Dr Digi: Cake and Booze Day

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.  I decided to finally create my first pop-up card box.

I found that many template were quite on the small side.  So, after playing around a little, I created a pop-up card that is a size I liked, 5x5 1/4 when folded up.  Close enough to what I was aiming for, I'll probably play around again and see if I can get it bigger...lol.

The main image on this card is Metal Mick from Dr Digi. The 3 guitars in the background are also Dr Digi images.  Each guitar is about 1" in height and was printed and colored twice.  This way when looking from the back, it's the same as the front (I just don't like unfinished backs).

I never know where you are suppose to put sentiments on some of these fancy cards, so I made a pocket for one.  The little silver circle paper you see behind the tag, is completely around the bottom of the box.

Both sentiments are from Dr Digi's Birthday Sentiments Sheet.  This was pretty easy to create and fun.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Classic DT Challenge: #26 Anything Goes
• Cute N Crafty: #3 Birthday Theme
• Everybody Art Challenge: #428 Birthday
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #84 Anything Goes 
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes
• Stinkin' Inkers Challenge: The Guys Have It
• Unicorn Challenge: #33 Masculine

stamps: Dr Digi: Metal Mick, bass guitar, metal guitar, pretender strat, birthday sentiments sheet
paper: Recollections, Dr Digi: Skulls N Bones Halloween Backing Paper, Me & My Big Ideas: mambi
die-cuts: MFT
embellishments: 3GJ: ribbon, scrap ribbon

Lacy Sunshine: Summertime

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Lacy Sunshine inspirational post.

I love me some flowers and couldn't resist having another Sunshine image with flowers in it.  This is Rory's Black Eyed Susans by Lacy Sunshine artist Heather Valentin.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and sponged the sky with some inks.  It's hard to find Black Eyed Susan stuff, so, I got some sunflowers and tried to make them look like Susan's has much as possible.  Even the little heart background paper, sunflowers peeking through the hearts.  Just love this little girls and flowers!

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge: G is for the Great Outdoors
• CCC Digi Creations: #93 Eileen's Chlg-Anything Goes
• Cardz 4 Galz: #74 Summer Sunny Days
• Crafts Galore Encore: #52 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz: #422 AG + opt Beautiful Blooms
• Crafty Gals Corner: #168 Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack: #239 Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #84 Anything Goes
• Moving Along with The Times: #74 June Blooms
• The Crafty Addicts: #49 Anything Goes/opt Say It With Flowers

stamps: Lacy Sunshine: Rory's Black Eyed Susans
paper: Bazzill: brown: yellow, Petit Store Craft: sunflowers
die-cuts: Sizzix: flowers, branches & leaves
embellishments: the Paper Studio: La Petite sunflowers, twine

Lacy Sunshine: Geisha Romantique

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with my Lacy Sunshine creation for the new challenge over at Facebook.

This beauty was created using the new Fluttering Blossom Geisha Romantique image from Lacy Sunshine artist Heather Valentin. The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I had a stamp with Japanese writing on it, that I used for the little yellow tag sticking out.  Then, it was off to Etsy to find the right paper I needed for this card.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• CCC Digi Creations: #93 Eileen's Chlg-Anything Goes
• Classic DT Challenge: #26 Anything Goes (2/3)
• Crafting with Friends: #70 Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends: #86 Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner: #168 Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge: #6 Anything Goes

stamps: Lacy Sunshine: Fluttering Blossom Geisha Romantique, Unity: Japanese Background
paper: the Paper Studio: black & white, Kulati: Chinoisene Patterns, pink and yellow scraps
die-cut: MFT
embellishment: 3GJ: ribbon

Dr Digi: Beach Birthday

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with my Dr Digi post today.  I decided to only post every other week during the summer, with running the kids to camps and whatever else might come up.  Not that I'm not already insane, but just trying to keep up with DT work during the summer can be insane...lol.

I made this cute birthday card using SeaSide Sidney from Dr Digi.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  The background is brushed ink.  The banners are from Polkadoodles and I thought were a great match with this image.  When my older boys were in Cubscouts, I was a certified leader, so I used my skills in tying up some sea knots on the charm (I know it's hard to see from this angle).

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Always Fun Challenges: #62 For a Male/Dad
• Always Happy Birthday: Anything Goes + optional Summer Birthday
• Crafty Cardmakers: #213 For A Man/Boy
• Crafty Gals Corner: #167 Summer Colours
• Cute N Crafty: #2 Summer Theme
• Daisy Chain: #20 For The Boys/Men
• Digi Choosday: Wk 24 Anything Goes
• Dragonfly Dreams: Anything Goes
• That's Crafty: A Summer's Day Challenge
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes June 12th
• Try It On Tuesday: For the Boys
• Unicorn Challenge: #33 Masculine

stamps: Dr Digi: Seaside Sidney. Polkadoodles: Winne Starfish & Sandcastle MFT: Everything Birthday
paper: Bazzill: artisan pool, Digi Scrap Delights: Robin Sampson Beach Bliss paper, Kathartstudio: Beach Paper, the Paper Studio: white
embellishments: Bead Landing: heartlines charms & cording

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #14: Smooshing

Hello crafty friends!  This is my last post for the day, make sure you check out the other 3.  Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #14 is about "Smooshing".  I love learning these techniques and absolutely LOVED this one.  If you have never tried smooshing, it's easy and fun.

This is the simple card I made for the smooshing challenge.  I did tried on a few scrap pieces of paper first, just to make sure I got the print I wanted.  Just dab some ink colors on some acetate paper and spritz with water.  You can let them roll into the other colors and spread around.  Then you smoosh the acetate paper to the cardstock, viola.  If there is still some ink left on the acetate, you can re-dab where you want. 

Here's the inside.

If you wanted to know what colors I used for my project.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting With Friends: #68 Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown:  #394 Create Your On Background

stamps: Inkadinkado: thanks for everything
paper: Recollections, Bazzill, the Paper Studio
die-cut: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

Love To Craft! Challenge Blog #23: Fetching the Garter

Hello crafty friends!  They say June is the most popular month to get married, well, now as of 2017 they are saying it is one of 3 of the most popular months.  This is my post for Love to Craft! Challenge Blog, where it's also "Anything Goes".

I have 4 posts today, make sure you checked them out.

I was asked by my dad to create a wedding card for a spunky gal.  It just happens, I went to school with this gal and her newly husband.  My dad and this young lady, did volunteer work at the same place, that's how they knew each other.  They are always joking around with each other, so he wanted a funny card for her big spunky personality.  He picked out this image from Redonkoodles called Fetching the Garter (it's a tradition here in the states and can be quite humorous, like the groom pulling out different objects from under the bride's dress. Like everything. but the kitchen sink)  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils.

My dad was always teasing the groom, that he needed to run...and fast.  This sentiment for the inside seemed to fit perfectly.

On the back of the card, I decided to add a quote.  Marriage is not perfect, nor are you or the person that stands by your side.  It's just accepting each other in their imperfections.

Here's the card with the envelope.  Yup, I stamped another quote.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge: E=Ebony
• Brown Sugar Challenge: #279 Wedding or Party
• Crafty Catz: #419 Anything Goes with optional Black & White
• Scrap From The Heart: #22 Wedding
• The Creative Crafters: #4 Anything Goes
• World Wide Open DT: #5 Anything Goes

stamps: Redonkoodles: Fetching the Garter, Stampin'Up: Well Scripted, MFT: about Anniversaries
paper: Recollections: handmade white paper, the Paper Studio: black, white & B&W Intricate Swirls
die-cut: MFT: Fishtail Flag Stax
embellishment: Wild Orchid: lace

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #110: Marry Me

Hello crafty friends!  It's already half-way through the year....I can't believe it.  Today is my busy post day with the 3 sister blogs posting.  Sit down and be inspired.

This is my post for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #110 Marry Me, it's a month challenge for wedding, anniversary and/or engagement.

Our sponsor for this challenge is STAMPlorations.  The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate, plus there is something for the challenge participates.

Here's a CAS anniversary card I created using the stamp set Two Of Us.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.  I couldn't resist this stamp set called A Full Heart, when I saw this sentiment.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting With Friends: #68 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations: #48 Anything Goes

stamps: STAMPlorations: Two Of Us & A Full Heart
paper: SU, the Paper Studio: white
die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames

Imagination

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my last Guest Designing post for We Love 2 Create.  Thank you for the opportunity to create and have fun with the rest of the team.  This challenge is about creating with Mixed Media, so check out the other DT inspirations and beautiful projects.

Since it's the first of the month, later I will have my 3 sister blog posts.  Busy day with lots of inspiration.

This canvas will be going to a little boy who loves space, time, and policemen.  I used the new Little Dudes from Polkadoodles called Astronaut.  Usually I like to buy the whole bundles, but you can buy each little dude separately.   The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I'm really good at fussy cutting, but the balloon string I thought would really stand out if I left white on each side or made the black line thicker.  So, I cut off the string and use some leather cording, punch a hole where the string was being held in his hand.  It worked.

Here's the canvas after spraying with some inks.  The blue has some iridescent effect to it, which is kinda cool.  I used some stencils with molding paste to create a little texture to the background.  Then sprayed the molding paste after it dried.   I think it looks like a night sky, perfect for our little dude.

All the embellishments were first painted with gesso.  The metal pieces, usually I paint just a little, because I want some of the metal to show through.  The clock piece with gears, is a chipboard piece.  After I painted it with gesso, I sprayed it with the same inks.  Then I used different embossing powders to get the effect I was looking for.  Still wasn't happy, so my rub-n-dub paint came out, to rub on top of some of the embossing, along with some gold and silver paint.

Every kid needs to dream big with imagination, that's why I love this quote.  

You can also see the iridescent effect on the canvas.

I found some gems that I thought would look like stars.  **Lesson learned: read the package to make sure you get the right gems.  The black ones were flat backs, the pretty colored ones, were cones shaped backs.  I had to mix some molding paste and lots of ink to match the color of the canvas, this way the cone had something to sit into.**

Here are some of the products that I used in this project.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my canvas in the following challenges:

• Altered Eclectics: June Challenge for mixed media
• Classic DT Challenge: #25 Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge: Week #22 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations: #48 Anything Goes
• Creative Artiste Challenge: #39 Anything Mixed Media
• The Creative Crafters: #4 Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown: #394 Create Your Own Background
• World Wide Ope DT: #5 Anything Goes

stamps: Polkadoodles: Little Dude Astronaut

embellishments: Tim Holtz: alcohol ink: indigo & pool, bubble stencil, metal gears, word bands, STAMPlorations: bubbles stencil, SnipArt: chipboard, BeadLanding: found objects charms, Findings & chain, Art Minds: leather cord, Glamour Glitz: crystals, Bead Treasures: rhinestones, Embossing Powder: copper, classic pewter, granite, Jacquard: metallic gold paint, Inka Gold: platinum paint, Rub n' Buff: metal/plastic paint