Monday, October 31, 2011

Queen Kat Designs 5th birthday blog hop

Hi and welcome to the start of the Queen Kat 5th birthday celebration.  We are starting things off with a birthday blog hop filled with inspirational birthday cards all featuring Queen Kat designs stamps.  To start the hop make sure you go to QKD blog.  If you following the hop you should be joining me from Pat blog.  Please leave comments along the hop as we much appreciate you helping us celebrate this milestone plus you never know when we be sharing prizes with you. 


For my Queen Kat 5th birthday card i show to use stamps from Myka Jelina this is buttercup and she is available in the queen kat store.  I used a birthday themed brad and a martha stewart border punch.  

To continue with your Queen Kat 5th birthday hop head to my fellow design team member Maria.

Make sure to join us all month long for more Queen Kat 5th birthday events.  Keep up to date with all the happening on our face book page or group








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Saturday, October 29, 2011

a color challenge with digis and pms

Over at papermake up stamps it time for a new digi makeover challenge and this week is a color challenge. Since it almost halloween i just had to use this adorable witch from pms.  I used papers in the colors that were set out for this color challenge.  I used cuttlebug swiss dots and swirl embossing folders to accent the layers.  I used martha stewart drippy goo punch and there she goes spider web border die.  I added some eyelet bats.
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Superstar

Over at mo's digital pencil this week the theme is any holiday or celebration.  Since halloween is right around the corner i choose to use this wonder superboy image and some matching papers from bo bunny blast off collection.  My trick or treat is a rubon and my superstar sentiment is from verve stamps.  I colored my superboy image with copics.
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Friday, October 28, 2011

cute card thursday sketch time


Over at the cute card thursday this week they have a sketch to follow.  I choose to use this addorable swiss pixie stamp and used echo park dots and stripes line.  My image is colored with a mix of smooch, glitter pens and copics.

Whiff of joy challenge

Over at the whiff of joy challenge blog there a sketch to follow.  I choose to ink up this adorable henry and make a nice winter card. My papers are from dcwv winter wonderland stack.  I used cuttlebug swiss dots folder and my sentiment is from stampin up.
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Tickled pink halloween photo inspired


Over at the tickled pink stamps challenge blog this week we are being halloween photo inspired.  My papers are from echo park apothecary emporium collection.  My spider web die is from there she goes stamps.  I hope i have inspired you to try out these wonderful stamps.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Catch a snowflake

This week challenge over at high hopes stamps is to use ribbon, twine, or lace on your card or project. I choose to use this adorable snowman catching a snowflake and i used some snowflake ribbon with white snowflakes to dress up the card.  I also stamped and heat embossed my sentiment snow fun.  My imgae is colored with copics and glitter pens. 
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simon says anything goes

This week challenge over at simon says stamps is anything goes.  I choose to use this cute adorable elf from make it crafty. My sentiment is from ctmh and i used a martha stewart drippy goo punch and cuttlebug swiss dots folder.  I colored my elf with copics. 
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Perfect Sentiment Challenge 4 Seasons Greetings with sketch

Welcome to another challenge with The Perfect Sentiment  this week theme is Seasons Greetings with a sketch.


To join in this week challenge at The Perfect Sentiment simply follow the sketch and add a Season Greeting to your card.  you have until Tuesday, October 31@ 10pm EST to get a chance to be one of the "Perfect 3" and be showcased on the blog along with a badge to display on your own blog.  We are also being sponsored this week by Patti's Creations and she is offering one lucky random winner a free digital stamp. 


For my card this week i used my Cricut lite Jolly Holiday cartridge to cut cut the 3 penguins at the top of my card. I used matching penguin ribbon, my polka dot paper is from october afternoon good cheer and sentiment is from ctmh card chatter - christmas.  

Make sure to stop by my fellow design team members for more inspiration.













If your ready to join in the fun head on over to The Perfect Sentiment blog  create your card and upload via mr. linky and if you upload to a online gallery please use PSC04.  









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Friday, October 21, 2011

Queen Kat 5th Birthday

Queen Kat design is going to be celebrating their 5th birthday on November 19th.  To get the party rolling we have an event for you to rsvp to on our facebook page right here.  We have a very special stamp set that was donated by sandra caldwell and will be given out to all the winners from the party events. 


