Fun in the Sun!

Where is the summer going? My husband is a teacher, and he will soon have to go back to school! At Belles n Whistles, we want to keep that summer feeling going by seeing a little Fun in the Sun!

For my card, I used Little Eden. I decided that she would have fun watching the penguins hula dance for her!

I hope you will get a chance to play this week! You could win a BnW stamp of your choice!

Winner - Digital Delights Blogoversary Hop

Hi! Thanks for everyone who hopped along for the Digital Delights Blogoversary! I just wanted to let you know that my winner of the Cupcake Timmy image is KATIE! Yay! I've sent you an email. If you didn't win, and you've got to have your own Timmy, just head over to Digital Delights and you can get your own.

Mini Book

I had time to put together a mini-book for the challenge at Cuttlebug Spot. Luckily, I had embossed a few sheets of white paper, that I brought with me - otherwise, I would not have been able to play along.

For my pages, I alternated stamping (with great stamps from Layers of Color) and using a punch from Kreaxions.

Challenges:

Cuttlebug Spot - mini-book

OSAAT- black and white plus one

Creatilicious - 3-D

Fussy and Fancy - Pink and black

Another new Maggie card

I have another beach-made creation to share with you. I love this card and promise, I will take good pictures when I get home, but for now, at least I can share it with you. I really love all of the stamps that were in the summer club, and being at the beach, was the perfect inspiration to use them.

I really have fun making easel cards - but I've never tried a shaped one, but I thought an anchor would be perfect. My sparkly punched border was made using one of my Kreaxions punches.

Today is my last full day at the beach - it has been great!

Challenges:

Magnolia-licios Highlites : nautical

The Shabby Tea Room: 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 die cuts

Crafty Cardmakers: easel card

Alota - glitter and pearls

Bunny Zoe's - summer days

Crafty Pad - vintage

Creatilicious - 3-D
Stamping Scrapping Challenge central - water (Used Magnolia)

Christmas in July!

Well, with all of the Christmas in July challenges this month, I have certainly made a big dent in my Christmas cards! I hope you have been inspired this week by the Beary Scrappy Gals! I bet if you dropped by the Beary Scrap, you could really get a nice Christmas list going too! See, I think that would be a great Christmas in July!

For my card, I used this really cute stamp from Stampavie. My papers are Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey (another line I loooove!)

You have until 11:59 EST tonight to get your sketch entry in! Then, be sure to check back on tomorrow for our new challenge!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - Christmas in July
Dutch Dare - Anything goes
Paperplay - Anything goes
Stamp Something - Christmas in July

Fun in the Sun

OK, I'll admit it - I am addicted to making cards! I'm at the beach, without my computer, without most of my crafting supplies, without photo editing software, and yet - I really had to make a card! I saw this great challenge at Magnolia-licious Highlites to make a Free-standing pop-up card - and I've never made one! So I had to do it, right? Luckily for me, there is a great local scrapbook store, Carolina Stamper, here in Beaufort, so I was able to add a few neccessities.

Luckily, I did have my Magnoia stamps and some of this gorgeous copper patina hand-dyed silk ribbon and sequin flower from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I've got a couple of other ideas that I want to work on while I'm down here - so you may see a few more goodies pop up. (Besides it's 100 degrees today, so I might want it to cool down a little before I venture out to the pool!)

Challenges:

Magnolia-licious Highlites monthy sketch - Free-standing pop-up card

C.R.A.F.T. - hot and spicy colors

Charisma Cardz - something with a tail

Crafty Ann's - Lazy, hazy days of summer

Crafty Calendar - summer

Crafty Creations - Summer Lovin'

Partner in Crafting Crime - Under the Sea

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Cental - water ( copic markers, Magnolia stamps, and Score-tape)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers- paper piecing

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Alota - glitter and pearls

Lexi's Creations - paper piecing

Shabby Tea Room - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 diecuts

Bunny Zoe's - summer days

Delightful Challenges Thursday

Welcome back to another challenge from Delightful Challenges. This week the theme is the Great Outdoors - plus we want to see 2 DP and 3 embellishments.

I used Potted Plant Myrtle (another retiring image). I added an embossed panel and stitched and distressed my panels. The sketch is from Tickled Pink.

I hope to see great entries from you!

Challenges:
Tickled Pink - sketch
Stamp and Create - stitching
Practical Scrappers - 7 or more items
Creative Inspirations- anything goes
InStyle stamps color challenge - pink, olive, gold
Creative Inspirations (Wed) - animals
Charisma Cardz- something with a tail
Crafty Catz - summertime
Dutch Dare - anything goes
Paperplay - anything goes
Stamp Something - something flowery
Create4fun - use flowers
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - digis
Bunny Zoe's - summer days

Digital Delights Birthday Blog Hop

Go Here to enter my big candy giveaway!

Hey guys ! I'm sure you all have heard about the blogiversary of Digital Delights. Here is my card to congratulate Wendy and Digital Delights for awesome success.

I hope that you will visit all of the DT for chances to win images - plus we have two fantastic grand prizes that you won't want to miss!




To celebrate we are having a Blog Hop Image Hunt ! The image that you will hunt on my blog is Cupcake Timmy ! He is too cute to miss...or is he? ? (Remember, you are looking for him somewhere other than this post!)


After you've found him leave me a comment telling me where you found it, on this post to be entered to win him. One lucky entry will win Cupcake Timmy to have in their delightful digi stash.

And remember, everyone is a winner today, because you all get our adorable freebie! Just head to the store to grab your copy (today only).
Your next destination is Karen.


Happy hunting !

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew- Sketch

Crafty Pad - vintage

Practical Scrappers - 7 or more items

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Stampin Sisters in Christ - candle light

Creative Inspirations (Wed) - animals

Create4fun - flowers

Stamp, scrap, doodle - digi's

Sweet Stampin - vintage

Craftilicious - birthday

Stamp Something - something flowery

Mark your calendars!

Do you like fun, games, give-aways and Digital Delights by Louby Lou? Well, who doesn't! Then you need to mark your calendars for July 28th to help us celebrate our one year birthday! I promise, you won't want to miss this one!

Flower Soft Sponsoring CPS!

This week, Flower Soft is pleased to be sponsoring the CPS sketch challenge! This was a really neat sketch to work from. I used papers and stamps from CTMH - Moondoggie line. For the center of the hibiscus, I used my very favorite Ultra Fine Sage Flower Soft. The flower was embossed with red powder, so it's very glossy, and offers a great contrast to the Flower Soft. That fabulous jute ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you get a chance to play along with this challenge. You could win a great prize from the great folks at Flower Soft!

Challenges:
Stamp Something: Something Flowery