It's my last post as a GDT member for the
4 Crafty Chicks. It's been fun to be on the team and I wish them well. I know I'll continue to enter their challenges!
The fifth Thursday of any month is a"
Crazy Egg" or
anything goes challenge for the Chicks, so this one should get your creativity revved up. I decided to do a little something different and tried one of the watercolor techniques for my card. I dug out an SU!'s long-retired stamp set, Petal Prints and inked up the open daisy with Daffodil Delight (at the center), Melon Mambo (middle), and Antique Linen Distress Ink (tips), spritzed with water and pressed! Sounds easy, right?!? I was in my craft room for hours getting this right! Placement of the flowers around the sentiment, masking, and color combination! One of those cards that took a whole lot longer than I thought. It kind of works that way, doesn't it?? I'm pleased with the results, though. . . love the look of it.
Stop over at the
4 Crafty Chicks to see what the DT has for you this week. See you in the gallery!
Challenges Entered:
Fantastic Tuesday #96/ - Make it Feminine
Creative Inspirations #323 - Flowers
Addicted to Stamps & More #155/ - Photo Inspiration
Crafty Gals Corner #30/ - AG
I was invited to be a guest designer for Challenge #34 Back to School on the Craftaholics R Us Blog. I chose to pair an image from A Day for Daisies called, Happy School House with the Pencil Me In from PTI. Lots of red and yellow with the lined handwriting paper give this a great fall look. This will be a card for my DIL next week when two of her three kiddos are back in school! 
The 4 Crafty Chicks have a Sun, Sand, and Sea Challenge for you this week. I added some sand and sea to create a scene for this Little Umbrella image from Mo's Digital Pencil. Come and play with the Chicks in the summer fun this week!
The 4 Crafty Chicks are looking for CAS cards for this week's challenge. I have to admit that CAS cards usually take me as long as a card I color with my Copics. Sometimes I find myself paralyzed with just starting. This week's card came together super-fast for me. I knew what I wanted to do right away and the card came out just as I pictured in my head. No only that, but it's a one layer card - and I never do that because I usually mess up and have to cut something off! Papertrey Ink's Good Times stamp set and matching die are used for my card.
This week's 4CC challenge is No Stamping. I decided that a digital image would be too close to stamping, so I went with die cuts and embossing. Both die cuts are from PTI. The word "celebrate" is from June's release. Stop by the 4 Crafty Chicks Blog to peek at the DT's inspiration for the challenge and then play along!
