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Whimsie Doodles Inspiration Challenge - Any Holiday Card

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What is your favorite holiday?  Well now's your chance to play it up with this month's Whimsie Doodle challenge - any holiday.  Given that Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I was dying to ink up this cutie, I decided to go with Fall & Thanksgiving for my challenge card.  I used this sweet Scarecrow image and guess what, if you love him as much as I do you can snatch him for FREE here!!

I couldn't resist using more fun paper from Doodlebug Designs Happy Harvest.  I just love how happy and bright this paper is.  Actually everything from Doodlebug is.  **grin**  I paired it with MFT Blueprints 1 to create my layout. 

 

Would you like to be a Guest Designer for a month?! If so, be sure to use a Whimsie Doodles image in your creation and put an asterisk ( * )after your name when you link up your entry! Details can be found on the Whimsie Doodles Blog!

Now Hop on over to the Whimsie Doodles Blog and check out what my fellow Doodlelicious Divas have whipped up for the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Claudia & Co. Challenge - Spotlight

 
 

Spotlight Challenge

(Using the Spotlight technique...spotlight a portion of your card)

 

Happy Friday peeps!  Are you ready for a SUPER fun new technique?  I had never heard of a spotlight challenge before.  Maybe you guys have.     Once I saw a sample of what a spotlight was I was eager to try it out.  It was easy to decide on which Puddle Jumper I wanted to use - Winter Ella and her adorable sick kick!

My friend Jodi Collins has been using this purple color scheme on several of her cards.  I just loved it so much I wanted to try it myself.  Cardstock and ribbon are from PaperTrey Ink and patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather.  I used the same layout for this card as I did for my Merry Latte card. 

Here's a close up of my spotlight.  As you can see I used another stamped image of my little penguin.  I simply punched it out with a circle punch and used a pop up square to give him a lift from the main image panel.  I used my glaze pen on him and Ella's boots for added dimension.   Some icicle Stickles and Sparkle Fluff for my snow.

 

 

Wanna play along?  Here are some of the details (lifted from the Claudia & Co. blog)......

What are the requirements for each challenge?

We only have 1 rule....Use ONLY Claudia and Company Stamps

 

When will the challenge close each month?
You will have until the 2nd Tuesday of each month to enter.

 

Each month our winner will be given a digi stamp from C&Co.
and
will be our Guest Designer on the Next month's challenge!!

 

 

Hope you will join us!!

 

Claudia & Co. Challenge

 
 
Happy Friday!  And welcome to this month's Claudia & Co. challenge.  This month we have a color challenge for you.  Do you like BROWN & CREAM?  Then this challenge will be right up your alley.  And while you're using brown & cream, why not through in another color of your choice while you're at it?

 

 
  

For my card I was inspired again by the beautiful colors from Basic Grey's Jovial collection.  I started with brown card stock for my base, added a layer of cream then added the patterned paper.  There were so many must have, adorable stamps released this month, I almost couldn't decide which one to use.  As you can see my little Party Penguin won out.   Sentiment is from Puddle Jumper Winter Landon's set.

I added some of my favorite Sparkly Fluff, in sugar, for Party's hat.  It looks fantastic IRL.  To save time making my card, I paper pieced the hat and scarf with some of same matching paper.  DD insisted I used one of her ribbon bows for my card, then simply added a snowflake to the center of the button.  Not sure if you remember, but she & I made a few dozen of these awhile back using a fabulous tutorial from my my friend Tori Wild.  You can check out her tutorial ----> HERE <----  I highly, highly recommend trying it.  You won't be sorry.

ETA:  I used Mercy's sketch #99 for my inspiration.  Thanks Mercy!

Wanna play along?  Here are some of the details (lifted from the Claudia & Co. blog)......

What are the requirements for each challenge?

We only have 1 rule....Use ONLY Claudia and Company Stamps

 

When will the challenge close each month?
You will have until the 2nd Tuesday of each month to enter.

 

Each month our winner will be given a digi stamp from C&Co.
and
will be our Guest Designer on the Next month's challenge!!

 

 

Hope you will join us!!

 

 

Claudia & Company - Color Challenge!

Time for a new challenge! 

This month's a color challenge using PINK & AQUA.  And you guys know how much I love my pastel colors!!! 

I couldn't resist using the new Sugar Sticks Girl with a Kite.  I just *heart* this cutie.  I stamped her a little more to the right to make it look like the kite is lifting her up off the ground a little.  Can you tell?

Notice anything else new on the card?  Yes I broke down an snatched up a new Die-namics from MFT.  I used some buttons from my growing stash and paper pieced her top using some scraps from My Mind's Eye - Pretty Please paper.

Here's a close up of the sun which I double stamped and popped up with a booster.

Wanna play along?  Here are some of the details (lifted from the Claudia & Co. blog)......

What are the requirements for each challenge?

We only have 1 rule....Use ONLY Claudia and Company Stamps

 

When will the challenge close each month?
You will have until the 2nd Tuesday of each month to enter.

 

This month we will have a prize for our top card winner...Claudia will award one winner a Single Stamp ($8 Value) of your choice! Wow!! Fun Huh!?!?

 

 

Hope you will join us!!

 

 

Claudia & Company Sketch Challenge!!

Happy Friday!!!!  Are you guys ready to get sketchy?  This time with the gals at Claudia & Company!! 

As you can see I couldn't resist using the adorable Ella the Pink Elephant for my card.

 

Don't you just love her?  She is just so darn cute!!!  She can be used for so many types of projects.  The one that stands out for me is baby stuff!  Can you just picture Ella on a onesie?  Humm.... I may have to try that out for my new niece!!

As you can see I'm continuing with my obsession with my October Afternoon Thrift Shop papers.  I also used some of it to paper piece Ella's bows.  The sentiment is from So Random Sentiments.

For the details on the challenge hop on over to the Claudia & Company blog.  There will be prizes!!  Please be sure to use Claudia & Company images when playing along.   Don't have any?  No problem!  Pick up these cuties at Die Cuts R Us.  There are even digi images in case you want them NOW!  Yes, Lori Boyd's adorable Lollipop's are now available at Die Cuts R Us!

I hope that you guys will play along with us!!!  I would love to see what you create using these fabulous images!!!

Have a fantastic day!

Time to Vote!!

Okay ladies, today's the day!!!   If you love my card (and I hope that you do!), please vote for it over on Taylor's blog. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE LINK.  My entry is #22!

As crazy as it may seem, I would die to be picked for Taylor's Top Crops!!  But I need your vote to win!!!  Tell your friends too!!!

Once again here is my submission for Taylor's Sketch Challenge #113.

Detail shot....

Thanks so much gals for your support!!