Celebrations Blog Hop with Digital Delights and Delightful Challenges!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Digital Delights It's a Celebration Blog Hop 30th June-1st July 2011. This is a 2 day hop to help you get through all 30 of our talented designers, collect your letters and enter to win the grand prize!

If you came here from Juelmarie then you are in the right spot! If you have just come across this posting while browsing around in blog land then start at the top Digital Delights so you don't miss all of the amazing projects!

The theme of this hop is CELEBRATIONS!! At Digital Delights by Louby Loo, we are celebrating the new store! Wendy (aka Louby Loo) just completed the move to a new and improved store! In honor of this, each stop along the way will have a Digital Delights stamp from their project to be given away. There are amazing sponsors for the grand prize at the end.

This is a hop with a different twist as along the hop there are letters to find in the postings - not all blogs have the letters but if you gather all the letters then at the end of the hop on day 2 assemble them to create a Digital Delights related word. You then return to the Digital Delights and enter your name in the InLinks at the bottom of the post (do not reveal the secret word yet). After the hop you will be contacted if you are selected at random--at which point you will be asked to reveal the correct word.
Now on to my project(s).


Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Basic Grey - Stitching
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Rhinestones)
There She Goes - 3 Dies/Punches (Spellbinders, MFT and Marianne D)
Forever Friends - Birthday (with an animal)
Fab N Funky - Triangles (10 combined challenges max)
Fresh Brewed - Birthday or Party
Whimsie Doodles - Red, Twine and at least one Flower
Crafts and Me - Birthdays

Card Recipe:
Image - Birthday Pippin
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Life Of The Party
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Seventeen
Buttons - Stash
Bakers Twine - The Twinery Caribbean

I will be giving away the following Digital Delights by Louby Loo image which I used to complete my project:

In order to be eligible to receive this digital stamp, please leave a comment below, become a follower if you fancy. In your comment please provide an email address so that you can be contacted when I draw the prize.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you liked my project.
Now back to the hop - I can now reveal my hidden blog hop letter is I DON'T HAVE ONE BUT KEEP HOPPING!!! Remember to collect all the letters from the hop and assemble to form a Digital Delights related word then return to Digital Delights to enter.


The next stop on the hop is: Larelyn

and here are all the people on the hop so you can make sure you visit them all:





Have fun and KEEP HOPPING!

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Get Well Soon

This week over at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are sponsored by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps and we have the theme of "Get Well Soon" for your cards. These are challenges that I usually steer away from and so it good for me to "have" to do it and this super image had been sitting in my digi file for a long while and really needed to be printed and colored :)

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Get Well Soon
Cupcake Craft Room - Flowers and/or Leaves (2 entries only)
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Flowers
Deep Ocean - Flowers
Ooh La La - Summer Flowers
Emerald Faeries - Petals (3 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine (used pearls and glittery paper)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Pearls and Glittery Paper)
The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright

Card Recipe:
Image - Hang in There by Whimsy Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - The Blossom Song by DCWV (Michaels exclusive)
Doily Die - English Tea by Cheery Lynn Designs
Roses - Prima
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Printed
Trim - Wrights

This paper stack is one of my current favorites, I love the bright bold colors and the glossy accents on the paper.
Aqua has always been a favorite color of mine and I think if I was ill and received a card like this it would make me smile and would be bound to lift my spirit.
I hope you'll agree and come along and play with us at A Spoon Full of Sugar
Katie

Pile It On - Circles, Circles, Circles

It's time to get out those long challenge lists as we have another new challenge at Pile It On where we not only allow but actively ENCOURAGE you to combine as many challenges as you can! This week we have a super simple one for you, we want to see Circles!!
We are sponsored by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps and I broke out an image I've had for ages and took a stab at it!
I've never colored African American skin tones before so I hope you like it.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Things With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Things With Wings
The Poodles Parlour - Come Fly With Me
Bunny Zoe's - Fairies
2 Sisters - Fairies
Ruby's Rainbow - Flowers
Challenge Up Your Life - Circles
Phindy's Place - Circles
Crafty Creations - Let It Shine (used pearls and dewdrops)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle (I used Pearls and Dewdrops)
Alphabet Challenge - H is for Half Dozen (used 6 pearls)
Bee Crafty - Summers Here (with a digi)
Bearly Mine - Summertime
Alots Rubber Stamps - Summertime
Amber's Crafts - Summertime (1 entry only)
The Paper Variety - Summer
Craft Us Crazy - Summertime
Wags N Whiskers - Summertime
Papertake Weekly - Here Comes The Sun
Tuesday Taggers - Here Comes The Sun
The Paper Shelter - Fun in The Sun
Delightful Challenges - Fun in The Sun

Card Recipe:
Image - Maya Making Wishes by Whimsy Stamps
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Mix & Mend 6X6 Wee Bundle Paper Pad (Sassafras)
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Large Petite Scalloped Circles and Spellbinders Large Circles
Sentiment - Printed
Dew Drops - Robins Nest

She is such a sweet little image and I'd glad I "bit the bullet" and colored her, I hope you'll agree :)
Anyway, it's time for you to grab your circles and get creating and then come back and share with us at Pile It On
Katie

Cooking It Up #67 - A Yellow Birthday Sketch!

