April showers......

I made this for the Bugaboo Challenge Blog. Incorporate April showers to May flowers while using this fun sketch. If this doesn't say Spring, I don't know what does. The dress on this little chick has polka dots on it but because I wanted to paper piece this image - I printed it once then used white out to remove the polka dots. Then if you make a photo copy of that you can't tell (at all) that you used white out. So copy onto your patterned paper and cut away. Bugaboo images are perfect for paper piecing because they have thicker outlines for easy cutting. I also used dimentionals on the bow in her hair. Isn't she CUTE :-)

A sprinkle of Pixie Dust

Have you visited Pixie Dust Studio lately?

They have some NEW items.

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE

I just love this one of the father and son.

Perfect for Father's Day or even for a

favorite uncle.

And the cute little pea images - OMG.

I saw a balloon recently with a pea pod on it and

the sentiment was "Get Well Peas"

How cute is that???

The second card is entered in the Pixie Dust Challenge.

Sketch Wednesday at The Digi Shack

Well, here we are again.

This weeks sketch at The Digi Shack

I used the mini tag punch from SU for the collar and

stamped it with a stamp from CTMH, little

piece of embroidery floss and there ya go.

Show us what ya got!!!

Create your masterpiece then go to

The Digi Shack's website and link up

with Mr. Linky.

Celebrate Mother's Day with Paper Popsicles

This weeks theme at Paper Popsicles is Mother's Day

Don't forget to grab the freebie while you still can.

The above image as well as many more awesome

images are available in the store.

Make your creation then link it to Mr. Linky on the

PP website for a chance to win a weekly prize and

a monthly prize.

Thinking of you

I just love these circle frames from Bugaboo! They are so pretty. You know me, I'm kind of partial to circles (and butterflies). I printed this twice and cut some of the leaves out and added dimension with pop dots. I don't use purple enough.....

Mother's Day theme at Paper Popsicles

This week at Paper Popsicles

the theme is Mother's Day

so head over to the Store

and check out all the awesome stuff

they have to offer. From templates to

digital images. Here is a sample I made

with a rather untraditional use of a

chicken template.

Don't forget to check out what the rest

of the Design Team has created.

Please join us in the theme and post

your work to Mr. Linky for a change to

GET SCOOPED

Sketch Wednesday at The Digi Shack

It's sketch day over at The Digi Shack today. Above is the sketch and my 2 samples. Click over there and check out what the rest of the Design Team did with the sketch. Don't forget to link your creation up to Mr. Linky - we'd love to see what you do with it. There are lots of FUN and exciting things coming up over on The Digi Shack's website. So stay tuned.....better yet become a follower of the site and stay up to date.

Just like Mom

Like pixies?

Then you need to check out Pixie Dust Studio!!

Isn't she adorable?

Saw her and thought......Mother's Day

Little girl playing dress up.......perfect!

I used flower soft on her boa. If you haven't seen this

product, you don't know what you're missing.

I used tiny pearls on the necklace and a flower and brad

on the hat. I embossed the lavender

paper with my cuttlebug and colored the centers.

Cut and colored the circle with my nesties.

Marriage Advise

My cousin is getting married this summer and I made this card for her wedding shower. The "kids" are Bugaboo images. I just love them. There is a bunch to choose from. Wedding, birthday, Christmas, etc. This is one of my favorite color combos. And this is a tri-shutter card. Tutorial here. There were cards inside the invitation asking you to write "marriage advice" to the couple. So I added a few words of wisdom on the card. The top middle part is a gift card holder.

Monday Freebie at Paper Popsicles

This weeks theme at Paper Popsicles is "Ice cream" they have several images and templates that are all about ice cream. This is one of the awesome templates they have in the shop. Because it's Monday ..... you will also find a FREEBIE there!!! How can you pass that up? Hurry over and pick up your free image and check out what the rest of the Design Team has cooked up. After completing your project be sure and add the link to Mr. Linky for a chance to "Get scooped" and win a prize.

Happy Father's Day

I absolutely adore this digital stamp!! When I saw this I thought it was absolutely perfect for my husband. He is the best Dad in the whole world. He is sooo patient with our son and literally teaches him everything he knows. They are like two peas in a pod. My son thinks my husband walks on water and I wouldn't have it any other way. This image is so perfect. Alex is always right there to grab whatever Scott needs at the time. He knows more tools than I could ever think of knowing. I plan to give this one to my hubby for Father's Day.

Calling all sistahs

Calling all Sistah’s!

The Digi Shack Design Team Call

It’s that time again where we are looking for a few fresh faces to join The Digi Shack.

If you LOVE digi’s you’ll love being part of our family! We are looking for new design team members. We’ve recently lowered our prices on our images to just $1 each to do our part in saving the world of paper crafter’s money! We are also adding a few new lines to our shop including some fabulous templates!

Open to:

U.S. and International English speaking applicants

Please read the following very carefully before submitting your application. It is very important that youfollow the directions as that too is part of the determining factor of you becoming a DT member

· 3 pictures of your VERY BEST work. Photos must be sized at 640x480. This can either be cards, layouts with pictures or altered items

· A paragraph (not a sentence) about you and why you want to be a Shack Sistah and what you will do to promote The Digi Shack.

· A clickable link to your blog

· A clickable link to your online gallery or galleries

· A list of clickable links to all Design teams you are on. It is favorable that you are not active on more than 3 design teams while you are with TDS.

What is expected of DT members?

If you are chosen to be a Shack Sistah you will be expected to:

· Complete weekly challenges and post to your blog on the challenge day(s).

· Post comments and photos on SNR and PCP and other social networking sites.(this means you will have to have a user account at SNR and PCP)

· You will also be required to leave comments on blogs for all of our TDS fans that participate in our challenges and your sistah’s blogs

· Participate in ALL TDS events where sufficient notice is given.

· It is not required but we encourage all DT members to submit their artwork to magazine publication at least once a month. A list of publications will be provided for you on the DT blog.

You will also be required to participate in Digi Day on SNR on the 1^st Saturday of EVERY MONTH for your term.(this date is subject to change without notice) as well as our monthly Ustream live video feeds (you do not need to have a webcam but you do need to sign up for a free Ustream account so that you can participate in the live chats)

You must use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your internet browser in order to view all of our images – both safer than IE and free to download. Our images are not always visible on IE. This does not mean if you use IE you have to delete it, you just need to use Firefox or Chrome while working with TDS images and blogs. You can have more than one browser installed on your computer and it should not harm or interfere with your system.

You must also know and understand how to use digital images. No special software is required but you must be able to print digital images in order to showcase them. Further, you must have a working knowledge of blogging software and understand the basic principles of inserting links, adding photos, etc.

A digital camera to photograph your work is required. No scanned images please.

You will be required to promote TDS by placing a clickable blog button on your blog. (This will be provided to you by TDS if you are chosen to be on the team)

You must have a blog that is updated at least 3 times a week.

You must be willing to commit to a 3 month term (June 1, 2010-Sept 1, 2010)

You will be required to check the DT blog daily to check for updates or new events. This is our main form of communication.

You must be willing to work under short notice. I am not a planner and more often than not, I plan things at the last minute.

Failure to comply with the above terms may result in termination with or without notice.

What do DT members get as part of being on the team?

You will receive free TDS images! This round we are doing things a bit different. Once selected as part of the DT you will receive 3 images of your choice to create with to announce your position on the team. Once I see that these three images are used you may choose 3 more and so on. I’ve found that if I freely give out images then they are not being used to showcase TDS. This isn’t just about getting free images, your position on the DT is to showcase and promote The Digi Shack. As long as you are creating with our images and showcasing them, you will receive all of your requested images. Please remember that this is a serious commitment and I expect that you treat it as such if you are chosen. Please do not apply if you can not commit.

