Stick It Down Single-Page Layout

It's another Sketch Challenge at Stick It Down.  A nice simple sketch - I think I've got it covered.  LOL!  I used Textured Scenes and snatched a splash of color from Font Bundles.  The title is from my stash.

Featured Stamper

I'm a bit late for the latest Featured Stamper Challenge.  I created a simple one-layer card with two images - So Fontsy's Birthday Balloons and We Are 3's Itty Bitty Birthday.  I added some adhesive gems for embellishment. 

So join the party and be sure to visit the Featured Stamper Challenge for inspiration.  Can't wait to see what you create.  Visit often for more inspiration.  What are you waiting for?

New Release at We Are 3

There's a new release at We Are 3, and it's perfect for backgrounds...Salvaged Textures.  I made a one-layer card printed on glitter (although that wasn't my original plan, but I can't find any of my glitter glues since I cleaned my craft room this summer - LOL!). 

I used Amazing Poppies (Creative Fabrica) and a sentiment from We Are 3's Magical Sparkle set - printed atop glitter cardstock.

We Are 3 Salvaged Textures

I made a fairly clean-and-simple card because of the size of my image.  Just some simple matting using some digital paper from the new Salvaged Textures collection.

She's colored digitally.  I used some digital paper piecing for her dress. I printed the image twice so I could pop her head for more dimension.  Then I popped all the layers.  Gotta love her!

New Release at We Are 3

Here is an adorable card using Salvaged Textures.  Sure to become a FAVE!  Sentiment is from the Collection from We Are 3, and I used a frame from The Hungry JPEG to frame it.  I love the way it turned out.

Salvaged Textures is available here.  Collection is also available at the We Are 3 Etsy Shop.

New Papers at We Are 3!

Here's a card made with the fab new Salvaged Texture papers....and a Heart Love sentiment. The sentiment and image are digitally colored.

Be sure to visit the Facebook page to see what the other designers' projects.

 

Wednesday Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz

Just for fun, I created a scrapbook layout inspired by the Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz - using digi papers from the Paris Cafe collection.   

Christmas Inspiration with Watercolor Samples

I don't know about you, but I struggle when my hubby requests a card for one of his friends.  I no longer ask what he wants - he would like a book written on the front of each card.  This last-minute card request features one of the fab digi papers that comes in the Watercolor Samples collection - I used that for the background.  The card is for an Amateur Radio Operator - so I printed a communications tower - of course, being circled by Santa on Christmas Eve.   

Paris Café at We Are 3

Here is an adorable page that will hold photos of my niece during her first visit with Grandpa and Grandma.  Gotta say, I squealed when I saw the photos (wish I could share) - what's better than a grandbaby smiling up at Grandpa and Grandma?  For this book I'm using one of my fave collections - Paris Cafe. These digital patterns are from We Are 3.  I used a tower border from SVG Attic around the frame.  I cut it in blue with a white background - but my background paper is still a bit busy for the towers to stand out.  Overall, I love the way it turned out.

The "journaling is computer generated and popped.  I added a rat from Extra GFX's Ratatouille available on Etsy.

I Love Textured Scenes at We Are 3

Have to say, Textured Scenes is one of my favorite collections - so I've chosen it for the papers for my oldest grandson's scrapbook.  This layout is made using the fabulous Textured Scene by We Are 3.  I used some Christmas elements from my stash with computer-generated word art from Miss Kate Cuttables. 

Christmas Party for Green Valley Amateur Radio Operators

My hubby's amateur radio club had their Christmas party last week...complete with White Elephant gift exchange.  Can you guess what we brought?  Yup, something (aprons) personalized with a radio theme - even for the ladies.   Woohoo!

12 Tags of Christmas at EcalSCALMakers Group

Merry Christmas!  Today we are celebrating the last day of the 12 Tags of Christmas in the Ecal/SCAL Makers Group....and what better way to do that than to share the wonderful freebie at Miss Kate Cuttables...makes for a creative tag.

I Love 12 Tags of Christmas at the Ecal Users Group

I don't know about you, but I struggle with Christmas tags.  This tag features some gold-foiled papers from Paper Studio.  I printed the leafy frame hoping to capture the same gold color - but it printed as brown.  A gold paint pen to the rescue.  I attached a sentiment that I printed from Love SVG. 

The Merry Christmas is from We Are 3's Christmas set.  I placed everything on a Heart Frame from Miss Kate Cuttables.  

2021 Twelve Days of Christmas Tags

Merry Christmas!  Today we are celebrating the 10th Day of Christmas Tags - and what better way to do that than to share a creative tag using things from my stash! 

Gotta say, green is my favorite color, so the background with shades of green and foil is one of my fave papers.

The candle and holly are colored digitally.

Ecal Users Christmas Tag Challenge 9/12

It's Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags Challenge at the Ecal Users Group where the members bring  you inspiration for fabulous tags.  Me?  Meet Reindeer Silhouttes (Miss Kate Cuttables).  They are just perfect for simple Christmas tags.  

I used the Holiday Tags with a black/shite design....but they came in color, too.  And better yet, you got both in the same set.  So there was no excuse to not dress up your packages with beautiful tags.  Unfortunately, they have been retired.

Christmas Tags at the Eclips Users Group

The annual December Challenge at the Eclips Users Group is Christmas Tags - and today I knew exactly what images I wanted to create with.  These beautiful trees are called Three Tree Silhouettes.  Could this be more serene?  The tag is made with We Are 3's Holiday Tags...the paper patterns I used to digitally paper piece the trees come from the Christmas Magic collection.

Christmas Tags at the Eclups Users Group

My tag features the JOY from 2 Cute Ink.  I digitally paper pieced the image using papers from the Holiday Magic collection. 

After printing, I see I did a horrible job shading the snowman.  Fortunately, I hadn't closed the file yet, so able to fix that.  I also notice, though, that my snowman has quite the tan!  The colors on the computer are playing tricks on me!  Will have to go back in and fix that, I guess.  LOL!

Christmas Tags with Ecal Users Group

This is Day 6 of the Christmas Tags Challenge.  I colored Ice Skating Penguin Ornament and cut it into a tag.  I'm kind of loving the results.  The other members have done such fun things. 

Tag Challenge at the Ecal Users Group

Here's some inspiration for the Ecal Users Group using some images from 2 Cute Ink.   

Ecal Users Christmas Tags

If you are looking for my Paper Ala Mode post, click HERE.

A fun annual challenge started this week at the Ecal Users Group with the theme of Christmas Tags.  Right up my alley!  I decided the first four would be a set using printables from the Merry Little Christmas set.

I made this tag using the cool colors of blue and white.  The Santa from Merry Little Christmas is cut and popped for dimension - and I added a sentiment (Christmas) and gems. The blue layers are printed with Enchanted.

Be sure to visit the Facebook Page and leave the Design Team some love.

Showcasing Winter Serenity, Wonderland, and Warm Wishes

There's a new challenge at Paper Ala Mode - The Outlawz.

For the flower/bow, I printed a pattern from the Winter Serenity on tissue paper so I could have a package topper in the same color scheme.

Finally, I finished the package up with a huge tag using Wonderland and the new Warm Wishes.  Now for me, the fun of these challenges is seeing all the different projects completed using the same paper collection.  Remember, this is the last challenge of the year running through December 17.

Ecal Users Christmas Tags

Time for Day 3 at the Ecal Users Group with the Christmas Tag Challenge.  Fortunately the new Merry Little Christmas printables lend themselves to Christmas tags, so using these I was good to go for my first four tags. 

I printed the penguin and tree on a background from the Enchanted collection and cut in a circle.  The cute "frame" shape is from Love SVG; the paper is Floral Watercolor.  Be sure to see the Design Team's creativity on the Facebook Page.  We can't wait to see what you create with We Are 3 papers.

Annual Tag Challenge at the Ecal Users Group

Today the Ecal Users Group celebrates a second day of Tags.  I'm so happy to be showcasing my second tag to you now. 

My project is a Christmas tag using the fabulous snowman from the new Merry Little Christmas set.  It is popped atop layers of We Are 3 papers - Gingham Pastel and Pastel Splatters.  I used Sweet Sounds for an accent.  I finished it off with a sentiment from the Christmas set and a bow.

eCal Users Christmas Tags Challenge

Today the Ecal Users Group is featuring Christmas Tags.  My first four tags were loads of fun, and I'll definitely be making more with fab images from We Are 3.