A Die For A Sketch Challenge #10

WELCOME TO A DIE FOR A SKETCH CHALLENGE #10

Last month, the challenge had some wonderful entries and I'm so happy I was able to visit many of you!  

 I am very excited to see what you create for this months Sketch Challenge #10.  My share will be on the A Die for a Sketch challenge blog on the 20th for the mid challenge post but don't let that stop you, come along and win some great prizes with this wonderful sketch!  And we have a lovely guest designer this month as well!

Please remember to follow this sketch and use a minimum of one die on your creation.  

Our Generous sponsor for this month is BUGABOO STAMPS.  They will be giving one lucky winner 

7 of their digi stamps!  Thank you Bugaboo!

This month we are honored to have a Guest Designer!

Miranda

 Miranda is from the Netherlands and has a variety of card making skills. On her blog she has easels, fancy folds, step cards and embroidered cards!  You should go visit her blog and see the beautiful things she makes. 

Here is Miranda's Card for our challenge

Cheery Lynn: Doily

Memory Box: Corners

Thank you Miranda for being with us this month!

                     Our talented design team used digi's from

                    BUGABOO STAMPS  for your inspiration!  Visit the A Die for a Sketch challenge blog to see more great DT inspiration! 

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

 

Candy Winner and Top Tip Tuesday half way Sparkle Challenge

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My Candy winner is at the bottom :)

Mid Week Top Tip Tuesday Challenge

Yikes!!  I'ts Tuesday again and this is the half way mark for the last Top Tip Tuesday Challenge.  I needed to hold off till the half way mark because last week was a very busy one!  I've colored a lot of images from several different companies and artists (and I have several favorites).  However, because I design with Top Tip Tuesday, I get to use graphics from Stamp Fairy and they are one of my favorites!

In today's project, the little girl is wading in the water so I added some muddy coloring to the ankle area and dotted on some sand for the background.  Instead of the air brushing copics I whittled in from the edges which I think gave the sunny day look.  The MiC chippy was coated in glitter paint and then you can't forget the little take away gift, and this sunglasses charm was just the ticket for this sunny day card "Just Because".  Enjoy!

Our Current Challenge is:
" Sparkles Galore"


You have another whole week to get in on the prizes too!

And here are our sponsors

Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp is offering a $20 gift voucher to spend in their store!!

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And

Stamp Fairy

Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010.  Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats.  You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters.  Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a free image every Friday and Guest Designers each month.  Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images.  We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity.

Challenges entered:

By the Cute and Girly - Cute as a button

Crafters Companion - Time to Embellish

I brake for challenges - Summer Fun

Just keep on creating - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's crafts - Girls, Girls, Girls

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Creative Mondays - Summer

Hooked on Crafts - All that glitters

Today's card was glittery and full of sparkle!  The water, the ball, the clouds, the swim suit and of course, the sparkle gems all around the frame too!  Anyway summer is coming and this little digi from Stamp Fairy was perfect!

INGREDIENTS:

Image is Molly Beach 2 from Stamp Fairy
Sentiment is Friendship Notables 2
Notables 2 Die w/Whimsy
Marrianne Branch Dies
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Lacey Ovals and Grand Scalloped Quare Die
Echo Park splash DP
Prism Collage DP

 MEDIUMS:
Copics
Staz On
 Stickles
Extreme glitter
Acrylic paint from Plaid "Turquios"

 EMBELLISHMENTS:
Pink oval beads WOC
Recollections gemstones Pink
Offray stylish accents
Crystal flower is recycled from neice's broken ring
ribbon is Offray

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.

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 Sorry to have kept you waiting till the end,  I've been putting this off for way to long . . . . the winner is????

  #30 Lena Katrine of Lena Katrine's Scrappeskrep 

Congratulations Lena!  I've emailed you to notify you and ask for your snail mail to send it off to you!  Great new Candy will be up for grabs later this month so keep an eye out.

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Simply friendly Teddy and the Magnolia Birthday Candy winner!

I needed to know how easy it was to make this adorable little design from my Teddy Bo sketch graphic and I'll be making a lot more of them, believe you me!  April is warming my nimble fingers up to making my yearly shipment of summer cards for the retail shops and I think this will be the hot design for the year!

Our current challenge is 

"Pink and Brown"

and there is all of next week to enter so come and play when you can, I would love to visit your blogs!

This is what's new in the store if you haven't stopped in for a peek.

INGREDIENTS:

Teddy Bo 017

NB Label 18

NB Grand Labels 1

Shape EZ pedestal tag #1

Spring Letter Seal Sentiment by Raindrop Echo w/Whimsy

Bazzill Dot Embossed stock

Color Bok Aqua Stripe DP

 MEDIUMS:

Copic

Ranger Distress Ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Celebrate It White floral pick

Tulip WOC altered w/Copic

flower ribbon from stash

Multi hand colored ribbon from Creative Papers Online

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
I think I can, I think I can, I thought I could

   If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!


Last but not least . . . the winner of the Magnolia Candy for my Birthday celebration is . .  drum roll . . . .

 Lorraine from Lorraine's Creations.  

Congratulations and I hope you enjoy the stamps, please get me your mailing address and I'll speed them over to you dear and thanks for playing along.

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Simply White and Silver + one

It's Tuesday and I've been waiting to show you some of the less elaborage but splendid cards I make for the general rack of cards on my craft table.  Most of the time, people are looking for the more expensive full of flower type cards that are actually "greeting art" but every once in a while there are those shoppers that are looking for 1/2 dozen cards that are special but very affordable.  So I've made 20 of these simple lovely cards from Robyn's Fettish to fit in with our Top Tip Tuesday challenge today:

Color Challenge is 

"Silver, White and 1 other"

Silver, White and a hint of Colour!

Inky Impressions

Prize is a $10 gift certificate

Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Prize:

I decided to use this princess of an angel image and gave her shiny yellow hair and glittered hymn book, the wings are tinsel glitter and the snowflakes were added to give that Christmas feel to each of them.  I hope you can join us and visit the rest of the DT too, they've done some gorgeous work!

INGREDIENTS:

Recollections folded cards "Silver

Digital Delights Angel set (singing)

Sentiment is by Recollections

Stampin Up Snowflake

X-acto corner rounding punch

 MEDIUMS:

Copic markers

Cosmic Shimmer Water color paints

Moon light white brilliance ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Martha Stewart iridescent tinsel glitter

Yellow Stickles

Icicles Stickles

Yellow ribbon from Ribbon Boutique

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

This is the best Inspirational though I could've chosen for today!

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

Beary Karate twins!

Click here for the Shape EZ product release w/Whimsy

It's Tuesday, so It's time to share my Teddy Bo and/or Bea Card with everyone!  These graphics are one of my favorite to color.  This particular week, I asked for a specific karate Bea image so that when my niece and nephew graduate from the Little Ninja's class, Aunt Tammy can take a picture and give them a card that their mommy can put in the picture albums.

Challenge entered:  

Jens digi stamps ~ Polka dots

There is a new challenge starting today, and we want to see you create a Teddy Bo card with:

Pastel colors. 

 When you get a chance, stop over at the Design team blogs and give them some love while you admire all of their beautiful work.

Here are the new stamps this week, hope you enjoy them and if you create with them, please share them with us as we adore stopping in for a peek!

 INGREDIENTS:

Color Bok Stock

Images are Teddy Bo and Teddy Bea 164 and 150

Autnentique "Journey" collection DP

Sentiment is Ticket collection from Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy

Creative Papers Online (Blue shine paper for flowers)

Martha Stewart and McGill leaves

 MEDIUMS:

Copics and Ranger Distress

N9,7,5,3,1,0, B32, E11,13,25,R20,YR00

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Handmade flowers

Filigree Sinver Corner altered w/Copic 110

Sea Shell beads from stash (the kids like to use something off the cards Auntie gives them)

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Life is short but special gifts can last a very long time

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it.  Over and Over again!

 The NEW Shape EZ 

 Cut files available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

On a Daffy March!

The end of October nearly!  My girl turned 20 and the boy is 15 this year!  Ugh!  Did I jut admit that?  Happy Birthday to both of them and today's card resembles the occasion.

Like I've said for the better part of October, I couldn't wait to get back into the mojo of making several cards a week with every theme possible.  The process keeps my creative juices flowing and without it I struggle so much more!

Today I'm getting back into the challenge swing with Sentimental Sundays.  We have a fabulous sponsor this week at Heart Song Designs and we want you to take and make something inspiring from your birth flower!  Did you know you had a birth flower?  Well, my birthday is in March and it turns out the Daffodil is for me.  So I've taken some inspiration that I first found in a tutorial on ScrapBitz blog.  I don't color flowers often and I wanted to give it a go.  With the Copic alone I couldn't seem to get the shading I wanted but then I added some Distress ink and liked the outcome much more.

There are always some free sentiments offered at Sentimental Sundays challenge sight and this week is Janne's choice so I hope you enjoy them and play this week with us all.  Be sure to stop in and say Hi to the DT as well.

On to the details of my card:  We want to see your Birth Flowers

 INGREDIENTS: 

Bazzill Stock

Image by Heart Song Design

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy

Flourish stamp from Raindrop Echo Design

Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch

Metallic Bronze paper and the ribbon is from Creative Papers Online

NB standard circle and scalloped circle large

The Paper Studios Black & Cream Script DP

Graphic 45 "Once upon a springtime collection "Fairy Folk dP

DCWV LT Blue Vintage DP

I used a flourish stamp, sandle stayzon on velum to create extra brown tones to match the daffs

 MEDIUMS:

Copics Y02,4,6,11,13,15, YG 91,95,97, C00,C1, Y38,G99,B0000,B000

Ranger Distress Ink Weatherwood, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Mustard seed, Tea dye and Vintage Photo

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Tulip Bead in a bottle

Kaiser Craft pearls gifted by  Simon Says

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

 Thank you for visiting,

Who wouldn't hug her?

Happy Friday everyone!  I've found a new favorite medium everyone!  The Stazon Metallic Silver ink pad!  Love, Love,Love it!  Also, my friend Jill has also shown me how much I love the rounded edges and I wanted to try it.  Really like it, it's a finishing technique I'll be using a lot of!  Thanks Jill!

This Friday is a brand new challenge over at Wags'n Whiskers.  I've been waiting to color this little cutie for such a long time and when I found this weeks theme, I just knew she was perfect!

I want to make sure that I tell everyone that my pictures aren't going to be up to par for a while because there is a spot on the inside of my lense and although it is under warranty, I have to send it out and it will be two or three weeks till I get it back!  I'm using my old camera for now and the zoom and pixels are just not the same.

I digress, The Wags'n Whiskers challenge is for you to show us:

Black plus Pearl or Ribbon

One random participant will win a Free Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice.

You don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp, but if you do, you will be entered into a 2nd drawing for a Free Wags 'n Whiskers Digi(including the Pin Ups).

We would like to offer up a Guest Designer Spot each week!!

If you would like to the be a guest for the following challenge, add "GDT" next to your name when you enter this challenge. You will receive a free WnW digi stamp of your choice to use during your guest spot.

 INGREDIENTS:

Image is Wags 'n Whiskers  "Lets Do  Lunch"

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo "treasured moments collection" w/ Whimsy

Flourish by Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy

Raindrop Echo film marker die w/Whimsy

NB Classic oval and  Scalloped Oval die

Kaiser Craft DP "Lilac Avenue" collection

 MEDIUMS:

Stazon metallic silver pad

Copics are E00,11,R20 and R30 skin

V12,15,17,E33,35,37,B91, N1,3,5,7,9

E51,53,50

Ranger Distress Ink:  Black soot, Vintage Photo, Fired Brick

I'm playing with distress ink and the colors are darker than usual!  If you don't play, you don't learn!

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Pearl slide from Whimsy

Ribbon from stash

The Paper Studio Gemstones altered w/ copic 110

flake sequin from Creative Papers Online

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Sadly,  This will be my last post for the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge blog and I want to say thank you and inform the entire team and all of my followers that my time here has been delightful, the images are lovely to work with and Lacey Stephens and Zoe have been both understanding, easy to work for and very generous to me!  I love all of you and wish every one of you the best in the future.

Thank you for visiting,