"Song Inspired"

Happy Wednesday! Sure hope it has been a good week so far for you all. I am feverishly trying to catch up with everything. Last week was crazy busy and in the midst of it all my mojo took a vacation! Hopefully it will return soon.;)

This week for our challenge we asking you to create any card/project inspired by a song. Our wonderful sponsor is 3 Girls Jam, and they are giving one random winner a $15.00 gift certificate to their store.

Thank you 3 girls jam!

I have been really excited about this challenge because I LOVE music. It's always on in my house, and I am the crazy chick in the car with the music blaring, windows down, and singing! Of course I had to pick one of my favorite songs by my all time favorite singer, Pink for my project! I went to see her in concert in March. When she first came on the stage she was talking about how she thinks she is so dorky, and then she kind of shrugged her shoulders and said we are all just a bunch of dorks. She then asked for everyone to get up and do the dorkiest dance we could possibly image. OMG it was so funny the entire place, including her, were dancing all silly. Then she sang her song "Raise Your Glass!"

Raise Your Glass

[Chorus]

So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways, all my underdogs

We will never be (never be) anything but loud

And nitty gritty dirty little freaks

Won't you come on (come on) and raise your glass

Just come on and come on and raise your glass

It really set a fun relaxed tone for the night. I have always interpreted the song to mean that no matter what celebrate who you are, and never let anyone make you feel less than! I decided to make a corner bookmark for my project:

I knew that I wanted an image of a girl with big glasses! I requested some help form my Whimsical friends on the WD Facebook Page, and of course they came through with some great suggestions. In the end, the winner was this adorable image, Vintage Violet form Saturated Canary. I cut her out using a nestability, and colored her with copics Of course her hair had to be pink. I added Diamond Glaze to the glasses, and some chalk to the cheeks. I used Tim Holtz, Black Soot, to distress around the edges. To make it a bit more fancier, I added some ribbon, and a Recollections embellishment. I thought the sentiment from the "Whimsical Designs-Volume 1"stamp set went perfectly with this image, and for the interpretation of the song.

Take a look at the video..it's great and Pink is so adorable and funny..my favorite part is when she smells her arm pit and then the who cares face that follows!

Here is the song inspired projects the amazing DT has created:

Sue

Friday

Nanne

Shelly

Ashley

Esther

Agnes

Margie

Another fabulous job!  Be sure to stop over their blogs to find out what song inspired their projects, and don't forget to leave them some love:)

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Create a song inspired project

2. When uploading your project please be sure that it is a direct link to your actual post, and not just your blog

3. Only one project per challenge  

4. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) 

5. NO back linking

6. Link your project to InLinkz by June 6 12:01am EST (you have two weeks to link up)
7. Have Fun!!

"Bling It Out" Challenge Winners

TGIF! I hope everyone had a great week. It was very hectic at my house, and it looks like the weekend is going to be more of the same.

I want to thank everyone who applied for the DT call. It is now closed and the new girls have been contacted.

Now for our bling challenge winners:

Rondom winner of five copic markers from The Paper Nest Dolls

#2 Jane Aryes

Top three Challenge Winners:

#10 Donna

#22 Jen Leeflang

# 26 PennyRae

Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge. They were all amazing and it is always so hard to pick just three. The winner can use the contact tab for the e-mail to claim your prize, and the top three can pick up their badge from the left side bar. 

"So Stinkin Cute"

Good morning! Phew it is almost Friday. It has been a really busy week and I can't wait for the weekend so I can just chill out. It is time for a new challenge at AUD Sentiments and this week we are creating a project for a mother or child with an appropriate sentiment. Our wonderful sponsor is A Day For Daisies. For my card today I used the super cute digital stamp "Wild Violet Nymph" from their shop.  

I created the card and the layers in my Silhouette Design Studio Software. She is colored with copics. I  ran out of Copic paper and had to use an off brand so you can see some bleeding of the colors. It was also extremely difficult to get the colors to blend properly. I was going to re-color her and use my prismas but I was so short on time. I used my MS punch for the butterflies, added some pearls with a pearl pen. The sentiment is from the Whimsical Fun-Volume 1 stamp set. Be sure to head on over to the AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog for all the inspiration from the fab DT. 

Have a great day!! As always, thanks for stopping in. 

"Mix It Up"

Good morning Whimsical Crafters. Hope everyone is having a great week. They sure are flying by! Our challenge this week is mixed media and our fabulous sponsor is Tabitha's Designs. One random winner will receive two digital paper packs of their choice.

For those of you who are not familiar with mixed media it is defined as a technique involving the use of two or more artistic media in a single composition. This can include but is not limited to ink, paint, paper, and sprays. There are lots of fabulous mediums out there for mixed media. 

Here is what I have created:

I started with the butterfly chipboard piece, and painted it with gesso for a base coast. Then I used my Tim Holtz Distress inks, and Faber Castell Big Brush PITT pen to add color. I finished it off with some rock candy crackle paint, and stickles. Once the butterfly was done, I used the Tim Holtz, Rays, embossing folder, coordinating distress inks, and the PITT Pens for the card. Once I got the desired effect, I took some white acrylic paint and splattered it around. I finished it off with a sentiment from the  Whimsical Designs Whimsical Fun-volume 1 stamp set.


Our super talented DT has come up with such a great variety of fabulous inspiration:

Shelly

Nanne

Georgiana

Yvette

Sue

Esther

Margie

Ashley

I hope all the fabulous mixed media projects will kick start your mojo to create your on own mixed media projects. We can't wait to see what you come up with. Be sure to stop by all the DT blogs for details on their projects. 

