Happy Easter...

This crazy Rick St. Dennis image is one of my yearly favorites for Easter... combined with the sentiment of "you BRIGHTEN my day" by The Stamp Doctor

 it will work nicely for my funny friends.  

Add in how fun it is to color with Copics 

and it is a win-win!

Happy Easter to all of you!

Create wildly and color with abandon!

~ginny

CHALLENGES:
Crafty Sentiments – ATG
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG Always
Simon Says: Stamp Wed Challenge – ATG
Penny's Challenge #373 – ATG
Fab & Funky #387 – Easter
Everybody Art Challenge #422 – Spring or Pink/Green
Crafty Creations - #363 – ATG Always
Inspiration Destination #147 – ATG
SheepSki Designs #13 – Animal Magic
Crafty Girls Creations – #46 - ATG Always
Crafty Hazelnut's DP Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Holiday Happiness...

613 Ave C's December challenge starting today is  

"Holiday Happiness" .  

The amazing 613 Team has provided some ideas for you to spark your mojo - and all the details you need to enter the challenge can be found at the link above for 613.  There are several prizes available this go around - so come on - join the fun!

This image is called "Billie Jo" and was provided by Rick St. dennis for my use for this challenge.  I used Paper Sculpting techniques to achieve the focal image.  There are five copies of the image, each colored, fussy cut for the appropriate layer, sculpted and adhered with glue and/or foam tape to achieve the dimensional look.  You can see the layers better in these images... 

 

The sentiment is Rubbernecker - 

The Die-cuts of the two different Evergreens and the Holly are both Tim Holtz.  The embellishment of the tree in the foreground has been done with Liquid Pearls.
I did my coloring with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Through the Craftroom Door – ATG Always

Addicted to Stamps & More - #222 – Make Your Mark
Simon Says Wed – ATG
Inspiration Destination #114 – ATG
Fab & Funky #329 – Christmas
Penny's Challenge #306 – ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #72 – ATG
Robyn's Fetish #345 – Square or Rectangle Card
52 Card Throwdown L:10 – Use Prev. Challenge [Tech.#50 dies]
Open Minded Crafting - #11- Christmas
Really Reasonable Ribbon  #154 – Winter Holiday w/ ribbon or trim
Work it Wed. / Simon Says Stamp – Use a Die
Get Creative Challenges - #53 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

EvilLina sings Happy Birthday...

EvilLina appears to be a torch singer... but the fun is in the details.  RSD images always bring a surprise!  My first discovery was the tattoo on her left arm, and then her less than beautiful smile.  I lived in the Tenderloin in The City for about a year in the 60's and I secretly believe she is from San Francisco's Finochio's.  I really enjoyed coloring her and that gorgeous dress!

613 Ave C's latest challenge is ATG/Optional Twist of Create a Tag starts today and runs for a week. Rick St. dennis is the sponsor and is providing the prize.  Yea!!!  The amazing 613 Team has provided some ideas for you to spark your mojo - and all the details you need to enter the challenge can be found at the link above for 613 above.  Come on- join the fun!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• "Madam EvilLina" by Rick St dennis can be found at his Zibbet Store.
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• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to give her dimension. Printed 4 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the images.  The layers were both glued in some places & elevated in others with foam tape to achieve the desired dimension.
• Sentiment is a 1992 Country Impressions rubber stamp

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image
• Blue Base CS is from stash

EMBELLISHMENTS:

• Martha punch used for the border on the front - white CS used to back it up
• Copper thread wrapped around multiple times on a layered blue strip
• Duo Glue and blue foil were applied as bling on her dress and bracelet

INKS:

• Black VersaFine - 'Tuxedo Black' ink used for the sentiment
• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Through the Craftroom Door – ATG Always

Crafting from the Heart #115 – ATG Always

Inspiration Destination #90 – ATG

Penny's Challenge #282 – ATG

Art by MiRan Challenge #60 – ATG

OSAAT #264 – ATG w/ Layers

Pile it On #110 – Old, New, Blue [Old - copper thread, New - RSD digi, Blue - CS, her dress & the foil]

Get Creative Challenges - #41 – Bingo: [Digi, black music note & sentiment]  TOP THREE

AI Challenge – Aging w/ Attitude

Crafty Girls Creations – #21 ATG Always

Create wildly and color with abandon!  
~ginny

Boardwalk Beauty...

'Boardwalk Beauty' was provided for my use by RSD
and can be found here at Zibbet

I'm goin' a tich weird on ya' -  I wanted something DIFFerent for this RSD image.  Went digging thru my papers and found one sheet of the heavy CS with a linear pattern on it - [can't see it here] - looked like sand to me, a very thin sheet of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper with fish swimming endlessly and the hazy-autumn-burnt- orange with suns(?), flowers(?), fireworks(?) on it.  Then I just had to come up with something to tie it all to my 'Beauty'.  Ripping the edges of the 'sand' and the fishy paper made it look like foam on the waves... so done and done.  Wanted the last sheet to be a fantasy sky & sun - envisioned ribbons coming out in rays (see this version I first came up with which is now on the inside ):

Inside of card

But I liked the loose version better with the 'rays' bursting out like solar flairs.  Somehow represents more heat to me and enhances the 3-D aspect of the design.
Added eyes to some of my fish and real shells to the tide line - and of course my beauty, who should not have stepped off the boardwalk in those heels!

This is for 613 Ave C's ATG Challenge starting today.  You can enter up to three projects for a chance for a prize from either Rick St dennis  (I can ALWAYS find something I like from this man's inventory!). His prize is a choice of 2 digis or a 25% discount coupon for Rick's Zibbet shop, or from the 2nd sponsor -Flat Friends Boutique - with a prize of 4 digital images!  As always, the samples by the unique team of paper artists assembled by Chana and Kathi are fabulous... it is well worth your time to check out the creative artistry of the DT at 613 Ave C!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• This image is 'Boardwalk Beauty' by Rick St dennis.
• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to give her dimenssion. Printed 3 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the images.  The layers were both glued in some places & elevated in others with foam tape to achieve the desired dimension.  

PAPER:

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• Base CS is dual with the textured brown on one side and cream on the other - and is a stash item.
• DP used for the background from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• The shear ribbon used for the sun's rays is from stash.
• The 'Enamel Dew Drop Stickers' used for the fish eyes is from Freckled Fawn. 
• Shells are from stash - glued on with Glossy Accents.

INKS:

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

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Crafting from the Heart #78 – ATG Always

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always

Inspiration Destination #52 – ATG

Sweet Stamps #237 – Anything Goes

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

Really Reasonable Ribbon #126 – Orange w/ ribbon or trim

Art by MiRan Challenge #41 - ATG

Fussy & Fancy  #148 – FANTASY [Fantasy sun, sky & ocean]

Sweet Stampin' – Use a non-white base card

Aurora Wings #18 – Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish #283 – Sq. or Rectangle

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

First Day of Winter...

Happy Birthday Amelia Lee!  

Having a birthday on the First Day of Winter is kinda cool!  

I made this DT card for the new Sunday challenge at 613 Ave C... in honor of the First Day of Winter, you are asked to use Snowflakes.  Easy enough - a Cuttlebug E-Folder embossed the first snowflake layer, the 2nd layer applied has three McGill punched snowflakes, and then a paper with silver glitter applied attached behind the punched shape. The third panel has four copies of the RSD image used for Paper Sculpting [or Paper Tole].  You can see some of the layers in this close up:

The final addition was the Tim Holtz die cut bow.
Go see the rest of the uber fun creations from our DT at 613 Ave C and enter up to three submissions for a chance at the RSD prize! 
I was just notified this card is the Pick of the Week at Rick St. dennis' blog!  How fun is that!  I am now eligible for a Pick of the Month vote!

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

*Tuesday Throwdown #225 – Christmas

*Through the Craft Room Door – ATG

*Papertake Weekly – ATG Festive!

*Inspiration Destination #12 – ATG

*The East Wind #21 – Christmas

Art by MiRan Challenge #21 – ATG

MarkerPOP #58 – ATG
*Winter Wonderland – Fussy & Fancy
*Divas by Design – ATG
*Aurora Wings #10 – All that Glitters
Shopping our Stash – SOS #181 – Red Alert

Supplies:
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; Base CS & mats are Georgia Pacific White; 

INKS:  the images were printed on an Epson WF3520 printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Chester Christmas

"Chester Christmas" provided by Rick St. dennis

I knew this image was right up my alley - the potential for sculpting is always in the back of my mind when I look thru images.  Just look at that cape and the gloves, and oh, his hair!  Yum.  And yes, I did color it green!

Aud Sentiments is challenging you to Put Your Sentiment on a Tag, and the B Team for this 2nd week has some outstanding creations!  Definitely a FUN challenge!  Check out the details and enter up to FIVE projects no later than Nov. 18... you have a chance for a prize from Rick St. dennis!

TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• A2 size base card  - Corner Chomper's 'Ticket Stub' used on all corners except the tag.
• 2nd layer is white CS run thru a snowflake E-folder with 'Weathered Wood' ink applied to one surface.
• Mat is a repeat of the base CS and the focal image is elevated on foam tape.
• Printed 4 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' the image.
• Gold foil applied to all the stars and the gold bow tied to the top of the sentiment tag.

Inside uses scraps from the front

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Art by MiRan Challenge #18 – ATG
Pile it On #45 – Special Occasion [Christmas!]
Sentimental Sunday  #232 – Fairies & Fantasy [elf] TOP THREE
Party Time Tuesday - #189 - ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Papertake Weekly – 2 or 4 legs...
Clear It Out – ATG/ Stash: 3 of the same thing [3 layers of the focal image]
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Paper Shelter #182 – Snowflakes
Inspiration Destination #7 – ATG
Really Reasonable Ribbon #106 – Winter Holiday w/ Ribbon
Crafty Ribbons #106 – Christmas Creations
Top Tip Tues – 3 or more Papers [grey weathered base & mat CS, snowflake embossed layer & the plain white focal image panel]
Jellypark Challenges – Festive/ Christmas

SUPPLIES

Rick St. Dennis

IMAGES:  The focal image is 'Chester Christmas from Rick St. dennis; 
Sentiment is SU.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; base CS and the mats are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: We R Memories /Crop-a-Dial Corner Chomper punch used to make Ticket Stub corners; Gold foil on the stars applied with Duo Glue; Snowflake Embossing Folder by Cuttlebug.

INKS: 'Weathered Wood' Distress Ink used in the E-folder; the images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny