Digital Two For Tuesday 8

Here are this week's Digital Two For Tuesday images. Won't you take the challenge this week and create something amazing. For those of you that love Digital Two For Tuesday I have made a badge that you can post on your blog. It is in the side panel.

This week's exciting designer Micki has created two cards using these images. Check out her fun blog and her beautiful artwork at Artful Expressions. Here is more information about Micki.

"Hi, my name is Michaela Harper but everyone calls me “Micki”. I was born and raised in Bad Hersfeld, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1977. I am married to Chriss who is my biggest supporter, have a 26 year old daughter, Rachelle; an awesome son-in-law, Kyle and two awesome, beautiful granddaughters, Emma & Gracy. Having been raised in Germany, I‘ve always been exposed to all sorts of crafts. However, scrapbooking didn‘t catch my fancy. I even dabbled in stamping 15 years ago, but at that time that “bug” didn‘t catch my fancy either. (Gasp, imagine that, lol)
I have been stamping and scrapbooking for 3 years. I don‘t have that natural “knack” for art, be it stamping/scrapbooking or photography but I am persistent and keep at it. It‘s fun for me to look back at some of my first card creations, comparing them with a recent project and realizing how my crafting has evolved. I tend to create with the ‘less is more’ philosophy but force myself to step outside of my comfort zone and try new styles. Although I tend to gravitate towards the ‘less is more’ style, I appreciate any crafting style and find inspiration from just about anything.
I have always loved the vintage look & feel (I live in an old Victorian house) and was so happy to have found and follow Cora’s blog. I enjoy seeing each challenge participants ‘take’ of the weekly images. Ideas always start to pop up after visiting each of the blogs. A big thank you to Cora for having me as a guest designer. "

Mon Amie
Sentiment Stamp: from Carte Postale (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock:
Solar White (Neenah Classic 80lb cover) for image;Elegant Eggplant, Kraft for base (Stampin’ Up!)
Papers: (Stampin’ Up!); handmade paper scrap
Inks:
Milled Lavender Distress Ink, Espresso Adirondack Dye Ink (Ranger); Copic Markers
Embellishments:Rhinestones (K&Co)


The handmade paper is actually white. I misted it with water and used the blending tool to apply the distress ink.

Dream

Stamp: Inkadinkado
Cardstock: Millstone (Neenah Classic 80lb cover)
Papers: Enchante` (Stampin’ Up!)
Inks:
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Espresso Adirondack Dye Ink (Ranger); Copic Markers
Embellishments:
Brads & Word Window from Embellishment Kit-Pewter (Stampin’ Up!)
Ribbon: from Scrapbasket


For this image, I put the emphasis on the towel & the hair… either leaving the other areas uncolored or using a very light color. I distressed the papers lightly with the Distress Ink using the blending foam tool.

Guest Designers Wanted

If you are interested in being a guest designer for Two for Tuesday please contact me at coraharkins@sbcglobal.net. All are welcome. That is what Two for Tuesday is all about to try new things. I have the following dates open. September 1, 8, 15, and 22. Your duties will include making a project with one or both of the images from the challenge, a short description of your project and a short bio. I will give you the images one week before. Please email me for more information.

Two for Tuesday 7

We are seven weeks into the challenge and the site already has almost 2000 hits. Thanks everyone and I hope you are enjoying the digital stamps. Here are the two images for this week. Two lovely bathing beauties. Just a note that I have two more for next week if you are thinking of a large project. I hope that you will all take the challenge and create something amazing.

This week's guest host is one of my favorite paper artist Dana. Please stop by here blog for a wonderful adventure into Paper Arts. Here is her bio.

"My name is Dana Gustafson and I have been a paper crafter all of my life. I like crafts of all kinds but paper is definitely my medium of choice. I live in Northern California with my husband and two young daughters. When I am not caring for our girls or making our house a home, I can be found sneaking in some creative time in my craft room! You'll find what I am making these days on the blog I started in January 2009 called Paper Daydream. http://www.paperdaydream.blogspot.com/ I love this thing called blogging! I have "met" so many lovely and giving people here and just can't get enough challenges, blog hopping and more! I currently am honored to be a part of the My Time to Create Challenge Design Team, the Kelleigh Ratzlaff Creative Team, and the Hybrid Chick Creative Team! I have been following Cora's creative endeavors at Clearly Vintage for months now and when Cora asked if I would be a Guest Designer for Digital Two for Tuesday, I jumped at the chance! Thank you Cora!"

Here is the card Dana created using this weeks images. I love all the sewing and little accents.

Supplies:Cardstock: Papertrey Ink and Georgia PacificDigital Stamp (lady): Digital Two for TuesdayDigital Paper (vintage newsprint and frame) from Kelley Mickus at the DigiChick website, kit is called "Click, Click, Click"Stamp (Ain't life grand): Stampin Up!Ink: Stampin Up! and ColorboxFlower: PrimaOther: ribbon, lace, craft gem and artist chalk

Instructions:Set up the digital stamp and images in Word, layering as needed. I printed the bathing beauty seperately from the newsprint and then detail cut her out with fine tip scissors before adhering to the newsprint. She has been highlighted with a bit of artist chalk and embellsihed with a prima paper flower and craft gem. Adhere image to the newsprint and then tear away the bottom left corner. Ink ragged edge. Adhere ribbons with fabric tac to a seperate piece of cardstock and then stitch with sewing machine. Stamp the sentiment using Baroque Burgandy on a scrap of cream cardstock, ink edges and stitch on. Assemble all of the layers, ink the edges of the craft cardstock and then use foam tape to adhere the top layer to the card base.

Two For Tuesday 6

Today I have two more fun digital images. They are old motorcycle images from the 20's. I love what today's guest designer Sarah Hemphill has done with them. I hope you are inspired and take the challenge.

My name is Sarah and I live in Texas. I have been married to the same fellow for almost 40 years. We have 2 children and 7 grandchildren. I have been stamping for 3 years and love paper, inks, and experimenting with different techniques. Even though I am not versed in the digital world, actually don't have much of a clue about it, I do enjoy using Cora's wonderful digital stamps. Thanks, Cora, for having me as this week's guest hostess!

Digital Two For Tuesday 5

Well here we go another week of Digital Two For Tuesday. Thank you to all who have participated so far. I hope this week more people will take the challenge and create something amazing with these two images. All the rules for the challenges are in the side bar. If you do not plan to participate but are enjoying the images please let me know. I love encouragement. This week's guest hostess is Annabelle. She is a Mississippi girl currently living in Illinois with my wonderful husband & 4 kitties (Elvis, Rufus, Louis & Harry). She has been doing some sort of craft project ever since she can remember. In her words "I think I've probably tried almost everything! But paper has always been my first love. When I was little, nothing was more exciting than a new pad of paper & a pen, pencils or crayons. Playing with digital images in PaintShop is also something I love to do. Combining digital images & paper is just so wonderful...there's no limit to what can be created! Add my beloved Cricut & SCAL software to the mix and I am in heaven! Now if only I had more time to spend in my studio! (Oh, and PhotoShop...I'd love to have PhotoShop.)"

Annabelle's directions: Using PaintShop Pro, the white was removed from the digital stamps and then resized. Those images were pasted into the "R.A. Geoffroy" image. The image was then printed and colored with watercolor pencils...then distressed by tearing, folding & chalking it with medium brown. The letters & photo corners were painted with white acrylic paint, sanded & chalked. The papers were adhered to the notebook & then the edges were sanded. The image, letters & photo corners were adhered on top.



Material List:

Printed papers: K&Company
Digital stamps: Cora Harkin's Collection
Digital image: Cora Harkin's Collection
Composition book
Chipboard letters
Wooden photo corners
White acrylic paint
Medium brown chalk
Watercolor pencils
Sobo Craft Glue

You can see more of Annabelle's work on her blog Simple Pleasures.

Digital Two For Tuesday 4

So we are at are 4th of our Digital Two For Tuesday Challenges. Thank you all who have participated so far. I am just loving all the different interpretations of the stamps. Our guest designer for this week is Dru. Be sure to check out her blog to see more of her exciting projects. Here is a little info about our guest designer:

Hi, my name is Dru and I am so honored to be a guest designer for Digital Two for Tuesday. I am married to a wonderful man and live in the mountains of California along with a variety of animals. I love all things vintage and have been creating in one media or another since childhood. Thank you so much Cora for letting me be a part of your ventures.
http://gardenofdreams-dru.blogspot.com/

Please remember to post your project or card in the comments section with a link to your blog so we all can see what you create. I now challenge you to create something amazing!!!

Digital Two For Tuesday 3

So it is the third challenge for Two for Tuesday. Last week all the projects were wonderful. Thank you so much everyone for participating. This week we have two more images from Harper's Bazar. I think the images from the last few weeks would be a lovely stationary set. Now to find the time to make one.

Today is our first guest designer. She is someone who has been very supportive of this digital concept, Tink. Here are two cards she made with this week's images. I love her amazing use of color. Here is her bio:
"My name is Ellen but everyone has called me TINK forever. I am married, I have three grown kids, 8 Grand kids, and have adopted Emmy she's 4 and have custody of Sabrina she's 13.
I have been scrap booking and stamping also Altering anything that can't run away , for over 10 years. I am Thrilled to be a guest designer for Two for Tuesday."

You can see more of her artwork at her beautiful blog Tink Time. Thank you Tink for all the inspiration. Now it is your turn to create. I can't wait to see what you all come up with this week.

By the Stream

I've been so inspired by all of you that I stayed up late last night and played. Here is a card using the image from my first post. I colored it with Copic markers. The background embossing was done with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Digital Two For Tuesday 2

So here are the two projects I made with the digital stamps from this week. The large motif stamp I printed on a special rice paper and used as a background paper on my box. I made this card box to place stationary that I am making for a present. See my blog Clearly Vintage for more details and photos. The second piece is a little necklace I made for my daughter. I hope you all have a chance to play this week. If you do participate please post a comment in the comments section with a link to your artwork. Also please feel free to share the news about Two For Tuesday with all. I can't wait to see what you all create and I hope you enjoy these great vintage digital stamps.

Can't Wait Until Tuesday

I finally got some time today to create. I am busy working on the next project for Digital Two For Tuesday that includes two new amazing digital images. I have been so inspired by last week's entries that I can't wait to share my new project with you. I am not quite done yet because it is raining here and everything is taking so long to dry. OK, I am going to be patient and wait until Tuesday to post my project. If I post early that would ruin the whole Tuesday thing.

Remember because these are digital images you can print them on transfer paper or directly on fabric. You can re size them or use them over and over to create a pattern. You can change the color just like stamp ink using your computer and printer. If you want you can use only a portion of the image and make your own stamp. Eventually,when your collection of digital stamps is big enough, you could combine images to make a collage digital stamp. ( Which I hope you share.) The idea of this site is to learn from each other and to inspire each other to be creative. Well,I guess you can tell I am excited about this venture.

I wanted to thank all those who have participated so far and especially those of you who have volunteered to be hostesses. You all are so talented and I feel lucky to share in your creativity. I am booked up through Aug 4th for hostesses. If anyone else is interested in being a host or hostess please email me or leave a comment here.

Feel free to tell all your friends and neighbors about the site. The more people we get to participate the more fun it will be for all. I will work on a link for Digital Two For Tuesday with a photo for you to post on your sites. Believe it or not I am not very computer savvy. If any of you know how to easily do this. Please let me know.

Lastly, I can't wait to see what you create so remember to post a link to your creation in the comments section for each challenge.

Two For Tuesday 1

So here they are the first two digital stamps in our challenge. I hope that you will take the challenge and participate. If you do participate please post a comment in the comments section with a link to your artwork. Also please feel free to share the news about Two For Tuesday with all. I can't wait to see what you all create and I hope you enjoy these great vintage digital stamps. The images are from a 1900 Harper's Bazar.

I made a card this week to give you a little inspiration. These images are so beautiful.

Guest Hostesses Needed

Each week I will have a guest hostess who will make a project using the digital stamps featured that week. If you would like to be a guest hostess please contact me at coraharkins@sbcglobal.net . The following weeks are available June 23, 30, July 14, 21 and 28. When you email me be sure to let me know what week you are available.