Fairy Fun Friday DT- Buttons & Bows

(3rd post today....scroll down for more inspiration)

It truly is winter here in Manitoba Canada! Looks like the snow is FINALLY here to stay!!

Good or bad.......I dunno?

Guess that means spring is just around the corner.

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At Fairy Fun Friday for the next two weeks, we want to see your:

BUTTONS & BOWS !

You've got to have a ton of those things lying around, I'm sure of it!!

The fairies have done an excellent job to inspire you with some of the Prairie Fairy's

NEW IMAGES!!

This image, however, is not new, but I love it nonetheless!

It is called Mistltoe Kisses!

Ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbons, buttons are from our closing down fabric store and bling is from Dollarama. I added crystal effect to her glasses to make them shine & added glitter whereever I could!

Now correct me if I am wrong but I think that this sentiement is a freebie from Bizzy Becs.

Challenges for my card-

Lexi's Creations- Traditional Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday- buttons, buttons

Creative Cottage- somone special at Christmas

ABC Christmas- X for Christmas

Tuesday Throwdown- buttons & bows

Simon Says Stamp-sparkle

Digi's With Attitude! GDT card- Favorite sports Team

For Fussy & Fancy DT card scroll down

For Prairie Fairy Fun Fridays DT card scroll up 

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Welcome to another Digi's With Attitude! Challenge where we want to see you create

SOMETHING-SPORTS

Maybe it's your fav. sports team. Maybe it's your son or daughter's team.

Or hubby's fav. team....

Regardless, get on it & make something!!

This is Gretchen the Cheerleader. She looks quite grumpy holding her little pom-poms...doesn't she!!

 I LOVE IT!!

I was gonna make a card for my daughter but her gymnastics colors are red & black, & her soccer color is grey......so needless to say, instead of passing up these gorgeous My Grafico papers that were supplied to us, I made a pink & green creation, which matched the ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons PERFECTLY!!

Woo HOO!! Now I'm cheering!

The large pink diecut shape is from the Die Cut Dreams Store & the sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe; I just used my tag pucnh to cut it out!

The  green bling and flowers in the corner are purchases from various places so long ago, I can't even recall where they came from!!

The W-I-N letters are from Micheals!!

(shake pom poms) (kick legs alternately)

"come on.....let's go, get them while their hot,

all the prizes being offered that is

at the Digi's With Attitude! blogspot"

(finish with the splits)

Challenges for my card:

Freshly Brewed- show off your style (++embellies is my style)

AiFactory- die cut

Hodge Podge Shop- anything goes

A whole buncha stuffs & a creation!!!

First of all, great news to share or "TOPS" ( As I stole the saying from my blogging buddy Dora)
....I got top 3 at Tuesday Throwdown Challenge with my Remembrance Day card. YAY!! Thanks guys!!

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Secondly,speaking of DORA --how excited was I to go the mail yesterday, only to find this card from her!!!

What a sweetheart.....a card made, just for me (as she so fondly put it)!! I love SOG digis!

PS- pop over ot her blog, she's got some goodies up for grabs!!

Thanks Dora.

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NEXT- 

I also just found out that I won a Prize over at Chris's blog- Catt's Scratching Post where weekly prizes are sponsored by Simon Says- that's right--weekly!!!

With her weekly candy giveaways all you have to do is enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog, link to her linky, add her blinkie to your sidebar & BAM, check back the following Friday to see if you have won!!! Here's her blinkie!!

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ALMOST DONE-

I am gettig so pumped for my mini family va-ca that is coming up next weekend!

Off to the states (Fargo) for some R&R, time with the family, Christmas shopping, but most importantly some craft shopping AT HOBBY LOBBY!! Woo HOO!!
What are some must haves that I need to look for?

My list thus far includes vintagy ribbons, glimmer mists, Christmas papers, 12X12 paper holder/stand, snowflake dies, charms......

What else?

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LASTY
 I think I have a creation for you today.......

if you've come this far that is,  you may as well comment on my lastest!

This little set is for a few challenges so keep reading & head on over the Steel Magnolias blog where I continue my journey with more amazing challenges & explain what the heck is on the side of my homemade box!! lol

As you can see I've used all different sizes of my scallop nestie.

I have also incorporated ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbons, sentiment(s) from Whimsy, flowers from WOC, frame from SU & bling/pearls/staples from Dollarama!

At A Crafty Little Place they are asking for you to alter something you already have. Well, aside from making the little letter box (with a little help from SCS), I have altered this memo pad.

The sketch on the box is by TPE.

And at DCD they are asking for you to use staples on your project.

Cute Card Thursday is anything goes & Paper Play is a recipe of ribbons, lace & flowers.

Simple Doodles is lace & pearls & OSAAT is your fav colors. Brown is def. my fav color & mixed with either pink or blue, it is accented beautifully.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hope you are having a great week thus far!!

Stamping Vacation DT- To Who Challenge

At Stamping Vacation for the next month, the "TO WHO" challenge is :

SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A PRAYER.

If there is one thing I don't have enough of it's get well/sympathy cards!

I used a stamp from Marks Finest Papers.

