SheepSki Designs: Die cuts and Punches

Good morning!

We have a new blog challenge starting today for SheepSki Designs and we are being asked to use our dies and/or punches!

For my card I used some dies and punches …

I did a little spotlight technique using Family #243

I was going for a gray photo where it comes to life in the heart die … Not quite what I was envisioning but I am pretty happy with it over all.

Freshly made sketch 308

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Image printed on Hammermill Color Copy
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stampin Up!
• Design paper from Stamping Up!
• Die: Beautiful wings from Stampin Up!
• Die: Little Leaves from Stamping Up!
• Die: Scalloped Hearts from Sizzix
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Pearls from Recollections
• ProMarkers
• Sentiment: Fun Titles from Dare 2-B Artsy
• Sketch: Freshly made sketch 308

Now ... You have two ways to play along with SheepSki Designs

BLOG ... You are welcome to enter any type of hand colored stamped or digital craft project, made with any company / artist's digi. The Winner will receive three images of choice from the SheepSki Designs store and the Top Three will receive one image of choice.

If you use a SheepSki Designs image and are selected as a Winner or Top Three you will get one extra image. Which means the winner will receive 4 images and Top Three will receive two images choice

or

FACEBOOK ... Where you must use a SheepSki Designs Image for a chance to win 3 images

As a bonus, when you are done shopping in the STORE, use this code “skiandrea10” at checkout to receive a 10% discount off your purchase! So, come along and play one or both! Can't wait to see what you create!

(Hugs) Cara

Hello ...

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness. ~Robertson Davies

Good Morning

Another post for you! Today also starts a new Color Challenge at The Outlawz and our Sponsor this month is Mari Digis

Our challenge this week comes from AJ in the form of a inspirational picture.

and here is my 5 x 7 card ...

Supplies

3/4" sparkle flourished from Close to My Heart

Alcohol markers

Cardstock from The Paper Studio

Classic Heart die from Sizzix

Design Paper "Antique Paperie" from Colorbok

Paper flower from Song of Spring by Michaels

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

In the Garden ...

The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. ~George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, 1932

Good morning!

Today is the 1st of March and the start of a new Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Each month we will send you a free digital image to use in the Freebie/Progressive challenge. Once your creation is completed, upload it into the freebie challenge and you will automatically receive the next month free digi.  We will have one image per month so you have plenty of time to create a project using the image.

If you would like to participate, please register with your name and email address to: outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com

This month our sponsor is Beccy's Place with this lovely image "Spring Window"

My card is 4.25 x 5.50 and I decided to just spotlight the vase and flowers.

 Supplies

Image colored with Copics

Card stock from Stampin Up! and The Paper Studio

Die from Sizzix "Fancy Labels"

Embossing folder from Sizzix "Bricked"

Flower sequins from my stash

Stampin Up! stamps "Occasional quotes"

Thanks for stopping by!

Cara

A Hundred Flowers ...

I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun!

I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one.

~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Afternoon on a Hill"

Good morning!

I hope everyone's week has start off well. Today is the start of a new color challenge at The Outlaws.

Our Sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps.

The Challenge this week is is to be inspired!

 Here is my card: I used the pink, white and gold.

Supplies

White cardstock from The Paper Studio

Gold cardstock from my stash

Stamps: "Love & Joy" from The Angel Company

Ink from Stampin Up!

Purple glitter glue from Studio G

Liquid Pearls

Thanks for stopping by!

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Here comes Santa Claus!

Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?

~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

Good morning ...

I bring you just another card made from scraps and a recycled Christmas card. Not one of my favorites, but was good experience using the a layered technique that is popular with stamps.

Size 5 x 7

SUPPLIES

Card stock from The Paper Studio

Oval dies from Spellbinders

Sentiment from "Holiday Sentiments" from Hampton Arts

Star is a partial stamp from "A Christmas Nativity" by JRL Designs then painted with gold Smooch

The Stork is in transit!

Aside from new babies, new mothers must be the most beautiful creatures on earth.

~Terri Guillemets, 2010 January 26th, journal

It's not often I get to make baby cards but the daughter of a friend has entered the parent trap and expecting shortly. This months image from the Progressive freebee challenge at The Outlawz was perfect for what I wanted to try ... 

The image is called "Wishful Asha" from Make it Crafty.

I decided to try something different and used a variant of the spotlight technique. A little masking for the cloud background and voila!

Close up

Supplies

Digital image "Wishfil Asha" from Make it Crafty

Card stock from The Paper Studio

Cloud stamp unknown

Die: Easel from Marianne Designs (Not Shown)

Die: Flourish Trim from Spellbinders

Die: Label Collection from Stampin Up!

Ink from Stampin Up!

Pearls from my Stash

Prisma Color Pencils

Sentiment from "Little Darlings" by Hampton Art

Studio G Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

CHALLENGE(S) ENTERED

CRAFT YOUR PASSION: #273 Always Anything Goes