A DAY FOR DAISIES : I HAVE TWO CREATIONS TO SHOW YOU TODAY!

This week my card, featuring the image called "Tall Tower", comes from this group in the new set:

I printed the image onto white card and coloured using Copics. The flowers were embellished using nail art stick-on gems. Marianne Dies (flourishes) were used to cut out the flourishes, and I attached some deep orange cardstock to the back. stick on gems for nails were also used to embellish the flourishes.

A grouping of orange flowers was used at the top of the card. Cuttlebug corner dies were used for the base of the card.


The images you see above are not the only new releases today, there are a few more sets, just as beautiful as this one! Click HERE to see them all.


My second card features an image which will be part of the June Club kit, and is one of the plump fairies - ain't she cute?

I coloured the image with Copics, just two colours, and added the frog from another set (Snow White), a sprinkling of glitter, a shiny ribbon and bow, an a little bit of embossing - and there you go - a pretty enchanted card, if I may say so myself!

PATTIES CREATIONS : CHALLENGE # : FATHERS DAY OR WEDDING CARD

I'd like to share my Wedding card with you, as inspiration for the latest challenge on Pattie's Creation Design Challenge:

My image is from Pattie's Etsy Store, and although it's not strictly "wedding" I think it works perfectly as a wedding card. The image is Copics coloured and I added a piece of tulle and some flower sequins to represent the veil. A spray of flowers represents the wedding bouquet.
The silver corners are Cuttlebug dies and I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background, to represent the wallpaper.

Now it's YOUR turn ... what WEDDING OR FATHER'S DAY CARD can you create for this challenge?

JUST REMEMBER, if you use an image from Pattie's Creations, you will get an extra entry to win!

Stop over at her Etsy Store and browse around. There are FREEBIES too.
The challenge starts now and ends Thursday, June 6TH at 1PM CST (Central Standard Time).

Here are some useful links :

To enter This challenge ... click HERE
To go to Pattie's Store .... click HERE
To join the Pattie's Creations group on CDAC ... click HERE

luv n huggz
Jen

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY CHALLENGE #20 AND A DT CALL

FIRSTLY, we'd like you all to know that we're having a DT call ...

We will soon be one year old, and we are looking for a new team to work with our diverse variety of images. Please send an email to jen @ jencraft . co . za (without the spaces...) with a brief description about your yourself, your blog link if you have one, and 2 -3 examples of your best work. Please also let us know which medium you like to use. Digistamps 4 Joy has fortnightly challenges, and all we ask of you is to design an inspiration card for each challenge, post it on your blog, and comment on the challenge entries. We'd like you to be active on the DS4J group on CDAC, and participate in the various events, blog hops and challenges, etc., that DS4J is involved in. And for that we will provide you with the images and necessary support that you require. No real hard work, just a lot of FUN!

And now on to the challenge:

Spring/Summer brings us lots of wings ... butterfly wings, bird wings, aircraft wings for those of us going on summer holidays, and for those of us fortunate enough, fairy wings!

For this new challenge, we would like you to create a papercraft project featuring.........
WINGS!

One random winner will be chosen (random.org) to win 3 images of choice from the store.

We will then have a DT's choice award. This award will go to the the card / project that we vote to be our favourite (and must be a digistamps4joy image). This winner will receive a $6 gift voucher to spend in the store.

You do not need to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win.
We will choose 2 runners-up who we feel deserve a spot in the top 3.

Challenge Rules
You can use any image for the challenges. See above.
You have two weeks to enter the challenge.
Your entry must be new. No backlinking to previous posts.
Please link back to Digistamps 4 Joy blog.
Projects that do not follow the theme will not be entered into the draw.
Please use the Inlinkz to link to your CARD/ PROJECT only, please don't link to your entire blog.
You may combine this challenge with other challenges.
If you don't have a blog then please load your card/ project into the gallery on the website, and link to that.

The most important rule, however, is to have fun!

Here is my DT inspiration card :

I have used the image called "Funky Fairy : Wake up Emily", and coloured her using Copics.I attached her to a doily die cut on a embossed and printer DP background. The flower has been coloured using Copics, and a satin bow used as the embellishment.

Here are some useful links for you :

Head on over to the challenge blog by clicking HERE to see the other fabulous creations by the Digistamps 4 Joy Design Team, and for more information on the challenge.

You stand the chance of winning images just by entering your project Click HERE to go to the DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY STORE to do your shopping (there may even be a freebie there for you to snag!)

I look forward to seeing what you create!

luv n huggz
Jen

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE #106

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

 Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC106 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...

http://priscillastyles-store.blogspot.com/ 
The MMSC106 Weekly Bonus winner will win a 
$10 Gift Voucher redeemable for any digi images in the "priscillastyles" Store
Stop by and check out all the new images!!

 

GC redeemable for digis only

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**Our May Monthly sponsor is....

http://dudetimedoodles.com/
Total Grand prize package is well OVER $100 WORTH!!!

WOW!!!Thank you so much Boni for this months fabulous grand prize!!
See the prize HERE!
June Sponsor and May's Monthly winner will  be announced next week!

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Here is this week's Sketch and my creation:

My card features an image set from the Priscillastyles store (click on the Priscillastyles badge above to see the other fabulous images available), coloured with colour pencils and OMS.
The other elements I used are :
- acrylic purple and printed ceramic tiles bought at stalls at the Hobby-X in Johannesburg in March
- offcut of chain from stash
- pink acrylic rhinestones
- offcuts of paper from offcut box in my studio
- black die cut behind chandelier from goody bag received from a friend

With the generous sponsors we have this week, can you hardly afford not to play along with us this week?

luv and huggz from a rather chilly Durban
Jen

MARVELOUS MONDAY : SHELLY'S IMAGES

Marvelous Monday is celebrated today by me showing you an image from Shelly's Images store called "Flower Girl", just prefect for all those weddings coming up in June.

I have coloured her in pinks, and cut out the image using a die, and matted onto a scrap of bridal scrapbooking paper. Two strips of paper 'ribbon' and a minibouquet of roses to tie in with the theme, are the embellishments.

I'd love to see what you've made using this image.

Thanks for looking, and before I allow you to leave my page, I'd like to share some useful links with you :

To check out this and many other fabulous images in Shelly's store, click HERE
To join Shelly's group on CDAC, click HERE
To visit Shelly's blog where you can find lots of new techniques, and view the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies, click HERE


luv and huggz
Jen

I DISCOVERED A NEW ARTIST!

Well, I didn't discover her and I don't think she is new, but I discovered her digistamps, and she is new to me!

LIASTAMPZ





Lia has the quirkiest and funnest (is that a word?) images, and I was lucky enough to pick up one of her freebies called Millie. This is the card I made with her:

Isn't Millie so cute?!~ The sentiment is also a freebie from Liastampz.

Oh yes, I also want to let you know that Lia is having a DT call and you can find out more information HERE


Here are some useful links for you:

To join the Liastampz group on PCP, click HERE
To go to Lia's blog, click HERE
To go to Lia's Stamp Gallery, click HERE

So if you like offbeat, quirky and fun images to use for your creations, don 't hesitate to use some of those links!

PSST : There even a competition to win images there too!

luv n huggz
Jen

SHANNON'S SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE : SATURDAY 28 MAY

The challenge at Shannon's Sentiments today is to use the words "friend" or "friendship", and to use the colours black, white, green and purple.
My card for your inspiration uses one of my most favourite quotations and I am so glad that Shannon has it in her store as a digi.

Besides using the sentiment, I used the oval frame from Shannon's Sentiments store, as well as the rose which I copied three times. The image is coloured using Copics. I used a flourish cut from black cardstock and the embossed background is made using a Cuttlebug folder.

The challenge blog will give you all the details of the fabulous prize to be won, and you'll also be able to see the stunning creations made by the design team.

luv n huggz
Jen