Friday, March 28, 2014

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

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Looking at spring...

Its "Anything Goes" at Paper Crafting Journey.
Plus we have a delightful sponsor this time:
 Elisabeth Bell Designs.

The Creative Details
Colors: Copics in tender pink, cool shadow, sand, blush, leaf
Embellishments: butterfly, buttons, gems, flowers
Tools: Spellbinders die cut

The Challenges:
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Come and Get It - Easter/Spring
Crafty Bloggers Network - nature
C.R.A.F.T - your season
Creative Moments - anything goes/Things with wings
Created with love - girly
Cupcake Inspiration - photo inspiration
Cute Card Thursday - floral delight
Delightful Challenge - include a critter
Eclectic Ellapu - flowers and butterflies
Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
Hobbybook - spring
Kaboodle doodles - dreaming of spring
Milk Coffee -spring
My Craft Spot - anything goes
Paper Creators - spring
Penny's Paper Crafty - favorite color combo
Simon Says - buttons
The Crafter's cafe - square card
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - spring
4 Crafty Chicks - spring
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Tree of Thanks

There are more spring images popping up at  
The tree is part of a fabulous new set called
"Hug a Tree"
The Creative Details:
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs (Hug a Tree set)
Embellishments: ribbon gems, lace
Tools: scalloped punch, border die


The Challenges:
Clear it Out - anything goes/stash green (paper)
Card and Scrap - use lace and ribbon
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Corrosive Challenge - green
Craft-Dee BowZ - handmade bow
Crafty Bloggers - nature
Creative Moments - anything goes/things with wings
Kaboodle Doodle - spring
Lia Stampz - green
Love to Create - bingo (across middle)
LEJ Design - fav die
Paper Makeup - thank you
Really Reasonable Ribbon - spring with ribbon
Rhedd and Rosie - trees
Word Art Saturday - anything

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, March 24, 2014

Happy Easter Eggs

Its time for a "polka dot" challenge at the 
There are so many adorable and pretty spring images at the 
Squigglefly store and I could not wait to use these cute eggs!!
The Creative Details:
Image: Squigglefly (Pamela Lehto)
Colors: Copics in leaf green, tender pink, sugared almond, powder blue
Embellishments: flowers, ribbon, gems, stickles, duck sticker
Tools: die cuts


The Challenges:
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Come and Get It - Easter/Spring
Crafty Sentiments - spring
Crafty Catz - bling it up
Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes
Crafting By design - use ribbon
Crafty Creations - holiday
Delightful Challenges - spring
Hobbybook - spring
Inky Impressions - spring
Love to Create - bingo
Moving Along With the Times - photo inspiration
Paper Shelter - more than 5 flowers
Pink Elephant - favorite colors
Pumpkin Spice - dots
Really Reasonable Ribbon - welcome spring/ribbon
Send a Smile 4 Kids - pastels
Sister Act - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - glitter
Stampin with the Dragon - bling it up
Sweet Pea - Easter
The Crafter's Cafe - square card
Whimsy Inspiration - Easter

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Popping By...

This week at the Pile it On Challenge it is all about "hair." 
This is really a fun challenge and there are so many great images with hair.
I used a darling image from our sponsor this week
Paper Nest Dolls - gosh their images are so adorable!!
The Creative Details:
Colors: Copics in robins egg blue, sepia, sand, skin, blush, crimson
Embellishments: felt flowers, brads, ribbon, gems
Tools: Spellbinders die

The Challenges:
Brown Sugar - anything goes
 CMC - show some skin
Craftitude - anything goes or brads
Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes
Crafting By design - use ribbon
Crafters Cafe - square card
Cut it Up - anything goes (with die cut)
Hiding in My Craftroom - make it digital
Lexie's Creations - punches or dies
Red Rubber Inspirations - color in the lines
Tuesday Throwdown - tic/tac/toe - diagonal
Crafty Girls - anything goes
613 Ave Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Honey of a Day

Spring is just around the corner and its time for flowers,
bees and pretty pastels. Today I am using this darling tag from
Diane's Daydream Designs.
It is part of a new set released this month and it is adorable.

The Creative Details:
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs
Embellishments: bees. flowers. ribbon, gems
Tools: border punch


The Challenges:
Allsorts - pretty in pink
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Cutie Pie - cute one for Mum
DL Art - 5 or more words/positive
East Wind Challenge - spring
Fan-tastic Tuesday - anything goes
Lady Bug Crafts - for a girl
Lexi's Creations - punches or dies
Milk Coffee - at least 2 flowers
My Sheri - celebrate spring
Paper Creator - spring
Papertake Weekly - for a girl
Pink Elephant - recipe
Send a Smile 4 Kids - pastels
Stamp and Create - ready for spring
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
That Craft Place - flowers
Whoopsi Daisy - tag
Wordplay Saturday - anything
613 Avenue Create - anything/3-d flowers

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Rainy Day Boots

I would gladly switch from snow to rain since I have to seen
too much of the white stuff this year. So, here are some fun and sassy 
rain boots to welcome spring.They are part
of a darling set of rain-items from
The Creative Details:
Image - Diane's Daydream Designs
Colors: Copics in napoli yellow and tahitian blue
Embellishments: ribbon, buttons
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Aud sentiments - anything goes
Catch the Bug - bingo
East Wind - spring
Fan-tastic Tuesday - anything goes (square)
Hiding in My Craftroom - color it
Love to Create - anything goes
QKR - anything goes
Oddball Stamps - use a digi
Open Minded - buttons
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Paper Creator - spring is in the air
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes
Pumpkin Spice - anything goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon - welcome spring/ ribbon
Sister Act -anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
Squirrel and the Fox - autumn or spring
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes - positive messages

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, March 14, 2014

St. Patrick's Day

we are all about "green."
I decided to use this sassy girl from our sponsor Sassy Studios
to make an all green St. Patrick's stairstep card.
The Creative Details
Image: Sassy Studios (fashionista Cassie)
Colors: Copics in willow, leaf, black, sepia
Embellishments: gems, ribbon, felt shamrock, glitter
Tools: Spellbinders die cut

The Challenges
Artistic Inspirations - St. Patricks Day
Aud Sentiments - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - monochrome
Catch the Bug - feeling lucky
Come and Get it - ribbon and bows
Crafty Boots - green
Craft for the Craic - green
Crafty Sentiments - green
Craftitude - green
Delicious Doodles - mostly green
Die Cuttin Divas - luck of the Irish
Digi Haven - green
Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
Great Impressions - spring celebrations
Inky Chicks - monochromatic
Inky Impressions - make it green
Love to Create - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - shades of green
Jo's Craft Shack - clovers of luck
QKR - anything goes
Pattie's Creations - St Patrick's Day
Pinspirational - St. Patricks Day
Red Carpet - feeling lucky
Scrappers delight - luck of the Irish
Shelly's Images - lucky
Sister Act - anything goes
Stampin with the Dragon - green
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Some Inspiration

At the Paper Crafting Journey we have a fun inspiration photo for 
you this time (See below). You can get inspired from it any way you want
  -- by colors, umbrella, dots. 
So join us this time where are sponsor is
Crafty Sentiments (they have adorable images!!)

Here is the inspiration photo:

The Creative Details:
Colors: Copics in dull ivory, sand, raspberry, marigold, flesh
Embellishments: liquid pearls, ribbon, flower, sparkle dots, stickles
Tools: Die cut - Spellbinders

The Challenges:
Cards Galore - use a stamp
Crafters cafe - spring flowers
Craft Your Passion - young at heart
Crafting By designs - things with wings
Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
Crafting By design - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - ribbons and bows
Cute Card Thursday - girly
Bearly Mine - one for the girls
Fan-tastic Tuesday - anything goes square
HobbyBook - make it girly
Love to Create - anything goes
My Time to Craft - frame it
Natalie and Amy - flowers
Our Daily Bread - lavender and purples
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes
Squirrel and the Fox - autumn or spring
The Paper Shelter - fairies

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth 

Monday, March 10, 2014

Want some cake...

Its all about flowers here at the Squigglelfy Challenge this week.
Don't forget to use a Squigglefly image and
 we have lots of cute ones in our freebie section (here)
The Creative Details:
Image: Cheryl Alger at Squigglefly
Embellishments: flowers, ribbon, brad, stickles, tag
Tools: border punch


The Challenges:
Come and Get It - ribbons and bows
Crafting Desert Divas - birthday
Crafty Creations -  happy birthday
Crafting By Design - anything goes
Delightful Challenge - color crazy
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - birthday sentiment
Fussy and Fancy - birthday
Hobby Cutz - celebrations
Inky Impressions - 3-d Projects
Just Keep On Creating - anything goes
Papertake weekly - anything goes
Paper Pretties - layers
Sassy Cheryls - anything Sassy Cheryl
Scrappin for Fun - flowers
Simon Says Stamp - tag it
Sisteract - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - female birthday
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Bunny Girl...

This week at the Pile it On Challenge
our theme is Easter.
And, I have made a cutest Easter Bunny
with a sweet image from our sponsor -- Pink Gem
The Creative Details:
Image: Pink Gem
Colors: Copics in pinkish white, sand, tender pink
Embellishments: flowers,  brads, butterfly
Tools: die cut, punched leaves

The Challenges:
Crafting From the Heart - dies or punches
Crafty Catz - paper piecing
Crafting By design - anything goes
Created with love - spring
Emerald Faerie - girly pink
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Fan-tastic Tuesday - anything goes
Great Impressions - spring celebrations
Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
Just Keep On Creating - anything goes
Just Inspirational - anything goes
My Time to Craft - frame it
Oldie But a Goodie - spring has sprung (old item - butterfly)
Paper Makeup - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Sisteract - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Life is a Bowl of Cherries...

Love Cherries! These just look like they are ready to pop off the page and eat.
They are part of a fun set from Diane's Daydream Designs.
And there is another set chock full of delightful sentiments
that match up the theme perfectly!
The Creative Details:
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs - Cherry Delights
Embellishments: brads, glitter candy, ribbon, flower
Tools: Spellbinders die cuts

The Challenges:
Country View Challenge - paper chase
Crafting from the Heart - dies or punches
Crafty Sentiments - spots and dots
Craft-Dee Bowz - ribbon and bow
Crafty Bloggers Network - nature
Crafting By designs - anything goes
Crafty Ribbon - anything goes with ribbon
East Wind - use a digi
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes
Feeling Crafty - use a digi
Just Keep On Creating - anything goes
Just Inspirational - anything goes
Paper Make-up - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Paper Pretties - layers
Treasured Times - layering
The Doodle Garden - anything goes
Through the Craftroom  Door- anything goes
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes/use your stash

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

You Whoo...

So excited about this card - it's part of a big birthday set at
Diane's Daydream Designs. 
This set consists of lots of bold colored papers and birthday animals
 - it is so cute and has a million uses.  There are 36 images in the kit - Wow.
You are find it HERE
The Creative Details
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs
Embellishments: brads, ribbon, canvas border, gems

The Challenges:
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Cards Galore - use a stamp
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - spots and dots
Craft Your Passion - birthday
Craftin Desert Divas - birthdays
Eureka Stamps - anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - add a sentiment
Love to Create - recipe
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Paper Makeup - anything goes
Pink Elephant - birthdays
Robyn's Fetish - anything goes
Seize the Birthday - anything goes
Sunflower Field - birthdays
Sweet Stampin - cute
The Corrosive Challenge - animals
The Ribbon Girl - birthday
Totally Gorjuss - birthday
613 Avenue  Create - anything goes/use your stash

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Sunshine Butterfly

Our theme this month at Dragonfly Dreams is
Up, Up in the Air - think birds, planes, balloons, kits, etc
We have a fun and fabulous this month:
Imagine That - Digis by Kris
The Creative Details
Image: Imagine That (Digis by Kris)
Embellishments: pearls, flowers
Tools: Spellbinders die cut

The Challenges:
Allsorts - spring
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Cards Galore - use a stamp
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Come and Get it - flowers galore
Crafts 4 Eternity - texture
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned paper - anything goes
Creative Corner - green
Digitally Sweet - anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - add a sentiment
Hiding in My Craftroom - spring colors
Jellypark - things with wings
Just Keep On Creating - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - florals
Natalie and Amy - flowers
Robyn's Fetish - anything goes
Seemacrafts - something for mom
That Craft Place - anything goes
Tok Bobok - spring flowers
Open minded - use some green
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes?use your stash

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Saturday, March 1, 2014

A little rain..

This is without a doubt the sweetest spring image!
This adorable spring image is available from one of the very talented designers
 (KNK Designs by Katlyn Traxler) at Diane's Daydream Designs.
The set comes with four sentimentss including a delightful raindrop poem.
Check it out HERE - its soooo cute!

 The Creative Details:
 Image: Spring Rains (KNK Designs at Diane's Daydream Designs)
Colors: copics in willow, leaf, toner grey, pinkish white, tender pink
Embellishments: gems, butter, pearl, ribbon, stickles glitter
Tools: die cut

The Challenges:
A Creative Romance - bingo
Allsorts - spring
 Tuesday Throwdown - anything
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Crafting By designs - colors of spring
Crafty Calendar - animal antics
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Papers - anything goes
Creative Corner - green
Cute Card Thursday - spring
Doodle Garden - anything goes
Digitally Sweet - anything goes
Di's Digis - green
In the Pink - pink plus one
Jellypark Friends - things with wings
Just Keep On Creating - anything goes
Hanna and Friends - fav stamp
Hiding in my Craftroom - spring colors
Open Minded - use green
Pumpkin Spice - green
Really Reasonable Ribbon - green
Savvy Handmade - green
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Easter/spring
Scrapper's Delight - bling
Simply Create Too - shop your stash
Sisteract - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - cute
The Paper Shelter - animals
The Craft Garden - pastels
Totally papercrafts - make it shine
The Stamping Boutique - glitter

 Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth