A Holiday Bag

Hi everyone

Thanks for stopping in today.

I have a great idea for you and this can done for anytime of the year, not just for the holidays.

Since CDB designers have a theme for December - Bags or Boxes, 

 I thought I'd decorate a plain bag and make it festive for the Christmas giving season.

 Our sponsor for December is:

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More

is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

The December winner will receive - Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge.

I used a beautiful poinsettia image from Robins Fetish, called Prissy Poinsettia

Here is my bag all prettied up

Here is a closer view of the poinsettia image

To get this layered look, I printed out 4 images and colored them and fussy cut them out. 

I cut another set of leaves and mounted them on top of the main image. Next I did the same thing, cut out the smaller leaves on the top area of the image. I mounted those on the top. 

BTW I used dimensional foam to raise the leaves up on each of the layers 

For the center clusters, I used yellow flat back pearls. 

I added some colored flat backed pearls to the berry spots on the image.

For all poinsettia aficionados, what we see and call leaves, those are actually known as bracts.

Here is a close up of the bow.

I used my handy dandy Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool to make that bow.

This sheer ribbon is a dream to work with and is easy to manipulate to

get those loops exactly where you want them to lay.

Need one for yourself or for a gift, order one here (go to the left sidebar and order thru PayPal)

The December Challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ is in full swing and you still have time to submit your project. Remember, the theme is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

We will be looking for your submission and you just could be the December winner.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi Image - Robyns Fetish -Prissy Poinsettia Paper/Card Stock: Corrugated paper, White CS, Dark Red CS, Silver CS, DP Dies Used: Spellbinders Ovals, Accucut tag die Accessories: Sheer Ribbon,  Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, flat backed pearls, White paint, foam paint brush, Spectrum Noir - various colors, embossing folder, white gift bag, Scor-Tape (tears easily)

I am submitting my project in the following challenges:

• Angie's Digital Stamps  - December - Anything Goes with optional twist Christmas!  (#22)
• Colour Your World with Lucy Sunshine -  Always Anything Goes (#41)
• Come and Get It - Christmas (ends December 31) (#178)
• Pile It On - #123 Any Holiday/Celebration (W1 of 2) (#31)
• A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes (#113)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge  Always Anything Goes  (#78)
• Crafts Galore Encore  December - Anything Goes (#50)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper  Anything Goes with Patterned Paper (#161)
• Doodle Pantry  #24 - Anything Digital Goes (#11)
• Paper Creator's Crafts  #54 - Christmas (#67)

Thanks for stopping by today, See you soon

Crafty Creations Challenge - 329 - Merry Christmas

Hello everyone,
WOW!! Do you believe it, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and it's the start of the Christmas season. (Well we all know it started back in September for a lot of merchants)

Let me start by wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Crafty Creations Challenges has started their next challenge and the theme is Christmas

And since the Christmas season has started here's my card that celebrates this season.

Isn't that snowman the cutest. 

 The sponsor for our newest challenge at Crafty Creations is Robyn's Fetish.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital image - Robyn's Fetish - Primative Bird House, Home For The Holidays, Rubber Stamp - Sentiment - Recollections Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, White CS, DP Accessories: dimensional foam, Just Imagine Kreations Corner Punch #312, Distress Markers - various colors, Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Artistic Inspirations - Chall 168 -  Always Anything Goes (#39)
• Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes (#69)
• Love to Scrap - Chall. 90  (Week 1) Anything Goes (#43)
• The Crazy Challenge -  Chall. 236 - (Week 1) Christmas  (#7)
• Whoopsi Daisy -  (November) Lots of Layers (#19)
• A Snowflakes Promise Must be Christmas/winter themed  #33 - Anything Goes with optional theme : The Seasons (week 2)  (#66)
• Cardz 4 Guyz  - #147 - Snowman (#2)
• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#13)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #47 - Anything Goes (#5)
• Inky Chicks- #75 - Winter Wonderland (week 3) (#92)
• Sunny Day Crafting -  #24 Anything Goes  (#3)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#13)

Time to get your Christmas card entered in the Crafty Creations Challenge. 

This  challenge will end Dec 6

Back To School

Hello everyone.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day holiday and weekend. Now that that holiday has past it's time for fall to come into out lives. Back to school, cooler days and crisp evenings, sweaters, apples and oh so much more,these are the things that remind me of fall.

This month the sponsor over at Craft-Dee BowZ is Robyn's Fetish

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this months challenge

at Craft-Dee BowZ. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations,

was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib.

Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,

designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion. Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More

is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice

to the winner of this months challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ.

Well I think school has started back everywhere, 

and with that in mind I decided to make a card
 with a back to school theme.

I saw the image with that apple and the worm reading his book (Apple With Smart Worm),

 and decided that image would be cute on a Back to School card. 

Here is a closer view of this cute Smart Worm

I added a beautiful double loop bow using a gorgeous lime green 

with a white hounds tooth check design. 

This is a wired ribbon and those are my favorite types of ribbon 

because they hold their shape.. 

I thought it made a great accent to the smart worm.

To make this bow I use my Craft-Dee BowZ tool. The tool is easy to use and is easy to store and small enough to take with me if I go to a crop or even a friends house.

You can order one here. 

Oh BTW, I use my CDB tool on all my bows. 

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital image- Robyn's Fetish - Apple with Smart Worm Paper/Card Stock: Yellow CS, Red CS Ink: Copic Markers Accessories: Hounds Tooth Checked Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Note Paper, Back to School Sticker

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft   Always Anything Goes (#70)

Classic Design Team Open Challenge #6 Anything Goes (#47)

Crafting Musketeers #41 - Back to School (#4)

Crafts Galore Encore September - Anything Goes (#32)

Crafty Awesomeness  September - Anything Goes with Colored Image

Doodle Pantry #21 - Anything Digital Goes (#13)

Open-Minded Challenges  #8 - Back to School - Reading (#25)

Sparkles Forum Challenges #83 - Lots of Layers (#119)

The Sisters of Craft Always Anything Goes (#42)

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Always Anything Goes (#91)

Your Scrapbook Place Anything Goes (extra entry if you use sponsor image)(#11)

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week.

Having a Ducky Day

Welcome back everyone!!!
Today is the 1st Tuesday on the month. The Craft-Dee BowZ designers post on Tuesdays and I usually post on the 1st Tuesday of the month.

This month the sponsor is Robyn's Fetish. They have a great selection of digital images to choose from so I think there is something for everyone. Click here to browse her store

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge.

Seems I am into animals this month so I chose a darling duck to use on my project.

I decided to show a momma and her babies. That's the great thing with digi stamps, you can enlarge or decrease the size to get the look you want. I had a cattails die in my stash and also a die to cut grass, so I was off to make this adorable card.

The bow on todays card is another layered stacked bow. but this one is just 2 layers (loops) but the tails from the band around the card and the tails from the two layers make the bow look bigger.

Lets take a closer look

See, just two loops, but lots of tails, that makes this bow look fluffy and bigger than it really is.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi - Robyn's Fetish Paper/Card Stock: White, Yellow CS, Medium Blue Ink: Copic - various, Memento - Summer Sky Dies Used: Spellbinders - Cattails,Elizabeth Crafts -Outdoor Edges ( Grass), Accessories: Ribbon,  Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - #267 Anything Goes with Dies  (#68)

Animal Friends Challenge #41 - Summer (#6)

Crafts and Me (M, P1, SIO) August - Anything Goes (#10)

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges #68 Anything Goes (#101)

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations  #54 Anything Goes (#12)

Doodle Pantry  #20 - Anything Goes (#4)

The Sisters of Craft August - Always Anything Goes (#11)

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Always Anything Goes ((#96)

Thanks for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with one more post, hope you can stop in.

Crafty Creations Challenge #317 - Tic Tac Toe

Hi everyone
Thanks for stopping in today

It's time for another Crafty Creations Challenge. Boy the time sure flies by, doesn't it!! It seems like I just posted for the last challenge just a few days ago.

The theme for challenge #317 is Tic Tac Toe. I love doing these, and I hope you do too.

The sponsor for this challenge is Robyn's Fetish

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge.

I sure hope that you will join in the fun at our challenge. I will be looking for your submission.

OK, let me share with you my project. 

I used the image It's A Dragonfly Day  

from Robyn's Fetish

and on the tic tac toe board, I used Punches and Dies. Image and Birthday 

To achieve the larger bunch of flowers, I printed the image out 2 times. I used a label shaped die to cut the shape with the flowers in the center of the 1st digital image. Next I cut a slit right at the spot on the top flower so I could slide the stems from the other bunch behind the bunch printed on the label shape.  On the 2nd printed image, I fussy cut just the flowers and the stems and just slid that 2nd bunch in the slit. This gives the illusion of a bigger bunch of flowers. (Well, I hope that made sense)

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi stamp Robyn's Fetish - It's a Dragonfly Day Paper/Card Stock: DP (2), White CS, Green CS Dies Used:  Spellbinders Circle, Becca Feeken Die (older), Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Celebrate Accessories: Spectrum Noir  Markers, Memento Markers, dimensional foam, Kreaxion Punch #304

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#21)
• Digi Choosday Challenge - #23 - Add a Sentiment (#5)
• Retarte - #78 - Anything Goes (Week 2) (#23)
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#27)

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week. I will be back soon.

You're Fabulous

Hello Everyone and thanks for stopping by,

Well it's the first Tuesday of the month and 

that means it's time to share my Craft-Dee BowZ project with you.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More 
                      is proud to sponsor the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge for April.

The top prize will win 3 digital stamps 

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, 

a division of I Did It Creations,

 was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. 

Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Click here and stop in at their shop and check out their wonderful selection of digi's

Let me show you you the digital image I used on my card.

Here is a pic of the image, colored but not trimmed yet.

I used colored pencils to add the color and Gamsol to blend the color out

I used the Lily image and added a duplicate but smaller image and then flipped the smaller image. That's the great thing about using digital images, you have a lot of flexibility.

Here is a closer view of those stamens

I didn't want my stamens to be black, so I covered the stamens using a Quickie Glue pen, and

then covered the glue with yellow embossing powder. (Yes you could use a VersaMark marker in place of the glue pen, but in the event you don't have the VersaMark marker, use a glue pen, it works just as well.) I then heated it just like regular embossing.

OK here is the finished card

I fussy cut the lilies and mounted them on a round shape that is off-set on the clock.
I used some of that yummy yellow sheer ribbon.
This card called for a double-loop bow and I decided the yellow sheer worked best with the colors of CS I used.

That bow was so easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

The tool will make a bow from 1" to 4 1/2". Perfect for all the different projects we make.

The tool is small and easy to store and is the best bow maker.

You can order yours here

The challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ has started and lasts all month.

 The theme is always Anything Goes and include a Handmade Bow.

 I hope you will enter so you can be in the running for the top prize.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digital -Robyn's Fetish - Lily, Sentiment My Sentiments Exactly - Banner Sentiments Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Yellow CS, Black CS, Bronze Shimmer CS, Deep Gold Shimmer CS Ink: India Ink - Black Dies Used: Spellbinders - Banners, Sizzix Tim Holtz - Weathered Clock Accessories: Ribbon, Yellow embossing powder, Quickie Glue Pen,Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Embellishments

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams  Spring is in the Air + DT Call  Glitter n Sparkle -  #182 Use a Punch/Die! (#54)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  #31 Anything Goes  (#53)

Crafty Calendar  April - anything goes (#80)

Crafty Friends Challenge   anything goes (#173)

Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes (#38)

Brown Sugar –  No. 192 - Anything Goes (#163)

Creative Corner -  - Use Embossing Powder (#17)

Thanks for popping in and I will be back soon with another project to share with you.