DS4J World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Welcome to Digistamps4Joy’s Country themed Blog Hop running from 5-8 October 2013 to celebrate World Card Making Day on the 5^th October.You have reached Charlene’s Blog in the Fraser Valley in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

 If you have come here from the wonderfully talented Berni’s Blog, then you are on the right track. If you are just dropping in and stumbled onto this posting you can either continue on from here and follow through until you get back here or go back and start at the MainDS4J Blog and follow through until you get to Ursula’s blog.  But don’t miss out on any of the stops as there is an incredible surprise for all of those that finish the hop. So grab your favourite beverage, pull up a chair and enjoy the ride as we take you on a trip around the world in 17 hops!

Although Canada is known as “The Great White North”, we have some of the most incredible scenery and areas to camp in, especially here on the West Coast (but of course I’m biased because I live here lol). You will find us camping in the spring, summer, winter and fall. So of course I just had to make a card about one of my favourite past times while camping...roasting marshmellows over an open fire!

I used 2 different images from Digistamps4Joy for my card, Misteri Toasting Marshmellows and Camp Time. I coloured them with my Crayola Pencil Crayons and oms. 

Now for the Prizes….

Each individual blog along the way has used an image that you can win. Mine is Misteri Toasting Marshmellows.

And if you remember, at the beginning I mentioned a surprise if you finished the blog hop? Well, each one of us has a letter to share with you. And these letters when put together into a quote will give you your chance at a WHOPPING $30 PRIZE!!! Yup…you read that right. Margy is offering a $30 Gift Voucher for you to pick up your favourite images from DS4J! How totally awesome is that? Not only do you get the chance to win an image from any of the stops along the way, but you also have a chance at winning this major prize at the end. So before I forget, my letter is

So what do you have to do to win these prizes you ask? Just make sure that you follow all of the rules below and you will be in the running.

RULES FOR ENTERING THE RANDOM DRAW ON MY BLOG

Please read carefully - we do not want you to miss out!

1). Be/become a follower of THIS blog

2). Leave a comment under this post

RULES FOR ENTERING THE $30 DRAW ON THE MAIN DS4J BLOG

Please read carefully - we do not want you to miss out!

1). Be/become a follower of the main DS4J blog

2). Collect all the letters scattered over the participating DT blogs, put them together to create a quote, then email this quote to Margy at info@digistamps4joy.co.za with subject title “DS4J Blog Hop quote”

The Hop will end at 1600 (Central African Time) on Tuesday 8^th October.

The full list of winners will be announced on Thursday 10^th  October on the Digistamps4Joy blog. 

Each blog will also indicate its own winner on 10^th October.

Here is a complete list of all of the blogs on the hop. Your next stop is the very talented Desire’s Blog. And no worries about getting lost along the way as each stop has a list of all the stops. 

Digistamps4Joy Blog (Main blog)

Alex

Angela

Antoinette

Asmah

Berni

Charlene (That’s Me)

Desire(Your next stop)

Ema

Jackie

JenLee

Karin

Margy

Pam

Riette

Sharon

Ursula

Thanks for joining us on this fabulous trip, we hope you enjoy the ride!

                                             Charlene

I Can Get You On the Naughty List

Hey everyone, it's time for another New Release day at Digistamps4Joy and we have a little sweetheart to show you today. As you all know, there is only 87 days left until Christmas...I know, bite my tongue and quit scaring you right? But as there is only 87 days left it is time to start thinking about all of those wonderful Christmas cards that we need to get done. And if you're like me the year has totally gotten away from you again and there is not a Christmas card to be found. Well Digistamps4Joy has a cure for that...at least it has an image to help you get started. The image that my teammates and I got to work with this time is called Misteri Santa's Secret...and let me tell you, if she's Santa's secret Mrs. Clause better never find out!!! She is the sexiest little Santa's helper you ever did see. But don't take my word...have a look and see.

See what I mean...oooh you bad ol' Santa lol. I decided to make something a bit different. It's a Hot Apple Cider/Hot Chocolate holder. Me, I like the hot apple cider, but it can hold hot chocolate for those of you that prefer. I coloured her with my Crayola pencil crayons and oms and added some beautiful blue stickles to her hat and outfit. I coloured her big hoop earings with my gold glitter pen. The sentiment I got as a freebie from Create With TLC.

