i love coffee, i love tea

i love the java jive and it loves me! "cappuccino" is the theme today for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. 

the coffee background paper and mug in the corner are from retired stitchy bear digital images artists. the woman and butterfly are from gecko galz and the sun from itKuPiLLi.

and because i love this song soooooo much:




love to all.

who loves coffee?

for the next two weeks the challenge theme at tag tuesday is "beverages." you're invited to make a tag with any kind of beverage. our fearless design team leader Valerie LOVES coffee so much that she often posts photos of her coffee drinks along with her beautiful art creations. so my tag is dedicated to her!

the woman and cup images are from lunagirl; the background paper and sentiment came from one of the artists at stitchy bear digital outlet (now closed). i also have some tissue tape, a paper flower, enamel dot, ribbon and distress ink to finish the piece. 

i also love coffee, especially the smell of it!
enjoy playing along with the challenge!

love to all.

cheeky coffee and cream

for the challenge formerly known as cheeky, here is my interpretation of the challenge theme: coffee and cream.

the background, coffee cup and sentiment are by coosty creations. the women come from dezinaworld.  butterfly by itKuPiLLi.  stop by the whimsy asylum for another take on this theme.  if you'd like to play along in our weekly fun here is the list of upcoming challenges: 

hey! come back tomorrow for the start of the gecko galz annual blog hop!  free digital collage sheets at EVERY stop!

love to all.

the smell of freshly ground heaven...

last week at tag tuesday the prompt was cups and cutlery and i went with a tea party theme.  this week the prompt is coffee and tea. well, i pretty much went with just the coffee...

because it really does smell like freshly ground heaven!  when i was growing up a coffee pot was ALWAYS on.  so it is a smell i associate with homey things.

vintage lady from the steampunk girls collage sheet by lunagirl. the white coffee pot is from delicious doodles and all the rest of the images are from coosty creations -- the latter two products are sold by stitchy bear digital images.

linking to try it on tuesday and the current challenge to "make us smile."

enjoy and love to all.

hearts and flowers, continued

hearts and flowers are always lovely themes for cards.  the current challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is "hearts and flowers" -- link up a creation including either or both hearts and flowers for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  our DT was given digital images from stitchy bear artist floppy latte for our creations.  here is my week 2 card:

the digital image is called "large shaded flower" and i printed it on gecko galz paper and then colored it with colored pencils.  i cut that piece and layered it on a second piece of designer paper from gecko galz then added borders, distressing and a punched heart.  this card could be used for a birthday, get well, sympathy or any number of occasions.  you have one more week to link up.

love to all.

hearts and flowers

the new two week challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is "hearts and flowers,"  a challenge sponsored by stitchy bear stamps.  our DT was given digital images from stitchy bear company floppy latte to work with.  i was asked to use a digital image called "doves and heart frame."  i thought this image would make a nice wedding gift tag.

 

i used some designer paper from gecko galz for the background and decided not to color the digital stamp but to just print it out, fussy cut it and add it to the colorful paper. i picked up on the white color theme by using a white die cut border, a white heart brad and white ribbon.  i also added a sentiment stamp from my stash.

 

for this challenge: please link up a new creation to the challenge blog that includes either or both hearts AND flowers.  a randomly selected winner will receive a prize from the stitchy bear online store.

 

love to all.

fairy silhouette

for week two of the silhouette challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i have another fairy silhouette to share.  our challenge sponsor is stitchy bear stamps; a randomly selected winner will win a prize from stitchy bear. for this challenge our DT is working with digital images by the designer floppy latte.

once again i've printed a PNG image onto paper by itKuPiLLi.  after adhereing that to card stock i added a fanciful border at the bottom and highlighted the moon and starts with a silver molotow pen.  i stamped "dream," a stamp by inkadinkado onto an additional paper by itKuPiLLI and added that as well.

link up with your silhouette creation for a chance to win!  we love to see your art.
love to all.

silhouettes challenge at the cheerful stamp pad

we are working with silhouettes for the next two weeks at the cheerful stamp pad.  our challenge sponsor once again is stitchy bear digital stamps and the featured artist is floppy latte. join our challenge and make a creation featuring a silhouetted image and you'll have the chance of winning a prize from our sponsor.  here is my first inspiration piece for you.

thanks to our sponsor for providing digital images by floppy latte to our DT i had this lovely fairy silhouette to work with.  i sized it and printed the digital PNG file onto mystical paper by itKuPiLLi. i adhered this image to cardstock.  i stamped my sentiment by penny black onto another paper by itKuPiLLi.  i added a die cut from my stash for a border.

i hope you will join our challenge.  love to all.

getting antsy...

it is week two of the "in the garden" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  you are invited to share a creation featuring a garden, flowers, veggies, anything of the like.  and a randomly selected entrant will get a prize from our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  we were lucky to get some fun digital images to work with on the design team and this week i chose an image from the designer kaz kraftz.

the designer paper adhered to the card stock for the background is by lunagirl.  then i printed the digital image onto pink designer paper with flowers by gecko galz.  i colored the ant with colored pencils, cut that paper to size and adhered it to the background paper.  i added the butterfly border on two sides and a little flower sticker at the bottom.

i hope you will play along.

enjoy; love to all.

in the garden plus freebies!

as some of us welcome spring a lot of folks are thinking about getting in the garden.  so that is our new two week challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  create something involving gardening, flowers, seeds, veggies and any of those good kinds of things.  my first DT piece features a digital image graciously provided by our challenge sponsor stitchy bear digital stamps, the digital image was created by artist bb kakes.

i printed the digital image onto one of the victorian garden papers by gecko galz and then colored it with pencils.  i cut that out and arranged it on card stock, adding brightly colored laces and a butterfly.

our challenge sponsor is stitchy bear so a randomly selected winner will get a prize from that company.  please join us!

also, FREEBIE ALERT!!! over at lunagirl moonbeams the challenge is fruits and flowers/vintage botanicals until friday and there are freebies here and here which would fit both themes at the cheerful stamp pad and at lunagirl!  get your freebies folks!

love to all.

in the kitchen with "lil chef

for week two of the "in the kitchen" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i used another cute digital image by our sponsor stitchy bear stamps.

i printed the little chef and colored him with pencils.  the first background paper is from my stash but the sunburst is by mcmahon five.  i used some stick on letters for the sentiment and punched a heart with my heart punch to finish the piece.

i hope you will play along for the chance at winning a prize from stitchy bear.
i'm linking this to the march 2015 "anything goes" challenge at mema's crafts.

love to all.

in the kitchen!

it is cooking time and we are "in the kitchen" with the cheerful stamp pad and our challenge sponsor stitchy bear digital stamps.  for the next two weeks link up a creation on a kitchen/cooking theme at the cheerful stamp pad challenge blog for the chance at a prize from stitchy bear.  i used a very cute stitchy bear digital stamp called "tea time" to make a recipe pocket.

i started with a library card pocket.  i covered it in two different papers from the background fairy   I adhered those to the pocket and added a border and a heart punched from one of the two papers. i colored the digital stamp with colored pencils and cut it out and added it to the pocket.  my final step was adding some words and putting a recipe into the pocket.

play along with us!

love to all.

b is for brrrrrr bear!

for week two of the "b is for bear" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i've made another card featuring a bear digital image provided by our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  this bear knows that the best way to deal with a snowy day is to land in a mug of hot cocoa!

i colored the digital image with colored pencils.  i had some wonderful wintry papers from bo bunny and i used one snowflake paper and one with ski images.  i liked this combination because i was thinking that when i am with people who want to ski, all i want to do is stay inside with the hot cocoa!  i decorated this card with ribbon, a sparkly border and a sparkly snowflake.

join our challenge by linking up a creation featuring a bear and you;'ll have the chance to win a prize from stitchy bear stamps.  one more week to play!  ii it is cold and snowy near you i hope that some hot cocoa is near!

love to all.

b is for bear

break out your bear images for the "b is for bear" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  our challenge sponsor is stitchy bear stamps; they provided some cute digital images for the DT to work with and they will provide a prize to the randomly selected entrant to the challenge! i made a card with one of the images from dusty bear, suitable for valentine's day...

i colored the digital image with pencils and outlined with an ink pen. i used a variety of patterned papers for the background and punched hearts out of the same designer papers.  i also added some borders to decorate the corners.   i hope you'll make something featuring a bear and then join the challenge!

i'm linking this up to crafty hazelnut's patterned paper challenge which requires that your creation be covered with patterned papers which i have definitely done here!

love to all.

monogram week 2

we're working with monograms for another week at the cheerful stamp pad, playing with digital images by floppy latte digital designs as provided by our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  play along with our challenge by linking up a creation with a monogram or letters for a chance to win shopping credit at stitchy bear.

for this card i used an "R" for my mother Regina.  i printed it on colored paper and further colored it with colored pencils.  i added it to some cardstock covered with primavera paper by itKuPiLLi then added a lace border, some pearls and a bird image from lunagirl.

enjoy; love to all.

another altered altoids tin

because i've been wanting to make more altoids tins but i can't buy out all the altoids in town i put a sign up on the refrigerator at work asking people to donate their old tins if they did not need them. one person gave me about 10 of them!  since she gave me so many i asked what her favorite things were since i said i would give one back to her.  she didn't understand i would be altering it so she said chocolate.  i tried to embrace the chocolate idea with what i made and then when i gave it back to her i did put some chocolate inside!

i used an image by twisted papers and a cupcake digital from far far hill.  the rest -- washi tape, heart sticker, background papers, etc, are stash items although the background paper on the top is from stitchy bear stamps. 

i'm linking up to pink saturday today.

she was surprised and delighted to receive this and i still have many more tins to play with!
love to all.

monogram challenge

challenge 102 at the cheerful stamp pad is "monogram" and we are using flowery lovely monograms created by floppy latte and made available to us through our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  as usual a randomly selected challenge winner will get some digital images from stitchy bear.

this is a birthday card for my friend yvette who bemoans the fact that when you shop for letter items they almost never have the letter "y" and she is right because now i always look and i never do find any of the "y" names!  so i colored this monogram digital image with colored pencils and then covered my cardstock with primavera paper by itKuPiLLi and added flowers and a lace border to finish.

whether you use a formal monogram or just create something using initials or letters your project will be welcome and eligible for a prize!

enjoy; love to all.

deck the halls!

for week two of the "signs of christmas" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i've used a digital image by designer kaz krafts at our sponsor stitchy bear.  a randomly selected winner of our challenge will win a shopping credit at stitchy bear.

i started with red cardstock and added some pretty green designer paper from my stash.  i used the digital stamp of a candle and colored it digitally, print it out, fussy cut it and did some outlining with a black pro marker.  i added a sentiment from my stash,

i'm linking to the scraps of color #48 anything goes challenge.

i hope you will play along with our challenge.
love to all.

signs of christmas

our new two week challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is "signs of christmas.  your creation should display some "signs of christmas" for a chance to win shopping credit at our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps. i used a digital image called "head first" designed by ginger loft for my week one creation.

i started with red cardstock and added a bit of designer paper from my stash that i thought looked a bit like a house.  i colored the digital stamp with pro markers, fussy cut it and added it to the card. the little round santa and the "ho ho ho" are sentiments from my stash.

linking up to the 12 days of christmas at unruly paper arts!
enjoy; love to all.

digital backgrounds and images at the cheerful stamp pad

this is the second week of the digital backgrounds and images challenge at the cheerful stamp pad. our challenge sponsor is stitchy bear stamps and the randomly selected winner will receive shopping credit at their online digital store.

for this tag i used digital background paper by stitchy bear designer coosty creations and in the corner is a digital stamp of poinsettias also by coosty creations.  the poinsettias were colored with colored pencils.  the santa is a rubber stamp by 100 proof press. i outlined the poinsettia digital stamp and the rubber stamp with black pen.  i added the "no peeking" sentiment, some green stars and ribbon (all from my stash) to finish.

enjoy; love to all.