Something for the Kids at Love to Create

Hello my friends, I hope your weekend has been great and that you´ve been able to enjoy the warm and beautiful weather. Here in Sweden it has been like summer, this Saturday it was 37C at the most in the day and during the night it was 15C. I so love it!!! Love the warm weather, my body and the pain is so much better when it´s warm outside.

Today starts a new challenge at Love to Create and this weeks theme is "Something for the Kids". I made a colorful and cheerful card for a boy. I just love to work with bright colors! 

I run the bird cage die cut through a paper crimper, first time I´ve ever used it.

 Stamps: 2 Cute Ink - Monster Balloon & Gummiapan

Papers: Bazzill & Echo Park - Hello Summer

Embellishments: QK Nesting Eyelet Circles, QK Nesting Circles, Tim Holtz Caged Bird,

QK Fancy Envelope Tabs, Paper Crimper, Sew Easy, DMC, Flowers,

Buttons, Fluid Chalk - French Blue

Coloring Medium: Spectrum Noir

Inside of card.

Our sponsors this week are:

I´d like to try my luck into following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #142 - Birthday
613 Avenue Create #20 - Anything Goes op Sketch
A Gem of a Challenge #80 - Sketch
Artistic Inspiration #42 - Cards for Men
Can You Digi It #35 - Birthday Flowers
Card and Scrap #55 - Lager på Lager
Catch the Bug - BINGO  (button, die cut, sewing)
Challenges 4 Everybody #20 - Anything Goes
Color Me Creative #68 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #163 - Party Animals
Crafts and Me #133 - Use a Digi
Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Crafty Creations #222 - Keep It Simple
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #17 - Circles
Delightful Sketches - Bingo (pattern paper, punches/die cuts, flowers)
Desert Island Crafters #54 - Use at Least 3 Items (1. Color Blue, 5. Texture, 8. a Critter or 2)
Die Cuttin´ Divas #115 - Rainbows (rainbow or rainbow colors)
Digi Sketch - Sketch and/or Cute (T)
DL.ART Linky Party May - Anything Goes
Drunken Stampers #128 - Star Wars
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky #171 - Your Favorite Embellishments (flowers & buttons)
Forever Friends #62 - For a Child
Gingerloft - Happy Birthday
Glitter and Sparkle #33 - Bright Funky Colors
Here Come the Boys #52 - Must Have Buttons
Inspire Me Friday #103 - Anything Goes
Kort & Mania #86 - Bingo (knappar, text, cirklar)
KraftyHands May - Flower Frenzy
Little Claire´s #33 - Open (anything goes)
Love to Scrap #6 - Pastels or Bold Bright Colors
Loves Rubber Stamps #52 - May Flowers
My Sheri Crafts #110 - Flower Power
One Stitch at a Time #164 - Use a Digi
One Stop Craft #229 - Anything Goes
One Sweet challenge May - Spring Colors
Paper Playtime #10 - Use Buttons or Brads
Pause Dream Enjoy #10 Happy ------- (fill in the blank) (Birthday)
Rhedd and Rosies #6 - Fantasy/Mythical
Shelly´s Images - Show Us What You Got!
Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power
Stamp and Doodle - Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chick - Spring Cards
The Paper Shelter #112 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door 14 - 20 May - Anything Goes
Use It Tuesday #55 - You Can´t Touch This (use loved supply) (flowers)
Wags n Whiskers #104 - Anything Goes
WhoopsiDaisy - May Flowers
Word Art Wednesday #80 - Anything Goes

Children´s Card or Gift Tag challenge at QKR Stampede

Hello and Happy Friday! And to all the Norwegians: Glad Syttende Mai (Happy 17th May - it´s their National Holiday today).

Today starts a new challenge at QKR Stampede and I´ve got a new card to share with you. This time I used this lovely image "Summer Treat" and I´ve colored it with Spectrum Noir´s. And on the ice cream I put some Liquid Pearl - Lavender to make the ice cream look a little bit different. 

