Elementary

I created this card for a very special man in my life.  (I just can't believe he's turning 21 today!).

The digi image was a FB freebie from Mayzy Art and is based on the BBC Sherlock Holmes TV show.  My son and I discovered the series this past summer and watched all 4 seasons over the course of the summer.  Needless to say, we like Benedict Cumberbatch's version of Sherlock Holmes.

The image is colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out.  All of the dies I used are from Die-Versions (Happy Birthday Corner Concept, Editor in Chief font, Short Stop font).

Have a very Happy Birthday!  

Love you, Mom

Sk8tr Trix

The Sweet Petite Skateboard is another fun release from the Boys Will Be Boys release from Die-Versions.  As the saying goes: "Girls can do anything boys can do....only better!" So this fun pop up card is showing just that.

The digi image is from Mayzy Arts, is colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out.  (She's supposed to be break dancing on a sidewalk, but I had a different idea for her).  After die cutting the skateboard and coloring it with Copics, I added Glossy Accents to the board and immediately sprinkled some glitter into the wet glue.  It looks like one of those fiberglass pieces with the embedded glitter.

The trees are DV Spring Tree that I quickly colored with Copics and the sentiment is a combination of two DV fonts: Flashback (for the letters) and Middle School (for the number).

Be sure to visit the Die-Versions Blog and Facebook page for more wonderful projects from the team.

Space Family Portrait

Can you believe it's already time for a new release from Die-Versions?  The days are just whizzing by.  This release is all about Boys, Boys, Boys.

I'm debuting two of the new dies with this Space Family portrait (right now I have the Jetson's theme running through my head :-).....meet George  Jetson and his lovely wife, Jane.  His boy Elroy....)  So, seated in his comfy chair is the new Whispers Super Robot and on the left is the Sweet Petites Baby Bot.  Both of these die cuts are made from a soda can and the Die-Versions dies cut this thin metal with ease!

On the right is his "wife", Spacey, a digi image from Mayzy Arts.  She's been all dolled up with Copic markers and Spica glitter pen.  The rest of the cozy setting is a rubber stamp from CC Designs.  I've paper pieced the chair and the lamp shade and added a bit of glitter.  As you can see with the photo on the right, there is also lots of dimension.  The sentiment is a rubber stamp from Unity Stamps.  Glossy Accents was added for more shimmer.

Be sure to visit the Die-Versions Blog for more great projects using these new dies designed around boys, plus some more great Express Edges too.

You Are......A Star

Front - closed

Die-Versions has come out with some really cool dies (37 of them to be exact) for CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) this year and this easel card shows off two of them.  The first is the new and oh so fun Express Edge die, "You Are" and the second is the new font called Casting Call.

As you can see when the card is open, I've cut the Express Edge sentiment directly on top of the cardstock.  You can place these anywhere you want for lots of options.  The "red carpet" is covered with Tomato Red tincel glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  This image, by Mayzy Arts, is colored with Copics and she looks red carpet ready in her sparkly dress, which is covered with Cloud Nine glitter from SNS as are the letters in the sentiment.

You'll definitely want to check out the Die-Versions Blog for more great ideas showcasing the new CHA releases.  As soon as you see some of the other ways the team has used the Express Edges, you'll have to them too.

I'm also entering this in the following challenge: Mayzy Arts (anything goes).

Konnichiwa

Today I'm getting to share with you one of the new CHA Releases from Die-Versions, the Fortune Cookie font.   The letters are approximate 3/4" tall and would be perfect for cards or layouts.

I have several images that this font easily goes with, but I chose this digi from Mayzy Arts.  I printed the image twice so I could cut out her body and pop dot it against the umbrella for more dimension.  She's colored with Copic markers and a clear Spica glitter pen was used to highlight the flowers and the trim around her neck.

The background is recycled from an old calendar that a local Chinese restaurant handed out.  I adhered Scor-Tape to the back before cutting it to make sure that the individual strips wouldn't come apart once the strings were cut.

Head on over to the Die-Versions Facebook page to see all the CHA New Releases.  There will be 5 new fonts, one with a shadow, and a new series called Sweet Spots.  If you're a die-fanatic like I am, you'll definitely want to check these out.

I'm also entering this in the following challenge: Simon Says (no rules).

Ready to go Jogging?

Here's another fun image from Mayzy Arts that was a freebie.  Her images are really fun to color and almost put themselves together.  This cute jogger is colored with Copic markers and the image and mat are die cut using Spellbinder's Curved Rectangles (#4, #5).  I added a bit of depth to the mat by adding Distress Inks (Stormy Sky) onto the surface with a blending tool.

She's then layered with Core'dinations paper, Kraft paper, and then the card base.  I added some ribbon and a few gems (her motivation for running) and she's all set to cross the finish line.

Copics used: V93, V95, RV99, W7, E43    YR30, E50, E70, BV20 YG03, YG25, YG17    Y13, Y15, Y35, Y38, B04, B05, B06    Y11, Y26, Y28    B52, B12, B14

Mama Yoga

I discovered a new place to purchase digital images thanks to Tammy.  It's Mayzy Arts and her images are a delight to color.  Love the way she draws hair and eyes (which usually give me troubles).  This is Yoga Mama from the parenthood section, and she's colored with Copic markers.

I also used a couple of recycled items.  Can you guess what they are?  The "yoga mat" that she's sitting on is actually a piece of nubby shelf liner and the yellow background is a piece of packing material from a die I purchased that I painted some gesso on for more of a distressed look.

I'm entering this in the following challenge: Stampendous (recycle).

Lifestyle Crafts: Scalloped Oval #3 die
papers: Basic Grey (Lime Rickey), Creative Memories
Copics used: Y38, YR04, YR18 (shirt/socks)    T2, T3, T4 ( shorts)  V93, V95, RV99, W7, 100, Y11 (hair)    E15, E17, E29 (skin)    E31, E35, E37 (eyes)