Digital Two for Tuesday 16

This week we have two different types of digital stamps. One is from the back cover of a book. I scanned it and it made the most lovely background stamp. The other is from a children's book. I thought it would be great for all those upcoming Halloween projects. Our guest hostess this week is one of my oldest web friends Nancy Maxwell James. We met each other on 2peas stamping board a several years ago. I often go to her for advice about stamping. You may recognize her work as she has been published in Somerset magazine many times. Nancy also has her own line of stamps called Sugar Lump Studios. Her challenge blog is called Gothic Arches. I hope you will take time to enjoy more of Nancy's beautiful artwork and to be inspired at her blog Sugar Lump Studios.

Digital Two for Tuesday 15

Boy time has been flying and we are now at week 15 for Digital Tuesday. This week we have two sport images also from the Jolly Times Picture Magic Book. These pictures were drawn by a famous artist Frances Brundage. I love these images so much that I bought another book with the images in it called When I Grow Up. I guess that they use to reuse these images in different books. These images are in color though. So maybe SAB one week. Our guest designer this week is Betty. She has created three beautiful projects using these images and I can't wait for you to see them. Here is her bio: "First I'd like to say that I'm so happy to be your guest host this week, and thank you cora for allowing me this opportunity and for the great images you give us every week. I'm a crafter,junker,gardener,quilter,and most importantly a wife,mom and grandma. I have always enjoyed being creative and finding new uses for things. I love old linens,lace,quilts,pretty much anything vintage, and have a passion for milkglass as well. I also love collages and digital art. This is my first time guest hosting so hope you are pleased with the results. First I resized the images and printed them out, then colored them with colored pencils. I then scanned the smaller image of the football boy and with heavy cardstock digitally created a door knob hanger for a little boys room. The next football image I used to decorate a school folder. I mounted it on 2 different cardstock papers then glued to the folder, added a few embellishments and piece of scrapbooking paper to the bottom. The little baseball figure I used to create a birthday card. Now I can"t wait to see what you have all came up with. Have a good week!!"

Journals of Love Cancer Challenge

Shirley has requested that you send your journals directly to her unless you have a local hospital you are going to send your journals. Here is the address.
Shirley Nagel
PO Box 515
Glennville, Ca 93226

The drawing for the prizes will be on Sunday September 21 at 6:00pm. So be sure to send me photos of your journals before then at coraharkins@sbcglobal.net.

Digital Two for Tuesday 14

We have lots of exciting things going on this week at Two for Tuesday. Please read the message below to find out more details about our journals for cancer patients challenge " Journals of Love". You will get your journal posted here and a chance to win a free set of stamps from Clearly Vintage for participating.

This week we are lucky to have as our guest designer Sue. I have known Sue for several years from hanging out at the 2Peas stamping board. Her work is always so creative and her blog is an adventure to visit.

Here is her bio:

Sue McGettigan
Blog: http://ozzigirl.blogspot.com/
I'm an Aussie living in California. I've been stamping for over 18 years and the joy hasn't worn off yet, now I'm into mixed media and collage too. I had fun taking digital images and using them in projects along with stamping. I thought these bird and nest images were really fun, thanks Cora!
I have two children, hence two eggs in the nest on my journal page. I love being a parent, it's amazing and rewarding to see my children learning to be independent, learning to fly. The nest image was perfect as a jump start to a journal page. I inked the background page and the nest, then stamped images in greens and browns. The bird and the text were stamped in black, and the eggs were printed and collaged onto the page.
Nest Image: Two for Tuesday, Cora Harkins
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Ranger; Ancient Page black
Stamps: Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous (bird, flourish); Stampin' Up and Purple Onion Designs (alphabets).

The image of the birds in the doorway was just so lovely in black and white I decided not to color it, so both projects are in black and white, and they are both quick and easy to make.

The thank you card is super simple - stamp the flourish in black around the edges of a white card, leaving room for the sentiment. Stamp 'Thanks'on the top of the card. Use die cuts to cut out the image and mount on black cardstock, adhere to the white card front.
For the tag, stamp the background in pale grey, stamp sentiment and flowers in black at the base, clip corners to cut into tag shape, punch and set the eyelet at the top of the tag. Use die cuts to cut out the image and mount on die cut black cardstock. Adhere mounted image to tag, loop ribbon through the eyelet.
Image: Two for Tuesday, Cora Harkins.
Stamps: Stampin' Up!
Embellishments: Prima flower, Kaisercraft diamante, gingham ribbon, eyelet.
I'm looking forward to seeing your projects using these images!

Sunday Bonus Challenge Journals of Love Challenge for Cancer

So as always, I meet the most wonderful people online. A few weeks ago Shirley posted that she and her nephew were going to be using images from the Digital Two for Tuesday Site on composition books that she alters and then gives to her local cancer patient unit. The patients use these as journals to keep track of their hectic lives in their battle to fight this horrible disease. They can use it to write down info the doctor has told them, meds or even their thoughts and hopes. It is a record of their journey. I thought what a wonderful opportunity for us to use our artwork for a good cause and thus the Jounals of Love challenge was created. So here is the challenge. Make one or more journals using images posted on Clearly Vintage or Digital Two for Tuesday for Shirley to send to the Cancer Unit. You can use a composition book like the journals below, or a bind it all to make your own book or anyway you have to bind your journal. You can add a bookmark or a pocket to your book. Whatever you wish. They can be as simple or intricate as you like. Here is the information about the hospital where we will be donating them. Shall you choose to take our challenge, you will be doing an extreme mitzvah ( a good deed). I have been taught that the best good deeds for someone you do not know . Also you will be put in a random drawing for a chance to win one of my Clearly Vintage Stamp sets. There will be three winners. As an added bonus, everyone that enters will have their journal posted onto the Digital Two for Tuesday or Clearly Vintage site. I hope you all will join this exciting challenge and pass the word to make it a success. I will post the address of where to send the books later this week. Here are several beautiful books that Shirley and her nephew Terry have made to get you thinking. The first one is by Terry and other two were made by Shirley.














I made the two below this afternoon.

Bonus Day Yeah!!!

As a bonus this week for the tremendous growth of the site we have two more images from the Jolly Times Magic Coloring Book. Though the images are almost 100 years old they are timeless. I tried to make the color of the lines as dark as possible. The originals were a light blue for tracing. Hopefully they work for you. They sure are adorable. Unfortunately, the feed site meter on all of my sites has gone a little wonky and the numbers are all wrong. So I can't tell you what number we are but last I checked before the wonk it was around 6000 hits. Our guest designer for this bonus is Rebecca Daniels. I am amazed by the project she has put together for us. The project is a desk calendar, complete with a small vintage calendar and post it note pad. She colored it with copic sketch markers and mounted it to distressed cardstock and designer paper. The designer paper and Kraft cardstock are from Jillibean Soup. The blue and white cardstock is from Stampin UP! (Bashful Blue and Whisper White). The ribbon is from Cosmo Cricket. After distressing the edges of the paper, she sponged the edges to enhance the worn look. The other stamps are also Vintage, from companies no longer in business. The paw print is PSX and the My Dog stamps is from Imaginations.

Rebecca Daniels Bio:

I have been rubber stamping and various paper arts since 1988. In addition to paper crafting, I enjoy all forms of multimedia and crafting, my favorites of which include oil painting, photography, and silver smithing for jewelry. I work full time to support my rubber habit, but I'm also the owner of a small cooperative art studio, Delaware Artisans Cooperative. You can see more of Rebecca's work at her blog Blooming Pink. I can't wait to see what all of you create so be sure to post it in the comments so we all can enjoy your work.

Don't Forget This Sunday We Will Be Having A Special Challenge for Cancer With Prizes. So Be Here Bright and Early. I will be posting all entries on my blog. Supplies needed: black marble composition book or a Bind it All to make your own book

Digital Two for Tuesday 13

Our participation is picking up and the site has had over 5800 hits so far. That is not to shabby. In honor of all your support I will be posting images 3x this week today,Friday and a special challange for charity on Sunday. So be sure to check back later this week. You will not want to miss the excitement. The images this week are from A Child's Garden of Verses dated 1930. Our guest artist this week Alex has made two beautiful cards with these adorable images. Here is Alex's bio in her own words.
"I am married and a Mom of 2 boys, 16 & 10. I work part time in the financial industry and spend any free time creating. In addition to paper crafts I also enjoy crochet, knitting and just about anything else crafty I try. I really enjoy the ease of the digital stamps and was
very excited to find the wonderful vintage images Cora supplies. I am honored to be able to show you what I made with this weeks images. I am looking forward to seeing what YOU create!" You can see more of Alex's beautiful and creative work at her blog Papers and String.

Digital Two for Tuesday 12

The two images for this week's challenge are from a Jolly Times Magic Drawing Book from the early 1900's. I have scanned several birds for us to play with this time. I hope you take the challenge and create something wonderful.

This week our wonderful guest designer Helen has created a beautiful heritage scrapbook page and a greeting card. Her detailed work shows how versatile vintage digital images can be. I hope you will be inspired as much as I am by her talent. Here is her bio. " I am a wife, mom of 3 and 2 fur balls. I am raising my kids in the town I grew up in so we know a lot of people here. You go to the football games and the small fests we have and know almost everyone. I am an independent consultant for The Angel Company. I love to craft - anything I can get my hands on I will try. I really would like to get published and have my own line with my kids - our own business. I have 2 blogs one is just everything and the other is just TAC.
http://tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com/ and http://helenshalohangout.blogspot.com/
I came across digi tues and fell in love. I love the old images! Ladies were classy not trashy,the men were hot! Tell me someone better than Cary Grant, he held his looks even in his old age. You can watch a great old movie with the whole family and not worry about what they might see. I was honored when Cora asked me if I would like to guest host. The creations on her blog are amazing and I hope that people will still visit after they see my stuff. LOL. Well when your done here go to my blog and see what else I did with these images. Have a great day and God bless.
The images were colored with prisma colored pencils and OMS (odorless mineral spirits). "

Digital Two for Tuesday 11

Each week our guest designers continue to amaze me. This week's designer Donalda is no exception. She has created two wonderful projects. Here is Donalda's bio. "I'm Donalda Martin and my blog is Donalda's Creative Place. I have been married to my best friend and the love of my life as of August 20th for 38 years. We have 3 grown sons Keith(36), Kurtis(34), Kalvin(25) and 2 daughters in love (Lisa and Keith, Amanda and Kurtis) both are from the same family. You guessed it brothers married sisters. No grandchildren yet but we do have puppies and kitties. We have lived in several states, right now we are living in Indiana. I have had to retire due to loosing the sight in one eye from Glucoma and having trouble with the other one plus other medical problems but that has not stopped me from doing what I love. I have done crafts all my life. I have owned 3 ceramic stores and made porclain dolls. I then started doing scrapbooking, then stamping and card making. I really love all the mediums that can be used. My husband is going to have to get me a larger room for all my stuff. " Here are the two projects Donalda has created for this week.

Card Recipe

Digital art - Digital Two for Tuesday

Cardstock - Stampin UP

Designer paper - K&Co.

Ribbon - Clearance from Joanne Fabrics

Rhinestones - Joannne Fabrics

Flowers

Markers - Stampin Up

Wall Hanging Recipe

5x8 Artist canvas

Digital Art - Digital Two For Tuesday

Designer paper - Hobby Lobby

Beaded trim - Dollar Tree

Ribbon and trim - Big Lots

Flowers - Prima

Rhinestones- Joanne Fabrics

Markers - Stampin Up

Digital Two For Tuesday 10

So we are up to week 10. It is hard to believe. Thank you to everyone who participated last week. Your projects are amazing. Here are this week's images. Our guest designer is the talented Carol from Chocolate, Crafts and Bears Oh My! She has designed 4 beautiful projects using the the images above. Here is her bio. " Greeting from the Peach State, my name is Carol Hurlock. I am originally from Connecticut, but moved to Georgia almost 18 years ago. Family is the center of my world and I have been blessed to be surrounded with the love of the sweetest men in the world, my husband John and my sons Wesley (23) and Ryan (16). I always said there is so much testostrone around here that I have to level it out. The men in my life have taught me to love sports especially football and baseball, play golf, fish, hunt, shoot, love classic cars, motorcycles, and play cards. Don't worry, I have filled their lives with bears....Teddy bears. This house we live in is shared with my bears. I have collected bears forever and it balances out that testostrone I was telling you about.My life has been filled with crafts as long as I can remember. When I was about 7-8 years old, my Mother and Grandmother introduced me to the square metal weaving loom that you make potholders out of fabric loops. I know someone out there is going to say....I remember those!!! Then I got involved with something almost like knitting but without the needles. It was a spool with four nails you wrapped yarn around and lifted the yarn over the nail with a toothpick looking tool that created a knitted tube that you sewed together for rugs and things. I learned to crochet from my next door neighbor when I was 12 with thread first not yarn. I learned to sew in high school and started sewing all my own clothes after that. I would go to work every Friday with a new outfit. I absolutely adored cross stitch when that was popular back in the 80's and think I own just about everything from "Cross Country Stitching". Their designs are awesome. I learned to quilt from books and my favorite designers are Thimbleberries and Debbie Mum. I started selling various crafts at shows in 1990 in Connecticut as Carol Anne's Country Cache. When I moved to Georgia, I streamlined into the fabric medium with dolls, animals, and mini quilts. I had this successful business until 1999 and my family had a blast traveling all over Georgia and Florida in a camper selling my things on weekends. I love floral arranging and make all my own wreaths for my home and gifts. I have worked with non-profit organizations for 10 years on committees for fund raising events. I love coming up with magnificent centerpieces and decorations on a budget. It is such a challenge, but so rewarding. I have been paper crafting for a long time. It started back when I wanted something special for my tags for my business. I used to make my own. I have made cards forever. I just started my blog this past January and found so many wonderful places on the internet to inspire my creativity. Right now my craft focus has been crocheting afghans, paper crafting, and quilting. I have a closet that I keep afghans to give to people who I know who are sick or hurt either physically or just need a pick-me-up. This is something I have done for 10 years. It started with a simple sending of an afghan to a lovely lady I meant on the Boyds Collector's Forum on the Internet that was diagnosed with cancer. She sent me the most awesome thank you note that made me cry for hours. In it she said how she was wishing for an afghan like her Mom used to make for the comfort that being wrapped up in it would bring. I still well up with tears thinking about it and it changed my life. I want to share my gift with others as much as I can and have dedicated the afghan giving in her memory. I have scrapbooked every one of my former co-workers kids, animals, weddings, and family events. I have made all types of items to leave at their desks for holidays as little gifts. I was a Bank Manager, but got laid off in January. The crafting community has helped me get back to my happy place after the sheer devastation I felt about losing a job I was so dedicated to for 10 years. So, I will continue creating daily and see where it takes me. It is sure to be an adventure and I invite you to come along with me in your creative endeavors. I created these different items for Digital Two for Tuesday's so everyone could see just how versatile Cora's images are. All I did was resize them for the different projects I did here. I wanted them to look vintage, so I used Ranger's tea dye distress ink pounce on all the images and then I sprayed them with water, let dry, then ironed them flat on the back side. I will have links and directions for all projects at my blog. Hope you have enjoyed viewing these possiblities and you will try them for yourself."

