My New Digi Stamps

One of the challenges that I enjoy is Keep it Simple. Some days I don't have a lot of time to spend at the craft desk and then at the computer so simple is nice. I won the prize from Whimsy Stamps in a recent challenge that Keep it Simple had. The 3 images plus two sets of sentiments is my prize. Each sentiment set has several different expressions. I have only shown 6 here. One set is based on crafts; one set is based on flowers. I'm eager to start using this generous prize from Whimsy Stamps.

Keep it Simple - Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly.
Fa la la la la la la la la! Here is my entry for Keep it Simple. I used solid color cardstock with a woven finish for my red and green. The white cardstock was stamped with a Christmas frame stamp someone gave me. The stamped holly was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

This beautiful image came to me from June of Dezinaworld. She had a challenge where everyone who entered won one of her digital sheets. This one is from Christmas Joy. The little girl looks like she is about to deck the halls with holly, so this digital art also fits in with the KIS theme. I added the white and the red borders.

Activities are picking up. There is a Sunday school party at my house this weekend, so I need to clean the house and decorate. I'd much rather do art than vacuum and dust, but duty calls. I may not get many posts in till next week but I'll try to make time to check on your art works.

Art Cards and KIS

Here is my entry for Art Cards (white gesso) and for Keep it Simple (Joy). The trees and Joy were stamped in alcohol ink onto glossy cardstock. The white gesso was applied with a plastic basting brush onto purple cardstock.

Wonderland - KIS

Keep it Simple to me means just what it says. So I took a photo from last winter's snowstorm and added the figure that Jeanette gave us for So Artful. I did change the image a little, colorwise. I am having fun with this gorgeous woman image. I even used her on my non-challenge blog.

Keep it Simple - Shape Up!

Keep it Simple urges us this week to shape up. I took that to mean using shapes/cutouts. I have used a cutout of my stamped elephant mom and baby (Rubber Stampede). The background scene is from a travel magazine. The backing paper is some I got at the discount store. "Explore" came from another travel magazine.

KIS & Gothic Arches

I think this quote from Mahatma Gandhi has universal wisdom so I've used it on my entry for Keep it Simple (bow) and for Gothic Arches (text). Sorry, the bow got skewed in the scanner.

Keep it Simple - Charming

Here is a very simple card I made using my watercolors, a piece of green cardstock folded into a card, and a charm. The charm was the hardest part since I don't normally use them and had a difficult time finding one in my stash.

Other simple cards can be found at Keep it Simple.

Keep it Simple - Seeing Stars

My entry for Keep it Simple (Seeing Stars) was a lot easier than it looks. I used some waste paper that was protecting my desk for the background. I stamped the music background stamp in grape crush (Stampin' Up). The 2 stars were cut with my Fiskar cutter and template from some other homemade background paper. The ribbon already had a knot and I just glued it on. "Celebrate" was written with a Sharpie.

Keep it Simple & Dezinaworld

This is my entry for Keep it Simple (Thank You) and for Dezinaworld (Angels). The inside reads: "for being such an angel."

My background that looks like tooled leather is a cuttlebug folder embossing and sprayed with Moonshadow sapphire inks.

KIS, Gothic Arches, MMM

Today I am entering 3 challenges with these two pieces. The gold, black, and white on the left is for Keep it Simple. I used a handmade foam stamp, clear ink pad and fine gold embossing powder.

The Gothic Arch on the right is for GA and for Mixed Media Monday. The theme for GA is day and night. The theme for MMM is Art. Again I used a handmade foam stamp to represent the sun rising. The colorful background was made using natural inks I made from veggies and fruits. I thought it looked a bit like abstract art (art for MMM). The colors are actually brighter but I had to lightened the whole thing to make the text show up.

The foam I carve is about 3/8" thick. It is not the kind that our craft stores sell. I buy the door hangers and cut them into stamp shapes. The text was written with an erasable pen and embossed with gold e.p.

Keep it Simple - bling

Using bling is the theme for Keep it Simple. My butterfly was stamped on black cardstock and embossed with Pearl Blue ep. The body was also coated with Crystal Effects (Stampin' Up) and sprinkled with Crystalescent glitter. The background is something I have on my computer. The original picture was from Dover Publications. I digitally altered it and printed it out.