Sunday, December 29, 2013

Happy 2014

I always have a hard time finding New Year's images -
but this one from
Squigglefly is perfect!
The Creative Details
Image: "Celebrate" by Judith Hart at Squigglefly
Colors: Copics in cashmere, sea green, sand
Embellishments: pearls, liquid pearls, stickles
Tools: border punch, scalloped punch


The Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T - New Year
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Cuttin and Stampin - anything goes with leftovers
Digi Darla - anything goes
Digi Makeover - anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - silver or gold
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Paper Pretties - new year
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
That Craft Place - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, December 27, 2013

Warm and Fuzzy Day...

It's time for "Anything Goes" here at the Creative Fingers Challenge.
Our fabulous sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and I love her little image
that I used for my card this time. Perfect for the winter months.

The Creative Details
Image: Lacy Sunshine
Colors: copics in blush, sugared almond, tender pink, walnut, powder blue
Embellishments: ribbon, buttons, diamond stickles, gem
Tools: Spellbinders die cut

The Challenges
Bunny Zoes - wings
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - girly
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
My Heart Pieces - digi
The Pink Elephant - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas Angel

Its almost Christmas Day here at the Creative Fingers Challenge.
We thought it might be nice to have each member of the team 
select one of our sponsors and creative a Christmas card just for them.
The sponsor I created a card for is "Polka Doodles".
Of course it had to be angel - I love angels!!
The Creative Details
Image: Polka Doodles
Colors: copics in sugared almond, tender pink, sepia, cashmere, cool shadow
Embellishments: gems, diamonds stickles, shaved ice

The Challenges:
As You Like it - fav Christmas stamp
Aud sentiment - Christmas
Bunny Zoe's-  wings
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - happy holidays
Crafty Bloggers Network - girly
Crafty Hazelnut  - Christmas
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Cupcake Inspiration - photo
Feeling Crafty - Christmas
Glitter and Sparkle - non traditional Xmas colors
Hobby Cutz - Christmas
Inky Impressions - Christmas
Left of Center - Christmas
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
MilkCoffee - Christmas
My Heart Pieces - digi
QKR - happy holidays
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Parade Your Crafts - Christmas/winter
Pumpkin Spice - anything holiday
Sentimental Sundays - Christmas
Simon Says - bling
Stampin with the Dragon - last minute Christmas
Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas
Whoopsi Daisy - anything Christmas
Word Play - fairy or angel
4 Krafty Chicks - distress
613 Avenue  Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, December 20, 2013

We Click

our challenge is "anything goes" or you can try our 
twist this week which is "friendship"
Our fabulous sponsor this week is the Stamping Chef -
 they have the most fun images!!
The Creative Details:
Colors: Copics in crimson, tender pink, leaf green, willow
Embellishments: pearls, gems, flowers
Techniques: paper piecing

The Challenges:
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - make it sparkle
Creative Inspiration Paint - anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenge - for a special friend
Everybody Art - no Christmas
Hiding in My Craftroom - scraps
LEJ Designs - anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - dies or punches
Love to Create - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Penny's paper crafty - fav technique - paper piecing
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes
Simon Says - bling
Stamping for the Weekend - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - positive or scripture

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, December 16, 2013

Holiday Treat Bags

We are getting ready for the holidays here at Squigglelfy.
Our challenge this week is to show us "Red"
For my project I made a holiday treat bag with this adorable Rudolph postage image.
They are very easy to made and even more fun to receive.
The Creative Details:
Colors: Copic in strong red, willow, sepia, mustard, cashmere
Embellishments: clothes pin, felt snowflake, stickles (candy cane red and rock candy), gems
Tool: border punch


The Challenges
Animal Friends - anything goes with an animal
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Brown Sugar - Christmas
Catch the Bug - fav. Christmas song  (Rudolph)
Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas Chaos
Creative Corner - color it
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Creative Belli - candy
Delightful Challenge - red and green
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes
Digi Darla - felt
Fairy Tale - box or wrapping
Fairies Challenge - Christmas
Glitter n Sparkle - green and red
Kaboodle Doodles - Christmas colors
Eureka Stamps - Christmas
Happy Camper - Christmas
Loves Rubber Stamps - Christmas
Parade Your Crafts - Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Creature
Sassy Studios - Christmas
Scrappers Delight - Christmas
Speedy Fox and Friends - three different holiday papers
Sweet Stampin - Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Christmas
Songbird - Christmas
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Wags n Whiskers - Christmas

Stay Warm Harted
Elizabeth

Friday, December 13, 2013

Snowy Village..

