SC Windy Day

Happy Saturday my stamping friends.  Hope this post finds you well and enjoying some healthy creative time.  At least I find it to be healing and calming.  I'm really getting back to enjoying creating my cards again.  Soooo... I've just popped in to share another with you.  It's another Saturated Canary image... Windy Day.

I finished this a few days ago and am just now getting around to posting.  Unfortunately, my mom's currently in the hospital so my days have been busy visiting her and worrying when I'm not there.  She's doing better, so the stress is somewhat lessened and I'm grateful for that!!  I haven't colored for a few days, but think getting some 'color time' will help me stay calm and sane!!

Thank heavens for such cute images like this little gal that help me and so many of us get our minds off our busy lives or our troubles.  These are my fave colors and was soooo fun to put together.  For the 'matting' I took three Prima Bright flowers, glued them together and attached my sentiment to them.  I missed dead center, but I like the result.  Gives extra texture and just looks cute (I think).

Challenges:
Saturated Canary Challenge - anything goes
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz  - pearls
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Sentimental Sundays  - show us your spots
Gingerloft Challenge - circles, circles and more circles
Quirky Crafts  - up, up and away OR the sky's the limit
Paper Smooches  - photo inspiration

The Shabby Tea Room  - photo using teal or aqua, pink and brown

Simon Says Stamp and Show  - show some texure
The Crazy Challenge-childhood memories

Fashionista Challenge - simply summer
Digital Tuesday - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - anything shiny
Oldie But a Goodie - anything goes (pearls, Prima flowers and WOC flowers are ages old)
Top Tip Tuesday - sparkle galore
Tuesday Taggers  - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - let's play bingo (flowers - pearls - die cuts)
The Paper Shelter - going dotty
Simon Say Stamp Challenge - diamond jubilee... crowns and/or gems
Truly Scrumptious - flower power (their last challenge)  : (
Copic Oz - create a birthday challenge
Paper Crafting Journey - color it up - hand coloring
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - blingage
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - summer time
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Just Add Ink - just add pearls
Polka Doodles - lots of flowers
Raise the Bar - summer
Crafty Ann's Challenge - it's a girl thing
Fun with Shapes and More - summer
Catch the Bug Challenge - photo - kites, swimwear, swim water

Crazy 4 Challenges  - circles... add lots of circles
Crafty Calendar Challenge - flowers in bloom w/option for swirls and flourishes
Scraphouse Inspiration and Challenge - bingo (glitter, flowers, pink/brown)
Creative Friday - pearls
The Squirrel and the Fox  - winter or summer (summer for me)
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge  - use your favorite color combo (pink/green/blue)

Thanks soooo much for popping in today.  Visitors are always a special thing.  You all make my day!!  I'll be back as soon as I can.
Hugs,
Denise

Stamps:  Saturated Canary windy day, Rainbow Echo Designs congrats sentiments 3 digi
Papers:  MME Follow Your Heart Be Happy
Ink:  None
Supplies:  WOC flowers, Prima flowers, pearls, white glitter, green gems
Technique:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils

Red, White and Blue for Teddy Bo

Edit:  Shared top 7 honors at  Tuesday Throwdown
Edit:  Shared runner up honors at Teddy Bo Challenge

Hello my stamping friends!  Did you all have a great Memorial Day weekend?  I know I did!  Just can't beat those three day weekends, right??  : )  Over the weekend, among many other things, I worked up another Teddy Bo image.  Such fun!!  This one will be for my son's birthday which is coming up quickly!!

This image is called Sausages.  Doesn't Teddy Bo look just like a home grill 'chef' getting a little overwhelmed with their brats??  {smile}  I just giggle every time I look at him.  My son is a pretty darn good grill master, so I thought this would be quite appropriate for him.  {smile again}

The Teddy Bo Challenge this time is red, white and blue.  I decided to go half between Memorial Day and Fourth of July.  There are several challenges I've seen using this color combo this week.  Lucky me!!  I added a little speckled affect on the birthday sentiment.  This was simply done by bouncing the image on the Stampin' Up real red stamp pad (old, old, old one).  And another piece of luck... I found a BG glazed brad that matches my bottom DP!  YAY!!

Challenges:
The Teddy Bo Challenge - red, white and blue... oops... and I now see 'and lots of bling'.  (Perhaps I don't qualify now). {sigh}
Digital Tuesday Challenge - just for laughs
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - masculine
A and T Challenge - buttons
My Time to Craft - it takes two (use two of something the same)
Oldie but a Goodie - anything goes - my oldie is those chipboard stars, the buttons and the glazed brad.
Top Tip Tuesday - dig out the old (same oldie as for Oldie but a Goodie above)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - father's day/special male
DigiStamps4Joy - cute as a button
PaperPlay Challenge - summer lovin'
The Play Date Cafe - baby blue, denim, cherry
Aud Sentiments - use any sentiment
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - card for a man
Inspire Me Friday - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge - animals
Digi Days Challenge - red, white and blue
Fairy tale Challenge - boys & men
Wags 'n Whiskers - summer fun
2 Sisters Challenge - bring on the boys
Allsorts Challenge - happy birthday to someone special
One Stop Craft Challenge - for the boys
Craft Your Days Away - red, white and blue
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge - male theme
The Crafty Pad - flag colors (or SKETCH or both)
Kenny K's Kraft Girl Challenge - ribbon
One Stitch at a Time - red, white and blue
Dream Valley Challenge - humour
Here Come the Boys - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - summertime
Lexi's Creations - for the man in our life

Whew!  Seems like there's always more and more challenges!!  Just let me mention that I appreciate everyone who organizes these things.  I can't imagine how much time that takes!!  It's sure fun entering them all.

Gotta run... supper time.  Have a great evening and will hopefully be back soon.

Stamps:  Teddy Bo Sausages digi, Stampendous cling rubber sentiment
Papers:  BG boxers, (not sure where the red came from but pretty sure it's BG too)
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (sentiment)
Supplies:  Nestabilities, chipboard (stars), BG buttons, BG glazed brad, white silk ribbon
Technique:  Copic markers w/ prismacolor pencils and gamsol

Smile and say cheeeeese...

Smile... it's Monday!!  LOL!  Well, it's certainly not my favorite day, but I'm going to try to make the most of it.  How 'bout you?

I worked up this wonderful Teddy Bo image for my grandson, Jackson's birthday.  I sure hope he likes it.  I just love these papers.  They work so great for boys (and men).  I so wanted to use the word 'smile' on this card, but I had a heck of a time finding the font I wanted.  My printer's still not working so I had to figure something else out.  I ended up finding these 3-D letters at Hobby Lobby.  They are really too big and kinda overwhelm the card, but I don't think it's too bad.  It did take me quite a while to cute out those silly word mats!!  Now don't look too closely... I had to 'piece' a couple of the letters.  {smile}

Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday - alphabet letter - pick one and use it three time -- "B", buttons, birthday, bling
Crafty Creations - male birthday
The Paper Shelter - birthday and a sentiment
Whimsy Stamps Inspires - anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - it's a celebration with buttons
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - two colors -- blue/gold
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge - about the boys
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - show us what you got
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - birthday
Just Us Girls - blue, white, yellow  (hope my darker versions are acceptable)
Craft your days away - all creature great and small
Little Claire's Designs - male themed
Joanna Sheen Challenge - happy birthday
The Crazy Challenge - anything 3D
stamps & fun = CREATIVITY - anything goes
The Pink Elephant - buttons galore (is three buttons a 'galore'?)

That's all I got today fellow stampers!  After all... it is Monday!!  Have a great one and hope to see you back here soon.

Stamps:  Teddy Bo Say Cheeeeese digi
Papers:  MME Stella and Rose Hattie
Ink:  none
Supplies:  3D letters, BG buttons, small gold gems, nestabilities
Technique:  Copic markers with prismacolor pencils

Uptown Girl Claudia

Edit:  Won first place honor at Dilly Beans Designers & Friday Challenge

Hello friends and stampers!!  I hope you've had a great Tuesday.  I did something unusual today.  I finished a card just a bit ago and wanted to share it with you.  It's my first Stamping Bella Uptown Girl... Claudia Has Candy.  I just think these uptown girls are da bomb!!  I'm planning on getting a couple (well... maybe a few more than that!!) more when I have the chance.

