Spring and Birthdays

Good morning! Spring is almost upon us, the bulbs in the garden are starting to sprout and I'm hoping we are done with the snow, you can never tell in Michigan!

Challenge 10 starts today over at Jan Mahew Digital Stamp Challenge and this is the last one I will be joining as a guest design team member. I have enjoyed working with the images but I ave some exciting new coming up so watch this space!

As the lovely Jan provided me with a few sets this month I have made 2 cards for this challenge.
The first one is using Early Spring Nest, a gorgeous floral set:

What I Did:

 As always the images come colored or as line art, for this card I resized the line and added one of the sentiments that are included. It was then printed on stamping card. I colored the image with alcohol markers. I matted a 7x5in white card base with purple card to coordinate with the colors in my image and then added my colored design. As the nest was quite detailed I didn't want to add too much to the card so a few enamel dots just helped to pull the purple from the mat and the image.

My next card is using the super cute Birthday Buddies:

What I Did:
This stamp set also come with pre-colored and Line art images so I decided to use a pre-colored one. I resized the buddies and added the birthday cake to my composition. The sentiment was also in the set and I positioned this so it fir within the design. I then printed this onto stamping card using high quality so I didn't lose any for the colored definition. I did color around the image with warm grey alcohol markers to ground it.
I matted a 7x5in card base with blue card and added my design. A few sparkly glitter dots finished the card - who doesn't love glitter on their birthday!

What I Used:
Spring card
Digital Stamp: Jan Mahew Early Spring Nest
Stamping Card: X-press It
Copic Markers
White Card Base: Core'Dinations Premium Cardstock
Purple Card: Create and Craft
Enamel Dots: Gina Marie Designs

Birthday Card
Digital Stamp: Jan Mahew Birthday Buddies.
Stamping Card: X-press It
Copic Markers
White Card Base: Core'Dinations Premium cardstock
Blue Card: Create and Craft
Glitter Dots: Gina Marie Designs

This Challenge runs for 2 weeks starting today, it is always anything goes so if you make any crafts come and join us!

Next Month Jan is moving to Monthly challenges starting the first Monday of the month, there will be 2 prizes up for grabs - both will be randomly chosen but one of them will only be for those that Use Jan's images and guess what if you enter and win the current challenge you win gift card to Jan's
store so could have the images to use!

Thank You Blocks!

Good Morning and welcome March! We have had sunshine over the weekend with some almost spring like weather - lets hope it continues!

Challenge 9 starts over at Jan's Digital Stamps Challenge today and my inspiration is using one of her new collections, Block Sentiments. This is a great set with a number of sentiments all available in pre-colored bright or pastel and line art. My card is using the pastel pre-colored thank you:

What I Did:

I resized and printed 2 copies of the image, fussy cut one of them and cut alternate letters from the other one. I then cut a panel from the front of an 8x8in card base. I discarded this just keeping the top part (still attached to the card) and 2in from the bottom, making sure my Thank You image would fit between these. I matted both of these with blue card and coordinating design paper. I then applied glue to the top and bottom of my image, First adhering it to the bottom section of the card front and then adding it to the remaining top section of the card.
I realized at this point that the image wasn't sturdy enough to hold up so I added some of the cut away cardstock to the back of the Thank You to strengthen it. I added the letters I had cut individually on top of the ones on the image with foam pads to add further dimension.
To finish the card I added the same blue card to the inside so it gave contrast where it showed through either side of the image.

What I Used:
Jan Mahew Image: Block Sentiments Thank You
White printing card: Core'Dinations
White Card Base: Craft UK
Blue cardstock: Core'Dinations
Design Paper: Trim Crafts

The challenge runs for 2 weeks starting today, It is always Anything goes so if you make any crafts come and join us!

Thanks for stopping by.

Pink Orchids

Good morning, I am still in bed at this hour but I know my family and friends in the UK will be around! My post today is the first one for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge. When I saw Jan's stunning images I just had to apply to be on the team and lucky me I was chosen.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks and is an 'anything goes' challenge so if you make and create there is no reason not to come and join us.

I have an obsession with flowers at the minute so I couldn't resist coloring Botanical Orchids which comes with colored and line images as well as suitable sentiments.

What I Did

I arranged the png image of the flowers along with the sentiment using my graphics program the printed them onto stamping card.

I colored the image using Copic markers and then added depth and texture with Prismacolor pencils

I cut a 5x7in card base from white card and matted this with pink and green card to coordinate with the image.

I added my image topper and to balance the image I added some crystal gems.

What I Used

Digital Stamp and Sentiment: Botanical Orchids

X-Press It Stamping Card

Copic Markers: R000,10,02; E51; Y11; G24, 94; YG61, 91,95,97

Primacolor Premier Pencils: hot pink, sand,Jasmine, Deco Pink, Goldenrod, Marine Green, Warm Grey

Nuvo Marker: 452

White Card: Core'Dinations Premier Cardstock

Pink and Green Cardstock: Core'Dinations

Studio Katia Iridescnet Crystals

ZipDry Glue

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Thank you for stopping, come and join the challenge here you can also check out my teamies gorgeous designs too!