***OUR PRIZE FOR BEING THE RANDOM WINNER IS 2 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR QKR STAMPEDE STORE! HOWEVER, IF YOU ENTER & WIN USING A QKR STAMPEDE IMAGE, YOU WILL WIN 5 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE!!***

Stamps: digi14102 Summer Treat & Rox Stamps
Papers: Bazzill &
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch, Martha Stewart
Border punches, QK Fancy Envelope Tabs, Rox Stamps Ticket die, 
Spellbinders Label, Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish die, Nellie Snellen
Leaf Punch/Emboss punch, Sew Easy, DMC, Ribbon, Pearls,
Ribbon Pearl Flowers, Rhinestones, Flowers, Wooden Heart,
Doily, Stickles - Diamond, Yellow & Green, Fluid Chalk - Chestnut Roan, Chalk - Purple
Coloring Medium: Spectrum Noir

Inside of the card.

I´d like to try my luck into these challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #142 - Birthday
613 Avenue Create #19 - Shaped Card or Scrap Page
A & T Emerald Sketch Challenge #24 - Bling
Alota #107 - Childhood
Bearly Mine #86 Lucky Dip (4.die cuts, 5.ribbon, 7.flowers, 8.pearls/gems)
Can You Digi It #35 - Birthday Flowers
Card and Scrap #55 - Lager på Lager
Chalk n Stock May - Anything Goes using chalk
Challenges 4 Everybody #20 - Anything Goes
Color Me Creative #68 - Anything Goes
Country View Craft #3 May - How Does Your Garden Grow?
Craft Your Passion #162 - Child´s Play
Crafts and Me #133 - Use a Digi
Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Crafty Catz Weekly #183 3 of Something, 2 of Anything & 1 of What ever You Want  (3 papers, 2 ribbons, 1 wooden heart
Crafting Musketeers #1 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious #50 - For the Girls
Creative Corner #19 - A Song  (Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream)
Creative Craft challenges #10 - Just Checking (the pennant behind the image)
Cupcake Craft Challenges #242 - Lots of Layers
Cuttin and Stampin #19 - Shaped Cards
Deep Ocean #51 - Lets Sparkle
Delightful Sketches - Bingo
Desert Island Crafters #54 - Mad for Markers (5. Texture, 6. Bling, 7. Dots)
Digi Haven - Happy Mother´s Day or Floral
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #67 - Spring has Sprung
Divas by Design - Shaped Cards
DL.ART Linky Party May - Anything Goes
Dream Valley #56 - No Squares Allowed
Everybody Art #236 - Purple
Fab n Funky #171 - Your Favorite Embellishments (flowers)
Glitter and Sparkle #32 - Ribbons
KraftyHands May - Flower Frenzy
Lacy Sunshine #8 - Anything but Square
LEJ Designs # 53 - Borders and/Or Corners
Loves Rubber Stamps #52 - May Flowers
Moving Along with Times - Color Challenge
My Sheri Crafts #110 - Flower Power
My Time to Craft #221 - Show Us the Inside
One Stitch at a Time #163 - Summer Sun
One Sweet challenge May - Spring Colors
Paper Crafting Journey - Photo Inspiration
Pause Dream Enjoy #10 - Happy ------- (fill in the blank) (Birthday)
Pile It On #19 - For a Teen
Ribbon Carousel #81 - Celebrations
Sentimental Sundays #154 - For a Special Woman
Shelly´s Images - Show Us What Your Got!
Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power
Songbird Challenges #20 - Blom & Grow
Spectrum Noir May - Purple
Stamp and Doodle - Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps #117 - Spring
The Corrosive Challenge #174 - My Sentiments Exactly
The Hybrid Chick - Spring Cards
The Paper Shelter #112 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door 14 - 20 May - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #147 - Smell the Roses
Wags n Whiskers #104 - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps #59 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #80 - Anything Goes

Lots of Flower at Love to Create

Hi all and Happy Monday! I hope your weekend have been great.

Today begins a new challenge at Love to Create and this week we´d love to see lots of flowers on your projects.

Our sponsors this week are Sassy Studio Designs and Beccy´s Place.

For my card I´ve used this lovely image from Beccy´s Place called "Shabby Chic Birdhouse".

 Stamps: Beccy´s Place - Shabby Chic Birdhouse & Gummiapan

Papers: Bazzill, Prima - Nature Garden & K&Company - Ancestry

Embellishments: Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page, Martha Stewart

Border punch, Panduro Round Corner punch,QK Nesting Doily Rectangles,

Spellbinders Ribbon Banners, Joy! Crafts Butterfly, Sew Easy, DMC,

Lace, Doily, Metal Corners, Pearls, Glitter, Fluid Chalk - Chestnut Roan

Coloring Medium: Promarkers

Inside of the card.

