Sparkles in the Craft Room

Good Morning! Summer has finally arrived - it's a little cooler here today so being outside is a bit more bearable.

Hey! It's Tuesday and what does that mean????? A new Digi Choosday challenge, head on over and join us!

My inspiration this week is using the Gorgeous Sparkle, the cutest Unicorn on the block! she has joined me in my craft room this week as a new sign:

What I Did:

 I resized and colored the image with alcohol markers, then matted Sparkle onto some pink cardstock. I then covered a piece of mount board with some digital patterned paper. Craft Room was cut from vinyl using my Cameo. Sparkle was positioned and adhered onto the board and I used transfer tape to add the lettering.

What I Used:
Digital Image: Polkadoodles - Crafting is the best bit of the Day - Sparkle Unicorn
Stamp Card: X-Press It
Alcohol Markers: Copic Markers
Pink Cardstock: Core'Dinations Premium
Mount Board: from my stash
Digital Design Paper: Polkadoodles: Pretty Sweet
Vinyl for wording: Joann's Fabric and Crafts
Glue: ZipDry

The Digi Choosday Challenge runs for 2 weeks, it is always anything goes so there is no reason not to enter and you never know you may just win!

If you love Sparkle as much as I do we have had a huge new release.  You can buy the complete collection of the new images or get them individually.

Looking for more inspiration? Then check out my teamies designs over on the Facebook page, you can also post your own Polkadoodles' designs on the Craft Stamp and Color with Polkadoodles Facebook group

Thanks for stopping by, now go join the challenge!

Goodbye Christmas

Well I've just been shoveling a ton of snow so feels a bit Christmasy here! 

I have some sad news today - It's finally time for me to move on from The 12 Month's of Christmas design team this month will be my last post with them. I have enjoyed my time on the team and it has certainly encouraged me to keep on top of my Christmas crafting!

So without further ado here's the details about this months Challenge:

Our Sponsor this month is A Day for Daisies 

They will be giving away a $12 gift certificate to a random winner who has followed the optional theme.

There is also a 2nd prize offered to everyone even if you don't follow the theme you could have the chance of winning a set of Holiday Decoration digital papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

Ok I hear you ask what is this months theme?

Holiday Decorations - I don't know about you, but one of the things that I love about Christmas time is the decorations that I see up all over the place.  Whether in people's homes, or out and about in the community, there are such a wide variety of beautiful holiday decorations to choose from.  Strings of lights, wreaths on doors, stockings on mantles (or in the case of my house, hanging from the piano!), window paintings, tree ornaments, angels on trees--the list goes on and on!  This month, let's bring some of those holiday decorations to your cards!

On to my showcase, I couldn't resist using Sparkle Angels for my card:

These tiny angels look like they are decorating the tree with star shaped baubles. I have colored the image with Faber Castell Polychromo pencils and matted it onto pearlescent blue card. I used the same card for my base and to die cut the bauble.

I matted my card blank with 2 colors of digital design papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. Adding a stamp from Crafter's Companion to hang my bauble from

Simple card but I didn't feel it needed any further embellishment.

OK you can find our Challenge on the 12 Month's of Christmas Link up blog, it runs for a month and all you have to do is link up a Christmas card - think of it like your 1 more card to completing your Christmas makes for this year!  

Sparkle Sparkle Everywhere

Good evening, 2nd post from me today and after spreading glitter everywhere - I think even Gizzie got some I can share the sparkly card I have made for the 12 month's of Christmas Design Team showcase.

 

Twinkling lights, garland, and tinsel oh my!  Christmas is quickly approaching and as we start to get ready for the festivities we'll be noticing that our surroundings will soon be rather bright and sparkly.  Whether it is part of the decorations that we put up or the special sparkle in the eyes of the people around us, there is a certain glimmer about.   Just like our surroundings, it is time to give our cards that same kind of glitzy look. 

 

The sponsor this month is

 

 Sparkle and Sprinkle

In order to have a chance to win the prize from them, we want to see a Christmas or other holiday card that has lots of sparkle and shine on it.   Here is your chance to grab your glitter, sparkles and other forms of bling and get to it!   If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize.
 

Remember, you don't need to follow the theme to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month, and have your name thrown into the year end draw for some extra digital goodies.  You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win this month's sponsored prize of a $15 gift certificate to the Sparkle N Sprinkle store

 

The additional prize as always is a mini set of digital papers called the Glitteratti set from

 

 

 

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

 

On to my card

 

 

I have used Winter Stream from the Sparkle and Sprinkle store I have colored the image using Polycromo pencils and the added an abundance of crystal glitter to all the snow! there are sparkles on top of sparkles! I then added Glossy Accents to the icicles and parts of the stream to give even more shine. I embossed some shiny pearl card with a holiday sentiment folder. I matted this onto aqua card along with my image. To finish I added yet more sparkle with 3 crystal gems to the bottom left corner.

 

Now come over to the 12 Month's of Christmas Link up and enter your Christmas makes!!!