Some Odd Girl Style Challenge #6 ~ A Sketch

Happy Thursday everyone!! Hope this post finds you all happy and healthy! It has been a great week so far in the Cortes house. The kids love being back to school and can't wait for the weekends activities (cheerleading and soccer).

Anyway, It is time for this weeks Some Odd Girl Style Challenge #6 and this week we have a great sketch for you.

For my card, I choose the adorable Balloon Kaylee for my card. I printed her out and colored her with Prismacolor markers. The dsp is from October Afternoon and the ric rac ribbon is from American Crafts. The fabulous birthday bingo card is from Jenni Bowlin. I used the new Just the Ticket stamps and die from PTI for my sentiment.

To play along with this weeks challenge and checkout all the amazing DT creations, head over to the Some Odd Girl Challenge Blog.

Remember that you don't have to use Some Odd Girl images on your projects, but if you do (and there's always a FREEBIE for the taking!), you'll get TWO entries into the challenge. Be sure to link back to us on your post, and do it by Wednesday, September 8th at midnight EST for your chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Release Tuesday at Bugaboo

Hi everyone!! I was so excited when I made the Bugaboo Design Team and now I get to share my first official card as a DT Member!! Every Tuesday, Jodi releases new images at Bugaboo Stamps and today's images are as cute as ever!!

For my card, I used the beach crab to create a fun Birthday Card. I printed the image out on select white cs and cut him out. I popped him up on a little beach scene. The striped dsp was in my scrap pile so I am not sure who made it.

This card qualifies for a few different challenges:

Simple Doodles ~ Layers
Charisma Cardz ~ Animals
Our Creative Corner ~ Buttons

Now head on over to Bugaboo Stamps to see the rest of the new release and be sure and check out the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog to see what the other Design Team members created.

Thanks for stopping by,

Peace, Love & Cake

Some quick updates....

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My DD is turning 10 on Thursday and this is the Birthday card I created for her. She is completely obsessed with Peace signs these days so I had to use this adorable stamp from inque that I found in the dollar section at Pat Catan's. I stamped the image with memento ink and colored it with PrismaColor markers and added some stickles for a little bling.

The cardstock is PTI's Berry Sorbet and I found the perfect dsp in a DCWV paper pack called Hippie Chick. I used the dsp for the inside of the card as well. The font for the sentiment and inside message is Digs My Hart.

This card is for a few challenges....

Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch #32
Crazy 4 Challenges ~ C4C19 Birthday
Stampin' Royalty ~ SR#1 Birthday
The Pink Elephant ~ TPE49 Birthday
Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ CCC73 Going Girly

Thanks for stopping by,

TCC Feature Friday ~ Rocking It in 3D

Thank goodness it's Friday! I am so ready for the weekend! It is time for another Feature Friday at The Character Cafe and Heather has come up with a Rockin' 3D Challenge ~ Create a 3 piece Gift Set with at least one 3D Item.

I used one of the adorable November releases, Bernard Bear, to create a Birthday Set. It includes a card, an altered frapp bottle filled with gumballs and a matching gift bag. I printed the digi image in a few different sizes on Select White CS and colored him with PrismaColor Markers. The ability to resize the images is one of the best things about using digital images. I cut out the ballons for the bottle and added the line with a black pen.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00pm (EST) Thursday evening.

Thanks for stopping by,


{Birthday Gift Supplies}

Digital Image: Bernard Bear (TCC)

Paper: Enchanted Evening and Select White CS (PTI), Kiwi Kiss (SU!), Circle DSP (Scenic Route)

Accessories: Nestabilities, Rhinestones, Grosgrain Ribbon, Frapp Bottle and Gift Bag

TCC Feature Friday ~ A Witches Brew

Happy Friday all! I am sooo ready for the weekend. I finally finished putting together all the games, crafts and last minute goodies for DD's Halloween party at school today. I am so hoping that after all this work there will be school today, the flu has hit our schools pretty hard and there are ALOT of kids and teachers out sick!

It is Feature Friday at The Character Cafe and Piali has come up with a wicked fun Recipe Challenge. It is called a Witches Brew ~ Using ONLY patterned paper from Halloween packs and glitter make a NON-Halloween card!! I had to really think about this one, but I just love the card I came up with. I used Sk8r Brady to create a Birthday Card. Everytime I see this image I think of my nephew so I am going to save this card for his B-day!

I printed the digi image on Select White CS and colored him with PrismaColor Markers. I used rub-ons to add the stars to the helmet and the "splattered paint" around the image. The DSP is from last years K&Company Halloween Specialty Paper Pack. I also used Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 252 for the layout on this card.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00pm (EST) Thursday evening.

Thanks for stopping by,


{Sk8r B-day Supplies}

Digital Image: Sk8r Brady (TCC)

Paper: Select White, True Black and New Leaf CS (PTI), Halloween DSP (K&Company)

Accessories: Rub-ons (Colorbok), Rain Dots (Cloud 9)

AiFactory #7 ~ A Sketch Challenge

Morning all! Hope this post finds you all well! Unfortunately, we are not so lucky. I am heading out to take my darling son to the doctor. He has been sick for two days and I think he has the flu. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is not H1N1!

Anywho, I did manage to sneak in a card tonight after he finally fell asleep. This week at AiFactory, we have a great sketch challenge for you!





We are also featuring these adorable Fairy Stamps, this is a darling digi set of 6 different fairies. I printed my fairy out on Select White CS and colored her with PrismaColor Markers. I also used Angel Wing Shimmerz on her wings and wand (hard to see in the pic). I cut her out and popped her up on a scallop circle.

To join in on the fun, just visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog for all the details and to upload your creations.


For more inspiration, be sure and visit the rest of the fabulous Design Team:

Mia (Owner) * Ashley * Carole * De * Erin * Kerry * Lola

Thanks for stopping by,


{Fairy Birthday Supplies}

Digital Image: Sweet Pea Fairies (AiFactory); Sentiment: Fairy B-day (Stamping Bella)

Ink: Hibiscus Burst (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper: Hibiscus Burst CS (PTI), Flower DSP (Imaginisce)

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Pink Rhinestones, Nestabilities

AiFactory Challenge #6 ~ Masculine Cards

Hi all! I am so excited to be doing my first challenge with the AiFactory Design Team. This is such a super talented group of ladies and I am delighted to be joining them!!

I have to admit though when I saw that the challenge this week was to make masculine cards (w/o any ribbon) I did cringe a little. I always struggle with these cards, constantly adding and taking away. I decided with this card my approach would be less is more LOL!

I just had to use this adorable digi stamp Pirate Ivan for my card. He is just perfect for a little boy's birthday card! I printed him out on Select White CS and colored him with my PrismaColor Markers!

To join in on the fun, just visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog for all the details and to upload your creations.

For more inspiration, be sure and visit the rest of the fabulous Design Team:

Mia (Owner) * Ashley * Carole * De * Elizabeth * Erin * Kerry * Lola

Thanks for stopping by,


{Pirate Birthday Supplies}

Digital Image: Pirate Ivan (AiFactory)

Paper: Scarlett Jewel CS (PTI), Striped DSP (Sandylion)

Accessories: Candy Dots (Pebbles, Inc)