FBW #198

Is it really Wednesday already? Wow! How did that happen! LOL! Since it’s Wednesday that means it’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge! Be sure to check out the blog to see how you can play along! and don’t forget to visit my Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration--links on my sidebar!
This week our challenge is to create a birthday card with our butterfly, fairy or angel.
I can’t get enough of these Susana Loves Stamps Eyes of Beauty and Dreams stamps! Today I used Rockstar Eyes “Alex”. So fun that she’s named after my DT Sister, Alex!
I played around with my Luminarte products again! I used the negative space of a few punched out butterflies to create my background behind Rockstar Eyes “Alex”. Then I stamped over them with an old TAC set, Well Defined Backgrounds with Archival ink. To finish the background I went over it all with DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter paint in Ice Crystal and distressed the edges.

 
The little details~ Rockstar Eyes “Alex”, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Luminarte Teal Zircon Primary Elements Mica Powder, Multi-medium gloss, Luminarte Pink Grapefruit Silk Glaze, Jet Black Archival ink, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Diamond stickles, TAC Well Defined Backgrounds,

Let the creativity flow…

Have you ever been in a creative rut? That’s what has been going on with me lately. I’ve been blogging for years, making cards for years, the same kind of things..for years.  I thought a few breaks would help and in a way they did but I still just felt blah when it came to creating.

I have been challenged to improve my coloring skills and that has helped a little bit. But I still felt in a rut. Crazy thoughts crossed my mind like I should stop blogging, stop creating. But I knew in my heart that wasn’t going to happen, I love to create.

And then Susana got some new products in. And I rolled my eyes as they are more “mixed media” type products. Not for me I said. As I’ve always said about mixed media/altered/Tim Holtz type products/styles-not for me.

And then I tried a few of the new products.

I can’t explain the sparks that started flying in my brain. The happy giddy giggles I use to get that started to come out.  The desire to create and play and create came back with a force.

So instead of continuing to label myself..I gave myself permission to embrace it and let it flow. I even signed up for an online class with Tim Holtz!

I’m excited! and the biggest thing is that I want to create again! I may not fully embrace the total mixed media/grunge type style but I can find my own fun, Danni style!

So I hope you’ll stick with my on my new creativity journey!

Here’s my first project using my most favorite glitter paints and templates.

a little better view of the sparkle

  

The little details~ Crafter’s Workshop Fish Scales Template, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Simply Gorjuss Rose (I don’t see her at SCACD where I got mine but there are several other Gorjuss Girls to choose from), Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, flower, CTMH retired ribbon,

Copics~ E000, E00, E11, R30, R20, E23, E25, E27, E29, BG05, BG02, BG01, V12, V15, BG07, V91, V93, V95

Flower Fairy

Loved the latest release at Some Odd Girl-Fairies! You know I had to have them.
This is Flower Fairy. I think she’s so sweet although maybe a touch mischievous?
I had fun with her wings, used my favorite paint-DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint in Dazzling Red. A few coats and voila’, gorgeous wings!! I seriously {heart} this paint!

 
Oh my!!! Susana is starting to get LOTS of new goodies!! Be sure to check out the store OFTEN!! I spied~

• Gorgeous new paper~ My Mind’s Eye, Teresa Collins, etc~ HERE!
• More paper~ 8x8 Teresa Collins~ HERE!
• and OH MY!! New Prickley Pear Stamps and Dies-I spy BUTTERFLIES~ HERE!

The little details~ digi-Flower Fairy, copics, white pen, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint-Dazzling Red, SU designer paper from my stash, Fiskars border punch, Cuttlebug Peacocks & Leaves set embossing folder, Baker’s Twine, Kaisercraft rhinestones,

Iris in Pink

Finally having a moment to sit down and get one of the images I used in my masking tutorial onto a card! This is the sweet Iris from the Spring Flora Fairies.

For this sweet fairy I sponged ink around her when she was all masked off. I think it gives it a nice effect.

 

The little details~ Iris, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, SEI With All My Heart-discounted right now!!, nestabilities, SU Bashful Blue ink, Martha Stewart punch, SU punch, Crafts-Too Spots embossing folder, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint , stardust stickles,

Shopping Our Stash #28

Time for another Shopping Our Stash Challenge!! Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and also to see the other design team members creations!

This week we’re sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps so again, be sure to check the blog so you can see how you can enter for a chance to win!!

Our challenge this week is~ Digi stamps and/or sentiments- any digital image and/or sentiment OR Recycle something from a greeting card to use on your new project.

