Hats, Hoots and Java

The new challenge at Double D's is named "Kentucky Derby Hat." I found a wonderful digi in my collection from Create with TLC. It's a freebie and you can find it HERE. I printed the image onto white cardstock and added a little color on her face, cheeks, lips and hat with Spectrum Noir markers. I then used a fine-line black Sharpie to add dark curly hair around her face and a white gel pen to add highlights on her eyes, lips and lacy color. To add some color and texture, plus some realism, I cut a few slits into the hat brim and lacy collar, then pulled a few scraps of tulle through them, fluffing it gently and taping it down on the backside. A small pink bow and ribbon tucked in among the loops of tulle. Found a pretty square doily in my stash [is actually a piece of a plastic tablecloth that I bought at a hardware store a few years ago. Yes… you read that correctly. A hardware store.] Discovered that double-stick doesn't stick to plastic doily squares, so ended up stapling the image to the doily squares with a few colored staples.  The sentiment on the front of the card is a freebie from Desert Diva. You can find it HERE. The inside sentiment is from a Beccy's Place digi set named "True Beauty." I'm entering this card into several other challenges including If You Give a Crafter a Cookie since the card contains pretty pink and some lacy edging. 

 

Entered into: 

Double D’s Challenge- Kentucky Derby Hat [photo]                  

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie- #116 (Hearts, Tulips, Daisies  Photo)      

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration & Challenge- Lace  

Cute As A Button-#44 Anything Goes [girls, girls, girls]          

I love this sweet owl image and matching digi that are both freebies from PaperSmooches. You can find them HERE. I colored the little hoot with Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen, then posed him inside of a Peekaboo Frame fold, sometimes called a Origami Shadow Box. I found a great tutorial for making this super simple fold HERE. 

Entered into:  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #384-#385 Anything Goes                    

Cute Card Thursday- #580 Anything Goes                                                        

2craftycrittercrazies Challenge- #26                                                                    

The cute cup image is a digi from Verve Stamps that I purchased during the 2017 Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop. And Verve the sentiment is from a Crafting Desert Diva set named Coffee Hero. I used lots of scraps of patterned paper, plus a bit of vellum to make the swirls of steam.

Entered into: 

2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop    

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                                    

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- May 

Pixie's Snippets-Week #351