I Love You - Clever Dexter

Hi friends! Today marks the 17th Challenge of Clever Dexter and I am happy to share with you what I came up with.

Our sponsor for this Month's is AlexSyberiaDesign. Have you seen her creations? They are so amazing and fabulous! Did I tell you how generous she is? She will be giving away a $15 Gift Card on her Etsy Shop for our Lucky winner for this Month's Challenge. So, I would recommend to check the Clever Dexter's Blog on how to enter.

For my project, I decided to use Flirty Flamingo. They are super cute and I enjoyed coloring and designing this card. I enjoyed coloring the flamingos and it took me a little bit but it's definitely worth it.

To start with, I created my background using my personal stencil and used Stephanie Barnard Color Box Cloud Premium Dye Ink. I applied using a blender brush with a soft hand but had to apply a little bit more pressure so the background can be seen.

To color my image I used Arteza Colored Pencils. After that, I decided to fussy cut it and left a little white border on all sides. I then adhered my Digital images using a double sided foam tape to add dimension.

As our theme for this month is Celebration, I decided to come up with an Anniversary Slimline card and the sentiment seems appropriate which is I Love You from Simon Says Stamp. Just to add some more depth, I took a Feather Stencil and used Distress Oxide Pine Needles. I made this as headdress for my female flamingo. Then, I added some adhesive rhinetones and a flower sequins to complete her style. I think she is beautiful.

I added a glitter border to pop up the whole thing. Lastly, I added a few adhesive rhinestones for dimension.

Hope you like my what I made today and you'll stop by Clever Dexter and join us this month!

See you and thank you for stopping by!

Marj

Have I Told You Lately That You're Amazing! - Clever Dexter Challenge

Hi friends! I'm glad you're here again. Today, I'll be sharing a card I made for the Mid Month Reminder of the Clever Dexter Challenge and I'm using the image provided by our lovely sponsor Polkadoodles. They have a lot of gorgeous digital stamps and they also have some clear stamps that you can check out!

My card today is very easy to put together as I am using a pre-colored Digital stamp Winnie Sunshine Delight. Let's begin!

First, I printed it in a Recollections White Cardstock and fussy cut it leaving a little white border. I always love leaving a white border. This way it stands out the focal image on my project.

Then, I cut a piece of White cardstock from Cardstockwarehouse that measure 4.25 x5.5 inches. This will be my card base. Next, I cut another piece using a patterned paper from DCWV and this will be my card panel. I attached it to my card base using Alene's glue. I usually use a strong glue to make sure that the panel is adhered properly but I also use double sided tape sometimes. Using a glue helps me adhered it perfectly on all sides as you can easily move it where exactly you wanted it before putting a pressure onto the paper. As we all know, when we use double sided tape once you adhered to the paper it tends to rip the paper off so you'll have to make another piece where you need to place your panel.

The next thing I did is get a piece of Light Blue Doily. I cut a little piece on the left side of the doily before attaching it to the card panel. This is another way to add dimension to any project you might think of.

After that, I added a few strips of double sided tape to the back of our cute image and then attached it to the top of our doily. For our sentiment, I used Simon Says Stamp Clear Amazing Stamp Set. I stamped it to a piece of white cardstock using Scrapbook.com Black Hybrid Ink. To add a little bit more dimension, I took a piece of Black cardstock and added it to the white cardstock with sentiment then put a strong glue and attached it next to our focal point.

To finish it off, I added few Studio Katia Crystal Clear Fusion Sequins. We are all done!

Thank you again for stopping by and hope you enjoy my creation. Don't forget to stop by at CleverDexter.com and enter your creation. You might be our lucky winner!

See you again next time!

Marj

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You.....

Welcome back my friends! I'm here today to share another Project I made using CasettaSullalbero Sweet Little Red Riding Hood Digital Image. Isn't she adorable? I had so much fun making this card and coloring her!

First, I started making a background using Stampin' Up Heart Stencil. I used a very light hand using Rangers Distress Oxide to achieve the color I prefer for my background. I made sure I have the right amount of color and dry it using my heat tool. Then, for my sentiment I used I Love You from Simon Says Stamp Love Messages and stamped it with Scrapbook.com Black Hybrid Ink.

Next, I printed my image and started coloring it using Arteza EverBlend Markers. I also added some tiny dots using White Sakura Gel Pen for added dimension. After coloring, I decided to add Versamark Ink and Ranger Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Powder. I thought it would be a disaster but it was a success as if you used Glossy Accent. It turns out really gorgeous! I let it dry for a little bit then added some foam tape at the back of my cute image.

Then, I punch out a heart shape from Recollections Glitter Paper using Fiskars Large Heart Shape.

After that, I attached my image next to the sentiment and the Heart shape above it. Then, using my Arteza Black Gel Pen, I drew a line from the hand of the adorable girl to the heart shaped balloon.

To finish it off, I attached it to a Recollections Red Cardstock card base and added a few sequins. That's it! What do you think of my card? Isn't she beautiful?

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you again next time!

XOXO

Marj :)