Path of Positivity: Mice Choir

 

Hello

Welcome to the midway December Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by MUSIC.

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

Here is my midway DT project.

I made a quick and easy, acetate front easel fold card using a sweet image of a mouse choir :) The panel of acetate was strengthened with a strip of card at it's base. It was attached on the inside of the card with double sided sticky tape and I added patterned paper over it to conceal the tape. I used snowflake patterned paper on the front of the card and a winter sky design for the inside. The papers are from the Crafters Companion 'Glittering Snowflakes' paper pack.  The image is matted onto white card and adhered above the acetate panel.

How cute is this choir!

That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!

The link up is here: Challenge #118 Path of Positivity.

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.



I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo 
I'd like to play along in these challenges:

I read and appreciate all your comments. 
xoxo

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge GDT: Kawaii Giraffe

 

Hello

I am delighted to be joining C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blog for a month of Guest DT posts. Thank you to Jo and the C.R.A.F.T. Team for inviting me.

The challenge theme this second week is an EASEL card and the sponsors are All Dressed Up and Oddball Art.

I used an Oddball Art image called Kawaii Valentine Giraffe.

I made a circular easel card using a scalloped circle die set. I made the base of the card in black and added a smaller scallop of white card as the topper and a second one inside. 

The front panel was heat embossed with fine white powder using the Reverse Stars stamp from AALL & Create. I then dipped my card into puddles of Dried Marigold Distress Oxide to add the colour. I love how one oxide pad can give a variety of shades of the same colour.

I coloured my giraffe with Copic markers and fussy cut him. I added  Glossy Accents to his eyes and to the heart. The sentiments both on the outside and inside are stamps by Lawn Fawn. The ones inside are popped up on foam to act as the stopper for the easel.

Here is a close up of the cute giraffe - his markings are in fact hearts - how adorable!

You can enter the C.R.A.F.T. challenge twice - we hope to see you there.

That's all for now. I'm back next Thursday day with another challenge inspiration card for the C.R.A.F.T. blog.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Penny's Challenges #497 AG 09/06

* Crafters Cafe #267 13/06

Crafty Creations #422 AG 05/07

ArtsyStamper: Patterned Paper Poinsettias

Hello! 

Happy Monday!

Today is the second challenge at the new Artsystamper Challenge Blog. Each challenge runs for two weeks and starts on the first and third Monday of the month. 

The theme for this challenge is Patterned Paper. 

I hope that you can find time to join in the fun!

The winner will receive the stamp set of their choice from TheArtsystamperShop. Beverly Cole’s selections offer stamps and sentiments in each set as well as pre-colored images for easy, last minute cards. Why not take a moment and check out what she has in store!

I have a card to share today which features the beautiful Poinsettia Pair Digital Stamp and Paper Set. This set comes with a black and white digital stamp for you to colour and a pre-coloured image for quick and easy projects. It also has four different patterned papers.

Here is my card:

I decided to make an easel card to showcase the beautiful Poinsettia papers. Once the papers had been printed they were cut to size and the edges distressed with scissors. The papers were matted onto black card. I chose the black and white stamp so that I could colour it myself with Copic markers. I added a few white highlights and fussy cut the poinsettias leaving a white border. I decided that the flowers would get lost on the patterned paper, so I die cut some vellum and a white doily upon which I placed the coloured poinsettias using foam pads to add dimension.

There is more patterned paper on the inside, matted onto black card to frame it. The stopper element for the easel is a red, embossed, die cut label. I added a gold die cut sentiment, added some white dashes and dots and fussy cut some of the small white flowers to decorate the edges. The label is popped up on foam tape so that it holds back the easel.

Poinsettia Pair Digital Stamp and Paper Set

That's all for today! 
I hope you will hop on over to Artsystamper Digitals Challenge Blog and enter! You will also see more inspiring designs from the Artsystamper Addicts Design Team ... so much fun.

