Kenny K's Lady Raven

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 286 - Mustard Mambo Breezes. I must have ESP Betty. I went to my dd Shannon (e3stamper) Sunday for some seriously needed stamp therapy and she had this image printed 2 times. She colored one and I colored the other. I can not believe I used this weeks colors to color this. WOW. And so needed a quickie as I have to be at work early again today for another meeting so this work our fabulous for me.
My layout is from today's MERCY'S TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 89. I used some DCWV dp called Mango and 2 colors of ribbon and my Fiskars scallopped border punch. I hope you do not get tired of seeing this one as it is the only one I can get my hands on. I am not sure how much I am going to be able to play in the next couple of weeks. My craft room is almost packed up empty getting ready for the carpet up and linoleum down. I can not get to anything even if I knew where it was insert pout here :(
Have a great day.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Lady Raven - Kenny K
Paper: white, baja breeze, DCWV Mango dp
Ink: Baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, Nesties Long Scallopped Rectangles, dimensionals, Fiskars border punch
Techniques: sponge distressing

Fall Cupcakes are Delicious

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 288 - Recycled cardboard box. How fun. I moistened one side of my torn up box and removed the top layer to matt my focal panel on. The other recycled items on here are the dp, ribbon and so saffron panels from a previous dissasterous attempt. I used a yummy cupcake image from a digital set called "Fall Cupcake" released earlier this month from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE.

I used this cupcake for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 82 - Delicious and what is more yummy to the tummy than a cupcake?
My colors are from my dp and also fit last Thursday's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 064 - Fall Colors. My layout is from last Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 295.
I cut out the top of a 2nd image to pop up on dimensions. I cut, embossed then sponged around my focal panel using Nesties Label 2. I also sponged on my sentiment panel with anique linen. I like this one much better.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fall Cupcake - THS Digital Line
Paper: white, brown, so saffron
Ink: Antique Linen Distressing Ink
Accessories: cardboard, ribbon, copics, Nestie Label 2
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, distress sponging

Priscilla Styles 3D Butterfly

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 186 - Bobbie's Girl aka Carol. I chose to CASE her GREEN BUTTERFLY. I changed the colors, layout and used satin ribbon instead of crochetted, and I left off the dew drops.
I also found inspiration from this MARIAH BELT from Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 247 - ModCloth Site.
My layout is Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 295.
My colors also are used for the CRAFT DIGITAL ART CENTER COLOR CHALLENGE # 5 - Yellow and Brown and I distressed the edges of my focal panel then ink distressed with antique linen sponged around the edges for CRAFT DIGITAL ART CENTER OTHER THEME CHALLENGE # 5 - Distressing.
My butterflies are from PRISCILLA STYLES STORE. I printed 3 in a larger size, cut them out, colored them tehn created my 3D butterfly with them and placed it in the lower right corner.
The sentiment is one I grabbed from a Famous Quotes web site. I thought it was fitting for butterfly images. I love how this turned out and hope you do to.
Here are some close up views of the 3D butterfly:




RECIPE:
Stamps: Butterfly - Priscilla Styles
Paper: white, brown, So Saffron, Recollections dp
Ink: Antique Linen Distressing Ink
Accessories: digital images, stickles, ribbon, edge distressor, sponges
Techniques: edge distressing, ink distrssing, 3D Butterfly

Snowy Cowboy Life Sneak Peek

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 27 - Snow "Man". Sorry Jeanne but I am no where near ready to start my Christmas cards so I tried to use my noggin' to think "outside of the box".
This image is from a digital set called "Cowboy Life" that will be released Sept 1st from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITIAL LINE. I covered the bottom with my glue pen and topped it off with some white glitter fun flock. I used B32 copic randomly around my image to simulate that blueish sky in the winter time. My base is bashful blue where I used the Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect technique inking up the negative side of my Diamonds & dots folder with bashful blue then running my BB cs through the cuttlebug machine. I punched the white strip of cs with the sentiment on it using Martha Stewart's drippy goo border punch to simulate melting snow. I used my scissors around the 3 edges of my focal panel to distress them. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 295. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cowboy Life - THS digital line
Paper: white, bashful blue
Accessories: copics, brad, Fun Fibers, MS Drippy Goo border punch, Cuttlebug Diamonds & Dots, Glittery Fun Flock
Techniques: Out of the box, 3D, copic coloring, Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect

Sneak Peek into Cowboy Life in the Fall

Today is Thursday and that means time for another Treehouse Thursday Challenge. This week I am the hostess with the mostess. I selected a color theme of Fall for this weeks challenge. I absolutely love the changing colors of fall and thought it would be fun to put them into a creation. I am using a digital set due to be released on Sept 1st from Treehouse Stamps Digital Line. It is called "Cowboy Life"

I printed the image out on white then sponged with some so saffron, pumpkin pie and tangerine tango. I matted the main image on so saffron then tangerine tango with the bottom border punched using Fiskars Rope border punch. I used some MME dp and matted it on crushed curry. I stamped the sentiment from "Quiet Moments" in tangering tango. I love these colors together.

Now it is your turn to make something using the various colors of fall. Be sure to include THT064 in your keywords when uploading to SCS so that your creations can be found.

To be eligible for the drawing be sure to follow the directions on the Treehouse Stamps Challenge # 064 post.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Cowboy Life, Quiet Moments - Treehouse Stamps

Paper: White, so saffron, tangering tango, crushed curry, MME dp

Ink: so saffron, tangering tango, pumpkin pie

Accessories: Hemp, Fiskars Rope Border punch, sponges

Technique: Sponging, digis

Sneak Peek of Many Prayerful Blessings

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 295.
I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 285 - Pacific Razzleberry Olives for my color combo.
For my images I used 3 soon to be released digitals sets from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS, FALL BLESSINGS and Prayer Wishes to make my panel 2. I used GIMP to create my panel by adjusting the size and rotation of the image then I colored with copics. The flower was printed, colored with copics, cut out and popped up. I added some stickles to the flower and the images on panel 2 as well. My white base is topped off with Pacific point after running it through the cuttlebug machine using Stylzed flowers embossing folder. Gotta get to work. Thanks for another fun sketch Rox.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bountiful Blessings, Fall Blessings, Prayers & Wishes - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, pacific point, old olive, rich razzleberry
Ink: rich razzleberry
Accessories: copics, stickles, ribbon, cuttlebug, stylzed flowers EF
Techniques: distressing, copic coloring, digitals, dry embossing

Sparkly Stained Glass Greeting Card Kids

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 285 - Pacific Razzleberry Olives. My layout is from today's MERCY'S TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 88.
Determined to not let a new to me technique beat me I rebounded from my disasterous attempt Monday. So after reading and watching the video from Beate I had to try another of Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 287 - Sprakly Stained Glass. This turned out much better, but that usually happens when you read thoroughly and watch/listen to a step by step video. I have also been resistant to begining my Christmas Card production until today. I have been waiting for the right opportunity/challenge to use this set that I just got and decided today was the day since I can not use digitals for the technique that I wanted to try again. I wanted some shading effect so I stamped my image on white and acetate, then colored lightly with copics. I added some green glitter to tree and some purple glitter to just a few areas of the little girls coat and then some snow glitter below her and the sled turned it over, lined it up and pressed it down then trimmed with Nestie label. I ran my old olive base through the cuttlebug using my Snowflake embossing folder. I like this attempt much better.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids - Stampin Up
Paper: white, old olive, Rasberry Lemonade dp, DCWV dp
Ink: Stazon
Accessories: copics, glitter, Crystal effects, ribobn, Nestie, Cuttlebug, Snowflake embossing folder
Techniques: Sparkly Stained Glass, dry embossing

Sparkly Stained Glass Because I Care

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 287 - Sparkly Stained Glass. Well it has been quite some times since I flopped so badly at a TLC but today is at the top of that list. I am not at all happy with this. I do not like working with vellum or acetate especially when it involves coloring on either one. I am also glitter pour. I tried 3 times to stamp and get it dried so I could turn it over. ggggrrrr. Oh well here it is and it is what it is. I hope by the time I am ready to give this the glitter is set and will not come off.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Because I Care
Paper: tuxedo black
Ink: white, black, MME - Pretty Posies dp
Accessories: brads, acetate, glitter, glue pen, ribbon
Techniques: Sparkly Stained Glass

Bountiful Blessings Sneak Peek

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 185 - Princessheather. Whoo Hoo Gal, HUGE CONGRATS to ya. Heather and I are on the same design team and I have admired her crafty hand for quite some time.
I chose to CASE her FRIENDSHIP card. I changed the colors, image and theme, left off the button and pearl accent, did not fold my ribbon, and used dp as my base.
My ribbon is just layed across the bottom of my focal panel for Mondays' TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 286 - Anything but a bow or a knot.
My image and sentiment are from a new set to be released Sept 1st from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called "BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS". I printed on white then cut out both images and colored with copics. I popped the flower up on dimensionals and added stickles to the circles in the center. My dp is from My Minds Eye.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bountiful Blessings - THS Digital Line
Paper: white, kraft, always artichoke
Accessories: copics, ribbon, dimensionals, stickles, Fiskars Border Punch, SU Word Window Punch
Techniques: digital, 3D, copic coloring

Shelled Friends Under The Sea

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 063 - Under The Sea selected by Ashley Bowen - THS owner. She selected this challenge to go along with her baby boy "Grant" and his 1st birthday celebration. The theme for the party is "under the sea". So guess who will be getting this birthday card? You got it. Grant. I added some google eyes and hope he likes them. I used my Nesties to cut and emboss the main panel and matt. I colored with copics. My focal image and sentiment are from a digital set called "Shelled Friends" and it can be found along with many other fabulous sets at TREEHOUSE STAMPS. Come on play along with us this week. If you play along and follow the directions you could be next weeks lucky winner of a free digital set of your choice.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Shelled Friends - THS digital line
Accessories: Copics, google eyes, Nesties
Paper: White, red

Fruity Sweet Kiki

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 294. My color combo is Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 284 - Always Pink Cherries. My wide red ribbon and 1/8inch pink ribbon that I ran thru the 2 pink buttons and then both ribbons across panel 3 are for Monday's
TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 286 - Anything but a bow and or knot. Well there is no bow and my ribbon is not tied in a knot on this. I used a sheet of Basic Grey dp but can not remember which stack it came from. ggrrr. Shannon will know and I will edit after I find out. LOL. Anyway it has all types of fruit on it so I wanted to use it for today's ALL THAT SCRAPS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE - Fruit. My image is also from ATS store and I love her, she is just so precious.
I colored my image with copics:

Skin - E50,51, 53
Cheeks - RV11
Hair - E37,97,99
Cloths & Cupcake - R43,46,59, RV11
Shoes - N7
Grass - G21,40,97
I added some red gems to her ponytail holders and the top of the cupcake.
I trimmed my focal panel with Nesties. I am really happy with how this came together. Have a fabulous hump day everyone. I am off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweet Kiki - CCDesigns
Paper: white, always artichoke, pretty in pink, basic grey dp
Accessories: copics, Nestie, dimensionals, ribbon, buttons, gems
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Because I Care

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 284 - Always Pink Cherries with some pinking sheers dessert. I used my Victorian design on the always artichoke layer at the top.
My layout is from MONDAY'S MOJO SKETCH # 152.
I also included Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 286 - Anything but a bow or knot.
This started out as a sympathy card for a friend who just had a family member to pass away but took a different turn and just did not end up where it started.
I used my Textile embossing folder with cherry cobbler ink for the pretty in pink panel. I used Nesties large scallop oval for my focal panel. I hope you are not tired of this flower bc I just love it. I inked the flower part with cherry cobbler and the leaves with always artichoke, huffed and stamped on white then colored in some copics. I applied some white liquid pearls to the flower centers. Not sure if you can tell that or not.
My dp is from My Minds Eye - Playful Posies stack. I stamped the sentiment in Espresso Ink. Thank you so much for taking a look and I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Because I Care
Paper: always artichoke, cherry cobbler, espresso
Ink: white, always artichoke, pretty in pink, MME dp
Accessories: ribbon, liquid pearls, Nesties, Cuttlebug, Textile EF, copics, Victorian Scissors
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, copic coloring, huffing

Sea Babies

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 286 - Anything but a bow or knot. I also included today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 80 - Sketch by Stampingout.
OK I had a darling card with ribbon used as seaweed in my favs and now not only that one but several others are GONE, eeekkkk. I appologize to whomever it belonged to and if it was you please let me know by pm or in your comments so I can save it again. I am sure this does NOT do yours justice and would love to give you credit. I tried to simulate the same concept here but not sure I pulled it off. ggggrrrrr.
I trimmed the soft sky cs using my Fiskars Wave border punch.
My sentiment and images are from a digital set called "SEA BABIES" and it can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. The fish were printed on white, colored with copics, cut out and adhered. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sea Babies - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, soft sky
Accessories: copics, ribbon, Fiskars Border punch
Techniques: CAS, copic coloring

Because I Care 4 A Friend

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 184 - CAkath. I am CASEing her SNEAK PEEK. I changed the layout, colors and sentiment.
I was also inspired by this FLOWER IMAGE from Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 245 - Decade Gifts.
I made this for a special friend who is helping her dh batter metastatic CA right now and I am giving this to her for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE - Better Get Better.
I added a button on top of my ribbon strip for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 286 - It's Button Time.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 293.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 283 - Baja Poppy Cakes.
I used some quickutz for the 1st time in a while. I used my Daisy Alphabet the # 4 to substitute for the work "for" and letter "U" for the word "YOU" for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 285 - Rebus. I stamped the begining of the sentiment from Fancy Flexible Phrases in Soft Suede after stamping off.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Because I Care, Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: Adirondeck - Espresso, soft suede
Ink: white, kraft, baja breeze, poppy parade, kraft
Accessories: ribbon, button, silver cord, copics, Fiskars border punch
Techniques: copic coloring

Sweetest Flower For A Friend

This is for today's FREE FOR ALL CHALLENGE # 26 - Better Get Better. I made this for a friend who is feeling sorta low and I am hoping it will cheer her up. I will be hand delivering this one.
I attached some buttons to the flower centers for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 283 - It's Button Time.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 293 .
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 283 - Baja Poppy Cakes.
I used a digital set released in August from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called "Sweetest Flowers" and so they are very sweet and adorable. I used my copics to color. I printed the 3 flower images out separate, colored and cut them out and popped them up. My focal panel is also popped up on deminsionals. My dp is from My Minds Eye. Hope you like.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweetest Flower - THS digital line
Paper: white, baja breeze, poppy parade, MME dp, kraft
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, digital images, buttons, ribbon, Fiskars Border Punch

Halloween Spooky Sign

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALELNGE # 062 - Sketch. Ashley has given us a fabulous layout to use and I knew exactly what I wanted to make using it.
I found some kewl clip art on line and made a background sheet with it. These spiders and spider webs are so kewl looking.
I printed the spooky sign from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE in black on white cs then cut it out. Yep that is what I said, I cut that tiny image out. Shannon will be so proud of me, **gasp**.
After cutting it out I popped up the sign part and glued the pole to panel 2 and 3. Panel 2 is black cs trimmed with my Fiskars Bat border punch. I glued the bats from the punch to panel 3 and glued 1 on the sign. I think it looks kewl like that. The spider is a Martha Stewart punch. I added a bottom panel to tie my ribbon with.

Then this morning I see today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 283 - It's Button Time. Now how can I not go back to my original idea to put a button over my bow? HUH? How can I, so I did. I tried some black hemp, nah, went back to white, just could not see the black very well over that ribbon.

I love how this turned out and hope you do too. Now it is your turn to check out the sketch, make something then link it on the TREEHOUSE STAMPS CHALLENGE # 062 POST so you can be entered in the weekly RANDOM.org drawing and get a free digital stamp set.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Spooky Signs - THS digital Line
Paper: white, black
Accessories: white jel pen, MS spider punch, Fiskars bat border punch, ribbon, button, hemp,

The Nicest Things

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 293 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 283. I used my brand new SU stamp set inked in esspresso ink on vanilla cs then colored with copics. I stamped the flower border, cut around the edge then colored the flowers and filled in the centers with my white jel pen. I colored a prima and added a big red brad. My dp is from SCWV Citrus Glitter stack. This sketch was much easier to work with than last weeks. Wheh!
RECIPE:
Stamps: The Nicest Things, All Year Cheer I
Paper: kraft, vanilla, poppy parade, baja breeze, DCWV dp
Ink: espresso
Accessories: copics, white jel pen, ribbon, prima, brad
Techniques: copic coloring

Rose Teapot Free KLM Digi

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 283 - Baja Poppy Cakes. I love these colors together.
This is also for today's MERCY'S TUESDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 86. Love this layout as well. I used some Basic Gray dp matted on kraft. I embossed the poppy parade strip of cs through the cuttlebug with Textile folder. My strip in the middle is kraft topped with some baja breeze ribbon and a red button.
My focal image is a free digital image from KLM DIGI STAMPS. I have had this downloaded and printed for a while now and finally used it today. I had it printed 2 times then cut the lid out and popped it up. I colored with copics then trimmed the panel using "OUT OF THE BOX" tecnique, matted on poppy then baja and popped up.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Teapot - KLM
Paper: white, kraft, baja breeze, poppy parade, Basic Gray
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Textile, ribbon, stickles, button, copics
Techniques: out of the box, 3D, copic coloring, dry emboss

Simple Love From The Garden

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 285 - Rebus. I used to make my girls valentine poster boards with candy bars and gum, etc filling in the words and never knew there was a name for that. How kewl. Thanks Holly.
The butterfly dp from DCWV Garden Party dp is for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 79 - Garden Theme and Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 24 - It's Garden Pickin' Time because in any garden you will find butterflies and I love butterflies.
I have always loved Vicki's gallery so I am also CASEing this LADY BUG CARD for another one for Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 183 - Vdutchr. I changed the colors, used Rebus for love theme, and added ribbon.
My color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 282 - Blushing Riding Expresso.
My image is a digital image from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE from a set called "SIMPLE LOVE". Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simple Love - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: dark brown, riding hood red, DCWV Garden Party
Ink: Distress ink
Accessories: copics, stickles, ribbon
Techniques: Rebus, distress sponging, copic coloring

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 183 - Vdutchr. I chose to CASE her SPRITZcard. I changed the colors, image & sentiment, left off the spritz and butterflies, and used circles rather than an oval. I also stamped my sentiment on some acetate rather than over my image.
Well this took me longer than it should but here it is. I used my Nesties circles and scalloped circles for the view window. My sentiment is from SU's All Holidays I set and is stamped in Espresso permanent ink on a mirrow block then on the acetate. I adhered the acetate between the scalloped frame and the card base.
On the inside I inked the flower image with pretty in pink then with the edge of the ink pad I made the faux plaid design using riding hood red and choc chip for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 284 - Plaid Silhouettes. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 282 - Blushing Riding Expresso. I also found and loved this CHERRY BLOSSOM BELT BUCKEL while looking through Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 244 - Frankie & Julie. Loved the red and pink but left off the blue and cherry blosooms really close together look a lot like Hydrangea's to me. Flowers are part of a garden so this is also for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 24 - It's Garden Pickin' Time. I trimmed a narrow strip of riding hood red cs using my Martha Stewart border punch. Here is a view of the card opened so that you can see the inside close up. Hope you like it and see ya all in the challenges.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Because I Care, All Holidays I
Paper: riding hood red, pink pirhouette, espresso, choc chip
Ink: white, blushing bride, riding hood red
Accessories: Acetate, Nestie Circles, Nestie scallop circles, MS Border punch, ribbon
Techniques: Faux Plaid, Window Frame

Inspired Sweetest Flower

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 244 - Frankie & Julie. I love the deep brown & red flower in this GEORGIA-BROWN BELT BUCKLE.
This is also for Friday's FREE 4 ALL # 24 - It's Garden Pickin' Time. Well flowers grow in a garden don't they? And when you pick them you put them in a vase or pot right?
I also added Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 282 - Stick It when I found this long lost piece of dp.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 282 - Blushing Riding Expresso.
I just picked up some wide brown satin ribbon and used it on this topped with a red button threaded with some hemp. My focal image was printed on white then colored with copics, cut, embossed, and matted with Nesties Label 12. I applied some stickles to the flower images.
My image is from a digital set just released Wednesday from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE.
We are off to a family reunion out of town. Have a great day
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweetest Flower - THS digital line
Paper: white, dark brown, dp
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, digital images, Nestabilities Label 12, Stickles
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

It's Back To School Time !!

Today is Thursday and that means it is time for another weekly TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 061 - Back To School. This week I was asked to select a challenge and since my oldest daughter did not want to be reminded that school in her county starts back this week what other challenge could there be. I love to rub it in. She has been goofing off all summer while I worked and now once again we are equal. LOL.
For this challenge I used a sheet of dp I just bought at Michaels from DCWV called School Days. My focal image is from a set released last month from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called "Back To School". I colored with copics then attached some google eyes to the worm, layered my focal image on some red and then green cs. I used my ticket corner punch on the main panel and punched some yellow circles for faux brads. I tied 2 ribbons together and popped up my focal panel.
Now I never expected the challenge on SCS to be up early this morning but it was because Faith was guest hosting to give Julia a much needed break. So I went back upstairs and did what I love to see on other cards, paper pierced under the sentiment. I love the way it looks just don't always remember to use it myself. So this is also for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 282 - Stick It. I paper pierced under my sentiment.

Hope you like it and we would love for you to play along with us this week over in the Treehouse. Remember to follow the rules when playing to be entered in the weekly Random.org drawing.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Back To School - THS Digital Line
Paper: red, green, yellow, DCWV dp,
Accessories: ribbon, copics, dimensionals, crop-a-dile, google eyes
Technique: paper piercing, 3d, copic coloring

Billy The Kid goes Trick-or-Treatin'

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 292. Well I almost skipped this one, I usually make a mess with angles but thought I would give it a try anyway and now I am glad I did. That is why they are called challenges, right? Anyway there were only 3 small angles I can do that :-0
I used some wood grain dp matted on dark brown for my base and some paisley and burlap dp for my fan held together by 3 fauz brads. My focal image is printed on white and sponged with distress inks after cut and emboss with Nesties rectangle, then popped up on dimensionals. I colored this darling image with my copics.
So I am calling this little rowdy cowboy "Billy The Kid" and he is all set to go for the big round up with his Trick or Treat bag right after he finishes cleaning the stales, feeding the herd and bustin' a few wild ones. LOL. This digital image is just one of many released today from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. Ya gotta check em out pard.
RECIPE:
Images: Western Kid-THS digital Line
Paper: white, vanilla, brown, paisley dp, burlap dp, woodgrain dp
Ink: distress ink
Accessories: Nesties rectangle, copics, hemp, crop-a-dile
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Bodacious Plaid Bouquette

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 282 - Blushing Riding Expresso. I had to use some substitutes until my order comes today or tomorrow, grrr. My layout is from Monday's TECHNO STAMPERS SKETCH CHALLENGE # 133. I also had to do another one of Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 284 - Plaid Silhouettes as this is just the kewlest one for these type of stamps. I hate not getting a good impression on a solid image and typically use my copics to fill in where the impression is lacking so this TLC was appealing to my "lack" of crafty abilities and I love the way this flower and these leaves turned out. I inked my flower image with pink pirouette then tapped the edges of riding hood red in one direction and choc chip from another. I did the same with the leaves using certainly celery and old olive. I added some dessert from todays color challenge - something new to me is my brand new Fiskars border punch. I love it. It is simular to one I wanted from somewhere else but a lot easier to get my hands on. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bodacious Bouquet
Paper: white, pink pirouette, riding hood red, MME dp, choc chip pattern paper
Ink: pink pirouette, riding hood red, choc chip, certainly celery, old olive
Accessories: felt ribbon, Fiskars border punch, corner punch
Techniques: Plaid Silhouettes

Plaid Beary Thankful Sneak Peek

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 284 - Plaid Silhouette. Well my brain went crazy since I have been so addicted to digis lately and I almost decided I could not play today. I changed me mind by tweeking the instructions a bit. I printed this darling image from a digi set called "BEARY THANKFUL" that will be released this Wednesday from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. I used GIMP to manipulate my image and cropped out the pumpkin image by itself then printed it as well. I cut out the single pumpkin image, used my so saffron stamp pad to blot some color then the corners of more mustard and pumpkin pie in angles to create the plaid effect then popped it up on the full copic colored image. This is so kewl and I hope this is not cheating, just using my noggin' and now I have to go to work with a headache. LOL.
My dp is from a stack I just bought from Michaels selecting of My Minds Eye. I love it. I used my Flannel Plaid background stamp inked with pumpkin pie and stamped on more mustard for panel 2. My layout is from a previous SKETCH CHALLENGE # 283. I tied some sheer orange ribbon around panel 3 and matted my sentiment on Night of Navy and placed it next to the ribbon. My base and panel 3 are Bordering Blue cs. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Beary Thankful - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line; Flannel Plaid - Stampin' Up
Paper: white, bordering blue, night of navy
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, digitals, ribbon, Nesties Label 4
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Sweetest Flower Sneak Peek

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 182 - Al_Silver2 (aka-Alanna). Her gallery is full of CAS beauties. I decided on CASEing her MARIGOLD HELLO. I changed the colors, layout and left off the brad. My layout is from today's CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM SKETCH CHALLENGE # 178. I found inspiration for my colors from Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 243 - Birdhouse Blessings using this BIRDHOUSE BUSINESS CARD HOLDER. Love the colors on this. These colors also match Tueday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 281 - Crushed Daffodil Pizzazz. I added a strip of elegant eggplant trimmed with my brand new Fiskars border punch above my middle panel. I made my dp using images from a set due to be released Wednesday called "SWEETEST FLOWERS" from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. My images were colored with copics. I printed and colored the single flower 3 times and cut it out in 3 layers then popped each layer up. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweetest Flower - THS digital line
Paper: white, elegant eggplant
Accessories: copics, dimensionals. digital, stickles
Techniques: CAS, copic coloring

August Digi Image Contest from THS

Treehouse Stamps will be holding monthly card contests for all of you! You have a chance to win gift certificates and a "Guest Design Team" spot! Yep, that's right...if you've ever dreamed of being on a design team...now could be your chance. :)


Winner will get:

• September Guest Design Team Spot (Sept 1st- Sept 31th, 2010)... you will get all of the Sept Treehouse Digi releases for FREE! :)
  
• You will also get a $25.00 gift certificate to use on any of our digital stamps
  

Contest Rules & Help:

• Create a project or card using the FREE digital images found below... Just RIGHT CLICK the images and save to your desktop! :)
• Once you create your project... email with a subject line of "July Contest" and a picture of it along with your first and last name to: Neva@TreehouseStamps.com
• Include a link to you blog if you have one.
• All Entries MUST be submitted by August 29th @ 12:00am! The winner will be announced on September 2, 2010.
  

Questions about Digital Images?

Do you have questions on how to use digital images? I have made two tutorials showing you how to use them in GIMP and Photoshop! Gimp is a FREE downloadable program for Windows and there is also one for MAC users! :) Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have!

• Gimp Tutorial
• Photoshop Tutorial

We look forward to seeing your creations!!! :)

So here is this month's contest image:




Just right click to save this darling image then print and create.

This is what I made using this darling image, now show us what can you do with it?

My image was printed on white then colored with copics to match the Basic Gray dp used.

Need more inspiration? Hop on over to the Treehouse Stamps Blog to see what some of the other DT members made using this image.