Wild West Show Today!

Well, maybe not an actual show, but a great card for a boy's birthday instead.  One of my team mates made a card similar to this and it gave me the idea for this card.

I combined the Lil Billy image with the Ranch image using the free software Gimp.  Several people have commented how they didn't know how to use Gimp.  Check out the eBook from Digital Delights.  It will tell you everything you need to know to use Gimp to work with your digital images.


The closed card front has really great horse paper from Sugar Tree.

Card Recipe

Images: Lil Billy, Ranch Background,Wild West Accessories, Wild West Sentiments

Paper: Early Espresso, Wild West Paper Pack, Sugar Tree Steve's Pages

Markers/Ink: Copics - E01, E02, E15, E17, E18, E23, E25, E27, W5, W6, C3, C5, C7, C8, C10, R35, Y13, Y15, YG93, YG95

Embellishments: Hemp, Really Reasonable Ribbon, Hat Charm

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Crafts and Me - Birthdays
• Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes
• Bearly Mine - Anything goes
• Celebrate the Occasion - Happy Birthday
• Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
• Cards for Men - Sports with Sentiment (rodeo is a sport!)
• Paper Makeup Stamps - 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

Hey Girl! We are recycling at Love to Create

Good morning everyone!  Over at Love to Create Challenge Blog we are using recycled bits in our projects.  My image is from our sponsor Sassy Studios and I reused raffia from a flower arrangement my daughter gave me on Mother's Day.


I combined the Country Girl image with a piece of SugarTree paper covered with different horse images. I thought it would work well with this sassy farm girl.

I really like this new Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles.  It is perfect for framing longer/taller images.

Card Recipe

Images: Sassy Studio Country Girl

Paper: Early Espresso, GinaK Copic paper, SugarTree Steve's Pages, Glitz French Kiss

Markers/Ink: Copics - B93, B97, B99, C5, E01, E02, E15, E17, E18, E31, E35, G05, R46, YR02, YR20, Distress Tea Dye

Embellishments: Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles, Craft store wood buttons, Recycled raffia from a flower arrangement given to me on Mother's Day

Now hop on over to the Love to Create Challenge bog and have a look at all the great inspiration from the design team.  

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Crafty Ann's Challenge - It's a girl thing
• Sweet n Sassy - Back to nature
• Inspire Me Friday's - Always anything goes
• Paper Crafting Journey - Hand colored
• Emerald Faeries - Buttons
• Unique Crafters - Buttons

Have a Great Monday!

NancyD

Don't Mess With The Sheriff!

I am always looking for boy card ideas and when I saw this silhouette at Digital Delights I knew just what to do with it.  I have two young (8 and 2) grandsons and they would both be excited about a sheriff with a gun. It is funny how little boys (all kids, really) always seem to be pretending to play bandit or cowboys even if all mention of guns has been kept out of the home.

I combined three digi images together with Gimp (free software).  I printed out the scene and then distressed the edges.  I applied Distress Tea Dye to the edges and around the images.  I colored the badge with a bit of Copic C1 and the cactus with G24 and G21.

Card Recipe:

Images: Cowboy Silhouette, Wild West Accessories

Paper: Gina K Casual Friday, SU Brown

Markers/Inks: Copics C1, G21, G24, Distress Tea Dye

Embellishments: Cactus charm, Prima pearls, brown twine

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Art With No Boundaries - Anything goes
• Bunny Zoe - Anything goes
• Ooh-La-La Creations - Ribbon or twine
• All Sorts - Man or boys
• Little Claire's - Male theme
• Do It With Digis - Clean and simple
• Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes
• Stampin For The Weekend - 4 our more layers

Have a great day!

NancyD

Howdy! Let's Ride!

Howdy Partner!  We've got a western theme going over at Digital Delights with brand new images.  For my card I am using the new Lil Dixie, Western Accessories and Wild West digital papers.

I printed all the images, colored them with Copics, and then cut them out for mounting on the card.

Card Recipe:

Images:   Lil Dixie, Western Accessories, Wild West Sentiments

Paper:  Wild West Digital Papers, Early Espresso

Marker/inks:  Copics - R37, R39, C1, E13, E15, E17, E18, YG21, YG23, YG25, E01, E02, E35, Y02, E23, E27

Embellishments:  Prima Pearls, SU baker's Twine, button, wild west charm, rick rack, Michael's corner punch, SU sentiment punch, Spellbinders Label

Challenges for this card:

• Make it Monday - Always anything goes
• Crafts and Me - Punches and die cuts
• Fab and Funky - Buttons and bows
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes
• Paper Take Weekly - Cute, cute, cute
• Creative Mondays - 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