Handmade Card with Owls

Good morning! I hope you are feeling crafty today! Created With Love Challenges has a fun theme this week, Things That Fly. It can be anything that can fly from Angels to Zebra Butterflies or anything in between. Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles and my card features their Mr + Mrs Owl image. I colored the image with my Copic markers and added a little distress ink over the image to dull the white card stock. The design for this Handmade Card with Owls comes from this weeks deconstructed sketch by Jen Shults. I hope you will play along. Thanks for stopping by!

Handmade Card with Owls Supplies:

• Paper: Brown card stock by The Paper Company and all patterned paper by My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection (LF2102, 6x6 paper pad).
• Stamp: Mr + Mrs Owl digital stamp by Delicious Doodles.
• Inks & Colouring: Copic markers (E00, E31, E55, E15, E27, E449, YR27, colorless blender) and Tim Holtz antique linen distress ink.
• Other Stuff: Fiskars upper crest edge punch, brown rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

My card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge: Things with Wings
• Alphabet Challenge: A for Anything with Wings

Happy 1st Birthday Card

It's another Monday and time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week our theme is Birthdays and you must use a die cut and embossing.  Our sponsor is Crafty Emblies and they carry wooden items to accent your creations. My card was made for a niece who is turning one.  I used the Birthday Monkey - Cake image by Bugaboo for this Happy 1st Birthday Card. I colored the image with Copic markers and added white puffy paint to the frosting to add dimension. The balloon was cut using a Cricut machine with the Stretch your Imagination cartridge and the embossing folder is swiss dots by Cuttlebug.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will play along with us at Created With Love Challenges.

 

 

This Happy 1st Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Word Play Saturday: Balloons

 

Love Bear Valentine Card

Hmmm... it's Monday again! This past weekend zoomed by and now it's time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. Our theme this week is Valentine's and our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. With only 10 days left until Valentine's Day this is the perfect challenge to inspire your card creations. My Love Bear Valentine Card was made using the Love Bear 2 digital stamp. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and accented the XO with black diamond stickles. The layout came from the sketch challenge at "Just Us Girls" Challenges and I picked the colours to participate in the 2 Sisters Challenge. As always I appreciate you stopping by and I hope you'll participate in our Valentine's challenge.

 

Love Bear Valentine Card Supplies:

 

• Paper: Pink , red, white, and black card stock and patterned paper by American Crafts (XOXO collection, True Love, 35892).
• Stamps: Love Bear 2 digital stamp by Bugaboo Digi Stamps.
• Inks & Coloring: Copic Markers (E31, E55, E15, E27, E49, R83, R29) and black diamond stickles.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Chevron embossing folder by Stampin' Up!, deckle scissors by Fiskars, pink rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Love Bear Valentine Card is also entered into the following challenges:

1. Catch The Bug Challenge: Anything Goes
2. Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Little Duck Baby Card

Hello and happy Monday! Are you looking for a fun card challenge to participate in? The theme challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is Baby Shower Cards. Our sponsor is Meljen's Designs and my Little Duck Baby Card was created using the Little Pull Duck image. I kept the card gender neutral because I never know which one I'll need. The design for my card comes from the Deconstructed Sketch no. 86 by Jen Shults. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added Stickles to the duck for a little sparkle. The pacifier paper is by The Paper Studio and the Sweet Baby stamp is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set by Stampin' Up! I hope you will play along with us this week and link up your baby shower card creation. Thanks for stopping by!

This Little Duck Baby Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Songbird Challenges: Baby Mine (New Baby)
• Use Your Stuff: Colouring

 

Won't You Be Mine? Card

Good morning! I hope you had a lovely weekend and maybe you're enjoying an extra day off today. We have another challenge for you at Created With Love Challenges. How does an ANYTHING GOES challenge sound? Our sponsor this week is DigiDarla Designs and I've used their Valentine Bears image for this Won't You Be Mine? Card. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added a couple of heart brads next to the sentiment. I've kept the design simple and free of a lot of embellishments because I'm sending it to the Cards from the Heart Card Drive. If you have some time to make a couple of Valentine's cards for a great cause, please click on the link and check out the details. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

