Clear Dollar Stamps Garden of Life

I have two clean and simple cards for you today.

I've been thinking in 3's because I've been playing with a die and this little flower from the Clear Dollar Stamps Garden Of Life digital stamp set has inspired me.  It's a beautiful set, I've barely scratched the surface using one tiny flower for my card  and hope to use more of the set very soon!   

The die cuts three squares in a row and I was wondering if I could use it to create a digital card.  It took a little while for me to size the flowers down, flip a couple of them so they weren't all the same and put each one in just the right spot so I could cut three in a row with the die.  I've grown used to using Spellbinders dies that I can see through and this one is made by Papertrey Ink and solid so it was a challenge. 

My second card was C.A.S.E.d from Dana at Dana's Dabbling Studio.  I thought her clean and simple layout was so nice I wanted to try it myself.

I used the negative part from the die cut to draw around the flowers with a Copic 0.5 Multiliner and as you can see I need practice starting and stopping.  

I have a supply list for my cards below:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Garden Of Life

Cardstock/Papers:  Mohawk Bright White, SU Brocade Blue

Inks/Markers: HP Office Jet 6000, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accents/Tools:  Papertrey Ink Take 3 die, PTI banner die, PTI Sentiment, Copic 0.5 Multiliner, Cuttlebug Dots Embossing Folder, Scor - Pal

Techniques:  Digital Stamping

Today's cards are also for our Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown challenge themed X3.

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - X3

OWH Christmas Card For a Child

My card for the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party challenge - make a Christmas card for a child.  I used a fun Clear Dollar Stamps pre-colored digital stamp set with digital papers for my card.

Quick, easy and fun!

I have a few more cards to make before I've completed all the challenges so far.

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Challenges:

OWH Sybrina hostess - Make A Christmas Card For a Child

Delicious Doodles Poppy

I'd like to introduce you to Poppy today, she's a digital image from Delicious Doodles our sponsor for our second sketch challenge at Seems A Little Sketchy.

She's colored with Copic markers and the patterned papers I used are from Basic Grey Offbeat and Basic Grey Jovial as well as Copic X Press It, Basic Black and Color Mates Mist cardstock.

I had a little trouble with my BG72 Copic marker while coloring this image.  Wouldn't you know it was the last thing I was coloring too.  I think I got something on the marker tip that clogged it because I couldn't get it to blend.  I decided to keep the image and move forward use it on my card.  

I hope you'll stop by our Seems A Little Sketchy challenge blog to see all the fabulous sample cards our design team has made using various Delicious Doodles digital images and be inspired to play along!

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Challenges:
Cooking It Up With Katie - Anything Goes

 

Clear Dollar Stamps Snowman Cheer

I have a winter themed birthday card to share with you today!

I used the Clear Dollar Stamps pre-colored digital stamp set Snowman Cheer and the gingham digital paper is from their Violets digital stamp set.  I simply re colored it to match my snowman.  

My layout is from the sketch pictured below:

It was a quick, cute, fun card to put together!

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Challenges:
Kaboodle Doodle - Bundle Up for Winter
Birthday Sundaes - Birthday Card
By The Cute & Girly - Let It Snow
4 Crafty Chicks - Birthday

The Paper Shelter Leprechan

Here we are with my March mini calendar page layout, isn't this digital image by The Paper Shelter cute?!  

My layout is super simple to showcase the cute image from The Paper Shelter and also the calendar from the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar digital stamp set.  

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Challenges:
Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Clear Dollar Stamps Fall Birthday Critters

Welcome to our "Celebrate Life Blog Hop" in honor of our friend Katie who passed away November 7th after a long battle with cancer.  If you've arrived here from Trudy's blog you're on the right track.  If not and you'd like to start at the beginning please click here.

My birthday card today was made for one of Katie's twin boys.

I used the Clear Dollar Stamps Fall Birthday Critters pre-colored digital stamp set and one of the digital papers that comes in the set.  It was a quick, cute, fun card to make!

The next stop on our hop is the fabulous Barb!

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Challenges:
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Challenge #6 - Birthday Theme

The Paper Shelter Crocodile Love

I have another fun calendar page to share with you today!

