Happy Birthday Richard

My youngest daughter and her husband had birthdays one day apart at the end of January so I have had to find inspiration for two cards. This is the one I made for Richard, I shared Rachel's card a while back.

Materials used: 

Rosiland Solomon - Wine Tableau digi (link to rubber stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle) 

card - dark green, dark brown, black

X-Press It card

piercing ruler

oval and scalloped oval dies

7" x 5" card blank

black gems

Copic pens:

red grapes - R30, R32, R35, R37, R39

vine leaves - G21, G05, G17, G29, G99

pear - Y02, R32, YG01, RV02, Y16, Y17, Y06, E44, E34

pear leaf and stem - G17, G14, E25, E27

green grapes - YG00, YG03, YG23

apple - YG00, R11, R35, R39, R59

apple flesh - Y11, Y13, Y23, E0000, E000, E00

apple pips and stem - E25, E27, E29

wine bottle - R39, R59, RV99, C3, C5, C7, C9  white gel pen

wine bottle top - Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23

wine glass - R39, R59, R89, C0, C1

wine bottle label - G21, G94, G99, Y02, C0  blender

knife - C0, C1, C3, C5

cheese - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19

freesias - BV0000, BV000, BV11, BV13, BV04, BV17     Y19, YG06, G05

platter - E31, E33, E35, E39

table - E31, E33, E35, E37, E29

window frame - W00, W0, W1, W3

wall - E70, E71,  blender

moon - Y11  white Prismacolor pencil

sky - B37, B39, B99  white gel pen

I think this one may take the record for using the most Copic pens to colour!  

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

PIP Challenge #1928 - Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place July - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #96 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #109 - Anything Goes 

Creative Fingers #168 - Anything Goes 

Path of Positivity Half Way Post

We are half way through the last challenge of the year at Path of Positivity and the last of our colours, Silver, Gold and Other Metallics. With Christmas almost upon us this is a great theme for all those Christmas sparkles. I am sure you, just like me, have an abundance of glitter, embossing powder and mirri card all of which can be used in this challenge. I hope you will join in the fun.

Materials used: 
Sparkle 'N' Sprinkle - Rustic Flowers Snapdragons Digi Stamp Set
textured paper for pencil colouring

Polychromo pencils

metallic gold card

silver mirri card

7 x 5" card blank

I decided to have a go with my much neglected colouring pencils for this card, mainly because the detail on the flowers is so small I struggled to do them with the Copics! I used the less rough side of the paper but did not want to produce an image that was so covered in colour that it look printed, I wanted some of the texture of the paper to show through, especially in the jug.

The challenge is open until the end of the month so you still have a couple of weeks to get an entry in. Remember the theme is optional. 

This month Sparkle N Sprinkle are our very generous sponsors, very apt considering the theme of the challenge!  The prizes on offer are: 

• • $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch (based on those projects who have followed the theme).
  • $15.00 worth of  digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
  • One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight. 

You can find all the details and the link up on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.

I hope you will join us on our journey down the Path of Positivity this month. Thank you for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:PIP Challenge #1850 - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams December - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #96 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #82 - Anything Goes

Metallic Madness?

The first Monday of the month means time for the start of the final Path of Positivity challenge this year and the end of our year of colour. This month we have the optional theme of Gold, Silver and Other Metallics.

Materials used:
Fred She Said - Lovely as a Leaf Digital Set (From the Sparkle N Sprinkle Shop)
X-Press It card
gold mirri card

7x5 in card blank
aluminium drink can
Tonic Studios Autumn Leaves die set
stitched rectangle die

metalic pens
Copic pens:
leaves - R24, YR15, G24, G94, G99, W5, W7

shadow - W0, W1, W3
metal leaf - Y15, YR15, YR16, YR18, R24, G94, E29, E49

The leaf embellishment is die cut from an aluminium drink can and coloured with Copics.

The open lettering is coloured with metallic pens.

The challenge is open until the end of the month so you have plenty of time to get an entry in. Remember the theme is optional but with all the Christmas sparkle around I am sure there will be some project you will be able to use.

This month Sparkle N Sprinkle are our very generous sponsors, very apt considering the theme of the challenge!  The prizes on offer are: 

• $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch (based on those projects who have followed the theme).
• $15.00 worth of  digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight. 

You can find all the details and the link up on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.

I hope you will join us on our journey down the Path of Positivity this month. Thank you for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa
Entering the following challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations #220 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart #231 - Anything Goes 
PIP Challenge #1848 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks #431 - Crazy Egg/Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #95 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #81 - Anything Goes
Sparkle N Sprinkle December Challenge - Anything Goes: use loose glitter, embossing powder, and/or flocking OR you can use an SNS Stamp Set (either Digi or Rubber!)
Your Scrapbook Place December - Anything Goes

Dreamer

It's the midway point of the current challenge at Path of Positivity with the optional theme of pastels.


Materials used: 
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Dream Catcher Maiden (Digi Stamp)
X-Press It card
green backing paper from stash
7x5" card blank
Copic pens:
skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
hair - W3, W5, W7, W9
clothes - E50, E51, E53, E34, E35
dream catcher decorations - B000, B00, BG01, BG45     V0000, V000, V01, V12, B15
E51, E53, E34, E35     G00, G01, YG17, G29     Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17
R81, R83, R85     E97, E08, E19    E49     W00, W0, W1, W3, W5
R22, R24, R27, R29     E40, E41

The sentiment came with the stamp and I printed them off as one image. I think I used almost every pen in my collection for this one. I wanted to keep it CAS to make the image the focal point of the card.

I chose this image to work with for a couple of reasons. Firstly I love anything to do with Native American peoples and secondly I wanted an image that moves away from the usual pastel themes. I am not sure what sort of birds the feathers came from but I think I can  be allowed a bit of artistic license. When it comes to the pastel colours the pale aqua and the purple are my favourites.

I hope you will be inspired to join our challenge this month. Here is a reminder of the challenge rules and how to enter.

Whether you are new and need to familiarize yourself with all the details, or a returning participant and just need to refresh yourself, you can always find out everything you need to know in order to enter this challenge in the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. I've provided a quick summary below. Please note that dates and times listed below are for this particular challenge only:

• Each Path of Positivity challenge will remain open for approx. a full month. Entries for this challenge will be accepted from April 2nd to May 6th, 2018.


• Add your inspirational project or post using the link up. You will be able to submit your entry until 11:59 p.m. on May 6th.


• If you have chosen to follow the optional theme, you will need to add 'FT' after you name so we know which creations to add to the draw for the sponsor's prize for Most Inspirational. While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's colour makes you feel, if you'd like to share that with us. What kinds of feelings do PASTELS personally evoke in you? You can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like.


• Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.


• You can link up a total of three (3) creations.


• Voting for this challenge will begin once the top picks have been determined. There will be a separate post detailing those picks. You will then have the opportunity to vote on the creation or post that you have found to be the most inspirational of the chosen picks.


• For Challenge #58, prizes will be the following:

$15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch (based on those projects who have followed the theme).

$15.00 worth of  digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.

One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

You can find more information and inspiration from the rest of the team at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.

Thanks for swinging by. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:Artistic Inspirations #198 - Anything Goes
My Creative Scoop Colour Inspiration Monthly Link Up #33
Crafting From The Heart #202 - Anything Goes
PIP Challenge #1825 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #66 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #50 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations #46 - Anything Goes 
Your Scrapbook Place - April Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create #208 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #80 - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - April One For The Girls
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - April Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - April Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #148 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #56 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity Pastels Challenge

Now this really is a challenge, for me. Achieving pastel colours with Copics is still a struggle, largely because I do not have many pastels in my collection - yet! But also because to get the shading half way decent I use multiple layers and the more layers the deeper the colour. Having said all that I think I have managed to produce my best pastels to date - practice, practice, practice!


Materials used: 
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Isabella
X-Press It card
Liquid Pearls - White Opal (for the necklace)
Copic pens:
skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
dress and hat flower - V000, V01, V12, V15
hat - YG00, YG01, YG03, YG06
flower centre - Y00, Y11, Y13
flower fronds and fur wrap - C0, C01, C03, C05
eyes - BG45, BG01

The image and quote are printed as one and made into a 7 x 5" card. Don't look too closely because you will spot the mistake. I had printed it out, coloured it and photographed it before I noticed then could have cried! With no time to do another one I have altered it as best I can in the hope that not too many will spot it. Of course now you are all looking for it!!

I do like pastel colours, there is something soft and usually feminine about them. Also Spring brings out the best pastels with the spring bulbs, crocus, daffodil, primrose and not forgetting the beautiful blossoms starting to appear on the bare trees in the orchards. Somerset is a big cider producing area so there are a lot of apple and pear orchards around and we also have a local cherry farm so more blossom to come. It's the promise of  an abundant harvest if the weather remains favourable for the year all held in a tiny, delicate flower. The wonders of creation to behold.

