Mile High Cupcakes

Thanks for popping in today! I'm sharing a birthday-perfect card using a digi stamp from Polkadoodles over at the Clever Dexter Challenge blog. You've heard the saying, "April showers...blah blah blah", so we've chosen "USE WATERCOLORS" as a theme this month.

I'll admit, I may have forgotten a birthday or two and needed something special to send. Ohhh the shame. These cupcakes really stack up...see what I did there :) It's called Cherry Cream Cupcake from Polkadoodles. I used my photo editing software to layer and flip the cupcakes to make a tall card. I was inspired by the watercolor dots on the the decorative background cardstock I found and used Copic colors to match.  The real pop of fun was layering sparkly Stickles on the cherries!

I hope you want you to join us! Check out how to play along below and be sure to share in the gallery before April 30th.

PRIZE FROM OUR SPONSOR

Polkadoodles

Don't forget to check out the sparkles on my Instagram page. Thanks for stopping by! 

xoxo Deidre :)

Supplies

Cupcakes: E29 & E59; E21 & E23

Frosting: V15, V06, RV66; E01, E93, YR02; BV02, BV13, BV04; R81, R83, R85; BG11, BG23, BG13

Cherry: R29, Diamond Stickles

Wrapper: C1, C3

Sentiment: Word Salad (by Paper Smooches)

Foxy Spring Kisses

Hey hey! It's the first day of March and a chilly one here in the Tampa Bay area. We're kicking off the month at the Clever Dexter Challenge with a Hello Spring theme and a lovely sponsor, Stampers Delights.

This little foxy spring set, called Kawaii Spring Fox, was provided to us for this month's challenge and it's so adorable. Seriously, check out the digis you get for £2.50 ($3.35 US)!! I knew I wanted more flowers...I mean what girl doesn't :) So you know how I love to use my photo editing software to create something unique with digital stamps...

How I did it:

1. Flipped the fox layer to look left

2. Duplicated the daisy to make another one of a different size

3. Layered the daisies in front of the fence

4. Duplicated the grass to make a 3rd tuft and adjust the size

5. Flipped and duplicated the 1/2 butterfly to make both sets of wings on the fox's nose

6. Offset the wings

I used the design aesthetic of odd numbers a ton here LOL. See if you notice them all. I also did a sprayed background and lots of Copic coloring. I hope you enjoy!

We want you to join us! Check out how to play along below and be sure to share in the gallery before March 31st. I can't wait to see what you create!

Don't forget the theme this month is: HELLO SPRING

Cleverly Concocted Challenge Rules

1. The challenge runs from all month
2. Please read the challenge rules for more details.
3. Our mandatory theme for this month is HELLO SPRING.
4. We would love to see you use our OPTIONAL color palette YELLOW, ORANGE, PEACH, LIGHT GREEN, AND PINK, but its not mandatory to qualify for our prize.
5. Have fun creating & use the link up below to enter your creation!!!

PRIZE FROM OUR SPONSOR

Stampers Delights

Check out my colors below. Thanks for stopping by! 

MY SUPPORT AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU UKRAINE 

xoxo Deidre :)

Copics & Inks

Fox: YR24, YR18, E19, C1, R21, R22

Fence:  E23, E25, E27, E29

Flowers & grass: Y00, Y08, YG13, G14, YG67

Butterfly: 00, Y08, R21, R22

Background: Pineapple Paradise, Cosmopolitan Pink, and Fuzzy Navel Peach Lindys Stamp Gang sprays

My Lucky Stars with Clever Dexter

Happy Sunday crafties! I'm up on the Clever Dexter Challenge blog with the theme JUST BECAUSE and optional color combo of: blue, pink, red, dark red, & white. 

I have totally loved playing with CasettaSullalbero digital stamps! This is my second creation this month...and the month is almost over....wowsers!

I love being able to take a digi stamp and switch up the ethnicity a little by using fabulous Copic skin tone colors (usually they resemble my own) and adding textures of coils to the hair. You can see my transformation of "Alice" below :)

I also did a little "digital stamping" with the image to create some extra toadstools. For my background, I did some watercolor smooshing with blue, pink, and green spray inks then layered a diecut star background on top. All of my supplies are listed below :)

I hope you give it a try!

We can't wait to see your challenge projects. It might be cards, a scrapbook layout, home decor, tags, journals, notebooks, bookmarks, and more! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Deidre

Clever Dexter Challenge #14

February 2021

THEME -  Just Because (whatever that means to you)

OPTIONAL COLOR PALETTE -  Red, Pink, Blue, White, and Dark Red (optional)

SPONSOR -  CasettaSullalbero 

Copics & Inks

Pinks: RV34, RV17, RV66 (strange mix LOL, but it worked!)

Blues: B24, B28

Reds: R24, R29, R59

Skin: E11, E13, E15 (my favorite go-to)

Eyes: E23, E25, E27

Hair: Multiliner SP 0.35 Black, BV25, C9

Mushroom shadows: C1, C3, C5

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio sprays: Caribbean Blue, Hibiscus Rose, Luscious Lime

Dies & Stamps

Simon Says Stamp! Stacked Stars die

Hero Arts CL582 (Year Round Sentiment)

KINDNESS and Some Digi Stamping at Clever Dexter

Hey hey and happy Satur-yay! We're heading into the last week of our January Clever Dexter challenge. Our theme is KINDNESS challenge with an optional color combo of: white, blue, green, purple, and yellow.

I have totally loved playing with these AlexSyberiaDesign digital stamps. You may also see them go by "digi stamps" - it's the cool kids lingo :)

These florals are so pretty! I wanted them to drift across the front of my card, so I did a little layering in my fave editing software that I bought years ago, that still works just fine. 

Disclaimer - I totally ADORE every single digi that I use! My editing is simply to create a card with the look I'm going for...Not to sell or claim the new image as my own. Please think copyrights and kindness for the super talented artists who share their gifts with us!

You can check out a quick how-to at the Clever Dexter blog or watch the video below on how I "stamp and fussy cut" my digi stamps.

Clearly, I'm a Copic marker fan(atic LOL). I went for more muted tones of our color palette...or at least muted for me. 

I hope you give it a try!

We can't wait to see your challenge projects. It might be cards, scrapbook layout, home decor, tags, journals, notebooks, bookmarks, and more! AlexSyberiaDesign will be giving away a $15 Gift Card for this challenge to her Etsy Shop.

Copic Markers

Blue: B00, B21, B91, B93

Green: G12, G40, G46, YG67

Purple: BV08, BV20, BV23, BV25

Yellow: Y00, Y17, Y21, Y23, Y26

 Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Deidre

 

Tofurkey Love at the Clever Dexter Challenge

 Hi crafty friends! I'm guest designing over at the Clever Dexter Challenge blog and hosting a reminder post for the November challenge. I hope you squeeze in a little time to play along while enjoying your turkey, tofurkey, or any other goodies.

My card is made with a super duper cute digi stamp from our fab sponsor Oddball Stamps. His name is Ted the Sweetest Turkey and don't you agree he's perfectly named! I also added cloud digis from her digital stamp shop too named Patterned Clouds and Hearts.

I was of course inspired by the red, orange, and gourds for the challenge. Staying true to my Copic love with digi stamps, I used a ton of colors and I'm in love with the combos. 

Turkey: Y21, Y23, YR24

Feathers: E25, E27, E29

Pumpkins: YR02, YR04, YR09, E35

Stems: YG63, YG95, YG97

Blank cloud: E08, E09

Heart: R37, R59

Okay, moment of truth...I never plan my backgrounds in advance. I let the colors, focal points, and layout of my images talk to me :) This background is made with some cool copper and gold embossing powder and a Tim Holtz background stamp. You can check out the shine on my Instagram page!

P.S. - I'm a vegetarian, so this one is special to me :) Thank you Oddball Stamps!!

Our grand prize is drawn at random, so play along. You have the chance to win a $10 virtual gift card from Oddball Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

If you'd like to see more of my creations, pop into my blog or Instagram page!

Have a safe, healthy, and happy Tofurkey Day!

I'm also sharing at Colour Crazy Craft Challenge

:) Deidre

What's a STAG by Any Other Name at CASology

Hey hey! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these times! At CASology, we're doing some crafting to keep us busy and our creative juices flowing. I'm sharing my mid-challenge post with the cue card. You still have a week to join us!

For my card, I used a reindeer stamp from Purple Onion Designs and sentiments from The Alley Way Stamps. I l-o-v-e how this little guy turned out with some Copic coloring. I reached for a different set of browns from my norm and they were a winner (see list below)! What do you think??

Don't forget to jingle all the way over to the DT member blogs to check out their creations!

And don't forget to play along...make a quick CAS (clean and simple) card, snap a photo, link up below. You can join from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, your personal blog...anywhere :)

There's a prize for this challenge's winner, provided by the awesome STAMPlorations!

SPOILER ALERT - there are COUPON codes at the CASology blog 

I'm also joining at Inspired By...#IB150 and CAS(E) this sketch! #398

 

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Deidre

Copic markers:

Reindeer: E21, E23, E25, E27

Scarf: R24, R29, R85

Bells: YR24

Hooves & Antlers: C5, C7, C9

Gourds Galore and a VOTE Inspiration

I'm loving guest designing at the Clever Dexter Challenge! This month the cue is Gourds Galore and some great color options. I was provided a super cool digital stamp from Oddball Stamps and I hope you love my card :)

I was inspired by sooooo much; the colors of the pumpkins, the digi stamp, and even current events.