I just got this cute Bugaboo digi, Christmas Brat Girl Dress and thought she’d be fun to color up today. Although I must admit, I’m just not feeling the holiday spirit quite yet. Seems like that happens most years…I don’t find my holiday spirit until the holidays are done..LOL! I am trying to keep my holiday cards as flat as possible for easy mailing so not a lot of embellishments on this one!

 

Be sure to visit the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, each day this week, starting today, for lots of FUN!!! Sneak peeks start today by Donalda and Alex and there’s also Blog Candy!!! You don’t want to miss it!! Be sure to mark your calendar for Friday for a fabulous SCACD stamp release and blog hop!

The little details~ digi- Christmas Brat Girl Dress, copics, Zig Wink of Stella gold pen, paper from my older than the hills stash, nestabilities, Maya Road Snowflake Chipboard, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint-Turquoise Sparkle, stardust pen, icicle stickles,

FBW #176

Is it really Wednesday already? Wow, this week is flying by! It’s time to flutter! Be sure to visit the Flutter By Wednesday Blog to see how you can play along this week! And be sure to visit my Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration--links are on my sidebar!

Be sure to also visit our guest designer for the week, Amanda! Love her style!

This week is an open challenge so anything goes as long as it has a butterfly, fairy or angel on it. I’m trying to use some stamps that haven’t seen ink yet so I decided to use the super cute Pergamano Fairies 2 set. Love that SCACD carries such a variety of stamps and products--don’t you?

I messed up a bit on coloring her as I think she was suppose to have socks on with bows but I just gave her pretty bows..hehe! My idea for the layout was inspired by team member Peggy with this card.

 

The little details~ Fairies 2, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Sweet Threads, nestabilities, copic multi-liner, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Martha Stewart punch, Kaisercraft pearls, stickles,

Loli and Shellie

(don’t forget my blog candy- HERE)
I’m so happy to finally be getting a chance to play with the latest oh so cute release from SCACD, Sylvia Zet for SCACD, The Adventures of Loli and her friends and also The Adventures of Poppy and her friends.
Today I decided to play with Loli and Shellie. Seriously, is this not the cutest? I just love these stamps! I also used my new Crafts-Too Spots embossing folder! So fun!!

The little details~ Loli and Shellie, Memento Tuxedo black ink, copics, My Mind’s Eye-Fine and Dandy-Tickled Pink, Crafts-Too Spot embossing folder, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine paint, MFT butterfly die-namic, sticker gems, stickles,

Friendship Rose

I just had to ink up another one of the wonderful Fall Flora Fairies that were released on Friday! I {heart} them!!

Today I’m sharing Friendship Rose with you. Isn’t she a delight? For some reason I picture her talking with a southern drawl and being oh so polite and lady like.

Have you ordered your fairies yet?? You know you NEED them!! Be sure to look around Susana’s store too…I know she’s been busy uploading lots of new things! and don’t forget about the blog candy on the store blog!

I tried something a bit different with this fairy. I sponged on a background of sorts using a Crafter’s Workshop Template. Once I had it sponged and while I still had my mask on the fairy I went over the white spaces with shimmer chalk to fill it in some (Belle came in while I was chalking and she said, wow, that’s alot of sparkle!) LOL!!

Since I had so much going on with my little scene, I just kept the card super simple. I spritzed my white base cardstock with Maya Road Mist to add just a bit more sparkle to the card. I also used my Cricut for the border and then the butterflies are Make It Crafty Butterfly Leaves chipboard--oh my word are they so gorgeous, such fabulous work in chipboard! I painted them with my favorite DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultra-fine glitter paint.

You can see the shimmer and sparkle in the next photo~

 

The little details~ Friendship Rose, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, SU inks, shimmer chalks, Maya Road Mist, Cricut Storybook cartridge, Make It Crafty Butterfly Leaves, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint, stickles,

Art Journaling

**Warning--LONG post ahead**
Who knew that two words could gather so many emotions in me! On the one hand I’m TERRIFIED to try this but on the other hand, I’m so intrigued that I can’t stop thinking about it and researching it and looking at it.
So I finally took a first step--hehe, a very baby first step, and asked about it on Facebook, because you know you can find out about everything on Facebook. LOL! I was so pleased at the discussion that ensued and also happy to hear that there were others who were like me, scared to start but scared not to start!!
Here’s a few places that got that spark going for me~

• The Greeting Farm- HeART Journaling
• Dana’s Inspirations
• Oh Bumble is Me
• Deconstructing Jen
• Yeah She Stamps
• Stamping Bella

