DDS Anything But A Card Challenge

Are you ready for another Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge? Are you ready for Christmas? Do you need a little break to do something crafty? Then join the Doodle Dragon Studios Design Team in an Anything But A Card Challenge. Be sure to link it before Sunday, December 25th (Merry Christmas!).

This project is dedicated to all those who are over having a "white Christmas" and are dreaming of "just another day in paradise." For the record, I'm first in line! I know it sounds funny that I'm not a snow fan, living in Utah with the greatest snow on earth, but it's true. Snow is pretty in the mountains and on Christmas Eve/Day. Other than that, it can stay high up in the mountains until I want to come visit it. When we lived in San Diego I didn't miss the snow a bit. Especially when I was Christmas shopping in my shorts!

To make the palm leaves, simply put the lei out flat, then fold it in half. There should be four layers. Then tie a ribbon (I used brown raffia) in the middle. Thread through your ornaments and tag. Then tie to the bottle. This is also super cute when you attach it to an A&W Rootbeer 2 liter (instead of pina colada mixer). It looks like a real palm tree.

Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - 100 Days of Christmas set
Pina Colada mixer
Lei
Mini Christmas ornaments (Target Dollar Section)
Pop Dots
Glossy Accents (on tree trunk & ornaments monkeys are holding)
Sand from Cancun

Dear Santa...

Yeah, I need a little direction on this topic myself. Hopefully Dudley can get us some answers!

While we wait, would you like to join in another Doodle Dragon Studios Christmas Challenge? Of course you do! For this challenge use a Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios image with NON traditional Christmas colors. Then post it over on the Pike's Playground Challenge by Sunday, December 11th.

Hope you're not on the Naughty List! Merry Christmas!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studio image
Scenic Route Paper Co - Belleville Ice Blocks & Snow Drift pattern papers
Plastic snowflakes - from my stash
American Crafts cardstock
Font - CK Handprint
Pop dots

Chicken Noodle Soup Time

Since many of us on the Doodle Dragon Studios Design Team are a little under the weather (including myself), I was inspired to make this... I feel better just looking at it!


Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - March Membership
Spellbinders Nestibilities - Lacy Squares
Red checkerboard fabric - Hobby Lobby
Jute ribbon (around jar) - Reasonable Ribbon
Jute - my stash

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Turkey Day! I've been sick all week, so I'm bringing back my some of my favorite past Thanksgiving cards.


Some days are like this...



For those who have Turkey Day Drama...



Yep, counting YOU as one of my blessings. :) Thanks for visiting my blog!


Hope you have a safe & happy day!

DDS Anything Christmas Challenge

35 Days until Christmas are you ready? I'm getting there! But today we're kicking off another great Doodle Dragons Studios challenge. This week's theme is: Anything Christmas. How easy can that be?!

Show you Christmas spirit and join the fun! Pick your favorite Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios image (may I suggest the new 100 Days of Christmas set - I love it!) and post your project to the challenge by Sunday, November 27th.

For more "Anything Christmas" inspiration, check out our Design Team's creations on Doodle Dragon Studios!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - 100 Days of Christmas set
Spellbinders Nestibilities - Labels 8
Sizzix embossing folder - Retro Flowers, Sparkly
Patterned paper
Silver snowflakes strand - Archiver's
Pebbles in My Pocket rub-ons - Thinking of You
American Crafts cardstock
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - pearl
Glossy Accents
Pop dots

Love the Target Dollar Section

This project is super simple and super cheap. I found this cute sparkle snowflake journal in the dollar section at Target! To spruce it up alittle, I tied ribbons on the coil and added one of my favorite images from Dustin Pike's/Doodle Dragon Studios new 100 Days of Christmas set with a glossy nose. My daughter loved it!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - 100 Days of Christmas set
Snowflake journal - purchased at Target
Pebbles in My Pocket ribbon
Glossy Accents

Counting Our Blessings & Box Tops

Once again, it's time for another Box Tops contest at our school. So this month we're..."Counting Our Blessings & Box Tops!" I thought Dustin Pike's/Doodle Dragon Studios juggling monkey would be perfect for this contest. This picture doesn't really show it, but he's 2 1/2" feet tall and the number are really fuchsia colored like Box Tops (not red). Silly camera. Next contest I'll be sure to make it bulletin board style so it stands out better.