It's time for another recipe for your cards at my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog.
This week's ingredients are:

Start with a current Sketch
Make it for a Birthday
Use a little Yellow

Challenges:
Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Anything Goes
Lilypad - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Coloring and Ribbon
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
CRAFT - Stitching (5 entries)
Digi Doodles Shop - Stitching
Creative Stamp Friends - Happy Birthday
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Male Birthday
2 Sisters - For A Guy
Mami Doodles - For a Man/Boy
My Mum's Craft Shop - For The Boys
Aly's - All About Kids
Card Makin Mama's - For A Child
Creative Inspirations Paint - Bright Colors
One Stitch At A Time - Things With Wings
Sweet Stampin - Things With Wings
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Buttons
One Stop Crafts - Stickers
Word Play - Blue
CR84FN - Aqua, Green and Yellow

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert's Party
Paper - Spotted Owl Soup by Jillibean Soup
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Whimsy Cottage
Sentiment - The Paper Studio
Buttons - Dress It Up
Dewdrops - Robins Nest

I printed an additional image and colored and cut the balloons to give it a little POP! I bought these papers at the Great American Scrapbook Convention a few weeks ago and they were absolutely perfect for the color challenge! And of course they are a 6" by 6" pad and you know how obsessed I am with them :)
I hope this one brings you a smile and we'd love to see you playing over at Cooking It Up With Katie this week.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #73 - Sketch and/or Shape It Up

It's another Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have the theme of "Shape It Up" where we want to see your shaped cards. We also have a wonderful sketch if you want to use it.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Crafts and Me - Stamp Something
Scrapbook Sisters - An English Country Garden
Diva's by Design - Florals (2 entries only)
Speedy the Cats Friends - 3D Flower
Happileigh Scrappin - Flowers and Stitching
Basic Grey - Shabby Chic
Card Cupids - 3 or More Layers
One Stop Craft - Texture
Delicious Doodles - Texture
My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It
Your Next Stamp - Shaped Cards
Card Creations by C - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah at a Fence
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Basic Grey Curio
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Garden Trellis
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Prima and Love Letter Roses
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Lace - Wrights

I did this card pretty much freehand, just hoping it worked out as I went along! I started with a 6" square base from which I used a lid from one of my ribbon jars to cut a semi circle into the top leaving and uncut piece for the fold to hold the card together. Then I picked out a border punch, trimmed the base to the right depth and punched. Then I cut out a whole circle, edged it with lace, add the the patterned paper and then completed like a regular card. What I like is that I can make an envelope for a 6" square on my Scor-Pal and mail it easily!
I really enjoyed making something a little different and I hope you will spend time and show us your shaped cards over at The Pixie Cottage this week

Designed 2 Delight - Warm Your Heart with a Mouse Valentine!

I'm here with a card to warm your heart!
If you have been anywhere in the US in the last few weeks chances are you've had some snow, some just a little and some a whole mess of snow!
So you've probably been snuggling in your Winter Sweater just like this little guy.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Use Your Punches
Secret Crafter - With Love
Speedy The Cats Friends - Use A Heart
Paper Playtime - Use the Word Love on Your Project
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Fresh Brewed - Love/Valentines
Aud's Sentiments - Love Theme
Totally Gorjuss - Cuddly
Sentimental Sundays - Winter
Stempel Magie - Winter
Creative Stamp Friends - Winter
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Winter Blast
I Did It Creations - Brr I'm Turning Blue (use some blue in your project)
Crazy Challenge - Buttons
Craft Your Passion - Buttons
Pixie Dust - Button Up
Random Amusing Challenge - Use Red
Happileigh Scrappin - Love theme and photo inspiration
Belli Challenge - P is for... (I chose punching)
For Fun - Glitter
Fab N Funky - Animal Magic
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (I chose Punch, Embossing and Ribbon)

Card Recipe:
Image - Mouses Valentine
Paper - Peppermint Forest by Joann's (2009)
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Label 1
Paint - Glittering Silver by Scribbles
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punch Around the Page Set
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Buttons - Dress It Up
Sentiment - Printed in LD Amore font

I just love this image, the perfect combination of Love and Winter.
If you want to see other designers with samples of Faith's super images be sure to drop over to Card Idea's and tomorrow there will be a new challenge there so pop in and play along!
Katie

Cooking It Up #44 - I Love some Embossed Pink with Digital Delights NEW RELEASES!

This is a very special week at Cooking It Up With Katie as we are coordinating with our super sponsor Digital Delights on their latest release and the team all got to work with some FABULOUS new Valentines themed images!

The ingredients for your card this week are:
Make it for someone you Love
Use any form of Embossing
Add a little Pink

Challenges:
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Valentines
One Stitch At A Time - Love/Valentine
Lexi's - Say It With Love
Bunny Zoes - Love
365 Cards Day 314 - Romance
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Love Is In The Air
Woodware USA - Hearts
Getting Creative with Ann - Hearts
Sweet Stop Sketches Sketch
2 Sisters - Getting Girly
Catch The Bug - Embossing
Speedy The Cats Friends - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Tons of Texture
Creative Inspirations Paint - Texture
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes (with an Animal image)
Crazy Challenge - Animals
Crafty Emma's - All Creatures Great and Small
Incy Wincy - Go Dotty
Basic Grey Challenges - Spots and Dots
Shannon's Sentiments - Ribbon
Stamping Vacation Sticky Situation - Border Sticker

Card Recipe:
Image - Polly Pippin In Love
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia and Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Stickers - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Heidi Grace
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

I printed out Polly twice and colored both versions. I cut them out, one whole and one just Polly and popped the Polly on top of the other for dimension.
I'm not sure if you have started your Valentines cards yet but if you haven't then maybe joining in with my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge!
Katie

Digital Delights - Little Dumpling Boy

A New Year brings New Beginnings and what can be nicer than a New Baby!
It's time for another fabulous sample from Digital Delights and I got to work with another of Wendy's super sweet baby images, this time Little Dumpling Boy! He is so cute and reminds me of my little Carter when he was a baby, chubby cheeks, big eyes and very little hair!

Challenges:
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Fairy Knoll - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Use a Sentiment
Drunken Stampers - New
Sew Many Challenges - New Things
Sparkles - New Things
Crazy Challenge - All Things New
Woodware USA - Something New
Speedy The Cats Friends - Something New
Creative Cottage - Something New
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Something New
Opus Gluei - New Year Baby (any of those 3)
Prairie Fairy - New Beginnings
Quirky Crafts - New Beginnings
One Stop Crafts - New Beginnings
Do It With Digi's - New Beginnings
Dutch Dare - New Beginnings
Simon Says Stamp - New Beginnings
AI Factory - New Beginnings
Tuesday Taggers - New Beginnings
Crafty Ho's - Babies
Alphabet Challenge - I is for Infant
Paper Playtime - Faces
Creative Inspirations Paint - Circles
Sketch and Stash - Sketch
Auds Sentiments - Two Word Sentiment

Card Recipe:
Image - Little Dumpling Boy
Sentiment - Welcome Baby
Paper - Fine and Dandy True Blue by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Michaels

I hope you like this little cutie as much as I do and that he makes you smile :)
Katie

Cooking It Up #41 - Layer Me A Red Christmas

Welcome to another recipe from my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

The recipe is:
Layers
Red
Christmas!

Challenges:

Paper Issues - Holiday Hookup
Challenge Up Your Life - Christmas or Advent
The Secret Crafter - Christmas
Stampin Royalty - Winter Holiday
Speedy the Cat's Friends - Red and Green
Color Throwndown - Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizazz and Chocolate Chip or Kraft
Die Cut Dreams Christmas - Santa's Sack
Delicious Doodles - Use a Digi
Bugaboo - Anything Goes
Card Making Mama's - Anything Goes
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes
The Artistic Stamper - Christmas
The Paper Players - Christmas
The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - Be Inspired by Snowglobes (the image in the circle)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles - Festive Colors
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Christmas Card
Riley and Co - Christmas
Cutie Sunday - Red and Green
Sundays With Crissy - Christmas is Coming
Kort O Mania - Christmas
Crafty Ho's - Any Holiday
Ink On My Fingers - Christmas
Dutch Dare - Christmas
2 Sisters - Sparkly Christmas
Iris - Christmas
Belli - Christmas
Frosted Designs - Glitter
Fairy Knoll - Glitter
Gingersnaps - White Glitter
Fresh Brewed Designs - Sparkle and Shine

Card Recipe:
Image - Rupert Clause 2 by Stampin Dragon
Paper - A Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Hobby Lobby

I added Puffy Paint and Glamour Dust to is hat for a little sparkle.
I hope you are coming to the end of your big list of Christmas cards but still have one you can add to this challenge!
Katie

Pixie Cottage #47 - Paper Piecing

It's time for another super sketch and challenge at The Pixie Cottage and we'd love to see you give it a try.
It is one of my favorite techniques and that is Paper Piecing!