The paper is some that I had in my stash that was given to me so I'm not sure who it's by but the cs is by Bazzil. The ribbon and gifts are some that I picked up at my local dollar store...they're a light weight foam.

Now head on over to our blog and check out all of the rest of the gorgeous creations that have been released...and all of the fab projects my teammies have come up with.

Thanks for looking ~ Charlene

Challenges Entered:

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #39 - Anything Goes/Make your own challenge - Column #1
Challenges for Everybody - Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenge - Challenge #44 - Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Midway Challenge Digistamps4Joy Colour Challenge with a Twist

Hi all, I'm back again with another fabulous challenge for you over at Digistamps4Joy. We are at the one week reminder time and so it is Team B's chance to show you what we've done. The challenge is a colour challenge with a twist...so here's the photo inspiration

And now the twist...we would like you to add some twine or ribbon to your project.

For this challenge I decided to use Margy's beautiful image Protea to make a Sympathy card for a friend of the family. I layered Margy's image onto the Lord Is My Shephard (will have to get back to you on where I got that image as I can't remember at this time lol.)

I coloured it with my Crayola pencil crayons and oms and then distressed it with Blue Bayou from SU. The lilies were a gift from my friend Tee (thanks Tee) and the Prisma roses, ribbon and rhinestones were from my stash. I gathered the ribbon with a small peach coloured brad.

The cs is by Bazzil and I embossed the peach with a border embossing plate from Cricut. The circle swirl is a die from Memory Box called Whimsy Circle. 

Now it's your turn to join in the fun. Just head on over to the Digistamps4Joy Challenge Blog for a list of the rules and what fabulous prizes we have...and don't forget to check out all of the incredible cards that my teammates have made for your viewing pleasure. 

Thanks for looking

Charlene

 

Challenges Entered:

 

The Crafter's Café Challenge: Challenge #30 - Die's and/or Punches

Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes :D

Lady Anne's Challenges: Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Stampavie and More: Challenge #195 - Flowers

 

You Decorated My Life

Hi all, it’s that time again (and I know that you have all been waiting all week with bated breath)…time for the New Releases again at Digistamps4Joy, and Jen has really outdone herself once more.

This week my teammates and I had the pleasure of playing with Jen’s new image MisteriArtist. She was so much fun to work with….she really lets your imagination go :D

When I first saw her the first thing that went through my mind was Kenny Roger’s song “You Decorated My Life”. My husband and I danced one of our first waltz’s at our wedding to this song. So I thought…hmmmm….anniversary card? Then I found, in my stash, the most incredible paper that I had picked up on a bidding wars site. The colour of the dp is plum with these fabulous white glittery splashes on it…looks like someone took a brush with glitter paint on it and flung it on a canvas. The plum colour was dark enough I figured it would be o.k. for a guy card.

I started off with some freebie black and white dp that I got from Bearly Mine, layered on Margy’s Brushstroke Frame and then added Jen’s Misteri Artist. I coloured everything with my Crayola crayons and oms and then I fussy cut the whole thing out. I added blue ribbon with star shaped stick on’s on it and red ribbon on either side of it to the base. I then attached my images to the base with pop dots. The clear blue pearls on the frame I found in my stash. I outlined my sentiment with my red glitter pen.

Thanks for stopping in, now head on over to Digistamps4Joy’s Challenge Blog and check out all of the fabulous creations that my teammates made as well as all of the rest of the incredible images being released today.

                             Charlene

Challenges Entered:

ABC Challenge: Sept. Challenge -V for Very Cute
Designed to Color: Challenge #20 - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Challenge: Sept. Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Digistamps4Joy New Release for Sept. 15th

Hi all…yup, I’m back. I know, it’s been forever since I last posted anything. Unfortunately life had taken an unforeseen turn for me and I have not been able to do my crafting…and boy have I been missing it! But enough about me and more about what you are here for…Digistamps4Joy’s New Release! And what a release we have for you today, these new images are going to just blow your socks off. And this is a very special release as Jen Leeflang  has just finished drawing her 500^th image for Digistamps4Joy!!! Congratulations Jen…not only is that a fabulous accomplishment but we sure have loved playing with all of your incredible images. I’m sure that I am not the only one that looks forward to seeing what you come up with for your next 500 J

So now that I’ve gotten you all hyped up, it’s time to show you the incredible image that I got to play with. Her name is Mysteri as a Scarecrow and she is just the cutest/sexiest scarecrow you ever did see.

