Cherry Blossom and Tiger Lily - Butterfly Sweethearts

I have a couple more of the Butterfly Sweetheart images available at Bizzy Bec's.  There are six images in this collection and this one is Tiger Lily.  I can't tell you who makes the papers.. they are from my stash and have been there forever.  I coloured the image with Copics and used Glamour Dust to sparkle up her wings.  The sentiment  is a stamp from Whimsy's Party Mini Seals from Bizzy Bec's store.  I don't see them in stock right now but if you contact Bec, she can order them in.  Those are terrific stamps... deep cut red rubber that give such a nice clean image every time.  The little champagne pearls are also from Bec's store.

Cherry Blossom is also coloured with Copics and more Glamour Dust for her wings.  Love the Glamour Dust... it lets your colour show through and adds just the right amount of glittery sparkle.  I got a little carried away with the clouds... if one is good, then a hundred must be better, right?  This is what happens when you leave them until the last step on your card... it's too late to change them so you have to fly with it!  I don't know who makes the brown paper but the lighter one is Whimsy's Vintage Postcard stamped with brown ink onto vanilla coloured cardstock.  The stamps and pearls are available at Bizzy Bec's.

Stamps R Us Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamps R Us Birthday Celebration blog hop!

If you've arrived here from Lynn's blog you're on the right track, if not you really should start at the Stamps R Us challenge blog.

Please remember that in order to be eligilbe to win one of the prizes from our fabulous sponsors, you need to leave a comment  at each stop on our Birthday hop.

Our sponsor at Stamps R Us for our Birthday challenge is Whimsie Doodles and  to help us celebrate our birthday, Whimise Doodles is giving our fans a 10% off coupon good for 30 days from the start of our current challenge! For your shopping pleasure the code for a 10% discount is SRU10.
Now, for the Birthday Bash Blog Hop........ We have a FANTASTIC list of sponsors!  The sponsors are listed below but please go to the SRU Challenge blog to see all the fabulous prizes you can win - it's worth the trip!!
Sponsors are Inspired Stamps, K n K Designs, The Stamping Boutique, Cardmadfairy's,Squidgi Digi, Michelle Perkett Studio, Tiffany Doodles, Clear Dollar Stamps, Bug A Boo Stamps, Through the Craftroom Door, Color Me Creative Classroom, Bizzy Bec's, Oozak, and Whimsie Doodles!!!!
Be SURE you leave some love on all the DT sites as we will EACH have one of the prizes drawn from our comments.  Also enter the challenge as there will be more prizes there.

Enjoy the hop and good luck in winning some of our fabulous sponsor's prizes!

For my card, I chose Sea Shell Koale and used some SEI papers.  The image is coloured with Copics and the brads are Bo Bunny.  I've cut the stars with the Star Nestabilities and the sentiment is computer generated.
Your next stop along the hop is Marilyn W!

Challenges:

Corrosive - All about kids

Paper Sundaes - Beachy or Summer

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Splendiferous Creations - Summertime

One Crazy Stamper - Recipe 1 image, 2 Design Papers, 3 embellishments

Kenny K - Pocket Card Challenge

The new challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is to make a pocket card and is sponsored by Kenny K himself.  As one of the new DT members, this is my first challenge at Krafty Girlz and here's I came up with.  I used the Bench Couple image which I think is hilarious... I can just about hear this love-struck fellow saying 'arrrooogah, arrooogah!'  I coloured it with Copics and used SEI patterned paper.  Those fab little hearts were cut with the latest and greatest die I've received which is Whiff of Joy's 'Cute Hearts'.  The sentiments on both the outside and inside are Whimsy Stamp's 'Love Letter Seals'.  Be sure to head on over to Kenny K Krafty Girl's challenge blog to see what the rest of Team A have come up with and get your entry into the challenge.  Remember, you can use any image for the Kenny K challenge, but only those using Kenny K Digi Stamps will be entered into the draw.

Challenges:

Papercutz - Anything Goes 

Copic Creations - Use pastel colours

CES - Humor/Funny

Stampacular Sunday - Hot pockets

Housework Fairy

Don't we all wish we had a housework fairy?  Just a whiff and a poof and all of it would be done!  I'm not so lucky... the closest I get is the new Swiffer duster I bought the other day but it just doesn't move by itself so apparently I need to be on the other end of it for it to work!