This week at the Creative Fingers Challenge
its Anything Goes (our optional twist is use your old stash)
Our fabulous sponsor this week is: Delicious Doodles

The Creative Details:
Image: Delicious Doodles (a robin's Christmas)
Colors: Copics in mallow, duck blue, robins egg, toner grey, willow
Embellishments: snowflake, gems, pearls,snow texture,
fairy dust, ribbon. star dust stickles
Tool: border punch

The Challenges
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes - fav.colors
All that Stickles - winter holiday
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
CMC -  Holiday themed
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Creative Corner - color it
Created with Love - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut - Christmas for someone special
Creative Moments - anything goes/winter
Craft Your Passion - let it snow
Di's Digis - nontraditional Christmas colors
Digi Makeover - sparkle
Diva's by design - anything goes
Incy Wincy - let it snow
Jo's Scrap Shack - winter
Lexi's Creations - snow
Kaboodle Doodles - nontraditional Christmas colors
Loves Rubber Stamps - Christmas
Milk Coffee - nontraditional colors/Christmas
Moving Along with the Times - winter wonderland
Oldie But a Goodie - winter (lace is old item)
Parade Your Crafts - Christmas
Pattie's Creations - snowy scene
Pink Gem - anything goes
QKR Stampede - fav. embellie (sparkly gems)
Sisterhood of Crafters - sparkle
Songbird - Christmas
Stamp and Create - Christmas
Sweet Stampin Christmas - snow
That Craft Place - Christmas
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, December 9, 2013

Snow Time Ornament

Snow has finally come to my neck of the woods so it was time
to make a snowman ornament to herald its arrival.
This adorable ornament image is from 
and comes in a set with some really fabulous images!
See the set below - it has snow globes too!
The Creative Details
Embellishments: satin ribbon, pearls, stickles, fairy dust glitter, snowflake
Tools: die cut


The Challenges Entered:
As You Like It - fav digi (love the little scene in the ornament)
Crafty calendar - cold and frosty
Crafty Hazelnut  - for someone special
Crafty Hands - Christmas or winter
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Gem of a Challenge - anything goes
Heck of a Challenge - colorful Christmas
Hiding in My Craftroom - holiday colors
Just B Creative - anything goes
Left of Center - winter or holidays
Send a Smile 4 Kids - winter fun
Shelly's Images - welcome winter

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth



Sunday, December 8, 2013

Owl Be Home for Christmas

I adore this stately winter owl from Squigglelfy - he is all wrapped to stay warm.
The sentiment also comes with the image - super cute!
Check it out at the Squigglelfy store.



The Creative Details:
Image: Winter Owl by Fawn Palmer at Squigglelfy
Colors: copics in garnet, grey, cool shadow, sepia
Embellishments: pearls, snowflakes, diamond stickles
Tools: Die cut


The Challenges:
All that Stickles - holiday
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
CMC - holiday themed
Crafty Hands - winter
Digi Haven - Christmas
Glitter n'Sparkle - show us some blue
Delicious doodles - Christmas
Hanna and Friends - Christmas
Here Come the Boys - anything for the boys
Left of Center - winter or holiday
Milk Coffee - nontraditional Christmas colors
Oozak - anything goes/clebrate
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
Mema's - winter or Christmas
Pink Gem - anything goes
Shelly's Images - welcome winter
Stampin for the Weekend - use some red
Sisteract - anything
That Craft Place - Christmas
The Corrosive Challenge - anything goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - summer or winter
Wags n Whiskers -things with wings
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Friday, December 6, 2013

Merry Ornament

Once again at the Creative Fingers Challenge its
Anything Goes or optional twist (easel card)
Beccy's Place is our fabulous sponsor this week!!
The Creative Details:
Image: Beccy's Place
Colors: copics in cool shadow, tender pink, leaf green
Embellishments: snowflakes, gems, swirls, stickles, rick rack
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
A Creative Romance - sparkle
C is for Challenge - ornaments
Cards Galore - Christmas
C.R.A.F.T.- Christmas
Creative Craft Challenge - non traditional Xmas colors
Created With Love - Christmas
Delightful Challenge - your a gem
Divas by Design - festive
Emerald Faeries - Christmas card
Heck of a Challenge - colorful Christmas
Just for Fun - Christmas
LadyBug - Christmas
Lexi's Creations - Christmas
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
Paper Pretties - looking like Christmas
Milk Coffee - nontraditional Christmas colors
My Craft Spot - sparkle and shine
My Heart Pieces - sparkle
Mema's - winter or Christmas
The Corrosive Challenge - holiday
Through the Craftroom door - anything goes
Sisteract - anything
Suzy Bees Challenge - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Santa..

