DP2 Challenge - Use Kraft paper

This week's challenge at DP2 is to use Kraft paper on your card. I have a personal challenge. Both my daughter and my daughter-in-law have birthdays coming up and not long after that my granddaughter and then my husband. There are more, but these are immediate family.

 

 So I decided to jump off the deep end and join the challenge and making my cards to fit! Pretty sharp, eh? The biggest challenge on this card was making the floweret from the Kraft paper. It's stiffer than regular card stock - well to me it was! So that part of the card took the longest to pull together. The rest of the card just grew around that and developed a life of it's own. Here is a picture of my card front....

 

 

 

I have used Mo's image  Two Tasha. My daughter has been stressed out about getting older so I thought this little temper tantrum kid fit the mood perfectly. Here is a close up of how I colored this little prima donna.

 

 

I had fun putting the inside together. I've used two sentiments that are from different companies. The first "Twinkle Twinkle" is from Create TLC and the other "cake" sentiment is from Printworks Collections. I'm loving both of the companies and the large selection they have to chose from. So here's how I finished the inside of my card...

 

 

 

 

And last, but by no means least, here is the artsy view of my card...

If you got this far in the post you might be interested in all the stuff I used to put it together:

Kraft Card stock - from stash

Magnolia DP

Flowers, pearls, head pins - stash

Punches - Martha Stewart

Copic Markers

Crimper

That's it for this week my friends. I hope you've enjoyed viewing my latest creation.

May God bless you this week with His wonderful and matchless grace.

Hugs, Barb

Some where, out there.....

A very pleasant Friday to all! I hope you've had a super week and have lots of crafty things to get to this weekend.

 

 We had much needed rain here and cooler temperatures. It was wonderful while it was here, now, back to triple digits and dry, dry, dry!

 

I so much appreciate those who commented on my last card. I was really feeling blue and your warmth and caring lifted my spirits so much. Thanks!

 

Our remodel is almost complete. The screens go in today on our porch, and some builders are supposed to come and move our Hot Tub in place for us. The shower door is ready as well as the mirror over our vanity! Woohoo! Now if the tile guy will just come and finish tiling and grouting our shower it will be complete. I can't wait to take some pictures and show them to everyone.

 

Enough drivel, let's move on to the real purpose of this post. I decided to enter the DP2 Challenge this week. I'm patting myself on the back because I've been doing lots of cleaning and moving stuff back into our bedroom and bathroom. No small task I assure you.

 

For my entry this week I've chosen Mo's "A Thousand Stars" image. The song "Some where Out there" from one of the Fival movies was humming merrily through my mind the whole time.  The challenge is "Turquoise". I just happened to have some pretty turquoise dp in my stash from Magnolia. Great start! I made an Easel card and here is how it looks when it's closed up and ready to mail...

A closer view of the image and how I colored it. Ya gotta think "Some where out there, beneath the pale blue sky..." or something like that...  When my eldest daughter was little she had a devotional book called "Hello God, it's me Margaret"  I was thinking about that for a title as well, but I figured no one would connect with it.  So I went with the Fival movie theme song.

 

 

 

 

I don't know about you, but I always struggle to know just how to embellish my cards. So I try all sorts of different embellies before I narrow it down to the final choice. Since I added just a splash of color to my Turquoise card I did the same with my floral arrangement.

 

 

 

Since there wasn't much to this card I took a picture of the left side and the right side. I left the inside just plane white so that I could write a personal message.

 

 

I colored this card with my Copics, too many to list now because I used a bunch and didn't keep track. The Star light sentiment is from Create With TLC, the "With God all things are possible" sentiment is from Printworks. Flowers and pearls are from my copious stash and the punches are a mix of SU, SB and Martha Stewart. The panels were stitched with my sewing machine.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me some love. It really goes a long way. I hope to have those remodel pictures up next week sometime...just waiting on the tile guy! My God richly bless the coming days to you with peace, joy and an abundance of love.
Hugs, Barb

Another DP2 Challenge...I must be on a roll!

The song Monday, Monday by the Mama's and Papa's is going through my head...but wait!  It's Thursday!  I don't have a song for a Thursday.  Oh, well, I do have a card for you today, so forget the song and lets see the card.

I'm still trying to find my way around blogger. And GIMP too! During my many months of absence they changed everything on me.  Now I have to learn all over again.  SHEESH!!!

I'm sure you don't want to hear about that though.  A lot more interesting to view the card I have made don't you think?  So hear ya go...this is my entry for DP2 Challenge this week.  The theme is "Summer is Coming".  There are so may images Mo has available in her store, and I printed out several of them, but settled on "Kai in the Sand"  This image is Kai in the flowered hat.

The front of my card...

 

I used SU card stock and ribbon.

The dots are from Hero Arts, the paper is

from an unknown source, the sweet bucket charm is from my

stash and the little windmill I just purchased at

Michael's.

A close up of the sweet image... I love how Mo captures the sweetness of babies in her images...

Side views 1

 and 2

 

Here is how I finished the side of my card.  Both of the sentiments (front and inside)  are from Create with TLC.  Paulette has a wonderful selection of digital sentiments for any possible occasion. I love them because they don't take up any space in my studio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And as always, the artsy creative zany cockeyed view....

 

Well, that's it for today my friends. I hope you've enjoyed viewing my entry for the challenge.  I have a busy weekend ahead taking a Heirloom Sewing and Smocking class.

See you again soon...
Blessings and hugs
Barb

A Thank You Challenge

Hello my dears...here we are at almost the end of another week. I've accomplished quite a bit this week as far as card making goes. Perhaps the biggest reason is that I can't get to my "stuff" in my sewing room, as it has become hubby's closet while we await the completion of our bedroom and new bathroom. I think we're still a few weeks out from completion. No one ever said it would take 6 months before we could move back into our space. SIGH! Ah well, it will be worth it in the end and I certainly can't wait to see it come to an end.

So I've managed to get another card or two ready. My goal is to make an individual card for each couple that we shared dinner with every night for three weeks and for the sweet couples that insisted that they provide transportation and meals (and even a night over) when we arrived back to the good ole US of A. So all in all I will need 7 cards! Yikes! That's a big step for a gal who hasn't been able to make a card in too many months to count.

This week, I have joined in with Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge Blog again. The theme is "Thank You". Couldn't have been more timely. I have used the image "Alisa with Roses" for my card and some paper I found at the bottom of my paper stash. No tellin' where it came from or how long it's been in the heap! I liked the color combination well enough to decide to use it.

  Here is the front of my card. If you are looking for details on my card, I have none. My markers were askew all over my table as were different dies and various embellies. I'm still working on honing my coloring skills. I added the little parrot charm for no good reason at all. The card just needed something! So here we have the card front...

I tucked a little Magnolia Heart Tag in behind my image panel. The sentiment is a portion of a SU set called "God's Blessings".

And finally, how I finished the inside...

 

 

 

Many thanks for following my progress as I jump back into my passion.

 

Please come back again next week to see the other card I've managed to assemble.

 

God's blessings and big hugs,

Barb

DP2 Challenge at Mo's!

Hey there, blogging friends!

Are you ready for another wonderful challenge at Mo's DP2?
It's the first Thursday of the month so the theme is "Anything Goes"! Chose any image from Mo's fabulous selection and just design away! As long as you use one of Mo's images you can make a card or alter something. Whatever floats your boat!

For my card I chose a recent image called "Kite". Isn't he just the cutest thing you ever saw? I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him.

So here's a peek at him...

A closer look at the coloring...(oops, don't look too close because some of my markers bled when I did the sky)

And of course the delightful "artsy" view...

My card recipe...

Copic markers (sorry didn't keep track of the colors I used)
CS - SU Brilliant Blue and Cherry Cobbler
Image printed on Xpress It Blending
DP - Jillibean "Pinch of cool"
Buttons - stash
Sentiment - computer generated
Spellbinders Labels Two and Fancy Tags 2
Sewing Machine

That's it for today. As always, I love it when you stop by for a visit. I'll be back soon with more from my crafting table...

Blessings and hugs,

Barb

DP2 Challenge #136 - World Traveler

Well, it's Thursday again, my lovelies, and time for another awesome challenge from Digital Pencil 2! Are you ready for this one? Our theme this week is "World Traveler". You can make any style of card you chose as long as your follow the theme and, of course, use one of Mo's fabulous digi images. There are so many images that are suitable for this week's challenge, and we can't wait to see how creatively you use this challenge!For my card I used an image called "Eli"! If you click on the link it will take you right to him. Isn't he just the sweetest little guy? So cute and off to see the world with his best buddy and their home made car!

Here's a closer look at Eli and his buddy...

Now on to the inside of my card. I took lots of pictures of the inside...

The inside upper panel has a little pocket with a small notation piece - or you could add a nice gift card for that someone special.

Here is the little panel removed...

