Got Cake?

Good morning; short post today, I've been battling the virus that's been going around.  Boy, does it linger!  Anyway, today I've got a card to share using Clearly Digi Stamps "Cake and Cookie" set.  It comes with outlines, pre-colored digis, sentiments, and DP.  I thought the chocolate cake looked really yummy!  I paired it with The Cat's Meow January Sketch.

Image: Clearly Digi Stamps "Cake and Cookie"
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Pure Poppy and Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz", Brown Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: PTI Doily Die, MFT Rolled Royal Rose and Royal Leaves Die-namics Dies

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Clearly Digi Stamps January Release

Hello again!  I'm back with a couple of cards made with our new January sets at Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)...Charlie Horse and Mr. Spike.  I'm working with pre-colored images to day, but both sets come un-colored as well, along with coordinating papers and sentiments.

First I've used Charlie Horse...I have always loved this cheeky image and sentiment, so was glad when it went digital.  Now I can re-size as needed to suit my project.  I've used the barbed wire DP, which I have distressed, and added some brads, a button, and twine for embellishing.

Image/Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps Charlie Horse Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Dark Chocolate and Pure Poppy
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, PTI Button/Twine
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox: Anything Goes

Nest, I have used Mr. Spike.  I printed the image, along with some bones that I resized and cut out (they were added to the card last).  The image is layered with diecuts, and I've added a dry embossed banner along with some red brads for embellishing.  Look closely and you will see the mini bones on the DP...so cute and fun!

Image: Clearly Digi Stams Mr. Spike
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, Pure Poppy, and Dark Chocolate
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Dies, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Playtime: Pets
Fairy Tale Challenge: Animals/Pets

I hope you will head on over to the Clearly Digi Stamps store to check out the new January sets; there are plenty of samples for ideas as well.  Also, you can also check out the DT's personal blogs in my side-bar.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Snappy Holidays

Good morning!  It's time for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) December release...I always look forward to seeing and working with the new sets and this month was no exception!  The sets I'll be showcasing today are Cute Critters and Flower Garden.

First, I have used the fun set "Cute Critters"; it includes outlines, pre-colored images, sentiments and a selection of papers.  It isn't a holiday set, but I wanted to show the versatility of the images and created a Christmas card.  The turtle is colored with pencils and accented with glitter...I imagine even turtles like to get their glam on!  I distressed my papers a bit, added a silver bow, lots of silver brads and a computer generated sentiment.

Image: Cute Critters Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Poppy, SU! Soft Sky, Carta Bella "Merry and Bright" DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Cherry Popsicle", Recollections Brads (mini), Spare Parts Brads, SU! Silver Cord
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Anything Goes (Holiday/Sentiment)
Charisma Cardz: Christmas Makes
Crafting For All Seasons: Green and Red with Glitter and Sparkle
Moving Along With The Times: Christmas Crackers (Funny)
Stampotique Designers Challenge: Non-traditional Christmas 

Next, I have used an image from Austin Owen's "Flower Garden" collection.  I like to go clean and simple with Austin's images, so the image will shine.  The iris is printed, colored with pencils, accented with some bling, and layered onto a white card base.

Image: Flower Garden Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellies: MAMBI Bling
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

White Christmas Wishes

Good morning!  I was able to play along with the SCS sketch challenge (and a few others) yesterday...yay!  I really like the sketch; I thought it would be perfect for the "Flakes" set from Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps).  The image, sentiment, and DP were all included in the set...how cool is that?  I tried to keep it clean and simple...I did a bit of embossing, layering, and added some glitter.

Image/Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Real Red, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellie: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Candy Apple"
Extras: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Divas by Design: Glitter and Sparkle
For Fun Challenges: Christmas with Sparkle
House that Stamps Built: Holiday Card with Non-traditional Colors
Love to Create Challenge: Non-traditional Holiday Colors
Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clearly Digi Stamps November Release

It's that time again...time for the newest stamp release from Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)!  I'm working with 2 fun sets today...Jolly Joy and Corvette.  Both sets come with outlines, pre-colored images, and papers to match.  I decided to go with the pre-colored images this month.

First up is Jolly Joy...I love the fun images and colors of this set!  I resized and printed the image, along with one of the DPs.  The DP is matted and the image panel is cut with a Spellbinder's die and popped up.  I added some ribbon and Swarovski flatback crystals for my embellishments.  The sketch is from Create with Connie and Mary.

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Image: Jolly Joy
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and SU! Real Red
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals, PTI Pure Poppy Satin Ribbon
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Second, I made a clean and simple card.  I resized the image, trimmed it, and popped up the panel on the cardbase.  The holly is cut out, adhered, and I gave the berries a bit of glitter.

Images: Jolly Joy
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellie: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Candy Apple"
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next I went out of my comfort zone and made some "man cards"....  The Corvette set has 4 different colored cars along with 2 DPs to match each color.  The sentiment is from the new set Cool Ride.  I did a bit of layering and added some brads for embellishing.

Image: Corvette
Sentiment: Cool Ride
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Poppy Parade and Basic Black
Embellies: Spare Parts Black Brads, Recollections Black Mini Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities

I combined the image and sentiment for this one, and added some black mesh...I like the way the colorful DP peeks out from under the mesh.  I also like that I have a couple of "man cards" for my stash!  (Yay for me!)

Image: Corvette
Sentiment: Cool Ride
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Basic Gray and Basic Black
Embellie: Black Mesh (my stash)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to Clearly Digi Stamps to check out the rest of this awesome release.  The DT has been working hard to give you lots of eye candy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Birds....

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight our challenge is "Birds".  I chose to go with a winter bird, since the cold weather is fast approaching.  I know...sad but true!

I used a pre-colored image and coordinating DP, called Winter Bear, from Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps).  I did a bit of distressing to mimic the fur on the bear.  My sentiment is punched with a SU! punch and adhered with mini brads.

Image/Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps Winter Bear
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, and SU! Pumpkin Pie
Embellies: Recollections Mini Brads
Extras: SU! Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations.  We are also having a Design Team call...you can see the details here.  It is a nice bunch of ladies to work with, so give it a thought!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Let It Snow

Hello there!  How was your weekend?  Since I worked, I had to take some time and get my "stamp fix" this morning!  I'm using a fun set called Word Doodles by Lisa Lara; it's available at Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps).  I have to tell you, I love Lisa's digi sets!  There is something about them that just makes me go "Awww...."  She has some cute new ones for the November release, so stay tuned....

At first I was going to go with colored CS, but then decided to go black/white...I thought the image was the perfect pop of color!  I printed the image twice, cropped/matted the first, and cut the snowman out of the second so I could pop him up for a bit more dimension.  I embossed one of the panels with snowflakes and added some black glitter CS to add a bit of sparkle.  I like how this one turned out...although I am not ready for snow!  LOL

Image: Clearly Digi Stamps Word Doodles
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Basic Black, The Paper Studio Black Glitter CS
Extras: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up?: Embossing
Dream Valley Challenges: Glitter and Bling
Make It Monday: Anything Goes 
Robyn's Fetish: Use an Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by...have a great week!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps October Release

Hello!  It's release time at Clear Dollar Stamps and it's a big one...there is something for everyone!

First, I'm using Romans' Road Rainbow and I went for a clean and simple look.  I re-sized and combined the image and sentiment, then colored the image with pencils.  The panel is framed with black and I've added tiny black brads to the sun's eyes.  This set comes with outlines, pre-colored images and many coordinating sentiments.  I love the cheery, colorful image!

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Romans Rainbow
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Lemon Tart, and SU! Basic Black
Embellies: Recollections Mini Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Songbird Challenges: Build Me Up Buttercup (yellow)

Next I'm using Eat More Ham, which features a turkey on the run plus funny sentiments; this set also comes with pre-colored images or outlines.  The image is colored with pencils; I've printed, colored, and cut out extra tail feathers to add a bit of dimension.  The patterned papers are distressed  and crumpled to add a bit of texture.  For embellishing I turned a sentiment into a banner and added some coordinating buttons.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Eat More Ham
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Tangerine Tango, and American Crafts DP
Embellies: PTI Buttons/DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Us Crazy: Children and/or Fall
Scrappy Frogs: Fall or Halloween
The Crafty Pad: Distress It!

I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out the new sets; there are many to choose from including some neat calendar options.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Got Cake?

Good morning!  I decided to take a break from pink and Halloween and go with a clean and simple card today.  I love this fun image from Clear Dollar Stamps "Birthday Celebrations" set...it made me think of good, old-fashioned yellow cake with chocolate icing...yum!

I re-sized and printed the image, colored it with pencils, diecut it with Spellbinder's dies and adhered it to a plain cardbase...no DP!  I simply scored a couple of lines and added some gingham ribbon and a button...good old-fashioned embellishments!

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Birthday Celebrations" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Lemon Tart and Dark Chocolate
Embellies: Brown/White Gingham Ribbon (my stash), PTI Lemon Tart Button, DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More!: CAS
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish: Circles
Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: Use a Digi

Thanks for stopping by today...I'll be back tomorrow with another Halloween card since I was able to participate in the SCS sketch challenge today.

Angela

Thank You TREEmendously

Good Wednesday morning!  I have a card to share for our fortnightly challenge at Ruby's Rainbow; my teamie Lesley has chosen trees as our theme.  I thought of this new Clear Dollar Stamps set from Lisa Lara called Apple Licious; it really has some fun images and coordinating sentiments...you can check it out here.

I simply sized and printed my image and sentiment, then matted it with chocolate CS and adhered the sentiment with 2 chocolate mini brads.  I placed a dimensional behind the middle of the sentiment to give it a bit of interest.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Apple Licious" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Poppy Parade
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations...I'd love to see your "tree" card too!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: An Apple a Day

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Blog Hop

Good morning!  It's time for Clear Dollar Stamps monthly blog hop!  For September our theme is ABC or 1,2,3; I chose to go the 1,2,3 route and used 1 image, 2 patterned papers, and 3 brads.

I'm using a set called "Spider Greetings".  I've enjoyed making Halloween cards lately, so this was a fun image to work with.  I did a bit of distressing on my papers to mimic the hairy little spider.  To embellish, I added 3 brads.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Spider Greetings"
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Cajun Craze and Basic Black, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Here is a line-up for the hop:

CDS Blog
Cassie
Lisa
Kathy
Angela...that's me!
Linda

One lucky winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member's blog...the prize is a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for digital images!  The winner will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, September 20th.  I will also announce the winner here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Release

Good morning!  Today I have a couple of cards to share using 2 new sets from Clear Dollar Stamps.  First up is a fun set called Harvest Punkins; it includes pre-colored images with coordinating papers, line art, many fun sentiments, and cute images for the back of your card.  I decided to go with a Halloween theme and created a little scene.  I printed the image on both DP and white cardstock.  I colored the image, cut it out and adhered it to the purple background.  I used a bunch of diecuts for embellishing...felt grass and clouds, along with a diecut moon and bats.  To finish, I adhered some Bella Dots.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Harvest Punkins" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Plum Pudding and Orange Zest, SU! Basic Black, The Paper Studio Black Glitter DP, We R Memory Keepers DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, PTI Cloud Dies (MFT felt), The Cat's Pajamas Grass CutUps Die (MFT felt), Martha Stewart Bat Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next up is a set called Scripture Occasions; it contains 8 verses in a lovely font.  I decided to make a shabby chic sympathy card.  I printed my sentiment on DP in dark brown ink, and embellished with ribbon, felt roses and Swarovski crystals.

Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Scripture Occasions" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz"
Extras: MFT Die-namics Rolled Roses and Royal Leaves Dies (MFT and The Cat's Pajamas felt)

I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out this month's release...there is sure to be something for everyone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Fall Fun

(Click here for the goodie giveaway!)

Good morning!  Today I have a card to share using a new Clear Dollar Stamps set designed by Lisa Lara.  "Fall Fun" includes colored images, line images, sentiments and 3 digi papers.  It even has cute little images to use on the back of your card!

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #166 for my layout.  I used a black gel pen to bring out the little gal's eyes...in person they are nice and shiny; I also added a bit of glitter to her hat and ponytail holders.  I did a bit of embossing and used some dies for the banner.  I plan to throw this in my daughter's backpack some day...maybe with a little treat of some sort!

Images: Clear Dollar Stamps "Fall Fun" Digital Set
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Wild Wasabi and Rich Razzleberry, Clear Dollar Stamps DP
Embellie: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Fishtail Banner Die-namics Dies, DMC Floss, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Fashionista Challenge: Card for a Child
LEJ Designs: Autumnal
Lollipop Crafts: Fall Frolic

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Christian Sympathy

Good Sunday morning!  It's time for our monthly blog hop with the gals at Clear Dollar Stamps.  This month our theme is "Sentiments Only" (No images on front of card.)

I am working with the digital set "Christian Sympathy" today.  There are a lot of different sentiments, both in black and white and in color to match the 3 coordinating DPs that come with the set.  I simply resized and printed my paper and sentiment.  I did a bit of layering and added a rolled felt flower adorned with a crystal. These can be made fairly quickly, so I made about a dozen extra.

Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Christian Sympathy" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Enchanted Evening
Embellie: Swarovski Flatback Crystal in "Smokey Topaz"
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Rolled Flower Die-namics, The Cat's Pajamas Felt

Blog Roll List:

Lori---Clearly I Stamp
Jerusha---I Love Papercrafting
Barb---Barb's Best Creations
Angela---that's me!
Lisa---Lisa's Life Lines
Jen---Pieces of Me
Sarah T.---Aunt Bee's Pickles
Linda---The Stamper's Touch

Please join us!  One lucky winner will receive a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for digital images!  A winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member's blog and will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, August 23rd.  I will announce the winner here as well.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Mess Challenge Blog: Words (no images)
Creative Craft Challenges: Just a Sentiment
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: Deep Blue
Paper Shelter: Clean and Simple
Twisted Tuesday: Are You Blue?
Word Art Wednesday

Thank you for stopping by; have a great day!

Angela

It's Tuesday...Time for a Sketch!

Good morning!  It's time for another sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches; our sponsor this week is Clear Dollar Stamps and I am working with a set from the July release called Scripture Children.  It has beautiful silhouettes and sentiments.  Below is the sketch we will be working with; it has lots of possibilities....

I started by flipping my image and printing it on DP.  Next I cut my layers and did a bit of distressing before assembly.  I used some black brads to embellish.  I used a sentiment on the inside; it reads "Water a child with the Word and they will grow."

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Scarlet Jewel, SU! Basic Black, My Mind's Eye "A Happy Heart" 6x6 Pad
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here.  We'd love to see you play along!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: Distressing
Gingerloft: Silhouettes
Make it Mondays: Anything Goes
Use it Tuesdays: Uncut Paper (Used an unused pad)
Whoopsi Daisy: Lots of Layers

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Scoops

Good morning!  Any ice cream lovers out there?  I've seen a few "ice cream" challenges lately and couldn't resist playing along!  I've got a yummy card to share using one of the new July releases from Clear Dollar Stamps..."Scoops" illustrated by Lisa Lara.  This set has adorable images and sentiments...you can check it out here.

When I saw the image with 3 scoops, I automatically thought of Neopolitan and the rest quickly came together.  I used thin strips of Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS and topped it with the image.  Clean and simple...and sparkly!  I love sparkle!

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Scoops"
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

My Sheri Crafts: Ice Cream
Pause, Dream, Enjoy: Summer Sweet Treat
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: CAS
The Hybrid Chick: Ice Cream

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps July Release

Good morning!  I have a few new sets and samples from Clear Dollar Stamps to share with you today, so let's get to it!

First up is a set called "Veterinary Clinic"; as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to work with it!  I made a scrapbook page featuring our puppy Paisley.  She is 7 weeks in the photo...I can't believe how tiny she looks!  She is close to 4 months old now, and has gotten huge!  I chose a couple of images from the set and paired them with some text.  I added a bit of color with pencils (I used purple to complement the color of her collar) and finished the page with a photo of Paisley.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Veterinary Clinic" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Basic Gray and Elegant Eggplant
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, QuicKutz Hand Tool and Photo Corner Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next I have a couple of cards using a set called "Cherries on Top".  For my first card, I chose a bunch of cherries and paired it with a coordinating sentiment.  The cherries are colored with pencils and diecut with Spellbinder's dies.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Cherries on Top" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Paper: SU! Pink Passion, PTI Dark Chocolate, Doodlebug DP
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