The digital stamp by Oddball Stamps is Bad Girl Carmen and I love it! If you have not tried out digis, they're amazing...seriously, for real :)

As you can see, I switched up the logo on her hoodie and gave her hair that is representative of an ethnic texture. There was a bunch of Copics used here:

Greens: YG00, YG01, YG06, YG23, YG67

Reds: R14, R29, R89

Oranges: YR02, YR07, YR18, Y28

Blues: B95, B97, B99

Grays: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9

Skin: E11, E13, E15, E17

Blush: R83

Hair: C5, C7, C9

For the background, I used some spray inks, stencils, embossing powder sprinkled on top of a metallic embossing paste, ink blending, and markers. I printed the quote and colored the strip of paper with the same Copics and adhered it to ground the card.

I really hope you misbehave a little and get crafty, inky, messy, and creative with us for the challenge this month. By the way, the awesome Oddball Stamps is sponsoring this month, so there's another chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you in the gallery...you have all month :)

xoxo, Deidre

My Boo! Guest Designing for Clever Dexter Challenge

What's up everybody! I'm back to guest design on the Clever Dexter Challenge blog and bring you some coloring goodness thanks to our fab sponsor of the month: ODDBALL STAMPS. We're heading towards Halloween and I'm loving the spooky creations for this month's challenge! The theme is: HERE FOR THE BOOS and inspiration colors are: GREEN, PURPLE, ORANGE, WHITE, & BLACK.

For this card, I started with the Ms Ann Thrax digital stamp from Oddball Stamps. I had a little photo-editing software fun (flipped the image to look the opposite direction and added a bat to her headband). If you haven't followed my work before, I love to add an ethnic spin to images, so after it was printed and dried, I added the curls to her hair by hand using a Faber Castell pen. This lays the groundwork for some cute, dark, coily hair.

The next step is to pull out my Copic markers and get to work. I used a stack of purples, greens, grays, reds, and oranges for this image. If you're interested, the list of markers are at the end of this post.

 For the sentiments, I used another Oddball Stamp digital set called Creepy Cute Sentiments Banners and Badges. This set has a ton of awesome halloweeny options that you can customize! By the way, I grabbed the heart and bats from that set too :)

For my background, I used some embossing ink smooshed through the Dot Fade THS 006 stencil by Tim Holtz, and then coated it with orange embossing powder. Head over to my Instagram page for a close-up!

I hope you love Ms. Ann Thrax as much I as loved making this card! Please link up and play along for a chance to win a prize from Oddball Stamps. See ya!

I'm also joining at:

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge week 42

Shopping Our Stash #431

Inspired By...#147 fall is sweet

Copic colors:

Skin: E23, E25, E27

Eyeshadow, Jacket & Shoes: V04, V06, V09

Vest, Leggings, Tag: YG06, YG13, YG17, YG67

Skirt: YR02, YR04, YR07

Lipstick, Glasses, Eyeball, Heart: R24, R29, R89

Shirt, Hair, Bones: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, 100

xoxo Deidre

Clever Dexter Challenge is Hitting the Books

I'm having a blast guest designing over at the Clever Dexter Challenge blog! What a great concoction we're crafting with this month! The 9th challenge is perfect for the new school year,  with a twist of color.

Stampers Delights is such a great sponsor and has gifted their digi stamps to use for this Clever Dexter Challenge.

I'm using the Story Time and Chibi School Girl Jill images (which I flipped and resized two additional times) to create a scrapbook page that would be great for a school-themed page. I use Photoshop Elements with my digi stamps to truly personalize my layouts.

In sticking with the color inspiration for this challenge, I used the same colors for her outfits, but just switched up each article of clothing. This was a lot of Copic coloring fun. I love how Stampers Delight images have just enough detail to give you some idea of how to color, but still leave it up to your imagination. I even handwrote the subjects on the book spines.

Colors (loads of them):

Skin: E11, E13, E15

Hair & Shoes: 100, C9, C7

Eyes: E37

Lipstick: R29

Clothing: Yellows: Y02, Y06, Y15

Pinks: RV00, RV02, RV04

Teals: BG11, BG23, BG57

Books: see Ys, Rs, & BGs above plus YR000, YR02, YR14

Purse: C5, C3, C1

I added bits and pieces of ephemera from my stash to ground my images...I didn't want them standing in space :) Also, the Story Time (book image) digi stamp is perfect for journaling and adding a couple of photos.

I hope you want to join this Clever Dexter Concoction! 

Hit the Book, maybe use our colors, grab a couple of Stampers Delights digis (though not required to win), and make something awesomely creative!

Thanks for stopping by!