For the Love Reading

I love reading and so does my son. This one is for him.
Love this digi image called Ronnie Reader which was released this Sunday
My son does sit exactly like this in the couch to read :)

The book is cut with a new spellbinder die I got recently and the 3 sentiment stamps are from paper trey ink All Booked up
I am going to enter this in some challenges. I am so loving them.
1) http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-12-anything-goes.html
2) http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/01/ci-paint-inspired-by-anything-goes.html
3) http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-144-add-some-brads-and-ribbon.html
4) http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-36-something-new.html
5) http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2013/01/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-102.html
6) http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-36-strawberries-and-cream-red.html
7) http://avenue613.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-4-anything-goescolor-twist.html
8) http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/play-with-ustic-tac-toe.html
9) http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-44-bingo-board.html
10) http://lovely-haenglar-only.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-61-ribbon-or-lace.html
11) http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/page/january13-inlinkz

This card won in RobynFetishChallenge

J'Adore

This is one of the new release stamps on DS4J
Love it and so wanted to play with it.
Here is the card I made

I used DCWV Be Mine paper
The dies are Marianne Dies - decorative oval, The flourish is victorian flourish. The leaf is from cheery lynn. Using the victorian flourish for the first time. Had to use a shim and pass more than once for it to cut. But so worth it.

I am going to enter this in some challenges
1) http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2013/01/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-102.html
2) http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/201-winged-things-sweet-n-sassy.html
3) http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/1/post/2013/01/friday-issentiment25th-january.html
4) http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-20-all-you-need-is-love.html
5) http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-29-anything-goes.html
6) http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-37.html
7) http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2013/01/bling-it-on.html
8) http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-year-new-goodies.html

Anything Goes - DS4J Challenge #59

Hi

It's time for a DS4J challenge at http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/

For this challenge

THEME : 'Anything Goes' - really, really - whatever takes your fancy! 

So just create any project with a digi image preferably from DS4J

Here's my card for the challenge

The digi image is  Star Keeper from DS4J.

Isn't she so pretty?

I colored her this time with..

wait for it..

wait for it..

Twinkling H2O's.and watercolor pencil. Yep no copics this time.

I love the h20's . they shine and glitter like glimmer mist but are in cake form so getting stronger slightly opaque effect is easy. They don't buckle the paper too much. So I added to give the wonderful glittery gold effect. Doesn't she sparkle?

I love cut fold and tuck. Spellbinder came up with it first and silhouette store also has some.

I used one from silhouette store as the card base so that I can get it big enough for the image to go in. I just duplicated the base flipped it and aligned and welded to form a card and then added the next inner layer as it is after folding and tucking. The pattern is also from store and I adjusted it so that it is pleasing in the star. The paper ribbon is also from store but I altered it made it like print and cut instead of cutting out the lattice.

Here is a close up of the tuck and fold

I am going to enter this card in some challenges

1) http://alteredalice.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-23-were-all-mad-here-so_7.html
2) http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-12-anything-goes.html
3) http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/01/ci-paint-inspired-by-favorite-stamp.html
4) http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-49-girls-girls-girls.html
5) http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/rcs-20-sparkle.html

6) http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-35-anything-goes.html

A tip when trying to export silhouette file

When trying to export silhouette files to make svg's using other programs like Adobe illustrator or inkscape you can print as pdf file (using free program like cute pdf or your adobe pdf creator). But before exporting you have to change the line size to more than 0. Else you will get a blank pdf. So go ahead and ctrl A (selects everything) and then change the line size to more than ) like 0.25 then print to pdf. Import the pdf and work on it.
And remember only what is inside the mat area will save. Anything outside won't so you have to move it into mat area or make another file if it all won't fit and then save that too.
 Hope this helps.

Room with a view

Played with a lovely image which releases on DS4J this Sunday.
I love landscapes and this one has a beautiful image of landscape from the window. Wish mine had such a lovely view. I of course colored with copics

And the inside just has this sentiment

I am thinking of entering the card in these challenges
1) http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-see-dots-challenge.html
2) http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/2013/01/snsdc88-january-digi-release.html
3) http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-29-anything-goes.html
4) http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2013/01/inspire-me-fridays-92-anything-goes.html
5) http://365cards.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-18-color-combo.html

From cocoon forth a butterfly

"From cocoon forth a butterfly
As lady from her door
Emerged—a summer afternoon—
Repairing everywhere,"  - Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.

 This image  is one of the new release for this Sunday from Digistamp4Joy.

I Love Butterflies and this image is so so lovely that I had to color this. I thought of using twinkling H20 but used copic instead. 

The cardstock is coredination sugar and spice and the pattern paper is DCWV Mariposa.
For the inside of the card I used a sentiment from Anna Griffin Garden set. Oh I love Anna Griffin stamps and this comes with a  binder and has 8 sets . Wow

Ribbon is a roll from India. I again used the recycled cardboard package material for ruffles effect.

I am going to enter this in some challenges.
1) http://www.lisasomerville.com/2013/01/bloggers-challenge-color-challenge.html
2) http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-24-butterflies.html
3) http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/2013/01/r106-moody-blues.html
4) http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-new-year-and-new-challenge.html
5) http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-frill-of-it-all.html

Simply Betty Jan Challenge

Simply Betty stamps facebook group has a challenge . I recently joined this group and the inspiration there!
Here is my take on the challenge.

The embossing folder is cuttlebug - gears. I printed the other paper from web - It's of an old steam punk patent machine. The clock , keys , sentiment and the label were cut with cricut. The horizontal strip is recycled corrugated cardboard and the bow is raffia. The brad is pearl brad colored with copic to match the image which is also colored with copic.

I also want to enter this in some other challenges
1) http://forevernightcreepychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/