With Sympathy {Scrapy Land #36}

It's the third Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge.  Don't forget there is a guest designer call going on too.  The theme is Tie One On (include either a ribbon or die cut bow on your project). Plus, include any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

The dies used in this project are:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: With Sympathy

Elizabeth Crat Designs Stitched Ovals

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Garden Notes-Hydrangea

Sue Wilson Designs: Trailing Ivy

This is a sympathy card that was created using dies and Copic markers.  The focal point was created using Elizabeth Craft Designs die (Susan's Garden: Garden Notes - Hydrangea).  The Stitched Oval background (by Elizabeth Craft Designs) was die cut from white card stock and then colored with coordinating Copic markers.  I added glue around the stitches with a Sakura glue pen and covered it with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Pixie Violet velvet glitter.

A piece of Elizabeth Craft Designs shimmer sheet was dry embossed for the background piece and the With Sympathy sentiment, also by Elizabeth Craft Designs, was die cut from white card stock and then layered onto fun foam for added (and easy) dimension.

A sheer bow was added for the finishing touch.

For the inside of the card, I added a stamped sentiment from I Brake for Stamps and framed it with a Sue Wilson Designs (Trailing Ivy) die cut.  These were colored with Copic markers.

Hip Hip Hooray

One of the Sweet Spots released this month from Die-Versions is "Hip Hip Hooray".  I was in a restaurant in Franklin, TN and the first thing you see when you walk in is a sign that reads "Hip Hip Hooray - the Gang's All Here".  As soon as I saw it, I knew what I wanted to do with this new Sweet Spot.

This easel card used a lot of stamps (six in total) and quite a bit of masking, but it was fun to create.  I started off by cutting the sweet spot in fabric (just to see if it would work.  I didn't have any problems but you might if there were more intricate details.)  Then I scribbled a Spica glitter pen on the letters for a bit of bling.  Next I started stamping and masking to create my scene.  All of the images were stamped with Memento Black Tuxedo and colored with Koh-I-Nor woodless pencils for a more vintage feel.

The first stamp with the three ladies sitting in front and the man in the back to the right are by River City Rubber Works.  The man and woman image in the back on the left is from I Brake for Stamps and the trees/shrubs in the very back are by Beeswax Stamps.  The large watermarked sentiment is an older background stamp by Hero Arts and the "Happy Birthday you old bird" is retired stamp from Prickley Pear.  The rest of the sentiment was die cut from the Die-Versions Mister Micro font.

Want to see more great projects from the DV Dynamos?  Then check out the Die-Versions Blog and the DV Facebook page.

A Prayer for You

The Sweet Seahorse Whispers die is one of 19 new releases this month from Die-Versions.  This CAS card pairs the Seahorse die cut with a rubber stamp sentiment from I Brake For Stamps on kraft paper.  A double looped bow finishes the card off. 

Be sure to visit the Die-Versions Blog to see all the new dies.

If You've Got It, Flaunt It

Spring colors is the Dude Time Doodles challenge for this First Wednesday of the month.  Here's your inspiration photo and colors.

I wanted to try the Rocker cards that I've been seeing around blogland and found they are very easy to make.   I also wanted to try something a bit different for the base, so I used my Mega Italian Flourish die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The paper is by Core'dinations, so it's nice and heavy and easily stands on it's own.

Since the die is a bit lacy, I thought the Corset I image from Bonibleaux Designs would be perfect.  I created my own background by airbrushing Copic markers over a mask created from the Canadian Kaleidoscope die by Cheery Lynn Designs onto white cardstock.  For the "lace" behind the Corset, I cut out two additional Canadian Kaleidoscope die cuts, cut each one in half, and folded each of the four pieces accordion style and layered them on top of each other.

I punched holes in the Corset so I could thread the gold elastic cording, which is recycled from an old tag, through the holes to add a more realistic look to the corset.  I also used my gold Spica glitter pen to coordinate the sides of the corset with the cording.  On the inside, I die cut my paper with the Eyelet Square (#4) from Spellbinders.  I heat embossed my sentiment, from I Brake for Stamps, with gold embossing powder and added a Flourish Accent from Spellbinders.

Now it's your turn to show us how you use these Spring Colors.  Just remember, the project needs to be for a Dude and follow the theme.  You don't have to use Bonibleux Designs digital images, but we really like it when you do!  There's lots of great choices at the store.  Check it out for yourself.  You have one week to upload using the linky button at Dude Time Doodles Challenge Blog.  Be sure to also check out what the rest of the Dude and Dudettes created for you.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges: Cheery Lynn Designs (use a doily), Mark's Finest Papers (recycle), Stampendous Impressions (shaped project), SweetStamps (monochromatic).

Copics used: YG97, YG63, YG61, YG11