the darling owl digi that I used today...so "thank you" Meljen's!

The sponsor for the randomly picked winner is Di's Digi Downloads; the winner will receive a voucher to their webstore.

I kept my card clean and simple to keep the focus on the cute image, which is colored with pencils.  I did a bit of distressing, and added a ribbon and sparkly snowflake for embellishing.  (The snowflake die came in a fun package from Tracie, who is in my Secret Sister group...thank you, Tracie!)

Image: Meljen's Designs Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Lovely Lilac, Bo Bunny DP, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellies: White Satin Ribbon (stash), PTI Button
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Snowflake Die-namics Die, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations.  How about making a Christmas card to play along...you have all month!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations: Winter Scene
Craft Your Passions: Snow
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Non-traditional Christmas
Divas by Design: Let it Snow
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Not a Traditional Christmas
Sisterhood of Crafters: Embossing
Sunday Stamps: Sketch
Sweet Stampin' Christmas: 1st Challenge...Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

For Lizzie

Good morning!  The Forever Friends team decided to make cards for Lizzie who recently stepped down...a sort of "good-bye and we wish you well"...so this one's for Lizzie!

I used a pre-colored image, distressed my papers, and added some diecuts for embellishing.

Image: Forever Friends
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Autumn Rose, and Smokey Shadow, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: PTI Autumn Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystal in "Light Colorado Topaz"
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Cheery Lynne Flourish Die, MFT Royal Rose Die-namics Die, Making Memories Distressing Tool, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can see more of the cards for Lizzie here.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Cheery Lynn Designs: Autumn Colors
Craft Room Challenge: Punches and Diecuts
Kaboodle Doodles: Use Plaid
Paper Playtime: Autumn Colors
Sketch Saturday: Sketch
Totally Papercrafts: Cute and Girly

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Winter is coming....

Good morning!  The Forever Friends monthly team have a new challenge for November...Anything Goes! 

Our sponsor for the random winner is Bugaboo Stamps...the winner will receive 7 digital images of their choice!

The sponsor for the Forever Friends favorite is Sugar and Spice Crafts.  Remember to win in this category, you must use a Forever Friends image.

Thank you to Bugaboo Stamps for the fun Stella image I got to work with today...I've been seeing a lot of snowflakes out there in blogland, and I had been wanting to get started with some winter cards.  Stella is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I used Bugaboo's sketch and went with some bright winter papers; I embellished with some snowflakes and glittery brads.  (For those of you who enjoy some humor, a cheeky sentiment comes with this stamp.  Wink!)


Image: Bugaboo Digi Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Baja Breeze, and Tangerine Tango, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Doodlebug Sugar Coated Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Corner Chomper, Spellbinder's Snowflake Dies, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you'll check out the rest of the DT's fun creations...we'd love to see you play along too!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Digi Makeover Challenge: Lots of Layers
Eclectic Ellapu: Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies of the same kind)
Fab and Funky Challenges: Diecuts and Punches
Love to Create: Lots of Layers
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges: Bold and Bright
Stella Say's Sketch: Sketch
Use It Tuesday's: Orange plus hoarded supply (Doodlebug Sugar Coated Brads...I am now down to 2!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Pretty in Pink

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the girls at Forever Friends...this month we are playing BINGO...which I love!

The sponsor for the randomly picked winner is Di's Digi Downloads; the winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend in their shop.

The sponsor for the "Forever Friends Favorite" is Milk Coffee Stamps; the winner will receive 3 images of their choice.  Remember, this is a judged challenge and you need to use a Forever Friends image to win!

I used a cute image from Milk Coffee (Thank you, Milk Coffee!) for my card, and I chose the top row of the BINGO card...ribbon, pink and gems.  I colored the image with pencils and embellished the image panel with Swarovski crystals.  I used a bit of ribbon in the upper left corner and a bit more in the lower right corner to embellish the handmade felt flower.  I used some paper that's been sitting in my stash for a loooong time...it has a really nice texture...it reminds me a bit of wallpaper.

Image: Milk Coffee Stamps Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer, Color Box Frost White
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Pink Pirouette and Rose Red, Daisy Bucket Designs DP
Embellies: SU! Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Ruby", Handmade Felt Flower (MFT Loopy Blooms Die-namics Die/PTI Dark Chocolate Felt)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will play a bit of BINGO with us...I'd love to see what you create!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Card Mania: Handmade Flowers
Cupcake Craft: Think Pink
Divas By Design: Use Some Texture
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes/Celebration
The Crazy Challenge: Handmade Flowers
The Stamping Boutique: Pink, Pink, Pink
Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday: Good With Food
Tuesday Throwdown: Cute and Cuddly
Sketch from Crafting When We Can

Here's my tip for Top Tip Tuesday: Be VERY CAREFUL when applying glitter to a digi image!  The glue can make the ink run and turn your lovely white frosting into a gray mess...not good!  Ask me how I know! (wink)  I'll tell you....  I added just a touch of glitter to my frosting to give it a subtle sparkle...it was a disaster!  I tried to scrape the glitter off, but that wasn't happening....  I printed another image, cut out the frosting, and adhered it over the top of the "gray mess".  All is well!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Let's see some ribbon....

Good morning!  The monthly crew at Forever Friends have another fun challenge for you...we want to see ribbon.  That's right...ribbon in any shape or form...have fun and be creative!


The sponsor for the randomly picked winner is The Ribbon Girl and the sponsor for the Forever Friends Favourite is Scrapper's Delight.  Click here to see the details and to gain some inspiration!

Image: Forever Friends
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Blueberry Sky and Harvest Gold, The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: PTI Buttons (Blueberry Sky and Harvest Gold), DMC Floss, PTI Blueberry Sky Grosgrain Ribbon, SU! Apricot Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I combined my card with the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: A Boy Thing
By the Cute and Girly Challenge: Boys/Man
Craft Punked: New Baby
Craftymess Challenge Blog: Animals With a Blue Theme
Creatalicious Challenges: Fantasy or Baby Themed
Cupcake Craft: Color Inspiration Photo
Paper Makeup: Button Up!
Sketches by Carly: Sketch
The Cupcake Craftroom: Pretty Pastels p

Thanks for stopping by today...have a good one!

Angela

Black and White

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from Forever Friends; this month we challenge you to use black and white.  Yep, I know I cheated a bit...I felt like I really needed to throw the pink in there to make my image "work".  Our sponsor this month is Di's Digi Downloads.

I used the sketch from Jackson's Digital Expressions.  Along with the black and white, I added a pink felt flower, so brads, and ribbon.

Image: Forever Friends Digi
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Basic Black and Rose Romance, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Handmade Flower (Spellbinder's die/felt)
Extras: Corner Chomper, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the black and white creations...and maybe make one of your own!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Summer Holidays

Hello there!  I'm back with a new challenge from Forever Friends...Summer Holidays!  Sounds good, right? Our sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps...I love their images!

The cute turtle is colored with pencils, the umbrella is paper pieced, and the image is cut and layered with Spellbinders dies.  I used a few diecuts for embellishing and added a few Bella Dots too.  The DP is from Jillibean Soup...I love how bright and cheery it is!

Image: Bugaboo Stamps Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen, SU! Black Marker
Paper; G.P. 110, PTI New Leaf and Dark Chocolate, and Harvest Gold, Jilliebean Soup DP  
Embellies: Bella Dots, Doodlebug Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Flat Bottom Clouds Die-namics/PTI Felt, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos 

I hope you will stop on over at the Forever Friends challenge blog to check out the rest of the DT's "Summer Holidays" cards.  We'd love to have you play along, just remember to include an animal somewhere on your card!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

By the Cute and Girly: A Day at...(the beach)
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Kids
Fresh Brewed Challenges: Summertime
Lexi's Creations: At the Beach
Little Red Wagon: Life's a Beach
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge: Summer Holidays (Bella Dots)
Tuesday Throwdown: Summertime

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy Bearday!

Good morning!  I hope your weekend has gotten off to a good start; mine has.  I took some time to get crafty this morning; we also have family here from out of state and have a family graduation to attend, so it will be a fun day!

I have joined the Forever Friends Monthly Challenge Team.  Actually I am jumping in a bit late with this challenge, as it began Thursday.  I like playing along with the challenges because I get to include an animal on my cards!  Our challenge this month is "Birthday".

I chose this adorable FF bear to work with; I went with plain cardstock and vellum to keep the focus on the cute image.  The vellum actually has a nice texture, but it's hard to see in the photo.  I used my corner rounder to add a bit of interest, added a piece of faux ribbon (I used the MFT Grosgrain Texture Board Die-namics and just ran a strip of CS through my Cuttlebug...super easy, plus you can have "ribbon" in any width or color!), and some rhinestones.

Image: Forever Friends Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Pretty in Pink, Papertrey Ink Vellum
Embellies: Me & My Big Ideas Rhinestones
Extras: We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, MGT Grosgrain Texture Board Die-namics, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

The sketch I used for my card is from Alota Rubber Stamps and I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Craft Punked: Happy Birthday
Ooh La La Creations: Make it Girly

Thanks for stopping by today; enjoy your weekend!

Angela