Isn't she just fab???  And I also got to use my new (to me) Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two DP.  So fun!!  I have really enjoyed working on Ms. Claudia.  I've really been out of the creating mood for quite a few months now.  I've made a couple cards during this time, but it was such a huge chore and not the pleasure it usually brought me.  But, I felt that pleasure again with this card.  So I'm hopeful I'll be able to get back into the swing of things again.  {crossing fingers!}

Take care all and I hope to have something else new for you very soon.  So glad to have you visit.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - sweet tooth
For Fun Challenge - my favorite girl (it's for my granddaughter)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - May flowers
Sweet Stamps Challenge - my favorite color (pink and I love this green as well)
Charisma Cardz - pink and girlie
Cute Card Thursday - food or drink
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - May flowers
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - c'mon, let's get happy
Dilly Beans Friday Challenge - bling
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas - May flowers
Prairie Fairy Fridays - for your inspiration - photo (kewl)
Jellypark Challenge - girlie girl
2 Sisters Challenge - make it girlie
CES Challenge - anything goes -- their LAST challenge
Sweet Stampin' - flower power
Totally Gorjuss - pink and green
One Stitch at a Time - use your favorites (pink, buttons, flowers, glitter, etc....)

Stamps:  Stamping Bella Uptown Girls Claudia Has Candy (includes sentiment)
Papers:  Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  flowers, buttons, twine, green gems white glitter, chalk ink
Techniques:  Copic markers w/ prismacolor pencils

Happy Birthday to You...

Happy Friday stampers!!  Wow... two posts in one week!!  Impressive for me after my long absence, right??  OK... not so much as I'm sharing a card I made back in December for my granddaughter's 13th birthday.  I'm just now getting it posted!  And actually, I'd colored the image way before that.

I used a fun Kenny K's image (aren't they all fun?) for this card.  And the fabulous BG papers from the curio collection.  Sa-weet!!  Madeline loves to sing and dance, so that's what I wanted to put on her card.  I thought Mad Skillz was perfect!!  The 'singing' sentiment was computer generated.  I'm not 100% happy with it, but it's exactly what I wanted the card to say.

Not a whole lot more to say about this one.  She was fun to color and work up.  Hope you enjoy her too!  Thanks for stopping by today folks.  Have a grrrrrreat weekend!!

Challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity - feature a digital element
Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - song or dance
Card Makin' Mamas - let's see some green
Delicious Doodles - music to soothe the soul
The Poodles Parlour - birthday
Allsorts - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp  - anything goes
Creative Inspirations  - anything goes
For fun - leap year birthday
The Pixie Cottage - anything goes
Scrapalicious - anything goes
Little Darlings - pearls
Copic Oz - use copics and create a 'B' theme (birthday)
Aud Sentiments - happy birthday (Hi gals!)
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Stamping with the Dragon - rock 'n roll

Stamps:  Kenny K's Mad Skillz digi, sentiments computer generated
Papers:  BG curio, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  pearls, flowers, button, ribbon, ribbon slider (?), charm
Techniques:  Copic markers w/ prismacolor pencils

Oh where... oh where have I been?!?!

Hello stamping friends.  Wow... I've been gone for ages!!!  I'm so sorry I didn't even provide an explanation post for you all.  I've just come through something I never thought I would encounter.  An absolute creative black-out!!  I just had zero, yes zero interest in creating cards or projects!!  Isn't that amazing??  I thought it would be a very short-lived ailment, but, as you can see, it's been nearly eight months, almost to the day.  I was starting to wonder if I'd ever get my mojo back!!  Yeesh, it's kinda scary when you don't want to do one of the things you love the most.  But, I decided to just ride it out and not push myself to do anything I wasn't ready to do.  Now, I'm ready again, although I may not be back full force for awhile.  I see I've lost a couple followers and to those who have been loyally sticking around, I treasure you.  I do hope you'll come back now and then and check out my blog.  I love having you come by.

Sooo... after such a long time, I've created another card for my granddaughter, Madeline...

TADA!!!  {smile}  You don't know how good it feels to share my creativity with you again!  {smile again}.  This is a fabulous Sassy Cheryl's image I just had to have.  It's called 'I Love You This Much (girl)'.  Madeline doesn't like pink, so I chose these papers from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two - Sunshine paper pad which I just love!  And I decided to add some shock value with a limited number of red hearts and button.  Did it work to provide a bit more interest??  Love you Madeline!!