 I decided to go with a Fall Themed Thank you card for some wonderful friends of my parents. The card is a sidestep card and you can find the instructions to it here. The cs for the base is by Bazzil and the dp is Shades of Autumn by Reminisce…this is a gorgeous double sided paper that has a pumpkin patch on one side and glorious fall coloured leaves on the other. I used the pumpkin patch for the step part of the card and the leaves side was cut with my Floral Ovals Nestibilities to display Misteri as a Scarecrow. I coloured her with my SU felts…except for her skin which was done with my Crayola Pencil crayons and oms. . I then sponged around her with my SU More Mustard ink.

 The cat on the bail of hay and the cornstalks behind him, as well as the fence were pictures on a sheet of dp called Apple Cider by BoBunny that I fussy cut out to add as my embellishments. The sentiment is one the I had in my stash as well as the little diamond shaped rhinestones on the Nestibilities frame. The pumpkins and vines were given to me a few years ago by my wonderful friend Marla…thanks so much Marla J

 Now that you’ve seen what I have done, head on over to Digistamps4Joy and check out all of the incredible creations that my teammates have come up with…and all of Jen’s new and fabulous images.

Thanks for looking ~ Charlene

Challenges Entered:

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #37 - Anything Goes (twist: Happy Fall Y'all)
Challenges 4 Everybody: Challenge #29 - Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenges: Focal Image on the Side
Creative Inspirations Paint: Challenge #2 - Inspired by Autumn Colours
Great Impressions: September Challenge - Fall Colours
Hobby Cutz Challenge: Challenge #16 - Autumnal
One Stitch at a Time: Challenge #181 - Autumn/Fall Creation
Scribble and Scrap Blog and Challenge: Challenge #1 - Always Anything Goes

Fairy's and Flowers

Today Digistamps4Joy is sponsoring Fairies Challenges and their theme for this challenge is flowers! How fabulous is that? Since the challenge blog is called Fairies Challenges I decided to combine Fairies and flowers. I used Digistamps4Joy’s Spring Fairy because not only is she a beautiful fairy, but she also has lots of flowers :D

I made my twisted easel card with cs from Bassil. The dp is Citron “Measure” Peony Paper by My Minds Eye. I embossed the peach cs with my Sizzix embossing folder (I have no idea what the name is because I got it second hand)and then distressed the image with my fine sanding block. I coloured Spring Fairy with Crayola pencil crayons and oms, my glitter gold and white gel pens and then fussy cut her out. 

I used my Medera Corner die by Memory Box to attach my flowers to my card. On the easel part I also used my Savannah Border die by Memory Box to extend the Medera die. The leaves were cut with my Marvy Oak leaf punch.

The sentiment, by Desert Diva, was cut out with my Nestibilities Floral Ovals and distressed with my SU Pastels. The little blue rhinestones and the butterflies are from my stash. The peach flowers are by Forever in time and the white flowers are Winter White by Prima. 

Thanks for looking. Hope to see you all at Fairies Challenges :D

Hugs ~ Charlene

Challenges Entered:

Freebie Friday at Digistamps4Joy

Hi all, it's Freebie Friday at Digistamps4Joy once again...where does the time go. Seems like just yesterday we were posting for the June Freebie. You are all just going to love this new image that Margy has for you. It's from her own series in the shop and is just gorgeous. Anyone who needs to make a baby card or baby shower card is really going to love this one!


Unfortunately I was not able to make a card to show you all how wonderful she looks as I am in Calgary, Alberta working at the Calgary Stampede and I just did not have enough room in the car to bring my crafting supplies :(  But my teammates have made up a wonderful assortment of eye candy to get your inspirational juices going. So I hope that you'll all pop by the store and pick up your freebie and take a quick trip to the Digistamps4Joy Challenge Blog to be inspired. For those of you that have never gotten a freebie from us, you do have to sign up at the store but don't worry....that's free also.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.