House of Cards April Sketch Challenge

Good Morning!  The Challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge Blog for April is a sketch challenge. So this two weeks of April is for Clean & Simple Cards (CAS) or Classic & Elegant cards that follow the sketch.  Hop on over and play along with us.  Here is my DT card for the challenge. 

Here's the sketch.

I am still playing with my Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Trellis Framework Die.  The diecut was leftover from another card I did.  The papers are "Nature Garden" from Prima.  I filled in the diecut with papers that coordinated with the background paper.  The butterfly is Memory Box Darla and Vivienne.  I double embossed the Vivienne butterfly with clear embossing powder to give it a nice shine.  Then I stamped and colored the Hampton Art Graphic 45 "Once Upon a Springtime" stamp.  

I am also entering this in the MOJO Monday 342.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

12 Tags as a Card

I wanted to see how I could translate Tim Holtz April's 12 Tags into a card rather than a tag. (I did the tag in my last post HERE.)   I also wanted to play along at Words 2 Scrap By's challenge of "Shine Bright like a Diamond."   I also wanted to enter The Card Concept Challenge "Use a Butterfly Theme" in their Shabby and Vintage category.  Here's what I came up with.

Instead of using the Trellis die I used my Lifestyle Crafts Diamonds die. I then filled in the empty spaces with a Ranger Foil Cardstock diamond and some bits and scraps left over from a previous project.  The background is the same as what Tim used for his tag.  Here's the rest of the products I used for this:

Ranger Manila Cardstock

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape

Distressed Paint in Bundled Sage

Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo

Stamper's Anonymous Simple Sayings

Ideology Paper Stash Kraft Resist

Ideology Salvage Stickers (Butterfly)

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Prima Flowers

Diamond Bling from my stash.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #15

The new challenge over at the Inkspirational blog is a photo challenge.  With the Cherry Blossoms blooming in D.C. this was a perfect photo challenge.  My card:

The stamp and sentiment is a special edition from Simple Pleasures LSS in Colorado Springs, CO.  My SIL lives near the Springs and when I visit I love to take a shopping tour through Simple Pleasures!  Stamped with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink and embossed with clear EB.  Blossoms are colored with Tim Holtz Distressed Markers in Worn Lipstick and I distressed the edges with Worn Lipstick Distressed Ink.  Background DSP is "Shaffer" Almanac Collection from Prima.  I think I got this paper free at one of my "Scrapfest" crops.  I am also entering this in the Operation Write Home Midweek throwdown challenge, show your favorite color combination.  Black and Pink are such a gorgeous elegant color combo don't you think?

Have a great day!
Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Hambo Hoedown 68 "Pig"casso

Here is my entry for this week's Hambo Hoedown.  This is the sketch we had to use for the entry.

And here is my take on the sketch.

"Artist Pig" digi image by Hambo Stamps

My "Pig"casso has his painting framed and displayed for all.  I made his pallet and brush look like wet paint using Ranger Glossy Accents.  "Pig"casso is colored with Prismacolor markers.  His painting is created with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks in Purple Twilight, Sunshine Yellow and Gold mixative.  His picture frame is a journaling sticker from Prima with the center cut out.  The DSP is Creative Memories Primary Power Pallet available only in digital.  The cardstock is Creative Memories also.  The ribbon is from Creative Charms.

Happy Crafting
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.