I've been working on a small desk calendar for 2012 and this is my February layout.  I merged two images Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar and The Paper Shelter's Crocodile Love to fit the sketch I wanted to use and went to work.

The scalloped border is a new Spellbinders die I've acquired but haven't used much yet.  The cardstock colors are SU Taken With Teal, Basic Black, Neenah Red Pepper Linen & Mohawk Bright White.  I added a strip of black and white gingham ribbon and punch the holes I'll need with the bind It All.

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Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - Anything But A Card
Squiggles & Giggles - Anything But A Card

Clear Dollar Stamps Tall Trio

I'm not on the Clear Dollar Stamps digital design team anymore but I still have so many of their wonderful images I haven't had a chance to play with yet!  My card today uses the digital stamp set Tall Trio, there are two other images that come as line drawings and pre-colored that are really CUTE too!  

I had a little boy's birthday card in mind and thought the elephant would be perfect.  I also used the striped digital paper from this set along with SU Brilliant Blue, Via Vellum Leaf Green, Neenah Red Pepper Linen & Mohawk Bright White.  For a little texture I embossed the Leaf Green panel with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  Now I just need to figure out what goes on the inside...  

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Challenges:
Wee Memories - Birthdays & Parties
I (heart) To Stamp - Sketch
City Crafter - Four Legged Friend
Paper Minutes - Children's Birthday
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Red & Green
Paper Crafting Journey - Embossing

Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar

Last Sunday Clear Dollar Stamps had a Year Round Calendar blog hop to show all the fun things we can do with their digital stamp set.  I was so totally inspired when I was finished hopping I started working on a year round calendar to give as a gift.  

I'm making my calendar 5 1/2" X 5 1/2" square.  For my January page I used the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar set and the Clear Dollar Stamps Snowman Cheer pre-colored digital stamp set and digital paper I used from a different Clear Dollar Stamps set.  I changed the color of the gingham digital paper.  The warm winter wishes sentiment was made on my computer and the snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch.  I have my calendar page punched with my Bind It All, when all the pages are done I'll make a cover and bind my little calendar so it will sit on a desk.  I'll show you more as I have them ready!

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Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Squiggle Stamps - Anything But A Card
Inspire Me Friday's - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Digital Images

Clear Dollar Stamps Happy Fall Y'all

We have a winner for our Clear Dollar Stamps Happy Fall Y'all blog hop!  I'm happy to announce from Barb's blog, Barb's Best Creations, the winner is Kathi from Golden Paper Dreams.  congratulations Kathi, enjoy your goodies from Clear Dollar Stamps!

Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar

Hello and welcome to the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar blog hop!  If you've arrived here from Lorie's blog you're on the right track.  If not and you'd like to start with "January" click here.

Our hop today is about inspiring you with different ways to use the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar digital set for fun gifts and maybe a little something for yourself too.

This wonderful set sells for $3.50.

I chose to work with the month of May, you might be able to see in the picture that there is a darker yellow circle on the 14th of the month for my daughter's 12th birthday.  I sized my calendar page to fit in my vintage Rolodex V546 which takes 4"X6" file cards.  I colored the flowers and background with Copic markers Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, B0000, BG000, B21, B23, BV0000, BV000, BV01, G28, G40, G82.

Here's a top view of the calendar page and the Rolodex file it's in. 

There's a prize package being offered by Clear Dollar Stamps so be sure to leave a comment so you're in the drawing to win this versatile digital stamp set!  There will be two winners -

The next stop on our hop is the fabulous Dawn!

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Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Clear Dollar Stamps Fall Birthday Critters

I have a fun birthday card to share with you today!  This is a pre-colored digital image from Clear Dollar Stamps and it comes with digital papers too.  

I found a sketch layout I wanted to try in my files, took a few measurements and printed the cute owl, sentiment and paper and went to work.  I love using the pre-colored digital images from Clear Dollar Stamps, I "need" birthday cards and they help fill that need so nicely!  

