PEARLS Challenge at The Paper Shelter

Happy Wednesday, it's time for a New Challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.   If you are unfamiliar with The Paper Shelter Shop, I suggest that you go pay a visit, they have so many awesome images and they come with digi papers, backgrounds, etc.  Plus, there's a customer rewards program that is awesome.   Trust me, you will love it!!

We also have a weekly challenge, with each DT team rotating weeks, so this week it is Team B hosting the challenge.  Challenge rules can be found here and our New Challenge can be found at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is PEARLS.

Our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro, owners of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at The Paper Shelter Shop - you win this prize if you have used one of their products on your card, this could be an Image, Backing Paper or Printable.  If you do not use one of their products for your creation, they will give you a prize of 3 digi images of your own choice from The Paper Shelter Shop - wow, you can't beat that!  Please don't forget if you wish to enter several times that we limit this to 3 entries and at least one of those must carry one of our The Paper Shelter Shop products.

For my card this week, I chose You're My Cuppy Cake from The Paper Shelter Shop, I colored her with Copics and cut out using the Print and Cut feature on my Cameo.  I added pearls onto the bottom cupcake.  My card base is a Silhouette cut file, the balloons are included in the file.  Design Paper is Doodlebug Designs.  I added a sentiment from Taylored Expressions that is cut with stitched die and then added pearl flourish from Zva Creative.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Things with Wings Challenge at Digi Choosday with Polkadoodles plus tutorial

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until May 10 and also our Tic Tac Toe Challenge which closes on May 3.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is THINGS WITH WINGS.   Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out our Newest Release:  Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection - don't you just love it?!?  You can pick this collection up as a Digital Download or CD at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

For my creation today I chose Eden Fairy Wings which can be purchased as a single image or in the Eden Download Collection Big Kahuna Bundle.  Image is colored with Copics, I used a technique known as feathering to combine 2 colors on her wings.   I then cut out using an offset border on my Cameo.   I made a pencil holder this time around.   I chose papers and embellies from Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download to finish off my Things with Wings creation, sure hope you like it.  Hugs:)

In order to achieve the feathering or two-tone affect like the one I used for Eden's wings, you need to pick 2 colors from opposing ends of the color wheel.  For my wing coloring, I chose Mauve Pinks (RV000, RV00, RV02 and RV04) and Yellow Greens (YG00, YG01, YG03 and YG05).  The far side of each wing is where I put my darkest color, so that would be the top part of the wings, closest to Eden's body, and then the bottom part of the wing, the furthest from her body.  You then gradually layer/blend up your colors from darkest to lightest on each end and your lightest colors will cross or "feather" on top of one another in the middle.  This technique looks really cool on wings, tails, such as mermaids tails, and clothing.  I sure hope you found my tutorial helpful and hopefully I was able to teach you something new.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

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CANDY WINNERS!!

I have chosen my CANDY winners for this time around.  I should have NEW candy soon, so if you didn't win this time, please don't dismay.  Here are the rules on how to claim your candy, etc.

*ALL CANDY MUST BE CLAIMED THROUGH AN E-MAIL TO ME BY 1 WEEK FROM TODAY, SO YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 25, 2016 to e-mail me.**

To claim your candy, please do the following:

1. E-mail me, Audrey at danmoose@aol.com with your mailing address.

2. I will confirm receipt of your e-mail within 24 hrs., if you do not receive a confirmation, please e-mail again as it means I did not receive your e-mail.

3. Please allow me til April 30 to send your candy.  I will e-mail you once it has been sent as well as a copy of the receipt if applicable.

Thanks so much for playing along!  Congrats to the 6 lucky winners!!

51. Theresa's Studio

23. Crafty Cards By Marg

73. BlueInks

25. The Unexpected Crafter: Maria

59. Vannessa

13. sandytoz art & design

Pastel Colors Challenge at Di's Digi Designs!!

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.   I love weekends, especially because they allow me the opportunity to sleep in!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is PASTEL COLORS.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, May 6, 2016 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too - new stamps are being added to the SALE all the time.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

Front of card

inside of card

I used "Izzy's Bonnet" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS, which can be found in the Sale Section of the shop.  This adorable image is colored with Copics.   I used my Cameo to trace the image and then cut out with a slight border around the image

The card fold comes from The Cutting Cafe's Assorted Card Folds Set 2 - I used the card with curved sides found in the set - the set comes with 7 different folds!!  I cut it out using my Cameo.  Sure hope you like it and  will check out the The Cutting Cafe, who are also the sponsor of our DI’S DIGI DESIGNS Challenge this time and will come play along in our Di's Digi Designs Pastel Colors Challenge!!

Acetate 3D project from THE CUTTING CAFE and Star Stampz Use a Digi Reminder

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday!   I am here today to share with you my most recent project using items from The Cutting Cafe.  This time I have used Butterfly Treat Box Template - trio of butterflies.  The treat box also has the option of a single butterfly.  For this week's The Cutting Cafe Blog inspiration post, we are showing off our projects made with acetate/clear card stock.  You can purchase clear card stock in either 8.5 x 11 or 12 x 12 at The Cutting Cafe Shop for Clear Stamps and Supplies.

