Friends Forever!

Wendy over at Digital Delights makes such great characters and I just love working with them.  Seems that there is an image for almost any occasion and situation.

This little cutie makes me think of my grand daughter, Lily who loves my little dog Sasha.  I think sometimes Lily comes to visit Sasha instead of Grandma.

Card Recipe

Images: Digital Delights Sasha and Pup, Keeping In Touch sentiments

Paper: Whisper White, Kaiser Kraft Magic Happens
Markers/Ink: Copics, Distress Dusty Concord

Embellishments: Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes, Prima gems, Wild Orchid lace and flowers, MS Sprig punch

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes
• Crafts and Me - Use a digi
• Freshly Brewed - Flowers
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers
• Artistic Impressions - Flowers
• Card Mania - Flower Power
• Craft Your Passion - Children at Play

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.

Have a Great Day!

NancyD

Active Kids Are Best!

My card for Digital Delights this week is one of the new images - 
Karate Kevin. I know that there are different levels of achievement for the kids to progress through but I am not sure of the actual colors.  I am pretty sure that yellow is one of them.

Card Recipe

Images: Digital Delights Karate Kevin, Keeping in Touch sentiment set

Paper: Bazzil Yellow, To the Moon paper pack
Markers/Ink: Copics, Distress Fired Brick

Embellishments: Spellbinders dies, Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes, Prima gems

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Nut Crafters - Bingo (punches and pearls)
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - Die cuts
• Crafting by Design - Remembering childhood
• Divas by Design - Anything goes
• Crafty Sentiments - Use a sentiment
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.

Have a Great Day!

NancyD

Drawing and Learning Zentangle Art

Hi friends and followers.

I have always told people that I am not an artist and that I cannot draw.  I am a crafter! I love crafting and have tried almost everything in the crafting world. However, I have always wanted to learn how to draw.  My fellow DT members at Craft a Scene sometimes draw their own scenes or add to their stamped images with hand drawn surroundings.  I would like to be able to do this too!

I have been exploring drawing techniques and ran across Zentangle.com recently. It is an amazing technique to stimulate creativity, improve hand-eye coordination, promote drawing and relax. The originators of this technique, Rick and Maria, have explained everything on their web site.  I found Tanglepatterns.com to be very helpful as well.

I found a certified instructor in my area (Barb Round) and took her three classes. I was amazed at what we created and am starting to feel like maybe I can draw.  I hope to keep learning Tangles and start to expand my drawing to freehand images to use in my card making.  

Here are a few of my samples....

Did this one on my own after the 1st class.

This tangle was made during the 2nd class.

Just Tangling on my own.

This one is my favorite and was done after the 2nd class.

I'll keep sharing how I am progressing with Zentangle and hope to incorporate some into my card making soon.

Have a great day!
NancyD

Craft a Scene May Theme - Ships in the Night

The May theme at Craft a Scene is "Ships in the Night".  My card features a Stampscapes sky and rocky bank with a Coronado Island ship.

The sentiment is from JustRight - Cast all your Cares stamp set.

Card Recipe

Images: Stampscapes, Coronado Island, JustRight

Paper: Cryogen White, Kraft Black, Whisper White 

Markers/Ink: Moment Black, PanPastels
Embellishments: White Gel Pen

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
• Crafting Musketeers - Anything goes
• Our Creative Corner - Anything goes
• Challenges for Everybody - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Craft a Scene design team has come up with for your inspiration. 

Have a Great Sunday!

NancyD

Graduation Day!

A whole new set of kid friendly images are now available over at Digital Delights.  I love this new set with graduating kids, kids at play and kids with pups.

My card this week features a boy on his graduation day just in time for all those fella's grading this season.

Card Recipe

Images: Digital Delights Graduation Dan, Keeping in Touch sentiment set

Paper: Bazzil blue, To the Moon paper pack
Markers/Ink: Copics, Distress Blue Jean

Embellishments: Spellbinders dies, Prima pearls, Paper Bliss grad hat

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Nut Crafters - Bingo (punches and pearls)
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything goes
• Celebrate the Occasion - Anything goes
• Die Cuttin Divas - Anything goes (spellbinders)
• Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.

Have a Great Day!

NancyD

Down on the Horse Farm

The theme at Craft a Scene is "Down on the Farm" and you can make it any kind of farm that you want.  I decided this time I would make a horse farm.

I used a great Heartfelt Creations mountain/barn combination stamp to get me started and then add the horses from Sutter and Heartfelt Creations.  The branches and birds are Stampscapes.

Card Recipe

Images: Stampscapes, Heartfelt Creations Mountain/Barn 

combination, Sentiment from My Favorite Things, 

Horse pair from Sutter

Paper: Cryogen White, Glossy Black, 

Bazzill green, Whisper White 

Markers/Ink: Moment Black and Olive, PanPastels, 

and a few Copics

Embellishments: Distress Tea Dye, Prima Pearls, 

Spellbinders Fancy Labels

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - Going green (grass is green!)
• Pumpkin Spice - Spring (visit the Pumpkin Spice Store)
• Sweet Stampin - Anything but birthday
• Crafters Card Circle - Men and boys
• Stampin for the Weekend - Die cuts
• Outlawz - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Craft a Scene design team has come up with for your inspiration. 

Have a Great Sunday!

NancyD

Singing Sally

Do you watch American Idol?  Well, a girlfriend of mine got me hooked a few years ago and now I can't miss an episode.  I really enjoy seeing how the singers develop over the course of the show.

The new Notable Music collection over at Digital Delights has provided me a set of cute performers that I can use for almost any card.  This one is going to my Idol girlfriend.

I have this great paper from Fancy Pants Designs that has stars on it and it is perfect for my star, Sally.

Card Recipe

Images: Digital Delights Singing Sally

Paper: Whisper White, Bazzill red, Fancy Pants Designs - To the Moon
Markers/Ink: Copics, Distress Fired Brick

Embellishments: Spellbinders dies, Maya Road star pins, BoBunny ribbon

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Artistic Impressions - Card for a lady
• Crafting by Design - Anything goes
• Nut Crafters - Anything goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything goes

Be sure and take a look at what the wonderful Design Team has come up with for your inspiration.  And then hop over to the Delightful Challenges site and check out this weeks challenge.

Have a Great Day!

NancyD