Another Batch of Cards

Well, it's just been a busy, busy weekend.  =D  I've got another batch of cards...I hope you enjoy them!

First up, we have an autumn fairy card.  The image is from Saturated Canary.  Isn't she fabulous?!?  She's one of the images I won as part of a blog hop candy from Tracy. Image colored with Copics. The papers are from Bo Bunny.  The leaves and sentiment are from my stash.

Challenges:

Saturated Canary: Autumn Colors

This next card is using the beautiful Louise and Wreath by Guylou's Inimitability.  The papers are from DCWV. Flowers and circle sentiments are from my stash. Image colored with Copics, Stickles added to wreath and outlining most of the papers.

Challenges:

Guylou's Inimitability: Christmas with a Wreath Twist

Papertake Weekly: Christmas Crackers

Crafty Ann's: Sketch

This one is my very first trifold card.  I was so excited how it turned out!  The image is a recent freebie from Tiddly Inks, colored with Copics and stickles added to fur.  The papers are from TPC Studio. The main sentiment is from Hero Arts.  The skates and sentiment are from Dear Lizzy and American Crafts.  The snowflakes and penguin are from my stash.  You can't really see it, but the strips of paper on the top and bottom center say "Let it Snow". 

****************Also, a small tip!*************

 I don't know if you're like me, but I have a TON of scrap paper.  I love it, and still want to be able to use it on cards.  To be able to find what I want quickly, I have three photo boxes that I use for scraps.  I have them separated into warm, cool and neutral colors.  Then I know exactly what box to go to depending on the color scheme of my project!  Eventually I will add boxes for different seasons (i.e. Christmas, Halloween) to be able to find the papers even faster.  =D

Challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up: A Splash of Blue

Crafty Sentiments: Metal (The snowflakes on the front of the closed card are metal.)

Top Tip Tuesday: More than One Fold

Ladybug Crafts Ink: Winter Blues

Charisma Cardz: Snowflakes

This ATC was actually created for the Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge. Unfortunately, silly me didn't pay attention to the TIME of the due date and missed it by a couple of hours.  LOL  Just shows...make sure to PAY ATTENTION to the deadlines!  =D  I thought I would still show it off, though, since I spent so much time on it.  The image and sentiment are stamps by Penny Black.  I just love the Penny Black girls...though Mimi is definitely my favorite.  I won this stamp set as part of the Scrapfest  swag from Archiver's.  I colored it with Copics and glaze pens (for the outside  of the flower wrapper and the flower petals).  The paper is from DCWV, and I colored the flowers using Spica markers.  I then added Stickles to the center of the flowers.  You know me...can't create anything without Stickles! LOL  The ribbon and butterfly punches were from my stash.  I don't really do Thanksgiving cards, but I'm entering this into The Stamping Boutique's Thanksgiving/Give Thanks challenge.  I figure it is still a give thanks project.  If you do not agree, please feel free to remove me from the challenge entries.  =D

Wow, like I said...busy weekend!  Plus there were a few more I finished that you just don't get to see yet...they're part of my DT posts.  Bet you can't wait, huh? LOL  I hope you all have a fabulous week.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Don't Be a Crab!

Hey y'all!  I've got my first card for the first challenge in the second session of the Progressive Challenge over at Crafters Digital Art Center (CDAC).  Whew!  Now that was a mouthful!  LOL  The first challenge is....What's Cooking!!  

I used this adorable crab by Tiffany Doodles.  Mmmm....crab legs!  LOL I thought this was just a fun little card, and would hopefully give someone a smile to get them out of a crabby mood.  =D  Or maybe I'll just keep it around to get myself out of crabby moods.  Possibly a good sign for work! LOL

Well, thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back soon with some more cards!

A Very Tiddly Christmas

Hey y'all!  I've got a few new cards to share with you.  =D

This I created using the adorable BahHuggaBuggs from the Tiddly Inks basement. Image colored with Copics, papers from Stampin' Up, snowflake punch from Stampin' Up.

Challenges:

Tiddly Inks: Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Fab 'n' Funky: Baby it's Cold Outside

Paper Shelter: Snowflakes

Crafty Catz: Snowflakes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: #128

This next card is with a brand new stamp (to me anyway)....Irish Christmas Fae by Crafts and Me.  Oooh, I just love this image!

Isn't she just gorgeous?!?  You know how I love everything Irish.  =D Image colored with Copics, and a Spica marker for the wings.  The papers are from DCWV.  The snowflake border is a border punch by Martha Stewart.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me: Simples

Mami Doodles: Fairy Tales are Real

Priscilla Styles:  Midnight Madness Sketch 130

One last card for this post...not Christmas, though.  As some of you know, the newest installment of the Twilight Saga movies was released in the US a couple of days ago.  I do love the books and movies...but I always seem to be a fan of the bad guys.  What can I say?  Gotta love James and Victoria.  =D  Therefore, I chose to use Pixie Dust Studio's Victoria for their newest challenge: Twilight Inspired Red, Black and White/Silver....add Sparkle!

Victoria was colored with Copics and a silver marker.  Skin was covered with Stickles.  (Vampires glitter, you know.  LOL) The papers are from DCWV's Immortal Love paper collection.  Love Bites sticker is from Marah Johnson's Breathless collection, which was inspired by the Twilight movies.  Bats, ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Whew!  Hope you enjoyed my cards today!  I should have a couple more coming up shortly.  =D

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas....

Thankfully, not too much like Christmas!  I would gladly keep our streets snow free for as long as possible.  However, I do really need to crack down on my Christmas cards....just about a month left to make them!  That's why I was very excited for this week's Digi Doodle Shop challenge.  This week we want to see.....red and green!

I used the fabulous Christmas Ornaments, which can be found here.  Aren't they pretty?  You can do so much with them....make them all one or two colors for an elegant look, make them all sorts of different colors for a fun and funky look... the possibilities are endless!  Some of my favorite Christmas memories are of decorating the tree with the family... Christmas music on the stereo (usually the Muppet Christmas....mom loves that album).  I colored mine with Spica glitter markers.  I Just LOVE the sparkle.  The green paper and holly paper are from DCWV.  The gold paper is from We're Stampin' Mad...just had to add some gold for a little extra oomph! =D  The ribbon and bells embellishment are from my stash.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo, and was stamped with Distress Ink in Pine Needles.

So, you think you can play along with our color challenge?  Hop on over to the Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog to check out the amazing creations by the rest of the team.  

Remember, you don't have to use a Digi Doodle Shop stamp, but if you do it will be entered twice.  Also, you can enter as many times as you want...as long as it's with a new card/project each time.  Plus, all animal stamps are 25% off for the month of November!  PLUS, if you spend $7, you'll get one of these fabulous images:

and a chance to support Pet Pardons! 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Wags 'n Whiskers: Christmas Themed

Totally Gorjuss: Christmas Traditions

Digital Tuesday: Christmas Time

Pile it On: Traditional Christmas

Heart Song Inspirations: Gold or Glitter

Tic Tac Toe

Hello, hello!  Happy Wednesday!  =D  It's time for another Digistamps 4 Joy challenge....and it's a fun one!  This week is Tic Tac Toe...In Full Color!



So what does that mean?  Easy!  We want you to use the three colors in a tic tac toe line from the table above.  It can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

I chose the blue, green and gold line, and made my very first waterfall card.  The image I used is the fabulous Christmas Candle, which can be found here.  I colored it with a gold Spica marker, a green Spica marker and a blue glaze pen.  The gold paper is from We're Stampin' Mad, the blue paper is from Stampin' Up, the gems, ribbon and button are from my stash.  The sentiment stamp is Inkadinkadoo.

Now that you've seen my card, why don't you head over to the Digistamps 4 Joy challenge blog to see the fabulous creations by the rest of the design team?  They are very inspiring.  =D  Remember, you don't have to use a Digistamps 4 Joy image to play along, but if you do you have two chances to win!  

Thanks for stopping by, and we'll see you soon!

...And the Winners Are...

Hey y'all!  Thanks for having patience with me.  =D  Once again, I really want to thank all of the people who played along with my blog hop and challenge.  I also really, REALLY want to thank the girls that helped me out and were stops on my hop.  You know I love you all dearly, and I just can't thank you enough for celebrating with me!  I wouldn't be the crafter I am without your support and inspiration.  Hugs!

Well, now that we got the mushy stuff out of the way...should we talk about the winners?  =D  I believe so!  Here they are  (I tried to get pictures of the Random Generator with numbers...but for some reason I just couldn't get the picture to show up on my blog.  Sorry!):

The winner of a $10 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks is:

Kristy Lee!  

The winner of a $10 gift certificate to Guylou's Inimitability is:

Ellis!

The winner of a $10 gift certificate to Simply Betty Stamps is:

Jenn Borjeson!

The winner of a $10 gift certificate to Digi Doodle Shop is:

Busy Busy Honey Bee (Karen C)!

AND finally...the winner of the grand prize from the challenge is.................... drum roll please...................

CARLA SUTO!

If all of the winners would please email me at MissStarlaMae at yahoo dot com, I will send you the codes.  Carla, please email me with your address.  If I do not hear from one (or more) of the winners by Saturday, November 19th, I will do a redraw for that prize.

Thanks again everyone for playing along. I really appreciate it, and I hope y'all had a blast.  We'll do it again next year (or maybe sooner), kay?  =D  Big, big hugs!

Christmas Shaker

I'm baaaaack.....LOL  Told ya I'd see you soon.  =D  Yes, I've got ANOTHER card for the Progressive Challenge over at Crafters Digital Art Center (CDAC).  The theme is still Winter Wonders.

I made a shaker card...I just love these!  The image is from Daisy Doodles, colored with Copics, Spica markers, a silver Uniball gel pen and a red glaze pen.  The papers are from DCWV, except for the gold, which I got at We're Stampin' Mad.  The fun part is the shaker.  I got this large oval piece of plastic called the Shake It by Impression Obsession.  It's a self adhesive shaker pouch!  To cover the edges, I used a Shaker Overlay from The Paper Cut.  It started out as white, but I colored with a gold paint dabber by Ranger and then gold shimmer spritz by Tsukineko.  The snowflake is a punch from Stampin' Up.  I decorated it with Stickles....and hope that it counts as a 3D snow since I bent up the edges a bit. =D

Besides CDAC, I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps: Red, Green and Gold

Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 127

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll get those winners posted ASAP.  =D

Have a Cool Yule!

Hey y'all, happy Sunday!  First off, I want to thank everyone for participating in my hop and challenge.  I haven't picked the winners yet...sorry!  I will try to get it done later tonight, but they will definitely be posted by tomorrow morning.  There just aren't enough hours in the day, ya know?  =D

I'm here today to bring you my entry into the SIXTH round the Progressive Challenge over at Crafters Digital Art Center (CDAC)! Wow...the final round for this session.  Just crazy! (If you didn't participate in the first Progressive Challenge, you should definitely check it out for the newest one starting soon.  It's a ton of fun!)  The challenge this time is Winter Wonders, with an additional little challenge of using 3D snow.  

I used this adorable image from Designed to Delight.  I just think he's so cute!!  The silver paper is from The Paper Company, the dp on the front is from TPC Studio and the dp on the inside is from DCWV.  The image is colored with Copics, and I used a 3D snow pen for the snow. (I didn't realize I was going to end up covering most of it....but you can still kind of see it. LOL)  The snowflake borders are from my new Martha Stewart border punch....love it!

In addition to CDAC, I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamp Insanity: Chill Out

Midnight Madness: Sketch 129 (MMSC129)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and we'll see you soon!

Time's Almost Up!

Just a quick reminder...only 4 more hours to complete my blog hop and fairy challenge!  Better hurry if you want a chance to win some fabulous prizes....  =D