Card Design: Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge...January

 

Hello and happy weekend!  I'm popping in tonight to share my entry into the Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge.  It is a brand new year of progressive challenges.

This month we got to work with the following sweet image...

What an adorable image!  And, another cat for my collection!   Everyone who played along in last month's challenge received Love You Kitten for free. If you decide to hop on and play along in the Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge, then you can purchase this digital by clicking HERE (or on the watermark above to head to its location in the store). This way you'll receive next month's digital stamp for free.

Here are my card and details...


FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• Love You Kitten:  You can find this image in the store.  Details above.  This image was coloured in with Copic Markers.  The ground was added in with coloured pencils.

Embellishments: 

• The foam hearts are Crafts brand and were purchased at Dollarama.

INSIDE

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• The sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC.  For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the new store.

OVERALL 
Paper Products: 

• Card base: Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.
• Patterned Paper:  Scrap from Recollection's All Girl paper pad.
• Matting:  Michael's open stock scrapbook paper. 

 
Challenges I am entering: 

• Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge

 
Other challenges I hope to enter... 

***Please note that if the word verification appears, ignore it and simply click the 'publish' button***  

• http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ -- Always Anything Goes
• http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ -- Wonderful Wednesdays: Always Anything Goes
• http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ (UL) -- Always Anything Goes
• http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/  -- Anything Goes (hand coloured)
• http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ -- (3E) -- Always Anything Goes
• http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -- (papercraft only) -- Anything Goes

Well guys, that is it for this one. I'm hoping to get my final progressive card created this week and I'm also hoping that I will get this month's Wonderful Wednesday post done so I'll see you all again real soon!

Until then,

I'm Sponsoring...The Creative Moments Challenge Blog

Oopsies, I thought I had this scheduled to come out yesterday...Apparently not!

It is time to announce my latest sponsorship!  I'm thrilled to once again be sponsoring the fabulous Creative Moments Challenge Blog during 2016.  

The current challenge started yesterday and the theme is Anything Goes, with the optional twist of Let it Snow.  The challenge is approximately two weeks long and ends on February 2nd; so, that gives you lots of time to participate.  I had lots of snowy goodies that the team could choose from and I can't wait to see what they came up with!
 
To keep with the snowy theme I have decided that the winner can choose a total of 30 papers: i.e. two sets of twelve + one set of six; or five sets of six; OR a total of 24 papers and two sentiment sets within the Winter or Christmas theme portion of my Design Preview Page.

I hope that you'll consider playing along in their challenge.  To help provide some incentive, I am offering up a brand new word art freebie that I created for the challenge.  Since the theme is Let it Snow, so is the freebie...

To grab this sentiment click on the download link above to be taken to a download location.  In the zip folder you will find a copy of the sentiment, its preview sheet, the credit information and my terms of use which are standard to all my folders.  This creation is in png format and published at 300 dpi.   

You can find out all the details you need to enter the challenge over at the Creative Moments Challenge Blog.  To head to the main challenge blog, click HERE.

Until next time,

Card Design: Imagine That...Party 'Til the Cows Come Home

Hello there!  Last week I shared with you all the New Release Giveaways that Kris announced over at the Imagine That! Digis by Kris blog and today I just posted the Winner Announcement over there. I also shared a digital card showcasing one of the new releases.  Ummm....I lost my address book in November which means none of my Christmas cards were sent and now I'm scrambling to get some New Year's cards made to send to a few people that I've found addresses for.  Eegads!  This is not good.

General Info: 

• This card has been created 100% digitally and then layered in a poster mockup.  I will print it out and assemble it a later date.
• I have used a sketch from From the Heart Stamps.

FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• From the Party til the Cows Come Home BUNDLE:  I love this fun image!  While I made a New Year card it is versatile for lots of ideas!!  Click on the watermark below to find its location in the store.

 INSIDE

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• This fab sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC.  For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the new store.

OVERALL
Digital Paper Products: 

• I used two of the papers from the Party til the Cows Come Home BUNDLE. 

Digital Embellishments: 

• The scalloped circles were created with a template from Marisa Lerin, a designer at Pixel Scrapper. 
• I have applied shadow layer styles to give each element some depth.  This style is courtesy of Sheila Reid, also with Pixel Scrapper.   

 
Challenges I am hoping to enter... 

• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes
• http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Your First Initial (My first initial is L and I used Layering, there are also Lines everywhere)
• http://ttcrd.blogspot.ca/ (2E) -- Always Anything Goes (1st entry)
• http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.ca/ (1E)  -- Anything Goes
• http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes
• http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ -- Anything Goes
• http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.ca/ (2E) -- Always Anything Goes (1st entry)

If you happened to participate in any of the giveaways, you can find the winner announcement over at the Imagine That! Digis by Kris blog by clicking HERE.

don't forget

Our colouring contest is still going.  You have until January 31st to enter!  We want you to break out all your favourite colouring tools--markers, coloured pencils, watercolours, chalk or any colouring tools you enjoy working with and start colouring your way into some prizes.

You can hand colour any digi you'd like from ANY company. Then, once you have coloured up your image, snap a photo or scan the image and link it up to our contest linky.  We just want to see your hand coloured image--you DO NOT need to make a full card.

So, pop over to the original post which you can find HERE to find out all the details!

Well folks, that is it for this one.  See you all again soon! 

Until next time,

Card Design: Scribbles Designs Challenge #37...Have A Heart!

Hello and a very happy Friday to you all.  Today marks the start of the newest challenge over at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog.  

This time around, for Challenge #37, the theme is Have A Heart!  Do any of you remember the old song by Eddie Fisher called 'Heart'? Of course, I personally wasn't around in 1955 when it came out but I definitely remember it on the airwaves, especially during the old Saturday night radio shows in the 80s that focused on music from the 50s and 60s. The first two lines of the song which are repeated often throughout, are:

"You've gotta have heart, All you really need is heart"

Well, with Valentine's Day around the corner, we thought that this challenge would be the perfect occasion to create a project with a heart or hearts featured in a prominent way. The heart could be the whole image itself, or just part of it, part of the papers you use or they could show up in your embellishments. "You've gotta have heart, All you really need is heart!" We look forward to seeing what form yours takes!

In order to participate in our challenges you DO NOT NEED TO USE A SCRIBBLES DESIGNS IMAGE on your project but you must follow the monthly theme and the other rules that have been established for our particular challenge blog.  You can find them, along with the prize information, listed in the right hand sidebar of the challenge blog.  This challenge will end at 9pm PST on February 14th.
 
You can purchase your Scribbles Designs images HERE and there is a free image over on the challenge blog as well to help get you started.  Also, be sure to check out the special Freebie Friday posts as it is another great way to build your Scribbles Designs collection.
 
To help inspire you, I have created a sweet card for my sweet hubby!

Here are my card and all the details..


FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• #928 Love Letters: Now this image has heart!  Please click on the name or watermark to find this image in the SD store.
• The image was mostly coloured in with Copic markers.  The area behind the stamp is paper pieced with one of my papers (details below) and the envelope was paper pieced with a paper from Cruzine's Designs.  The image was fussy cut and affixed to the front.

Embellishments:

• I used some Crafts brand satin fabric hearts purchased at Dollarama.

INSIDE

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• This awesome sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC.  For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for more awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store.

OVERALL 
Paper Products: 

• Card base:  Michael's Recollection's cardstock, white.
• Matting:  Recollection's cardstock, Soda Pop collection.

Digital Paper Products:

• The paper I used for the background is from my Heartland Mini Set available for purchase HERE.

Challenges I am hoping to enter... 

• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ (5E)-- Anything Goes
• http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes
• http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au (3E) *handmade* -- Anything Goes
• http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ -- Anything Goes
• more to be added...

So put on those thinking caps and design a project that fits our theme. If you need some images to help you out you can check out all wonderful ones that are in the Scribbles store. You have an entire month to enter at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog, so I hope to see you there. If you have some time I invite you to go and check out the wonderful inspiration offered up from my colleagues on the DT. We always look forward to seeing what you come up with for each month's theme!

 Until next time,

Current Events at Imagine That! Digis by Kris

Hey Peeps!  I'm popping in today to let you know what is going on over at the Imagine That! Digis by Kris blog.  It is a brand new year with lots of fun planned!  Here is a peak into what is taking place right now...

COLOURING CONTEST

First up we have a colouring contest going on during the whole month of January!  Yep!  You read that correctly! A colouring contest.  We want you to break out all your favourite colouring tools--markers, coloured pencils, watercolours, chalk or any colouring tools you enjoy working with and start colouring your way into some prizes. 

You can hand colour any digi you'd like from ANY company. Then, once you have coloured up your image, snap a photo or scan the image and link it up to our contest linky.  We just want to see your hand coloured image--you DO NOT need to make a full card.

So, pop over to the original post which you can find HERE to find out all the details!

NEW RELEASES

Kris also has some fabulous new sets in the store.  Check them all out!

