Flowers in Bottles

It's Danni's 14th Anniversary, so we are celebrating all things love, wedding and anniversary along with your fairy or butterfly at Flutterby Wednesday!  We are also happy to announce A Day for Daisies is sponsoring this challenge ~ be sure to check out all the details on how to play along at Flutterby Wednesday.

I used the ADFD image called Flowers in Bottles - printing it twice, so I could fussy cut and pop up the image of the second one.  Sentiment is from the Hugs and Kisses set by Paper Makeup Stamps.

Thanks and Thanks

Flutterby Wednesday - #229 Lots of Layers
Digi Makeover Challenge - DM077 Stripes
SCS Sketch Challenge - SC425
Our Daily Bread - #144 Black & Cream
Crafty Catz - Dies & Punches


It seems I'm always in need of more thank you cards!  I like this word art from Everyday Thanks at Paper Makeup Stamps.  Because it's a digi image, I could give it a little shadow effect in Word before printing it on some designer paper by Fancy Pants from their Country Boutique collection.  Actually, all the patterned paper on this card is from that same collection.

The Butterfly Border was cut with  a C.C. Designs Cutter die.  And of course I had to add lots of sparkle with some gems and my trusty stardust glitter pen!

Just My Style

The Digi Makeover Challenge by Paper Makeup Stamps has another "Anything Goes with a digi" theme this week.  Have some New Year's fun and come along and join us!

I've brought back this favorite card featuring Retail Therapy.  I just love how the paper-piecing and sparkle made this fun dress "pop".

Warm Memories

Flutter by Wednesday is having open challenges all month long - anything goes as long as you have a butterfly or fairy somewhere on your creation!

I've been busy caring for a sick son and getting him to all his appts. - so I'm sharing a favorite card of mine from a few years ago.  This is Henry the Snow Angel Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps.  I have many fond memories of making snow angels when I was a girl and love this sentiment stamp that I found at a local craft store by Great Impressions.

Great Things

Flutterby Wednesday  is going to have OPEN challenges all month long ~ just have a butterfly or fairy on your creation and you're good to go!  {wink}

For the first week of December we have a the extra bonus of a prize certificate for $10 offered by Di's Digi Downloads.  

I used a butterfly die-cut to create a template that I could use to sponge a blue butterfly over my word art from the PMS set Dream Big. I edged the circle with sparkly, blue spica glitter pen.  My shimmery paper is from the Butterflies and Blossoms pad by DCWV. 

My card also fits the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge going on at the Digi Makeover Challenge by Paper Makeup Stamps.  My 3-in-a-row go down the right side "Sparkle, Word Art, Designer Paper"

Warm Winter Wishes

Party Time Tuesdays has an Anything Goes Challenge this week!  

My card features the digi Snowman Frame from sponsor Crafty Sentiments.  I colored it in Paint.net and then inserted it into a Word document where I could copy and paste it 3 times to get it the same size and all in a row.  

The digi sentiment is from Snow Happy by Paper Makeup Stamps.  I again inserted it in the Word document, then copied, pasted and changed the color of the second one to make a shadow for my quote.  

My favorite bit is the silver stickles outline!  {grin}

Christmas Snowflakes

Now that Thanksgiving is past, we are looking for Christmas or holiday projects at the Digi Makeover Challenge.

Here I created a background in Word with the snowflake from Color It Winter.  And it may be hard to tell, but the sentiment from Season's Greetings was layered on top digitally - again in Word.  That's one piece of white cardstock for the main panel.  I just printed, taped it to colored paper and added some bling.

Be sure to stop by the PMS blog for other Christmas inspiration and to enter your own holiday creation to this week's challenge!

Lighthouse Layers

We want to see lots of layers on your creations for the Digi Makeover Challenge by Paper Makeup Stamps!  I love how this lighthouse from Sailing By looks paper-pieced - along with the faux stitching and texture!

Face the Sunshine

Paper Makeup Stamps is looking for Weather Reports over at the Digi Makeover Challenge this week!  My card features images from Jen's Sunshine.  I just replaced the sun's face with one of the word arts and paper pieced it.  I liked the layout from a previous Crazy4Challenges Sketch.  And my white gems were colored yellow with a copic marker to match the sun.  Papers are from Vintage Finds by Teresa Collins.  

Think Pink - Hope Silhouette

This is the third of three cards I made with the new Breast Cancer Awareness set from Paper Makeup Stamps.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  

The Digi Makeover Challenge has the theme of Think Pink this week.

Sketch: Addicted to Stamps #40

Link Up for Pink

Think Pink - Being Strong

This is the second of three cards I made with the new Breast Cancer Awareness set from Paper Makeup Stamps.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  

The Digi Makeover Challenge has the theme of Think Pink this week.

Sketch: Sketch Saturday #228

Link Up for Pink

Think Pink - A Word

This is the first of three cards I made with the new Breast Cancer Awareness set from Paper Makeup Stamps.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  

The Digi Makeover Challenge has the theme of Think Pink this week.

Sketch: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #169

Link Up for Pink

Moody for Fall

The weather has been Crisp and Clear here lately, so I had to pair this great word art with Moody for Fall today.  Sketch is from Splitcoaststampers SC403.  I hope you'll pull out your favorite digi image and play along with our Anything Goes Digi Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps!

Fluttering in Red

Flutterby Wednesday wants to see YOUR favorite color this week along with your butterfly or fairy on your creations.  As you can see, my favorite color is RED!  

Be sure to go to the FBW Blog to see favorite colors of  the other designers. {wink}

And to make things even more fun, we have Paper Makeup Stamps as a sponsor.  Play along with us for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate towards digital images in the PMS Store.  

My card features one of the silhouette images from Dandy Wishes and a sentiment from Little Moments. Sketch is from Made Especially for You. 

A Flutterby Birthday

We are celebrating birthdays this week at Flutterby Wednesday.  Just make sure you have a fairy or butterfly on your birthday creation and you're all ready to link up at the FBW Blog.  Then head on over to our fluttery leader Danni's Blog and wish her a happy birthday week!  {wink}

I have used the fairy from Jen's Sunshine charity set by Paper Makeup Stamps.  I love how it looks like she's doing a little cheer.  {grin}  The sentiment from an old set of rub-ons that I've been hoarding.  Papers are from Memory Box Viola collection.  And I followed an old sketch from The Sweet Stop.

Love is All

Paper Makeup Stamps just released 5 new Word Art digi stamps.  There's still time to go through the blog hop and leave comments for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate towards any digis in the PMS Store.  The winner will be announced on the PMS Blog on Friday.

Today the makeup artists are reviewing the new digi stamps - take a peek at the PMS Blog for more inspiration!

My review card features the new Word Art "Love is All You Need"  I immediately thought of A Couple of Moodies and how great this sentiment would look with them.  For all that sparkle, I ran my paper die-cut through my xyron to coat it with adhesive.  Then I just stuck the circle in the middle and covered the rest with glitter - easy-peasy!

Now and Then

Paper Makeup Stamps is releasing some new Word Art today and we're celebrating with a Blog Hop. Here's the order so you can check out all the fabulous creations by our Makeup Artists.  Be sure to leave comments along the way because there is a $10 gift certificate prize drawing on Friday! {wink}  And please give a big welcome to Melissa Craig, our newest team member!

PMS Blog

Tangii

Michelle {that's me!}

Lisa

Katie

Melissa 

My card features the new Now and Then word art.  I thought it would be perfect to use with the fairy from Jen's Sunshine, the charitable digi set for Jen Scull that you can read all about here.

Love the new fonts Katie has used in her Word Art release today - be sure to check them all out!  And come back tomorrow for another review of the new digis!

Challenges Entered:
The Pink Elephant - TPE160 Ribbon Galore
Creative Inspirations - CAS
That Craft Place - Things with Wings
Clearly Inspired Challenge - CIC57 Things with Wings
Digi Doodle Shop Challenge - Ribbons & Bows
Scrapbook Sisters - Things with Wings

Keep Cool

This week is all about Keeping Cool at the Digi Makeover Challenge by Paper Makeup Stamps.  I decided to color up Moody for Snow in cool tones of blue and gray, plus I think she looks "cool" in her winter outfit and the snow falling around her must obviously be cool to the touch!  The saying is one of many from Little Moments.  I love how you can size a digi sentiment to be as big or as small as you want for your card.

Challenges Entered:
Just Inspirational - Snow Picture
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Pastels
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Spots & Dots
Dream Valley Challenges - Die Cuts & Punches

A Fairy for Friday

Party Time Tuesdays - #79 Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesdays - Design Team Call
Scrapbook Sisters - #93 Things with Wings
Repeat Impressions - DCC81 Black, White +1 color
Cute Card Thursday - #228 Clean and Simple
Charisma Cardz Challenges - #30 Pink +1 color

Isn't this fairy a cutie-patootie?  She's from The Digi Garden and called On a Wing and a Prayer 001.  Her wings sparkle because of silver glitter liner from Viva Decor and that fab ribbon and blingy button are from Creating is Fun.  THEN that perfect sentiment that she's sitting on is from Paper Makeup Stamps.  I colored a few of the words pink in Paint.net before printing.

Have you seen and heard that my friend Danni is bringing back Flutterby Wednesdays?!  I am just giddy with joy, let me tell you!  I have so missed my weekly fix of butterflies and fairies, haven't you?  If you are interested in her DT Call - check it out here.

Thanks so much for fluttering by today!

Jen's Sunshine

Paper Makeup Stamps has a very special digi release today in honor of fellow team member Jennifer Scull called Jen's Sunshine.  It features 2 images (a new Beautiful Day Fairy and a Sun) and 3 new Word Art quotes.  All proceeds from the sale of this digi set will benefit Jen and her family.  Be sure to visit Jen's blog Just Coffee Please...& Stamps, & Ribbons, & Paper and leave her some love there.  Jen is such an inspiration as she continually looks for the sunny side of things in her battle against breast cancer.  


For my card I actually flipped both the fairy and sun images before printing them - I love how easy it is to get a mirror image with digi stamps!  {grin}  I printed and colored the sun twice so I could pop-up the face of it for some depth.  The fairy is fussy cut and taped on the card-front for some dimension there too.  Of course her pink fairy wings are dusted with glitter - and I gave her a blue dress  b/c I seem to recall Jen liking the color blue.  

Stay tuned for information on a Blog Hop for Jen on August 29th featuring Jen's Sunshine.  We will be looking for lots of participation from everyone who buys this charity set.  There will be extra fun and prizes too, of course!