Always Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion--Imagine That! Digis by Kris is sponsoring us!

Have I mentioned that at times I'm thrilled with the option to use colored digital images on cards?!  Well such is the case this week at our Craft Your Passion Challenge.  I am using a image called "Autumn" from Imagine That! Digis by Kris
and it's perfect just the way it is!!  AND I needed this time Cruncher for sure this week!
So I decided to use several layers of digital papers that I had on my computer and placed them on a 6x6 format.  Everything BUT the sun cardstock sticker in the corner, the loose leafs and epoxy orange dots are flattened on a digital format.  The images from Kris are very crisp and clear true colors so I love the picture she created in her digi.  The image if you were to purchase would also include the b&w image that you could design just the way you wanted to!  Great versatility!
I always finish the insides also of my cards so once again using the digital papers, the background is a grungy green and the yellow polka-dot is a full size paper that I just chopped down and made it like a ribbon.  Believe it or not Google png Fall Images and this row of leaves will pop up among other great accents.  I shrunk it down and attached it-easy peasy!  Most of these are free images/photos that are online for you to use.  The sentiment is also in this set from Kris- I just set it off with green epoxy dots.  Thanks for taking a look at my creation and check out our Always Anything Goes Challenge and get your project ready to post!

I'd like to enter this in the following Challenge:

Tuesday Throwdown-Leaves

Coloring in Scrapland-Fall

Melonheadz Friends-Autumn

It's Christmas Comes Early at Crafting When We Can! Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine Stamps!

It's never too early to start on your Christmas cards Ladies and at Crafting When We Can, we are happy to  be sponsored by Lacy Sunshine Stamps and our Theme is "Christmas Comes Early".  I'm using the image Rory's Christmas Princess and have wanted to color her up for quite a while.
I used copics to color her,white flower soft around the bottom edge of her dress, diamond stickles on the dress and a Wink of clear Stella on the folds, ornaments, and petticoat ruffles.  I love the background effect, almost like there was some snow softly falling.  I have this wonderful gold fringe braid with adhesive -thought it looked elegant at the bottom of the image.  The flowers are a cluster of Petal lu, and some sparkled pink accent flowers with Pink Pearls to accent the front. 
The finished inside liner has the reverse of the gold snowflake paper used on the front.  I stamped one of my favorite Christmas sayings on a great gold cardstock and accented it with a white poinsettia.  Just waiting for the perfect person on my Christmas Card List.  Please visit Crafting When We Can and get some inspiration for YOUR list!

Entering this card in the following:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge-Christmas
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps-Any Holiday 
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge-As Long as it's Christmas    
CHNC Challenge Extra-everything Christmas                                        







 

Joining the All Dressed Up Design Team!!! What an Honor!

For a long time I have really wanted to belong to the All Dressed Up DT and have finally made it!!  Over the Moon excited!  This week they are Introducing the DT so come on over and see all
the beautiful creations we all have made!
The image I chose was called "Magical Day" and the sentiment comes with it.  This adorable little witch is all done in Copics and she was great to color up!  I also added some small black sequins on her hat and dress and scattered around.  Then up in the moon that I created with some distress Ink called Scattered Straw, I put some more yellow/orange sequins too. A Bat and felt pumpkin round out the little scene!  Oh and can't forget the mysterious blackish clouds!  The eerie purple cobweb paper and the angled black glitter cardstock fit right in with the Autumn/Halloween  theme that is going on with the ADU Facebook Challenge that also starts today here.
On the inside liner, I also finished it with a grungy chevron paper in all the great Halloween colors.  I added some cardstock stickers and another felt pumpkin.  I loved how it turned out.  And finally if you want to buy these amazing images - please go to our Etsy store and browse through, your only challenge is choosing one!
If you're inspired by the projects here - please check out our Pinterest page for more.  Our new releases will be out for the 7th and we can't wait to show them to you!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

A Gem of a Challenge-Halloween 
Crafty Calendar Challenge-October Halloween

New Release at Sasayaki Glitter of some great Images! Come check us out!

