Digital Tuesday Challenge: Funny Guy

I'm always short on cards for the guys...Now I'm not sure about you, but I'm masculine card challenged...I mean gosh, no glitter, no frilly ribbon, NO BLING!?! So this weeks challenge for The Digital Tuesday Challenge (make a funny, masculine card) was perfect for getting my "manly" creative side going...
Not only that...pretty cool prize too...digi images from Dustin Pike...he's got some GREAT boy/man images (trucks, dragons, etc...), so please be sure to check him out!
Now let's discuss this card, I actually started with my sentiment for inspiration and chose my image around that...(which I found in my All That Scraps folder, Gingersnaps Celebrate. Now who says girly stuff can't become more masculine?) Anyway, I colored my main image in with Copics, airbrushed the edges and added chunky glass glitter on the rim... so easy...and actually I may have to do more manly cards...it went together quickly...since I didn't add buttons n bows n all that frilly stuff!...so now it's YOUR turn, I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Recipe

• Digital Image: All That Scraps Gingersnaps Celebration
• Nestabilities: Circle and Pinking Circle
• Paper: (scraps...sorry...cute though, isn't it...I DO remember I got it at Archiver's...)
• Other: Chunky Glass Glitter, Copics, Copic Air Gun, Pop Dot, Glue (for glitter)
  
  

Digital Tuesday Challenge #38: Let it Snow!

This week on the Digital Tuesday Challenge our challenge is LET IT SNOW! Use digital images, punches, dies, brads, you name it as long as your creation has SNOW on it. This week our sponsor is DUSTIN PIKE and our lucky winner will receive 3 of his FABULOUSO digital images! (psst...he has some GREAT FREEBIES several times a month...so be sure to browse his blog often...it pays off! :)

Now onto the card, for my b-day my mom asked me what I wanted...I've been coveting the Copic Air Brush system for quite awhile and wouldn't you know it...that's what my mom got me for by b-day (she's still granting my b-day wishes after all these years...isn't she the best?). So I "finally" got to play with my new toy. I loaded it up with a blue marker and had fun coloring my hills and my snowflakes...I think they turned out so crisp for winter! For my punched out snowflakes I took a piece of paper and airbrushed the center, ran the paper through my Xyron and then punched out and glittered. For my hills I punched my borders, airbrushed them, THEN ran it through the Xyron and then glittered... I love the effect the airbrushing has... I had so much fun I did opposite corners on my frame... anyway, I hope you enjoyed looking, I enjoyed having you here! Warm winter wishes to you and a wonderful holiday season to you and yours!

Recipe:

• Digital Images: All That Scraps December Stamps
• Stamps (traditional): Paper Trey Ink Stocking Prints and Fancy Flourishes
• Dies: Nestabilities; Scallop Square and Standard Square, Cuttlebug Snowflakes, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, EK Success Border Punch
• Copics: Air Gun used with B02, also used B00, BG01, E00, E02, E31, E33, YG03, YG11
• Other: Xyron, Glitter, Pop Dots
  
  

Digital Tuesday Challenge #9: A Sketch

It's Tuesday again and this week at the Digital Tuesday Challenge there is an adorable sketch for you to try by our own dt member, Jenn! Our sponsor this week is Digital Stamp Oasis, and the winner will get their choice of 3 images! Pretty cool, huh?

I knew the minute I saw this paper that it would go PERFECTLY with my Gingersnaps Celebrate image! Isn't she just the cutest? She was colored in with Copics, cut out with my Nestabilities Label 1 and then her legs cut out and pop dotted again for a little 3-D effect. I also included a ribbon and a swizzle stick with two olives (green beads with a red Copic dot for olives). I KNEW this sketch was perfect for my card because it required...well...OLIVES...LOL... big ones too! They were made with my Nestabilities Ovals and a small circle punch. I completed my card with my sentiment.. (and this was inspired by one of my good internet friends...Mamichelle...thanks Shell!)

One MARTINI

Two MARTINI

Three MARTINI

FLOOR!

Yes, that would be me, 1/2 way through the 2nd Martini (FLOOR!)...I'm not exactly known for my liquor drinking skills...LOL.. Anyway, hope you enjoy and thanks for looking today...below are pictures and the recipe...

Recipe:

• Stamp: Digital Stamped Image by CC Designs Gingersnaps Celebrate
• Paper: Creative Imaginations Martini, Cardstock by CTMH
• Dies: Nestabilities Oval, Label 1, Small Circle Punch (unknown)
• Other: Ribbon by ACC, Green Jewelry Beads, Jewelry Pin, Pop Dots, White Paint Pen, Sentiment computer generated

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, Sketch, Happy Bird Day!

