BLOCK PARTY...

The owners of 613 Ave C are throwing a party and asked me to let you know about it.  Here is some information about the great prizes and the simple process to join in.  I think this will be great fun - jump in with both feet and become a follower to play!  ~ginny

BLOCK PARTY - 500 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY

Hello, Crafty Peeples,

We are so close to 500 followers! 

 We would love to meet that milestone by JANUARY 12, 2014

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We're having a BLOCK PARTY to celebrate our 1 Year Blogaversary!

  Of course, we don't want to stop at 500, so KEEP adding your links.  

We have lined up some fabulous prizes for our BLOCK PARTY and more prizes are being added daily.  If you would like a chance to win here is a partial list of possible prizes:  WRMK - Envelope Punch Board;  Prima Mixed Media Dolls(We will be giving away two of these); A Ribbon Bundle from Really Reasonable Ribbons and the list goes on.   Eligibility is simple:

1.  Become a follower of our blog.
2.  Become a Facebook Fan.
3.  Add your blog to the linkup below.

Click HERE to go to our Facebook Page and Like Us!

Good Luck!  Thanks for helping us reach our goal.  The Drawing will be held on January 12th and the winners announced on January 13th.  Winners will have 5 days to claim their prizes, if they do not, a consolation drawing will be held.

Vintage Clown...

 I LOVE this image from A Day For Daisies - there is a set of three Vintage Clowns that are referenced below under supplies in case you want to check them out.  Fun to color!  And I used a tag for the sentiment on this one.

This card was created for the fortnight challenge "Any Sentiment You Want" at Aud Sentiments.  A Day For Daisies graciously provided  images for the design team to use.

A Day For Daisies 

You can see all of the Design Teams inspiration for you and the challenge rules HERE.

TECHNIQUE

I started with an A2 size base card in a yellow-gold color.  The "Vintage Bell Clown" image was printed out and I colored him with Copics.  This layer was matted with the base card CS.  The next step was to stamp the background with the Print Pattern using "Wild Honey" & "Rusty Hinge" Distress Inks.  Extra stamp-offs of this were used for the tag and for the interior.  To kick up the texture and detail, I added gold foil to the bow tie and to the dingle-bells hanging off his clothing & the bells.  Faux brads were created for the intersection point of the diamonds in the background by using a 1/16th hole punch, gluing the hole centers down and then applying gold foil to them.  The interior has faux stitches around the message panel.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:
Crafty Ribbons #71 – Stitching real or faux [faux stitching was used to tack down the message panel]

Inside

A Day for Daisies #83 – Add some Gold [gold foil]
Delicious Doodles #63 – NO DP [background is stamped]
Robyn's Fetish #187 – Vintage Style
Paula Holifield Crafts (ALBC) – Sparkle & Shine [gold foil]
Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey – Bling it Up [gold foil]
Crafting from the Heart – Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters - Handmade [Faux brads -see details under embellishments below]
Simon Says Wed Challenge - Anything Goes

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Vintage Bell Clown" from A Day For Daisies;  background is done with a rubber stamp - "SU Paint Pattern", no DP is used; sentiment is from Hero Arts

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images;  matting & base CS is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Sentiment tag is an oval punch with slot punched in the top to create the tag; orange twine from stash; gold foil applied with Duo Glue. Faux brads were created for the intersection point of the diamonds in the background by using a 1/16th hole punch, gluing the hole centers down and then applying gold foil to them. Finally faux stitching was used to tack down the message panel.

INKS: "Wild Honey" and "Rusty Hinge" Distress Inks were used for the background pattern; the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly and always make what amuses you!

~ginny

Cuppa Cocoa to Celebrate!

This post is dedicated to all the people who helped me through my post-op recovery!  I now have TWO artificial hips and I feel like Wonder Woman when she runs at super speed... LOL!  I am walking with OUT pain and I am ecstatic!  I send out a humongous thank you to those of you who had my back during these last 4 weeks - I am whole again, and grateful for the kindness you all have shown me!

On to my second piece of news... this is my first post for the Design Team at 613 Ave C!  I was slated to start the week before my surgery and I had to go on a leave before I even had submitted a single card.  Kathi and Chana, the owners of 613 Ave C have been unbelievably supportive and patient with me.  I have found an incredible group here - organized, supportive and communicative - I am in good hands now!

Finally, on to business!
This first challenge for me at 613 Ave C is "Anything Goes - with an optional twist to Create Your Own Challenge"   If you go for the optional twist - you would choose 1 to 3 out of each column from the challenge grid below.   You can see some really fun samples from the other team members HERE.

The sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps 

Sculpted cup

Inside

TECHNIQUE
On this card I chose the following items:  from Column #1 image [Bugaboo image: , sentiment & DP  #2 dry embossing - the penguin & cup were fussy cut and dry embossed from the back to sculpt it and the base CS was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  #3 Glossy Accents was used on the mistletoe berries  #4 button added to the sentiment tag  #5 twine bow on the button & faux stitching around the cup handle.  Phewww!  Getting all that in was indeed a challenge!

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:

Crafty Sentiments –Christmas
Sweet Stamps #144 – A/G
Fab and Funky #194 – A/G
Paper Shelter #138 – Christmas is Coming
Sisterhood of Crafters – Embossing [background & image]
Totally Papercrafts #194 – Add a Bow [on the button]

SUPPLIES:

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Poppi X-mas Cocoa" from Bugaboo; sentiment is from The Artful Stamper

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

EMBELLISHMENTS: Button & twine from my stash; Glossy Accents for the berries

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly and always make what amuses you!

~ginny