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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

New digital images

Today is the digital image day for Clear Dollar Stamps!
There are so many adorable images, and I have created a couple cards showing the color versions of just 2 digital sets being released today.
Don't miss all the other Dt creations today, you can get links to them all at Lori's CDS blog.

Both cards I made are pretty simple and easy to create, and added sewing to dress it up a little.
Here I used the Ark of Faith colored image and matching papers.

 And the Toucans of love colored image and matching papers.
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SUPPLY LIST:
DIGITAL IMAGE: Ark of Faith at CDS
CS/PAPER: white, copy paper, SU marina mist, SU old olive, digi paper that comes with Ark of faith digi set
INK: printer
ACCENTS/TOOLS: spellbinders ovals dies, SU circle punches, wild orchid crafts flower, pearls, white ribbon, sewing machine, foam dimensionals


DIGITAL IMAGE: Toucans of love at CDS
CS/PAPER: white, copy paper, tangerine smoothie at CDS, raging river at CDS, digi paper that comes with Toucans of love
INK: printer
ACCENTS/TOOLS: spellbinders labels 15, mini brads, SU button, tangerine smoothie ribbon from CDS, raging river ribbon from CDS, sewing machine, foam dimensionals

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 Thanks for stopping in to visit today, I appreciate your visit and hope you'll see the other CDS DT digital creations as well!


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Stamps of the quarter

On the last day of the CDS stamp product parade, we show the stamps of the quarter.  These are the sets that you can earn free with a qualifying purchase order amount.  There are 3 sets to choose from, and the Winter Bear is one of them, which is what I am previewing for you.
On my oval cutout, I used a 3/4" circle punch and punched out a little from each side so that the decorative swirls of the diecut below it would show.  I think it made a nice look.
 That is all from the newest stamps released at CDS!  Hope you enjoy and can get out there to create!  Wishing you a wonderful new year and happy week!
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SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Winter bear by CDS
CS/PAPER: 90 lb. Canson watercolor paper, CDS tropical mist, black, Basic grey Hello luscious DP
INK: brilliance graphite black inkpad, Tombow markers 925, 553, 373, N15, 899, 947, 942
ACCESS./TOOLS: waterbrush, spellbinders ovals die, fancy die LR0116, pearls, circle punch, black brads, gingham ribbon, K&C fancy brad, offray ribbon, sewing machine, foam dimensionals
COLORING: watercolor with markers and waterbrush on watercolor paper

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Ark of possibilities

It's another fine morning and more January CDS stamps are being previewed today.
I have a cutie, Ark of Faith card to show you.
The coloring possibilities are really endless on this image.  I used a sentiment from the Melody of Truth stamp set also from CDS.
Watercolored the image with tombows and waterbrush, it is stamped on watercolor paper.
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SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Ark of faith by CDS, Melody of truth by CDS
CS/PAPER: 90 lb. Canson watercolor paper,CDS tropical mist, CDS peach taffy, Basic grey sweet threads DP
INK: brilliance black, Tombow markers N15, N65, 899, 947, 942, 491, 850, 946, 373, 177, 933, 873
ACCESS/TOOLS: waterbrush, corner rounder punch, Spellbinders tag die, CDS ribbon, basic grey buttons, Crealies die CLCS11, sewing machine, foam dimensionals, SU polka dot brads

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Wishing you a fine week and  hope you have a chance to check out all the other CDS design team inspiration!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

BIG flowers make beautiful cards!!

It's day 2 of the CDS product parade and we are showing the new clear stamps!!!
I did 2 cards today, one with each of the big flowers, Dahlia and Josephine Clematis.

These stamps were made to be BIG flowers that are easy to color and fill up a card front, and each include a few sentiments.  I love these flowers!!
I knew on the dahlia that I wanted to do a 3 tone petal coloring... I put yellow on the petal creases, orange in the petal centers and the bright pink on the peal tips.  The picture seemed to wash out the colors, but in person, the coloring is much more vibrant.
I recently have started to LOVE the lavender color, in fact, I think it is just about my favorite color now.  It just is so pretty with minty greens, and neutral creams/browns, both of which are also some of my fav colors.  This card is pretty simple, but I like it.
Thanks for visiting today, I hope you'll come back the next couple days, as I have a couple more new product inspirations to show!   Have a happy day!
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SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Dahlia by CDS
CS/PAPER: 90 lb. Canson watercolor paper, CDS berry, Basic Grey Green at heart DP
INK: brilliance black, Tombow markers 126, 991, 933, 815, 800
ACCESS/TOOLS: waterbrush, spellbinders circles dies, pearls, SU oval punch, CDS ribbn, basic grey button, sewing machine, foam dimensionals
COLORING: watercolor with markers & waterbrush

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STAMPS: Josephine Clematis by CDS
CS/PAPER: 90 lb. Canson watercolor paper, CDS mint, CDS cotton candy, Basic grey green at heart DP
INK: brilliance black, SU razzleberry, Tombow markers 623, 676, 177, 243
ACCESS/TOOLS: waterbrush, basic grey button, sewing machine, foam dimensionals, twine, CDS ribbon, pearls

COLORING: watercolor with markers & waterbrush
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

CDS Product Parade January Stamps are here

Hello!   Wow, it has been a long time since I got to play with my stamps!  It was so much fun to get to sit and create last week.   
I am excited to share with you the first project I made with the Toucans of Love stamps. Cute little girl and boy toucans... you can stamp them together or individually.
There are several single sentiment stamps available that can be used with them, but sold separately too.
I stamped the toucan on watercolor paper and watercolored using the Tombow markers and a waterbrush.
I sewed the toucan panel and added the punched border to the base and sewed around that too.
I will have something to show you with the newest clear stamps for the next 3 days, so I hope you'll come back to see!   Hope you have a crafty weekend!
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SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: Toucans of love by CDS
CS/PAPER: 90 lb. Canson watercolor paper, CDS raging river, CDS tangelo smoothie, MME penny lane DP
INK: brilliance graphite black inkpad, Tombow markers N15, 476, 126, 925, 899, 249, 985
ACCESS./TOOLS: waterbrush, spellbinders circles dies, button, EK border punch, twine, gems, brads, sewing machine, foam dimensionals
COLORING: watercolor with markers and waterbrush on watercolor paper

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