First Challenge at Digi Haven "Forever Freebie"

(If you are looking for the CardzTV DT Challenge #10 "My Guy", click here).

I am so excited as this is the first challenge over at Digi Haven. Use a Forever Freebie. This is a digital image that is ALWAYS free...(NOT for a limited time or a Freebie of the month). There are so many of them out there. Please link back to the original artist or website (we want to give credit where credit is due). The challenge runs through Thursday and the winner will be posted on Sunday.

Ok, enough of that...lol. I actually made two cards, same image, but didn't they turn out different? Here's the first one:

This is the inside (it's a gate-fold card):

and the second card:

Finished Cards: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials: (First Card)
Cardstock: White, Green and Patterned
Melonheadz Illustrating Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Ovals Large
Studio G Clear Stamp "Make a Wish"
StazOn Jet Black Ink
Circle Punch
Fiskars All Year Greetings "It's your birthday!"
Queen and Co Rhinestones Sunflower Yellow, 1 Small; Indigo, 1 Large and 1 Medium
Queen and Co Pearls Grass Green, 2 Small
Mounting Tape

Materials: (Second Card)
Cardstock: White, Light Teal and Dark Teal
Melonheadz Illustrating Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Expressions, "Precious and few are friends like you"
Black Pigment Ink
Fiskars 3 in 1 Corner Punch
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Spots and Dots
Queen and Co Pearls Grass Green, 2 Small; Teal Blue, 3 Large
Nicole Ultra Fine Premium Glitter Extra Fine Multi Diamond Dust
Mounting Tape

(Phew...that was a lot!) I made the first card for my granddaughter's birthday that is coming up. The second card is not for anything special but I figure I could use it for a birthday, "thinking of you" or "just because" card. Which one do you like better?

Just want to mention (as I found this out the hard way), if you are using your colored images on a place where the back may show (as in the first card), make sure you cover the back of the image so any bleeding doesn't show. ( I realized this AFTER I put the card together, but I was able to cut another scallop and slip it behind). Learn from my mistakes! lol

I love how versatile digital images are. Color it one way and it becomes one thing, but just change the colors and it becomes something quite different. Now join the challenge over at Digi Haven and have some fun. Tell your friends!!! Good luck1

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imagine what you could do...

Thank You Card for Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge

Die Cuttin' Diva's First "Official" Challenge was to use a sketch...

This is my card:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Lilac, Teal, Dark Lilac, Two Shades of Green and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Florals Embellished Bird 3 Page 65 (Base, Base Shift, Layer 1, Layer 1 Shift, Layer 2 and Layer 2 Shift) (Flipped Images)
Cricut Design Studio
Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page String Lace (Straight Punch Only)
Spelbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Ovals Large (Second Largest Only) (cut the lower section off)
Green Ribbon
Queen and Co Pearls-Pearl
Mounting Tape

This was the sketch:

I just picked up this cartridge on Friday and as soon as I saw the image of this bird, I immediately thought of this challenge...then of course, life started getting in the way and I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it. I decided this afternoon to take a little break from researching refrigerators and be creative. Hope you like my interpretation of the sketch. Leave me a comment...thanks.

Enjoy your time today...think I'll maybe try to create another card while watching the Super Bowl...imagine what you could do....