Digital Tuesday Creation ...

I'm still trying to get my mojo jump started so I'm trying a new challenge today. Today my creation is for the Digital Tuesday Challenge and we were asked to do Winter Scene Images using lots of Dazzling Diamonds (Diamond Dust) for Snow. You are to use a digi image also. That is the part I nearly forgot!!!!!


I first made this card using a Sugar Nellie image (see insert) then when I was finished, I realized I was to use a digi image so gently took the Whiff of Joy off and added this fun loving snowman by a NEW digi image designer ... Tanya (Stawnies - Stamps by Tanya). Tanya has a couple other blogs you might be interested in ... links are on the sidebar of her stores blog.

I created the background by using a large sponge pod and various blue SU inks and smeared them back & forth half way down the piece of paper. Then I stamped the moon using another large sponge pod & white craft ink & embossed with silver pearls embossing powder. The pine trees is a stamp by Stampscapes (150E-pine row). Next I tore strips of white card stock, stacked them ... then used Martha Stewart craft glue and Twinklets Diamond Dust to create my snow. For my snowman, I colored him using Prismacolor Markers, cut him out with a Fiskars swivel craft knife then added the glue/diamond dust.

So what do you think??? I think he's pretty cute and makes me want to go outside an build my own snowman!! Yes, we have enough snow to be able to do this and they are calling for more this coming weekend ... joy, joy!!

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate you taking the time!!

Penny's Challenge #14

Are you ready for another FUN-FILLED Penny's Challenge??? Today we are to use a WINTER THEME and a recipe of RIBBON & SPARKLE. See, I told you it was a FUN challenge!!

I purchased this image last year and thought it was the perfect time to "get it dirty"! First I created my A-6 size base card from Whisper White cardstock and stamped it using Soft Sky blue SU ink and AMuse snowflake stamp to create my background.

For my main image panel, I stamped this Serendipity image onto Whisper White cardstock with Versafine black ink. Punching a circle with my Creative Memories circle punch, I adhered it temporarily to create a moon in the sky. Then using a sponge applicator, I swiped back & forth using 1st - soft sky ink, 2nd - not quite navy ink and 3rd - versafine black ink. Removed my circle piece and there was a MOON in the evening SKY. Next I used green & brown Prisma pencils to do a little coloring on the trees and buildings. Lastly, I dabbed over the sky and the building roofs with a Quickie Glue pen and Prisma Glitter.

For added sparkle, I used red-line sticky tape on the top & bottom of the base card and added PKGlitz "meadow green" gliter glitz. (sorry it looks black in the photo) My ribbon is by Offray, purchased as Michael's last holiday season and the bow was created with the "Bow Easy" which I purchased from Sharon Johnson's Store. For the sentiment I used "Happy Holidays" which comes from the Stampin' Up "Frosty" set.

I truly enjoyed creating this card today and I hope you are inspired to play along in our challenge. Please be sure to check out my co-team members blogs for more inspiration. You can find links to their personal blogs on my sidebar. Remember ... once your creation is completed, be sure to go the Penny's Challenges Blog and add a DIRECT LINK to Mr. Linky! Your creation may be chosen as the "FEATURED PROJECT"!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today ... I always enjoy your visits!!

Stamp Simply #69 - It's Still Winter!

Today's challenge over on Sharon Johnson's blog (notimetostamp) is to make a WINTER card. Not too difficult to work on when you look out the window here in NE Ohio ... The snow is falling ever so softly ... it's a trick, we're in for a big winter storm with LOTS of snow!!

Here is exactly how Sharon worded her challenge: IT’S STILL WINTER — Yes, it is still the heart of winter, so let’s pull out those snowflake and snowman stamps now that they’ve had a little rest since Christmas. Make any type of card that says WINTER — and if you can do that without using a snowman or snowflake, all the better!!! Anything WINTER is what we’re after!!! Can’t wait to see what you all do — again, keeping it simple, if possible!!! Have fun!!!


I decided to do 2 styles of a WINTER card. The first card is your typical winter card using snowflakes & a snowman. I had several scraps laying on my worktable so I decided to try and incorporate as many of those "scrap" elements as possible on this one card.



The image is from the Crafty Secrets (Seasonal) booklet and the Thanks so much sentiment is from the Crafty Secrets (Glamour Girls) set. The piece of red cs was bordered using the Martha Stewart (doily lace) border punch. The background paper is from the DCWV (winter) pack and the base card is whisper white which I sponged using some Ranger (antique linen) distress ink. I also did a little sponging on the designer paper. The "dots" border were made freehand using a ZIG crimson marker. The felt snowflakes are by Creative Impression and are popped up with pop-dots for a little extra dimension.


The 2nd card was a very simply made card. The background was made by using a cotton ball and running blue chalk over a piece of white cardstock then double stamping the trees using the "Lovely As A Tree" set by Stampin' Up. The image is a Cotton Scrap (Winter) by Crafty Secrets which I faux stitched using the zig-zag stamp in the Crafty Secrets - Sew Special set. The matting is hunter green cardstock and the base card is a pre-made white A-6 card from Michael's (valu-pack ... 50 cards/envelopes for 5.99). The only accessory I used was an "end of the roll" piece of brown gingham ribbon from Michael's.


Thanks so much for stopping by!

Penny Black Fun ...

I was introduced to this blue cardstock with fine ribbing by a friend and what an easy, fun creation you can make by just stamping and coloring with a white Prisma pencil!! A while back I stamped off several of these two Penny Black images onto one sheet of this blue cs and colored them in with the white pencil then never got back to creating the cards with them. Well I must have been mentally waiting until I had purchased my SU Top Note die cut because it worked perfectly for these cards.

The color of this "special" blue paper matches perfectly with the SU Blue Bayou paper so that is what I coordinated it with. The only other cs I used was Whisper White and Basic Black. The card in the very front actually uses the negative space to the die cut used on the card to your left. (You can click on the image for a larger view). The card on your left was matted with a panel of blue bayou that I ran through the cuttlebug using the snowflake folder. The card in the back right was done on Whisper White which I bordered with red-line tape and prisma glitter (though it doesn't show well in the photo). I matted the die cut with blue bayou which I cut out using a swivel craft knife.

These two cards uses another Penny Black image which was stamped and colored in the same manner as the cards above.

I used my Nestabilities to create a sentiment for the top card and the bottom card has liquid applique used on the snow for a little more dimension. The background is actually shiny copper cs which was embossed using the Cuttlebug and the snowflake folder. I ticket punched the corners and used Colorbok metal dots for accent. (You can click on the image for a closer view).

Hope you like my cards ... thanks for stopping by!!