'Owl' Be Seeing You

Hello again.  It is Thursday, which means there is a new challenge starting at Just Inspirational Challenges.  This time our sponsor is Doodle Pantry.  These are the photos our DT have chosen to inspire the challenge.  You can use elements from one or both of them so go wild!


 Right, so that is some inspiration for you, and here is some more.....

I used this adorable owl digi image from Doodle Pantry and colored him with Pro Markers and Flex Markers.  I cut out the image layer with a Nestabilities die.  The gold accented layer just behind the image is Glitter Girls 'pabric'.  The bright pink layer is Create and Craft Topsy Turvey card.  The other two layers are just assorted card and paper I had in my stash.  I think I got the mauve patterned paper from last year's summer crafting in a pick and mix bunch.  I am doing pretty well using up bits from my stash, but there are always new and beautiful things that I can't live without..lol.  The ribbon is also from my stash, so lord only knows where I got it from.

Well, I hope you like the card, and that it has given you a bit more inspiration so you can create something yourself to enter the challenge.  Don't forget you can join our group and enter the challenges on facebook as well.

Take care, and I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

xx Denise

Happy Birthday to Nina Collins!!!!

This blog post is extra special because it marks the birthday of our dear friend Nina Collins!!   I actually have a lot to thank Nina for (even though she may not know it), because it was her birthday card that got me in gear with drawing digi stamps.

Although there are a plethera of fairy themed stamps, both digi and rubber, and I do own many of each, I was given the challenge by my other half to draw a fairy image especially for Nina.  Some of you may have seen the image in the Crafty Boots Shop already, but this is her debut in colored form.

The image is colored with Pro and Flex Markers, and it is one of the (now many) Daffy's Digis available only @ Crafty Boots.  I am sure Nina won't mind if her special fairy is available to others :)

The flowers are from a bundle I got from Create and Craft.  As I said in a previous post, I love these flowers and should have bought two bundles...or three...or four.  The colors are gorgeous and the detail is really amazing.  I used various papers from my stash including K&C, Create and Craft.  The sentiment is from Hunkydory.  I cut the shaped layers using a Grand Nestie.  Since I didn't particularly want to make an enormous card, I decided to have the layers extend over the top of a half A4 landscape card.  I still had to make a custom envelope, but I was hoping the entension would give it a bit of 'lift'.


Happy Birthday to you Nina!!!!  I hope you have a wonderful day and an even more wonderful year to come!!

xx Denise

JIC - Father's Day with Kenny K

Howdy everyone!  Today is Thursday, and that means another new challenge over at Just Inspirational, which is being sponsored by KennyK Downloads this time around!  Although for any Americans out there, the next holiday up is Mother's Day, in the UK that has come and gone so that is why it is not so strange to find one of the 'inspirations' for this challenge to be Father's Day!  In addition to the below image inspiration, there is also a sketch you can use to inspire you. 

 Right, so I have just one more (hopefully) inspirational item for you, and that is my creation.

I decided to use this sassy little girl who I colored...wait for it...with Flex and Pro Markers..lol.  If being a creature of habit is my biggest vice I am doing ok.  Actually, shopping for crafting supplies is probably my biggest vice, so never mind.   

The image layer is cut out using a Nestabilities die as is the round star layer.  The star backing paper was from Making Cards Magazine I believe.  I made the star sentiment using My Craft Studio just using the shape tool and adding the text.  I may be showing my age with the sentiment itself (do people even say 'You Rock' anymore?).  Ah well.  I thought it went with the image and the theme of Father's day, so hey ho!  Anyway, the blue ribbon and the back-most polka dot paper are both items that have been in my stash for, I can't even begin to guess how long. 

Well, if you need more inspriration for your own creation, you can be sure to find some at Just Inspirational Challenges as the rest of the design team have come up with some lovely things!  That is also where you will need to link up your own creation if you decide to join in the challenge - and I think it would be great if you did :)

Also, Crafty Boots had a new challenge start on Monday, and the theme is 'Yellow'  - If you are feeling sassy, you can try coming up with something that combines them both!

Thanks for visiting and please pop back again soon! 

xx Denise

JI Challenges - A Stroll in the Meadow

Well, it is that time again!  We have another challenge over at Just Inspirational which is being sponsored by DTsArt and My Creative Classroom.

 Here is a lovely picture chosen for you to use as inspiration for your project.

I was inspired by the colors and the emotion of this photo.  I can imagine walking through a field and coming upon a lonely tree and seeing such a beautiful sky and just feeling a bit of peace.  I found all that difficult to translate onto a card, but this is what I came up with.

The coloring of the image is done with pro markers.  It took me ages to decide how to put her onto a card.  At first I was going to go with primarily green, but I found this lovely backing paper in a Papermania pack that I have had for yonks, and thought it would be quite pretty to pull out the blue to match the blue flowers on the girl's dress and in the basket.

The layers behind the image are cut from Nestabilities dies.  The blue layer is embossed with an Impressability and distressed with stormy sky to accentuate the embossing a little.

I picked a matching vintage ribbon and the blue gems.... but I thought it needed a little something more.  I broke out yet another Spellbinder - a flower die.  I had never used it before (and actually got a plastic packaging cut on my hand getting it out..lol).  Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised with the resulting flower.  I was a bit impatient and took the picture before the glue in the flower was completely dry - so please forgive me.

Well, like it or not, this is my contribution...but of course I hope you like it. :)

Pop over to the Just Inspirational Challenge blog to look at the other design team creations and to link up your own.  Just Inspirational Challenges have also recently launched a facebook group, so if you like entering our challenges, or just looking at the creations from the DT and other entrants, do join the group.  You can enter our challenges there as well if you prefer that sort of thing or don't have a blog to link up.

Take care and come back soon!

xx Denise