Reindeer Birthday

I declared yesterday a "pajama day" and spent a much-needed day in my craft room.  This card is one of the things I created.  I have a friend who has a December birthday, so I thought this would do the trick.  I just love the face on this girl!  It's a digital stamp from Sandra Caldwell, called #1018 Reindeer Child.  You can find her and more of Sandra's images in the Babycakes Digis and Designs Etsy Shop.

I masked the girl, stamped a background stamp with birthday words from Mama Elephant and added the words "B-day girl" to her t-shirt.

Challenges Entered:
Crafter's Cafe #162 /- Birthday or Christmas
Crafting By Designs December - AG
Craft Rocket #29/ - Winter
Little Red Wagon 370/ - Chilly Friends
Aud Sentiments #169/ - AG + Sentiment
Southern Girls #147/ - AG
Pencil Case #34 - AG
WWDT Open Challenge/ 11/15-12/12
Come and Get It - Christmas
TFIG 84 /- colors:  Cherry Cobbler, Espresso, Olive

Sandra Caldwell New Release

Back with a new release image from Sandra Caldwell.  This one is called #1213 Pork Elf. Don't you love the look on its face?!?  You can find it later today with all of the other new digis in the Babycakes Digis and Designs Etsy shop.

I hobbled together sentiments from a variety of sources to create my custom sentiment.  The word Christmas is from PTI's Rustic Wreath set and the "hogs and kisses" is altered from Sugar Pea Design's Happy Mail set.  It was originally "hugs and kisses," and with the magic of a brown marker and some white gel pen hugs became hogs!!  Puny - right?!?!

I think I have discovered a combination of colors I like for coloring Sandra's pigs.  Just the right amount of pink with a little brown.  I color the pig with R000, shade with R01 and then go over everything with an E50.  For the ears and nose, I start with R02, shade with E11 and then a light coat of E41.  My hooves are E41 with R01 and shaded with E31.

Challenges Entered:
Aud Sentiments #169/ - AG + Sentiment
4 Crafty Chicks #376 /- Winter Wonderland
CraftRocket #29 /- Winter Time
Come And Get It 11/27/- Baby It's Cold Outside
House of Cards 11/25/ - Lots of Layers/Colors
Pile It On #122/ - Two Patterns

A Day for Daisies - Little Striped Dress

It's my turn to post a card on the ADFD Blog and I chose this quick to color image, Little Striped Dress.  I made the decision that the part on hair of this little miss would be a bit wonky.  Looking at her dress, if I were doing this again, I'd vary the highlight a bit - it's too straight, but I love the look of the balloons!
After fussy cutting her, I used the white background paper, which has been sitting on my desk for about a year (discarded from another card adventure).  The word "happy" was already die cut and I just had to die cut the word "birthday" from black paper (both from MFT).  "Stick It" adhesive paper is was perfect for adhering this super-skinny die cut.  Look carefully and you will see the three rhinestones that complete the card!

November's challenge on the ADFD Blog starts Friday.  Hope you will stop back and see what all of the DT created and play along!

Challenges Entered:
Crafty Gals #95/ - AG
Penny's Paper Challenge #301/ - AG
As You Like It 10/20/ - Old or New Stash (Old - it gets things off of my desk!)
Aud Sentiments #167/ - Cute + a sentiment
Southern Girls 10/27/ - Pop It Up
Less Is More #300/ - Celebrations & Festivals

Monday New Release for Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans

Monday means new digis are available in the Babycakes Designs and Digis Shop.  This one is called 702 Circus Balloon Pig.  Pop over to the Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans Facebook Group and see the other images the DT has for you - and then go do some shopping!

A Day for Daisies - October Challenge

It's a new month, which means a new challenge for A Day for Daisies and since it's October, we have a Halloween Challenge.  The DT was asked to use images that were first released five years ago.  So many cute digis to choose from!  Here's the original post.  What a fun idea to take a walk back through time!

I just love this little girl and her cat, called Happy Halloween Night.   I hear that Tammy's images are so appealing and fun to color from many folks. I feel the same way!  I really concentrated on that Jack-o-Lantern and tried to make it look like it was lit with a candle.  IRL, the color around the image looks more like a dusky night.  I used BV20 and 23.  Stop by the ADFD Blog and see what the rest of the DT created for you.  You can always find our challenge posted in the upper right hand column.  Come and play along this month!  There are so many delicious ADFD images to choose from.













Challenges Entered:
CAS(e) this Sketch #193/
Crafting By Designs October Challenge - AG
Little Red Wagon #362 - Purple Orange & Green
Simon Says Stamp Wed. -10/5/ - Halloween
Crafty Girls #27 /- AG
Cute Card Thursday #446 /- AG

A Day for Daisies - Nymph or Fairy?

This little cutie is from the ADFD archives, called Wild Daisy Nymph.  There are four nymphs in this collection and truth-be-told, I fell in love with their eyes and sweet faces when I saw them.  Thinking of those little toe-headed blonde children, I decided to keep her hair white-blonde.  The hair color really popped as I layered in more E93 and 95 behind her.  Her wings are coated with Wink of Stella.
SU's French Script is stamped in white to create a card back background and the sentiment is from Avery Elle's Thanks a Bunch set.
Copics used:
Skin - E000, E00, R11
Hair - E42, 41
Eyes and wings - BG 70, 72
Flowers and dress - R11, 22, 24
Leaves - G12, 14
Background - E93, 95

I wondered why Tammy designated these "nymphs" and not fairies, so when I checked "the Google", I discovered that fairies are no bigger than your fingers, but nymphs can be the size of humans!   Something new "enchanted" learning for me!  Hope this card enchants and inspires you to check out Tammy's nymph collection in the ADFD shop!

It's half way through our August "Use School Paper" challenge on the ADFD Blog.   The fabulous prize is images from the ADFD store and a chance to be a Guest DT Member!  I hope you come and play!

A Day for Daisies - Lovely Fairies

It's the second week of the ADFD CASE a DT member's card challenge.  My image is called Fancy Dress Fairy - and that she is!  Her wings are fussy cut, colored with Wink of Stella, and popped out.  The Memory Box butterflies are colored with Copics and glisten with Wink of Stella as well.

I tried something a little different this week by printing the image right on the sheet of patterned paper and colored it directly on the paper.  It took a little bit of putzing around to get it precisely where I wanted to print it, but it wasn't too much.  I just worried I would wreck it at any point in the process!!  (And at the end when I was attaching the sequins, a stream of glue shot across my desk as I was trying to unclog the tip - I thought I was done-for!!)  Luckily, it missed my card completely!







Check out the DT inspiration here on the ADFD blog.  I hope you will find some time to play along with our challenge. You have until July 28th to play.

Challenges Entered:
•Tuesday Throwdown #303/ - Favorite embellishment (sequins and popping out something on the image to create dimension)
•As you Like It 7/14/ - Trademark Style -I'm not sure if this is a style, I am clean and layered -but like Mojca, I love coloring, so that's where I put my emphasis.
•Little Miss Muffet #142/ - AG
•Southern Girls 7/22/ - AG
•Sasayaki Glitter July - CAS

Creative Knockouts #149 - Animal Antics

"Animal Antics" is the theme for this week's Creative Knockouts challenge, sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy.  These cute kids are a digi named,  Little Travelers.  My card is a combination of the digi and stamps.  I have to admit I was momentarily stumped as a DT member because I didn't look at the theme when I chose my sponsor image (oops!).  I went to my trusty stamp stash and dug out a retired SU set called Zoofari and borrowed the snake for my card.  The background trees are stamps from Paper Smooches and the stitched frames are from Lil' Inkers.  There's lots of fussy cutting on this card and the kids are popped out to look like they are walking out of the picture.  It's super-cute IRL.

Take a look at the rest of the DT inspiration here and then play along with us!


Challenges Entered:
Little Red Wagon #349/ - Summertime
Craft Your Passion #319/ - AG
Tuesday Throwdown #310/ - Exotic Animals
Addicted to Stamps & More #201/ - AG
Crafty Gals #79/ - Lots of Layers
Paper Smooches July Challenge - Summer
Craft Rocket #19 - AG
Inspiration Destination #93/ - AG

A Day for Daisies Challenge #151 - Try A 2 Color Ombre

July Club Kit is out and features a collection of delightful queen fairies.  Mine is called Fairy Queen Ruby and she is brand new in the ADFD Shop!

I decided to try something new with this girl and used the an ombre look on her overskirt and sleeves.  I printed two images and fussy cut the overskirt and popped it out on the card to give it some dimension and the wings are colored over with Wink of Stella for shimmer.  The main image is die cut using Lil' Inkers Oval Stitched Dies; the background is an embossing folder from Anna Griffin; and "celebrate" is a Memory Box die.

Pop over to the ADFD Blog and look at the rest of the DT's creations.  You'll have a hard time choosing which new image you'll want to buy!

Challenges Entered:
Crafting from the Heart #118/- AG
Through the Craft Room Door/ 6/28-7/4
Tuesday Throwdown #300/ - Fairies and Fantasy
Crafter's Cafe #152/ - Things with Wings
Penny's Challenge #284/ - AG
Simon Says Stamp 6/29/ - AG
4 Crafty Chicks #305/ - AG
World Wide Open DT Challenge/ - 6/15-7/15
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday 6/29 /- AG

Dizzy Daisy

I'm featuring one of todays new digis from the Babycakes Digis and Design Etsy shop called 919 Dizzy Daisy today.  She's one of artist, Sandra Caldwell's newest releases.  The rest of the DT has colored up other goodies from this week's release, which you can find at the Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans Facebook Group. (If you aren't a member, consider joining!)  Honestly, I don't know how she does it, but Sandra continues to crank out new digis every week for all of us to color.  Her creativity is amazing!

The sentiment is from Little Inker Designs and fits beautifully with the face of this flower.  The background print in an MFT birthday background stamp.  I just finished with Sandy Allnock's Copic Coloring class and learned some new color combinations, which I used on this flower.  Who would have thought that V15 could create so many lovely shading options!  Amazing, I tell you!!

Challenges Entered:
ABC Challenge 6/15/ - J for Just as You Like It
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #111/ - Use a Die Cut
Seize the Birthday 6/16/ - AG Birthday
Let's Color Linky Party #10/
The Pencil Case #22 /-  V for Variety
Pile It On #110/ - Use something old (bg stamp), new (digi), and blue (ink around oval)

A Day for Daisies Challenge #149 - Use Floral Paper

I took an ADFD hiatus in May due to too much going on at work. Arielle was a so understanding and it made my life manageable.  Whew!

Things have calmed down and OMG - I am so excited to share the new June Club images Tammy has drawn. . . SEALS!  This little one is called Summer Seal Waiting.

I have never colored a seal before and it was a blast!  I did a Google search and found hundreds of seals to look at.  I decided to make mine gray and white to play up that adorable face Tammy created.  Pop over to the ADFD Blog and peek at the rest of the seal collection.  The other DT gals have so much inspiration in store for you!

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches #239/
Digi Choosday Wk #22 - Think summer
Shopping Our Stash #254/ - Elements (water)
Crafting By Designs June/  - AG
Little Red Wagon #344/ - Fit it In
The Paper Shelter #251/ - Flowers Everywhere
Aud Sentiments #156/ - AG + sentiment

A Day for Daisies - Showcase Week

We're bringing back some of Tammy's image from September 2011 this week at ADFD.  My card features her image, Little Darling - and what a little darling she is!  Lots of fussy-cutting on this card, which was fun to do!

You still have a week to play along with the current challenge.  Check out the details on the blog, here.

Thanks to Melissa at Tuesday Morning Sketches for the card plan.


Challenges Entered:
Let's Color Linky Party #5/ - AG
Crazy 4 Challenges #327/ - AG
My Sherri Crafts #177/ - Spring Themed
My Time to Craft #317/ - Flowers

DT Favorite Card

Dream Valley #127/ - All About Birthdays
Tuesday Morning Sketches #343/

Copics used:  Skirt- R20, 22, Y38; berries- B21, 24, 29

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #400

Robyn's Fetish is sponsoring this week's Sketch Saturday challenge.  I'm using Spring Cart.  I colored in a little wood-look on the wheelbarrow to give it some extra dimension.  The picture doesn't show it, but I used Wink of Stella to give some shimmer to the flowers.  I hope you'll join us for this week's Sketch Saturday challenge.


Challenges Entered:
Pencil Case #13/ - More Than One
Addicted to Stamps and More #181 - AG
Craft Rocket #9/ - Feminine/Mother's Day
Card Concepts #49/ - Floral Radiance
Chocolate Coffee and Cards #103/ - AG
Aud Sentiments #149 /- Cute + sentiment    

ADFD - Showcase Week: It's A Child's World

You simply must stop by the ADFD Blog to see Tammy's images from one of her 2011 classic collections, It's A Child's World.  This one is called, Magical Wood.  You'll know the nursery rhyme and story just from looking at many of the drawings.  Every image is just precious!  You still have a week to enter our "A Touch of Wood" challenge.  Hope to see you in the ADFD gallery!

Challenges Entered:
Through the Craft Room Door /- AG
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #124/ - Make It Cute
Pencil Case #13/ - More Than One
Addicted to Stamps and More #181/ - AG

A Day for Daisies - January Showcase Cozy Day

This month's Cozy Day Showcase is another collection of fabulousness!  Pop in over at the ADFD Blog to see what the rest of the DT has done with Tammy's beautiful drawings.  This one is called Nest in the Cherry Tree.  There's still one more week left to play along with the latest challenge - add some stitching.

A Day for Daisies - Showcase

Merry Christmas to you and your family.  We are showcasing Tammy's new angel images at ADFD this week - and what a better time than at Christmas?

My card features an image called Sparkle Angels.  After coloring them, I looked up angel quotes and found one that went perfectly with the image!  The paper colors are from this week's Splitcoast Color Challenge and the sketch is #217 from Freshly Made Sketches.

You still have another week for the add pearls challenge at the ADFD blog.  I hope you'll play along with us.







Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches #217/
Shopping Our Stash #302/- Something precious (gold glitter paper)
Crafty Gals #51/- AG

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #386

Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor this week.  I decided to use their image, Glass of Wine A Day as a birthday card for a wine-lover I know.  I wanted to keep the glass big, so I made Debra's sketch into a long card, created a computer generated saying, and popped the glass out with Stampin' Dimensionals.   My friend likes to wear sparkles and bracelets, so I created a bracelet from some small rhinestones and used a gold Gel pen on her shirt and some of the flowers in the background paper.

Stop by the Sketch Saturday blog to see the fun ideas the DT has for you this week!






















Challenges Entered:
Colour Q #315
Creative Inspiration #334 - Sparkle
Inspiration Destination #56 - AG
Aud Sentiments #144 - BINGO (Patterned paper, digi, favorite color)
Simply Papercrafts #17 - AG
Catch the Bug (November) - AG

A Day for Daisies Showcase - Green-Eyed Monsters

I hope you have been enticed by the Halloween week previews of the Green-Eyed Monster stamps at ADFD.  This week's showcase features 3x3 cards using the monsters!  Peter is my card's monster. I used a set of eyeballs from another monster, covered all of the eyes with Crystal Effects, and created a sentiment with my computer.  Love these versatile little monsters!  Take a peek at my last ADFD post to see how I used three other monster friends!

There's still a week remaining in our Make It A Treat Challenge on the ADFD blog.  There are some clever ideas in the gallery already!

Challenges Entered:
Simon Says Stamp (10/28) - AG
Little Red Wagon #313 - Ghost, Goblins
or other Halloween Creatures
Creative Moments #80 - AG
4 Crafty Chicks #270 - AG
Southern Girls (10/22) - Stripes

A Day for Daisies - Showcase: Pumpkin Heads

We are featuring the Pumpkin Head girls this week on the ADFD Blog.  This adorable digi is called Pumpkin Friends (although in my mind they are sisters!!).  Stop by the ADFD Store and get one for yourself.  Take at peek here to see what the DT has done with these pumpkin cuties. There's still another week in our Add Black Lace Challenge, so play along!

Thanks to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for the layout!












Challenges Entered:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - #71
Addicted to Stamps & More #166 - AG
TIme Out for Challenges #42 - Photo challenge
Southern Girls - Let's Celebrate
Seize the Birthday - October 8

Creative Knockouts #109 - Lots of Layers

It's Team B's Thursday for the new challenge at Creative Knockouts, called Lots of Layers!  Love this kind of challenge because layers are so natural for me to use on a card (as opposed to one layer cards, which knock me for a loop!).

Lemon Shortbread is this week's sponsor.  My card features their digi, Stringing Autumn Leaves.  The challenge prize is 3 digis - so get your game on and play along with the Creative Knockouts DT this week!
Challenges Entered:
Cards in Envy - Colors of Fall
Color Throwdown #362