I'll be back with another Artsystamper project in two weeks time.

Meanwhile, please check out:

 TheArtsystamperShop Etsy

Artsystamper Digitals Blog
BZCole Mixed Media (YouTube)
Artsystamper Digitals on Facebook 

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge Blog

Thank you for stopping by today!



I'd like to support the following challenges:

* Allsorts #542 Gold or Silver  25/10 WINNER

* Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #460 Add a flower 25/10
* The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #58 AG 27/10
* Classic Design Team Challenge Oct AG 28/10
* Creative Fingers #173 AG 31/10
* Winter Wonderland  Merry & Bright 31/10
* 613 Avenue Create  #226 AG/opt:Spotlight  02/11
* Scrappers Delights Oct AG 03/11
Christmas at Sweet Stampin AG 12/11

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Vera Lane Studio: The Graduate

Hello!

  

Today I'm sharing another DT project for Vera Lane Studio.

Janet, the owner and artist at Vera Lane, is on a roll with cute, whimsical characters and this little graduate, from a set called Graduation Day, is the latest to join The Lane. It contains a girl and a boy graduate along with accessories and three sentiments.



I made an easel card:



Easel cards are one of my favourite cards because they are so simple to make, but look a little bit special. If you want a photographic step by step tutorial, look here.

The great thing about digital stamps is that they can be resized, reversed, and arranged before being printed. For my little graduate, I placed his degree scroll in one hand and his mortarboard cap in the other, as he jumps for joy.

I coloured the little graduate with alcohol markers (I'm absolutely delighted as I have bought some Copics and can't wait to add to my tiny collection). Once coloured he was fussy cut leaving a thin white border. As I planned to attach him onto a patterned paper background, I decided to mat the image onto black card first. He was attached on foam pads to the dp.

I used two of the sentiments from the set on the inside of the card. The 'Congratulations Graduate' sentiment is popped on foam pads and acts as the stopper for the easel.

Graduation Day

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

You'll find us on Facebook in a closed group, which I invite you all to join! You can find us HERE. 
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

Here's all the info you need:
Vera Lane Studio Blog

Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

 x Allsorts Challenge #412 I Spy 'B' 30/04
B for Boy
x Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #1717 AG 30/04
x Crafty Sentiments AG 01/05
x TTCRD AG 02/05
x Di's Digi Designs Challenge Use Something Digital 05/05
x Corrosive Challenges  #4 AG 05/05
Pile It On Challenge #129 Interactive  07/05
x A Snowflakes Promise #39 AG 07/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Shelby at Crafts Galore Encore

Hello!

First, let me say a warm welcome to Jackie P Neal who is my latest follower. Lovely to have you join me, Jackie!

The start of a new month means a new challenge at 

Crafts Galore Encore.

If you joined us last month - thank you! We had so many beautiful entries that it was a really  tough job choosing DT favourites. Don't forget to check the 'Winners' page here.

This month the theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor is The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette. Pop on over to see the gorgeous digi stamps and other products in Nikki's store. You won't be disappointed!

Here is my DT project for this challenge. 
I made an Easel Card using the Shelby image by Nikki Burnette.



I coloured the image with alcohol markers and added some holographic glitter with a Quickie glue pen to the fairy's wings. For the background I used three colours, and dotted them fairly randomly, then blended a little ink around the edges and corners of the image card. The image was matted onto black card.
The card base is made from very dark green card.The patterned background papers are from Yanie. Each layer was matted on to black card. Santoro ribbon was added to the front panel, along with a bow.

The sentiment was die cut with a Cheery Lynn Pierced banner and run through the machine a second time to give both ends a flag finish. It was adhered to a shaped die cut from the X-Cut tag set, and this was raised on foam pads to act as the easel stop.



That's all from me for today. 
I hope you have a great week!

Please pop to over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs.
We'd love to see your creations. Remember the challenge is 'Anything Goes' and so you can create any type of project.

