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.

You're Out of This World

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you are enjoying your day.

I wanted to share this card made with one of Dustin Pike's newest digital images recently released. I used copics to color and paper pieced all of the images onto the background digi image which I also colored.

In addition to this release, there's a whole lot of really sweet deals over at his blog...lots of great images, and some are sold in lots of ten images for $10. Great deals to check out! I think these images are great for masculine cards.

Thanks for stopping by.. enjoy your day.

Make a Scene!!

Hello stampers! Happy Saturday. I hope you are enjoying your day.

Over at Dare U 2 Digi Stamp, Sandra and Chris have posed a challenge for us to "make a scene".. and the very important criteria for their weekly Friday challenge is the card or 3-D item has to include a digital stamp. For this card, I used Dustin Pike's "Campground" digital images from one of his recent releases. Since so many digital images are resizable (what a terrific feature!) I was able to create a forest of trees of different sizes. Although this involved quite a bit of cutting, the outcome was well worth the effort. Hope you like it..

Freebie From Dustin Pike

Hi everyone - I've got a quick one to share with you today.. this bird is the freebie for this week over at Dustin Pike's blog... grab it while you can because they aren't posted forever!

This image could easily become a Jay Hawk. Kansas University fans would would love to have this image.

I used copic markers, SU and Bazzill designer papers, white linen cardstock and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for looking! Enjoy your day.

Doodle Dragon Release

Well, it’s Thursday and that means Dustin Pike has posted his brand new release over at his blog. The images, as usual, are so cute. Don’t forget to pick up an extra freebie this week that Dustin posted last Friday. While there check out the Design Team’s gallery for lots of inspiration. So many are perfect for summer card-giving.

Enjoy… and thanks for stopping by.

Upcoming Blog Hop and a Card for Father’s Day

Happy Friday stampers! Before I tell you about my card, I wanted to let you know what’s happening this holiday weekend. The Cards for Heroes Volunteers have a bloghop in the works and the response from the papercrafting world has been unbelievable… please check back here tomorrow, Saturday, after 2:00 CDT to see what’s in store. We are working to create a lot of attention about this important program and the need for donated cards, envelopes, and money to defray the expense of shipping cards to our service men and women. There are opportunities to win prizes along the hop. Check out my blog tomorrow to read my post and see how it works.

And now for a card. This is another Dustin Pike image that was released this week. Can you imagine that there are ten images for ten dollars again this week!  Wow… what a deal. I especially like that I can resize the image for the project I have in mind. That’s so cool.

This adorable dragon is a handy kind-of-guy…We all know there isn’t a whole lot in the way of masculine images, so this image is a very welcome addition to my collection.

 

Thanks for stopping by.. Enjoy your day and have a safe holiday… and please stop by tomorrow to check out the ‘hop’!

Details: Dustin Pike’s Digital Images, copper brads, prisma pencils, various Basic Gray DP’s.

Poor ol’ Bear

Hi everyone.. happy Thursday to all of my stamping friends. It’s a beautiful day here in the Kansas City area and I hope you are enjoying some sign of Spring wherever you are. We are expecting great weather for this holiday weekend… fingers crossed!

This darling image is the freebie that Dustin Pike is offering this week. This poor bear had his arm ripped off by this pup! I’m not sure he’s exactly thinking ‘love you’… but one can hope.

Hop over to Dustin’s blog and get the download before it’s gone!

Thanks for stopping by.

Details: Weekly freebie digital image from Dustin Pike, Designer Paper is from DCWV’s “Nana’s Kids” Premium Stacks, Prisma pencils, SU sentiment, ribbon unknown, Nestabilities large scalloped rectangle.

Dustin Pike’s Digital Images

Here’s another image from Dustin Pike’s release yesterday. Since I didn’t have paper with a pirate look, I got on the internet and found a map and printed it.. it already had a distressed look and it was perfect for the background on this card.  This is another great image for a masculine card.

Dustin Pike’s Newest Release

Hi everyone! If you have been following my blog, you know that today is the first weekly release for the Doodle Dragon Design Team. Dustin Pike outdid himself with seven terrific digital images to mark this special event. and the Design Team did such a fantastic job getting ready for this big day. Check out their terrific artwork by using the links on the left or the gallery link on Dustin’s blog.

Don’t forget that there’s also a freebie posted on Dustin’s blog every Wednesday.  What a deal from a very generous man!  Here’s what I did with this week’s freebie.  It’s perfect for the computer geek in your life!

Here’s one of my personal favorites and the first image in this release that I worked on.. I couldn’t resist. ‘Seems like stampers are always on the lookout for masculine-type images, and this one certainly would work very well. Isn’t this little guy cute? This image has lots of personality and could be used for so many occasions. I love the nautical look and it’s so perfect for summer card-making.

And here’s another. These images are perfect for any coloring style you choose. I used Prisma and Lyra pencils for all of my images.

 

Check out all of the great images in this week’s release right here.

Enjoy and stop back for more!

Stay Tuned!!

I am so excited about this. Thursday is our really big day with Dustin Pike's newest digital images scheduled for release. The design team has been busy and hard at work. I can't wait for you to see what Dustin has in store for his followers and the great items that the Design Team has created. We've got so much in store in the weeks ahead! You can even see some sneak peaks over at his blog.

Don't forget that the very talented and generous Dustin offers a freebie every Wednesday, and you can view them on his blog.

Challenge for “Designing Women”

I was asked to host this challenge for my group over at Paper Trey… and our challenge is to create a card using an animal (or animals), plus two designer papers. Beyond those two criteria, the sky’s the limit! I thought it would be a nice departure from all of the flowers we have been doing lately.

So with friends having bouncing baby boys due within the next few weeks, I thought I should get started on cards to welcome the new little ones.. here’s the first ~ and the first one to have their baby gets this one!

This cute image is from Dustin Pike. I colored it with Prisma pencils, added a bit of glitter to the bubbles and cut it out with a Nestie die. DP’s are from Basic Gray and DCWV, and ribbon from Offray.

Design D.I.V.A.S. Challenge

Over at my SCS group “Design D.I.V.A.S.” we are gearing up for a Secret Sisters exchange. So, for the next five to six weeks, we’re making, buying and collecting things that we think our Secret Sister might enjoy.

Our first challenge is to include flowers on our card, or 3-D item. I think it’s a departure from her typical style and colors, so I hope she enjoys having a bit of my style of art.

For this Dustin Pike image, I used Prisma pencils with Gamsol, SU Wild Wasabi and 6” print pack, mat pack, oval and scallop punches, Basic gray 2 scoops DP, Nestabilities square and scallop dies, Crystal effects, brad from Making Memories, SU dimensionals.

Charter Design Team for Dustin Pike

As a blog follower you know that I have had a ball coloring Dustin Pike's images... I am in awe of his work and love using them in my card-making projects. But what you don't know is that I have been holding my breath for several weeks now... I applied for the Dustin Pike Design Team once I heard about the design call, and patiently waited for the big announcement today. This was a first for me, and I didn't quite know what to expect. So today, I am so fortunate and honored to tell you that I was selected for the Charter Design Team. What a privilege and honor to be part of this exciting time.

Dustin's art is fantastic and his following is growing leaps and bounds daily. I've got so many of my friends and followers sold on his images. Check out his blog to see his amazing art. And then, please keep checking back to see how our DT unfolds... and the projects he has in store for us.

Congratulations to all of those selected -- I am looking forward to working with you, and getting to know you.

If you are interested in being considered as a Guest Designer, check out Dustin's blog for more details.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Hello and Happy Thursday! Here in the greater Kansas City area we are really being pounded with a lot of rain. If I don't post for a few days, we're probably busy building an Ark! We are due for several more storms throughout the next week or so, and it hasn't been much of a decent Spring.

This Teddy might look familiar to you as I made another card using this image yesterday. The image is from Doodle Palace. I made this card for two specific challenges.. the Digital Tuesday challenge and the Copic Colour Challenge.

The digital challenge this week is sponsored by Dustin Pike and our theme is "April Showers Bring May Flowers". Since April is historically very wet, the challenge is to create a card (or 3-D item) using digital images that represent rain, a storm, or the beautiful Spring days that May brings.

For the Copic Colour Challenge, we were to use at least these three colors in our image: Acid Yellow (Y08), Brick Beige (E31), and Mint Green (BG13).

It's not very often that I am able to participate in two challenges with one card! That's a major score, agree?

Thanks for stopping by!

For Someone Special

This is a great image that is so versatile and could be turned into a card for just about any occasion by simply creating your own sentiment. I made this card for a special friend…. who happens to be the ‘bestest’.

The image is from the Dustin Pike collection, and, as usual, his images lend themselves so well to the coloring technique I tend to lean to most of the time….coloring with Prisma and Lyra pencils. I like the “clean and simple” look of this card.. no fluff.. and, therefore, it lends itself to either a masculine card or for your BFF. What do you think?

Details: White cardstock, SU Gable Green, Black Linen cardstock, Dustin Pike digital image, SU mat-pack, computer-generated sentiment, Prisma and Lyra pencils, Gamsol, blending stumps, SU Crystal Effects for the water in the fountain.

Bear Hugs for Mom

This image from the Dustin Pike collection of digital images is adorable, and it’s so perfect for just about any coloring technique you enjoy, and so much fun to work with. I happened to use Prisma and Lyra pencils (were you surprised??).

My Mom 'graduated to heaven' several years ago, and she is terribly missed. She would have loved to see me enjoying this hobby of mine as she supported me through so many others throughout the years. I could picture her making cards right along side of me.. she would have loved paper art.

With that in mind, I’m still making Mother’s Day cards as it’s perhaps the biggest card-making event of the year and I see so many beautiful cards on all of the blogs I visit. Also, my son, being a little short on moola these days, might need to go ‘shopping’ in my Craft Grotto where my latest cards are always on display...and pick out a card that I made… to give back to me! He-he!

Lions, and tigers, and dinosaurs.. oh my!

This is another version of the Dustin Pike digi-stamp image from his collection. Since I love this image so much, I had to make another card and this will ultimately be part of my ‘get-well’ stash. Isn’t he adorable in blue?



Details: Various designer papers from my scrap paper stash, white cardstock, blue suede brads from Making Memories, computer-generated sentiment. Colored with Prisma pencils, odorless mineral spirits, using tortillons and blending stumps.

Under the Weather

Yesterday I blogged about having all kinds of cards on hand that are displayed in my Craft Grotto.. but not much for 'good luck’, ‘get well, or ‘wedding-type’ cards. So I am continuing to remedy a part of this and make it my present focus. This card fits the bill for my get-well needs.

Today I worked on one of the newer Dustin Pike images that I bought earlier this week. I just love his images, but the dragon animations are so great. And this little dragon is quite adorable. Doesn’t your heart just break for what he’s enduring?

I purposely left off a sentiment (as I typically do) so I can add something appropriate just before I mail off the card to the recipient. All of Dustin Pike’s collection are so much fun to work with. And, of course, I chose to use my favorite type of coloring medium, Prisma and Lyra pencils worked with odorless mineral spirits. Hope you like it!

Details: White cardstock, unknown scraps from my scrap bin (trying to stay ‘green’), SU Perfect Plum, Prisma and Lyra pencils, odorless mineral spirits, SU Sale-a-Bration ribbon, SU punch, SU dimensionals, SU scallop punch.

Knight in Shining Armor

This is another very cute digi-stamp image from the Dustin Pike collection. You can check out his art here.

Wouldn't this be a great card to give to your Knight in Shining Armor?

Details:

Prisma pencils with OMS

Bazzill designer paper, white cardstock, SU designer paper, SU black cardstock

SU punch

brads from Oriental Trading

Week 4 - Dare U 2 Digi-Stamp Challenge

Happy Friday….and as we say at our house.."we’re another week closer to retirement" (YIKES!!)

It’s already week 4 of the DU2DS Challenge, and this week our coordinators, Chris and Sandra, challenged us to make our card to include “things with wings”… and this little dragon has very tiny wings.

This adorable image is from Dustin Pike Digital Stamps. I colored with Prisma pencils using odorless mineral spirits. You can check out their weekly challenge here.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Details: Dustin Pike digital image, Bazzill designer papers, SU designer paper, 80lb white cardstock, Prisma pencils, odorless mineral spirits, sentiment SU “Thoughts & Prayers”