Proud as a Peacock Scrapbook Layout

Created this Proud as a Peacock Scrapbook Layout using a Stitchy Bear Peacock image I won in their last challenge. Was happy when I found the phrase "Proud as a Peacock" on the Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge.

Made a pocket with the image to put journaling tags in to use for scrapbook layout of O'ahu March 22-26 2012 vacation.

Using pencil colors & glitter I colored the Peacock in colors of the rainbow: blue, green, pink & yellow. Perhaps not as noticeable as the other colors, the pink is on the Peacock's beak.

Photographed this with a fan that was given at the wedding I attended in O'ahu March 24.

Cricut cartridge: 
Straight from the Nest 2" phrase "Proud as a Peacock"

glitters: blue, green, pink & yellow

Tim Holtz Tiny Tabs & Tags

paper:
8 3/4" x 9" Base Turquoise Glitter cardstock
8 1/4" x 8 1/2" Recollections Signature Textured  yellow cardstock
4 1/4" x 4 3/4" digi printed on white cardstock
cardstock - Recollections Signature - blue & green

pencil colors Crayola: blue, sky blue, yellow green, yellow
ribbon: Celebrate It Basic Narrows 

Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters unlim 1st entry 4/21-27

Challenge #88 ~ Use A Digital Image

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W - (ends Apr-24) 4/11-24 unlim 45h entry Spring/Summer colours 

Cardz TV Rainbow Ch (use only & all these colors: blue, green, pink & yellow) 4/20-22

Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #8

Clearly i stamp CIC50 Spring

Clearly Inspired Challenge #50 (CIC50)

Crafting for All Seasons 4/18-30

Ch#25 - Anything but a Card

Crafty Ribbons Things With Wings unlim 3rd entry 4/12-25

Challenge 17

Crafty Sentiments unlim 2nd entry 4/17-23

Use a digi challenge

Creative Inspirations Paint 3rd entry 4/15-20  Inspired By: Spring


Dilly Beans 4/20-26

Spring Challenge

Dis Digi Designs lim 3 1st entry 4/20-5/4

LET'S MEET YOUR ANIMAL FRIENDS!

Divas by Design lim 2 1st entry 4/18-24

Challenge 31 Anything but a card

Hiding in My Craftroom  ?unlim?  9th entry 4/14-21
HIMCR #42 - Super Scraps Saturday 


Lexi's Creations unlim 8th entry 4/16-27  


One Stitch At A Time unlim  2nd entry but 1st entry with a Stitchy Bear digi  4/15-21
Challenge #109 Bright

Red Wagon 4/18-24

Challenge #129 - Pockets!

Ribbon Carousel unlim 2nd entry 4/17-23  RCC49 Color-a-licious with Totally Stampalicious

Robyns Fetish Challenge~Spring lim 3 2nd entry 4/15-20 
Simon Says Stamp & Show unlim 8th entry 4/16-22  Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything Goes!

Stampin for the Weekend 4/20-5/3

Challenge 8 Sparkle and shine

Use It Tuesday unlim ent 17th entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes

Victorine Stamps Anything Goes unlim 8th entry 4/18-5/3

Victorine Originals Challenge #32

Queen Gorgo Spartan Queen Artwork

Created this artwork using a Sassy Studio 
digi image, Queen Gorgo, Spartan Queen.

Colored the digi image using Crayola pencil
colors. I found that a white eraser helps to
remove a mistake or lighten the color.

Used some glitter gold cardstock. 

Recycled some upholstery fabric that I got 
at a Live to Go Green event that hubby & I 
attended Sat 4/14. There was a booth that 
for $2 you could fill up a cellophane bag 
with whatever you wanted from their scraps
and goods. I got several pieces of upholstery 
fabric, Vintage buttons, ribbon, Vintage 
charms/jewelry and more. Was a wonderful 
bargain for the $2.

Used Spellbinders die cut.

Used Art Nouveau Cricut cartridge for 
Vase image. Used Kraft cardstock, 
embossed with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl 
and Ranger Gold Paint Dabber on it. 
Used vellum for a 2nd Vase image with 
hand calligraphy of sentiment:
It all looks Greek to me!

Used foam dimensions to pop up images.

Added some gems for bling & ribbon.

Closeup with flash:

Closeups using scanner:

digi image:
Sassy Studio 

calligraphy:
Sheaffer calligraphy fountain pen & black ink

coloring:
American Crafts glitter gel pen - gold & silver
Crayola pencil colors - brown, light brown, red

Cricut cartridge:
Art Nouveau 2" Vase1

embossing:
Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl

fabric:
Bronze upholstery scrap piece

ink:
Ranger Paint Dabber Gold
Sheaffer calligraphy black

paper:
Kraft - vase
the paper Studio Glitter Gold 
vellum - vase

ribbon - gold - recycled/reused from a Christmas pkg

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten

Entering this into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine lim 2 1st entry 4/17-23

Challenge #31 Embossing

Card Makin Mamas lim 2 2nd entry 4/13-26

Getting Girlie

Craft Spot by Kimberly 4/16-23
Monday Challenge #52 - Make it Pop!

Craft Your Passion lim 3 2nd entry 4/16-22

Challenge 106 ~ Die cuts and Punches

Crafty Purple Frog - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) 4/5-17 unlim 6th entry Let's get distressed

Crafty Sentiments unlim 1st entry 4/17-23

Use a digi challenge

Crazy Ch my Queen Gorgo Spartan Queen is from movie 300 4/16-12

Inspired by a Movie

DLART Thankful Thurs linky party lim 3 2nd 5/3-19
 
Digital Tues 4/17-23

Challenge # 156 Distressed

Do You Stack Up lim 3 1st entry 4/12-18

DYSU #67 - GLITTER / BLING

Dream Valley lim 3 1st entry 4/15-27

Challenge 30 - Earth Tones

 Drunken Stampers 3rd entry 4/7-20

Drunken Stampers Challenge #86 ~ You’re a krafty one

Hiding in My Craftroom  ?unlim?  3rd entry 4/14-21
HIMCR #42 - Super Scraps Saturday
Hot Shot 4/14  not sure if acceptable for Young Love Ch
Challenge #7
Kraft Journal unlim 1st entry 4/16-22
Challenge 67: Use Your Stash

 Lexi's Creations unlim 2nd entry 4/16-27

Milk Coffee Ch lim 3 3rd entry 4/12-

LET'S SEE THOSE BOLD AND BRIGHT COLORS!

One Stitch At A Time unlim 1st entry 4/15-21
Challenge #109 Bright
Paper Craft Planet 4/13-26
Paper Planet


Paper Pretties unlim entries 1st entry 4/16-22

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Embossing, Dry or Wet!

Pile It On 4/15-21

Pile It On #16 - Pop It Up!

Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 16th ent 4/6-18

Ribbon Carousel 4/17-23

RCC49 Color-a-licious with Totally Stampalicious

Sentimental Sundays 4/15-20 

Challenge #98- Frame IT!!

Simon Says Stamp & Show unlim 2nd entry 4/16-22

Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything Goes!

Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E - 4/11-22 3rd entry recycle, reuse, renew - fabric upholstery scrap piece & ribbon is from a Christmas package

Sonia/Yvonne  Do More With Less 4/17  
Recycling Challenge.

The Stamp Man unlim 4th entry 4/6-19  Vellum Challenge

Fresh Brewed Tie It Up bows, knots, twists lim 5 ent 5th entry 4/4-5/1

FBC 90

Tuesday Throwdown Recycling  upholstery fabric piece  unlim 1st entry 4/17-23

Tuesday Throwdown #94

Use It Tuesday unlim ent 11th entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes

PG-13 Rated Sassy Birthday Card

This post is rated PG-13.

Created this Sassy birthday card using 
Naughty Nurse digi from Stitchy Bear. 

