WT336 Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS

It’s time for me to host another Ways to Use it Challenge on splitcoast. I am so excited for this one as I went for VersaMark! There are truly so many ways you can use it that it seemed a perfect choice.

I used the set Beautiful Lace from The Angel Company. Such a lovely doily, I stamped it in VersaMark on white CS and chalked it with blue. I also stamped it on the blue CS and left it to do its watermark magic!



I’m entering this in a few other challenges as well… so much fun to find inspiration out there and play along with others… give it a try!

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge no 48 is blue, they have some great examples and neat challenges so check them out!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 63 is to Lace it Up so I used this lacey doily! They have some fabulous lacey DT cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look, I hope you can play along with me on splitcoast! Please let me know what you think.

Image: Beautiful Lace (The Angel Company)
Ink: VersaMark, Night Sky Versa Magic
Other: signo white pen, piercer, chalk

DDH Challenge #12 Week 2

It’s time for week 2, which means you are running out of time to play along! Hurry over to the Digi Design House Blog and join in the fun… it is my challenge, so I want to see all of your lovely creations!! The recipe is 3 buttons or brads, 2 patterned papers, and 1 ribbon or floss.



I decided to use the DDH set Native Winds. I colored with copics and added a little sparkle to the beads with spica pens. I wrapped a section with raffia and then popped up some layers for more dimension.



I am playing along in some other challenges as well.

Over at Use It Tuesday challenge #13 the theme is “Indian Summer”, as well as diminishing the hoard, I used some paper that I’ve been holding onto and the buttons were in a bag from a few years back, that was untouched.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge is for “Hot Colours” for a hot month. I think that oranges for fire are about as hot as I can go!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look, please let me know what you think! Have a wonderful day!

Image: DDH Native Winds
Paper: SEI
Other: buttons, raffia
Copics: 0, E55, YR02, YR04, B41, B45, BG10

DDH Challenge #12 Recipe

It’s time for another Challenge at DDH and I am the hostess this time around! I’m so excited to throw down a Recipe Challenge! It is a 3..2..1 countdown and I want to see 3 brads or buttons, 2 pattern papers and 1 ribbon or floss.



I used a new digi set called Just Dream from Digi Design House. It is so sweet with three different angels and three sentiments. I colored her with copics… and the brads to match. I hit up the paper with some distress ink to tie it in with my papers. Check out my fellow DT and their creations at the DDH Blog and join in the fun for your chance at some prizes!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think.


Image: Just Dream DDH
Paper: Amberley Grace patterned and CS, Brown and White CS (The Angel Company)
Ink: distress ink
Other: tan floss, brads
Copics: E01, E11, E53 (skin) BG10, BG11, BG15, E31, E35

DDH Challenge #11 Black and White

Its time for another DDH Challenge, this time it is Paula-Kay bringing us a black and white challenge! This lighthouse if from the Digi Design House set Sea Scape. It was a great image to shade. I sponged black ink around the panel and then added black sequins on a strand of floss at the bottom to finish it off.



There are some awesome free black and white digi papers available on the Digi Design House site that would be perfect for playing along in this challenge… I just made my image too big to use them! Head over to the DDH Blog to get the details and upload your Black and White Creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look, please let me know what you think!


Image: Sea Scape
Ink: Noir Palette
Paper: Black and white CS
Other: floss, sequins TAC
Copics: 0, C1, C3, C5

DDH Challenge #10 Summer

It’s summer time and here at DDH we want you to share those summer creations! I thought that this image from the Digi Design House set Tropicana would be just like sending a postcard, its super cute!



I colored with copics and then slit the corners of my mat for built in photo corners! Now head on over to the DDH blog and check out the Awesome DT examples and to join in the summer fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think! Have a wonderful week!


Image: Tropicana DDH
Copics: 0, B00, BG10, BG11, BG13, YG13, YG17, Y15, Y17, R81, R85, R89, E31, E35, E39

Fairies and hand made flowers!

This lovely fairy is from the Digi Design House set Flower Fairies. I love the orange and blue color combo and decided I had to pull it into this one! The image is colored with copics. I took a glitter pen to her wings and dress, and an aqualip gel pen to create the “water” coming out of the watering can.