I cut my clear card stock using my Cameo and then used clear Tacky glue to attach the base pieces together.  I then cut out the second layer of butterflies from clear card stock and embossed them with some embossing folders from my stash.  I added Stickles and Liquid Pearl to the embossed butterflies.  Finally, I attached my image, which is a digi from Star Stampz Etsy Shop.  The current challenge at Star Stampz is Use a Digi and you have until April 27 to come play along.

Sure hope you like my project and don't forget to visit The Cutting Cafe Digital Shop, The Cutting Cafe Blog and The Cutting Cafe Shop for Clear Stamps and Supplies.  Also, hope you will check us out of Facebook at The Cutting Cafe - Be Inspired fan group.  Hugs:) 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Digi Choosday with Polkadoodles

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until May 3 and also our Embossing Challenge which closes on April 26.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is TIC TAC TOE - pick 3 in a row, vertical, horizontal or diagonal from the board below to show on your project!   Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out our Newest Release:  Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection - don't you just love it?!?  You can pick this collection up as a Digital Download or CD at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

I chose the column on the far right using Sentiment, Lace, Flower from tic tac toe board to add to my project.  I chose all my elements from Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download - my image, paper, embellies, frame and sentiment.  

For this card, I used 2 of the embellies from Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download and merged them together in GIMP to make one image, then I duplicated the image and flipped it so each new image was back to back.  Next I added A Gift Digital Stamp, which can be purchased on it's own or as part of Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download.

Then, I opened the image using my Silhouette software and made it larger, then traced it and cut it out with my Cameo after printing it first.  I used one of the design papers from Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download for the inside of my card, plus added a sentiment that I combined with a frame in GIMP and then cut with my Cameo.  Image is colored with Copics and I added embellies that I cut out of some of the design sheets from Winnie Fruit Punch Big Bundle Download.   I also added some lace.  Sure hope you like it!

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

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IMAGINE THAT! Digis by Kris DT and Spring Challenge

Hi everyone!!  If you are looking for the winners of my blog candy, I will have that posted later today.  Right now I am here to share some happy news - I am now on the DT for Imagine That! digis by Kris and if you haven't visited the shop yet, you are in for a treat!  You will love Kris' amazing images, papers and other design elements that you will find at Imagine That! digis by Kris shop.

We also have a challenge for you - our challenge posts on the first Saturday of the month and then a reminder on the 3rd Saturday, so this post is for our reminder.  Our challenge is can be found at Imagine That Creative Playground
and our theme this time is SPRING.  Please visit the blog for our rules as well as to come play along with our challenge and to see all the other DT gals awesome creations.  Our challenge runs until 11:55pm on May 6, so hope you will come check it out!

Finally, we have a Imagine That! Facebook Friends and Fans group and a brand new FB DT that will be showing off their creations as well as having a challenge of their own.  Sure hope you will come join us there as well.

For my creation today, I chose Leesa's Tulip set.  I used the image, one of the sentiments and one of the papers for the backing on the image.

I used a Silhouette cut file to make the basket and the grass and flowers which decorate the basket.  I colored this amazing image with Copics - I cut her and the backing behind her with my Cameo.  Design paper is from Doodlebug Design.  The sentiment can also be found in the Leesa's Tulip set and it is cut out with Lifestyle Crafts die and daubed with Memento ink.  I had tons of fun creating this basket and  I sure hope you like it and will come join our challenge at Imagine That Creative Playground.

Hugs!!

Flowers Everywhere Challenge at THE PAPER SHELTER

Happy Wednesday, it's time for a New Challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.   If you are unfamiliar with The Paper Shelter Shop, I suggest that you go pay a visit, they have so many awesome images and they come with digi papers, backgrounds, etc.  Plus, there's a customer rewards program that is awesome.   Trust me, you will love it!!

We also have a weekly challenge, with each DT team rotating weeks, so this week it is Team B hosting the challenge.  Challenge rules can be found here and our New Challenge can be found at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is FLOWERS EVERYWHERE.

Our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro, owners of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at The Paper Shelter Shop - you win this prize if you have used one of their products on your card, this could be an Image, Backing Paper or Printable.  If you do not use one of their products for your creation, they will give you a prize of 3 digi images of your own choice from The Paper Shelter Shop - wow, you can't beat that!  Please don't forget if you wish to enter several times that we limit this to 3 entries and at least one of those must carry one of our The Paper Shelter Shop products.

For my card this week, I chose Charmingly Hippie from The Paper Shelter Shop, I colored her with Copics and cut out with Waffle Flower die.  Card shape is from Pazzle file and cut with my Cameo.  I chose Bella Blvd. designer paper.  All added flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, sentiment is from Rubbernecker stamps and cut out with Nestie.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Inside of card

Outside/front of card

EMBOSSING CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until April 26 and also our Anything Goes Challenge which closes on April 19.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is Embossing!   Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out our Newest Release:  Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection - don't you just love it?!?  You can pick this collection up as a Digital Download or CD at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

This week, I chose one of the images from Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection as well as flowers, papers and the birds are from one of the design sheets found in the Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection to make a gift bag perfect for giving a little gift to a friend.   My sentiment is from a design sheet from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime Download Collection.

I colored this awesome image with Copics and used dry embossing on the top and bottom of the image.  I used heat embossing on the insides and some of the petals of the flowers.  The birds are also heat embossed with sparkle ice embossing powder - very hard to see in the photo, but they are very sparkly up close.  Flowers and birds were cut out with my brand new Cameo.  Sure hope you like it!

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

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April Showers Fable from Faery Ink

Hello everyone and Happy April! I'm here to share some Faery Ink  inspiration with you today. I am sure hoping April showers will bring May flowers, or at least that the showers will end soon. I feel like it's rained daily here since the beginning of this month. I am not a fan of rain, it makes me very sleepy. Anyway, I know you will join me this month in LOVING the fabulous images Amanda has created for us all.

For this month's inspiration project, I chose to play with April Showers Fable Digi Stamp which is available in the Faery Ink Shop. I really love this image, adored coloring it, especially being able to have fun with the way I did the raindrops and the background.

This is the inside of my card - I love this sentiment, it goes so perfectly with the image, don't you think?

Images is colored with Copics.
Hair: E59, E08, E19, YR21

Face: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R21

Lips: R24, R22

I colored all her clothes and umbrella with various combinations of the following E39, E37, E35, E33, E31, E30, RV99, RV69, RV66, R39, R37

I used several different cool greys for the sidewalk - C7, C5, C3. Raindrops done with B45 and B41 and then blended out with my water brush filled with Copic blending solution. Then I added Stickles to make them sparkly. I love the way they turned out:) I used B01, B00 and B000 for the sky and again used my water brush with the blending solution. Finally I added in the rainbow using really subtle shades of each color of the rainbow R01, YR00, Y00, G00, B00, BV00, V000. I have never been bold enough to add anything like this before, but I am becoming more confident in my coloring and attempting to try new things and I am really pleased with the results.

Sure hope you like my creation and hopefully it has given you some inspiration. Make sure that you visit the Faery Ink Shop to see all the wonderful images there, especially the most recent New Releases!! Also, come play along in our monthly challenge - to use flowers - and also don't forget about the special $1 offer on Kitty Fae and special challenge using Kitty Fae - you can check it all out at Faery Ink Facebook Group . Finally, our newest One Day Fae Giveaway starts 11pm on March 18, so make sure to come back to the Faery Ink blog to check that out!!

Hugs:)

Embossing Challenge at Di's Digi Designs Challenge and NEW RELEASE from The Cutting Cafe

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.   I love weekends, especially because they allow me the opportunity to sleep in!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is EMBOSSING.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, April 22, 2016 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too - new stamps are being added to the SALE all the time.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

Front of card and back panel

 Open card

I used "You're So Tweet" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS.  This adorable image is colored with Copics.   I made the background using my Copics and Copic colorless blender solution with a water brush.   Image is cut out with Crealies die.  Papers are Basic Grey and I used a flower embossing folder and a border embossing folder through the middle of the embossed piece.  I put a gift card in the pocket of the card that is part of the cut file.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Sentiment is from Riley and Co., stamped with Versa Magic ink and embossed with heat gun then cut with MFT die and lace put through hole punched with Crop-o-dile.

The card fold comes from The Cutting Cafe's Assorted Card Folds Set 2 - I used the trifold card found in the set - the set comes with 7 different folds!!  I cut it out using my Pazzle.  Sure hope you like it and  will check out the New Releases at The Cutting Cafe and will come play along in our Di's Digi Designs Embossing Challenge!!

ANYTHING GOES Challenge at Digi Choosday with Polkadoodles!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until April 19 and also our Spring Colors Challenge which closes on April 12.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is Anything Goes!   Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out our Newest Release:  Winnie Fruit Punch Digital Collection - don't you just love it?!?  You can pick this collection up as a Digital Download or CD at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

This week, I chose Barista Coffee/Cake digi image, which can be found in Work and Play Volume 12 Big Kahuna Digital Collection.   I colored this gorgeous image with Copics and cut her out with scissors.  I made a chocolate bar wrapper.  I used a border punch for the top.   I chose papers, frame and 2 sentiments from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime Download Collection.   I combined the sentiments in Gimp to create one longer sentiment and then also used Gimp to add my newly combined sentiment to one of the frames found in Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime Download Collection.    The border I added is cut out from one of the papers from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime Download Collection   Sure hope you like it!

And here you can see the candy bar peeking out from the wrapper:)

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

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