Celebrate The Season -- at DigiStamps4Joy

December 15 -- woah!  This is getting close to Christmas!  Dec 15 -- it's also time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  Challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional theme.  This month it's Christmas/December.

I was able to color up my all-time favorite snowman for today's challenge.  I'm so excited!

This is Mr Snowman, colored with Copic markers. 

Papers on this card are from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. They are part of the Blue Christmas Digital Papers.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Technique Tuesday.  The big silver snowflake is a stitched cutting die from Lawn Fawn. 

I hope you find time during this busy holiday season to join in the challenge at DigiStamps4Joy Challenge blog, where the optional theme is Christmas/December. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Alphabet Challenge -- 'S' is for Seasons Greetings
Color Crazy Challenge -- ATG
Polkadoodles -- ATG
Daring Cardmakers -- Snowflakes Falling
Pattie's Creations -- Winter/Christmas
Winter Wonderland -- Anything Christmas Goes

Winter Days are Magic -- a DigiStamps4Joy New Release

It's Sunday, and it's New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy.  There are a number of wonderful new releases that you'll want to check out, both in the DigiStamps4Joy shop, and on the blog, to see what other designers made with them.

I used the New Release, Christmas Unicorn, to create this:

I colored Christmas Unicorn with Copic markers, giving him a rainbow, magical (hopefully) look.  

I found those fun papers at AMB Illustrations.  I thought they were perfect with the rainbows, unicorns, and stars.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The glitter stars are from Close To My Heart.  

Don't forget to visit the DigiStamps4Joy shop to see the new releases, then visit the blog to see the brilliant art from the other talented designers.  Grab a new release, and enter this month's challenge! It's Anything goes, with an optional Christmas/Holiday theme. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps -- nontraditional Christmas colors

A Gem of a Challenge -- ATG

Polkadoodles -- ATG

Blessed by You -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's the middle of the month, and team B is leaving some mid-month inspiration on the DigiStamps4Joy challenge blog.  Our optional theme this month is "use a sentiment".   Well, the themes don't get much easier than that! But, you can always enter anything you want!

Since it's near to Thanksgiving here in the USA, I decided to focus on my blessings with todays card.  I used one of the sentiments from the Blessings Sentiment Set (mp298):

I used papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop on this card.  They are one of the new releases this month - A Touch of Teal. 

I found the sketch that I used at Sketch Saturday, and I really like it!  Here's the sketch:

I hope you find time to join us at DigiStamps4Joy for our optional 'Add a Sentiment' challenge.  You have until the end of the month! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- week #539
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- Recipe (one image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments)

With Gratitude -- for DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog

It's the 15th of the month.  That means it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog. The challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional theme.  This month, there's a free digi up for grabs on the DigiStamps4Joy blog. Go grab it, then join us for the challenge! 

Here's what I made using the free digi, Cheese & Wine:

I colored Cheese & Wine with Copic markers.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Paper Wishes.  

Papers on this card are from Paper House.  The ribbon is from my stash.

I hope you can join in on the DigiStamps4Joy challenge this month.  The challenge runs all month, so there's still plenty of time! 

With Love -- for DigiStamps4Joy Challenge

September 1, and my blog is a busy place! I'm the hostess this month at DigiStamps4Joy's challenge, so instead of posting on the 15th like I usually do, I'm posting at the start of the challenge (today).  I got to pick the optional theme, and since I'm such a lover of flowers, and find them such a delight to color, the optional theme this month at DigiStamps4Joy challenge is 'Flowers'.  The challenges run for a month, are always Anything Goes, but there is the optional theme, with this month being 'Flowers'.

There are lots of great flower images in the DigiStamps4Joy shop, which is another reason why I chose this theme.  Here's one I particularly like because it can be colored so many different ways:

This is Flower Spray jl885, colored with Copic markers. Flower Spray is also available in a pre-colored version.

Papers for this card are the Summer Butterflies collection from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The sentiment is a sticker from Paper Wishes.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

I so hope you can join us this month at DigiStamps4Joy, where the Anything Goes Challenge has the optional theme of Flowers.  I'd really like to see your fantastic creations, and we've got great digis you can win -- like this one! 

We Are 3 is having a sale this Labor Day.  Check it out!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- September linky party
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG 
TTCRD -- ATG

For My Friend -- and DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog

August 15 -- I can't believe how fast August is going! The days aren't getting cooler yet (I wish!), but they sure are getting shorter.  Signs of Autumn are creeping up on us.  When I'm out and about, I keep seeing sunflowers, and I just love them!  They inspired me to create this card for some mid-challenge inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy.

Our optional theme this time is an easy one -- add a sentiment.  I almost always add a sentiment to my cards, so this was an easy one!  
This card uses the digi, Sunflower (jl875), colored with Copic markers, then fussy cut.

The sunflower designer paper behind the image, and the sentiment, are both from the New Releases this month at We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The paper is one of the papers from the Sunflower paper collection. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthday Sentiment Collection. 

A little Timeless Twine finishes off the card. 

The challenge at DigiStamps4Joy is Anything Goes with an optional Add a Sentiment or greeting.  It goes until August 31, so you still have plenty of time to enter, and there are great prizes to win -- like this awesome Sunflower digi! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- August Linky Party
DigiChoosday -- ATG
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Summer

Peekaboo Angel -- a DigiStamps4Joy New Release

It seems like it's been awhile, but it is New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy.  There are 4 new releases today.  I decided to have a play with one of the New Releases, Peekaboo Angel, by Jen Leeflang.

I used pinks and blues for this beautiful Peekaboo Angel, colored with Copic markers.  

The designer paper framing her is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is from the Summer Butterflies paper collection.  The "Fabulous" sentiment is a word die from Crafter's Companion.  The stitched frame die is from Craftin' Desert Divas. 

I hope you check out all the great inspiration from the DigiStamps4Joy design team for today's new releases, then do some shopping in the DigiStamps4Joy shop. Then, check out the DigiStamps4Joy Facebook group, too!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- August Linky Party 
BBB Challenges -- Use a Digital Image
Happy Little Stampers -- ATG with Dies (CAS)
Stars Stampz -- Things with Wings

Thank You -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's July 15th (really, already?), so that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge blog.  The themes are always anything goes with an optional twist.  This month's optional twist is summer or winter.  I went with the optional summer twist.  I love the flowers of summer.  I used DigiStamps4Joy image Pansy Corsage (JA22) to create this:

I colored Pansy Corsage with Copic markers, then fussy cut it. 

Papers for this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  This is Nature Blends.

Nature Blends

I used an SVG cutting file from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons for the base of the card.  The oval die is from Die-namics.  The polka dot ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The sentiment is a sticker from Hot Off the Press. 

I hope you can join us this month at DigiStamps4Joy for our Anything Goes with an optional "summer or winter" theme.  You still have 1/2 of July to link up!  

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

AUD Sentiments -- Flowers plus a sentiment

D.L. Art -- July Linky Party

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Wedding (substitute Thank you)

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Enjoy Your Day -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's June 15, and that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy Challenges.  This month, our optional theme is "For the man in your life." Or, you can enter an Anything Goes project, if you prefer.  

I had fun trying to match the colors in my mind with actual colors when coloring up this delightful DigiStamps4Joy image called, Fishing Tackle (mp107):

I found some rugged, outdoor papers and ribbon by Close To My Heart, and used those to complete the card.  I used this as a birthday card for my nephew.  He likes to fish on the Wisconsin River near his home.  

I hope you can join the "For the Man in your Life" optional challenge this month at DigiStamps4Joy, or enter an Anything Goes project.  I'd love to see your creations, and we've got great prizes you could win (like this awesome digi!!)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Boys will be Boys
Try It On Tuesdays -- for the boys
Unicorn Challenge Blog -- Masculine
Always Fun Challenges -- for a male
Artistic Inspirations -- optional Father's Day
Cards in Envy -- let's hear it for the boys
Crafty Cardmakers -- for a man/boy
EllieBelle's Crafty Wednesday -- make it masculine
Alphabet Challenge -- 'F' is for fish
CAS-ual Fridays -- Boys of Summer
Simply Create Too -- for a male

I Feel so Blessed -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for some mid-month inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy.  This month's optional theme is 'For Mom', or you can link up an Anything Goes project. 

I used the Daisy Moon (JA4) image, printed twice and flipped, and the Blessings Sentiment Set (MP298) to create this: 

I colored the Daisy Moon image with Copic markers, mirroring my coloring on both sides of the artwork, then placing the Blessings sentiment in the middle. 

I found these papers in my stash.  I don't know who makes them, but I thought they were a good match for the colors in the image.  I cut out the butterfly with a Sizzix die on gold foil paper.

I hope you find time to link up with us at DigiStamps4Joy, with our optional 'For Mom' theme.  I'd love to see what you create, and we've got great prizes! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Cut It Up -- use flowers (and a die cut)

Outlawz Thursday Twist -- ATG

Cute Card Thursday -- Flowers

Sasayaki Glitter Challenge -- Flowers

IDCB -- ATG

Sweet, Sweet Summer -- A DigiStamps4Joy New Release

It's Sunday, there's finally some signs of spring here, and it's New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy.  I have a card that makes me think of summer!

