SAINT PATRICK'S DAY CARD...using digital images

welcome to another 

"Happy St. Patrick's day"

and of course, we are to create a project including something to do with this so popular irish holiday. 

 first, i want to thank our sponsor for this week's challenge

"MIRIAM'S CRAFTING SUPPLIES"

miriam will be donating TEN sets of pearls to a lucky participant

-----NOT ONE, NOT TWO BUT TEN SETS OF PEARLS--wohoo!---

thanks miriam, thank you so much for your kindness!!!

now, is my take on this week's challenge...this card was such a pleasure to make. 

i was inspired by a layout i saw online and being me, i had to twist it to my liking and purposes and, make it a flowerdisco's one, hehe

Be Unique, Be Unforgettable, Be you

You are a Super Star

5" x 7"

i played with a variety of techniques on this card: stamped background, machine stitches, washi tape, mixed inks for "Be Unique, Be Unforgettable, Be you"...a whimsical designs stamps sentiment. and since we do not see the mix of inks often, to me it shows well the meaning of the sentiment i chose. 

note: one of the "be" is missing on the pennant sentiment...i know. i had to leave it behind in the stamping  process. 

i added a few more cute details to this card to add even more fun. check them out below.

the tiny circles are representing the gold from the legendary irish legend. they are the negatives of a border punch. 

i also had fun choosing the brilliant colors. they remind me of the rainbow colors.

the washi tape on the top left and bottom corners, were plain ones but after being stamped with a yellow dye ink, they are not plain anymore :--)...i also added some chevron lines and i had to add a star sticker because "You are a Super Star" (my other used sentiment from whimsical designs).

i used foam dots to raise the diamond patterned paper from its base.

and at last, i show you the entire card.

the piggy with the so pretty clover is a new digital image in my collection. i used paint, a computer program, to add buckets of color to the most pretty hog girl in the whole-wide world.

the purple stamp shaped frame is from a die i own.

so what do you think? 

---i think is super cute and it was definitely a delight to make---

why don't you leave me a comment for a chance to win a goodie bag?..

i would love if you become a follower but i do not require it at this time.

this was so much fun  a st. patrick's day challenge and remember, miriam --- our sponsor for this week---, is giving away ten sets of pearls. you can use them in any of your project and maybe even share some with your darling friends.

you will also get some HUGE inspiration, since my team mates are a group of very talented ladies.

Supplies Used

sentiments:     clear stamps (be unforgetable....you are a super...)

solid cardstock:     cardstock warehouse I got this at ross' a while back)

background stamp:     fiskars

patterned paper:     my mind's eye

digital image:     sk digis

chevron stripes, golden dots:     ek paper punches

machine stitches and thread:     singer sewing machine and gutterman thread

washi tape:     darice (washi tape was stamped with a dye ink)

purple frame die cut:     sizzix

if you have any questions about my projects, please contact me or leave a comment with your question. i will get back to you asap.

thanks so much for stopping by 

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remember.....

MY MISSION

i have been thinking, why not many people share on the web our crafty projects or for that matter whatever we like?.. most of us have these social network buttons (they do not bite, lol) but we do not use them enough.  from now on, i invite you to start sharing. my mission here at flowerdisco's will be to 

"CLICK & SHARE"

 -----share, share and share-----

want to join me in this my movement?

  click on any of my share buttons to do it, it is so easy! 

start here and start today

THANKS

A PUMPKIN SPICE BLOG HOP...st. patrick's day

HELLO ALL

i have made this cute 3-1/2" square card for today's pumpkin spice blog hop and our challenge for the week. our first challenge of the month always coincide with the blog hop so it is like double dipping, hehe

---this challenge lasts all week (from saturday to friday, and the winner will be announced the following saturday---.

we have to use green, right? and then 4 of something, right?

well here is what i came with

so refreshing!

the squares are my "4 of something"  (the colors i chose represent the rainbow) and the green is in my shamrocks.

have you ever want to use pretty paper you have in your stash but because they belong to a holiday collection you pass it and do not use it? well, shhh!---the patterned papers are from the peppermint collection that crate paper released for christmas, hahaha! i bet you already do this and just needed a reminder, wink-wink. and the orange one is from a halloween pad, lol

i added a bit of "good luck charm" with the cotton twine: a wishbone, hehe...i found it in my jewelry box)

couldn't be easier this time.

why don't you join us?...please, READ a couple of guidelines here and see what you could win.

NOTE: i have candy for one of you lucky ladies....i will put a small goodie bag for you. leave me a comment and a way to contact you. you have 7 days to claim your prize.

Supplies used:

card base:     carta bella linen natural white (very nice cs)

patterned papers:     peppermint collection from crate paper (red, green); cloud 9 designs (orange)

sentiment:     g-studio clear stamp

adhesive: scotch's glue glider for the pink atg

solid cardstock:     die cuts with a view (blue, yellow)

other supplies used:

cotton twine, wishbone charm

YOUR NEXT STOP IS MISSY

SKETCHY FRIDAY #9...USING GUS THE WORM LUCKY IRISH

Gus, is one of the new releases from SK Digis for St. Patrick's Day and he/she is so cute.

anyway, i did better following the sketch this time ( i normally do not).

let me introduce gus the worm lucky irish,

(i am calling her gussy-I made it a girl)

4.25" X 5.5"

since i have been trying different coloring mediums lately (to practice) i have to share i am using crayola watercolors here. i found an old one from my son's childhood years and decided to give it a try. what you see here are the results of it. not bad at all, if you ask me (wink)

(you can click on all the photos for a bigger view)

gussy favors her beauty in watercolors, yeah!

look at he nice blending of colors too, oh my!

hope you like it and give this week's SKD challenge a try. 

you do not need any sk digis to participate, and you might even win some if you join us. the winners are picked randomly, so we all have a chance to win.

come on, you do not even need markers, go and find a forgotten watercolor set and give it a go. :D

Supplies Used:

digital image:     SK DIGIS

patterned papers:     unknown (can not remember)

watercolors:     crayola

stickers:     carta bella: alphabet junction (banner, border and sentiment)

adhesive:     scotch's tape glider

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we have a new look at SKETCHY FRIDAY CHALLENGE

and this weeks sketch challenge is

please, come and join us!

thanks so much for stopping by the hut, it really means a lot to me.

see you next time!

TIP: i want to repeat that i do all my cutting by hand, taking my time and using my old pink (retired now) precision scissors from   the EK brand....regular scissors do not do me any good for fuzzy cutting. but, maybe they do work for you, you have to try it.

LUCKY GIRL... a digital image from our latest release

 hola muchachas,

i have been practicing the coloring and bits by bits i am getting there. this week acm has the spectrum noirs on sale 50% off and i went i got some :D

so far, i can see they blend well on my watercolor paper from strathmore but i definitely need to learn how to shade, lol. the hair on my lucky girl was not that lucky, lmbo.

 this lucky girl is from the newest release at SK DIGIS and i chose her to my practice with the spectrum noirs since the dress needed a bit more coloring than what i am used to.

Lucky Girl

( i might make a tag from it)

2.75" wide x 4" tall

---you do know how much i love bright, rich colors but i must use softer hues for my coloring until i learn this coloring business (if i ever do)---, i believe it simplifies the trauma, lol

lucky girl has glassy eyes (done with glossy accents) because she did not sleep well last night, she came back from the oscars really-really late. hehe

 another view  to see the stickles and, the snapshot (polaroid) frame with the stamped background and, a close view of the hair, lol....you can see i need lots of practice in the shadowing department, hehe.

and on this last pic (you can not see it because it is white) but i used washi tape, and i stamped on it the shamrocks and sentiment. i did not want to stamp right on the frame just in case i had trouble but i did not. i used a dye ink for it and it did not smear. actually, i like it a lot...it was not my intention to have it transparent, but it worked. i really like how my lucky girl turned out despite the blotchy hair :D

Supplies Used:

digital image:     sk digis (lucky girl)

patterned paper:     dear lizzy (neopolitan)

white cardstock:     georgia pacific

background stamp:     unity stamps (jars of love 3)

sentiment and shamrocks:     g-studio clear stamp

inks:     g-studio (yellow); versafine (black); clearsnap/ancient page (pine)

markers:     spectrum noir

cricut cartridge:      any cartridge with a rectangle will work. i used my gypsy to position one rectangle inside the other with the measurements i needed for my project. 

so happy you stopped by to see my project. 

we have our weekly challenge going on at sk digis and if you want to participate, you can click here for all the details.

see you on wednesday!

