Stitch It!

That’s our new challenge theme over at Delicious Doodles. We want to see some stitches, be it real or faux, in your little piece of art. We would love to see Delicious Doodles images on your creations (Why wouldn’t you want to?), but it is not a requirement. If you do use a Delicious Doodles image you can enter TWICE, and you get to be spotlighted next week! First entry - just link up to you project as normal. Second entry - type '2nd entry' after your name and link to your blog. 

For my project I used one of my favorite images from Teri’s imagination, Blossom. My stitching was completed with a back stitch and gold thread. I think I like the outcome.  Blossom was colored with Copics and some accents were completed with glitter gel pens and flat-backed pearls.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, 21, and R20

Hair: E25, 29, 31, 50

Dress: V09, 12, 15, 17

Flowers & Butterflies:

BG11, 13, 15, 18, 49, and

YR01, 12, 16, 18

My designer paper is from a Flying Unicorn monthly kit. My cardstock is, of course, Stampin’ Up!’s Really Rust, Bermuda Bay, and Basic Black. The last little detail was a Cheery Lynn’s Ivy Corner Flourish die cut in black and then cut in half.

I hope you join us for this week’s Delicious Doodles “Stitch It” challenge. If you do and you create a project using a Delicious Doodles image, hop on over to our Delicious Doodles Facebook group and post your project.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I see you again. If you have any question, please contact me.
Aletha Jane
AJ’s Design Artz
Delicious Doodles Designer

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