No words. Just Love.

It's time for a new challenge with us on the

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

Penny's Challenge 469

As always, the challenge is Anything Goes.

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The sponsor for this challenge is:

Stampers Delights

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Today I have used the Mime (without flowers) digital stamp from the Paris Cafe Digi Bundle from Stampers Delights, the generous sponsor for this challenge, to make card filled with love, flowers and fancy folds.



It's funny how a design comes to mind when you see an image and I could not stop thinking about the fancy folds of a centre step card, so I started by opening a cut file in Silhouette Studio.  I sized the image to fit on the front panel, added the sentiment (font details below), printed on X-Press It blending card, heat set, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed to size.  It sure takes a lot of markers to colour an image that is mainly white, black and red!

* I have never coloured a mime image before, so I did a little homework by looking in Pinterest.  The images I found were in endless combinations of white, black and red but along the way I saw THIS card.  Although I did not use the colour combination or design for inspiration, I thought the sentiment was perfect for these "troubling Covid-19 virus pandemic times", so I created one using a font from my electronic stash. *

I cut the card base and matting layers using my Silhouette Cameo, adhering them all in place using liquid adhesive.  I punched lots of different flowers, curled the petals and layered them together with liquid adhesive and finished each one off with a sparkling black rhinestone.

The card is 5 1/2" square when folded flat but has
lots of lovely dimension when open and standing on display.

These fancy folds look great, even from the side.
The pics below are small but if you want to see the detail in full screen, just click on the photo.

   

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Penny's Challenge 469
on the
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Stampers Delights :
Mime (without flowers) digital stamp from the Paris Cafe Digi Bundle

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
"No words.  Just love." sentiment - font used - Lily Bloom Regular font
this was included in a free font bundle from The Hungry JPEG

Copic markers - beret-neckerchief-hanky-braces - R22-24-27-29
Copic markers - hair & eyebrows - E40-41-42-43-44
Copic markers - face & gloves shadows - C00-0-1
Copic markers - makeup - 100 + R27
Copic markers - skin (end of eye & neck) - E000-00-02
Copic markers - lips & mouth - R24-27 + E08-9-13
Copic markers - eyes - B01-02-04
Copic markers - shirt stripes - black Multiliners 0.1-0.3
Copic markers - trousers - T5-7-9-10
Copic markers - shoes - black Multiliner 0.1 + C00-0-1 + R22-24-27
Copic markers - shadows - W0-1-3-5
Kaisercraft - 12x12 weave cardstock - snow + coal + crimson
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID 64594
Square Center Step Card Basic by Lori Whitlock
Fiskars - assorted flower punches
black rhinestones - to finish off the flowers
pink heart rhinestone - coloured with Copic 100 black marker
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the flower layers & flowers

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Sending a big Thank You to Stampers Delights for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge 469 on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 8 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - April Challenge – Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 566/7 -  Something Old, Something New
something VERY old - my flower punches, something new - digital stamp

As You Like It Challenge - Animals or People - which is your favourite and why?

Although I love all kinds of animals (feathers, fur and scales), people are my favourite because I MISS HUGS and I find them easier to colour than animals.

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Spring Fling

CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #113 – Add A Flower / Flowers

Classic Design Challenge Blog - Challenge #4 – 4th Birthday
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 13 – Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - April Anything Goes #74
Crafty Catz - Challenge #501 – Anything Goes optional twist: Colour Theme

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge 133 – Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Anything Goes 14th April
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge 185 – Anything Goes optional Marble Background
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #183 – Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Week 14 – Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Add A Flower / Flowers

Incy Wincy Designs - Apr 6 -18 - Footwear anywhere on your creation
Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #210 – Word Prompt: Spring

Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #11 – April Anything Goes
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #132 – For The Girls
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk15 – Anything Goes

Stampers Delights Challenge Blog - April Anything Goes
The Color Throwdown - Color Throwdown #589


The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #4 – Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #146 – Bunnies, Bears and other B’s
B is for Beret, Braces and Bling
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #455 – Include A Moving Part
my moving parts are fancy folds

A Gift For You

*** updated 11.45pm 21st February ***
My tags are finished and I now have some photos to share.
Sending apologies to Lou and the rest of the Southern Girls Design Team.

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge

Anything Goes with Team Lou

Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:

Avery Elle

Krafters Cart

Stampers Delights

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Today I have used the Chibi A Gift 4 U Boy digital stamp by Stampers Delights, one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a birthday gift card tag.

I opened the Chibi A Gift 4 U Boy digital stamp and cut file (details & link below) and sized the image to fit on the front of the tag (instead of the Christmas Tree).   I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, cut with my Silhouette Cameo, then coloured with Copic markers.  I typed the sentiment in a fun font, (details & link below) curved it to fit within the top layer of the banner cut file, printed then cut with my Cameo.  I cut the base and layered sentiment then adhered the layers using liquid adhesive and finished it off with several strands of twine.

"life" gets in the way of even the best laid plans

*** updated 11.45pm 21st February ***

My tags are finished and I now have some photos to share.
Sending apologies to Lou and the rest of the Southern Girls Design Team.

My hands are not co-operating very well at the moment, so I started colouring two image panels to make sure that I ended up with a "mistake free" project to share.  Luckily both panels were completed without any "oops", so of course I had to make a second gift card tag.

   

Here is the light blue tag with the pale orange accents.

Here is the bright blue tag with bright orange accents.

The tags have a pretty front panel and there are notches inside (left) to tuck a gift card.  I created a second panel to mat inside the tag, so that I can write a sentiment.

Did you notice that I used the name of the digital image as my sentiment?

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Anything Goes with Team Lou

on the
Southern Girls Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***

Stampers Delights - digital stamp - Chibi A Gift 4 U Boy
X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - skin - E0000-000-00-02
Copic markers - hair - E30-31-33-35
Copic markers - eye - YG03-25-67
Copic markers - top - YG61-63
Copic markers - pants - B91-93
Copic markers - shoes - R24 + YR16 + C0-1
Copic markers - stack of gifts - YR14-16 + R22-24
Copic markers - shadow - W0-1-3
textured cardstock

Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #52968
3D Chevron Tree Gift Card Tag by Jamie Lane Designs
(note: I replaced the tree with the digital image)
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #261611
ZP Macaroni Salad by ScrapNfonts
assorted twine
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment banner

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Sending a big Thank You to Stampers Delights for sponsoring our

Anything Goes with Team Lou at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 4 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - February Challenge – Anything Goes
AAA Birthday Card Challenge - Game #10 – Cute

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #245 – Anything Goes
Please ignore the post date, card finished and photos added 11.30pm 21st Feb
Classic Design Challenge Blog - Challenge #2 – February 

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 6 – Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - February Anything Goes #72
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Favorite Color Combo Challenge
I have lots of favourite colour combos, today is blue and orange, so cheery together
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge 181 – Anything Goes optional Embossing
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #180 – Anything Goes
Please ignore the post date, card finished and photos added 11.30pm 21st Feb
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Week 6 – Anything Goes

Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges - Challenge #469 – For A Child

Incy Wincy Designs - Feb 17th to 29th – Anything Goes
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #8 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk7 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Add A Sentiment
Stampers Delights - February Challenge - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #2 – Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #415 – For The Boys
Time Out Challenges - Challenge #155 – Inspired By Words

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #84 - Bingo

*** see end of post for special surprise ***

It's time for another challenge at the Crafty Gals Corner.

This week we are playing BINGO for Challenge #84

Here is the bingo card we are using to inspire your project.

Today I have used the Chastity Steam Punk 2 digital image from Scrapper's Delights, our fabulous sponsor for the challenge this week.

NOTE: I have "flipped" the image as I wanted Chastity to be facing in towards the clock.

My BINGO line is Designer Paper + Hand Colored Digi + Die Cuts / Punches.

I also have some metallic flower beads that I'm calling a little Bingo Bonus

This is my first attempt at Steam Punk and I confess, it was a challenge to start with.  After a little homework via the wonderful "www" I think it is a fun style.

I layered two large cogs over the smaller clock in the large decorative die cut piece, then I aligned two smaller cogs with the teeth of the larger cog and adhered them in place.

   

Check out Chastity in her fancy blue dress and hat adorned with fabulous feathers.

I coloured her with Copic markers, along with some Gel Pens (details below).

I added a dollop of Glossy Accents to her clock and goggles to give them a glassy finish.

Here is a close-up pic showing the dimension and shine of the Glossy Accents in her goggles.  I think it adds a fun touch to them and to her clock face.

... one last pic with the card closed, showing how the die cut elements were combined together with this cute digital image..

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Chastity Steam Punk 2 digital image from the Scrapper's Delight Store

NOTE: I have "flipped" the image as I wanted Chastity to be facing in towards the clock.

Copic markers - face - E50 E51 E53 R01

Copic markers - eyes - YG17 G46

Copic markers - hair - E34 E35 E37

Copic markers - hat - C1 C3 C5 C7, band E49

Copic markers - feathers - R32 R35 R37

Copic markers - dress - B93 B95 B97

Kaisercraft - Metallic Gel Pens - goggles, earings, necklace & clock

Glossy Accents - goggles and clock

foam sheet - fussy cut layer under Chastity for dimension

Kaisercraft 6 1/2" paper Pad - Velvet Ensemble

Sizzix Big Shot

Kaisercraft Decorative Die - Vintage Clocks (also at Spotlight) 

Kaisercraft Decorative Dies - Cogs (also at Spotlight)

metallic flower beads - decorative accents inside the cogs

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Sending a big Thank You to Scrapper's Delights for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for sponsoring Challenge #84 with the Crafty Gals Corner.

  

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*** SURPRISE ***

We have TWO challenges on the Crafty Gals Corner Blog this week!

You can read all about Challenge #85
on my next project & post HERE
or visit the Crafty Gals Corner Blog.

HAPPY Crafting :)