ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 338 "HALLOWEEN CARDS"

Good Day!! Hope is all well with you not matter what time it is where you are. Here is another one of my favorite challenges. Halloween Cards. This has to be my second holiday so to say in the year. I like the children all dressed up in those adorable costumes. Each year they get even more cuter. Later today I will be decorating my house. It's usually done by now but as everyone knows. Things always gets in the way. 

Our owner Robyn is sponsoring our challenge this week. I used the image "Scarecrow Sitting On Basket" for my Halloween Card, Halloween cards don't all have to be scary. They can be cute with a scarecrow and pumpkins. Pumpkins are a part of Halloween tradition for carving and eating the seeds. Robyn will be giving the lucky winner:

3 Digital Stamps

From

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

Now is My card I called "Happy Scarecrow."

 

This image is so adorable how could you not want to make a Halloween Card with it. It's not the traditional scary look but more of the cute side of Halloween. I used a a piece of background paper that had Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat and other sayings all over the paper. I used the green and orange papers to pop the words off the background paper and they are great colors for this holiday. Added some pumpkins and sunflowers to finish it off. Really wasn't that bad once I had my idea all planned out. Here is the simple items I used for this card. 

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- The Paper Studio

Font -- Chiller

Glittered Pumpkins -- La Petites 3D Stickers (The Paper Studio)

Two Top Pumpkins &Sunflowers -- Dress It Up

Lace Strip On Top -- Spellbinders (Floral Swirls Strip)

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

Another post is finished and it's time to go again. I hope that I gave you some inspiration for the Halloween Card that you are going go make. I can't wait to see all your entries. Of course, you want to add them to our challenge over at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog. Thanks for stopping by.

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 326 "AT THE BEACH"

Hello to everyone reading this. Hope is all well with you. I'm just a little sad. My daughter left Friday to go on a trip across the United States in a RV to go to California. On the way they are suppose to go see the Grand Canyon, go snorkeling, visit Disney Land for three days, and walk the board walk. There a couple of other things she will be doing but its a great opportunity for her. She went with her best friend and her mother. The sad part is they are going to be gone for 12 days and I miss her so much already. My daughter and I are close and it was hard on both of us when she left. I cried all day after I said Goodbye. I wouldn't stand in the way of this for her. She's already been to Virginia Beach with her friend and her mom is talking Hawaii next summer. Wish I had this when I was 16. Moving on to the challenge.

I am so lucky that I was allowed to use "Summertime Butterfly Bear" from Bugaboo Stamps. I just love the digital images they have in their store. There are many stamps if you are doing something with a summer theme. I made a card this week that you can use to send a message from where you are to your family back home. I always try to name my cards and layouts so here is the name for this one. "Beach Bound"

I hope you like it. I found so many things to make beach cards or layouts that it was hard to pick out what to use. I think this worked out great. So, here is the prize from Bugaboo Stamps.

$21.00 Gift Certificate

To

Bugaboo Digi Stamps Store

Great Prize!! Makes you want to enter our challenge!! Now on my card I used a couple of embellishments, fun paper and that great image. The circle behind the image is suppose to be a beach ball that also matches the one the bear is holding. This was a pretty simple card to make. The coloring of the image took me the longest. I just couldn't get my bear to look right. I think that it finally looks good. Here is what I used to make this adorable card

Cardstock --  The Paper Studio & My Paper Stash

Paper --  The Paper Studio

The Word Beach & The Sun In The Corner  --  Me & My Big Ideas

Sand Castle Border --  Jolee's Boutique

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

Thank You for taking a little time out of your day to read my post. Can't wait to see the cards that you make for this week. If you have a friend, invite them to enter also. All the information is on The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and that's where you need to add your card. Hope you have a great week ahead.

Challenge's That I Have Entered

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 323 "CHRISTMAS IN JULY"

Good Morning!! Thank You for visiting my post for today. This week's challenge is one of my favorites. Who does not like Christmas in July? This officially starts the ideas of what to get people for Christmas. If I don't start a little early I will eventually get way behind and I really don't want to do that. So, since I love this challenge so much let's get to it.

As you can see, Star Stampz will be our sponsor for "Christmas In July" challenge. I used the great image called "Christmas Elf Ornament." She is absolutely beautiful. I did name the card "Ready To Decorate." She is sitting on an ornament so I thought it was perfect name. Here she is

The winner will receive

Winner's Choice Of

Three Digital Stamps 

From

Star Stampz

They do have beautiful stamps so here is another great prize for our challenge winner's. When I seen this was one of the stamps I could use I was excited. She was totally an image that would stand out screaming Christmas. I also had this brand new Die-Cut that I received a week before. I knew this was a perfect match. I had found poinsettia flowers last year on the Internet and made sure I bought enough for this year's cards. I don't think I bought enough though. The background paper with the ornaments was great because they kind of looked like the ornament on the image. I think the frame made things complete. I do love how the red and white looks. So, here is where I tell you the items I used.

Cardstock --  The Paper Studio

Paper --  The Paper Studio

Frame --  Spellbinders 5x7 Card Die-Cut Called "Mystical Embrace"

Poinsettia's And Little Flowers --  Wild Orchid Crafts

Strings Of Beads --  Hobby Lobby

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

Well that's where everything came from. I just came up with the idea of what to make. I really hope you liked this card. This has been one of my favorites that I have done in awhile. Remember that all you have to do is go to Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog  and enter your Christmas in July Card. It's very simple and we love seeing what you make. Hope you are having a Wonderful Fourth of July weekend.

Challenge's I Have Entered

Crazy Hazelnuts Christmas

Digi Designs Challenge Blog

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #322 "BUTTERFLIES"

Hello from Hot and Humid Ohio. The weather is going up and down that you don't know if you will be miserable or happy for the day. Its not helping with the packing and unpacking of my mother-in-laws house. We are doing the stuff that will come to my home and then to other relatives and if there is anything left it will be sold or put in storage. I will be glad when this is all done.

Who's ready for our challenge?

Limited Runs Digital Stamps is our sponsor for the "Butterflies" Challenge #322. They were very gracious and let me use their image "Butterfly 3." I just love butterflies. So, I ended up calling this card "Butterfly Garden." Since I had put all different flowers and butterflies laying on top of them I thought this was a perfect name. 

Before I explain what I did with my card, I would like to tell you what Limited Runs Digital Stamps will be giving to the winner.

3 Digital Stamps

From

Limited Runs Digi Stamps Store

That will be a great prize. They have the cutest images. You should go over and look. You will want to join our challenge then. So, with the card that I made, I wanted to try to color the butterfly with the same colors that were on the butterfly paper. I think that I came really close. I know that butterflies usually fly around flowers, so I wanted to make a garden of them so the butterflies had a place to go. I used a blue circle to break up the pink decorative circle from the background paper. Here is where everything I used came from.

Cardstock --  The Paper Studio

Paper --  The Paper Studio

Decorative Frame --  Spellbinders Nestabilities (Beaded Circle) 

Basic Circle --  Stencils Of Circles

Butterfly Embellishments --  Dress It Up (Jesse James)

Flowers --  Prima Flowers and Wild Orchid Crafts

Colored Pencils

Colored Markers

I hope you enjoyed my inspiration for you to make your card with butterflies. Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog will be excited to see the cards you make. When you get there check out the other cards that the Design Team made. We also have great tutorials. I hope you have a fantastic week and I will be here next Sunday with the next challenge.

Challenges I Have Entered

Crazy 4 Challenges

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 321 "THINGS WITH WHEELS"

Good Morning!! Hope all is well with you as you are reading this. This past week we had our first heat wave. It was 95 degrees and I was scrubbing floors in this. I don't have air conditioning but a big ceiling fan in my kitchen. It felt hot but I did not know it reached that high until I watched the news that night. It's just now reaching summer and it's coming in hot. Now, let's get to the "Things With Wheels" challenge

Our sponsor this week is A Random Fan. The image that is used was called, "Travel Bug." I named the card "Let's Go Traveling" just because it was the sentiment that I used on my Easel card. A different style of card that I made this week. Here is my "Travel Bug."

I would like to tell you what the winner of this week's challenge will be receiving from A Random Fan.

3 Digital Images 

From

A Random Fan Store

When I seen this image I had an idea right away that I wanted to do. Unfortunately, the pictures I was going to use for a scrapbook layout didn't have one of my grand children by their little battery operated cars. I had one with their car alone but the rest the two of them were always together in a picture. So, back to the drawing board. I was looking through some books and thought an Easel card would be great because I had little cars to go with this bug. The paper fit perfectly with the car and then the sentiment was just the icing on the cake. I think this turned out really cute but I couldn't get the card to darken up like you would be seeing it in person. Here is what I used to make the Easel Card.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper --  The Paper Studio

Embellishment --  Jolee's Boutique

Cars --  Dress It Up

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

Thank You to all that has read my post. I would really appreciate some comments since I have been gone for almost six months. Let's see where you put your wheels on your card. Then just enter it at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog. Simple. Have a Wonderful Week and I will be back next week!!

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 298 "SQUARE CARDS"

Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening. That is where ever you are at the time you are reading this. Hope things were good with you this past week. This week I was lucky to catch the flu from my son who brought it home from work. This just messes with my creativity. I can't think of sketches or anything that well. I do hope you think the project that I did come up with is beautiful. 

The East Wind is our sponsor for this week's challenge. This is an etsy store where you can buy their digital stamps. As of now, they have 299 different images. That is a lot to look at and to choose from. So the image that The East Wind was gracious enough to let me use is called, "Aurora - Lost Lagoon." She is very beautiful and is putting her hand in water to pet a king fish. I say he is a king fish because the fish has a crown on his head. The way this image is designed is amazing. I really fell in love with it. I did use a background paper that looks like water and put a light blue piece of paper on part of the top to break it up. I come up with "Hello My Friend" for the card since the girl is petting the fish underwater. It looked a little plain so I added some flowers at the top. Let me tell you what The East End is giving as a prize before I show you the square card I made with this image.

3 Digital Images

From 

The East Wind Store

Thank You for the prize you are giving to our lucky winner this week. Now here is the card that I made with Aurora - Lost Lagoon

I really hope you you like the image. The picture was hard to take a picture for some reason. The card is darker then what it looks like here. The fish has three different colors on it. What looks like white spaces is actually a light blue. It's time for me to have my camera looked at. Just to make sure everything is working properly. I do think the flowers made the card look so much better. So, let me tell you where those flowers came from and the other items.

Cardstock --  The Paper Studio

Paper -- DCWV

White Flower and White Leaves -- Prima Flowers

White Spray Clusters -- Wild Orchid Flowers

Blue Flowers -- Hobby Lobby

Font -- Monotype Corsiva

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I want to Thank You for stopping and reading my post. Would love to hear some comments from you to see how my card looks. Then when you are finished with your project just go to Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and enter it. The Design Team have made cards of their own and you can look at them for some inspiration.

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #256 "ANYTHING FOR WINTER"

Hello to all that's reading my posts. Hope everyone had a Wonderful Christmas Friday!! We had a very nice one. 

For this week's challenge Sami Stamps will be our sponsor. I like the categories she calls "Freebies and Deals." There are many, many categories for you to choose from. There are holidays, seasons, fantasy, foods, flowers and way more for me to write. She was so gracious to let me work with the digital image called, "Frosty Flowers." This is a cute snowman holding poinsettia's. Well, that's what I colored them to be. I added paper that had snowman on it and used some snowman embellishments. I think it turned out cute. I didn't write Merry Christmas because you can used it just because it's winter time. So, here is the prize Sami Stamps is giving for this week's challenge.

$12.00 Gift Certificate

From 

Sami Stamps Store

Very generous prize of her to give. So make sure you enter our challenge this week. Let me show you what I did to Frosty Flowers.

The flowers are not as dark as poinsettia's but I made them a lighter red with orange and yellow in the middle. Since my paper had snowmen with candy canes, I had ribbon that went perfect with it. Here are the rest of the items I used:

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio and My Paper Stash

Paper -- The Paper Studio

Frame -- Made From An Oval Stencil

Candy Cane Ribbon -- The Paper Studio (Candy Canes Satin)

Snowmen & Snowflake's Embellishments --  Dress It Up

Glitter -- Ranger (Crystal Ice Stickles)

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I did use many things to make this card but it was worth it. So take a chance and enter this great challenge over at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog. When your there take a look at what the other Design Team Members made for winter. 

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 295 "SNOWFLAKES"

Good Morning Everyone!! Hope is all well with you today. I'm just doing my same old routine but have to go to the grocery store later. I usually try not to go on the weekends but my daughter and I are baking this week. While there we are just going to shop for it all, the Christmas dinner, dinner for the week and all the ingredients for the things we are baking. One thing we will be making is Buckeye's. When you live in Ohio you have to make sure you have those Buckeye's. The first year we made them they turned out so horrible. I thought I would never make them again but I found a very easy recipe on the internet. The next year they turned out great but I doubled the recipe and how so many I didn't know what to do with them all. Thank Goodness the kids friends came over. 

 All Dressed Up Stamps is our sponsor this week. Thank You so much for being generous with letting us use your stamps and that you sponsored this challenge. I love the winter stamps that she had and was glad that I was able to use this one called, "It's Snowing." Perfect for this weeks challenge of snowflakes. This is an image of a snowman with a little penguin on his shoulder with his branches in the air trying to catch the snowflakes. I have to say that I had fun making this one. Once I started coloring it, I knew all the items I wanted to use for everything. So let's see what All Dressed Up Stamps is giving for the prize this week and I will show you my card.

2 Digital Stamps

From

All Dressed Up Stamps

Now for the card:

I do hope you like it. I decided to do the snowflakes a little different. I used sequins instead of glitter. I used four snowflakes and their are some on the paper I used. See, the challenge is snowflakes plural. You have to have more then one snowflake. Here is the list of items that I used to make this card.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- Colorbok

Frame -- Spellbinders (Insert From Holiday Christmas Dies)

Lace -- Decorative Trim (Hobby Lobby)

Black Buttons -- Opaques (Licorice From Close To My Heart)

Snowflakes -- The Paper Studio

Sequins -- 8mm The Tree House

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I did use different items for this one but it turned out really cute in my opinion. I do hope you like it. Please join us in our challenge this week at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge. I know a lot of people will be busy but if you have a chance just stop by and add the project. 

Merry Christmas

And A

Happy New Year

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 294 "ADD A CHRISTMAS DIE CUT"

Good Morning to everyone. Hope you are enjoying December. It doesn't feel like it though around here. The temperatures has been in the 50's and 60's. Today it is suppose to reach in the 70's. We know were not having a white Christmas around here. Just a little bit of cold weather would help out though. I still don't have all my shopping done but I am getting close. I did finish my Christmas tree which if you follow me on facebook you would have seen it. I did it by myself and it was a little depressing. No one to talk to or even sing a little tune. My husband did let me splurge a little and I bought a new Angel for my tree topper. She's white and will go with every thing. Next year I am going to figure out how to put white lights under her dress and behind my Nativity Scene. 

This week's challenge gives you another chance to make some final Christmas Cards. You can add that Christmas die that you have been waiting to use. Anne's Digital Art is our great artist's of the week. She is a lovely artist and she actually allowed me to work with her image "Christmas Balls." These are three Christmas ornaments sitting together in a pile. I colored all three different colors and put some glitter on a couple. I will show them on my card but first I need to tell you the prize Anne is giving this week.

4 Digital Stamps

From

Anne's Digital Art

Here is the card with her "Christmas Balls" which I maned my card, "Ornament's Of Our Homes."

I like that I only had three colors all over this card. (Except for the little bit of Gold) I was surprised that I found this sentiment in a book that I was looking through for another card. I was happy when  I found them at the same time. Saved me time looking or thinking for a sentiment for one of the cards. Here is my list of items I used.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- My Christmas Stash

Red, Gold, Ice Stickles -- Ranger

Sentiment -- Ultimate Guide To The Perfect Card

Font -- Monotype Corsiva

Circle with Balls Background -- Spellbinders

Embossing Folder -- Cuttlebug

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

Thank You for stopping by. It was great to let you know about the challenge, the sponsor and where you go to enter. Take a look at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog for all the cards the design team made and all the answers you have questions to.

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #293 "CHRISTMAS CARDS"

Welcome to the first weekend of December. Hope you are enjoying the beginning of the month so far. I love Christmas but when it hits December I start loosing my mind. I have to finish my shopping, finish the tree, decorate the house, and start making goodies. This is the first year My Husband, Kids and Me will be celebrating Christmas in our new house. We even received an early Christmas gift from my husband's mom. Our very new Christmas tree that is actually big. When we were cramped in the old house we had a little tree and just the kids ornaments will fit on it. None of the other ornaments we had would fit. It's starting to look pretty and I did buy a new tree topper. Beautiful Angel dressed in white with a tiny bit of gold. I'm hoping to have the tree done today.

Robyn's has been busy revealing her new Fall/Winter images that she still had enough time to let her design team use another new image. Now you will see how someone else used the image in their own way from the reveal. So, as you can see, Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog will be our sponsor for this week's challenge and this is one of my favorite challenges. It has helped me get my Christmas cards done for the year. The Christmas digital image I used is called "Polar Santa." This polar bear is absolutely adorable and was fun to color. Before I tell you about the card, here is the prize Robyn is giving. 

3 Images

From

The Robyn's Fetish Shop

So, the background paper of my card is suppose to have mittens and stockings on it but the embellishments and the bear covered them. So I made little squares to show you what is on the paper. The paper was perfect for the images that I used. Here is Polar Santa

The picture turned out lighter then it really is. When I tried to darken it the picture was blurry. The background paper is like a midnight blue. I really thought Santa's Good and Bad List was so adorable that I just had to add it to the card. Here are the other items.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- Colorbok

Font -- Curlz MT In Bold Lettering

Glitter -- Ice Stickles By Ranger

Embellishments -- Dress It up

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I really hope you liked this card. I am very happy with it. The information for the challenge and also the sale we are having is on The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog. Come and join in on the fun with your Christmas Cards. Can't wait to see them. 

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #292 "USE SOME BROWN AND YELLOW"

Hello!! How was every one's Thanksgiving that celebrates it? Good here. I actually seen all my kids and grand kids on one day. Doesn't happen that often around here. We were busy all week though. My daughter helped me this week since she had no school. We cut up our pumpkins to cook down and made four pies with enough left over for Christmas. We made two chocolate pies and started to prepare stuff for the big day. Then my husband cooked the turkey as usual and we actually had dinner by one o'clock. Friday was the day that I actually did absolutely nothing and even took at nap. It was nice to have a day like this. But now I need to get back to my routine and prepare myself for the Christmas season. All that shopping, decorating, wrapping, and then preparing for the big day and making of the dinner. Things are just going to fast this season.

So with the last week of November we will be making cards with yellow and brown. Our sponsor is A Day for Daisies. They have been very grateful in letting us use their images and sponsoring our challenges. Thank You for being so gracious. Your images are fantastic and I love working with them. The image that I used for this card is called, "Playing In The Pumpkin Patch." This image has two pumpkins with a boy sitting on the biggest one and a dog trying to get up to him. It's a really cute image so let's see the card I made but before I do let's tell you the great prize A Day For Daisies is giving that lucky winner

$12.00 Gift Card

To

A Day For Daisies Store

Here is "Playing In The Pumpkin Patch"

Isn't it cute. I loved this paper I had for the back ground. It's perfect for the challenge. I didn't have any sunflowers so I made flowers that had colors from a sunflower. I think it all turned out great. So let me tell you where all the items came from.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio & My Paper Stash

Paper -- K &Company

Flowers -- Creative Memories & Kaiser Crafts

Brown Brads -- Hot Off The Press

Pumpkin  Back Ground -- Clip Art

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I have had a great time with this card and writing this post for you to read. I would really love to see the cards that you come up with. So go to The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and enter your card. You will also see the Design Teams creations using brown and yellow. 