My hubby said he wanted a funny 
birthday card for his brother's
birthday. He liked the digi and made
his mind up about the sentiment.
First time for me using 3 different
stamp sets at once. See inside 
stamping of card below.

I thought the sentiment with the word 
'cure' was a funny combo with the digi 
image. I chose the balloon paper to be 
funny since the nurse had a needle shot 
and I imagined the balloons popping.

I used Crayola pencil colors. A light
brown created the flesh color. Not bad,
I thought. Used brown for the hair color.
Used red for the other parts I colored.
Did not color the image too much since 
I did not know what other colors to use. 
Figured white was suitable for the nurse 
uniform.

Inside of card:

Crayola colored pencils:
light brown - flesh color
brown - hair color
red - nurse crosses on hat & uniform, lips, nails and needle shot

ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black

paper:
4 1/2" x 5 3/4" Base black cardstock
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white cardstock
4" x 5 1/4" Birthday Balloons paper (scrap piece)
cardstock - red, white

punch: Fiskars corner rounder

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four

stamp: 
Fiskars Make a Wish Quotes - sentiment on front
inside sentiment -
Inkadinkado Happy Days - Happy Birthday
Inkadinkado Jersey Numbers - 60
Stampabilities timeless alphas - th

Entering this into the following challenge:

Anything Goes unlim 16th ent 4/3-15 Challenge 64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 13th ent 4/6-18
 
Card Makin Mamas lim 2 1st entry 4/13-26

Getting Girlie

One Stitch At A Time lim 3 non-SBDS 3rd entry 4/8-14 Challenge #108 Use a Digi - Stitchy Bear Naughty Nurse

4/15/12
I'm excited I won the following for entering this card 
in One Stitich At A Time & have downloaded them.

Scrapbookaholic Ch5 Use Color Black 4/13-26
Reto #5 Dilo En Español/ Challenge #

Use It Tuesday unlim ent 8th entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes

 

DigiImageCard using PaperPiecing Technique and Guest Design for Made Especially 4 You

Created this card using 
Paper Piecing Technique 
for my Guest Design spot at 
Made Especially For You.

The Cutting Cafe provided the
digi image of girl holding a
balloon.


Printed the girl digi image on
several pieces of cardstock and
cut out and attached the pieces
to the base. Used bright blue for
base of girl image to be like sky.
I do not have a flesh color pencil 
color or marker so I used the idea 
of printing onto flesh color paper
and cutting out and attaching over
the previous image.

The sketch to be used is:

Join in the challenge. I'll post the
link for challenge soon. 

http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/
Not one, but two, sketch challenge cards!

For the Paper Piecing:

1. Printed the girl digi image 
on bright blue cardstock.
2. Trimmed the blue cardstock
from step 1.
3. Printed the girl digi image 
on flesh color cardstock. 
4. Cut out the girl flesh color 
image from step 3 with my 
Tim Holtz scissors.
5. Used adhesive to attach the 
cut out from step 4 over the bright 
blue image. 
6. Printed the girl digi image on 
lavender cardstock.
7. Cut the girl's dress out of
lavender cardstock from step 6.
8. Used adhesive to attach the
girl's dress cut out in step 7 over 
the flesh color image.
9. Colored the hair using a brown
pencil color.
10. Used Lavender liquid Pearls for
hair bows & dress bow.
11. Used lavender Sakura pen for 
coloring socks.
12. Used black Sakura pen for
coloring shoes.
13. Used red Sakura pen for
coloring balloon.
14. Used Red Stickles for balloon.
15. Used foam adhesive to attach
balloon scrapbook paper to bright 
blue cardstock.
16. Used foam adhesive to attach
the girl image in center of lavender
cardstock.
17. Used adhesive to attach the 2 
pieces from step 15 on either side 
of the girl image to the lavender 
cardstock.
18. Used adhesive to attach ribbon 
to lavender cardstock.
19. Stamped CELEBRATE on balloon
scrapbook paper.
20. Used foam adhesive to attach a
negative die cut from a Spellbinders
die cut to balloon scrapbook paper 
from step 19.
21. Used adhesive to attach the piece
from step 21 over the ribbon. 

digi image: The Cutting Cafe girl Holding A Balloon

8 1/2" x 11" Base Card red glitter cardstock
8" x 10" Lavender cardstock
2 1/2" x 4 3/4" (qty 3) bright blue cardstock
2" x 4 1/4" (qty 2) & 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" balloon scrapbook paper
cardstock: bright blue, flesh color, lavender 

Entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts  lim 3 ent  3rd entry 4/7-12

1st Row Green (balloons on balloon scrapbook paper & ribbon), Ribbon, Pink (on balloon scrapbook paper)

Week 149 - Colour Bingo
Anything Goes unlim 9th ent 4/3-15 Challenge 64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

Crazy amigo: free theme unlim 9th ent 4/3-9

DLART Thankful Thurs linky party lim 3 1st 5/3-19
FairyTale Ch unlim 12th ent 3/30-4/11 Challenge #38, Alles Geht - Everything Goes

Hot Shot Crafts Red unlim entries 5th entry 3/24-4/14
the balloon the girl is holding is Red
Challenge #6


One Stitch At A Time lim 3 non-SBDS 2nd entry 4/8-14 Challenge #108 Use a Digi

Paper Pretties 4/9-15 Use Lots of Layers, 3 or More!

Papertake: anything goes unlim 9th ent 4/3-

Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 5th ent 4/6-18

Robyns Fetish lim 3 3rd entry 4/8-13 CHALLENGE 102 - "ANYTHING GOES!" - 4/8/2012

Simon Says Stamps unlim 6th ent 4/4-10
My fav tools: Tim Holtz scissors

Simon Says - use your FAVOURITE tool!!! 
Totally Papercrafts 4/6-12 unlim 3rd entry 4/6-12

Diecut (negative cut from Spellbinders die cut)  Lilac (Lavender) Glitter (red balloon)

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #111 - BINGO

Use It Tuesday unlim ent 1st entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes

Ballerina The Rehearsal Thank You Card

Created this Thank You card using a digi, Ballerina
The Rehearsal, that I got for free with purchase
from Stitchy Bear.

Printed the digi 3" x 3" on blue cardstock (darker
of the 2 shades). Used a Spellbinders die to cut an
oval shape. Used a pastel blue (looks white in the
photo though) as base of card.

Embossed the base of card. Added liquid Pearls.
Added ribbon. Stamped Thank You sentiment on
outside above the Ballerina.



















Inside of card:

















Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Celebrate the Occasion Thank You 3/27-4/1
Challenge #56


2. Craft Your Passion 3/26-4/1

Challenge 103 ~ Monochromatic

3. Dis Digi Designs lim 3 entries 2nd entry 3/23-4/6

EMBOSS IT, ANY WAY YOU WANT!

4. Divas by Design lim 2 entries 1st entry 3/28-4/2
used a Stitchy bear digi & a Thank You clear stamp

Challenge 28 Stamp something

5. One Stitch At A Time 3/25-3/31
used Stitchy Bear digi Ballerina The Rehearsal

Challenge #106 'Anything Goes'

6. Simon Says Stamps unlim entries 3rd entry 3/28-4/3

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Anything Goes !! :-)

7. The Ribbon Carousel unlim entries 2nd entry 3/27-4/2

RCC46-Anything Goes with Party Time Tuesday

digi:
Stitchy Bear Ballerina The Rehearsal
printed 3" x 3"

embossing: Cuttlebug Allegro embossing folder

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

liquid Pearls: Baby Blue

paper:
2 shades of blue cardstock
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Base pastel blue cardstock (looks white in photo)

punch: Fiskars corner rounder

ribbon: Spool O' Ribbon

Spellbinders: Nestabilities Beaded Ovals

stamp: studio g

I Love Ewe Easter or Mother's Day or Love Card

Created this cute 'I Love Ewe' Card that can be for
Easter or Mother's Day or any Love occasion. Used
digi I selected from Paper Crafting World Cooking
With Cricut.

Stamped the Basic Grey flower center.

Added the ribbon ruffling it along the red double-
sided tape.

Tried a couple different coloring & glittering attempts.
Learned that pencil color is best done first before any
glitter is added. Used Crayola pencil color Sky Blue for
sky & Green for grass & leaf stems. Used a black Sharpie
for Lamb's hooves. Used pink glitter for Lamb's inside ear.
Used white glitter on all of the Lamb except for face. Used
purple glitter on edges of flowers & in center of stamped
flower. Used green glitter for leaves.

Closeups:


























Entering this into the following challenges:

1. 2 Sisters unlim entries 2nd entry 3/10 - 3/16
Challenge #82 ~ Spring Colors

2. Basic Grey Ch64 Spring Photo Insp 3/3 - 3/16

Challenge 64 - Spring Photo Inspiration

Design a project using the Spring theme, or simply use the colour inspiration

3. Card Makin Mamas lim 2 entries 2nd entry 3/2 - 3/15
green & a colored image (the grass was colored with pencil colors)

Challenge #40

The new challenge this week is: Let's See Some Green

(in addition you MUST use a colored image)

4. Chocolate Coffee Cards lim 3 entries 2nd entry 3/9 - 3/22
image needs to have an animal on it

Challenge 8 ~ Feathers and Fur

5. Craft Your Days Away unlim entries 2nd entry 3/3 - 3/15

Challenge #40 ~ Mother's Day

6. Crazy 4 Challenges Spring Ch unlim entries 1st entry 3/10 - 3/16

Crazy4Challenges - C4C127

7. Dis Digi Designs lim 3 entries 1st entry 3/9-23

Pastels

8. Docerela Creations 3/9 - 3/22

Design Team Post #9 (Pastel Colors)

9. Gingerloft Challenge GL35 Spring unlim entries 2nd entry 3/4 - 3/17
GL35 Spring


10. Hiding in My Craftroom unlim entries 2nd entry 3/10 - 3/17
the lavender cardstock is scrap

HIMCR #37 - Super Scraps Saturday!

11. Hot Shot Craft unlim entries 5th entry 3/2 - 3/23

Challenge # 5 - Ribbons

12. JellyPark Ch National Craft Mth lim 2 entries 1st entry 3/9 - 3/22

National Craft Month Challenge

13. Love to Crop unlim entries 3rd entry 3/2 - 3/15

It's Challenge Time!! Spring Fling!! :)

14. One Stitch At a Time lim 3 entries w/ non-SBDS image 1st entry 3/11 - 3/17

Challenge #104 'Use a Digi'

15. Simon Says Stamps Ch unlim entries 2nd entry 3/7 - 3/13

Simon Says ,,, Mother's Day/Special Girl

16. The Pink Elephant "Lets See Those Layers" unlim entries 3rd entry 3/5 - 3/11
card incl at least 3 layers

The Pink Elephant - TPE138

17. Totally Paper Crafts unlim entries 3rd entry 3/9 - 3/15
fav things are baby farm animals especially Lambs

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 107 - My Favorite Things

adhesive: red dbl-sided tape, Scotch ATG

digi: Paper Crafting World - I Love Ewe

eraser: white eraser - great for correcting mistakes of coloring outside the line

glitter: green, pink, purple & white

ink: Stampabilities Lavender

marker: Sharpie black

paper:
5 1/2" x 7 1/4" Base & 5 1/4" x 6 3/4" the paper Company - 2 shades of purple cardstock
4 1/2" x 6 1/4" white cardstock

pencil colors: Crayola green & sky blue

punch: Fiskars corner rounder

ribbon: 2011 Easter from Hobby Lobby

stamp: Basic Grey clear stamp sta-2323 - used to stamp flower center