Sticky Fingers: February 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tsunami Rose Challenge 9:Altered Item

You can join the challenge here:

Tsunami Rose Designs Links

"Parisian Daydream" Printable Journal Kit
"Parisian Daydream" Printed Journal Kit
600 Blog Follower Giveaway
Facebook Page
Facebook Group- Join us for daily inspiration!
Zibbet Shop

Etsy Shop
My rendition of this challenge:

Tried to cut the heart with the Cricut and couldn't quite get it where I wanted it. Wishing I had some heart dies right about now.

"Coloring" my lace

...and the ribbon

Embossed the background paper with a Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls and adding the extras

Some Ranger Flamingo Liquid Pearls

A little satin ribbon for the tag

Close up of the top

Close up of bottom

This was originally to be the front but had trouble getting the cutout in the center on my Cricut -

so just used it for the back instead of wasting great designer paper.

All of the papers used in this are the

"Parisian DayDream" Printable Journal Kit

available from Daisy's store at:

I really love the colors and the incredible designs in this set.

Go check it out and don't forget to enter the challenge for a chance to win.

Blessings!

Trudy

stickyfingersart@yahoo.com

Monday, February 25, 2013

Tammy's Scraping Corner Challenge #51 - Paper Piecing

I have the pleasure of being your Guest DT today at Tammy's Scrapin Corner!

Paper Piecing Challenge!

I will honestly admit to ALL of you that I have

NEVER

done Paper Piecing before and

actually had to watch a few tutorials and look for examples.

I'm hoping that my interpretation of this is correct.

I'm learning that this IS a learning process for me and

I'm grateful to everyone who posts instructions and

step by step photos to

help the rest of us create the best possible

art that we can.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Bugaboo Stamps

and Tammy sent me a couple of great images

to work with her Paper Piecing Challenge!

I just adore Jesse Bear Angel - Cloud Sitter!

Originally I wanted to distress the

cloud "background" paper

(which is actually just parchment paper)

and I crumpled it ripped the edges and took a nail file to some of it.

I liked the look of it

until

I attempted to distress the edges and

used the wrong color ink.

No match -

back to the drawing board!

Try number 2

Plan "B" - ended up getting a coat of

Goosebumps

for added texture and shine and

I was happy with that plan.

I embossed and cut out my image and

repeated the same mistake with the

wrong color ink and ended up cutting out

ANOTHER

Jesse and using the cut out as my base to add my layers (pieces)

This worked,

(Thanks Goodness!)

Now I'm getting ready to put it all together.

By the way, the reason Jesse is

"BLUE"

is that I just received my very first set of

Spectrum Noir markers

(I've only ever had some 30 year old

watercolor pencils that I've been using).

I bought the 4 pen set (Christmas Bundle) from

Crafter's Companion

and I had lots of blue, red, green but very little browns in the

Essential pack that came with it,

(next purchase or hopefully WINNING them somehow)

will be some browns and yellows and pinks and purples and.....

The sentiment is from a VERY old

(15+ years) called

Celestial Projects from

The Rubber Stamp Factory

which was purchased at WalMart.

I love the sentiment and use it on quite a few of my cards.

I embossed it with

Zing

Brown Sugar Opaque Powder

and once it dried I applied a layer of the

Goosebumps

(texture spray) to it

I added some Crystal Sparkles (Tulip Productions)

on the bottom edges of the sentiment and

randomly on the background.

Gold glitter on Jesse's halo and the starts and some clear on his wings and the cloud.

I'm eagerly awaiting comments on

whether or not the

whole process was done correctly,

so let 'em fly ya'll!!!

Now get out there and win some freebies from Tammy!

Good Luck!

Blessings.

Trudy

Challenges:

Anything Goes #68 @ Word Art Wednesday
Favorite Color Combo IIC98 - @ Inky Impressions
Anything Goes @ Stamp N Doodle
Anything Goes #14 @ Challenges 4 Everybody
Anything Goes @ Penny's Paper-Crafty
Pretty Pastels #38 @ Cutie Pie
For A Child SNSDC93 @ Sweet N Sassy
Anything Goes / Pile It On Challenge 8 @ Avenue 613
Bling It On #21 @ Glitter N Sparkle
Fav Color Combo 2 @ Lacy Sunshing Challenges

Incy Wincy Challenge - Anything But A Card

Today is my last Guest DT Challenge

for the great crafters at

Incy Wincy.

I've really enjoyed myself!

Thanks for having me!

This week's sponsor at Incy Wincy's Challenge

(Anything But A Card)

MELJEN's Designs

This little mouse couldn't possibly be cuter and when I saw that the

challenge was ABC -

I thought he would make a perfect Bottle Topper!

My mouse was colored with

Spectum Noir

markers and the sentiment stamped with an

INKADDINKADO

Vintage Expressions clear stamp

(which I blocked on the sides where the dots were).

I want to credit

Paper Gravy

for the instructions and template for the bottle topper.

Thank You!!!

I layered 2 purple cardstock scraps on top of the grey base

and added punched holes on the sides, since I wanted to do this a little differently

(the last bottle topper I made didn't want to stay on the bottle -

this was my way of insuring that it arrived WITH the bottle)

Lots and Lots of Bling and attached the digi with foam tape for added dimension.

Some sheer ribbon from a Dollar Tree and it is ready for gifting.

Now, one last note -

The "SHINE" sentiment was because this gift was

for someone who made the

Dean's List in College -

not because I'm putting

Moon Shine in it!

I hope you enjoy this little happy guy!

Wishing you a great week!

Blessings!

Trudy

Challenges:

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Hope for the Fighters, Peace for the Survivors and Prayers for the Taken

This adorable little puppy digi was a freebie sent to me by

Sandi and Anne at

The Creative Freebei Challenge @

The Outlawz

I am making myself use my new

Spectum Noir markers,

even though I only have a "basic set" and

not many colors

YET.

I really like them, but have

NEVER

used markers until I bought this set , so

it is quite a learning experience for me.

I heat embossed the "heart" in the center of the candy with some

Recollections Sparkle Embossing Glitz

and added the

"dots"

with some white Liquid Pearls from Ranger

I planned on doing the

Valentine/Love

theme with this digi and

something kept coming into my mind to use it as a

"red ribbon"

card, instead.

I listen to those "feelings" now.....

I had these little "Hope" charms that I found awhile ago and had never used one - great timing.

The sentiment I read somewhere on line

(actually I think I read this sentiment and

that's how the inspiration came to me for the card),

used my word program and printed it out on white cardstock.

The ribbon is

BRAND NEW

- just got it this week when a neighbor was so kind as to let me

ride along with her to Michael's.

I was really wishing I had purchased a few more colors after I used it.

Notice I liked it so much I even made a collar for the little puppy :)

Challenges:
The Outlawz Challenges Sunday Freebie
Monday Greetings Card Challenge - Feb 18th @ The Outlawz - Embossed plus Add Red
Hearts and Dots Challenge @ Fresh Brewed Designs
Anything Goes 115 @ Penny's Paper-Crafty
Challenge 78 - Anything Goes @ Daisy Doodles
Challenges 14 - Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody
Anything Goes @ Stamp N Doodle
IIC98 Favorite color @ Inky Impressions
Challenge #53 - All That Glitters @ Love To Create
Challenge 68 - Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Tsunami Rose Challenge 8 - Color Inspiration

I just love the colors from Tsunami Rose Designs Parisian Daydream collection!
And I am so honored to be a member of their Design Team.
There is such an amazing amount of talent and inspiration on this site -
GO CHECK IT OUT!!!

This is my interpretation of this weeks challenge:

You can join the challenge here.

Tsunami Rose Designs Links

"Parisian Daydream" Printable Journal Kit
"Parisian Daydream" Printed Journal Kit
600 Blog Follower Giveaway
Facebook Page
Facebook Group- Join us for daily inspiration!
Zibbet Shop
Etsy Shop

The inspiration for the layout was a Tsunami Rose Sketch #30 - October 2012.

And this is how is all went together:

Stamping the sentiment

(It's a Stampabilities which I found in a clearance bin at a

Hobby Lobby for $1.39).

I've had this stamp for months and finally got the chance to use it recently.

Cutting out "accents"

and giving them a coat of Gosebumps for texture

It's a little difficult to see in the photo but this ribbon is "glittery".

I bought it at Dollar Tree around Halloween.

I cut off the wired edge, and folded it into a single strip.

Adding feathers, ribbons and flowers

- a bit messy -

This is primarily how I came about using

"Sticky Fingers"

as my blog "name".

Close of up sentiment and embellishments

I used to own a couple of little flower shops and still have

BUNCHES

of supplies left that I'm trying to use up.

These were some silks that were left over from a

custom job we did for a customer.

Perfect color match!

Gotta Love It!

The green

"swirls"

are actually pieces from the

silk flowers

which I simply

curled with a knife.

My wish is that you have gotten some inspiration and

get crafting.

You can get this beautiful journal set by following

THIS

link or by

winning Daisy's Challenge this week.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Blessings!

Trudy