Click here to link up your project :-)

 Thanks for stopping by today!
xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Artistic Inspirations Challenges #166 AG 6/11
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #134 AG 6/11
Craft Your Passion Challenges #336 AG 6/11
Through the Craft Room Door AG Nov 1 - 7 WINNER
Creative Fngers Challenge #119 11/11 WINNER
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 12/11
Creates And Makes #5 AG with option of Ribbon/Lace 28/11
Classic Design Team Challenge November
Crafting Circle November 30/11
Craft-Dee Bowz November AG with a Handmade Bow 30/11

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Cat Lovers Hop: Day 6

Hello!

 First of all, let me warmly welcome Fiki who has kindly become a new follower. It's lovely to have you here!

It's the final day, Day 6, of the Cat Lover's Blog Hop at Janis's blog, Her Peaceful Garden. 

It has been a wonderful event! I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting everyone's blogs, seeing their kitty projects and I have learned such a lot! 

Thank you Janis for organising this! 
It must have been a mammoth task, but I do hope you'll do it all over again next year!

Janis has many fabulous sponsors for the hop, and a daily digi to play for. 
 I hope you'll come on over and take a look and maybe even play along!  

 

Happy National Cat Day to all in the USA!



Here is my project. I made a simple easel card.
The image was one I coloured a while back and entered into an ATC challenge (that post is here). It wasn't a swap, so I decided to make a card with it. 



The image is from Aurora Wings and is called 'Cat in Flowers'. It is part of the Animal Whimsy Collection. It was coloured with Spectrum Noir pens. It was mounted onto black card and then onto yellow card, then attached to the black background paper. 
The flowers were made with white card and a Heartfelt Creations die set called Majestic Blooms. The die cut card was colour washed with ink and water, then the petals were shaped. Once dry, the petals were assembled and a pearl centre placed in each. They were added at the side of the image along with some die cut, inked foliage. 
A ribbon was tied around the bottom of the card. 



The Happy Birthday sentiment was die cut 3 times from white, black and yellow card. The die-cuts were glued together, but slightly offset to give a shadow effect. This was then glued on to a Spellbinders Label Twenty which is attached to the card on foam pads, so that it acts as the stopper for the easel.



Thanks for stopping by today! 
xoxo

I'm entering this at:

Cat Lovers Blog Hop Day 6

As well, I'd like to play along in these 3 challenges:

Aurora Wings Challenge #38 AG 5/11
Brown SugarChallenge #222 Birthday 3/11
Crafty Catz #344 AG with twist of using Die Cut/Punch 3/11

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Vera Lane Easel Card

Hello and welcome to my new followers!

Today I made my first ever easel card! 

I chose a lovely Vera Lane digi to be the focal point (this one is a freebie to all subscribers on the Facebook page). I coloured her with Spectrum Noir markers and added some dots of holographic glitter to her background. She was matted on black card.

The  background is patterned and glittered DP by DecoTime. This was also matted onto black card. 

The image topper was added on foam pads. For embellishments, I chose a snippet of bow trim that had been hanging about on my desk for months. I decided to pop this on foam pads to give it a bit of dimension. I die cut some flowers using a Sweet Dixie set called Pretty Petals. I colour washed these with TH Peacock Feathers, then shaped them and added a jumbo pearl to the centre of each. The leaves were die cut and coloured with Bamboo Green ink and a blending tool. The sentiment was cut out with my favourite  Cheery Lynn Pierced Banner, which I altered by cutting the banner-end away. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Crafting By Designs August Challenge - AG

Pixies Crafty Workshop Challenge 240

The Paper Shelter Summer Break Challenge - AG

Crafty Sentiments AG

Lemon Shortbread  Challenge 21 - AG

Through The Craft Room Door  (Aug 2-8)  AG

I'd really love some feedback :)      I read and appreciate all your comments. 
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