The Paper Nest Dolls, Ribbon and Lace Challenge.......

          So welcome to the Ribbons and Lace challenge.... this will be my final one for this term as I will be back on the regular blog posts starting June 1st. It has been a pleasure doing this for the past 10 weeks..... You can visit the challenge blog for all the rules located on the sidebar here. Without further ado, here is my inspiration card for all you lovely crafters......
          I decided to step outside of the box for this one as you will notice this is not the usual type of card I do. I am really happy with how it turned out and I think I will be venturing outside of my comfort zone more often. =)
          I have had this digital stamp in my arsenal for a LONG time and I have never used it so I decided to ink this little cutie and and it was so much fun. You can find Couture Ellis here. Don't forget to like The Paper Nest on Facebook.          

          I inked Couture Ellie with Copic markers.... For her skin I used E000, E00, E11 and R20. I used my favourite blonde combination for her hair, E50, E51, E53 and E55. Her dress was coloured with R37, R39 and R89. Her accessories were done with C5, C9 and 110. I covered her purse and the rosebuds on the skirt with Diamond Stickles. I love Diamond Stickles because it picks up whatever colour you may be using.

          So as you can see, this is not my traditional Gina K Kraft card stock OR my usual square shaped card. Very seldom do I shy away from my Kraft card stock. I decided to go for Gina K Lipstick Red for the card back and the card is actually a 5X7. I love red, black and white together and I hardly ever use it as a combination but for some reason it just seemed like the right thing to do for this card. The patterned paper used is Basic Grey "Little Black Dress". The sentiment is part of the Simon Says Stamp March kit and it is by Kristina Werner called "Flower Friend" It is really hard to see but I lined the polka dotted paper with Gina K Black card stock. I used a Signo Uniball white gel pen to do dash lines around the outside of the black layers and I framed the image with Lipstick Red and lace. I was going to add ribbon but I felt it was elegant without it.
          So you are probably asking yourself what the lovely prize is that you could win for all your hard work? Well check it out below....

          I hope you enjoy this card and I hope you enjoy this challenge.... we look forward to seeing everyone's creations..... have tons of fun.....

We will be running biweekly challenges, starting on Mondays, and ending the Friday the week AFTER the challenge starts. A complete list of challenge rules/guidelines can be found on our sidebar. It is NOT required to use a Paper Nest Dolls image on your entry, although we will have freebies available soon and encourage you to take a look around our shop.

*Don't forget the great contest that is going on right now over at The Paper Nest Dolls, check it out here!*

Challenge # 3.... Embossing..... =)

          Welcome to the third challenge at The Paper Nest Dolls challenge blog. This challenge is all about embossing..... you heard me right....embossing.... However you can incorporate it in your project, we want to see it... =). You can visit the sideline of the challenge blog for the full rules, here. I used my favourite stamp of all times.....Boo Boo Bear {maybe cause I am a Paediatric nurse}. You can find her here!

          Of course I used Copic markers to colour this lovely little lady. Her skin is coloured in E000, E00, E11 and R20. I made her a red head with E11, E13, E17 and E18. Teddy is coloured with E40, E41, E42, E74, E77, E79 and R20. Her hat and shirt were coloured with C1, R39 and R46. The stethoscope was inked with RV21. I also added some shadowing to the table area with W00, W1 and W3. How cute is she?

          I used mulberry paper {the stuff used to make those cute fluffy little bears, see this post} in pink to frame the inked image. It was cut with the scalloped circle spellbinder and I dried embossed it with the Cuttlebug using the Spots & Dots folder.

          The sentiment is from Ninja Skills which I purchased from There She Goes stamps. It is heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Below you can see the kraft background behind the inked image. This was heat embossed with clear embossing powder using the Inkadinkado polka dot background stamp.

          I of course made the 5.5X5.5" square card using Gina K Kraft card stock. I used MME's Indie Chic "Saffron" patterned paper. I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz distressing tool and Walnut Stain ink. I also added faux stitching using the Signa Uniball gel pen in white. The rose is Spare Parts from the Paper Studio {thanks Christine =)}. I can't wait to see what all of you lovely little crafters will come up with for this challenge..... xo

          Not only do you get to join a fabulous challenge with us at The Paper Nest Dolls, but Christine does not disappoint with the prize package. Check out all the goodies you can win...... =) Good Luck!

          We will be running biweekly challenges, starting on Mondays,        and ending the Friday the week AFTER the challenge starts. A complete list of challenge rules/guidelines can be found on our sidebar. It is NOT required to use a Paper Nest Dolls image on your entry, although we will have freebies available soon and encourage you to take a look around our shop.

Old, New, Borrowed & Blue Blog Hop......

Welcome to Day 2 of the Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue Blog Hop!

Wedding bells will soon be ringing as the wedding season is almost here, and the design teams of Red Carpet Studio and The Paper Nest Dolls have teamed up to provide you with some beautiful wedding inspiration by creating projects using Paper Nest Dolls digital stamps! If you've just come across the hop and would like to start at the beginning, please visit Red Carpet Studio.

Red Carpet Studio is a movie-themed challenge blog that runs weekly challenges, alternating between layout and card challenges each week. All of their challenges are inspired by either a movie or aspect of Hollywood!

The Paper Nest Dolls is a brand new digital/rubber stamp shop that sells adorable stamps inspired by the designer's children. Their stamps are sold here and they just started a challenge blog as well! 

For my project today, I chose a lovely little image known as "The Wedding". I absolutely loved working with this image and of course my favorite color is blue so this was one of the projects that stood out for me.

This card is made from Gina K Kraft card stock. It is a square card measuring 5.5X5.5". I NEVER work with lace (something old) so this was a big step for me (in fact I did 2 cards with lace in the same day). I wanted to make this card really feminine so I thought the lace did just that. I used MME Lost & Found Portabello patterned paper. I also used Bazill pale blue glossy paper along with dark grey card stock too. I added Maya Road chipboard hearts (something new, to me) which were coloured with Copics and dazzled up with Diamond stickles. I also added some pearls and seam binding ribbon to tie it all together.
The Copic markers I used were: Skin E000, E00, E11 and R20. Hair: E50, E51, E53, E23 and E25. His outfit was done with N1, N3, N5, 110 and 0. Her outfit was done with BG0000, BG00, C1 and 0. Flowers and bow tie: BG02, BG05, BG07, YG23, and YG25 (with some Diamond Stickles)

The Paper Nest Dolls owner and artist, Christine, is very generously providing us with some blog candy from her online stamp shop and her brick and mortar scrapbooking store! To be eligible to win you must comment on every stop of both days of the hop. 

Two $20 Gift Certificates

Prima Flower Prize Pack

Ready for the next stop? It's Rochelle's blog! 

Red Carpet Studio
The Paper Nest Dolls
Ashley
Nikki
Rochelle
Katrina
Robin
Jasmina
Stephanie
Candice
Olga

Happy Hopping! :)

Happy Happy Birthday Challenge.......

          First off, congrats to the winners of the last challenge: Jane, Katie, Katie and Lorianna!   

          Welcome to the 2nd challenge from The Paper Nest Dolls. This challenge's theme is birthday inspired.... you can never have enough birthday cards laying around..... I used Birthday Owen for this card to help inspire you.... I really hope you like it....

* I noted after posting that the colour is a little off, not too sure what is going on there, sorry*

          Isn't he cute? You can find him here. For the rules of all challenges and to join us, visit us at our blog!

Supplies Used:

Gina K Kraft card stock 5.5X5.5" Card

Gina K Black card stock

MME Stella & Rose patterned paper

Copic Markers

Seam Binding Ribbon

We will be running biweekly challenges, starting on Mondays, and ending the Friday the week AFTER the challenge starts. A complete list of challenge rules/guidelines can be found on our sidebar. It is NOT required to use a Paper Nest Dolls image on your entry, although we will have freebies available soon and encourage you to take a look around our shop!

          Have tons of fun with this challenge..... we look forward to seeing your submissions. xo