Holly and Berries

     A very CAS design on today's card which has an image from Doodle Pantry.

I started with a favorite sketch from Die Cut Divas,

(from May, 2015), turned upside down and modified to add the image.

I took my colors from the photo at {Pin}spirational.

  

     The sentiment is done with a die from Memory Box and it's actually the negative left behind from cutting out the word "Christmas" for another project.  I decided to use that left over scrap instead of throwing it away.  I paired it up with a scrap of dp I'd saved from last Christmas and the two were perfect for a 5.5" x 5.5" square card.

     I cut the holly image, added glitter to the berries, and inked the edges with distress ink before layering it on top of the papers.  I left it completely unembellished because I wanted that beautiful image to take center stage.

     Challenges:
AAA Cards
ArtbyMiran
Cardz for Guyz
Come and Get It
Clear It Out
Crazy Challenge
Crazy 4 Challenges
Creative Fingers
Digi Choosday
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Outlawz Greetings
Papertake Weekly
Simply Papercraft

     More posts every day this week, I hope.  In the meantime, Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Fairy Hats

     I love fairy images and when I find a new one, I just have to grab it.  This one I bought at Sweet Pea Stamps so that I could begin entering their Progressive Challenge on their FB page.  I missed out on playing last month so I'm starting this month.  The image is called "How Do I Look?" and I love that she's trying on various flowers as hats.  Obviously, her tiny bunny friend is offering an opinion.  What do you think?

I was influenced by the simple sketch at Die Cut Divas, turned on end.

     The image is colored with ProMarkers and a couple of chalk markers and then cut with a Cheery Lynn die.  These are my favorite kinds of dies -- the ones which make a fancy, delicate frame around the image allowing a CAS design which doesn't look at all CAS.   Usually, I separate the inside and outside pieces, and use a colored piece for the outside frame.  This time, I kept both pieces together and mounted them on top of forest green CS, cut to size.

     For embellishments, I kept it minimal by adding only three small pearls on the left side and one bow, handmade and 'dyed' with marker to get the shade of green I wanted.

     Challenges:
Artistic Stampers
As You Like It
Cheery Lynn
Crafting with Friends
Digitally Sweet
Inspiration Destination
Little Red Wagon
Lunagirl Moonbeam
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Petal Lu
Really Reasonable Ribbon
Simply Papercraft
Time Out
WordArt Wednesday

     I hope your weekend went well.  Yesterday, we finally got a break from the 100+ degree temps and it looks like we'll be out of the high 90s in a day or two.  I'm so ready for fall with that chill snap in the air, saying summer is really gone and the weather will be livable once again.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie