Take a Look!!!

It's that time of the month to look forward to!!!!! It's the digital release time at Clear Dollar Stamps. Today and tomorrow I will show you the cards I created using these wonderful images. First is the Snow Crocus, free with any purchase for the month of October (be sure and grab it up!). I love seeing these beautiful flowers popping up through the snow, letting us know spring is on its way. I tried planting them, however the deer ate them all up, so I have to admire them in photos. Something else to admire are the other DT members previewing this digi, so go check 'em out:

Nancy

Cassie

Sarah

Laurie

This next card makes use of the super fun Eclectic Teapots set. This is definitely a must have because you will want to create with each of the four teapots in the set...they are fabulous!!! I went with the flower teapot, adding color with copics and shine with some Crystal Effects on the flowers themselves. Be sure and get this or any CDS digital set and get creative. Be sure and post your project onto the CDS blog, Clearly iStamp, for your chance at winning a free digi!!! Fun, fun, fun!!! Here are links to the DT who also have samples to show using Eclectic Teapots:

Trudy

Lisa

Sarah

Witches Brew

The internet is a wonderful thing...when it's working!!!!!!! What grief I've been going thru since last nite trying to get this posted!!! Well, here I am now, wishing you all a Happy Wednesday and welcome to our Sweet Wednesday Sketch! Isn't it great!!!!! Our fabulously creative sketch designer, Arlana, keeps comin' up with some goodies!

And speaking of goodies, our sponsor this week, Sassy Cheryl's, is offering the winner of our sketch challenge a $5 gift certificate to her store!!!!! Now how sweet is that!!!!!

I was thrilled when I received this awesome image to use, Witches Brew. How spooky, in a whimsical sorta way!!!!! I used my copic markers in my favorite Halloween colors and used some new DSP I recently purchased. As for the brads, they are sparkly black, and strategically placed to cover up a copic smudge!!! Mistakes are always a reason to embellish!!!! Take a moment to check out all the DT cards because they are fabulous and sure to inspire! Have a great day!

Get Well Soon

I decided to play along with the Featured Stamper Challenge over at SCS today. I decided to case this card from Jenn's gallery. I added an additional layer to the card since clean and simple is new and foreign to me!!! The colors are very similar, Chocolate chip, Baja breeze (both from Stampin' Up) and Pucker Up (from Clear Dollar Stamps). I needed a get well card so I used the set Tea For Two by PaperTrey Ink. I added two scoring lines above and below the sentiment using my Scor-Pal. The ribbon is actually cream, but looks white in the photo.


The countdown has begun...9 days till we leave for Disney World!!! Actually, it's just Phillip and I that are going, and it will be a working vacation for me. I asked Phillip to go with me to keep me company, and, as you could imagine, he was happy to go with his Mom! Meantime, I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row before we leave...and there are a lot of ducks that need lined up!!! Wish me luck.

Be Merry

Wahoo, it's Wednesday!!!! And it can mean only one thing, a new challenge from Sweet Sketch Wednesday. I know I say it every week, but I love this sketch! I know I will be going back to this one time and time again!!! You want to know what else is sweet? Our sponsor this week, Di's Digi Downloads!!!!!

Play along with us this week and you could be the winner of 5 digis from Di's Digi Downloads!!! Be sure and follow along with the rules found on the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog to be eligible for this fabulous prize. And I want to thank Diane for her generosity with her images for the DT to play with!!!

I used this cutie bear image called Holly Christmas. I used my copics on him and a lot of the colorless blender to achieve the "furry" look of his face. I hit up a stash of SU DSP and used Ruby red and Sahara sand for cardstock. The snowflakes are from the dollar bin...they are fun foam and covered in glitter. I simply added the buttons. The sentiment is from a TAC set of words that I always keep close at hand at my desk. Thanks for stopping by. Please be sure and leave some love with the other DT members, it's one of the rules to be selected for the winner of this challenge...and believe me, you want to be the winner!!!!!

Wishing You Sunshine

No sunshine forecasted here for the next couple of days. With the cooler temps, fall is definitely upon us. I've been wanting to get a card off to a friend of mine who has been going thru some rough times right now, so today I finally did. I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping and really lovin' the layout. I went thru the stack of scrapbooking projects I had purchased with good intentions of turning them into layouts. At least they're getting put to use! The sentiment (which is the only stamping on the card...GASP!) is from PaperTrey Ink's Scattered Showers set. The flower is by Jolee's. A quick handwritten note inside and in the mail it goes. I hope it will make her smile.

Candy Cane Christmas

Christmas would not be complete without the candy cane! I used the awesome Critter Sketch Challenge for the layout and the Candy Cane Poem digital stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps. I am not much of a "cutter-outer" but this took no time at all. I found some DSP by My Mind's Eye that was perfect with it's red and white candy cane stripes.

I should head off to bed, work in the morning. Then I plan on stamping the rest of the day away...after hitting the grocery store, doing laundry, and some cleaning! We got Iron Man 2 from Netflix, maybe I can talk the boys into watching it with me. Well, there goes my stamping time!!!

Clearly It's a Color Challenge

So what would you do with a color challenge of shades of orange and black with an option of purple? Well make a Christmas card of course!!!!! That's exactly what I did for the Clearly Inspired Challenge. I used the stamp set Old Time Christmas for all those fun snowflakes. Colors of cardstock include Lovely lilac, Pumpkin pie, White, Black and Cotton candy. Now pull our your CDS stamps and play along!! They just had a new release so be sure and check it all out here. Have a great weekend.