Clearly Delightful

CDS Monthly Blog Hop!!

Glad your playing along this month in the monthly Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop!   If you've stumbled upon my blog and want to participate in this month's blog hop, please start on Lori's blog, Clearly iStamp.

You should have come from LINDA'S blog and you need to go to SHELL'S blog after mine.

The theme this month is "Earth laughs in flowers", so I took that to mean anything flower themed.  There are going to be two prizes of $10 stamp or digital stamp coupon to CDS store!  Winners are selected from ALL of the combined comments from all the blogs in the blog hop.  The more blogs you comment on, the better your chances!!

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I made this card using the Hydrangea stamp from last month's stamp release.  I knew I wanted to make it white, but I'll admit this card didn't turn out the way I was envisioning!  All those pearls just didn't add the kind of accent I was thinking it would.  I still like it, but man, that's a lot of pearls, haha!

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Hydrangea at Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: Canson 90 lb. watercolor paper, white, wild wasabi
• INK: Brilliance black, wild wasabi, Tombow marker 990, SU markers wasabi & saffron
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: Provocraft cuttlebug embossing folder morrocan, EK border punch to make corners, SU modern label punch, word window punch, MS rock fern punch, SU button, pearls, green satin ribbon from offray at walmart, sponge, SU dimensionals & glue dots

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I hope you can join in this month on the blog hop!! There are 2 prizes to win and lots of fun to be had!

Stamp something today and make a friend happy!  ~Laurie

Playing with new digital images

Good morning!   After not creating hardly anything in about 6 weeks due to a very busy personal schedule, it was refreshing to get to sit and make these 5 cards.  Even though all of these images are digitally pre-colored.  Don't get me wrong, I love LOVE to color, but time just isn't always on my side, so i resort to the already colored digital graphics.

This new digital release over at Clear Dollar Stamps Kitchen clutter was first a STAMP set from a couple years ago!  I think there are still some of the clear stamp sets left, if stamps are your big thing.  I used the pre-colored images and the digital papers that come with it for my cards below.

Checkout ALL the new digital releases over at the Clearly iStamp blog and of course the Digital Design Team!

Trudy Sjolander,  Sarah Taylor,  Linda Anderson,  Barb Gmitro Best,  Jan Junnicutt,  Jerusha Borden,  Dawn Frost,  Claudine Poch,  Amanda Newton,  Lisa Lara ,  Jasmin Owsley  ,  Chelsea Barnes

I had a lot of FUN with this digital set.  The digital papers and/or images for these 3 cards shown below were printed on just ONE sheet of cardstock!!

And now we have released a  COLOR version of the River Glorious that was a February release outline digital image.

I was able to make 2 cards from 1 sheet of printouts. 

Note the colors of cardstock I used were SU kiwi kiss, SU baja breeze and CDS toasted almond, but only because my printer is getting really low on some of the color toner.   The blue color is supposed to be more like SU marina mist / brocade blue and the green color is more like a SU garden green / wild wasabi. The tanish rock color is more like SU crumb cake or possibly sahara sand.  Just so ya know!

I did'nt have any baja breeze ribbon, so I used the inkpad and a sponge to color a piece of white satin.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I value your visit and I hope you have been inspired to go create something to send to someone special.  Wishing you a blessed week!  ~Laurie

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SUPPLIES (coffee pot):

• IMAGES: Kitchen Clutter Digital image set from Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: white, digi paper from image set, CDS pineapple twist, CDS mud pie, red
• INK: printer
• ACCENTS/tools: spellbinders reverse scallop and circle dies, SU modern label punch, pearls, prima flowers and flower from Wild Orchid Crafts, sewing machine, CDS mud pie grosgrain, SU dimensionals, glue dot

SUPPLIES (spoons):

• IMAGES: Kitchen Clutter Digital image set from Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: white, CDS pineapple twist, SU basic gray, red
• INK: printer, SU basic gray inkpad
• ACCENTS/tools: sponge, provocraft cuttlebug embossing folder, EK border punch, sewing machine, CDS cherry go round stitched grosgrain, SU dimensionals, glue dots

SUPPLIES (towel bday):

• IMAGES: Kitchen Clutter Digital image set from Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: white, digi paper from image set, SU basic gray, red
• INK: printer
• ACCENTS/tools: spellbinders octagons dies, sewing machine, CDS gray sheer irridescent ribbon, CTMH bitty brads, SU dimensionals, glue dots

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SUPPLIES (river oval panel):

• IMAGE: River Glorious Color Digital Image set at Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: white, digi paper in the digital set, CDS toasted almond, SU baja breeze
• INK: printer
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: spellbinders ovals dies, MS border punch, sewing machine, CDS toasted almond sheer ribbon, basic grey button, twine, pearls, SU dimensionals

SUPPLIES (river square panel):

• IMAGE: River Glorious Color Digital Image set at Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: white, digi paper in the digital set, CDS toasted almond, SU baja breeze, SU retired kiwi kiss (WHY DID THEY RETIRE THIS COLOR!!??!!)
• INK: printer, Baja breeze inkpad for dying white satin ribbon
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: Ek border punch, MS border punch, EK photo corner punch, pearls, sewing machine, white satin ribbon sponge dyed with baja breeze ink, SU dimensionals

 

Last day CDS Product Parade

I was able to make something with the new Bunny Kids stamps from Clear Dollar Stamps for the last day of the Product Parade, yay!

It all started on the Clearly iStamp blog.   For a list of the other Design Team blog post projects using the featured sets today, check Clearly iStamp blog!

Here is what I made.  I just love this paper and decided that it would  be a cute backdrop for the girl bunny.

I got to play with a new die from Netherlands too, Crealies, which are the leaves on the card. They have some nice shapes of leaves and flowers, I already have my shopping list for more. 

I spent a lot of time coloring her, I just wanted her too be so prim and proper, like a little lady.

LIST OF SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Bunny Kids at Clear Dollar Stamps
• CS/PAPER: Canson 90 lb. watercolor paper, white, CDS bubble gum, SU pear pizzazz, PTI raspberry fizz, Doodlebug designs DP berry pink
• INK: Old olive inkpad, Brilliance black inkpad, white gel pen, Tombow markers 942, 991, 947, 899, 703, 772, 755, SU pear pizzazz marker
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: waterbrush, sponge, EK border punches, MS grass border punch, basic grey button, pearls, Crealies Creative Shapes die, SU mini flower punch, PTI ribbon, sewing machine, glue dots, Su dimensionals
• COLORING: watercolor with markers & waterbrush on watercolor paper

I hope you had fun following along the Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!  All the products are now available at the CDS shop!

Don't forget we have a digital release on April 15th!

Laurie