It’s time for another fabulous Tiffany Doodles Challenge!  This month’s theme is Flower Power…to join us simply create a card/ stamped project using any flower you’d like!!  You may use any stamp you like for this challenge (but we’d be tickled to see Tiffany’s Stamps)! Tiffany has an abundance of flower digi stamps in her shop and oodles of freebies for inspiration! You have until the end of the month, Aug 31, to play! Please add your link (directly to your card post) to the bottom of this post using Inlinkz.  Don’t forget to add your card to the Tiffany Doodles Flickr Gallery if you use a Tiffany Doodles digi stamp.  When uploading to online galleries, tag your creation with: TD03 so we can find you.

  For my card, I used Tiffany’s Hydrangea with Oval digital stamp set.  This set coordinates perfectly with nestabilities large oval die (or Cricut owners who use Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut can visit Penny Duncan’s site for fabulous free layered files)! I opted to trim mine even with the frame and then layer it on an oval cut from Colorbok DP and a Scalloped Oval cut from Bazzill textured CS. The image is printed on Whisper Whiter CS (SU) and colored with ‘ target=_blank>Prismacolor pencils using the Baby Oil/OMS/ Gamsol technique (I used baby oil).  I had never tried blending my colored pencils before and am quite happy with the results and the simplicity of the technique!!!!  The card base is DCWV precut and scalloped – I add additional depth by embossing with my D’Vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder (PC). I added light orchid textured CS panels (Bazzill) and some fabulous handmade lace (thank you Nana) to complete the look.  I am really happy with how it turned out! Now it’s your turn – show us what you’ve got!

Tiffany’s Design Team has been busy with this one!  Be sure to stop by the main blog for links to everyone’s fabulous creations!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Breast cancer is a devastating disease impacting 1 in 8 women in the United States alone – with a new diagnosis every 3 minutes and a death every 13 minutes! The numbers are sobering – but with every research dollar raised, we are that much closer to a cure.  To help with this cause, MyGrafico designers Blackleaf Studios, Cheri Wenger, DigiDiva, Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff, ReviDevi, Sanqunetti Design,Tainted Sweets and  Zenware Designs have joined forces with Stitching for Pink to create an exclusive collaborative kit for you with ALL of the proceeds going directly to Stitching for Pink to fund Breast Cancer Research:

This collaborative effort features 12 adorable clip art designs, 4 pattern papers, a printable collage sheet and a printable craft  – your $5 donation supports Breast Cancer research.

Together we will find a cure!

Welcome to another Thursday with Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff! This week Lindsay is the sponsor at Tuesday Morning Sketches as part of their 1st birthday celebration. In order to play along and be in the running for a fabulous FREE digital stamp set from Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff, all you have to do is create a project with ANY of the sketches from the past year – you’re sure to find one that gets your creativity flowing!  Though it was a tough choice, my inspiration is Melissa’s Sketch #2 combined with one of the digital stamps in Lindsay’s Girl Thing Digital Stamp set and Lindsay’s Uptown Houndstooth digital papers. I couldn’t decided if I liked red or black better as my primary color scheme – so I did both! As per my usual, I started out in Photoshop and designed my card base on a standard A2 canvas using Melissa’s sketch as a guide. The solid mats and heels are colored using my favorite Chalkies Photoshop Styles and the DP behind the image was created using a new favorite – Halftone Photoshop Styles, also from Jodiann.  I created the inside sentiments in Photoshop as well – using quotes from Bill Blass and Ginger Rogers – perfect GIRL sentiments. After printing on multi-purpose photo paper, I trimmed everything and adhered to my card bases. Then the embellishing fun began!  For this card I used adhesive crystal rhinestones on the shoe and my new I-Rock tool to add the graduated rhinestones to the mat edges.  For more sparkle, I added Red Stickles to the “fluff” on the shoe. I had planned on using some Fancy Fibers between my layers, but due to a printing issue (my printer decided to scale my base layer) my layers didn’t all print at the same size – so I had to “wing” it – though I’m not unhappy with the results and these will be much easier to mail!! For the 2nd card, I followed the same idea substituting black and white pearls (Michaels) for the the crystals and Black Stickles instead of red. Again, I am pleased with the end result – and I still can’t pick a favorite!

Challenges I Played In:

• Aimee’s Challenge Blog – Something For A Friend (Either Card)
• Alota Rubber Stamps – Glitter and Pearls (Black Card)
• One Stitch At A Time – Digi-Madness (Either Card)
• Papertake Weekly – Cutie Patootie (Red Card)
• Scrappy Frogs – Girlie Girl (Either Card)
• Sisterhood of Scrap – Monochrome (Red Card)
• Stamp Something – Digital (Either Card)

That’s all from me – my little one has a check-up this morning, so we’re off to town for that. If you didn’t arrive here from Lindsay’s blog, be sure to stop by – she has the links to the other DT blogs as well as yummy eye-candy and perhaps a freebie too!