Our challenge at Path of Positivity runs for a month and I hope that you will join us. If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize for Most Inspirational. We'd also love to find out how this month's colour palette makes you feel, if you'd like to share that with us. What kinds of feelings do PASTEL colours evoke in you? You can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like.

Remember, in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, ALL creations must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. You don't need to follow the optional theme if you simply want to have a chance at the Random Draw prize of a $15 gift certificate from Sparkle N Sprinkle, our guest sponsor this month. You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win an additional sponsored prize of a $15 gift certificate also from Sparkle N Sprinkle, for the project chosen as Most Inspiring.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks #396 - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes #20 - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends #64 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #56 - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#227 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations #46 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #65 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - April Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #346 - Freestyle
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #79 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #147 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - March Anything Goes 
Lemon Shortbread #64 - Anything Goes  
My Creative Scoop Colour Inspiration Monthly Link Up - April
Artistic Inspirations #197 - Anything Goes
PIP Challenge #1813 - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations April - One For The Girls

Bambi

Scrapper's Delights have come up with a cute image for  their progressive challenge this month.


Materials used:Scrapper's Delights - Deer 6
Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle- Tree Scene
designer paper from stash
X-Press It card
Copic pens
A5 white card blank

The Deer 6 and the Tree Scene stamps have been arranged together before printing out on X-Press It card and coloured with Copics.

The front of the card blank has a slightly smaller piece of the designer paper attached which has been edged with a black pen as has the trimmed image.

I have deliberately not added a sentiment at this point so that I can decide later if I need it for a birthday card, a Christmas card or just a general card. I may even go back in and add some glitter to the snow to look like frost!

Thanks for popping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Scrappers Delights Progressive Challenge (Facebook) #November
PIP Challenge #1747 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart #184 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Baby It's Cold Outside
Lemon Shortbread #55 - Anything Goes
A Snowflakes Promise #46 - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes #16 - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Getting Ready For Christmas
Crafty Creations #355 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #356 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin #November - Anything Christmas Goes
Creative Moments #131 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #138 - Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude #33 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #53 - Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends #55 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #141 - Anything Goes
A Gem Of A Challenge #208 - Animals In The Snow
A Bit More Time To Craft #56 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra #November - Anything Goes
Artistic Inpirations #190 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #70 - Anything Goes
Come And Get It - Animals Challenge 

Surround Yourself With Literature

The challenge at Path of Positivity has reached the midway point. This month we have been thinking about literature and what books mean to us. With me being a librarian and teacher in my working life and married to a vicar you can imagine the number of books we had around the place. Since moving out of the vicarage into our much smaller home we have had to have a cull in order to get everything in. My cull has been somewhat more successful than my husbands!

The image I chose to work with for my project reflects my feelings about a select number of books that I have read again and again. I have already talked about my love for the classics especially Jane Eyre and A Christmas Carol, the latter being an annual read. I have also read Les Miserables more than once and Don Quixote! They are like friends, reliable not to change and always a joy to revisit.


Materials used:Sparkle N Sprinkle - Nasturium Digi Stamp Set
X-Press It card
green and orange card
15cm square card blank
Copic pens
fancy frame die

The sentiment and the flower border are arranged on the page before printing onto the X-Press It card and a second larger panel has been printed which is where the large flower in the top left corner came from.  All colouring is with Copic pens.

Do you have a favourite book or have you been inspired by particular books. It would be lovely if you felt able to make a project to share with us at Path of Positivity and you may even win a prize! All the details of how to enter and the prizes on offer can be found on the Path of Positivity Blog. You do not have to follow the theme, it is optional, but there are more benefits for doing so!

CHALLENGE DETAILS SUMMARY

Whether you are new and need to familiarize yourself with all the details, or a returning participant and just need to refresh yourself, you can always find out everything you need to know in order to enter this challenge in the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. I've provided a quick summary below. Please note that dates and times listed below are for this particular challenge only:

• Each Path of Positivity challenge will remain open for approx. a full month. Entries for this challenge will be accepted from October 2nd to November 5th, 2017.


• Add your inspirational project or post using the link up below. You will be able to submit your entry until 11:59 p.m. on November 5th.


• If you have chosen to follow the optional theme, you will need to let us know what it is about your project or post that you feel is inspirational  / positive / motivational and how it fits into the theme. Please include this information somewhere within your post. You can simply add a sentence or two at the bottom of your post right next to the link for this challenge if you want. Or, if this isn't possible, come over and leave us a comment on the start post. You must also add 'FT' after you name so we know which creations to add to the draw for the sponsor's prize for Most Inspirational.


• Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.


• You can link up a total of three (3) creations.


• Voting for this challenge will begin once the top picks have been determined. There will be a separate post detailing those picks. You will then have the opportunity to vote on the creation or post that you have found to be the most inspirational of the chosen picks.


• For Challenge #52, prizes will be the following:
  
  
  
  • $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch (based on those projects who have followed the theme).
  
  
  • $15.00 worth of  digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
  
  
  • One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

Thank you for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Crafting With Friends #52 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #138 - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #210 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #51 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #68 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends #68 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps #155 - Anything Goes With Flowers
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - October
A Bit More Time To Craft #54 - Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place - October
PIP Challenge #1742 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations #188 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart #179 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #135 - Anything Goes 
Lemon Shortbread #52 - Anything Goes

PoP Challenge: Surround yourself with literature

At the Path of Positivity last month we began a three month sequence of themes based on the arts. Last month is was art and this month it's the turn of literature.

As a child with congenital heart defects much of my childhood was spent indoors. I was not able to be very active physically so spent my time getting lost in books. I learnt to read at quite an early age and never looked back. Most of the time I read novels, classic and modern. My favourite genre is historical novels and I am especially fond of  the likes of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisers, Charles Dickens. My two all time favourites are Dicken's A Christmas Carol and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. When choosing an image to use for this challenge I saw this one and was reminded of both of these stories.


Materials used: 
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Victorian Camille at Christmas
acrylic birthday greeting stamp
X-Press It card
green, pink, shimmer grey card
A5 card blank
white adhesive gems
pine frond cutting die
Copic pens
black archival ink pad
white Sharpie paint pen

Camille is printed on X-Press It card and coloured with Copics, the snow flakes are coloured with the white Sharpie. The greetings is stamped on a snippet of white card and trimmed. Both are matted and layered onto green and pink card.

The card blank front is covered with grey card then the topper and greeting attached.  The white gems are coloured with a red Copic pen. The die cut fronds and gems are arranged on the card front then glued down.

Although the image is a Chritmas one I wanted to make a birthday card suitable for a winter birthday and it just seemed to be ideal for that.

I hope that you will be able to join us this month. Sparkle N Sprinkle have some lovey images in their store and they have provided two $15 prizes for the challenge winners. All the details of how to enter, instructions and inspiration can be found on the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog.

Thanks for dropping by. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Lemon Shortbread #51 - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #351 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #348 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner #182 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts #51 - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #208 - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends #51 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #137 - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge #204 - Birthday Card
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra - October
A Bit More Time To Craft #53 - Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place - October
My Creative Scoop Monthly Link Up #27
Crafting From The Heart #177 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations #187 - Anything Goes
PIP Challenge #1740 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Creations #40 - Anything Goes
Creative Ladybirds Creations #30 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - October
Through The Craft Room Door - October 3
Inspiration Destination #134 - Anything Goes
Copic Facebook Challenge - Holidays

Love To Craft Challenge For September

A new month and a new challenge at Love To Craft. As always our theme is Anything Goes and any craft goes. So if you are not so much a paper crafter, more a knitter, sewer, cross stitcher or into crochet this is the challenge for you. As it says on our blog: We are an all-crafts challenge blog and welcome any and all kinds of handmade creations - from cards, tags, ATCs and scrapbook layouts - to 3-D projects, mixed media canvases and altered projects - and even knitting, crocheting, quilting and jewelry-making! Whatever you're working on, we want to see it!

This time around I decided to show you some ATC's I've made. If you are a regular visitor to my blog you may well recognise some of the images. When printing out an image for a card I try to use up as much space as I can so often print out smaller versions to practice on. If the practice is not too dire I turn them into ATC's. I belong to a swap group - the UK Stampers Network where members swap ATC's  with each other. I have put in the link if you are interested in finding out more and possibly joining in the fun. We do not only swap ATC's there are other lists you can join in with. All the details are on the web site.





Materials used: 
Sweet Escape Digis – Make Up ( a free image from Facebook Competition but there are lots of wonderful images in the shop)
Aurora Wings – Pansy Sprite
Art by Barb – Whoosh and Apple
Bugaboo Digi Stamps –  Ice Cream Dog
Bugaboo Digi Stamps –  Kidz – Ice Cream
Imagine That Digistamp – Ice Cream Sentiments
Imagine That Digistamp – Ice Cream Parlour Digi Papers
Sparkle N Sprinkle – Mushroom in the Forest
Scrapper’s Delights – Lady Constance
DDDoodles – A Matter of Time Patterned Papers
Bugaboo Digi Stamps – Rose TrioDragons Lair Designs - Artistic Impressions paper set (they are having a closing down sale at the moment. Well worth a visit.)
acrylic text stamp from magazine
black archival ink pad
various coloured card
X-Press It card
Copic pens
gems
small letter dies
gold paper

These are just a selection of some of my personal favourites. It is quite challenging colouring very small images but also very therapeutic.

I hope you will join us this month at the Love to Craft Challenge. You have the whole month to come up with something and remember it can be any sort of crafting you like as long as it is hand made.

Thanks for visiting. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
PIP Challenge #1735 - Anything Goes
Ike's World #96 - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread #49 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More #257 - Make Your Mark
Crafty Creations #349 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner #138 - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs September - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #125 - Anything Goes

Nature's Bounty

Time for some midway inspiration for the Path of Positivity challenge #48 with the optional theme of The beauty of nature.

While we are enjoying the bright spring colours in the bulbs, blossoms and leaves at the moment, nature has beauty to share all the year around. My card for today focuses more on the bounty of autumn.

I have a strange fascination for fungi which is the reason I was drawn to this image. There is such a variety of colours, shapes and sizes to be found and yet so often they are overlooked and regarded as somewhat sinister - perhaps because of the highly toxic properties of a lot of them!

Over the years I have taken quite a number of photos of fungi I have come across on walks, mainly in woodland areas where it is not too hot or dry for them (of course I cannot find any of them now!) However if you do an internet search for fungi in images then you will see what I mean, everything from the weird and wonderful to the breathtakingly beautiful.



Materials used:Sparkle N Sprinkle - Mushroom in the Forest
pale brown, dark brown, mustard yellow card
X-Press It card
white A5 card blank
rectangle die
corner rounder
leaf punch
gold greeting sticker
Copic pens

The mushroom image is printed on X-Press It card and coloured with Copics. It is then cut with a rectangle die with rounded corners, matted and layered on the brown and yellow card which have had the corners rounded to match, and attached to the card front.

The little leaves are punched out of the left over bits of brown card and attached in the bottom corners.

The corners of the card base are rounded with the punch and the greeting sticker attached across the corner.

This month, in order to have a chance to win the prize for the Most Inspirational Creation, we want to see the beauty of nature reflected in your design work. Whether you choose to draw or colour a landscape; focus on flowers; spotlight animals coming out of hibernation and/or the baby animals to follow; concentrate on the birds returning for spring; or even showcase the thawing world around you as the snow melts and the creeks and streams flow once again, it is totally up to you. Just be sure that your project contains some element of nature in a prominent manner. Whatever direction you take the beauty of nature in, we'd love to part of that journey.

If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize for Most Inspirational. We also ask that you please leave a comment letting us know how your creation relates to the concept of the beauty of nature if it isn't readily clear within the design itself or clearly written somewhere else in your post. While you may easily see how the concept of nature's beauty relates to your creation, it may not be as apparent to me or the DT members. That is why we ask that you clarify it somewhere, whether here or in your blogpost. You can simply write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, if it would be easier. We just need to know how your project ties into the theme. Letting us know, clears up any ambiguity that may exist.

Remember, in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, ALL creations must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some manner. You don't need to follow the optional theme if you simply want to have a chance at the Random Draw prize, you only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win an additional sponsored prize for the project chosen as Most Inspiring.

SPONSOR & PRIZE INFORMATION: 

A $15.00 gift certificate from Sparkle n Sprinkle, our sole guest sponsor this month, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch.

A $15.00 gift certificate from Sparkle n Sprinkle, our sole guest sponsor this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.

One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

It would be lovely to see you over at the Path of Positivity Challenge so please come along and join us.

Thanks for lingering a while. Take care.





I would like to enter the following challenges:Classic Design Team Open Challenge - April Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #339 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #106 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #324 - Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps And More #237 - Make Your Mark
Funday Friday Challenge #184 - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #42 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #56 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspiration Challenge #177 - Anything Goes