Showing posts with label DCWV Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DCWV Challenge. Show all posts

3/17/2014

DCWV March Stack-a-holic Card Challenge

UPDATE:  So excited to  find out that my card made the TOP-10 in DCWV's March challenge. This was such a fun card to create. You can see the others in the TOP-10 here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2014/03/marchs-top-10-stackaholic-challenge.html
     Hard to believe it is the middle of March already! I love the warmer temps and the longer days. I know some of you are still buried in snow. I hope you thaw out soon.     
    I used DCWV's Tres Chic Cardstock Stack to make my card for March's Stack-a-holic Challenge. I pulled several coordinating sheets including a glittery one and dry embossed them with a variety of embossing folders. I cut strips and adhered them in a random order that I worked a long time planning. LOL~ The perfectionist side of me drives me crazy sometimes.
     The vine die-cut is one of Our Daily Bread Designs that I love! I use it a lot. The butterflies are Recollections and the sentiment is a vellum quote from Colorbok. I ran the vellum quote through my Xyron and adhered it to a strip of cardstock. I hid the edges of the vellum under the butterfly wings.
     There is still lots of time to play along with us. Here's the sketch we have to work with this time and the address to get all the details. http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-stackaholic-challenge.html

1/26/2014

DCWV January Stack-a-holic Card Challenge

     Thanks so much for stopping in! Today I have a card for DCWV's January Stack-a-holic Challenge.

     I used DCWV's Floral Foliage Stack for my card this month. I just love the deep purples and blues in the stack. I made the layered flowers with one of Spellbinders' cut-fold-tuck die sets, and the vine which is my newest and now favorite die comes from Our Daily Bread.
     There is still some time left if you want to create with us. But, don't wait too long. I did not see a deadline for entry, but it will be soon. Check out the challenge here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-stack-holic-challenge.html
      Here's a copy of the sketch we had to use.

11/12/2013

DCWV November Stack-a-holic Challenge

    UPDATE: I'm so excited to learn my gift tag made the TOP-10 winners list at DCWV! You can check out the other winners here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/12/november-stack-holic-challenge-top-10s.html

 Thanks for popping in today. Hope you are enjoying your winter. Mine has been really busy, but not too busy for another Stack-a-holic challenge from DCWV. Instead of a card challenge this month, we have an ornament challenge, or a gift-tag if we prefer.

     This is my year for gift-tags, I guess. I've had several challenges asking for gift-tags recently. I made this tag as a Christmas tag, but I could easily use it for a number of occasions.
     Here's how I made this one. I cut a light minty-green tag shape (2.5" x 7") from DCWV's Homespun Cardstock Stack - my absolute favorite stack of all time. All other paper for this tag comes from DCWV's Handy-Dandy Stack. I punched a double-loop edge (Martha Stewart) on the bottom end of the tag. I cut a smaller panel from a coordinating patterned paper and adhered it along the side. I ran a small strip of light red/dark rosy patterned paper through my crimper (Fiskars) and matted it with a white panel that was also trimmed with the double loops.
     To make my medallion, I punched a 12" length of a lattice chain edge (EK Success) from the same paper as the side panel. I scored it every 1/2" and fan-folded it into a medallion. It is so pretty and lacey in person. I adhered the snowflake brad (the Paper Studio) with hot-glue in the center.
     I heat-embossed the to-from tag (Fiskars)  in white ink and white embossing powder on the back of a scrap left over from the minty green tag. Then, I punched two holes and laced a length of white, satin ribbon between them. I also added a ribbon to the back so I can tie the tag to a present.
     There is still plenty of time to play along with us. Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with and a link to all the rules. http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-stack-holic-challenge.html

10/15/2013

DCWV October Stack-a-holic Card Color Challenge

  Update: So excited! Just found out this card made it into the Top-10 at DCWV! Check out the other winners here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/10/top-10-october-stack-holic-challenge.html

   Thanks for popping in! I always love your visits. Today, I have a card for DCWV's Card Color Challenge for October.

 
     Green, purple, orange, and brown are the colors-of-the-month. I used DCWV's The Home Spun Stack, one of my favs, to create my card. I love this stack for the ridged texture it brings. The small glittery orange strip of cardstock under the purple is from DCWV's The Halloween Stack. One piece of advice I might offer is if you are using a trimmer to cut the glitter papers, put your paper into the trimmer upside down. It will help keep your blade from getting dull so quickly.
     To make the textured wreath, I used Sizzix's Wreath folder. Then, ran my boysenberry pigment pad from ColorBox over the top to make the wreath stand out more. I added a few leaves, buttons, feathers, gems and autumn leaves. I got the leaves from a sprig of flowers in the floral dept. They peel off nicely and will stick well with glue dots.
     There's still plenty of time to enter your own card. Check out the details here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-stack-holic-challenge.html

