off on a whim

Summer Time!

 

 

Summer is here and it is a great time for a Blog Hop!  PaperCrafting Journey is hosting a "Summer Fete Blog Hop."  What's in it for you is tons of prizes!  Each stop on the hop will feature a special summertime theme using a digital image from one of our great sponsors!  If you have reached my stop without starting at the beginning, jump back to Alethea's blog so you don't miss any!

The challenge theme for this blog hop is "Anything Goes Summer Projects"  We have two main sponsors for this challenge. They are:

 

 

 

 

Prizes include a $15 store certificate from MFTstamps.com and 4 digis of your choice from Meljens!

Now for the rules!

Each participant will need to:

1.  Enter the challenge

2.  Leave a link to your blog on every hop stop's linky widget

3.  Leave a comment on each blog.

It doesn't matter what order you go in, as long as you complete all three steps by the end of the challenge.

 Now, on to my submission:  This cute little teddy bear is compliments of

   Here she is:

   

 

 

 Isn't she adorable.

 

My summer theme is Ice Cream and her little ice cream cone makes me want some of my own.

 

 

 

 

Here is my submission:

 

I decorated the inside of the card with an ice cream cone I found on line:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this wets your appetite for more summertime fun.  The next stop on the blog hop is:

 

Hilde

 

If you are craving ice cream, here is a link to my favorite Ice Cream recipe:

 

Happy Hopping!

Cindy

Our Feathered Friends

Challenge #12 at PaperCrafting Journey is sponsored by Glitterbabe's Digis.  This week we are celebrating our Feathered Friends. My card spotlights Glitterbabe's Birdhouse Digi.  The winner of this week's challenge with win 3 digis of their choice from Glitterbabe's so don't miss out on this opportunity.

Here is my submission for the challenge:

 

This card was made with my favorite Stampin' Up! Paper on a Bazzill HotPink CardStock with an Edge.  I was planning to sew on the pattern paper but I remembered I had some Doodlebug Sew Easy Black Rub-on stitches so I used them instead!

The flower in the upper left-hand corner was created with a Photoshop Stamp. That I printed it using YG17 Grass Green from the Copic color palette.  I then punched out the stamp and outlined it with Copic Marker RV19.

  I don't know where I got the stamp but I thought it went well with the little birdhouse.

 I also colored the birdhouse stamp in Photoshop with E47, YG17, B34 and RV29.  This I used the burn and dodge tool to create the highlight and shadowing.

 

Enjoy

Cindy