Spring is right around the corner-Time for flowers and Butterflys

This Image called Little Butterfly Girl is one of 4 new releases from the All Dressed Up Digital Design group.  I like to make the image the focal point, surrounded by beautiful Spring Design papers.  Makes so excited to be almost done with Winter!
I edged the finished image with a Tim Holtz Distressed Ink called Tattered Rose-it really picks up the pinks in the papers (the black showing is only the background cardstock I used for a neutral background).  On the inside, I used a bright yellow dotted paper with a cardstock sentiment card.  I accented it with some pink epoxy dots.

Many of the Gals on this Design Team are based in the UK.  Our resident artist, Wendy, has been working hard to bring us a fabulous selection of new release images this month. As ever, she has not forgotten that Mother's Day (Mothering Sunday) is celebrated in the UK on 31st March and there are some of these new designs will be perfect for this occasion. All these beauties are available in her Etsy store.  
There's a current challenge going on at this location and we'd love to see your creations!!

Christmas Fairy Ellie Time over at Paper Nest Dolls

 Using a New Release from August over at Paper Nest Dolls called "Christmas Fairy Ellie" , I'm asking that you all join in our monthly challenge!  You too could win a prize from the extensive digital library that our resident artist, Christine, brings to us each month! 
I haven't made a 5x7 card in a long time but I didn't want to make her smaller-she's so gorgeous I wanted to show her all off.  I usually use card blanks for my base, but this time it was a shimmery cardstock for the base.  Picturing a golden angel, I used plum for an accent color. The plum berries have a "frost" of clear Wink of Stella" as does her wings.  after coloring her coat and dress ruffle, I used some gold WOS for that highlight and for the bells on her toes.  I also added some "fur" around her coat collar and edges by using some white flower soft.  The snowfall she is standing in is flower soft but I added some Shaved Ice to it from Frantage/Stampendous.  Hope the mini fringe I put on the side looks like snowballs!  On the inside, I used the Ornament Background paper along with a KKS Christmas stamp.  I'm so happy that designers are all putting out their Christmas goodies-helps a working gal get her cards done early!
Please come and participate in our Challenge and get inspired like we all do when we see your creations!  Come back real soon!

Using a Christmas image over at the All Dressed UP Challenge Post-come on over!

 I'm having so much fun making up some Christmas cards with all the wonderful digital images over at All Dressed Up!  The one I'm using for this card is called Happy Christmas Little Star.  She looks so festive with green "velvet" dress, red shoes and wings with a Wink of Stella in clear sparkle.  After using a great paper with evergreen wreaths, I used a red sheer bow and gold glittered sprigs accents and 2 deep red faceted gems in the corner.  On the inside, I used a paper printed with a Christmas song and a heavy cardstock printed sentiment for the Holidays.
Our Challenge for the month is ready and waiting for your creation and we are waiting to get inspired by you!  Thanks for stopping by!

The Little Angel announces the new Challenge at All Dressed Up--ATG 's w/ ADU image!

Hiya Dressy's 

Welcome back to a brand new challenge.

As always the theme for our Blog Challenge is -

Anything Goes 

but you must use a All Dressed Up Image.

Not got any? There are some gorgeous freebies -} here. 

But please respect the rules! 

Or you can buy any of Wendy's fab images from the All Dressed Up store -} here. 

Now what could be easier than that?  

We will randomly pick a winner to receive 3 images of your choice, and our DT will chose their top 3 creations.  We will invite one of these winners back as a guest DT for our next challenge. 
I chose to use the image called "Little Angel" and I thought it was perfect for this time of year.  The front is covered with a deeply embossed silver and white paper, then it has a blue speckled paper on the second layer (reminds me of snow), that layer is wrapped with an organza ribbon and bow-I sewed 2 silver snowflakes under the bow.  The Angel is colored with copics and I've put Star Dust Stickles on the wings and the top edge of the angel's sleeves.  On the inside, it's the snowflake paper again with a great Christmas sentiment from KKS-they're always perfect!
 We do hope you will find the time to play along - You have until the evening of the 14th to enter your creations using the link at the bottom of the challenge page.

Things with Wings Monthly Challenge at Sweet Pea Stamps!

This is my post for the New Challenge this Month --Things with Wings!  There are so many images at Sweet Pea Stamps that will fit this bill!  I decided to use Green Bubble Sprite and will eventually try the tutorial at the website on how to make realistic bubbles!  I like how these turned out but we have an artist that shows how to make ones that are iridescent and so beautiful-Check it out sometime!  

This is kind of how this card came to be...I kept having this piece of Magic Mesh, that was given to me by a friend long ago, keep on tumbling down on my craft table where I do all my creations...Irritated I kept putting it back ..until I thought that it really looked like the shimmery sea and matched the iridescent bubbles of the Sprite. So one thing led to another and hence the card.

Be sure to check back for the next month's theme at One Sweet Challenge-Sweet Pea Stamps has so many images that will inspire you to enter your creation!  Remember: Our prizes for our challenges are a $10 coupon if the winner uses a Sweet Pea Stamp rubber stamp or digital image and a $5 coupon to the Sweet Pea Stamp store if the winner did not use a Sweet Pea Stamp.  See you there!

Sweet Pea Stamps creation-Lovin' their Springtime Beauties for Mother's Day cards

 What a great chance to work on some beautiful artwork from the Sweet Pea Stamps Store.  The image is called Spring Beauty ©Regan Kubecek and it was just done for pure enjoyment!
As usual, these images are very detailed and because of that, I really took my time coloring it with Copics.  There were these little bubbles through the "garden" that I chose to add little pearls to each one of them-gives dimension and some elegance~ Then I accented the corner with rolled cardstock flowers in 2 sizes, centers of white pearls, and yellow Guinea feathers glued in place.  That background paper, while I bought it probably for a Water feature, made me think of the dew on flowers.  I just love it.  Then in the inside I used a Basic Grey soft blue patterned paper with a square die cut and a Sentiment, simple but perfect for Mother's Day.  I lost my Mom many years ago but, I think of her so much and see the values and love of life that she instilled in me every day.  So often I pause to recognize what a true treasure she was to me and how I wish I had her close for one last hug and kiss.  Mother's Day is coming soon-Reach out to yours and let her know how much she means to you.

I'd like to submit this for the following challenges:

Creative Moments- ATG w/ Spring

Penny's Paper Crafty- One for the Girls