Create with TLC: Wish you were Here!

Greetings!

It is that time of year when people are planning to take trips.  I am planning a couple of get-a-ways myself next month and then again in August.  I haven't been on a "real" vacation in forever!  Some day I would like to take a true vacation out of the country to Italy, Paris and possibly Spain. 

The new flag set that Paulette over at Create with TLC has created is a good highlight of the places that I would LOVE to visit one day.  Check it out...



Flag Set

Here's my creation using the set...

I decided to use this oh so cute digi that I got from Milk and Coffee stamp store.  I have never used thier stamps before, but fell in love with ALL the Madeline stamps so I bought them all. :-)  I made a fairly simple card using a 6x6 dark brown cardstock based, layered kraft cardstock and then two different dps.  I matted my image on pink cardstock.  I added the buckle using the Kraft paper, because it reminded me of an old suitcase buckle.  I then added the 3 of the 4 flags that is in the set along the bottom of the card.  I colored my image using Copic markers.  The sentiment is also from Create with TLC.

You can pick up this set and see how the other DTs used these flags by clicking here.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Party Time Tuesdays:  Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenge:  Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Create with TLC: Color my world FANTASTIC!

Greetings!

I hope that your Saturday has been productive!  I started out the day shopping wich is such a treat, because I finally found some brown sandals at DSW.  I had a certain style in my head and refused to settle for anything less.  I also got a 40% discount so I am happy as can be. :-)  After shopping I stopped by my mom's house to check up on her.  She had told my sister that I must have met a guy because I hadn't been by to see her. lol  I assured her that she would be the first (possibly the second) to know if I met someone.

Well, enough jibber-jabber I am here to show a card I created to thank my sister for designing me a logo.  She is a Graphic Artist and so I wanted to make her an artsy themed card.  I once again called on Paulette over at Create with TLC to create a wordart set for me to use.  She graciously took on the challenge and I am so glad that she did.  She is so sweet. 

Anyway, here's my card...

Mo's Jacqui

I designed the easle card on my Cameo.  I used Kraft cardstock to cut it out and matted using black Bazzill cardstock. 

I colored the image using Copic markers.  I use E11, E13 and E21 for her skin and E25, E27, and E29 for her hair.  I also used C1, C3, B00, B000, E50,E51, E53, E49, and BV02 to color the other items. 

Here's one of the sentiments from Paulette's new Art and Color TLCreations set.  I used my Copic markers to color in the letters that spell Fantastic.  Isn't that a fun font?! 

You can pick this set up and many others from the Create with TLC store.  I can think of so many images from so many different artist that would go perfect with this set.  I am playing around with an opportunity for some blog candy give-a-way involving this set and possibly some other goodies so stay tuned to see how that plays out. 

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Mo's DP2 Challenge:  Thank you

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

TTCRD Challenge: May 21-May 27, 2013

Greetings!

I hope all is well with you today.  It is time for another challenge over at Through The Craftroom Door and it's always anything goes.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Michelle Perkett.  I used her Kissing Fish to create my card.  While this is a Valentine's Day theme card, I think love should be shown all year around so I'm sharing some fishy love with you in this creation.

Here's my fishy love card...

Kissing Fish

I started out with a 6x6 white cardstock using Bazzill cardstock.  I then layered on some red cardstock and two different dps.  I used my MS punch to cut out a white lace border to run across the middle of the card.  I used my Spellbinder's circle heart eyelet die to create the mat for my image and sentiment.  I colored my fishes using Copic markers.  I finished it off by adding some glass gel to the fishes fins and to the hearts.

I hope that you will join us for this week's challenge. 

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (optional: "Sketch*")

Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3C - Always Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu - 2E - Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

 

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

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Challenge Rules

We love seeing your entries each week however, like most challenge blogs we do have rules
that must be followed to keep it fair and fun for everyone. We don’t have a lot of rules, but
please read them carefully. Any entry that is not following the rules will be removed from the
challenge.

No more than 2 entries per challenge allowed - any additional entries will be removed without notice.

No back linking - all entries must be new and not posted prior to the start of the challenge.

All entries must include a link - back to Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog.

Since this is an Anything Goes Challenge we receive a lot of entries each week.

