Things with wings - Fairies, butterflies, birds

Good morning all.  It is time for another challenge at Platypus Creek Digitals and out theme for this 2 week challenge is "Things with Wings - Fairies, butterflies, birds".  I chose butterflies as they are one of my favorites next to birds.

 

Using the image, Ulysses Butterfly from Platypus Creek Digitals I created a Waterfall card for this presentation.  My cardstock from my personal stash, and the design paper is from a pack called Colorbox Designer Paper - Hootenany (comes in a pad of 50 sheets of 2 designs each).  

I used black card stock as a mat on top of beige colored card base and design paper.  The 2x2 squares are from the same pad of design papers.  The butterflies, originally a png image, I brought into my SCAL3 software and traced it so I would have a svg file.  Than I created a shadow for each butterfly and placed the butterfly on the waterfall, using foam tape on the first.  I placed butterflies on the side of the card for decorative purposes.  Two brads used for the strip of card stock across the front of the card that the waterfall slides through.  An a eyelet placed in the center, at bottom with a black and white checkered ribbon inserted to use to pull the waterfall down.

Come on over to Platypus Creek Digitals and join in with us in this challenge. I have a sad announcement to make here regarding Platypus Creek Digitals challenges.  Due to Tracey's busy, busy schedule, she is closing out the challenges with this Things with Wings Challenge.  I am sad to see her leave, but completely understand why she is closing out the challenges.  Life can be so busy and things you love to work on put on the back burner, so to speak. 

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.

Christmas in July Challege at Platypus Creek Digitals

Christmas in July...already thinking about Christmas cards here in July which is actually five months away.  Here is a card I created for the DT presentation over at Platypus Creek Digitals...

 

Name of this digital image is Hannah's Snowman, and is a cute image.  I open the jpeg file into my Silhouette Studio DE, traced and print and cut the image.  The blue and white polka dot background is a scrapbook page I downloaded from a website, and I used a piece of white cardstock with the top edge torn with a decorative edge ruler to hopefully give it a look of a snowbank.  

The puppy dog was stamped with a acrylic stamp I had on had along with the sentiment - they're from the same set.  I colored the hat, carrot nose, scarf and arms with Copic markers.  The dog and scarf is colored with Stampin Up markers.

I added some clear gemstones as snow flakes on the blue background.  

Thank you for stopping by to visit with me, and hugs to all. 

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Challenges entering:

1. CHNC Christmas Card suitable for a child
2. One Stop Craft Challenge #233 Anything Goes
3. Craftyhazelnut Extra Challenge for July Anything Goes 
4. Challenge #179 - Christmas in July
5. IIC #116 Christmas in July
6. Pile It On #28 Water (Snowman frozen water!!)

Anything Goes Challenge #35

The challenge for the next two weeks is Anything Goes so chose to Summer Ella image to create a easel card with Ella standing on the beach ready to go swimming.  Background is from a internet search that I printed and than used my Sizzix BigShot die Label for the base of both the easel base and the mat for the design.  Title I created with the print and cut option in Design Edition of Silhouette Studio.  And the sea shell is from the Silhoutteonline store.  Accented the card with twine and it completes the card.

Check out the DT's work at http://www.platypuscreekdigitals.blogspot.com and join in the challenge with your creations.  Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.
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Challenges entering:

1. Amusing Challenge - Water Fun 
2. Shaped Card
3. Anything But Square
4. The Great Outdoors
5. Summer Scenes
6. Challenge #7 Easel Card
7. The Great Outdoors

Easel Card

First of all I would like to wish you Mothers a Happy Mother's Day and hope it was a great day of spending with family.

 

Folded view of Easel Card with Graduation Ella

View of Easel Card with Graduation Ella open....

I combined the Easel card with Graduation Ella  as a graduation card for my niece who will be graduating from Kalamazoo College June 16, 2013.  

I print and cut the image using my Design Edition for the Silhouette Cameo, and watercolored the image with Crayola Supertips markers and Copic Marker #R000 for the skin color.   The stamped sentiment are from stashes of rubber stamps I have along with the card stock.

Stop over at platypuscreekdigitals.blogspot.com to participate in this challenge.  We love to see your work of art.  Thank you for visiting with me today, and blessings to you all.

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Challenges entered:

Challenge #160 Congratulations Graduate

Easel Card
Challenge 92 - Shaped but not Square
Challenge 19 Shaped Cards
PTT #120 Shaped Cards 
Shaped Card 
Challenge 127 Step Card or Easel Card 
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
ConGRADuation Cards

Challenge #31 Mother's Day Card

 

Mother's Day is the theme for this bi-weekly challenge at Platypus Creeks Digital and I created a Mother's Day Pocket Card as a slider card.  This is the face version of the card.

 

And this shows the inside of card where you write your special msg to your Mother, Mum or Mom.   

I placed the digi stamp from Platypus Creeks Digital Store into SCAL3 and created a svg file, saved it and than merged into my Silhouette Studio Design Edition for print and cut the flowers.  The pocket I created a small tab on one end, after copying the pocket, and welded together.  The sentiment and oval circles was created in SCAL3.  I embossed the front of the pocket and placed a ribbon on the one side and had this finished bow I had created using the bow making system.  Folded the tab and glued to the back side of the pocket.  The bottom of the pocket I left open...the slider card will not fall through.  

Actually, if I make this card again, I will weld a rectangle across the top where it's the shape of the flowers as the flowers will come down over it.  Mainly because the cut edges 'catch' on the flower section and slider card will not go down.  I highlighted the 'stitching' along the edge of pocket.

This card will either go into the donation box for Operation Write Home or be saved to mail out next year.

Thank you for stopping by, and go to Platypus Creeks Digital and submit your designs in the challenge.

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Challenges entered:

ABC26 Mother's Day 

Monday Challenge: Mother's Day 

Mother's Day Challenge 

#58 Mother's Day Challenge 

One for Mum Challenge 

April 23rd Embossing Folders

Challenge #54 Flowers for Mom 

Spring Has Sprung 

Mother's Day