Yeti Card - Need a Hug?

For this card I used a dark blue pre made card and a scrap from the amy tangerine ready set go collection.  I stamped the yeti and pine trees from the Yeti, set, go set from Lawn Fawn on white card stock. I colored the yeti lightly with my color pencils and went over the white part with my clear wink of stella brush. I also used the wink of stella on the trees to make them sparkle like the snow. I cut a curve into the paper to mimik a landscape. I then glued the trees directly on the card. I also stamed my sentiment (need a hug?) and some snow flakes with silver pigment ink on the blue part. For the yeti I used some dimentional adhesive.
To finish the card of, I used a narrow blue washi tape that I purchased at IKEA. The inside I left blank (for now).

Altered Cigar Box - Fairy Box

I tried my hand at altering a cigar box again. This time the box was a little bigger than the last one and I started off with painting the whole box with white gesso to prime it. I think it took about 2 coats of gesso to cover the box completely. Then I went over the box with the molding paste and different stencils from TCW (The Crafters Workshop). I used the mini templates (6x6") cosmic swirls, ledger, time travel and star burst. When everything was dry I went over the whole box with my dylusions sprays in the blues, purples and teals. I also used the perfect pearl mist in turquoise to give the box some shimmer. This took several days to dry. I also wanted to use some stamps on the box so I colored Ima Butterfly and Fairy Abigail with my spectrum noirs and copics.

I added some roses (in different sizes and colors), calla lilies and leaves from WOC (Wild Orchid Crafts) in two clusters on the lid. Then I added some pearl and sparkly hearts and butterflies also from WOC to add some sparkle and dimention. To finish the top of, I added some diamond stickles on the roses.

Ima Butterlfy

skin - E00, E000 (copics)

hair - EB5, TN7, TN5

dress - BT3, BT2

boots - BT3, BT2

hair ties - BT3, BT2, wink of stella

wings - PP3, PP1, wink of stella

On the bottom I glued 4 bingo chips as feet for the box.

I didn't want to leave the inside blank so I added another image (this time Fairy Abigail) and some Chrysanthemums for the fairy to sit on. I also glued some more pearl and sparkly hearts floating away from the fairy.

 Fairy Abigail
skin - E00, E000 (copics)
hair - GB5, GB4, GB1
dress - PP3, PP1
wings - IB1, Blender, Wink of stella
rose - PP3, PP1, LG2

Johnny Hawk Birthday Card

Today is the birthday of my brother in law. He's turning 30, so I wanted to make him a special card. I used the echo park all about a boy stack and thickers in the flakey font (tannenbaum). I just layered some papers on a yellow card base and glued Johnny Hawk on top. I wrote happy birthday to you (hbd2u) on the bottom and a 30 on the inside. I also decorated the envelope with some banners that I cut from the scraps.

Johnny Hawk
skin - FS9, FS4, FS2
eye - IG8
hair - CG2, EB5
shirt - DG4, DG2, CT2
trousers - DG4, DG3
bandages - EB2
shoes - IG8
jewelry - silver gelly roll pen

DT Project #1 for November

For todays card I used the really cute Doodle Bug from Wicked Designs. I love how she lays on the ground and is doodling away. She reminds me of my twins that really love to doodle and craft all the time.

I used a pre made card base in yellow and added some layers from echo park so happy together. I also used the Spellbinders Labels 7 that reminds me of a book, so I thought it would be perfect for her. I popped the bigger Labels 7 on foam adhesive to give some more dimension. and I only glued the center of the smaller label down to create some more dimension and make it more look like a book. I also added some ribbon from my stash.

I colored Doodle Bug with my spectrum noirs:

skin - FS9, FS4, FS2, CR3

eyes - IG8

hair - GB5, GB4, GB1

dress - TB3, TB2

socks - LG2, LG1

pencil - TN3, BT4

I added some glossy accents to her eyes and wink of stella in clear to her hair for a little something.

 For the inside I just used a scrap from the outside paper and added some more ribbon.

Wee Snippet's Bubbles

I challenged myself today to make a card using paper from a christmas collection but not doing a christmas/winter card. I started with a yellow card base and I selected 2 papers from the My Mind's Eye 'tis the season collection. The green paper is not that christmassy and I really liked the tone on tone swirls on it. The blue paper actually has a lot of ornaments on it, but I think you have to look closely to notice that it's actually christmas paper... I just thought it gave the card some interest.

I inked all the edges with Memento Teal Zeal ink. I stamped the sentiment on yellow cardstock and cut it out in a fishtail banner. The sentiment is from Amy R Sunny Sentiments. I really love those sentiment stamps, they are so versetail.  I also used the last bit of the bling swirl from WOC, which is really beautiful and sparkly. I colored my imagage, Wee Snippet's Bubbles from Whimsy Stamps with my spectrum noirs, added some Waterfall stickles on her wings and glossy accents on her eyes and the bubbles.

skin - FS9, FS4, FS2, CR3

hair - PP3, PP1

mouth - CR3

eyes - TB2

top - TB2, IB1

belt - LG2, LG1

trousers - BT2, BT1

shoes - LG2, LG1

flower - LG2, LG1, BT4, BT3

wings - LG1, BT1, IB1, PP1

bubbles - LG1, BT1, IB1, PP1

I really like how the bubbles turned out, they look really shimmery and have the colors that the actual bubbles have.

DT Project for Wicked Designs

Today I wanted to share another card that I made using Light the Way again. I decided to do a Christmas card using the teresa collins Noël collection. I layered different papers from the collection and colored my image in black and white. It was the fist time trying out the black and white in coloring an image. I quite like how it turned out.

To make the card more festive I used bling from WOC as well as some small poinsettias also from WOC. I added glossy accents on her eyes and the lantern.

I colored Light the Way with my specrum noirs:
skin - IG3, IG1
hair - IG7, IG5, IG3
eyes - True Black
mouth - IG4
dress - IG8, IG7, IG5
shoe - True Black, IG8
lantern  IG5, IG4, IG3, IG1, Blender

For the inside I just used the reminder of the papers, that I used and also a little of the bling swirl. For my sentiment I used the CC Designs Funny Christmas sentiments. I thought it went so well with the adorable light the way.

I'd like to also enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Weekly Challenge.

Fall Card

I made a little note card with a 4x4 card base. I used some christmas paper from My Mind's Eye 'tis the Season and cut out a journaling card using the lawn fawn die. To add some interest I wrapped some wide washi tape with a woodgrain pattern around and on top of that the fall leaves from Doodlebug Designs.

I stamped the deer from Into the Woods from Lawn Fawn on brown card stock and fussy cut it out. I added some icicle stickles on the dots to make it sparkle a little bit. I also stamped out the speech bubble with the heart on yellow card stock using the Morocco Memento ink. I tied a bow with some black and orange ribbon and also added a metal accent from the TPC Studio to finish up the card front.

On the inside I added some more of the same washi tapes and I also stamped this really adorable acorn.

I would like to enter this card into the challenge at digitaldesignsbybrenda.blogspot.com