Hello {Jan's Digi Shop}

Hey everyone, I have a project to share with you today using a digi stamp set from Jan's Digi Stamp Shop called Church Sympathy 604J. Although this set has some beautiful sentiments perfect for a sympathy card, I decided to use this image for a "just because" type of card.  I think the image is beautiful and can be used for lots of different occasions.

To create today's card, I printed the digital image onto vellum and then fussy cut around it.  I added a touch of color to the back side of the vellum, but was very light handed as I wanted my background to show through.

The background was created using watercolor paper,  Nuvo Shimmer Powders, and water.  I spritzed the watercolor paper with water, squeezed powders here and there, and then used my finger tip to move the color around. I wanted to keep the colors pretty intense, so I added more of the shimmer powder until I was happy with the results.

Next I adhered the vellum image on top of the watercolor panel and then added this to my die cut from a John Next Door die set (Square Scene Box).  A bit of twine added the finishing touch before adhering the focal point to the card base.

I die cut the sentiment from black card stock using a Penny Black die (Doodles) and adhered it directly to the card base.

Jan's Digi Stamp Challenges is a monthly challenge which begins on the first Monday of each month and end on the Sunday prior to the first Monday.  There will be TWO Winners chosen randomly and will have two weeks to collect their prize.  One winner will be chosen from those that submit a project using one of Jan's images and the other winner will be chosen from all the other entries.  Each winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Jan's Digi Stamps.  So come join the fun!

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Sadly, this is my last posting for Jan's Digi Stamps team.  I have known Jan for a long time and wish her all the best with all of her endeavors.  I'll miss being a part of this team.



Until next time.....

Flower Fairy {Lavinia World #10}

Hey everyone, I have a new project to share with you today featuring Lavinia World stamps.  That also means it's time for a new bi-weekly Lavinia World Challenges!

Today's project uses the following stamps:

Flower Fairy

Background Script

To start out, I stamped the Background Scrip using VersaMark onto my cardstock.  Then I brushed Perfect Pearls (Perfect Pearl) over the ink, creating my background.

Using a stamp positioner, I stamped the Flower Fairy multiple times to get a dark impression.  Since my cardstock has texture, I really needed to stamp the image several times.  Next, the image was heat embossed using Clear embossing powder.  I also colored her wings with a colored pencil.

Once I was happy with the results, I added Nuvo Crystal Drops (Autumn Red) to create berries.  Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops was added to her wings. 

I layered the focal point onto a piece of watercolor paper.  Nuvo Shimmer Powders were used to create this berry color.

The sentiment was die cut from the same dark red cardstock using a Tonic Studios die (from kit #21).

Texture was added to the yellow mat using an embossing folder.

Now it's your turn to come play with us and have a chance of winning a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World.  Lavinia World Challenges #10 ends on Oct 7.  Don't forget to check out the AMAZING projects by the rest of the Design Team!




Until next time.....

Hello Gift Pocket {Scrapy Land #122}

Hello all.  It's time for a brand new Scrapy Land Challenge!  The theme is always anything goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

For today's project, I created a card that incorporates a pocket on the front for a gift card (or money).

The following dies were used to create this project:

Poppy Stamps: Luscious Script Hello

Sue Wilson Designs: Delicate Daisies-Closed Petals

Sue Wilson Designs: Dandelion Clocks

Lil Inkers Designs: Bow-Large (any of these would work)

Little B: Circles (any of these would work)

I started out by creating my focal layer with Nuvo Shimmer Powders and watercolor papers.  (I loved this color so much that I created another card base using the exact same colors that you will see in a future project.😀)

I trimmed down some patterned cardstock to the size I wanted and then used my circle dies to create the opening in the center.  This was then adhered to the watercolor paper.  (Don't forget to only add adhesive to three of the side edges - not the top 😆.) This created my pocket for the gift card.

In order to embellish the pocket front, I die cut the large bow and then heat embossed with glittered embossing powder before assembling it.

I die cut the Daisy flower and two of the Dandelion clocks to add more pizazz to the bow's center.  Once these pieces were adhered together, Nuvo Crystal Drops (Rhubarb Crumble) was added to the Daisy center and to the tips of the Dandelion Clocks.  This was then adhered to the center of the bow after the Crystal Drops had dried.

The large die cut sentiment is perfect for any occasion.

Won't you come join us for the Scrapy Land Challenge #122?  You have until Sept 29 to upload your project for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Scrapy Land.


Until next time....

Fairy Village {Lavinia World #9}

Hey everyone, it's time for a new Lavinia World Challenges #9!  The theme is anything goes using stamped images (sorry no digis, but rubber or clear stamps are perfect).  The Winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World!

I've created this fun scene using the following stamps:

Fairy Shops 1

Fairy Chain Large

Whimsical Whisps Small

Snail Miniature

Tree Root

The first thing I did was to create my background.  I used watercolor paper and Nuvo Shimmer Powders.  These look amazing in person and I love how easy they are to use.

Then I began building my scene.  Starting with the Tree Root, I stamped it toward the bottom.  I repositioned the stamp, masked off the roots, and stamped it again to make the tree trunk longer.  Then I stamped two different shades of Whimsical Whisps to create the leaves.

Next I stamped the Fairy Shops 1 several times onto white cardstock, fussy cut them out and colored each one with Copic markers.  

I temporarily positioned the houses where I wanted them and then used my stamp positioner to stamp the Fairy Chain.  I only stamped a portion of the stamp images.  I stamped this a couple of times to get it nice and dark.  Once I was satisfied with color of the fairies, I adhered the Fairy Shops and the snail. The two houses in front are also pop-dotted for added dimension.

The backing mats were both die cut using Tonic Studios dies (Memory Book Maker, Layered Cascade die set).

Be sure to join us for the Lavinia World Challenges #9 and check out the amazing projects from the rest of the team.  You will definitely be inspired!  You have until Sept 23 😊.

Until next time.......

Dream {Lavinia World #8}

Hey everyone, today is Thursday and that means it's time for a new bi-weekly challenge from Lavinia World Challenges! Submit your project by Sept 9 for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World.  Your chances of winning doubles if you use a Lavinia stamp 😀.

I created a fun shaker card for this challenge and used the following Lavinia stamps:

Rory & Darcy Set

Cherry Blossom Tree

I started out by creating my background panel using Canvas paper (normally used for acrylic and oil paints) and Nuvo Shimmer Powder.  Using this type of paper gives it more of a handmade paper look in person.  To get this look, I heavily spritzed the paper with water and then began adding the Shimmer powders.  I then used my handy crafting tool (my finger) and moved the water and powder around.  Pretty quickly the paper begins to pill and the top layer begins to rub off.  I kept going until I was happy with the results and then I let it dry overnight.  I brushed off some of the larger pill that fell off and I left the remaining ones.  This is what makes it look more like handmade papers.

Since the paper definitely has texture, you'll want to stamp your images using some sort of stamp positioner (like the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform or a Misti) because it will most likely take more than one stamping to get full coverage.  I did need to stamp each image several times using Versafine Claire Nocturne ink.  I added the ground using a Copic marker.

Once this was completed, I created my shaker box and decorated the front using a Sue Wilson Designs nesting frame set (Noble Dies-Double Pierced Rectangles, Set B).  I wanted these to have a bit of shimmer so I heat embossed them with an embossing powder that also included glitter in it.  My sentiment is also a die cut, from Simon Says Stamp.

Now it's your turn. 😁  Be sure to check out the AMAZING projects by the rest of the team and get social with us.

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Until next time.....

Easter Card in a Box

I have a fun Easter project to share with you today.  All the dies are from The Stamp Doctor and this was so fun to create.

I used the following dies for this project:

~ Card In A Box #2 die set (follow the assembly directions that are included in the dies)
~ Egg Carton CIB (card in a box) Add-On
~ Large Chocolate Bunny dies

After putting together the Card In A Box #2 using Tonic Studios Craft Perfect Patterned papers, I set about getting all my Easter eggs ready.

Sometime back, I published a post outlining where I experimented with photo paper and Nuvo Shimmer Powders and I made a bunch of samples.  I wanted the Easter eggs to be on the glossy side, but not too glossy. I had several pieces from my experiment that would be perfect for colored Easter eggs. 

I die cut quite a few eggs, grass edges, and flowers, all from Egg Carton CIB Add-On set.  The grass was die cut from white scraps of cardstock and colored with Copic markers. The flowers were die cut from patterned scraps. (Love being able to use smaller scraps up.)

The Large Chocolate Bunny was die cut from a piece of double sided adhesive adhered to a scrap of white cardstock.  After exposing the adhesive on the front of the bunny, I covered him with Dark Chocolate Flock.  Then I added Nuvo Crystal Drops (Buttermilk, Sweet Lilac) for his eye. A few Nuvo sequins and glitter around the front panel (Tonic Studios Pure Sheen Glitter - Turquoise) add the finishing touches.

Here are what the side panels look like:

I love using the Card In A Box #2 die set because it's so versatile and can be used for any theme.  I envision using it for lots more projects in the future 😀.

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.

Just To Say {Scrapy Land #105}

🎉  Happy New Year  🎉

Can you believe it's 2019?!? It's also time for the first new Scrapy Land Challenge of the year. The theme is always Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  Here is a list of all your choices.

Today's card uses two dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs: Entwined Ovals and Tonic Studios: Just to Say (but you could use any sentiment die as a replacement for this one).

The mat was dry embossed using the 3D embossing folder from WR Memory Keepers (Geometric) and then I added the ovals (I die cut the larger one twice and layered them on top of each other) and the flowers.

The sentiment was die cut from white cardstock and adhered in the center of the ovals.

The Entwined Ovals die set also comes with the flower dies.  The flowers were all die cut from white cardstock and then a combination of two of the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse ( Peony Pink and Coral Calypso) was added to each one for color.  I die cut multiples and layered and shaped each one of them.

Nuvo Crystal Drops (Sherbet Summer) and Glitter Accents (Atlantic Drift) gives the flower centers extra color.

Now it's your turn to play along.  There are two winners for each Scrapy Land Challenge (all the details are on the Scrapy Land Challenge blog).  You have until Jan 13 to join in on the fun.

Celebration {Scrapy Land Challenge #100}

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WELCOME TO OUR 100TH CHALLENGE!!! 

The Scrapy Land 100th Challenge is finally here and all the Designers' are so glad to be sharing this major milestone with you!

We are having a CELEBRATION and YOU win the prizes!  We are so excited to share this huge milestone with you.

There will be FOUR chances to win during this 100th Challenge.  Each prize package will be a fun Mystery Box and is worth $25 (adds up to 100 - clever right😄?!?) 

The four ways you can win are:
~  1 Random Choice Winner
~  1 Designer Choice Winner
~  1 Blog Hop Winner (see below)
~  1 Additional Random Winner if reach over 100 entries (so be sure to Share with all your friends)

The Designers' theme is Celebration and we encourage each of you to join along with our theme (any type of celebration).  However, the Anything Goes theme is also an option.

We are also having a Blog Hop so you can get lots of great inspiration from our Designers.  The Blog Hop Winner will be chosen from comments left on each of the Designers' blogs and on the Scrapy Land Challenge blog. (If you have trouble commenting on the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog, you can shoot a quick email to icinganne@yahoo.com instead.)

Here is the Blog Hop order, but feel free to go in any order you wish as long as you leave a comment on each of the Designers' 100th Challenge Celebration post and on the SL Blog: (if a link isn't working, try clicking on their Blog Name to go to their Home page)

Lisa

Mary

Sherry

Jess

Tiphanie

Lori

Sherrie

Berni

Anne (you are here)

Scrapy Land Challenge

Now for a bit about my project:

For my celebration card, I created a shaker/pop-up combo by using the following dies:

Karen Burniston: Twist Panel Pop Up

Queen and Co.: Sweet Treat shaker kit

Sizzix: Bow 3D

Sizzix: Balloons Step-Up

Tutti Designs: Nesting Stars

Tutti Designs: Scalloped Stitched Nesting Circles

Die-Versions: Make A Wish Sweet Wordlets

Die-Namics: Birthday Candles (here are other options)

Spellbinders: Happy Birthday with numbers

To start off, I created several backgrounds using various Nuvo Shimmer Powders.  I had a bunch of glossy photo papers laying around and I wanted to see if these would work with the shimmer powders.  I'm so happy to say they worked beautifully.  

I used these backgrounds to die cut a number of the shapes, including the cupcake liner on the front of the card and the party banner, the candles, and the numbers and hearts on the sentiment on the inside of the card.

Here are some close-ups of the inside elements:

 If you followed the Blog Hop in order, your last stop is back to the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog to leave a comment. Or, continue along on the hop until you have left comments for each of our Designers.

Now it's your turn to play along with us and win some of these amazing prizes along the way!


We can't wait to see what you create for this Special Occasion!  It can be any style you like from CAS to mixed media and everything in between.    Just be sure a die cut from any brand that Scrapy Land sells is included on your project.  

Don't forget to Share this with your friends for additional chances to win one of the FABULOUS prizes.

Please remember to:

• include at least one brand of die that Scrapy Land sells
• include a link to this challenge on your blog post
• use the InLinkz button to add your project
• listing the brands of dies used on your project would be extremely helpful

You have until Nov 4 to join our Scrapy Land 100th Challenge Celebration.  This gives you an extra week of crafting time to upload your special Celebration projects below.

HAPPY CRAFTING and HAPPY HOPPING