Cinderella

Our challenge for the next two weeks at Stamps R Us is "there once was a little girl..." and we are being sponsored by the fabulous A Day for Daisies.  It was hard to pick but I finally chose the Cinderella image from the May 2011 release.  The whole collection is cute, cute, cute... as are all her images and I can see I will be doing some shopping over there.

The image is coloured with Copics and I've used K & Company papers from their Watercolor Bouquet collection.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Humor in High Heels set and the I used Tiara Stickles to go  around the edges. 

Be sure to dash on over to Stamps R Us and check out what the rest of the DT has created - there's some fab inspiration there.

Challenges:

Color Me Creative - image must have pleats, folds or ruffles

A Day for Daisies - pastels but no pink

Siren of Pearls

I've been fooling around trying to figure out how to merge digi files and although this is my first attempt, I'm quite happy with the result.  The images are Make it Crafty and I think they are so very cute!  The mermaid is called Siren of Pearls and I sat her on the Clam Shell.  The images are coloured with Copics and then Icovered her fins and the shell with Diamond Stickles.  The sentiment is from Whimsy's Birthday Letter Seals which I stamped onto white paper and then cut both it and another pink one using Whimsy's Double Scallop Tag Die (love the shape of this die).  The flowers were cut using a Joy Crafts Flower die and the leaves with Martha Stewart's Oak Leaf Punch.  I added some pearls for the flower centrers and some dew drops around the image, thinking they would look like bubbles.

Challenges:

Art Impressions - Make your own flowers

Deep Ocean - Use flowers

Mark's Finest Papers - Make it Sparkle

Papertake Weekly - Here comes the sun

Raggedy Girl - Adorably Yours

Today's Whimsy Stamps DT card is made with one of new June digi releases called Raggedy Girl - Adorably Yours by Kathryne of Stamp Art Design and she's such a Cutie Patootie.  I coloured her with Copics after cutting out the shape with my Nestabilities Labels Ten.  The sentiment is from the Whimsy Birthday Letter Seals set and the flowers were cut with a Joy Crafts flower die I have.  The paper is called Basic Grey Pyrus.

Ginger Beer and Sexy Jessica - Bizzy Becs Pin Up Girls

Two more cards using Bizzy Bec's digi Pin Up Girls Collection.  This image is Ginger Beer and makes a perfect 'guy card' for so many reasons... a scampy, scantily clad pretty girl and beer... and not necessarily in that order! The paper is Basic Grey's 6x6 pad called the Curio Collection and I've used the Spellbinders Labels Ten for the image.  The stars and frame around the sentiment were cut with Nellie Snellen dies.  The sentiment is Whimsy Starmps Party Mini Letter Seals which I won from the May blog hop .  I coloured the image with Copics, then added some gold stickles for the beer sparkles and covered the whole glass with Glossy Accents.  The foam was created using a Marvy Uchida Snow Marker pen I'd bought awhile ago.  Bought that pen for no other reason than that I didn't have one and was very skeptical about it working but holy cow... when you add heat, you should see that stuff puff up.  Very, very cool medium.

This card uses the Sexy Jessica image which I've also coloured with Copics.  The paper is My Mind's Eye, the scallop die is a Nellie Snellen and the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps Birthday Letter Seals.  The brads and ribbon are from my stash.  I have to say, these pin up girls make fabulous adult masculine cards... I always struggle with those but these fit the bill perfectly.
Be sure to check out Bizzy Bec's Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team have come up with because there's some fabulous creations there.  The June challenge (All About Lace) is also waiting for your entry.

Happy Dance Nesbitt

The challenge for the next two weeks at Stamps R Us is sponsored by Digital Delights and is a recipe challenge.  You need to use two designer papers, three embellishments and one image.  The image I chose to use is called Happy Dance Nesbitt.  The papers I used were all Basic Grey from the Marjolaine collection.  The sentiment is Stampin Up's Happy Everything - such a versatile set, I've used it many, many times.  The fabric buttons were another Ebay purchase but they are also Basic Grey and from the Marjolaine Collection as well.  The stars were cut with Nestabilities, as was the ovals.  After colouring the image with Copics, I added a little Glamour Dust to the stars and sponged some shading with Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint Distress Ink. 

