Congrats {Scrapy Land #108}

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for a brand new Scrapy Land Challenge today.   The theme is always Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  There are two winners and you have until March 3 to join us.

For today's card, I used one of the brand new Triple Layer Collection dies from Sue Wilson Designs called Fuchsia.  (They are already sold out of this die at the moment, but you can see other dies in this collection here.) I now want all of them 😍.  They are so fun and easy to put together; the hardest part is deciding on your coordinating colors.

I also added the Sue Wilson Designs Basketweave die from the Background Collection. (Other dies from this collection are here.)  The Pinpoint Hearts are from Poppy Stamps.  My sentiment is by Frantic Stamper.  The mats and the card base were die cut using the Sue Wilson Designs Shadow Box Collection - Stitched Square Peg Board die.

You will definitely be seeing more projects created using these new Triple Layer dies. 😀

Now it's your turn to play along with us at the Scrapy Land Challenge.  You can create any type of project - from mixed media to CAS to layouts....anything as long as you include at least one brand of die that Scrapy Land sells (you can see all of them here).

Enjoy

Hey everyone, today I'd like to share my first post using The Stamp Doctor dies and stamps.  I created this fun card using the Coffee Cup Cake Stamp set and the coordinating Coffee Cup Cake Die set.

To start off, I stamped my cupcake, the cupcake topper, the cherry, and coffee mug with London Fog Memento ink as I wanted a "no lines" image.  After die cutting each image out, I colored them with Copic markers.

After the cupcake topper was colored, I stamped the little "sprinkles" on top using Memento ink (Rich Cocoa) and VersaMark.  I added Rose embossing powder to the VersaMark and heat set to create the pink sprinkles.   Pop dots were added to the back and adhered to the cupcake base.  The cherry was also pop dotted for even more dimension. 

Another cherry was added to the center of the mug.  Glossy Accents was then applied to the mug to give it more of a ceramic look. 

I die cut the large spoon from the Coffee Cup Cake Die set and heat set it with Silver Detail embossing powder.  To insert the spoon into the liquid, I cut a small slit with my exacto knife.

The mat was created by stamping the word Enjoy and the cherry randomly over a piece of white cardstock.  Copics give the cherries color and were used to give more color to the background.

A deckle paper trimmer was used to cut the yellow mat.  Then it was dry embossed using a Tonic Studios embossing folder (Simple Stripes).  Then all the layers were adhered together.

In addition to creating the above card, I also die cut and embellished the Card Easel Die. After die cutting from heavy cardstock, I dry embossed it with a Sue Wilson Designs embossing folder (Rambling Blossoms) and then added Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Burnished Bronze) to bring out the de-bossed areas.  There are so many different ways to make this simple die cut unique to what you want.  I see lots of possibilities 😀!

Here is what the Card Easel die looks like showcasing a card:

Love You {Scrapy Land #107}

It's Wednesday and time for a brand new Scrapy Land Challenge.  The theme is always anything goes as long as you use at least one brand of die that Scrapy Land sells and there are two winners for each challenge.  You can visit the Scrapy Land Challenge blog for all the details. 

Today's card combines lots of digital elements with my die cuts. The dies used for this card were:
Sue Wilson Designs: Shadow Box Collection - Stitched Square Peg Board
Frantic Stamper: Accessory Words #3
Taylored Expressions: Palm Tree (any of these would work as well)

The digi elements used were Tiddly Inks: Be Cool and Love Each Other Penguins and several Kathy Winters Designs (blue digi papers, sun, background palm tree, sandy island) that I've had for years.

To start out, I created the beach scene using all the digi elements using Word.  You can layer the elements and as long as your focal point is a .png (transparent background) and not a .jpeg (white background), you're good to go.  After printing out my scene, I colored the penguins Copic markers.  I also colored my sentiment (Frantic Stamper) with Copics and gave the letters an ombre effect.

All the layers were die cut using the Sue Wilson peg board die set.  I love how one of the dies actually cuts out all those little holes as well as the stitching around each layer.

I cut the front palm tree from white cardstock and then colored it with Copics.  There is also a stamp set that coordinates with this die, but I didn't use it.  I just free handed the details on the palm tree.

Now it's your turn to play along with the latest Scrapy Land Challenge.  You have until Feb 17 and it can be anything from CAS to altered art, mixed media, scrapbooking, you name it.  Just be sure to use at least one brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  We can't wait to see what you create!

The Stamp Doctor

Hey everyone,  I'm so excited to be a part of the new Freelance Design Team at The Stamp Doctor.  They DO have some amazing products and I can't wait to start showing some of them to you soon.

Happy crafting!

Turner Syndrom Awareness Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!!

Welcome to my project for the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop. 

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES.

Nineteen caring Sponsors and eleven DT Members have partnered with us to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public. For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page. Thanks for learning About Turner Syndrome. 

My TS related project uses colors from the TS official color board:

My project was pretty easy to create using various digital images and digital paper.  The focal point is a new digital stamp set created by my friend Donna Ellis. (You can find it here.) To give it added dimension, I resized and printed the butterfly a couple different times and fussy cut these out.  I added Nuvo glitter (Turquoise) to the outlines of each of the butterflies and folded the wings of the smaller ones upward.   I also added a couple lines of double sided tape along the bottom of the second layer of blue matting and covered it with more Turquoise glitter.

The sentiment is also a digital image created by Donna for the participants of this blog hop as a "thank you for participating" gift.  I changed the color to coordinate with the colors from the official TS color board. The digital paper is one that I've had for a long time and unfortunately, I don't remember who the manufacturer was.

The card base was created from a piece of glossy photo paper.  I wanted to see if you could do some of the same types of techniques on the photo paper as you could on regular glossy paper. For this one, I spritzed several different colors of Nuvo Shimmer Powders onto the photo paper and spritzed it with water.  I allowed each layer of color to dry before adding more colors.  I kept doing this until I was happy with the results.  It was so much fun, that I created a whole batch of backgrounds for future use.

Now it's time to head back to the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop page. Check the "How to Win" section to see the requirements needed to be eligible for prizes.  You'll also find who the next person on the blog hop is. 

Thanks again for joining us and learning more about Turner Syndrome.