Welcome to the first Doodle Pantry Challenge and Release of 2011! Laurie has once again provided us with more adorable digital stamps to create with.  You can preview the entire new release here.  I LOVE her new Love Birdies set – one of the perks of being on the Doodle Pantry DT is that I get to play with the new images – so of course I chose Love Birdies! 

I started out using my Prismacolor watercolor pencils and an ArtKure water brush. After the initial color lay-down, I used Sanford Liquid Metals watercolors in white pearl to add accent around the birdies.  After everything had dried, I used one of my favorite products, my Windsor-Newton Iridescent Medium to apply more shimmer to the heart and the roof. Another round of drying time, and I could trim the image.  I opted to remove the rope and hanger that came with the image so I could use adhesive pearls to create a chain.  The card base is embossed with a Sizzix Heart Texture Plate. The mat is white shimmer cardstock embossed with a CB folder.  After I adhered everything together, I coated the flowers in Gelly Roll clear ink and added the Stickles heart to the note.  Red adhesive pearls finished off the look.

Recipe:

• Stamps: Doodle Pantry Love Birdies
• Ink: HP LaserJet;  Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
• Paper: Georgia Pacific White; Red and Shimmer White from Stash
• Other: Tombow Mono Adhesive; Elmer’s Glue Dots; Ribbons; Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies; Cuttlebug Hearts Embossing Folder, SU Hearts Texture Plate; Stickles, Iridescent Medium
• Tools: Fiskars Paper Trimmer; MS Crafts Score Board; Big Shot; SU Scissors; Paint Brush

If you love Love Birdies as much as I do, you can WIN the entire set! All you have to do is join us for our 1st challenge of 2011 (DPDC5) – create a project with any Doodle Pantry image as your focal point and post it to our challenge blog – you’ll win Love Birdies just for participating!  If you don’t have any Doodle Pantry images, check out the freebie section and the new grab bag – 4 different sets available at discount prices. These sets will change out after the 20th – so you don’t want to miss out.  Also, with any purchase, Laurie is offering her Love Sentiments digital stamp set for free. So what are you waiting for?!?! Show us your Doodle Pantry creations!

Have a FABULOUS week!

When we were having our family photos done last November, Grace Robertson found this fabulous red door in Mesilla.  It made for a stunning backdrop – Nadya was specifically thrilled by the fact that the door matched her boots (which alas, are sadly too small…time for another shopping trip).  Fast forward to Christmas break – I have a few minutes to spend at the PC while Nadya and Daddy play and Designs By Kristine sends her DT members a new to treat to play with…and well a creation is born:

Thank you Grace, for taking such stunning pictures of my precious little one, and thank you Kristine for the perfect kit to compliment them! I truly love all of the photos in our set, but the red door series is beyond compare.  I haven’t scrapped in awhile, so this felt GREAT and I love how it turned out!

Recipe:

• Digital Kit: Designs by Kristine Crimson Moss;
• Digital Template: Sweet Shoppe Cookies 4 Kids 2010 Templates (this one by Julie Billingsley);
• Photoshop Styles: Bannerwoman Designs Glitter Foam and Chipboard Styles
• Fonts: Binckley Script
• Software: Photoshop CS3

I hope you have a fabulous week and that the 1st Monday of 2010 is a good one for you! Today is shopping day – so we’ll be heading to “The Mart” for groceries in a bit…hoping that if we go early we’ll miss most of the lines.  Once preschool starts again, that won’t be an option.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at home yesterday – plenty of food and naps!  While we won’t be hitting any of the stores today, if DH and little one are feeling better (sore throat and coughs yesterday), we may venture out for a bit this afternoon in the name of family fun – aka selecting our Christmas Tree.

Since today is Black Friday, I wanted to remind everyone of a few online specials – no standing in lines or fighting crowds required!

Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff is having a week-end long sale with 50% off everything – which includes her digital stamps, papers, and cutting files.

Kristine is cleaning out her store to make room for new goodies! Check out her 50% off sale through Dec 1 – and while you’re there peek in at her new kit, Nora, and the fabulous new Photoshop Styles from Jodiann too!

Laurie at Doodle Pantry is have a 30% off sale too – use coupon code DPBLACKFRIDAY2010 at checkout.  When you combine the sale with the Doodle Pantry Rewards Program (1 free Doodle Pantry product for every $12 purchase) – this is a perfect time to stock up! And, while you’re out and about on the net, why not join us at CDAC – community for Digital Artists/Crafters by Digital Artists/Crafters?!?!

The one and only KimB is treating us to a Black Friday sale all the way from South Africa! Select products for $2 – fabulous!!!! And…

Gaye is also celebrating Black Friday with us – 50% off her entire store – which means all of her fabulous doodles are ON SALE!!!

Ok, that’s all from me – I need to get dressed and get out! Have a fabulous day!