Hello BABY - Craftin Desert Divas Coloring Contest

Hey crafters !

Over at Craftin Desert Divas, they have a bi-monthly coloring contest where a FREE digi stamp will be offered for download for a limited time and if you join in the fun, you will get a chance to win $20 GC to shop at their online store. How awesome is that!

Today's card features the Hello Little One digital stamp which I had downloaded for FREE and am entering it in the coloring contest over at their facebook page.

CDD has the cutest giraffe images which I truly adore. I mean come on... look at that cutie 😊. How can I resist ?

I've made a simple one layer card on kraft card stock colored in using my Fabercastell polychromos color pencils.

I downloaded the digi image and print it out on regular photocopy paper and transfer the image onto a standard A2 size kraft card base using carbon paper. Then, I colored the image layer by layer using color pencils.

To frame the image, I used white signo gel pen to draw stitched lines and lined border with ruler. To complete the card, I white heat embossed the sentiments onto the card.

I am no expert in coloring so I am unable to give a detailed tutorial on how I color this. However, I would recommend you watching youtube videos of some experienced colorist online. One such youtuber is Julia Altermann of Just one more card whom I enjoy watching.

Until my next card, thank you for stopping by. Have fun coloring everyone !!

xoxo
Amy

It's Gonna Be A Bright Sunshinin' day - Craftin Desert Divas Monthly Mood Challenge

Hello crafty friends !

Today, I stumbled upon a super cute digi stamp image from Craftin Desert Divas. It's a Giraffe Pilot ! I just could not resist the cuteness and got it for a cool price of US$0.99 ! I've also recently joined their Facebook group and realise they have a monthly mood board challenge. 

Here is their March mood board. Love those rainbow colors and that bright yellow just caught my attention ! I LOVE it and have to make a card out of this 😀

Here is an interactive card I made using the cute digi stamp. 

I started off by sizing the digi image to approx 5cm x 5cm and printed it onto white card stock. I colored it using Copic markers and fuzzy cut it out. I adhered a piece of white card stock measuring 9cm x 2cm to the back of the image for the interactive component.

Next, I die cut a white cardstock panel using the largest of YNS stitched rectangle die. I also die cut a cloud stencil and created clouds using distress ink color - tumbled glass. Using the negative die cut of the sun, I stenciled the sun using distress ink color - scattered straw.  

I die cut a rainbow and colored using Copic markers. This was adhered onto a piece of cardstock and cut out. Two clouds were die cut and lightly blended at the sides using distress ink color - tumbled glass. The sentiments was from Mama Elephant Carried Away stamp set and stamped onto a banner die cut using Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossed.

To assemble the card, I placed the pilot with the strip of white card stock at the center of the card panel and punctured a hole at the bottom and secured it with a brad. I placed foam adhesive on the left and right end of the rainbow and adhered it right beneath the pilot. Then, I glued down the clouds, followed by the sentiment banner. 

To finish off the card, I adhered this front panel onto a top folding horizontal card base and added glitter onto the rainbow and plane using Spectrum Noir clear sparkly pen. And, it is DONE !!

Click here  👀to see the interactive card in action on my instagram !

Supplies used :

• Craftin Desert Divas digi stamp image - pilot giraffe
• YNS stitched rectangle die
• YNS cloud border die
• Mama Elephant carried away stamp set 
• Copic markers
• Distress ink minis - tumbled glass, scattered straw
• Ranger mini blending tool

Thank you all for stopping by. Have a bright sunshining day !

Hugs

Amy