The new challenge over at DDH is handmade flowers, and it doesn’t get more handmade than this… my second attempt at this spiral cut flower. It is punched with a scallop circle punch and then I used scallop scissors to cut it in a spiral… not to self, cut it thin or it will be a tall funky looking thing… thus the second attempt. I tore out the leaves and tried to emboss vein lines but they aren’t very visible here.



Now it is your turn! Head over to the DDH blog for all the details and to upload your handmade flower entry! You could win some yummy digis to play with!

Thanks for stopping by, please let me know what you think!

Image: Flower Fairies DDH
Other: scallop punch and scissors, glitter pen, aqualip pen, jewels
Copics: 0, E01, E11, E57, E59, E79, R20, YG13, YG17, BG10, B41, B45, Y32, Y35, Y38, W1, W3, W5

DDH Challenge #8 Pearls and/or Lace

Its week two of our DDH Challenge for Pearls and/or Lace. So much fun! I went a little wild with this background, going for some distressed looks here. This cute image is from the DDH set Live Laugh Love.



Once again I colored in copics… imagine that! I just love the images that show you where shading should be with the dots! It makes it so much easier!



Swing on over to the DDH Blog for the challenge details and join in the fun! There are prizes to be had, and lots of DT cards to check out too!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look, please let me know what you think!


Image: Live Laugh Love DDH, Background Soup TAC
Ink: French Lilac, Haystack Palette
Paper: Brown and Purple CS
Other: lace trim, pearl flowers
Copics: YG41, YG45, BV02, BV04, E55, E57, E59, BG10, C1, C3, C5

DDH Challenge #7 One Layer Wonders

The challenge over at our DDH blog is One Layer Wonders right now. When Christine posed this challenge, I have to say I was worried. I mean when you use Digi images… and I am fairly new to using them… you have to print them precisely where you want them for a one layer card. It worked out for me though… to my surprise…yeah, don’t laugh!



I decided to use the image Swans from Digi Design House. They are so pretty just paddling away. I even colored light enough with my copics that it didn’t go through!

Now head over to the DDH blog and join in the fun… there are prizes to be had and fabulous DT creations to see!

Thanks for stopping by, please let me know what you think!


Image: Swans DDH
Other: ribbon, gems, copics

Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS

I am so excited to tell you that I am one of the new hostesses for the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast! It is a weekly challenge and I will occasionally be  the hostess for it! The current challenge is Dying for Die Cuts! Who doesn’t love playing with Die Cuts????



This cute fairy is from Pollycraft. I had so much fun coloring her. The folds in her clothes made for fun shading! My flowers are eh…. not as awesome as I pictured in my mind.. but they are ok… I added stickles so that should make anything better right?



I am also playing along in my friend’s challenge blog, Use it Tuesday, to use flowers and an image not inked up before!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look, please let me know what you think!


Image: Pollycraft
Copics: E00, E11, E53, R20, R02, R05, R08, YG41, YG45, BV02, BV04, BV08, B60, W1, W3, C1

DDH Challenge #6 Anything But A Card

It is challenge time at DDH, and Stephanie has thrown down with her challenge of Anything But A Card! This is out of the norm for me, since I haven’t even been scrapbooking since the card bug bit me! I decided to go with a Post-it Note holder.



I used the Americana Stamps set from Digi Design House. It is a set of four and they are so fun to color! I even added some glitter pen to the flowers… who says flowers can’t sparkle! You can find this set and many more at the Digi Design House site.

Don’t forget to head over to our blog and join in the fun! There are prizes to be had and fabulous DT projects to see!

Thanks for stopping by, please let me know what you think!

Image: Americana Stamps DDH
Paper: Navy, pink, white
Other: Post-it Note pad (it’s a pink one inside), stamp edge punch, copics

DDH Challenge #5 Bling

The challenge at DDH is Bling! I had fun with this one! A totally different type of coloring for me…. I see those dotted backgrounds, have even tried a few, but this time I went for the dotted coloring within my image. I love how it turned out! This cute image is from the DDH set Live Laugh Love.



The red panel was embossed with Swiss Dots CB folder and the pearls are from Recollections.

Go to the DDH Blog and check out the challenge and some great DT examples… then join in for your chance to win a DDH digi set! Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think!