Our DT's will try and make it to your blog to comment however, blog comment areas that

have word verification on will not receive a comment due to the time that this takes.

Create with TLC: Roman Fashion Vintage Collage

Greetings!

I hope your Monday is going well.  I am popping in with a card I designed using my Cameo for a vintage collage image from Create with TLC.  I like how this card turned out and will be using this design on future cards.  I have an entire list of sympathy cards that I need to make (unfortnately), a couple of birthday cards and a mother's day card (I know, I said Mother's Day).  I would go out and buy these cards, but the recipients wouldn't be happy with me. 

Well, here's my card using TLC's Roman Fashion Vintage collage image.

True Beauty

I love the how elegant this lady is in the collage.  She screams feminine beauty.  I didn't want to add a lot of color to her so I just used E41, E42 and E43 copic markers to color her dress and umbrella.  The card base, I must admit, was inspired by a card that Heartfelt Creations showed in a card class that was taught at the Megameet Scrapbooking event.  I looked at it and thought I wanted to recreate it using my Silhouette.  I like how it turned out.  The picture in the lower right corner is the front of the card.  The sentiment was aslo created by Paulette for another image I was going to use, but it works perfectly with this one, I think.  :-)

You pick this image up in the Create with TLC store.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Sunday Stamper - JFF - Vintage/Old

Now get to creating...

 

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

MayzyArt Steampunk Lady: Take 2

Greetings!

I hope that you were able to join in on the MayzyArt Blog hop yesterday!  I would like to thank everyone who stopped by and left some love.  It is truly appreciated.

I am back today with another Steampunk lady.  Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of working the Heartfelt Creations booth at the MegaMeet Craft show here in Michigan.  I got to meet Emily Lou and other members of the HC crew.  I truly had a blast.  As payment for my work, I opted to work for product because I would end up spending cash there anyway. :-)  Well, I earned a few of their awesome dies as well as some beautiful stamps and papers.  I also left the booth with tons of inspiration.  If you have never visited their blog, oh my you are missing out.  One of the creations that inspired me was a beautiful tag that one of their DT members created.  I immediately knew that I wanted to make the tag and I wanted to use a Steampunk theme.

You can find my inspiration here and here's my tag.

I used my Cameo to create a black mat for this card.  I used some dp from Quick Quotes Scrapbook Co. which worked really well with the whole Steampunk theme.  I cut out the gears, belt and image on my Cameo and used my Heartfelt Creations Decorative Blossom Corner and 2 Decorative Lattice Swirls from the Timeless Amour Die set.  I used a combination of black cardstock and metallic grey cardstock for the embellishments and matting.  I aslo used white cardstock to cut out the Decorative Blossom corner.  I colored my image using Copics and added glass glaze to her goggles.  I finished my tag off with some embellishments (clocks, keys and glass beads) and a pearl.

I had Paulette from Create with TLC to create an sentiment for me, but once this was completed I had no where to put it.  Therefore, I shall use the sentiment on another creation I am working on. 

Once again, I thank you for looking and commenting.

Challenge(s):

          Scrappy Frogs - M - (May) Anything Goes (ends 1st June)

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Mayzy May Blog Hop

Greetings!

If you landed here from the super talented Jo's blog, then your ship is on the right course.  My name is Candy!  Ahoy Matey and welcome aboard! I am honored and humbled to be a part of this awesome blog hop.  I love MayzyArt images so this is truly a blast for me. 

Today I will be sharing with you a card I made using the adorable "Lorelei" image.  The look on her face makes me think that she is missing someone who set sail and she can't wait for them to return.

Here's my creation using this image...



Lorelei


SECRET WORD IS: 

I designed a shaped card using my Cameo and cut it out on dark blue cardstock from SU.  I layered on some dp from a 6x6 paperpack.  My image was colored using Copic markers Y02, Y06, Y08, B12, B14, B16 (for her clothes and boat) and E11, E13, E21 (for skin), E29, E27, E25, E40 and E41 (for hair and shoes).  I matted her on yellow cardstock to make the image really stand out.  I finished my card off with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and pearls from my stash.  The sentiment, which I think goes perfect with this image is from Create with TLC.

Well, that's all I have to share.  The next destination for you on this voyage is Kim's blog where you are sure to be WOW'd by her creation.  Have fun and leave love!

