Stamping Dragon Penny with Presents for I Did It Creations Challenge

I've had time to PLAY today and made this card for the Freebie Challenge at the I Did It Forum!

The image is called Penny with Presents and was a FREE download from Stamping Dragon Designs.

One of my teammates at the Latte Lounge posted a card with this style last week and I totally fell in love with it. So, Rhonda, this is my version of YOUR card!

The snowflake paper is from Martha Stewart. The middle panel is actually a FREE digi paper from Free Christmas Scrapbooking Goodies. I used Make The Cut, created the shape for that panel, hit the "Change Texture" button, imported the digi paper and applied it as texture, printed it on my printer on plain white, cheap cardstock, put it on my Cricut mat and cut it! Turned out PERFECT!!! I'm so totally LOVING MTC!!!

My little Penny was colored MUCH darker than I intended, but she's still pretty cute, I think!
My little Joey helped me with this one! He wanted to punch snowflakes, so that is his contribution! He punched them out of purple cardstock then very carefully glittered each flake! And although the gems on the left look blue, they're really purple and match Miss Penny perfectly!

This was a fun card to make and I'll definitely play again at the I Did It Forum Challenge!

Off to see what else I can texture, print and cut!! OH BOY!!!

One More Trip Around the Sun

This image cracks me up! Look at the look on the old blue-hair's face... is it because he's stomping on her foot or that he's grabbing onto the community hottie (complete with electric blue eye shadow)?

The Challenge this week at I Did it Creations is Keep It Simple.
Their Design Team submitted some great inspirations!
And the bonus: if you request any of the images used by their Design Team, Jeannette will send it to you!

The layout is my version of Scrappy's sketch, over at Crafty Ho's!

I've been really working hard at emptying my scrap bin and everything on this card came from scraps!!
YAY!

The green background, I stamped with some swirls, embossed with a Fiskar's plate and that's it!
The ribbon came from the clearance bin at Walmart...

My kinda card on a budget: free image, bargain ribbon, scrap paper!

Woo-hoo!

Let's hear it for the frugal!

Audrey Sitting on a Swing: Autism Awareness

Link Alert!! 

This post is chock full of links to all over the web... got your travellin' shoes on?

I read a great post about a little man named Cameron.

He is Autistic. You can read his story here:

One Stitch at a Time

and 

I Did It Creations

and
JLJ Designs

Have all chipped in to make this a great fund-raiser for little Cameron.

The challenge is to Create anything with a Rainbow.

It can include actual rainbows or use every color of the rainbow.

I chose a Stamping Boutique image called "Audrey Sitting".

I put her on a swing that was a free SVG posted by

Creating in Carolina.

I also used Cely's "Trees with Hammock" set!

I cut the tree top in blue for the cloud!

Woo-hoo, a two-fer for Cely's Challenge!

And the apple tree on the right?

Well, it was a freebie, too!

From My Scrap Chick.

And the roses!

They are another beautiful creation 

of Penny Duncan.

I can't remember where I found the yellow background gingham.

I was a piece I found in my scrap drawer.

And the fine folks over at Operation Write Home
are having a "Monday Wondering" Challenge.
For OWH, I would probably take off the flowers
and add a flatter embellishment for mailing!

The Crafty Ho's are using the colors

Green, Blue and Yellow

for their challenge this week!
I like participating in their challenges because
I LOVE the name of their blog... makes me giggle every time!

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring a Challenge at
City Crafter Challenge Blog
Create a card/project that include the image of a tree/trees  or a book/books. You could also make a bookmark, a book cover, a notebook, coffee table brag book etc.
This is my Stamping Boutique Design Team Submission
for that challenge.

I think that's it!
Whew... if I've forgotten to mention anyone,
"I'll be back"!