Pixie Cottage #46 - Let It Snow

It's time for another sketch and theme challenge over at The Pixie Cottage.
With the cold weather coming to visit us here in Texas and snow forecast for most of my homeland of the UK (and lots of Europe too) you'll be glad to see the theme fits perfectly!

Challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas is Coming
Cards For Men - Christmas for a Man/Boy
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes (but you must a Daisy Doodles or Pixie Cottage image)
Paper Play - Let It Snow
Simon Says Stamp - Let It Snow
Stampin B's - Snowflakes
Crafts and Me - Snow
Treehouse Thursdays - Glitter
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Scrap It With A Song - Winter Wonderland

Card Recipe:
Image- Winter Window by Sandra Hammer
Paper- Homemade Christmas Stack DCWV
Medium- Copic Markers
Sentiment- 7 Gypsies
Glitter- Stickles Icicle
Shine- Liquid Embossing Sepia Gloss Finish

This is the sketch you can choose to work with this week.

I added lots of Stickles for the snow on this one, took 2 thick coats to get it as sparkly as I wanted!
I really like this image, nice to make a classic looking card instead of cutesy for a change and I hope you like it too.
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!

Think Ink Guest Challenge - Punching!

A few weeks ago I won a challenge at Think Ink and the prize was to be a guest designer for a challenge and to set the challenge too!
So today's the day and my challenge to you all is a super simple one, I want to see you using Punches! Now there are so many fabulous ones out there (I'm a little addicted to the Martha Stewart ones myself) that I know you don't need an excuse to play along do you?

Challenges:
Moving Along With the Times - Sketch
One Stitch At a Time - Season or Event
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's Celebrate Christmas
Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas
Lexi's - Traditional Christmas Colors
Crafty Pad - Red and Green
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Anything Goes Christmas
Papercutz - Christmas with lots of Bling
Stamps R Us - Sparkles and Scallops
Meljens - Sparkle and Shine
Oldie But Goodie - Glitter (old image and NO digi)
Treehouse Thursdays - Glitter
Simon Say Stamp - Sparkle
Crafts and Me - Glitter
If The Shoe Fits - Tickle me With Tinsel (make it sparkle and shine)
Fresh Brewed - Show Your Own Style (more is more and lots of sparkle!)
Paper Romance - Favorite Things (at the moment my are anything glittery and shiny)
Anything Challenge - Let It Snow
Crafty Calendar - Winter/Snowflakes
2 Sisters - Snowflakes
Totally Papercrafts - Snow or Snowflakes
Paper Play - Let It Snow
Stampin B's - Snowflakes
ECP - Snow
Stamping Vacation Music in You - Winter Wonderland
Rainbow Lady - Edge It
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Post A Note by Artful Inkables
Paper - A Homemade Christmas by DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Paint - Puffy by Tulip
Glitter - Glamour Dust by Viva Decor
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Snowflake punch - Emagination Crafts
Ribbon - Michaels
Sentiment - Hobby Lobby

I again used one of my favorite Christmas card technique which is to use Puffy Paint for the snow and while it is still wet I sprinkle it with super fine glitter and then heat it to pop it up. This is so easy, really inexpensive and I think it adds a great dimension to your project. It looks wonderful on the fur on Santa's suit too :)
I hope to see lots of you playing along this week so be sure to add your entry at Think Ink
Katie

Trick or Treat!!!! It's a Pixie Cottage Blog Hop :)

We at the Pixie Cottage thought it would be fun to have a little Fall Fun by showing you some of our wonderful digital stamps/images!!

Below you will find a list of the design team participants. Stop by each of their blogs and leave them a comment as well as sign up to follow their blog and you will be put in a drawing for our prize.

What are we giving away?? Well, I think it should be some digital images since this blog hop is all about digital!!!

1st Place--Pick any 5 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

2nd Place Pick any 3 digital images from The Pixie Cottage

3rd Place Pick any 1 digital image from The Pixie Cottage

Here is the list of blogs in the order you should visit them: (remember to leave a comment/and follow at each blog as well as leave a comment here to be put in the drawing for the prizes)

1. Katie
2. Tanya
3. Cheryl
4. Adrina
5. Anne
6.Carla
7. Davi
8. Denise
9. Peggy
10. Tish
11. Sharon
12. Lisette
13. Sadia

Now before you run off to see Tanya be sure you stay around to follow me and see my card!

Challenges:
Creative Cottage - Embossing
Shellys - Tic Tac Toe (I chose Brads, Punch and Embossing)
Paper Pretties - Make a Square Card
Simon Says Stamp - Punch Em
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
Stempeltraeume - Favorite Animal
Paper Playtime - Halloween
Tuesday Taggers - Halloween and Deep Purple
A Crafty Little Place - Spooky
Crafty Creations - Halloween or Autumn
Lil Red Wagon - Halloween
Wild Flower Patch - Halloween
Dutch Dare - Halloween
AI Factory - Halloween
Create With Connie and Mary - Halloween
Paper Play - Halloween
Pixie Dust - Halloween
Treehouse Stamps - Halloween
Crafty Catz - Halloween
Twisted Thursday - Trick or Treat
Daring Cardmakers - Trick or Treat
Oh Alice - Halloween

Card Recipe:
Image - Licorice the Cat
Paper - K and Co Spooktacular
Medium - Copic Markers
Border and Corner Punches - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - K and Co Spooktacular
Ribbon - American Crafts
Brads - Spare Parts

Now you've see Licorice the Kitty HOP HOP HOP ALONG to see Tanya and carry on with the rest of the HOPPING FUN!

Katie

Guest Designer at Incy Wincy - Lace and Pearls

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Incy Wincy as a guest designer for October and I'm sad to say my goodbyes with this card.
But as we are sponsored by Aspire to Thrive who are the sister company/charity behind Incy Wincy and that our challenge is "Lace and Pearls" then it is not really a sad goodbye.

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Charisma - Vintage
Alys - Distressing
Sentimental Sunday's - Distressing
Thrilling Thursday - Thanks
Treehouse - Thanks
No Time To Stamp - Count Your Blessings/Thankful (I'm thankful for friends)
ECP Challenges - Autumn/Fall (I chose the colors and theme of Thanks)
Artful Inkables - Embossing and Flowers (and lace)
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Die Cut or Punch

Card Recipe:
Image - Aspire to Thrive
Paper - Flair Designs
Medium - Copic Markers
Punches - EK Success
Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Walmart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Sentiment - Joann's
Pearls - Queen and Co

I've really enjoyed working with the team at Incy Wincy this past month and will definitely be playing along with the challenges as often as I can and I hope you will do too.

Prairie Kids Reveal Day! - Harvest Time

It's time for another new set of clear stamps by Wendy Hall at Clear Dollar Stamps!
And this time it is called Prairie Kids with a Harvest theme.
There is also a digital background set that goes with it and I used the sunflowers in the original form and flipped to make a background for the girl.
I managed to find a few challenges to go with the card and I hope you like it :)

Challenges:
Simon Says - Going Dotty
Treehouse Stamps - Dots
Wee Memories - Stamping
Cowgirl Sunday - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Paper Play - Anything Goes




Card Recipe:
Image - Clear Dollar Stamps (Girl) and Digital Delights (Sunflower background)
Paper - Bo Bunny
Medium - Copic Markers
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Paper Studio





Look for another card from this fabulous set later this month.

Treehouse #55 Pink, Mellow Moss, white (1 other your choice)

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Gloria.
She has given us a color challenge of Pink, Mellow Moss, White and another color if you need it.
Following on from last week's tottering teacups today I have their best friend, the Teapot!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Sketch
Everybody Art - Green and Pink
KL Stampin Scrappin - Get Shabby
Challenge Up Your Life - Vintage
The Shabby Tearoom - Photo Inspiration
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
Tuesday Throwdown - Dry Embossing
Fun With Shapes and More - Flowery
Practical Scrappers - Flowers
Dare U2 Digi - Blooms and Butterflies
Crafty Calendar - Bugs and Beasties
One Stitch at a Time - Seeing Double
Cuttlebug Challenge - Inspired by Inchies (all the squares behind the image have been embossed)
Simon Says Stamp - Friends




Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - Time For Tea by Treehouse Digitals
Paper - K&Co Classic K Margo
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart






I really like how this one turned out, it is such a homely image and reminds me of very fond memories of times I spent as a child with my Nana. She's now 94 but can still make a great pot of tea.
Have fun with our color combo and be sure to link your entries over at The Treehouse

Surprise it's Ashley's Birthday!

Over at Treehouse stamps it celebration day today as it is stamp artist Ashley's birthday!!!
So as a surprise we have all made her a card to make her day extra special!

Challenges:
Friday Sketchers - Sketch (turned)
Annabelle Stamps - Pink and Green
Alphabet Challenge G is for Green
Stamp Challenges - Happy Something
One Stitch At A Time - Celebration
KL Stampin Scrappin - Girly Birthday
Donna's Den - Happy Birthday (their 1st challenge!)
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes Birthday
Hand Full of Stamps - How Cute is That?
Bee Crafty - Blooming Marvelous
Stamp With Fun - Fairytales
Just Us Girls - Going Digital



Card Recipe:
Image - Happy Dragon (brand new!)
Paper - Fairytale Princess by The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Roses - Prima (pink) and Wild Orchid Crafts (green)
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font





If you want to see some more great Treehouse cards and join in the fun be sure to check out the following team members blogs for more birthday wishes!

Neva McMullen
Kelly Hampton
Maria Levine
Anne Harmon
Yaneri Rodriquez
Gloria Morizen
Anne Harmon
Heather Prince
Kimberly Lowery
Stephanie Serrano
and then run and wish the birthday girl Ashley Happy Birthday too!

Hope you enjoyed this one, I know I did!
Katie

Treehouse #53 Red, black, white

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Anne.
She has challenged the team to use the colors Red, Black and White and we'd love all of you to join in the challenge too!

I have a few other challenges that this one fits:

Crafty Catz - Black and Red
Flourishes - Black and White plus One
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Pink Elephant - Scallops, Red and a Bow
Speedy The Cat's Friends - Buttons and Bow
Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbon and Bow
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Dots
Corrosive - Die Cuts
Opus Gluei - Life's A Beach (maybe I'm stretching this one to fit ;))
Tuesday Throwdown - Nautical or Water theme
Stampin B's - Seashore Card



Card Recipe:
Image - Beacon of Hope by Treehouse Digitals
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Stash
Sentiment - Beacon of Hope by Treehouse Digitals
Border Punch - Fiskars Threading Water
Corners - Making Memories





It is a great color combo perfect for the upcoming Father's Day and Graduation projects that you have so I'd love to see your take on it.
Katie

Treehouse #52 - Beach Vacation

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Kelly.
She challenges the team, and you, to come up with a creation based on a "Beach Vacation" theme.

A great challenge for the start of Summer and I found a few others that worked with it too:

Fussy and Fancy - Recipe, 3 Images (one can be a sentiment), 3 papers and 3 embellishments
Taylored Expressions - Sketch
Auds Sentiments - It's Your Day
Stamptacular Sunday - Life's A Beach
Creative Inspirations - Beach theme
The Pink Elephant - Gotta Wear Shades (bright fun colors)
Diedrich Dare - Photo Inspiration
Everybody Art - Summer
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Summer
Kah Wink E Dink - 6 of one (I used 6 buttons)
Tuesday Throwdown - Trees or Nature



Card Recipe:
Image - Fun in The Sun by Treehouse Digitals
Paper - K&Co Citronella
Medium - Copic Markers
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Buttons - Unknown





All 3 images came from the same digital set and it's a great value with 8 images and 11 sentiments for just $5!
So grab your markers and paper (or should that be bucket and spade or shovel and pail (covering both sides of the Atlantic today)) and get in the Summer mood and show us your bright and sunny projects!
Remember to drop back and link them at The Treehouse and Good Luck!
Katie

Treehouse #51 Sketch

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Ashley and it's this fabulous sketch!



As usual I added a few other challenges too:

Clearly I Stamp - Flowers
One Stop Craft - Birthstones (I did the "Birth" part as "Birthday" and used Rhine "stones"!)
Little Red Wagon - Birthday
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Happy Birthday for a Girl
Crazy Challenge - It's A Girl Thing (what girl doesn't love cake?)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Celebration
My Time To Craft - Vivid Greetings (bright colors)



Card Recipe:
Image - Celebrate in Style by Treehouse Digitals
Paper - Cosmo Cricket DeLovely
Medium - Copic Markers
Glitter - Stickles
Rhinestones and Pearls - Queen and Co
Doily - Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline Paper Doilies
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - EK Success





I think I may have gone a little overboard with the Stickles but all girls love glitter and sparkle so I think it turned out fine!

We'd love to see what you can do with our sketch at The Treehouse so please pop along and play!
Katie

Treehouse #50 Pink, Sky Blue, Brown, Cream

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Yaneri.
She has a color challenge for you and wants to see Pink, Sky Blue, Brown and Cream.

As usual I have other challenges that I used to help me with this card:

Gingersnaps - Quote
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch
One Stop Crafts - Summer Breeze
Flutterby - Flowers and Butterfly
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Flower Power
Color Throwdown - Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Baja Breeze
Creative Craft World - Easel Card
Corrosive - Easel Card
Inky Impressions - Choose at least 2, I chose Easel Card, Flowers, Circle and Sparkle
Getting Crafty with Ann - Round and Round
Cupcake Inspirations - I chose the Pink and the Pearls from the photo
Crafty Creations - Encouragement
Simply Saturday - Scallops
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Cute and Girly
Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Pearl
Digi Doodle Shop - Sparkle, Glitter, Glitz
Paper Take Weekly - Say It With Flowers
Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper
Doodle Palace - Pop It Up
Charisma - 3D



Card Recipe:
Image - Aloha Collection from Treehouse Digitals
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV
Flowers- Wild Orchid Crafts
Die Cuts - Spellbinders and Quickcutz
Border punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Printed
Pearls - Martha Stewart colored with Copic's





I colored the butterfly 3 times, cut it out and popped it up for more dimension.
I gave it a quick spritz of Smooch to make it shimmer and shine.
This was such fun to make and I hope you are inspired by the colors and go and join in with us this at The Treehouse.
Katie

"Giraffe" A Good Time? - Treehouse Challenge #49 - Masculine Cards

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by the wonderful Neva!
She'd like you to stretch your creativity a little and make a card for a man or boy in your life!
There are so many new digital stamps at The Treehouse Store that it was hard to choose the perfect image but I think you'll like this one!

I needed a few challenges to help me create mine:

Allsorts - Sketch
Papercutz - Child's Zoo Birthday
Critter Challenge - Critter Birthday
Stampin For The Weekend - Card for a Male
Crazy 4 Challenges - Boy Card
Curtain Call - Summer Sun, Bordering Blue, Whisper White and Tangerine Tango
The Pink Elephant - Yellow, Designer Paper and Buttons
Cupcake Craft - Buttons
A Spoon Full of Sugar - 3 papers and 3 buttons
Digital Tuesday - Make Me Laugh (well I thought the sentiment was funny :))
Sisterhood of Crafters - You Crack Me Up (something funny)



Card Recipe:
Image - Giraffe from Zoofari Friends
Paper - My Minds Eye and DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Buttons - Dress it Up by Jesse James





This is such a cute digi set and could be used for a lot of different occasions.
We all know how hard it is to do cards for the men in our lives, maybe this challenge will spur you on! We'd love to see what you can create, come and show us at The Treehouse
Katie

Treehouse - Sketch

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's a sketch brought to you by Marie



I found a couple of other challenges to help me with the sketch :

Corrosive - Birthdays
One Stitch At A Time - Something for the Children
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes



Card Recipe:
Image - Balloon from Ashley's Doodles by Treehouse Digitals
Paper - Stash and My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Brads - The Paper Studio





I colored two balloons, cut one out and popped it on top of the other.
We'd love to see your creations using our sketch over at The Treehouse

Treehouse - Faux Birthday

It's time for another challenge at The Treehouse and this week it's brought to you by Gloria and she wants to something Faux/Fake on a birthday card.
I decided to do faux stitching for my technique.

There are a few other challenges along with that:

Crafty Catz - Stitching
Fussy and Fancy - Birthday with a Sweet Treat
Oh Alice - Queen of Tarts (include food)
365 Cards Day 54 - Joy Fold (my 1st time doing this fold)
No Time To Stamp - Joy Fold
PaperTake - Something Different (never done a Joy fold before)
Cupcake Inspiration - Chocolate Birthday cupcake inspiration



Card Recipe:
Image - Chocoholic
Paper - The Paper Studio
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Studio G





I think I'd like a slice now please :)
We'd love to see your faux techniques over at The Treehouse.
Katie