They are sponsoring Stamping Vacation this month so head on over & check out their stuff in case you are the lucky winner!

The sentiment is SU.

Raffia Ribbon is from Bunny Zoes Crafts.

I tried to mimick Kraft paper (since I don't own any) by using some brown packing paper and scrunching it up numerous times.

I also rock & rolled the stamped image with two different colors of ink, pink & red, so although it looks like I fogot spots.....that's the look I was going for!

Head on over to the Stamping Vacation Blog for a chance at any of the challenges listed on the left hand side. They all last one month and we just started a fun new game called:

 "Inspiration Tag" (on until Dec 5)

--where you take a couple elements off of Denise's card & create your own card, blog about it & link it to the above link, in order to get in on a $25.00 gift cert to a store of your choice. OH YA, don't forget to give credit to Denise for the elements you lift from her card to inspire yours!!  Who knows someone may lift elements off your card and you've then inspired them to create a masterpiece.

Thus the name "Inspiration Tag"

Challenges for my card:

Charisma Cardz- sympathy

Dutch Dare- CAS

Daring Cardmakers- time to remember

Little Paper Shop- die cuts

A Spoon Full of Sugar- distressing

Paper Players- color challenge (see below)

Crafty Cardmakers DT- Card & matching gift set !

At Crafty Cardmakers for the next two weeks we want to see:

 A CARD & MATCHING GIFT set!

Now , tell me, how creative can you get with this one.

A matching suitcase,

a matching explosion box,

a matching gift card holder.....

........whatever it is you chose, make sure it matches the card you make!!!

Luckily, I had mine already prepared a few months ago. NEVER BLOGGED! Don't fret, you didn't miss it!!

I made this set for a fellow blogger/friend/fairy for her birthday.

The image is Prairie Fairy Designs called "The Urge"....bwhaahaaa....the urge to what right?

ABOVE-

I used a salmony paper color with a darker base paper and used my SU border punch.

I cut a doily in half & slid it in underneath the image and my scallp punch to make the other scallopy looking half circle things that I then smothered in pearls!

I also added glitter to her robe & slippers as well as crystal effects to her glasses.

BELOW-

Scallop punch & pearls out the ying-yang again .....with a different image from the Prairie Fairy called "Gerry's Birthday set". It's a set of  3 images (a giraffe, a cake & presents). I snagged the presents & ran as fast as I could.

What I made here is a little "Peek-a-boo" box. I got the tutorial off of splitcoaststampers for another challenge & simply had to try it out!

The sentiment on the inside says

"Did someone turn the heat up in here....

.....or is it just the candles on your cake?" (badum-bum)

WOOHOO.

Can't wait to see what you create for our challenge this fortnight.

Don't forget if you use some dry embossing, you can also enter your creation into the spotlight challenge at Crafty Cardmakers with is being sponsored by the Prairie Fairy herself!!!

Challenges for my set:

Stamp with Fun- Square

Cute Card Thursday- anything goes

Stamp Insanity- oh scrap (Pink scallops are my scrap papers)

Paper Sundaes- toppings are punch & ribbon

Cupcake Inspirations- photo below

More of the "ODD" in me!

If your looking for my Creative Inspirations DT card, click HERE

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I was so excited to take part in the Some Odd Girl (SOG) Digi Day celebrations that were happening at SNR/PCP sites yesterday!! I wasn't actually home for most of it, but the awesome part is that Digi-Day challenges aren't actually due until the next day, so I got a chance to play with more of Kristy's fabulous images.

Aside from the extended deadline for the challenges on Digi-Day, there are also other games, occassional freebies, chit chat sessions, points to be earned for SOG store purchases & discounts to the SOG Store.

 I was lucky enough to snag one of those discount codes. Phew!! I got me some more images..........I just love them. They are so cute & different (in a good way) than other images I've used.

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So let's begin.
One of the challenges on Digi-Day (which happens once a month) was to make a holiday card without a holiday sentiment. I used my newly purchased "Big Pressie Tia" to make this card. Isn't she cute & so small next to that big, ginormous present! I used BG papers & 'wrapping ribbon' (feels like paper) to make the ginormous bow near the bottom. The sentiment tag is from Sentiments 4 You.

Challenges for my holiday-non holiday sentiment card:

Incy Wincy- sketch

Creative Inspirations- a pink Christmas

Creative Cottage- someone special at Christmas

Crafty Catz- paper tearing

 Secret Crafter Saturday- sparkle & shine

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Another challenge yesteday was to make a masculine card.

Here I used my "Hip Kody" to make a card for my son. Actually, from one son to the other was what I had in mind as this little dandy came together. Again BG papers, some blue raffia ribbon on the top and some suede strips for the other ribbon accents. The charm sentiment says it all. A few buttons in the corners and Voila! My masculine creation.

Both cards I colored their faces with copics and the rest of them with watercolor pencils, baby oil and blending stumps!

Hopefully I am able to get in on the next Digi Day in December! And you should to.....

