Pandora

I have a simple Valentine's card to share today...featuring an adorable Whipper Snapper Designs image called 'Pandora', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. For the background, I added strips of heart covered washi tape (which I think came from Freckled Fawn) to a snippet of plain white card.

Challenges for this card:

• Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes (Optional Love)
• Catch the Bug - Love is in the Air
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Hearts & Flowers)
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentine's
• Creative Inspirations - With Love
• Dream Valley - Love & Kisses
• Fab 'N' Funky - Hearts & Flowers
• Moo Mania - Love is in the Air
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Add Some Red
• Sweet Stampin' - Valentine's

Harry the Dog

I have  really clean and simple card to share today...featuring a cute Whipper Snapper pup called 'Harry the Dog'. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I added a snippet of paper (from the 'Max & Whiskers' pad by BasicGrey) along the bottom edge of my card blank, a sentiment (from the 'Birthday Buddies' set by Paper Smooches), then added Harry popped up on some 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge - H is for Happy Birthday
• Always Happy Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Watercolour) - Anything Goes (Optional Birthday)
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Moo'd Swing

Today's card features a rather grumpy looking cow called 'Moo'd Swing' by Whipper Snapper. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then added a sentiment from a Lili of the Valley set. I added a piece of patterned paper (from the My Mind's Eye 'Now & Then' pad) along the top...I cut the curve using one of my Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside' border dies.

Challenges for this card:

• Animal Friends - On the Farm
• Craftaholics R Us - Birthday Cards
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Old MacDonald
• Penny Black & More - Black & White Plus One
• Shopping Our Stash - Black, White & One Other Colour
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Happy Birthday

Harry the Dog

I have a simple masculine birthday card to share today...something other than Christmas at last! This is 'Harry the Dog' by Whipper Snapper, and I coloured him using watercolour pencils. The papers are snippets from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (found at TKMaxx), and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Birthday Bears' set by Penny Black. I just added some simple doodled borders using a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Food and/or Drink

Pile It On! Challenge May - Animals and/or Spring Garden

It's the third Sunday of the month, so we more inspiration for this month's Pile It On! Challenge, as well as a bonus theme. This month's main theme is:

'Animals'

and we have a bonus theme of:

'Spring Garden'

Which you can use as an alternative, or combine for this month's challenge!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kitty Bee Designs:

I've used a cute Whipper Snapper Designs stamp called 'Sweet Sniffs of Spring'...just perfect for combined both of this month's themes! I coloured it using watercolour pencils, then doodled a simple border using a black gel pen. The papers are from pads by We R Memory Keepers ('72 & Sunny' and 'Hippity Hoppity')...I doodled match borders around those too. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts, and I added a button from my stash tied on with some multicoloured twine.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Animals and/or Spring Garden
• Addicted to Stamps - Brads and/or Buttons
• Allsorts - Happy Birthday
• Card Mania - Life is Colourful
• Corrosive - Anything Goes
• Crafting When We Can - Bright & Colourful
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (More than two layers)
• Crafty Friends - Summer Colours
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean - Furry or Feathered Friends
• Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Ribbon Girls - Use Any Image
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes (Topping - Animals)

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge,

Moo'd Swing

Today's card was inspired by the 'Yellow & Grey' colour challenge over at Less is More. It's not a colour combination I use much, but I found the perfect piece of paper in my 'Breeze' pad (by My Mind's Eye). I stamped the cow (called 'Moo'd Swing' by Whipper Snapper stamps) directly on to my card blank (I love the expression on her face!), and coloured her using watercolour pencils. I cut a curve at the bottom of the piece of paper using one of my 'Stitched Hillside Border' dies, then added it over the top. The sentiment stamp is from a set that came free with a craft magazine.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
• Less is More - Yellow & Grey
• One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Bunny Wannabe

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...featuring a cute Whipper Snapper image called 'Bunny Wannabe' that I coloured using watercolour pencils. I used papers from the  'Now & Then' pad by My Mind's Eye...distresing the edges a little, then adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by Amy R/C C Designs.

Challenge for this bag:

• Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes (Easter)
• Crazy Challenge - Spring is Coming
• Creates & Makes - Anything Goes (Springtime)
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes (Easter)
• Cutie Pie - Bunnies & Chicks
• Everybody Art - Anything but a Card
• One Crazy Stamper - Spring
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes (Easter)
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Spring or Easter

Harry the Dog

Another dog themed card today...this one features 'Harry the Dog' by Whipper Snapper. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then combined him with some papers from the 'Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (picked up at TK Maxx). I added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• Creates & Makes - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

Pile It On! Challenge - Die Cut Embellishments

We have another fun new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Die Cut Embellishments'

Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps:

Prize - 2 digis of the winner's choice!

The image on my card is a Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Honey Bunny'...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Happy Day' pad by My Mind's Eye...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I used a lovely new die from a JustRite set called 'Stitched Ovals & Vines' that my lovely bloggy buddy Samantha sent to me for my birthday last week for my die cut embellishments...cutting the swirls from snippets of card, and adding them underneath a couple of flowers (from the long since closed Poppicrafts) all held in place using a BasicGrey brad. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Die Cut Embellishments
• Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional Birthdays)
• Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Crazy Challenge - Birthday Card
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Sparkles Forum - Lots of Layers
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Pile It On! Challenge - Make Your Own Background

We have another fun Pile It On! Challenge starting today...and the theme is:

'Make Your Own Background'

Our sponsor this month is Paper Sweeties:

Prize - a $25 Gift Certificate to the Paper Sweeties store!

I made my background by 'smooshing ' Distress Inks on to watercolour paper. Blues for the sky: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China, Stormy Sky & Faded Jeans. Greens for the grass: Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, Cracked Pistachio & Evergreen Bough. I added a couple of layers...drying with my heat gun before adding the second layer, then splattering with a little water. I used my Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside' border dies to cut the grass, then added a cute little mouse ('Daisy' by Whipper Snapper Stamps), which I coloured using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut out. The clouds were cut using my Memory Box 'Puffy Clouds' dies, and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Make Your Own Background
• Animal Friends - Summer
• Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap - Two of Something (Clouds)
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Celebrate
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Birthday Beagle

I have another birthday card to share today...featuring a Whipper Snapper image called 'Birthday Beagle', which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the Recollections 'Prince Charming' pad (it's a Michael's brand, but I often find them at TK Maxx). I doodled a simple border using a black gel pen, and added a sentiment (from the 'Sanford the Birthday Boy Stuffie' set by Stamping Bella).

Challenges for this card:

• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Daring Cardmakers - Doodle, Doodle, Do!
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

Boo Boo Bear

My Nan fell and cracked her hip a few days ago, so I made her a card to cheer her up whilst she's in hospital recovering. The image is 'Boo Boo Bear' by Whipper Snapper, and is coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Bloom' pad by My Mind's Eye...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are from (the long since gone) Poppicrafts, and are held in place using a BasicGrey brad. The sentiment is from the 'Big Messages' set by Paula Pascual, and the pearls are from Hobbycraft.

Challenges for this card:

• Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes (Twist of Flowers)
• Bunny Zoe's - Lovely Layers
• Card Mania - Flowers
• Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching
• Gem of a Challenge - Flowers
• Incy Wincy - Touchy Feely (Add Texture)
• Little Red Wagon - Blooming Fun

Party Pup

I have another CAS card featuring a snippet of patterned paper to share today...this one has a masculine feel though. I stamped 'Party Pup' by Whipper Snapper directly on to my card blank, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I cut the patterned paper in to a banner shape, then doodled around the edge using a black gel pen. I stamped the sentiment (from the Paula Pascual 'Big Messages' set) stamped on a speech bubble (cut using a Sizzix/Craft Asylum thinlit die), popped up on 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• Addicted to CAS - Plaid
• As You Like It - Your Favourite Animal (Dogs...I much prefer animal images than people ones to colour, but have chosen a dog as we always had dogs at home when I was growing up).
• Inky Chicks - Birthday Time
• Less is More - Use Designer Paper in a CAS Style
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

Pile It On! Challenge - Doodle!

We have another fun Pile It On! Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'Doodle'

Our sponsor for this month is A Day for Daisies:

Prize - 3 Digital Stamps!

I've made a simple one layer card, using a Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Celebration Chicken' (which I coloured using watercolour pencils), and a Hero Arts sentiment stamp (from the 'Anytime Messages' set). I doodled a 'loopy' border using a black gel pen.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Doodle
• Animal Friends - Birds
• Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Come & Get It - Things with Wings
• C.R.A.F.T. - Clean & Simple
• Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Let's Colour Linky Party - Anything Goes
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Bithdays
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Party Pup!

I have another 'spritzed' card to share today...inspired by the 'Trio of Colours' challenge over at Simon Says Stamp (Mondays). I picked three colours of Distress Ink to make my background - Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves & Evergreen Bough. I dampened a piece of white card, then painted a stripe of each colour across it...allowing the colours to run into each other a little. Once it was dry, I spritzed each of the colours over the top, then trimmed it down. I added a cute Whipper Snapper dog image...'Party Pup'...which I coloured using watercolour pencils and the same Distress Ink colours, then fussy cut. I matted it on to white and then black card...to look like a Polaroid photo...and added a sentiment from a little Studio G set.

Challenges for this card:

• Less is More - Sprays/Mists
• Little Red Wagon - Clean & Simple
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Trio of Colours (Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves & Evergreen Bough)
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Make it Colourful

One more thing before I go....first day back at school tomorrow...and lots do do! Despite what my blogoversary counter thingy says...today is my blog's 7th birthday! I shall be organising a little candy to celebrate...so keep your eyes peeled!

Moo'd Swing!

Today's card is a really simple one, featuring a cow stamp from Whipper Snapper called 'Moo'd Swing'...I love the expression on her face! I coloured her using watercolour pencils, then added a Papermania sentiment (from the 'Stamping for Him' set).

Challenges for this card:

• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
• Less is More - Two or Four Legs
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times - Birthdays

Pile It On! Challenge - Add a Bow

We have  new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...the theme is a nice and easy one:

'Add a Bow'

Our sponsor this week is Paper Sweeties:

Prize - $20 Gift Certificate!

The image on my card is 'Boo Boo Bear' by Whipper Snapper...so cute! I coloured him using watercolour pencils, and used papers from the 'Paper Hearts' pad by Crate Paper...distressing the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Big Messages' set by Paul Pascual, the pearls are from Hobbycraft, and the Baker's twine is from the Ribbon Girls.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Add a Bow
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Hand Coloured Images
• Bunny Zoe's - Hearts
• Cards Galore Encore - Use a Stamp or Digi
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Hearts
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times - Pastels
• Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or Use Hearts
• Sweet Stampin' - Add a Heart
• That's Crafty - Animal Magic

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Pile It On! Challenge - Use Patterned Paper

This weeks' Pile It On! Challenge is a nice and easy one:

'Use Patterned Paper'

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Doodle Garden:

Prize: 3 Digi Stamps from The Doodle Garden!

I picked some masculine papers from the 'Here & There' pad by Studio Calico...distressing their edges with some 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink and my distressing tool, before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The image is 'Birthday Beagle' by Whipper Snapper, and the sentiment stamp is from the Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Use Patterned Paper
• C.R.A.F.T. - Father's Day/Masculine
• Crafter's Cafe - Masculine
• Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes
• Crafty Blogger's Network - Bingo (Column A - Die Cuts, Image & Patterned Paper)
• Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Man Made
• Fab 'N' Funky - Father's Day/For the Men in your Life
• Incy Wincy - Something for the Men in your Life
• Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - For a Man/Boy
• The Stamping Boutique - Dad/Masculine
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Celebration Chicken!

It's my Dad's birthday in a couple of weeks' time, so I thought I'd make his birthday card while I'm visiting my parents so that I could leave it here. He has a bit of a thing about chickens...so I inked up my much neglected 'Celebration Chicken' stamp (by Whipper Snapper) to go on his card...which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are a mixture of Studio Calico 'Here & There' and Crate Paper 'Party Day'...I inked around the edges using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink, before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I used my EK Success 'Scalloped Diamonds' punch for the edge of the border, the star was cut using one of my Nesties, and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• Animal Friends - Birthday
• Corrosive - Anything Goes
• Hiding in my Craft Room - Boys
• Love to Create - Cute with Punches & Dies
• Paper Crafting Journey - For that Special Man
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Simply Create Too - Father's Day/For a Man 
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch #311
• Wags 'N Whiskers - For the Boys

Pile It On! Challenge - For a Man

This week at Pile It On! we asking you to create something:

'For a Man'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Doctor Digi's House of Stamps

Prize - 2 Digis of winner's choice!

I've used a Whipper Snapper stamp on my card...he's called 'Birthday Pup', and I coloured him using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - For a Man
• Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - Happy Birthday
• Fab 'n' Funky - Animals
• Fussy & Fancy - Birthdays
• Love to Create - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafting - Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Birthday Stitches
• Simply Create Too - Animals
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.