Double Trouble's Crazy Cousin Layers Challenge

Hello, it's time again to be a Crazy Cousin for Double Trouble Layers Challenge.  This challenge is all about layers.  I tried a new fold and piled on the layers.

Here is my project.  Double Trouble asks that you tell them how many layers and trying to count, I believe there is more than 10!!  I die cut, inked, colored, stamped and fussy cut to create this scene.

Here are the details of the challenge. I added pearls to the center of the die cut flowers to comply with the twist.

My card began with this layer. I created the folds and determined what sides would "show" and inked those pieces up with Distress Oxide Bundled Sage.  The center was die cut with the vine die so it didn't need to be completely inked.  The center panel is 5.5"x5.5" to fit the vine die cut.

Here is a side view.  I watched a video but because I die cut the front instead of making that side the back I had to make it work with my changes.  I don't know that I would make it this way again.  

One tip I took from the video was to reinforce the front panel with extra layers.  I die cut another half sheet of the vines and glued it behind just off center to create a shadow.  The bottom is reinforced with a thin layer of die cut "grass". I also glued the die cut layer with the fairy and mushrooms directly on the front panel.  I layered a die cut and inked pieced of grass which was 1.5-2" in height.  I added a drop of glue to the fairy's leg to provide support from the taller grass layer.  I also stamped a mushroom cluster on that layer.

I used Distress Oxide Forest Moss on the next two layers.  I dusted all the layers with green shimmer ink before assembling the card.  The trees are die cut and embossed from the same set and inked with Forest Moss.  The are not sprayed with shimmer ink.  I stamped flowers on the first hill layer.  The two hill layers are opposite sides of the die cut.

I colored the die cut mushrooms and fairy with alcohol markers.  I used Spectrum Noir shimmer alcohol on the dress, wings and hair of the fairy.

The back of the shadow box is a sheet of paper from the kit.  I also cut the flowers and purple vine from printed paper.

Ingredients:

Crafter's Companion Build a Scene box including dies, stamps, pearls and papers

Distress Oxide inks

Spectrum Noir shimmer ink pens

alcohol markers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/w-is-for-woodland-flora-or-fauna.html until 2.24x

https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2021/01/fun-fold-time-with-hero-arts.html until 2.28x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/miucb-46-anything-goes-fancy-fold.html until 2.28x

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-2021-challenge.html until 2.27

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/260-challenge-lacepearls.html until 2.27x

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/02/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html until 3.12

Don't forget to join in the challenge over at Double Trouble Layers Challenge until February 28.  Thanks for stopping by.

Alicia

Flitter forth little fairies...

Hello, Alicia with your inspiration today. I created a garden fairy scene card. I have to admit I purchased the majority of the Poppystamps new fairy dies. They are just so darn cute and versatile to work with since the wings are detached. I cut the fairies and wings out of a variety of vellum and glitter papers then matched them up for the cutest sets.

I began my card with inking the background with distress ink. Then I stamped the sentiment and embossed it for a little extra pizazz. I used lots of specialty papers in this card and didn't want the sentiment to get lost.




I completed my scene with Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanicals cut from velvet and other specialty papers. I added pearls to the center of the purple flowers. I layered two flower cuts for the yellow flower stacking them together and adding some glue and beads. I used a velvet ribbon for the stems. I cut the leaves and grass out of the same green paper.

Dies R Us Products:




Poppystamps Playful Mini Faeries




Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanicals 3





Frantic Stamper Stitched Grassy Hill Edger




Cheery Lynn Designs Mehndi Botanicals 2

other ingredients:

Distress ink Broken China
The Stamp Doctor sentiment
Colorbox Lavender ink

Judikins clear embossing powder

velvet papers and ribbon

pearl gems and beads

glitter paper, vellum and card stock

I hope you've enjoyed what I've shared today! And, don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store. For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.



click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
FACEBOOK
INSPIRATION BLOG
FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/182-bingo-sentiment-dt-call.html until 6/26 (1 of 5)
(stitching, image, embossing)


I won!


Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Fairy Scene: Single layer Savy with Camp Create

Another installment of Camp Create AND another opportunity to use new product I worked so hard for at Stampaway!  This time I relied heavily on my new Eclipse tape from Judikins to mask the images to layer the scene on this one layer card. Which is this challenges' theme:  Single Layer Savvy.

I could have done a bit better with masking the sentiment and just a tad more detail on the fairy...but I must keep in mind this is camp and I am trying new techniques!  Next time I will do a better job!

This fairy seems a bit withdrawn so I kept the tones muted for more of a sympathy type card.  I also used the hint in one of the MFT videos about using a makeup sponge to get multiple colors on your stamp and not ruin the stamp pad.  I tried that on the mushroom with the grass below it.  If I had been going for a bolder look I would have also tried outlining the stamp lines in black but I preferred to stay muted with this card.  I did add a little wink of stella on the wings and dots of the mushroom.  Finally I added Glossy Accents to the dots on the shroom and the frog's eyes for just a tiny bit of texture.

Ingredients:

Close to My Heart Toadstool stamp set

Brilliance Graphite Black ink

Stampin Up Wild Wasabi

Wink of Stella Clear and White

Glossy Accents

Stampin Up Watercolor pencils

Distress inks: Weathered Wood and Broken China

Copic Markers E00 & E21

Judikins Eclipse tape

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/camp-create-2016-bonfire/ until 8/18x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/08/pile-it-on-114-make-your-own-background.html until 8/20x

http://www.happylittlestampers.com/2016/08/hls-august-cas-challenge.html until 8/30 announced 9/10x

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.com/2016/08/critters-and-creatures-linky-party-6.html until 8/30x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Our Daily Bread Designs Anything that Grows challenge

I am playing along with Our Daily Bread Designs this month.  I dug out some stamps I haven't used yet that I acquired back in May at Mega Meet.  I created my background with distress inks and an blue opalite ink for the sky.

I decided to stamp the mushrooms on a variety of purple pattern papers. In the picture they are really dark but IRL you can see the lovely patterns.

You can barely see the iris sky...but from this angle you can get a hint of how cool it is.

This is just one of those cards that looks so sweet in person but doesn't photograph as well.  It will still be quite pleasant happy mail for a niece.

Ingredients:

North Coast Designs Love you Fairy Much stamps and dies

Brilliance Graphite Black ink

Wink of Stella in clear, silver, black, and purple

Opalite Glacier Blue ink

Quick Quotes chalking inks: Brandywine, Lemonade, Desert Sun, Pink Cheeks, Very Berry, Peach Tree and Hydrangea  with water color brush

Distress inks Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio

K & co recycled papers in purple

MISTI

  

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/challenge-120.html until 7/16x

http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2016/07/challenge-202-make-your-mark.html until 7/18 (C10)x

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2016/07/challenge-313-add-sentiment.html until 7/19x

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ until 7/19x

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/odbdslc276-anything-that-growswith-odbd.html until 7/31x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Another Fairy Garden

For last month's Guest Designer spot at Unstampabelles, I create a second fairy garden.  The one contains no succulents and is in a vintage pot from my grandmother.  I added a little gnome to this one.

Thanks for taking a look!

Alicia

Magenta Fairy Card

Today, I did a little bit of coloring with my new Copic markers I won! I saw a fairy challenge over at Aud sentiments challenge blog and a great color scheme at Chocolate baroque challenge blog and this card was born!

I used the floral border stamp, Versamark ink, and Judikins clear detail embossing powder for the border.  

Ingredients:

Magenta Fairy stamp

American Craft Black ink

Judikins clear detail and avocado twinkle embossing powders

Wink of Stella clear

Copic markers: V12, V15, E00, E35

American Craft Chromatix alcohol markers

glossy white card stock

K & Co Recycled paper (purple)

Stampology floral border stamps

green card stock

Riley & Co sentiment

American Crafts sheer ribbon

lavender bias tape

Mark Richards cabachons

Spellbinders labels (two different)

Quick Quotes: Brandywine & Green Tea

Here's my haul from Cre8ivecindy's blog:

Thanks Cindy!  You have more than doubled my Copic collection!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-138-fairies.html until 8/25x

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/lavender-and-lace.html until 8/25x

http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-325-20th-of-august-fantasy.html until 8/25

http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/22-august-challenge-94-anything-goes.html until 8/28x

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-challenge-add-sentiment.html until 8/29x

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-270-things-with-wings_12.html until 8/31x

http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/challenge-fourteen.html until 9/16

I won!


Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

Die Cuts with a View Monthly Stack a holic Challenge

 

I have been envisioning this layout all month since I saw the sketch on the DCWV blog.  I finally had a chance to work on my idea. I used the Once Upon a Time stack and accessories including stickers and die cuts.  I used a ribbon from a different DCWV collection.  I made the other piece from some Anna Griffin ribbon and lavender velvet paper.  I also used that paper to back the Monogram C and cut flowers using the Tim Holtz tattered flowers sizzix die cut.  I used the Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cricut Cartridge to cut the letters using CM eggplant paper.  The base is a coral shimmer paper.  I thought the light color made the DCWV paper pop off the page!  I rounded all corners with the CM fancy corner rounder.  Here is a link to their challenge and a copy of the sketch.

 

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-stack-holic-challenge.html

 

 

Close up of the flowers I created using DCWV die cut flowers, premade flowers, and flowers I diecut. 

 

 

I just thought this collection went perfectly with my wedding cake topper.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed day!

 

I am also entering this one in the following challenges:

 

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/11/friday-challenge-11-item-challenge.html

 

Use at least one of 11 items.  I used flowers and paper layering.

 

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Creative Memories Fairy Dust Digital layout using Pixels2Pages Layout

Here's another layout I completed during my Pixels2Pages Live training in Asheville.  I have used another Pixels2Pages blueprint exclusive to the event.  I also used Creative Memories Fairy Dust digital kit.  I absolutely love the tree!

Hand painted fairies and dragonflies

 

I called this the butterfly lady.  This is a larger heavier casting.  She sells for $18.

 

A set of copper fairies in red with blonde hair.  Necklace is made of many individual links with glass seed beads, cathedral glass and copper.  Notice the star toggle clasp.  Frenchooks hooks are surgical steel with copper accents.  Frenchhooks can be changed to accommodate any allergies or even made into post for those without pierced ears!  Although this set is no longer available a similar set would range $45.  Earrings alone $15.

 

A set or iris painted dragonflies with copper links of seed beads, czech glass and coppertone beads.  This style of necklace is no longer available but could design something similar.

 

I have nice choices of color combinations and I sometimes do them again as seen below.  But rarely are two pairs EXACTLY the same!  Large Copper Dragonfly Earrings are $18.