The L O V E stamped on the top left, is from a small clear stamp collection called Smooch from Technique Tuesday which I bought from one of my visits to my fave store... Archiver's.  So during my hiatus from crafting and blogging, the shopping didn't stop!!  hahaha!  Although it was grrrreatly reduced.  I kept thinking maybe the next purchase would inspire me back into it.  But, what I really needed was just time.

I guess that's all for today my friends.  I know I'll be back sooner than eight months now.  Do come back, 'K?  You're all the greatest!!  Now... I think I'll go see if this fits into any challenges!!  Oh yes... there are a few...

Simon Says Stamps - 3 different papers
Paper Sundaes - circles (i hope my polka dots and buttons qualify!)
Just Some Lines - girly girls
The Poodles Parlour - card for a female
Mami Doodles - use 3 patterened papers (their very last challenge)
Joyful Stamper - anything goes
Frosted Designs - shape it up x 3
Paper Crafting Journey - make it cute
Craft Us Crazy - favorite color (soft blue/green)/favorite embellishment (buttons)
Crafty Catz - I spy... something beginning with B (buttons)
PaperPlay Challenge - for a Mother (or other female)
Moving Along with the Times - lots of layers
Charisma Cardz - love is in the air
The Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Stamps:  Sassy Cheryl's I Love You This Much (girl), Smooch, computer generated sentiment
Papers:  MME Lost & Found Two - Sunshine, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black
Supplies:  Bazzill Basics Paper flowers, BG buttons, chipboard hearts, TPC Studio mini jewels, Stampin' Up crystal effects (on chipboard hearts)
Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils

Happy Birthday from Teddy Bea

Good morning all.  It's Tuesday and that's better than Monday, right??  : )  I just thought I'd pop in this morning to share a card I just made over the weekend.  It's another fabulous Teddy Bo images called 'Flowers are Nature's Paintings'.  I'm just crazy in love with all Teddy Bo's images!

I'll bet you didn't think there was this much pink in the whole world, didja??  hahaha!  Well... I love pink and wanted something so soft and feminine for this sweet image.  So I looked through my latest Prima purchases and found this fabo 6x6 DP called Sparkling Spring Collection.  It was just what I was looking for.

The sketch I used is from Simon Says Stamp Challenge and I hope I'm not too late to enter.  Oh well... if I am, I am!  It was great fun making it and thanks SSSC for the inspiration SKETCH!!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - the SKETCH
Crafty Creations - let it shine
Creative Belli - the letter 'G' -- use embellies starting with 'G' -- gems, green
Little Darlings Challenges - favorite color combo -- pink, green
CCEE Stampers - include pink
Meljen's Designs Challenge - stripes and/or plaids
The Rubber Cafe - birthday
Scrapbook Sisters - happy birthday
Alphabet Challenge - h is for half dozen - include 6 of something -- I've got 6 gems
Delicious Doodles Challenge - cute and cuddly
Our Creative Corner - our style
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge - make it sparkle
Sugar Creek Hollow - tic-tac-toe -- glitter, flowers, pearls
Totally Gorjuss - ribbons and lace
Challenge Up Your Life - include circles
Bizzy Becs Challenge - all about lace
The Crafty Pad - bold and bright OR soft pastels
Cutie Sunday - animals
Dream Valley Challenge - ribbons
KB Cute Monday - use flowers
Lollipop Crafts - inspired by song -- 'Don't Eat the Daisies'
The Shabby Tea Room - my favorite things
Pile it on - going round in circles
Digital Tuesday Challenge  - flower power
Top Tip Tuesday - T is for...?  anything on your card beginning with T -- Teddy Bea
Tuesday Trigger  - CAS card with table, lacy tablecloth, flowers in a flowerpot
CMC Copic Challenge  - coloring folds, pleats and/or ruffles

That's it for today gals.  I'm tired and am going to bed.  Have a great week!!
Denise

Stamps:  Teddy Bo Flowers are Nature's Paintings, sentiment digi (sorry, don't know who to give credit to)
Papers:  Prima Sparkling Spring Collection, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, WOC flowers, ribbon, button, green gems, pink gems, pink pearls, lace, leaf punch, glitter
Techniques:  Copic markers and prismacolor pencils w/ OMS

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #117

Good morning stamping friends.  I hope your Sunday is going along wonderfully!  Since it's Sunday, it's time for another Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  I always look forward to Sunday's and the CIC is a big reason why!  Let's get started, shall we?  Here's what I created from our latest inspiration cupcakes...

Tada!  Can we all say 'gaudy'???  I put tons of stuff on here.  Well... tons of stuff for me!!  haha!  I really got carried away, didn't I?  Oh well... it sure was fun!!  Let's take a look at our inspiration photo for this week...

Kewl, right!?  And just perfect for our fun and fab U.S. celebrations of the 4th of July.  I hope you have great plans for that holiday.  Not big ones on my end, but will spending the day with my mom, brother and granddaughter.  Of course, she'll want to do fireworks and I won't blame her at all.  I wanted the same thing when I was her age.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Glitterbabe Digis.  They generous provided some images for the DT to play with.  I went with the 'birdhouse' and it's sentiment.  Please take the time to jump over to the CIC blog and check out all the other team member's creations.  They are all inspiring!!  And... one lucky random winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at their on-line store.

Other challenges:
Tayllored Expressions - the SKETCH
Simon Says Stamp and Show - show some metal
Totally Stampalicious - something old (key charm), something new (the star DP)
A Spoonful of Sugar - ribbons and bows
Everybody-Art-Challenge - anything goes
Riley and Co - buttons and bows
Crafts and Me - we are in stitches (mine is faux)
Fresh Brewed Challenge - photo inspiration
I {heart} Ribbon Challenge - linen thread and hemp
Stampavie and More - butterflies
Pals Paper Arts - stars
Paper Play Challenge - stars and stripes
StampInsanity - stars and stripes
Crafty Purple Frogs - swirls and pearls
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Blogger Challenge - things with wings
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - add a charm
Stamp Something - celebrations something
Fairytale Challenge - America
Simply Create - fly with us -- something with wings
Stampin' for the Weekend - our favorite thing(s) -- pearls, charms, buttons, roses
Sugar Creek Hollow - tic-tac-toe -- buttons, flowers, distressing OR die cut, pearls, paper piercing
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - something old (key charm), something new (the star DP)
Word Play Weekend  - home/house
Craft Your Days Away - vintage (I think this is)
Crafty Calendar Challenge - things with wings
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge  - stars and stripes

That's it for today folks.  Thanks for coming by and come back soon, ya hear??  Have a great day and I hope you'll join us at CIC this week.
Denise

Stamps:  Glitterbabe Digis birdhouse and coordinating sentiment
Papers:  October Afternoon 5 and dime (stars), Graphic 45 Le' Romantique Collection celebration (stripes), Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, distressing tool, butterfly punch, BG buttons, twine, small and large pearls, chipboard star, house key charm, SU ribbon, WOC rosebuds, VersaMagic Chalk Ink wheat
Techniques:  Copic markers, distressing, sponging, paper piercing, faux stitching

Aud Sentiments Challenge #31

Edit:  Won card of the week honor at Word Play Weekend #6

Happy Thursday friends.  What's Thursday mean?  First of all, it means the weekend is almost here!!  YAY!!  But even more importantly, it means it's time for a new Aud Sentiments challenge.  Another YAY!  This week our challenge is to use a Sentiment about Food/Drink.  We all like food and drink challenges don't we?  hahaha!  Here's my stab at the challenge...

Look... a pie man!!  "How Sweet"!!!  This image was soooo fun to color.  The sketch is from CardPatterns and the first time I saw it I said this is it.  It almost looks like we're looking in a little cafe window and watching the pie man wheel his pies around.  I think that turned out pretty great.  Thank you CardPatterns.  I used a couple of dark (and I mean dark) brown buttons, then added some metal brads for something a little different.  Talk about different... I thought I'd chosen all antique brass brads, but getting out in better light, I think I have 1 antique brass, 1 gold and 1 silver.  Yikes!!  Oh well... I think it almost works.  Antique brass for the brown, gold for the olive green and silver for the blue!?!  OK... maybe not, but I'm tryin'!!

Our sponsor for this challenge is once again the great Robyn's Fetish.  They have some wonderful stamping needs including great images.  Take, for example, pie man.  The lucky random winner will receive ????.  Great, right?

Other challenges:
CardPatterns - the SKETCH
Crafts 4 Eternity - embellies starting with "R" - ribbon
Crazy 4 Challenges - add twine, floss, string...
Word Play Weedend - blue
Just Some Lines - spotty dotty
Simon Says Stamp and Show - show some metal
Totally Stampalicious - something old (metal brads), something new (Prima papers)
Kaboodle Doodles - food and/or dring
Stamps R Us - 1 image, 2 DPs, 3 embellies
Everybody-Art-Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for stopping in today folks!  Come join in the fun with us and create something for food/drink.  Have a great day!
Denise

Stamps:  Robyn's Fetish Pies 4 Sale One Pence digi image, MFT How Sweet It Is sentiment
Papers:  Prima Botanical Collection (blue polka dot), Prima Madeline Collection (plaid)
Ink:  Distress Ink walnut stain (for sentiment)
Supplies:  Ribbon, brads, twine, BG buttons, glitter, border punch
Techniques:  Copic markers, prismacolor pencils w/ OMS

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #116

Good Sunday morning my friends.  I hope your day started bright and shiny and continues that way.  Another Sunday?  FABulous... that means another Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.  WooHOO!  I think you're gonna love this week's cuppies.  But I say that every week, don't I?  : )  Let's get started, 'K?  Here's how this week's cupcakes inspired me...

Isn't this a fun card?  It sure was fun to make!!  I think this is the first time I've gotten to try paper piecing with digis.  I've been printing the images at work (using my own papers).  It's later when I think it sure would be nice to paper piece this or that.  But after all the resizing, I'm not confident about going back getting the same size.  So this time I printed them at the same time.  Really works swift when you use your brain!!!  Now... let's look at our inspiration for this challenge...

I just think these are wonderful!  Soooo summery with their leaves, ladybugs, daisies and mushrooms.  And I love the colors.  Wouldn't you like to try your hand at these babies??  Come on... I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Our sponsor this week is Amber Ink.  One lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to their store!  WoW!!  They provided the DT with some images to use and I just loved this Mushroom Border image.  And that Love Bug sentiment is just darling too.    As you can see, I've added plenty of little ladybugs to my card.  Probably too many, but I just love those little things.  The daisy ended up having to go there.  I tried my hand at just adding some little dot daisies with my Signo white pen and lemon yellow liquid pearls for the center.  Well... as you can guess, I didn't like it.  So I took them off... or tried to.  the centers scraped off easy enough and normall I can remove the white inks with a wet tissue.  But, this doesn't work as well when you're doing it on the chalk inks!  I tried a few things to 'fix' it, but it just got worse!  So, as I said, the daisy had to go there!  : )

Other Challenges:
Pals Paper Arts - the SKETCH
KB Cute Monday - anything goes
Lollipop Crafts - inspired by music -- Ladybug, Ladybug, Ladybu-u-ug
Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
Stamps R Us - 1 image, 2 DPs, 3 embellies
Scrap-Creations Going Grey - anything goes
Sweet Stamps - embossing - the white cs under Love Bug
Clear it out Challenge - paper piecing
Fresh Brewed Designs - put a little song in your heart -- Ladybug, Ladybug, Ladybu-u-ug
The Paper Shelter  - punches and dies
Moving Along with the Times - inspired by a song -- Ladybug, Ladybug, Ladybu-u-ug
Crafty Purple Frog  - your favorite things (ladybugs, daisies, red, buttons)
Southern Girls Challenge - anything goes
Totally Paper Crafts - die cuts and punches
One Stop Craft Challenge - use stickers
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge - buttons -- random winner!  YAY!
Just Some Lines - spotty dotty
Bling it On - embossing  - the white cs under Love Bug
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - use red
Tip Top Tuesday  - open challenge
Creative Inspirations Paint  - bright colors

Stamps:  Amber Ink Mushroom Border and Saying Love Bug sentiment
Papers:  MME Stella and Rose Hazel, Quirky Twerp Playful Sunshine Scrapbooking Kit digital --polka dot red, Gina K. pure luxury
Ink:  none
Supplies:  Nesties, flower punch, BG button, Jolee's boutique dimensional stickers (ladybugs), VersaMagic chalk ink sea breeze
Techniques:  Copic marks and primsacolor pencils w/ OMS