Persnickety Peggy: February 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

Designed2Delight Reveal Day

It's that time of month that Designed2Delight reveals the month's new digital images. And in conjunction we are having a blog hop. Probably how you got here!

I think you are going to love each and every one of the new images. They are the cutest collection of characters and images for Spring and Easter.

For my first card I chose 'Easter Egg Tulips'.

I didn't want to do the usual small image on top of a background. I wanted the image to be the whole card!

Kinda bigger than life.

I printed on watercolor paper and used Ranger Distress inks to color.

I printed a D2D sentiment from 'Lovely Day' and inserted it behind the bow by cutting a slit with an Exacto knife.

My second card is in Warhol fashion.

I have been wanting to do a Warhol card for the longest time and keep forgetting.

This cute doggie is called 'Spring Fetch'.

The rest of the Design Team has some terrific cards so keep on hopping over to Debbie's blog.

Thanks for hopping by!

PeggySue

I'll be entering Card One into the following challenges:
Through the Craftroom Door  - CAS
The Craft Garden  -  Inspiration
Penny's Paper-Crafty -  anything goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi OR No image

Sentimental Sundays - Lets get Sentimental

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Your image must be or include a flower

MyGrafico - Flowers

Paper Pretties - Spring

Squigglefly - SIO - Bright and Sunny with Yellow

Card Two:

Crafters Companion - Anything goes
Little Darlings Challenges - Favorite Embellishments (ribbon)
Truly Scrumptious - 2W - All creatures great and small
Fab 'n' Funky - Try something new
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Animals

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Celebrate

I guess I have been in a Bugaboo mood lately, as I have another card featuring a Bugaboo character.

The sentiment is by Tlc Creations.

I used Ranger Distress inks and Prismacolor pencils to color the image.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO – Week 1, Bold & Bright

Crafty Purple Frog - Flower power

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite colour or embellishment (die cuts)

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes

Do You Stack Up? - Layers

Shelly's Images - anything goes

The Craft Garden - Inspiration

Inky Impressions - punches/dies

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 3 Layers

Polkadoodle – Image / 2 DP / 3 Embellishments

PeggySue

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Bugaboo Birthday Boy

Today I have made a card with Bugaboo image called 'AKVBDcandle'.

This is for their sketch challenge. I haven't followed a sketch in forever! I need to do this more often!

I used Distress inks to color the image and chalk to add a 'sky' around the boy.

This card will enter the following challenges:

Catch the bug - Stella says Sketch

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Digital Tuesday - Use Your Stash (designer paper)

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 3 Layers

The Stamping Boutique - #26 Stitching

Tuesday Throwdown - Entwined (use twine)

Use It Tuesdays - hoarded supply - Birthday's & Blog Hop (designer paper)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebrations

Cupcake Craft - Entwined (use twine)

Kaboodle Doodles - Boys or Masculine

Love to Create - Buttons and Bows

Sew Many Cards - Buttons

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - The Letter "B"

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

Craft Your Days Away - Get Stitchy with it

Crafty Emma - Lots of Layers, 3 or more

Drunken Stampers - Texture

Send a Smile for Kids - Anything Goes (again) for Kids

Hotshot Crafts - One for the Boys

Thanks for stopping by,

PeggySue

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Tissue Box A2 Card Holder

Have you seen this idea? This is a great use of a tissue box.

I have a friend who is a bit of a ladybug fan right now (Hi Fran!!)

So, I used Designed2Delight's digital image 'Love Bug's Heart Strings'. She's a little girl dressed up in a ladybug costume.

I thought you might like to know how to go about making one of these tissue box containers.

Use a Kleenex brand box to fit the measurements exactly. I used a Puffs tissue box and needed to trim just a tad on some pieces.

So, check your piece against the box before gluing anything down.

What you will need:

Solid cardstock - 4 inside walls 5" by 4.25"

- 2 bottom pieces (inside and out) 4.25" by 4.25"

- 1 outside piece 5" by 11", scored at 1", 5.5" and 10" and

- another outside piece 5" by 9", scored at 4.5" ( may need to trim ends to fit)

Pattern Paper - 5 outside pieces (4 walls and a bottom) all 4" by 4"

- 4 fold over flaps 4.25" by 4", scored at 2" and folded in half.

First thing to do is carefully open the tissue box and cut off the top sections until you have this remaining--->.

I chose to cover my box with black cardstock. I did not want the exposed edges to show so I painted all the edges black on the inside and out. You could use a matching marker instead of paint.

Basically you cover the inside and out with the solid color cardstock. There is a video here on how to make the box that is excellent.

I failed to take anymore in process pictures, (sorry!!!) so I hope you can cover a box on your own. At this point adhere your outside pattern paper pieces next. Then adhere the fold over flaps. Its really pretty darn easy!

I think once you make one and see how easy it is to do and how sturdy this box is, you'll want to make lots more!

Challenges for this box:
Mami Doodles - Pink, Red & White
Stamp Man - Texture
Wags 'n Whiskers - Home Decoration
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Rainbow Lady's  - Have a heart
S J Papercrafts  - Happy & use a punch
Little Darlings Challenges -  Favorite Embellishments (ribbon)
Paper Pretties -  texture
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Digital Tuesday -  Pink Or Red
Paper Take Weekly -Anything Goes
Stamp-N-Doodle - Use red
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Anything Goes
Quietfirestyle-queen-of-hearts-2012-challenge

PeggySue