Let's get digital!

A colleague at school will be joining the illustrious 50s club this week. As well as teaching and manning the office she also cleans part of the school. When I came across this image by Polka Doodles I knew I had to use it. (Two digital cards in a row! Don't tell my Copics!)

Materials used:
Polkadoodles Work and Play collection 6 CD
A5 white card blank
printing card
foam pads
tuxedo black memento ink pad

Method:
I printed out the main image 3 times, the duster (made larger) and a sheet of backing paper. I trimmed my base image to size and used the other images to layer up different parts of the image. I fussy cut the large duster. The sentiment was created on my computer,printed out and trimmed to size. I trimmed a piece of the backing paper slightly smaller than the front of the card. Before sticking all the elements onto the card I edged them with the black ink. I used a clipart image to make a small 50 badge and stuck it to her apron.

I decided to go digital for this one mainly because I had a senior moment and thought the birthday was next month! Luckily I spotted my error before it was too late but I did not have time to colour in three images. Precoloured digi images are great when you are in a hurry.

I actually made two cards for the same person. This one is a personal one from me, the other is for all the staff at school to sign. I may get around to blogging that one as well.

Thank you for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

I would like to enter this card into:
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge 38

Something completely different

Of late most of my cards have involved colouring in an image, however when it came to making a birthday card for my sister-in-law I ran out of time so I used a coloured image from The Paper Shelter instead.

Materials used:
Paper Shelter - Vintage Seamstress
Kraft card, light brown and dark brown card
Printer paper
Happy Birthday acrylic stamp
grey ink pad
ivory lace
two old buttons

Method:
I printed out two copies of the image, one I trimmed to size for the topper base and from the other I fussy cut the girl and her sewing machine. Using the grey ink I stamped the sentiment into the top right of the card where the background was lightest. I matted and layered the base image onto the light and dark brown card leaving a narrow border each time. I edged the final mat with the ivory lace before attaching it to the card base made from the Kraft card. Finally I stuck on the two vintage buttons from my button box.

So no colouring and some embellishments added, not my usual CAS style. My sister-in-law is a keen quilter so I thought she would like this image.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

I would like to enter my card into:
Word Art Wednesday Challenge 187 - Anything goes/Family friendly
Pixie's Snippets Playground - (the lace and the buttons)
Ants in my pantry Digital Challenge 6 - Anything goes

Summer is a comin'

Well, it's trying too, still a bit chilly in the wind but there is some sunshine at least. Deedee is sponsoring the current challenge at Crafty Gals Corner with the theme 'The great outdoors'. It maybe a little predictable but I have gone with camping for my card. We used to camp regularly when the girls were younger at a Christian Family Conference, on the Bath and West Showground just outside Shepton Mallet in Somerset. We went from tent to caravan and back to tent before a particularly wet year when the tent was packed away and has not come out again! That was the year we were situated near the lake and our neighbours had dug a trench around their tent to stop it flooding. I can still remember waking up one morning and watching a line of ducks come up from the lake, waddle across the grass and then swim up the trench before hopping out and waddling off. I never did find out where they went but they would be back the next day taking the same route!

Materials used:
Deedee's Digi Stamps - Great Outdoors
'and relax ...' stamp from stash
a white 15cm square card blank
kraft card
dark green card
stamping card
Copic pens
vintage photo distress ink
brown serviette

Method:
I printed out the image at the size I wanted and coloured it with Copics. I then matted and layered it onto kraft and dark green card. Having first distressed the edges of the card blank with Vintage Photo I stuck one layer from the serviette to it and then folded it down the middle to create an easel card. I stuck the other layer from the serviette to the inside of the card. I then made the stopper by stamping the sentiment onto a scrap of the white card, trimming it down and matting and layering it to match the main topper. Finally I stuck the topper and the stopper to the card blank.

The brown serviette I used came from a snack box from an online company and was hanging around my snippets box for a while so I think I may head over, in my woolly jumper and coat, to see if anyone is brave enough to be in Pixie's Playground!

Thank you for dropping bye. Take care.

Pippa

I would like to enter my card into:
Pixie's Snippets Playground Week 180
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge 137
Addicted to stamps challenge 148 - Holiday
Word Art Wednesday - 187

{PIN}spirational Challenge

As a member of Deedee's design team you can opt to provide samples for the challenges she is sponsoring. This month I decided to have a go at something I have never tried before which is to make a card inspired by a picture. It just so happens that Deedee is sponsoring the {PIN}spriational Challenge, the picture provided for inspiration is:



So I had a good look through Deedee's store and found an image which I thought would work.

Materials used:
Deedee's Digi Stamps - Dog Days of Summer and Hello Spring
Stamps Away Versatile stamp set
stamping card
dark green card stock
white A5 card blank
small butterfly punch
snippet of patterned paper
Copic pens
Adirondak Black Archival ink pad


Method:
I printed out my image to the desired size and coloured it in with the pens. I also printed out a sheet of the grassy paper from the Hello Spring set. I trimmed my image and matted and layered it up with the printed paper and the green card. I attached my topper to the left side of the card blank and stamped the sentiment onto the card on the right side. The puppy in the image has a bow in 'her' hair but as I wanted a boy to fit in with the photo I had to work out how to disguise the bow. After an unsuccessful attempt to turn it into a bone I finally decided to cover it up with a small butterfly. I punched two butterflies from a snipped of pansy paper left over from a previous project and stuck one over the bow and the other above the stamped sentiment.

My take on the picture is a role reversal but I think it will not be long until he is in the pool with dad! I chose the sentiment because in my mind I see father and son having fun together and enjoying a bit of fun play.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

DOM at Deedee's Digi Stamps

The first week of the month long challenge at Deedee's Digi Stamps is already gone but there is still time to have a go. If this is your first entry you will need to purchase the DOM from the store (link below), after that as long as you keepentering you will get the next months image free. This month has summer in mind.



Materials used:
Deedee's Digi Stamps - Diver Daniel
Digi Paper from Pixel Scrapper - The Captain Paper 363
white stamping card
white printer card
3 Fold card die
starfish die cuts from stash

Method:
I printed out a sheet of the Captain backing paper and die cut it to form the card blank. I printed out two coloured images from the Diver Daniel set and one line drawing image along with the two sentiments. I coloured in Daniel and then die cut all the elements. I decided to use the scalloped edge option to fit with the idea of waves. Finally I attached my elements to the card and added a couple of die cut starfish I found in my stash.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge

Deedee is sponsoring the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge this week and the challenge is to use markers. I had a little ATC done which fitted the bill.

Materials used:
Deedee's Digi Stamp Set - Basket of Love
Copic pens
white ATC blanks
stamping card

Method:
Having worked out the size of image needed for my ATC (Artists Trading Card) I printed it out onto the stamping card and coloured it in with Copics. I made it for a swap with the theme, Black and White and One Other Colour. Really quick to do in a hurry.

Thank you for visiting. Why not have a go at the challenge your self.

Take care.

Pippa