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Now get to hopping...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Create with TLC: Direction of your heart

Greetings!

Happy Thursday to you!  I can't believe that May is quickly winding down.  I will have a birthday coming up here pretty soon.  Hmmm...maybe some birthday blog candy will be up for grabs. :-)  Also, you will definitely want to pop in this weekend as I join MayzyArt's talented DTs for a blog hop.  There is plenty of yummy goodies up for grabs so you don't want to miss out on hopping with us.  :-)

Today, I want to share with you a couple of cards I made using a freebie wordart from Paulette over at Create with TLC.  I find inspiration everyone and in almost anything.  When I read this sentiment, all kinds of inspirational ideas popped in my head and I still have more to execute. 

Here are my creations...

As you can see, they are really simple cards but the message is powerful.  I cut out the hearts and arrows using my Cameo.  I used Bazzill cardstock on both cards and really didn't have a size or shape in mind.  I just focused on the sentiment and how I wanted to represent it.  I realized that I didn't use any markers on embellies on these cards, once I finished them.  These are truly CAS cards. :-)

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Charisma Cardz Challenge:  No digis allowed
Crafty Creations Challenge:  KISS
The Paper Shelter Challenge:  Anything Goes
Operation Write Home:  Sentiment the focal point
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

MayzyArt's Steampunk Lady

Greetings!  Happy Mother's Day

I pray that you all have a blessed Mother's Day!  If you are fortunate enough to still have your mother here with you, show her LOTS of love.  If your mother is not with you in the natural, she is with you in spirit.  True mothers take their job seriously and they will never leave your side. :-)

I will be sharing a non-traditional Mother's Day card with you today.  I have done cards throughout the month that would be considered "traditional," but the rebel in me wanted to shake things up a bit.  I visited MayzyArt stamp store (thanks Jo Hamm for the reminder of the 50% off sale) and picked up some real beauties.  I am the total opposite of what steampunk is and is probably why I am so attracted to it.  You ask, "what is steampunk?"  Well, this is how it is defined...is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery,^[1] especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.  Okay, that may be the serious definition for it, but I describe it as the perfect match up of hard industrial metal and soft victorian lace.  It is truly two opposite working together to create art.  I truly love it because it appeals to the Gemini in me...opposing twins. :-)

Okay, enough with the history lesson.  Here's my creation using MayzyArt's Steampunk lady and Create with TLC's sentiment.

Steampunk Lady

Isn't she a classic!  I love everything about this image.  I colored my image first this time and then found papers to match her.  I had my Copic markers YR23 and YR24 that don't necessarily blend well together, but I was determined to make them work.  I love this mustard looking color.  I just sat down with this vintage beauty and layered on colors.  I didn't know how it was going to turn out, but loved the finished product.  I hope you do too!  I then thought I needed to make sure that her background tied in with her.  So, I took black cardstock to make my base.  I then layerd on some grey and dp paper from MME paperpack.  I then layerd on aother grey layer and that mustard colored scrolled background is from Bird's blog.  Thanks Bird!  I then cut an umbrella and corner piece using my Cameo.  I wish I would have matted it on black cardstock, but I was out. :-(  Oh well, I still like how it came out.  I finished it off by adding the sentiment from Paulette at Create with TLC and 3D popping my lady on top.  I truly love how feminine it is in a totally different way.

Thanks for looking and commenting!  Happy Mother's Day to my mom, sisters, and everyone else that is fortunate enough to be a mother! 

Challenge(s):
MayzyArt Challenge:  Anything Goes (optional boy theme)

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Mo's DP2 Challenge: CAS

Greetings!

I hope that your Saturday is off to a good start.  Did you remember to buy your mom a card...gift...dinner reservations, perhaps?  Me and my siblings are still working out what it is that we are going to do.  It seems to always be a few of the girls who end up planning everything.  Figures!?  The boys just show up and my mom thinks that they are so thoughtful to have remembered, but little does she know we had to remind them like a bizzillion times. lol  Oh well, that will continue to be our little secret.

