Something Sweet Photo Inspiration Challenge

Welcome back to our next challenge. It's been said that chocolate is a girl's best friend and since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching you're sure to enjoy this photo inspiration challenge. Even if you're allergic to chocolate, you're certain to find Something Sweet to help inspire your handmade card creations. We hope you will play along in our Something Sweet Photo Inspiration Challenge.

Inspirational Designs:

Erin's Card using Bugaboo Chocolate image

Andrea's Card using Doodle Pantry Chocolate Box image

Chocolate Chip patterned paper by Paper Pizazz.

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Create a New card using the challenge theme, no linking to old posts. 
2. Only one entry per blog address.
3. This is a card only challenge.
4. You must use a stamp, either rubber or digital.
5. You can combine this challenge with other challenges.
6. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to this challenge. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
7. All brands of stamping products are welcome.
8. HAVE FUN!!!

The challenge will run for 12 days, 1/31/2014 - 2/11/2014.

Furry Friends Winner

A big heartfelt thanks to everyone who entered their creations in the Furry Friends Challenge. There was a lot of furry cuteness going on and it was a pleasure to visit your blogs. The winner of the challenge is:

Susan Kennedy from Scraps A Thousand Words

Susan's card is full of detail and dimension and her coloring is marvelous. Thanks for playing along Susan! I'll send you an email to request your address for the challenge prize.

Come back tomorrow for a new photo inspiration challenge.

Handmade Anniversary Card

One of my coworkers asked me to make her a Handmade Anniversary Card to give her husband. I found this request to be quite challenging. The only detail she gave me was the color maroon, it was their wedding color. I started by searching for the right image and was delighted to find this Milk Shake image by Kenny K. I colored the image with Copic markers and a classic stampin' pad in Baja Breeze applied with a blender pen. The patterned papers are from my retired stash of Stampin' Up!. For the sentiment I used a stamp by Verve Stamps and used the scissors to cut the banner. The scalloped border is a die cut from the Adorning Accents Edgelits set by Stampin' Up! The layout isn't fancy but I really like the Baja Breeze and Bravo Burgundy colors together. I guess that about sums it up. Thanks for stopping by!

My Handmade Anniversary Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art Challenge: Heart
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• My Craft Spot: Polka Dots

Kitty Cat Thank You Card

***Click here for the Furry Friends Challenge***

It's celebration time!!! I've reached 100 followers and that makes me very happy. In fact, I'm so happy that if you're one of my followers and you leave me a comment on this post I'm going to randomly give away a prize. The prize is a surprise but I think that makes it fun. 

Okay, onto my card. This Kitty Cat Thank You Card was made for the vets and staff at Feline Specialties in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They really helped us with my late crafting buddy and I wanted to show our appreciation. It's been four weeks and I've tried several times to color this kitty image but every time my eyes would well with tears and I just couldn't do it, until today. One small step in the healing process. Well, I really appreciate you stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Kitty Cat Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Kenny K: Use Black
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin': In Stitches
• Moving Along with the Times: Cats
• Pile it On: Animals

My late crafting buddy.

Cute Dragon Birthday Card

My intentions were not to stay up late making a card....but, I realized I only had 5 hours to enter my fourth card in the Bugaboo Birthday Celebration. So, I made this Cute Dragon Birthday Card for the kids birthday card challenge. I had my youngest niece in mind when I made it, her birthday is in April. Well, it's late! Thanks for stopping by!!!

This Cute Dragon Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Seize the Birthday: Coloring
• CCEE Stampers: Bright Flowers
• Creative Knockouts: Birthday Time
• Sister Act: Anything Goes

Collecting Wrinkles Birthday Card

Time really got away from me tonight! I just looked at the clock, so this is going to be a super quick post. I made this Collecting Wrinkles Birthday Card for my boss. He is turning 50 next week. I had a hard time deciding between a classy traditional card or a humorous card. As you can see I went with humor. This Collecting Wrinkles Birthday Card features a Bugaboo Digi Stamp called Gus Birthday - Collect Wrinkles. The Gus image cracks me up and since Gus is holding a clock, I used clock patterned paper. Well, it's getting late. Thanks for stopping by!!!

My Collecting Wrinkles Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch the Bug: Humorous Birthday
• Creative Knockouts: Birthday Time
• Charisma Cardz: It's a Boy Thing!
• Digi Sketch: One for the Men
• Ooh La La: A Man Card

Chubby Mouse Birthday Card

This afternoon I had some spare time to make this Chubby Mouse Birthday Card. I was inspired by the color challenge at the Bugaboo Birthday celebration. The bright colors are a nice change from the winter hues. When trying to decide on an image, I remembered I had this Fat Mice - Flower image by Bugaboo Digi Stamps that I had never used. I colored the fat mouse with my Copic Markers and paper pieced the flower. The sentiment stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set by Stampin' Up! I used a polka dot embossing folder on the lime green paper and a Fiskars three petal corner punch on the black background paper. I decided to use a layered center focused design. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Well...I hope you have a great night and thanks for stopping by!

My Chubby Mouse Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch the Bug: Color Challenge
•   Divas by Design: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs: Birthdays
• The Paper Shelter: Digi Image + Sentiment