Origami gift...

There is a new 613 Ave C  challenge starting Nov 6th:  "ATG or the optional Twist: "Scrap Your Stash".  You have the month of Nov. to show your creative talents!   For details of the challenge and for some very creative ideas from the DT's inspirational contributions - click HERE!





















I like to send money in my cards to the Grandkids... LOL, encourages them to call me!  I've started folding the bills into Origami that is specific to the person.  This one is a guitar because my granddaughter plays lead guitar in a band - I find videos on YouTube with tutorials on how to fold them.  I used an image [sent as a gift by my dear Canadian friend, Corina.  No source info available.] that appears to have her hand extended to hold the instrument.
The A2 Z-fold card base was decorated with scraps of DP from my stash to meet the optional twist of this challenge.             

Create wildly and color with abandon!

~ginny

CHALLENGES:
Gem of a Challenge - #21 – ATG Always
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG Always
Crafty Sentiments – Fancy Folds TOP 3
Penny's Challenge #454 – ATG Always
Simon Says Stamp Wed - ATG
AYLI: As You Like It – Fave DP & Why [I am drawn to Primary Colors & Bold designs - if I need something subtle I tend to make my own background so the color is spot on and the design is non-descriptive]
Sweet Stampin' - Celebrations
Catch the Bug - Bugaboo – ATG
Aud Sentiments - #238 – ATG + Sentiment
Crafty Creations - #401 – ATG Always
Crafty Hazelnut's DP Challenge – Always ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #117 – ATG Always

If the Shoe Fits...

Can you imagine having your birthday on Halloween and growing up with your whole world dressing up and celebrating by having home after home give you free candy?  Barb, my friend, you were a lucky little girl - and no wonder you grew up loving witches!


The legs with witches' shoes are from a Stamps Happen rubberstamp.  The sentiment is a freebie from Ginger's House which was die cut with Spellbinder's Celebrations "Tag That".












I colored the image with Copics, fussy cut the legs and mounted them on foam tape to elevate them.  The purple CS on top was cut in two and elevated to give the appearance of a stage and curtain or wall hiding the rest of the witches.  

The inside sentiment is by Penny Black.

Envelope

I hand drew the web and the spider on the envelope.  I will use an address label stuck just below the web's center to mail this.

Spider's Red Jewel

CHALLENGES:
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG Always
Crafting From the Heart -#178 ATG Always
Incy Wincy Designs – Let's Celebrate
Addicted to Stamps & More - #263 – Holiday
Crafty Sentiments – Halloween/Fall TOP THREE
Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #324 – If the Shoe Fits TOP THREE
Penny's Challenge #348 – ATG TOP THREE

Fab & Funky #366 – Word Art Crafty Creations - #352 – ATG Inspiration Destination #135 – ATG

Oddball Art – ATG  Top Three #2
Pile it On #135 – Fantasy
Crafty Girls Creations – #40 - ATG Always

Create wildly and color with abandon!  
~ginny

It's been RUFF!

I recently bought a great collection of 'Get Well' images from AI Clear Stamps - "Doggie Kisses Set" by artist Bonnie Krebs.   Definitely one of my current favorite sets with cute images and wonderful related sentiments.

 I colored the image with Copics and drew in the doggy pillow with a neutral grey for him to rest on.  Slippers were dotted with a blending pen to give the impression of fuzzy material.  The three dots are Enamel Dew Drop Stickers from Freckled Fawn.  Add a narrow, white grosgrain ribbon tied in a knot and I have a reasonable "feel better" wish for a man.

The best part was the inside sentiment!

Copics:
Dog E40, 41, 43
Bear E97, 99
Pillow Bed C00, 01, 03
Slippers BG13, 15











Challenges: 
Through the Craftroom Door – ATG Always

Crafty Sentiments – ATG  TOP THREE
Shopping our Stash L:13  SOS #306 – Dude  TOP FOUR
Everybody Art Challenge #404 –  ATG

Penny's Challenge #332 – ATG  TOP THREE

As You Like It – Fave Reason to make Cards & Why [To stay in touch with friends]
Inspiration Destination - Fave Reason to make Cards & Why

Oddball Art – Mother Love/ ATG

Incy Wincy Designs - ATG
Crafty Creations - #343 – ATG

Fussy & Fancy #189 – Pets Crafty Girls Creations – #37 - ATG Always Scrapper's Delight #67 – ATG Always

Create wildly and color with abandon!
~ginny

Fairy History...

 "The Enchanted Professor" can be
found here at The Paper Shelter

I have four grandkids who LOve school!!  So this qualifies in my opinion for "Fall Fun" - the latest Aud Sentiments challenge.   The sponsor provides 2 images for the DT to use - or we can use a TPS image from our files if we have any - and that is what I chose to do here.  You have one more week on this challenge to enter up to 5 projects for a chance at the prize.  Take a look at what the other DT have done - it is really interesting to see how an image can be used so many different ways.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• "The Enchanted Professor" is from The Paper Shelter.
  
• For the focal image I used Paper Tole Technique to 3D it.  I printed 3 copies, colored them with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted' [this is dry embossing the image from the back with a large ball tool].  The layers were both glued & elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.
• The quote is actually not by Carl Sagan, but by Sharon Begley  according to The Quote Investigator:  "...based on current evidence Sagan did not create this quotation. Instead, the reporter Sharon Begley constructed the phrase. The quotation has been ascribed to Sagan because the passage at the end of the 1977 Newsweek profile article has been misinterpreted."  Either way, I find the quote quite delicious and sooo appropriate and I hope it inspires the grandkids!  

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• DP used is from "7 Gypsies" and Tim Holtz'  "Ideology". 
• Inside layered with paper scraps left from the front.  Finished the 'frame' by drawing lines reminiscent of the wide lines used for kids to practice their penmanship - and then wrote the sentiment & reason for the card.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• The square Copper Brads are from stash.  
• The ruler is cut off one of the DP sheets.
• Diamond Glaze used on his glasses.

INKS:

• "Old Paper" Distress Ink used to ink all the edges & the pages of the book.
• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Sweet Stampin' – School Days

Art by MiRan Challenge #39 – ATG

Robyn's Fetish #279 – Use Square Cards 

Crafting from the Heart #75 – ATG Always WON a DT Favorite

Sisterhood of Crafters – Back to School

Papertake Weekly – ATG/or Upcycle-Recycle

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always

Crafty Sentiments – School TOP 3 

Paper Shelter – #217- Embossing of Any Kind [dry embossed the image - see explanation above]

Fab & Funky #271 – Doodle a frame or Hand Written Sent. [See inside - hand wrote the sent. & drew the lines to finish the frame]
Inspiration Destination #49 – ATG

Lacy Sunshine #66 – Back to School

Sweet Stamps #237 – Anything Goes

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

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Nutcracker Tag/Bookmark...

"Nutcracker Prince"
from Aurora Wings

613 Ave C's latest is Anything Goes with an optional twist of "Create Your Own Challenge" using this fun little chart by Kathi Silvi:

I chose to use a Tag, Christmas and Gold/Metallic as my three items and then scored this great image from our sponsor - Aurora Wings to showcase.  You have one week till Sat, Sep 5 to put something together (in either category) for the challenge.  If you need some inspiration - you should see the projects of the incredible team that Chana and Kathi have put together!  

My intent is to use this as a tag/bookmark for a gift of a book at Christmas.  But a moment of candor... does anybody else think his boots look like they are on backwards?  It's my coloring of the highlights I'm sure.  Back to the drawing board to figure out how to change the light on the toe of the boots - LOL!  Coloring is such a long learning process of trial and error - and I have to figure out how to turn his feet to the front again!  Now I can't look at him with out seeing that.

 PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• "The Nutcracker Prince" has been graciously provided by Aurora Wings for me to showcase for this challenge.
• Sentiment is from a set called "Ink-It"

  

  If you like this image you
  can find him HERE.

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Blue twine used for the Blanket Stitch along the edge & to tie around the ribbon snippets are all from stash.
• Metal stars from stash.
• Duo glue and gold foil used on his costume.
• Sentiment punched out with SU Punch.

INKS:

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

This project should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Sweet Stamps #236 – Anything but a Card

Crafting from the Heart #74 – ATG Always

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always

Crafty Sentiments – Bookmarks Top Three

Papertake Weekly – Pick theme [Color: blue & Technique: distressed]

Sugar and Betty's Challenge  – Aug ATG

Simon Says Wed – ATG

Inspiration Destination #48 – ATG

Art by MiRan Challenge #39 – ATG

MarkerPOP #76 L:10– ATG

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