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Click on the bannar above to see your invitation to SSD's August 1st Masquerade Release party where there will be some freebies and challenges.

Here is the other card I made using the AWESOME Pirate Princess Lindsey made as part of Sassy Studio Designs' Augst 1st Fairytale release.

I colored her the same as yesterday's card because I wanted to show how different the cards can be. Because she is a digi stamp, I am able to resize her to fit whatever size I want. How cool is that! I chose to make her BE the entire card: no layers. I used GK's heaviest cardstock so that the copics didn't blead through. Isn't that the coolest thing! I also used one of the sentiments that Lindsey made to go with the images. I just love the font she used for the pirate sayings. I made some subtle changes (and kept some of the extras) with her too: covered he boots in crystal effects to give them a shine and the sword and the gold band on the gun, painted Pixie Dust Shimmerz on her white shirt, red flock for the feather, gold sparkle on the handle of the sword and the gold coins. This card could be framed or even become part of a scrapbook page.



Don't forget about the SSD challenge going on this week for a chance to win four images of your choice from the August 1st release. Lindsey has even offered a FREE digi image to use for the challenge.

Sassy Pirate

DH and I LOVE to go to the Texas Renn Fest every year and as soon as I saw this image I went right to those memories and now can't wait for fall when we get to go this year. I will be using her for sure on some scrapbook pages for that festival! You will be able to get her on August 1st when all of the Fairytale line will be released at Sassy Studio Designs (SSD).

For now though I decided to create cards with her. Today you get to see the first one. When I think pirates I think treasure maps, and their treasures of course ;) I googled images of maps, found one I liked and saved it. Then I resized it in Photoshop before I printed it out. Once printed I distressed it for age (the image I just sponged some distress ink to age it). and layered it over some vanilla cardstock that I also distressed. I stamped and embossed the Print Pattern stamp from Stampin' Up for give the background some life, but not take away from the Pirate Princess image. I had a lot of fun coloring her. I added flock to her feather, shimmerz to her vest and red stipe on her pants, crystal effects to her sword and boot buckles and the chest, liquid pearl to the 'pearls' and gold stickles to the handle on the sword and the coins.



Remeber there is a challenge going on over at SSD this week (ends July 31st) and the wonderful Lindsey is even offering a FREE digi image to help with the challenge.