Designed2Delight Sneak Peek - Bullfrogs & Butterflies

This is a tiny sneak peek! Actually I wanted to show off my little rhinestone flower buttons...aren't they cute?
And, notice the lavendar shimmer paper too please. (pushy aren't I?!)

Today Designed2Delight is starting a new week with thier progressive challenge at Delightful Inspirations. The image is called Bullfrogs & Butterflies and is just so delightful!! When you see it, you will agree. (being pushy again, heh, heh)

 

See what I mean?! If you played in the challenge last week you will receive this set for free! Or, you can pick it up at the shop here.

Doesn't this card just make you happy?!

I colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and sponged Distress inks around the edges.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

2Sisters – die cuts, glimmer (shimmer paper)& flowers, Stamps R Us – bugs & embossing, Clearly iStamp – bling, Creative Inspirations – pets/animals, SimonSays – emboss it, Aud Sentiments – anything  goes, The Stamping Boutique – pink, purple & green, Creative Card Crew – recycle something (buttons), Paper Sundaes – texture, Sentimental Sundays – Spring, Paper Play – Spring 

PeggySue

DYSU #16 JOIN OUR EASTER BLOG HOP!!!

1^st official
DYSU Challenge Blog EASTER BLOG HOP!

Our sponsors for this special day are:

 Amber Ink: $10 gift certificate

Little Claire: 3 sets of stamps [picture of stamps]

Papiersalat Digital Art: two newly (only for winner) made digital images

Stretch N Bubbles: 5 stamps to one winner

And we also have some SURPRISE bonus prizes! Here is what you need to do to participate in our EASTER BLOG HOP @ DYSU Challenge Blog:

Each of our Design Team ladies hides one letter of our Blog Hop theme on her blog, make sure to hop in alphabetical order to find the correct letters:

Alison

Denise

Janna

Jo

Marcy

Miranda

Pandy

PeggySue (you are here)

Tina - is not participating.  Her letter is E

Wenche

Then you will have the theme for the project you will enter on the DYSU blog in Mr. Linky!

Leave a comment on each of the DT blogs so we know that you stopped by. Afterwards send DYSU an email with the correct theme at papiersalat@gmail.com (please write in the subject line “theme for EBH”). This will make you eligible for winning the DYSU Challenge Blog EASTER BLOG HOP surprise – prize!

Furthermore if you leave a comment on my blog (below this post), you will be eligible to win the Stretch N Bubbles image "Leafy Tree" pictured above.   (Winner to be randomly chosen)!!

To sum it all up:

•         From all entries on the DYSU blog we will have 4 randomly selected winners!
•            three handpicked Top Picks (one to be randomly chosen for guest designer spot for an upcoming DYSU challenge)
•         one EASTER BLOG HOP surprise-prize winner who is randomly chosen from the emails
•         each comment on a DT blog is eligible to win one SNB image per blog (randomly chosen)!

Just to make sure no one is spoiling the fun we will set the comments on approval this week 

Any questions left? Do not hesitate and write an email to us at papiersalat@gmail.com before entering the challenge!

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My first card showcases an adorable image by Little Claire called "Hedgehogs Square".  I'm sure by now you are sick of all the reading we have forced on you, so I will spare you the details of my card.  You do need to read this: that my part of the mystery is "W".

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The second card I made for this week features an image by Amber Ink called "Racoons Friends".

I don't know if racoons come in brown, but in my world they do!
Good luck in all of our random draws.  I hope you enjoyed the DT's creations as you have hopped around. Now hop on over to our very talented Wenche.
 PeggySue

Challenges entered

Little Claire card: Creative Inspirations – pets/animals, Aud Sentiments – anything goes, Creative Card Crew – recycle something (die cut corners are from product packaging), Tuesday Throwdown – polka-dots, PaperSundaes – texture, BasicGrey – Spring (Max & Whiskers paper), StampSomething – April Showers (water-colored images), Paper Play – Spring, CuteCard Thursday – no text

Amber Ink card:  2 Sisters – die cuts, glitter, flowers, Creative Inspirations – pets/animals, Aud Sentiments – anything  goes, Simon Says Stamp & Show – Tim Holtz technique (aging edges with Distress ink sponging), Stamping Sisters in Christ – tone on tone (swirls), Paper Sundaes – texture, Pile it On – use rubber stamp (swirls)

Don't be an Ogre

The Hambo Stamps image sent out last week as part of the Hambo Hoedown progressive challenge was an Ogre!  Don't see many of those.  The challenge for this week was to use the Ogre image with one of the two sentiments and create a project that included distressing.  Whew, nice and easy!!

I had a great time coloring Ogre with my Distress inks.  I couldn't resist giving him some extra chest hair - I hope that is not against their rules.  

The distressing technique I used was the basic sponging of the edges of everything.  The edges were so dark last night, but this morning when after I put the card together I noticed that it had faded considerably.  Kinda surprising and disappointing.  I think I need to remember that there's a chance the ink is going to soak into the cardstock as it dries.  Live & Learn!

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

Hambo Hoedown - use Ogre, sentiment and distressing

Aud Sentiments - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Tim Holtz technique (sponge distressing)

h  PeggySue