The cake in my card is from the birthday set which also has a cute balloon, cake, birthday sentiment, and cute birthday present.  If you praticpate you might just win this set.  We will have some fun challenges, giveaways, maybe a sale or two, and a birthday blog hop on the 1st of november.  So make sure you rsvp on facebook and join us all month long. 







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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Perfect Sentiment Get well

Welcome to this week Perfect Sentiment Challenge and this week we would like to see you create a card with a sentiment of get well and some form of embossing.  On my card i used get well riley and my sentiment is computer generated.  For my embossing i used paisley cuttlebug folder and i used nestablaties on my sentiment and my main image. 


We also have a very special prize this week, our sponsor is Sarah from "My Little Somethings"
She is giving away a grab bag of various crafting items with a minimum value of $15. This prize is limited to winners in the US.

Make sure you stop by fellow design team member blogs to see what they came up with for this week get well challenge. 













Are you ready to join the fun? We'd love to have you play along with us this week for a chance to be featured as one of the "Perfect 3 Make sure to stop by the Perfect Sentiment blog  and link up for chance to be chosen.  You will have until 10 p.m. EST Tuesday to link up your card.  







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Penny black on the move

It time for another penny black challenge and this week it all about movement so i choose to go with this adorable skiing hedgehog.  
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Kraftin kimmie

It time for another great challenge over at kraftin kimmie stamps and this week they would like to use your favorite kraftin kimmie stamp.  They are also celebrating their 100th challenge and are looking for a krafty girl to join the team. I think that would be a great honor so i create this cute christmas card using nick and some matching xmas papers from my stash.  
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Buzzing by

It time for another great sketch over at the deconstructed sketch and this time around jen is also looking for a guest designer.  I love working with these sketches i think they really stretch my imagination and give me a chance to really think outside the box.  On my card i used papers from my minds eye and my image is from cc  designs and colored with copic markers.  
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Happy halloween

Over at the simon says challenge blog the theme this week is halloween/goth cards.  I used a cc design swiss pixie stamp.  
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Friday, October 14, 2011

tsg sketch time

Over at there she goes clear stamps this week there a sketch challenge up.  I recently bought the spider web die from there she goes and this sketch was the perfect excuse for me to use it and of course my adorable pumpkin on the vine set from tsg had to be inked up as well.   I hope you have a chance to join us. 
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Snowy days

Over at the bells and whistles challenge blog this week they want to see a card using your favorite bells and whistles or elisabeth bell stamp.  I love all of the snowbabies but i think this one by far has to be my favorite.  She a lot of fun to color up in different colors and she works just right for a winter card to wish someone a happy day.  My papers are from october afternoon and dcwv.  My ribbon is from hobby lobby, i colored my image with copics and glitter pens.  I used martha stewart drippy goo punch and label 4 nestabalites.  My sentiment is from there she goes snowy days set.  Hope you have a wonderful day. 
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All about trees

Over at the cute card thrusday blog they would love to see a card that showcases trees.  I followed a fall card tutorial on zindorf blog to create this lovely fall themed card with stampin up lovely as a tree set.  I hope it inspires you to get in a fall mood and play with your tree stamps. 
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Perfect Sentiments Friendship inspiration

It time for a new challenge over at The Perfect Sentiments Challenge blog  and this week we are wanting to see cards that use the colors from the inspiration photo above and create a card that reflects a sentiment of friendship.   We have another wonderful sponsor for this week challenge make sure you stop by Heart Songs designs and thank them for sponsoring us this week. One lucky winner will get one free digital image.  You can finds lots of great ideas using heart songs products on their inspiration blog. 



On my card my friendship sentiment from a stampin up set called friends 24-7 and my image is from whiff of joy called willow with cookies.  I used carstock that matched with the photo added a martha stewart border punch, colored willow with copics, and added a heart charm and some ribbon.  Can't wait to see what you come up with. 

