Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Get Out the Gingham!'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Get Out the Gingham!'. Simply make a card or project with Gingham on it: you can use a piece of Gingham fabric, Gingham Ribbon, or Gingham designer paper like I did. Our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry and they are giving away a $10.00 Gift Voucher to their store to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used the FREE WITH PURCHASE digi image set "Berry Pie". I absolutely LOVE this set, and I cannot believe it's free! It's so fun and cute! And I love that it comes in both black outline and pre-colored. It also comes with coordinating digital papers and one sentiment. I love it when digi images come with matching digi papers. I don't have to endlessly hunt through my mega stash of papers to find something that coordinates with my image. The work is done for me. My layout is by Mojo Monday. The star is a button from JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Paper Fashions 'Seed Packet Cards'

Hello! Today I have a Paper Fashions card that uses images from three different sets: "Seed Packet", "Garden Accessories", and "Banner Sentiments". You can find all these digis HERE. I love the 'Seed Packet' image because it makes a really easy card that looks like it has a lot of detail, but is actually really simple. There's no layout or picking designer papers involved; you simply print your Seed Packet to the size of the card you want, and then add your flowers and your done. You can leave your Seed Packet image in black and white, or print it on designer paper, or color it in as I did below. I wanted a more 'aged' look, so I shaded my Seed Packet with Copic Markers. The Seed Packet comes with the sentiment 'Friendship Grows', but I needed an anniversary card, so I used the 'Best Wishes' 'Banner Sentiment' which is sold separately. My sunflowers and watering can are from the 'Garden Accessories' set. I mounted them up on dimensionals.

Have a great day! Amy

June Hotspot Challenge: "Laser Cut Details"

Hello! Today I have my monthly Hotspot Challenge Card to show you for the Hotspot Challenge Blog. The challenge this month is 'Laser Cut Details'. You can use the photo below for inspiration. Think Laser Cut Embellies, Punches, Spellbinders, Piercing, Doilies, etc. Here is the card I made for the challenge. I used the "If You Truly" image and Cherry Blossoms and Butterflies Digital Designer Paper both from Studio 313 and sold at McMahon Five Designs. For my laser cut details, I thought this Kaisercraft Wood Flourish Magical Butterfly would be PERFECT for the challenge! I then added a corner die cut for even more laser cut details. The sentiment is up on dimensionals and I put Stickles in the centers of the flowers

Here's a close up of the laser cut butterfly.

And here is a close up of the sentiment.

If you'd like to play along with us, you still have 21 days left, you could win $25.00 in digis from the McMahon Five Designs Store! So what are you waiting for? Get going and visit the Hotspot Challenge Blog for all the details on how to play along.

Have a great day! Amy