This card uses Jen's Secret and Jen's Secret 4, colored with Copic markers.  

I hope you check out the beautiful artwork from the rest of the DigiStamps4Joy team and the wonderful new releases this week!  They are worth a peek!  Then, join us for our optional bright colors challenge (or anything goes).  I'd love to see your entry!

You & Me -- for DigiStamps4Joy's Challenge

You and Me and a Cup of Tea!  That's the sentiment on the card I'm posting today, and it's certainly been tea drinking weather where I live.  It's been cold and either rainy, or rain mixed with snow, or just plain snow. Blah!  But great tea drinking weather, like I already stated.

It's also good crafting weather, and I hope you can join us this month at the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.   It's time for some mid-month inspiration today.  I'm the hostess of this month's challenge, and I chose the optional theme of 'bright colors', hoping to hurry this spring along a bit.  It's not working, LOL!  

Here's my 'bright colors' card, featuring tea cups (rg011), from the DigiStamps4Joy shop:

I colored Tea Cups with lots of brightly colored Copic markers, then used some bright colored papers to create this card.  I used a Spellbinders die set to create the shape of this card.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The bright yellow ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and I sure wish I had some more of it!  

I hope you find time to visit the DigiStamps4Joy blog to see the other 'bright colors' inspiration from the talented design team.  It's worth a trip!  While you're there, link up a project.  It can be anything goes, or a bright colored entry -- your choice.  I'd love to see what you make, and I get to choose the winner this month ;) 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Stamping Sensations -- One for the Girls
IDCB -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- ATG (no twist)

Happy Birthday -- and New Release time at DigiStamps4Joy

It's New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy.  There are some great new releases today (like always!)  I saw these guinea fowl, and decided they'd be perfect for a more masculine birthday card, and decided to color them up:

This digi stamp is called, "Guinea Fowl Trio". I colored them with Copic markers.

I used dies from Craftin' Desert Divas to cut out the Guinea Fowl Trio and the Happy Birthday (computer generated).  The papers are old, old, old!  I believe they are from My Mind's Eye.  The small baker's twine bow is made with twine from Timeless Twine.  

I hope you enjoyed this New Release from DigiStamps4Joy, and you have time to check out the other wonderful new releases found here on the blog.  You'll find all the new releases (and an extensive collection of outstanding digis) for sale in the DigiStamps4Joy store.

There is a month-long challenge just getting started, with the optional theme of 'bright color's that I'm hosting.  Please join us.  You'll find that link here.  You'll find the DigiStamps4Joy Facebook Group here.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky party
IDCB -- ATG
Dragonfly Journey -- baker's twine

Just Smile -- for DigiStamps4Joy April Challenge

April 1st!  Happy Easter!  I am spending most of Easter morning playing organ at several area churches.  There's no such thing as a holiday when you're a church organist!

April 1 -- that means it's time for a new challenge at the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  I have the privilege of being the hostess this month.  I chose the optional theme of 'bright colors', having come through a dull, drab winter.  The challenge goes for a month. 

Here's my card for the optional "Bright Colors" challenge, or you can enter an "Anything Goes" project, if you prefer.

This card uses Butterfly (jl743), colored with Copic markers.  The background was created with distress inks and stencils, plus enamel dots.  The sentiment is from Power Poppy.  The stitched circle die is from Craftin' Desert Divas.  

I am so excited to be hosting this month's challenge at DigiStamps4Joy, that I hope you join in the fun!  I'd love to see what you create, and we've got great digis for you to win!  Remember, they go all month, are Anything Goes, with an optional "Bright Colors" theme.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party 
IDCB -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Choose Joy -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's the 15th of the month, and that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration over on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  March's theme is Anything Goes with an optional "Being Young" twist.  Nothing says being young to me like spring and new plant growth.  Some of the first flowers to grow in the spring are tulips, so, for the challenge, I colored up these whimsical tulips, found here in the DigStamps4Joy store.

I colored Fantasty Tulips (rg052) with Copic markers,  then cut out with a stitched oval die from Die-namics. 

The card base was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo 3, with a lattice cutting file found at My Scrap Chick.  The sentiment is a stamp from Close To My Heart, cut out with dies from Paper Wishes, as is the butterfly die. 

There's still plenty of time to join in the Anything Goes challenge at DigiStamps4Joy!  I hope you can join us, as I'd love to see your awesome creations, and we have wonderful digis you can win (like this one!)

I'm entering this handsome guy in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- Monthly Linky Party
AUD Sentiment -- bingo with a Sentiment (3D item, digi, markers)
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG
IDCB -- ATG

Daisy Bucket -- a DigiStamps4Joy New Release

It's New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy!  There are some great new releases, and I had the absolute delightful experience of working with one of them -- Daisy Bucket:

It's winter here where I live, so I've been craving bright colors, so I went with raspberry colored daisies!  Why not!

I colored Daisy Bucket with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.  The easel card is an SVG files from My Scrap Chick.  It makes a very elegant card, doesn't it?  The sentiment is from Hot Off the Press. 

I hope you take time to check out all the New Releases today at DigiStamps4Joy.  You won't be disappointed in the fantastic talent from the design team, or the new digis in the store!  

A new challenge just started at DigiStamps4Joy on March 1.  It's Anything Goes, with an optional theme of "being Young".  It goes until March 31, so I hope you can join in the fun! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- March Linky Party

AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog -- ATG with a sentiment

Brown Sugar Challenge -- Spring or Easter

IDCB -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

You Fill My Heart with Joy -- for DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog

Did you have a good Valentine's Day?  I hope so!  We've been celebrating all week at the nursing home, with festivities continuing today with the Sweetheart dinner and entertainment.

It's the 15th of the month, and it's time for some mid-month inspiration at the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  The Theme is 'Anything Goes with optional "I Love You"'.  

Since I'm posting the day AFTER Valentine's Day, I went for a card that could be used as a friendship or Valentine card:

This card uses Vase of Hearts (MP050).  I colored Vase of Hearts with Copic markers, then used a Spellbinders die to cut it out.  The designer papers are digital.  The card base was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo 3, with a file by Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons. Speaking of ribbon, that pretty pink ribbon is from Really Reasonable ribbon and ties like a dream. The sentiment was computer generated and cut out with a die from Paper Wishes. 

I loved coloring Vase of Hearts. It could be colored in so many different color combinations and used for many different occasions.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- pink or red 
Inspiration Destination -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

For My Friend -- and DigiStamps4Joy

DigiStamps4Joy has a month-long challenge, and it's time for some mid-month inspiration.  The challenges are anything goes, but there's an optional theme, if you'd like to play along.  This month's optional theme is, "favorite color combination".  Here's what I created for the challenge:

This card uses DigiStamps4Joy digital stamp Diamond Beauties (JA2).  I colored Diamond Beauties with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  

When I was thinking of 'favorite color combination', I thought Copics.  The very first Copics I ever purchased were R81, R83, and R85.   They are still my go-to pink color combination, and I used them on the flowers on the Diamond Beauties, with the addition of R89.  I love pink and blue together, so I looked for a paper that would have both, and would look good with the image.   I found it on a DVD full of printables from Tattered Lace.  The gold label behind Diamond Beauties is a Spellbinders die and uses a gold paper from Spellbinders Paper Arts.  The black ribbon and raspberry card stock card base are from Close To My Heart. 

I hope you can join us at DigiStamps4Joy for our optional "Favorite Color Combinations" challenge, or link up anything you'd like.  I'd absolutely love to see what you make, and we've got fantastic digis that you can win for prizes!  There's still plenty of time to join in the fun!

Let it Snow for Christmas -- and DigiStamps4Joy

Dec 15 -- that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration over on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  This month, the optional theme is 'Holidays'.  Since I never seem to have enough Christmas cards made, I took advantage of the challenge theme to make this:

I used 3 DigiStamp4Joy digi images on this card.  The background paper was created using Christmas Paper (mp128), the tags are a set currently 60% off!  You'll find them here.  There are not sentiments on the tags.  Those were computer generated.  A bit of white gel pen, and a touch of twine, and the card was done.

I hope you can enter our challenge at DigiStamps4Joy.  They are Anything Goes, with an optional 'Holidays' theme.  It runs until Dec. 31.  

Masculine Happy Birthday -- for DigiStamps4Joy Challenge

It's time for some mid-month inspiration at the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge blog.  Challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional twist.  The twist this month is, "For the Guys".  Masculine cards can be tough, but with so many great choices in the DigiStamps4Joy store, it makes it easy!

This card uses Pony (lb009), colored with Copic markers.  It comes in a pre-colored version also.  

The sentiment is computer generated.  The plaid background paper is from MHKDesigns, and it is digital.  The burlap trim is from Close To My Heart.  I used a couple of Spellbinders dies to cut out the Pony digi stamp and to back it. 

I hope you can join us this month at DigiStamps4Joy for our optional 'For the Guys' challenge!  We have great digis to win, and I'd love to see what you make!!