ADFD new release and challenge #19

Greetings!
Happy Friday!!!  Today is the new release and challenge for ADFD.  Tammy has outdone herself once again and have presented us with some GORJUSS creations.  Thank you to everyone who participated in the sketch challenge, it was a blast.  The challenge that begins today is add a splash of color to a black and white design.  Here's the release images and my creation...

There were so many possibilities for these gorgeous images and it wasn't until I read the name of the image, that I decided on what I wanted to do.  I chose the "Orange Lady" to make my creation; however, I didn't know that was her name when I chose her.  lol  I used one of the gorgeous flowers on the inside of my card.  Orange isn't a color that I work with often, but my last card turned out to be orange and now this one. Could orange be my new purple? Nah!

Also, this card reminded me of highschool...black and orange were my school colors. I really love how this turned out and will definitely have to snag some more of these. :-D

Well, here's my creation and I would love to see what you come up with so head over to the ADFD store and snag one (or all) of these beauties and join us for our black/white with a splash of color challenge.

Have a blessed and safe Memorial Day weeknd...

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

Twisted Triangle Tutorial Card

Greetings!

Wow, what a mouth full!  I recently made a card for CDAC's embellishment challenge, which Create with TLC sponsored.  If you are not familiar with CDAC, go check it out.  It is a fun place with lots of cool digi companies.

Well, a lot of people asked me for the tutorial for this card so I have put one together for you.  However, I must say that this card wasn't birth from my creative imagination.  I actually had a tutorial to make a star-shaped card and I totally misread it and ended up with my twisted triangle card. lol  I keep looking for the link to the star-shaped card, because it is cool, but can't find where I got it from.  I really must learn to print things off the computer, but I don't like to kill trees if I don't have to and unfortantely, it wasn't in  a printable format.  Anyway, I said all this to say that my card was inspired by the star-shape card and I don't want the owner of that card to think that I was stealing their idea.

The tutorial I came up with is slightly different from my pic below, because I was designing from memory (and I wanted it to be distinctly different from the other card). lol  There are so many possibilities for the finished project of this card.  I will try to post another card using this toot this weekend.   I created two cards using the directions of the tutorial and they worked well.  I will caution you that when you are scoring the tips, make sure that your cardstock is aligned properly or else your scoreline will be crooked.  In the card below,  I used ribbon to hold it close and to serve as the stopper for the sentiment or image. 

If you would like the tutorial, please email me at cardsbycandy@yahoo.com (put TTToot in the subject line).  I would love to see what you create and if you find any glitches in the instructions, please email me and let me know.

Please don't share this toot with anyone, but instead have them email me. :-D 

Now get to creating...

Remember:  Be nice to crafters...we carry sharp items and we know how to use them!!

Scrapper's Delight Design

Greetings!

Today is hump day!!  Woohoo...two more days until the Holiday Weekend.  I definitely need the time off.  I have a pile of crafting toys that I want to play with.

I want to share with you a creation I made for Janice, the owner of Scapper's Delight Designs.  I've showcased some other designs from Janice; however, now she is selling digital stamps.  Yep, she has turned her colored images into beautiful digital stamps!  I am so excited for her, because I LOVE these images and have enjoyed playing with them. 

Aren't they simply beautiful?!!!  Well, I sure think so.  Here's a creation I made using the beautiful "Papillons Grace."

Okay, now that I have teased you...I must tell you that Janice is offering TWO free images from the Papillion Grace collection.  Just head over to her site and download them.  Don't forget to leave some love.  :-D

Now get to creating...

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

NettieG's In Childhood Fantasy Challenge

Greetings!

What's your fondest childhood memory?  Mine would be playing with my sisters up in our attic (we had a HUGE attic) and I was the teacher and they were my students.  We would have a blast up there. :-D  Anything to do with learning is what I fantasized about.  I would spend hours and hours on adventures in books.  I imagined going to the places I read about when I was older. 

Nettie G would like you to recall a childhood fantasy and use it to inspire your creation.  I chose "Shawn" because he reminded me of my fantasy to go on adventurers.  The sentiment I used was written by me a while ago and it states,

"Do not follow in someone else's footprints.

Instead follow in their shadow and create your own footprints." ~ME



I wonder at what point do we stop fantasizing about adventurer, fun, and all that gave us joy as a child?  I would venturer to guess that it was probably when we paid our first bill.  Having to fork over money has a way of making you face reality (at least some of us).  lol 

Oh well, the rules of this challenge is that you can use any image you like..and you recieve 1 entry in the drawing.  However, if you use Nettie G's images, you 2 entries in the drawing or use either of the 2 featured images..and you get 2 entries.  The winner of the challenge will recieve a Nettie G image.  If you win the challenge using Nettie G's image, you win 2 images.

So, dust the cobwebs from your brain and recollect your childhood memories and join us for the challenge.  Don't forget to share in your blog post what your childhood fantasy was.

Now get to creating...

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunties for creativity! ~ME

ADFD New Release - Cinderella

Greetings!

I hope your Friday is starting out well. I woke up to a sky full of sunshine and some awesome warm weather. :-D

It is time for the new releases over at ADFD and Tammy is continuing with the fairtytale theme. She brings to you today "Cinderella." This is truly a classic and the storyline has been used over and over again in several different movies, tv shows, etc. Today I bring to you my creation using the new release image "Fairy God Mother." However, before I get to that I would like to share with you this funny pic my co-worker sent me that ties in perfectly (I think) with this week's images.

What a coincident, huh?  lol  Well, okay on to the business at hand.  There are several images in this set and to see all of them, you can visit the store. 

 For my creation, I created a diorama card.  These are really fun and easy to make.  I wanted it to appear that she was staring off at her Fairy God Mother with her mice friend's by her side.  As you can also see, I split the image as well.  You must check out the Design Team's creations because once again they have outdone themselves.

Don't forget to submit a card using one of ADFD's images for the sketch challenge that is taking place now.  You could win one of these beautiful images. :-D

Now get to creating...

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

CS Designs Nature Color Challenge...

Greetings!

Today I want to share with you a creation I made using an image from CS Designs for their Nature Challenge over on PCP.  Chris, the owner is a real sweetie and I have been wanting to get my hands on some of her images for a while.  Well, recently she came out with these adorable Babushkas and during a blog hop I won one and then I had to have some more.  I have lots of ideas for these little cuties, but for this challenge I decided to do a hinge card.

As you can see the colors are yellow, brown and green.  This was a fun card to make and I was so happy that I could play with my Babushka finally. 

Thanks for looking...

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

ADFD New Release - Mucha Style Flowers - Sketch Challenge

Greetings!

Well, it appears that Blogger is back up and running (fingers crossed).  I want to quickly (in case it goes down again) the new release from ADFD and the sketch challenge for the new challenge.

Tammy has created these gorgeous flowers inspired by Alphonse Maira Mucha, which is one of her favorite artist. 

They are all so wonderful, but I decided to use the bachelor buttons for my creation.  If you know me, you know that I don't know one flower from the next with the exception of a rose and daisy. lol  This week we are using a sketch from the Deconstructed Sketch for our challenge. 

As you can see I kept it simple this time around (just some sparkle on the flowers) and my pearl beads.  I loved the simplicity of these flowers and really wanted them to shine.  Also, you will notice that my rebel (but not rebellious) came out and I put the sentiment in a different spot; however, I hope the positioning of my watermark made up for it. lol  Anyways, these beautiful flowers are a must-have so run on over to the ADFD store and snag them up and don't forget to come play with us over at the challenge as well.  Can't wait to see what you come up with.  NOTE:  Due to Blogger being down the challenge information may not be updated.  Please continue to check back.  Thank you!

Now get to creating...

 
 
 
 
 

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunties for creativity!