Things that Move!

At the Corrosive Challenge blog we are xreated things that move this week. This can be a card that includes movement of some kind or using an image that suggests movement, like a vehicle. I decided to add a little movement to the card itself and I started with an image from our sponsor, Shirley's 2 Girls.

Here's the finished card and some details on the movement:

Ah that sentiment has been my motto all weekend! Not good for the diet but who can resist all that yummy Thanksgiving food?! Anyhow, back to the card. The adorable image is a digi from S2G that I altered slightly before I printed. I put the image in Photoshop and removed the cat's tail! Then I printed the whole piece and printed a piece that included only the tail. It was a pretty easy process and this gave me the components I needed to create a little movement.

After coloring the image (and separate tail) I used a swivel knife to cut a line right along the top edge of kitty's butt. Then I slipped the tail into this cut and attached the tail section to the cat by inserting a brad in kitty's nose that also goes through a section of cardstock that I left connected to the tail in order to make the piece long enough to reach the nose. Now the tail can be moved back and forth, like the kitty is wagging his tail!

Here are a few pictures of the tail in various positions so you can get a sense of the movement:

Hopefully you can see how the tail moves from left to right. I know this cat has a bit of a big nose now and would have worked better with a bitty brad but I could not find a single one in my stash so kitty has to live with a big schnozz :)

We would love it if you would play along with us at Corrosive and show us your "moving" artwork! And check out what the rest of the DT created as well!

Until next time, I hope you will pop by Ridiculous Lab for my holiday weekend wrap-up post!

Sketch week

It's sketch week at Corrosive Challenges and I used a fabulous image from our sponsor, Shirley's 2 Girls. Take a look:

Of course, I used my Copics to color the image and added ribbon and a felt flower as embellishment - pretty straight forward! How will you interpret the sketch?
This is the sketch we're using:

Hope you'll play along! Stop by Corrosive Challenges for all the details!

Fall into Fall

Today is my last post as Guest DT member with Shirley's 2 Girls. I have had a wonderful time playing along with the Twisted Thursday challenges and I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone at S2G who made me feel welcome this month.

To wrap up, this week's twist is to add a letter to your project:

I love these images - of a relaxing chair, a cup of something warm to drink, and even a cozy blanket to curl up with - looks like a place I want to hang out! I have the summer image from S2G as well and love it! Fall called out for some rich colors of cardstock for my background, with each section being impressed with a ribbed die from MFT - if you click the photo you will see more detail - the cardstock almost looks like corduroy! I sanded it a little as well for a slightly worn look.

The letter "F" was free hand cut from vellum cardstock (PTI) and trimmed with 3 amber sparkles and the rest of the word Fall was created with rub-on letters. My image was colored with Copics and trimmed at the bottom with a fringe border created from embroidery floss.

I hope you've enjoyed these Thursday challenges with me and will play along this week (and in the coming weeks as well!) Thanks again Shirley's 2 Girls - I had a great time!

Twisted Thursday at S2G

It's another Twisted Thursday at Shirley's 2 Girls and this week the twist is to add in the color yellow to your artwork.

I had a chance to work with a super cute digi image this week and created a simple but useful project:

It's a book plate! In order to make these easily and effectively, I backed the DP (from Cosmo Cricket) with an adhesive sheet and then cut out the shape of the plate. In this case, I simply used a rectangle Nestabilities die and then punched the corners. I then printed my digi image and die cut it also (this time with a die from Papertrey Ink). I colored the image, adhered it to the DP mat and added a strip of felt ric-rac. Then to use in a book, you simply peel off the backing of the adhesive sheet and adhere! Don't forget to write the owner's name on the plate as well. And voila - a personalized book plate! Think what a cute gift this would be for a reader, young or old!

Here's a close-up of the adorable image:

I hope you'll play along at S2G this week and while you're there, be sure to check out what else the DT has created! I'm having a blast creating along with them this month!

Until next time, have a creative day!

The Little Yellow School House

Before I get to the weekly post for Shirley's 2 Girls, I have an awesome sale announcement to pass along:

I know! How cool is that? Get 'em while you can cause I am sure they will be selling like hotcakes!!

Ok so now onto the artwork for the week. Our challenge at Shirley's 2 Girls is to include lined notebook paper somewhere in our Back to School project. Here's a notepad that I created a cover for - perfect for back to school!

I decided to be a little footloose when it came to the coloring and let it look like a kid might have colored it. Trust me, keeping it this way still bothers me because I am so used to clean lines but it's ok to have some childlike fun once in awhile, right?

After coloring the school house, I mounted it to the DP (this is the flip side of the larger piece of DP on this project) and then to the front of the cover. I die cut the lined notebook paper with the ticket die from PTI and trimmed it with a double band of ribbon and the words and finished everything up with a couple of buttons to match the colors on the cover. Then just adhere the cover over the top edge and around onto the back of the notepad and you have a cutie little back-to-school goody!

I hope you will join in the fun at S2G and add a little notebook paper to your project and then leave a link so we can all be inspired! I'll be back again soon - I am currently "baking" in Florida and surrounded by Star Wars geeks but having a blast anyhow! See you soon!

It's Back to School with Shirley's 2 Girls!

Today is my first post as Guest Design Team member with Shirley's 2 Girls and I am so excited to work with their adorable images! Always one of my favorites! The theme this month is Back to School so let's get to it!

The challenge this week is to include the color red in your artwork. Here is the sample I created:

This adorable little guy is going back to school ready to make a first impression with his teacher! It's always a good idea to start the year off with a big Thank You and an apple. The September/apple paper is something I had in my stash forever and the red is a piece from a Basic Grey paper pack. I colored the digi image with Copics and cut it with a deckle Nestabilities die. A couple of red eyelets were added as well as an apple charm on the sentiment.

I hope you will play along this week and show us your fabulous artwork! Just leave a link at the S2G blog and we'll stop by and see your work of art.

Until next time, have a creative day!

Corrosive - Baby Style

This week over at the Corrosive Challenge blog we are creating things for baby - cards, layouts, gifts - anything you can think of that makes you think of a sweet smelling baby. Don't they always smell so good? Ok well maybe not always but you know what I mean!

And as today is the 1st of August - I have two announcements - first, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wonderful son, Jacob!! And 2nd, today starts the 1st day of my term as guest Design Team member at Shirley's 2 Girls! I am so excited to be working with them and wait till you see the goodies I have to share with you through the month! Watch for my first official post this coming Thursday!

To kick off my time with S2G, I am using one of their digi images for today's baby card - take a look:

The papers are from Chloe's Closet and Papertrey Ink. The image was colored with Copics (of course) and here's a couple of Big Ideas to share with you -

* To create a different element on your card, try adding pleated paper. Now on this one I didn't quite pleat but instead accordion folded the paper and adhered it to the card front just at the left and right ends. The folds create quite a bit of dimension so the image is adhered to the card front with a few pieces of foam tape stacked on top one another. It is also adhered to the card front only at the top of the image, not at the bottom, so as not to squish the folds.

* Cut a small slit in the spine or fold of the card and slide ribbon through and tie in front over the folds for a finished and decorative look.

I hope you will join us this week and create something sweet for baby. Then leave a link at the Corrosive blog so we can see what you created. You might just win the prize package for August!

I will be back tomorrow with another new challenge from Heart 2 Heart Challenges and artwork from the new DT members - it's gonna be fun! Until then, have a creative day!