Get Well Donnie...

This was created for  

Craft Your Passion Challenge #143 "Get Well Soon"

You can see some wonderful inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday January 6, 2013 for the chance to win a prize. 

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Love this warm plaid from Basic Grey - perfect for bear colors.  Copics were used on the bear, bottle and band-aid and a 2nd head for Donnie was made so I could use a spring mount called a "Wobble". I should have left the ears on the top head cuz now when I wiggle his head, his ears stand still!  This one is for a good friend who just broke her leg in four places!  Dang!  FOUR places!!

This card should be eligible for the following CHALLENGES:

Simon Says: Anything Goes
Divas By Design: Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday: Layers
Basic Grey #84 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything with a Sentiment

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Donnie" by Stamp Fairy; "Love Bandaid" is from JRL ? Design; the aspirin bottle and sentiment are "Get Well Shapes" from Art Gone Wild.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from the  Basic Grey's "Oxford Collection"; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Ribbon is stash

INKS: Distress Inks were used to create the faux frame; the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly 

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Altered Art...

Craft Your Passion Challenge #142 is "Alter It"!  

with a great prize from The Robin's Nest
Creations need to be submitted by Sunday 12/30 

You can get other ideas from the fabulous Design Team HERE

This was a fun book to make... I used the sleeves from Starbucks' and other yuppie coffee cups that I had been saving with just this idea in mind for a coffee loving friend.  One end of each sleeve was sliced open so it could open like pages.  Holes were punched in the closed ends and wire binding inserted using a Bind-it-All.   And then began the decoration of the pages - I searched thru my stamps for anything connected to coffee, found phrases and quotes on the internet, used some heat and some pressure embossing, distressed all the edges - in essence whatever amused me!  I finished using twine square knots tied thru each set of punched holes on the front cover and added random tabs with words connected to the love of coffee.
Here are three of the five pages I created.  Each image was colored, fussy cut, sculpted and mounted 3-D on foam tape.

Hope you have a chance to try something creative over the Holidays - 

I know, I know!  In all your spare time!  

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Man Cake...

This was created for 

Craft Your Passion Challenge #141 

"Recipe: 3 Patterned Papers, 1 circle and 1 ribbon or twine"

You can see some wonderful inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday December 23, 2012 for the chance to win a prize from: 

Delicious Doodles

This is "Man Cake" from Delicious Doodles - the candle is from an image called "Dancing Candles" by The Artful Stamper - after coloring the images, I fancy cut the candle, sculpted it from the back and mounted it on foam tape for added dimension.  I then made a slit at the top of the cake and inserted the candle.  I had punched a circle in the image panel and taped DP behind the panel to provide "glow" for my flame.













SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Man Cake" from Delicious Doodles; "Dancing Candles" is by The Artful Stamper

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey - "Life of the Party" Paper Pad; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Circle punch used behind flame and DP taped to back;  Blue ribbon from stash.

INKS: The image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Nessus... A Sympathy card for a beloved pet...

My best friend's beloved Shi-Tsu , Nessus passed away at the age of 17 recently.  

It was expected, and almost welcomed, because her old age had not been kind to her.

Inside the card I included my favorite passage regarding the passing of pets: 

We who surround ourselves with life

even more temporary than our own,

live within a fragile circle,

easily and often breached.

Yet we could live no other way - 

and cherish memory as the

only certain immortality.

from  The Once Again Prince

by Irving Townsend

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SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is by Paula Best

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey's "Oxford" ; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Gold leaf or "gilding leaf" is called "Gildenglitz" by US ArtQuest which was applied using Duo Glue and US ArtQuest's Fine Liner Calligraphic Drawing Pen.

INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Christmas Stitches...

Craft Your Passion has a new challenge calling for "Stitching - Real or Faux" and this is my inspiration card.  The Design Team has created several ideas to inspire you and encourage you to try your hand!  Go HERE to see their samples and join the challenge.

This "Crescent Santa" is one of my favorites from my Santa collection.  I colored it with Copics and added Diamond Glaze to the star and bell to provide dimension & a little bling (that shine does not show up in the photo, unfortunately!)  I added the strip of blue and white gingham and the blue layer with faux stitching.   I used blue embroidery thread to sew the tab and the image layers.  Distress Ink was used to distress the edges of the card.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is by Stampendous & Co.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from K & Company; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Tab is a McGill punch and "Happiness" is a self inking "Mini Word"

INKS:  "Wild Honey" Distress Ink was used on the edges.  The image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics: B00, 01, 02;  Y21, 23, 26, 28;  E0000, 000, 00;  R20;  C1

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Let It Snow...

Craft Your Passion is having a challenge with the theme of "Let It Snow".  For my inspiration card I chose to use this digi from Robyn's Fetish called "I'm melting for you".  I printed out two copies, colored the base snowman and on the 2nd copy, I colored the accessories with Copics.  The accessories were cut out, sculpted and then mounted with foam tape for the 3-D affect.
The background consists of three coordinating layers from DCWV's "The Winter Magic" Matstack.  Diamond glaze was added to the coal eyes and the snowflake brad in the corner as further embellishment.
You can find further inspiration for this challenge by the Design Team (Here) at Craft Your Passion.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "I'm melting over you." by Robyn's Fetish

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from DCWV  "The Winter Magic Matstack"; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Snowflake Brad is from stash; Diamond Glaze used on the eyes.

INKS: The image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Elf Sitter...

This one is for you Muggs... 

This is the way I feel right now - dressed for the occasion, but so feeling your loss.

Started with a white base card, added a white panel embossed with snowflakes, punched out a scalloped circle, taped snowflake DP behind the punched space, added the ribbon and mounted the panel with foam tape for dimension.
Next was the Sitting Elf colored with Copics, fussy cut, sculpted and mounted with foam tape in the 'window".  Stickles on the collar and hat completed my embellishments.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Deacon Xmas Elf Sitter" by Bugaboo.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from DCWV "Winter Magic Matstack; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: "Icycle" Stickles used on the clothing.

INKS: the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny