Stella, Roo and Fena Too Designs

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

{PIN}spirational Challenge # 39

Hello Friends!

I have three posts for today, so make sure you catch them all! Today I am back with another

{PIN}spirationalChallenge. What is a {PIN}spirational challenge you ask? Well you look at a picture and get inspired to create something based on that picture. So your picture this week is a group of penguins.

Our generous sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps! They provided our adorable images to use this week.

I used the Penguin with a Star image and colored him with my copics. The paper is all MME Lost and Found collection. I cut the image out with my Large Oval Spellbinders die and cut another Large Scalloped Oval to layer the image on. I also used distress ink around the edges of the image to make him stand out a bit. In addition, I used Dimensional Pearls on the scallops. The sentiment is by Stampin Up.

Copics Used:

Penguin: W1, W2, W5, W7, W10

Feet/Nose: E99, YR24, YR27

Star: Y11, Y21, Y35

Scarf: BG13, BG15, BG49

Image: Bugaboo, Penguin with Star

Sentiment: Stampin Up

Paper: Recollections

Dies: Spellbinders Classic Large Oval & Scalloped Oval

Embellishments: Adirondack Dimensional Pearls, Stickles

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Catch the But - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Winter Wonderland
Fairytale Challenge -Animals & Pets

Come on over and play with us at {PIN}spirationalChallenge! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thank you for stopping by!
Blessings until next time…

Athina

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #102 – Shimmer, Sparkle & Shine

Hello Friends!

I am back with a couple of posts for today, so please make sure to catch them all! We are partying over at Party Time Tuesdays! Every Tuesday we have a new challenge and today's challenge is Shimmer, Sparkle and Shine! Oh the fun we could get into with this! Our sponsor QKR Stampede generously provided a few images for us to use. I am using "Pegasus".

Please forgive the pictures, it is hard to see the sparkle and shine, but trust me, it is there! I used MME glitter paper as the background and for the three squares on the right hand side. The "Pegasus" digi image is printed on cryogen paper and colored with copics. After I colored the image, I used a glitter pen and stickles on the wings and hair (this is difficult to see in the picture). I finished off the image with distress ink and a flourish stamp in the same color. The sentiment on the tag is by American Art Stamp. I embossed with silver some flourishes around the tag as well.

Copics used:

BG000, BG10, BG11, BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV23C0, C1, C2, C3, 0, R81, R83, R85, BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV23

Supplies used:

Image: QKR Stampede “Pegasus”

Sentiment: American Art Stamp

Paper: My Minds Eye

Embellishments: ribbon, tag, embossing powder & ink, Distress ink (Spun Sugar), stickles

Thanks for taking a look! Come on, get out that messy, fun glitter and sparkle and play along with us at Party Time Tuesdays.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Mess Challenge - Show some sparkle/bling
Drunken Stampers - All that glitters
Brown Sugar - Thinking of/MIssing You
Delicious Doodles Challenge - Sparkle & Shine
Fussy and Fancy - Fury Friends
Creative Moments - Embossing
Nutcrafters - Lots of Layers and Sparkle
oozak - Pink + bling
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!
Blessings until next time…

Athina

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Loves Rubberstamps - Sensational Sunday Inspirations

Hello Friends!

I hope you are having a great weekend and the beginning of your year has started off well. I am back today with a Sensational Sunday Inspiration post for Loves Rubberstamps Store. She has such great images to play with! I must admit that I actually started this project as a gift for a special friend. After working a few days on it, I could not part with it. I know, not very nice of me, but this was my first frilly, girly thing I had made. I have become attached.

So let's get to it! I made a Multi Pocket Envelope album. I got the directions from The Paper Trail on how to assemble the envelopes. I made six pages total, using 15 envelopes. We will get to the inside in a bit. First, let's take a look at the outside of the book. I used chipboard for the covers to make it a bit sturdier. All paper used in the album is My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found. The image, Painter Meg, by Mo Manning is stamped with Memento, Tuxedo Black ink and is colored with copics. I finished embellishing the front with white trim and a Tim Holtz embellishment, "Live the life you've imagined" The book was bound with a Bind it All.

Copics used:

Paint Bucket: C0, C1, C3, C5

Paint: B00, B01, B02

Boots: W0, W1 W3

Pants: E41 E43, E44, E47

Shirt: B00, B01, B02, W0, W2

Hair: E29, E35, E39

Brush: B02, W00, W1, W3, C3, C5

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Here are some pictures of the inside of the book. You can see there are several places for tags and fun embellishments in this book of fun. I used Spellbinders Labels 10, 20, 21, 25 dies to cut out many of the tags. The tags are all embellished with miscellaneous flowers, trims, buttons, twine, brads, laces etc. I used Tim Holtz Distress inks to add more to each tag. Some of the tags are also stamped with flourish stamps around the edges to add more visual effects to each tag.

I have included a picture of all the pages, so please excuse the picture heavy post.

I hope my post today has inspired you to create! I had so much fun with this project.

Remember... EVERY SUNDAY... you will have the chance to win a gift voucher to the Loves Rubberstamps Store.... just for leaving a comment on the post! Winner will be chose with random.org and will be announced on the following Sunday's post!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters -Anything Goes
CMC - Soft Pastels
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Mo's Digital - Use a Mo image
Shelly Images - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Use your favorite embellishment
By the Cute & Girly - Cute & Girly
Ladybug Crafts - Anything but a card
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #101– Celebrations

Hello Friends!

I am back again with another post for today! Tuesdays will be a very busy day on my blog, as I will have lots to share. So please be sure to scroll down and read the post below also.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was asked to be a part of the Party Time Tuesday Design Team, so today I am here with my first official post and challenge. Today’s challenge over at Party Time Tuesdays is Celebrations!

Many may think of New Years around this time of year. However, I don’t typically send out New Years cards, so I went with birthday celebrations. Who doesn’t need a birthday card, right?

This little Sassy Cheryl’s Birthday Mouse is one of my favorites. He just screams “LET’S CELEBRATE!!” I colored him with copics on cryogen paper. I cut out the image with my Spellbinders Large Circle die and used the Scalloped circle to outline the image. The paper used is by Recollections. I decided to hide the sentiment and put it behind the image. But one pull of the ribbons and a little tag reveals the sentiment by Printworks Collection.

Copics used:

Icing: BG11, BG72, BG78

Liner: R11, R24, R27, R29, W5

Mouse: E41, E44, E47, R00, R20

Candles: Y11, YR23, YR24, YG93, YG95, YG97

Hat: BG11, BG72, BG78

Image: Sassy Cheryl’s Birthday Mouse

Sentiment: Printworks Collection “Great Birthday”

Paper: Recollections

Dies: Large Circle, Large Scallop Circle

Embellishments: ribbon, tag

Stop over to Party Time Tuesdays and enter your Celebration creation for a chance to win! While there, check out the other Design Team's creations!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Card Crafters Circle - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Delightful Sketches - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare - Celebration- Celebration

Simply Create - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!
Blessings until next time…

Athina

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge – Anything Goes

Hello Blogging Friends,

First, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Years and I hope that your New Year is filled with much success and that all your wishes and desires come true. I have some more fun news for you today! For the month of December, I was a guest designer for Loves Rubberstamps. Laura, the owner, asked me to join the team and I have gladly accepted! You should stop by the store and see all the gorgeous stamps, papers and embellishments she carries.

So this is my first official post as a member of the Loves Rubberstamps Design Team! The challenge for this week is Anything Goes! These are always a lot of fun. We are also sponsored by The Cutting Cafe this week.

I colored up the Heidi image by Wee Stamps on cryogen paper with my copics. The background papers are all My Mind’s Eye, Lost and Found . Since Heidi is all bundled up, I decided to shake up the image a bit and make it a shaker card. This is actually very simple to do. I used the Spellbinders Labels 18 dies and cut out a border. I then cut another die cut using the large label die out of clear envelope packaging. I glued the clear die cut to the border and set it aside to dry. After I colored the image, I used 3M double sided tape and put it around the edges of the image which I also cut out with the large Spellbinders Labels 18 die. After putting the 3M tape around the image, I decided it needed a little more height, so I added another layer of double sided tape. (Be sure to seal the image completely with the tape or the flakes will fall out. After I added the double sided tape, I added the snow.) Then I removed the backing of the double sided tape and put the border with the clear packaging tape over the image. Whala! You have a shaker card with snow around the image!