Today is the final day for our DT call. You have until midnight tonight to submit your name. Here is a bit of info:

Whimsical Design Team Call

-The DT call will run through May 15. All new DT members will be notified by May 20

-We are looking for ALL levels of crafters

-You must have an active blog and a Facebook page

-Be able to post every Wednesday for our challenge, and participate in blog hops

-As a Whimsical Designer you will receive all current Whimsical Stamp sets in addition to any future stamps/product that is released during your DT term

-You will also receive any product that our sponsors provides the DT to use for our challenges

-All interested applicants should email me at sar342 @ aol dot com. To ensure that the e-mails don't get mixed up with spam please use Design Team Call for your subject line. Don't forget to include a link to your blog

I am looking forward to hearing from YOU!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Create a mixed media project

2. When uploading your project please be sure that it is a direct link to your actual post, and not just your blog

3. Only one project per challenge  

4. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) 

5. NO back linking

6. Link your project to InLinkz by May 30  12:01am EST (you have two weeks to link up)
7. Have Fun!!

Iris May Hatter and Sketch Challenge Winners

Happy Friday! I hope it was a good week for everyone. Before I announce the Sketch Challenge winners I have a quick card to share. When I saw the challenge over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps was paper piecing I knew I had to give it a shot. I have never tried paper piecing a stamp before, so it really was a challenge for me.

The stamp is "Iris May Hatter" from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. I have paper pieced her hat, and colored the rest of her with copics. I wanted this card to have an old vintage feel to it so I did a lot of distressing of the paper with my Tim Holtz Distress Tool, and Distress Inks. I also frayed the edges of the lace, and added some pearl trim. Iris reminds me of one of those flapper gals from way back when..so I tried to go with that theme. The papers are Carta Bella-Well Traveled. The sentiment is from  Whimsical Designs Everyday Sentiments stamp set.

I am entering the following challenge with Iris:

Little Miss Muffet Challenges: Paper Piecing

Happy Campers: Use Lace

Crafty Creations: use Something old (lace) and something new (stamp, and designer paper)

Flutter By Wednesdays: Must have a butterfly or fairy. I added a butterfly to the flowers.  

Thanks to all who continue to enter our weekly challenge. It is always fun to see everyones entires, and the interpretation of the challenge.  Here are the Sketch winners:

Random Winner of five digis from Whimsy Stamps

#1: JustYolie

Top Three

#2 Nanna

#3 Jennifer

#5 Made By Mandy

Congrats to the winners! The random winner can use the contact tab for the e-mail to claim your digis, and the top three can grab their badge from the left side bar. 

Thank you for stopping by today:) I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend, and a Happy Mother's Day! 

"Alter It"

Good morning and Happy Hump day! This week our challenge is to alter something. Our wonderful sponsor for this week is V's Sweet Ideas. One random winner will win a $10.00 gift certificate to the store. Thank you V!!!

Here is my altered flat back canvas:

I had this canvas sitting around in my craft room forever and thought it would be perfect for this challenge. The stamp is a Prima Mixed Media Doll-#6, colored with copics. I did lots of inking, spraying, and stamping on the canvas. Layers are key when it comes to mixed media, so you just keep adding until you get the result you want. The sentiment if from the Whimsical Fun-Volume 1 stamp set.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11

Dress: RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Tim Holtz Distress Inks:

Spun Sugar

Broken China

Squeezed Lemonade

Now let's have a look at what the Design Team has altered for their projects:

Margie

Georgiana

Yvette

Agnes

Esther

Friday

Nanne

Shelly

Sue

Ashley

Wow! The DT did an amazing job with their altered projects!! Such a great variety to get your mojo flowing. Be sure to hop on over to their blog for all the details. 

We are having a Design Team Call and you still have time to apply

That's right we want you, you, and you to join the Whimsical Design Team! Let me give you a little info:

Whimsical Design Team Call

-The DT call will run through May 15. All new DT members will be notified by May 20

-We are looking for ALL levels of crafters

-You must have an active blog and a Facebook page

-Be able to post every Wednesday for our challenge, and participate in blog hops

-As a Whimsical Designer you will receive all current Whimsical Stamp sets in addition to any future stamps/product that is released during your DT term

-You will also receive any product that our sponsors provides the DT to use for our challenges

-All interested applicants should email me at sar342 @ aol dot com. To ensure that the e-mails don't get mixed up with spam please use Design Team Call for your subject line. Don't forget to include a link to your blog

I am looking forward to hearing from YOU!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Create an altered project

2. When uploading your project please be sure that it is a direct link to your actual post, and not just your blog

3. Only one project per challenge  

4. Please put in your post that you entered your project into this challenge with a link to this blog. I do not ask that you make a project just for my challenge. I know that there are lots of fun challenge blogs out there and I encourage you to play along in as many as you want:) 

5. NO back linking

6. Link your project to InLinkz by May 22 12:01am EST (you have two weeks to link up)
7. Have Fun!!

Give Peace A Chance

Good morning! Did everyone have a good weekend? We took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent most it out and about. Now I need to catch up with some crafting. Today I am sharing a card I created for my daughter. She had her SAT's on Saturday and was a nervous wreck. She was MORE than prepared for the test, but still was so nervous. I just wanted to remind her that she is fabulous, and that she would do great.

That little girl is "Give Peace A Chance" by Sylvia Zet. I added lots of layers with paper from the Boho Chic-First Edition stack, and Kraft Cardstock from The Kraft Outlet. The flowers are from I Am Roses, and are sprayed with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays. I added some leaves and butterflies using  MS Punches. That gorgeous lace, and pearls are from SA Crafters. I finished off the inside and totally forgot to take a picture..oops!

Copics Used:

Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11

Flowers: R81, R59. R56  Centers: E15, E57, E59

Pants: B91, B95, B97

Shirt: YR12, YR15, YR18

Hair: YR23, YR21, E15

Thank you for stopping by today. See you here on Wednesday for a new WW Challenge!