Clipart Fairy Shaper Freebie part 2

Following on from yesterday's post, here are my second two cards using The Clipart Fairy freebie Shaper set.

A double twisted Easel card.

I re-sized the shaper set to the size I needed, added a graphic to one of the toppers and wording to the second and the stopper. I also used the freebie paper that comes with the set for the base of the card. Once I had attached the shapers to the easel sections, I cut around three sides so that the background card was the same shape as the shapers. I cut a slot in each side of the stopper and threaded ribbon through, which I fixed to the reverse of the patterned bases. A couple of buttons as stoppers and a couple more as decoration, a small charm and a bow finished it off.

Freebie Shaper set - The Clipart Fairy blog

Colur backed Lucy graphic - The Clipart Fairy

Buttons, charm and ribbon - MeiFlower

My final card is a simple tent fold baby card.

Once again I sized the background shaper to approximately 6 inches square and the topper slightly smaller. I added my graphic and wording to the topper, and also printed out an extra graphic.

I scored and folded the background shaper in half to make a tent card, and attached the topper to it using foam pads, before attaching I punched a small hole, knotted ribbon and cord onto the dummy and charm, pushed the ends through the hole and secured on the back. I then glued a bow over the top.

I cut around the second graphic leaving a small white edge and fixed to the card using foam pads, and used some pearls in the corners to finish off.

Freebie Shaper set- as above

Stork Girl Graphic - The Clipart Fairy

Dummy, charm, ribbon, cord and pearls - MeiFlower

Don't forget to check out the new Shaper CD coming on January 31st

Come back tomorrow and help us celebrate Teddy Bo's first birthday with our birthday blog hop, you will have the chance to win a graphic on each blog along the way and some fab prizes on the main challenge blog.

Clipart Fairy Shaper Freebie part 1

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that the Clipart Fairy had a Shaper Set and Alphabet freebie over on her blog. (all still available Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here).It is a taste of what is going to be on her latest CD which will be released on 31st January.
The CD will contain approximately 24 different shaper sets, each one in both interactive and ready to print versions, there will also be some alpha's, matching papers and word art. The shapers will start with baby and cover all the major events throughout the year including Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation, Wedding etc., and end with Christmas, there is some more information about it HERE.

I thought that I would use the freebie to show you some ways of using the shaper sets.

In all I made four cards, one with the alphabet and the other three with the shaper set. I will show you two today and two tomorrow.

Firstly here is my card using the alphabet.

 I made a triple twisted easel card, using the letters to spell out the word mum on the easel sections

 and happy birthday along the stopper section.

As well as the freebie Alphabet 

I used papers from Gorgeous Papers Set 2

punched flowers

and a charm, ribbon and pearls from MeiFlower

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Crafty Emma - #67 Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy - Animal Print OR Happy Birthday

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My second card is a very simple one using the freebie shaper set.

 I resized the background shaper to fit a 6 inch square envelope and printed it out so that it was on the right hand half of a piece of A4 card. Once printed I scored down the left hand edge of the shaper then folded, and cut through both layers at once, leaving the parts that touched the fold uncut.

I re-sized the top shaper, so that it was smaller than the background one and added my graphic, printed it, cut it, added ribbon and a charm and attached the whole thing to the card with foam pads. I printed the graphic out a second time, and cut around it leaving a white edge, added a bit of glamour dust to the hair bows and attached with foam pads.

A couple of gems around the edge finished it off.

Freebie Shaper set

Bunnies Graphic - The Clipart Fairy

Ribbon, charm and gems - MeiFlower

I haven't added a sentiment to the front yet as I am not sure if I am going to use it as a general birthday card, a friend card or even an Easter card (it has bunnies!)

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Catch The Bug -  January Anything Goes

Forever Friends - A Shaped Card (no square)

Scrapbook Sisters - #66 anything goes 

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I'll be back tomorrow with my second two.

Wot no cards!

No card from me today, the Polkadoodles DT is so big it has now been split into two teams and I am on Team B. This week it is Team A's turn to host the challenge, which is a sketch and shades of Grey.

The lovely peeps at Letraset have kindly donated a special set of Flexmarkers which Nikky asked them to put together for us...all in shades of Grey! The challenge runs until Sunday 15 January at 12noon GMT.

So use the sketch and get out your shades of grey and let's see what you can come up with.

There is also the brand new Polkadoodles Club - the Pen and Paper Circle! There are no costly membership costs to this, you just sign up on pre-order if you want the issue and wait for it to drop through your door - simples! We'll be bringing you an exclusive stamp and some other goodies each time together with a fabulous step by step project magazine which is entirely put together by the Design Team and is full of inspiration - there will be at least 12 projects plus loads of other hints and tips each issue! If that's not a good enough reason to sign up we don't know what is! We're overwhelmed by the response so far (Nikky has had to quadruple the initial stock she ordered) but you still have until 15th January to order your kit, so get in now to make sure you can get hold of yours!

And if that wasn't enough be sure to catch Nikky on Create and Craft TV tomorrow (Saturday 7th) at 11am and 4pm for more ideas and inspiration, and don't forget to check out Team A's fabulous creations over on the Polkadoodles blog.

I would have liked to have had a card to show you but I've had a bit of a hectic week and still haven't managed to get my Christmas tree down yet, but with both a funeral and a birthday yesterday I just completely ran out of time, so that's my first job for today.

I will be back over the weekend with some Clipart Fairy creations, and would also like to remind you that the 25% of the whole store sale is still running at MeiFlower until Sunday the 8th.

And finally, Teddy Bo and Co will be celebrating their first birthday on Tuesday, and we are having a birthday blog hop with prizes and candy, so make sure you come along and join in the fun.

hugs

Colette xx

Handbags

A friend of mine asked me to make a card for her mum's 80th birthday. I was told no brown or beige, and she loves handbags, so I decided to make her a handbag card.

Papers, flower and tag - Nitwit Collections - Promises

small amount of silver card for buckles from stash

Pearls - MeiFlower

The bag closes with stick it Magnetic tape, which is hidden under the top pieces.

The wording inside was written by my friend.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Shape It Up

There was not enough bling on that bag for me, so I decided to make an evening type bag, with lots of crystals and charms and this is how it turned out.

 Papers - Nitwit Collections - Super Meewee

Polka dot ribbon, charms, and all gems - MeiFlower

I used chain from a cheap broken necklace to dangle the charms from and once again the bag closes with Stick It Magnetic tape.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges

Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

There is a fantastic sale over at MeiFlower, 25% off the whole store, so now is the perfect time to stock up on your gems, charms and ribbons.

Off to buy bling, see you soon.
Colette xx

I'm Back!!!

I know it's been very quiet here at Digiredoodah for the last week or so, but like most of you I have been enjoying some time with family and friends over the festive period, but now it's time to start getting things back to normal, well as normal as possible, and to that end here is my latest offering from Teddy Bo and Co

The birthstone challenge is still running and will continue to do so until Sunday 8th,

so you still have time to get an entry in.

Next week will be the start of a new challenge over at Teddy Bo, and it is also our first birthday, so we will be having a birthday bash with some giveaways and you are all invited.

We only have a mini release this week and I have used one of the new images for my card.

This card is for my friend's son who is 18 today, Happy Birthday Peter, hope it's a good one!

Image - TEDDYBO_164 coloured in Photoshop

Papers - Little Man - Amy Bleser

Buttons - Papermania

Waxed String - MeiFlower

What's new this week

Not too long to wait for the release of the new Darcy Images

And remember...if you post the D'Arcy's Diaries badge on your blog and link back to http://www.darcysdiaries.com/then you could be in with a chance of winning a £15 voucher to spend at http://www.teddybo.com/, The FairyD store, http://www.wonderlandstamps.co.uk/ 

or http://www.darcysdiaries.com/

See you tomorrow!

Colette xx

Season's Greetings!

This will be my last post before Christmas so I wanted to take this opportunity to wish all my followers and visitors to my blog a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year, and to say a big thank you for all the kind comments and support you have given me this past twelve months.

I have two cards to show you again today, the first one is my Christmas Card to each and every one of you.

Image TEDDYBOBEA_094 - Coloured in Photoshop

Papers - Simply Christmas papers 4 - Clipart Fairy

Ribbon - MeiFlower

Wording is computer generated, and the banner makes this image so versatile as just by changing the wording it would be suitable for so many occasions.

My second card uses one of the new D'Arcy's Diaries images.

www.darcysdiaries.com

OPENS THURSDAY 12th JANUARY 2012

Post this on your blog with a link back to the D'Arcy's Diaries blog for a chance to win a £15 voucher to be spent in either Teddy Bo & Co, The FairyD store, Wonderland Stamps or D'Arcy's Diaries.

D'Arcy isn't really into the whole Christmas thing, even with her Christmassy clothes and hair, that's why her little heart says Humbug!

Image - FAIRYD_DD_002 coloured in Photoshop

Papers - Harlequin Book a easel kit - Clipart Fairy

Ribbon - MeiFlower

Martha Stewart border punch.

Wings have been 3D'ed and along with the heart

have been coated in Glossy Accents

Once again I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas, and that Santa brings you everything on your list. See you in the New Year when we have lots of exciting things coming up, including Teddy Bo's first birthday (10th January) and of course the D'Arcy's Diaries launch.

I may be back before then though if I get lots of crafting goodies off Santa as I will have to try them all out, won't I ?!?!?!?!!!

Hugs

Colette xx

Clipart Fairy Little Beauty

As promised on Sunday I have a pretty little birthday card to show you, made using the Little Beauty Paper pack and one of the Little Birthday Beauties images from the Clipart Fairy. The paper pack contains 32 gorgeous papers made especially to co-ordinate with the images, but they don't have any particular theme to them, there is a mixure of dots, stripes, checks and floral which makes them very versatile and perfect for any girly cards. The image pack contains 6 little girl graphics, so plenty of card design options with the two kits combined.

 I have used a plain paper from the pack printed onto A4 card for my card base, then matted and layered different papers, some with double sided tape, some with foam pads, to add some dimension to the card. 

Papers - Little Beauties Papers

Image - Little Birthday Beauties

Scalloped Frame - X-cut Die-licious dies

Sentiment shape - Memory Box Woven circle die

Charm, Polka dot ribbon and gems - MeiFlower

The Clipart Fairy also has a new CD coming out in the New Year, and to give you a taste of what's on it she is giving away a fab freebie over on her blog, a complete shaper set and matching alphabet, just pop over here if you want to snag it for yourself.

How are your Christmas preparations going? I just need to finishing wrapping a couple of pressies and get to the local farm shop for my potatoes and  veggies and I am just about ready for Christmas, I don't know about it being the most wonderful time of the year, I think it is definitely the most stressful time of the year LOL!