Digitally Sweet Challenge #74

 

 This week we have an anything goes challenge with an option of following the  layout of the card above.  Digi Darla is sponsoring us so do go and check the great range of digistamps. I picked "Soldier Boy" and flipped the layout.

 

 I digitally paper pieced and painted him - loving using my new graphics tablet for this - so much easier than using the mouse!! I also used a Daisy Trail kit called Commando.Don't think I'd better give this card to my son though as he's in the RAF(lol)!

Digitally Sweet Challenge # 73

Welcome to this week's challenge at Digitally Sweet. We are sponsored by Digi Darla and I have chosen to use the precoloured version of Love Bug. This could be for an anniversary or Valentine's Day. It seems a bit early for Valentine's even though Blogland seems to be awash with them.

 

 I used a digikit called Butterfly Kisses from Kreative by Karen  and Craft Artist 2 to make my card. Over here in the UK we only send to our partner/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife  or someone we hope will become one of those!  We follow the traditional association of the day as described in Wikipedia:-

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.^[6]

Digitally Sweet # 69

Welcome to this week's challenge at Digitally Sweet. The theme for the whole of January is "Anything Goes" and this week the sponsor is Digi Darla Designs . I have used Cupcake Annie and used a Christmas present to colour her in. My son got me a graphics tablet so this was my first attempt at using it. Far from perfect I know but had fun doing it.

 

I also used elements from a Daisy Trail kit called Afternoon Tea. I'm sorry I was a bit late commenting on all your lovley entries last week but New Year and a Birthday seemed to get in the way!

 I'm sorry but if you are in" Google +" I am unable to leave a comment, much as I want to,  as I am not a member!

 

Digitally Sweet Challenge #65

This week at Digitally Sweet we have this picture as inspiration and are sponsored by Digi Darla Designs.

 

I decided to use the picture as part of my project! I took it into Craft Artist and used the effects to change it into a black and white pencil drawing.  My DD image was a holly sprig which I also took into CA and changed the line colour to green. Then I used the program to turn it into a stamp and stamped  a number of images to make a frame.  The background again used the picture which I faded out and changed the colour to red.

 

 Don't forget to visit the other DTs blogs to see what they have made.

Digitally Sweet #60 Trees and/or Leaves

It is my turn to set the challenges this month over at Digitally Sweet and this week I chose the theme Trees/Leaves. Well it is autumn after all!  We are sponsored once again by Digi Darla Designs and I chose to work with her Acorns and Oakleaves image. Then I had a bit of a problem ! My original idea was to colour the leaves by hand then scan and use but the scanner part of my printer had decided to become disabled and nothing 'I've tried will get it enabled again. No idea why it's done it but I'm not happy about it!! I can only assume that something has updated that has caused the problem! So I did some digital colouring instead  but couldn't get the shaded effect I wanted and I think the oakleaves ended up  looking more like birds or bats!
 

 

 So I tried something else instead and came up with a card that is more CAS! What do you  think? 

 

Anything with Wings

Welcome to another challenge at Digitally Sweet. This week the theme has been set by Ali and she has asked for "Anything with wings"

 

 We are sponsored by Digi Darla who has some great digis to choose from. I chose to use her Paper Pieced Owl and digitally paper pieced it. It's the first time I have tried this technique. I had a few hiccups on the way - but eventually came up with something that was reasonably OK! Fortunately I had made this well in advance as I have spent most of this week nursing an horrendous cold!!  So you must forgive me if I  haven't commented as much as usual. I'm pleased to say it is now much better - good job as my son is coming for a visit this weekend and I didn't want to pass it on!!

Digitally Sweet Challenge No 52 - Anything goes

This week we have an Anything Goes! challenge and are sponsored by Digi Darla. I chose to use a precoloured digi stamp

 

 called Digi Darla's Swirl Love . I used it to embellish a page made with one of my favourite photos from my son and daughter-in-law's wedding six years ago. I thought it was a good time to make this page as their wedding anniversary is coming up at the end of the month.