Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #85

For my first design card of the year I decided to make a valentine.  My cute little image was colored with copics and layered with punches from MS.  Papers are by Bazzill and my stash.  

As I kept revisiting my card throughout the week, I found myself wanting to add a sentiment or word.  I finally settled for the word love and had to add a couple more heart rhinestones.  Doesn't everyone like bling?

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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*Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

http://www.craftbrulee.co.uk/

 At the Craftbrulee website you will find a lot of the things you can use to create wonderful projects - The store is new so it will take a while to fully stock with all the wonderful goodies that you will need to create -they will be stocking handmade items and rubber stamps, kits as well as finished projects and cards. If you do not see what you are looking for or would like place an order please get in touch with Jennifer. Please check back often because new stock will be added daily.
Thank you Jennifer for your wonderful Weekly Prize
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**Our January Monthly sponsor is....

http://www.lindystampgang.com/
Lindy's Stamp Gang is a home-based family business. Created by Lindy Plakinger in 1995 to have an outlet for all the fabulous cartoons running around in her mind. Lindy's Stamp Gang has grown to encompass so much more! In late 1998 she created the first sprays to color your stamping and scrapbooking world.  These products have grown to encompass hundreds of colors, have inspired similar spray products and have become her signature with their deep rich color and generous shimmer!   Sadly, Lindy is no longer with us, but Lindy's Stamp Gang will continue as was her hope and dream. Her husband and daughter took things over and hope to keep her creativity alive through her products.

Lindy lived every day to its fullest and we will always remember her smile, infectious laughter, spunk, sparkle and creativity! So enjoy her products that all contain a little of that laughter and sparkle!

Thank you so much for this AWESOME PRIZE Tracey

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
Card Makin' Mama's - Anything Goes
Crazy4Challenges - Celebrate Something
  Dutch Dare - New Beginnings - New Romance/Love
Ellephantastic - 'New Beginnings'   New Romance/Love
 Lets Create - "Just a Note"  - Love
Simon Says Stamp - Time to Party/ Celebrate 
 Stamp Something - Glitter

Creative Card Crew Challenge New Beginnings and sponsor by Simon Says!

For my design card for Creative Card Crew & the new year, I made a floral valentine.  I have had this ribbon trim for some time and really wanted to use it.  My flowers are by Prima and my papers are by bazzill and my stash.  I colored my cute image with copics.  I think that I love these Hanglar/Stanglar images because they remind me of my sisters Lizzie Hi doll collection from the 80's!
This week's challenge from The Creative Card Crew is New Beginnings.  Please visit our Sponsor Simon Says for loads of wonderful supplies for your card making creations!
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #99 - Flowers
Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
Card Makin' Mama's - Anything Goes
Crazy4Challenges - Celebrate Something
Dutch Dare - New Beginnings
Ellephantastic - 'New Beginnings'
Lets Create - 'Just a Note"  Love Struck 
Simon Says Stamp - Celebrate
Stamp Something - Glitter

The New Midnight Madness Design Team for 2011

Wow I am so proud to be part of the newly formed Senior MMDT.
It is hard to believe that I have been part of this wonderful group of designers since the beginning!
The following designers have been selected for 2011

CHARLOTTE (Senior DT)
DARSIE (Senior DT)
DENISE (Senior DT) Me!
GUNN  (Senior DT)
LINDA (Senior DT)
PHYLLIS (Voting coordinator)
PRISCILLA (Blog owner)

We have also selected the following gals
to be part of the new design team
for a 3 month term.
I am looking forward to getting to know
each of these wonderful designers.
BONNIE

DAWN

GURO

JEN (Sponsoring Coordinator)

LORIE

MARSHA

REBECCA

RENEE

Pixie Cottage Sketch #50 Party Celebration

This is my last Pixie Cottage Challenge card for the year.  This is one of my favorite images.( From You to Us by Di Carubia) I was helping my friends daughter create a card for her mom and needless to say Jessie got a little carried away with the brown chalk.  I know that her mom will love it though!

Hopefully all your Christmas cards are made and sent and you are getting ready for the big day! This is our last Once Upon A Wednesday for the year and will run for two weeks. I'm sure you appreciate all the wonderful work the team has done for the year and will agree they need a week off ;)

Now on to the sketch, this one was designed by team member Tanya and I'm sure you'll love it!

In addition to the sketch we have the optional challenge of the "Party/Celebration" theme on your project. You can interpret that in many ways, maybe New Years, Birthday, Anniversary or even the birth of a New Baby!

As always you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!

The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Challenges that I am entering are:
Bunny Zoe = Sparkle and Shine
Mad For Markers - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Alys Sunday - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew Wintery Birthday!

For my Creative Card Crew Design card for this week, I decided to use one of my snowmen paperpiecings.  I have been busy making loads of scrapbook layouts lately, for presents and friends alike.  I just love this cute little whimsical snowman.  He is a paper piece pattern from My Scrap Chick.  I centered him on a embossed background with some ink distressing.  He was especially designed for my friend who is a snowman lover!  Papers were by Bazzill and Mindseye.  Glitter was added for bling!

Creative Card Crew Foliage and or Open Challenge!

This week's challenge at Creative Card Crew is Foliage and is sponsored by One Stop Cards and  Doodle Pantry.  For my design card for this challenge I used a FREEBIE image from Doodle Pantry.  Isn't this just the cutest little bird?  She was colored with my copic markers and sponged with Tim Holtz distressed tumbled glass.  My papers are by bazzill and Minds Eye.  Sentiment is from stampin up.  Laces are from my stash.  Flowers are by Prisma.  (I added some glitter for extra bling on my flowers and image)

Why not grab your own FREEBIE (they have several to choose from at Doodle Pantry) and join in on this weeks challenge!  I am looking forward to seeing your creations! 
Thanks so much for leaving comments for me, they are very much appreciated!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Top Tip Tuesday - ribbon and or a tip. 
Bugaboo - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Use a Digi
Card Making Mama's - Anything Goes
Sugar Sweet Paper Treats - Anything Goes
Digital Pantry - Use a Digital Pantry image (You even receive a New Years set just for entering!)

Midnight Madness sketches 82, 83 and 84 for the month of December!

 

For this week's design card from Midnight Madness I  used MMSC82.  My papers/card stocks are by KCCompany, and bazzill.  Flowers are by Prima.  I used loads of bridal lace purchased at Jo Ann's.  Brads are by Minds Eye.  I am looking forward to the months long post and I plan on doing each sketch through out the month!  I hope to see your wonderful creations too, so why not get those supplies out and create!
 The Midnight Madness Sketch challenges has combined three sketches in this post that will last the WHOLE MONTH. We have supplied both the FANCY and CAS sketches for you. In the true celebration of crafting, you are more than welcome to enter as many cards as you like this month. You can even do a few of each if you want to. Just have fun, gain a little inspiration from our Designers cards and get some Holiday cards created. In addition to entering your cards throughout the whole month, we would like to invite you to share with us some of your holiday cheer, memories and things that have made your holidays extra special throughout the years. Along with those wonderful cards you will be posting, we would love to see some holiday pictures (old or new). Share your yummiest holiday recipe, pictures of your pet with a bow on it's head, share your favorite holiday song, video or even a blast from the past with your dad dressed up as Santa. You name it, we want to see it!! You can leave your links in your comments or just add whatever you would like to share with us on your Midnight Madness blog posts. In true holiday spirit, the prizes this month will be the gifts of giving from your heart and from all of us (DT and Players) and simply through the joy of sharing with each other.

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between.
ENTER ALL OF THEM THIS MONTH IF YOU WANT TO!!

"YOUR CHOICE"