Tidings of Joy

Hi Everyone, another Christmas card today, I have to get going, just another 50 odd to go. This is one I did last week. I have about another 20 odd local cards to go and they have to be done soon, to take advantage of cheaper post from the Scouts who deliver at Christmas time. No pressure of course and a few December birthdays and visitors - no pressure in the next couple of weeks LOL.

Sentiment - Create with TLC

dies - freebies in a magazine

dp - Stitchy Bear Night skies

mirror card star - cut with Silhouette Cameo

coloured snow, house and trees with Spectrum Noir pens

bronze foil paper behind windows

An A-mews-ing card?

Hi Everyone, my card today was done while I was playing with ideas for my Brother's birthday. I just got around to doing the insert, but forgot to take a photo of it! Anyhow, here it is quite a simple card for me, but I thought it could be, as the image and sentiment says it all.

image and sentiment Create with TLC

coloured with coloured pencils (Yep!)

background cat paper used as an overlay in PS - Stitchy Bear 

dies - Tattered Lace (could be bubbles?)

all layered onto black paper

DSC Challenge 145 - WINTER

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the Theme is 

WINTER

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On my digital card today, I used the following papers and images by Stitchy Bear, 

Cats paper #1, Cats paper #3 and Cat #6, Outdoor Snowman,
and Argyle Pattern paper and Snowflake paper.

I laid it all out in PS following the sketch and added a PS snowflake brush.

Why don't you look in and join us with the challenge it will do your digital skills wonders :) I hope to see you there.

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 Digitally Sweet Challenges

the theme is 

Sports

our sponsor is Stitchy Bear

I used the fabulous Stitchy Bear "Trophy Bowler", which I have used before HERE, I think she is wonderful, such character.  If you have been following my posts of recent weeks, you will know I have been going back into my files to see what I haven't used and this digi kit is one that I have missed altogether, must admit I love it.

It's a Freebie digi kit from SweetShoppe Designs and is "Blank Slate" by Kristin Cronin-Barrow. I added stitching by Atomic Cupcake and added "glitter" to the trophy.  All I have to do now is print it out - one ready card :)

http://www.scrapitgirl.net/index.php/2015/04/01/april-color-challenge-blackwhite-color/  Black and White and one colour - RED lipstick

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/g-is-for-go-digital.html Go Digital - Yep!

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/sisters-of-craft-april-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

DSC # 128

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the theme is 

What's in your bag

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Stitchy Bear

What's in my bag? I am in Wales, I HAVE to have my umbrella with me at all times, so my image of choice is "Rainy Days" by BB Kakes at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet. 

Love this little image, she's having so much fun in the rain. She needed the bright colours behind her, like a rainbow, I thought. 

Why don't you have a go at this challenge, maybe "in your bag" you have something you'd like to share?

The card printed and layered with embossed solid layer. I cut an extra layer on my Cricut for the image.

background shower layer, solid paper, "drops" tag all by Melo Vrijhof at Pixel Scrapper.

patterned DP's by Summertime Designs

shape is PS shape.

DSC #121

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What's your favourite shape

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I used Stitchy Bear Country Hearts digi and coloured it in Photoshop. I have been playing and trying to understand Photoshop recently and seeing what results I get with blending options. On this layout I have used -  Screen, Multiply, Pattern overlay, Drop Shadow, Bevel and Emboss and Dodge and Burn. It really is amazing what these combinations make. I also used the Pen tool for the text, something I really have to work at to understand it more.

Here is the card printed and layered. It would be lovely if my printer would print as bright as my screen, although it looks lovely on real life. I used coloured card to mount it on, something of a rarity for me.

 

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the theme is 

Anything Goes with a twist - 

snowflakes

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I have coloured this in PS and used a PS brush to make the snowflake cut out around the centre rectangle, to do this I used a snowflake brush and then selected the eraser tool, you can use ANY brush to achieve this. I added a drop shadow and an inner glow to the same layer, then duplicated the layer and used an outer glow. I also used a PS snowflake brush to go over the snowflakes in the image to add a bit of colour.

                                    

DP's by Panda Bear Designs at Stitchy Bear

Image Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

DSC # 111 Steampunk

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the Theme is 

Steampunk

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Hi Everyone, our challenge this week is completely out of my comfort zone, so much so that I had to find out what "Steampunk" meant, yes of course I have seen it around and greatly admired what had been achieved,  I didn't understand it, but that is what a challenge is isn't it? 

Anyhow, this is my offering and I have to apologise for my efforts. I did what I think it means. Science fiction with Victorian tendencies.  I think!  Perhaps someone could correct me, if I am wrong.

I have used Luna girl steam punk numbers 1,2,3,8,9,10,11, and Stitchy bear sailship and paper numbers 1,2,3,4.  

I placed the images into the surreal world of Steampunk, imagining that the ship was going up into the new world through the frame, which is a PS Brush by Elbereth-de-Lioncourt and the man was asking the lady with the bike to fly off with him, he already is halfway there with the flight! shapes on his feet.  The clock represents time she doesn't have to go with him.  The balloon leaflet is hanging from the frame, again in the surreal world.  I used a few PS masks, blending options, overlays etc, I won't bore you with the the how to's.  I may go back to this and play more when I have time, I think there is so much more than could be done. I'll blog it when I do.

This was hard work, but when I got into it I quite liked the surreal world, where imagination can be set free outside the norm.

DSC # 109 Sports

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Sports

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I made this with most of the DP's and the image kindly supplied by Stitchy Bear for the DT to use.  I think this image is just amazing and such fun.  I kept it quite simple so the image was centre stage.  Hope you like it.

The image is Trophy Bowler 3, the DP's are pbd king of couch.

DSC # 102 Guys only

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Guys Only

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My DT card for today has this digi "bj_blackwidow" the DP's are by Doodle Boys at Stitchy Bear, it was one of the digis we had to play with and as our friends birthday was coming up, I decided to go with this, he will appreciate the humour behind it.  

I had an awful lot of fun painting this image in PS, although her suit is all ready done, I used glitter styles for her cuffs, belt and gun, then coloured her hair and face and added shadows to her and the papers.  Inside I added - "... we'll ban you from going on holiday for your birthday" he and his wife will be in Spain for his birthday!

This is the printed card, the top layers are 3D'd and I decided to put the sentiment over the edge.

Challenges

http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/08/11/prdc-no-29-masculine-card/  Masculine card - Yep!

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-226-use-at-least-3-patterned.html  Use at least 3 patterned papers - Yep! - 4

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/through-craftroom-door-challenge-aug19.html  Anything Goes

DSC # 98 Embellish it up

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Embellish it up

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My DT choice today is Chilling Meerkat Digital Stamp and Paper pack by Coosty Creations, you should know my sense of humour and as soon as I saw this meerkat, I just had to have him.  I can hear Igor (from the advert in the UK) telling this meerkat to enjoy himself LOL.  

I used this sketch

I have included in this layout, centre diagonal, some rocks (I took a photo of) and then added a plain paper over it to change the colour tone.  I also added free rock texture from Photoshop tutorials here to the rocks behind meerkat, then added different colours to match. I coloured it all in PS.

Here is the printed card, I've added real sand as an extra embellishment as well as 3D - the sand layer diagonal, the beer sentiment, the central circle and the meerkat, so I suppose you could say I have "upped" the embellishments :)

Close up of the sand

DSC #89

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the Theme is 

Babies

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My DT card is an image by Baby's Favourite Toy - Reeces Scraps, I used Sweet Things DP's by Stitchy Bear, the ribbon banner is by Etc Danyale, the sentiment is mine, just thought that's what boys do. That's what's so fun about them.

Digital layout before printing

finished card

 

DSC # 85 Let's Play Bingo

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the theme is 

Let's Play BINGO

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I have chosen

I followed these colour suggestions by Colour Q

The background papers are by Panda Bear Designs at SB's

The squares are free PS brushes by Brusheezy

The Bow Eyelets are by Snickerdoodles

Free is Babybug by BB Kakes at SB's

Borders are the flowers, also by BB Kakes at SB's

The sentiment is by Create by TLC 

All done in PS, I added a glitter overlay to her wings, which is by Aimee Harrison. I also added shadows and PS glitter brush to her hair, she has to twinkle doesn't she? the button is by Lliella. Sounds so easy, when put like this LOL.  This will become a card front.

DSC #81

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Add a Frame to your project

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My DT post today is "Floozy" a fabulous image from Stitchy Bear's, the green background and the paper pieced dress are also from Stitchy Bears.  I colour matched them both in everything else, including the "Sprung" lace which is by Aimee Harrison, the music and flower overlays are by Miriam Freebies.  I coloured it all in PS.  Another modest comment. - I LOVE her!