Anything Goes at CBD

Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend! I hope you all have had a great week!

I want to take this time to introduce you to our monthly "Anything Goes" challenge over at Crafting by Design’s (CBD). This is the fourth and last week of June, so why not start you weekend by joining in.

For this “Anything Goes” challenge, I want you to create anything you want. That’s the “Anything Goes,” but there is a twist. That twist being is you will need to have a “bird” somewhere on your little piece of art. Easy peasy! And remember, this does not have to be a card, “anything” you want to create is what we want to see.

I have chosen to create a 4¾” square greeting card. My all occasion card is created with the {ippity} stamp set “Dream to BE.” I decided that I wanted everything sunny, but with layers and contrast. I do like my layers and I do like to have my colors pop.

The song bird was colored with Copics and distressed with Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot DI. I then used Spellbinder’s Classic Ovals and Scalloped Circles for the accents. My DP is My Mind’s Eye collection “Bloom & Grow.” CS is from Stampin’ Up! The flowers and bling are from my stash.

Here are some of the challenges that I am entering my card:

Charisma Cardz Challenge – Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – Feathers/Birds

Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog – Dimension & Texture

I hope you join us at Crafting by Designs. There are plenty of challenges for you to join in, several new ones every week of the month.

Thanks for stopping by. If you need an {ippity} by Unity fix, head on over to my {ippity} Sales Blog!
Aletha

A Blossom for Thursday

I thought I would take a few minutes and post another {ippity} card that I completed yesterday.

This was a really easy one to make and a lot of fun. I like lots of layers and I love sketches. For my sketch I used one of the latest ones published at Splitcoast Stampers. This one is SC389. Beautiful sketch and I added all the layers.

The blossom stamp is from an {ippity} set “Now & Always.” This is a very popular set and I cannot keep it in stock. In fact my {ippity} Sales Blog shows that I have it in stock, but don’t believe it. It just sold, so I have to order some more. I am not complaining. I LOVE the sales! If you are not into making your own cards, this Blossom greeting card is now on my site, AJ’s Designs.

On to my project…I first stamped the blossom three times on Cryogen cardstock. Then colored the blossom with Copic markers and cut out each section. I did the layering so I could get the 3D affect. Love dimension!

My cardstock is from Stampin’ Up! in Cherry Cobbler (a favorite of mine) and True Thyme. The designer paper is from BasicGrey’s Sugared collection. The Fanciful Flourish is a favorite die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

I am entering Blossom greeting card in the following challenges:

The Crafter’s Café – Embellies with a Twist, Layers

Splitcoast Stampers – Sketch Challenge 389

Crafts and Me – Anything Goes

Stamp ‘n Doodle – Swirls

Bearly Mine Challenges - Flowers

Just a little more…You are invited to two wonderful Get Hippity with {ippity} groups. The first one is at The Crafter’s Café – Get Hippity with {ippity}/Join the Unity Community. We have a monthly card game to win a grab bag and an {ippity} Itty Bitty stamp. The second is on Facebook – Get Hippity with {ippity}. Come join us at both groups and show us your love of {ippity} and Unity.

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate contacting me.
Aletha