Stamping for the weekend - Going Digital!

Ok Ladies and Gents - Today we have Challenge Number Two over at Stampin' for the Weekend, and this weeks challenge is all about 'Going Digital' -

Yup, you got it! Digital Stamps....

This weeks winner will have a choice of 2 or 3 Digi Stamps from Dustin Pikes fabulous collection, our sponsor for this week!! This man works hard creating these fantastic Digi Stamps so we can buy them and use them on our crafting projects. They are all reasonably priced and I am slowly collecting them! Also, Dustin kindly offers a weekly freebie on a Wednesday! So if you havent used a Digi Stamp, get along and download one, but beware, you will be hooked!

I am in love with his Doodle Dragon and that Monkey of his! They are soooo CUTE! SO what better image to use than one of those fun Dragons of his!

To get some inspiration, why not go an visit the Stampin' Teams Blogs and see what designs they have all come up with! Also, we have a guest designer this week - Sandie - Take a look at her lovely blog too, she has created a lovely card for this challenge. She's used some very pretty colours and a fabulous Digi Stamp too.

Here we have Doodle Dragon blowing Bubbles! I just loved this image! He is just tooo darn cute for words! I coloured him in using Copics and added the highlights with the Inkssentials pen!




I used some plain green card stock for the back ground and then the orange paper/card had a scaley effect which was perfect for this card. I had a play around with some wire again and came up with the twisty mess you see here! Mess, did I say Mess, I mean masterpiece!



I used a second download of Dustins and followed on with the Dragon on the inside of the card. I used copics again and highlighted him.


I used the Cuttlebug Nesties for the inside and some of the lush orangey card I found at a craft shop a while back. It looks yellow, but its an orangey yellow, which the camera has not picked up very well!

Well there you have it!

Thank you once again for taking part in Stampin for the Weekend ...

I didnt get round to leaving many comments last week and I feel so bad for not doing so as I have missed out on loads of brilliant cards my Team keep raving about! This week I will strive to do alot better as I am home now and no longer on holiday galivanting around!

Kimmi Y

Simon Says Challenge ~ Animals

Hi Everyone :o)

I hope you are all having a lovely week, its been raining here today in Dorset, so I didn't feel like tidying the house, or going out to play, so Poppy and I had a fun filled day of playing and sleeping he he... However, once the little mite was down for the night, I had a play and this is what I came up with...

Over at Simon Says Challenge - The theme for today is ANIMALS :o)

What better animal to use than one of Dustin Pikes Digital Monkey's? I'm hoping Simon Says allows Digi Stamps as I don't have many stamps that are animal that I can ink up, and none no where near as cute as this one! I'll have to get a wish list started soon...

I've kept the card almost minimal. I decided to stick with two colours - Red and Blue.

I had some buttons in my stash that I thought I'd never use as they've been sat there for ages and today I finally used them, whoop whoop. I threaded them with some red ribbon also from my stash and tied them in a knot.

I cut out the image using my Nestabilities Large Circle and then alternated between colours and sizes of the Circles and Scalloped Circles.

I coloured the Monkey using my Copics and highlighted him with the Inkssentials pen. I think I'm getting a little better at using this pen, although I never seem quite confident enough to put it to an image, until I make the first highlight. Well, that's it really.

Thanks for popping by my little 'ole blog, enjoy the rest of your week ...

Y

Copic Colour Challenge - 13

Over at Copic Colour Challenge , Us bloggers are given a little freedom with the colours we choose and a lovely Sketch by Maddy!

I bought this cute Doodle Dragon earlier this week from Dustin Pike -

Its a Digi Stamp and sooooooooooo CUTE!

I coloured him using my Copics - (of course) and used C1, V000, RV10, V12, YG06, G05 And Y17.

I used my card, flower and brad from my stash.
The sentiment is from the freebie from the Creativity Magazine from DoCrafts!

This is my OOoopsie -

it wasn't until I finished the card and realised when I picked it up to take photos that I'd stuck everything on the wrong way. Nevermind - I'm sure my friend won't mind too much!

Thanks for looking !

ABC challenge - M

M is for Metallic... This is the theme for this weeks challenge over at abc challenge ! So I had to have a play as I haven't made a card in a few days!...

Here we have Cupcake Monkey, Half Way and All Done! - Digi Stamps created by Dustin Pike. Go visit his blog and take a peek - He has even more amazing images and you will love his Dragons and Bears!!!

I coloured these cheeky monkies using my copics, being very careful not to smudge the printer ink!

Here I have used a Silver Metal Leaf, brad and dangling charm (charm made by my own hand, if you like it, check out my shop at Poppy Petals Shop).

Here we have the second cheeky monkey - Half Way! He is adorable!

All papers printed from Donna's discs over at Bearly Mine Designs! Donna released her Volume II of Designer Extreme Backing papers, and also her NEW venture - Designer Inserts Extreme too! The inside of the card I used Inserts from the CD!

I can not believe how much Donna has managed to get on these disks, there are hundreds, on each disc and together they total over 1000! WOW .. Amazing!

This is the inside of the card, ready for someone (myself, as this card is ear marked already) to be signed and sent!

Thank you for popping by...

Catch you all soon, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!