2 Crafty Critter Crazies with Digi Doodle Love Birds

Hello, sweet blogging friends!
Thanks for stopping by today.

It's time for a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)! Our very generous sponsor this month is:

Digi Doodle Studios.
My project features this darling Little Love Birds image.

They could not be tweeter, could they?

I especially like the little hearts cascading from the sweet little girl birdie.

Revealing the steps below shows how this image is pretty without much embellishment:

After dry embossing my card and adhering the sweet Little Love Birds image (colored with Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils with Gamsol, Distress Oxides (Broken China, Cracked Pistachio) with water, I stamped the sentiment with Warm Breeze Versafine Clair ink and heat embossed with Clear Detail Powder:



Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Frame was woven with shiny Really Reasonable Ribbon's double faced satin ribbon in aqua:




Then I added some foliage (Cottage Cutz Greenery 4x4) in turquoise vellum, flowers and a handmade bow.



Such a sweet, texture-laden card which was fun to make start to finish!
Yikes! No glitter! (giggle)

Hope to see your critter entries in the challenge!

Some Products Used: 

Images: Little Love Birds, Hero Arts Mini Sentiments, Dies: SB S5-011 Scalloped Edge Frame (one of the very first SB dies ever!), Spellbinders Bow Elegance, Cottage Cutz Greenery 4x4,  Colored with Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils with Gamsol, Distress Oxides (Broken China, Cracked Pistachio) with water, Warm Breeze Versafine Clair ink, Embossing: Dry Stone Wall by Crafter's Companion and Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Really Reasonable Ribbon Double Faced Satin in Aqua.

Challenges I'd like to Play in Please:

1. Crafty Gals Corner #188 "Spring Is Here" 4/7
2. The Sisterhood of Crafters (March 27) "Let's Celebrate Spring" 4/10
3. The Alphabet Challenge (Mar 29) "A is for Animals" (birds) 4/11
4. Creative Fingers Challenge #160 Anything Goes 4/6 (check #162)
5. Crafty Friends #106 "Use Spring Colors" 4/3
6. World Wide Open DT Challenge #3 (AG DT) 4/15 
7. Classic DT THIRD BIRTHDAY Challenge (AG DT) 5/1 
8. Craft-Dee BowZ (April) AG with handmade bow 5/1
9. Digi Doodle Studios #15 AG with Digi Doodle 5/1
10. Digi Doodle Studios FB Challenge 5/1

On a Personal Note
What does your family do with Easter Eggs?
I have some tips on my Recipes Blog here.




Happy April to you!
hugs,

Beautiful Pear by Beccy Muir

Waving HELLO to all my friends
and grateful you can stop by today.

I was inspired by Beccy's Coloring Tutorial paired with her March freebie Beautiful Pear to create my fruity cards. Both pear clusters are colored similarly with Copic Markers and Prismacolor Markers, but different techniques were employed:

Steps:

1. I downloaded Beccy's Beautiful Pear image in black and white, converting it to  PNG with transparent background.
2. I placed three pears on my word processor and arranged to my liking before printing.
3. The pears were then colored with Copic and PC markers.

Here are the results:



For texture, a burlap strip was added with partial black die cut on the left. The sentiment was stamped with Nocturne VF Clair and heat set with a black detail EP that contains glitter, so the sentiment sparkles and shines:

Also colored with Copic and PC markers, my next card, partially embraces the pointillism technique found here:

The sentiment (from my new floral rubber stamp set which will debut on April 1) has been heat set with white detail embossing powder. The crinkled ribbon is seam binding with different color inks:

Some Products:

Stamps: Beccy's Beautiful Pear digital image, SNS Sentiment from my personal stamp set #938 Botanical Ruffled Peony, Hero Arts Sentiment Clear Stamps CL582, Dies: SB Grommet Tags, Spellbinders Grand Ovals, SB Floral Ovals, Sue Wilson Indian Ocean Tag Duo, SB Grand Decorative Labels One, Surprise Creations Double Stitched die set,  Ribbons: Lace and hand-dyed ribbon from my stash, and from Really Reasonable Ribbon Leaves (green) and loose-weave burlap (looks like it's retired)