I have a supply list for you today:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Birthday Fall Critters

Cardstock/papers:  Color Mates Deep Orange, Via Vellum Leaf Green, Astrobrights Solar Yellow, Mohawk Bright White, Digital paper that comes in this set

Inks/Markers:  HP OfficeJet 6000

Accents/Tools:  Spellbinders circle dies, We R Memory Keepers 1/8^th “ Corner Chomper, Stampin’ Up! Mat Stack & paper piercing tool

It's time for me to say a fond farewell to Clear Dollar Stamps, in just a couple of days my design team term ends.  I have one more Clear Dollar Stamps project to share November 6th for their Year Round Calendar blog hop and I hope you'll come back for that.  Thanks Lori for having me on your team, it's been a great year!  If any of my blog readers ever have the opportunity to be on the CDS design team I'd give them a 5 star rating for being a wonderful team to be a part of.

Have a nice weekend and thanks for visiting my blog today -

Challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge - Flying Things
Scrappy Frog - Something That Flies

Happy Fall Y'all Blog Hop Winner!

I'd like to announce the Clear Dollar Stamps Happy Fall Y'all blog hop winner!

From Barb's blog, Barb's Best Creations, the winner is Kathi from Golden Paper Dreams.

Congratulations Kathi!

Clear Dollar Stamps Autumn Blessings

Welcome to our Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Fall Y'all" blog hop!  

If you've arrived here from Christi's blog you're on the right track, if not you can start here.

For my card I used our new Autumn Blessings digital stamp set, I LOVE pumpkins and coloring pumpkins.  Everything about my card today though is hybrid.  The digial image comes already colored and the papers are called True-ly Fall digial papers from Clear Dollar Stamps.  This was a quick, fun card to make!

I hope you are enjoying our blog hop your next stop is the fabulous Jerusha!

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Challenges:
Crafting For All Seasons - Fall Flowers/Pumpkins
Crafts And Me - Orange
Craft Your Days Away - Halloween Colors
Crafty Emma's - Forever Autumn

Clear Dollar Stamps October New Release

It's that time again at Clear Dollar Stamps, new release day for this months digital stamps!
Our Clear Dollar Stamps artists have outdone themselves, you need to stop by Clear Dollar Stamps and see everything our fabulous design team has made!

For my first card I chose to use Poinsettia flower of the month digital stamp set.  I wanted to keep the focus on the Poinsettia so I tried to keep the colors and patterns of papers etc. to a minimum.  I did cut the flower out for a little added dimension and added Stickles Golden Rod to spots in the center.

Supply List:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Poinsettia flower of the month

Cardstock/Papers:  Copic X Press It, Neenah Red Linen, Gina K Evergreen, Mohawk Bright White           

Inks/Markers:  Copic markers R59, R46, R35, R32, YG67, YG63, YG03, YG01, Y11, Y13

Accents/Tools:  Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles, White Half Pearls, Stickles Golden Rod

My second new release card uses Trudy's cute Smores Bears colored digital stamp set, I also used her True-ly Fall digital paper pack you can find both at Clear Dollar Stamps today.

Supply List:

Stamps/Images: Clear Dollar Stamps Smores Bears

Cardstock/Papers:  Thepapermill.com Nut Brown, Stampin’ Up! Really Rust, Stampin’ Up! Brocade Blue, Neenah solar White, True-ly Fall digital paper pack from Clear Dollar Stamps

Inks/Markers: HP OfficeJet 6000

Accents/Tools:  Spellbinders dies, Sizzix Tim Holtz Bark embossing folder, Fiskars paper crimper

My final project is a set of tags I made using the new Clear Dollar Stamps digital stamp sets Christmas Cuties & Christmas Cuties Tags.

Supply List:

Stamps/Images: Clear Dollar Stamps Christmas Cuties & Christmas Cuties Tag Set

Cardstock/Papers:  Astrobrights Jupiter Java, Neenah solar White, Neenah Red Linen, Via Vellum Scarlett

Inks/Markers: HP OfficeJet 6000

Accents/Tools:  Sizzix large tag die, Dienamics Snowflake, Papertrey Ink Ric Rac die, red rhinestone, white half pearls, Grossgrain, Satin & Organdy ribbons.

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Challenges:
Bug A Boo Stamps - Animal Antics

Swimming For Katie Fund Raiser

From October 10-12, stampers are joining together to support and encourage our friend and fellow stamper, Katie Renz, who is currently battling inoperable gastric cancer.  If you're not familiar with her, Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year.  This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. Her first post about it is here.  The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here.

Information central is HERE.

To go on the 3 days of blog hopping & see all the wonderful stamps and images for Katie you can start on the i heart papers blog.

Here are all of the items for sale - 100% of the profits go to help Katie and her family. 

  

I made a card for Katie using Trudy's new digital stamp set, you can find it at i heart to stamp.

Please keep Katie in your prayers, she's back in the hospital as of yesterday.  Her husband posted an update for us here. 

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Clear Dollar Stamps Windowbox Wishes

I used a Clear Dollar Stamps October new release acrylic stamp set for my card today called Windowbox Wishes.  I'm on the Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Design team so this was a special treat for me today.  I only have one card made up so far using this fabulous acrylic set and can't wait to play with it a little more! 

My supply list:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Windowbox Wishes acrylic stamp set

Cardstock/Papers:  Via Vellum Sunflower, Thepapermill.com Nut Brown, X Press It Blending Card

Inks/Markers:  B0000, B21, YG01, YG03, YG63, YG67, Y13, Y15, Y17, BV0000, BV000, BV01, E44, E43, E42, E41, E53, E25, E29, E99

Accents/Tools:  Sizzix Tim Holtz brick work embossing folder

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Challenges:

Card Cupids - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Lots Of Layers
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Autumn Wishes

My card today is for the Clearly Inspired Challenge at Clearly iStamp today.  I used the featured Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Autumn Wishes digital stamp set and one of the digital papers for this fun sketch challenge.

I hope you'll join us at Clearly iStamp!

Supply List:

Stamps/Images: Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Autumn Wishes

Cardstock/Papers:  Via Vellum Sunflower, Thepapermill.com Nut Brown, Mohawk Bright White, Digital papers that come in this stamp set

Inks/Markers: HP OfficeJet 6000

Accents/Tools:  Spellbinders Mega Ovals & Scalloped Mega Ovals, Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish, Dew Drops

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Challenges:

Clearly iStamp - Clearly Inspired Challenge Sketch
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Sweet Treats 
Nettie G's - Anything Goes 
Paper Pretties - Fall Inspired 
Woodware USA - Fall 
Crafting For All Seasons - Fall Colors 
Fresh Brewed Challenges - Autumn

Clear Dollar Stamps Autumn Friends

I have a Clear Dollar Stamps design team card to share with you today!  I used the new in September digital release Autumn Friends set.  I first saw this cute digital image last year when I started with Clear Dollar Stamps and loved it.  I never took the time to color it and make a card and now it comes in a pre-colored version with digital papers.  I didn't know procrastination could be a good thing...

I wouldn't be surprised if you have the same problem I do being able to color and make every card you'd really like to.  Pre-colored digital images satisfy my need to "make that card" without spending a lot of time coloring.  Since I like to color too it's the best of both worlds for me. 

My fun Autumn Greetings card went out with my last Operation Write Home box and I hope someone else is enjoying it now.

Supply List:

Stamps/Images:  Clear Dollar Stamps Autumn Friends

Cardstock/Papers:  Color Mates Deep Orange, Via Vellum Violet, Mohawk Bright White, Digital paper that comes in this set

Inks/Markers:  HP OfficeJet 6000

Accents/Tools:  We R Memory Keepers 1/8” corner chomper

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Challenges:
For Crafty Chicks - Celebrating Fall
C.C.E.E. Stampers - Add A Bird
Crafty Purple Frog - Fall Into Fall
Delightful Challenges - Happy Fall Y'all
Crafty Catz - Autumn

Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop Winner

The winner of the $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate from our Tangy Trio Blog Hop for digital images is...

Elaine Sauer who was randomly chosen from Trudy's blog.

For more information please see the Clearly iStamp blog -