I Spy a Birthday!

 Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I am sharing on the Cheery Lynn Blog a few more dies from the recent release. The I Spy binoculars are great! They are perfect for layouts involving sightseeing and hunting/target shooting themes. For a cheeky birthday card, they are great for spying a milestone birthday--"Lordy, lordy look who's 40!" I just couldn't resist. The binoculars are detailed with some pan pastel and glossy accents to bring out the features of the die cut. The Mirror Mirror Doily Frame is perfect to create a mirror to look into for this card. I cut it out of a beautifully colored coffee bag that I upcycled. To further accent the theme of time, I added the Gear Mesh to imply clock gears...as time passes. 

Cheery Lynn Dies used

I Spy
Mirror Mirror Doily Frame (Set of 3)
Gear Mesh Border (Steampunk Series) - B361
Burlap Border - B312
Sentiment Tag 1 (Set of 3) - B424

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

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Weekly Challenge | Raise the Banner

It's time for a new release and a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is  Raise the Banner--add a flag or banner! The Bunting set at Digital Delights is a fun banner background that can be added to cards of all types! I have added it to a birthday card with the Pressie Josh Stamp--one of my favorite images! I've layered the image and highlighted the images with foam tapeI hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps : Bunting set, Pressie Josh

Card stock : Bazzill Basics

Markers : Spectrum Noir [GG1, DR4, FS9, EB7, FS4, FS2, CR11,
CR3,TB4,CT4,LY3,GB7,TN7, BT1]

Accessories :  Beacon 3in1, foam tape, 

This weeks theme :

Raise the Banner - include a banner or flag

Challenge Rules below

We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

Your Prize!!!

$25.00 store certificate

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, please, only ONE entry per participant.

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Spectrum Noir Pens and a new (to me) challenge

If you are looking for my Delightful Challenges Weekly Post it is here.

As many of you know, I received Spectrum Noir for my Birthday Present in March and my beautiful family members have been finding opportunities to add to my collection...I have loved using my BIC Mark-Its..and they served a purpose for a long time but I have been finding it difficult to replace my favorite markers in that collection. I have retired them for my regular digital stamp coloring as I have a strong preference for the Specturm Noir now.

Why Spectrum Noir and not Copic you ask?? It was a simple decision for me...their collection was smaller so actually achieving a point at which I owned them all was conceivable. They were priced perfectly at about HALF the Copic Marker. I also loved you could buy them in sets of 24 or in 6 packs, and of course there are refills and replacement nibs for your pens!!! YAY!
Why I LOVE them... The colors are beautiful and are plenty juicy! There are wonderful tutorials on their website and you can work on being a certified Spectrum Noir colorist on your own and send them in your work!! You don't have to pay for or attend a class--how cool is that!?!?! So...as I get a few more pens I will be working on becoming certified! :)

Spectrum Noir also has a monthly contest where you can use whatever stamps you like as long as you use ONLY Spectrum Noir Pens!!! I am thrilled--I can get some practice coloring with my new pens and potentially win MORE pens!!! Talk about WIN WIN! So this months challenge is all about Purple. Complete rules are here. I created this fun greeting card for a friend's birthday  using Digital Delights fantastic Pressie Josie stamp, Coredinations Cardstock and Beacon 3in1 adhesive to attach the papers and the ribbon! I hope you enjoy my card.

Digital Delights Stamps : Pressie Josie

Card Stock : Coredinations, 

Markers : Spectrum Noir PP4, BP1, LV1, GB7, TN3, TN2, BP5,TP4,
LV2, PP1, FS3, Blender, EB8, GB10, GB8

Accessories : Ribbon, Beacon 3in1

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Tuesday Tutorial | Pop up Surprise Card

Hi everyone it is time for Tuesday Tutorial over at the Digital Delights Blog .

Today sharing with you a fun birthday card with a pop-up sentiment! I love these super simple cards and I hope you do too!!

For this card

Check out the how-to video on our Tutorial Blog or here

Thank you for joining me!

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Weekly Challenge | Fancy & Frilly

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Fancy & Frilly! I LOVE the Josie images from this month's birthday release and wanted to sparkle her up with my Gelli Roll Stardust Pen and some Want2Scrap bling!!!I adore this bunting stamp--it comes with polka dots, stripes or plain and I just can't get enough of it. I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Stamps : Pressie Josie, It's your special day sentiment and Bunting Set

Digital Paper : It's a Party Paper Pack

Markers: BIC Mark-Its

Accessories : Baker's Twine. Want2Scrap Bling, Sakura Stardust Gelli Roll, foam tape and Crystal Lacquer

Fancy & Frilly

You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun

but if you do you can enter TWICE. 

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image your 

1st entry use your card link

 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme or it will be removed

We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

The Cutting Cafe' is offering 3 sets from their store

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Weekly Challenge | Delightful Birthday and a New Release

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Delightful Birthday! It is also time for a super new release!! This is perfect for me as I have tons of birthdays coming up an a few I am regretfully late on.  The new sentiment set is super as it also has a belated wishes stamp! I made this card for a fiend who's birthday I remember up to the day of and then remember again the day after! every.year. I hope that she enjoys my card and that you enjoy it too. Thank you for looking!

Digital Stamps: Birthday Maycee Monkey, Birthday Sentiment Set

Digital Paper: It's a Party Paper Pack

Markers: BIC Mark Its

Accessories : Black Ink Pad, White Gelli Roll Pen, and Miracle Tape

This weeks challenge we would love to see 

Birthdays

To go with the theme we Digital Delights have lots of great new releases today too!!!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun

but if you do you can enter TWICE. 

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image your 

1st entry use your card link

 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme or it will be removed

We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

Marker pop is offering a $15 gift voucher to the winner!!!
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Along with our extensive Copic & ShinHan Products, we also offer the industries best products in markers and inks including Tsukineko and Tim Holtz products and accessories.  Our rubber stamp collection offers a wide range of styles from Greeting Farm, CC Designs, Magnolia, LaLa Craft, Stamping Bella, My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn and many more including our Exclusive Gorjuss Collection.  

With a shared passion for stamping and art, MarkerPOP.com is proud to sponsor Delightful Challenges, where one lucky winner will win a $15 gift voucher towards your next MarkerPOP purchase.   

Marker Pop is  also offering all Delightful Challenges subscribers $5 off on purchase of $75 and Free Standard Shipping!  Please use Coupon code MPSDT0812   Start: 08/01/12  E

Thank You Marker Pop!!!!

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Weekly Challenge | Must Use Digital Paper

It's time again for Delightful Challenges weekly challenge and this time it's really fun! This weeks challenge is to use DIGITAL PAPER! Wendy has created over 20 paper packs with a great variety of digital papers to please all types...they range in size from 4 papers to 8 papers and print out really nicely! 

 For this challenge I chose to work with the Circus Capers Paper and the Circus Digi stamps. I LOVE clowns and the circus...this weekend I realized I was sorely in need of BIRTHDAY cards! HA! Of all the cards I make each week, BIRTHDAY cards seem to be neglected! So for this week I bring you : Wishing You an Amazing Birthday!

Wishing You an Amazing Birthday!

Digital Delights Images:  Circus Tent, Circus Ticket Sentiment Set and Buttons the Clown Cardstock: Circus Capers Digital Paper Pack Markers: BIC Mark-Its Accessories: Foam Tape and Sakura Hobby Craft 3D Crystal Lacquer You do not have to use a Digital Delights image to play but if you do you will receive two entries. Just add your card twice to inlinkz to enter twice you need to when you use a Digital Delights image 1st entry use your card link, 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name.

This week our sponsor is our very own Digital Delights by Louby Lou!!!

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Invitations for the Crafty Birthday Girl | Sam's 5th Birthday

This weekend is my daughter's 5th birthday party and she decided she needed a Crafty Party. There will be lots of crafts for her friends to do. Her daddy is making her a special crafting table and some of her favorite crafts have been collected for her birthday celebration! She had creative control of how her birthday card came together and she was quite pleased with the final result. I will be adding a scribd document here next week with complete instructions on making the cuts and folds on this card and possibly a video that will show how it can be modified for other shapes.

Front of Birthday invite closed

The card features Bazzill Basics and DieCuts With a View Cardstock and Miss Elizabeth pattern Paper. The paper doll is a Sizzix die as are the accessories [clothes, shoes, hair] The heart punch is Stampin up and the Swiss Dots texture is from a Provocraft emboss folder. The font for the card is called US and is free on DaFont.com. At her request, I wrote in hand "i love crafts" all the way around the cover of the card. The face was hand-drawn using the same Micron Pen and accented with brown marker and pink ink on an eraser for cheeks!


Birthday card opened and lying flat



Card upright to see the special fold out

Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoy! Check back for links to video tutorial and scribd download!

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It's My Birthday Blog Hop 12-15 March 2011 | Card #3

Welcome to the last day of Jennifer Restivo's It's My Birthday Blog Hop! This celebration of Jennifer's birth runs from Saturday March 12-15th! There are 40 crafters with lots of cards to look at! Some will be showing more than one project during the hop, including me [this is my 3rd post--my 1st post can be found here, and my 2nd post may be found here.], so be sure to check back for new inspiration!

If you came to this hop from Laura's blog then you're in the right spot! If you wish to start from the beginning hop over to here.

For my final card I used Digital Delights by Louby Loo's new Pop-up card!!! What a great new cutting file for use with all sorts of electronic cutting tools. If you are like me and do not have the nifty electronic tools, there is also a PDF that makes making this card SUPER easy. I printed out one of the papers from the Birthday Paper Pack and then sent my cardstock back through the printer to print the template on the back. The Celebration Charlie Digi Stamp and the Celebrate It's Your Birthday Sentiment are both also by Digital Delights by Louby Lou!

ALL DDSTAMPS USED: Celebration Charlie, Circle Sentiments Set, Pop-up Card Template

CS AND PAPERS:  Birthday Paper Pack

MARKERS (if any): BIC Mark-Its

ACCESS. AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Bazzill Jumbo Brad, Ribbon, Bazzill Buttons, Diamond Glaze

Thank you for looking!

Be sure to check below if you get lost on the hop. Lucy's blog is next on the list! Hop on over there to see her wonderful birthday creations!

Details on my giveaway and a complete blog hop list can be found on the post with my first card here.

Closed Pop-up Card

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It's my Birthday Blog Hop 12-15 March 2011 | Card #2

Welcome to Jennifer Restivo's It's My Birthday Blog Hop! This celebration of Jennifer's birth runs from Saturday March 12-15th! There are 40 crafters with lots of cards to look at! Some will be showing more than one project during the hop, including me [this is my 2nd post--my 1st post can be found here], so be sure to check back for new inspiration!

If you came to this hop from Laura's blog then you're in the right spot! If you wish to start from the beginning hop over to here.

Basic Grey Happy Birthday Card

This card was created on a base of Kraft with layers from the Basic Grey Euphoria Kit. The letter stickers were also part of that kit. Edges of the layers of paper were inked using Tim Holtz Distress Ink. The buttons are Bazzill Basics buttons and the fiber is from my fiber stash. The flower is from a Hydranga silk flower from the dollar store.

I hope you enjoy my card. Thank you for looking!

detail

detail

Be sure to check below if you get lost on the hop. Lucy's blog is next on the list! Hop on over there to see her wonderful birthday creations!

Details on my giveaway and a complete blog hop list can be found on the post with my first card here.

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It's my Birthday Blog Hop 12-15 March 2011 | Card #1

Welcome to Jennifer Restivo's It's My Birthday Blog Hop! This celebration of Jennifer's birth runs from Saturday March 12-15th! There are 40 crafters with lots of cards to look at! Some will be showing more than one project during the hop, including me, so be sure to check back for new inspiration!

If you came to this hop from Laura's blog then you're in the right spot! If you wish to start from the beginning hop over to here.

My 1st card for this birthday celebration uses a cute House Mouse stamp and wonderful Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza  Paper Stack and Bazzill Basics Cardstock.  I colored the stamped image with prismacolors and used the blending pencil to blend the colors. I used the Quickie Pen Glue to add ultrafine glitter touches to the flowers. A Stampin' Up Birthday sentiment and EK Success Circle Punch created the Happy Birthday wish. Basic Grey Bling matched the colors of the paper and of the Stampin Up Soft Suede ink that I used when distressing the edges of the stamped image.

I hope you enjoy! Thank you for looking!

Be sure to check below if you get lost on the hop. Lucy's blog is next on the list! Hop on over there to see her wonderful birthday creations!

In honor of Jennifer's Birthday I am offering a $15 gift e-certificate to my favorite paper crafty store cutnpastememories.com! To enter the drawing, leave a comment and your email below. Please become a follower if you like what you see!

Roll Call

1 Crafty Card Gallery www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

2 Alina http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

3 Meighen http://Scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/

4 Lisa T http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

5 Pam http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/

6 Lezlye www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

7 Denise http://deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/

8 Nicolette (Beyond Scrapin) www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

9 Ellen Jarvis (Cardmonkey) www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

10 Kellie (Crafty Baskets) http://craftybaskets.blogspot.com/

11 Miss Adri http://www.macheriecreations.com/

12 Giselle http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

13 Cammy http://www.pinkroomtherapy.com/

14 Ashley http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

15 Courtney http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/

16 Laverne http://acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

17 Lissa Marie http://www.somanycrafts.wordpress.com/

18 Sandy http://acolourfulworld.blogspot.com/

19 Audrey http://audreyscardsbydesign.blogspot.com/

20 Brandi http://learningthecricut.com/

21 Cherie http://cheriescraps.blogspot.com/

22 Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/

23 Shel http://Shellyrharris.blogspot.com/

24 Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/

25 Laura http://scrappycraftcorner.blogspot.com/

26 Leslie Rahye http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/  <--you are here

27 Lucy http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

28 Michelle (Scrappin with my Bug) http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

29 Monica http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

30 Dawn http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

31 Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

32 Sigrid http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/

33 Scraps to treasure www.scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

34 Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

35 jessica www.customcreationsbyjessica.blogspot.com

36 Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

37 Kimberley http://kimberlydianespapercrafts.blogspot.com/

38 Liz www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com

39 Lori http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

40 Jennifer A http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/

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Delightful Digitals Challenges | Let's Get Punchy & Digi Day at SNR

Happy Thursday to you!!

It's time for another Delightful Challenge and this week is....

 

LETS GET PUNCHY

(Use your punches and Die Cuts)



Shaker Card with Happy Birthday Pippin and Ticket Sentiments Set by Digital Delights by Louby Loo





ALL DD STAMPS USED: Birthday Pippin, Ticket Sentiments Set

CS AND PAPERS: Bazzill and Diecuts with a View
MARKERS: BIC Mark-It
ACCES. AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Offray ribbon, Stampin Up Hardware, acrylic sheet (Bazzill), mini star confetti/glitter, foam tape, EK Success Punches (star and flower), Marvy Punch (Scalloped Circle)
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: shaker box created by punching window out of top layer of cardstock and backing with an acrylic sheet of paper. Added 2 layers of foam tape to form a shadowbox. Added punchies and glitter for the “shakings” and placed the colored digi stamp over the back so that it could be seen through the window.

Now of coarse we have a Fabulous Sponsor for our Delightful Challenge as always and this week we are sponsored by

BABY BUD DESIGNS

One lucky player will win Two Stamps from Baby Bud Designs.

Aren't they just adorable!!!

We also have our Digital Delights Digi Day Challenge going on Today over at SNR Card Universe.

Our Challenge image is Peeking Heart Larry.

The Challenge: To come up with Original Sentiments to put in Larry's Banner.

You can find all the details HERE.



Valentine Card with Peeking Heart Larry by Digital Delights by Louby Loo

ALL DDSTAMPS USED: Heart Peeking Larry
CS AND PAPERS: Bazzill Basics and Bazzill Bling, paper scraps
ACCESS. AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Martha Stewart ultrafine glitter (yellow gold), Quickie Glue Pen, Foam Tape, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, paper stumps.
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): Gamsol
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any): color blending with Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol and paper stumps. Glittering with Quickie Pen and ultrafine glitter. Three-Dimensional paper piecing using Foam Tape.



Our Digi Day Challengers will have a chance to win 3 Digi Images of their choice from Digital Delights by Louby Loo :0)

I hope you take the opportunity to participate in BOTH of our challenges at Digital Delights!

Thank you for looking! 

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KinderStampO's 34 Birthday Balloons and Counting Blog Hop

Hi everyone and Welcome to KinderStampO's 34 Birthday Candles and Counting Blog Hop. Today we have over 40 designers sharing atleast 40 fun birthday inspired projects too. If you arrive from Krista's Paper Cafe then you are in the right place. If you are just here visiting and want to start from the top click here

For Jessicas 34th birthday, I wanted to make her something special that could commemorate her special day and provide her with a space to write and document her thoughts on this occassion. I created a mixed mini album using diecut chipboard, coasters, and upcycled toilet paper rolls as the base. I assembled these items with my Bind-It-All, used beautiful Coordinations and Basic Grey papers, and included quotes that I specially formatted for everyone to download for personal use only. This book incorporated some of Jess's favorite elements including butterflies, chipboard, and the color brown! I hope you enjoy it Jess as much as I enjoyed creating.

I will be giving away a kit on Monday 24 January 2011 to do this very project yourself in honor of Jessica's birthday! To enter to win, follow my blog [either by selecting to follow my blog through the google button on the right, or through networked blogs on facebook] AND by leaving a comment below!

Thank you for looking! The next stop is PSA Stamp Company

List of Blog stops along the way:

KinderStampO

Scrappin Pink Piglet

You Had My At Craft

Handmade by Angelica

Crafts From Miracle's Table

Canadian Nickel Scrap'n

Nana's Creative Corner

Scrapbooking Technique

Bug Lover Cards

Crafting With Cristina

DD's Crafts

Designs From My Heart

Taylord Concepts

Created2Bunique

Crafty Card Gallery

That'z Uneek

The Creative Stamper's Spot

My Scrap Diary

The Scrapoholic

Karla's Love Blog

Krista's Paper Cafe

Leslie, leslierahye  me

PSA Stamp Camp

Krazy Quilling

Lisa's Scrap'n Shack

Bit By the Cricut Bug

Liset, HailEmNat

Made by Momo

Purple Lily Studio

Enjoying the Little Things

Dream of Crafting

A Scraping Time

Beyond Scrapin'

Scrapbook Flair

Pink Cricut

Scrappin_3rdeeschik

LoveScrapReflect

Stayce DeWid

Always Crafting

The Scrapbooking Queen

Scrappergirlie Inky Goodness

KinderStampO

Funky Cards

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