Yikes! My machine hates me this week! I haven't replaced the blade in years....and had little trouble....but I replaced the blade today, and it just does not want to work! Ugh! Here's what should have been a quickie - but literally spent days adjusting the machine - did this one for the Ecal Users Group - which actually requires using the machine! It's yet another Easter Tag....or Spring Tag I should say.
OMG! I missed the last Ecal challenge or two! Not sure what I was so involved with that I would space out on Ecal Challenges. Do you believe it's Spring already? Be still my heart. So here's my first tag for the Spring Tag Challenge using a tag from Miss Kate Cuttables. I colored Primrose Kitten digitally and added a sentiment from my stash.
I'm showcasing the adorable Cupcake Birdie. Isn't she the sweetest? Inspired by this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast, I layered the card and "distressed" the edges digitally. She's digitally colored, and I love her to bits.
I knew the majority of today would be dedicated to some crafting - I have so many special cards to get made. Amazing that I have hundreds of cards in my stash, but nothing appropriate for when I actually need to send a card. I sometimes look at the cards in my stash and wonder what I was thinking when I created those! Today I went for the adorable Little Turled from 2 Cute Inks...his shell paper pieced digitally and ready to go out to make someone's day. Woo Hoo! Something a little different for me - so it was fun!
The digital image is from 2 Cute Ink, and I also used a sentiment from Creative Fabrica. The sentiment is from the Love Spring Florals bundle. I colored the image digitally...looks like I got carried away with the shading beneath the cupcake.
Since Spring is only two weeks away, I chose the gorgeous Butterfly Bear for today's card. I can't wait for the flowers to bloom. It's truly a wonderful time of year. I pulled spring-colored papers from my stash and added an Easter sentiment - from my stash as well.
My tag features the JOY from 2 Cute Ink. I digitally paper pieced the image using papers from the Holiday Magic collection.
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.
Here's some inspiration for the Ecal Users Group using some images from 2 Cute Ink.
We have another fabulous Halloween sentiment release. This is my first Halloween card of the year, and I wanted to keep it simple.
Almost forgot to share the card I made for this week's Featured Stamper.
It's colored digitally. The clouds are Creative Fabrica. The bird is 2 Cute Ink's Balloon Birdie, sentiment from We Are 3's Birthday Wishes set, and paper from Paper Studio.
The sentiment is from Love SVG. The bunny is from 2 Cute Ink, colored digitally. The tag shape is from My Scrap Chick. This week my tags are for an Easter Tag challenge at the Eclips and Ecal Users Group - open to anyone using Ecal.
I colored this owl digitally with sepia tones and popped him up against a scene from We Are 3's View collection. I debated on getting rid of the clouds from the owl image - I decided against it, but think now I made the wrong decision.
I couldn't resist - the newest collection at We Are 3, View, is designed for slim line cards. I just had to use it on an A2 card. I shrunk the slim line design to use as a border background. I added a fish and a sentiment from the Birthday Wishes set. SWEET! Go visit the Facebook page for more inspiration - would love to see your take on the View collection.
Today I went with a Christmas card (getting ready for next year already!) using Sky Scenes. Added a skating penguin and some poinsettias from my stash. I added a lacey border around the "moon," and a simple border - Voila! Actually pretty quick and easy design.
