MyGrafico # 74

Hello my Crafty friends!
This week has gone by so quickly but it's time for another MyGrafico Challenge!

This week  is a Sketch Challenge 
You can flip it and change it as long as we can still see the Sketch in it.

& we all used the

Digital paper Tis the Season by Lilly Bimble buy it HERE.

& Christmas clip art set buy it HERE

 Now don't forget to stop by the other DT's Blogs and show them some love they all worked really  hard because My sketch was not the easiest I'm sure! LOL...

 I made this simple card  pretty quickly...

I just  love this Snow Bubble Punch I used for the edge of the card...

It's by fiskers.

I used the Martha stewart snowflake punch and a small generic snowflake punch

used the negative tiny red snowflakes and layerd the snowflake , I also added a few small jems

I also took some large floral pins and glittered them up

I stuck them behind a Christmas bingo card by Lindsay Stamp Stuff

Cute right??

Ok  now  make sure to  check out the Mygrafico Challenge Blog!

Join the challenge... you  could be our Random winner!

and in addition to the 2 sets we worked with as a awesome prize, you will also win a 10.00 gift certificate from Digi's with Atttitude!

Spongebob Birthday Party Cricut Extravaganza!

Hi Folks!
Griffin's Birthday has come and gone now for a few months but I never did share his party!

He wanted a Spongebob Squarepants Birthday party and I had won the Spongebob cricut cartridge on Twitter from Provo Craft... ( they don't do the weekly giveaways anymore ...BooHoo)  

Anyway since I had the cartridge I wanted to  make some of the decorations. 

Here is some of what I made...

The Spongebob Squarepants centerpiece... was a lot of work but fun

I have some close ups and will add those in a new post later ... I am breaking up the centerpiece for a new project for the playroom.

I had a couple of these jelly fish hanging around...

never did hang the bubbles I made...

Griffin holding his #4  from the cake

He is so cute.

 The Kids enjoying that yummy cake!

 LOL I am sneaking an picture of Little Miss I ... =D

She had a good time too.

My Little Guys...

The Boys the day before the party  "helping" with the party decorations..LOL 

 Griffin with the awesome cake that Aunt Jennifer made...

She used the cricut cake to cut some of the cake decorations.

 Rory  licking the frosting ..LOL... he kept stealing little pieces then made this bold move..

Rory being a cutie =D

LOL I had to throw this one in... Great Grandma Stamper getting a ride from Grandpa Larry



A Sweet Freebie for you! *Edited*

Hello Everyone! 
As a big thank you to my new followers and to my Old ones who have stuck around for awhile, I am working up a new Freebie sentiment set for you all!   So check back soon and subcribe to my rss feed, become a follower if your not already to see it as soon as I add it! =D
Ok and now for the newest set! I had an overwhelming response to my last sentiment set and I messed one up pretty bad ! ** Blush** LOL...  
So I made you all a new set of the sentiment I messed up! ... I hope you all  can use it I think the different styles could come in handy... =D  Anywho...  comes once again in Jpg and in  Png format  for mixing with another digital stamp!
 just  print and cut or crop and print the one you want easy as pie. =D

Enjoy! ** I have changed the files to the corrected ones** if you downloaded this  before 9:30 PM 11/6/2010 then you should download the new files! Sorry!

http://www.4shared.com/photo/K_cvwTtp/Devilish_Designs_Sentiment_set.html


http://www.4shared.com/photo/5jNgvgaF/Devilish_Designs_Sentiment_set.html

Meet Gretta Gobble the only Turkey you will need this Thanksgiving!

If you thought Grumpy Gretchen had Attitude!  Better watch out...

There's some New Attitude! in town!  

Meet the first of many ' Animals with Attitude! '

Gretta Gobble ready to talk turkey to you and let you have it!

Animals with Attitude!

a brand new Digital Stamp line that gives Attitude! a new twist.

300dpi and fine quality Black and White line drawing just ready for your coloring pleasure!

Ready just in time to send some Turkey Tude' this Holiday.
Gretta  is one Special Tasty Turkey , and she is not going to let you cook her Goose! 

This is the perfect stamp for all your thanksgiving cards and invitations... I can't wait till I get to make up a whole slew of Thanksgiving  cards, invitations, menu, place cards, and heck even some coloring pages for the kids!

Thanksgiving is going to be so much fun this year and hehehe.... it will have a bit of Attitude tossed in the mix! =D

Go run and grab your Gretta Gobble right HERE.

Can't wait to see what you  do  with this super digi-lishish Stamp! =D

Digi's with Attitude Challenge #5

Challenge #5

Theme Challenge

Giddy Up!! Anything Western

As long as there is something western on your card you are good to go!

Our sponsors this week are:

& 

Winners (one for every 25 entries) will receive 

 A $10 Digi's With Attitude Gift Certificate

and

These awesome Peppermint Digital Papers by Lilly Bimble Digitals

 I made an easel card... I was a bit off on cutting my circle but you see what I was going for...

I then tried something new and used my Martha Stewart Bubble bath Corner to make the background.

I then made a whole bunch of flowers stickled them up all pretty.. =D

And  finished up the card. I  also added some metal star brads, some Jute , and did some paper piercing.

Hope you will  play along this week!

Challenge Guidelines are HERE

We are looking for our December GDT

Check out the Digi's With Attitude! Store for our current images

AND

Watch for some new releases on MONDAYS ALL MONTH LONG!!

The Digi's With Attitude! Monthly Freebie is HERE

Mygrafico Challenege #73

Hello Again Everyone! Thanks for stopping by today's MyGrafico Challenge! 
Big things have been happening this week....
First I just wanted to say good bye to our October GDT Laurel!  Lisa will be back next week so look for her to join us for the rest of November.  We have a New Guest DT member Janice!  Cindy-Lynn  and Martha are Officially  Full Design team members.
I am also so very sad to say that Dardi has had to step down from the team unexpectedly and we wish her all the best!  Good Luck  and we hope to have you  back when your able, HUGS!
Our last 2 weeks winners will be posted tomorrow  on the Challenge blog so make sure to check it out and see if it was you!
We are looking for some new Guest DT so make sure you add GDT to your name when you  enter your project entry  to the challenge blog.  The New MyGrafico DT Call will be out this week!  make sure you come back  to see that as well.... =D
Now on to this weeks challenge!  & Prizes! ( yes that's right you can win BOTH of these awesome sets!)

We used The digital stamp set Sketchy Leaves by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff 

& the Aspen Digital Papers by Lilly Bimble.

 I just  love this Digital stamp set .. I have been looking and looking  in the stores for a set with just  these images.. or similar... not really  finding what I need until I saw these anyway....

The papers are made with the Hybrid scrapper/cardmaker in mind  .. they are 81/2 x 11! Love that, and these papers to me Scream classic fall....

  This week our CHALLENGE is  use Autumn Colors...
 I love the teams entries this week ... so make sure you  give them a comment  to show them some love!
you can find  the blog links over in my sidebar..

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

Don't forget to add your link to the MyGrafico Challenge blog to enter!

Sharing is fun, Freebie !

I tell my kids to share with each other all the time. I know that  sharing and being kind to one another is something that you will always need to do in life...
Sooooooo I am in the mood to give you all a lovely freebie to play with... 
these are the ones i had given away  previously but now in jpg  and in transparent PNG so you can merge with other digis...   yippy! LOL make sure to  do a preview before printing to make sure it is fitting your margins I think I might have had to bring it down to 98%  to give me plenty of room for cutting... anyway  hope you  enjoy! =D


http://www.4shared.com/photo/yjRFR9Xu/DevilishDesigns_Freebie_sentim.html


http://www.4shared.com/photo/kftjQBS0/DevilishDesigns_Freebie_sentim.html

Hope you enjoy!

Scrapbooking & Crafting Friends DT

Hi again everyone! ,
Did you know the very first Design Team I was ever on was the Scrapbooking and Crafting friends.
Back then it was a NING site group and I loved it ... I had just gotten my Cricut and was trying to learn how to us it, I had never made a Card before then ...let along made anything "digital" .
 So I have to say I was lost  the first  time I got that set of digital stamps from Jennifer Bliss ! LOL... I had to do a bit of looking to find out how to use them and I had only MS word then too!  I have to admit I loved it right  from the start and  never looked back... I am now a Head Design team leader for 2 awesome Challenge blogs MyGrafico.com ( who is also sponsoring  SBCF DT) & Digi's with Attitude! (Whom MyGrafico sponsors with Digital papers as well.)  I also am on the Sarah Paris Styles Design team, the DtsArt design team and work on stuff for my sister when I have time.
Through it all I have fun making beautiful ( most of the time) cards and scrapbook LOs... I have also made some freebie SVG & MTC cut files and 2 sets of everyday sentiments. Which I  plan on adding more & more now that I feel like I have the hang of this never a free or dull moment life I have right now...

... The Scrapbooking Crafting Friends Design Team Blog is gaining some momentum right now we have some really great ladies on the team and we all plan on working to add some new stuff all the time... here is a card I just finished  made from the former clip art and scrap artist JUST SOME LINES located in the MyGrafico.com store ... go check it out you will fall in love with her little emo girl Angel soooo cute!
The sentiment comes from the wonderful blog TLC creations

Sorry the color is off I am not sure what happened on this one...

 Thanks for all the inspiration and love Scrapbooking & Crafting friends!

