Paper Sundaes Challenge #2 - recipe

The second challenge on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a recipe for a yummy sundae:

Ice Cream - Chocolate - the color brown

Topping - Strawberries - use pink somewhere on your card/project

Whipping cream - Lace

Cherry on the top - Flowers

This week's challenge is sponsored by Ildi Co. who will award a winner (randomly selected) with 4 images of choice.

I needed a box/organizer for my growing collection of cards. SO I thought why not make one now? The box started as a brown shoe box which I covered with Close to Cocoa Designer paper. All the edges are inked with Chocolate chip ink. All the papers and heart stickers are from Creative imagination scrapbooking set. I even made matching dividers for the inside.

The image is from Ildi Co and it's called Clownkins Kiss. Cute, isn't it? I colored it with with Tim Holtz distress inks and blender pens. It's a bit tricky to cover/shade a larger area with a blender pen, but it's possible - I didn't want to make the image too wet, that's why I didn't use aquapainter. Then some stiching, distressing and toppings (lace & flowers) and a box is done. And here is a detail of the top.

Ildi Co's Challenge #8 - Pink, red and white

Two weeks passed like a wind and it's time for another Ildi Co's Creative Challenge. This time it's a color combo - pink, red and white.
For my card I used this cute Dandy and Lolita image. I colored it with Prisma pencils and then went crazy with textures. The white panel is embossed with Damask frame EF and sponged with red ink. The butterflies are made with the new Embosslit Wonderful Wings die from SU (I love how the butterflies are embossed).
And if you are wondering what's the funny red panel - it's done with Melted Crayon technique - feels really nice and smooth to touch and it's fun to make (used up my kids' broken crayons). But putting the crayoned paper into Sizzlit die wasn't such a great idea - the wax got stuck in the die - not so fun to clean - LOL!

This card also fits this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge - embossing - love these challenges - incorporating a butterfly,fairy or angel is no challenge for me - love them all!

Ildi Co's Challenge #7 - Scrap & Metal

Today's challenge on Ildi Co's Creative Challenges is Scrap & Metal. When I first read the title/description of the challenge I imagined something tough and masculine, but then I thought - metal doesn't have to be tough... and look what I came up with - a baby card.
I used Ildi Co's Cuddles Kuma Plushie image, cut of the Christmas tag and colored him with Prisma pencils. For scraps I used scraps from BG Bittersweet paper. Metal is represented by Silver circle clip, silver dew drops - I also used silver ribbon and all the pieces are outlined with silver marker.