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I stumbled across these gorgeous digi papers from Bearly Mine Designs, and immediately got some. I was looking for lavenders and blues so I could finish the wedding planner that I have been working on. Love how these papers print out! I wandered over to The Pixie Cottage, which is one of the challenges I try to play along with each week, and decided to use my new digi papers and their sketch and/or sparkle challenge. I like how The Pixie Cottage always provides a sketch along with an optional additional element in their challenges. You can use either sketch or element, or both together. The Play Date Cafe has pretty, calming colors for their challenge. The image I used is from the "Violet Peacock" decoupage sheet from The Crafty Purple Frog. I layered a gold doily behind the image and digi paper, added the seam binding I dyed and wadded. The pretty leaves are from a Marianne Design Creatables die. I just punched it out of white CS and tapped some ink sporadically over it. I added some Stickles to the beads and bubbles on the mermaid, though that didn't come out well in the picture.
Challenges:
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or sparkle.
The Play Date Cafe #74 - Color scheme.
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Lily of the Valley - Punches
Gingerloft - Punches and/or dies
House of Gilli - Ribbons and pearls.
Stamps: None. ("Violet Peacock" decoupage sheet).
Paper: Bearly Mine Designs.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Gold doily, MS butterfly punch, Marianne Design leaf die, pearls, Stickles, crinkled/dyed seam binding.
I was roaming blogville checking out different challenges. I knew I wanted to use this sketch from Pixie Cottage and when I found the color scheme at The Play Date Cafe challenge, I knew which stamp I wanted to use. I've had this beauty for several years but have never used it. It's a big image, 4.25 x 5", so it was either make a really big card, or...
So I went with the or. : ) I got this frame in the clearance section at Hobby Lobby for $3, because the glass was broken. It's outer measurement is 15" square with the inner photo portion being 8" square. It had a different mat around the outer border as well as another smaller inner mat, both of which I removed. I used DCWV Lace and Linen stack for the outer border and background of the inner part. I stamped the image with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, found a couple other DP's in my stash, and inked all the borders with Frayed Burlap. The image is mounted on foam tape. The lace and the ribbon were left over from dresses I made for my daughter when she was little (about 15 years ago) "aged" them both with Distress Inks. Added a few pearls and put it back in the frame. Now I just need to get a new piece of glass for it and it's ready to hang!
Challenges
Stamps: Renaissance Bride (don't know company)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, DCWV Lace & Linen, scraps.
Ink: Distress Inks.
Accessories: Lace, ribbon, pearls, foam tape.
I was roaming blogville checking out different challenges. I knew I wanted to use this sketch from Pixie Cottage and when I found the color scheme at The Play Date Cafe challenge, I knew which stamp I wanted to use. I've had this beauty for several years but have never used it. It's a big image, 4.25 x 5", so it was either make a really big card, or... 
So I went with the or. : ) I got this frame in the clearance section at Hobby Lobby for $3, because the glass was broken. It's outer measurement is 15" square with the inner photo portion being 8" square. It had a different mat around the outer border as well as another smaller inner mat, both of which I removed. I used DCWV Lace and Linen stack for the outer border and background of the inner part. I stamped the image with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, found a couple other DP's in my stash, and inked all the borders with Frayed Burlap. The image is mounted on foam tape. The lace and the ribbon were left over from dresses I made for my daughter when she was little (about 15 years ago) "aged" them both with Distress Inks. Added a few pearls and put it back in the frame. Now I just need to get a new piece of glass for it and it's ready to hang! 
Oriental Theme card
