Times have
been (and are continuing to be) tough for digital image artists. Over the last
few years, many shops have closed for several reasons, and more are
announced every month. This blog posting makes this fact so very apparent as two
of the digis I used, from Sheepski Designs and Chin-Chou Kuik, are no longer
available. The third, from Beccy’s Place, will not be available after June
30th of this year when all digi images will be discontinued. It is
so sad to see this happening as many of us have become friends with these artist/shop owners. We miss them… and wish them the best in the next step of their lives!
After winning a recent Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge I was excited to be asked to be a Guest DT. I was more excited when I
learned I got to choose a digi from sponsor Sheepski Designs for my card. I
served as a DT for Sheepski Designs for five years and loved working with
artist/owner Andrea Norris, a talented, kind, and generous person. Proof of that is that even though Andrea
closed her Etsy shop on Dec 31, she is still sponsoring challenges for other
companies… and providing her wonderful digis to the winners.
This
card features a Bridge Fold Card with the digi named “Mallows” taking center
stage! I printed, colored, fussy-cut, and adhered
the scenes Mallow-lover and items needed to create his yummy snack. I gave the bonfire a few embellishments to add texture- Stickles provide sparkle to the
flames, and a twist of wool roving provides a bit of smoke. (I provided a side view of the card which helps to show the wispy smoke and the side fold of the bridge card.)
Supplies:
· Bridge Fold Tutorial- Lot of options available on Pinterest. I used one that has a 5x8 inch base which fits this digi.
· Digi- Sheepski Designs (Mallows) Sadly, this wonderful shop closed at the end of 2024.
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Marvy Silver Marker, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens,
· Stickles- Diamonds (added to flames)
· Forest patterned paper- Hobby Lobby
· Front Sentiment- “Enjoy the Little Things from Beccy’s Place Digi Set (CuddleBugs)
· Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· Wool roving, other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
If you have
visited my blog before you might know that I seldom create CAS (Clean&Simple) cards as I prefer coloring,
fussy cutting, layering and/or embellishing. That said, I made this card to enter into this
month’s We Love Stamping Challenge, since this card involves just a touch of
each of those preferences… so wonder if I could classify it as “Kathy CAS”? (If
not, I will enter it in the optional AG option!)
This sweet and simple
Valentines card features a Ching-Chou
Kuik’s digi named “Love Is In the Air” and it went together pretty quickly. The sky was
created with light blue chalk, a cloud stencil cut from a scrap of paper, and a
makeup sponge. Easy to make and provides a soft background for balloons.
I’m
entering this card into several challenges including Colorful
Options: February Mood Board (the
predominant colors in my card are red and pink, includes several hearts, plus small
roses in the young lady’s hair!)
Supplies:
·
Digi- Digital Stamp from Ching-Chou Kuik (Love Is In the Air) Sadly Etsy shop is closed.
·
Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
· Front Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day”-
Hero Arts (retired)
· Inside Sentiment- Computer Generated (Original source of
saying is unknown. I saw it in a store window years ago!)
·
Cloudy sky created with decorative chalks, a makeup sponge and stencil
made with a paper scrap.
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available
from several sources on the web.
·
Strips of satin ribbon, other misc. items
and tools from my stash.
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A few months ago I nabbed this
wonderful “Old Cook Stove” digital image from Anne’s Digital Art, I made a
birthday card with it earlier this month and have a feeling it will become one
of my “go-to” digis for any card that features cookies or cakes! This time the happy
chef, and both of the sentiments, are from a fun Beccy’s Place digi set named “Birthday
Bears.”
Note- If you haven’t
heard the news, Beccy Muir recently announced that she will be discontinuing
the digital images section of Beccy’s Place at the end of June. Beccy explains
the reasons she has made this difficult decision HERE. So, if you have plans to add any of her
digi sets to your collection, or have any gift cards you need to use, you have
several months to go digi shopping. In addition, she has added a “Digital
Stamp Sale” section to her
shop, in which she has posted a large number of digis and sets from the past,
priced from $3.00 to as low as 31¢ for a set (US rate.) Since I often use
sentiments from Beccy’s digi sets on my cards, I made sure to pay attention not
just to the images but also the sentiments as I fill a cart with these
treasures before they are gone forever! (Sad sigh!) 
Supplies:
· Digi and
sentiments-Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Birthday Bears) Available only until June 30th
·
Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura
Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
· Digi- Anne’s Digital Art (Old
Cook Stove)
·
Shading, highlights and accents added with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers, Marvy Silver Marker, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·
Patterned papers- Hobby Lobby
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available
from several sources on the web.
·
All other misc. items and tools from my
stash.
Entered into:
Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #775:
Use Red and/or Pink
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