I love the idea of watching Santa at work through a North Pole Window.
Looks to me like he is checking his list and getting ready for the 25th.
And, don't forget to check out Diane's Daydream Designs - she just added some
over the top adorable images for winter (I want them all please, Santa!)

The Creative Details
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs
Embellishments: stickles glitter, holly resin stickers
Tools: diecut window (Taylored Expressions)


The Challenges:
Aud Sentiments - any sentiment
Bearly Mine - Christmas Sentiment
A Little Bit Crafty - Christmas
Cards Galore - Christmas
Clear it Out - anything goes (holly is the stash)
Come and Get it - Christmas
Crafting Musketeers - layers
Digi Sketch  - sketch or Christmas
Here Come the Boys - anything for men
4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas
Jo's Scrap Shack - get in the spirit
LEJ designs - Christmas is coming
Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
Oozak - celebrate
QKR - Christmas
Mema's - winter or Christmas
Sentimental Sunday - traditional Christmas colors
Sketchy Colors - red or green
Songbird - one or more dies
Stamp and Create - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - ho, ho holidays
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas with traditional colors

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Monday, December 2, 2013

Skating by...

It is time to "sparkle" at our next challenge at Squigglefly.
Don't you love this fun little skater that is new to the store this month.
Be sure to stop by the store and check our the hundreds of
fabulous holiday and winter images.
The Creative Details:
Image: Cheryl Alger - at Squigglefly
Colors: Copics in blush, leaf, tender pink, apricot 
Embellishments: ribbon, gems, glitter,
Technique - paper piecing
Tools: border punch

The Challenges:
Artistic Inspiration - winter 
CMC Copic Challenge - anything goes
Crafter's Cafe - anything goes
Craft-Dee Bows - anything with bow
Crafting By Design - Christmas or winter
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - winter
Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
LEJ Designs - button, bows or beads
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Oldie But a Goodie - ribbon or lace (snowflake is old itme)
One Crazy Stamper - winter /holiday
Paper Makeup - snow fun
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Pink Elephant - winter
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Paper Nest Dolls - bows
Sisteract - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Rudolph

Looks like this adorable rendition of Rudolph is ready for the holidays.
He is part of a very cute Christmas set of images from
The Creative Details:
Image: Diane's Daydream Designs (Santa Please set)
Embellishments: gems, ribbon, stickles
Tools: Spellbinders die cut


The Challenges:
Allsorts - Christmas song (Rudolph red nosed reindeer)
Animal Friends - anything goes with a animal
Cards Galore - Christmas
Come and Get it - Christmas
Country View Crafts - Christmas
Crafty Ribbon - anything with ribbon
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas
Craft Dee Bowz - use a bow
Creative Inspiration Paint - Christmas
Die Cut Divas - holiday cards
Emerald Faeries/A & T - Christmas
Feeling Crafty - Christmas
Glitter n Sparkle - anything
Jellypark - Christmas
Just for Fun - Christmas
Ladybug Crafts - Christmas/winter
Pattie's Creations - Christmas
QKR Stampede - Christmas
Natalie and Amy - cute and cuddly Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - bling
Ribbon Girls - Christmas
Robyn's Fetish - Christmas card
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - animals
Stemplesonne - Christmas
Suzy Bee's Challenge - anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - holiday cards
Totally Papercrafts - Ho Ho Ho Holidays
2 Sisters - anything goes
3 Girl Jam - ribbon and Christmas
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth

"P" is for Polar Bear

Time for our "monthly" December challenge here at Pile it On
While we are normally a weekly challenge --in December
 our design teams combine and we have one challenge for the month.
This time our theme is is
"P" is For....
Our very fabulous sponsor this month is Jellypark Friends.
 I used their cute polar bear image so for me, "P" is for Polar Bear

The Creative Details
Image: Jellypark Friends
Colors: Copics in toner grey, mallow, cool shadow, pine, sepia
Embellishments: glitter, shaved ice, sticker, snow texture
Tools: punch

A Gem of a Challenge - winter wonderland
Allsorts- Christmas song (White Christmas)
Animal Friends - anything goes with an animal
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Clear it out - stash item(snowflake) 
CMC Copic Challenge - anything goes
Crafting By design - Christmas or winter
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Cutie Pie - cute scenes and background
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Delightful Challenges - favorites (shaved ice)
Die Cut Divas - holiday cards
4 Crafty Girls - anything goes
Hiding in My Craftroom - anything goes
Hobby Cutz - create a scene
One Crazy Stamper - winter/holiday
Scrappers Delight - make it sparkle
Sisteract - anything goes
2 Sisters - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Stay Warm Harted,
Elizabeth