Journey {Scrapy Land #84}

It's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge and I decided to create a monochromatic scrapbook layout.  I used the following dies to embellish this layout:

Frantic Stamper: Journey
Frantic Stamper: Sphinx and Pyramid
EK Success: Travel
Die-Versions: A Little Lime font

The papers are digital and are by Carta Bella (Transatlantic Travel).  I started off by printing the digi paper twice.  The first one is the base page for the layout and the second printing was so that I could die cut from it.

The "Journey" sentiment was die cut five times (four from white cardstock and once from the printed paper) so that I could get a lot of dimension.  I also used a COpic marker to darken the sides.  I could have die cut one more layer from black cardstock to get basically the same effect.  The Sphinx was die cut twice, once from the patterned paper and once from black cardstock.  I added a pop dot under his chin for more dimension.

The Pyramid was also die cut from both black cardstock and the printed cardstock for a shadow effect.  The bottom right corner is pop dotted for a more realistic look.  I chose this die as there is a glass pyramid in front of the Louvre Museum.

Le Louvre was die cut three times for more dimension (2 times from white cardstock and once from the printed cardstock) and the edges were highlighted with a Copic marker.

The geo tag, which points to Paris on the map, is part of the EK Success Travel set and was also die cut multiple times for added dimension.

I enjoyed creating this "non-traditional" layout and you will probably be seeing more in the future.  😄




Be sure to check out all the new designers' projects and then upload your own project to the Scrapy Land Challenge.  There are two winners, each of whom will receive a $10 gift certificate to go shopping at Scrapy Land.  The theme is Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  You have until March 4 to play along with us. 😀

Father Flanagan

In honor of 2012 being a Leap Year and the fact that it's time for our blog hop,  Dude Time Doodles is having a New Release Blog Leap!  It's a fun one, with four new images.   As this only happens once every four years, Father Flanagan is allowing himself a smoke and a toast to your well being.  He's always willing to send you cheers, but he only smokes on Feb 29  :-) .

My inspiration for the design was a bar that I frequented during college called Old Church.  It was truly an older church that, after many different variations, became a bar.  Therefore, the Cathedral Lace Frame (I just used the frame portion of the die) from Cheery Lynn Designs, was quite fitting for the surroundings.  The "bar" was cut with an EK Success border punch and embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder (wood grain) and the raised portions accented with Distress Inks (Aged Mahogany).  In order for it to resemble an actual bar, I decided an easel card would be best, as well as pop dotting the entire image away from the background.  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo.

You should have arrived here at Anne-Made from Ruth, but don't stress if you didn't.  The Dude Time Doodles blog hop is a circular hop - no beginning or end.  Just keep going until you have visited all of the Dude and Dudettes.  Be sure to leave a comment with each one of us as one of the design team members is the Mystery Host/Hostess and the winner will be chosen from that person's comments.  Now it's time to head on over to Dawn.  Here's a quick list of all the stops.

CG 

Ruth

Anne (me)

Dawn 

Kevin 

Michelle

Mags 

Tammy

Dude Time Doodles 

I'm also entering this in the Cheery Lynn challenge (lots of layers).

Copics used: V15, V17, V28    BV25, BV29, N9    E00, E01, E11, BV000    T0, T2    E13, E17    Y04, R14, E50, E21    G20, G24, G28, N8

Moody Girls for Reading

Monday, Monday and that means it's time for a new Digi Makeover Challenge.  The challenge this week is a color challenge:

The rules are pretty simple and are in detail at the challenge blog, but the main ones are that you must use a digi, you need to follow the challenge as stated, and you should have fun.  You don't have to use a Paper Makeup Stamps digi, but you get extra prizes if you do.


Since one of my other favorite things to do (besides making cards) is to read, I choose the Moody for Reading digi image for this color challenge.  Wonder what book she's reading today?  She's colored with Copic markers with touches of Smooch Pearlized ink on her jacket and hat and Spica glitter pens for accents.


You have one week (until Sunday, 11/27) to upload your color creation to the  Digi Makeover Challenge.  Don't forget to see all the other awesome creations by the Digi Makeup Artists (they are on the blog, or you can see the individual blog addresses on my sidebar).

Honey Do

Most households have a "honey do" list and this card is for those dudes.  Pete Plumber is from Bonibleaux Designs Digis.  I colored him with Copic markers, cut him out and pop dotted him for added dimension.  I also used a cut up rag and colorless blender to distress Pete's jeans.  The two sentiments are part of a sheet of My Minds Eye paper that I cut out and highlighted the letters with a clear Spica glitter pen. 

I used a EK Success border punch on either side and inked the edges with Distress inks.  Here's a close up of Pete and part of the sentiment showing the Spica glitter pen.

Copics used (left in the same groups as I used them): T8, T8, T10   RV99, RV93   G03, G05, G09   E000, E00, E11    E31, E35, E37, E04, E07, E09     E39, E29    B24, B26, B28    C00, C02