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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

WOOHOO!!!  Time for a new challenge over at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges.  The Challenge this time is a Valentine with color and shimmer.  First of all let me say that I am not a glittery and shiny person.  I prefer to leave the glitz to others... LOL.  But .. I did my best and this is what I came up with and it is shiny ....

I used one of the frames from the "With Love" set from Daisy Doodles.  I really like the simplicity of them.  I used black cardstock .. a print and a solid paper.  I printed the frame on the solid paper and paper pieced the heart with the print paper.  The papers are from my K&Company stack.  OK for my shimmer I used peel-off borders.  They are black with gold edges.  My son Reno really liked this one.  I think he's going to give it to his girlfriend Katie.  It's always nice that someone likes a card well enough that they want to use it for themselves to give.  :)

Be sure and check out the rest of the Design Team Blogs to see their projects.  They are located on my left sidebar.  And then come and play with us.  We would love to see your projects!!

Challenges:
Gingerloft  -  The Color Red
The Crafty Pad  -  Hearts
2 Sisters  -  Hearts
Bee Crafty  -  Hearts
Card Makin Mamas  -  Valentine

And don't forget  ...  you have until Wednesday to sign up to play Bingo  ...   

To be eligible to play you need to mail us before the 16th February. 

daisydoodlescc@gmail.com

After this date you will be sent your own unique numbers, and bingo ticket. and the date that the bingo will commence.

There will be 2 prizes, one being a $25 GC and the 2nd will be for $10 to spend in store.

LOVE Daisy Doodles

The Challenge this time over at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges is to use a Sentiment as a focal point and Red. I didn't get around to making my card until today and when I went to print I was out of ink. So I decided to do a digital card.

The Sentiment is from a FREE set over at Daisy's Digi Doodles. The papers are Daisy's too. I can't remember where the ribbon and bow came from so if anyone knows leave a comment so I can give credit. I did this card in PSE. When I get my ink I think I will print this for my DH for Valentine's Day.
Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Teams Blogs and see there beautiful cards. You can find them in my left sidebar <<<<<<<.
Then go to Daisy's Digi Doodles and get your FREE Sentiment set and enter the challenge for a chance to win a Gift Certificate.

Challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar  -  Valentine
Doodle Pantry  -  Love
Creatalicious  -  Ribbon and Love
Aud Sentiments  -  Love Sentiment

D2D - "Christmas Cocoa"

This is the last image for November at D2D so be sure and check next week for the freebie for the first week of December so you can play along at Designed2Delight-Delightful Inspiration.  The first image each month is free and when you use it and enter the challenge you get the next one free.  How cool is that?

Anyway the image this week is "Christmas Cocoa"  and here is my card:

I love this image but then .. I love all of Faith's images.  Everything I used was from my stash.  The piece of twill tape was in my birthday package from my friend Joanne.  Thanks Jo!!!!

Supplies Used:

2 Christmas DP from DCWV (left over from last year) .. Dark Red and Green CS ..  Oval and Oval Scallop Nesties .. Scribbles paint (dots) .. computer generated senti .. SU Sleigh Bells Twill Tape (Thanks again Jo!) .. and (of course)  Prismacolor Pencils and OMS

Thanks for stopping by,

D2D - "Skating Penguin"

Down to the wire again .. LOL.  This week has flown by and I seemed to think I had more time.  This week over at D2D - Delightful Inspiration Faith gave us "Skating Penguin" to work with.  It (she)  is so cute!

The challenge over at Double Delight with D2D was to use Snowflakes.

Supplies used:  
Prisma Pencils & Goo Gone  -  Red & Pink Cardstock
EK Success Border Punch  -  Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Studio G $1 Stamp  -  Pink Trim  and DP from scrap basket

D2D - "Kaela"

The image at Delightful Inspiration - Designed 2 Delight Challenge this week is "Kaela- Dressed as an Angel"

I don't usually do shiny cards but I went nuts with shiny on this one.  The background is gold glitter and I used gold and silver stickles and gold and silver leafing pens on the edges.  The ribbon is shiny, too.  You can tell so much here but in real life it's 1000 times prettier.  Go over to Delightful Inspiration and see the rest of the cards.  Some beautiful work!!!   Thanks Faith!!!!

