Digi Haven Challenge #4 Happy Birthday

It's a birthday celebration around here. Digi Haven's challenge is to use a Free digital birthday image this week.

Here's another view to see the layering:

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

Materials: 

Cardstock: White and Black

Cleah's Designs Paper and Prints Digital Image

Spectrum Noir Markers

CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Ticket Talk "Happy Birthday!"

StazOn Jet Black Ink

Mounting Tape

I printed out the image twice. I fully colored the one image, but only the select balloons on the second. I cut the selected balloons out and mounted them on their respected image. 

My first thought was to use this image as a birthday card; however, I also thought that if you colored the balloons in school colors and changed the sentiment to " Congratulations!", you could use it as a graduation card. Pretty cool, huh?

Challenges run through Thursday, so hop on over to Digi Haven and join the fun. Please make sure to link back to the original artist and give credit where credit is due. 

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Digi Haven Challenge #3 Summer

If you are looking for the CardzTV Challenge, click here.


When I think of summer, I think of the beach. I love the beach!...sitting and listening to the waves crashing down on the sand and a cool ocean breeze...aahhhh...How about you? I hope I able to get there this year.

At Digi Haven this week, the challenge is Summer. Use any FREE Summer/Beach/Surf image that you like. As soon as I saw this little cutie, I knew exactly what I wanted to make.

Wish I was there right now......

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

Materials:

Cardstock: White, Yellow, Teal, Teal Patterned and Sandpaper (Yes, I said Sandpaper lol)

Melonheadz Illustrating Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps FAQ's, "Guess  Who?"
Black Pigment Ink
EK Success Scallop Circle Punch
Jolee's Boutique Sticker San Francisco, Crab
Thin Black Marker

After I colored her in, I fussy-cut her out. I made the waves by tearing the paper into strips and layering them on top of each other. The birds are drawn with a thin black marker. The "sand" is 100 grit sandpaper. The sun and the girl are single mounted.

I thought I could use this card for a number of different things...birthday, just because, congratulations...depending on the sentiment I choose for the inside.

Hope you join the challenge...remember to link back to the original artist for the image.

Thanks.

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CardzTV Stamps Challenge # 11 "Anything Goes"

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It's challenge time again at CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps. This time it is "Anything Goes!" Now this opens up so much...and sometimes I think these challenges are so much harder. (I like to have a direction!) Although, I think I did pretty good with this...

Finished Card: 4" x 9"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Two Shades of Orange, Black and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Create A Critter Giraffe, page 48 (Base, Layer 1 Base, Layer 2 Base and Accessory Base)
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Critter Captions, "Thanks for stickin' your NECK out!"
StazOn Jet Black Ink
Sugarloaf Whispers Strokes Markers
Mounting Tape

I thought I would make this a TALL card, because of the giraffe (cut at 5 1/2"). I colored the nose (tan), the horns and "mane" (green) with the Sugarloaf Markers. I also used the green marker and colored the outside of the card to match. Although you can't see it, the giraffe is single mounted on the shadow layer. The sign and the sunglasses are also mounted. I thought the CardzTV sentiment was perfect! Mary has so many great stamp sets!

Hope you join the challenge. The winner will receive their choice of one of Mary's stamp sets. So get on over there and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by.

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Happy Birthday Gianna!

Just wanted to wish my granddaughter, Gianna, a Happy Birthday today! She is 3!

WE all love you...Daddy, Mom Mom, Pop Pop. Uncle Jason and Uncle Jeff. Hope you have a wonderful day!

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Treasure Map Gift Bag

About a month ago, my family was invited to a pirate themed birthday party for a four year old little boy. Unfortunately, my husband and I were sick and my kids had to work, so we did not get to the party. However, I will be seeing them this weekend and thought I would share the gift bag that I made for his present.

Finished Gift Bag: approximately 8" x 10 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Materials:
Cardstock: Black, Tan, Red and White
Cricut Cartridge Life's A Party Map, page 44 (Base, Shift Base, Layer 1 Base and Layer 1 Shift) Cut at 5 1/2"
Charcoal Chalk
Gift Bag

I thought it spruced up the bag a little. Part of his gift is a pair of shorts and matching tee-shirt that has a skull and cross bones with "Treasure Hunter" on it. I thought it was cute.

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Graduation Card

First of all.....Happy Father's Day to all those father's and husband's out there. Hope you have a wonderful, relaxing day!

I don't feel a though I have been around very much lately, I have been so busy trying to get ready for a party that we are having next weekend. I have been working, making things and trying to get the backyard ready. Hopefully, I'll have some pictures the following week.

However, yesterday, my son calls me and says "Mom, could you make me a graduation card, please? I need it for tonight. And could you make it a taco?" Well, of course I said yes and dropped everything. Unfortunately, I have NOTHING with a taco...none of my cartridges and none of my free digi's. So I made a quick, regular graduation card:

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

Materials:
Cardstock: Two Shades of Green, White and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Everyday Pop-Up Cards Graduation Cap, page 43 (Base, Base Shift and Layer 1 Base)
Inkadinkado Clear Stamps All Occasions "Congratulations!"
Green Pigment Ink
Thin Black Marker
Queen and Co Pearl, Pearl 1 Medium
Mounting Tape

He said it was perfect! (Although I know he was disappointed it wasn't a taco...oh well!)

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

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Digi Haven Challenge #2 Flowers

The challenge this week at Digi Haven is to use a (free) Floral image. Please link back to the artist/website to give them the credit they deserve. Now honestly, I had started with a different image; but after I finished it, I didn't really care for it. (Maybe I'll print it out again and try something else). Sometimes, I'm my own worst enemy (lol). So anyway, this is what I came up with this time...what do you think?

Wanted you to see the layered flowers:

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

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Blue and Patterned
Beccy's Place  Digital Image
Spectrum Noir Markers
CardzTV with Mary Clear Stamps Encouraging Thoughts, "Thinking of You"
Black Pigment Ink
Black Embossing Powder
Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large, Largest
Queen and Co Rhinestones Grass Green, 2 Small
Mounting Tape

I like the look of the layering...give's dimension...so what I have been doing is to print out 2 copies of the same image, same size. Then, if I decide to layer, I just have to color both images the same. (This alleviates having to go back and guess the size of the image). If I don't layer, then I have a second image for another card already printed out.

I hope you will join us in the challenges. Have some fun...there are so many free digi's out there. Tell your friends too.

Thanks for stopping by.

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