My Last DT Project at 2 Sisters

The end of 2011 also brings the end of my year-long term as a Design Team member at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog, and what a great year it's been! The theme this week is winter, and we had some fun images to use from our sponsor, The Stamping Boutique. Here's my project:

This was my first DT using digital images, and it has really opened my eyes to the great options and flexibility that can be gained by going digital. I even decided to give digital designing a try myself. You can check our my Breakfast at Tiffany's Digis for purchase here.

Now it's your turn. Show us what you can create using our winter theme. You have until 11:59am Friday, January 6, 2012 to link up your project at 2 Sisters! =) T

Challenges:
-2 Sisters winter
-CR84FN blue, orange, yellow
-Craft Your Days Away snowmen

Snowflakes are falling at 2 Sisters!

Merry Christmas to all of you out in blogland! Theres a new challenge going on at 2 Sisters and the theme is snowflakes. Surpisingly, we don't have much of the white stuff here in Massachusetts yet (which is just fine with me), but the mountains are making snow, so my family was off for their first day of snowboarding and skiing last Friday. I created this layout to capture the moment using the snowman image from Kenny K Downloads:

Now it is your turn.  Link up your snowflake projects at 2 Sisters, you have until 11:59am EST on Friday December 30th to enter your cards or projects for a chance to win the sponsor prize from Kenny K Downloads. 

Challenges:

-2 Sisters snowflakes

-Scrap Whispers sketch

-Desert Island Craft Challenge buttons, brads, stripes, round corners

-Digital Tuesday winter wonderland

Kids Christmas Challenge at 2 Sisters

Time for a new challenge at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog! This week we're looking for your projects created with kids in mind; cards, gift bags, etc.... as long as it is something that you have created for a child. I made this scrapbook layout to add to our Christmas album:

Don't you love those cute little gingerbread images? Those are from this week's sponsor, Robyns Fetish. I've also used the sketch from Once Upon a Sketch, and the fabulous color scheme is courtesy of Color Throwdown. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out my new challenge blog in the works, Child's Play Challenges!! =) T

Christmas Challenge at 2 Sisters

It's time for another challenge at 2 Sisters. This week is an easy one, the theme is Christmas!! Us DT girls were invited to use some cute images from Patties Creations. Here's the card I made using an adorable pair of reindeer:

So get crafting on those Christmas projects, and link up with us over at 2 Sisters. You have until the 16th to link up for your chance to win a prize from Pattie's Creations! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters Christmas

-Simply Create Too embossing

-Forever Friends Christmas + animal

Anything Goes at 2 Sisters

The challenge this week at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog is "Anything Goes" and the DT was able to use some sweet images from Patty's Creations. I used a cute little polar bear image to create my project:

I'm sorry about his eyes looking a little creepy here, I promise you it's just the picture! In real life he is sweet, but the way the camera picked up the glitter and embossing made his eyes look funny... I hope you'll visit the rest of the DT over at 2 Sisters, and be sure to link up your "anything goes" project too! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters anything goes

-Papercraft Star numbers

-ScrapFIT tags

-Shopping Our Stash chipboard

-Pink Elephant gift tags

-Crafty Catz use a digital image

Pie Eating Contest!

The challenge this week at 2 Sisters is a sketch+Halloween. Having just been to our town's pumpkin fest the week before, I had the perfect photo to scrap:

and here's the sketch:

Yup, that's my son with a big old mess of pumpkin pie on his face! He didn't win the contest, but he sure did have fun trying!! The digital pumpkin stamp is from Robyn's Fetish and the fabulous posie is from Precocious Paper. Want to give this sketch a try? Be sure and link up with us over at 2 Sisters! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters sketch+Halloween

-Paper Issues Halloween Linking Party

-Pile It On fall is fun

-Fresh Brewed Designs pumpkins

-Divas By Design buttons

You Me & a 900 Pound Pumpkin

Our library holds a fabulous "Pumpkin Fest" each October, the perfect way to celebrate Fall in my little small town. Games, pumpkin dcorating contests and local farmers sharing their amazingly huge pumpkins! Got a great pic of my 2 kiddos perched on said pumpkin last weekend- weighing in at 905 lbs, this as one HUGE pumpkin!! Since the assignment this week for the DT at 2 Sisters was to create a Halloween project using digi images from Whimsie Doodles- I decided to create this fun LO:

Cute, huh? I absolutely LOVE those owls from Whimsie Doodles! Few fun things to note on this LO: I inked through a scrap of punchinella for the dotted area in the top left. In the bottom right I added a piece of black mesh that was packaging from a toy- thought it had a fun "Halloween" feel to it, and it added a nice texture!

Don't forget to visit the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog to see the rest fo the wonderful DT Halloween creations, and link up your own takes too! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters halloween, digi images

-Bird is The Word "you and me" and sketch

-Frosted Designs recipe challenge (I used yellow, chipboard, ink and buttons)

-Pile It On do it for fun

-Be Different, Act Normal linking party

Plaid and Gingham at 2 Sisters

It's time to go plaid at 2 Sisters! We were given some sweet digital images to use from Crafty Sentiments; here's the card I created using the "Amy Just Relax" image:

I used a sweet scrap of pink and green plaid as the start of my project, and layered that with a scrap of a pink PP, my image and my "hello friend" sentiment.each layer was inked with black ink for a little added dimension, and then I ran a strip of pom pom fringe across the bottom, and added 3 little pink buttons. If you're in the mood to go plaid (or gingham) this week, remember to link up your project at 2 Sisters by September 30th! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters gingham or plaid

-Pink Elephant pink and green color scheme

-CASE Study cased the card

-Shopping Our Stash no coloring

It's All About the Sentiment at 2 Sisters

This week's challenge at 2 Sisters is to make a card without any images, just focus on the sentiment. Here's the sunshine and cloud card I created:

To create this card, I started with 3 concentric circles in orange, yellow and pale yellow. I cut away at the edge of the orange circle to create the look of rays, and then inked up all the edges before layering together. I then hand cut a cloud shape and trimmed the sunshine circles to the same shape as the cloud. I layered all the pieces on black, cut around the edges and added my handwritten "You Are My Sunshine" title. A quick and simple card to brighten up any one's day! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters lets get sentimental

-Challenge Up Your Life paper piecing

-Wee Memories no pattern paper

Friendship Challenge at 2 Sisters

Hello friends! This week's challenge at 2 Sisters is friendship and we were given images to use from Stitchy Bears. I combined this with the photo inspiration at Lollipop Ladies and the "Here Come the Girls" challenge at Ellephantastic Challenges to create this sweet little card:

Don't forget to stop on by tomorrow for the Triple T blog hop! =) T

Boys and Their Toys

This week's challenge at 2 Sisters is Boys and Their Toys. I used a cute little scooter stamp I had from Stampin Up to create my card:

To create the look of the scooter "zooming" along, I inked the stamp once, and then stamped repeatedly starting on the right and overlappig each impresion to the left. I also inked and stamped it once on red CS and adhered it with dimensionals. Used my spiral punch to create the notebook edge, wrapped a bit of twine around and my cute and simple card was complete! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters boys and their toys

-DYSU just for boys or men

-Our Craft Lounge dots

-Polka Doodles polka dots

-Sew Many Challenges use an edge punch

A Note to School

Happy Saturday everyone! Time for another challenge at 2 Sisters, this week's theme is "Back to School". Our sponsor this week is Robin's Fetish, and we were able to use some adorable Back to School digital stamps from the company. Here's what I came up with using the backpack stamp.

I decided to print my backpack as a 1/2 sheet of 8 1/2x11 paper including all the pertinent "note to school" info. I printed one sheet, colored them with watercolor pencils and then had color copies made of my creation. Then I cut them all, stacked them and attached together with a ribbon to create a fun little notepad. Perfect for the busy school mornings- just check off the approproate box, wirite in a few details and your note is complete- and so cute too!

I hope you'll hop on over to 2 Sisters and see what the rest of the DT has come up with, and be sure to link up your own Back to School creations- we'd love to see your projects! =) T

Challenges:
-2 Sisters back to school
-Delightful Challenges back to school +primary colors

-Cupcake Inspiration cupcake

Good Day Sunshine!

Before I get to today's post...did you see I have a little bit of blog candy to give away here?

Oh such a great song from my all-time favorite band, The Beatles. It's just impossible to be in a bad mood when you hear "Good Day Sunshine"!! Anyway....that's where my inspiration came from for the sketch challenge this week at 2 Sisters. Here's the sketch...

and here's my card...

Very quick and easy, just inked and layered 2 scraps of PP, along with a spiral punched scrap of black CS. Printed a cute saying along with the fabulous sun digi from Patties Creations, and there you have it!! =) T

Challenges:
-2 Sisters sketch
-Creative Craft Challenges summertime

Color Challenge at 2 Sisters

sweet color challenge this week at 2 Sisters, don't ya think? Here's the card I came up with:

Be sure to pop on over to 2 Sisters and see what the rest of the DT has come up with, and then link up your own take on this lovely color challenge too! =) T

Challenges:

-2 Sisters color scheme

-Color Create photo inspiration

-Cupcake Craftroom soft and sweet

-Little Darlings girlie

-Frosted Designs color a digital image

-Cute Card Thursday no designer paper

-Dutch Dare for the kids

-Moving Along with the Times don't be square