Remember...

"Hope" is from The Paper Shelter

Things with Wings plus a Sentiment is the challenge this two weeks at Aud Sentiments.  So many ways you could do that - with anything from birds, airplanes, insects, angels, fairies, etc.  You choose the "wings" and create up to five entries for chances at winning more images from the sponsor!  Come on - go for it!  Let's see what ya got!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• Image is "Hope" provided by The Paper Shelter 
• For the focal image I used a Paper Tole Technique to 3D her head. Printed 2 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image.  The layers were both glued & elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• Sentiment is from a pre-inked stamp set.
• Inside:
  

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• DP used for the background and matting are from Paper House - "The Great Outdoors" from my stash.
• Blue base card is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Crop-A-Dial Corner Chomper punch used for the "Ticket Stub" corners on the sewn tab.
• Waxed Linen cord used to sew the tab.
• Used Duo Glue and Holographic Foil on the star & embellishments in her hair and on her vest. 

INKS:

• Distress Ink used to distress all the edges 
• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics: I forgot to photograph the skin colors - they were: E0000, E000, E00, E11 {shown}, & BV20

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP
Art by MiRan Challenge #30 – ATG 
OSAAT #235 – ATG w/  Girls
Crafting from the Heart #57 – ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Inspiration Destination #31 – ATG
Simon Says Wed – ATG
Open-Minded Crafting  #35 – Shabby Chic 

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Get Serious!

Image provided by Chubby Mermaid

Humorous sentiments... the latest 613 Ave C challenge!  Love this kind of challenge - you get to see the real me.  And you can get several different ideas from the other DT at 613 by clicking the link.  Enter up to three projects for a chance at one of two prizes from the sponsors for this challenge - Bugaboo and Chubby Mermaid!  

Here is my process... 

Inside

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• Chubby Mermaid's "Belly Dancer Coloring Page"
• "Why yes, ..." sentiment from InkyAntics
• "Little Voices" sentiment from Viva Las Vegas Stamps seen on the inside

PAPER:  

• DP from Recollections
• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the base card 

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Shear blue ribbon and a 1/8" black ribbon on top from stash
• Uniball Gel Impact pen in gold for image details

INKS:

• "Onyx Black" VersaFine Ink used for the sentiments
• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Colored with my Copics

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
The East Wind #29 – Use Fibers [2 ribbons]
Crafting from the Heart #56 – ATG
Papertake Weekly – Cute &/or Button
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Inspiration Destination #30 – ATG
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP
Art by MiRan Challenge #30 – ATG
OSAAT #235 – ATG w/  Girls
Sisterhood of Crafters – Monochromatic

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Another Birthday Cupcake

I was playing with my camera and found a function I had not tried... so took this "Macro digital" picture of a bag of Werther's Original candies.  Loved the colors!  It became the inspiration for my color palette.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• I used "Splitz - Cherry on Top Cupcake" from  Lacy Sunshine Designs on another project at the beginning of April and had printed an extra copy at the time... so I colored her up with Copics to make another B'd card... ALWAYS seem to be out of them.

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• DP from American Crafts' "Hip Hip Hooray" collection used for the background & the flowers .
• The Scalloped Oval Die Cut used to shape the frame is by Sizzix

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• --? punches used for the flowers & for the flower center
•  The Shear & Satin wide ribbon from stash.
•  Uniball Gel Impact pens in Gold and White used for details of the  stitching, sprinkles & highlights.

INKS:

• "Antique Linen" & "Tea Dye" Distress Ink used to distress all the edges 
• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Pile it On #64 – Frames or Borders
Sentimental Sunday  #254 – NO Sentiment
Crafting from the Heart #55 – ATG
Clear It Out – Color Challenge / Stash: Yellow Things
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #197 – Lost & Found [found a set of three fern leaves in the trash pile on my desk - cool!  They work with my flowers!]
Inspiration Destination #29 – ATG
Open-Minded Crafting  #34 – Recycle Something [Ribbon is recycled from my birthday present in March]
The East Wind #29 – Use Fibers [shear & satin Ribbon]
Quirky Crafts #8 - 2015 – Blooms
Lacy Sunshine #56 – Shabby Chic [edges inked with distress inks for shabby look + flowers.]
Top Tip Tues – 3 of something [3 flowers & set of three ferns]
Art by MiRan Challenge #30 – ATG
Fussy & Fancy  #137 – Spring Flowers
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Birthday Fairy...

"The Birthday Fairy" provided
by The Stamping Boutique

This is the 2nd week of the 5th Birthday Celebration for Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.














The challenge this time is sooo easy... Use a Birthday Sentiment or the Number 5 + a Sentiment!  There are two fun sponsors - The Doodle Pantry and The Stamping Boutique - so there will be two prizes available!  You have till 4/21 to submit up to five entries - so go for it - EVERY one needs birthday cards!!  If you find your mojo [a power that may seem magical and that allows someone to be very effective, successful, etc.] could use a good prodding - do check out the creative ideas the Aud Sentiments' DT provided!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to 3D her one wing. Printed 2 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image. The wing is glued at one end & elevated at the other with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• "Make a wish" sentiment by Savvystamps
• "Happy Birthday" by SU

PAPER:  

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel
• DP from 7 Gypsies -"Myskonos" Collection.
• All other papers from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• EK Punch used to shape the sentiment tab and the two layers of matting.
• "Buttercup" Liquid Pearls used for sprinkles, the flowers in her hair and for the corner pearls on the base card. 

INKS:

• images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
MarkerPOP #66 L:10– ATG
Crafting from the Heart #55 – ATG
Clear It Out – Color Challenge / Stash: Yellow Things [Frosting, wings, Liquid Pearls is "Buttercup"]
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Inspiration Destination #29 – ATG
Top Tip Tues – 3 of something [Each corner has 3 Liquid Pearls]
ABC Challenge L:10 – H is for Happy Birthday
Party Time Tuesday #197 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Happy Birthday Diane!

Happy Birthday Sweet friend!
 I smile when I remember how lucky I am to have you as my friend...
And then I laugh, because there is nothing you can do about it!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to 3D her head, sign and hands. Printed 2 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image. Each layer is alternately glued & elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• Sentiment is Country Impressions [1997]

PAPER: 

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the base card 
• DP used for the scalloped frame & for the dragonflies is from My Minds Eye.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• McGill punch used for the dragonflies
• Die Cut used to shape the oval and frame is by Sizzix.
• Ivy is die cut by Cottage Cutz
• The teal bow was meant for another project and was lost on my desk for a couple of weeks... but I ran across it when I was making this card and it matched the little girls hair bow perfectly - yea!

INKS:

• images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Art by MiRan Challenge #29 – ATG
Pile it On #64 – Frames or Borders
Crafting from the Heart #55 – ATG
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Papertake Weekly – Focus on Words
Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #197 – Lost & Found [The teal bow]
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Open-Minded Crafting  #34 – Recycle Something [The green base card was left over paper from another card... I made it into a card even thought it folds too short and then expanded the height by adding the ovals.]
Top Tip Tues – 3 of something [3 dragonflies]
Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG or Layers
Party Time Tuesday #197 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Wood Elf...

"Wood Elf 1" can be found here: Scrapper's Delight

Oh my!  I love this Wood Elf - made me smile to work with him!
613 Ave C has a new challenge starting today called "Create Your Own Challenge" [CYOC].  There are two sponsors this go around - Scrapper's Delight & Melonheadz... so two prizes up for grabs!  Some outstanding inspirational pieces to jump start your mojo can be found here.  You have till Sat. 4/18 to submit your take on the theme using this chart:

PROCESS INVENTORY

I used Easel as my card type, Birthday as the event and Burlap as the trend from this CYOC chart. 

IMAGES: 

• "Wood Elf 1" was provided by Scrapper's Delight 

• The sentiment "Happy Happy" is by Penny Black

PAPER: 

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for image
• DPs used for the paper piecing were scraps from stash. EDIT: His suit of clothing is Designer Paper... it was paper pieced.  I did NOT color that.  I've had two people now ask how I did that fab coloring with my Copics!  I colored only his skin and hair.

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

• Borderabilities by Spellbinders used to die cut the curved element.
• Burlap ribbon by Floral Garden was taped behind that die cut opening and pieces were gathered together and sewn with waxed linen to the back of the red wooden button.  There is also a strip of burlap layered beneath the sentiment.
•  Candi was colored with Copics to match my palette. 

INKS:

• Image was printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer.
• "Black Onyx" VersaFine ink used for the sentiment.
• Colored his skin and hair with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG
Papertake Weekly – ATG
Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #196 – The Earth has Music [Earth Child - Roots]
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Inspiration Destination #28 – ATG
Paper Shelter #198 – Birthday & Sentiment
Art by MiRan Challenge #29 – ATG
MarkerPOP  L:10 #66 – ATG
Party Time Tuesday #197 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Fairy Bunny

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES:

• This digital image of the "Bunny Ears"  with a Fairy Bunny with wings is from A Day for Daisies  [I thought that was a Fairy Bunny w/wings on his back - now, after going back to ADFD to check, it is called a "sweet girl with her bunny" so that is probably a ribbon!  But honest folks, I thought those were wings and colored them accordingly - LOL! - Funny part is that my husband took one look at that image and said:  "I never heard of a Fairy Bunny!"  I reassured him that ADFD makes fairies out of a lot of things! 
• The egg image is a rubber stamp from The Happy Stamper .  I heat embossed the egg, colored it with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image. The egg is then elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.

PAPER:  

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel
• DP from Barbara's hoarded stash used for the background and mat (Thanks Barb!)
• Scor-It used to create the embossed frame on the image panel

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Ribbon hoarded for the "perfect project!

INKS:

• images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• colored with Copics:
  

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

OSAAT #233 – ATG w/ Nature

MarkerPOP #65 – Easter

Pile it On #62 – Easter/Spring

Robyn's Fetish #257 – Easter

Crafting from the Heart #53 – ATG
Sisterhood of Crafters – Come Fly with Me [Honest folks, I thought those were wings and colored them accordingly - LOL!]
Tuesday Throwdown #238 – Easter Recipe:1 image, 1DP & 1 egg WINNER
Papertake Weekly – Pastels - Color Theme
Crafty Sentiments –More than one Fold  Sorry - I am not eligible for this one
Clear It Out –Clear it OUT / Stash: Hoarded 2+ items [#1 paper scraps #2 Ribbon]
Paper Shelter #197 – Easter
Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG or Layers
Inspiration Destination #27 – ATG
That Craft Place – Easter/Spring
Lacy Sunshine #55 – Butterfly Kisses & Sprintime Wishes
Crafty Ribbons #116 – Easter w/Ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon #115 – Things with Wings w/ ribbon [Honest folks, I thought those were wings and colored them accordingly - LOL!]
Art by MiRan Challenge #29 – ATG
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Cherry on Top...

Aud Sentiments' Thursday Challenge is everyone's favorite - "ANYTHING GOES + add a sentiment".  I decided to try a Quarter Fold Card - here is a tutorial by Jana O'Brien if you are visual, but I do have a simple explanation below.
You of course can do anything for this challenge - and if you need inspiration, check out Aud's Team's creative projects!  Then get crackin' and submit your artwork by Tues, Apr 7 for a chance at the prize of three images from Lacy Sunshine Designs.  [And don't forget the sentiment!]

PROCESS INVENTORY

Lacy Sunshine Designs

IMAGES: 

Heather at Lacy Sunshine Designs' provided "Splitz - Cherry on Top Cupcake" for me to work with.  If you like the image or want to explore her store, just click on the link!

Sentiment on the lower right is "Fabulous Birthday" by Hero Arts 2007

Inside sentiment is "Sweet Delights" by Stampendous

PAPERS:

Base CS from stash

Basic Grey's "Life of the Party" DP used for mats & package

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images and sentiments

FOLD:

• Starting with two 8.5 x 11" sheets of CS - may be same or different colors - I used dark purple and white.  You will be cutting each in half in different orientations. Each of these will fold into a regular A2 size card base.
• Cut one in half the length of the CS at 4.25 x 11" [vertical cut] this will be the back of the card. [white]
• Double Score [two score lines right next to each other] at 2 3/4" from each tall end 
• 2nd sheet cut in half horizontally across the width at 8.5 x 5.5 [purple]
• Double Score at 2 1/8" from each tall end
• Glue top onto base card making sure it is inside the score lines.
• Fold each "flap" in like you were closing a box.  See pictures below or Tutorial .
  

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Tim Holtz' Die Cut "Distressed Bows" used for the white paper bow on upper right.
• Little package on lower left created with scrap CS wrapped in the DP & tied with waxed linen cord.
• Cherry is coated with Glossy Accents

INKS:

• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Rubber stamped sentiments used Versafine's "Black Onyx"
• Image colored with Copics:
  

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Fussy & Fancy  #134 – Girly
Crafting from the Heart #53 – ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Crafty Sentiments –More than one Fold Winner: TOP THREE
Clear It Out –Clear it OUT / Stash: Hoarded 2+ items [#1 Bow I have had made & ready for months! #2 Birthday paper scraps - why???  LOL!]
Simon Says Wed –Happy Birthday
Fab & Funky #253 – Lots of Layers
Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG or Layers
ABC Challenge L:10 – G is for Go Digital

Inspiration Destination #27 – ATG
CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny