DT news, TI and ATS... plus a note about STEALING.

STEALING

IS

WRONG!!!

Do I have your attention?  Most of you know that I run an ATC challenge blog called Wicked Wednesdays.  I have been lucky enough to get to know several artists through the Internet, e-mails, blog posts, etc.  Some of them I even consider friends.  So I felt like I had to address this issue that affects so many of my kindred spirits.  Tomorrow's post on my challenge blog will be addressing this issue, too.  It first came to my attention when we realized there was at least one blogger who was entering my challenges using images from our sponsors - but she did not purchase these images and they were poor copies of the originals (quite likely traced).  Furthermore, her blog was written in Russian and translation had been disabled.  Because of these things, I will be requiring entrants to my challenge to either have their posts done in English or at the very least, to have the translation option available AND I will reserve the right to remove any entries that are obviously created with stolen images/artwork.

On that note, please check out this post from my artist friend Chris of CS Designs - Piece of Our Heart.

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Moving on - I am happy to announce that after serving as December 2011 and January 2012 Guest Designer at Art With No Boundaries, I've accepted the offer of a full-time Design Team position with them!  I'm super excited to join this amazing, creative team.  We are currently running an "Express Yourself" challenge, which you can find here.  Please check out the post and consider joining in!  

Here are my creations - for my first card I printed the paper doll image out twice, fussy-cutting her and spraying both her and the sentiment with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz.  I used DP from 7Gypsies and added some ribbon from my stash along the side of the card:

When I was a kid, I LOVED paper dolls.  I still do.  But some of my fondest memories are of going to the grocery store with my mom, and being allowed to choose a book of paper dolls from the "book/toy aisle".  That night, when I went to bed, my mom would painstakingly cut out each paper doll and every outfit.  When I woke up in the morning, my paper dolls were perfectly cut out and waiting to be played with.  These are the memories that make my heart swell with love for my mom.  It's the simple things, you know?


Next is a tag/bookmark using the 3rd fussy-cut paper doll image that I already had ready and waiting to be used, along with a partial cut-out of one of the sentiments:

Again, it's all sprayed with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz - I just love the look it gives.


And last is one more card:

For this one, I printed the paper dolls tiny to use as embellishments.  I kept the focus on the sentiment, I love this sentiment.  :)  Cardstock and ribbon are from Stampin' Up!
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Next, I haven't played along in a while with the Tiddler Inkers, so I had to get my butt moving and make something for the:

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Green/Yellow/Orange/Blue

I love how this came out - I printed the images directly on colored cardstock, used the text as the background, roughing up the edges and dragging it through a black ink pad.  I then fussy cut the flowers and adhered them with foam pop-up dots.  I like the simple addition of the ribbon.

Next is my card for the:

All That Scraps Challenge - Blue, Brown, & Tan

I colored with Prismacolor markers and used cardstock, buttons, and rub-on sentiments from Stampin' Up!

Have a great day!  Peace.