The salutation panel has a smaller Eli colored and matted and added to the corner and I used stars and buttons again to continue my traveling theme. (I was thinking of travel to the stars)

And here's a close up of the little tiny Eli on the Salutation Panel...

And finally, my very creative artsy view of the card...

So there you have it! That's what I came up with for the challenge, now I'd love to see what you come up with. See you again next Thursday for another fun challenge at DP2.

Blessings and hugs,

Barb

DP2 Challenge #135 - A Circle Card

Hey y'all! It's Thursday and you know what that means? YUP! Another awesome challenge at Mo's DP2.
Actually this card is a scheduled post, 'cause today I'm up in Dallas taking my Intermediate Copic Certification Class! Yaaaa Hooooo!

I actually made this card quite some time ago and it was given to my very dear friend here in town for her birthday. And if you look closely the inside pocket holds a credit card, which I swapped out for a Hobby Lobby gift card! Well that was a little side track, so let's get back to the business at hand...my card!

We're asking you to make a circle card for the challenge this week and of course you must us a Mo image. Just make the card a circle shape and you'll be doin' just fine!

Here's what I came up with using the fabulous "Rosa". Isn't she a swirling beauty?

This is an Easel card, which works perfectly with the circular shape. Here is my card laying flat...

I always love to show you a close up of my images, so you can see how they are colored. Here ya go...

Let's move on to the inside, shall we?

The sentiment is computer generated. I had this song going through my head for hours after I typed and printed it up. Maybe you're not old enough to remember it, but I know I surely am!!! Hahaha...

Here is the card propped open on the pearls...

My friend enjoyed this card very much, as well as the gift certificate which was inside.

Interested in what I used on this card? Here is a recipe...

Dp - Kaiser Kraft
CS - SU Taken with Teal
Copics:
Skin - E0000, 000, 00, 11 and chalk for cheeks
Hair - B60
Dress - YR16, Y11, 35, BG57 and also touches of Spica Turquoise
Pearls - stash
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pin - stash
Fence - Magnolia Doo Hickey Die

Well, now it's your turn. We'd love to see how you make a circle card....

Blessings and hugs.

Barb

DP2 Challenge #134 - Tickle my Funny Bone!

Welcome once again my lovlies! It's Thursday again and ya know what that means? Yep! Another fabulous challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog.

This week we want you to Tickle our Funny Bones! Hahaha! Come on now, we know you have a great sense of humor! All ya gotta do is pick one of Mo's fantastic images and create a fun/funny/funnier card with it. Easy peasy, right?

Believe it or not I really had a hard time with this theme. When it came right down to it I realized that I had NO sense of humor! No kidding!! Hahaha! Well I do, really, but this was still hard for me and my stumbling block was a humorous sentiment. So if I can do it I just know that you can!!!! So go ahead and grab an image and show us the "funny" side of life!

Here's what I came up with...This is "Bossy" and having lived with twin girls for the past 14 months, I believe I'm an expert on the topic!



A closer look at this sassy gal.....



A side view of the card....



The Sentiment panel on the inside...



The Salutation panel...I also Mo's image called Bella on my Birthday here. I just moved the image to the edge of my paper and erased everything but the birthday cake. Works like a charm...



And last, but not least, my crooked, artsy view of the card.



My card recipe:

DP - 6X6 stack by Nikki Sirils called Ella's Day Out
CS - Kraft and SU Blushing Bride, Bazzill, Cryogen White
Copics used:
Skin - E0000, 00, 11 and chalk for cheeks
Hair - E25, 23, 30, 50
Dress - R81, 83, 85, BG90, 93, 95
Grass - YG91, 93, 97
Spica Pen - Pink
Gel Pen - White
Distress Inks - weathered wood, tattered rose
Buttons/twine - stash
Corner pieces - my BFF Paola Levi

Okay, that's it for me for today...I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Blessings and hugs

Barb

DP2 Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

Ahoy, maties!

It's Thursday and the beginning of the month! That means we have an "Anything Goes" challenge once again over at DP2.
So go grab your favorite image from Mo and show us what you come up with.

For my Dt project this time, I've chosen the adorable image "Out There" for my project.
I had fun pulling together the nautical theme for this card, using paper sent to my from my teamie Paola! The little star fish were charms I've had in my stash for years. Finally found a use for them.

So here is my card...

Here is a closer view of my coloring...

A side view of the card...

The computer generated sentiment (and who'd have thought this could be a get well card?)...

The whole inside of the card...

Finally the artsy view of my card.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this weeks challenge.
It's always so fun to see what others are doing with their crafting talent.

See you again next week...

Blessing and hugs...

Barb