A Trip To The Beach

YAYYYYYY I made it, I got my July tag finished in time!  It was touch and go for awhile there but I mixed up my sand last minute and threw the tag together.

Tags are hard to photograph so here's a couple close ups.

I didn't crackle my seahorses 'cause I couldn't find my crackle paint lol.

I'm entering in a few challenges:

• Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 - July
• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Crafty Sentiments - #29 Anything Goes 2/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #82 Anything Goes/Use A Sentiment 2/3
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #21 Anything Goes 2/3
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #46 Anything Goes 2/4
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #83 Use Summer Colors
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• Pile It On - #30 Embossing
• Die Cuttin' Divas - #176 Anything Goes 2/3
• Scribble & Scrap - #22 Anything Goes 2/3
• 2 Cute Ink - #111 Anything Goes 2/2
• Creative Fingers - #44 Anything Goes 2/3
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #39 Anything Goes
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes 2/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #46 Anything Goes 3/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #143 Anything Goes 2/5
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Art By Miran - #11 Anything Goes 2/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes/Sketch** New Challenge with Creative Moments!!

Happy Hump Day!  It's time for another challenge with Creative Moments, and this fortnight it's Anything Goes with the option of following our sketch.  This is the sketch we're using this challenge:

I always love sketches cause there's so much you can do with them!  Just rotating them even ninety degrees gives a whole new layout.  I stayed with the traditional though and followed our original sketch.  Our lovely sponsor is A&T Digital Designs and I'm using the Pip digi stamp.

I'm of course linking to a few challenges:

• The Crafters Cafe - #73 Anything Goes 2/3
• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• Die Cuttin' Divas - #176 Anything Goes 1/3
• Digi Choosday - Lots of Layers 1/2
• Pile It On - #30 Embossing
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Di's Digi Designs - Dies and Punches 1/3
• The Crazy Challenge - #176 Dies & Punches 1/4
• The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes 1/2
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #83 Summer Colors
• Scribble and Scrap - #22 Anything Goes 1/3
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #46 Anything Goes 1/4
• Crafty Sentiments - #29 Anything Goes 1/3
• 2 Cute Ink - #111 Anything Goes 1/2
• Fairytale Challenge - #96 Use A Digi Stamp
• A Girl Who Crafts - #2 Anything Goes 5/5
• The Paper Nest Dolls - #15 Anything Goes 2/2
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #39 Anything Goes
• Digitally Sweet - #98 Embellish It Up 1/1
• Word Art Wednesday - #143 Anything Goes 1/5
• Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge - #46 Anything Goes 2/3\
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #67 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #241 Anything Goes 2/3

Our challenge runs for two weeks and you can enter up to three times.  Be sure to visit our blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

(Last Minute) Christmas In July

Here I am at the last possible minute with my entry for Tis The Season Stamping's challenge.  It's a color challenge this week, and I did my best to hit the mark.

I made some gold embossing paste to stencil my background, but my pistachio looks a little dark compared to theirs.

Soooooo obsessed with stencils and embossing paste right now.  I also used dry embossing and gold ink on the edge of the card, since the paste was kind of matte, which I wasn't expecting. It looked shimmery when it was wet.  Oh well.

I'm just entering two challenges with this card:

• Tis The Season Stamping - #21 Vanilla, Gold and Pistachio with the option of Stencils 1/1
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

It's My Third Blogiversary!!!

Happy Blogiversary to me!!  Three years ago today, I started my blog.  I'm so proud of myself and all I've accomplished in the past few years. I spend so much of my time making specific things for challenges and stuff, I wanted to make something that was really just for ME, to commemorate this.  I'd gotten a new stencil a week or so ago, so I saved playing with it for this project.

I'm so happy with how it turned out.  The sparkles don't really show up in the photo but the silhouette is all glittery and the quote is just amazing.  I think I'm calling it Ideas of Mischief.  I wanted to leave it flat and frame it but it wound up a large card, and I'm okay with that, too.  I'm really trying hard to branch out from the standard A2 cards all the time, and I think this is a step in the right direction. I'm sooo excited to be adding to my stencil collection and using them more and more.

Closeup of some of the quote and my bling border.  LOVE the bling border!

I'm celebrating three great years of blogging fun by entering a bunch of challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• The Crafters Cafe - #73 Anything Goes 1/3
• Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes 3/3
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #21 Anything Goes 1/3
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #67 Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - #82 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #46 Anything Goes 1/3
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Catz - #241 Anything Goes 1/3
• Art By Miran - #11 Anything Goes 1/3
• A Girl Who Crafts - #2 Anything Goes 4/5
• Creative Fingers - #44 Anything Goes 1/3
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #39 Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls - #15 Anything Goes 1/2
• Word Art Wednesday - #142 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and sharing this accomplishment with me.  Happy crafting.  Laters!

**Just For Fun** New Challenge With Crafty Creations!

Happy Hump Day!  Time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations!  Our theme this week is Just For Fun.  Create something that makes you smile.  I knew I wanted something music inspired, and that I wanted to make a card suitable for a tween or child. Here's what I created.

I'm of course linking to some challenges:

• DLart Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Reves 2 Scrap - #2 Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes 2/3

Be sure to check out the blog and see what the rest of the DT has created!  You can enter our challenge up to two times.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes** New Challenge with Crafting From The Heart!

Happy Monday!!  It's the start of a new week and that means a new challenge at Crafting From The Heart! Our theme as always is Anything Goes and we've got two lovely sponsors this challenge.  First up is Chi Chi Memories.  I chose to use the Candy Girl digi, going for a bit of a Kawaii look.

I want to enter this in a few challenges:

• DLart Linky Party
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #66 Anything Goes
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Scrappers Delight - #27 Anything Goes/Cute & Girly 1/2
• Bearly Mine - Let's Go Digital 2/2
• Word Art Wednesday - #141 Anything Goes 2/5

Our second sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine.  I've been dying to work with these images and picked Sadie.

I'm going to enter this card in a few challenges as well:

• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #44 Anything Goes 3/4
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #38 Anything Goes
• Pumpkin Spice - #78 Anything Goes
• Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes 1/3
• Reves 2 Scrap - #2 Anything Goes 
• Little Miss Muffet - #90 Anything Goes 1/1
• Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz Weekly - #240 Hot Colors/Summer 1/3
• Crafting By Designs - Use A Sentiment 1/5
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #20 Anything Goes 3/3
• Fairytale Challenge Blog - #96 Use A Digital Image
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 2/2
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenges - #186 Anything Goes 2/3

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the other DT have created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes** New Challenge with Hobbycutz!!

Hi everyone!  It's time for a new challenge at Hobbycutz and our challenge theme is ANYTHING GOES!

I've been wanting to use the Round Film Strip wood cut for awhile on a card, and I've finally been able to work it into a theme!

I'm linking to a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #66 Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - #81 Anything Goes
• A Girl Who Crafts - #2 Anything Goes 3/5
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore - Use A Stamp 3/3
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #44 Anything Goes 2/3
• Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes 3/3
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenges - #186 Anything Goes 1/3
• Card Mania - #51 How Charming 1/3
• Artistic Inspirations - #100 Anything Goes
• Love To Scrap - #33 Anything Goes 2/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #45 Anything Goes 2/3
• Pumpkin Spice - #78 Anything Goes
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #38 Anything Goes
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps - #20 Anything Goes 2/3
• Creative Fingers - #43 Anything Goes 2/3
• Art By Miran - #10 Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #141 Anything Goes 1/5

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's makes on the blog!  You can enter this challenge up to three times so be sure and play along with us.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge, Week 6

This was SUCH a hard project for me!!  I'd never worked with burlap except in a ribbon or a printed die cut that I just adhered as is.  Coloring it was a new animal, and I'm so not entirely happy with it.

The COC3 Challenge this week is Altered Burlap Panels using Tim's products.  If you don't have a copy of A Compendium of Curiosities Vol. 3, you can get one here.  COC3 is being sponsored this fortnight by the fabulous Funkie Junkie Boutique.  One lucky winner will get a $25 gift certificate to their store.

I had SUCH struggles with this panel!  First of all, the color.  I wanted a purple and red background, but as it dried, the red took over.  The more purple I added, it just made the red darker.  Oh well.  You also can't see the collaged music background, ink took it over.

The inspiration for this, like 99% of my art, was music.  I almost put a few lyrics from "Brave" on here, but I decided to just let the statement speak for itself.  The bow and bag of arrows on the dressform signify strength.

And a tiny bit the Green Arrow.  I looooove watching Arrow.

I'm entering some challenges of course:

• Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge - Week 6 Altered Burlap Panel
• DLArt Linky Party

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes/Use One Flower** New Challenge With Creative Moments!

Hi everyone!  It's time for another challenge at Creative Moments and this fortnight it's Anything Goes with the option to Use One Flower.  This was SUCH a challenge for me 'cause I like to use flowers in threes, but I managed to make it work.  I'd been hoarding the flowers I made for the TH Tattered Floral Challenge last year, and this was a chance to use one!  Our amazing sponsor is Delicious Doodles, and I'm using the New Butterfly digi.  Printing it on neon paper made accessorizing so easy and fun.  That's an option with digis that I always forget about and need to embrace more often.

I'm loving these fun summer colors!!

I'm entering a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party  ***WINNER***
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #65 Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - #80 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafts Galore Encore - Use A Stamp 2/3
• Bearly Mine - Let's Go Digital 1/2
• A Girl Who Crafts - #2 Anything Goes 2/5
• The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes 2/3
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #44 Anything Goes 1/4
• Artistic Inspirations - #100 Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - #222 Citrus/Tropical Colors 1/3
• Love To Scrap - #33 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #45 Anything Goes 1/3
• Pumpkin Spice - #78 Anything Goes
• Suzy Bees Bloomin' Challenge - #37 Anything Goes
• Treasured Times Rubber Stamps -#20 Anything Goes 1/3
• Glitter N Sparkle - #93 Anything Goes
• Art By Miran - #10 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Fingers - #43 Anything Goes 1/3
• The Stamping Boutique - Fussy Cut Something
• As You Like It - Animals or People and WHY (I prefer cards with animals NOW as I did loads of girly cards for years and I'm a bit sick of coloring them!!) 1/3
• Red Rubber Inspirationals - #128 Anything Goes 1/3

You've got two weeks to play with us and can enter up to three times!  Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

Snowing in July

I've been trying to make a Christmas card at least every other week this year.  I've done pretty well so far, but I almost missed the current challenge at Tis The Season Stamping!  I got this finished (again) just in the nick of time.

This fortnight the challenge was to create something inspired by this photo.  I *love* inspiration challenges, and I love this picture.

I knew instantly that I wanted to work with snow and a turquoisey-teal shade.  I went looking for a stamp I got last year and never used, and amazingly, found it the first place I looked.  That never happens.

I've had these Christmas buttons forever and never used them.  I love how they make the card pop.  I dyed the twine myself to match the card.

I'm entering just a couple challenges:

• Tis The Season Stamping - #20 Photo Inspiration
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Christmas Goes
• TimbroScrap - #98 Christmas In July
• Crafty Boots - Christmas In July

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!

Unforgetable

I don't know why people "celebrate" the day that someone died.  I know they remember it, there's no forgetting it.  But people have get togethers and masses and things, and I'm always confused by it, a little.  Then I realized a few weeks ago that it's only confusing to me because that's not how I cope with things.  I don't wanna talk and be maudlin and depressed.  I try to remember good things and go on from there.

This day is NOTHING compared to the day my grandmother died, and I have a whole other set of emotions set aside for that day.  But today is a sad day for me, because I don't have to know someone to feel bad for them and to miss them.

A year ago today, Cory Monteith died.  And 364 days ago, at this exact time, I read on FB that he had died.  Glee changed forever that day.  Music changed.  I changed.

Everyone has stuff that they love, and I loved Glee.  The most played songs on my iPod?  All Glee covers.  Glee was Finn and Rachel and now that's broken forever.  No happy ending for that show.

It makes me wonder, a little, why some actors can't behave like adults just long enough to finish a freaking series (see: Gossip Girl) without hating each other so much that the series suffers.

I mentioned before not understanding how other people remember the day someone they loved died.  I realized that I remember things with art and with music.

So today, I'll watch Glee, and I'll listen to Cory sing, and I'll make art.  That's how I deal.  That's what makes me feel better.

Also, I made this.

I don't like sympathy cards, so I made this instead.  My contribution on a day like this.  Hugs to all my Gleeks today.

**Anything Goes** New Challenge with Crafty Girls!

It's time for another Anything Goes challenge at Crafty Girls, and we've got two lovely sponsors this fortnight.  First up is Bugaboo Stamps. I'm really crazy about these Bobble Head digis, I've used a few of them and they're just adorbs.  I chose Hoot Hoot Hooray for this card.

Our second sponsor is The Stamping Chef, and I'm using the Rosalind image for this card.  While I'm sooo crazy about arrows right now, I also picked it 'cause I'm a Sagittarius.

Make sure you visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT has created.  You've got two weeks to play along with us and you can enter up to three times.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Let's PARTY!** New Challenge with Crafty Creations!!

Happy Hump Day!  I'm spending mine this week in the craft room, which is perfect cause it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations!  This fortnight our theme is Let's Party, so grab those streamers and birthday hats and get your celebration on!

Our sponsor this challenge is Fresh Brewed Designs.  Given the party theme, I chose to use Latte Party digi stamp.

I wanna enter a few challenges:

• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #36 Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #64 Anything Goes
• Fitztown - #42 Anything Goes

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created on the blog.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes** New Challenge with Crafting From The Heart!

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to announce my new DT position with Crafting From The Heart!  This week our theme is Anything Goes and our lovely sponsor is Sparkle N Sprinkle!

I chose to use the Catherine Hat Lady digi, because she reminds me of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.  I do love the Royals :)

I'm entering a few challenges of course:

• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - #36 Anything Goes
• Fitztown Challenge - #42 Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons - #96 Anything Goes With Ribbon 3/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #139 Anything Goes 4/5
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes 
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #64 Anything Goes
• Opus Gluei - #186 All Tied Up (Ribbon/String/Twine)
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 4/5

You can enter our challenge up to three times!  Make sure to check out our blog to see what the rest of the DT has created this week.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

America the Beautiful

Happy 6th of July! (I was sick on the 4th, so sue me!)  I've been on a tag-adorned-card kick lately, so here's what I made for the holiday.

I used a ton of different techniques in this card (including my first failed attempt at making my own embossing paste) and I'm crazy about it!

Don't you just LOVE this digi from Sassy Studio Designs?

I wanna enter this in some challenges:

• DLArt Thankful Thursday - #135 Patriotic
• Art By Miran - #9 Anything Goes 2/3
• Bloggers Challenge - Red White And Blue (JFF)
• A Creative Romance - Show Us Your Colors (colors on your flag) 
• Jellypark Friends - Red White and Blue 1/2
• Paper Creators - #26 Anything Goes 1/3
• Fitztown  - #42 Anything Goes 
• Creative Fingers - #42 Anything Goes 1/3
• Quick Quotes - #41 Use A Star 1/1
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #42 Anything Goes 4/4
• Crafty Ribbons - #96 Anything Goes with Ribbon 2/5
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #64 Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 3/5
• Brown Sugar - #101 Anything Goes 2/2
• Opus Gluei - #186 All Tied Up Ribbon/Twine/String (JFF)
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes
• Savvy Handmade Cards - Reach For The Stars 1/1
• Crafty Catz - #238 Stars or Stripes or Both 1/3
• Crafters Cafe - #70 Red White and Blue 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #139 Anything Goes 3/5
• Mixed Media Mojo - #2 Patriotic
• Country View Challenges - Use A Stencil
• Inky Impressions - #166 Red White and Blue
• CCEE Stampers - Red White and Blue (JFF)
• My Craft Spot - #142 Patriotic
• 613 Avenue Create - #79 Anything Goes 1/3
• Red Carpet Studio Challenge - #73 Born On The Fourth of July 1/3
• Party Time Tuesdays - #179 Red White and Blue **Top 3**

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  I'm off to work on some other projects.  Laters!

**Favorite Color Combination** New Challenge with Hobbycutz!!

Happy Sunday everyone!  Let's get this week started with a new challenge at Hobbycutz!  Our theme is Favorite Color Combination, and this is so very hard for me!  I love about a hundred different combos and at any given moment would call them my favorites.  So I looked to the digi this week to see what colors would be my favorites this time around, lol.  Our lovely sponsor is A & T Digital Designs!

I chose to use the Gamnut Baby digi for this card, and decided to make it in blue, green and white.  Those colors always compliment each other so well.

It's so cute to me because the baby looks so much like my brother's friend.  They say everyone has a twin....

I used the fence from the Hobbycutz Decorative Border Strip on this card. I just gave it a quick whitewash with a light sponged on coat of shimmery white paint.  I love how the wood still shows through.

I want to enter this card in a few challenges:

• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #42 Anything Goes 3/4
• Opus Gluei - #186 Ribbon/String/Twine
• Craft Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes
• The East Wind - #10 Ribbon 1/3
• Crafty Ribbons - #96 Anything Goes with Ribbon 1/5
• Aud Sentiments - #110 Anything Goes 2/5
• Cards 4 Guyz - #25 Baby Boy 1/3
• Clear It Out - In The Garden/Ribbon (Ribbon and paper ate at least two years old)
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #81 Add A Sentiment
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Oldie but A Goodie - Baby 1/3 (The ribbon and paper are at least two years old if not more)
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #64 Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 2/5
• DLArt Linky Party
• Brown Sugar Challenge - #101 Anything Goes 1/2
• Fairytale Challenge - #95 Something For/With/From A Child
• Word Art Wednesday - #139 Anything Goes 2/5

You can enter our challenge up to three times!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created on our blog.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!

Compendium of Curiosities 3 - Week 5

It's nearing the end of week 5 of the Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge and I've got my card finished in time, yay!  I have to say the watercoloring technique that was the challenge this week was the EASIEST part of this card!  I'm so obsessed with this technique now, you'll be seeing a lot of it in my cards the next few weeks.

ANYways, this challenge is Distress Watercoloring.  It can be found in Tim's latest book, A Compendium of Curiosities Vol. 3 and if you don't already have a copy, you can purchase it here.

Once again COC3 is being sponsored by Inspiration Emporium, and one lucky winner gets a $50 gift certificate!  Lucky girl or guy!

I knew what stamp I wanted to use for this card but the embellishments gave me a hard time.

I think I'm happy with the outcome.  The pearls were so different for me, but I do really like them.

The watercolor, I love.  Love love love.  Pink and blue are so great together.  And this card forced me to open an old TH paper pad I'd been hoarding for like three years.

I'm entering this card in a few challenges:

• Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 3 - Week 5 Distress Watercoloring
• DLArt Linky Party
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 2/5
• 613 Avenue Create - #78 Anything Goes 3/3
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes 1/3
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #42 Anything Goes 2/4
• Cuttlebug Mania - Use A Charm (I used TH M&S Base Die and Tag/Label Die set)
• A Girl Who Crafts - #2 Anything Goes 1/5
• Cards Galore Encore - Use A Stamp 1/3
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 2/2
• TIP Top Tuesday - 2 or More Ribbon/Twine 1/3
• Tuesday Throwdown - #202 Anything Goes 2/2
• Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes 3/3
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes ***TOP 3***
• Emerald Faeries - Hip Hop Hooray - Birthday 2/3
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #64 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes ***WINNER***
• Aud Sentiments - #110 Anything Goes 1/5
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Nutcrafters - #71 Anything But Square 1/1
• Word Art Wednesday - #139 Anything Goes 1/5

Thank you so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Anything Goes/Celebrations** New Challenge with Creative Moments!

Happy hump day!  We've got a new challenge at Creative Moments, and it's all about Celebrations this fortnight!  Of course you can always play along with Anything Goes, but it's fun to shake it up now and then.

When I think of celebrating, I always think of birthdays.  Our lovely sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs.  The first image that spoke to me is this Disney Fan Sassy so that's what I made this card with.

I'm of course linking to a few challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 4/5
• DLArt Linky Party
• Di's Digi Designs - Lots of Layers 2/3
• FAN-Tastic Tuesday - #42 Anything Goes 1/4
• Tuesday Throwdown - #202 Anything Goes 1/2
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 1/5
• Emerald Faeries - #57 Hip Hop Hooray/Birthday 1/3
• Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - #35 Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #237 Anything Goes 2/3
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 1/2
• Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - #78 Anything Goes 2/3
• Scribble and Scrap - #21 Anything Goes 2/3
• Inky Impressions - #165 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #63 Anything Goes

Make sure to play with us this challenge, you can enter up to three times.  Visit the blog to see what the other DT members have created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

Christmas In July (take one)

I say "take one" because I think we both know there's more where this came from!  I'm always at the last minute with the Tis The Season Stamping challenges, and this week is no exception.  They're having a sketch challenge, and I gave it a go at the last minute.

Here's how I interpreted it:

I really like the dimension of it.  I'm so obsessed with my Curvy Tattered Banners right now!!

I'm linking to a couple challenges of course:

• Tis The Season Stamping - #19 We're Feeling Square
• Completely Christmas - #18 Anything Christmas Goes
• Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #183 Get Sentimental
• The Squirrel and the Fox - #73 Christmas In July 1/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!

**Photo Inspiration** New Challenge With The Craft Garden!

It's a new month and time for a new challenge at The Craft Garden!  This month we have a photo inspiration challenge for you.  We want to see what inspiration you pull from this photo:

I knew I wanted to do something masculine and that's always a struggle for me.

I wanna link this to a few challenges:

• Inky Impressions - #165 Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #63 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 3/5

You've got until the end of July to enter and you can enter up to three times!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!  Be sure to visit the blog and see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**Make it A Duet** New Challenge With Mema's Crafts!

Hi everyone!  We've got a new challenge at Mema's Crafts for the month and July and the theme is 'Make it A Duet".  Use just two colors (you can accent with black and white) in your project!  This was a really fun one.  We've got two great sponsors this challenge, the first is Kenny K Downloads!  It was hard to choose but I picked the Elf Queen.

I'm entering this in a few challenges of course:

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 2/5
• Ditzie Digi Designs - Anything Goes (final challenge, sniff sniff)
• Scribble And Scrap - #21 Anything Goes 1/3
• Scrapbook Stamp Society - #44 Anything Goes 3/3
• 613 Avenue Create - #78 Anything Goes 1/3
• Art By Mi Ran - #9 Anything Goes 1/3
• Lacy Sunshine - #36 Anything Goes 3/3
• Sister Act Card Challenge - #63 Anything Goes
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #35 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #110 Anything Goes
• Inky Impressions - #165 Anything Goes 

Our other lovely sponsor this month is Stitchy Bear Designs!  There are soooo many designers and digis to choose from!  I chose to use an IkeSart image, Bulldog Babies.

• Word Art Wednesday - #138 Anything Goes 1/5
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• DLArt Linky Party
• Di's Digi Designs - Lots of Layers 1/3
• Stampin' Royals Linky Party
• Addicted To Stamps And More - #101 Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant - #257 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #237 Anything Goes 1/3
• A Creative Romance - Anything Goes 3/3

You may enter our challenge up to three times and you have until July 31st to enter.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!