Clicking on each of the above watermarks will take you to their location in the store.

GIVEAWAY

Want you chance to earn one of the above mentioned sets?  Well make sure that you check in over at the Imagine That! Digis by Kris blog throughout the day today, Saturday Jan 9th, as there will be three separate posts spread throughout the day, each post giving you a chance to win these sets.  You can find the first giveaway HERE!

Well that is it for this one.  Have a great weekend!

Until next time,

Card Design: Pattie's Creations Challenge #118...Fun in the Snow (MUST have SNOW in the IMAGE)

Hello to all you lovely people out there!  I'm here today to announce the next challenge over at Pattie's Creations Design Challenge.  This time around for Challenge #118, the theme is Fun in the Snow. In many parts of North America and other parts of the world, the ground is covered in snow.  In celebration of the winter season, this month we want to see snow somewhere in the actual digital image of your card.  Adding snow papers or extra snowflakes is fine, but in order to qualify for the prize, the image itself must have snow in it.  

Here is my card, I hope that I haven't forgotten any important details:

General Info: 

• Okay so I know that Christmas has JUST passed but it is NEVER too early to get a start on next year's Christmas cards so I am doing just that!
• For the front of my card, I took two of Pattie's fun winter images and merged them together to make a scene.  I just thought they went so well together.  Even the snow mound under the mailbox lined up with the snow mound next to Pattieboop! Then I just duplicated some of the snowflake from one of the images and added them to have a complete snowy scene.

FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• Pattieboop Winter Snowflakes:  Such a composed young lady. You can find the image in Pattie's Etsy shop by clicking on the name or watermark linked below.

• Christmas Mailbox:  Such a great versatile image. It can also be found in Pattie's Etsy shop by clicking on the name or watermark linked below.

• These images were coloured in digitally using a variety of techniques including layer styles and paper piecing.  Credits include:
• Layer style used on fluffy bits of Pattieboop's outfit (also on border used behind image):  Eyeinspire 
• Layer style used on snowflakes and front sentiment:  Marisa Lerin, Pixel Scrapper
• Layer style used on snow: Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper
• Metal patterns used on Mailbox and poll:
• Paper piecing on envelope:  Cruzines Designs (through Deal Jumbo)
• Paper piecing on hat and sweater: one of my own
• Pattern used for clouds/sky background:  Lebouef  

Digital Sentiment Details:

• The 'Happy Holidays' sentiment I used is from the "Happy Holiday Season" Vintage Image Transfer and Word Art Set created by Paulette from Create with TLC.  Click HERE or on the watermark below to head to its location in the store.

Digital Embellishments: 

• The border is made with a template created by Marisa Lerin, Pixel Scrapper.
• The buttons and string are assets created by Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper.

INSIDE

 Digital Image Details: 

• Christmas Lights:  This string of lights was the perfect set up for the sentiment.  It can also be found in Pattie's Etsy shop by clicking on the name or watermark linked below.

• The image was coloured digitally. 

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• One I created for this card.

OVERALL
Digital Paper Products:

• The paper used as my background is from my mini Snowfest kit.  

   
Digital Embellishment Details:

• The shape used for matting in behind the image and sentiment were created with basic shapes in Photoshop Elements.
• The shadows to give each element some depth were created with layer styles from Sheila Reid, Pixel Scrapper. 

Challenges I am hoping to enter...

• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ (5E)-- Anything Goes
• http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes
• http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au (3E) *handmade* -- Anything Goes
• http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ -- Anything Goes
• http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes:  Christmas
• http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes:  Christmas
• http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- ???

You have until February 4th to enter our challenge which should give you lots of time to get a creation done.  Remember the theme is Fun in the Snow but you MUST have SNOW in the IMAGE you use.  I really hope that you will be able to join us. Don't forget that along with all the typical rules that apply to the majority of challenges out there (please click HERE to become familiar with all the rules), you MUST USE A DIGITAL OR STAMPED IMAGE to qualify for the drawing (unless stated otherwise). We would absolutely love to see you use a Pattie's Creations (PC) image on your card, but you are allowed to use other images. If you do use a PC image, you will gain an extra entry in the draw and will have a better chance to WIN! You can enter twice per challenge and of course MUST follow all the challenge requirements that are posted for each challenge. Easy Peasy right!

Pop over to the challenge blog and check out what my fabulous teammates have offered up for inspiration.  Oh and don't forget...Pattie offers up a new freebie the first Friday of the month and it will remain up for approximately two weeks; so, be sure to pop over and check it out as well!

Until next time,