D2D - "Harvest Basket"

I went on vacation and missed the last 2 challenges over at Designed 2 Delight and couldn't wait for this one.  And what a beautiful image.  It was certainly worth waiting for.

This was probably the quickest and easiest card I have ever done.  After coloring with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS I used my new Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and cut out the center with a Nesties Oval (took a nail file to it) and glued them together.  I decided I liked it as is so didn't add any embellishments.  I hope you like it.  You still have one more day to go to Designed 2 Delight and get the image to play along.  I also am entering this into the Double Delight Challenge.

D2D - Apples

Over at "Designed2Delight-Delightful Inspiration" this is the first challenge for the month so if you hurry you can get this image free ..... then if you use it to enter the challenge this week you get next weeks free.   So go check it out ... you have until Thursday night at midnight to enter.
Here is this weeks image:   "Apples"

Hurry over and get in on the fun!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

October Digi Blog Hop

Time for this month's  Digi Blog Hop.  If you came here from Claire's blog then you are on the right track.  If not then go back HERE to start at the beginning.  Follow along with us .. The Hopetts .. for your chance to win an assortment of Digi Stamps.  This will be a monthly hop with new Digi's every month.  

Here is my card with an image from Bugaboo....

At each blog you will collect a letter  to form a sentence.  After you have all the letters to to the Digi Blog Hop and post the sentence in a comment.  So come and hop along with us.  My letter is "L".  

The next stop is Ruth...  I can't wait to see what she has for you.  

Here are the details about the hop:

The Digi blog hop is just that. A monthly blog hop hosted by our resident designers and resident DT.

To be in with a chance of winning one of our monthly hops there are a few rules you need to follow.

1. Leave a comment on each of our DT's hopetts pages
2. At the end of the hop you must come back to the Digi blog hop and leave your final comment. A number will be chosen at random if your comment is that number on the list then you win all of the images used in that months hop, along with our resident designers bumper pack of images and our sponsor of the months prize.
3.The most importand rule is to HAVE FUN.

The blog hop will start on the first Monday of each month and you have until the 25th of the month to take part or to complete the requirements of the blog hop, i.e to follow and leave a comment on each blog.

A winner will be announced at random and will win the blog candy on offer.

LSS Thursday

Today is Lindsay's Stamp Stuff  Day and once again I am using her "Steampunk Set".  I don't think I will ever tire of using this set.  I really really like it.

You can find this set as well as others at mygrafico.  

Here is what I used to make this set:

• Olive Card stock
• Page from a Spanish Book
• Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink
• Tim Holtz Clear Stamp
• Scribbles Paint
• Black Organza Ribbon
• LSS Steamppunk Digi

Go to Lindsay's Blog and see what she has for you today and then to the rest of the DT to see what they have come up with.  I always look so forward to their projects.  All of them are truly talented.

***  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer)  ***

*  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick  *  Tracey Allen  *  Melissa Craig  *    Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Rhonda Walker (that's me)  *  Diane Bove  *  Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *

Challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge Blog  -  Monochromatic
Bunny Zoe's Crafts  -  Vintage
Creative Friday  -  Monochrome
Stampin' For The Weekend  -  Shabby or Vintage

HELLO

There is a challenge going on at the Daisy's Digi Doodles Forum.  It is an "Anything Goes" challenge with the only stipulation being you must use a Daisy Doodles Image.  I will post all the details at the end of this post.  Here is my card....

I love this little Robin.  He is part of the Christmas Set HERE.  So why don't you join us at the DDD Forum and enter your card?

Rules and details

*You must use a Daisy Doodles image on your creation for every challenge.
*The creation photo or link to the photo must be posted on the forum.
     If you create a link, please be sure that it's to the photo directly.
     Should you post to a forum like SCS, CDAC or a gallery like Flickr, etc. please use DDDOTM
*You can enter as many times as you like but a different Daisy Doodle image must be used.
*Your entry must be a new creation and posted on or after the start of the challenge.
*Feel free to link to your blog so we can see your details, and other photos of your creation.
 
#Each challenge will run for the entire month.
# The prize for each month's winner is:
     1. Title: the DD Designer of the Month
     2. Shown on Forum, the DDCC blog and the newsletter with link to your blog.
     3. You will have your name on a permanent list of DDDOTM on the Forum and DDCC blog.
     4. And last, but definitely not least, you will receive a Gift Certificate to the Daisy's Digi   Doodles Store for $10.00



Thanks for stopping by,

Hop with brand new Digi Blog Hop

Today is the launch of a brand new Digi Blog Hop.  If you came here from Vicki's blog then you are on the right track.  If not then go back HERE to start at the beginning.  Follow along with us .. The Hopetts .. for your chance to win an assortment of Digi Stamps.  This will be a monthly hop with new Digi's every month.  


Here is my card with an image from The Character Cafe....

At each blog you will collect a letter  to form a sentence.  After you have all the letters to to the

 Digi Blog Hop and post the sentence in a comment.  So come and hop along with us.  My letter is "O".  The next stop is Laura...  I can't wait to see what she has for you.  

Here are the details about the hop:

The Digi blog hop is just that. A monthly blog hop hosted by our resident designers and resident DT.

To be in with a chance of winning one of our monthly hops there are a few rules you need to follow.

1. Leave a comment on each of our DT's hopetts pages
2. At the end of the hop you must come back to the Digi blog hop and leave your final comment. A number will be chosen at random if your comment is that number on the list then you win all of the images used in that months hop, along with our resident designers bumper pack of images and our sponsor of the months prize.
3.The most importand rule is to HAVE FUN.

The blog hop will start on the first Monday of each month and you have until the 25th of the month to take part or to complete the requirements of the blog hop, i.e to follow and leave a comment on each blog.

A winner will be announced at random and will win the blog candy on offer.

D2D - "Cat's Meow"

The image this week from Faith at Designed 2 Delight is called "Cat's Meow".  And the challenge at "Double Delight" is Summer Colors.

I colored him with Prismacolor Pencils and meant for him to be a little darker but it's OK..LOL.  Everything but the flowers cam from my stash.  I used CS...DP...Stickles...Scribbles... Paper Glaze and a buckle punch.  The flower I crocheted using DMC Embroidery Floss.

Go over to Delightful Inspiration and get in on the challenge.  It is a progressive challenge and starts over at the beginning of the month so now is a good time.  

Thanks for coming by :)

Beehive Yourself

Rudy, Susie and the kids were in all last week from Florida.  I soooo love to spend time with them.  They left Saturday and I miss them already.... :(   So now it's back to business as normal.  So that means it is time for ....

Yep! ....  Daisy Doodles Challenge #16    .....  ANYTHING GOES

Here's my card:

For this one I chose Daisy Doodles Image "Beehive Yourself" .  I hadn't used this one yet so thought this was a good time.   I really like this image.  You can find it and many more at Daisy's Digi Doodles Store.  And right now Miss Daisy has a SALE up to 50% off on everything in the store.

I used a Fiskars Texture Plate and inked it for the background...colored my image with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS ..I made the flowers with 2 shades of yellow tissue paper.  After it was done I spied the little bee applique on my bulletin board.  I had it left over from a dance costume 3 years ago.  So viola .. it was perfect with the image.

Check out the rest of the DT's projects for some inspiration and then cruise over to Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge Blog and enter your project.

* Joanne * Mary * Lawren * Tina * Sharon *  Susan * Monika *  


Challenges:
Totally Paper Crafts - Plain and Simple
Craft Your Days Away  -  With Wings
Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en  -  Make Your Own Flowers

Daisy Doodles Style

There is a new forum starting up at Daisy's Digi Doodles Store.  There is a new challenge over there beginning Sept. 1  -  "Anything Goes"  Go over and look around and get the details.  There are a couple of freebies to nab while you are there too.    Miss Daisy also has a sale going on at the store.  Up to 50% off on every stamp in the store.    Also, the "Yellow and White or Cream" challenge runs til the end of the week at the Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges Blog.  Join us for some fun!!!!

Here is a card I made using one of the freebies from the forum:

Thanks for stoppin' by,

SADDLE UP PARDNERS Blog Hop

Howdy Pilgrims!  Belle Star here.  (Belle Starr, aka: the "Outlaw Queen” (1848-1889) - Hooking up with the likes of theYounger brothers and Jesse James at a young age, Starr became an outlaw herself and was the first woman to be tried for a serious crime by Judge Isaac Parker)   Got a lot to share with ya'll today so git yerself a cup of Arbuckle's or yer jug of AppleJack and sit a spell.  Miss Kitty LeRoy  (Kitty LeRoy - A gunfighter and gambler, she was one of the Old West's best women gamblers. In 1876 she ran a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. Her many lovers included Sam Bass and Wild Bill Hickok. Her fourth husband grew jealous and killed her in 1878) over at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges is having herself a Blog Hop and a Challenge.  Thar's also a 25% off Sale going on at the store until August 15....YEEHAW!!!!

I reckon Sheriff Freddy and Hoss have been summoned to town to help save it.  They have traveled a purty fer piece through the Badlands to git here.  Here's my card + 1:

double stair-step card:

candy bar matchbox:

My friend Joanne aka the Angel of Tombstone sent me a tutorial link for a side-step card and I added another side to it.  I used the papers Jules created to go with her "Freddy Goes Western" stamps.  I printed them out onto the cardstock for the card base based on the measurements on the side step instructions.  I cut and scored it to make the card.I then colored Freddy and Hoss and the cactus with prisma pencils and adhered them to the card.  I printed DD papers onto cardstock  for the candy bar matchbox and cut it out and scored it.  The sentiments are also Dasiy Doodles.

This here stamp set "Freddy Goes Western"  is Ace-High.  If ya'll got a hankering to have a look-see you can find it HERE at Daisy's Digi Doodles Store.  Here's what ya'll got to do to win.  Visit all the blogs of the DT starting with the Challenge Blog and find the letters that are highlighted somewheres in each one.  Collect 'em all and unscramble 'em to make the 2 word phrase.  The last stop on the Trail (the store) will tell ya what do do when ya git thar.  Leave a comment on each blog so's we know you's was thar.  If ya'll got here from Stagecoach Mary's (Mary Fields, aka: Stagecoach Mary (1832-1914) - Born as a slave in Tennessee, Fields was one of the first women entrepreneurs, stagecoach drivers, pioneers of the American West) then ya been on the right trail.  If not skedaddle back to the Challenge Blog and start there.  If ya'll git lost or make a wrong turn you can find the blog list below.  I hear-tell all of 'em got some purty beliked things to show ye.  In my book these here gals are afly.  If yer pining for these stamps then what in tarnation are ye a waiting fer? Go to the last post on the trail ... Kitty LeRoys  Daisy Digi Doodles Store and git yer last letter and find out what to do to win.

Kitty LeRoy's Challenge Blog

Joanne aka Nellie Cashman

Tina aka Cattle Kate

Susan and Emma aka "Doc" Susie and Lottie Deno

Lawren aka Pearl Hart

Cec aka Annie Oakley

Monika aka Poker Alice

Sharon aka Mollie Johnson

Jane aka Calamity Jane

Mary aka Stagecoach Mary

Rhonda aka Belle Starr

Miss Daisy's aka Kitty LeRoy

These names are real female legends of the Old West.  If you are interested in learning more go HERE.