Make sure to stop by my fellow design team members blog to get more inspiration 

Jan Farnworth blog  (me)
http://www.tweetybugshouse.blogspot.com
Kimberly's Blog 
http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com
Lynn's Blog 
Scraplife with Lynn 
http://scraplifewithlynnray.blogspot.com
Paper Expressions 
Jennipher Lowery's Blog
http://www.jennipherlowery.com
Rochelle's Blog 
Two Tears in my Bucket
http://www.twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com
Samantha (DT Coordinator) 
Crafty Couple's Corner
http://kania-amusestudio.blogspot.com/
Sarah's Blog 
My Little Somethings
http://my-little-somethings.blogspot.com/
ScrappinAbby 
Paper crafting blog
http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/
Shelly  blog 
Gemini Visions Art
http://www.geminivisionsart.blogspot.com
Stacey's Creative Corner 
Stacey's Blog
http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Theresas Blog 
The Paper Peasant
http://thepaperpeasant.com
With All My Heart 
Tere's Blog
http://www.tereazua.com
shaunnaRooskie's Blog 
http://shaunnarooskie.com


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Dustin Pike Spooktastic challenge

This week dustin pike is challenge you to use a dustin pike image and make a spooktastic card.  I choose to go with cauldron dragon and i paired it up with papers from recollection halloween papers from michaels craft stores.  I used a chipboard boo setniment, copics and there she goes spider web die. 

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monday fun with the greeting farm

Over on the greeting farm fresh challenge blog we are being to challenge to create projects with black, white and one other color. I choose orange as my other color.  Since it october and almost halloween time it the perfect excuse to color up all the adorable halloween images that the greeting farm has to offer.  This one is called marlene cauldron and is a digital stamp.  I paired her with papers from my minds eye mischievous paper pad and the spider web is a die from there she goes clear stamps.  Marlene is also colored with copics.  
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Friday, October 7, 2011

anything goes with ribbon carousel

Over at the ribbon carousel the challenge this week is anything goes as long as you used ribbon somewhere on your project. I just had to color up this adorable new christmas elf from make it crafty.  the papers are from october afternoon and the sentiment is from tlc creations.  Go tie your ribbon and join me over at the ribbon carousel blog.  have a great day. 

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Perfect Sentiments Sympathy with lace challenge

Hi and welcome to the very first Perfect Sentiments challenge.  Each Wednesday we will be challenging you to create a card with the perfect sentiment for the occasion we have chosen along with an added twist to the challenge.  This week the twist is to use a sympathy sentiment with lace. If your uploading to a online gallery please use the keyword PSC01.  We also have  wonderful sponsor this week. 

 Our sponsor is Glitterbabe digis stef the owner is offering one random winner a ten dollar coupon to her store.  That is enough to get at least 3 digital stamps go over and let her know The Perfect Sentiment sent you :)The flowers i used on my card are from stef. store. 

Make sure you stop by my fellow design team members blog to see some more great inspiration for this challenge. 

Jan Farnworth blog  (this is me)
http://www.tweetybugshouse.blogspot.com
Kimberly's Blog 
http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com
Lynn's Blog 
Scraplife with Lynn Ray
http://scraplifewithlynnray.blogspot.com
Paper Expressions 
Jennipher Blog
http://www.jennipherlowery.com
Rochelle's Blog 
Two Tears in my Bucket
http://www.twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com
Samantha (DT Coordinator) 
Crafty Couple's Corner
http://kania-amusestudio.blogspot.com/
Sarah's Blog 
My Little Somethings
http://my-little-somethings.blogspot.com/
ScrappinAbby 
Paper crafting blog
http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/
Shelly blog 
Gemini Visions Art
http://www.geminivisionsart.blogspot.com
Stacey's Creative Corner 
Stacey's Blog
http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Theresas Blog 
The Paper Peasant
http://thepaperpeasant.com
With All My Heart 
Tere's Blog
http://www.tereazua.com
shaunnaRooskie's Blog 
http://shaunnarooskie.com


I can't wait to see how this challenge inspires you. Just head on over to The Perfect Sentiment and link your project by Sunday at 10pm est. for a chance to win Stef's gift certificate and you just may be one of the "perfect 3"


Card supplies
Image glitterbabe digis calla lily
Sentiment stampin up 
cuttlebug swiss dots folder
oval nestablties 

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