Sketch Saturday Challenge #315

Happy Saturday!

Today, Whimsy and Stars Studio is our sponsor at Sketch Saturday. The prize is 4 digital images of the winners choice.

 
Here is Sketch #315:

 My Interpretation:

 

I used the image God Bless America this week.  The printed papers are from Doodle Panty - Stars and Stripes Paper Pack.  The star eyelets are from my stash and one of my first purchases from SU! many many years ago.

Supplies --

Digital Image: Whimsy & Stars God Bless America

Digital papers: Doodle Panty - Stars and Stripes Paper Pack

Cardstock: PTI Pure Poppy and Blueberry Sky

Eyelets

Sewing machine with cream thread

You can see all the DT inspiration and enter our challenge HERE.  Hope you will join us this week.

Challenges:

Brown Sugar: Spots and/or stripes

Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - stitching

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb 

Christmas Cards 2013

Hello All,

Today, I have this year's Christmas cards to show, well the prototype cards.  So happy to have them finished, addressed and ready to mail.  They were actually mailed over the weekend.

I made 3 cards this year.  They are all similar layout, but different images and colors so I was able to use cardstock I had on hand.  The images are pre-colored, since I was making so many - 82 total.

The first used an image and verse from Doodle Pantry - Blessed Christmas.  The cardstock is PTI Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening.  The embossed panel is the image is impression plate called scallops and circles from Taylored Expressions.  I could not find it in their store anymore.  I actually used a different embossing folder for the cards I sent - Goosebumpz "Chain", which looked like burlap fabric to me.  I made 34 of this version.

Card 2 used an image from Deedee Designs - Christmas Cardinal.  The cardstock is PTI Pure Poppy.  The embossing folder shown is Cuttlebug twigs.  The actual folder I used for the cards I sent was Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes.  The embossed panel looked more like the side of a barn.  I made 24 of this type.

Card 3 used an image from Clear Dollar Stamps called Paper Christmas Trees.  CDS went out of business a couple months ago.  The embossing folder is Cuttlebug Mistletoe. Love this folder.  Cardstock is PTI Ripe Avocado.  I made 24 of this one too.

Thanks for stopping by...

Hope you all have a wonderfully blessed Christmas!

Deb

Doodle Pantry - Patchwork Star

Today, I have the Independence Day card I sent to the homebound and family this month.  It is a super simple one so this will be a quick post.  

It is all digital, the papers and image, so all I did was print, cut and assemble.

The image and digital papers are from Doodle Pantry - Patchwork Star and Stars and Stripes Paper Pack which were on sale through July 4th.

Supplies --
Image: Doodle Pantry Patchwork Star
Digital paper: Stars and Stripes Paper Pack
Cardstock: PTI White
Punch: 2.5" circle

Challenges:
Doodle Pantry: Use Doodle Pantry Image
Craft your Passion - Red, White and Blue
Digi Darla's Challenge - Stars and Stripes - Red, White and Blue
Eureka Stamps - Stars N Stripes
Kaboodle Doodle Challenge - Flag colors
Gingerloft - Red, White and Blue
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...
Happy 4th of July!
Deb

Doodle Pantry - He Is Risen

 

Happy Easter!

Today, I have the Easter card I sent to my family and the homebound ministry.  This image is from Doodle Pantry and is called He Is Risen.

I have the uncolored images too, however was in a bit of a pinch for time this year, so I used the pre-colored image and the coordinating digital papers too.  We got a new laser printer, so I had to try out printing in color.  It is nice to be able to print the digital papers myself and the pre-colored image is beautifully done.  The patterned paper was printed on normal copy paper. 

The "Christ is Risen" sentiment is from this set also.  I combined the two images in Photoshop, then saved it out as a new .png file.  I arranged 6 images per page in Microsoft Word and printed it on heavier cardstock.

Inside, I used the "Love's redeeming work is done" and "Happy Resurrection Sunday" digis to create the verse.

Supplies --

Image: Doodle Pantry "He Is Risen"

Patterned paper: Doodle Pantry "He is Risen" digi papers

Cardstock: PTI Kraft and Chocolate, X-Press It

Natural Jute Ribbon

Sewing machine with white thread

Challenges:

Whimsy Stamps - Stitches

Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Simon Says - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Digistamps4Joy - Easter

Belli Challenge - Easter

Crafty Creations - Easter

4 Crafty Chicks - Easter 

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Doodle Pantry - A Loving God

Just a quick post this lovely Sunday - this is my November homebound ministry card going out today.  The verse is from Doodle Pantry and part of a larger set A Loving God.

Inside the sentiment is... Praying for you this Thanksgiving. May you be blessed in a way that brings God's presence closer than you have ever known it.

The cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink, Dark Chocolate and Fine Linen.  The orange/amber gems are also from PTI.  The patterned cardstock is K and Company.

Challenges:

Clearly iStamp - Clean and Simple

Totally Gorjuss - Plain and Simple

My Sheri Crafts - Give Thanks

Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes with sentiment 

Thanks for stopping by...

Praying your day is blessed.

Deb

Doodle Pantry - Rose Duo

Today, I'm playing along with another sketch challenge.  This one is from Sweet Sunday. I used a digi from Doodle Pantry so I can enter into their Challenge #21, use a Doodle Pantry image.  The Sweet Sunday challenge ends March 23rd and the Doodle Pantry challenge ends the 24th, if you would like to play along.  Doodle Pantry offers free digis if you don't have any of their images. Love that!  Check out their Freebies page.

The Doodle Pantry image I used is one I bought last Fall.  It is about time I used it!!  It is in their bargain basket "Rose Duo".  Here is the sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - great layout! 

 

This also gave me the opportunity to use a new spring paper from My Mind's Eye "Dolled Up". 

The image is colored with Copic markers cut out and mounted on a die cut circle. I had hoped to create the one-piece banner using Label 18 as the bottom edge but it just didn't happen like I had envisioned, so I settled for two pieces.  {Sigh}  Perhaps another day I can get it to work.

Supplies -- 

Image: Doodle Pantry Rose Duo

Designer Paper:  My Mind's Eye Dolled Up

Cardstock: PTI Soft Stone, Bazzill Raspberry Splash

Tools: Nestabilities Label 18 and standard circles

Copic Colors: R32, R35, R37, G12, G21, G23, E70, E74

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb