Digitally Sweet Challenge #102 - For the Guys

Well here we are at Friday again - these weeks are really going fast! A new challenge at Digitally Sweet and it's "For the Guys" ! The sponsor is Stitchy Bear who supplied this great image. I decided to leave it uncoloured. It also reminded me of a movie poster so I went with that theme.

 

 The elements used are from the Daisytrail "At the Movies" digikit and as (almost) always it was created in Craft Artist 2.

Digitally Sweet #101 - Poinsettia

It's Friday again and time for a new challenge at Digitally Sweet.  The challenge is a recipe!  1 image, 2 papers(either digital or real) and 3 different embellishments. The sponsor this week is Sparkle and Sprinkle. As I chose their Poinsettia digistamp to work with I had to make a Christmas card!

 

 The poinsettia is digitally coloured and the whole card is 100% digital. To make sure I had 3 different embellishments I turned the sentiment into a sticker - the other two are the holly and gold ribbon. As usual I used Craft Artist 2 to create this and the elements came from a variety of digikits.

Digitally Sweet #100 - White on White with a Touch of Pink

Welcome to a new challenge at Digitally Sweet which this week is "white on white with a touch of pink" the sponsor is Lunagirl who supplied some beautiful images to work with. I decide to make a card for a special occasion which I think could be wedding, anniverasry or even a special birthday.

 

As is my usual custom I created it in Craft Artist 2 using a variety of elements from my digikits.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #99 - Favourite Colours

This weeks challenge at Digitally Sweet is to use your favourite colours. I don't really have a favourite - it all depends on the mood I'm in, the season, the weather - anything can make me change my mind!  The sponsor this week is Bugaboo and I  chose to work with Silhouette Butterfly Flowers. So this influenced my choice of colours. Lots of butterflies are orange coloured  and it's summer so hot colours seem to be in order.

 

As usual I have created it in Craft Artist 2 and used elements from a variety of digikits.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #98 - Embellish it up!

Here we are at Friday again which means it's time for a new challenge over at Digitally Sweet. The theme this week is "Embellish it up" and we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear.

 

 I have used their Flights of Fantasy image and the background is from BBKakes Nightsky pack. The other embellishments are from various digikits and the whole thing was created in Craft Artist 2. Short and sweet post from me today as not feeling 100%.

Digitally Sweet #97 - Shades of Orange

Welcome to a new challenge at Digitally Sweet. The theme is Shades of Orange and the sponsor is Limited Runs. Shades of orange brought autumn to mind but it seems a bit early for that so when I saw the goldfish digi I thought that would be perfect.

 

 The other elements are from a daisy Trail digikit and this week I went back to using Craft Artist2. The bowl was made by putting a white circle over the fish, cutting the top off, then making it more transparent and adding an inner glow effect. I hope you'll put on your digital thinking caps and join us this week.

DSC #96 - All About the Boys

Good Morning all. A really quick post from me today as I've just realised I hadn't scheduled or even written a post for today's Digitally Sweet Challenge which is All About The Boys and I've got to go out in a few minutes!
 Our sponsor this week is Lunagirl  who gave us some  great images to work with.

 

 I have kept mine very simple as I decided on this occasion less was definitely more. This week for a change I have created the layout in My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! I cropped the photo so the white background was removed, added a blue mat, a red sailing ship and the quote at the top. Oh and some grungy lines around the photo. The rest was simply a background paper. If you would like to try MDS you can download a free 30 day trial HERE

Digitallly Sweet Challenge #95 - Holiday/Vacation

 Happy Independence Day to all my readers across the pond!

When I picked the theme for this week's challenge at Digitally Sweet I was thinking of long summer holidays! The sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine and I have used the fun image "Eleanor and Pickles Digging Clams"

 

 As usual I have created the card in Craft Artist 2. The background and embellishments were made from the "Life's a Beach" digikit. For once I've only used one kit so can remember what its called! The stamp was coloured with Promarkers then added with dimensionals as were the towel and the July banner. IRL the colours are a lot brighter but my camera seems to have softened them. I used liquid pearls to add the pearl in the open clam and glossy accents for the glasses and mask. Go visit Digitally Sweet and check out what the rest of the Design Team have done, and we'd love to see what you make as well. Don't forget that it doesn't have to be 100% digital - just something digital on it - but we'd love it if it was.

Digitally Sweet #94 - Inspired by a Favourite Book

Hi and welcome to another challenge at Digitally Sweet where this week the challenge is "Inspired by a Favourite Book" The sponsor is Bugaboo and I have used Fun Flowers. Now when I originally chose this image I had a book in mind , but after a few sleeps and a holiday I couldn't remember what it was!

 

 Fortunately I have just started reading The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton and the image suited it perfectly with the addition of some elements from a couple of Daisy Trail kits. As usual I created it in Craft Artist 2. 

After I had blogged my last post I noticed that I have some new followers, sorry I didn't notice earlier -so welcome- 

and I hope you enjoy reading my posts and maybe getting a bit of inspiration as well.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #92 - Holidays

It's Friday so time for a new challenge at Digitally Sweet, and this week the theme is Holidays/Vacation. Being in the UK I chose holidays for the theme, but of course our friends across the pond call them vacations. We are sponsored by Lacy Sunshine Stamps and I have used Larry Gnome Surf's Up.

 

 I coloured him digitally and then added him to a background made in Craft Artist. All the other elements and background papers are from Daisy Trail digikits. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's creations.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #91 - All for the Girls

Welcome to another challenge at Digitally Sweet. These Fridays seem to come round all too fast! This month I chose the challenges and this week it is "All for the Girls". Our sponsor is Lunagirl who has provided some gorgeous images. The one I chose is called 5 friends.

 

 I chose to use soft colours and lace to go with it and as usual created it in Craft Artist2 using elements from daisy Trail digikits. Do go and check out the other DT projects.

Digitally Sweet Chalenge # 89 - Babies

Welcome to another week at Digitally Sweet and after Mothers a couple of weeks ago we have Babies this week!  We are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet who provided some lovely images and papers to work with. The one I chose to use is called A Mother's Love by Delicious Doodles and seems to have been very popular with the DT!

I also used one of the papers from The Sweet Things pack by Panda Bear Designs which had soft diagonal pastel stripes. When I changed the colour to blue though the stripes disappeared! I used the  main image in the background as well but faded it right out. For the focal point  I used the gradient maps tool in Craft Artist 2 as I didn't want to colour the image in because I liked it as it was, just needed to change the colour of fthe lines.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #88 - Blue, yellow and White

Welcome to Digitally Sweet Challenge #88 where we are asking you to use blue,yellow and white on your creations. We are sponsored by Bugaboo. I have used an image called AKV Slide which I thought was a great embellishment for my layout.

We had a trip to Birdworld when my grandsons came to visit during the Easter holidays, the journalling says it all!!  The image was coloured digitally and the page was created as usual in Craft Artist 2 using elements from various digikits including a Digiboss one for the embossed background.

Digitally Sweet #87 - Mothers

Welcome to another week at Digitally Sweet. Here in the UK Mother's day has been and gone but  not in the US so the theme this week is "Mothers". The sponsor is Lunagirl who gave us some lovely vintage images to work with. As usual I created this card with Craft Artist. The other elements were from the Daisy Trail digikit "Grandparents" and the quotation was one I found on the internet - so true!

Digitally Sweet #86 - Things with Wings

Hello and welcome to another week at Digitally Sweet where the challenge is Things with Wings. The sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and I have used the L'il Duckies image. Aren't they cute swimming in that umbrella?

 

 I coloured the image with copics and mounted her onto the digital background with foam pads to give a bit of dimension. I do hope you'll pop over to the challenge blog to see what inspiration there is from the rest of the DT. And why not join in, we'd love to see you.

Digitally Sweet Challeng #85

This week the challenge at Digitally Sweet is Bingo! and we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear.

 I used the middle vertical line and my "free" square I used for the butterfly. As always I used Craft Artist to create the project. The papers are  Panda Bear Designs   Butterfly Paper Pack and the main image is Delicious Doodles - Lillith. She seems to have been very popular with my fellow DT members as well.

 

 Unfortunately I have no idea how I coloured her! I took the image into the photolab part of CA and played around with filters and special effects and when I got this I stopped as I rather liked it. I'm going to have to play again and see if I can achieve the same result.  If I manage it I'll edit this post to tell you.!

Digitally Sweet Challenge # 84 Photo Inspiration

It's Friday again which means a new challenge at Digitally Sweet and a new sponsor as well this week. Limited Runs Stamps are sponsoring us and this is the Photo Inspiration Denise provided .

I picked the "Hummingbird" image and took my inspiration from the bright colours of the photo.

 

As usual I used Craft Artist to create the scrapbook page using some Daisy Trail digikits and a photo of a lily from my garden a couple of years ago. the other DT members have created some fab designs for you so make sure you go and have a look.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #83 - Easter

Goodness this year seems to be flying past - here we are at Easter next week already! And of course at Digitally Sweet we have an Easter themed challenge!  The sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and I have used Rory's Eggstra Special Delivery. I have digitally coloured her in Craft Artist and added some Easter themed embellishments from  some daisy Trail kits.

 

The embossed eggs and Happy Easter are from their new Digiboss kits. They are so easy to use - just drop them on top of whatever paper you have chosen! Do go and see what the rest of the Design Team have been up to this week as well.

Digitally Sweet Challenge #82 - Anything but a card!

Welcome to another Digitally Sweet Challenge - and this week it is "Anything but a Card". The sponsor this week is Lunagirl and she gave us some really pretty images to play with. It took a while to decide what to make and in the end I opted for a door plaque.

And here it is on a door - not my craft room door as there wasn't enough light to photograph it well. This is actually the kitchen door!

 

 I do hope you will join us this week - it's always   so nice to see what everyone makes and do go and visit the rest of the DT and see their great projects!

Digitally Sweet Challenge #81 - Add a Frame

Gosh it's Friday again already - where does the time go? This week at Digitally Sweet we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear, Digital Stamp Outlet.  I chose to use Fuschia by Coosty Creations.

 

The set consists of a digistamp and papers.  I have used three of the papers to make my card. The other elements and the frame were from various  digikits I own.  I spent quite a lot of time playing around with this. My original idea was to have a window frame round the fuschia but just couldn't get it to work.  Please go and look at some more inspiration from my fellow DT members, We also have two new DT members so please pop over and welcome Dorothy and Carmen.