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz - One for The Girls
Whoopsi Daisy - Girlie
Speedy the Cats Friends - Bows
Gingerloft - Bows
Sweet Stampin - Buttons and Bows
Praire Fairy - Buttons and Bows
Meljens - Buttons and Bows
Paper Play - Stars
Sentimental Sundays - 3 papers, 3 buttons and some ribbon (and a sentiment)
Craft Your Days Away - Texture
Alphabet Challenge - E for Embossing
Lots to Do - Embossing
Sketches in Thyme - Open Sketch week (any card as long as you use a sketch)
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Stampin B's - Holiday Card
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes Christmas
Crafty Catz - Christmas
One Stop Craft - Christmas Cuties
Totally Gorjuss - Oh Christmas Tree
Stamp It Crazy - Christmas
Stempeltraeume - Red and Green
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Paper Cupcakes - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - Surprise Me (open week)
Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish It

Card Recipe:
Image - Hannah with Hearts
Paper - Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder - Basic Grey for Sizzix
Tree - Sizzix
Ribbon - Stash
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Printed in Santa's Sleigh Font
Buttons - Dress It Up

This was the great sketch we got to work with (I turned it to fit the image)

I paper pieced the dress, boots, hearts and hair tie and I just love the extra touch this adds to the image.
This was a sketch that when I first saw I thought I couldn't use but when I turned it on it's side I thought I'd give it a go and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Katie

Cooking It Up #39 - Paint Me a Rhinestone Angel!

It's time for another great recipe from my Cooking It Up With Katie challenge blog!

This weeks challenge ingredients are:
Use some Paint
Add a Rhinestone or two
And make it Angelic (or at least for the holidays)

We are sponsored by the fabulous Pixie Dust and I got to use one of their super cute images!

Challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Crafty Pad - Red and Green
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Treehouse Thursdays - Glitter
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Crazy 4 Challenges - Circles
Speedy The Cats Friends - Circles
Papertake Weekly - Cut It Out (use die cuts or punches)
Belli - R is for Ribbon and Rhinestones (or any R named embellishments)

Card Recipe:
Image- Pixie Dust
Paper- Homemade Christmas Stack DCWV
Medium- Copic Markers
Sentiment- 7 Gypsies
Boarder Punch- Martha Stewart
Die Cut- Spellbinders
Paint- Polymark Fabric Paint
Glitter- Glamour Dust
Ribbon- Michaels

I used fabric paint on her wings topped with super fine glitter and she looks so cute (couldn't catch it very well on the photo though).
It was a squeeze to actually get the card done this week and my printer just died on me and if it wasn't for my lovely hubby buying me a new one yesterday I'd have been up the river without a paddle so to speak! LOL
Although it's Thanksgiving tomorrow I still have a card set up for you to see so be sure to drop back in between bites of Turkey!

Designed 2 Delight - A Little Holiday Joy

Happy Friday!
It's the end of another dark week and I can't wait to turn back the clocks so we can at least be getting light when we get up.
But enough of weather problems and on to today's card.
It's one using the wonderful Dollar Delights at Designed to Delight. These are super cute little images, perfect for a quick card or gift card and work well alone or grouped with others.

Challenges:
Sweet Stop Sketches - Sketch
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Holiday card
One Stitch At A Time - Christmas
Critter Challenge - Christmas
Little Red Wagon - Red

Card Recipe:
Image - Dollar Delights
Paper - The Christmas Combo by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbons - Michaels
Chipboard Letters - Provo Craft
Glitter - Stickles

I will admit that I had colored these images for a whole different card (one that just didn't work out) and so when I saw the sketch I knew my images hadn't gone to waste ;)
A simple card and one that can be recreated quickly and so probably will be added to my Christmas card making production line! LOL
Katie

Mr Straw sends a Thanksgiving Message

It's time for another Fall card and this one is for Thanksgiving.
Mr Straw is one of the cutest scarecrows I've ever seen and he was such fun to colors. I used a non Fall set of papers but I think they worked perfectly on this card.

Challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life - Easel Card
Lots To Do - Easel card
Creative Inspirations - Fall/Halloween
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Punches or Die Cuts (I used both)
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
ECP - Autumn/Fall
Crafty Creations - Autumn
Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis - Thanksgiving
Stampin B's - Thanksgiving with a Pumpkin
Aud's Sentiments - Thanks
Diva Coffee Break - Poppy Parade, So Saffron and Baja Breeze
Inky Impressions - Flowers
The Paper Variety - Photo Inspiration (colors)
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times - Card For A Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Mr Straw
Paper - The Guy Stack by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - O Scrap

This is a close up of the image, isn't he the cutest?

These are the Copic's used on this card.
I hope you like this and wish you a very Happy Halloween this weekend!
KAtie