Princess Who Kissed a Frog

 

 Well, I had internet issues yesterday and spent all afternoon without it.  What a waste of time... I finally started checking cords and cables and be darned if one wasn't loose so it was a simple fix after all.  'They' always say... make sure it's plugged in, check your connections and then re-boot so yes, when I remembered to it it, it was not a big deal after all.

I found this little gal over at Saturated Canary and had some time yesterday to build a card.  I like it when a card just falls together without a lot of stressing about papers, embellies, etc and that's what happened with this one.  I found a great sketch over at Sketch Saturday:

 

The name of this digi is Princess Who Kissed a Frog - I have bought a few of her images and must get busy and get them done up.  The flowers are some I've had in the stash forever and I pulled the centers and added the pearls.  The little leaves are from a new CC Designs die call Leafy Branch which I purchased from All That Scraps - this little die cuts beautifully and I was so impressed .  Sometimes the fine, intricate ones are hard to use but the paper pulled away easily with this one plus their shipping was very reasonable so I will be shopping there again .  The sentiment is from Stampin Up's 'So Happy For You' set and then cut with one of the Spellbinder's Labels Trio dies  and the ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The papers are from a Prima Sweet Fairy Collection pad and then coloured the image with Copics.

Colours Used:  Hair E43, E33, E35;  Skin E11, E00, E000;  Dress R81, RV10, RV000;  Frog YG63, YG61, YG11

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday

Saturated Canary - dies and punches (no pic but I did use a corner rounder punch on the inside of the card)

Mark's Finest Papers - birthday cards

Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts plus a sentiment

Ahoy Matey!

 Cold, cold cold... apparently we are now paying for the wonderful unwinter-like weather we've been having for the last 2 months because what a blast of old-man winter we've had for the last couple of days!  All the more reason to stay inside and make some cards!  

It's been awhile since I've posted but I have been busy and do have some wildly exciting news to share with you.  Denise from Whimsy Stamps asked if I would be interested in joining her magazine staff designer team as one of the two new positions which would  feature digi stamps for Whimsy Stamps Inspirational Magazine.  Would I?  Really?.... you bet I would!  So that is what I've been doing with my time... digging in and getting some projects ready for my debut (hahahha... it's like being a movie star!)

Okay, time to get to the card - this one something I'd done awhile ago for our grandson's 3rd birthday but hadn't got to posting it.  He likes pirates so of course he should have a pirate card to go along with his loot and birthday treasures.  I merged Mo Manning's Pirate Stuff (the palm trees) and her Captain Hugh into Make it Crafty's Treasure Map.    For the front of the card, I used only the scroll portion of the map and pulled in the scene and little pirate.  The complete treasure map was for the inside of the card and it was perfect because there was plenty of room on the bottom of the scroll to write his birthday wishes.  The lettering was done with two colours of sparkly paper using a set of alphabet dies I have had forever.  The image was coloured with Copics, the lock embellishment is Tim Holtz, the paper was from the pile I hoard and the sentiment computer generated.
Challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion - use polka dots (mine is the paper)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Sparkling &/or Glitter (the lettering)
Scrap Creations - use die cuts (lettering & number)
Partytime Tuesdays - Happy Birthday projects or cards
Stamp n Doodle - Birthdays
Crafty Cardmakers - no floral embellishments

Winter Fairy

 

 Here we are, the first day in 2012 and I wish you all the best in this new year!  

My first post for 2012 is a Wee Stamp from Whimsy Stamps called Winter Fairy.  I adore these stamps - they are so sweet and pretty, each and every one of them.  I coloured the image with Copics and added Soft Flock to the fur on her jacket and boots plus some pink Soft Flock on the earmuffs.  The snow is Flower Soft and a little glamour dust is added to her wings.  The papers are from Bo Bunny's Snowfall collection and snowflakes were cut with Martha Stewart punches.  The sentiment is from Whimsy's Letter Seals set... I can't tell you enough how much I like their sentiments, so versatile and perfect for almost every ard!.  The hearts are a Whiff of Joy die cut and the pearls are from the stash.

Challenges:

Mark's Finest Papers - Use a snowflake

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers - Snowflakes