Image: Live Laugh Love
Paper: Navy and White CS, red (DCWV)
Other: pearls (Recollections)
Copics: 0, R02, R05, R08, R20, E01, E11, E31, E35, E53, G07, B41, B45, B97

A Card a Day in the Month of May

I stamped on kraft CS and colored with copics. This set, flower collage trio is in the final farewells list… going away. So sad, but sure there are many wonderful new ones coming! Get it while you can!

I’m the Guest Designer today on The Savvy Projects Blog. This month is A Card a Day in the Month of May! Every week is a new sketch from Heather Scott's archives to work with! Jump over there to join in the fun and link up your creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Let me know what you think! Have a wonderful day!


Stamps: Flower Collage Trio, Thinking of you
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette
Paper: Juliette SWIC, Kraft CS
Other: Juliette ribbon and hardware, Crop-A-Dile
Copics: Y35, R20, G94, G99, V04, V06, V09

DDH Challenge #4 Paper Piecing

Its time for another challenge on the Digi Design House Blog! This time around our Hostess is Paula-Kay and she has really thrown down this time! Paper Piecing with digi images is a new one for me. I had so much fun digging through bits of scraps to put this together though! Even had to dig twice since I managed to run my sheet with the bits taped down the wrong way back through the printer… oh yeah, I’ve soooo got it going on!



I used the set A Day at the Beach from Digi Design House. The only bit not pieced is the book… I printed it on ivory and colored the outside with a brown copic, it was too fun gluing down the little bits!

Are you ready to play along yet???? Head on over to the DDH blog and check out some more paper piecing beauties then play! You can win some yummy DDH images!

Want some fun free downloads??? There is free downloadable patterned paper, tags, paper dolls and more to be found on the DDH store site under Digi Services!


Stamps: A day at the Beach (DDH), Oceans of Love (TAC)
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette
Paper: kraft (TAC), blue, tan (DCWV), other bits of scraps
Other: fiskar texture plates, sanding block, paper clip, pop dots

DDH Challenge #3 ~~ Stitches week 2

Welcome back for week 2 of our Digi Design House Challenge! Its all about stitches and you have one more week to play along! I decided to use the DDH set Bird Bath and paired it with TAC’s Miss Moxie Paper. I love the bright colors!



I just had to pull out my glitter pen to sparkle things up a bit! And it is so neat in real life… ahhh the draw back of viewing online, you just can’t always “see” what it really looks like.



For week two I’ve decided to go with some faux stitching. I used the Sew Easy to poke the holes for my pattern and a white gel pen to draw in my thread… easy!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and if you have the time come play along at the DDH Blog! You could win some amazing digi images from The Digi Design House!


Stamp: Bird Bath, DDH
Ink: Noir, Violete Palette
Paper: kraft, white, Miss Moxie SWIC (TAC)
Other: white gel pen, chalk (blue sky), string, sew easy
Copics: C1, C3, V01, V06, YG13, YG17, Y02, Y04, Y08

DDH Challenge #3 Stitches

Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that I am the hostess for the DDH Challenge for the next two weeks, and it is all about stitches! I decided to use the Smell the Flowers set by Digi Design House. Isn't this bear just too cute! Love how it is smelling the flowers.
 

I had a blast coloring this bear, it took me ages and many layers, but I absolutely love how his fur turned out! I cut out the panels from The Angel Company's Maggie SWIC, such pretty colors in this set. I sewed the panels down with my sewing machine! What kind of stitches do you like to add to cards?



Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think! Don’t forget to head over to the DDH blog to see what more of the Dream Team has in store for you! You can also join in the fun, we would love to see what you can create! And there is a prize in store for one lucky participant.... what are you waiting for?

Stamp: Smell the Flowers DDH
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette (TAC)
Paper: kraft, brown, Maggie SWIC (TAC)
Other: twine, flower, button, Labels 1 Nesties, sewing machine, Swiss Dots embossing folder,
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, E43, E44, E47, Y11, RV95, RV99, YG95, YG97

DDH Challenge #2 Sketch

***If you are looking for the Paper Wings Blog Hop, scroll down to the next post!

This week the Digi Design House Dream Team is having a sketch challenge! Such a cute sketch to play with! I chose to use the Forever in the Heart set from DDH to play along. I’ve always liked playing along with sketch challenges, but this one was a little different for me. I was able to manipulate the digi’s in layers over top of the sketch to see what it would look like… resizing them to fit the sketch sizes. I even created an oval around the sentiment so that I could cute along the lines!



I colored the heart flower with copics and took the embossing tool to it to give it some dimension before popping it up. The key was colored with a liquid gold paint marker.



Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think! Then head over to the DDH blog to get the details on the challenge and see some more sketchy goodness! If you play along you could win a free stamp set from DDH! Why are you still here… get over there already! Have a wonderful week!!!!

Images: Forever in the Heart DDH
Ink: Noir Palette
Paper: Black and kraft TAC, green DCWV, white GP
Other: Swiss Dots CB folder, sponge, pop dots, liquid gold paint marker
Copics: E44, YG95, YG97, R24, R27, R29

DDH Challenge #1 Distressing

Its now the second week of the DDH Challenge, Distressing, for Digi Design House. You still have time to play along this week!

I used the fish from the beautiful set Water Garden. I decided to do a mirror image of one of the fish…. sometimes you just have to swim your own way right? That is one of the neatest things about digi stamps, you can flip them to change it up if you want to! They are colored with Copics and popped up.



The “river” is from a DCWV mat stack and was embossed with the waves fiskar texture plate. The distressing gave it a muddy bank look I think. The cute tag and green PP are from The Angel Company’s Emma SWIC.



Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think! We would love to have you join in the fun, so head on over to the DDH Blog to see what the other Dream Team Members have created for you and add a bit of distressing of your own for a chance to win a prize! Don’t forget to come back next week for our second challenge.

Images: Water Garden DDH
Ink: Walnut Ink
Paper: blue (DCWV), Brown, Yellow, Emma SWIC (TAC)
Other: tan floss (TAC), Emma ribbon (TAC), brads, blending tool, brads, fiskars texture plate, Wizard, pop dots
Copics: Y32, Y35, Y38

New Challenge Blog!!!!

My friend Siobhan has started a new challenge blog, Use it Tuesday—Challenging you to dig into your scrappy stash! She is a hoarder… just like the rest of us and I think this is a great push to use up those goodies that you have been tucking away for another day!

Challenge #1 is to make something with an  image you have not previously used for a project. This challenge hits home with me… since I seem to be a stamp hoarder. I used the set Swirled Spring Life, a hostess set from The Angel Company. Which as it turns out, not only have I not used it… but I have two of them… don’t laugh.

I tried out the faux chalkboard technique by stamping in white on black CS and coloring with colored pencils… then I had some major fun doodling. I’ve never doodled like this on a card, but loved it! The wood grain is from a fiskars texture plate inked up with Burnt Umber.



Stamp: Swirled Spring Life
Ink: New Canvas, Burnt Umber Palette
Paper: kraft, black, pink CS
Other: rick rack, prisma pencils, fiskar texture plate

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, please let me know what you think. Swing by and check out the challenge blog and play along, you are sure to have fun!

Gone Golfin’

I just had to play along with OWH’s Midweek Throwdown Challenge for a masculine card! A random winner will be chosen to receive a stamp set from The Angel Company! As a Veteran and Military spouse I have to say that OWH is amazing! Giving our military a chance to send some love back home with handmade cards is such a wonderful thing to do. If you haven’t heard of it, then pop over and see what it is all about and send them some cards if you can.



This little golf ball is just too cute, it is from the TAC set Greatest Dad. I colored him with copics. Used Nestabilities Labels 9 and popped them up. I played a bit with the paper piercer and embossed the green CS with a grass fiskars texture plate. The striped blue is TAC. I sponged everything with Burnt Umber Palette.

Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think! Have a wonderful week!

Stamp: Greatest Dad
Copics: 0, C0, C1, C3, B21, B23, B24, B26, G94, G99

So Groovy Challenge

So, this little darling is what first kicked off the return of my mojo and my return to the craft room... just didn't get her posted up on here.

There is a That's So Groovy Challenge on The Angel Company's Paper Crafting Community. Bring on the rainbows here folks! If you haven't joined the group stop on by and check it out! Chat or post pictures and questions or just lurk like I do some times for spec-TAC-ular ideas!

This cutie is a level A hostess set One of a Kind. The background is embossed with flowers impressibilities and then "painted" with aquacolor crayons and covered with irridescent medium for some super shine!





Thanks for stopping by! Let me know what you think!