Dilly Beans Black Purple and Pink

Clearly I'm having trouble getting back in the crafting groove but I did manage this week's Dilly Beans Challenge which is Black, Purple and Pink.  I've used the adorable Teeghan's Spider Framed 2 which was a tough call because Megan has added so many fab new stamps to the Dilly Beans Store.  I printed her multiple times, on white and then on purple for the background.  Her hair is paper pieced and I'll give you a little tip,  to paper piece with a dark background, flip your original image and then print on the reverse side so you can see where to cut.  After about 4 different tries, I finally managed to punch around the page with Martha's webby punch (I swear it's designed to make you feel like a total idiot) and added a gingham bow and flower from my stash.

Had a bit of fun with dimension with the skully bow and cute spider and couldn't resist some google eyes and gems for the skull.  Be sure to visit the Dilly Beans Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the DT cooked up this week and come play along.

I'm also entering this in Shelly's Images Tic Tac Toe Challenge (using ribbon, free, and die cut or punch), Addicted to Stamps and More Halloween Challenge, and the Art With No Bounderies October/Halloween Challenge.

Dilly Beans Ribbon Challenge

Megan is having some computer woes so the Dilly Beans Challenge will be posted a bit late this week, but that doesn't mean you can't take a little peek at the challenge.  We want you to pull out your RIBBONS.  I must say I'm a bit of a ribbon collector and they seem to be multiplying.  Sooo many ribbons, what to choose?  Well, it's seems like I'm in kinda a Christmas mode at the mo and with all of the adorable Dilly Beans snowmen just waiting in the wings, I decided to pull one out.  #310 Happy Snowman is one of my absolute FAVES!  He's colored with Copics and backed by snowflakes from the Tim Holtz Snow Flurries Die.  To keep my ribbon banners from fraying, I first used my ATG gun to tape the ribbon to strips of card stock and then cut the notched end.  Easier to cut that way too.  Pop over to the Challenge Blog and click on the sidebar to go to my teamie's blogs if you just can't wait 'til the post goes up.  You'll be glad you did.

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge, Charisma Cardz Monochrome Challenge, Pink by Design Christmas in July and Shelly's Images Christmas in July.

Dilly Beans Fabric and Fibers Challenge

Happy Friday!  I'm all screwed up on my days with Wednesday being a holiday and all.  Our brand new Dilly Beans Challenge this week is Fabric and Fibers.  I knew I'd purchased some adhesive fabric card stock some years back in dots and stripes.  Planned on using both for this card but do you think I could find those stripes? NNNNOOOOOO!!!!! (Big surprise, if you saw my craft room.  LOL)  Anyway, I did find the dots and cut a strip and pleated it for that trim above my image.  That sweet girl is #156 Framed Girly (flipped) with the adorable sentiment from #371 Girly Stuff.

I tried something new with her hair this time.  I love paper piecing these images and wondered how it would look if I embossed it after fussy cutting.  This is Coredinations Whitewash and I sanded after embossing to bring out the texture, but had a bit of trouble because I sanded some of the outline away.  OOPS!  Still think it looks kinda cool so I'll be experimenting further.  More fabric with the rolled roses cut from Tim Holtz trim and some fiber in the form of Baker's twine.

I added a little more texture by embossing the mat with a Sizzix folder I think is calle Bow Strings (how apropo).  Girly and her mat was popped over the pleated trim and I've popped the sentiment a bit lower and added adhesive pearls to balance it out.  there are lots of cool ideas for this challenge at The Dilly Beans Challenge Blog so why not pop over there and get some inspiration?  We love it when you play along, and Dilly Beans images are not required, but hey, you may win some.  And speaking of inspiration, there's a brand new Blog called Dilly Beans Inspirations which will chock full of ideas, samples, tutorials and and even a freebie, so go check it out.

I'm also entering this in Ruby's Rainbow Embossing Challenge, Wishcraft Waste Not Wednesday "use your forgotten stuff" Challenge (the image is an older image from Dilly Beans, and the fabric card stock and Coredinations have been in my stash for years), the Frilly and Funky Texture Challenge (including the twist which is fabric), Shelly's Images "What's the Text" challenge, and Papertake Weekly Anything Goes (and I've highlighted the image by popping it and embossing her hair).

Dilly Beans TAGS!

TGIF!!!!  Couldn't have come sooner.  LOL  We're playing TAG at the Dilly Beans Challenge blog this week and I guess I'm still in a patriotic frame of mind.  I've used one of Megan's newest images, #427 Happy Birthday Framed (check the rest of them out HERE) and changed the coloring of the sentiment with my Printmaster Pro Program and then copied and pasted the "happys" to make the background paper as well.  Fun, fun!  Great for a July birthday, or just celebrating the 4th, don'tcha think?  She's colored with Copics and I've added tiny adhesive stars to her dress and a metallic one to her party hat.  The star behind her is a Nestie.  I've been hoarding that red, white and blue ribbon for the perfect project and this was it!  I kinda love how this turned out.  Tags are soo much fun to make.  For more inspiration visit the Challenge Blog.  Hope you join us this week.

I'm also adding this to CCEE Stampers Tags Challenge, Cute Card Thursday Patriotic Challenge, Moving Along with the Times Birthday Challenge, Shelly's Images Stars Stripes and Sparkle (the tiny stars on her dress are sparkly),and the AUD Sentiments Bingo Challenge (I've used "Happy", Ribbon, Die Cut).

Dilly Beans DOTS

Gee, as if you couldn't tell.  LOL  Our Dilly Beans challenge this week is DOTS!  Perhaps I took that a bit tooo seriously.  Lots of the adorable framed images at the Dilly Beans Shop have fun dotty backgrounds.  This time I chose #354 Amalia Framed (and flipped her).  She's easy to paper piece and I took my color scheme from the Sabrina 8x8 paper pack from Making Memories.  Just added a dotty bow and called it done.  Come on over to the Dilly Beans Challenge blog and go dotty!  Loads of inspiration and be sure to check out the SHOP where there's loads of new stamps.  WooHoo! 

I'm also entering this in the Fab 'n Funky Polka Dots Challenge, Ruby's Rainbow Black White and One Other Color challenge, Shelly's Images Anything Goes, and Nutcrafters Spots/and or Stripes.

Yipes, STRIPES! at Dilly Beans

TGIF!  this week sure went fast with the holiday, eh?  Well, we ALL love Fridays, especially at the Dilly Beans Designers and Challenge Blog because it's new challenge day.  WOoHoo!  This week it's Stripes and I've chosen Megan's new #406 Worried Skellie.  Looks like he's missing someone BIG TIME, don'tcha think?  He's so chock full of stripes that I really didn't need to add any more but of course I did, and even embossed the mat with Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder.  How fitting.  The sentiment is from the #370 Thoughtful collection with 9 separate sentiments, including quotes of Love and Thanks.  Lots of fun new images of all kinds at Dilly Beans Shop and the SALE of buy 10 and get 10 free is going on through June 8th.  There's loads of stripey inspiration at the Challenge Blog so be sure and pop by and we sure do love it when you play along.  I'm also entering this in Shelly's Images You Pick Two Challenge using a digi and a monochromatic color scheme and the Oldie But A Goodie Anything Goes Challenge using my Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug Folder.

Dilly Beans Glitter Challenge

OOOh we've got a fun one for the girly girls over at the Dilly Beans Designers and Challenge Blog this week. Glitter! It's been awhile since I've glitzed things up so this was especially fun. I used the gorgeous #223 Ladybug Fairy and tried something new. After coloring her with Copics, I used a Zig Embossing pen and Stampin' Up heat and stick powder to fill in the areas I wanted to glitter and heated them up and sprinkled it on. You have to do it one color at a time and be careful not to heat the already glittered areas as you progress or you'll melt it and lose some of the sparkle.On the wings, I used a fine point pen to try to draw in the details that were covered over by the gold glitter and the ladybug's antennae which worked ok. But in general, I'm really pleased how this turned out and you don't have to sait for it to dry like you do with Stickles. (I'm the really impatient type.) The green circle mat was cut with my Nesties out of Glitter paper and the flowers are Prima. I cut the glitter leaves out of a much larger home decor glitter leaf from Michaels. The DP is K &Co which has a bit of foil detail so I matted the entire card in green foil card stock for some contrast to all the glitter. In the end I did have to wait for some Glossy Accents to dry on the bug, lips and eyes but by then the card was done. WooHoo! Be sure to stop over to The Dilly Beans Challenge Blog for more fab inspiration, and also to the Dilly Beans Shop for a super deal on retiring images.

Other Challenges:
Whimsicle Wednesdays Going Green

Art Impressions Sparkle & Bling

DYSU Go Green
Shelly's Images Green and Gold

Crafts and Me Things with Wings

BBTB2 Fabulous Finds Hinge and Shelly's Images

This week at BBTB2 the Design Team has the pleasure of working with Shelly's Images digital stamps in conjunction with any of the hinges on Fabulous Finds. All of the images are hand drawn by Shelly herself and it's no surprise that I chose the Wine Basket. My DH and I love to picnic at the local wineries or bring picnics on our hikes (of course complete with wine, I need some reward for tromping around in the wilderness!) LOL I decided to make a little notebook to jot down picnic recipes. The base is cut in Kraft and I used my Nestie Petite Ovals to cut the window in the mat. The image is colored with Copics. The frame is also cut with my Nesties Oval and Lables 10 out of corrigated cardboard. The title is computer generated on the banner from the Wedding cart. The metal corners are Tim Holtz. Please stop by BBTB2 and check out the fabulous creation from my DT sisters and take a look at the wide variety of stamps available at Shelly's Images.