DTC# 62 --- Coloring with chalk

Happy tuesday everyone!! I am so sorry for the lack of posts, I try to get at least a couple of cards done a week but somehow it just doesn't seem to happen at the moment
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So here we are again, tuesday, and that means another digital tuesday challenge. Amy is our hostess and she challenged us to color with chalk. It's been quite some time since I last used them and I was actually going to sell them a while ago, but then decided to keep them in a box of rarely used stamping stuff.

My image is from MelJen's designs, who is also our sponsor this week. The owner gave the Design Team a couple of images to use, but I decided to use one that I had purchsed from them a little while ago. I just love this little mouse reading in the shade under a mushroom. So cute!

I printed it out on Couture detail copic blending paper which I purchased from I heart stamps. This paper does not only work great with copics it worked wonderful with the chalks too, as well as Prismacolor pencils blended with gamsol.
My image was colored using Stampin Up chalk. I used a versamarker here and there to make the color pop a little.

Colored papers are all from stampin up. I embellished with a small punched out flower and sticky pearl, ribbon, a diecut flourish and some stickles glitter. Sentiment is from stampin up.

Our sponsor MelJen's is giving away 4 of their adorable digis to one lucky winner. If you'd like to play along for a chance at winning, all you have to do is make a card (or other project) using a digital image and color with chalk. Then use mr linky at the digital tuesday challenge blog to link your card. Easy, right!

My card also fits a few other challenges:

• One stop crafts (theme: pearls and swirls),
• Cupcake craft challenge (Theme: Dazzle us-I used glitter),
• Charizma Cardz Challenge (Theme: flowers) ,
• Stamp Something (Theme: something digi),
• PaperPlay Challenges (Theme: flowers and sparkles)

That's it for today. Hope you're having a GREAT day! And don't forget to dig out those chalks!!

Let's get trendy - DTC61

Hi everyone, hope you're enjoying your day wherever you are! It's been really hot here over the last week or so. I haven't gotten much card making done at all!

I did of course find some time to do my design team card for Digital Tuesday. Our theme this week, chosen by the fabulous Shelly, is


Let's get trendy

This challenge was perfect for our sponsor's images from InStyle Stamps. Everyone on the team got to choose one of their many stylish stamps, be sure to check them out!!



I went with the image "Melanie" from their retro collection. When I look at it, it just so much reminds me of me. I most often wear blue jeans and cannot resist swinging when I take the kids to the park.
Be sure to go check out the other design team cards too, they are amazing!!

Image was colored using copic markers. I used one of my flourish stamps and stamped some flourishes around the image. Then sponged the edges using bashful blue ink. My colored papers are all from stampin up, white is from I heart papers (couture copic blending paper 80lb). I embellished with some butterflies, stickles and pink rhinestones.

I hope you get a chance to play in this week's challenge, so we can come see your trendy cards.

Recipe:
stamps: digi-Melanie from Instyle stamps, flourish from paper inspiration, stampin around wheel -SU
Paper: Stampin Up (black, bashful blue, kiwi kiss, kraft, bashful prints), Couture copic blending paper (available at I heart papers)
Ink: HP inkjet, bashful blue, kiwi kiss, creamy caramel, copics for coloring
Accessories: sticky rhinestones, stardust stickles glitter, paper butterflies, die cut leaves
Tools: Martha stewart butterfly punch, spring bouquet punch (retired SU), nestabilties labels, big kick sizzix, sizzix leaves die, ticket corner punch, photo corner punch, oval punches.