Monthly we will be releasing new images and you will automatically be sent those images before the release date so that you can sneak peek those new arrivals. Those new releases do not count towards your images of choice.

If you think you have what it takes to be a Shack Sistah email your application with DESIGN TEAM in the subject line by May 15, 2010 – Any applications with anything more or less than DESIGN TEAM in the subject line will be disqualified.

Good luck!

DIGI NIGHT WITH CHEEKY RADISH TONIGHT

HELLO EVERYONE!! HOPE YOUR READY TO HAVE SOME FUN!!! TONIGHT AT 7PM- CST CHEEKY RADISH DIGI IMAGES IS HOSTING A DIGI NIGHT OVER ON SNR --

HERE

FREEBIES, FUN, CHIT CHAT, CHALLENGES.....

DID I MENTION FUN??

SO BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!!

ANOTHER CLUCKIN' BIRTHDAY

TIME FOR ANOTHER SKETCH CHALLENGE OVER AT

THE DIGI SHACK

I SAW THIS SENTIMENT SOMEWHERE

AND THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS!!!

THE DIGI SHACK'S CHICKENS

ARE THE PERFECT FIT.

CREATE YOUR CARD USING THIS SKETCH

AND POST IT TO MR. LINKY

HERE

BE SURE TO SEE WHAT THE OTHER

DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS HAVE DONE WITH

THE SKETCH.

Dippin' Dots on Paper Popsicles

The theme at Paper Popsicles this week is "stitches"

You must incorporate sewing in some way, shape or form

into your project. I stitched the exhaust from the car

for mine. This is the vacation car image from Paper Popsicles

but for this project, I didn't want the word vacation on there

so I used white out and erased it then copied it again and you'd

never know it was there. Ahhhh, the beauty of digital stamping.

I used my cuttlebug to add some texture to the background squares

then distressed them. So hurry over to

Paper Popsicles to link us (via Mr. Linky) to your blog for a

chance to "Get scooped"

Like a fish out of water without you

I love this fish from The Digi Shack.

I saw this sentiment somewhere and thought

"how perfect is this paper and fish"

Easy card to make. I just cut out the waves

added them to the paper card base and clipped a

paper clip in half for the hook. Colored the fish

to match and there you have it....

The fish is on pop dots to stand "OUT" a bit

SEW........IT'S MONDAY

THE THEME AT PAPER POPSICLES THIS WEEK IS

SEWING

YOU HAVE TO USE STITCHES IN YOUR PROJECT

CAN BE REAL STITCHES OR STAMPED STITCHES.

I PRINTED "BEST GRANDPA" OUT ON MY COMPUTER

USING A FUN FONT. THEN, I USED MY NEEDLE

TO POKE HOLES IN THE PAPER USING THE FONT TO MAKE THE

PATTERN. QUITE EASY.

WHEN I SAW THIS HAT TEMPLATE AT

PAPER POPSICLES

THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND

WAS "GRANDPA"

SO GET OUT YOUR NEEDLE AND THREAD AND

STOP BY THE PAPER POPSICLES BLOG AND

ENTER USING MR. LINKY FOR YOUR

CHANCE AT AN AWESOME PRIZE.

MANIC MONDAY FREEBIE FUNDAY

THATS RIGHT IT'S MANIC MONDAY TIME AGAIN AT

THE DIGI SHACK

THIS AWESOME DRUM SET IMAGE IS UP FOR GRABS.

WOULD BE COOL WITH AN INDIAN OR AFRICAN

THEMED PAPER.

I USED MY COPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON

THIS IMAGE. THERE ISN'T ANY SHADING ON THIS

BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING WITH THEM MORE.

BE SURE AND STOP BACK HERE AND AT THE DIGI SHACK'S WEBSITE FOR

SKETCH WEDNESDAY.

THE DIGI SHACK HAS AWESOME DIGITAL STAMPS

AND THEY ARE SOOOO INEXPENSIVE.

Prairie Fairy DT Call

Prairie Fairy is having a DT Call. I'm having so much fun being on the other DT that I decided to give it a shot. They have adorable digi's like the one above. I used stickles on the wings to give it some bling. The little metal charm says "believe" on it. I cut this one and set it on the circle cut out to make it look like she's sitting on the circle. I love this color combo too. Stop over at the Prairie Fairy to get the details.

Digi Shack sketch challenge

Time for another sketch challenge at

The Digi Shack

I have always loved horses. They are so beautiful.

I took a masculine approach again this week.

Used the cuttlebug to emboss the green strip,

distressed it with sand paper

then inked it up a bit to make it look rugid.

Some twine and more distressing/inking

Voila, manly-ness (ha new word, just made that up).

So, get crackin' and make your card

then click over to The Digi Shack and

link up your masterpiece.

Dippin' Dots on Paper Popsicles

Well, it's Wednesday, have you submitted your link

at Paper Popsicles for "Birthday" week.

Pop over there and check out what

your challenge is.

While you're there get some really great

ideas from the awesome design team.

When I saw this patterned paper the digi image

of the girl with the cake was the first

thing that popped into my head.

I don't know why, it just.....suits her.

The paper is so bright and bold that I

made two cards with it.

I like the wavy lines to the patterns,

adds some interest.

MOOSEtrack Monday at Paper Popsicles

THIS WEEK AT PAPER POPSICLES THE THEME IS

BIRTHDAY

THEY HAVE AN AWESOME VARIETY OF CARD TEMPLATES

LIKE THIS CUPCAKE ONE.

ALSO, THERE IS A CHALLENGE!

CREATE A 1 OR 2 PAGE BIRTHDAY LAYOUT

GO TO PAPER POPSICLES FOR THE DETAILS

DON'T FORGET TO GRAB THE FREEBIE WHILE YOUR THERE.

HINT: IT'S A TEMPLATE :D

The Digi Shack New Release

NEW IMAGES HAVE BEEN RELEASED!!

HURRY OVER TO THE DIGI SHACK

TO PURCHASE THE IMAGES ABOVE AND MANY MORE.

HOW SIMPLE, YET BEAUTIFUL THE TOP IMAGE IS.

I ADDED BLING TO THE CENTER OF THE FLOWERS ON THE HEAD.

PERFECT FOR A WEDDING SHOWER CARD

AND THE OWL....I PAPER PIECED HIM AND I LOVE

THE WAY IT TURNED OUT.

IF YOU'VE NEVER PAPER PIECED BEFORE, THIS IS

PERFECT FOR YOUR FIRST TRY BECAUSE OF ITS

LARGE PIECES.

SO STOP ON OVER AT THE DIGI SHACK

TO CHECK OUT THE NEW RELEASES AND

SEE WHAT THE OTHER DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS

HAVE DONE WITH THEM.

ALSO, IF YOUR NOT A MEMBER OF SNR YET

POP OVER THERE AND SIGN UP....IT'S FREE AND IT'S

A WONDERFUL SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND FUN STUFF.

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE DIGI SHACK GROUP WHEN YOU'RE THERE.

Bugaboo challenge

The challenge last saturday was to make a card using coral, kiwi and banana (or similar) this is my entry. I paper pieced the bow and put it on a pop dot. The tail is liquid applique to make it fluffy. Nice spring colors don't you think?

Need a challenge? Want free stuff?

We ALL need adhesives.....right? Well, here's your chance to win some. All you have to do is create a scrapbook layout that contain 3 spring images and has the word "Spring" on it. It can be any size and 1 or 2 pages. Go to paper popsicles HERE and use Mr. Linky to link up your creation to the Helmar challenge post. Hurry, you have until April 21 and the winner will be announced April 22.