CDS: We have a winner!

We have a winner to announce!!!  Congratulations to Julie of Last Minute Crafter, you were chosen from my blog as our August Blog Hop winner!!!

You're #1 in my book.

Good morning!  It's Tuesday, so that means we have another challenge from Tuesday Morning 
Sketches...actually we have not 1 sketch, but 4.  This week you may take your pick of an "oldie but goodie"!  Our sponsor for the week is The Stamping Boutique and here are the sketches you have to choose from.

I went with a back-to-school theme again this week.  My daughter started high school yesterday and my son starts middle school today...I can't believe my babies are that old!  Time marches forward so quickly....

I went with a Stampendous Calendar Chick and paired her with some Fancy Pants Designs papers (love them!).  The image is colored with pencils, I did a bit of layering and embellished with Bella Dots and some Baker's Twine.  Sentiment is from PTI.


Image: Stampendous
Sentiment: PTI "Way To Go, Kiddo!"Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, and Pure Poppy, Fancy Pants Designs DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: Bella Dots, PTI Dark Chocolate Baker's Twine
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Please head on over to TMS to check out the rest of the DT's eye candy...I can't wait to see which sketch each of them chose!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Sentiment Must Include a Number
Blogger's Challenge: Back to School
Craft Your Passion: Power of Three (3 Bella Dots in 2 corners)
Created With Love Challenges: Three of a Kind (3 Bella Dots in 2 corners)
Creative Belli Challenge: Things With Wings
Cute Card Thursday: Back to School
Fashionista Challenge: Card for a Child
Lexi's Creations: Back to School or College
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts: Back to School
Raise the Bar: Back to School
Simon Says Stamp and Show: No Rules
Simply Create Too: Back to School
Whoopsie Daisy: Include a Sentiment

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

For Issac

Good morning!  This is for a friend from work; her little guy is almost 4 weeks old...I really shouldn't say little...he weighed 10 pounds 13 ounces at birth!  Today Ivy and I are going to babysit for him and his 2 siblings so his mama can get out of the house for a little free time.  We are excited...and hoping he doesn't sleep the whole time!

Image: PTI Bitty Baby Blessings
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber
Paper: SU! Ballet Blue, PTI Dark Chocolate, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I used the sketch from Try Stamping on Tuesday.

I have a question I am hoping someone can help me with....  It seems that when I upload my photos to Blogger they look a bit out of focus, when actually they are not.  Have any of you had this happen, and what did you do to correct it?

Thanks for stopping by; have a great Friday!

Angela

Clearly Digi Stamps August Release

Hello!  I'm back with some samples from the August release.  Today I'm working with 2 sets drawn by Austin Owens, Baby and Bugs.

For my first card I have used an image from Baby.  I wanted to make a baby girl card, but decided to mix it up a bit by using green and accenting with pink.  The image is colored with pencils, the baby blanket is paper pieced, and I've added buttons and twine for embellishing.

Image: Clearly Digi Stamps "Baby" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and New Leaf, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Divine Twine, Buttons
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle: Oh Baby!
Fetch a Sketch: Sketch

Next I have a couple of cards using Bugs.  I kept them very simple with a lot of white space; I wanted to keep the focus on the pretty images.  For the first, I combined the image with a sentiment, colored the image, and popped up the image panel for a bit of dimension.

I have to tell you, I was a bit afraid of coloring the rose on the second card, but once I got started I had fun!  I like the combo of pink and orange...it's fun and cheerful!  Again, I layered the image panel and added some Swarovski flatbacks for a bit of sparkle.

Image: Clearly Digi Stamps "Bugs" Digital Set
Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps "Faith" Digital Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Topaz"
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering these cards in the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons: Bright Colors
Jellypark Challenges: Summertime Bugs
Love to Create: Sparkle
Party Time Tuesdays: Garden Delights 

Thanks for stopping by today; I hope you will head on over to Clearly Digi Stamps to check out the new stamps and samples.  There are some amazing sets and card samples!

Angela

CAS Butterfly

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Ang has chosen butterflies for our theme.

My card is clean and simple...a bit of DP, diecut butterfly, and a sentiment.  I added a bit of paper piercing and some pearls for embellishing.  I actually made a dozen of these...some for my stash and some for a cancer fundraiser.

Sentiment: SU! So Happy For You
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, SU! Vintage Violet, Crate Paper DP
Embellies: Pearls from Kaiser and Spare Parts
Extras: The Cat's Pajamas CutUp Die, Lasting Impressions Piercing Template

Click here to see the DT's creations.  We'd love to see your butterfly creation too!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Bearly Mine: Fly Fly Away
Dream Valley Challenges: Diecuts and Punches
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays: CAS
That Craft Place: Things With Wings

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Thank you....

Good morning!  It's Tuesday so that means we have another challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches; this week our sponsor is Sparkle Creations.

With back-to-school less than a week away, I thought that it would be a fun theme to go with.  Changito is stamped on graph paper and CS, then colored, cut out, and adhered to the graph paper.  I embellished simply with ribbon and brads.

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous Changito School Clear Set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo/Real Red
Paper: SU! Marina Mist, PTI Dark Chocolate, Graph Paper, The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over the the TMS blog to check out the rest of the cards made using this sketch.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up?: Four Legged Friends
The Pink Elephant: Back to School

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela