Craft a Scene Challenge 5 - Flowers

 
This is the second week for the Flowers challenge at Craft a Scene.  The challenge is sponsored by Make It Crafty.   Zoe has a wonderful collection of digi images, rubber stamps and crafting supplies.  Be sure to check out her Chipboard Embellishments, they are fabulous.

Using Photoshop Elements, I combined Crooked Picket Fence, Daffodil Dell, and Hilly Lane to create my scene.  I added the Thinking of You as well.  This only took me about 20 minutes to get it the way I wanted it.  I used Copics to color my scene, airbrushing the sky.  Finished size is 6 inches square. 

Be sure to stop by the Craft a Scene blog for more flower inspiration and to join in on the fun. 

Craft a Scene Challenge 5 - Flowers

The challenge this month at Craft a Scene is Flowers.  The challenge is sponsored by Make It Crafty.   Zoe has a wonderful collection of digi images, rubber stamps and crafting supplies.  Be sure to check out her Chipboard Embellishments, they are fabulous.

Using Photoshop Elements, I combined Garden Picket Fence, Daffodil Dell, Mushroom House and the Ivy Swing (I removed the swing).  This only took me about 20 minutes to get it the way I wanted it.  Before printing it out, I added a gradient background from blue to green.  I used Copics to color my scene, which took another 45 minutes.  So I would say total time on the card is about 1 1/4 hours.  Finished size is 5 x 7 inches. 

Be sure to stop by the Craft a Scene blog for more flower inspiration from Make It Crafty and to join in on the fun.

Cheery Lynn Designs Spiderweb Window card

One of the great things about Cheery Lynn Designs dies is the ability to cut window openings in your card and make frames to edge the opening.

I began by nesting a Cheery Lynn Designs Circle Stackers die inside a Scallop Circle Stackers die to cut two orange frames for my window .  Next I added this great paper from Authentique's Glowing 6x6 paper pad to my orange card base.  I centered a Silver Circle Stacker and die cut my window.  Using the same die, I cut an acetate panel for the window.  I glued one of the scalloped circle frames onto the card front, then added Cheery Lynn Design's new Spiderweb die cut on top.  I inserted the acetate panel and then added the other frame to the back side of the card front, creating the window.  I die cut a couple of Bats and popped them up on the front of the card. For the inside of my card using Adobe Photoshop Elements,  I combined two digi images from Make It Crafty, Eerie Scene and  Mini Headless Horseman.

I added a gradient background before printing the image onto Cryogen white paper with my inkjet printer.  Copics used:
Fence - E42, E43
Pumpkins - YR61, YR65, YR68, W1
Cape - C1, C2, C4, C5, C6
Pants and Shirt - V12, V15, V17
Boots - C5
Vines and Leaf - YG61, YG63
Stems - E44

The checkered DP on the inside is from the same Authentique Glowing paper pack.  I need to find an appropriate saying to finish off the inside of the card.  Finished size is 6" square.  I am entering this card into the Black and Orange challenge over at Make It Colourful. 
 

Additional Challenges:

Corrosive Challenge - Punches or Dies

Sketchy Colors - Orange, Black and White
Crazy 4 Challenges - Pumpkins

Make It Colourful Challenge - Blend Blues and Purples

We have a fabulous collection of "color-ers" on the new Make It Colourful Design Team.  Zoe, our amazing leader, has issued a challenge to blend Blue and Purple.  And this week we have a second sponsor, Karen's Doodles so be sure to join in on the challenge for a chance to win lots of great prizes. 

For my card, I began with Karen's Doodles Rosie Dance, gotta love this full figure gal! Then for the background I chose Make It Crafty's Whimsical Log , combining them in Adobe Photoshop Elements.  I added a gradient background from blue to green before printing it onto Beckett Expressions Radiance white paper with my inkjet printer.  I did two different blue to purple blends; the large flower uses blues: B00, B01,  blended with purples: BV00; Rosie's dress uses blues :B0000, B000 blended with purples: BV000, BV00.  For the rest of the scene, Copics used:
Tree - E42, E43
Rosie - W00, W1, W3, R20
Grass, leaves and stems - G40, G21, G24
Mushrooms - E53, E55
Rocks - E70
Flower stamen - Y17
The sentiment is computer generated.  Finished size is 6" square.

Be sure to stop by the Make It Colourful website to see all the other amazing creations from our team.  We really do have the best "color-ers" on the Web.

Make It Colourful Challenge - Something other than white cardstock

We have a fabulous collection of "color-ers" on the new Make It Colourful Design Team.  Zoe, our amazing leader, has issued a challenge to color on something other than white cardstock: Kraft paper, tissue paper (candles), embellishments, acetate, greyboard, and more...

For my card, I wanted to see if I could use a digi image on vellum.  I began by taking Make It Crafty Tulip digi image into Adobe Photoshop Elements.  I changed the color of the outline to a light gray then using a highest quality setting, I printed it onto 36# vellum.  For my first attempts, I heat embossed it with Silver Detail embossing powder, which worked fabulously.  But I decided I did not like the silver outline and just printed it in light gray for this card.   Working from the back side of the image, I rubbed the vellum with wax paper, then dry embossed the outlines, basically just traced it.  This creates a raised white image on the front of the vellum.  Then I colored the tulips, again from the back side, with Memento markers.  I added some embossed dots, backed it with navy card stock and then slid it into the corner punches of my green card stock.  Finished size is 4.25 x 5.5 inches. 

Be sure to stop by the Make It Colourful website to see all the other amazing creations from our team.  We really do have the best "color-ers" on the Web.

Make It Colourful Cool or Warm Challenge

We have a fabulous collection of "color-ers" on the new Make It Colourful Design Team.  Zoe, our amazing leader, has issued a challenge to make a Warm or a Cool card.  I chose to go with Cool as we are in the throes of a frosty winter.

So if you are familiar with the concept of cool colors, they range from yellow-green thru the greens, the blues and into the pale purples.  I chose this peaceful digi image from Make It Crafty called Sailing Leaf.  I sized and printed the image onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  Copics used:
Water - B0000, B000, B00, B01, B02
Leaves - G40, G21
Stems - E43
Mast - E42
I airbrushed B02 around the outside of the die cut using the super brush tip of my Copic.  This caused a wonderful splattering of color.  Next I added BV01 over the B02 only above the horizon line for a wonderful sky color.  Then I airbrushed B01 in the water area to finish it off.

I used Cheery Lynn Designs XL Scallop French Flare Nesting dies to create all the panels.  The background panel was created with my Foliage XL Embossing plate, also from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The leaves are made with Nellie Snellen punches.  I airbrushed the gems to match the sky.  Finished size is 5 5/8 inches. 

Be sure to stop by the Make It Colourful website to see all the other amazing creations from our team.  We really do have the best "color-ers" on the Web.

Make It Crafty Blog Hop

We are blog hopping today to reveal some absolutely gorgeous new images from Make It Crafty "The Secret Garden Collection" that you will be able to incorporate with all of your favorite characters. They have been designed for ‘Spring and Love’ so they are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, Weddings, Friendships and more. Along the way you need to look for puzzle pieces. They won’t be on every post so you need to keep an eye out for them. The puzzle pieces make up one of the NEW images. At the end of the hop there will be an email form where you can submit your answer. This is so that your answer is private. All the correct answers will be placed into a draw in the order that they are received and random winners will be chosen. Also when you make it all the way to the end our big surprise will be revealed.

You should have arrived here from Ruby's blog, if not return to Zoe's blog and start at the beginning. For my post today, I have created a scene using 3 of the new images. 

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I combined Petals and Palings,The Ivy Swing and Daffodil Dell to create what I call My Secret Garden.  Doesn't it look like a great place to relax.  I printed the images onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer then used my Copic markers, a lot of Copic markers, lol.  I airbrushed the sky and just a bit in the grass/dirt area.  Finished size is 8.25" square.

But that is not the only way to win, there are SEVEN hidden prizes along the way that could be rubber or digital stamps so make sure you leave a comment as you hop to ensure you have a chance at winning additional prizes! Place our blog hop blinkie on your blog for even more chances to win! Make sure you comment on every post as we will randomly select a commenter from a random post and if they have the blinkie on their blog they will win a choice of one rubber stamp and one digi stamp from the new collection.

Over $200 Worth of Prizes to be Won!!

1^st prize - Rubber Collection

2^nd prize - Whole Digital Collection (10 digital stamps)

3^rd Prize - Four digital Stamps from the collection

The hop will end Friday 24^th and the main winners will be announced Christmas Day!

Random winners will be announced at a later date.

So now it is time to move on to Sheila's blog.  Before you go, don't forget to leave a comment and collect your puzzle piece.  Good luck and enjoy the hop.

Make It Crafty Anything but a Card Challenge

 The fourth Wednesday of every month is a Fun Challenge over at the Make It Crafty blog. Our challenge this month is to make anything but a card.  I seem to be on a Gift Box trend so that is what I made.

Using my new Scallop Oval and Oval Stackers Nesting dies from Cheery Lynn Designs, I created the box.  It measures 5 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches.  I cut chipboard for the top and the bottom, adding the card stock so it is quite sturdy.  I sized this great Jolly Santa image from Make It Crafty to fit one of the nesting dies and printed it onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  I used my Copics to color the image.  The DP is from the Bo Bunny Gift of Love collection.  The Poinsettia is another great die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I dry embossed the petals and leaves to give them a rounded look.  The swirl embellishments are a Fiskars punch.

Be sure to stop by the Make It Crafty blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you.  And enter for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

A comment was left asking how I made the base of the box.  First I die cut the inside DP oval; then I cut 2 strips of card stock, 2.5 inches wide.  I taped them together long ways so that I had a strip of paper 2.5 inches tall that would wrap all the way around the outer edge of the DP.  I scored this strip at .5 inches, folding it in and cutting about every 3/4 of an inch to make tabs.   Using very strong tape and working a few tabs at a time, just slowly mold the strip around your DP oval to make the base.  On the bottom side of the lid, add slightly smaller ovals, built up enough that they will sit inside the base and the lid will stay on.  Hope this helps.

Make It Move Challenge

Over at Make It Crafty this week our technique challenge is to Make It Move.  This card did not turn out to be what I wanted but I am happy with the end result.  I started with this adorable Cheery Santa digi image from Make It Crafty - if you like rubber, you can get this guy as a stamp too.  Isn't he just the jolliest Santa you have ever seen?

I sized and printed the Santa onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  Copics used:

Santa - E000, E00
Suit - R46, R59
Beard - C1, blender pen
Hat and Suit Trim - B000, blender pen
Belt - YR23, C2
Boots - C2, C4, C6
I airbrushed B02 around the image before removing it from the die.  The image spins in the opening.  I added part of The Night before Christmas to the back of this oval panel as well as to the panel on the inside of the card.  Finished size is 5 x 7 inches.

I was trying to reverse engineer a card a friend of mine received that actually spun the image in the opening by adding a cord hidden behind the baffles inside the card.  But I ran out of time and was not having much luck.  So instead I just suspended a snowflake punched from McGill and Martha Stewart punches.  I added some Stickles for added bling.

This was a fun challenge, and stop by the Learning Center for a great tutorial that Zoe has put together for you.  She makes her images slide as you open the card, too cool.    And won't you play along with us for a chance to win prizes from Make It Crafty?  Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with.

Vintage/Sketch Fun Challenge at Make It Crafty

The fourth Wednesday of every month is a Fun Challenge over at the Make It Crafty blog. Our challenge this month is a Vintage Theme with a Sketch to follow.  Once again this was a challenge for me as I don't do Vintage but I gave it a whirl.

Following the sketch, I sized this new Gingerbread House digi from Make It Crafty and added a gradient background before printing it onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  I colored it with my Copic markers then distressed the edges of the DP and the image panel with my scissors.  The snowflake is a Marvy punch, the poinsettias are Nellie Snellen punches.  The DP is from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 paper pad.  The Gingerbread border is a Martha Stewart punch. The tab is Stampin Up.  Finished size is 6" square.

Be sure to stop by the Make It Crafty blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you.  And enter for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Make It Crafty Technique Challenge - Distress It

Over at Make It Crafty this week our technique challenge is to Distress It.  That can be anything from inking the edges of your paper, distressing with scissors or a distress tool OR getting really creative and create a whole distressed look background like Mag has explained in her tutorial.  Now most of my friends know I don't like to distress the edges of my work or heaven forbid, tear the paper!!  So this was a toughy for me.  But following Mag's wonderful tutorial on making background paper with Distress Ink reinkers, baby wipes and watercolor paper, I gave it a try, and wow.....

I love this!  I started with 140 lb. Arches cold pressed watercolor paper.  Following Mag's directions, I used Distress reinkers - Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint.  After drying the paper thoroughly, I printed Make It Crafty Aussie Outback Shack digi onto the background.  I heat set the ink then colored the image with a paint brush and Distress Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint.  I again heat set it and then using Vintage Photo Distress Ink, I darkened the edges of the scene.  The last step was to add the branches at the top and the bottom, both from Stampscapes.  Finished size is 5.5" square.

This was a fun technique to play with and I am glad I tried it.  If you need help with any of the distressing techniques, stop by the Learning Center.  And won't you play along with us for a chance to win prizes from Make It Crafty?  Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with.

Anything Goes Fun Challenge at Make It Crafty

The fourth Wednesday of every month is a Fun Challenge over at the Make It Crafty blog. Our challenge this month is Anything Goes.  Because I love combining images so much, I have created another Halloween scene.

This one was a little tricky as the moon, bats and fence with pumpkins are all one fabulous image called Eerie Scene, but I wanted the Slimy House in front of the Moon but behind the fence?  Easy Peasy!  I used the Magic Wand tool in Photoshop Elements to make the Moon transparent.  Then I added Slimy House and simply erased the outline portion of the moon where the house overlapped it.  Now the moon is in the back and the fence is in the front.  I also added Whimsical Mushrooms on the right and left, sizing and flipping the images to fit.  I flipped the Eerie Scene, removed the moon entirely and then added just the fence and pumpkins on the right side of the scene.  The last step was to add Trick or Treat Witch and Wizard to the foreground.  Now that I am done with the scene, I think I could have made the Witch and Wizard a little taller.  I don't think the perspective is quite right but it is still cute!

I printed the image onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer, then colored it in with my Copics, a LOT of Copics.  I laid a piece of Eclipse tape down on the image, then traced the outline so I could cut a mask and then airbrush the sky.  I also airbrushed a bit of green around the grass edges.  The final touches were the branches around the image, rubber stamps from Stampscapes. Finished size is 6" square.

Be sure to stop by the Make It Crafty blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you.  And enter for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Make It Crafty Design Team

I am excited to announce I have been asked to join the Make It Crafty Design Team.   We will be kicking off our new team with a technique challenge on September 8th.  We will have 2 challenges a month, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, first a technique and then a fun themed challenge.  You do not have to use Make It Crafty images, but of course we would love to see what you create using them.  And speaking of creating, I had great fun creating this card

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I started with this great digi image called Boot House, adding Hilly Lane digi image behind it.  You can purchase both of these from the Make It Crafty online store.   Last I added this cute digi image from The Greeting Farm called Harvest.  I sized and printed the image onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  Copics used:
Grass - G40, E50
Boot - E93, E97, E99, YG93, E33, B000, C2
Flowers - B12, G21
Rocks - E70
Cart - E33
Pumpkins - E93, E97
Girl - E43, E41, R20, R32, R35, C2
Boy - E43, E41, R20, B23, R27
Corn - Y21, E33
I airbrushed B32 into the sky, then added some grass texture and leafy branch from Stampscapes to finish off the scene.  This was so much fun to color.  Finished size is 5.5" square. 

Be sure to stop by the Make It Crafty blog for details on how you can win this great blog candy.  And stop by the blogs of my new team mates for more great examples of art from Make It Crafty. 

Carisa

Jill

Leah

Lydia

Mag

Maria

Mushroom Lane

For those of you who do not subscribe to my other stamping blog, I thought I should add this post over here as well...........

My fellow Karen's Doodles Design Team member, Zoe McGrath has opened her own online store, Make It Crafty.  She lives down under in Australia.  And she is selling digi images, landscape and scenery so far.  I love scenery as most of you know.  So I combined 4 of her images and came up with this cute little scene I call "Mushroom Lane"  Wonder who lives in that fabulous little house?

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, I started with the wonderfully spooky Oak Tree image, then added Crooked Picket Fence in front of it.  Next came the Whimsical Mushroom on the left and then my favorite, Mushroom House on the right.  I printed the merged image onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer, then started coloring.  Copics used:
Mushrooms - E50, E51, E53
Rocks - E70, E71
Leaves - G21, YG93
Flower - BV01
Grass - G40, E50
Tree - E41, E43, E44
Tree Leaves - G40, G21
Fence - E40
Ladybug - R35, C7
Awnings - R35
Door - E43, E41

I masked the mushrooms and the fence and airbrushed the sky using B23, B24, R85.  Finished size is 6" square.  Zoe has another house, Boot House, that I am just itching to color.   Stop by and check it out.