This Won't You Be Mine? Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
2. Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes

Party Cat Birthday Card

Good morning fellow card enthusiasts! We had a very cold weekend here in Oklahoma. So, I spent a lot of time in the house. Part of my weekend was spent cleaning my crafting space. It's amazing how I found things I forgot I had by just cleaning and looking through my stuff. Other than that, I really didn't do a lot this weekend. Now it's Monday and time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week our theme is Critter Birthday. That means you need to make a birthday card with a critter on it. I used a cat, which is my favorite critter! Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop, they feature a variery of products and embellishments to make one of a kind projects. My Party Cat Birthday Card was made using a sketch from the Clean & Simple Stamping Blog. The colored Party Time Cat digital stamp is from Meljen's Designs. Since the image was already colored it made this card come together quickly. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope you will play along and make a critter birthday card for our challenge.

 

This Party Cat Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: ANYTHING GOES
• Crafting When We Can: FAVOURITE THINGS (favourite critter = CATS and favourite technique = HEAT EMBOSSING, used on the sentiment).
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge: IT'S TIME FOR SOME GINGHAM
• 613 Avenue Create: ANYTHING GOES

 

Have a great day!!!

Welcome Wall Hanging

Good morning! Are you ready for a challenge this morning? How does ANYTHING BUT A CARD sound? That's the theme this week for the Created With Love Challenge. I've made this Welcome Wall Hanging using the Bundled Owl image from our sponsor Cedar Chest Designs. I have to admit when I started this project I had NO idea what I was making! I didn't have many fancy supplies laying around the house to use so I searched through my Cricut cartridges for inspiration. I found the tree frame on the Cindy Loo cartridge and cut that out. I decided to make a starry snow scene for the bundled owl, but when I was done with it I didn't really know what to do with it. I looked around my house and saw a wall hanging I had up for the holidays and the *stars* went off. So, that's what I made a Welcome Wall Hanging. See, all you have to do is start and the project will eventually come to you.

 

Welcome Wall Hanging Directions:

1. Use comic book board or something sturdy for the main part. The finished size is 8" wide by 7" high. Cover the board with patterned paper, I used night of navy dsp by Stampin' Up!.
2. Cut frame image using Cricut machine at 5", Cindy Loo cartridge.
3. Create a winter scene by cutting the night of navy card stock slightly smaller than the frame and adding the details you desire.  I used the Starry Sky all over the page punch by Martha Stewart. Adhere a glittery card stock to the back of the punched star card stock and then add snow drifts to the front. Accent snow drifts with Stickles and spray the whole scene with ice Radiant Rain shimmering mist by Creative Imaginations. Let dry.
4. Print Bundled Owl digi image and color with Copic markers. Fussy cut image and add crystal effects to eyes, let dry.  
5. Cut Welcome with Cricut machine using the Alphalicious cartridge at 1 1/4". I used white card stock for my shadow letters and the same glitter card stock I used for the stars as the main part of the letter. Adhere letters together using a Xyron create-a-sticker.
6. When everything is dry, adhere frame to the winter scene and attach owl image with dimensionals/foam tape. Measure and punch holes and secure your ribbon. Attach frame image using dimensionals/foam tape and then place your Welcome letters centered below frame.

That's it! This makes a great handmade gift idea, so let your imagination run wild and see what you can come up with. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you play along with our challenge.

 

This project is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Creative Creations Challenges: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes

Christmas Cat Card and Blog Hop

Merry Christmas Blog Hop

at

Created with Love Challenges

 

Welcome to our second blog hop. 

Please take time to hop through our design team blogs...

you never know where you might find some blog candy.

 

Our sponsors for this hop are...

prize pack of 7 free images

 

 

5 Images of your choice

 

 

 

There will be 3 random.org drawings! 1 winner per sponsor prize!

Thank you so much Sponsors for your generous prizes!

 

 

The Christmas Cat image on my card came from DigiDarla Designs. I have used a sketch from the Totally PaperCrafts blog for the design. I colored the image with my Copic markers and added a little puffy paint and stickles to the hat for some dimension and sparkle.  The patterned paper is from the Eskimo Kisses Collection by BasicGrey. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

Andrea's Christmas Cat Card

  

Andrea's Blog Candy

 

Here is the list of blogs...

