WINNER! WINNER! CHICKEN DINNER!

Okay so I wasn't the main winner but I was in the Top 3 Pick! How exciting is that! VERY EXCITING! I made the Top 3 pick with my card for the Button It Up Shapely card. 

Thank you so much to those at the Corrosive Challenge whom picked me as one of the Top 3! I am so overjoyed!

Fancy Fold and Handmade Flowers

THEME : 'Fancy fold and handmade flowers"

This week it is time to start the new challenge at Digistamps4Joy!

Create any fancy-fold card and must have at least ONE handmade flower - can be punched, folded, cut with scissors, or diecut.


My card shown above with two digi images from the store! My Handmade flower with button center is a little hard to see in photo on bottom left of the front of the card.

Chalenges Entered:

1. Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges - 2W, 2E, C10 - No. 4 - Week 2 - Summer
2.  Color Throwdown - Colors*
3.  Crafts and Me - 2W, 2E - #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)
4.  Crafty Creations - #232 Summer
5.  Divas by Design - 2E - Anything Goes
6.  365 Cards - daily, Word Wednesdays - Butterfly
7.  Inklings and Yarns - 3E, JFF - Always Anything Goes
8.  Inky Impressions - SIO - #118  Birthday
9.  Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge - M, must use a stamp - anything goes
10.  Nutcrafters - 2W, SIR for 1st prize, any image for 2nd Prize, 1E -  #48 Summer Sunshine fun
11.  Paper Shelter Challenge -3E, SIO - #122 Anything Goes
12.  Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E, No Digital layouts - #11 Anything goes (2nd week)
13.  Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 - #59 Layers
14.  Stamp n Doodle - C10, SIO- music on site - Summer
15.  Stampin' Royalty - C3 - #186 Colors*
16.  Whimsical Designs - 1E- Pile it on
17.  Whimsy Inspiration -M, 3E, SIO - Ribbon and Lace (ends Aug 07)
18. WordArt Wednesdays - 5E -  word art freebie OR use an encouraging uplifting sentiment -Anything goes
19.  As You Like it Challenge - 2W, E3- (1 of 2) Favorite Fancy Fold and why
20.  C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#217 For the Girls
21. Charisma Cardz - W, 3E, C10 - #29 Make your own embellishment...must state what you made
22. Crafty Ribbons - W, SIO - #54 Anything with a ribbon 
23. Happy Campers - M, 3E - #20 (W1 of 4) Summer 
24. Inspired By - W, C5 -#85
25. Bloggers - W, JFF – They Say It's Your Birthday
26. Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - W, 3E – No. 134 - Anything Goes
27.  Cut it Up- 2W, 1E, Must have Die Cuts - No. 24 - Week 1 - Summer
28. Delicious Doodles - W, 1E, SIO – No. 46 - Summer Time 
29. * Graph'It Colour Challenge - W (can use any alcohol markers) - Blonde Hair
30. Inspire Me Fridays– W - No. 113 - Anything Goes!
31. Pattie's Creations - 2W, 2E, SIO, include an image – Challenge 72 -Week 1 - Recipe (use 3 of these: Buttons, Charms, Flowers, Gems/Pearls, Glitter, Ribbon, or Sentiment
32. Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 17 - Anything Goes 
33. Colour Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #73 (W2 of 2) through Aug 2  Anything Goes
34.  One Stop Craft - 2E W - #236  Add Flowers or Ribbon
35.  "Summer Fun" VSC #13 Challenge!

Button It Up Shapely!

At Digistamps4Joy we are challenging you to -A shaped card with buttons 
Simple! Any shape, if you think about it all cards are shaped, but we would love it if you joined in with the fun and maybe make your card a different shape to the norm. Then add a button/s. Told you, easy! So strut your stuff over to the blog and show us your wonderful creations.

For my card I used digi images from the Garden set! I had some scrap left over of that beautiful ribbon! Just love how it turned out!
 

Challenge #71 runs from 10 - 23 July 2013

Challenges Entered:

1. 613 Avenue Create - W - Anything Goes (optional: Birthday) 
2.  Addicted to Stamps Challenge - 2W, Must use stamp- 2nd week) Lots of Layers  (this challenge will be 4 weeks as the team takes a mini summer break) 
3. Catered Crop - 2W - (2nd week) Button Up (ends 20th July) 
4.  Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Always Anything Goes
5.  Eclectic Ellapu - W, 2E - Flowers.
6.  Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - (July) Anything Goes  
7. No Matter Which Challenges - M, F, must use stamp (rubber or digi) - (July) Anything Goes this will the last challenge
8.  One Stitch At A Time - W, SIO - Use a digi 
9.  Sunday Stamper - W, JFF - Build Me Up Buttercup. 
10.  That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - (2nd week) Ribbons and/or Lace (ends 20th July)
11.  The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Shape up (shape card)
    
12.  Colour Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #72 (W2 of 2) through July 19, 2013 Anything Goes
13.  Dynamic duos W - #61 Color*
14.  Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E  NSD1 - #106   Super Scraps 
15. Kraftyhands  M 3E SIR (must be a follower) - (July) Pretty in Pink
16.  Paper Creator's Crafts 2W 3E SOR - #11 (W2 of 2) Think Pink
17.  Word Play Saturday - M, E4 (1 per wk)   Birthdays
18. Totally Gorjuss - W  #192  Sweet
19. Creative Corner - W, 3E  - No.27 - Anything Goes
20.  new challenge* Creative Fingers - (M - July and August, then W), C10 - Week 2 - Anything Goes
21.  Inspire Me Fridays– W - No. 111 - Anything Goes!
22.  Just Add Ink – W, - No. 173 - Just Add...Water
23.  Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges - 2W, 2E, C10 - No. 3 - Week 2 - Congratulations
24.  Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 15 - Anything Goes
25.  Crafty Ribbons - W, SIO - #52 Anything goes with ribbon
26.  Dutch Dare Card Challenge - W, 2E, C8 - #225 Tic tac toe...
27.  Happy Campers - M, 3E - #19 (W3of 4) Bling
28. Sugar Bowl - 4W, SIR, # 105- (W2 of 4) Anything Goes

July Freebie Digi at DS4J

I decided to use the digi in a tag. 

Challenge Entered:

1.  justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com-make-4-coordinating tags
2.  
3. Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W2 of 2)  Anything but a Square
4.  Little Red Wagon - #195 Tag

This is the digi DS4J is  offering as the freebie for July.

A-LA-PRAMI

StampTV Challenge #2!

I had so much fun challenging myself in my first challenge at StampTV.com that I decided to do another challenge! Your chances at prizes for Gina K stamps are good if you use Gina K stamps within your card. (crossing my fingers this time) My second challenge I used the same stamp as the first challenge! I feel so creative!  This Mondays challenge is.. make a patriotic card, but no red & blue. I hope they aren't  picky about my colors, it looks blue in the photo but it is Teal & Cranberry mostly used here. :) My patriotism showing in my USA stamp as well as the Eagle stamp on my make believe envelope to a soldier. 

Challenges Entered:

1.  
   The Play Date Cafe - W, #189

New digistamps - Digistamp4Joy

Here are our new digistamp releases 

How many of you have realised that HALF the year has gone already?!
It's scary isn't it? I normally start my Christmas shopping in August, and
that is in 1 month's time - it feels like just the other day that I did my shopping.

Note: The artists' name is in brackets. Click on the category link to take you directly to the shop. 

Bamboo (Jen) (Flowers)	Misteri - Cleopatra (Jen)  (Teenz)
Potted orchid (Jen)  (Flowers)	Swing doors (Jen) (Backgrounds)
Bald eagle (Margy) (Animals)	Bateleur in flight (Margy) (Animals)
Hornbill (Margy) (Animals)	Berry nice (Margy) (Sentiments)

StampTV First TImer Challenge Entry #2

Here she is, my challenge card #2 for the StampTV Challenge this week. This is in color and card #1 is in Black & White. I really enjoyed participating in this challenge it had been a while since I really took a challenge and I had forgotten how much I really enjoy being a challenge participant! 

Item# GKSD-11

First Timer Challenger at Stamp TV!

First off I would like to take this opportunity to thank my crafty friend Regina Hardy for sending me Gina K stamps so that I could partake in the challenges at Stamp TV and have a chance at winning wonderful prizes. This was my first challenge at Stamp TV, I was recently searching for some challenges and  it was recently mentioned to me that I was a member at the StampTV/Gina K site and I hadn't even realized I was, I knew I was not active there, and must have just joined and then went on to another site,  so I decided I should take this opportunity of looking for challenges to enter to use my membership at Gina K. I have heard wonderful things from many crafty friends about Stamp TV and Gina K stamps so why not!!

For this particular challenge called Color My World we are to make two of the same card, one in black, white, grey, and a neutral and the other in colors. I do not know the names of the stamps I have used but they are Gina K stamps. I enjoyed using my Silhouette Cameo that I received last Christmas for the scroll layers and I believe it was  a Martha Stewart border punch for the additional butterflies that the individual butterfly out of.

Item# GKSD-11

Challenges Entered:

1. Inspire Me Fridays– W - No. 109 - Anything Goes!
2.  QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 45 - Anything Goes
3.  Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 13 - Always Anything Goes
4.  Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 2 - Anything Goes

Paper Folded Embellishment

The Challenge at DS4J this week is to - create your own embellishment by folding a piece of paper.
 

Starting date: Wednesday 26th June 2013 08h00 Central African Time

Ending date: Tuesday 9th July 2103 06h00 Central African Time

In my card I used the bird cages set from DS4J! I used a piece of colorful patterned paper, punched with a decorative edge and turned it into a flower form adding an adorable orange button and some twine! 

Challenges Entered:

1. Addicted to Stamps and More -  C5 - #51 Anything Goes
2. Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
3.  Crafts and Me - 2W - #138 Anything Goes
4.  Pollycraft Challenges - 2W, 3E - #1 Anything goes (2nd week)

For The Men In Our Lives

'For the Men in our lives'. Basically to celebrate Father's Day, but your card/creation can be for a father, grandfather, stepfather, boyfriend, or a very special male friend. In other words, show off the specialty of being a man and celebrate him.

This weeks challenge at the Digistamps For Joy blog we look forward to seeing your submitted creations!! 

Challenges Entered: 

1.  DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 2W (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month  3E –  #111 (W1 of 2)  Father's Day or a card for a man
2.  Dutch Dare Card Challenge - W, 2E, C8 - #221 For Dad Crafty Sentiment 
3.  Meljens Designs - W, SIR - #164  Dad, Daddy, Father
4.  MilkCoffee Challenge - 2W, 3E, SIO  (W2 of 2) Father's day or male inspired
5.  Sugar Bowl - 4W, SIR, # 103 - (W3 of 4) Anything Goes
6.  creativeinspiration paint - Red white & Blue challenge
7.  CDAC Seasonal Fun” Challenge

Close To My Heart Party now CLOSED

Thank you Regina Hardy for thinking of me when you thought of someone who loves to promote good products, and you knew I would love to attain some for free just for having a Close To My Heart Party! Above is what I received for free from the party sales. 

Thanks to all my wonderful friends for helping me attain these products that I will use in my upcoming Scrapbook for The Good Sam RV Club chapter The Modern Wagoneer Sams. If it weren't for your purchases there would not be a party. Thank you and I will hold all of your friendships dear to my heart for the help you have given me.

Thank You, Regina Hardy!

Thank you Regina Hardy you are such a sweet heart, For sharing these wonderful products with me! I look forward to using them in my crafty projects in the future!

Oh To Be Young Again

 

Oh To Be Young Again ... If I had to tell a young person one thing it would be CLING TO YOUR YOUTH! Life flies by and before you know it.. that young body is gone and its not so easy to do the things you once could. So this week to be young again we are making cards at Digistamps For Joy in their challenge this week we want to see how you can show us how to be young again! Come on over and join the challenge!

The image above you can find at the Digistamps For Joy Online store!

Close To My Heart Party!

Angela Bonanno's Close To My Heart Party

Orders in by May 31st!

JUST  3 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER PLEASE HURRY!

 Here's the link!
http://cardsbyregina.ctmh.com/
Please pass this on, you can have a scrapbook of your baby, lover, family, friends without having to use glue and scissors! Close to My Heart has a computer program they sell that allows you to create a scrapbook from your computer as well as all the products you could possibly need for handmade paper cards and banners.. etc.!

I hope you will support me in this party. I am looking forward to having a great party and your purchases go towards my items needed for putting together the Oklahoma Good Sam RV Club Modern Wagoneer Scrapbook supplies! I will post my progress on my blog and let you know if I win the Scrapbook competition held once a year at the Fall Oklahoma Good Sam RV club Samboree, and possibly have photos of the other competitors Scrapbooks! I must admit I have only done one (1) scrapbook so the kits from Close to My Heart will really help me stay coordinated with my pages.

For every $25 in products purchased you have an entry for a chance to win $25 of products of your choice FREE!

Thank you all for your help! Let's Go Shopping before May 31st!

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung! The Northern hemisphere will be celebrating spring! Make a creation/card showing how you enjoy this season, whether it is chasing the lambs in the field, oohing and aahing the new blossoms on the fruit trees, or the fact that you will be seeing more sun! Go for it! The word SPRING should appear somewhere on your card.

Go to Digistamps For Joy Challenge Blog to Enter! 

Challenges Entered:

1. Loves Rubber Stamps W - #52 May Flowers
2. Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E, - Alway's Anything Goes
3. Card Mania - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Flowers
4. Forever Friends - M / 2W, E3 - Monthly Challenge (May): Anything Goes
5. Songbird Challenges - 2W, 2E, cards - (1st week) Flowers 
6.  Stamp with Fun - W, cute - Selfmade Flowers
7.  Use Your Stuff - W, JFF, use your stash - Focus on Flowers

Happy Mother's Day!

