Hang in There...

I needed a "Hang in There!" card and 

this image and sentiment were perfect!

Image provided by Kris at Imagine That 

Aud Sentiments' current challenge is for "Animal[s] plus a Sentiment".  Such an easy challenge - can't imagine anyone in the stamping world not having an animal of some kind!  You can submit up to 5 entries for a chance at the prize and you have till next Tuesday before the deadline!  If you are in a "Brain Drain" and need inspiration - come check out the inspiration from the DT!  Also, check the rules and then git crackin'!

PROCESS INVENTORY

You can find this image HERE

IMAGES: 

• Image is "Honey & Boo Balloons" at Imagine That - Digis by Kris
• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to 3D her head, bow, skirt & balloons. Printed 3 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 I used, plus others, are sold in the bundle with the image.
• Her little dress was Paper Pieced with the same papers used for the mat & shaded with Copics.

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• DP used for the mats from Kate & Co's /My Minds Eye - "Oxford Lane".
• Paper scraps left drom the front are used for the inside.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Yellow/Stitched Ribbon from stash.
• Cloud shapes from a die ?? no clue whose?
• Paper Piercing was done on image panel and both mats using a Tim Holtz Piercing Tool and his Ruler with piercing holes in it.
• Uniball Signo White Pen used for highlights on the balloons & the bear's eyes.

INKS:

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

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Sweet Stampin' – 'Bear' With Me WINNER

MarkerPOP #72 L:10– ATG

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always TOP 3

Crafting from the Heart #67 – ATG

Crafty Sentiments – Sweet

Papertake Weekly – ATG

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Fab & Funky #267 – Inspired by a Song ['I'll Be There For You'] 

Scrapper's Delight #46 – ATG Always

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Friends' Day

June 8 is Best Friend's Day and this Sunday's challenge at 613 Ave. C is to make a special card for a friend.  The sponsor, Flat Friends' Boutique, had this image of a crafter using her heart punch... couldn't resist!

"Love Punch" can be found here at Flat Friends' Boutique

Check out the homages to a friend by the other DT's HERE, and then get crackin' on your entries in the challenge.  You can submit up to three for a  chance at a prize from one of the sponsors.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• For the focal image - I colored it with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the head which is then elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• Hello is by SU.

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• Georgia Pacific used for embellishments. 
• Plaid background is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

  
•  I had a vision of burying her desk in craft supplies and piles of paper (so it looks like mine!), but I ran into problems finding things that were small enough.  I finally ended up cutting a slender strip of CS into 5/8" lengths to stack on the end of her desk - now we're getting there!  LOL!
• I added a length of ribbon left over from the bow on the card, glitter to one of the hearts, a tiny lavender button brad, 3 little glue on blings and 3 punched hearts for the front of the card.  The punch image is part of the original image.
• Inside consists of left over papers from the front and a quote re friends. 

INKS:

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

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG

Crafting from the Heart #62 – ATG

Papertake Weekly – ATG

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Fab & Funky #262 – Checkered paper/ribbon, etc.

Art by MiRan Challenge #33 – ATG

Sweet Stampin' – Something Old Something New [old: all the stuff on the "desk" from stash off my desk /new: image] WINNER

Scrapper's Delight #45 – ATG Always

Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – June ATG

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

One Sweet Challenge –  Dies or Punches
That Craft Place – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Do you believe in Fairies?

First thing I have to do is thank my good friend Barbara P. for the marvelous new fold.   She gave me an extraordinarily beautiful card using this technique and has graciously allowed me to CASE her design.

The new Monday Craft Your Passion Challenge is up and running with the theme "Do you Believe in Fairies?"  The sponsors this go around are A Day for Daisies & The Paper Shelter - so there are two great prizes available!  The CYP Design Team has some incredible inspiration waiting for you - and you can find those, the challenge rules and due date HERE.   

TECHNIQUE

As always, I started by sketching out my design vision and chose the papers I wanted to use.  Next I chose the Copic colors to coordinate with the DP.  I had printed out four copies of the focal image and colored, fussy cut sections of the image, sculpted and mounted the four layers with foam tape.  I used an ombre technique on her hair for a challenge - but missed it by one day - heavy sigh.

Punches were used for the scalloped circle and the vines. 

Assembly required a lot of matting for all the surfaces, the scalloped circle, the vines and Faery Emma.  The last touch was to add the Fairy dust using my smallest ball tool and Copic's Opaque White around Emma.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:

Crafty Sentiment - Make it Girly
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wed. - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts #182 - Decoupage
Sweet Stampin' - Spots and Stripes WON
ABC Challenge - U = Unlimited
Robyn's Fetish #175 - Add some Leaves
Digi Darla #78 - Anything Goes 
Paper Parade #3 - Anything Goes

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Faery Emma" from The Paper Shelter  

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from K & Company's "Sweet Nectar"; base CS & matting are stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Vine is from a Martha punch; fairy dust is Copics Opaque White; scalloped circle is a punch from Marvy.

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

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

~ginny

Christmas in August...

It's about time I started my Christmas cards and gifts... since I make them all.  

Should have started these projects months ago, but I always procrastinate and then panic.  STRESS!  

This latest challenge at Aud Sentiments gave me the incentive to get going!  

This Challenge at Aud Sentiments is "Anything but a Birthday Card" 

sponsored by  StampArtDesign by Kathryne.  Kathryne has graciously provided each of the Design Team members with an image from her store... 
mine is "LITTLE BEAR READY FOR BED".  

(That link will take you directly to that image in her catalog.)

I encourage you to see the Design Team members awsome interpretations of this challenge! 

  Specific info on the challenge rules and the prizes along with the Team's projects can be found at Aud Sentiments HERE.

TECHNIQUE
When I first saw this "Little Bear", I immediately remembered this fabulous Canopy Bed that I have had for YEARS (18 to be exact).  And to tell the shameful truth... I don't remember EVER using it.  But see how my mind works?? (And don't be coy, I bet yours does too!)  I knew it would be perfect for something someday.  I digress - back to technique:


I started with the beautiful Christmas DP and matched it up with Kraft CS for the base.  I decided with the size of the bed I would need a square card to fit so the cut was a little less than 5.5" x 5.5" to fit my envelope. The bed was stamped on scrap CS (all supply details can be found below) and the digi image of the bear was printed out three times and colored with Copics in non-traditional Christmas colors that are found in the background poinsettias.   Starting with the bed, the canopy was stamped on a beige vellum scrap for it's transparency, fussy cut and glued over the bed.  The pillows were stamped twice also, sculpted with a ball tool and mounted elevated on foam tape. I hand drew the floorboards, the corners of the panel were rounded and all the edges were inked with "Antique Linen" Distress Ink.  Next was the bear; fussy cut into layers, sculpted and mounted on foam tape to maintain the dimension. The only embellishment is the shear ribbon.
The sentiment was computer generated, punched with an oval shape, matted with a 2nd Kraft paper oval.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:
One Sweet Challenge - (August) - Favorite Technique (Sculpting /3-D my focal image)

Fussy and Fancy - Bingo (green/free/ribbon)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Oh Scrap (DP, CS for bed and sentiment)Totally Papercrafts #180 - Favorite Colors (earthtones and yellow-reds)
Sweet Stampin' - Bold and Beautiful WON 
613 Ave C #33 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Colorful TOP 3
Sweet Stamps #131 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday #108 - Initials (Initials are GG - green and gorgeous!)
Quirky Crafts #17 - Christmas in August *3 (a scene/non-traditional colors/ layers: 3-D bear - image used twice over the base & 2 layers of the canopy, the pillows and of the sentiment oval)

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "LITTLE BEAR READY FOR BED" , a digi from StampArtDesign by Kathryne; the Canopy Bed is a 1995 PSX image; sentiment is computer generated.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is scrap from my Christmas stash; base CS is Kraft from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: A McGill oval punch was used for the sentiment and mat; the Offray ribbon is from Straight 'n' Narrow.

INKS: "Antique Linen" Distress Inks were used to ink the edges; the Canopy Bed was stamped with Memento "Tuxedo Black"; the digi "Little Bear..."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