Okay, it's bragging time. Our school totally rocks! So far this year we have earned $3636 with Box Tops! In addition, we won our local Macey's grocery store school competition AND we won our local Walmart school competition which means we won another 2000 Bonus Box Tops (worth $200.00) and a $100 gift card! Let's just say I'm one proud Box Tops lady! Thanks to Dustin, my contest flyers and bulletin boards are super cute and well branded!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios monkey image - July Membership

DDS Challenge - Anything Goes!!!

It's time for another Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge! This challenge's theme is ANYTHING GOES! Really, you have absolutely no reason not to jump in and join the fun!

New to Doodle Dragons? (*gasp*) It's alright, we all have to start somewhere. Dustin Pike (aka Doodle Dragon Studios) is amazing! He has plenty of freebies on his site. So be sure to join our challenge!

Just pick a Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios image and create something...anything! Then post it to the Doodle Dragon Studios - Pike's Playground Challenge by Sunday, November 13th.

Remember me mentioning the M&M's long story last month? Well, here's the short story. This is the project I wanted to use them for. I FINALLY completed it today! The only problem is it took me SIX big bags of delicious M&M's to do it. I confess...I ate them all! I have a weakness for peanut M&M's. Okay fine...and candy. You see right through me! So if you need me, I'll be on my treadmill this month. :(

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image
Clear plastic cookie container
Fall colored Peanut M&M's
American Crafts ribbon
American Crafts cardstock
Font - LD Mixed

I Put A Spell On YOU!

From the side...

I've been trying all day to post and for some odd reason Blogger wouldn't let me! I found this fun potion looking container at Hobby Lobby. It's filled with bright green Sixlets (which I also purchased at HL) with random blue Skittles to match the tag.

Supplies:

Doodle Dragon Studios image (phrase) - Dragons & Wizards set

Plastic container

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge - cloud

Stampin' Up slot punch

Candy - Sixlets & Skittles

American Crafts cardstock

Tulle

You're a Rockstar!

In keeping with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month theme, here's another simple project. Did you make your appointment yet? It's on my calendar!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - Dylan set
Marvy punch - musical note
Pop Rocks
American Craft cardstock

Cancer Blows!

Since Breast Cancer Awareness Month is October, this project totally counts in the daily Fall projects! Question is...have you scheduled your mammogram yet?

This project just might be the "pick-me-up" someone fighting cancer needs to brighten their day because cancer does blow!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - Dylan set
Bubblicious bubblegum
Spellbinders Nestibilities
Cancer ribbon (originally a lanyard)
American Crafts cardstock
Pop dots

A Little Corny...

Where did the week go? I had mentioned I was going to post daily Fall projects due to a challenge given to me. Sorry the days slipped away! I made a set of these corny guys and took pictures earlier in the week. I immediately ate the candy corns without waiting to download the pictures. Let's just say I polished off the whole bag of these yummy (are they really yummy? or just nostalgic? I think it's B) candy corn. The pictures were terrible! So off I went to the store to buy yet another bag. (Just wait until you hear my owl project story, but that's another day). I was very tempted to eat them again. But I resisted! Finally! These are super easy, yet super fun!



Here's a close up.

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios images - August Membership #26 & #27
Creative Memories - circle punches
EK Success - scallop punch
Candy cello bags - Pebbles in My Pocket
Candy corn
Glossy Accent

DDS SpookTastic Challenge

Did you pick up this awesome Halloween freebie from Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios? If not, be sure to go snatch her up before she vanishes!

Snow fell here in Utah this week. Quite depressing. But it does mean Halloween is just around the corner! It did helped me get in the mood for this week's Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge, so I guess there is one positive to it. Now it's your turn to get in the Halloween mood. Select your favorite Doodle Dragon Studios image and create something SpookTacular with Halloween colors! Then link it to the challenge by Sunday, October 18th.



This cutie is actually 4 layers, if you count her vellum wings.

One of my followers challenged me (thanks Cari) create 31 Days of Halloween like I did for 14 Days of Valentines. If I would quit eating the treats before I finish the project that would be fantastic!!! Obviously, it won't be the 31 Days of Halloween, but check back to see the Halloween/Fall projects I come up with this month.

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - Halloween Freebie
Vellum
American Crafts treat box
Martha Stewart - Spiderweb edge punch
Martha Stewart - Skull edge punch
Glossy Accents
Pop dots

Kookies with the K-9 Contest

Dustin Pike/Doodle Dragon Studios does it again! Don't you love the AWESOME dog?! It's perfect for our school's Kookies with the K-9 contest! This is the display that greets you as you walk in the main doors.