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #291 "CARDS WITH AUTUMN COLORS"

Hope you are having a great Sunday!! Are you busy getting things ready for this week's Thanksgiving Dinner? I have been this weekend. I cut up all my pumpkins and cooked them down to make homemade pies. What was left went into the freezer for making pies for my Christmas dinner. Cleaning, cutting, and cooking the pumpkin takes so long but well worth the trouble. I do not like pumpkin from a can and have been cooking my own pumpkin for I don't know how long. I know I was young because people didn't think I would be doing something at that young of an age. The way I look at it, why was all the pumpkin when you can use it. Even the seeds can be cooked. In these days you have to use everything you can to save money.

Sorry for all the pumpkin talk. Let's get to the challenge for this week. I love autumn so doing this card was easier to do then some of the others. I had a great set of images to use from our sponsor "The Cutting Cafe." This set is called "Harvest Greetings Wreath." With this set you get large wreath images, small wreath images, two pages of sentiments, and pieces of a door for you to make. This is a very big set and the only thing that took me the longest to figure out what sentiment did I want to use. The other stuff was really easy. You will definitely want to have this set for your Autumn cards. On their site right know they have an adorable Turkey Treat Cup Set for you to make. It is so adorable. There is so much stuff in this store that I could not even tell you all of it. I strongly recommend you go and visit it. Then put in a project to win this prize from them.

3 SETS

From 

The Cutting Cafe

So, let me show you the card I made with some of the images from this set. 

I wanted it to look like the door was on a log cabin house. I used autumn colors on the sign, door and the wreath. The sentiment was from the set and I just printed it on the orange paper so it would look better then putting white on it. There is a door knob in her set but I just used a black button. So here is the small list of items I used for this card. 

Cardstock -- All From My Stash

Paper -- The Paper Studio

Black Button -- My Stash

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

This was great that I found most of my items in my left over paper and buttons. I don't throw anything away that I think I can use. I actually have a tub of leftover paper. I use it as much as possible. This was a great post for me today. I like the card even though I didn't use a lot of items on it. Usually I make them with a lot of items. So, go over to The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and see all of our idea's that we made this week and enter your project.

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #283 "SQUARE OR RECTANGLE CARDS"

Hello Again!! Hope everyone had a great week. Mine was very emotional. I found out that my carpal tunnel has come back and it is much worse this time. My fingers will stay numb if the medicine will not work. If that doesn't work then a test on the nerves around my wrist, then onto surgery. I'm trying to avoid the surgery but they say sooner or later it is going to have to be done. I have a hard time working on things for a period of times. Mornings are the best so that's when I try to get everything done that I can. I'm still getting my cards done and some layouts but when I can't I will be devastated. Let's get to a better subject. Out new challenge. 

This week's challenge is sponsored by Lacy Sunshine. Her store is so colorful and she has the cutest images. I think I have said it before but I'm going to say it again. The images with the big eyes draws me to her store. I think the eyes make the images even cuter. The image that she graciously let me use is called "Winnie Light Tester." Winnie is so cute with her big eyes and she is trying to untangle a string of lights for a Christmas Tree. She even has a cute little light on the top of her hat. I'm glad that Lacy Sunshine was a sponsor for us again. I know I really appreciate it. She is also giving out a nice prize for someone to win.

3 Digital Stamps

To 

Lacy Sunshine Store.

Now that I have explained Lacy Sunshine's store and my image let me show you the card that I made. I know it will be obvious but I made a rectangle card. 

I tried every way I could but could not get the colors of her shirt to show up. I used a coral and lavender to color the shirt. I wish you could see it because the color is there. I had those individual lights that I wanted to use and I just bought this tree even though it's old die cut. So, these are the items I used for making this card.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- DCWV

Christmas Tree -- Spellbinder's Shape-abilities (2012 Holiday Tree)

Embellishments -- Dress It Up

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils  

Well I'm at another end of a post. I also have another Christmas card done for Christmas. I need to see how many more I need. Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog has all the rules for the challenge and cards from our great design team to give you some inspiration. 

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #282 "ORIENTAL STYLE"

Good Morning. Hope you're enjoying the first weekend of fall. Of course, our first day was rainy and did stop before my daughter's 16th Birthday Bonn-Fire. We totally went and did something different then her friends have done in the past years. We had hay bales, smores, and a lot of food and cake. We even have food left to have dinner again today. It did get very cold so us old folk came in for the heat of the house and leave her to her friends. She had a great time and that I am grateful for. It was all worth it in the end.

The East Wind is sponsoring this week's oriental challenge. They were kind enough to let me choose one of their images. The image I chose is called "Aurora Cabbage Butterflies." The name just screams oriental. The East Wind has very beautiful images. I love the way the hair flows or is put up in some kind of fashion. I love butterflies and the dress the lady was wearing. I can honestly tell you that I'm still trying to get the hang of making oriental cards. I don't know why but my mind goes blank when I think of making something. Maybe if I get an oriental book and read it, I could learn more and then know more of what to make. So before I show you what I did make I want to tell you what the East Wind is giving as a prize this week.

3 Single Digital Stamps

From 

The Est Wind

You will have no problem finding something that you will like from their etsy store. So, here is my interpretation of an oriental card.

Since their was butterflies in the name I wanted to put butterflies on the card. The other paper I wanted to use I thought would be perfect but couldn't come up with anything else to go with it. So I used the butterfly paper and embossed cardstock with a butterfly folder. The flowers did remind me of oriental so I hope they so match the theme. Here are where the items came from.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- Colorbok

Embossed Butterflies -- Cuttlebug Folder

3D Butterfly -- K&Company

Flowers -- Wild Orchid Crafts

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I hope you enjoyed the way I made my oriental card. I wanted to make the dress with different colors so I hope you can figure out all three colors. This did take me a little while. I can't wait to see what your take is on oriental. So go to The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and enter your card. You will also find information on how to become a member of our design team. We really do have fun and were like a family. Have a Great Week and I will see you next week with a different challenge

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #281 "CARDS WITH NUMBERS ON THEM"

Good Morning!! It may be dreary here but I'm happy to wake up in my home. It's starting to feel like home and just not a house we bought. It's taking me awhile to get everything unpacked but it's getting closer and closer. Still trying to find some of my scrapbooking stuff but I'm impressed with what I have found. There is stuff I never knew I had. I had a smaller place so things were placed anywhere they would go. I must have forgotten all those places because it's like Christmas opening a box. Don't get wrong, I'm still going to stores to get things that I haven't found yet. I'm still loving that because some items end up in the cart that I wasn't looking for. You can never have enough supplies. I have to Thank those people that didn't put the items I needed where they were suppose to be. LOL

Bugaboo Digi Stamps is our sponsor this week who let me use their great image. This is a store that you should really put in your favorites and subscribe to the newsletter. I get an e-mail from them with a freebie you can get from their store and they show their new releases. Love it. So here is a little about my image. Bugaboo had stamps with numbers and little people standing with them. I picked "Peekers 4" because my grand daughter will be four in April plus the little person is a girl. How could I go wrong with this. So before I show you my card, here is the prize someone will win on this challenge.

$21.00 Gift Certificate

To

Bugaboo Digi Stamp Store

WOW!! What a great prize. So, here is "Your 4th Birthday."

I had this idea of making the card in the shape of the number four. I'm glad that it turned out. I really like the way that it turned out. The two sided paper helped me match the colors perfectly. I may have to try them a little more. Here are the items that I used to make this card.

Cardstock -- The Final Touch

Paper -- My Mind's Eye (Lost and Found 2)

Template I Used -- Woodpile Fun (Needed Something Sturdy)

Pink Pearls -- Prima (Say It With Pearls)

Big White Flower -- Handmade Prima Flowers

White Flowers With Beads -- Hobby Lobby

All Other Flowers -- Wild Orchid Crafts

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I really hope you enjoyed the post that I did today. Hopefully it will give you some inspiration for you to make your card. All the rules are on Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and while yo are there take a look at what the other team members made with their number. I will see you next week with a whole new challenge. 

Don't forgot that we are still having our Dt call until the end of the month. You don't need any experience to join. Come and join us. You will be glad you did. The information for this is also on the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog.

Challenges I have entered

Addicted To Stamps

Inspiration Station

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #270 "ADD LACE"

Waking up to rain is been like this for the couple of past days. I totally love it but my kids are getting aggravated with it. I can't do anything anyway because I still have this boot on my leg from my fractured ankle. I do get to go this Wednesday to see if it has healed completely. I have had this thing on for two months and I'm ready to burn it. I'm very sentimental about keeping things and everyone wanted to know if I would keep this also. I said I will burn it. There is nothing sentimental about this thing. I can't do a lot of things with it and I'm trying to pack and clean this house up for when we move. So far they said everything is great with the loan. It's just going to take longer to get the approval. 

Who wants to add lace to their card? I have done a few with lace and they always look pretty. It makes a great border for the image you use or the border around the card. Any way you use lace it's a great added touch. So, this week our sponsor is The East Wind. This is a very unique store as her categories are named very different. She has Lucy Loo, Mon Amour Collection, and many more unique categories. Take a visit there and I'm sure you will definitely find something that you like. The East Wind is giving this prize for our challenge winner.

3 Digital Stamps 

From

The East Wind Store 

Now the image that I chose to use is called "Flower Fairy and Birdie." I love this little fairy and the bird that is laying in her hands. I made the little bird yellow so she could stand out. Here is the card

Isn't she a beautiful fairy. The card is a little darker then shown here. When I cropped it and put my signature on it, the program focused on the flowers more then the rest of the card. My lace that I added to my card is the lace flower that I made. I wanted to try something different with my lace this time. I think it turned out pretty for my first time making one. Now that I made one I want to try different colors. You may see more on my cards in the future. Here are my items that I used to make this card.

Cardstock -- The Paper Studio

Paper -- Colorbok

Frame Behind The Fairy -- Spellbinders Nestabilities (Decorative Curved Square)

 Lace Flower -- I Made With Decorative Trim

Gemstone In The Middle Of Flower -- The Paper Studio

Flowers With Beads Hanging Out -- Hobby Lobby

All Other Flowers And Leaves -- Wild Orchid Crafts

Colored Markers

Colored Pencils

I did use a lot of materials to make this card. I didn't put a sentiment as I could use it for many occasions. So, I would love to hear your opinion on my card. The challenge is at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog and you will see more images that the Design Team made from The East Wind. Hope you enjoy everything and I will finish up right now. Wish me luck for my boot this week and I will see you all next week. Happy Sunday.

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS "ANYTHING GOES"

Welcome to the second challenge for the month of June. With school being out and hunting or a house this month has gone pretty fast for our family. Then when I found out that school starts here on August 13 I was floored. They are even making the school day a little longer. Pretty soon that will be in school year round if they keep this up.

We have three great sponsors for this challenge. Three sponsors means three winners. Who would not be tempted to this challenge. Just remember when you enter our challenge you can only enter a total of 10 challenges for yours to qualify here. I really don't want you to be out of the challenge because maybe you had 11 challenge. The rest of the rules is on our challenge blog: Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends. 

Sponsor # 1

I Love PPinky Dolls is one of the great stores I have been to. Besides selling just her digital images, she sells porcelain dolls and she has some art to. This store has lots of variety to choose from. She will be giving 3 Digital Images to one of our lucky winners.

Sponsor # 2

Flat Friends Boutique is a great store to get some great digital images. They have a variety of images in all kinds of different categories. They are very cute images. Flat Friends Boutique will be giving a winner 5 Digital Image. What a great prize. You can make a lot of things with this many images.

Sponsor # 3

Concetta Kilmer also has a variety of different things in their store besides just digital stamps. You should go and see what she has. I also used this sponsor for the card that I made for this challenge. It's called, "Turtle Totem." This was the most adorable image that I seen with turtles. I fell in love with it. Before I show it to you here is the prize that they are giving to another winner. They are giving 3 Digital Images. Now here is Turtle Totem

I really hope you find some inspiration in this for something that you make. I was trying to go with something that was unique and I could add a lot of stuff to it but the image was to small on my card to do. It I would put it on a Scrapbook Layout I could make the image a lot bigger and put everything on it I would like. I still thing it turned out adorable.

Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to see your projects for this challenge. Don't forget to read the rules carefully on the challenge blog so you do get that chance to win. I will see you next month with another "Anything Goes" project.