What a fun Fall image this was to color up for the New Release from Sasayaki Glitter!  The image if called Fall Peggy and she's so much fun!  Naz Smith the owner of SG always has unique images in her store-several with Peggy!  Not only does she have new releases but also challenges-check them out here.
I love the Fall season and I think I found the most gorgeous paper in my paper stash for the background of my card~ After coloring Fall Peggy, I double matted her (one of which was a burlap look).  I cut this wide burlap ribbon in half and shredded it, glued it on with Zip 2way and put a rust colored button accent at the side. The Fall Harvest sentiment is a cardstock sticker.  I always finish the inside and loved this fun pumpkin print done on a kraft background paper.  This sentiment is one I got from a swap party where we exchanged double-matted stamped images--Great way to use up scraps!  During slow times, I like to stamp and use up my scraps this way!
Come visit us at Sasayaki Glitter to see the new releases and get inspired to submit your own creations to our Challenges!  Can't wait to see them!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Melonheadz Friends-Autumn

My Besties UK Challenge for October 1st has a Theme of Halloween! Wooooooo Will join us??

When I think of Halloween, the colors of purple, green, and orange come to mind!  This week at the My Besties UK Challenge site it's Anything Goes with a theme of Halloween!  I'm sure we will see some BOO-tiful creations!  I'm using the image Daisy "img104" from Sherri Baldy's Store here, and it's a versatile one in that you could really use her for a whole host of seasons.  When I saw her, I instantly thought of black hat and pants, wild purple hair, and orange flowers.
Well I have yet to figure out my problem with the inability to pick up the rich purples on my card by my camera-imagine that all the blues you are seeing are really purple!  I put orange dots on her pants and then put Stickles on top of those.  The image is triple matted with a black glitter cardstock and orange on the back layer.  The card is wrapped with baker's twine with some embellishments of a felt pumpkin and black scary cat.  I am lovin' the multi-colored chevron paper!
On the inside liner, I had some great spooky house paper  that was a recent purchase-so cool!  I used a sentiment from KKS that was matted in orange and purple and this great button that has a black cat in it!  I know several deserving friends that I could send this too--woooooooo will it be?  This Challenge at My Besties UK lasts all month and we'd love to see your creations--Spooky or Fun we love it all and can't wait to see all of you there!

I'd like to enter this in Challenges:

My Besties International Challenge-ATG, Halloween Twist

Single Layer Card Challenge over at Come and Get It ! Eureka! Stamps is the sponsor~

This is a great challenge over at Come And Get It~ the twist is to make a single layer card!  I'm using this wonderful image called Autumn Scarecrow from Eureka! Stamps  and it came in a png format.  That's so handy when you need to make one of these cards.
Digitally on my printing program I cropped some great vintage paper, made to "ribbon" strips with another paper and crossed them in the corner.  Then I found some great fall foliage sprays free online and placed them on top of the ribbon.  It was time for the b&w Eureka! Stamp image and I slid it over onto the layered images.  I've never been so nervous coloring an image before-was so afraid to go outside the lines!!  I tried for rich colors on the shelf and added some shadowing to try for get some dimension.  I stamped the sentiment in the corner and used an "Autumn" sticker in the opposite corner.  I'll get off easy at the Post Office with this winner!  On the inside liner I used a complimentary design paper and used a stamp from KKS in my stash.  That cardstock sticker really sets it off!

Come and Get It Always has such interesting challenges and Sponsors!  If you are a winner for this challenge, the prize is 5 images! 
We can't wait to see your creations!

ATG over at Craft Your Passion Challenge-Sponsored by Julia Spiri! THIS Card just WON as "most commented on" & free digis!

 This week on Craft Your Passion where it's Always Anything Goes, we are proud to use images from Julia Spiri!  Mine is called Fashion from Paris and comes with many individual images.  So using them, I've created a collage.
I've cut back the front edge about 2 inches so that the inside liner shows.  I wanted to make her dress flow over the edge and the Stickles on her bows, upper edge of her dress and the "extra" Magenta necklace really makes her image pop!  Then I just layered her clothes around her dress form-like you might find in any ladies bedroom.  I added a strip of paper lace along the front edge.  On the inside liner I used a vintage music sheet thinking of French romantic music.  I added a lovely sentiment also.
We'd love to have you join us at our challenge and give us a chance to be inspired with your creations!