Let the Sun Shine In

How's this for a bright and sunny card? That's the challenge this week at Kah Wink E Dink and this is their image too. Make any card featuring the sun and use yellow as well. I also used the colors from the Color Throwdown which were Barely Banana, Rich Razzleberry, Plum and Olive. You don't have to use those exact colors, just use what you have that is close. The sketch is from Lora at Cardmaker.

Color Dare #60

Are you ready for another fabulous color combo for this week's Color Dare? Here is your inspirational photo:

The colors are :Real Red, Gable Green, Tempting Turquios and More Mustard but of course if you don't have these exact color names, use the colors in the picture as you see them. I used them to make this bright summery card:

The image is from Bugaboo stamps and I also used the sketch from their challenge this week.
Also used it for these challenges:
Paper Cutz: anything goes
Daisy Doodles: Artist choice and digi image
Crafty Creations: Spots and dots
Lil Red Wagon: use Copics
I hope you'll join us for this week's Color Dare. Post your entry by next Tuesday to be in the running for the Top Three!

In Bloom

This week's Designed to Delight image is called "In Bloom"...perfect for those of us hoping for Spring to get here SOON! Remember, everyone gets a free image at the beginning of each month. If you make something with that image and post it to the blog, you get the next week's image free also. It goes on like that all month long. If you jump in in the middle of a month, you can purchase the weekly image, make something, and get the next week's free.

Challenges:
Designed to Delight: In bloom image
CPS: Sketch
Picture Perfect: use the colors blue, lavender and white
Lil Red Wagon: use Copics
Copics Colour Challenge: BV 02, G02, B36

Andy Bird

I think you all know by now that Alison of StretchNBubbles LOVES birds. This little guy is named Andy and he's her newest creation, available today at StretchNBubbles. Head over and pick him up for yourself and while you're there, check out all the other new stamps being released today. You're sure to find something that you totally love!

Treehouse Stamp Contest

Did you know that the Treehouse Stamp Company has a monthly contest for a guest DT spot? Yes, they do. You can pop over there and get this image. All you have to do is make something, email it to them, and you're in the running for a guest DT spot for April. So why not give it a try? Here's what I made with the image:

I just picked up this super cute flowery paper at Archiver's today. I thought it went pretty well with the image.

Umbrella Bear

This cute little bear is from Hobby Paleis. You can get him here. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and the theme from Rosie Dee's challenge: "think spring" and the challenge from Treehouse stamps: "clean and simple"

Be Cheered

This is my first time using word art. I found a lot of very cool word art at Create with TLC including this little sentiment that says "No one can be Uncheered with a Balloon" Isn't that SO true? I thought it went perfectly with this little image from Marjie's Malarkies.

I used the sketch from the Treehouse challenge and the Copic Colors from the Copic Colour Challenge which was to use Y21, B93 and BG15. I used the Y21 on her hair, the B93 on her dress and socks and the BG15 on the balloon.

Hanging Out to Dry

This ADORABLE image is from Sassy Cheryl's and you can get it here.

Challenges:
Crafty Creations: Use all one color
Design Dollies: Sunny and Yellow
Playdate Cafe: Use deep yellow, light yellow and white
Paper Play Challenges: make a card "just because"
Pals Paper Arts: Spring
Eat Sleep Stamp: Sketch

Color Dare #58

WOW...it's hard to believe it's March. Time for the first Color Dare of the month and we are continuing the inspirational pictures that Riley started in February. I love seeing the colors in a picture and hope you do too. Today the colors are Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquois and Whisper White. As always, if you don't have these exact colors, use what you have that is close. Here is your inspirational picture:

Here is my card. The image is a freebie from Marjies Malarkies which you can get here.

I really hope you'll play along with these fun spring colors. Upload your creation by next Monday night to be in the running for the Top 3 and a guest DT spot!
I used the sketch from this week's Our Creative Corner challenge and it also fits these challenges:
One Stop Craft Challenge: Optimistically Pink
Cupcake Craft Challenge: Round and Round...use circles

Last of the Cardmaker Crop Challenges

There are a lot more challenges still going on at Cardmaker...you have a little more time to join in if you'd like so I encourage you to head over there and check it out. This will be my last submission for this crop. It was a lot of fun and we had lots of new participants which is always great. This challenge was from Georgette and the challenge was to use a butterfly on your card.

The Joys of Spring

Another challenge on the Cardmaker Spring Crop is to make a joyfold card. I've never done this before but I LOVE the result so I'm sure I'll use this again.

And opened:

Challenges:
Secret Crafter: Stitching

A Corner Card

One of today's challenges at the Cardmaker Spring Crop is to make a card with the focal emphasis in the corner. I thought it was a good opportunity to make a corner bookmark card.

Color Throwdown: pink, brown, olive and white
Crazy 4 Challenges: three different textures (embossing, button, rick rack)
One Stop Craft Challenge: Optomistically Pink

Lean on Me

That's the name of this particular challenge at the Cardmaker Crop this weekend. The challenge was to make an easel card. I love easel cards and I love this image..it's one of the ones I got as part of the Special 50 50 Stamping Group.

Attack Cat!

This adorable image is from Dawn Moore at Lost in Paper Scraps and yes, it's called Attack Cat though it looks waaay too cute to be scary. I used the Saturday sketch from 365 Cards (they're doing a whole week of sketches this week!) and the Color Challenge from Basic Grey: Maroon, Pink and Yellow. Plus you have to use a Basic Grey item and my paper is from BG.

Thinking of You

I recently found out that my Aunt Pat has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is that they found it early, before it spread anywhere..not even to her lymph nodes. She just began a six week chemo program so I made her this card to let her know I'm thinking of her.

I used this week's CPS Sketch and some new paper I got at Archiver's on my "my computer is broken so I can't go to work day" :) Also, using the flower brad qualifies me for the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is to use something metallic.
This is one of many free Sara Kay images that you can find here.

Bugaboo Challenge

This week's Bugaboo Challenge is inspired by the Olympics. The challenge is to make a card of encouragement or something based on the Olympics...even featuring rings and circles. I went the encouragement route with this super cute Bugaboo image.

I used the sketch from Papertake Weekly and the challenge from Digital Tuesday Challenge which was to feature an animal. I colored the image with Copics: Y11,Y15,Y17 for the raincoat, B02,B00 and B05 for the umbrella, R45,24 and 27 for the boots and E43 for the bear and E57 for the umbrella handle. The puddle and water drops are also B00.