Anyway, as soon as I saw Mo Manning's Housework Fairy, I had to have her... the expression on her face makes me smile every time I look at her.

I used Copics to colour and then added my new favourite sparkly Glamour Dust... no pun intended!  The sentiment is computer generated and the little flowers were made with a Sizzlit die.  The paper is one of the Basic Grey's Marjolaine collection.

Camelia & Carnation - Butterfly Sweethearts

Well, sadly the weekend is over and it's back to work tomorrow morning.  How is it that on Friday the weekend stretches out before you and it seems like it's going to be a long time until Monday... then all of a sudden it's Sunday afternoon?
I have a couple cards today because I am a bit behind on my postings.  Both images are from Bizzy Bec's Butterfly Sweetheart collection. These 6 gals in the set are so pretty... all of them having wings you can glitter, stickle or colour. The first one is Camelia and I've used Copics to colour her and then added Glamour Dust to the wings for some sparkle.  The paper is K & Co and the pearls are from Bec's store.
The second is Carnation and as per my favourite colouring medium, I used Copics.  Then a little of my new craze which is Glamour Dust... a little sprinkle on the wings and crown.  The image is set in Nestabilities Labels 10 which you can find at Bec's store as well.  The paper is Basic Grey and the ribbon is from one of the monthly kits from Really Reasonable Ribbon. You can find the rest of the collection at Bec's store and then head on over to her blog to check out the monthly challenge and to see what the rest of the design team has been up to. Bec is always very generous and has a huge digi sale on right now plus she has three free digi images for you.  Also, if you check the right sidebar, there's some more freebies.

Kitty Butts!

Seems like forever since I've been here and I'm a bit of a slacker about getting some posting done.  Today's card is one I've had done for awhile now... it is from Whimsy Stamps June release and is MelJen's Kitty Butts (that name just kills me... silly, I know because cats do have butts but I just get such a kick out of this image).  I coloured the image with Copics and it was quick, quick, quick.. then a couple little swipes of Stickles.  Icut the stars with Nesties and the sentiment is computer generated.  The paper is from my stash and is by My Mind's Eye.

November Chrysanthemum

It's time for another challenge at Stamps R Us and for the next two weeks the theme is Through the Garden Gate and is sponsored by Heartsong Designs.  For my card, I chose the November Chrysanthemum digi and kept it fairly simple.  I coloured the flower spray with Copics and then sponged/rubbed in Tim Holt's Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Warmest Regards set.  The embossed flowers along the side were done with some little Cuttlebug embossing strips I've had forever and I don't even know the name of them anymore.  I tried something different this time... no bright pin or fuschia coloured pearls so I thought I'd try to colour them with Copics.  I've read that you can do this - it really does work and you can match your pearls with your paper or image perfectly.

Make sure you head on over to the Stamps R Us challenge blog because the rest of the design team have some wonderful inspiration for you to check out.

Kenny K - Show Biz Celebrities

Good Morning Kenny K Fans, today we're celebrating the 1st year Anniversary of the Kenny K Challenge blog with a Blog Hop and 8 Fabulous New releases from Kenny K called the Showbiz Celebrities that are now available at Kenny K Downloads

The Kenny K Krafty Girlz have all created some fantastic cards for you showcasing these new images.
If you'd like to participate in the Kenny K 1st Year Anniversary blog hop and you didn't arrive here from Patty's Blog, then click here to start at the beginning on Donna's Blog
The Blog hop starts today and runs until July 23rd at midnight UK time
On your way around the Hop, some of the Krafty Girlz will be offering up a candy of their own as a small token of thanks for stopping by!
For my Blog Hop Creation I used.......

Monty Haul!  Monty is coloured with Copics and the designer paper is Basic Grey.  I used Stampin Up clips and brads.  The sentiments are all computer generated (including the tickets) and then I stamped and cut out the tickets using the blank ticket from Whimsy Stamps Treasured Moments Tickets.  There's some candy at the end of my post so be sure to stop and enter.
When you've finished hopping we have a challenge (everyone's favorite.....ANYTHING GOES) AND a MAJOR prize from some fantastic sponsors.

We hope you have fun hopping around the Krafty Girlz and special guest’s blogs, leaving comments along the way and can find enough inspiration to get your creative juices flowing so that you can enter our challenge for the next two weeks for your chance to win the GRAND PRIZE
Good Luck!

Here's a complete lineup of the blog hop girlz and special guests
Donna
Carina
Arjette
Bettina
Denise (Special Guest)
Judith
Heidy
Deb
Kimmi
Vanessa
Trine
Christine
Elaine (special Guest)
Vicky
Sarah
Dena (Special Guest)
Angela
Katarina
Patty
Marilyn - you are here
Karina
Annika
Renata
Kenny K Challenge Blog 

Now it's time to head to Karina's Blog and see what gorgeous card she's created but before you leave here, I have some blog candy for you.  There are no requirements other than you add your information and I will draw after the hop has ended.

The candy includes a package of the June Ribbon Club Assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon, My Balloon clear stamp from the MFT Pure Innocence collection,  Sarah Kay's Picnics of Daisies clear stamp, Santa Emma red rubber by CC Designs, Penny Johnson's My Little Lamb clear stamp and finally, Tim Holtz's Christmas Miracle stamp.

Noah's Ark

Today's card is another of Whimsy Stamps fab July release.   This design is Chrissy's and is called Noah's Ark.  I used Copics to colour the image and then added some Glamour Dust to the water.  Glamour Dust is my newest craze... I love the look of it and like to use it on water, fairy wings, butterflies... oh heck, it adds just the right amount of sparkle to anything you put it on.   The paper is from a DCWV paper pad called Nana's Nursery.  Then a few loops from twin and a button were added.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamp's Spring Letter Seals - I use the Whimsy sentiments a lot... I used them constantly before I was on the design team and I continue to use them over and over because they are so versatile.  Be sure to head on over to the Whimsy Inspiration Blog to see what more of the design team have to show you.

Strong Man

I always find it a challenge to come up with a guy card but I think Mo Manning's Strong Man image fit the bill so I've done up a birthday card for my favourite son-in-law (I can say this because he's the only one I have but he'd be right up at the top of my list if I had more). 
I have to smile every time I see this guy... wowsa... all those muscles!  I could not think of or find a sentiment to go with this so I finally did one on the compyuter.  He's been coloured with Copics, the brads and clips are Tim Holtz and I just don't remember where I found the paper... it could be My Mind's Eye but I am just not sure.

Soho - Bizzy Bec's July Challenge

We have a new challenge at Bizzy Bec's Challenge Blog for the month of July and the theme is Borders and/or Frames so for me, that's a perfect change to use my Labels 10 Nestabilities.  The image is Soho, which is a Kenny K stamp I won on a Whimsy Stamps blog hop awhile back.   The paper is My Mind's Eye and the little stars and the Nestabilities are from Bec's store.  The sentiment is part of the Treasured Moments Tickets from Whimsy Stamps, the ribbon is Stampin Up and the image was coloured with Copics. 

Bear Butt - Whimsy Stamps

Today's card is made with a Whimsy Stamps digi from designed by Meljen and is very aptly named Bear Butt.  Both the small postmarks and the larger stamp are from the Everyday Mini Postage Stamp set.  The paper is Basic Grey and both it and the brads are from the Marjolaine collection.  I coloured the image with Copics and then sponged the clouds in with Tumbled Glass Distress ink.  Not sure I really like the Walnut Distress Ink sponging around the bear.... it seemed to get a bit 'smudgy', especially in the clouds.

Challenges:

Allsorts - Free and Easy July

Stamp Something - digis

Forever Friends - must include an animal

Summer Snowman - Whimsy Digi Stamps

Today is Canada Day and it is also marks the July release of some new digi stamps at Whimsy Stamps.  Make sure you dash on over to Whimsy's Inspiration Blog to see what the rest of the team has created,  plus there is a blog hop to participate in for a chance to win some of those fab new digi designs.  In addition to all of this, there's also a digi sale happening at the store and a few more cards for inspiration so you'd better grab a cup of coffee because there's a lot to see.

For my card, I chose Meljen's Summer Snowman and used Copics to colour him.  The sentiment is from Whimsy's Party Letter Seals and then  I added some Glamour Dust to the melted snow and Diamond Stickles for the dots and swirls.

Challenges:

Bearly Mine - Summertime