Happy Hello

Well, it's Tuesday. Normally I don't mind Tuesdays, but today is my first day back in class after having a week off, so I'm a bit tired! It's always so hard to get back in the groove after having some time off. I did get A LOT of work done on my week off, and it feels really good to be caught up and even head of the game with homework assignments and such.

The one good about it being Tuesday, however, is that it's time for another challenge at Party Time Tuesdays! This week's challenge is a pastel challenge. 

For some reason, I always have such a hard time working with pastels. I'm used to working with brighter and bolder colors, so having to tone it down a notch or two is often a challenge. But at the same time, that's what makes it fun. :)

To make it even more of a challenge, I decided to create a step card with the help of my Cameo, a style of card I've never made before!

The adorable image I used is "Ellie with Kite" available in The Paper Nest Dolls online shop. I colored her with my Copics, but because I needed a small image (she's only a couple inches tall) I only need a few colors Copics and used one-shaded blending since she's pretty tiny, and blending with multiple colors would've been very difficult. Here are the copics I used:

Skin: E00, E01, E02

Hair: Y08, Y11, Y13

Dress & Shoes: B00, YG11

Kite: V12, RV52

The papers are from the DCWV "So Sweet" mat stack and the flowers are Prima. I added some adhesive pearls in the corners of the plaid paper and embellished the white background of the digi using White Opal Liquid Pearls - a new favorite technique of mine! The 'Happy Hello' sentiment is from Whimsical Designs.

Even though pastels are a challenge for me to use, I'm really pleased with how this card turned out! I hope you stop by Party Time Tuesdays to check out more inspiration from their wonderful design team and even link up a pastel card of yours. :)

Luck of the Irish Challenge

Party Time Tuesdays is back with another fun card challenge! This week's theme is "Luck of the Irish" - create a card with an Irish theme: green, gold glitter, shamrocks, etc. The Paper Nest Dolls DT is teaming up with PTT for the month of March, so I chose to create an easel card for this fun challenge.

Papers used are from Recollections and Leprechaun Owen is colored using the following Copics:

Hair: YR04, YR07, E35

Outfit: YG67, YG03, YG25

Shoes & Vest: C7, 100

Bag: Y19

I cut the shamrock and the banner using my Cameo and distressed the banner pieces with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen to match the off-white color in the background paper. I embellished the shamrock with Ivy Green Liquid Pearls and added a few rhinestones from my Stash. Super fun card to make!

Make sure to stop by PTT to see more DT inspiration for this week's lucky challenge!

Die Cut Challenge at Party Time Tuesdays!

Today I am happy to be guest designing over at Party Time Tuesdays as part of The Paper Nest Dolls design team! We were invited to participate in PTT's March challenges since The Paper Nest Dolls is sponsoring the month of March with a $20 gift certificate! How cool is that?!

This week's challenge is to use a die cut!

I created this sweet little card using the Cupcake Avery digital image:

She is colored with Prismas and placed on a die cut from the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge. I used some 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon and some sunflower flatbacks as embellishments. She's a cutie for sure! Definitely one of my TPND images. :)

Don't forget you can get 20% off your entire purchase of digital images at The Paper Nest Dolls through March 31st. Just use the code "I love paper" at check out to receive the discount. :)

Hope to see you playing along!