Last Pixie Cottage DT card and a Whimsy Sneak Peek with a PRIZE

Hi All!

Lots of DT stuff for you today.  The first thing is my last card on the Pixie Cottage DT.  I can not believe how fast my time there went WOW!!  I had such a blast with all the gals and the gorgeous images!!  I'll keep inking them up for sure!!  I used Pumpkin Fairy Hannah by Sandra Hammer I just love this image!  I paired it with some me and my bog ideas papers and espresso and pumpkin card stock.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps and worked perfectly for the sketch.  I also added some flowers, buttons, ribbon, hemp and a pin.  AS a finishing touch I added stickles to her wings and wand and crystal effects to the pumpkins.
Challenges....
Paper Sundaes...things with wings
Everybody art...friends
Stamp, Scrap, doodle.....stitching
Totally papercrafts...magic
delightful sketches...make it sparkle

Next is a sneak peek at a card I made using 2 stamps from the upcoming Whimsy release!!  You're going to be amazed when you see all these gorgeous stamps!!  WOW WOW WOW is all I can say! OK here's the peek.....In honor of the release Denise thought it might be fun to play a little game while also giving you a sneak peek at one of the new stamps! We are going to call this game "Guess The Stamp?" And all you need to do is leave a comment with your guess as to what you think the image is on this card could possibly be.

The first person to guess correctly will win this stamp. Now I know this is going to be a little tricky, so you don't have to guess exactly, but whoever is closest first will win.  And, I will give you a hint....

This image was drawn by Crissy Armstrong and it fits our holiday/winter themed release.

To enter, please leave a comment in the comment section with your guess. The card and image will be revealed on Saturday this week, when the design team starts sharing sneak peeks at all the new rubber stamps.  I will announce our lucky winner at the same time. So give it a shot, take a chance, and you just might win!

Thanks for playing along and good luck!

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Spots and stripes!

That's our theme of the week over at Stamp Something!!!  I hope you can play along!!  We have a fabulous prize up for grabs too from Michelle's Scrapbooking and more!  She carries pixie cottage stamps, copics, Magnolias and more and is offering a 10% discount to everyone who plays along!!!  Head on over to Stamp Something for all the details.

 I decided to use this adorable new Pixie Cottage stamp called Pumpkin fairy Hannah.  My spots and strips are on my eerie paper from basic grey.  I embellished with lots of goodies...jumbo eyelets, black hemp, black rhinestone swirls, wild orchid flowers, stickles and a button.  I also distressed the edges with scissors and ink and added some stitching.
Oh and I used my MS pumpkin border punch and some grosgrain ribbon whew!
Have a great weekend!!!

Challenges....
pile it on...layers
Sketch Saturday...sketch
Stamptacular Sunday...distress it
fab n funky...what eva

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Pixie Cottage Thinking of you

Well it's the third rainy day in a row and I couldn't be happier!!!!  We've been so busy getting ready for school, it's helped us stay focused.  And we really needed the rain.  I've also had some time to stamp!!!
I have a pixie cottage challenge card for you today!!!  We have a fabulous sketch by  and then a back to school theme.  As always you can do one, the other or both!  I chose to use the sketch.  I suppose you could stretch it to fit the theme:)
I colored Hannah On A Swing by Sandra Hammer as my image with copics.  The papers are green at heart from basic grey.  I distressed the edges and added some stitching.  The sentiment is from basic grey.  The pearl swirls are from want 2 scrap.  I just want to add a side note about them...I ordered a bunch of reasonably priced pearls from them, and they arrived in 2 days and the shipping was super cheap!!!!!  And they are fantastic!  I also added wild orchid flowers and a fun postmark sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.
Check out the rest of the team for lots of back to school fun!
Challenges....
kaboodle...recipe 2 pattern papers, 2 plain papers and flowers
Stamp with fun...card for a girl
7 kids...2 designer papers

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Pixie Cottage Treat Box

Wow yesterday a door hanger and today a treat box, things are getting crazy over here!!!  I generally only do cards, but it is fun to spice it up everyone once and awhile though. 
I just love these little one sheet wonder boxes!!  One sheet of paper, 4 score lines and voila it's done!!  I add jumbo eyelets to the top so I don't even use adhesive to make the box, easy peasy!
I used Apple Hannah by Sandra Hammer for my image, how pretty is she?!?!  The challenge at Pixie cottage is to use the sketch and/or create anything but a card.  I tweaked the sketch by removing the circle, because it just wasn't going to fit.
I colored Hannah with copics and used baja breeze and soft suede card stock along with papers from DCWV's green stack.  I also used soft suede ribbon and that's about it!
Feel free to play along with the sketch the theme or both!
Challenges....
Simon Says...make a gift
Everybody art..in the garden (I guess technically in the orchard, close enough though I think?!?)
Kaboodle..metal

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Pixie Cottage Birthday!!!!

