Party!!! First Annual Dudeville Holla Scavenger Crawl

Hi  and welcome to the 

First Annual Dudeville Holla Scavenger Crawl

to celebrate Dude Time Doodles 1st Birthday!
The Dudettes  their Special Guests (that's me!) have been having Fun Fun Fun!
If you came over here from Nana Connie's blog then your on the right track!
The Crawl is circular so it has no beginning & no end!
Please leave some love on each of the Dudettes & Guests blogs
along the way as  there is candy galore to be won!

Here's my card:

 Boni has certainly 'Hit it out of the Park' with her fun images and sentiments.  (I think her batting average is a bit higher than My Chicago Cubs too!!!!!). This is RBI Robbie and he has the attitude all or nothing!  I colored the image with Copic Markers, and added some Bakers twine for a Masculine look.  My Digi paper and sentiments are from Create with TLC.

Just in case you haven't been to the Dude Time Doodles Blog yet,
the Crawl will work like a Blog Hop AND a Scavenger Hunt.  

Each of the Dudettes and our Special Guests will have one item from the Scavenger Hunt on their blog.  ***You have until September 6th to enter!!!***

What can you win I hear you say????
Well, as I mentioned, there is one helluva candy trail out there & one lucky winner who finds all the items on the Crawl will win a $20 gift certificate for the Dude Time Doodles Store

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The list of items you need to find will be posted on the DTD challenge blog. 

All you need to do, is go thru the crawl searching for the items 
& make a note of where you found them. 
Best to write them down so you can come & go on the hop as you please, 
you do have a week or so to complete it!.
When you find all the items, return to the Dude Time Doodles Blog to find 
the instructions on what to do next!

One Lucky Winner will be picked from the correct entries and announced on the 

DTD Challenge Blog on the 6th September
Now, still here??? To carry on with the hop/crawl
you need to move on to Sammibug's Blog.

I will be offering one lucky commenter a gift certificate to Bonibleaux Designs worth $10.00!

Check back Sept 6th to see if you are the lucky winner- AND, there is more-

from the 1st of September, for a whole month, 

all the Halloween Images in the DTD store will be going on sale!

 You'll get a fabulous 50% off!

Challenges:
Cards for Men- Anything Goes
KB Cute Monday- Use Twine
The Outlaws-Anything Goes
I Did it Creations-Sports
Lollipop Crafts- Make it Masculine
Sparkles Forum- For the Boys
Alphabet Challenge- O for only three embellishments (Brad baseball, twine, tag)
4 Crafty Chicks-Metal- Baseball Brad

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Papers and Pixels- Sewing on Cards - What next? I am published!

  I love to sew on cards, and am happy to share to encourage you to sew on cards too!  On my sidebar, there is a link to Sewing on Cards- the Basics to get you started.   What next?  Well, head on over and check out the August Papers and Pixels- they have published a tutorial on Sewing on cards-Written by ME (and thankfully edited by Laura- Thanks Laura)!   There is also info by another author on sewing digitally- which I do not have a clue about- I cannot wait to sip my tea and read it cover to cover.
  I created a couple of cards with basic sewing tonight- the first uses a simple straight stitch:

  The image is a digital image from McMahon Five Designs is one of a set of Sewing Sentiments. I colored the image with SU markers that matched the Paisley Petals DSP. The background is a Technique Junkies Technique called Collaged Circles.   I made the Bakers Twine with plain cord and a Copic marker- I found a tutorial HERE.
  Next, I made a card with a Zig-Zag stitch. 

  How fun is this image?  It is a freebie until Tuesday 8/16 at Dude Time Doodles Challenge Blog- then it will go into the store. This is Gavin the Ghost.  I used Vintage Silver Lustre cardstock to print out this image the two flourishes and the sentiment- here is a close up view:

  How cool is that for your ghost cards for Halloween???  The sentiment, the swirls and the Orange paper were all made by Create by TLC.

Challenges for my cards:
Card One:
Totally Gorjuss- round and round
Fun with Shapes- Bakers Twine and punches....I used lots of punches...!
4 Crafty Chicks- Twine
Crafty Sentiments- Punches/Die Cuts
For Your Inspiration- photo inspiration- I used the colors

Card Two:
Dude Time Doodles- freebie challenge
365 Cards- Sketch
One Stitch at a Time- Anything goes
DYSU- embossing
Paper Shelter- stitching
Pink Elephant- stitching
Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

BoniBleaux Designs- New Release Blog Hop

 Bonibleaux Designs has a new release- and it could not have come at a better time.  We have two kids in college, and AAA is our new best friend!  LOL.  The team is having a blog hop and I am thrilled to be able to participate.

 I colored the image with Copic markers. The background is a highlighted Cuttlebug folder. The Sketch is from 365 designs from 1/23. The sentiment is from Viva Las Vegas (red rubber).
While you are hopping be sure to leave some love - one of the Design Team Members will be secretly chosen as the "MYSTERY HOSTESS" of the blog hop and one lucky commenter will WIN one of our new release images for free or any individual image of their choice.
This Blog Hop does not have a starting and ending point so no matter where you HOP on you are in the right place. Just keep going. Don't forget to leave some love everywhere you land, including here! Once you have gone full circle you have completed the Hop.
We have eight new images to share with you this month and as you hop along we're sure that there will be something that inspires you!
To start the hop off in the right gear we bring you Undercarriage Craig. Craig has been working really hard to get the car all tuned up for the big Valentine's surprise he has been planning! We hope he remembers to wash the grease off of his hands!
We are so excited to link you to Chrissy D she is the newest DT member! YEAH!
We hope you like what you see! We certainly had a blast putting it together for you!!
[in case you get distracted by all the art]
Ginny
Nancy
Tammy
Theresa
Fink
Anne
Cleota
Ruth
Hetty
Boni
Lynn
Shelly
Chrissy D.
Dude Time Doodles
On a sad note we are saying goodbye to our wonderful and uber talented Nancy. Today is her last post as a Design Team Member of Dude Time Doodles. She has promised that she will come back and share her wonderful work with us from time to time. Good Luck and Best Wishes Nancy in your future endeavors.

Challenges:
365-Sketch
My Time to Craft-Embossing
Aly’s- for the guys
Allsorts-Male/boy
Thanks for stopping by today!
Shelly

Bloggers Challenge-Give Thanks

  I am a little late with my challenge- had a wicked wicked headache this week and did not get alot accomplished.
   I finally got my Tom the Turkey from Dude Time Doodles put together- I had to chuckle when I saw this fun image. Aren’t you glad you can just go to the store and buy a turkey?  My husband and I are both from large families, my family has a ‘silly gene’- from Dad’s side of the family…… so I will send this to a sibling that will not attend the family gathering.
  I am working on figuring out why my (CanonSD1100) camera/computer seems to grey out all of my images- I photographed this against a black background- hmmm...any suggestions???

  The sketch is from Midnight Madness.  The DSP is from SU –the matching cardstock is Choc Chip and Barely Banana. The layer behind the image is embossed and lightly sanded and the yellow behind it is distressed. The punched border is MS. I did a border of sewing around the edge and tried my hand at doodling for the first time.  The image(s) is colored with Copics .
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I entered challenges for this card:
Bloggers Challenge-Thanks
Midnight Madness- Sketch
Dude Time Doodles-Inspiration Challenge
Pile it on-Holidays with Families and friends
Cards for Men-Masculine and animals
Crazy Challenge-Thank You/Thanksgiving
Critter Sketch-Texture
Karber weekly-Digi-for a family member
Shabby Tea Room- What are you thankful for
Creative Card Crew-Give Thanks
Sisterhood of Crafters-Thankful
Stamping Royalty-Patterned Paper
Gingersnaps-stitching
Sew Many Cards-Digi+Turkeys+Punches
Stamp Something-Thanks
Tellen’s Place-Give Thanks
Alphabet-D is for doodling
Thanks for stopping by today- have a great weekend!
Shelly

All NEW!!! Dude Time Doodles –COME HOP WITH US!!!

