Spring Teapot ft. Craftin Desert Divas

EDIT: Honorable Mentions at CASology

Hi and welcome! Lately I've been playing with my digital stamps and thinking of different ways to use them creatively, and I thought I'd share the result with you today. I combined the teapot image from Brewing Coffee with the lilies from Lamb in Basket. Since they are digital, it's easy to erase the face of the tea pot and replace it with the resized lilies. The end result is kind of similar to that of the masking technique.

The color scheme is inspired by this challenge mood board from Cupcake Inspirations.

I colored the image with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens. Then I added a coat of Wink of Stella to some parts of the tea pot to create the shimmery effect.

I was inspired by CASology's "Text" challenge and decided to do something different with the sentiment. Yup, it probably has caught your attention already: This punny sentiment is pouring out of the teapot! I really love how it turned out, and I hope you enjoyed it, too! Thanks for visiting. :)

Challenges Entered: 

    

Cupcake Inspirations: Birthday with a Twist / CASology: Text / Uniko: Spring
  
Cas-ual Fridays: No Dies Allowed / Paru's Challenges: ATG

Coffe Grinder ft. Craftin Desert Divas

Have you checked Craftin Desert Diva's new digi release yet? A bunch of new coffee themed digis have been added to the store. I snatched the Daily Grinder digi up right away and made this CAS card.

I colored the image with Copics and added glossy accents to some of the details. Then I sponged Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks onto a circle die cut and adhered it to the colored image. I wrote the sentiment with a black pen and that finishes off the card!

Challenges Entered: 

7 Kids: ATG (I used glossy accents and Copic markers)

Let's Sail-ebrate! ft. Craftin Desert Divas

EDIT: Top 3 at Addicted to CAS

Good morning! Here is my second entry for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. I was inspired by the beach theme and the colors from Challenge 322's mood board. (Shown below)



I decided to create a small ocean scene and started out by sponging the sunset background. The distress inks I used are Ripe Persimmon, Dried Marigold, Tumbled Glass. 


Then I distressed Salty Ocean onto 3 wavy die cuts and layered them to create the waves. I also spritzed them with pearlized water so they have the shimmery look you see here in the picture. The images I colored today are digital stamps from Craftin Desert Divas. I used Navy Boy and Surf Boy. After adhering all of the pieces together, I wrote the sentiment with a black pen. I hope you enjoy this CAS and slightly masculine card. Thanks for stopping by! 

Challenges Entered: 
    
Cupcake Inspirations: Birthday with a Twist / Addicted to CAS: Seaside / 7 Kids: ATG (I used Distress mini inks and Copic Markers)

 Paru's Challenges: ATG

Sweet Baker ft. Craftin Desert Divas

EDIT: Top Picks at Cupcake Inspirations 

Hello and welcome! I really love this Sweet Baker digital stamp from Craftin Desert Divas so I decided to make a bright and cheerful birthday card using this lovely image. The color scheme and the cake image are inspired by Cupcake Inspirations Challenge mood board. (Shown below) 




For the background, I die cut two white panels with the Fancy Frame dies. Then I masked four different areas from left to right and sponged Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio distress inks respectively. I also spritzed some pearlized water for some shimmer and used water droplets to create the faded effect. 


I colored both of the images with Copic markers. It is my first time trying the flicking technique to color hair and I'm actually quite pleased with the result. I'm still relatively new to these markers and I definitely have a lot more techniques to learn, but I'm slowly getting there. I finished the card by handwriting the sentiment with a black pen and embellishing the card with some sequins, rhinestones and a strip of gold glitter cardstock. I hope you enjoyed this card. Thanks for stopping by and have a sweet day!

Challenges Entered:
    
Cupcake Inspirations: Birthday with a Twist / 7 Kids: ATG (I used Distress minis, Copic markers and glossy accents) / Little Miss Muffet: ATG

Paru's Challenges: ATG

Lamb with Flowers ft. Craftin Desert Divas

Hello! I'm sharing my second post for Craftin Desert Divas March Social Media challenge. I was inspired by the bright colors and the flower wreath on the top left hand corner in the mood board. 

I colored the Lamb with Flowers, the Butterfly Garden digis and the blue background with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens and Copics. Then I fussy cut all of my images. I also used some cotton to create the wool on the lamb. It's a super bright and colorful card, and I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges Entered: 
  
SSS Monday: Handmade Flowers / Pink & Main: Spring / 7 Kids: ATG (I used glossy accents and Copic markers)

Uniko: Spring (Optional Twist: Easter)

CAS Butterfly Doodle ft. Craftin Desert Divas

EDIT: Top 3 from Addicted to CAS. Top 3 from Pink & Main.
  
This is a card I made for a kid's card drive using Craftin Desert Diva's Butterfly Garden stamp. The rainbow colors aren't very realistic for a butterfly, but I hope it will brighten up a little kid's day. :)

    
 Addicted to CAS: Doodle / Pink & Main: Spring / 7 Kids: ATG (I used R27, R29 Copic markers)

Uniko: Spring

Easter Bunny ft. Craftin Desert Divas

EDIT: Lucky winner at Krumspring and Top 3 at Creative with Stamps

Good evening! I'd like share with you a card I created for Craftin Desert Diva's March Social Media challenge. I was inspired by the pastel colors and the easter eggs from the mood board. The sketch was inspired by one of Krumspring DT's cards. (Shown below)

  

The digital stamp I used is called Bunny Painting Easter Egg. In the original file the bunny's painting a rather small egg. I decided to enlarge and print out a larger one for him to color. The ability to resize and manipulate the images is definitely one of the perks of using a digi stamp. So glad I tried it out today. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge Entered:
     
 Pink & Main: Spring / 7 Kids: ATG (I used C1, C3, C5 Copic markers) / Uniko: Spring (Optional Twist: Easter)

Creative with Stamps: Easter