Don't forgit about the challenge....Western Card + 1 ...you could win a Gift Certificate worth a 5 dollar gold piece.

Challenges Entered:
Mami Doodles  - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare  -  Anything Goes
Paper Play - Anything Goes
Thanks for visiting :)

Thursday with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Lindsay is sponsoring Tuesday Morning Sketches this week and we are all using one of the sketches from over there.  I chose Sketch #38:

I has a hard time choosing my sketch since there were so many good ones.   I used two of the images from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff  "Birds and Branches" Stamp Set.  I love this set.  This entire card was done digitally.  I used PSE and made the card and colored the image with chalk when it was all finished and printed.  You can find LSS images at mygrafico.  I really enjoyed making this card and plan on doing more digital cards.  I think I want to try some hybrids.
Don't forget to go over to Tuesday Morning Sketches and pick your sketch and play along. The theme is "Summer".


Check out the rest of the DT blogs and see what they have been up to and don't forget the freebie from Lindsay's blog.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)

Cindi Hooks

Diane Bove

Jennifer Bliss

Karin Martin

Leanne Garner

Lisa Jurecek

Margie Visnick

Melissa Craig

Micki Harper

Rebekah Doak

Rhonda Walker (me)

Shannon Neparko

Tamara Bennett

Tracey Allen

Tracy Vinson

Thanks for stopping by

Another Wedding Card

I had wanted to use the Bells from Daisy Doodles "Simple Elegance" stamp set for the challenge yesterday.  This is the most gorgeous set and I absolutely love it.  I had made cards using both images and when I was all done I managed somehow to get glue on the bells.  But no worries...I had the card with the cake.  I still wanted to use the bells so decided to re-color them and go ahead and finish the card today.  Well....I decided to play around with PSE ... which I am not real good at and decided to the card digitally.  My Son is going to be the Best Man in his friends wedding in August so this is what I came up with.  I hope Casey isn't looking...lol

  The papers and embellishments are from SkyScraps Romance collection.  I found them free on DigiScrap Depot.  

     I did 2 digital cards today but I can't show you the other one yet.  I have really enjoyed playing with this.  I started doing digital scrapbook pages and got sidetracked with card making...which I love..but I miss playing on the computer with PSE.  I don't know how long this will last before I am back to my regular cardmaking but for today I had fun!!  Oh and I still have the bells colored with my prisma pencils to make another card...lol...just need another wedding!

Thanks for stopping by

mmmmmm.....

                                    ............................. fresh strawberries!
These images make me want to run right straight to the Farmer's Market and buy Strawberries.

I printed these out directly on my card base and colored them with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.  You can't see it very well in the picture but I scored lines on each card and then used an EK Success Border Punch.  I love what I call stand alone images that are pretty enough on their own without embellishments.  I just love clean and simple and these images from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff at mygraphico really fit the bill.  These are from Lindsay's new set "Strawberries and Watermelon".  I really like notecards and when I saw these they screamed notecard to me.  I plan on making a set of these .... I'm thinking they would be a really nice set bundled and tied with a pretty red ribbon.

It's Thursday so that means the DT have all posted projects that are sure to inspire you.  Starting with Lindsay's be sure and visit each one to see what that have come up with.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer),    Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator,     Margie Visnick,

Lisa Jurecek,     Leanne Garner,    Tamara Bennett,    Cindi Hooks,    Micki Harper,    

Rebekah Doak,    Karin Martin,    Jennifer Bliss,    Diane Bove,    Shannon Neparko

Challenges:
Digi Doodle's Shops Best  -  Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed  -  Anything Goes
Cowgirl's Sunday Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenges -  Strawberries & Cream

Thanks for stopping by