Digi Darla Design Team Entry

So here is another attempt to join Digi Darla's Design team.  The challenge this week is Getting Sentimental - using a sentiment.  In the spring when we got rain, I used to go out with my umbrella and my walkman and DANCE!  I did hope no one was watching, as this was my way to relieve teenage stress and I would have DIED if anyone had seen me. (Then anyway... now I don't care if anyone sees me- I'm having fun!)

I used a digital image from My Heart Pieces called 'My Name is Happy'  and coloured her in with watercolour crayons and a waterbrush.  I then used Spellbinders Labels 23 to cut out the image and its mat.  I printed Digi Darla's image 'Dance and Pray' onto the scrap of paper I cleaned my waterbrush onto then cut it out and its mat with the same Spellbinder set.  I used a side from a tissue box layered onto a scalloped cut 6x12 piece of Bazzil cardstock folded in half.  I added a strip of blue mesh from my stash and 3 tear drop shaped drops by Recollections (Michaels brand) to accent the dancing in the rain theme! :) 

 

 

Post Script:  Looks like they closed their challenge for this week early!  Oh well! I hope you enjoy the card anyways!  Hugs!



Thinking of You

Hello again!
This week at My Heart Pieces the challenge is 'Thinking of You'.  I chose the image 'Me & Snowman' as it really reminds me of when I'm with my friends.  I take TONS of photos and most of my friends reluctantly let me do this when we get together. :) 

I am trying to include more layers in my work these days and this is one of my attempts.  I started with an 8.5x11" piece of green duplex card stock.  I cut a piece of winter themed printed acetate to fit the front by Creative Imaginations.  I wrapped the front right edge with Magenta Maruma green ribbon and dollar store snowman ribbon.  Held it in place with a snowflake metal clip.  then I adhered the acetate on top.  Used a large heart shaped slide holder to mat a quote from a Hot Off The Press booklet of quotes.  Then I printed my image, coloured it in with my SU! and CM metallic markers and matted it like the quote in silver.  Once the quote and image were attached to to the front of the card,  used the same snowman ribbon along the bottom of the card.  I cut out a silver tag from a recycled Christmas card, accented with silver string and added it to the bottom left of the card. 

I am also going to enter this card in the Design Team Call for Digi Darla :)

For card #2, I loved the idea of a purple winter card, so I started with a 5x6.5" piece of textured cardstock adhered to a card front.  Added a Fancy Pants Design Journal Art Card at an angle, then a couple of strips of Ideology Film.  I printed out the image and coloured it in with Prismacolor pencils then I circle cut it.  I mounted the image onto a used DVD then onto the card front.  Finifhed it off with wrapping and tying some fibre that has purple, green, blue and yellow in it.

Sorry about the late post.  Having some tech issues with Blogger.  Very odd!
Talk with you soon!

Gettin' Girly

This week's challenge at My Heart Pieces is Gettin' Girly.  I used Priyanka's 'Eli' image. 
I coloured her with watercolour crayons and a paint brush, accented with metallic markers then cut out with Spellbinders Label 2.  I matted it with Sizzix cardstock cut with the same labels.  Placed a 5x 6.5" printed pink cardstock on a card fron and then wrapped it with dollar store silver ribbon and Costco multi coloured daisy ribbon.  Placed my matted image on top then accented the bottem right corner with 'Thank You' staples. 

Surprise!  More cards!
Coloured this image with my Prismacolor pencils, cut it out and matted it on a piece of pink metallic candy wrapper :)  Cut a 5x7.75" piece of magenta paper and wrapped a pink printed ribbon around it.  then a printed vinyl piece by KI Memories placed on top.  then I wrapped some pink fibres around it too.  Adhered my matted image, then decorated with a silk flower and button.  Placed it all on a folded an 8.5x11" piece of black duplex cardstock in half.

The last one I coloured with my SU! markers and cut it out with Spellbinders Small Octagon.  Matted it with silver foil cut out with Large Octagon.  Folded SU! cardstock in half to make a 4.5x5.75" card.  Cut a beige Bazzil matte 4.25x5.25", then CM paper cut to 4x5".  Wrapped a pink ribbon around the bottem of these two papers, threading heart charms along the way.  Placed this onto the green card, then adhered my matted coloured image.  Added 2 decorative clips at the top right with the words 'laugh' and 'dream'.

More Digi Darla's Angels

I love the images Digi Darla comes up with!  Easy to colour and fun.  In my last post I said I did a colouring experiment with her angel image and wanted to share the results.  I printed the image 4 times on a sheet and then took out my colouring tools... 

Started with my SU! markers on the top left image.  Top right image is done with watercolour crayons and paint brush.  Smoosh paint was used on the bottem left image and the bottem right is a combination of tools: watercolour crayons on the dress and hair.  Markers for the rest.  All 4 have clear Stickles on the wings. 

The top right image was used in my last post for the challenge.  The rest of the images follow:

 

Digi Darla Challenge #43

Hello!

Hope you are getting some time off to play during this time between Christmas and New Year's!  I spent 5 hours yesterday and 5 today making cards!  I feel SO GOOD!!!  No doubt about it, I am a crafter. 

Today I am sharing my creation for Digi Darla's Peace on Earth with Ribbon Challenge.  I used Annie Angel 4 for this challenge and coloured her many ways, which I will show in my next post.  For this finished card though I coloured her with watercolour crayons and stickles on the wings. then cut her out with Spellbinders Label 20.  Cut a mat with white shimmer paper using the same label set.  Once I combined them I added fake pearls from the dollar store.  I folded an 8.5" square card in half and ran a white ribbon down the centre then placed my matted image on top.  Added a Wordsworth quote to the bottem right corner.  Hugs!

Christmas Cards

Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!
My sister just went home after an evening of finger food, laughs, gifts and a movie.  It occured to me I haven't shared my Christmas cards wth you!  I made up 60 for english family and friends, 16 for french family and friends and 15 for co-workers.  I usually pick one style and do about 100 assembly style, so that I remember what card I gave people each year, but this year decided to vary a bit.

I got busy with other projects this December though and these cards just got sent out today. Gotta get started earlier next year! Anyway, these are my final 2012 designs :) 

 

 

 

Anything Goes!

This week at My Heart Pieces the challenge is "Anything Goes".  I chose one of Priyanka's newer images 'It's a Girl'.  It is similar to my last choice of It's a Boy.  I just love stuffed animals and babies. 

The first card is a baby girl card.  I don't have many occations to make these, but they are fun!  I fussy cut the image and coloured it in with my SU! markers.  I then adhered the image to a green piece cut with Spellbinders Labels 20 and embossed with Spellbinders Heart Embossing folder. This was then placed on top of a coral piece cut with Spellbinders Labels 23 and embossed the same.   The 5x 6 1/2" card was covered with SU! button fabric and then a 4 1/2 x 6" piece of white vellum.  A piece of knitted edged ribbon along the left side.  Then I placed my matted image centred on the card.  Final touches were a princess embossed bracelet along the bottem and a heart decoration in the top corner.

My second card has more to do with the Christmas season.... Baby's First Christmas.  The image is coloured with SU! markers and then simply cut square and matted.  On a white 5x 6 1/2" card front I placed two squares in the top left and bottem right.  I 'wrapped' them and then popped up the matted image in the centre of the card.  Cute and simple!

I wish all who celebrate a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Eid, Joyous Kwanza and Happy Holidays!  Thank you for following me and I hope you get some time to create too!  Hugs!