You all help me become the paper enthusiast I am today!

And a big thanks for those of you who take the time to read my RSS and stop by my blog!

You rock too! =D

Oh and I got a Gypsy and will be posting about that too..Muhahahaha.... so stay tuned!

Digi's With Attitude! "I got the Attitude! Blog Award"

Hello Again everyone!

Scroll down to the next post if your looking for this weeks Digi's with Attitude! Challenge.

 Now.... on with my Award!

I was nominated for the Digi's With Attitude! "I got the Attitude! Blog Award"

What this means is not only did I get a $5.00 Gift Certificate for Digi's With Attitude! Store but now I can brag that "My Blog's got the `Tude!"

All I have to do is tell you 3 things that make me different from everyone else and nominate 5 blogs. What gives me the `Tude?

1. Craft time wins every time over housework... my house may not be perfect but I enjoy being creative =D
2. I always go for it regardless of what may happen, you aren't really living unless your passionate about life & what your doing in it.

3. I love Glitter, Jewels & all that Sparkles...some people think it's gaudy, I think it makes me stand out! =D

The 5 Blogs I nominate are:

1. Lisa from  http://papercraftbliss.blogspot.com/

2.  Laurel  http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/

3.  Lola  http://littlecardmaker.blogspot.com/

4.  Jovita  http://everydaylifeinmymind.blogspot.com/

5. 2Ducky Designs http://just2ducky.blogspot.com/

 

Please display this badge proudly and link it to the Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Blog. To qualify for the $5.00 Digi's With Attitude! Store Gift Certificate please read the guidelines HERE

 

Can't wait to see your attitude award in your sidebar! Toot toot!

Digi's with Attitude Challenge #4 and a Winner!

Hello Again everyone!
I am excited for today's Digi's with Attitude! Challenge
mostly because I just love these digital stamps!!!
They rock and have lots of attitude which is perfect for me!
 Muhahahahaha.....

Challenge #4 - Sketch

This week we have a sketch created especially for YOU!

You DO NOT have to follow the sketch exactly.

Just as long as we can tell it is the DWAC Sketch #1 is all that matters.

You should however follow our guidelines =)

Our Sponsors this week are:

The winner (one for every 20 entries) will receive 1 Digital Stamp of their choice

AND

These de-lish Digi Papers by CupCake Cuties!

Winners are posted on Mondays so check back to see if you  won!

Tazza

Check out the Digi's With Attitude! Store for our current images

AND

Watch for some new releases on MONDAY!! YAY!!

The Digi's With Attitude! Monthly Freebie is HERE with a new one popping up THIS Monday!

 Wow! don't you just love that !
Remember Don't forget to join in our challenges.
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And now for a winner from the Digi's with Attitude Blog hop & Challenge.

Winner is ....

Cleota said...


What a fantastic idea to decorate both sides of the card. That way you can put in on your desk at work and everybody gets delight in it! I love the "fuzzy" on her coat! Simply fabulous!!

Awwww Thanks ! Your comments were super sweet!
 Please just get ahold of me through the comments to this post  to claim your prize and I will send it to you!
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Thanks for stopping by.

What is a Digital stamp... & how the heck do I use it ??

This is a guide on what exactly a digital stamp is & how to download, store, use, and color your images.
Digital stamps or "digi stamps" are black & white digital images (Digital image files - JPEG, PNG are the most common) that are downloaded onto a computer where they can be altered before printing. When they are printed out digital stamps are just like traditional rubber & clear stamped images with a few perks. The images can be re sized & flipped and merged or layered with other digital elements before printing & colored the same way a rubber stamped image is colored.

What is a JPEG? a JPEG is a digital Photo image file this is the simplest way to use the digital stamps. It has a white background.
What is a PNG image? PNG files have a transparent background (this is nice for layering images & for digital scrapbooking).
Digital Stamps come in a zip file (files grouped together) after you download them right click on the file and select “Extract files” and choose where you want the stamps to go, or “Extract Here” and the stamps will show up wherever you downloaded the zip file. Your computer may even unzip them automatically.
You can then simply print them using whatever photo editing or graphics program software you have . If you have programs like Photo shop, Photo shop Elements, Paint shop, Adobe Illustrator or any similar program. They will give you more of a choice on how to arrange , layer , color, & save your images as either a JPG or PNG file.
Coloring the Digital stamped image is just like coloring a rubber or acrylic stamped image. I use markers (Bic Mark-its, Prisma-color,Copic markers, colored pencils and chalk) depending on the look I want to achieve.

If you want to use water-base markers, watercolors or other wet media heat the printed images with a heat gun to set the printer ink so it won’t smear. You can also used your freshly printed image to heat emboss the image. You will have to sprinkle the heat embossing powder over the printed image as soon as it comes out of the printer then heat with the heat embossing tool.

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Benefits Of Using Digital Stamps:
Low cost -- Digital stamps cost a lot less than regular rubber stamps since you are just buying the right to use the image, instead of the actual stamp. Digital stamps can be bought online and downloaded to your computer -- which can save on shipping, gas, and even time since you don't have to wait for it to be delivered. and most digital stamp images are much lower in cost than their rubber and acrylic counterparts

Multi-use -- Digi-stamps can also be used as transferred images -- they can be applied to fabrics, glass, hard surfaces, canvas, etc.

Eco-friendly -- A digital stamp uses limited resources. If bought online, digital stamps save on wasted packaging materials and delivery for each stamp not to mention the ink and paper saved because you print the perfect stamped image every time and can squeeze as many on one sheet as you want.

More creative -- Unlike rubber stamps, digital stamps can be any size, flipped, mirrored, layered & printed in any color.

Easy to store -- The digital image is stored on your computer or put on a CD -- which saves space & time. The images can be easily organized into different files & folders.

Free to try -- many companies offer free digital images so you can try them out.

Lifelong use -- Unless you delete it, the digital stamp doesn't degrade and can't become damaged.

Mess free -- With digital stamps there is a quick and simple way to clean up, close the window your working in. (No more ink messes or scrubbing stamps.)

Instant gratification -- quickly print out and most companies offer instant downloads or will email the image withing 24 hours of purchase.

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You can use Microsoft Word to print or arrange the digital stamps in a grouping. Here’s how:
Open a new document in Word. Click insert, picture, from file. Find the folder where you have stored your digi-stamps (I have mine in a folder named Digital Stamps & then separated by Designer) and select the stamp you want.

The image will appear in the document. Click on it and drag the corner handles to re-size it ( only click on one of the 4 corners otherwise the image will be distorted , if this happens click undo to change it back ). Now print. I l use a smooth white cardstock for printing.

Using a Jpg file in Word means a little bit more work for you if you want them to be layered or merged. You will have to change they way your image appears in front of the text to have them layered ( this takes some work to figure out which one will work best for you & the image your working with)

If your using a Transparent PNG file things get much easier. You can get them to be close once you have added one behind the other in word.  The PNG file is what I like to use when I want to merge a few stamps (or Clip Art ) together .
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If you have any other photo editing and art program like the ones I mentioned previously. Your in luck they can make working in digital so much easier!  They also have many many tutorials available through their own sites and in the programs themselves you should have no problems at all... But if you hit a snag and need a hand just ask and I will see what I can do  for you.
Thanks for stopping by this tutorial.
I hope it helped you out if it did please leave a comment and let me know!

Meet the new kid on the block... DtsArt Store Grand Opening! & a freebie !

Hi again everyone!

First off I wanted  to thanks you all for stopping by you all are freaking fabulous for stopping by!

So as a thanks to you all I have made up some new FREEBIE sentiments to play with as a Thanks!

You can just click on the links below to grab them. =D Enjoy!

http://www.4shared.com/dir/f5uHbwKF/DevilishDesigns_Sentiment2.html  They are in JPG & PNG format

Now I have a special Something to share today... The Grand Opening of DtsArt !!!

You will love the stamps I know you will...Take a peek!

 find all her stamps in her store here...  http://www.dtsart.com/

Also

She gives away a freebie every Tuesday( Tuesday Takeout) and it is only up for a limited time .... so make sure you follow the blog to know when they are added! I love all the wonderful SVG files she shares.

Visit the DtsArt Blog ....   http://www.dtsartblog.com/ 

Right Now she has a Freebie stamp that is just for YOU! 

 so go grab it and color away... I know I am ... this is what I  made up so far.

I made a pocket card.

 The 2 tags are for pictures or a nice poem etc... then in the back there is a envelope section for  a letter or even more pictures! =D

I think my mom will get this one she is due for a picture CD!

A close up view of the cute little guy (or gal)

Of course I couldn't leave the stickles out so even though I think of him as a boy...LOL

shows how much the addition has me right!?

Made some flowers to go with the butterfly... I think he is in love with them ( did you see is look of Adoration?)

Hahaha...

 I also was lucky enough to play with another little beauty...

This one is for Christmas, Yule, or just some winter cheer for you all... do you believe in Fairies?? I DO! =D

She reminds me of Tinkerbell which I love so I might make her up like that next! =D

I went and bought the Christmas countdown embossing folder to go with this image .. it is perfect for it!

What do you think??

I left the card out side a bit bare to draw the interest to the stamp and the embossing... I am thinking I should add some Christmas flowers or something more... I might update this card later if  I decide to change it...

OK Back to my sick child who has been up all night. 

 Thanks for stopping by !