Challenges:

Delightful Challenges - for Dad

One Crazy Stamper - Colors of the Rainbow

Cogwheel Wendy and Maid Lucy

I have two cards to post today from Bizzy Bec's digi Pinup Girls Collection.  I don't normally post two cards but with the computer woes I've been having, I am way behind on getting my DT cards up, so here you are, the first is Cogwheel Wendy.  The papers are from a 6x6 pad Basic Grey's Curio Collection  .  I used my Nestabilities Labels Two to cut around the image which is coloured with Copics.  The cogs and sprockets are Tim Holtz and the little screw brads are from my stash - I always say 'stash'... that's just another term for 'I don't remember where I got them from'!  The sentiment is computer generated.

The next card is Maid Lucy who is also from Bizzy Bec's Pinup Girl Collection.  The paper is K & Company and I used Copics to do the colouring.  The doily is cut with a Cherry Lynn die which I got from Bec's Store.  Those dies are fabulous... so intricate and they cut perfectly.  Sometimes I have difficuty finding just the right sentiment for a card but I thought this computer generated Zsa Zsa Gabor quote was just right. 

Be sure to check out Bec's Inspiration blog to see what the rest of the design team have been creating and while you are there, take a peek at the June Challenge which is All About Lace.

Winnefred Whale

It seems like forever since I've posted but I finally have internet again.  It's a bit of a jumble because I am switching back and forth between two computers but at least it is working.  Today's card is from Whimsy Stamps latest digi release and this one is Winnefred Whale from Chrissy's digis, as is that perfectly matched sentiment.  The striped paper is from Paperloft and the smaller background piece is from a 6x6 pad called the Timepiece Collection by Bo Bunny.  I coloured the image with Copics and used a white pen for the water ripples.  I was quite happy with the clouds - I made a simple little template and although it isn't too complicated or detailed, I'm happy with them.  The sparkle on Winnefred is Glamour Dust by DecoArt... man, I love that stuff!  The buttons were a fab Ebay purchase... 1/2 pound of buttons and there's such a great selection that I think I'm going to have to have more!

Challenges:

Phindy's Place - Water
Crafty Sentiments - Add some sparkle
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Tilda with Hawaii Flower - Bizzy Bec's June Challenge

 

 Hi All,

This is going to be a short post - I am having some major internet issues and have to do a quick post while at work so I cannot take too much time.

The June Challenge at Bizzy Bec's is all about lace... use lace anyway/anywhere on your project.

I used the Tilda with Hawaii Flower... love that little gal, she's one of my favourite images.  I used Copics to colour her, punched out the flowers with some EK Success flower punches and then added Stickles to her dress, the edges of all the paper, the butterflies and the flower in her hair.  You can find the Tilda, Stickles and pearls at Bizzy Bec's Online Store.

Challenges:

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with the option of using lace

Bearly Mine - Die Cuts & Lace

Mark's Finest Papers - use a 3 dimension flower

Polar Club Melt - Whimsy Digi Stamps

I have some wildly exciting news and have been busting at the seams with it for a couple weeks now - Whimsy Stamps was having a design team call for their digi stamps, I applied and was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the 11 new Digi DT members.  Wooohoooooo!

Whimsy is having a blog hop to showcase the new digi releases, which begins today and it ends on Wednesday June 12, 2011 at 12 Noon EST.  You'll get to view the new digis plus be able to meet some of the newest members of the DT.

Make sure you leave a comment as you do your hopping because there are two random blogs chosen to select a winner for a mini prize of a digi of your choice.  As the grand prize winner, you will receive 5 of the new digital stamps of your choice and....  you will also get a chance to use those new digi images as a guest designerfor Whimsy for the entire month of June!  Very cool....!

Details of the hop and the complete blog stop order are found on the Whimsy Inspiration Blog.  You should have arrived at my blog after visiting Antoinette.  Have fun and remember to check out each stop because the design team has some great inspiration for you to check out.  The images are available for purchase in the Whimsy store.  Your next stop will be Heike. 

For my card, I used KKD's Polar Cub Melt.  I absolutely love this image of baby snuggling up to mama... it's so soothing and 'feel-good'.   I used paper from a 6x6 pad of K & Company; the brads and decorative circle are Tim Holtz and the image is coloured with Copics.  The sentiment is one from Whimsy's Love Letter Seals.  Below is a close up which shows a little more detail.