Pilin' On the Rainbows

The themes this month at Pile It On are Your Favorite Color and/or Rainbows. You can choose one or both themes, and you may enter the challenge as many times you like, as long as you are inspired by at least one other Challenge theme. We're sponsored by The Paper Shelter, and I used their Glittery And Sparkling set.

The rainbow stamp is from Scrapper's Paradise, and the cloud-shaped shaker is from Jillibean Soup.

For the inside, I used a background image that comes with the Glittery And Sparkling set.

Inspiration/Challenges:
A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party: (P1) Colour it In
Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog: (P1) Sketch
Crafter's Castle: (1st Sat) Anything Goes + option of Glitter
The Fairy and The Unicorn: (1st Sat) Anything Mythical & Mystical
Jo's Scrap Shack #273: (Fri) Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge #374: (Wed) Digital Image
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: (Mon) Feminine/Girly

Thank you for visiting! Hope you'll join us at Pile It On,

Anything Goes at Sunshine Mail

It's time for a new Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge (August 15-31). Our theme is "Anything Goes" and the only real rule is that you send in at least one card (it doesn't have to be the card you enter in the challenge; Donation guidelines here). 

We're having an Anything Goes challenge, featuring images by this year's sponsors. I adored making my card for our previous challenge sponsored by The Paper Shelter, so I used another one of their sweet images, Sunny Day:

I colored the image with Copic markers, starting with the sand and water, which I textured with Copic blender solution & Aida/cross-stitch cloth. I added Glossy Accents to her sunglasses.

I recently won a gift certificate to Tiddly Inks at Top Tip Tuesday (thank you!), so I bought the Beach Babe Clear Stamp Set and I've been eager to ink it up! I used the border & sentiment from that set. The sentiment was stamped with bright orange pigment ink and cut out with an IO die.

The border stamp is roughly 2.5 inches long, so I stamped it in a square directly around the printed digi stamp, using Tuxendo Black Memento ink. I colored it with Copics in purple & orange, so that the starfish & sand dollars are alive!

The shiny blue paper was embossed with the Charles Cuttlebug folder. That piece is matted onto a piece of blue paper that was edged with zig-zag-patterned Washi tape. The patterned paper is cut from a sheet of Dazzling Delights DP from Graphic 45's Bohemian Bazaar collection.

The "seaweed" was cut with a Spellbinders die; I cut two pieces from a blue-green paper, and two pieces from vellum and then colored them with a bright green marker.

Crafting Life's Little Pieces

Simply Create Too #43

Inspiration/Challenges:
A Little Bit Crafty: Summer Sun
Crafting Life's Little Pieces: Sketch #61
Creative Moments #23: Sea/shore
Happy Campers: Summer
Parade Your Crafts: Down by the Sea
Ribbon Carousel Challenge: Summertime Fun
Simply Create Too #43: Photo Inspiration

Thank you for visiting,

At the Beach with Sunshine Mail

It's time for a new Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge (June 15 - July 1). Our theme is "At the Beach" and the only real rule is that you send in at least one card (it doesn't have to be the card you enter in the challenge; Donation guidelines here).

I used Happy Times - Beach Boy by our sponsor, The Paper Shelter:

I recently saw a photo of my nephew playing at the beach that reminds me so much of this image! He lives in Florida, so I wanted the card to reflect how hot and bright it would be on a summer beach day.

The sentiment is by TLC Creations, and I drew out the sandcastle shape and inked it with Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger) by pressing the piece onto the inkpad briefly, which gives it a nice texture.
The circle frame was cut with 2 dies (Spellbinders), and heat-embossed in yellow (Creative Zoo). The frame is cut with the Disney Bubble Frame Die/Emboss Combo (Cuttlebug) from a shiny blue cardstock (Core'Dinations), and sanded a bit to add contrast on the bubbles.

The ric-rac is from my stash...I think it was actually originally from Mom's stash! As soon as I saw the June Sketch at The Stamp Spot, I knew I had to use it for a sun theme.

The Stamp Spot

Inspiration/Challenges:
Charisma Cardz #23: Digi Stamps Only
Crafty Bloggers Network: Bright & Breezy
Lady Anne's Challenge: The Great Outdoors
Mema's Crafts Monday Challenge: Summer/Vacation
Scrappers' Delights: S is for... (Sun, Summer, Sand)
Stamp and Create June Challenge: Summer Fun
The Stamp Spot June Challenge: Sketch
Whimsical Designs: Summer
Without Words: Hot Colours + CAS + hand-colored image

Thank you for visiting, and hope you'll join the Sunshine Mail Foundation Challenge,