Showing posts with label Clearly iStamp Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clearly iStamp Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, August 9, 2013

CiSC #4 - Lift the Person Before You

This is a mid-challenge post for Clearly iStamp Blog Challenge #4 - Lift the Person Before You.

Kathy's Directions:  Go to the blog of the person before you and find a crafty project that inspires you. "Lift" the design, elements, theme, sketch, etc. In your post tell us who and what you "lifted" (if you can post the project or/and link to the project"

My person to lift on our design team is Dee Pritschet. 

What is the same:
Her easel card had a fun fold and an image and sentiment I'd been wanting to use.
I also used the pre-colored images like Dee did.

What is different:
I changed the fold to a cascading card,
fussy cut the images instead of keeping it intact,
flipped the main image horizontally for more flowers,
and used a different color scheme.

Here is Dee's fun card that I lifted:




My color scheme came fro the pre-colored images which I thought matched the Sarita double-sided paper.

You can see the folds better from the side view and the top view.



The flowers and dragonfly were adhered in such a way that a small part overlapped the sections of the two pieces so that it wouldn't slide apart. I added an extra border on top of the last section and a mat on back to sign or write a brief message.



You can  find the tutorial directions I used on this blog below:

 
If you haven't joined this fun challenge yet, I hope you'll be inspired to check out a person ahead of you and make a card that is the same and that differs in some ways. We'd love to see how this inspires you! 
Any type of crafty project is allowed as long as it meets the theme.
Dates: Aug 2 (10 am) – Aug 15 (11 pm) Central Time

Prize: $10 gift code to Clearly Digi Stamps for digital stamps. If you use a CDS stamp they will be entered into the drawing twice.
There will also be a Top 3 award!
 
5" x 6" Cascading Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - CDS Little Miracles color images and outline dragonfly
Copic Markers - (outline dragonfly) B000, BG13, BG72
Papers - CTMH double-sided Sarita paper pack, Goldrush, Sweet Leaf and wildberry cardstock
Accessories - CTMH Pansy Purple daisy, Crème Brulee flower, Goldrush buttons, Brown Bag waxy flax, Outdoor Denim ribbon
Tools - printer, Photoshop (to flip image horizontally); CTMH Cricut Artiste for border; Spellbinders leaves and Nestabilities Lattice Rectangle
Technique - Cascading card, fussy cutting
 
I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Cards Galore - August Bingo - Flowers, Die cuts, Summer (the only time dragonflies are out in Missouri)
Crafty Ribbons #56 - Anything Goes with ribbon
Cute Card Thursday #281  - Die-ing to punch
Flutterby Wednesday #247 - Any winged creature
Ladybug Crafts - Something floral
Really Reasonable Ribbon #77 - Things with Wings
Southern Girls Challenge - Things beginning with "f" (flowers)
Word Art Wednesday #92 - anything goes with Scripture or encouraging words
 
 
 
 

Friday, June 21, 2013

Clearly iStamp Challenge - Red, White, and Blue

After a brief break, it's time to begin our challenges again with Clearly iStamp Blog Challenge #1 (CiSC1) - Color Challenge - Red, White and Blue. Your project can be any theme as long as the colors are ONLY the shades of Red, White and Blue (neutrals are okay to add). Any type of crafty project is allowed as long as it meets the theme.

Time: June 21st @ 10 am - July 4th @ 11 pm (Central Time)
Prize: $10 gift code to Clearly Digi Stamps for digital stamps. If you use a CDS stamp you will be entered into the drawing twice.

The winner will be announced on July 10th @ 10 am (central time).

This will also be a special challenge because we are going to give you an opportunity to be on the Cleary iStamp Blog Challenge Design Team. All you have to do is put CiSCDT behind your name. There will be 5 openings and the commitment is for 4 months (July 19th challenge will be the start date). You will be contacted July 6th and given your images for the July 19th challenge. We hope you'll join in the fun!

I used the Patriotic Charlie digi and the accompanying digi papers to make my card.



I flipped this week's sketch horizontally from Mojo Monday:



I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Craftin Desert Diva's Red White and Blue Linky Party
Creative Card Crew Challenge #38 - Metal (my rustic copper star brads)
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Patriotic
Mojo Monday #298 - sketch flipped horizontally and changed banner border into a star border
Oozak #16 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Pink by Design - Red White and Blue
Squigglefly Challenge #24 - Be True, Red, White, and Blue
That Craft Place - Independence Day
The Squirrel and the Fox #46 - Use something metal (brads)

5" x 6.5" Card Recipe:
Image and Sentiment - CDS Patriotic Charlie
Papers - CDS Patriotic Charlie (striped and star papers); Cranberry Cardstock - Close To My Heart
Accents - Twilight Ribbon and corrugated kraft star-CTMH; metallic star brads-Creative Impressions
Tools - printer, Cricut Art Philosphy (cranberry star)