I think this appeals to me so much because there really are no rules! It allows you to let your inner self out, to do what you want with those hoarded awesome supplies.
As a child I would doodle, nothing that I felt was art worthy but it was fun. I also use to take magazine after magazine and cut out pictures and make collage after collage! My Great-Grandmother was always so supportive of this, always telling me how nice they were, LOL! Ohh, and I just remembered mosaics..I would spend hours cutting out little squares and gluing them down to make pictures..hehe!
After much thought and then throwing caution to the wind, I decided to just jump in and get wet with this art journaling!
I truly hope it is a “no rules” kinda thing as I am going to use the supplies I have at home to start as <gasp> I’m trying to watch my spending. I gave away all my paint when we moved and really don’t even want to spend $$ on a journal so I’m just going to get creative with what I can find in this craft room!
So without more babble, here’s my first art journal page--be gentle-- I am using just plain old cardstock and then will put the pages together with rings or a binder or something after I have a few more. I decided to go with an 8x8 size. I chose cardstock as most of what I will be working with are copics, inks, sparkly goodies and maybe a few other mediums but it should work out for now.
This page actually was sparked in my brain when I saw the uber cute digi, Searching, from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO. Thought it would be the perfect cover/intro to my art journal as I seem to always be searching for who I am and what I mean to the universe!

  

 
I have to say, the hardest part for me is the randomness of it all. I am such an order freak that it was so hard to be random..but I can see that I might start to like it..hehe!
I really had fun with this and can see an addiction forming as I have tons of ideas rolling around in my head. If I continue, I can see an actual journal would be beneficial along with some other supplies--maybe that will be one of my birthday wishes!
Thanks for sticking with me through this marathon post!! Why not go create something for YOU!!
The little details~ digi-Searching, copics, copic multi-liner, SU markers, Crafter’s Workshop mini flutterby template, SU pretty in pink ink, SU beautiful wings die, Martha Stewart punches, TAC retired Sentimental Shapes and Well Defined Backgrounds, Taffy Smooch, DecoArt Ultrafine Glamour Dust Celebration Pink paint,

Pixie Pearl

I found this lil’ Pixie in my digi folder just waiting to come out and be colored. She’s from Pixie Dust Studio.
I colored her hair pink just to make my friend, Sheila, smile as she loves to do fun colored hair!!
I also just checked the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge and was pleased to see it’s an Anything Goes week so I’m entering sweet Pixie Pearl into that challenge!

You can see the shimmer in this photo from my favorite DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint…LOVE that paint! 

The little details~ digi-Pixie Pearl, copics, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint, scraps of paper, Craft Concepts Secret Garden embossing folder, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, sticker gems

Peeker 2 Collection Release Day!

Are you ready for some shopping? Time to get your new Peekers 2 Collection by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD!! Yep, today’s the day they are ready to be shipped out to you!

Be sure to check out the SCACD store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see the list of design team members and guests who are showcasing these images today for lots of inspiration before you buy! If you are visiting in order, you should have arrived from Elaine’s fabulous blog! and then after here you’ll head onto Janiel’s amazing blog!

Remember there are 2 adorable images that weren’t shown this week in the sneak peeks so you know you’ll want to see them!

After you have a looksie at all the inspiration posts, remember to head on over to SCACD and for our international friends, Quixotic Paperie to get your Peekers now!

Today I am showing the uber cute Sweet Cheeks Peeker today. Isn’t she just total cuteness overload?

You can see the shimmer in this photo…I thought this was a fun way to “shadow” her!

The little details~ Sweet Cheeks Peeker, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Echo Park Springtime, lace, Kaisercraft pearls,

FBW #161- Swan Song

Happy Wednesday! It feels more like a Monday to me since Sam was off for four days and just went back to work today. I’m excited that his leave time starts on Saturday! Can’t wait to have lots of family vacation time fun!
Had to share this fun photo I took on the fabulous 4th of July--love my family!

With all we’ve been doing as a family I just haven’t had the time to visit you all and leave comments…I really appreciate you stopping by and leaving me some and I’ll be around more faithfully at the end of Sam’s leave--around the 25th of July.
This week’s Flutter By Wednesday Challenge is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and is an open challenge so be sure to visit the blog to find out all the details!!

The Flutter By Team were given some digi’s to work with so be sure to visit all the team for lots of inspiration--links are on my sidebar.
I chose to use this gorgeous Swan Song image…it just seemed so magical and so pretty!!