Today, I would like to share a CAS card with you that I made for Mo's DP2 challenge.  As you can tell by the title of my post it is Clean and Simple challenge.  A lot of people struggle with CAS cards, because it requires that you sit on your urge to pile on the embellishments and layers of paper and cardstock.  I learned from a fellow crafter, who in my opinion does CAS cards like no body business, that it is important to make sure that your image is colored well or the little bit of dp that you use really stands out.  Since CAS cards are so "bare," in order for them to work the eye will focus on what is there.  In comparison with a regular card, your coloring can be okay, because the eye will have embellishments and other things to distract from it.  Whatever you put on a CAS card, because the focus of the person viewing the card.  Soooo, practice truly makes perfect with CAS cards so I always like to take part in these types of challenges to practice my CASabilities (yep, I made it up). :-)

For this challenge I am entering the card below; however, I was on a roll so I will share two cards with you.

1st Card for the challenge:  "Big Butt?"

Big Butt

I LOVE this image.  I know I say this a lot about Mo's image, but I do LOVE pretty much all of them.  When I bought this image a while ago, I was going to use the sentiment from Paulette at Create with TLC that was "put your big girl panties on."  However, when I went to pull it out to do it for this challenge, I changed my mind.  I looked at how she was looking over her shoulder and then the sentiment above came to me.  I immediately asked Paulette if she could make it for me and promised her that it would be put to good use.  She did and now you can get it as a freebie on her blog.  Hurry while it is still up and check out all the other goodies in her store. Don't forge to leave LOVE!!

I started out with a coral piece of cardstock that I rounded the ends.  The cardstock has texture which is another way to dress up a CAS card.  I layered on white cardstock that I used MS lace punch on both ends and some SU dp on top.  I then used my Spellbinder's die to cut out the sentiment and light blue mat.  I colored this cutie using Copic markers and then went over her undies with a white gel pen.

2nd card:  "God's increase"

God's gives the increase

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Mo's DP2 challenge: CAS
Now get to crafting...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Beccy's Place "My Mother's Day" Rose Card

Greetings!

I am back again with another card using Beccy's Place "Rose Bouquet."  I truly love this set! 

Here's my second card using this set.

Bouquet of Roses

I designed this card so that the roses could be the focal point, because aren't they gorgeous?  I decided to go with my coral - mint green color scheme.  I used coral cardstock from my stash and the dp was from SU (I think).  I designed a gatefold card, based off the shape of the flowers using my Silhouette machine.  I then used my MS lace punch to cut a decorative edge.  I colored my image with Copic markers.  I finished the card off with Stickles.

Head over to Beccy's Place store to purchase the set.  Stop by her blog to see what the other talented DTs have created and check out the challenge, which is Anything Goes for the month of May.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):

• Forever Friends - M / 2W, E3 - Monthly Challenge (May): Anything Goes; Biweekly challenge (1st week): Pastel Colors
• Love to Create - W, 3E - For a Mom or Special Lady
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 2E - (1st week) Anything Goes
• MarkerPOP Challenge - 2W, 2E, C10, must use Markers - (1st week) May Flowers
• Mema's Crafts Monday Challenge - 3E, M, winner is announced on the 15th and on the 30th - (May): Anything Goes and/or Mother's Day and/or May Flowers
• Platypus Creek Digitals - 2W, SIO (freebie available) - (2nd week) Mother's Day
• My Craft Spot - W, 1E - For Mom
• Tammy's Scrapin Corner - W, 2E, F - Mother's Day
• The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - W, cards - Mother's Day
• Victorine Originals - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Mother's Day
• Whoopsi Daisy - W, SIO - Mother's Day or For a Special Lady
• Without Words - M, P10, 3E, CAS, hand-colored image - (May) Floral

Now get to creating...

 

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

TTCRD Challenge - May 7 to May 13

Greetings!

Happy Tuesday!  Today is my first post as a DT member for Through The Craftroom Door and our challenges are always "Anything Goes."  We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I used "Gus the Birthday Reaper" image to create a free standing pop-up card.

Hee's my creation...

I followed the tutorial found here to create the free standing pop-up card.  I started out using grey cardstock and layered on dp.  I designed the tag using my Cameo and colored the image using Copic Markers.  I finished it up by going over the image with gel pens.  I cut the lettering out on my Cameo and used the grey and some red cardstock.  I punched a hole through the top of the tag using my crop-a-dile and colored string using my Copics and ran it through the top.

