Bee Happy - its Spring....

Here is another adorable spring image from

Diane's Daydream Designs!

The spring images in the store right now are so

perfect for spring cards.

The Creative Details:

Image - Diane's Daydream Designs
Embellishments: ribbon, flowers, gems, liquid pearls, fairy glitter
Tools: Die cut

The Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - its spring
A song in Your Heart - song inspiration

Allsorts - spring blossoms
A Little Bit Crafty - birds and the bees

Catch the Bug - spring
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes/use yellow
Crafty Ribbon - anything goes with ribbon
Delightful Challenges - use a bloom
Digi Galore - flowers
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Easter or spring
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Simon Says Stamp - animals
Sweet Stampin - flowers
Tiny Fairy Tales - the daisy
That Craft Place - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

So pretty in purple...

The challenge at Creative Fingers this week is all about: "purple"

I have this darling image from our sponsor, Polka Doodles,

 and she is all decked out for spring in purple.
Please join us this week with your purple projects!

The Creative Details

Image: Polka Doodles

Colors: Copics in lilac, prune, sand, sepia

Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, gems, flowers

Die cut

The Challenges:
All about the Vintage - shabby chic
Cards Galore - favorite colors
Crafting for all Seasons - die cut
Crafting Musketeers - monochrome
Crafty Hands - anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - spring
Crafty ribbons - flower power
Craftitude - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - spring
Creative Moments - girly
Cutie Pie - cute with dies or punches
Die Cuttin Divas - pastels
Digi Choosday - ovals
Diva's By design - Easter/Spring
Eureka Stamps - ribbons and bows
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes square 
Love to Scrap - anything goes
Lunagirl - Victorian spring

Mema's Crafts - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - flowers
Paper Makeup - anything goes
PaperTake Weekly - spring
Penny's Paper Crafty - flower power
Ribbon Girls - spring
Seema Crafts - vintage
Stamp and Create - spring flowers
Treasured Times - mix it up
Vintage Stamping - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,

ELizabeth

Time to Travel...

This week I am very excited to be a guest designer at the

Fussy and Fancy Challenge
The challenge theme this week is travel.
And they have a fabulous sponsor - Fresh Brewed Design (such cute images)

The Creative Details

Image: Fresh Brewed Designs
Embellishments: velvet ribbon, sticker dots,
 brad, pearls, lace, flower, stick pins
Technique: paper piecing

The Challenges:
Chocolate, coffee and cards - stripes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
Craft-D Bowz - ribbon and a bow
Eureka Stamps - ribbon and bow
Glitter n Sparkle - pearls and lace
Mema's Crafts - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - flowers
Rhedd and Rosie - anything goes
Sassy Studio - make it creative (flower bow made by hand)
Sister Act - anything goes
Scrapper's Delight - blooms
Southern Girls - stripes
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
 Elizabeth

Follow Your Dreams

Our challenge this time at the Paper Crafting Journey is

"A Special Lady"

Our fabulous sponsor this time is The Paper Shelter  - they always

have such sweet and charming images

The Creative Details:

Image: The Paper Shelter

Colors: copics in sand, flesh, blush, black

Embellishments: pearls, gems, ribbon, flowers, fairy dust glitter

Tools: die cut (spellbinders)

Techniques - paper piecing

The Challenges
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
Creative Moments - girly
Flat Friends - use a sentiment

Feeling Crafty - digi and bling
Fan- Tastic Tuesday - anything goes square
One Crazy Stamper - anything goes
Crafty Bloggers - die cuts or embossing
Crafting By Design - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,

Elizabeth

Friendship

This week at the Squigglefly Challenge it is all about

"bright colors"

You don't *have* to include a Squigglefly image on your creation,
 but in order to qualify for the prize you will need to use one!  
Don't have one? There are several FREEBIES you can grab from the Squigglefly store,
 hop on over there. Those images will qualify you for the prize.

The Creative Details:
Image: Squigglelfy (Pamela Lehto)
Colors: Copics in sand, walnut, black
Embellishments: gems

The Challenges:
Allsorts - no flowers
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Country View Crafts - new beginnings
Craftitude - anything goes
Divas By Design - anything goes
Ditzie Digi Design - anything goes
Feeling Crafty - digi and bling
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
One Crazy Stamper - anything goes
Paper Makeup - anything goes
Sister Act - anything goes
The Cupboard Trilogy - friendship
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Spring Ballerina

This week at the Pile it On Challenge our theme is feminine.
Our sponsor for this week is:
 Aurora Wings  

The Creative Details

Image: Aurora Wings

Colors: copics in tender pink, raspberry, leaf, blush

Embellishments: flocked dots, flowers, diamond stickles

The Challenges:
Bearly Mine - spring
Color Me Creative - sparkle
Crafting By design - anything goes
Craft for the Craic - Easter or spring
Craftitude - anything goes
Crafty Catz - spring
Crafts Galore Encore - fav color (pink)
Delightful Challenge - square
Ditzie Digi - anything goes
Di's Digis - welcome spring
Divas By design - anything goes
Doodle Garden - color challenge
Fantastic Tuesday - use patterned paper
Fairy Tale - fav.colors
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
LadyBug Crafts - spring
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - flowers
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Red Rubber - Spring
Sister Act - anything goes
Stampin with the Dragon - spring
Sun Flower Field - Easter or spring
Totally papercrafts - pastels
4 Crafty Chicks - color an image
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Just to Say Hi

At the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge our challenge this month is 

to make something for a guy - any age goes!
Plus, we have such a fabulous sponsor:
  Delicious Doodles!

Image: Delicious Doodles
Colors: Copics in sepia, powder blue, apricot, leaf
Embellishments: brads, stickers
Tools: border punch. leaf punch

The Challenges:
A Little Bit Crafty - birds/bees
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Clear it Out - for men/stash - stickers
Crafting for All Seasons - dies and punches
Crafty Calendar - things with wings
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
Delicious Doodles - all seasons
Eclectic Ellapu - one for the boys
Little Red Wagon - make it masculine
My Time to Craft - wildlife
Penny's Paper Crafty - feathered friends
The Squirrel and the Fox - all creatures
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Bright Butterfly

Welcome to the Spring Has Sprung Blog Hop sponsored by Daydream Designs!  We hope you’ll join us each day since some of our design team will be posting each day of the blog hop with new projects to inspire your spring crafting.

This is a unique blog hop because EVERYONE WINS! Prizes for qualifying participants:  3 winners get 3 FREE stamp sets, 2 winners get 2 FREE stamp sets, and 1 person will win 1 FREE stamp set...all from Diane’s Daydream Designs Store. 

Here's the blog order:
Diane Noble
Amy Almeida
Carole Robb Bisson
Elizabeth Hart
Gail Scott
Helen Phelps
Jerusha Borden
Karen Letchworth
Margaret Ashby
MariLynn DeGroot
Marsha Drain
Miesje Flach
Mynnette Kitchen
Pam Phelps
Vickie Yeakley
Katlyn Traxler
Tricia Traxler

__._,___

Submitted to these Challenges:
Catch the Bug - 4 layers, flower and ribbon
Color My Heart - see color inspiration
Craft-Dee BowZ- ribbon and bow
Craftin Desert Divas - anything goes
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - wings
Get Inky - Hop into Spring
Fantastic Tuesday - use patterned paper
Hiding in My Craftroom - freestyle
Kaboodle Doodles - spring is coming
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Paper Pretties - no markers
Milk Coffee - spring
Sister Act - anything

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Spring Tulips

Spring has arrived at
Diane's Daydream Designs
Don't you love all the fresh and happy colors.
I love all the new spring images at Diane's Daydream Designs.
There is everything from flowers, to butterflies, and gardening too.
Come check them out at our Blog Hop April 4 - lots of freebies!
 There will be FREE digis on every blog.  PLUS, giveaways and prizes.
  The Dream Team has some amazing inspirations from the NEW spring themed sets.  
Here is my sneak peek:

And don't forget you can see all the fabulous spring images at the
Blog Hop starting this Friday. I will have a darling image to give away to
everyone who comes to visit and comments- it's a surprise but you will love it!

The Creative Details

Image: Diane's Daydream Designs
Embellishments: pearls, die cut frame

The Challenges
Artistic Inspiration - Easter colors

A Creative Romance - spring flowers
Cards Galore - favorite colors
Come and Get it - in the garden
Craftin Desert Divas - anything goes
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Di's Digis - welcome spring
Digi Choosday - flower power
Eureka Stamps - spring flowers
Fantastic Tuesday - use patterned paper
Kaboodle Doodles - spring is coming
Ladybug Crafts - here comes spring
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Mema's Crafts - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - pastels
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Scrap Creations - spring
Sister Act - anything
Stampin for the Weekend - spring flowers
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - think pink
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted.

Elizabeth

Scent of Roses

Its anything goes at the Creative Fingers Challenge.

Our  fabulous sponsor is Beccy's Place and 

I was lucky enough to receive this sweet sentiment to create with 

and I love the saying. Needless to say I had to stick with the rose theme.

The Creative Details:

Image Sentiment - Beccy's Place
Embellishments: paper roses, doily, pearls, liquid pearls, butterflies
Tools: Spellbinder die cut, oval punch

The Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - Easter or spring sentiment
A Creative Romance - spring flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes
Craft Your passion - mothers day/ladies
C.R.A.F.T. - your season
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Creative Moments - anything goes/things with wings

Glitter and Sparkle - use blue
Just Inspirational - monochromatic
Lady Bug Crafts - for a special lady
OLLCB - for a special lady
One Stitch at a Time - for a woman
Pumpkin Spice - dots
Scrappers Delight - for a special lady
Sentimental Sundays - flowering spring time
Sweet and Sassy - use an oval
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - positive message

Stay Warm Harted,

Elizabeth