It is official Dude Time Doodles and Bonibleaux Designs Digis FIRST monthly New Release Blog Hop!

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And, it’s the very first DTD Blog Hop ever- the Design Team is showing all of the new release digis all worked up for your viewing pleasure. 

I chose to play with the Pumpkin Field Digi. I colored the image with Copic markers, I used a plaid background suitable for any DuDe and I did a zig-zag stitch around the edge.  The background panels are a Technique Junkies technique called Instant Crackle and the orange ric-rac is Stippled Pigments.  I added a sentiment and a few dew drops to balance out the card.
  Now on to the really cool info: For today only Dude Time Doodles is extending its  two FREEBIES - BUT  you've got to go "hunting" for them just like the Pilgrims went hunting for their Thanksgiving Day dinner!
BUT that's not all, keep reading!
Dude Time Doodles has a TON of prizes being given away for this once in a life time event. There are:
GRAND PRIZES
CSN Stores Gift Certificate $20
Stamp-By-Step Gift Certificate $20
Free full set of New Release BDD digital images $30 value
AND
Dude Time Doodles Design Team GiveAway
1 FREE New Release Digi per team member
Each Design Team Member will be giving away a New Release image during our Grand Opening!! So make sure that you leave a comment on each post during the Hop! You increase your chances to win both individual prizes and the Grand Prize.  Winners will be announced on Dude Time Doodles on November 7, 2010.
This is the image that will be given away on my blog:

 This Blog Hop does not have a starting and ending point so no matter where you HOP on you are in the right place. Just keep going. Don't forget to leave some love everywhere you land, including here! Once you have gone full circle you have completed the Hop.
  I am so happy to get to send you on to the Dude Time Doodles Blog next!
We hope you like what you see! We certainly had a blast putting it together for you!!
Don't forget all of the images you see will be for sale in the Store by 10:00 a.m. EST today!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Shelly

Dude Time Doodles- DT call

I met Boni this year when she joined the FCD design team- she has turned her doodles into Digital Images and is currently selling them at FCD.  When Pamela announced that the FCD store is closing, Boni decided to open her own web store with her images- along with a challenge blog-Dude Time Doodles.  Stop by Dude Time Doodles for the DT call info PLUS take a look at Boni’s images. 
I had a fun time guest designing for the Technique Junkies Oct/Nov newsletter and made this card using a fun image Pumpkin Head made by Boni- currently available at FCD.

I used the Marbled Smooch technique plus the Smooched Metal techniques from the Oct/Nov Technique Junkies newsletter. I used the ribbon attaching the metal tag and played off of the Monster Crossing sentiment-one leg over the ribbon like he is ‘crossing it’………. The image is colored with Copics with Creative Inspiration Paint to highlight the pumpkin ‘innerds…..’.  The spider web (Annette Allen Wookins) and spider (PSX) are rubber stamps from my stash. 

Stop by the Dude Time Doodles Blog and check out the DT call- and the images- the DT will be a four month term and will begin Oct 31st!!! 
PLUS, if you have a challenge Blog and want Boni to sponsor your challenge- let Boni know!!!

Challenges for my Monster Crossing card:
Create 4 Fun-Digi Stamp
Bee Crafty-Halloween
Allsorts-Inspired by a Song- We did the Mash….we did the Monster Mash…….
Digi Doodle Best Shops- Use some orange…..
Stamp Insanity-Trick It…or treat it……
For Fun-use something purchased and never used- metal finding is at least 8 yrs old!
365 #220-colors-purple, yellow, blk, green and orange
Simon Says Stamp-Halloween
Fab ‘n Funky-Digital Image
Daisy Doodle-Critter Mad
Haunted Design House-Dastardly Delicious Digi’s
Lexi’s Creations-Spooky
Karber-use a digi image
I Did It- Halloween
One Stitch at a Time-Halloween
Whew….!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Shelly