CDD Linky Party-Watercolor Week 2

Hello friends! The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "Watercolor"! We would love to see all of your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 

at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 

about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 

All Linky Parties will now be a maximum of 4 entries per person. 

Our Sponsors for this Linky Party are:

One 4"x 6" stamp set

One Digi Stamp of choice

Here is what I made..

For my card I used the Magical Wishes stamp set stamping the unicorn and rainbow in Versafine black ink, safe for watercoloring, onto Tim Holtz's watercolor paper.  I watercolored the images using Tim Holtz's distress inks.  I used Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter pen over all the images but it is hard to see as I couldn't get a good picture capturing it.  The circle is die cut from Stitched in Circle Dies, the clouds are from the Sky is the Limit Dies and banner is from the Flag Banner Dies.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today and you will join us in the Linky Party.

Here are all the CDD products I used:

Magical Wishes

Stitched in Circle Dies

The Sky is the Limit Dies

Flag Banner Dies

Thank for stoppin' by!
steph

CDD Sneak Peek Day 4 August Release

Hello Crafty Friends!

This week we are showcasing the August Release over at Craftin Desert Divas Facebook Event Page.   Come and join us for the Sneak Peeks and there are prizes to be won also!  

Today is the last day of Sneak Peeks and tomorrow, the 22nd & 23rd, starts the Blog Hop starting here.

Here is my project for the new Your Wish stamp set.  This is stamp set is so very cute, funny and snarky just my style.

I stamped the monkey then masked him to stamp the genie and then masked her to stamp the carpet.  I colored the images with Copic markers, remasked them to use my distress inks with a blending tool to make the background.  I die cut the cloud from The Sky is the Limit Dies to make a template to use for making the background.  Although you can barely see the clouds they are there.  The reason why you can't see them is because I messed up around the girl and tried to use a marker to fix it.  Well, this made it worse so I took clean water and brush and just dabbed water to make more 'clouds' taking away the definitions of my original clouds.  I just went with it and spritzed some water droplets and also spritzed perfect pearls too.  So, the moral of the story is don't give up when you think you have ruined your entire piece!  It's not perfect but I didn't think it should've been thrown out.  :)  I popped dotted the cloud with fun foam.  The frame is cut using the large scallop die from Fancy Frame Dies.  The paper I used is X-press It Blending Card for Copics.  The pink and white cs is Core'denations from Joanns.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

steph

You are awesome sauce!

Hello Crafty Friends!  

I am over on the Craftin Desert Diva's blog today sharing with you a slider card I made using the Adventure Land , Tiny Sentiments,  Mix It Up Dies and Flag Banner Dies.

I got my inspiration from Jennifer McGuire's video she made this past week.  This scene came to me as I was thinking of what would make a good slider card.

I stamped the alien in the space ship with Memento black ink, colored with Copic markers and added glossy accents over the lights and window.  I hand cut the 'light' coming from the ship and used distress ink to color it yellow.  I embossed the sentiment in black embossing powder.  I used watercolor paper to make the galaxy and planet using distress inks, white paint and Perfect Pearls for the splatters.  I used the a banner from the Flag Banner Dies to make my flag.  The sentiment on the flag is stamped in blue metallic ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The arrow on the pull tab is from the Mix It Up Dies.

Thanks for stoppin' by!

steph

CDD Products used: 

What the Cluck is new with you?

Hello Crafty Friends!  

Today I am up on Craftin Desert Diva's Blog sharing a card I made using Farm Living stamp set, Punny Farm stamp set, Stitched in Circle Dies, Flag Banner Dies, and Crazy Stitched Frame Dies.

