June With Julia Spiri

 MEMORIAL20 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

You MUST be a DT on any Design Team in the World to be eligible to enter this Challenge ~ New exception rule, this challenge is now open to any of Julia Spiri Facebook Members, and you are not required to be on a DT.

Just like last month's image, I die-cut this fantastic image before I started coloring.  There were a lot of places where a slip of the scisoors would chop off a falcon's head or arm, but I made it through all the scary parts without damaging the image.  Since she is a steampunk image, I knew I wanted some sort of wheels and/or clocks on the card.  I did soften the face and hair elements, but loaded up the background with gears and clock-like die-cuts in blue and black.

The challenge runs from June 15th through July 12th, Sydney Time Zone 7:00 a.m. or if you're in California, like me, The challenge starts on a Monday, June 14, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight. 

Close-up below

Supplies:
Julia Spiri Kelly and Falcon

Digi Doodle Studios Summer Breeze Cardmaking Paper

Sizzix thinlits - Gearhead by Tim Holtz (22 pc)

Sizzix thinlits - Friend by Tim Holtz

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

Challenges I want to enter:

Creative Moments -  # 216 "Anything Goes"                                                    Gem of a Challenge - #12 "Anything Goes"                        

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes"#498

Crafty Creations "Anything Goes" monthly #422)

Color It! Create It! Show It Off!  "Anything Goes" 

Love to Scrap Challenge - Different themes #146

Another One Bit The Dust - New Die Used

 I'm fairly happy with this card, however, if you look past the great flames and cute stockings hung by the chimney with care, you'll see that the fireplace is crooked against the "wallpaper".  I don't know what happened, but when I put the front of the card onto the back panel, it was all wonky.  I'll live with it.  

I do love the fireplace.  Some of the inserts stayed in like the square corners of the fireplace, which I loved.  I used manilla folders for the paper - fantastic color for a fireplace.  This is however a very large fireplace, so be prepared to make a larger card than an A2 size.

Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Hang the Christmas Stockings

Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Square Dies

Xmas red patterned paper from Stamping Up

No Copic marker was used - all papers

Vagabond die cut machine

I want to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Stockings (the chimney or fireplace is purely optional!)

The 12 months of Christmas challenge #78 - anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #35 - anything Christmas goes

 

May Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 

Time for my reveal for the Card Chain Challenge

I embossed the panel and used the theme option Tea or Coffee with the optional Cake.  I happen to love that cake, it turned out perfect, imo (in my opinion).  I used a couple of different die cuts to create my panel.  I had rather a hard time deciding on a design and what to use with my tea and cake, but in the end, I like how it turned out.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs CAKE Slice, Dessert, Treat ~1395 (also saucer for cup)

Little B Handwritten (hello) 

Cuttlebug embossing plate James Set

Enamel Dots  

Vagabond die cut machine

I forgot to write down the other dies (cup & leaves)

June With Morgan's Artworld

 The theme is always "Anything Goes" at Morgan's ArtWorld.  

Challenge dates are June 1st to June 27th on Pacific Daylight Savings Time.

You can use any image or project you have created and enter up to three (3) times on the blog.

For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at Creative Art Design Studio.  There will no longer be any sales from the Facebook shop.

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We would like to invite you to our Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook Group. 
Please come and join our Group HERE!

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Morgan's ArtWorld Pinterest Link: HERE! 

Supplies:

Morgan's Artworld digital image Shire Horse Canal Boats

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Rectangles

Elizabeth Craft Designs Florals 6 (flowers & leaves)

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Polkadoodle Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Anything Goes Week 21

Creative Moments - Anything Goes  # 215

Mix it Up - "Anything Goes" (not doing the optional twist of stamping)

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Week 22

Crafty Sentiments - "Anything Goes"

A Bit More Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #141

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes"  #6-2021

June With Bugaboo

It may not be your birthday, but it's someone's birthday, so it's time to make the Die Cut Divas' (DCD) theme of the month "Birthdays".  

Since Bugaboo is the DCD sponsor this month and I love the "Sunbonnet" images from Bugaboo, so I went with the Sunbonnet Birthday Cake in red tones.  Red is one of my favorite colors and I decided to go monotone for the most part - I guess I could have had red flames, but, no, they are Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin, so still in the reddish tones.  However, if you didn't notice, my cake frosting is a creamy gooey mass of Nuvo Simply White drops. 

When you want to coordinate a matt with the image colors, just use your Copic color to edge the paper enough so that it is well covered, but you don't waste your Copics.  I used a white square, colored with Copic R29, to create a scallop pattern when viewed from the outside in.

See the gooey frosting below

Supplies:

Bugaboo Stamps Sunbonnet Birthday Cake

Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Square dies

Kat Scrappiness Never Ending Square dies

Copic markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Ripened Pumpkin and Simply White

Vagabond die cut machine

I am joining these challenges:

Mix it Up - "Anything Goes" (not doing the optional twist of stamping)

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Week 22

Crafty Sentiments - "Anything Goes"

A Bit More Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #141

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes"  #6-2021

Tic Tac Toe Inspiration

 The last day of the challenge at Die Cut Divas ends at 9:00 p.m. Pacific time today so be sure to enter the Die Cut Divas challenge here. Be sure to check out the Sponsor, Cas-ual Fridays Stamps for all kinds of images.

Prize: $20 gift code

This is a Tic Tac Toe challenge month.

I chose Uneven edge/Emboss it/ Red as her Tic Tac Toe as my recipe for this card today. One of the Die Cut Divas received this card for her Birthday, all made with Cas-ual Fridays products, except for the flowers.

I enlarged the photo so you can actually see the dry embossing:

UNEVEN EDGE: Die-cut the white card except for the fold side

EMBOSS IT: Cuttlebug dotted folder used on red striped paper

RED: Red striped paper

Some of the sentiments are so fun and sassy that you can't resist using them. All of the sentiments are part of the set of stamps in the "Cup of Coffee" stamp set and used together create this phrase:

"FRANKLY, My Dear, No matter HOW OLD we get, This is the OLDEST you've EVER been"

Inside of Card with Cas-ual Fridays stamps

Supplies:

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Pinked Slimline Dies

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Cup of Coffee

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Coffee Cup Dies

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Frankly'isms on outside of card

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Bold Wishes stamp set inside of card.

(I don't see Frankly'isms or Bold Wishes on the site now)

Flowers in stash

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Red Berry

Vagabond die cut machine

Another Tic Tac Toe Card

 Remember to check out the  Die Cut Divas challenge and the Die Cut Divas' Sponsor, Cas-ual Fridays Stamps for all kinds of images. The challenge is Tic Tac Toe.

Prize: $20 gift code

This is a Tic Tac Toe challenge month. I chose Yellow/ Friendship/Glitter to work with for this card focusing on the sentiment.

This is a "Yellow/Friendship/Glitter" card that I gave to a dear friend I don't see very often. She keeps them in her office. I am really happy with this card. I'm not normally a person who likes the color yellow, but I really did like this card. Now it's your turn to play Tic Tac Toe at Die Cut Divas.

Inside of card.

Supplies:

Cas-ual Fridays Heart Note die - black glitter cardstock (see Heart Note Dies)

Cas-ual Fridays Double Note die - black glitter cardstock (see Heart Note Dies)

Cas-ual Fridays Heart Note dies (Looks like Heart Note & Double Note dies are now in one package)    

Cas-ual Fridays Bomb Diggity (stamp) not in stock at this time)

Cas-ual Fridays Starlequin stencil (not in stock at this time)

Cas-ual Fridays Big Treble stamp on inside of card (not in stock at this time)

Cas-ual Fridays Pinked Slimline dies

Distress Oxide ink fossilized amber

Vagabond die cut machine