It’s a Digital Kinda Day!

Happy Saturday everyone.. and for those who jump start our economy every day… enjoy your time off!! This week has been filled with exciting stuff… I’ve won lotteries in the UK, Ireland, Nigeria, Sudan, and throughout Asia… I’ve also had close family members I’ve never heard of in England, Chad, the Congo and other parts of South Africa leave me millions and millions of dollars (bazillions!!) in their wills.. Yep, I’ve been overwhelmed with spam this week. How ‘bout you?

Really… I’ve been busy creating.. and have so many cards and projects to show you that I’m posting three today… all of which are inspired by great digital stamps.

The first is a digital image from Dustin' Pike's newest release and the card is for the Design D.I.V.A.S. challenge at my Splitcoast blog group. Our theme is Christmas in July and the challenge required snowflakes somewhere on our project. I used a scallop Sizzix die to cut the olive paper, used green and turquoise for a non-traditional look and colored with Copics. Did you know you can create polka dots by lighting touching the color with the tip of the colorless blender as I did with the scarf and hatband. I added liquid appliqué to the cuffs on the boots and shirt and used a heat gun to puff it up and create a furry look.

For the second card I used the tulip image from the KLM Digital Designs collection. This striking image was created by Sue West of KLM and it’s… just perfect for coloring with Prisma pencils.. my favorite!! Check out all of their fantastic digital stamps and get some inspiration while visiting.

My third card is for the DareU2DigiStamp Friday challenge. I love this challenge and the opportunity to touch base with friends across the Pond and see all the inspiration and talent that Chris, Sandra, and their design team put together. This week’s challenge is to create a card (or project) using pink, black and white.
For my third card, I used this digi stamp from Mo’s Digital Pencil. Maurie Manning is brand new to the digital stamp world and the details in her sketches are amazing. You have to check them out.. she’s posting new items every day.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day (check your email for lottery wins!!) and be safe in everything you do.

KLM Digital Designs

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.. that's what little boys are made of. This image reminds me of my kids when they were little.. always bringing home some creature they wanted to keep.

Today there's a new release at KLM Digital Designs and the design team has lots in store for you. So head to their blogs to check out all of the creativity for the newest digital images.

Details: I colored this with Prisma and Lyra pencils, blended the colors with Gamsol using tortillons and stumps. The frog and net were colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is computer-generated and I used SU's oval and scallop punches and popped it up with dimensionals. The brads are from Oriental Trading.

Some Final Projects

The end of our Design D.I.V.A.S. Secret Sister projects is quickly approaching and the date to mail out our goodies is just days away. These are the last two of my items and that means I am finally caught up with all SS challenges. These are my first attempts at an ATC and a scrapling… and I had to make them into practical items… so, the ATC is a refrigerator magnet and the scrapling into a magnetic book mark.

Thanks for stopping by… enjoy your day, and be safe.

Catchin' Up

My Design D.I.V.A.S. group at Splitcoast does weekly challenges especially geared for sending to our Secret Sisters.. and although I've been following along and diligently making items, I haven't been able to post with other commitments related to Design Team projects... so, I have two items to show you as I play catch-up.

First, there's the Secret Sister Birthday challenge. And here's a card I did for my SS. It's a digital image from Chris at Sketching Stamper... These California poppies remind me of when I lived in San Diego.....and I colored with Copic Markers. I hope she likes it - it's about her, not me.

And then two weeks or so ago, we were to make a package or box of some type... so I chose to make two 'purses' that include my famous (very secret) spice mix and recipe for homemade "Boursin-type" cheese.. this is SOO yum and everyone loves it. What better secret to give a secret sister??

I've still got a scrapling to do to catch up...more on that once I've got it made. Thanks for stopping by... enjoy your day, and be safe in everything you do.

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

Hello everyone! Happy Friday.. we are now another week closer to retirement (yikes!). That's a common statement each Friday in our household that's meant to stir some lively dinner conversation.. but lately it's become VERY scary.... It was a fun thing to say 5-10-and even 15 years ago when I arrived home at the end of each week.. but now.. not quite so sure. It has become a statement that makes people sit up straight in their chairs and start to think....

On a much more positive note, Friday is time for the Dare U 2 Digi-Stamp challenge.. and this week's challenge is about a digi-stamp (of course) and to include ribbon.. Okay, I can handle that one. I did double-duty on this challenge as it also meets the color challenge at my Design D.I.V.A.S. group. Here's my submission for the challenge.

It's a digital image from Sketching Stamper.. Chris' art is phenomenal and you have to check it out and add some of her images to your collection. Her use of shading in this floral series is terrific. Wow.. what talent! This lovely lilac was colored using Copic markers onto white linen paper, SU's Perfect Plum and Bazzil's yellow card stock. The ribbon is Amethyst from Joann's. Hope you like it. Enjoy your weekend...be safe, and thanks so much for stopping by.