Sweet Inspiration

My first card as a Design Team member for Tuesday Throwdown Challenge. Our sponsor is My Grafico. To make this card I used one of the eight cupcake images from their 

Sweet Cupcakes set. 

I used the digital image three times, and printed it on different designer papers. All of the papers for the cupcakes are CTMH...from my stash. The pretty cupcake background paper is from Michael's. I used my Singer to stitch, stitch, stitch.

The little candles are "lit" with Stickles glitter glue. The sprinkles are also done with Stickles. 

I used dimensional adhesive dots to attach the cupcake "layers". The flowers are from my stash also...can't remember where they come from! Sorry...

The ribbon is my fave...CTMH black and white Gingham. 

I am entering this card in several challenges:

Creative Mondays - Food

Hooked on Crafts - Let's Celebrate!

House of Gilli - Add A Sentiment

Lexi's Creations - Sparkle and Shine

Paper Pretties - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Stitch it Up

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Add Some Flowers

Skipping Stones Designs - Sketch

Whoopsie Daisy - Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge Blog - Birthday

The sentiment is from H & M Stamps, which is no longer in business. I designed a few sets for them in 2008.

So head on over to Tuesday Throwdown and join the challenge...

Have a sweet day,

~Bev

Baby By The Sea

I found this image on Digital 2 For Tuesday. Since I am caught up with my DT work, this one is just for fun!

The colors are from a challenge, as is the layout. 

Prismacolor pencils are my "go-to" medium right now. I don't use gray or black to make my shadows. I feel using color brings the image to life, and makes it more vivid. Today, when you go outside, look up at the clouds. You will notice that the shadows are not gray...they have color.

Maybe I'll do a tutorial on shadowing with color...what do you think? 

Used my Vagabond and Tattered Florals Die by Tim Holtz to make these flowers. The leaves are petals from one of the florals. I fold them in half and sand to make a vein. The gem centers of the flowers are from Michael's. 

I've gotta get more ribbon...black and gingham, as I am using this on EVERYTHING! I need more choices. 

You would think I have no ribbon to choose from...I just need more black and gingham!

Did lots of stitching on this one. Also used a Martha Stewart punch, and a CTMH cloud stencil with chalks for the sky.

I am entering this in several challenges:

The Ribbon Reel - retro colors, plus a flower and ribbon/twine

Sketch N Stash - Sketch

Art With No Boundaries - The Rhythm of the Sea

Cheerful Stamp Pad -Coming Up Orange

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Daisy Doodle - Outdoors

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Baby or Pastel

Creative Card Crew - On the Beach/Under the Sea

Everybody Art Challenge - Summer

Jackson's Digital Espressions - Anything Goes

Pixie Dust Studio - Vintage

Crafts and Me - Use a Digi

This sentiment comes from Crafty Secrets Seaside set. I used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo to distress on this card.

Hope you enjoyed your stay today, however brief. Let me know what you think about a color shadow tutorial, OK?

...Bev

Happy Fall, Briley!

Briley is from Digital Delights. I had so much fun making her hair strawberry blonde. I have been practicing my coloring technique with my Prismacolor pencils, and I must say, this looks pretty good!

I used a layout from Sketches by Carly:

I embossed the orange cs with orange embossing powder, using a large background stamp from

 Stampin' Up! Then, I dry embossed the rest of the orange cs with my empressor tool and my paper trimmer. I punched out the corners, and added black gems.

Here's that beautiful Stawberry Blonde, Briley.  If you notice in the background there are some chalked leaves...I used the "stencil" left over from the punched leaves to make the chalked ones.

I gave the leaves a black shadow of cs...

I am entering this card in some challenges:

Sketches by Carly - Use a Carly sketch from the past

Cards and More - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes, optional eyelets, brads

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - Stamped Background

Tuesday Alchemy - Bingo (pearls/blings, free choice, dies or punches)

Dynamic Duos - Orange and Green

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Punches and Dies

Whoopsi Daisy - Punches or Dies

Thanks for stopping by...please visit again!  Oh! And please Join my Site!

~Bev

I'm on the Tuesday Throwdown Design Team!

Love it, love it, LOVE IT!  I love creating for a purpose. Being on a DT gives me that.  Now I am on two! Tuesday Throwdown in the newest...

So exciting! 

Keep creating, and have FUN!

...Bev

Hostess Monday at Digital Delights

Today over at Digital Delight Blog I am the Monday Hostess! My project is a Candle which is heat decorated, with a digital decorative paper pieced band.

 Years ago we made these with stamped images, embossed in gold, and stamped with other images in its background. This one is different. 

Check it out over at Digital Delights Blog.

I am entering this project in some challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - Sparkle and Shine
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Joanna Sheen - Try Something New
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the tutorial,

...Bev

Join the Birthday Party at Digital Delights!

My very first assignment is this adorable image of Cake Pop Macey! He's one of many new birthday images at Digital Delights. We have so many adorable images.

Challenges I am entering with this card:

Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Spots and Dots
Little Miss Muffet - Neopolitan Ice Cream
PaperPlay - Layer it Up
Divas by Design - Flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - (Spumoni) Ice Cream

Be sure to check out all of the delightfully beautiful samples by our design team. You can find a list of them to the right of this post.

Have fun!

Bev

A Flower of Blessings

This Digital Delights image is one of my favorites...so simple and versatile...and it's on special right now!

 I took it the monochromatic route today, and decided to pull out a color CS and paper I haven't used in a long while...plum.

I used a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

Being on the DD design team gives me the opportunity to play with Wendy's images. It stretches me. I did paper piecing, and used some inkpads and my waterbrush to color. The paper is from my CTMH stash. The ribbon is from my stash, too. The pearls are from Hobby Lobby.  

I used some Stickles Glitter Glue to sparkle up the image. With the plum color I think it looks rather ~magical~

For once I didn't distress the ribbon with my heat tool. The background paper you see is from Michael's.

I am entering this card in some challenges:

Card Crafters Circle - Clean and Simple

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

Digital Tuesday - Monochromatic

Sassy Cheryl's - Pretty Papers

Shopping Our Stash - What Was I Thinking?

Divas by Design - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by...and make sure you visit Digital Delights...so many affordable images...yours in an instant!

~Bev