Sad Bug

This week has been sad week of loss, not only has my beloved grandfather passed away but a dear friend has lost her father also. Here is what I created for her.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Imagine That Ladybug with Daisy

Prismacolor Pencils: Skin: 927  939  1092

                                  Black: 914  1011  1003  1034

                                  Red: 1092  122  925  1030
                                  Daisy: 938  1050  1052, 1011  1003  1034
                                  Leaf: 1005  1096  109

Papers: Kraft, cardstock

Other: Gathered Twigs Distress ink, Twine, Sequins.

I'm playing along with:

Addicted to Stamps #199: CAS
Try it on a Tuesday: I believe I can fly
Tuesday Throwdown #299: Distressing
Crafty Cats Weekly #329: Going Dotty (Top 3!)
Cute Card Thursday #430: Little Bugs & Butterflies
Lil' Red Wagon #347: Kraft-tastic!

A Rockin' Birthday!

A fun card inspired by the King of Rock!

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Imagine That 'Elvis Bear'

Copics: Bear: E33  E55  E57

             Hair: C3  C5  C7  C9

             Suit: B0000  B00  B41  0

             Stars: B21  B34  B26  B29

             Guitar: R89  R59  R29  R27, W5  W7  W9  YR24

Papers: Kaiser Craft 'Off the Wall' paper pack, foil cardstock, cardstock

Dies: Frantic Stamper Musical Score, Spellbinders Label 9

Other: Sequins, Kindyglitz.

I'm playing along with:

Snarky Stampers: F is for Fuggly (paper)
Sparkles Forum #80: Animal Magic
Dies R Us #49: Birthday
Creative Card Crew #113: Masculine
Creative Craft Cottage #64: Include an Animal
Cardz 4 Guyz: Hip to be Square
C.R.A.F.T Challenge #365: Masculine
Trt it on a Tuesday: I can hear Music
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes
Glitter & Sparkles #189: Anything Goes

Swan-Hearts

This week's inspirational DT card for Dies R Us is for a beautiful couple who've finally got engaged (after 13 years together!)

I created the 'moon background' paper by cutting out a Docrafts Xcut Nesting Circles and attached it to white cardstock with re-positional tape before blending with numerous Distress Inks. Once I'd created a level of colour I was happy with I spritzed it with water and Smooch prior to cutting with Spellbinders Label One and layering on a folded card cut wtih the Spellbinders Grand Label One.

      

I coloured the moon in with some acrylic pearl paint and this beautiful Imagine That 'Love Swans' stamp with Copics. I used some beautiful shimmer paper to cut the Memory Box Heart Flourish to add to the top, and used a couple of the inner heart off-cuts to add some interest to the bottom right corner of the card. I finished it off with some ribbon which I stamped with a simple 'Engaged' sentiment and framed it with some metal tags.

Card ingredients include:

Stamps: Imagine That 'Love Swans'

Copics: Swans: B60  C1  C3  C5  C7  C9  YR14  YR18

             Flowers: BG11  BG13  RV11  RV32  RV17

Papers: Create Paper 'Love Notes' paper pack, Pink shimmer cardstock, cardstock.

Dies: Memory Box Heart Flourish, Docrafts Xcut Nesting Circles, Spellbinders Grand Label One, Spellbinders Label One

Other: Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Iced Spruce, Stormy Sky & Broken China), Acrylic Pearl Paint, Sea Kiss Smooch, ribbon, metal frame & brads.

Here is a photo showing the moon background paper I created with all of the shimmer & sparkle of the paint, sprits & shimmer paper.

     

And here is something special Dies R Us are doing to celebrate 1000 likes on Facebook. All of the details are below. Only comments left on our Facebook EVENT page will qualify for the prizes. Goodluck! 

I'm playing along with:

4 Crafty Chicks #221: Make it Sparkle

Creative Card Crew #75: Stripes

Loves Rubber Stamps #127: Things with Wings (DT Fav!)

CCC Digi Creations #13: Digi + Animal Antics

Creative Knockouts #64: Bling is the Thing

Crafty Little Fairies #November: Not a Square

Dream Valley Challenge #95: Anything Goes

Clear It Out: Anything Goes