Red, White and Blue with Creative Craft Challenges

Good Tuesday morning everyone!


Creative Craft Challenges is having a Red, White and Blue challenge which is a favorite of mine.  I can celebrate with Red and White in Canada, but being an American I can also celebrate with our special colors.


This great little star and tag are from our Sponsor - Stamping Boutique.  Check out all their great images on their site here.

Card Recipe:

Image: Star digital stamp, Candy Land Winter tag
Paper: Michael's paper packs

Markers/Inks: Copics - B21, B23, B26, R39, R37, R35

Embellishments: I added a little sparkle pen to the stars but you can't really see it in the picture, SU twine

Hop on over to the Creative Craft Challenge blog and check out all the great inspiration by the Design Team.

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Art With No Boundaries - Anything goes
• Crafty Boots - Anything goes (I have a bow too!)
• Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything goes
• Great Impressions - Anything goes
• Crafty Pad - Colors of my flag

Thanks for stopping by.

NancyD

Garden Fence - Craft a Scene

Over at Craft a Scene we are having a new design team call along with our Spring Flowers challenge.  The DT position is a 4 month term, you need to have a blog and love to make scenic projects.  


Team members make 2 projects per month and comment on entries. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please email me at the email address found on the Craft a Scene blog.  The deadline for entering the DT Call is May 31st.


My card this week features two Make it Crafty images surrounded by FlowerSoft stems and EK Success flowers.

I combined the two images using Gimp (free software) and printed them on Copic coloring paper. After coloring and die cutting I decided to add some dimension with FlowerSoft and punched flower stems.

Card Recipe:

Images: Make it Crafty Summer Dreams and Petals and Palings

Paper: SU Garden Green, BoBunny Ambrosia Collection

Markers/Inks: Copics B0000, R39, W0, E00, E01, E11, R85, C5, V06, B99, B97, B95, B93, YG97, YG95, G24, G07, YR14, YR02, YR01

Embellishments: BoBunny Ribbon, MS Leaf Punch, Spellbinders Label 23, FlowerSoft, EK Success Retro flower punch, Prima Pearls, Basic Grey brad, Wild Orchid lace, MS edge punch, Sizzix embossing folder lightly colored with PanPastel orange, MS Butterfly punch

Challenges for this card:

• Alphabet Challenge - Handmade flowers
• Fat Pages and Cards - Anything goes
• Hotshot Craft Blog - Die cuts
• Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes
• Pattie's Creations - Recipe (Ribbon, flowers, pearls)
• Southern Girls - Die cut or punch

Have a great Sunday!

NancyD

Digital Delights Special Dogs

All dogs are special!  I used to be afraid of dogs due to an unfortunate incident when I was seven years old.  However, since then I have overcome my fear and last year my husband and I got a dog for the first time.  Little Sasha is a delight and a wonderful companion.

My card this week for Digital Delights features Speckles the Dog.  I decided to use the new camouflage papers by Wendy in honor of Memorial Day in the US.  As I said before, all dogs are special and so are the military dogs that serve along side their handlers.

Card Recipe:

Images: Speckles, Ticket Sentiments

Paper:  Camouflage Digital Papers, SU Very Vanilla

Marker/inks:  Copics - C1, C3, C5, E15, R39, R20, Distress Tea Dye

Embellishments:  Really Reasonable Ribbon, Spellbinders Want 2 Scrap gems, Spellbinders Label Four, Antique Frame and Accents

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Bearly Mine - Anything goes
• Can You Digi It - Love of Country (military dog in honor of Memorial Day)
• Sweet Stamps - Anything goes
• Stamps+Fun=Creativity - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.






Have a great day!
NancyD

Thank You For Being a Friend - Love to Create Guest DT

Today I have the privilege of being the guest designer over at Love To Create!  We are to make a card with a sentiment and it must relate to a song.  The song I chose is "Thank you for being a friend" with lyrics by Andrew Gold. I think this song was also used for the show Golden Girls.

Fresh Brewed Designs is the sponsor this week and my card has the Owl Love You image.  I colored the owls with Copics and added Distress Pine Needles to the background. Using the Martha Stewart sprig punch adds a little dimension to the tree branch.

Card Recipe:

Images: Fresh Brewed Designs Owl Love You, Stampin Up sentiment

Paper: My Minds Eye So Sophie, SU Green

Markers: Copics - W1, W3, W5, W8, E21, E23, E25, E27, YG63, YG67, E59, E53, YR16, Distress Pine Needles

Embellishments: TPC Studio gems, Spellbinders Label Four and Fancy Tags, MS Sprig punch

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Craft Your Days Away - All creatures great and small
• Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things with wings
• Just Some Lines - Birds
• Great Impressions - Anything goes
• Robin's Fetish - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card.  Hop over to Love To Create and check out all the other design team creations.

Have a great day!

NancyD

Spring Flowers and DT Call!

Over at Craft a Scene we are having a new design team call along with our Spring Flowers challenge.  The DT position is a 4 month term, you need to have a blog and love to make scenic projects.  Team members make 2 projects per month and comment on entries. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please email me at the email address found on the Craft a Scene blog.  The deadline for entering the DT Call is May 31st.


For my "Spring Flowers" card this week I tried a few new techniques.  First, I stamped the Old Mill 063G from Stampscapes onto my new Cryogen White Cardstock (purchased from Tanya at Peddlers Den at the Savanna retreat). Then I colored the scene with my new PanPastels (I bought a starter pack from Karen Wallace and a few other colors from a store near me). I really like the look of the PanPastels.  The color goes on very smooth and does not fade like other inks.

Next, I tapped in Copic Opaque White paint in the shape of clouds (a new technique I learned at the retreat from Lynette).  I added a little grey PanPastel to give definition to the clouds.  Lastly, I added dots of color to look like flowers in the grass using a few Copic colors - V06, R85, RV29, Y17.

Card Recipe:

Images: Stampscapes Old Mill Lg 063G

Paper: My Minds Eye - So Sophie, SU Garden Green

Markers/Inks: PanPastel chalks, Copics - V06, R85, RV29, Y17, Opaque White paint

Embellishments: Wild Orchid flowers, Really Reasonable Ribbon, MS Leaf Punch, Spellbinders Label 23, Bow Easy to tie the perfect bow

Challenges for this card:

• PanPastel Challenge - Pastel colors
• Stampin Sisters in Christ - Build up your card
• Stamp Scrape and Doodle - Flowers
• Card Makin Mamas - May flowers
• Delicious Doodles - Try something new
• Inspire Me Friday's - Anything goes
• Crafty Ribbons - Flowers
• Do You Stack Up - Create a landscape
• Moving Along with the Times - Keep it real

Have a great Sunday!

NancyD

Help Me Find My Pup!

Last week Digital Delights showcased their new western images and for my card this week I wanted to carry on the theme with this great wanted sign.  I added one of the lonely pups images and a Spellbinders die to complete the poster.

So, I have a reward for you if you can find my pup!  I am offering a little candy for searching my blog and finding where I posted a picture of my little dog.  Leave a comment on that post so that I know you found it and then leave a comment here telling me that you found my pup (but do not give away the post date!).  I will draw a random winner from all the comments with my Digital Delights post next week.

Card Recipe:

Images:   Lonely Pup Set, Western Accessories

Paper:  Gina K Casual Friday, SU Early Espresso, Glossy black

Marker/inks:  Copics W1, W3, W5, E13, E15, E17

Embellishments:  Spellbinders Fleur de Lis rectangle, Michael's brads, Prima pearls

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Just Keep On Creating - Anything goes
• Stampavie and More - For a boy
• Truly Scrumptious - Anything goes
• Mad for Markers - Masculine colors
• Bearly Mine - Dies

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.


Have a great day!
NancyD

Don't Mess With The Sheriff!

I am always looking for boy card ideas and when I saw this silhouette at Digital Delights I knew just what to do with it.  I have two young (8 and 2) grandsons and they would both be excited about a sheriff with a gun. It is funny how little boys (all kids, really) always seem to be pretending to play bandit or cowboys even if all mention of guns has been kept out of the home.

I combined three digi images together with Gimp (free software).  I printed out the scene and then distressed the edges.  I applied Distress Tea Dye to the edges and around the images.  I colored the badge with a bit of Copic C1 and the cactus with G24 and G21.

Card Recipe:

Images: Cowboy Silhouette, Wild West Accessories

Paper: Gina K Casual Friday, SU Brown

Markers/Inks: Copics C1, G21, G24, Distress Tea Dye

Embellishments: Cactus charm, Prima pearls, brown twine

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Art With No Boundaries - Anything goes
• Bunny Zoe - Anything goes
• Ooh-La-La Creations - Ribbon or twine
• All Sorts - Man or boys
• Little Claire's - Male theme
• Do It With Digis - Clean and simple
• Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes
• Stampin For The Weekend - 4 our more layers

Have a great day!

NancyD