The little details~ digi- Swan Song, copics, cuttlebug script embossing folder, bella baubles, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine glitter paint, diamond stickles, Viva Decor Glitter liner, 
I’m really going to try to do better at listing my copic colors--still trying to figure out what is the easiest way for this so thank you for being patient with me!
copics~ skin- E21, E00, E000, cheeks- E02, water- BG05, BG01, BG000, lily pads/flower stem- YG09, YG06, YG03, sky- BV01, BV00, water lily- Y13, Y11, Y00, swans- C1, hair- E27, E25, E23, leaves/vines on frame- G16, G14, flowers on frame- R89, R85, R83, R81, dress- R29, R27, R24, R22, shoes- R29, R24, wings-R22, R30, border- BV04

Buzz!!

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Trying to use up some of my images that I have printed or stamped out, this cutie called out to me..I heard buzz, buzz, buzz which I believe translates to color me and create a card with me!!

Her name is Bee Tia and she’s from Some Odd Girl. Totally cute, no?

I think I must have printed her on the wrong paper though as I had the worst time getting my copics to blend and the ink bleed a bit…gotta be more careful about what paper I grab in the future!!

The second photo shows the shimmer and sparkle as I couldn’t get it to show up in the other photo!

 

The little details~ digi-Bee Tia, copics, nestabilities, copic multi-liner, embossing folders, black dew drops, DecoArt Glamour Dust ultrafine glitter paint,

I have to share also what my sweet kids gave me. Those who are friends with me on Facebook have already seen this but I just had to share again.

Every weekend Belle comes in my room and requests stamped images. Today Matthew came in and requested some, which was odd but okay.

He came back with this~

Next Belle came in and gave me this picture--she didn’t see Matthew’s so I know it wasn’t to out do him…I am so truly blessed!

 

FBW #158--Going Dotty!!

A fun challenge this week at Flutter By Wednesday! We’re going dotty!! Show us those polka dots with your butterfly, fairy or angel!! Be sure to visit the FBW blog to find out all the details so you can play along!! Also be sure to check out the Flutter By Team to see lots of dotty fluttery inspiration!! You can find their links in my sidebar.
I chose to do a very simple one layer card this week as I somehow thought I was superwoman and overscheduled myself..LOL!! But that being said, sometimes I really like one layer cards as they really focus on the image.
I did have to add some butterflies as mister ink spot decided to appear..sigh..LOL! and then it just didn’t look right…so I tried adding the border…and I still just don’t like it but was afraid to add more. Guess we can’t always make masterpieces, right?

The little details~ MFT Believe in Magic, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, copic multi-liner, white ultra fine tip sharpie paint pen, butterfly punchies--in my stash from previous projects, DecoArt Glamour Dust ultrafine glitter paint, stickles, prismacolors, OMS,

Clean and Simple for FBW

Slowly getting caught up on the days my mojo was hiding. Here’s my card for this week’s Flutter By Wednesday challenge which is Clean and Simple.
I used a cute digi from Tiddly Inks, Lilli Claire Makes a Wish. I love the look of white on white cards so that’s what I went with so that just my image is colored and stands out and of course, there’s some sparkle..hehe!

I hope to get around and visit you all soon, thank you for visiting me! I really appreciate it!!
The little details~ digi- Lilli Claire Makes a Wish, copics, ultra fine tip white sharpie paint pen, embossing folders, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultra Fine Glitter Paint, stickles, Viva Decor Glitter Liner,

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge-Back in Time

It’s time for another Pixie Dust Studio Challenge! This week we are going Back in Time and we want to see a Vintage style creation! Be sure to visit the blog to see all the details and to see the other pixies creations!

This week is special too because tomorrow there is a new release!! You can check out some sneaks on the Pixie Dust Studio Blog!

This release is so fun!! Today I’m showing one of the images, Circus Princess. I must admit though, this challenge really threw me, totally out of my box but here’s what I came up with~

The little details~ digi- Circus Princess, copics, Bo Bunny Timepiece collection, Tonic Tim Holtz distressing tool, Bo Bunny Trinkets-Timepiece, flower, Petaloo leaves, pearls, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint,

Harmony Mermaid

I found this gorgeous mermaid, Harmony Mermaid by Michelle Perkett in my colored images waiting to go onto a card. I truly {heart} how I colored her so I kept the card very simple to show her off. 

The little details~ digi-Harmony Mermaid, copics, Couture Creations Drifting Endless embossing folder, SU little leaves sizzlit die, Petaloo mini fabric flowers, DecoArt Ultra Fine Glamour Dust glitter paint,