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SKETCHY FRIDAY #7...USING THE "LUCKY CLOVER"

hello all

back here after enjoying working with another sketchy friday challenge. today, i am using an image of the newer release for st. patrick's day: the lucky clover... lately, we have had a share of not so good life twists and that is what made me use this image. 

you all know i do the manual fuzzy cutting for these images since i do not own one of those cutter that do :( and i find it so easy working with these images. anyway, let me show you.

Lucky Clover

3.25" x 4.25"

the clover is the main image of the digi selection but it has many other smaller elements you can use any way you need or like. it has smaller clovers, different smaller circles/dots: you can see the entire digital image HERE

this image plus a few more elements is only a dollar...yeap...you read it right!

i tried so hard to stay within this week's sketch. :D---for some reason i have the need of changing things, lol.

TIP: when i print my digi's i use a microsoft word program, set my page size (any size my printer allows me), set all  margins to .25" and "insert" a pic from file (which in this case will be my digi image). i then can re size it to any size i need or want. for this part i use the handles around the image. last, i print.

Supplies Used:

digital image "lucky clover": sk digis

patterned paper:     mme (lost & found two)

stickpins:     webster pages (feb. sprinkle box)

sentiment:     g studio clear stamps
markers:     tim holtz distressed markers  

other:     my supplies

i sure hope you join us this week. 

note that the sketchy friday's challenges run from friday to thursday: this one starts today, the 15th and ends on the 21st. you have a whole week to work on your project and you do not even need sk digis. you can use your own, just follow the sketch. if you do not have any digis, sk digis has a freebie section too. 

thanks so much for stopping by!

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 flowerdiscosscraphut

SO HAPPY...POT OF GOLD

hello sweet followers and friends

sk digis is releasing a new set of images for the st. patrick's day 

i was very delightful with all the images but decided to use the pot of gold.

So Happy

4" x 6"

---no coloring here but paper pieced all of it---

i forgot to take a pic in an angle for you to see i wet embossed the shamrocks with glossy accents. the gold coins were half stickled in yellow and half wet embossed. i did some stitching trying to follow the sketch for this week's challenge. that cloth pin looks real but is not. it comes with the polaroid frame i used.
what do you think? do you like it as much as i do?
paper pieced or colored, these images are great to work with.


i never thought i was going to like working with digital images but i really do and i enjoy SK Digis designs so much. you should give it a try if you haven't. you will find a few freebies at the store for you to try and with the team projects, you will find tons of inspiration.

Supplies Used:
digital image:    SK DIGIS NEW RELEASE (pot of gold)
patterned papers:     dcwv: the snapshot stack (graph paper, polaroid frame);
crate paper: peppermint (green paper); mme: green solid paper and brown polka dots
sentiment:     my mind's eye clear stamps (lost & found two collection: breeze dream clear stamps) 
ink:     versafine (onyx black)
yellow glitter:     stickles
wet embossing liquid:     glossy accents
adhesive:     zig (glue pen); american crafts (foam tape and tape runner: this to that)

please, click here to see all the NEW RELEASE images from this set.


we also have a challenge on sketchy friday and if you would like to join us below is the sketch and the link.
sketch #6
(starts on feb 8 ends on feb 14)

i am always thankful  for you stopping by
 leaving me some love and letting me share some of my projects with you.
xoxo

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GOOD LUCK DOOR DECOR/SHAMROCK

What do you think?

I absolutely love it.

 

 

 

  

I used the shamrock from the Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge and cut the base on chipboard at 11.25"

Then I cut a MS cardstock the same size to have a sturdier base.

The second layer was cut at 10.25"

and the third was cut at 9.25"

The patterned papers are from MME the Bohemia Collection.

The font is from Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge at 2.5" with a shadow. The upper layer was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and everything was inked and 2 shamrocks were popped-up.

The ribbon is a wired ribbon I purchased at Walmart.

I hung it on my front door.

Enjoy! Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. 

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