Good morning everyone!!!  Welcome to Wednesday and another Pixie Cottage Challenge!!!  This week we have a fabby sketch and are asking you to use two stamps!  I chose to use Cookie & Kaboodle with Roses by Di Carubia. I went with basic grey papers, wild orchid flowers and a kraft and sage color combo.  The sentiment is from SU.  I used some flower soft to add texture to the flowers.  I also distressed the edges and added some stitching,ribbon and pearls.  The rest of the team has some gorgeous creations for you as well, so stop on by when you get a chance! 
Challenges...
Papertake...cutie patootie
Cupcake craft...cats and dogs
Scrap,stamp and doodle...animals

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Pixie Cottage Card

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Don't know about where you are, but here we are in the midst of a heat wave!!  Generally I love the heat, but this is even a little much for me!! So we are headed to the pool!  But first I have my Pixie Cottage card for you.  It's a fun sketch by Dawny P and an aperture card(my first!)  I used Baby Maisy by Di Carubia for my image!  What a cutie!  Just the part around the image opens up and it is held down by the button.  The papers are basic grey and the sentiment is Whimsy stamps.
Looking for the Bella blog hop...START HERE
Looking for Bella's grand prize...CLICK HERE
Challenges...
Totally papercrafts...one for the girls 

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Pixie Cottage Birthday!!!!

Good morning everyone!!!  Hope you are all doing well!!  It is an absolutely gorgeous day here today, so I think I'll be spending most of it outside!!!  Super sunny,a nice breeze and almost no humidity!!!  The perfect day to be outside!!!!
But first I'd like to share this birthday card with you!!  It is for the Pixie cottage challenge!!!  I used Hannah on Stepping Stones by Sandra Hammer  as my image.  I paper pieced her dress and boots which is the option this week.  Please play along if you have a chance, the sketch is great!!!

If you haven't done so yet, I would really appreciate if you could mail a card to Bella, her story is here, along with updates on her progress and more ways to help.  Then link your card to my grand prize drawing for over 150$ in prizes, please link the post not your blog and enter as many times as cards you mail.  So far we have over 30 cards linked, I'd love to get to 100, so please help with that goal for this special lady. Cards can be mailed to...
The Bella Tucker Fund
P.O. Box 199
Londonderry NH
03053 USA

YOU DON'T NOT NEED TO MAKE A NEW CARD IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST AN OLD CARD WITH A POST ABOUT BELLA.  I know we are all busy in the summer, so I want to make it as easy as possible to send some wishes and smiles Bella's way.  Please take the badge from my sidebar after doing so.

Need some inspiration, then hop along with some fabulously talented ladies starting on Denise's blog.  There are prizes all along the way...

Thank you so much.
Challenges...
Creative Inspirations...paper piecing
Everybody Art...birthday
Stamp with fun... birthday
Paper Sundaes...birthday

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Pixie Cottage Graduation!

Good morning everyone!!!! Day 2 of summer vacation, so far so good.  We have big plans to buy a purple leotard today and that's it!

For those of you who haven't done the Wishes for Bella blog hop yet, here's all the info you need to hop along.  You can start on Denise's blog, hop thru and end on this post on my blog(my candy here from Crissy Armstrong, Edith, Gauche Alchemy, Whiff of Joy and Whimsy Stamps.  Enter to win candy all along the way (trust me there's lots!!!)  The make and mail a card for Bella and enter it here on my blog so we can see how many cards Bella is going to receive.  Enter as many cards as you send OLD or NEW.  Just send and link to be entered for the grand prize of over 150$ for some amazing sponsors.  But most importantly you'll be putting a smile on a young girl's face.  So PLEASE send lots and lots of cards.  Thanks:)

Now onto the pixie cottage challenge.  We had this awesome sketch and the added option of inside out!  So I did an easel card!  I used  Hangin' out with the Graduate by ArTish which is a digi to make a graduation card for one of the special little kindergarten graduates I know!!!! I used some summer picnic paper from SU and colored the graduate with copics.  I added some polka dot ribbon also from SU and lots of gems, because what 6 year old doesn't love gems????  I used my star border punch and some wild orchid flowers to jazz it up!  Check out the rest of the team, they have some gorgeous creations in store for you!
Challenges....
ABC Challenge....X id for xtra dimension
Cooking it Up with Katie.....alter embellie(added new center to the red rose), sparkle, die cut(circle nestie)
YOur next stamp...printed ribbon
Crafty creations...see you shine
Charisma...bling
Creative Card crew...easel card
Paper Play...something old(DSP)

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Pixie Cottage Sketch with Metal!

Good morning everyone!!!  Boy does having a holiday on Monday throw a week off or what ?!?!  It's already Wednesday and time for a Pixie Cottage challenge!
This week we have a sketch and the option to add metal.  Remember you can do either the theme, the sketch or both!
I did both!  I used this super cute NEW DIGI, that's right digi image!!  It's called Got Quackers by ArTish.  I used some super bright and cheery basic grey offbeat papers!  I added some Primas, a charm, adhesive rhinestones and ribbon to jazz it up.  I also used fun flock on the duck so he's very soft and cuddly.

Don't forget about the WHIMSY BLOG HOP and WHIMSY MONTHLY CHALLENGE
Challenges....
Papertake...summer fun
My time to craft...wild things
Everybody Art...Summer
Pink elephant....bright colors

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Pixie Cottage 3-D Sketch

Morning everyone!!!!  Welcome to Wednesday!!!  This week is flying by and I really wish it wasn't as we are throwing the girls a birthday party on Sunday and have tons to do!! 
I have my Pixie Cottage Challenge Card to share with you today.  I used some new Basic Grey Max & Whiskers papers on this one.  They are so fun!!!  I used Whispering Maisy & Matt by Di Carubia as my image for this one.  I thought it was perfect for the papers.  
I embellished with some thick ivory satin ribbon, assorted flowers and some swirl punch outs.  I also stitched the edges.
Why not play along with us at Pixie this week, you can either follow this fun sketch, use 3-D on your project or both!  The winner will get her choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Team's Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog!!!
 Challenges......
Inky Impressions...FLOWERS recipe (I did flowers, ribbon and stitching)
Creative Inspirations...card for a child
Papertake....flowers
GOing grey...child theme

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Pixie Cottage Vintage Challenge

Hello everyone.  Hope your week is moving along smoothly.  We have a busy day planned today.  A little yard work, some house work and then a fun afternoon play date!
Today is another fabulous sketch challenge over at Pixie Cottage.  The sketch was designed by none other than   Suzanne Dean from Scrapbitz! !  We also have the added theme of vintage, so you can do one or both elements!!!  I went for both as it was such a lovely sketch.
I used Maisy and Matts Wedding by Di Carubia  as my image.  And I did NOT color it!!  How crazy is that???  When I was putting it together I thought leaving the image just with the ink gave it an older feel so I restrained myself and gave my copics the day off:)  I used inks and my distressing tool to age the card and finished with some stitching.  The papers are from bella blue by SU, one of my new favs for that vintage feel.  The other girls have created some beauties, please pop on over to say hi and enter for your chance to win if you have some free time:)
Challenges....
Bee Crafty....something new
By the cute and girly...celebrations
Charisma...weddings
Crafty card makers......distressing
One stop craft...wedding wishes

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Lots of flowers!!!!

Lots of flowers and a sketch!!  What a perfect challenge at Pixie Cottage this week!!!  I love flowers and it's such a wonderful sketch from Jacque from Jacques Magnolia's!!!.  I used Give Me A Hug by Alisa Ramirez as my image.  I used some bright fun colors for my papers and flowers.  There are lots of hearts too in the paper and with my pinking hearts edge punch.  I stitched around the edges to finish it up.
Be sure to check out the lovely work from the rest of the team and play along if you can.  One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Challenges....
The pink elephant...aqua
Papertake..do something different (2 color flowers)
Everybody Art...song title(smile)
Stamp,Scrap and doodle...girlie

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Pixie Cottage Challenge!

Hi everyone!! Hope you are having a fantastic week so far!  This one seems to be flying by!  I can't believe it's already time for another Pixie Cottage Challenge!!!  This week you can follow this lovely sketch, make a project with buttons or both!  I did both!  I used  Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer it's such a soft and pretty image so I went with neutrals.
I distressed the edges with scissors and ink for a vintage feel.  I then added some postmark lines from Whimsy's postmark set along with the sentiment.
The flowers are primas and the DSP is SU's bella blue.  A added my button to the ribbon, and the second sentiment I generated on my computer.  Hope you can play along this week!!!  This a wonderful prize and your chance at becoming a Top 3 stamper!!!  The other gals have some amazing creations in store for you as well!!
Challenges....
Sketch and stash...sketch(very similar to the PC sketch) stash new paper

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Pixie Cottage Challenge

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!  We are getting a little taste of summer today and I can't wait to enjoy it!!  But first I have a Pixie Cottage Challenge Card for you!!!
From now on the Pixie cottage challenge is weekly and will contain a theme and a sketch!  So you can do the sketch, the theme or both, it's up to you!!!!
I did both for this one!  Along with following the sketch, I embossed my sentiment oval with my swirls CB folder. I used the Buffy the bunny with chick image created by Alisa Ramirez for Pixie cottage.  You can see her whole bunny line at Michelle's Scrapbooking and more!
The papers are my mind's eye and I used some primas and SU ribbon as well.  I colored Buffy with copics and added a few pearls and some faux stitching to finish up.
Pop on over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has in store for you!
Challenges...
Quixotic.....the joys of spring
My time to craft...on the spot
Charisma....animal magic
Dare u 2 digi...Easter
Totally PaperCrafts..go digi

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Pixie Cottage News and Card

Hi All-Here's my second post of the day!!!  If you're looking for my Stamp Something post, it's right HERE.  

What started out as an easy looking week turned crazy and I am just now able to share my first Pixie Cottage DT card with you!!!  I am so excited to start on with a new and talented team.  And a big hello to all my new teamies, I'll be around to visit shortly!

For those of you new to Pixie Cottage stamps, they are available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and more.   I used the Sweet Molly image.  I colored her with copics and added lots of sparkly accents!  I used some of my DCWV papers from the sweet pack, so even the papers are sparkly!

Have a great weekend!
Challenges....
Creative Inspirations...sketch
Pixie cottage...circles
Colour Create...pastels
One stop craft...let it shine

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