Make sure that you join us for this week's challenge and check out the rest of the DTs inspiration creations here.

Also the Spring Issue of Through The Craft Room Door (TTCRD) magazine is available now! TTCRD is an advertisement-free online magazine. The current issue features more than 15 step-by-step tutorials and videos, awesome articles from craft rooms to interviews, a slew of inspiration, and a coupon worth up to $48.00 for Copic classes at Color Me Creative Classroom! Are you interested yet? Subscribe! You'll receive 6 new issues per subscription year and have access to all the back issues and over 50 free digis. Right now, purchasing a subscription to TTCRD is like paying less than 40 cents per digi and getting the magazine free! Get yours today at the TTCRD website! http://craftrmdoor.ning.com.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Love to Scrap:  Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody:  Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge:  No squares allowed
Bugaboo Challenge:  Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

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Challenge Rules

We love seeing your entries each week however, like most challenge blogs we do have rules 
that must be followed to keep it fair and fun for everyone. We don’t have a lot of rules, but 
please read them carefully. Any entry that is not following the rules will be removed from the 
challenge.

No more than 2 entries per challenge allowed - any additional entries will be removed without notice.

No back linking - all entries must be new and not posted prior to the start of the challenge.

All entries must include a link - back to Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog.

Since this is an Anything Goes Challenge we receive a lot of entries each week.

Our DT's will try and make it to your blog to comment however, blog comment areas that

have word verification on will not receive a comment due to the time that this takes.

Never Forget

Greetings!

I hope you survived Cinco de Mayo!  I didn't even get a chance to eat a tortilla chip yesterday, because I was so busy.  :-(  I will definitely have to right that wrong this weekend. :-)

Today, I would like to share with you a tag I designed using an elephant silhouette image I found on the net and Create with TLC's awesome wordart.  You may have seen this posted on Paulette's blog already, but if you haven't then here it is...Never Forget Tag.

I am really enjoying working with silhouettes (and the Cameo Silhouette), because I can use dp and use the same image, but several different ways.  I really liked this elephant.  He seemed happy walking along so I decided to create some grass at his feet and let him go for a stroll.  I added the heart, because I was originally thinking about asking Paulette to create me a sentiment that said, "Never forget how much I love you," or something like that.  However, when looking through my Create with TLC stash of goodies, I came across this sentiment, which was perfect.  I've said it before, Paulette must be a mindreader because she always has the perfect wordart for what I need.  I matted pink cardstock behind white.  I used a sponge to add a blue sky and popped my elephant on top.  I also matted my elephant and cloud with a grey cardstock.  I used my crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the top of my die and ran string through it.

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
Eclectic Ellapu - 2E - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (optional Gift Packaging)
One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Anything Goes

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!

Mother's Love

Greetings!

Whew...it is May and Mother's Day is approaching rather quickly.  My mother's name is Rosie so I always have roses delivered to her on Mother's Day, Sweetest Day, Valentine's Day and her birthday.  I didn't think that she really noticed.  I knew she was appreciative, but I didn't think that she picked up on when I sent them.  This past Valentine's Day I was sick and forgot to arrange for the delivery.  She told my sister that she was looking for her flowers from me and they didn't come.  My heart broke a little when I heard that, so I bought her a vase filled with fresh cut gerber daisies (which she loves as well).  They were beautiful Spring colors and all joy was restored to both me and my mom.  I have automatically scheduled the deliveries with the florist so no matter what, Rosie will have her roses.

Here's my creation...

Mother's Love

I used grey cardstock to create this cardbase.  I layered on black cardstock and then SU dp.  I used Carlos to cut the image out and loved how it was able to get every intricate detail of this silhouette.  I used my Martha Stewart punch to cut out the lace layers.  I added some pearls and ribbon to tie everything together.  The awesome sentiment came from Paulette at Create with TLC.  It really completes this little scene of a child handing his mommy a rose.  *tear* 

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Challenge(s):
The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E - (1st week) Mother`s Day (ends 11th May)
Creative Stamp Friends - 2W - (1st week) Mother's Day
    

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in cardmaking, only opportunities for creativity!