I know it's been quiet here on my blog just lately, but that means I've been feverishly working on some new things I can't quite "release" yet (did you read between the lines? New images from Dustin Pike!), not too mention my job has gotten a little hectic AND we've been visiting with out-of-town relatives...so we're a touch on the hectic side...ANYWAY...
TODAY the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge is a sketch (see photo below), and this is my version of it. I used my new stamp set from All That Scraps (I won earlier last month), Tweeties from CC Designs and paired my little bird up with paper from MME. I colored him in with my Copics and added some stickles to his balloon. In the corner I added the little candles I got from my stash (they came from Hobby Lobby's scrapbooking buttons section). Hope you like and thanks for looking...photos and recipe below!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Tweeties from CC Designs
• Paper: MME
• Embossing: Swiss Dots by Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Rectangular
• Punch: Fiskars Threading Water
• Other: Organza Ribbon, Candle Buttons by Hobby Lobby, Paper Clip by the Paper Studio

Triple Challenge Easter Card

First I must say, what a KICK OFF the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog had...for those of you that were visiting, may I say a big "thanks", it was quite a "new beginning!" Hope you had as much fun as I did visiting all the DT's blogs and looking at everyone's entries! I certainly hope you join us again! Be sure to drop by again today...the winners have been posted!

Now onto our card for today, this card meets 3 Challenges:

• Dare U2 Digi Stamp (sketch see below)
• Creatively Cute Bloggers (Easter Card with Texture)
• All That Scraps 2nd Anniversary Challenge (use their stamps...this is actually ny 2nd entry...I just love their stamps...so fun...and be quick...you could win one of their stamp sets just by entering...but you have only today left to enter!)

So I printed out CC Designs, Think Spring, colored in Copics and then cut out, I popped the Gingersnap and the lamb off of the card giving it a bit of dimension. I layered it with some Marcella by K & Co. paper. I gave a little texture by using my Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, then I put my organza ribbon on. I added some flowers in the corner that I have had forever and don't remember who has made them... for the large yellow flower I added a button and topped it off with a rhinestone.

I have TONS of questions REGARDING THE BLUE SHADOWING I do around my images. I use a Copic B00, Frost Blue and then I use my Blender pen and outline the outline...LOL...so it fades just a tad. Thanks for looking and as usual, my recipe is below!

Recipe:

• Stamps: CC Designs Think Spring Digi Stamps, PTI Limitless Labels
• Ink: Memento
• Paper: Marcella by K & Co
• Dies: Nestabilities Rectangle and Scallop Rectangle
• Copics, B00, BG01, C3, RV02, RV10, Y00, Y06, Y17, E00, E02, YG03, YG11, Blender
• Other: Organza Ribbon, Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, Rhinestones, Button, Flowers (unknown), White Gel Pen

CC Designs Anniversary Challenge

CC Designs is having an Anniversary Challenge this week (see details here), in addition to all their new fabulous stamps... (have you seen them? Oh the cuteness!) I've already got some of my stamping budget spent on their new releases...oh my!
So the challenge was to create a card using a CC Design as the main focal point...easy peasy! Since I'm terribly behind in my Easter card making I decided to do an Easter card. I colored my images with Copic markers and then I cut out the lamb and the bunny and pop dotted them for a bit of dimension. I added my knotted, organza ribbon and then a pin with beads and an epoxy from Making Memories (found at Big Lots), added my button with some string and added a little flower with a Dew Drop. Hope you enjoy, recipe is below...and thanks for looking!

Recipe:

• Stamps: CC Designs Spring Thing
• Paper: DCWV Sweet Shoppe
• Dies: Nestabilities Label 1
• Other: Copics, Making Memories Epoxy and Flower, Robins Nest Dew Drop, Organza Ribbon
  
  
  

What's the Buzz? Sketch Challenge

Today I decided I would give Amy Rysavy's sketch a try, I read her blog almost everyday (Prairie Paper Ink). I decided to use one of my latest digital stamp purchases, Bear Hugs...but I used the Bee in this set instead...I just can't get enough of his busy lil bee cuteness!
I used Cuttlebug Embossing folders, and Nestabilities dies (circle and scalloped circle). I colored my busy lil bee with colored pencils and could NOT get any of my white gel pens to work (sigh) so I added little pearls on his cheeks instead. I also stickled his wings AND his cheeks as well as the brads on the flowers and sentiment.

Recipe:

• Stamp: Digital Stamp by All That Scraps, Bear Hugs
• Ink: Tim Holtz
• Die: Nestabilities Circle and Scallop Circle
• Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug, Spots and Dots, Swirls
• Punches: EK Success Flowers, McGill
• Other: Stickles, Brads, Ribbon, Colored Pencils