Beautiful Bride

     I have the honor of being a Guest Designer at Through the Craft Room Door this week and the challenge is being sponsored by Digistamps4Joy.  I used their lovely "Bedazzled Bride" image.

     I challenged myself this time to try doing white-on-white again.  I've tried it a few times in the past and have never been happy with the results.  However, I admit to really liking this one and being proud of it.  :-D

     I did color some of the image with ProMarkers (her skin & hair) and a bit of gold paint pen to highlight the embroidery on her dress.  I used an out-of-the-box technique to die cut the image with one of my oldest dies from Spellbinders.  I layered that onto two more die cut frames, both by Spellbinders, and I used dimensional tape to separate the layers, adding texture and dimension.  Both of the lower layers are "Linen" embossed with a folder.

     I decided that I really wanted to showcase the die cuts so I didn't add any flowers, or lace, or ribbons, or any of the more common embellishments for wedding cards.  I think it's more than enough as it it.

     Challenges:
Color Crazy Craft
Crafting from the Heart
Crafty Calendar
Hiding in My Craft Room
Jo's Scrap Shack
Lemon Shortbread
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Outlawz Twisted Thurs.
Scrapy Land
Word Art Weds.

     It would be great to see you playing along at Through the Craft Room Door this week.  Remember, their theme is always "Anything Goes" and you might win a fabulous prize from Digistamps4Joy!  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

June Bride

     This delightful bride is from Morgan's ArtWorld and is the June image on their FB page.

The sketch came from Live and Love Crafts.

     I colored with ProMarkers and added glitter to her dress.  I made the inset, double frame by cutting two colors of CS (black and turquoise) with dies from Spellbinders, putting one inside the other.   The pale aqua die cut is done with a die set from Cheery Lynn, cut in half so I could elongate it since the part behind the image doesn't show anyway.

     The round doily is cut (Cheery Lynn) from CS by SU, as is the small rectangle in the bottom corner.   Everything is layered together on another piece of aqua CS, then put onto a white card base.

     While I was making this card, I had a conversation with one of my grandkids during which I said I was making "Sizzlin' Summer" cards.  When they objected that aqua was a cool color, not a sizzlin' color, I replied that as far as I was concerned there were no better colors when dealing with 102 degree temperatures outside.  So, these are MY "sizzling" colors!

     Challenges:
Cheery Lynn
Crafting Musketeers
Crafts and Me
Crafts Galore Encore
Crafty Awesomeness
Die Cut Divas
Sisters of Craft
Stempelsonnen

     Well, if this hot weather keeps up, I'm going to run away again!  Sorry, but I'm just not cut out for 100+ temperatures day after day.  I swear, I should be a snow bird, living up north where there are cool summers and then I'd come south for the winter to stay out of the snow.   If I disappear from visiting your blogs, you can just bet that I've pre-scheduled a bunch of posts and headed for the arctic circle for two months.  I do have a right to some vacation time, right?  OK, I'm gone!!  :-D

     Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

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Bridal Shower

     Friday- equals- QKR Stampede - equals - New challenge and New Theme.   Our theme is "Brides" and I did a card for a bridal shower using Digi 6201 "Heart Box Angel" and Digi 17004 "Stew of Life."  June is a traditional month for weddings!

     I tried once again to do a White-on-White card but ended up feeling that a bit of color was necessary to differentiate the layers.  I used plain white CS, glittered CS, metallic white CS, and a very pale, pastel-pink CS.  The pink directly behind the image is dp but in the photo it looks more 'rust' than pink.  All those die cuts are done with dies from a set by Spellbinders.  Each layer is also embossed.

     The sentiment is printed, framed, and hand cut, then adhered along the edge of the image.  The two little pink bits are scraps from a different die cut that were left on the desk so I used them instead of throwing them away.  Because this card is 5.5 x 6.75, a completely non-standard size, I made the envelope for it from a 12 x 12 piece of scrapbooking paper with the design turned inside.  Unfortunately, I didn't photograph the envelope before sending this on its way.

     Challenges:
613 Avenue Create
Art Impressions
Aud Sentiments
Colour Your World
Craft Rocket
Crafting with an Attitude
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Cardmakers
Crafty Girls Creations
Incy Wincy
In the Pink (1 image, 2 leaves, 3 die cut layers)
Julia Spiri
Pencil Case
Simon Says Stamp
Star Stampz

     I hope we'll see you playing along with us this week.  Remember, you don't have to use an image from QKR but if you do, your card will be placed in a separate drawing just for those who used QKR Stampede digis and that will increase your chances of winning by a huge amount.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie