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Vampires and Bats

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It’s FALL Y’ALL!!  Crafty Creations Challenge is looking for FALL COLORS: RICH REDS, WARM BROWNS, GOLDEN YELLOWS and  EARTHY ORANGES.  I decided to make a Halloween card inspired by the Fall color challenge using Digital Delights Vampire Pippin digi image. My card is 100% digital!  I’ve colored the image using Corel Painter Essentials and then designed my card using My Memories Suite Software.  I’ve used a brown textured background paper, and a yellow textured ribbon and embellishing with bats, and stitching across the ribbon strip.  I love the shadow feature to add some depth to card elements. At Checkout, copy/paste this Promo Code STMMMS31200 and you’ll receive $10 discount on the software AND $10 at the store! I really do love using this software and highly recommend it to everyone who loves to craft with digis! Have fun! CHALLENGES: My Craft Spot: Anything Halloween Hooked on Craft: Halloween end Oct. 27 Art with No Bounderies: October/ Halloween Paper Makeup Stamps: SKETCH Digitally Sweet Challenge: Ribbon (stitched ribbon)

New Members at Crafty Creations!

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Hello!   We are welcoming  8 new team members to the Crafty Creations team this term.  I just wanted to take a moment to extend a warm welcome to them all and let you know that if you are followers of CCC that they would be delighted to hear from you over there!  Or if you like you can go directly to their blogs below to say hello. Helen Lou Corrinne Anna Meighan Evelina Tonya Michele I am so happy to be on the team with these amazing ladies!   By the way, the CHALLENGE is to make a SUMMER SCENE, so come join in the fun!!  Have a creative day everyone!  Deena 

Giving Thanks

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It’s time to give thanks!  It’s American Thanksgiving this weekend, and at Crafty Creations  we are showing our gratitude in many different ways with many different projects! I’ve followed the Stamp with Fun sketch for my card, and I was also inspired by The Shabby Tea Room ‘colors of nature’ photo inspiration challenge.  I loved the colors and I knew I had to use my “Apple Cider” digital image for this thank you card.  It just seemed to fit the occasion! I colored the image with copics in only 4 simple colors!  (E08 for the cinnamon sticks and E11 to lighten them a bit, and for the inside rim of the mug, YG93 for the mug, and R14 with a bit of shading in with E08 again on the apple.) The  background paper and red panel are from Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends and the others are some scraps I had laying on the table.  For a simple embellishment I’ve tied a little bow with red crinkle ribbon that I purchased on Etsy. I hope those of you …

Thankful for the Falling Leaves

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The days are getting shorter,  and the nights are getting colder,  Fall is definitely here!  The leaves seemed to have changed overnight! The colors are beautiful…orange, yellow,  red and brown and even gold!  I love the sound of the crunch underfoot and it will soon be time to get to raking.  The boys helped last year but they spent a lot of time piling the leaves in heaps so they could fall into them and POOF! all our hard work is undone! lol  But it’s SO MUCH FUN!! I sketched this image yesterday and I’m so pleased with how it turned out!   I think it captures the spirit of Fall for me.    I colored the image with copics in many shades of beige and brown and green  and added a touch of soft pale pink and grey to the child’s  jacket.  Now, if you know me, you know that my images are inspired by every day life and my own children, who happen to be both boys! But, I wanted to make this …

Fabulous Fairies and a Freebie

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Crafty Creations Challenge theme this week is FABULOUS FAIRIES!  JOIN US for this fun challenge sponsored by LOTV~!! I’ve used this lovely Destiny’s Moon fairy image from LOTV for my card today. I colored the image with copics, and used Basic Grey” Out of Print” dps for the panel and the mat of the image.  Loving this dps!!  I followed the sketch (turning it on it’s side) from PARTY TIME TUESDAY  for their challenge this week too.  Great sketch! Challenges I’m entering with this card: Party Time Tuesday: sketch Anything Goes Challenge Blog: anything goes of course Bows and Berries: glitter As promised, I have an image FREEBIE for you!  Just click on “Waiting For Baby” below and it will take you to the site where you can safely DOWNLOAD THE IMAGE. THIS FREEBIE IS AVAILABLE FOR 24 HRS ONLY.    ENJOY! SORRY THIS IMAGE FREEBIE HAS EXPIRED! What do you think? Would you use this image for a baby shower card or congratulations on your pregnancy card?  I love to get your feedback as it …

Book Plates for Back to School

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I was playing with Corel paint essentials and decided to color my image for this week’s CRAFTY CREATIONS CHALLENGE digitally.  It’s really fun, but there’s alot to learn!  That’s o.k though, I’m up for the challenge! But don’t worry, I’m not going all digital on you! I just wanted to try something a little different this week. The challenge is to show your INNER ANIMAL!   Well, we all have a wild side right?  I DO!! Of course, it’s usually in the morning before I’ve had my first cup of coffee! 😉 GRRRrrr. Beware the claws! This great lion image is from DIGIS WITH ATTITUDE!  Doesn’t he look fierce?!   I wanted to make these book plates for my son, since he will be needing some for back to school.  I hope he likes them! Have a creative day everyone!  Stop by CRAFTY CREATIONS with your  inner animal cards and crafts, so you can enter the challenge! Deena

2 Cute Bee

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Hello!! Crafty Creations Challenge this week is a red, orange and green color challenge.  I’ve used a 2Cute digital stamp image from our sponsor to make my card and followed the SKETCH from STAMP WITH FUN for their challenge this week too. Papers: lime twist Life Of the Party, white cs, orange cs Accessories:  Copics in yellow, orange, light rouge, glitter flowers with gems Have a creative day and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by!  I hope you’ll join in our color challenge at Crafty Creations!  At least take a peek at the DT creations, because they really are  2cute this week!! Deena

Brewskie Pat from DWA

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This week’s CRAFTY CREATIONS challenge is…BY INVITATION ONLY!  Of course you are all invited to play!! It’s time to make those invitations; BBQ’s, weddings, tea parties, birthday parties, showers, Halloween parties, Christmas parties…there’s always something to celebrate! Our Design Team was given three fun images from DIGIS WITH ATTITUDE for our sample cards and I decided to use ‘Brewskie Pat’, for a funny party invitation! Come join us at Crafty Creations and have a look at what the others came up with using ‘Geisha Tween’ and ‘Viagra Simon’!!  lol Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day!! Deena

Boyz to Men

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Wednesday already!  Which means it’s  Crafty Creations challenge time.  This week the theme is “Boyz to Men”, and we’re being sponsored by Lily Of  The Valley Stamps!  Their stamps are really adorable; just wait until you see them all!! I colored this sweet little guy with water color crayons and a paint brush because I wanted to keep it soft.  I find copics too bright, or maybe I’m just too heavy handed or simply don’t have enough pale markers!  Hmmmm?  That would mean more shopping required, so it’s just as well I used water colors! Do you see the background file/ index card?  I cut that with my Cricut using the Graphically Speaking cartridge; I think I may have bought this cartridge specifically for that  image!  I’m so bad. I used a fabulous sketch from Kathy’s Waffle Sketch File: July 2011 Sketch.  However, I had a duh! moment since the title is: JULY SKETCH: OVALLY nice.  Well, as you can see I did not use an oval for my main image panel!  I guess I’m …

A Mini Paris Purse

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The Crafty Creations Challenge this week was set by Amy; here is what she has to say: Bonjour!  and thanks for joining us for our latest challenge at Crafty Creations.   The theme this week is anything but a card, with a Paris theme. A few members of the design team are visiting the City of Light which inspired the idea. Our sponsor, Black Leaf Studios is back!  : I knew I wanted to make a purse for this challenge using my Forever Young Cricut Cartridge.  I used the images supplied by Black Leaf Studios (Poodle in Paris set) and made a collage of them in Picasa 3(free editing software), and printed it on white cardstock for the face of the purse.  The whole front is flat piece, but the collage effect makes it look like there are layers!  Isn’t that cool?! I used the image collage as the face of the purse by cutting it out with the Cricut.  <flower 5> Purse feature shift at 5 1/2″, using the center point button to make sure it …