If you get lost along the way be sure to come back here.

You will find the design teams inspiration on their blogs.

 

CWLC (be sure to comment before you leave)

 

Chris

Dawn

Lisa

Andrea (you are here)

Linda

Sandra

Sue

 

 

 Now remember you don't have to make a card. 

Any paper craft project can be entered. 

 

 Thanks for joining us at

Created With Love Challenges.  

 

Our design team will be on vacation from

December 24, 2012 through January 6, 2013.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

 



This Christmas Cat Card is entered into the following challenges: 

• One Stitch At A Time: Christmas, must use digi
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
 

 

Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card

Good Morning! I took a long weekend and the hubby and I went to Branson, MO to see a Christmas show and the lights at Silver Dollar City. We had a very nice time. Now, it's back to reality. The reality that I still haven't finished my Christmas shopping!!!

Are you ready for another Created With Love Challenge? This Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card was made for this weeks theme, Birthday/Things with Wings. Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles and my card features their Cupcake Fairy image. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added a few die cut accents. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you play along with this weeks challenge.

 

This Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Lili's Little Fairies: Use 3 Punches or Dies
• Avadares Challenge: Anything with a Digi

Merry Christmas Kitty Card

Good morning! We are well on our way to Christmas. In three weeks it will be Christmas Eve. To help inspire you to create a Christmas card/project our challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is Blue Christmas. Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop. My Merry Christmas Kitty Card was made using an image from the Pretty Kitty Christmas Blue coloured clipart set available at PJG Scrapbook Heaven. I hope you will join us this week and create a projected inspired by our Blue Christmas theme. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!!!

Merry Christmas Kitty Card Supplies:

• Paper: Light blue card stock, blue card stock, white card stock all by The Paper Studio, aqua glitter card stock by Recollections, and patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc.
• Stamps: Digital Christmas Kitty image by Cheryl Seslar Designs and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Royal blue die ink by Craft Smart.
• Other Stuff: Snow Flurry Bigz Die by Stampin' Up!, white gemstones and white glitter brad both by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Merry Christmas Kitty Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. Sunshine Creations: Snowflakes
3. Eclectic Ellapu: Santa Paws/Snowflakes
4. Sentimental Sundays: Non-traditional Christmas Colors

Hello Cat Card

Hello Friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend!!! Today is a new challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week we have a sketch challenge for you and our sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability Digistamps. Guylou's provided our design team with the Cat Caught a Mouse digital image featured on my Hello Cat Card. The sketch is super simple so all skill levels can play along. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Hello Cat Card Supplies: Black folded card by Recollections, patterned paper by BasicGrey (little black dress 6 x 6, lbd-3494), Whisper White and Certainly Celery card stock by Stampin' Up!, random pink paper scraps from my stash, digital stamp by Guylou's Inimitability, TPC Studios sentiment stamp (Greetings set, ST93416), ColorBox chalk ink in Charcoal, Copic markers, silver pigment marker, Martha Stewart flower punches, Jolee's bling sticker, and stampin' dimensionals.

 This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. My Time To Craft: Domestic Pets

Falling for Fall Challenge

Good morning! Are you ready for another challenge? This weeks theme at Created With Love Challenges is Falling for Fall. Our sponsor is Shelly's Images and they provided the beautiful Pumpkins digital stamp featured on my card. I coloured the image with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Write markers. The sentiment was heat embossed and the woodgrain embossed panel was sanded to enhance the texture. For the final details I used a decorative corner punch on the image panel, added a brown glitter leaf brad, and adhered the image panel with stampin' dimensionals. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a FABulous day!

Falling for Fall Challenge Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, pumpkin pie, and sandable Early Espresso card stock by Stampin' Up! and Samantha Walker patterned paper by Creative Imaginations.
• Stamps: Pumpkins digital stamp by Shelly's Images, and Autumn Greetings sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado (98549).
• Inks & Colouring: Copic and Stampin' Write markers, and Early Espresso embossing powder by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Corner punch by Creative Memories, Woodgrain embossing folder by Stampin' Up!, leaf brad from Harvest seasonal collection at Hobby Lobby, and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. The Squirrel and The Fox: Anything Goes

Happy 3rd Birthday Card

It's Monday morning again and that means it's time for another Created With Love Challenge. This week our theme is Birthday that must include a number. Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. This Happy 3rd Birthday Card was made for a little girl who is turning three. I used the Eggbert Birthday digital stamp and coloured it with my Copic markers. The card design came from this weeks sketch at My Time Made Easy. I added an inch to the back side of the card to allow for the vertical sentiment. It's nice and bright and was a lot of fun to make. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you will join us with this weeks challenge.

Happy 3rd Birthday Card Supplies: Dark pink, bright blue, orange glitter, and white card stock by Recollections, Confetti collection patterned paper by K & Company, Eggbert Birthday digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps, computer, printer, various Copic markers, lime green ribbon by The Paper Studio, orange peel Stickles, and Jolee's boutique Baby Gems Flowers.

 

This Happy 3rd Birthday Card is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges: Anything Goes

 

Happy Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome to our VERY first Blog Hop at Created with Love Challenges!

We are so excited to have you join us for this Special "HALLOWEEN" Blog Hop!

 

We have some great prizes and even some BLOG CANDY when you visit our DT's Personal blogs! A few of the ladies wanted to show their love for you visiting, so they are offering up some great blog candy!

 

We will have 3 RANDOM.ORG drawings

for 3 different winners

 

Now on to the sponsors for this Hop....

 

First we have:

Sassy Studios Images, they offered our

DT to choose an image to work with so that's what you will see with our creations.

1 Winner chosen by Random.Org will win her prize of 4 images from her store.

 

 

 

Second we have:

 

 

 V's Sweet Ideas, and she is offering a $10 gift certificate to 

her online store to 1 winner

 

 

Third we have:

 

 

 Pizzazz A Plenty is offering gift package

of goodies (her choice) worth $10.00 to 1 winner

 

 

So if you have arrived here from Lisa's blog then you are on the right track!! If you're just arriving, please be sure to start at the very beginning, CWLC so you don't miss one thing!!

Here is my "HALLOWEEN" Creation for the blog hop

 

Andrea's Halloween Card 

 

So now on to some more info for the Personal Blog Candy.....

You must become a follower of each DT's Blog (if you are not yet)

You must leave a comment on each DT's Blog

Andrea's Blog Candy
 

(pretty simple rules, we don't want it to be a long drawn out deal,

 but we do want you to visit our blogs to see what Great work our DT's do!)

 

Now before you leave, be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win my blog Candy!! Don't forget to join our challenge this week for a chance to win the 1 of the 3 prizes!!!

Your next stop is the super talented Linda! Happy hopping and we look forward to seeing you at CWLC this week!! Good luck!

 

Here is the Blog Hop Master List so start hopping...

 

CWLC (start here)

Chris

Dawn

Lisa

Andrea

Linda

Sandra

Sue

Thanks for joining us on our very first Blog Hop here at CWLC!!!

 

Andrea's card is also linked to the following challenges:

1. Make it Monday: Anything goes
2. Scrappy Frogs: Fall/Halloween
3. My Time To Craft: Halloween
    



 "HAPPY HALLOWEEN"
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You're So Sweet Card

When you think of something sweet, what comes to mind? Chocolate, cookies, cake, fruit, or ice cream? This weeks theme at Created With Love Challenges is Something Sweet. I created this You're So Sweet Card using a free digital stamp called Icecream by Sliekje digi Stamps. I love the artwork in Sliekje's designs, they are so delicate and heartfelt. I coloured the image with a mix of Copics, colored pencils, and then I used stickles on the ice cream and Tulip puffy paint for the whipped cream. Mmmm.... I'd say we are starting Monday off pretty sweet!

Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop where you can buy scrapbook paper, discount card stock, scrapbook stickers, and discount paper punches. I hope you will check out our sponsor's website and play along this week by creating a sweet card for our challenge. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful day!

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi

 

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Good Morning! It's another Monday and time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This weeks theme is Somethings Cookin' and our wonderful sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability Digistamps. My card features the Thanksgiving Goodies digistamp which I printed onto very vanilla card stock by Stampin' Up! and coloured with my Copic markers. So, what creative way can you use the Somethings Cookin' theme to play along at Created With Love Challenges? I look forward to finding out. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very vanilla, chocolate chip, raspberry ripple card stock by Stampin' Up!, Tim Coffey patterned paper by K & Company (Fall Mat Pad 30-139244), and Bazzill Basics Two Scoops embossed card stock in Spumoni (304822).
• Stamps: Thanksgiving Goodies digital stamp by Guylou's Inimitability and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up! 
• Inks & Colouring: Classic Stampin' pad in early espresso, Copic markers (C5,E27, E55, G12, G99, R59, V09, V28, YG93, YR27) and Stampin' Write markers in crumb cake and early espresso.
• Other Stuff: Glossy accents by Stampin' Up!, modern label punch and word window punch both by Stampin' Up!, corner punch, antique brass brads by Recollections, Fiskars apron lace edge punch, and stampin' dimensionals. 

This card is also entered at:

1. Make It Monday: Anything goes
2. Platypus Creek Digitals: Be Thankful

Red & Blue Birthday Card

Good morning and if you live in the United States happy Columbus Day! It's time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. Are you feeling a red and blue vibe? I hope so! The challenge this week is to create a BIRTHDAY card using red & blue. Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles Yummy Digital Images and my card features their wonderful Kitty With Gift image. I hope you feel the inspiration to join us at Created With Love Challenges and thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

This card is also linked to:

 

1. Make It Monday- Anything goes

2. Craftymess Challenge- Anything goes

 

Red & Blue Birthday Card Supplies: White card stock, blue card stock, red card stock, patterned paper by The Paper Studio (Patriotic Burst and Red Polka Dots), Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, digital stamp by Delicious Doodles, Fiskars corner punch, Little Happy Birthday sentiment stamp by Hero Arts (A2153), royal blue dye ink by Stampabilities, scalloped circle punch, circle punch, clear and blue rhinestones, Crayola colored pencils, cherry cobbler twine by Stampin' Up! and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Let it Snow Card

Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We've had one full week of fall and I'm ready for the cooler weather to arrive. Are you in the mood for Christmas? I hope so! The challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is a Christmas theme challenge. Our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps and this Let it Snow Card features their Winter Birds - Snowman image. Now, it's your turn to make a Christmas card and play along with Created With Love Challenges. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day.

Let it Snow Card Supplies: Medium blue card stock, royal blue card stock, white glitter card stock by Core'dinations, white card stock, patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc., snowflake edge punch by EK Success, digital stamp by Bugaboo Digi Stamps, corner punch, crystal Stickles, Let it Snow stamp by Stampabilities, royal blue dye ink by Stampabilities, Copic markers, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

 

This card is also linked to:

• Make It Monday: Anything goes
• Jingle Belles: Dashing Through the Snow 

Great Job Card

Hello all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. This morning is the start of another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week the theme is Back to School and our sponsor is DigiDarla Designs. My card was made using the Back To School Word Art digital stamp by DigiDarla and the design came from last weeks Freshly Made Sketch challenge. I utilized my scrap stash to make this Great Job Card and I colored the image with Crayola colored pencils. Using Crayola pencils just seemed the thing to do for a Back to School themed card. I hope you will join us and play along this week. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

This card is also linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything goes
• Just Add Ink: Children/Kids cards

Floral Card

Good morning! It's time for another challenge from Created With Love Challenges. This week is a Tic Tac Toe challenge. I think this challenge is fun because it gives you some creative choice, and choice is always good. Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and this Floral Card was made using their Flower Pot digital stamp. I chose the middle row down and used flowers, glitter, and rhinestones. The design is from the Stella Says Sketch challenge from the Catch the Bug Blog. I hope you will play along with us this week. Have a great day!

This card is also linked to:

• Make It Monday: Anything goes