Mami Doodles Farewell Blog Hop

This "surprise" blog hop is to honour Elisa / Mami Doodles and her achievements of the past 2+ years.  She has decided to shut her Mami Doodles digi store to concentrate on other endeavours- see her post here.

I had the pleasure and honour of being on her first Design Team - here is my post back in April 2010 and I adored working with her amazing digis.

I am the first stop on the hop and I think Elisa is Marvellous and Magnificent.

Every blog on this hop has a free Mami Doodles digi - I will draw by 6pm EST on Wednesday from the comments left on this post. The winners will be posted on the individual blogs and the Mami Doodles blog.

Elisa has 50% off all her digis until March 16th when she will be closing her store - so quick... run on over after the hop and pick up some goodies here.

Here are some of my favourite "Mami" projects

 

 

 

Here is the blog hop order

Deirdre (you are here!)

Frances

Jackie

Jenn

Lisa

Manuela

Pam

Ren-Yi

Sarah

Stephanie

Trinh

 I know you will join me in wishing Elisa continued success on her creative journey.  Thanks so much for stopping by today - please be sure to hop on over to Mami Doodles and leave Elisa some "love".

Thanks so much for stopping by - now off you go to Frances in Florida.

Congratulations Card

Supplies: MME - pp, X-cut scallop border punch, Martha Stewart loopy punch, 

Ocean tides cardstock and buttons by PTI, Mami Doodles Rose digi, 

SRM sentiment sticker, machine stitching, pop dots, embroidery floss and white gel pen.

My Sister in Law requested a Congratulations Card for a family relative who has just qualified to represent her centre in the "Rose of Tralee" in August.  It had to feature a rose right?!

Here's what I came up with!  Am loving this new pp by My Minds Eye.  The rose is a digi by Elisa over on Mami Doodles.  Entering this into the Gallery Idol 2011 Open Auditions too!.

Thanks for peeking.

Mami Doodles - new releases and Challenge "Anything Goes"

Elisa has released some amazing new images on Mami Doodles in the last little while - be sure to check them out here.

I made this very simple, quick, easy one layer card - you could add a sentiment but I prefer to add it to the inside and let the amazing image - "The Storyteller" do the talking.  A touch of stickles and glossy accents and it is just perfect for mass producing to send to friends and family this holiday season. 

Thanks for stopping by - remember the challenge on Mami Doodles is "Anything Goes".  We would love for you to play along.

Mami Doodles - Challenge #13

Can you believe that it is the 13th Challenge on Mami Doodles?  Where does the time go?.  The challenge is to use an image - stamped or digital to create something that is not a card.

I decided to create a mini treat bag using some goodies I won from the wonderful Anne overseas.  Thank you so much Anne - she will recognise the sentiment stamp and adorable mini bag.... off to play with the rest now!

 Supplies: Mami Doodles Digital Image -  The Witch & Friend!, 

Autumn Leaves Stampology Little devil stamp, white gel pen, 

Paperchase black grosgrain ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 14, Copper Stickles, 

Papermania Textured cardstock, black cardstock, copics, 

Fiskars Upper Crest border punch and pop dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by - be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team cooked up here.  

Hope you get a chance to play along and are enjoying the mid term break/school holidays if you have little ones.  Happy Crafting!.

Christmas Card and a Digi Freebie

Supplies:  Inspire Me Pearlescent Cardstock, Papermania A Christmas Carol Linen pp, 

Spellbinders Labels 8, computer generated greeting, machine stitching, 

Upper Crest Fiskars border punch, copics, I-rock tool, clear gems with swirl template and stickles.

Just wanted to share another card using MDoo Angel - coloured him very lightly with copics and added stickles to his wings.  Added the gems using my new i-rock crystal heat setting tool by Imaginisce.  LOVE IT!  It was very difficult to photograph this cardstock as it changes colour in the light!! it does look much better in real life... LOL!!!

MDoo Angel is available as a freebie over on Mami Doodles - click here.

Remember this week Mami Doodles is supporting the Caring Hearts Drive and all support is very welcome.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Mami Doodles - new release and new challenge

Elisa over on Mami Doodles has been busy - look at this fab Witch and Lil Devil she just released, just perfect for your Halloween Cards.