Challenges I'd like to play in, please:

1. Beccy's Challenges (new blog location) AG using a Beccy Muir image 4/1
2. Crafting with Friends #1 Anything Goes 3/30
3. Aud Sentiments #223 Any Sentiment except HB 4/4 (sep post)
4. Scrapy Land Challenges #110 AG SL dies (SB Grommet Tags, Spellbinders Grand Ovals, SB Floral Ovals, Sue Wilson Indian Ocean Tag Duo, SB Grand Decorative Labels One) 4/2 (sep post)
5. A Bit More Time to Craft #88 Anything Goes 4/1 (sep post)
6. Crafty Friends Challenge #106 "Spring Colors" 4/6

On a Personal Note - 
Last week our Chinese Fringe Plants were blooming. This one is on the side in the back. They will stop blooming in a week, and I'll drastically prune it. The new foliage will come out a pretty burgundy color for the next 6 months.

Exterior View

Interior View

Close up - taken from a nursery

Smiles,

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Lacy Snowflake

It's me! I'm back! (giggle)
Welcome to my little blog - Today's Christmas cards are fraternal twins!
One has the snowflake centered, and the other is to the right. 

Today begins a new challenge at

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'!

My marvelously brilliant teammates have fantastic samples to share! We hope to see your imaginative artwork each month in our "Anything Goes Christmas" Challenges. The challenge is for ANY Christmas theme craft project. January's Challenge is open until March 12.

This month I'm playing with my virginal Spellbinders Curved Borders Two die set. This die has been in my stash for years, and never used. How could this happen? (giggle). Looks cute in this 4.5" x 6.75" card - resembles a tag.

Also virginal and being featured is Really Reasonable Ribbon Hunter Green Glitter Ribbon. I promise you it is very sparkly and blindingly so! (more giggles - sorry I can't stop) It's a double loop bow.
Speaking of loopy... someone make me stop giggling!

So which are you?
A person who prefers asymmetrical art?
Or someone who prefers everything to be symmetrical?

I prefer the right card, my husband prefers the centered card.
Of course, you may not prefer either of them! haha

Though it looks nothing like the inspirational card on My Stampin' Memories Blog, my creation is a knock off of her pretty card. 

Interior:
The sentiment was stamped with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, coated with Sparkle Embossing Powder, and heat set. It also has lots of sparkle.

Products Used:

Wild Rose Studios - Lacy Snowflake Die
SU Flurry of Wishes stamp set

Spellbinders - Curved Borders Two Die Set
Really Reasonable Ribbon Hunter Green Glitter Ribbon

Super Thick Embossing Powder White

White Detail Embossing Powder
Sparkle Embossing Powder

Pine Needles Distress Ink, VersaMark Ink, Nocturne VersaFine Clair
(for an additional 10% off products, use code DonnaDT10 at checkout)


Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to make an Anything Goes Christmas Project and upload it to our challenge at

Christmas at Sweet Stampin'!

Challenges I'd like to support please:

1. Atlantic Hearts Challenge #303 (see graphic) T3 2/16
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge (Feb 2) Add Texture and Ribbon - Thick White EP, Glittered Ribbon, detail white EP, dry embossed die cuts 3/2 sep post
3. Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas #424 AG Christmas 2/15
4. Kerst-Christmas (Feb) AG Christmas 3/1
5. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #7 AG Christmas 3/1 sep post
6. Scrapy Land Challenges #107 AG SL dies (Wild Rose Studio and Spellbinders) (2/20 sep post)
7. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #44 AG Christmas 3/3 sep post (C15)
8. Winter Wonderland Tribute to Eileen (Feb 1) AG Christmas Tribute to Eileen 3/1 (sep post)
9. Crafting from the Heart #236 AG 2/16

stamping hugs,