CDD Troll Wars Recap

I cannot tell you how cute I think this set is!  --insert light saber sounds-- 

I used paper that reminded me of a galaxy and placed the figures on ground made from the Garden  Border die--I totally see a moon in space!

Were you able to grab the set on release day there was a bundle special?  No worries.  You can still order it separately--whew!


The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Troll Wars, Garden Border Dies, Copics, Ken Oliver Colorburst 6x6 Designer Paper, Bazzill Fig Swirl cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black

Troll Wars

Garden Border Dies

CDD May Release Day 5

Today's the day!  The Craftin Desert Divas May release is available (or will be very soon depending on your time zone)!  Here I'm showcasing the World's Greatest set in a cute and yet masculine card. I kept with the robot theme of the image by using robot designer paper. Notice the robot in the lower left doing rabbit ears?  LOL!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas World's Greatest, Nested Hearts Dies, Doodlebug Design Patriotic Picnic, Brilliance Platinum Planet Pigment Ink, washi tape, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte

World's Greatest

Nested Hearts Dies

CDD May Release Day 4

Ack! Such a cute cute new set from CDD (available tomorrow!).  Don't you just want to pack a bag and just hop in the car and go on vacation? Even a mini vacation after my mini vacation last week would do me right now!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Away We Go, Window Pane Die, Distress Oxide Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Copics

Window Pane Die

CDD May Release Day 2 Extras

So yesterday you may have seen some of my fellow DT gals sharing the upcoming CDD Mermaid Tail dies. Fabulous, right?  Well, I cut it out and saw . . . moustaches!  You see, the main die cuts the mermaid tail in your cardstock with a bunch of scales and a moustache as leftovers.

How could I resist making party favors by gluing the moustaches to sticks and popping them out of cupcakes. Such a perfect design for the kids to have fun with dad for Father's Day. But, add a beard and you get . . . Santa!

Talk about versatility and stretching your supplies!

The Details:  CDD Mermaid Tail Dies, Classic Cars, World's Greatest, Fancy Frames Dies, Stitched In Circle Dies, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Doodlebug Design Milk and Cookies 6x6 Paper Pad, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder

Classic Cars

Fancy Frames Dies

Stitched In Circle Dies

Doodlebug Design Milk and Cookies 6x6 Paper Pad

CDD May Release Day 2

I was am so excited about the new CDD release!  Mermen! I was thinking it would be so cute to make a tropical-themed box card and then it occurred to me to make 2 scenes in one!  On top there's the tropical island with sunset and a cool breeze but underneath is where the real action is taking place.

Things of note include:

1. I used the rectangle die included in the Box Die set to cut the aperture below.
2. I cut the tabs in thirds to hold the bottom and top scene elements so that they wouldn't obtrude into the aperture.
3. The designer paper I used to decorate the outside panels were printed watercolor that I sponged with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers to blend with the blue of the box and then spattered with water.
4. The card folds completely flat just like the regular box card would. (woo hoo!)
5. I used brighter colors when coloring the scene beneath so they would pop a bit since the inside of the box would be darker and naturally reflect water-blues which act as shadow.
6. The sentiment is embossed in white.

The Details:  CDD Merman Lagoon, Mermaid Trolls, Beach Scene and Cloudy Sky Stencils, Outdoor Landscape 1 Dies, Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies, Box Die, Beach Scene dies, Ocean Border Dies, Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Squeezed Lemonade and Black Soot, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Scor-Tape, Copics, Echo Park Jungle Safari 6x6 Paper, mystery 12x12 paper, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder

Box Die

Ocean Border Dies

Outdoor Landscape 1 Dies

 

Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies

Cloudy Sky Stencil

CDD May Release Day 1

 

I'm over on the CDD blog today sharing the first of the May release sneaks.  Everything will be available this coming Friday, May 11!

My card was inspired by the CDD May Monthly Social Media Moodboard Challenge. Join along by posting your card in the event or tagging #cddmonthly!

The Details:  CDD Waving Hello stamps, Beach Scene dies, and Beach Scene stencil, Distress Oxide, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Uni-Ball Impact Bold Point Gel Pen, Recollections washi, Copics, Echo Park Jungle Safari 6x6 Paper

Cards in Envy One-ish Layer

I'm super excited about this fortnight's Cards in Envy Challenge--one layer, sort of. The card base doesn't count as a layer so it's not as hard as it could be for sure! 

I first masked the sides of the card because my waves stamp is that width and I thought it would look odd otherwise.  What do you think?  I then stamped the image and then the waves. Next I colored the image. In retrospect I could have masked the image before stamping the waves but looks good to me either way. Finally I sponged the stencil and stamped that fabulously bold sentiment. So ready for summer! 

The Details:  Love Cynthia One Day at a Time, Memory Box Whale Hello There, The Greeting Farm Little Mermaids (sentiment), Craftin Desert Divas Bright Horizons Stencil, Distress Oxides, Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black

Vintage Truck

We've had a really mild winter in terms of precipitation (although we had snow at Thanksgiving!) but this past week took us closer to our usual.  Drab, gray and wet in the lowlands but now enough snow in the mountains to go play (or in my case, lounge about, make a card, and wait for the kids to get back).

So I continued my watercolor experiments.  I tried to be a bit more free-flowing with this one.  This is closer to what I have in my head at least.  I like the tree the best (throw on color, let dry, come back with finer brush for branches) and then the misty background.  I had intended there to be more white space but you drop the brush and next thing you know you've got a snow-covered mountain in the background of your take on a sketch.  LOL.

The Details:  Distress Inks, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, VersaFine Onyx Black, Enamel Accents, Spectrum Noir DR3, Recollections 110 lb cardstock

I'm entering this in Cardz 4 Guys #52 Vintage, 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch,  CAS on Sunday #49 Christmas, Top Tip Tuesday CAS

SOSS #109 - E is for Engineering

I do hope you'll join us for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #109 Engineering (eg, steampunk). Oh, my, I really struggled with this one because although I love steampunk novels, I have no crafty steampunk stuff. Wrong! Once I got to looking, it was everywhere. Woo hoo!

Btw, if you're up for a cool steampunk zombie book, I suggest the Boneshaker series by Cherie Priest. I may be biased because one of the locations is set in Seattle so it's fun knowing the places she's writing about. Really easy read and a great filler between more involved reading.

The Details:  TCW Gears Stencil, Stampendous Classifieds, Hero Arts Joy Ride, MFT Tea Party, Distress Oxide Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Memento London Fog, Alice in Wonderland quote (font: Lucemita)

CDD Special May Early Release

Happy Star Wars Day!  CDD is releasing this killer cute Troll Wars set and Outer Space Stencil in celebration. Who knew Darth Vader could be adorable?  Totally the hair. Since Darth is dressed in black, I actually looked at photos of him while I was coloring so I could try to capture the difference between his glossy bits and the fabric of his cloak. Quite proud of myself here.

May the 4th be with you!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Troll Wars, Outer Space Stencil, Star and Moon Dies (stars), Shake It Up Dies, Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Bazzill Fig Swirl Cardstock, Copics

Troll Wars

Outer Space Stencil

Shake It Up Dies

Star and Moon Dies