She just released this beautiful little girl too - Birthday Girl.  So cute and available with/without the present. 

The new challenge on Mami Doodles today is to "create a Birthday Card for a girl, with a bit of sparkle".

Above is the card I created, I coloured her with copics, pp by October Afternoon and textured cardstock by Papermania.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and I added pink gems in various sizes for the "sparkle".

I hope you get a chance to play along this week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Mami Doodles - new release and new challenge

Mami Doodles time..... new releases and a new challenge.  Wow, Elisa has been busy - am just LOVING "Nick and his Skateboard".  Elisa is giving away a floral stamp with every purchase made in the month of September - full details are here.

Elisa/Mami Doodles has also sponsored a challenge over on Crafters Digital Art Center.   It is a collaborative digital challenge site and you will find all your favourite digital artists have groups over there.  Her challenge is an Embellishment Challenge - "use flowers, buttons, brads or ribbons over your digital image".

Elisa has very kindly posted a freebie to use for this challenge if you wish... so be sure to pop over, sign up, play along and snag the freebie.  Isn't she a cutie?

The Challenge is open until Sept 22nd.

Now... to matters on hand...... the new challenge is - "make something for a boy that has the colour red in it!".

Supplies: Digi by Mami Doodles, pp by Dream Street Papers (Urban Ink - Hard Steel Range), 

Spellbinders Labels 14, blending chalk, copics, button from stash, 

embossing powder - silver pearl, Inkadinkado stamp set - friendly advice and copics

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to play along with this fun challenge.

Paperplay - "Shaped Cards of any kind"

Supplies: 6x6 combo paper pack - Webster's Pages, Cream Cardstock, 

Spellbinders Scalloped circles large, copics, white gel pen,

Mami Doodles Floral digi, Craft Brulee lace/trim, 

fimo button made by me!, machine stitching and some embroidery floss.

Paperplay Challenge this week is "Shaped Cards of any kind" - I decided to go for a Scalloped circular card using some patterned paper by Webster's Pages.  I have been practising machine stitching in a circle... not easy!!! and the beautiful lace is from Craft Brulee (our sponsor this week).

You could win a €10 store voucher... so I hope you get a chance to play along this week with this wonderful challenge.  Be sure to check out the wonderful creations by all the Design Team -
Our Guest Designer for Sept - Heather and the rest of the DT * Alicia * Jeannie *  Liz B * Jan * - full deets on the Challenge blog here.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Mami Doodles - Sketch Challenge

Where did the Summer go?  September - yikes!  Thankfully a great way to kick off the month is with a wonderful new release from Mami Doodles coupled with a fun sketch challenge set by Design Team Member Elisa B.

We are joined this month by a wonderful Guest Designer - Addii, please be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some 'luv!

I created a card using the new digi - Madeline by paper piecing, colouring with pencils and copics and adding glossy accents on the frosting on the cupcake.  Added a chipboard sticker for the sentiment from the Cosmo Cricket range - Early Bird.  Brads are from Papermania.

Thanks so much for peeking and I hope you get a chance to play along with this wonderful sketch.  Full deets here.

Mami Doodles - new release/challenge and FIRST EVER blog hop!

Welcome to the FIRST EVER Mami Doodles Blog Hop.   In order to win the digital stamp that I used please make sure you leave a comment to be entered into the draw - (winners will be drawn on Tuesday evening and posted on Wednesday).

Elisa (Mami Doodles) has outdone herself again and created some new wonderful digis released yesterday - check them out here.  As a member of her DT, I got to play with some of them and had lots of fun colouring and creating.  I paired this "bunch" with the Spellbinders blossom die cut and added an wonderfully appropriate SRM Sticker.  I just adore these stickers - be sure to check out the SRM Blog here for wonderful inspiration.

Elisa's challenge on Mami Doodles is "Shaped Cards" - so get your thinking hat on and create a non standard card and post it here with a chance to win some of Mami Doodles wonderful digis. 

The next stop on the hop is Elisa B - just click here and just in case here's the hop order


Claudia
Deirdre (you are here!)
Elisa B
Jackie
Lily
Vera
Trinh
Mami Doodles

Thanks for stopping by and looking forward to seeing what you create.  Remember... leave a comment!

Mami Doodles Digi freebie and Guest Designer Call

Elisa over on Mami Doodles is looking for four guest designers for the remainder of 2010.... interested?  Be sure to check out the details here and her wonderful freebie Lil Rosie (below) to create with is here.

Hope you get a chance to play along with Elisa's new doodle... .enjoy. 

Mami Doodles - new digi released & a freebie

Isn't she a cutie?  This is Emilia in the corner by Elisa of Mami Doodles.  She was released yesterday and is just perfect for those window cards or putting on the edge of a frame.  I created a window in my kraft card blank and cut an insert slightly bigger using my Big Shot and stamped it with a Birthday Greeting.

Smooth gemstones by Hero Arts, copics and Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock were the supplies used.  Be sure to pop over the Mami Doodles where you can get a link for a wonderful summery digi freebie and a freebie from Team Member Vera. 

Thanks so much for peeking, hope you are having a great week.

Mami Doodles - new digital stamps released

 

It's Friday and time for Mami Doodles new release.  The super talented Elisa has been very busy creating wonderful fun summer images.  This is the latest - Lil Mimi in the Beach.  You can find her here. I have created two cards - the first is using the image Lil' Alex with bucket.

Everything seems to be getting a coat of glossy accents at the moment!!!!  LOL!!  The bucket and spade got a coat so they are wonderfully shiny.

Added some red buttons and yellow machine stitching with a Papertrey Ink sentiment.

The second card is also for this week's challenge on Mami Doodles - Using this photo as inspiration.

The challenge is to create a card/project using "blue, white, green with a hint of red!"... think I reversed the red and green a touch!!! oopppsss!!!

Used Elisa's new image - Lil Mimi at the Beach.  I hope you get a chance to play along with Mami Doodles new challenge this week.  I am entering these cards into Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - It's Summertime.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by.

Paperplay - "Up in the Air"

This week I got to set the challenge on Paperplay and it is "Up in the Air"... this can be anything.... planes, hot air balloons, fairies, bugs that fly! the list goes on and on.  I just thought that it was a real "summery" challenge and thankfully the warm weather has finally arrived here in Ireland over the past number of days.

This week's Challenge is very kindly sponsored by Elisa from Mami Doodles.  As some of you will know I am on the DT for Mami Doodles and get to play with Elisa's new images each week - which I just love.  On this card I used the love birds from her recent kit here called Love Tree.  These birds are an extra image when you buy the "Love Tree" digi - and they only cost €0.99 - seriously!  Check it out.

Supplies:  Image - Love Tree by Mami Doodles, pp by Bo Bunny, Stazon ink, Sentiment stamp by Papermania, 

handmade fimo button made by me!, crochet thread, deep red cardstock.

I left the love birds uncoloured and just chose to colour the banner instead.  Thanks so much for peeking and we would love if you would like to play along with us on Paperplay this week.

Another Quick and Easy Card!

Well it's quick and easy if you like cutting!  Made this card as a First Holy Communion Card but it could easily be for a little girl's Birthday if you wanted to colour her dress.  The image is by the very talented Elisa over on Mami Doodles and she has a new release tomorrow so be sure to check out her site.

I printed the image twice, cut the hair and dress as one layer and put it on top of the first image.  Cut the image with my Big Shot, layered on top of pink cardstock by Bazzill.  Threaded white ribbon through the top layer and tied in a bow.  Matched the girl's hair colour to the recipient and mounted the sentiment on circles with pop dots which is evident in the top photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you have a great day.

Mami Doodles - Lucy with Balloons

This is Elisa's new release over on Mami Doodles - "Girl with Balloons" who subsequently got the name "Lucy"... Isn't she just adorable.  In case you didn't manage to enter last week's challenge don't worry... there is a new one this week - and you don't have to use a Mami Doodles image (but we would love if you did).

Here is what I did with the image - I left her hair uncoloured and added glossy accents to the balloons for this week's Mami Doodles Challenge which is "monochromatic".  So I decided on a little orange!

 

Hope you will get a chance to play along with this week's challenge and be sure to check out the Mami Doodles new releases here.  I have made some more cards with other Mami Doodles images that I am going to share over the coming days.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday and great weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Mami Doodles New digital stamps released - Bugs and Kisses!

Where do the week's go?  Today is Friday so that means new stamps from Mami Doodles.  Yipee.... what beauties they are too... so much fun to play with.

Meet "Escargot et Champignon" - Vera requested Elisa to create this little guy.  There are 3 images in total in the kit and it is available here.

Here is what I created with our new friend!.

 

I created a computer generated sentiment using Rosewood Std font and others which I unable to find now!.  I merged a freebie image that Elisa has on her blog called "ladybird" with our new friend and hey presto... an "in the garden" scene.

I coloured the image with copics, used my curved rectangles by spellbinders to cut and emboss the image with a slight overhang on the left side.  Added a handmade fimo button I made and some ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you will stop by the rest of the DT to see their work or visit Mami Doodles blog here for the release and a challenge.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and maybe you will find time to play along with the 2nd Mami Doodles Challenge this week.

We are through!!! Roll on the Final Week

Well everyone, great news over the Greeting Farm blog this morning..... the Dream Team is through to the Final Round of the Royal Battle..... woohoo... I am soooo delighted.  Delighted that so many people liked my candy packaging (photo above).  Thank you to everyone who voted for us... we REALLY appreciate it.

The competition has changed this week - voting will only be on Sunday 25th April (THIS COMING SUNDAY) and it will be a poll on the side of the blog - so you only have one vote and voting will open and close on the same day.

Thankfully this week it is Kathy or Fika's turn to make the challenge card/project which is a co-ordinating project - one for a girl and one for a boy.

Remember this photo?  Just wanted to let you know that there are still 7 days left to enter the Mami Doodles Colour Challenge.  Elisa has outlined that you don't have to use her digis or any digis if you don't want - just create a layout, card, project as long as it uses the colours for the challenge.  Full details of the challenge are here. 

She REALLY wants to do some giveaways this week - so if you leave a comment here with a suggestion for a new image you will also be in with a chance to win.  Don't you just love the chance to win some goodies.  Thanks Elisa.  Don't forget to check out her blog on Thursday for her new digi stamp.


Thanks for your support and thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you have a blessed day.

Mami Doodles New Digital kit released

I am so thrilled to be part of this wonderful Design Team.  Elisa creates amazing digital images and digital kits.  This is the "Midori" Digital Kit and here is what Elisa says about this kit - "Midori is one of my favourite names, it means "Green" in Japanese.  This girl likes to dress up, so I have her in 3 different outfits, and also a template for paper piecing or cutting.  Print the girl undressed and colour it. Then use the template to make the dress in patterned paper. It is a great way to use paper scraps, specially one with small patterns".

I used her in her purest form - didn't paper piece or colour her too much.  Created a set of Thank You cards using the various digital images and enhanced with copics, gems and stickles.  LOVE her.

The kit is available here.  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you like "Midori" as much as I do.

Now onto Mami Doodles First Challenge - create a card/project using the colours in this photo for inspiration.

 Here is what I came up with for the Challenge

I coloured "Midori" with my copics in the sky blue/aqua green colour, dull ivory and red, matted and layered on matching cardstock.  Then I used Cosmo Cricket pp and cut out section and added faux stitching and gems.

Thanks so much for peeking and really hope that you will play along with the Challenge.  Full details are here.

Mami Doodles Card

After my news yesterday - about my new DT spot with Mami Doodles I decided to share a card with a Mami Doodles digital image.  I had this little girl coloured with copics but hadn't done anything else with her.  I cut her out using my new nesties by Spellbinders - Curved Rectangles.  I added some Papermania Ribbon, cut layers from my favourite cardstock at the moment - Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock in two colours, matted and layered.

I think this could be used as a Birthday Card for a young girl, or a thank you to a little girl - options are endless really.. love this digi.  It is available here.  Have left it sentiment free for the moment.

Thanks so much for peeking.  Hope you have a wonderful day.