Inside reads:

For anyone attempting to take
Your precious, unreplaceable place.
No one will ever be able to take your place -
Or come close to filling your shoes.

Not everyday was a great day -
But in everything, good you tried hard to find.
You stood up for what you believed -
And you always fought for those you loved
And of you I think the world of.

You are my hero -
The person I respect
And love the most.

You always went above and beyond
And always tried to make others happy
And with this poem of honor
Given with love to you
I hope I in return can give
You some of the happiness
You have brought me.

You were always strong -
Even in times of great difficulty
A woman of pride, strength, and dignity.
You are my hero, Mom, and I think the world of you.

Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Digistamps for Joy! Come celebrate with us and show us your mothers day creations!

Challenges Entered:

1.  Besties Challenge - W, SIO (freebie available) - Mother's Day OR Thank You + Bestie (plus blog hop)
2.  Creative Stamp Friends - 2W - (2nd week) Mother's Day
3. Created With Love - W, 3E, C10 - Mother's Day
4. Eureka Stamps - W, 3E, F - Mother's Day
5.  Love to Create - W, 3E - For a Mom or Special Lady

New Release Sunday!

Today its New Release Sunday and "Melissa" is one of the wonderful new images this week! Check out the rest of the design team inspiration cards with the new releases and also see the other wonderful new releases at DS4J!

This week I wanted to feature the card I made for the design team I am on with Digistamps4Joy. Not only is this beautiful image named "Melissa" a new release this week at DS4J created by the fabulous talented artist Jen Leeflang, but the ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel referred to me by a good crafty friend named Regina Hardy.  The scalloped corners at the top left and bottom right were cut using my Sure Cuts A Lot software on my Cricut Expression machine. The coloring of this beautiful image I give credit to Suzanne Dean at Color Me Creative Classroom for helping me learn to use my Copic markers in a way that creates such remarkable looking hair and coloring! I finished Class 1 and starting Class 2, already amazed at the results I am getting from the classes!

Anything Goes!

Anything Goes at Digistamps4Joy!

Celebrating Easter

Celebrating Easter at Digistamps4Joy!

 This is open to your interpretation on how you celebrate Easter time, whether it is collecting eggs in the garden, chasing the bunnies, or a Christian connection.

Come share with us your creations on Easter at Digistamps4Joy Challenge.  

Color My World

Color My World in Primary colors if you dare!! 

With these beautiful primary colors and this super FUNTASTIC image called BIGFOOT from Digistamps4Joy digi artist Jen Leeflang. This image can be found at the Digistamps For Joy store web site. I have created a card for any boy in your life that likes monster trucks! I have refurbished an onion sack as my bow! Enjoy!

If you want to have a chance at being a winner come join this fun challenge at Digistamps4Joy !


CHALLENGES ENTERED:

1. Craft Us Crazy 
2. Sara Hurley Challenge Blog

THE WINNER IS..

The Winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to spend at Oozak is....

deb

 

 

Please contact me to receive your goodies!

Birthdays Are Fun!

Happy Birthday! Birthdays are so much fun at Digistamps For Joy! Check out my card above using the digi image drawn by Jen Leeflang called Sharon.

Our wonderful talented artist Margaret Keiser will have been the new owner of DS4J for one whole year on the 23rd February 2013, so  we are having a birthday bash. Your creation/card can be anything to do with  BIRTHDAYS!!! It can be for ANY age as well! So come share your BIRTHDAY creations with us  in the challenge at Digistamps4Joy!

New Release Sunday!

Here's my submission using this adorable digi image from Digistamps4Joy called My New Specs by Jen Leeflang this image reminds me so much of my daughter. I made the card as a valentine after the fact using this image thinking of how she had her first valentine ever. She's 18, and it was just such cute fun seeing her light up getting silly valentine gift together and making the day into something special for them both! I wish I had this card made up for her to give to him, it is such a cute image!

This one is from Jen called "My new specs"

 

Challenges Entered 

1. A Gem of A Challenge
2. CMC Copic Challenge
3. Pumpkin Spice

Cupcake Toppers

Using a couple of crafty punches, tooth picks, along with heart shaped sprinkles I was able to decorate these delicious cupcakes into a Valentine theme!

LOVE is a Beautiful THING!

Love is in the air at Digistamps For Joy!

 For two weeks you have a chance to enter the super fun challenge and win fabulous prizes! Check it out!

For my card I used Jen Leeflang's image of her Pin Up Dear Valentine.

Challenges entered:

1. Ruby's Rainbow
2. Simon Says Stamp