What's a Kookies with the K-9 contest, you ask? As you may remember, I am the Ongoing Fundraising Coordinator at our school. The goal of this contest is to get the students to actually turn in all the ongoing fundraising items they have collected over the summer. Points are given to each thing such as Box Tops, Campbell's Labels for Education, My Coke Rewards, ink cartridges, linking store cards to our school, joining the PTA, parents "Like" our PTA facebook page and becoming a "Follower" on the PTA blog. Plus weekly bonus point opportunities. The top three classrooms with the most points at the end of the contest wins a Cookie Party with our city policeman and his trusty K-9 companion. At the party, the police officer will give a short assembly of a K-9's job on the police force then eat cookies! The kids are freaking out over this contest! What's crazy is the older grades are more excited about this contest than the younger grades.



Each week the class that earns the most points (for the past week) receive this "Top Dog" trophy in their classroom all week and have a special "Top Dog" week winner poster to hang up in the hall. The classroom/teacher also receives a big shopping bag full of school supplies. (Weird, I didn't take a picture of that yet). The classrooms are really funny about their posters. They will keep them up all year.



Here's one of our 5th grade classes proudly showing their posters. They won two weeks in a row.



Oddly enough...the 5th grade class next door won the next week. We still have two more weeks before the contest is over.

The awesome K-9 with cookies image is on all my weekly flyers and Box Tops collection sheet too. LOVE IT! Thanks Dustin!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop Candy Winner!

Congratulations to Nancy Keller!

Nancy, you are the proud winner of the Gingerbread Cricut cartridge from the Operation Write Home Blog Hop Candy!

Nancy was randomly chosen by random.org. Here's what she said...

Already a follower... I must shamelessly admit that I am sort of a Dustin Pike stalker. :) thus...i have lurked by your fabulous blog before! LOVE his digis and I love what you do with them! Great to see your blog on the OWH hop today! Hugs!!

Thanks for the compliments! I'm a Dustin Pike stalker too! ;) Oh wait, I'm on his Design Team...good thing!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop with Christmas Candy

Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanks for stopping by today! The Operation Write Home Christmas Blog Hop has been amazing so far!

Can you believe it's only 85 days until Christmas? I am lucky to be surrounded by family and friends during the holidays. But I know how hard it is to have loved ones far away. My sister served in the Air Force and my brother in the Army. I remember we would count the days until we were to see each other again. I support Operation Write Home because I am thankful for the sacrifices so many families give to our country. Hopefully, my cards will put a smile on someone's face, making the miles and days seem closer to those they love.

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - 100 Days of Christmas set
Heidi Swapp - chipboard letters
Imaginisce - Cottage Christmas - Peppermint Stick patterned paper
American Crafts cardstock
Pop dots

See the post below for Christmas Candy!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop Christmas Candy!

Thank you for supporting the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!
Leave some Christmas cheer on this post to enter into a
random drawing for this brand new
Gingerbread Cricut cartridge!


Give some extra Christmas love and become a "Follower" of my blog!

I Only Have Eyes For You!

Funny thing happened on the way to this card. I printed out the red colored apple. I was soooo excited to create a card with it, I didn't let it dry all the way before I applied the Glossy Accent. Craziness...it turned brownish. Oh well, I love chocolate caramel covered apples too!

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studio image - Rotten Apple set
Imaginisce printed paper
American Crafts cardstock
Spellbinders Nestiblities - Labels One set & Labels Eight set
Glossy Accent
Pop Dots

DDS Challenge...Make Us Laugh

Houston, we have a problem...

Oh dear...this IS a problem! Someone has a target on their back! Is it the deer or the pumpkin?

It's time from another Doodle Dragon Studio Pike's Playground Challenge. This week we want to you make us laugh! Pick an image from Doodle Dragon Studios and create something funny. Post it to the challenge by Sunday, October 2nd.

Can you tell the weather is gorgeous here? All I want to do is be outside! I wish the weather would stay like this for a few more months. Wishful thinking...

Supplies:
Doodle Dragon Studios image - Woodland freebie
Target practice paper
Martha Stewart edge punch - grass
American Crafts cardstock & ribbon

My New Favorite Flower...

Tonight, Dieter Uchtdorf (a leader of the LDS church) spoke to the women of the church. As always, his talk touched my soul. If you want to find out why Forget Me Nots are my new favorite flower, watch his message.