First up is the what I call the "Shirley Temple" set. The left piece is a tea bag holder. It holds two tea bags, The middle item is a belly band around two bottles of Bath and Body Works shower gel with a hang tag around one of the tops of the bottle for your To and From sentiment. The item to the right is a purse filled with little gift/note cards and envelopes. I will have the links to these projects up on my blog. The belly band is my own design, so I will have measurements and deets there.The second set is the "Fishing Boy". The item to the left is an altered box almost like a recipe box. I got this at the dollar store a while back and have been waiting to do something with it. It was perfect for this project. I kept thinking this is the perfect catch all for little boys marbles, baseball cards, coins, fishing lures, bubble gum, golf tees, other items little boys tend to keep in their pockets. The middle item is a gift bag to hold these gifts with a tag for the To and From sentiment. The item to the right is another gift/note card and envelope box.I have taken some pictures of the note cards close up and out of the box so that they can be viewed along with showing how the 3 x 3 envelopes are lined.

Digital Two For Tuesday 9

Here are the two new images for this week's challenge. I gave these images to this week's guest designer and asked her to step out of her comfort zone and she delivered two beautiful cards.

This week our guest designer is Sharon. I have been following her blog Shardon Exclusives for awhile and besides being a talented paper artist she makes the most beautiful hand beaded jewelry. I encourage all of you to take a look. Here is her bio. "Hi, my name is Sharon A. Kyser. I am happily married to a very sweet man (only 6 years ago). He totally supports my creative spirit. He even made a bedroom into an art room for me to develop whatever project I come up with next.
As a very small child, I remember making velvet paper roses for Mother's Day. Since then I have been into numerous mediums. I have sewed, contract dresses (at $1.50 labor per dress!) & clothing right out of high school. One of the last things that I sewed was my daughters wedding dress. Then I re-made her dress into a wedding dress for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. (I haven't sewn since!!!)
I won a prize at the Iowa State Fair for china painting. Then later was a runner up for first place in Tole Painting. I bought yards & yards of cross stitching products and have even worked in woods. ( All the while, I have always worked with paper products.)
May 2008, I started beading to be able to use some of the Antique & Vintage necklaces that my Mother had so passionately collected. The first lesson that I took, I cried out of frustration! I kept going back for more lessons and now I am totally hooked! I enjoy the process of the textures, the pattern designs, the colors, the sizes of the beads but most of all I love hearing all of the kind words when someone purchases a piece. I can not imagine what I did before beading except for working with paper. ( I have a huge stash of paper!) Sometimes it actually hurts when I have to use a favorite/beautiful piece of paper. But I like seeing a product once I am through adding all of my fru-fru. As long as I can possibly see, I will be working to create something new, something made by ME, as I have nothing else to leave this world! It pleases me to know that someone "cherishes" things that I made.

"I am so used to working with people/flower graphics so this assignment was quite a stretch for me. I am a very Victorian/Vintage-y designer and like a lot of fru-fru. The era that these pictures came from have very sleek lines & not at all fussy. But I took up the challenge, yet found myself lost in the frufru world again. I am never a black and white sort of designer. One always needs a little color in their life. But I just "went for it" and came up with the lady, (compliments of http://clearlyvintage.blogspot.com/) overlooking the Renault. The "reach high" wording was from http://digifree.blogspot.com/ files. I then put a band of rose colored circles across the bottom to ground the car. I went into photoshop and colored a few of the flowers over her head & the front of the car with a gradient brush to match the rose below. I added two of layers of ribbon of two textures then tied it with a bow. (See, I told you I couldn't get away from fru-fru.) The "thank you" is raised with a piece of matting scrap.
I am always looking for good ideas And I came across Jak Heath's work at http://crafterskitchen.blogspot.com/ . I have seen this style done in numerous places but I love the card she designed and thought I would use the general idea on my second card. I had some bright orange ribbon (too bright) so then I used my "Distress Ink" pad (by Ranger) and stamped until it brought down the tone to match the flower. Kinda' puckered the ribbon onto two way tape. I added a row of flower petals and topped it with one of my Momma's vintage buttons.

Guest Designers Wanted

See post below for more info.