I´d like to try my luck into following challenges:

613 Avenue Create #19 - Shaped Card or Scrap Page

A Gem of a Challenge #79 - Things with Wings
Anything Goes #92 - Shaped but Not Square
Artistic Inspiration #41 - Flower & Lace
C.R.A.F.T. #206 - Birthday
Can You Digi It #35 - Birthday Flowers
Card Makin´Mamas - Punches
Catch the Bug - 3 Strikes You´re Out! (3 roses, 3 pearls)
Clear It Out - Theme: Anything Goes Stash: 2 or More Patterned Papers
Color Me Creative #68 - Anything Goes
Country View Craft #3 May - How Does Your Garden Grow?
Crafts 4 Eternity #123 - Tic Tac Toe (pink/3 of something/bling)
Crafts and Me #132 - Lace
Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Crafty Calendar May - Blooms and Blossoms
Crafty Catz Weekly #182 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Use a Sentiment
Creative Card Crew #35 - Bling
Creative Corner #18 - Things with Wings
Creative Craft challenges #9 - All About Animals
Cupcake Craft Challenges #242 - Lots of Layers
Delightful Sketches - Stash It (use items from your stash)
Desert Island Crafters #53 - Use at Least 3 Items from List 3.Roses, 6.Recycle It (lace), 7.Glitter It, 9.Fibres
Di´s Digis - Show Us Your Bling
Digi Haven - Happy Mother´s Day or Floral
Digi Makeover #88 - Great Outdoors
DL.ART Linky Party May - Anything Goes
DL.ART Thankful Thursday #109 - Flowers
Dream Valley #56 - No Squares Allowed
Everybody Art #235 - Fabric
Forever Friends #61 - Pastel Colors
Forever Friends Monthly #17 - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #88 - Anything Goes
Great Impressions May - Celebrations
Happy Campers #16 - Use Lace
Inky Chicks #3 - Shabby Chic
Inky Impressions #108 - Mother´s Day/For a Lady
Inspire Me Friday #102 - Anything Goes
Kort & Mania #85 - Allt Går/Anything Goes
KraftyHands May - Flower Frenzy
Lacy Sunshine #8 - Anything but Square
Left of Center Creative Challenges #5 - Use a Digi Image or LOC Theme
LEJ Designs # 52 - Summer is Coming
   Little Red Wagon #184 - All About Mom
Loves Rubber Stamps #51 - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee - Shabby Chic/Vintage
My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts #110 - Flower Power
My Time to Craft #221 - Show Us the Inside
Natalie & Amy´s challenge #9 - Things with Wings
No Matter Which Challenges #9 - Things with Wings
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #73 - Flaggor och/eller Vimplar
One Stitch at a Time #163 - Summer Sun
One Stop Craft #228 - Add Some Glitter
One Sweet challenge May - Spring Colors
Our Creative Corner #1 - Anything Goes
PanPastel UK #19 - In the Pink
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes Optional Use 2 Stamps
Papirdokkene #47 - Använd Metall
Passion for Promarkers #197 - Birthdays
Pause Dream Enjoy #10 - Happy ------- (fill in the blank) (Birthday)
Penny´s Paper #126 - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Pumpkin Spice #19 - Flowers
Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 - Sparkle, Bling and Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel #81 - Celebrations
Sassy Studio #176 - April Showers bring May Flowers
Sentimental Sundays #154 - For a Special Woman
Simon Says Stamp - Things with Wings
Songbird Challenges #20 - Blom & Grow
Speedy Fox and Friends #159 - Use Glitter
Stampin´with Dragon - A Flower for Mom
The Corrosive Challenge #174 - My Sentiments Exactly
The Hybrid Chick - Spring Cards
The Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers bring May Flowers
The Stamping Chef - Animal Love
Through the Craft Room Door 7 - 13 May - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss #183 - BINGO (lace, ribbon, flowers)
Wags n Whiskers #103 - Girl Birthday
Whimsy Stamps #59 - Anything Goes
WhoopsiDaisy - Pretty in Pink
Word Art Wednesday #79 - Anything Goes