Butterfly Tag

Butterfly Tag

I created this tag using GIMP. I am a beginner so this was a challenge to me. The butterfly images came from the Graphics Fairy and the background piece is from one of my Flickr groups. I melded the three images together using the Gimp Program. I further embellished my tag with three fasteners, lace, red rhinestones, glitter and fibers.

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Hooked on Crafts - #6 things with wings
The Crafty Pad - #136 distressing & tearing
I Did it Creations - #70 nature
Just Some Lines - anything but a card
One Stop Craft - anything but square
Crafty Catz Weekly - #97 metal & lace
Charisma Cardz - #34 glitter it
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - #95 anything goes

As always, I encourage you to visit the above-listed sites. You will be happy you did!

Ready for School

School Card

I created this card with a free digital stamp from Designed2Delight. They have a progressive challenge on their blog site. This was such a cute image to work with. I colored the image using "Paint" on my computer. I added some chalk and colored pencils in the small areas. I embellished with glitter, a pink rhinestone and a piece of ruler. I think she looks adorable!

Along with the challenge at Designed2Delight, I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Play - #34 back to school
Sassy Studio Design - #87 back to school
Stamp Insanity - #74 back to school
Totally Papercrafts - #81 back to school
Charisma Cardz - #34 glitter it
Paper Crafting Journey - #17 anything goes
Aud Sentiments - #35 anything goes
Paper Pretties - back to school
Stamp Something - back to school

There are some very creative creations displayed on the above-listed sites. Take a minute and take a look. You will be impressed!

Summer Flowers

Summer Flower Card

This was a fun design from Designed2Delight progessive challenge. The site gives you a free digital Stamp on the first Friday of the month. If you create with it and post to their site, they send you a new stamp on Friday. The freebies are great designs and fun to work with. Check it out!

I colored the design with Paint on my computer. The card is embellished with large seed beads, green glitter and a printed ribbon. I hope you like it.

I am also entering the card in the following challenges:

Paper Creations Ink - #7 flowers
Crafting for all Seasons - #8 Bingo (flowers, glitter, ribbon)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - flowers
AiFactory - anything goes
Paper Playtime - #53 anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #15 anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - #17 anything goes
Designed2Delight - anything goes

The above-listed sites are full of beautiful artwork. Take a peek!

The Three Amigos

Three Amigos Card

I created this card for the August Bella Muse Challenge at Bella Creations. The image is provided by Gecko Galz. It was an old black and white snapshot that I colored with chalks and colored pencils. I added some fabric flowers, rhinestones and real shells to embellish the photo. As soon as I saw the photo I immediately thought the girls looked like "three amigos" enjoying a day at the beach.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

By the Cute and Girly - the sea
DigiStamps4 Joy - #25 bon voyage
Simon Says Stamp & Show - bling
AiFactory - anything goes
Paper Playtime - #53 anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #15 anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - #17 anything goes
Shelly's Images - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Designed2Delight - anything goes

Go to the above listed sites and be ready to be amazed by the design team members submissions. You will be impressed!

Woman with Blue Flowers

Timeless Beauty Card

I created this card for two challenges happening at Bella Creations - Nuances De Couleur and Cartes Classiques. I used a vintage photo from my Flickr Photo Sharing Group. I embellished the card with lace flowers, a blue button, glitter, gems and a blue ribbon. I thinks she looks beautiful.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Design - no sentiment
Sugar Creek Hollow - buttons and bows
Papertake Weekly - Bingo (used blooms, lace, ribbon and gems)
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - #23 petals
Simon Says Stamp and Show - bling
AiFactory - anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #15 anything goes
Paper Playtime - #53 anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - #17 anything goes
Shelly's Images - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Designed2Delight - anything goes

There are a lot of cute paper creations on the above mentioned sites. Take a look!

Ticket to Paradise

Bookmark or Tag

I created this bookmark/tag for a challenge on Bella Creations. I used an image they supplied from Gecko Galz. I love using vintage images in my creations so I really enjoyed crafting this bookmark. The bookmark is embellished with real tickets, netted ribbon, a straight pin, an eyelet and red eye-lash yarn.