8/20/2013

DCWV August Stack-a-holic Template Challenge


UpdateJust found out my card made it to the Top-10 this month at DCWV. Yay! You can see all the other Top-10 here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-stack-holic-top-10s.html 

     Thanks so much for popping in today. Always so nice to hear from you all. My card today is for DCWV's August Card Sketch Challenge. I used The Home Spun Cardstock Stack for this card. I'm really excited about how the top purple panel turned out. To begin with, some of the cardstock in this stack has a scored texture. I embossed the pre-scored purple panel using Spellbinders M-bossabilities folder EL-009. Then I ran a pigment pad (ColorBox -boysenberry) across the top of the embossed panel. In person it looks just like hand-tooled leather!
     Then, for the fun part. I gathered up a bunch of my punches and started punching and stacking. I used a Hero Arts stamp (CL342) for the sentiment.
     I made a card last week with an offset top panel and got so many comments about it, I wanted to use that technique again. Don't you think it adds a lot interest to the card? I love the polka-dot buttons too (Studio G ).
     Hope you get to do something fun today. Maybe you want to make a card too. There's still time to join in the fun at DCWV. Here's the link for all the details and below is a copy of the sketch we had to work with: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-stack-holic-template-challenge.html


 

6/18/2013

DCWV June Stack-a-holic Card Sketch Challenge

    Update: My card made the TOP-10 List again at DCWV! Check out all the winners here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/07/june-stack-holic-template-challenge-top.html
 It is already time for another monthly challenge with DCWV! I don't know where the time goes.
          I used DCWV's Homespun Cardstock Stack for this card. I love this stack and the texture of the cardstock. I cut cupcake liners from five different colors. Don't they look just like real cupcake liners!?! Using Fiskars' cloud punch, I punched 'icing' out of the white in the stack. I added sprinkles with markers of the same colors and dotted them here and there and also sprinkled the sentiment panel. I cut the candles at an angle across the yellow cardstock that matches the card base. I added a little shiny gold to light the candle. The individual glitter squares are in this same stack too! It's a great stack!
     There is still plenty of time if you want to answer DCWV's challenge this month. Here's the template and address to get all the details http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

     Thanks so much for stopping by. I love sharing my cards with you.

5/18/2013

DCWV May Stack-a-holic Template Challenge

    I have a card for you today that I created for DCWV's May Stack-a-holic Template Challenge.
    I'm loving the deep, vivid colors in The Solstice Stack from DCWV.  The flowers on the left panel and the bottom flag come pre-glittered. Gotta love that! 
    The sentiment is from a great collection (Card Crafting Hello 2011139) from TPC Studio. I use these stamps a lot. I wanted a more subtle look to the sentiment so as not to take away from the bright colors of the card, so I stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peeled Paint which matches the cardstock perfectly.
    There is still plenty of time left if you want to play along with us. Here's this month's sketch and the address with all the details. Thanks so much for stopping in today!

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

4/11/2013

DCWV April Card Sketch Challenge

UPDATE:  Just found out this card was selected for DCWV's TOP 10! Wooohoooo!

    Thanks for popping in for a little visit. Today, I have a card for DCWV's Card Sketch Challenge for April.
 
     Don't you just love these colors!?! I used The Solstice Stack from DCWV to make this birthday card. The colors and textures are fabulous in this stack! This is definitely one of my favorite stacks.
     Recently, I found a box full of papers and stickers at a garage sale, and this frog was in in the box. I just love him! The packaging was gone so I don't know who made him. Do you know? Please let me know if you do. I would like to have more of him.
     There's still plenty of time left if you want to play along with us. Here's the sketch we had to work with and the address to get all the details.

     Thanks so much for stopping by. I love your visits and comments. Hope you have a wonderful day!

3/23/2013

DCWV March Card Sketch Challenge

     Time for another Card Sketch Challenge at DCWV.
     I created this card using DCWV's The Pink Fabric Stack. I had never worked with their self-adhesive fabric sheets before and wasn't sure I would like it. But, I did and I learned few things about working with the fabric sheets.
         
           ~ Don't stretch the fabric when you pull the backing off. Work slowly and gently and it will work perfectly.
 
          ~ You can stamp on the fabric using simple stamps. I found if the stamp was too detailed it did not give a clear image.
 
          ~ Use dye ink - pigment and alcohol inks tend  to bleed and spread.
 
     What looks like pink lace across the middle of my card is really a sheer beige. When I put it on top of the solid, pink fabric strip it took on the color beneath. I really liked the affect, so I left it. The pink under the lace is the same pink as the birthday tag.
     For the flags, I adhered a bit of the fabric to white cardstock and stamped the flag outlines. Then, I cut them out and adhered the flags to the card with foam tape. I added a green ribbon to match the leaves and a few pearls.
     So happy to have given this Pink Fabric Stack a chance. I would certainly use it again and buy more fabric stacks. 
     Want to play along with us? There is still time. Check out all the details here:  http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-stack-holic-template-challenge.html
     And, here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with.
    


2/18/2013

DCWV February Card Sketch Challenge

     Thanks for stopping in! Hope you are having a fun day.
     Today, I have a card for DCWV's February Card Sketch Challenge.
     I used DCWV's The Painted Petals Stack to make this card. I just love the colors in the stack like these beautiful watercolored teals and purples - a kind of boysenberry. Actually, I used ColorBox's boysenberry pigment, which matches perfectly, to heat emboss the sentiment. And, don't you just love the sentiment!?! It's from Fiskars' Friends Forever Quotes collection.
     I love the vertical and horizontal strips in this month's sketch. The sketch gave us lots of room to play around and make it our own. To begin, I picked one of the lighter shades of the watercolored stock and trimmed it to fit my card base. I heat-embossed the sentiment on the panel then cut various size and shaped strips from coordinating sheets from the stack and adhered them to the panel. I punched a few fronds (Martha Stewart) and added pearls and flowers. Then, I mounted the panel to my card with foam tape.
     Here's our inspiration sketch. 

     This was a fun sketch to work with. Does it spark an idea for you? There's still time to get a card in. The deadline this month is 2/26/13. Here's the URL with all the details. http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/02/february-stack-holic-template-challenge.html
I will be looking forward to seeing your creations!

1/23/2013

DCWV January Card Sketch Challenge

     Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you are having a great day.
      It's time for another Card Sketch Challenge at DCWV. I posted a copy of the inspiration sketch below. There is still about a week left before the deadline, so you have plenty of time to play. Jump in and have some fun with us. Here is my take on this month's challenge.
     I used DCWV's The Home Spun Cardstock Stack to make my card. I love the colors and textures that are in this stack- some are scored like the sheet I used on the front of my card. Some are shiny like the one I used for my card base, and some are glittery. I took a picture of my card at an angle so that you could see the score lines running through the cardstock. Isn't it wonderful cardstock? Sure makes it easier on me when it comes like this.
     I made the purple and creamy-yellow tags using Spellbinders Parisian Accents dies. The lattice as well as the flower punches are from EK Success. And, the Hello sentiment is from TPC Studio. I heat-embossed the Hello with ColorBox's boysenberry pigment and clear embossing powder. The boysenberry was a perfect match.
     Here's the address for the rules if you want to create with us: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-stack-holic-template-challenge.html And, here's the sketch we have to work with for January.
 

11/18/2012

DCWV November Card Sketch Challenge

     Update: November 30, 2012 - Just found out that DCWV chose this card as one of their TOP-10 cards for November!

     Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you are having a great day.
     It's time for another Card Sketch Challenge at DCWV. You can see the inspiration sketch as well as the blog address below. Here's my take on the challenge.
     I used DCWV's The Heirloom Stack to create my card. As you can see from the sketch, I turned it on its side. First, I trimmed and matted a darker, multicolored panel with a golden, wheat-colored paper to cover the entire front of a plain, white 7x5 card. Then, I picked five coordinating papers from the stack to make the pleated medallions.
     Each medallion began as a 3/4" x 12" strip of paper. I scored each piece every 1/4" and folded it using accordion fold. I punched medium hearts from the same papers using Fiskars' That's Amore punch. I added a sentiment from Fiskars' Friends Forever Quotes and added a flourish from Spellbinders' Parisian Accents.
     I had lots of fun making this card. You should definitely give medallions a try. There is still plenty of time to get your card in if you are so inclined. Check out the details here:
http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

10/12/2012

DCWV October Card Sketch Challenge

UPDATE: November 2, 2011- I'm so excited! I just found out that this card made it to the TOP-10 list at DCWV! 
     I've been working on Christmas cards this week. I made this one for the October Card Sketch Challenge at DCWV. I used The Coral Couture Stack for this card. I love using unexpected colors for my Christmas cards. While the peach with shiny, gold dots is very Christmasy, I don't see a lot of Christmas cards with coral and mint green. I created the ornaments with my Fiskars That's Amore large heart punch. These ornaments also fold flat so that I can mail the card. I heat embossed the sentiment using stamps from Fiskars Season's Greetings collection.
    There's lots of time left for this challenge, so if you have a card idea you can find all the info here:
http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-stack-holic-challenge.html
 Here's a copy of the sketch Erin at DCWV gave us to work from this month.

     Thanks so  much for stopping in today. Your comments are so encouraging.

9/19/2012

DCWV September Card Sketch Challenge

     I made this card for DCWV's September Card Sketch Challenge. To show all my followers and visitors that you don't have to have a lot of tools and stamps to make a beautiful card, I challenged myself to make a card for this challenge using nothing but scissors and adhesives. The green and purple cardstock comes from DCWV's Chateau Lavendar Stack. Everything else I cut from patterned papers in DCWV's Heirloom Stack. Even the gingham ribbon and the sentiment are cut from a sheet of paper from the Heirloom stack. I used foam tape behind the flower and measuring tape, but you could use a glue stick.
     Below is a copy of the sketch Erin gave us to work from this month. There's still plenty of time to join in on all the fun. You can find all the info about the challenge here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

     Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day, Pam

8/17/2012

DCWV August Card Sketch Challenge

 
UPDATE: Just found out that this card made the TOP-10 this month. I'm so excited! That's the second time I've made the TOP-10 recently. It's so encouraging!!! Thanks to Erin and the rest of the staff at DCWV. You can tell how excited I am - see how big I'm typing!?! And, it's purple! lol
 
     I created this card for the DCWV August Card Sketch Challenge using the beautiful watercolored cardstock from The Painted Petals Stack .  This is one of my favorite stacks. Of course, I say that about every new stack I get from them. I really like the quality and variety they put out.
     I made this 5" x 7" card from a sheet that had little butterflies on one side. I just couldn't bring myself to hide them, so I made my banners short enough for the butterflies to show. I used the blues, purples and yellows on that sheet to pick stock for my banners.
     I almost always make my own embellishments like I did on this card. Using a variety of flower punches, I began stacking layers from the same sheets used to make the banners. I heat-embossed the sentiment and matted it with matching stock.
     Want to play along with the rest of us? Here's a copy of the sketch and the address for the info about submitting your own card:




7/12/2012

DCWV July Layout Challenge



On My Tiptoes

    I created this page for DCWV's July Layout Sketch Challenge. I used DCWV's The Painted Petals and The Chateau Lavendar stacks. I make 8.5 x ll pages because that's the size that fits my bookcase. I took these pictures in the first few days that April, our sweet toy poodle, came to live with us. It was just too funny seeing her on her tiptoes and stretching as far as she could to get a good look on the coffee table. And, if we did not have things in the center of the table out of her reach she would grab whatever it was and take off running. She still loves stealing things from us. She is so curious and wants to see everything.
    There is still plenty of time if you want to join in on the fun. Check out the rules here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-stack-holic-challenge.html


7/08/2012

DCWV July Card Sketch Challenge

     I created this card for the Die Cuts With a View July Card-Sketch Challenge. I made the dusty pink card base from  DCWV's Le Tres Chic cardstock stack. I used the same cardstock for the sentiment panel and the butterflies. I heat-embossed the sentiment and panel. Even though the cardstock is textured, it took my stamping very well. And, I am really picky about my stamping. I like it very neat and sharp. All the patterned papers came from DCWV's The Heirloom stack. Erin at DCWV has some great tips for cutting the angled strips. Check it out here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-stack-holic-challenge.html You will also find info there for the challenge if you want to join in on all the fun. There is still plenty of time.     
  This is the sketch we had to work with this month. I like this sketch so much that I think I will use it as a guideline to make a scrapbook layout. Wouldn't it be pretty!
Supply List
cardstock - DCWV Le Tres Chic Stack
patterend paper- DCWV The Heirloom Stack
sentiment panel- Fiskars Simple Stick Accents
sentiment- Fiskars Butterfly Magic clear stamps
border punch- Fiskars Give It a Swirl
butterfly- Martha Stewart butterfly punch
clear gems- Studio G
teal pigment ink- ColorBox
clear embossing powder- Ranger Super Fine Detail

6/23/2012

June Card Challenge at DCWV

June 28, 2012 -UPDATE-  Just found out that my card made it to the Top-10 in DCWV's June Card Challenge! So exciting!! This is the first time I've entered their monthly challenges. New challenge goes up Monday. Their link is below if you want to play too.

I created this card for the DCWV June Card Challenge. I made the medallion and the lace with patterned paper from the DCWV Heirloom stack. The rest of the card is made from cardstock from DCWV Coral Couture stack. Both stacks have absolutely gorgeous papers in them. I love 3D and layered flowers so I added an extra layer of petals to the magnolia blossom in the center of the medallion to give it a 3D look and add some depth and texture to the card. I used foam tape to adhere the extra petals.

Below is the sketch we had to work with. There is still time if you want to join in the fun and make your own card or layout. You can find info here:  http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-stack-holic-challenge.html