Before sharing today’s creative venture, I wanted to wish our Service Men and Women a Happy Veterans’ Day! Thank you so much to our Armed Service members – both current and past – we all owe you a debt of gratitude for your service and sacrifice. May our flags be flown proudly in your Honor and Memory.

All hasn’t quite returned to normal in our household – my needle biopsy went as well as those sorts of procedures go and the results should be in within the next week or so.  I have another visit to the doctor this afternoon to address the nagging sore throat that refuses to go away! With that being said, I did manage, with the help of some Tylenol, to sneak in some crafting time with Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff (and to celebrate Fall – there is a 50% off sale TODAY only at My Grafico). I played in Photoshop with Lindsay’s Winterland set along with Jodiann’s Christmas Be kit, and KimB’s Lace styles . I really enjoyed experimenting with textures within Photoshop – the texturizer is rapidly becoming one of my favorite tools! I designed two printable card fronts – here’s what they look like straight out of Photoshop – ready to print and go:  But, me being me, and after fighting with my printer (it kept scaling whether I wanted it to or not), I opted to print and then cut and embellish. I had a lot of fun adding sparkle, shine, pearls, and rhinestones! Recipe:

• Digital Stamps: Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Winterland
• Digital Papers: Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Winterland and Homemade Holidays; Jodiann Cates’ Christmas Be; Kim B’s Lace Photoshop Styles
• Digital Elements: Penny Duncan Shaplies
• Cardstock: GP White; SU Whisper White pre-folded cards
• Tombow Mono-Adhesive; Fiskars Paper Trimmer; Spica Markers; Ranger Glossy Accents; Tulip Glitter Fabric Paint; Crafting Connection Bauble Drops; Adhesive Pearls; QuicKutz QuickStik Pen; I Rock tool and Rhinestuds; Photoshop

Recipe:

• Digital Stamps: Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Winterland
• Digital Papers: Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Winterland and Homemade Holidays; Jodiann Cates’ Christmas Be; Kim B’s Lace Photoshop Styles
• Digital Elements: Randi Oh Bella Joy; Penny Duncan Shaplies
• Cardstock: GP White; SU Whisper White pre-folded cards
• Tombow Mono-Adhesive; Fiskars Paper Trimmer; Spica Markers; Ranger Glossy Accents; Tulip Glitter Fabric Paint; Photoshop

Challenges I Played In:

• Whoopsi Daisy – It’s Christmas
• There’s Magic In The Air – Nontraditional Christmas Colors (Snowwoman Scene)
• There She Goes Clear Stamps – Create A Scene
• The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges – Seasonal + Animal (Deer Family)
• Fresh Brewed Designs -  2 or more Patterned Papers
• Digistamps 4 Joy -  Christmas Inspired
• Design Dollies – Cold and Glittery
• Crafty Purple Frog Challenge – Time to Sparkle(Snowwoman Scene)
• Crafty Anne’s Challenge Blog – Nontraditional Christmas Colors
• Crafts and Me – Glitter
• Burtonesque Dolls – Anything Goes
• Bee Crafty – Christmas
• ABC Challenge – H is for Holidays

That’s all from me! Have a fabulous day! If you haven’t visited Lindsay’s blog, be sure to stop by for fabulous inspiration, freebies, and the links to the other DT projects. Don’t forget the 50% off sale for today either!

Another weekend is upon us! We had a fabulous time last night with Grace Robertson – I can’t wait to see how our family pictures turned out!  Our location had to change at the last minute; both Grace and DH were champs about it!

Anyhow, on to my project.  As you may know, the Clearly Delightful challenge has been replaced by the brand new Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge to coincide with the new Doodle Pantry Release and Challenge Blog. Our first challenge is SUPER easy and fun – all you have to do is use a Doodle Pantry image! Laurie has several freebies available as well as fabulous sets to choose from (and I heard that Newsletter subscribers might have received a discount coupon too).  Everyone who joins us for the challenge will receive Laurie’s new Sheep Dreams digital stamp set and one lucky winner will also receive a fabulous Grand Prize! This challenge runs through the 13th, so you have plenty of time to play with us!

Ok, enough yacking, you came to see art! I used Laurie’s Christmas Birdie Pre-Colored digital stamp set again – it is so much fun and so easy to create with! As with my last Doodle Pantry creation, I paired Laurie’s image with digital papers from Jodiann’s Christmas Be kit – I love the papers in that kit!!! This card is also 100% digital – though I did add some sparkle and shine after I printed it.  The shaped mat is from Penny Duncan – an SVG I converted to PNG. So, what do you think?

Recipe:

• Digital Stamps: Doodle Pantry Christmas Birdie Pre-Color
• Digital Supplies: Jodiann Cates Christmas Be; Penny Duncan Shaplies
• Ink: HP Inkjet; Spica Markers
• Cardstock:GP White
• Other: Tombow Mono-Adhesive; Fiskars Paper Trimmer; Liquid Pearls; Ranger Glossy Accents; Photoshop

Have a fabulous weekend!

Wow – I can’t believe we’re already into the month of October – though I must admit, I wouldn’t complain if the 90 degree days were but a distant memory for awhile.  Since it’s the 5th, it’s time for another Doodle Pantry release and the launch of CDBD10. This time the challenge is to use any Doodle Pantry image combined with ribbon and put a masculine spin on it.  I absolutely LOVE these Ants – they are so cute and funny!  I created this scene using Laurie’s new Holiday Ants digital stamp set, papers from Designs by Kristine’s Playful kit, overlays from Kim Broedelet’s Woodsy 2 (part of her paper maker grab bag), and my favorite Chalkies from Jodiann Cates – it took me awhile to get the dimension right on the milk glass – but I’m finally pleased with the result.  Before adhering all my layers, I added a small amount of sparkle to the ants and plate with my Spica markers and used my Weathered Wood Distress Ink pad to add some color to my card base. A bit of red twine and a couple of silver baubles finished off the look.

Recipe:

• Digital Stamps: Doodle Pantry Holiday Ants
• Digital Papers: Designs by Kristine Playful
• Digital Supplies: Kim Broedelet Woodsy 2; Jodiann Cates Chalkies
• Ink: HP Inkjet; Spica Markers
• Cardstock: Neenah White; DCWV Winter Box of Cards 2009; SU Not Quite Navy
• Other: Tombow Mono-Adhesive; Fiskars Paper Trimmer; Fiskars Glue Dots; Adhesive Pearls; Red Twine; Photoshop

If you haven’t been to Laurie’s blog, be sure to start there for all of the challenge information and the fabulous inspiration from the other DT members – they always have such amazing creations.

Nadya and I have a make-up day at preschool today since she missed yesterday followed by our weekly grocery shopping trip – fun stuff!  Have a fabulous day!