Hello Everybody!

It's time for a new challenge at Clearly iStamp!  This time the challenge is to make Thank You Cards!

I used the Tulip Wreath Digi set.  I used Photoshop Elements to measure out the digi paper that comes with this set.  I actually made it a little bit bigger than my card measurements so that when I trimmed it I wouldn't lose the correct size.  I adhered the background to my card base.

So then I made a bouquet with the tulips (2 are together so I copied the layers).  Then I positioned the Thank You (same set) on the card also.  I printed extra tulips.  I cut out 2 full tulips with stems and pop dotted them.  Then I cut just the flowers out and filled in the bouquet.  I added a tiny bow with a glue dot.

Here is a side view so that you can see the popped tulips.

Here are the details for the Thank You Challenge #6 at Clearly iStamp:

Dates: Aug 30 to Sept 12 (11PM Central Time)

Fun: If you use a CDS Stamp you will be entered into the drawing twice.

Prize: The lucky random drawn person gets a $10 gift certificate! 

           There will also be a Top 3 Award!

Until next time my friends...Thank you for stopping by!  Can't wait to see what you create! :)

An Apple

Hello Everybody!

It's time for a new challenge at Clearly iStamp!  The challenge this time is to do a school related project.

I made a 3-D apple.  I used the digi papers and sentiment from the Candy Apple set and the worm from the Time for School set.

I loved the papers from the Candy Apple set.  They felt very fallish to me and gave some depth to one side of the apple.  I used the My World Cricut cartridge to cut out about 24 red apples.  Then I cut out 2 of each of the 3 patterns from the digi set.  I inked the edges.  Then I folded them in half and glued on half to the other.  Now this technique works perfect when both sides of the die are symmetrical.  My apples were a little off, but I tried to match like with like sides.  I had to trim a little in a few places.  The leaf is also from that cartridge and I used a Cricut marker to outline the leaf on both side.  I used barn door distress ink to ink up the sentiment.

I made the worm twice-but flipped the second one.  I added googly eyes on each side and colored it with Copic markers.

Here is the back side.  I am excited for my son to give it to his teacher! :)

Here are the details for this time's challenge:

Dates: Aug 16th - Aug 29th (11pm Central Time)

Prized $10 gift code to Clearly Digi Stamps for digital stamps.  If you use a CDS stamp, you will be entered twice into the drawing!

There will also be a Top 3 Award!

I'm so excited to see your school projects!  Until next time my friends...How you like them apples? ;)

Fun Movies Birthday Card

Hello Everybody!

It's time for a new fun challenge at Clearly iStamp.  The challenge this time is to CASE the person in front of you.

Now let me tell you a little story-Kathy sent out a list so we would know who's blog to check out and find the project we wanted to CASE.  But guess who didn't pay close attention to the list-if you said me you win!  LOL  I read the email and then when on my merry way.  Then when I came back to the computer-I thought we were Casing the person in front of us on the Christmas challenge.  DOH!

So I CASED Jamie's card that you can find here.  I really like the tags along the side of her card.  I also like the overall sketch.  Here is Jamie's card:

Here is my card.  The reel circle is popped dotted.  The sentiment is a rub-on that I bought a looong time ago.  And then I printed out the movie tickets and used a charcoal cat's eye around the edges.  I added the rhinestones like Jamie has on her card.  It's such a great sketch!

Here's a side shot of the card and you can see there's a little depth on the reel.  I love this Movies digi stamp set.  I think if you have a movie lover and wanted to give them a movie gift card-this would be the perfect card for that!

On the inside I printed and adhered a popcorn and soda from the movies set.  

This challenge runs until August 15th at 11PM Central Time.  The winner will get a $10 gift code to Clearly Digital Stamps for digital stamps.  Since this is a drawing if you use a CDS stamp your name goes into the draw twice!  And there will be an award for the Top 3.  I can't wait to see what

you create!

**I am also submitting this to the Anything Goes! at Simon Says Stamp.

Until next time my friends...I'll have a popcorn with butter and a box of snow caps! :)

Christmas in July

Hello Everybody!

It's time for another fun challenge at Clearly iStamp.  This time it's Christmas in July! Here are the challenge details:

Challenge starts today and goes through Aug 1 at 11pm Central Time.
Theme: Christmas projects
Prize: $10 gift certificate to Clearly iStamp for digi stamps.  If you use a CDS stamp your name gets entered twice for the drawing.  There is also a Top 3!
Come back Aug 7th to see if you won!

I was so happy to work with this sweet little angel.    For the angel's dress I made it 3-D.

I printed the angel 5 times.  If you use Photoshop you can duplicate the layer and the size (everything) stays the same.  Then I cut out 4 of the dresses.  Now I did this backwards.  I colored her dress after I assembled it.  I couldn't commit to a color palette.  :)

Ok so since the dress is pretty symmetrical, I fold it in half.  Then I cut and folded another dress in half.  Then I glued them together using a glue stick.  Then I did it for the other 2 dresses.  Then I had to commit to a color palette because I had to color it before I adhered it to the main base angel.

For her halo I put some gold paint on my craft mat and used a toothpick to paint the color in.  I used a brushable glue and glitter on her wings.  For her dress I used the same gold paint from the halo and mixed it with a pearl paint.  Then I added gloss gel medium to thin it out.  If it is too opaque it covers up the hearts and lines from the digi stamp.  If there was a little too much white from where the dress pieces didn't match up right I colored them in with a black marker.  Just be sure it doesn't leak through to another panel.

I colored the rest with Copics.  The materials I used are at the bottom of this post.  I used the same paint mixture from the dress to frame the sentiment.  Then I used scattered straw distress ink for the inside.  I inked the edges with a gold pen.

Materials:
Angel and Senitment-Clearly Digi Stamps
Recollections Botanical Noel Papers
Tim Holtz-Tarnished Brass Distress paint, scattered straw Distress ink
Copic Markers
Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue and Cloud Nine Glitter
Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
Close to My Heart Create-a-shade Pearl Paint
Liquitex Basics gloss gel medium
Gold Ribbon 

Thanks for stopping by!  Can't wait to see what you make for this challenge!  Until next time my friends...Santa's coming to town (for a vacation!) ;)

Some Exciting News!

Hello Friends!

I hope all is well out in Blogland!  I have exciting news!  I am on the first DT team for Clearly iStamp!  I was honored to be a Guest DT for 2 challenges and now I am on the DT!  Yay!  So stop by and see-this month's challenge is which is Summer Time.  :)

Until next time my friends...stay crafty! :)