D2D Skating Penguin Challenge Card

Can you believe it's ME??

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Hello everyone! I am super happy to be able to create and share a card with you today! I have not been around much, and have not created a single paper craft since World Card Making Day!! YIKES!

So here is what I came up with for the Delightful Inspiration Artist Challenge this week, using the free digi 'Skating Penguin'. So cute!

I was inspired by many of the cards already linked to the challenge, like Kathy Winter's girl penguin, Kristine Breach's white penwork, Kendra Sand's sparkly paints, and someone had used felt snowflakes too, but I cannot remember where I saw them! So if it was you, thanks for the inspiration! :)

I was kinda stumped for a sentiment for this image. The usual 'Warm Winter Greetings' or 'Skating by...' sentiments came to mind, but my inner voice was screaming 'NO! Do something different!' So I stamped the little notebook page, and hand wrote a To Do List of fun snow activities.  Then, inside I wrote the sentiment 'We hope your winter is packed with fun!'.

I really wanted to add some sewing, but did not want to run out of time to finish the project, so I added some handstitching around the list. It satisfied my craving for now! :)

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This card also qualifies for the Double Delight Challenge this week: to use Snowflakes with the D2D image! Easy!! :)

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Thank you all for your wonderful comments, prayers, and hang in there encouragement! I am so glad to have all of you as my online friends! You are all so great!

Have a fantastic weekend!!

Sherrie

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Packed With Fun Card

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

stamps: D2D digi 'Skating Penguin', Stampabilities Notebook page stamp

paper: BG Eskimo Kisses pp, SU! cardstock: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride; watercolor

ink: SU! markers: Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink; printer ink

etc: snowflake embossing folder, nesties, cuttlebug, glitter and glue, SU! Felt Flurries, Rich Razzleberry button, thread, black pigment pen

Designed2Delight Artist Challenge {September}

Hey again!! Another post for me...what's that make, 3 in one day?? Wow! I am getting things done!! :)

This is my card for the Designed2Delight Artist's Challenge! The first freebie this month is this gorgeous Oak Wreath! It is free for a limited time only, so you'd better grab one HERE before it's too late! Make a card or papercraft project using this image, upload your creation to the Delightful Inspiration blog HERE by Thursday midnight, EST....and you will receive another FREE image in your email box Friday morning! And it all starts over again! Great, huh??!

It is so much fun, and I honestly LOVE checking out everyone's projects! Each person who plays along makes a unique and wonderful creation every time!

I used the current MojoMonday 155 sketch for my inspiration, and love how it turned out! It was super easy and fun!

The Double Delight Challenge this week was Autumn Colors, so that was a breeze! :)

And this image from Faith is gorgeous and so easy to work with! I love Autumn themes!

For the interior of my card, I wanted those two cute acorns to accent the sentiment panel, to bring the outside in. So I printed the 'Oak Wreath' digi out full page sized, and colored and cut them out! It's like getting two digi's free this week!! :) I love them!
Here's a close up:

So fun! I thought afterwards that I could just use photo editing software to crop the image down to the acorns and save it as an individual digi stamp. Maybe I will do that tomorrow, when I have some play time. You could do that too! :)

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Thank you to everyone who has left encouraging comments here for me. I have been in a bit of a slump lately, but feel the load lightening on my shoulders. Every sweet comment made things more bright! You are all so wonderful, and I am glad to know each of you, my online friends!

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Keep your fingers crossed for me Wednesday...I am going to 3 different job possibilities to put in applications and (hopefully) interviews. I will let you know how it goes!

Love, love, love, love!

Sherrie

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Autumn Blessings
4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

stamps: Designed2Delight 'Oak Wreath' digi; PTI - sentiment

papers: RidingHood Red, More Mustard, Kraft, Whisper White cs; Autumn Splendor dsp, other Autumn theme paper from stash

inks: RH Red, More Mustard, Really Rust, Peach Parfait -SU markers, Black

etc: RH Red ribbon, nesties, half pearls, dimensionals

{Carly's Sketches}

If you are looking for some fun inspiration this week, be sure to check out this blog by Carly, an 11 year old artist who creates card sketches for everyone to use!

And for added excitement, Designed2Delight Digital Stamps is sponsoring her sketch challenges for the month of September! Each week a winner will be announced from the linked participants, and that person will receive any one digi from Faith's shop for free!

Here is the latest sketch:

Be sure to link up your creation using this sketch and any image to Carly's blog within this week HERE.

And have fun!!

D2D Artist's Challenge {Week 3} A Chicken? Cluck!

Okay!!

Whoo! Here I am! I finished my card seconds ago, and am linking her in!!

Isn't she lookin' fine? She is struting her stuff! Whoo-hoo! :)

This is the latest image from Designed2Delight's weekly Artist's Challenge.  'Cluck' is available for sale in the Designed2Delight Digital Stamp shop.

She is also swaggering on over to the Double Delight challenge tonight to see what's up over there!

She is poppin'!

Thanks for putting up with me tonight!

Sherrie

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Feelin' Clucky Card

5-1/2 inches square

stamps: D2D - 'Cluck' digital stamp

papers: SU - Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler cardstocks; Basic Grey - Lemonade pp; watercolor

inks: SU - Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie; printer

etc: Baja Breeze ribbon, rhinestones, scallop edge and photo corner punches, clear embossing powder, stipple brush, aqua painter, foam adhesive dots

D2D July Artist's Challenge {#2} Vino

Okay!

I finally finished my entry for the Designed2Delight Artist's Challenge this week!

I had a serious issue with choosing a color combo for this image, as many of you read in the D2D group at Crafter's Digital Art Center. (so funny!) So, this morning I was reading through everyones comments there, and scoping out what everyone else had come up with, and my eye happened to catch the discussion 'Delightful Color Inspiration' and I remembered that I had not made a card to participate in that yet!! And thank goodness there was no deadline, right? So bam, got my colors.

The whole time I was painting this image, the country song 'Toes in the Water' was playing in my head. I do not know the name of the singer, but I love that song, so I thought 'Life is good today' was an appropriate sentiment to add to my card. I typed it out on the computer here, and added it to my card front!

Oh, and did I mention that I used embossing, there on the card? That is for the Double Delight Challenge! Fun, fun!

Thanks for taking a look-see! Happy summer!

Sherrie

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Life is Good

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

stamps: D2D - Vino; SU - Vintage Labels

paper: watercolor; Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Razzleberry

ink: Turquoise, Old Olive, Razzleberry, Orchid, Lavendar Lace, Choc Chip, yellow, white gel pen

etc: SU - Square Lattice embossing folder, cuttlebug, Razzleberry ribbon, half pearls, ticket corner punch

Designed2Delight July Artist's Challenge {#1}

Hey there everybody!!

How is your summer heating up? We finally hit 85 degrees today, and it feels great! We ate lunch at the park, and my boys swam in the creek while I soaked up some rays! Fun!

Here is my card for the Delightful Inspiration Artist's Challenge, and the new Double Delight Challenge as well!

If you can believe it, it only took me a half an hour to make this little card! That is a record for me, as I am a very slow stamper!

I printed the 'Wish Big' digital stamp twice, colored and cut out the letters and the scalloped circle, and pieced them together on a patterned paper circle. I added my topper over a bit of striped patterned paper, and added a big red ribbon! Awesome!

I am going to send this card to my niece, Hailey. It will be her 4th birthday next Wednesday! I think she will like it! She loves to color and draw, so I am also sending her lots of paper craft goodies!! :) WOOT! She's taking after Aunt Sherrie!!

Okay, that's it for now!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sherrie

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Wish Big Birthday Card

4 x 4-1/2 inches

stamps: D2D Wish Big digital stamp

papers: SU- YoYo Yellow, Whisper White, DCWV patterned papers, watercolor

inks: SU- Real Red, YoYo Yellow, Green Galore, Only Orange, Bashful Blue

etc: red grosgrain ribbon, circle nesties, paper snips