Guest Spot at Decorate to Celebrate - Family Reunion

I won a challenge the other week at Decorate to Celebrate and part of my prize was to be a Guest Designer for them.
The challenge this week is "Family Reunion" and it was a difficult one for me. We don't tend to do the big reunions in England like they do here in the US so I had no previous experience to fall back on for ideas. But I've seen them on the TV and the internet and I know it tend to be a "matchy matchy" kind of affair and so that's what I went with :)

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything But A Card
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers (with a sentiment)
Paper Creator - Flowers
Mami Doodles - Flowers
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Pennys - Watermelon (the fruit or the colors)
The Crafty Pad - Gone Fruity (Watermelons on the clipart)
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Clear It Out - Summer
Just Some Lines - Summer

Project Recipe:
T-Shirt - Gildan (craft dept at Walmart)
Clip Art - Peaceful Petals by Trina Clark
Paper - Keeping Memories Alive
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Printable Iron On Sheet - Next Style (again at Walmart)

I created the logo using lots of the pieces of clipart, it has png versions of each image which makes for super simple layering, and then added the lettering. To print the logo you simply flip it so the whole thing prints backwards and then iron it on to the T-Shirt, a very simple process.

I thought it would be an easy way to remember who attended the reunion if they signed in. This could be printed multiple times and bound at the top into a pad if needed. The actual pages could be added to a scrapbook page so there would be a permanent reminder.

I used the same logo on the invitations, just printed smaller.

The rosettes simply have a cut out flower in the center (from the clip art set) and a rhinestone on top. I added a jewelry button/badge pin to the back so it can be worn.

I hope you like this, it was fun to do and very simple. And with the clip art set being only $1 it made it inexpensive too!
We'd love to see your creations over at Decorate to Celebrate and remember the challenge is always optional each week, you can link up any handmade decoration to enter.
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Here Comes Summer

Time for another fun challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar.
This week we are thinking of sunshine, flowers, maybe even the beach as we have the theme of "Here Comes Summer!".
My Summers revolve around keeping cool at the pool, Boy Scout camp, music lessons, backyard BBQ's, late nights and hopefully this year, my children's favorite, catching Fire Flies! (we always let them go of course).
The weather is already Summer like here in Texas with 90's every day so I went with a cooler color palette and a soft Summer image, I hope you like her.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Dream Valley - Stamp Something (no digi's)
Truly Scrumptious - Summer Sparkle
Penny's - Here Comes Summer
Crafters Companion Monthly - Here Comes Summer
Sweet Stampin - Playing In The Summer Sun
Creative Cowgirls - Summertime Fun
Crafty Ho's - Summer Fun
Pear Tree Designs - Summer Delights
I Did It Creations - Hats
Charisma Cardz - Something that Flies
By The Cute and Girly - In The Garden
Speedy The Cats Friends - 3D Flower
Emerald Faeries - Lots of Bling (3 entries max)
Crafts and Me - Punch It Out
One Stop Craft - Texture
Delicious Doodles - Texture
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Something New (lots new on here, the stamp, the papers, the butterfly dies and the flower)
Happileigh Scrappin - Flowers and Stitching

Card Recipe:
Image - Zoe gazing at the Butterfly by Stampavie
Paper - The Blossom Song by DCWV (Michaels exclusive)
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Love Letter Roses by Prima
Wrinkled Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - EK Success
Die Cut - Spellbinders Exclusive Oval Square Label
Butterflies - Marianne D Creatables
Sentiment - KI Memories

I know the flower is huge but I just loved how it went with the ribbon and the sparkle on it was just perfect. I hope you'll come on over and join in the Summer Fun with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar this week.

Pile It On - You're the sprinkle to my life

Happy Sunday!
I hope you are all well and enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend.
It's time for another challenge at Pile It On and this week we want to see what is the "Sprinkle" in your life!
Our sponsors are Squigglefly and they provided some images will "sprinkles" for us to play with!

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - Going Digital
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Sketch
Penny's - Here Comes Summer
Pixie Dust - Tooty Fruity
Digital Tuesday - Texture
Crafty Emma's - Embossing
My Time To Craft - Use a Die Cut
Going Grey - 3 Patterned Papers
Bloggers Challenge - Make It Shimmer
Fun With Shapes and More - Everything Must Sparkle

Card Recipe:
Image - Sundae Sweet Treats
Paper - My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing - Cuttlebug Bloom Dots
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Diamond Fence Trim
Glitter - Stickles Fruit Punch and Stickles Copper
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels One
Chipboard Flowers - Colorbok
Cherry Accents - Mary Englebreit
Sentiment - Heidi Grace

I added Stickles in two colors to the ice cream and cherries for a little extra shine and I can say that in this hot Texas weather I sure could do with a Sundae this Sunday!
Katie

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Things With Wings

It's Tuesday so that means a new challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this week we are looking for your creations with "Wings!".
This could be a bird, a butterfly, a fairy, an angel, really anything at all with Wings!
I decided to go with a favorite image of mine, Teddy Bea!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes (3 entries max)
Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bears
Stamptacular Sunday - Bear Necessities
Creative Stamp Friends - Favorite Colors (I love blue and brown together)
Digi's With Attitude - Brown, Beige and another Color
Colour Create - White, Cream, Brown and One Other
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (i chose square card, image, patterned paper, die cut, pearls, flowers)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
Diva's by Design - One for The Girls (2 entries max)
Flutterby - Open (with a Fairy, Angel or Butterfly)
Paper Pretties - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - May Flowers
House of Gilli - Flowers
Always Something Creative - Flowers
2 Sisters - Use a Digi
Word of The Week - Wings

Card Recipe:
Image - Teddy Bea Wishes
Paper - Ella Blue by GCD Studios
Medium - Copic Markers
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Seventeen Die Templates
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Circles Die Templates
Sentiment - Heidi Grace for Fiskars

I love this image and have used her quite a few times, in fact I really need to get some more Teddy Bo and Co images!
Anyway you need to "get flying" and play along with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar!

Digital Delights - New Releases - We're Grillin' and Chillin'!!!

EDITED TO ADD - Won a Top 3 Place at Anything Goes Challenge THANKS!!!!

It's New Release day at Digital Delights and today we are thinking towards Summer and all those wonderful day's outside!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Chose 3 ( I chose Floral Paper, Square and Orange)
Fresh Brewed Monthly - Summer or Beach
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Dream Valley - Old and New (old papers and brand new image)
Whoopsi Daisy- Punches
Happileigh Scrappin - Sewing (real or faux)
Karens Doodles - Bold and Bright
Lexi's - Spots and/or Stripes
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned paper, bling, punches, ribbon)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Punches/Die Cuts, Flowers and Ribbon)
Ladybug Crafts - Orange
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Laid Back Lucy
Sentiment - Summer Surfing Fun Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Cloud 9
Chipboard Letters - Target
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy
Rhinestone flowers - Michaels $1 spot

Now I don't want to say whether Lucy has a Lemonade or a Margarita today, I'll leave that to your imagination!
Katie

Guest Designer for Crafty Sentiments - Childrens Cards

It's the third of my cards this month for my Guest Designer role at Crafty Sentiments and this week we want to see your cards for Children!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bears
Allsorts - Teddy Bears
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patootie
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, patterned paper, image, die cuts, bling)
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Tuesday Throwdown - Card for a Baby or Child
Top Tip Tuesday - Card for a Child
Use It Tuesday - Bling
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine

Card Recipe:
Image - Charles Bear Just Relax
Paper - Lemonade 6x6 Paper Pad 36 Sheets
Medium - Copic Markers
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Chipboard Letters - Target
Die Cut - Spellbinders S4-168 Nestabilities Large Labels Die Template
Sentiment - Printed
Rhinestone and Glitter brads - Recollections

This little guy is so cute and I added Glossy Accents to the bubbles in his tub to give a little more to the card!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #70 - Sketch and/or Pink and Girlie

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage this week. Our optional theme is "Pink and Girlie" this week so please come along and play.

Challenges:
Emerald Fairies - Anything Goes (3 entries max)
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Frosted Designs - Ribbon or Twine
Peartree Designs - Stamped Image (no digi's, 2 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patootie
Crazy Challenge - Pink and Green
Stamp With Fun - Green and Pink
Sparkles Forum - 2 Papers, I ribbon/bow and 2 embellishments
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 )I chose square card, patterned paper, image, pearls, die cuts, ribbon)
Anything Goes - Bingo! (I chose Die cuts/Punches, Flowers and Ribbon)
Double Dutch - Vintage
Papertake Weekly - Bloom and Grow (something floral)
Tuesday Throwdown - Card for a Baby or Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Pea in Bloom
Paper - Daisy Dear by Heidi Grace for Colorbok
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Squares Die Templates
Doily Die Cut - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Die - Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega - Parisian Accents
Sentiment - Joann's
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Offray

You will probably remember I used the same stamp on a Baby Boy card the other week and I hope you like this one too :)
Now it's your turn to play with us at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Designed 2 Delight - SK8R Boy!

Wow I didn't think Blogger would ever come back up!
I've now managed to get the post finished, sorry if you saw it in its unfinished state!
Today's card features a brand new image from Faith at Designed 2 Delight

Challenges:
Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter - Dust Off Your Stash (the paper is eons old)
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Pollycraft - Boyz to Men
Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch?(use punches or dies)
Tuesday Throwdown - Use a Die Cut (3 entries max)
My Mum's Craft Shop - To Die For (3 entries max)
Creative Belli - S is for... (I chose sticker, spots, stitching)
Creative Inspirations - Inside of your card (20 combined challenges max)

Card Recipe:
Image - SK8R Boy
Paper - SEI
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Unknown
Buttons - Stash
Spellbinders Curved Rectangles

This little guy is "awesome" and perfect for those cards for the preteen and teen boys in your life.
I hope you enjoy him and be sure to drop by tomorrow for another new card!
Katie

Pile It On - Bright and Breezy

Many of you have been witnessing Mother Nature in abundance recently with tons of snow, ice and just general freezing weather!
Well over at Pile It On we have decided that this week we are going to bring in a little sunshine into those grey days we our super new challenge!
The title of the challenge is "Bright and Breezy" and we want you to forget about the cold Winter weather and show us your colors!
So you can do anything theme you like as long as the colors need a pair of sunglasses for you to look at them!

For this challenge we are sponsored by the fabulous Meljen's Designs!



Challenges:
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Digi Something
Paper Play - Stamp It Out (use an image)
Cupcake Crafts - Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Belli Challenge - Jewelry (I used Gems and Pearls)
CCEE Stampers - Punches
For Fun - Pick Spring or Winter (from Groundhog Day)
Creative Craft World - Love
Simon Says Stamp - Love
Paper Crafting Journey - Love
Thrilling Thursday - Love
Allsorts - Love Love Love
Pennys - Hearts a Flutter
Raise The Bar - Hearts
Simply Create - Hearts
Digi Doodle Shop - Valentines
Card Makin Mama's - Valentines
Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines
Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentines
Secret Crafter - Valentines
Prairie Fairy - For A Sweetheart
The Paper Variety - Photo Inspiration (I picked the hearts and colors)
Auds Sentiments - Corny Valentines Sentiment
Cute Card Thursday - Banish the Blues (use a funny image or sentiment)
Stamping Vacation Pick 3 - Love, Heart and Border Punch
Stamping Vacation Music In You - Love Of My Life
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Valentines Day
Stamping Vacation Extra Extra - Sweethearts
Stamping Vacation No No - No Tags
Stamping Vacation Home Sweet Home - Romance

Card Recipe:
Image - Bird's Spring Trinkets
Paper - Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington Font
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Circle Cutter - Martha Stewart
Rhinestone - Treasures by Shabby Chic
Pearls - Queen and Co

I added Liquid Embossing to his boots and his banner to give a little shine :)
I hope he can banish the winter blues away from you for at least a short while today and that you'll come along and play with us at Pile It On!
Katie

Digital Delights - Love You Larry

It's time for some more fabulous cards from the Digital Delights Team.
We are all mostly still on a Valentines theme so pop over to check out all the wonderful ideas!

Challenges:
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - Patterns
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Some Odd Girl - Scallops
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Charisma - Valentines/Love
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Craft Your Days Away - Love
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Love
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Meljen's - Use Hearts
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
Happileigh Scrapping - Photo Inspiration (shabby chic, pink and distressed)
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
Fab N Funky - Use a Digi

Card Recipe:
Image - Love You Larry
Sentiment - Ticket Sentiment Set
Paper - The Lace and Linen Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Dots by Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Leaf Spray - Sizzlits
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders

Even though Larry is a cute image I wanted to try and make him more vintage/shabby chic in style and I hope I pulled it off.

Cooking It Up #46 - Sketch me a Textured Punch!

It's a new challenge at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.

The ingredients needed for your card this week are:

Use another challenges current Sketch
Add some Texture
Finish with a Punch

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Penny's - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Res Q - Dry Embossing
My Time To Craft - Embossing
2 Sisters - Sketch
Bunny Zoes - Love Is In The Air
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Get Creative with Ann - Non Traditional Valentines Image and No Stamped Hearts
The Stampman - Distressing
Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing
Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Vintage
Happileigh Scrapping - Photo Inspiration (shabby chic, pink and distressed)
Crafty Cardmakers - Flowers
Craft Your Passion - Use 2 Patterned Papers
Crazy Challenge - Dots and Stripes
Ooh La La - 3 of A Kind

Card Recipe:
Image - Time For Beauty by Gingerloft
Paper - The Lace and Linen Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Dots by Sizzix
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Colorbok
Heart Punch - EK Success
Buttons - Jesse James
Chalk Ink - Dewdrop in Chestnut Roan

This is a very different image from my usual choice but it was great to work out of my comfort zone.
I hope you enjoy this and I'd love to see you over at Cooking It Up With Katie and play along with this weeks recipe!