Challenges for my masculine card-

Friday Sketchers- sketch

Paper Sundaes- blue & ribbon

Sentimental Sundays- childhood

Simon Says- card for a man (add a charm)

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge- all about boys/men

Challenge up your life- blue & green

Enjoy the rest of your wknd!!!

Creative Inspirations DT- Anything Wintery!

For the next two weeks at Creative Inspirations we want to see:

ANYTHING WINTERY/CHRISTMASSY!

Shouldn't be too hard hey?!

Who do we have sponsoring us?

We have Softpencil with a $10.00 voucher

&

Crafty Pad Designs 

I have chosen to use an image from Crafty Pad Designs called (oddly enough) "Snowmen".

tee hee!

Sentiment is from SU.

I tried my bestest to glitter up my snowmen so they look all chilly -whilly!

Did it work, are you chilled?

Hope to see you at Creative Inspirations with your Wintery/Christmassy creation for us to gawk at!!

Challenges for my card:

Sew Many Challenges- blue & white

ABC - H for holiday (Christmas of course)

A Spoon Full of Sugar- snow & flakes

ABC Christmas- W for Winterwonderland

The Crafty Pad- Christmas sparkle

I'm Fairly Odd!

For more of my odd-y-ness click HERE

I just love Kristy's Some Odd Girl images. They are so cute!

I have a few & hope to expand my collection very shortly.

To kick start their Digi Day on Saturday (on PCP & SNR groups pages) , they are having an early bird challenge...........

DIMENSION!!

Since Saturday is gonna be a busy day for me & don't know if I will get on my puter at all that day, I have opted to participate in this early bird challenge.

I have used the image Balloon Kaylee.

She is soooooooo super sweet!

View from the top

View from the side.

Look at all that dimension!

Ticket is from Whimsy Stamps.

Present & balloons are from my scrapbooking stash, must be a phase, but I am using my scrapbooking stuffs lately. I haven't touched this stuff for AGES!!!

Paper is Bo Bunny, a mixture of different paper packs! They all match so well.

Challenges for my card:

Some Odd Girl- dimension

Delightful Sketches- glitter

Stamp Something- digi day

Digital Tuesdays- stash never used (these papers)

Fab'n'Funky- going round in circles

Cute Card Thursday- anything goes
Wee Memories- dust off your DP
OCC - color challenge

Digi's With Attitude! GDT card - RECIPE

This week at Digi's With Attitude! (Don't forget the exclamation point) we have a recipe for you....

SPARKLE, 2 DP, RIBBON

I know you gots some sparkle somewhere, maybe even some ribbon, but DP ......

I know......

that may be difficult to come by!!

BWAHHAAA!!!

Get your entry over to the challenge blog, cuz there are some great prizes lined up!!

What are they?

Well, your just gonna have to go check it out!

Meet Grumpy Gretchen the Mechanic! She has been busy fixing the car (as you can see by the sentiment) for her hubby for his birthday!!! lol

That's why she's all full of grease too!

The papers are digital from My Grafico & the die cut tool shapes are from Die Cut Dreams.

Sentiment is from my computer. Yup, done it all by myself!

We hope to see you pop over to the Digi's With Attitude! Challenge !

If not to play, then to leave the girlz some love!

Challenges for my card:

Cute Card Thursday- anything goes

Freshly Brewed- 2 or more DP

Delightful Challenges- glitter

Lexi's Creations- anything goes

Lest we forget.

In Flanders Fields.

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch, be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

I have made a card for this very special day when lives were lost fighting for the freedom of others.

Whenever I go to the Remembrance Day ceremony at my daughter's school I feel the tears well up in my eyes (even as I write this, they are here again) & the goosebumps on my skin.....

just listening to the TAPS and hearing the names of fallen soldiers,

makes me thankful to them!

Thankful for my family. Thankful for my friends.

Thankful to be alive.

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My card features an image from Prairie Fairy Designs called Watering Can.

The arrangement in the pot are poppies.

A beautiful arrangement I have highlighted using the spotlighting technique. You can also highlight an image by reverse spotlighting as well.

I have embossed the paper beneath the red Jute with a flower embossing plate resembling poppies, then I sponged red distress ink over top. I got these fabulous Jute & Gingham ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbons! Paper is misc.

Sentiment is from the Cutting Cafe & I used a circle scallop frame from CTMH to highlight it!

Can you see the little NAVY  charm I added ?

I added stickles wherever I could! I colored my imge with watercolor pencils, blending stumps & baby oil!

I hope you take a moment of silence out of your day today to remember the meaning of November 11th.

Challenges for my card.

Quirky Crafts- sketch

Simon Says Stamp- card for a man & add a charm

Anything goes- emboss it

Digital Tuesday- use stash never used before

(I think this is the first time using my flower embossing plate)

Tuesday Throwdown- inchies (backing paper)

Top Tip Tuesday-image/sentiment (TIP- never forget)

Our Creative Corner- an attitude of gratitude

Fab'n'Funky- going round in circles

OLLCB (1st)- remember, remember

Aud Sentiments- what are you thankful for?

Crafty Sentiments- Remembrance Day

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REMEMBER- Prairie Fairy Fun Friday challenge of make your own flowers is still on for 1 more week.

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