I love to read! Reading is a ticket to paradise for me!

I am entering this bookmark/tag in the following challenges:

By the Cute and Girly - the sea
Crafting for All Seasons - #7 tags
Card Cupids - bookmark
Craft your Passion -#71 anything but a card
Creative Craft Challenge - anything but a card
AiFactory - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - #75 anything goes
Paper Playtime - #53 anything goes
Art Impressions Stamps - #28 anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #15 anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - #17 anything goes
Shelly's Images - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Designed2Delight - anything goes

There is so much creativity shown on the above listed sites. Take a peek and you will be happily inspired!

Fall Pumpkin

Fall Card

I created this card for a progressive challenge on Designed2Delight. They provide a free digital stamp on the first Friday of the month. If you use the stamp and post your creation on their site, they send you a new digital stamp by email the following Friday. Their designs are really great to work with.

I colored the image with the Paint Program on my computer. I touched up with some chalk and attached a ribbon. The design is so cute I did not feel the need to bling it up.

Along with Designed2Delight, I am entering this card in the following challenges:

AiFactory - anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - #75 anything goes
Paper Playtime - #53 anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #14 anything goes

Check out the beautiful design team work on the above-listed sites. You will be inspired!

Guest Designer

Shy Mouse Card

I was chosen as a guest designer for Quirky Crafts Challenge #17. They supplied me with five digital stamps to chose from by Robyn's Fetish. I chose this shy mouse hiding behind a luscious strawberry. I colored the image with the Paint program that came with my computer. The card is embellished with three red rhinestones, six paper punched polka-dots, a faux stitched patch and a multi-colored ribbon.

Thank you very much to Quirky Crafts and Robyn's Fetish for this fabulous opportunity.

Because I love entering challenges, this card is being entered into the following challenges:

Hooked on Craft - #5 sweet treats
The Paper Shelter - stitching
Frosted Design - animal
Ai Factory - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - #14 anything goes
The Stamp Man - #29 anything goes (summer colors)

There is a lot of eye candy on all of the above highlighted sites. Take a moment to browse. You will be happy you did!

Cupcake Surprise

Birthday Card

I created this card with a free digi stamp from Designed2Delight. On the first Friday of every month you can download a free digital stamp. If you create something with the stamp and post it to their challenge site, you will receive another free digital stamp by email the following Friday. So it's a progressive challenge.

I colored the image with my computer and colored pencils. I embellished the card with pink rickrack and orange sequins. I just love this image and it was so much fun to work with.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Designed2Delight - free August Stamp
A Spoonful of Sugar - #162 happy birthday
Hooked on Craft - #5 sweet treats
Stamp Something - digi day
Card Makin Mamas - #26 birthday card
Birthday Sundaes - birthday card
There's Magic in the Air - animal
Tuesday Throwdown - #61 birthday
Designed2Delight - bling
Divas by Design - #8 birthdays
Ai Factory - anything goes
Craft us Crazy - #14 anything goes

There are lots of great cards, etc. displayed on the above-mentioned sites. Take a few minutes to browse. You will be happy you did!

Red Riding Hood

Altered Jar

Details

This is my first digital collage using Gimp. I created this image for a challenge going on at Bella Creations. They have a group called Debut Des Techniques Graphique with great tutorials to teach you how to use Gimp. If you are interested in learning more about graphic art, this is a good place to start.

The three images I used to create this collage are from the Graphic Fairy. This is a great site for images to use in collages. I merged the three images and added the text "enchanted woods". The image is embellished with seed beads and red rhinestones. Inside the jar there are twigs, stones, netting and tulle to give it the appearance of a items collected in the woods.

I am entering this jar in the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty - #58 alter it
Crafts4Eternity - #30 anything but a card
One Stop Craft - #141 vintage
Karen's Doodles - recycle it
Clear it Out - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - #24 anything goes
Craft us Crazy - anything goes
Digi Doodles Shop's Best - #69 anything goes
Allsorts - #114 free and easy
Craft your Passion - #69 anything goes

Check out the beautiful work done by the Design Teams on these sites and also the challenge submissions. You will be inspired!