This card was fun to make because I learned some new tricks!  My daughter downloaded some free software so I can change the color of my images/sentiments, layer the images, etc.  Coming from a very non-technical person like myself, I must say I was elated when I was able to get all of the elements "just right"!  I lined up the cherries, added the cute little smilie face, and added a sentiment.  I was even able to position the  elements so I could just trim the CS, score a foldline and voila'!  I colored one cherry and scored some lines for definition.  I like the CAS look of this one.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Cherries on Top" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Scor-Pal

The last set I'm showing today is called "Ice Cream Sticks".  It has a fun variety of images and sentiments, and I was eager to work with it as I am an ice cream lover!  I used a sketch from Charisma Cardz for my first card.  I paired the image with some fun, summery bright colored DP and colored the ice cream to coordinate.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Ice Cream Sticks" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores and Dark Chocolate, Jillibean Soup DP
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks: Stripes
Crafting For All Seasons: Ice Cream/Popsicle

I used a sketch from the CAS blog for my next card.  The image is printed on CS and DP, then cut out and popped up.  I added a banner with the sentiment and some Bella Dots.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Ice Cream Sticks" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown), SU! Marker (Close to Cocoa)
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, American Crafts DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I did some more paper piecing with my last card.  I popped the cone up and elevated the sentiment in the middle.  I finished with a couple Bella Dots.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Ice Cream Social" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown), SU! Marker (Close to Cocoa)
Paper: PTI Kraft, Stamper's Select, Dark Chocolate, and Dotty Biscotti DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in Love to Create's 3 of Something challenge.

Well, that's it for today; I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out the new goodies!  Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#154

Good morning...I've got another sketch to share with you from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  This is also a judged challenge so there is a twist...things with wings.

I used a sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps, printed on DP with dark brown ink.  I sponged my DP a bit and embellished with buttons, twine and crystals.

Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Value Verses" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown), Palette Burnt Umber
Paper: SU! Bermuda Bay, Simple Stories DP
Embellies: Autumn Leaves Buttons, MAMBI Rhinestone (teal), Swarovski Flatback Crystals (Smoked Topaz), PTI Twine
Extras: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, DMC Floss, SU! Dimensionals

I hope you'll stop on over to the TMS blog to check out the rest of the cards made with this sketch; thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Pearls and Swirls

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge from the Creative Card Crew...pearls and swirls.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Simon Says Stamp!

I used a lovely sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps; after changing the color of the text to a dark brown, I printed it on the backside of the DP, then distressed the CS and DP panels.  For my swirls I went with a die from Cheery Lynn, added a handmade felt flower and finished with a scattering of pearls.  I like how this one turned out.


Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate, SU! Sage Shadow, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Kaiser Half Pearls
Extras: Cheery Lynn Designs "Flourish" Die, MFT Royal Rose Die-namics Die/PTI Canyon Clay Felt


If you'd like to play along, just link your creation to the Creative Card Crew blog and you just might be the lucky winner of a prize from Simon Says Stamp!


I am also entering my card in the following challenges:


Crafty Creations Challenges: Embellish It (my 3 are felt flower, swirl diecut, and pearls)
Guylou's Inimitability: Swirls and Pearls
Little Red Wagon: Sentimental You (sentiment as main focus)
Robyn's Fetish: Distressing
Sarah Hurley: Dimension and Texture
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Use Something New (new image...first time I've used it)

Happy crafting!

Angela

Western Wedding

Hello there!  I've got a fun card to share using Charlie Bride and Groom from Clear Dollar Stamps.  (Click here to see the set; there is a wonderful variety of goodies.)  There is just something about Charlie that pulls me in and since it's June, I thought I'd make a wedding card.  Today I've used a pre-colored image and DP to match; I did a bit of distressing, added some ribbon, a handmade felt flower and some bling to dress it up a bit.  I like the contrast of the satin ribbon and crystals paired with the distressed papers.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps Charlie Bride and Groom
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Sweet Blush and New Leaf
Ink: Printer
Embellies: PTI Sweet Blush Satin Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "AB"
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Die-namics Scalloped Rolled Flower Die (PTI felt), MFT Die-namics Upsey Daisy Die (leaves), SU! Dimensionals

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Just Some Lines: Wedding Creations
My Time to Craft: Weddings
Stampalot Challenge: BINGO (homemade flower, green, bling)