Showing posts with label Aurora Wings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aurora Wings. Show all posts

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Kindness Begins with LOVE!

Hello, my crafty friends!  I have a darling image and wonderful sentiment to share with you today.  I created it for the "Anything But a Card" challenge going on right now at the Aurora Wings Challenge Blog.  I love creating tags, so that's what I did!

It was minus 22 Fahrenheit here this morning, so when looking through my Aurora Wings images to decide what to color, this lovely Crocus Sprite jumped out at me.  Crocuses are the harbingers of spring, and spring sounds very, very nice right about now!!!


Isn't she just the sweetest?  This is one of the most common colors for crocus, and the color that can be found in my yard, so that's what I used to color her up.

Here's a close up of the coloring.  I used Copic markers on this Crocus Sprite

This sentiment was computer generated.  Here's a close up of the sentiment, too, to make sure you get the message our darling sprite is trying to get across ;)


A couple years ago, my husband and I were on a fall mini vacation 5 hours North of us in Northern Minnesota.  We stumbled across a Ben Franklin store.  I thought they'd all gone out of business many years ago, but there it was, in the small town of Grand Marais.  I found a bunch of ribbon there.  The crocus colored ribbon on this tag was purchased there -- 10 yards for $1.59!  What a bargain!  I've been waiting for the right moment to use some of it, and this was it!


Papers for this tag are digital, and were purchased at Snap Click Supply. 

I love the art of Mitzi Sato-Wiuff.  She is a talented artist with an eye for the whimsical.  I realized when picking out this Crocus Sprite that I own 57 of her digi stamps!  I better get coloring!  You can find them either in her Etsy Shop or at AuroraWings.com.  There's a great Facebook group, too, where you'll find inspiration, fun, news of sales, and even freebies! 

Now, I'm off to link up to the Anything But a Card Challenge!  Come join the fun!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Aurora Wings -- Anything But a Card 
Crazy 4 Challenges -- tag you're it
Hiding in my Craftroom -- favorite colors (love using violets with Copics, they blend so easily!)


Thursday, June 18, 2015

With Sympathy -- for 3 Girl JAM

One of my good friends recently lost her beloved auntie.  She spent the last night's of her life by her bedside, helping her leave this earth, and start her journey in the next.  I wanted to make her a very special card in remembrance of this woman that meant so much to her. 3 Girl JAM products and an Aurora Wings image came to the rescue!
This is Single Stem Rose, by Aurora Wings.  I colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.  Behind the die, there are 2 layers of Distressed Lace from 3 Girl JAM, topped by a layer of Baby Girl Pink crinkle ribbon from the Baby Bundle.  I made the stickpin myself, and added it in.  Nice touch, huh?
The Sentiment is part of a "Simply Said" stamp set from Craftin' Desert Divas. The designer paper on this card is from Wild Rose Studio.  The card stock base is from Close To My Heart. My handy We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper got a workout again, too.
3 Girl JAM lace and ribbon layer beautifully together.  If you haven't tried it, it's one of my go-to techniques.  Give it a try!

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Happy Birthday Ballerina -- for SDS

I'm posting today for Snapdragon Snippets designs.  They have so many cutting files that can be used in more ways than I have an imagination for.  If you can think of it, there's a file for it. Today, I want to show you what I did with a simple Snapdragon Snippets A2 Gatefold card and matching envelope.

 I used two-sided Echo Park card stock on both the card and envelope.  It's spring green on one side, and yellow on the other, so the card and envelope coordinate beautifully.  The inside of the card is the same color as the outside of the envelope, and vice versa. The other papers on the card are also from Echo Park -- Life is Good 12x12 Collection. 

My mother-in-law recently celebrated her 80th birthday.  I made her this card because she likes cats, and because I don't think we ever grow too old to feel like dancing. The image is from Aurora Wings.  This cute digi is Ballerina Kitten -- Swan Lake. I colored her with Copic markers, and cut her out with a Spellbinders die.  The sentiment, a stamp from Hot Off the Press, is also cut out with a Spellbinders die.  The distress lace and crinkle ribbon are from 3 Girl JAM.
There are many Gatefold cards from Snapdragon Snippets in the Silhouette Online Store, with matching envelopes. Soon, they will be available in the Snapdragon Snippets Store.  I hope you choose one (or more!) and give it a try.  As I said at the beginning of this post, the possibilities are as endless as your imagination.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. ARt -- June Linky party

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

DT Planner -- for The Cutting Cafe

Whoot! Whoot!  I'm going to be so organized!  This week, at The Cutting Cafe, the design team is featuring one of two sets -- either The Design Team Planner Set or The Craft Supply Planner Set.  Both of these sets are printables. Both sets are excellent -- and must-haves.  I decided to feature The Design Team Planner today.


I used one of the cover options from the Craft Supply Planner Printable Set, added my own sub-heading to make it fit the "Design Team" theme, and colored up a delightful Aurora Wings Sprite digital image with Copic markers. I bound my planner together using a 3-ring hole punch and individual rings, then tied matching ribbons on them (from Really Reasonable Ribbon).
I didn't use all the page options in my Planner -- only those I thought would be beneficial for me.  Here's what's in mine:
I have 2 pages of calendars.  There's a 2015 and a 2016:
There's a page for the current design teams I'm on, and the length of term, etc. I also have 2 pages printed for Past Design Teams.

Here's a DT information page, with a place for assignments.

There are pages for card challenges. Many of the pages can be printed with either color or black & white titles.

There are pages for other challenges

Ever have an idea you don't want to forget?  It can go here:

There's even a place for my doodling! 


I used mostly card stock in my planner, but some of the pages that I think I will replace frequently were printed with copy paper.  I put a card stock back cover on it for more durability.

Here's a close up of the Title and the Aurora Wings Linnea Sprite image.
My planner is 23 pages thick, including both covers.  All card stock used is from Close To My Heart. I didn't show you everything in it as I didn't want a too picture-intensive post.  But, trust me, this Planner is wonderful! 

Make sure to visit The Cutting Cafe blog on June 7 to see all the planners from the design team.  The post will be packed full of wonderful ideas on how to use both of these fantastic planners. Leave a comment there for a chance to win any 3 sets of your choice.  Fun!

Monday, January 26, 2015

You Make My Heart Dance!

I did it, I did it!  I colored my first ever Aurora Wings image.  I love the artwork by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff, and I have purchased several of her digis from her Etsy store. Until today, I haven't been brave enough to tackle one.  I had a free afternoon, so I gave it a go.  
Here's my interpretation of Flower Ballerina:


I colored the image with Copic markers.  I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut out the image.  The designer paper is from American Crafts XOXO Collection.  The crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.  It is from the Baby Bundle.  I computer generated the sentiment.  The bling gems are from Prima Marketing.  The stickpins are by Petaloo.  I added some glitter accents to the flowers (visible only in real life) with a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush.
I believe I just made my husband's Valentine's Day card.  That makes me feel like dancing!
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Aurora Wings Challenge Blog -- Valentine's Theme
TTCRD -- ATG
AUD Sentiments Challenge -- ATG
D.L. Art - Thankful Thursday -- Valentine
D.L. Art -- January Linky Party
Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG
Kit and Clowder -- January Challenge -- ATG
Craft Dee Bowz -- ATG with a Homemade Bow
MarkerPop! Challenge -- Valentine's Day