Smile Cupcake!

It's your Birthday!
I saw this sketch at Bombshell Stamps and really liked it.  I'm using design papers (DP) from K & Company so colors coordinated easily.  Two copies of this freebie digi by Tori Beveridge were colored with Copics - then the frosting layer and the ribbon were fancy cut from the 2nd copy.  These were sculpted and elevated with foam tape over the original.  In addition to the aura around the image, I also taped off the edges of the focal image panel and then sponged in Distress Inks to create the faux frame.  Next the "Smile" was stamped & circle punched - edges inked and it was also mounted on foam tape.  Embellishments include the six "Candi" dots and the faux stitching on the strip of green DP.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:

Totally Paper Crafts - Embossing (2nd layers are "sculpted" or dry embossed from the back)
Crafty Ribbon - Love
Pile It On - Have a Heart
One Stitch at a Time #147 - Love
LEJ #37 - Stitching - real or faux (edges of green strip)
Digi Tues #194 - Favorite Color Combo (red and lime green)
Paper Shelter #96 - Anything Goes

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is a freebie called "Valentime Cupcake" by Tori Beveridge (?) I have lost track of the site; Sentiment is a self inking "Mini Word"

PAPER:  Sketch is by Kathi T Rorak (? Spelling is a guess I'm afraid); Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from K & Company, "Citronella" & Sweet Nectar" collections; base CS is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Circle is a McGill punch; "Candi" was purchased thru Blitzy

INKS: "Shabby Shutter" Distress Ink was used to create the faux frame; 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

Copica...

 This was created for  

Craft Your Passion Challenge #146 "Totally Teal"

You can see the wonderful Design Team inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday January 27, 2013 for the chance to win a prize! 

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Really like this Saturated Canary image called "Copica" with her little apron holding all her Copics!  

With the challenge being "Totally Teal", I chose my Blue-green colors first and then matched up my background papers and card stock.  After coloring the focal image, I did use the lower numbered blue-greens for the shadow around her so that the teal in her clothes would still stand out.  I added dots with my Micron Pen around her "halo" to add some sparkle to the image.
For embellishments, I paper pierced along the bottom intending to hand sew there with teal threads, but this did not look right at all, took that out and used an embossing pen to draw in the stitching and heat embossed.  Still looks wonky - but chose to keep going.  I added three teal buttons with teal waxed linen bows tied thru them and a small tag with "Create" on it.

As I usually do, I carried the left over DP inside for continuity of theme, and more importantly, to use up the scraps!  I LOVE doing that, no matter the amount, size or shape that is left - I like to use it up so it doesn't end up in the pile of scraps on my desk!

This card should be eligible for 
CHALLENGES:
Divas by Design - Make it Girlie
Everybody Art #219 - Girl

Totally Paper Crafts - Embossing (stitch line at bottom of focal image panel)
Saturated Canary #35 - Movie inspiration (Big Eyes about the painter Margaret Keane)
2 Sisters #127 - Color Challenge (blue, brown and white)
Sentimental Sunday #138 - Negative Space

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Copica" by Saturated Canary

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Studio Calico - the Autumn Press Collection; base CS is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Tab is a punch and "Create" is a self inking "Mini Word"

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Winter cold...

 I have had this image for awhile called "Mum's Quilted Coat" - been looking for the time to play with it.  I chose my background papers and CS and then chose Copic colors that would coordinatet.  I printed out two images and after coloring, I cut out the sleeve and head from one set to sculpt and mount 3-D on the base copy.  The edges were inked with three different colors of Tim Holtz' Distress Inks and then stamped very lightly with the swirl inked in the lightest color - "Milled Lavender".  Half pearls were added among the swirls for texture & to mimic snow.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:
Top Tip Tues - #93 - Fur or feathers (fur trim on the coat)
One Stitch at a Time#146 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Baby it's Cold Outside
Crafty Sentiments -Winter Fun
Everybody Art #219 - girl
Totally Papercrafts - Embossing (dry embossed - sculpted - 2nd layer)
Paper Shelter - Winter Blues
Divas by Design - Make it Girlie

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Mum's Quilted Coat" at Beccy's Place; swirl around edge is a clear stamp from "Love Friend" by My Sentiments Exactly

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from DCWV's "Winter's Magic" Matstack; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Half pearls from stash

INKS: "Milled Lavender",  "Dusty Concord" & "Weathered Wood" Distress Inks were used to create the faux frame; the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Yee-haw!

  This card was created for 

Craft Your Passion Challenge #145 "Gone Country"

You can see some wonderful Design Team inspiration on this theme HERE!

Really hope you will join us & enter your creations by Sunday January 20, 2013 for the chance to win a prize!  

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Ok - this turned out better than I anticipated when I was trying to come up with a concept.  Doodle Pantry's "Cowbird" can go either feminine, masculine or even "Metro-sexual" - LOL!  This digi set comes with digi designer paper & five word-art extras... the two seen on this card plus "Cowboy", "Much Obliged" & "Have a 2-steppin' day".  The Yee-haw is perfect for a CELEBRATION of a great accomplishment!  It's definitely versatile!  The boot seen inside is from Stampabilities.

I printed out two copies of the bird and added a sculpted 2nd head and hat on a "Wobbles" spring for dimension   As usual, all the coloring was done with my Copics.

I really like the checker border from Stampington & Co. - it seemed to mimic the DP background.and adds some detail  along with the corner punch called "Ticket Stub" by Memory Makers.  Finished with the button in "Howdy".

 

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:
Clear It Out - Warm and fuzzy (stash - buttons)
2 Sisters #126 - Celebrations (Yee-haw!)
Top Tip Tues #93 - Fur or Feathers
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time #146 - Anything Goes

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image and both sentiments are from  "Cowbird" by Doodle Pantry;  the "Old Boot" image is from Stampabilities.

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

EMBELLISHMENTS: button from stash; corner "Ticket Stub" by Memory Makers.

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Phoooey!

Arrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh!
I wanted a simple concept so I could get Thank yous out in a timely manner - but what a BUST!.  The gold is a glitter gold that is not reflected in this scan, the red is heat embossed and also very shiny - the problem came when I tried to cut out the center hole!  You can see that even though I stamped the wreath image close to the edge, the punch would not reach the center of the wreath - so I pulled out my Martha circle cutter... what a mess! I practiced several times first and then cut the circles... could not get it centered for the life of me, and after 3 or 4 cuts, I guess the blade was no longer sharp and would not give me a clean cut.  On some I kept making the hole larger and larger to try to get a clean, all the way thru cut  Heavy sigh.  I got a few good ones, and then changed my design to a whole new concept.  Not worth the effort!  Kiss that idea goodbye.

Vintage Mary...

This was created for

Craft Your Passion Challenge #144 "Vintage or Shabby Chic"

You can see some wonderful inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday January 13, 2013 for the chance to win a prize. 

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 I used a tri-fold design with an embossed image on both "doors", distress inked edges, flowers with pearl accents and lace ribbon to hint of vintage for this challenge. There are images here of the front, one door open and a close-up..
 The sentiment was handwritten.  For the sweet image of "Mary" I wanted to add some sheep and for the life of me could not find my sheep stamps!   Soooo I ended up using a sticker - for me that is a first - I'm kinda a purist when it comes to stamping.  It was a stretch for me to take up using digis.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Basic Grey #84 - Anything Goes - "Out of Print" Collection
ABC Challenge - E for Embossing - dry embossing on the side panels and the focal image is "sculpted" or dry embossed from the back.
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
PaperPlay Week 1 - Celebration - Happy Birthday!
Fussy and Fancy - Furry Friends (Do sheep have fur??)
Clear it out Challenge - Warm and fuzzy stash lace ribbon, flowers, pearls

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is a digi by Sugar Kissed Cottage

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey "Out of Print" collection; base CS is stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Flowers, pearls and lace ribbon all from stash;  sheep were stickers from stash; Sentiment on front is handwritten.

INKS: "Antique Linen" Distress Inks were used to distress CS;  the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Get Well Donnie...

This was created for  

Craft Your Passion Challenge #143 "Get Well Soon"

You can see some wonderful inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday January 6, 2013 for the chance to win a prize. 

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Love this warm plaid from Basic Grey - perfect for bear colors.  Copics were used on the bear, bottle and band-aid and a 2nd head for Donnie was made so I could use a spring mount called a "Wobble". I should have left the ears on the top head cuz now when I wiggle his head, his ears stand still!  This one is for a good friend who just broke her leg in four places!  Dang!  FOUR places!!

This card should be eligible for the following CHALLENGES:

Simon Says: Anything Goes
Divas By Design: Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday: Layers
Basic Grey #84 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything with a Sentiment

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Donnie" by Stamp Fairy; "Love Bandaid" is from JRL ? Design; the aspirin bottle and sentiment are "Get Well Shapes" from Art Gone Wild.

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

EMBELLISHMENTS: Ribbon is stash

INKS: Distress Inks were used to create the faux frame; the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly 

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Altered Art...

Craft Your Passion Challenge #142 is "Alter It"!  

with a great prize from The Robin's Nest
Creations need to be submitted by Sunday 12/30 

You can get other ideas from the fabulous Design Team HERE

This was a fun book to make... I used the sleeves from Starbucks' and other yuppie coffee cups that I had been saving with just this idea in mind for a coffee loving friend.  One end of each sleeve was sliced open so it could open like pages.  Holes were punched in the closed ends and wire binding inserted using a Bind-it-All.   And then began the decoration of the pages - I searched thru my stamps for anything connected to coffee, found phrases and quotes on the internet, used some heat and some pressure embossing, distressed all the edges - in essence whatever amused me!  I finished using twine square knots tied thru each set of punched holes on the front cover and added random tabs with words connected to the love of coffee.
Here are three of the five pages I created.  Each image was colored, fussy cut, sculpted and mounted 3-D on foam tape.

Hope you have a chance to try something creative over the Holidays - 

I know, I know!  In all your spare time!  

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Man Cake...

This was created for 

Craft Your Passion Challenge #141 

"Recipe: 3 Patterned Papers, 1 circle and 1 ribbon or twine"

You can see some wonderful inspiration on this theme HERE!

Enter your creations by Sunday December 23, 2012 for the chance to win a prize from: 

Delicious Doodles

This is "Man Cake" from Delicious Doodles - the candle is from an image called "Dancing Candles" by The Artful Stamper - after coloring the images, I fancy cut the candle, sculpted it from the back and mounted it on foam tape for added dimension.  I then made a slit at the top of the cake and inserted the candle.  I had punched a circle in the image panel and taped DP behind the panel to provide "glow" for my flame.













SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Man Cake" from Delicious Doodles; "Dancing Candles" is by The Artful Stamper

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey - "Life of the Party" Paper Pad; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Circle punch used behind flame and DP taped to back;  Blue ribbon from stash.

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Nessus... A Sympathy card for a beloved pet...

My best friend's beloved Shi-Tsu , Nessus passed away at the age of 17 recently.  

It was expected, and almost welcomed, because her old age had not been kind to her.

Inside the card I included my favorite passage regarding the passing of pets: 

We who surround ourselves with life

even more temporary than our own,

live within a fragile circle,

easily and often breached.

Yet we could live no other way - 

and cherish memory as the

only certain immortality.

from  The Once Again Prince

by Irving Townsend

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SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is by Paula Best

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey's "Oxford" ; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Gold leaf or "gilding leaf" is called "Gildenglitz" by US ArtQuest which was applied using Duo Glue and US ArtQuest's Fine Liner Calligraphic Drawing Pen.

INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Christmas Stitches...

Craft Your Passion has a new challenge calling for "Stitching - Real or Faux" and this is my inspiration card.  The Design Team has created several ideas to inspire you and encourage you to try your hand!  Go HERE to see their samples and join the challenge.

This "Crescent Santa" is one of my favorites from my Santa collection.  I colored it with Copics and added Diamond Glaze to the star and bell to provide dimension & a little bling (that shine does not show up in the photo, unfortunately!)  I added the strip of blue and white gingham and the blue layer with faux stitching.   I used blue embroidery thread to sew the tab and the image layers.  Distress Ink was used to distress the edges of the card.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is by Stampendous & Co.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from K & Company; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Tab is a McGill punch and "Happiness" is a self inking "Mini Word"

INKS:  "Wild Honey" Distress Ink was used on the edges.  The image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics: B00, 01, 02;  Y21, 23, 26, 28;  E0000, 000, 00;  R20;  C1

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Let It Snow...

Craft Your Passion is having a challenge with the theme of "Let It Snow".  For my inspiration card I chose to use this digi from Robyn's Fetish called "I'm melting for you".  I printed out two copies, colored the base snowman and on the 2nd copy, I colored the accessories with Copics.  The accessories were cut out, sculpted and then mounted with foam tape for the 3-D affect.
The background consists of three coordinating layers from DCWV's "The Winter Magic" Matstack.  Diamond glaze was added to the coal eyes and the snowflake brad in the corner as further embellishment.
You can find further inspiration for this challenge by the Design Team (Here) at Craft Your Passion.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "I'm melting over you." by Robyn's Fetish

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from DCWV  "The Winter Magic Matstack"; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: Snowflake Brad is from stash; Diamond Glaze used on the eyes.

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny

Elf Sitter...

This one is for you Muggs... 

This is the way I feel right now - dressed for the occasion, but so feeling your loss.

Started with a white base card, added a white panel embossed with snowflakes, punched out a scalloped circle, taped snowflake DP behind the punched space, added the ribbon and mounted the panel with foam tape for dimension.
Next was the Sitting Elf colored with Copics, fussy cut, sculpted and mounted with foam tape in the 'window".  Stickles on the collar and hat completed my embellishments.

SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Deacon Xmas Elf Sitter" by Bugaboo.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from DCWV "Winter Magic Matstack; base CS is Georgia Pacific

EMBELLISHMENTS: "Icycle" Stickles used on the clothing.

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

May you color with abandon, create wildly

and always, always, make what amuses you!

~ginny