This sentiment is one of my most favorites from CDD.  I made a little scene using the rooster and fence from the Farm Living stamp set stamped onto watercolor paper.  I then colored everything using distress inks as watercolors, scribbling them onto my craft mat and picking up with my wet brush.  I diecut the large stitched frame from Crazy Stitched Dies in white cs and then I partially diecut the stitched circle from Stitched in Circle Dies out of the frame.  I also diecut the rooster scene with the same circle die.  I popped up the crazy stitched frame using craft foam onto my card base, the rooster scene is glued directly to the card base.  I heat embossed with black embossing powder the sentiment from Punny Farm onto a banner from Flag Banner Dies.
*the design of the card is from a card I saw on Pinterest*

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Steph

Paper Piecing by Steph

CDD Products used:  

Farm Living

Punny Farm

Stitched in Circle Dies

Flag Banner Dies

Crazy Stitched Frame Dies

CDD Red, White & Blue Linky Party Week 2

Hello friends! The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "Red, White & Blue"! We would love to see all of your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 

at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 

about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 

The more times you link up...the more chances you have to win!!

Our Sponsors for this Linky Party are:

One 4"x 6" stamp set

One Digi Stamp of choice

Here is what I made..

I used the Flag Banner Dies & Pocket Pieces Hello Dies (small rectangle) to make the flag and banner that the sentiment is on.  The sentiments are from Celebrate Freedom stamp set.  I used the large scalloped frame die from Fancy Frame Dies to cut out the splattered background.  I cut the flag and scalloped background out of watercolor paper and used my distress inks to color them.  I heat embossed white embossing powder for the sentiments. 

I hope that you will come and join us in the Red, White & Blue Linky Party.

Here are all the CDD products I used:

Flag Banner Dies

Pocket Pieces Hello Dies

Celebrate Freedom

Fancy Frame Dies

CDD Linky Party-Create a Scene Week 2

Hello friends! The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "Create A Scene"! We would love to see all of your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 

at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 

about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 

The more times you link up...the more chances you have to win!!

Our Sponsors for this Linky Party are:

One 4"x 6" stamp set

One Digi Stamp of choice

Today starts week 2 of Craftin Desert Diva's Create a Scene Linky Party.  I created a beach scene  using Beach Bound stamp set, Mix It Up Dies and Fancy Frame Dies.

For my card I came across a tutorial on Pinterest showing how to create a beach scene using Copics. So, I course had to try my hand at it.  I still need lots of practice but I had fun trying.  Here is the link to the tutorial, very talented artist!

So without further ado here is my card.....

All of the images are stamped directly on the white stitched panel I cut from Fancy Frame Dies.  I then proceeded coloring my background then colored the images.  I cut the speech bubble and used yellow distress ink to color it then stamped my sentiment and popped it up with fun foam.  I cut the orange pattern paper using the large scallop frame and layered this on top of black cardstock then adhered to an A2 size card.

I hope that this has inspired you to come and play along with us!

Thanks for stoppin' by! 

steph

CDD Products used: 

Beach Bound

Fancy Frame Dies

Mix It Up Dies

CDD Foodie Linky Party

Hello friends! The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "Foodie"! We would love to see all of your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 

at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 

about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 

The more times you link up...the more chances you have to win!!

Our Sponsors for this Linky Party are:

One 4"x 6" stamp set

One Digi Stamp of choice

Here is what I made..

I kept this card very simple.  I used Sweet Kisses for the cake and hearts, Sending Love for the sentiment and Picture Frame Dies for the mat.  I colored the cake and stand with Copic markers then I mixed texture paste with Festive Berries distress ink and applied that with a toothpick for the 'frosting'.  After it had dried I applied Clear Wink of Stella over the top and on the hearts.  I applied Glossy Accents on the cake stand.  Added Fairy Dust sequins and a ribbon to finish off the card.

I hope this has inspired you to come and join us!

Thank you for stoppin' by!

steph

CDD Products Used: 

Sweet Kisses: http://craftindesertdivas.com/sweet-kisses/

Sending Love: http://craftindesertdivas.com/sending-love/

Picture Frame Die: http://craftindesertdivas.com/picture-frame-die/

Fairy Dust Sequins: http://craftindesertdivas.com/fairy-dust-sequins/

Take Note 6x6 pad: http://craftindesertdivas.com/take-note-paper-pad/