Project 365 Days 77-87 Ready, Set, Create!

So, it has been a while since I posted my daily challenge creations. The schedule has been busy with senior year activities wrapping up, along with a hectic volleyball club season and college planning. Obviously, I am behind in photographing/formatting my projects for posts. But now I have the next segment of 10 days of creativity to share. Sit back and soak in the ideas!

Day 77 Glue Arts Design Team Project

Touch of Sunshine Card created using My Little Shoebox’s Home Tweet Home collection

along with Glue Arts adhesives. See supplies and instructions on Glue Arts blog.

Day 78 Section of Ribbon of Encouragment Art

This is a project over a year in the making. From a pencil concept to inking in this complete ribbon, it has taken time. I am working bit, by bit on finishing it. I am hoping to wear it at a Relay for Life Event.

This is a snapshot of one section of the art.

Day 79 Cardmaking workshop

I always enjoy Stampin' Up workshops with my friend, Ree. She is always showcasing fun new ideas, products and totally fabulous make-n-take projects. Aren't these adorable?!!!

Day 80 Smiles Layout

This was a project created for Glue Art's Design Team using 

My Little Shoebox’s Home Tweet Home Collection.

Day 81 K&J 6 Mos. Anniv. Layout

One of my favorite collections to work with this year has been the Restoration Collection from Crate Paper. I used many of the colored chipboard elements and paper scraps to create this collage style scrapbook page layout. The photos were printed in sepia to better match the tones and feel of this paper.

I left the journaling section blank for my daughter to fill in with a special note about her relationship.

Day 82 Fluffy Bunny with Basket Sketch

Another fluffy bunny piece of art for the set I am working on.

Day 83 Bella Cheri Designs Logo

I am working on a new shop at Cafe Press featuring many of my digital designs. 

The name is a combination of our dog, Bella and my name, but it seemed fitting since Bella means beautiful and Cherie in French means dear.

Day 84 Fluffy Bunnies Babies

So I guess you can see how this set is developing by now with my little sneak peeks.

I just had to add some baby bunnies into the mix.

Day 85 Fluffy Bunnies Set

Alas, the finished creation! Check out this fun set with all its little changes and additions.

Day 86 Bunnies & Banners

O.K., I have gotten obsessed with bunnies lately. Here are some new clip art designs

for the new set that I am working on...pastel colored and whimsical.

Day 87 Another Section of the Encouragement Ribbon 

Inking of one more section of this ribbon.

I have a bunch of cards and other inspiration that I will share with you next week.

Have a great weekend and remember to live life creatively!

Project 365/ Days 58 to 67 -Nine Days of Creativity

When I started this challenge, I knew that being creative daily would not be the biggest part of the challenge. Photographing, formatting and posting the results is far more time consuming. So pardon me for not sharing these past 10 days of creativity sooner. Catching you up on inspiration...

Day 58 - Heart Sketch

Many digi stamps and art start out as a pen or pencil sketch that leads to something more. Who knows where this idea will go. Possibly a digi stamp or a paper design. You will have to check back to see!

Day 59- Family Tree Layout

Here is a digital layout created using some of my digi designs: The Loving Tree and Swirly QZ’s sets. Now I just have to round up my crew...along with the dog & hamster to take photos for the photo frames! With everyone’s schedules on the go, go, go, this is a task easier said than done. I may have to search through some candid photos to use them instead of posed ones. Oh, and then I will add the journaling.

Day 60 - Treasured Friend Card

Sometimes inspiration comes from a stashed stamped verse or a paper scrap. For this card, it was a little of both. I love the colors and designs in this scrap of cardstock from Crate Paper’s Restorations collection. I pulled from other paper and supply scraps to create this friendship card. To add a fun border to the top edge, I used a pencil eraser dipped into River Rock ink to make the dots, then added white dots in the center using a gel pen. For texture, I used floss in the buttons and to add blue to the top bow.

Day 61 - Cinnamon Twist Floral Card

For my Mother-in-law’s birthday, I combined embossing, a metallic colored ribbon, a collage of my Mod Twist Garden digi stamps with a strip of Bo Bunny Olivia Stripe cardstock mounted on burgandy cardstock to make her card. The colors in the stripes were incorporated in the hand coloring of the flowers to tie everything together. Try this idea on the next card you make using a digi stamp image.

Day 62 - Border Wow Collection

Some days I spend creating tangible projects like home crafts, scrapbook pages or cards. Other days, like this, are spent finalizing new sets for my shop at www.mygrafico.com. If you love using borders on projects, you are gonna love playing with the brush & svg files in this collection.

                               

Day 63 - Belated Birthday Card

When it comes to being behind on cards, what image is more perfect than a cute little turtle?

This clear digi stamp and verse are from Inkadinkado. The striped border strip is from Cosmo Crickets DeLovely collection. Stamp a belated birthday card this week...it is a great thing to have in your card stash for that birthday that just got away from you!

Day 64 - A Mother’s Love Card

When it is the end of the day and I haven’t finished my project for the day, I love it when I can create something lovely in minutes. That was the case for this card creation. I paired a cut out from Bo Bunny’s Olivia collection with a coordinating sticker, some U-Cut-It foam adhesive from Glue arts and a pretty brown ribbon recycled from a gift I received. Design Tip: Store ribbon scraps in a decorative glass jar to add a splash of color to your space and have instant accents available to dress up craft projects!

Another fun technique used on this card is using the scoring blade on your paper trimmer to add lines to your card front. This adds texture and interest without being a visual distraction.

Day 65 - Lovin’ Da Shamrocks Collection

This girl is anything but Irish (all Polish, in fact!), but who doesn’t like a cute shamrock? This set of clip art shamrocks comes in 4 different colors, 144 files in all: jpeg, png and scaleable eps files that will have you “lovin’ da shamrocks!” Perfect for your St. Patrick’s Day Creations...

Day 66 - Girly Fluffy Bunny Sketch

I am really getting into the spring state of mind so why not sketch a fun, fluffy girl bunny?

If you recall, I did some other bunny sketches earlier. Could this be a new set in the making?!!!

Day 67 - Flower Sketches

And what else says spring, but flowers! I am really into the sketch mode, can you tell?

I would love to hear what you think of all these new illustrations.

Project 365/Days 52-55 Sketching, Scrapbooking & Designing

Living Life Creatively makes for a nice variety in my life...one day, I may be sketching, the next scrapbooking and the next, designing. Life is full of variety and so is this post. I am trying to play catch up on showing you my daily challenges.

Day 52/Fluffy Bunny Sketches

Hey, you wanna help me decide on which of these bunnies to turn into my next digi stamp?

I have an idea in mind as to which one works best, but wanna hear your opinion!!!

Day 53/ Love These Girls Layout

When it comes to friends, both of our daughters have lucked out in finding the very best.

Kylie's group of friends requested a photo shoot at the beach in January. I have lots of great pictures to scrap. In this layout I used the svg files to cut out the flouishes from my new Swirly QZ’s digital set and add them to this layout. Just one other way to bring digital into your scrapbooking/crafting! For instructions and a supply list go to the Glue Arts blog at this link to the post.

Here is what the Swirly QZ's set looks like...

Day 54/ Peek-A-Boo Bug Digi Stamp

You may remember a while back that I gave you a sneak peek at part of this stamp when it was back in the sketching phase. Now the digi stamp is up for sale in my shop at www.mygrafico.com.

It includes 5 bonus verses to use to create light-hearted greeting cards. And it is only $2!!!!

Day 55 - Peek-A-Boo Bug Card Sample

Just wanted to give you a digital card example to show how you can color in this

stamp on your computer and pair it with one of my Framing Shapz 1 designs to create a faux layered card. I added a digital bow, one of the verses and have a cheery get-well card.

http://www.mygrafico.com/digi-tools-brushes-styles-/framing-shapz-1/prod_2884.html