Second Week of Being "Charmed"

This is the beginning of the second week of Just Some Lines' challenge using a charm.

My little image is hanging on to my charm which really looks like an oversized stone.  She is colored with Copic markers and I thought the rub-on sentment was perfect for her,  I very aeldom use stickers and I have so many of them so the little hearts were placed on the border.  It seems that everything I have done the past two weeks has either been red or pink. Maybe my color scheme will change after Valentine's Day.

Challenge # 28 - The First Thanksgiving

The challenge this time is "The First Thanksgiving"  There are so many possibilities.  You can use so many different images.  Just for example, there is the ship, The Mayflower, food, Pilgrims, cornucopia, Indians, corn, and  of course, giving thanks.

Vicki

My card is an easel card.  I chose the turkey as my first image as the wild turkey is what the Pilgrims had.  It is a stamp from Inkadinkadoo and was colored with Copics.  The greeting "Happy Thanksgiving" is a VAP stamp.  The easel card is a very easy card to make using the Scor-Pal scoring tool and it sits up nicely so the main image can be seen at a distance which placed on a table.  The colors I chose for the card and matting were those found in a woods or forest and were compatible to the coloring of the focal image.

Valerie

Hi, Here is Valerie- I have made 2 tags for Thanksgiving. The background of each tag has been distressed with inks and sprays in wild honey, spiced marmalade, barn door and forest moss. The first tag has been decorated with some stamped leaves (stamps from Lavinia) and then with some sack linen, a German scrap, some decorative leaves and the text *Give thanks to the Lord for He is good*. The second one has a similar distressed and stamped background, to which I have added a flower fairy tag, some leaves, and another German scrap. I have printed a Native American and a Pilgrim Father with his child onto transparency foil, and laid them over the background. The text this time is in Hebrew, means *Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for He loves the world* and is spoken *Hodu L'Adonai ki tov, ki le Olam hasdo*. Here's wishing you all a happy autumn and Thanksgiving!

Petra

It was a good pumpkin year and the last ones are still to be harvested from our allotment! I am always very grateful for this vegatable as it is not only very tasty but also good fun to grow and to play with (lol). The base is a Kraftcard layered with Kaisercraft paper and an image from The Graphics Fairy. Lace, ribbon, flower, bling and wooden leaves come from my stash. The letters are from BoBunny. Thank you for looking!



Michele

I've also made a tag in honor of this special holiday.  My piece is representative of the harvest.  I've got some brown packing material affixed to my tag along with a bit of decorative paper from my stash.  Then I placed a vintage image of squashes and a hand offering a gift of flowers, both from the now-defunct Paula's Kits Club.  A bundle of raffia finishes it off.  It is always good to think of the things you are thankful for and this holiday offers a welcome moment for reflection.

Barbara

I really enjoyed making this card. First I got to use one of my favorite Thanksgiving stamps. It's from Paper Inspirations. I've had it for years and it's wood mounted so I'm not sure it's available any more. I also got to use my Tim Holtz Autumn Gatherings die for the side border. The image is colored using Copics. The leaves were colored using Pan Pastels. The image panel and border were adhered to a brown panel and then to a kraft card base. It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but then anytime is a good time to be thankful.

Blue and Brown

Here is my inspiration for Darla's Brown and Blue Challenge. It is a very simple card and can be done in no time at all. The main image is one of Digi Darla's and the greeting is by Finders Keepers. I colored the main image with Copic markers. She is placed  on a mat which has been put at an angle.

Ocean Waves

I love this sentiment.  It is from CS Designs, a digital stamp company.  The starfish which are part of the digital are colored with Copic Markers.  A small pearl was placed on top of a couple of them to give them dimension.  The waves are an embellishment I found on sale in a discount store.  They are dimensional also and the foam on the waves are highlighted with glitter. The bubbles and shells are also part of the embellishment.

As a final touch I did a little faux stiching on the Spellbinders Nestie

Asian Card

I went a little of the top with embellishing this card.  The image is called Framed Geisha 2 from CS Designs and she is colored with Copic markers.   Since she is looking to the side, I wanted something to draw her attention.  Thus is the netting made with a net-type ribbon.  It is anchored with two buttons.  The image is matted and put on a background paper of oriental flowers and shapes.

The card is entered into Art Without Boundaries' "Anything Goes", Stammtacular Sunday Challenge's The Sky is the Limit", and Card Making Mama's  "Use a Digital".

Under the Sea

Here is a card I created for the 2nd week of CS Designs' "Ocean" challenge.  You can find the challenge at the blog  Art Without Boundaries.
Using the nymph image I created an  underwater scene.  The main digital was colored with Copic markers.  The designer paper used as a background is water themed.  The fish and seaweed are stickers and in the background is a spirelli using one of Chris' spirelli templates.

You still have two days to join in on the fun with the challenge.  You do not have to use a digital from CS Designs.  You just have to an ocean-themed project.

Getting Some Shopping Done

My card shows CS Designs' Lulu as she does her shopping.  I gave her a split green background with a little sequin waste and with a flower on top.  The digital and the mat behind it were cut with a Spellbinders die.  The mat was made with some printed designer paper giving the card extra color.  Lulu herself was colored with Copic markers with a touch of Sticklers to give her and her bags a little glitz.  The simple word "shop" was made with some beads.

Digi Darla's Wings and Things

Here is a little card I made  as inspiration for Digi Darla's  "Wings and Things" challenge.  It is a very quick and simple card.  I used her dugital of an angel and colored it with Copic markers.  The image is placed on a double diecut mat.  The lacey paper trim was made with a border punch.  The sentiment was a bought alphabet embellishment.  If you have a chance, take a hop to her site and enter her challenge.

Bright and Bold

Here is a bright and  bold card I made using Spirelli.  The main image and sentment are both from CS Designs.   Coloring was done with Copics.  This is so colorful that it is bound to cheer up the recipient. 

Challenge #22 "Going Around in Circles"

The challenge the next two weeks is "Going Around in Circles" The only requirement is to have a circle on your project. The more the better. Here are some ideas from the Design Team. I hope you have fun with this challenge.

Vicki

Very seldom do I make a card without a mat behind the image, but I thought I would do it this time. My card is showing LuLu from CS Designs starting her Christmas shopping. The greeting, which is perfect for the ocassion, is from my sponsor Create with TLC. The small circles under the ribbon have a little spray webbing on them and the little lady is colored with Copic markers. Notice all the jewels she is wearing as she dresses very fashionablely when she shops. The ribbon is a piece I salvaged from a gift I received last Christmas. This makes this usable as an entry in CS Designs' Recycled Christmas challenge.

Michele

Circles are wonderful -- I've noticed that I use them often in my work even without thinking about it. To get started with this challenge I went to the TLC Creations website because they are the challenge sponsor. I found and bought some very fun goodies. The products are made available in a couple of different formats so you have some flexibility in using the digital sheets. This creation is something a little different for me. I used a sheet from "My Garden Set Papers" and several circle images from the "Summer Sherbert Set." In photoshop I dragged the circles into the background paper sheet in a random fashion. I love the background this created. I then printed it and adhered it to some lovely Paper Temptress card stock after cutting with decorative scissors. I liked the background so much I really didn't want to mess with it but in the end I attached a nice K & Company butterfly. I hope you'll join the circles fun!

Petra
Misty Circles

Circles - as many as possible, the more the better - this is a wonderful challenge as cicles are so versatile and come in so many disguises. To create the background on my card I used the circle mask from 'that special touch of' and some Cosmis Shimmer chalk mists. I secured the mask with some low-tack tape onto some thick aquarelle card and sprayed it with three different colours. As the card is slightly textured and my spraying needs a bit more practice the finish is not uniform. I mounted the card onto some green card. To finish the card I added some raffia, some paper flowers and a button. Hope you will join us and have some 'circle fun'.

Barbara

The sentiment is from Create with TLC. I thought it was amusing and somewhat a bit of truth. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday with its prominent circle for the layout of my card. The background is done using a Tim Holtz texture fade. The image stamp and metal wheel is also from his collection. The Steampunk flavor adds a bit of fun.

Valerie

I have made a tag to accompany a wedding gift. The background has been distressed with TH inks in stormy skies, Victorian velvet, wild honey and forest moss. I used a flourish stamp and a *Love words* stamp for the background, and added 2 rings, a heart and a white rose. The wedding rings are the symbol for eternity, as they have no beginning and no end.

I have a terrific sponsor this time. Create with TLC. The owner is Paulette and she is a Paper Crafting Addict!

She has been crafting digitally for over 15 years. She loves combining the technical aspect of computers with the creativity of the mind and coming up with something fun or inspiring or just plain thought provoking. She gets bored really easily, so she is constantly challenging herself to think of new creative things and ideas and sayings to share with all her followers.

Her Store is ........Create with TLC and her blog is Create with TLC. She loves sharing lots and lots of freebies, so everyone can pass on a little TLC~!. You will find her site quickly by clicking on the logo above

Paulette has generously offered a $15 gift certificate to the winner of the "Going Around in Circles" challenge.

Green and Clean

Here is a quick card I made for DigiDarla's challenge "Green and Clean".  The greeting is from an unknown stamp.  Of course the image is from DigiDarla.  I did not use any particular technique on this card.  However I did use a Spellbinder Nestie.  Embellishment is a couple of flowers from my stash.  I used Copic markers for coloring the image.

I am also entering this in Gingersnap Creations' Color of Money challenge.

Looking Good-Both Ways

Here is a card I did with a big flap that I think looks good both ways.  When you make a comment  tell which wasy you like it...The first is potrait.  The second is landscape.

 

I chose red and gold so I could enter Gingersnap Creations' GC100 Color Challenge of red and gold.  The background of the card was done with the Highlighted Cuttlebug technique.  I used a gold pen to do the highlighting.  The image is a Darla Digi and I think it looks great going either way.  Coloring was done with Copic markers.  Finishing up the card is a scrap piece of red and gold ribbon.  I also entered this is Darla's first challenge "Mother's Day" (flowers).

February - The Month of Love

Here is my latest Valentine.  This time it is a tag.  You know, you don't have to make your Valentine red or pink and white.  I decided to do this valentine tag in black and white with a splash of purple so I could enter Play Date Cafe's Challenge 66 this week.

The tag uses an image from Stampotique.  The coloring is done with Copic markers.  The words are those of the image made with stickers.  I used out of the box and level up techniques.  The large flower has two levels to give it a 3D effect.  The close-up picture is a little fuzzy because of the 3D flower when it was scanned.

The gal knows her guy loves her as he has given her flowers even though he probably picked them from the roadside.