Edenland Designs – Page 44 – Creative Stuff by Eden and Landons mom :)

edenlandJune 16, 20197 Comments

Hello Sunset

Mid June already, Father’s Day, and time for my Sunday inspiration for the challenge at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group 🙂 Our theme (and the blog’s) this month is Under the Sea. There are many beautiful mermaid and sea themed digis at Ching-Chou’s Etsy store. While the image I used, Spring Night, found in this set, doesn’t actually show the beautiful mermaid under the sea, we all know that she was in the depths of the sea before she took a break to admire the sunset. I colored her with Copics, and used a white Posca for some highlights on the water.

Then, my brain went totally blank!!! I tried numerous ways to implement the idea that I had at one point of the card creation….to no avail. I did manage to destroy a bunch of paper, though!!! After realizing that some things just were not going to work this time, I decided on a fairly simple design; framing the image with a pair of die cuts and adding a simple sentiment to the bottom. For a bit of extra “something”, I trimmed around the die cuts to give the card an interesting shape 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following challenges:

Morgan’s ArtWorld Open Challenge – #06 ATG

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Week 24 ATG

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog – #229 ATG with a Sentiment

Creative Moments – #170 ATG

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG for the week of June 11

edenlandJune 16, 20191 Comment

Birdie Banner

Oops!! I had this post scheduled for July!!!

Hi there 🙂 It’s already time for another ATG at Creative Fingers Challenges!! We have the one and only Bugaboo Stamps as a sponsor for this fortnight…..and there’s always an image that’s perfect for any occasion in Jodie’s store. I used an image that I’ve had for awhile….and can’t believe I haven’t used before!!! I added a birthday sentiment into Sign It – Celebration before printing it off and coloring it with my Copics. I also printed the image on some bright print paper, so I could layer the colored piece on top, and have all the squiggles and swirls intact 🙂 After trimming the bottom part of the image, I layered everything up, adding a blue mat and some white paint spatters before attaching it to the card base. Love how cheerful this CAS card turned out 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Cute Card Thursday – #586 CAS

DL Art – June ATG Linky Challenge

Crafty Creations – #392 ATG

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge – Week 24 ATG

Dream Valley Challenge – #204 Summer Colors

edenlandJune 9, 20196 Comments

Special Day

Hi there 🙂 Another Sunday has rolled around, and that means another inspiration project for the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group challenge. The challenge theme for June is “Under the Sea”. There are so many beautiful mermaid and sea themed images at Ching-Chou’s Etsy store, that you will really be spoiled for choice!! I chose to use See the Rainbow for my card. I had a friend with a special birthday coming up, so decided to make this for her. 🙂 I colored the image with Copics, using colors that the birthday girl loves. I added some white accents with a Posca pen.

I had some fun with die cuts for the background, using various seaweed and coral cuts in my collection. Before gluing them down, I used the negative space of one as a stencil, and sponged some silver ink coral on the dark blue background. Another die came out for the wave border at the bottom of the card. I used a wavy sentiment stamp, in keeping with the ocean theme. After gluing everything in place, I added a pink die cut seahorse and a whole bunch of Liquid pearl dots 🙂

A pink mat balances everything off to finish the card 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG for the week of June 4

Crafty Creations Challenges – #391 ATG

Cute Card Thursday – #585 ATG

Crafty Catz – #465 ATG with optional twist of Birthday

Allsorts Challenge Blog – Week 523 Fantasy World

edenlandJune 2, 20196 Comments

Jump For Joy

Well, I’m almost caught up after the busiest couple of weeks that I can remember 🙂 This card is an inspiration project for our current ATG challenge at Creative Fingers. As always, we have a wonderful sponsor, and this time it’s Some Odd Girl, who provided the DT with images to create with. I chose Happy Goat to use on my project, and colored him up with my Copics before fussy cutting him out.

As soon as I saw this little guy, I knew I wanted to put him on an action wobbler, so he could jump around, like happy goats do 🙂 I ran to my local scrapbook store to grab a package of wobblers, but she was sold out!!! I must have looked a bit panicked, because the owner started rummaging in her own stash to see if she had a spare one!!! Sadly, she didn’t, but she gave me some quick directions on how to make my own. Talk about service!! After I had the goat all ready to jump around, I started die cutting , to make a scene to mount him on. After everything was done, I got the little guy on, and he’s been jumping for joy ever since 🙂 I just cannot seem to get the video to work, so you gotta believe me, lol.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

DL Art – June ATG Linky Challenge

2 Crafty Critter Crazies = #27 ATG with a Critter

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge – #141 Masculine

Creative Moments – #169 ATG

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge = Week 22 ATG

edenlandMay 31, 20196 Comments

Cheers!

Hi there! I was SO thrilled and honored to be picked as a Top 3 in Mo’s Digital Pencil challenge, as part of the distinction was to be asked to be a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. 🙂 Mo’s images were among the first digital stamps that I fell in love with, and some of the only ones that I use over and over and over again, so I was super excited!!! The challenge theme is ATG with an option of “For the Guys”- with a Mo image. I know that many find masculine cards difficult, but there are so many Mo images that are PERFECT for guys of any age….check them out!!! 🙂 I used this endearing Dwarf…(Dwarf 7, to be precise….he’s got a few cute friends 😉 lol). I colored him with my Copics and trimmed the opposite corners of the image so they were rounded.

I forgot to pick out paper before coloring him (a new habit that I’ve been trying to establish….but not quite a habit yet!), so had to rummage around my papers….good thing I have enough to last for about 52 lifetimes, I can find prints that I like….barely….hehehe. I cut pieces and mats for said pieces and arranged and rearranged them until I was happy with the layout. I really don’t like to used a ton of embellishments on a card with an amazing image, so I kept things rather simple. I cut the buntings with Little B dies, and the simple sentiment was punched….yes, I still have ALL my punches!!! The card needed a little something else, so I grabbed some baubles and tinted them a coordinating color with my Copics. Then, cuz I can’t leave well enough alone, I doodled around some of the edges 🙂 I hope you can check out the challenge, and share some Mo works with us…..warning, once you start with these images, it’s hard to quit!!!

I’d like to enter the following challenges with this card:

Cute Card Thursday – #584 Masculine

As You Like It Challenge – His or Hers……I love making both, and seem to make more “her” cards, but I love love the challenge of making a masculine card!!! I find I have to be more inventive with embellishments and style, and I love a good challenge 🙂

Simon Wednesday Challenge – ATG

Papercraft Challenges – #38 For Men and Boys

Dream Valley Challenges – #203 Only Boys Allowed

World Wide Open DT Challenge – #05 May/June ATG

edenlandMay 22, 20192 Comments

Retirement Lilies

Well, it’s that time of month again…..time for a new challenge to start at the Sheepski Designs Facebook group. All of our challenges are ATG with a Sheepski Designs image, but there’s also an optional theme, if you with to use it. This month, our optional theme is Ribbons and Bows. The beautiful Lily Jug caught my eye as soon as Andrea put it in the shop, so I decided to use it for this month’s project 🙂 I colored it with my Copics and then fussy cut it out.

Since I’m a Saskatchewan (Canada) girl, I chose to color these to resemble Prairie Lilies, our provincial flower and one of my favorite wild flowers 🙂 I popped the image up on a black die cut shape, then placed it on the backing, which I’d wrapped with sheer ribbon, after snipping the corners to make for a smooth wrap, lol. I added a pretty fluffy bow and a die cut sentiment to finish this off.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Incy Wincy Designs – Embellishment –> A bow 🙂

Craft-Dee Bowz – #73 May ATG with a Hand tied bow

Creative KnockOuts – #298 Favorite Embellishment – ribbons!!

DL Art – May ATG Linky Challenge

Brown Sugar Challenge – #290 Flowers

edenlandMay 19, 20198 Comments

The Wolf

Hi there 🙂 * I’m 2 days late in getting this posted, because I forgot how to schedule blog posts, lol. I’m here with an inspiration card for the current challenge at Creative Fingers 🙂 All of our challenges are ATG, and we always have a fabulous sponsor. This time the sponsor is Morgan’s Artworld. She kindly provided images for the DT to use on our projects. In an ambitious moment, I chose The Wolf to work with……oy…..fur :O I managed to conquer the fur with my Copics, then used an assortment of Distress Inks to ink the background and edges of the image.

I used the fabulous sketch at Cheerful Sketches for the layout, using an assortment of natural colored and patterned papers.

The sentiment was printed on my computer and cut out with a fishtail banner die….as was the piece behind it 🙂 I added 2 antique gold brads in the top corners to balance things out. Despite the initial grumbling at the fur element on this card, I’m really happy with the final result 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Colour Crazy Challenge – Week 19 ATG

Di’s Digi Challenge – Make it Masculine

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #26 ATG with a Critter

Cheerful Sketches – May Sketch Challenge

Morgan’s Artworld Open Challenge – #05 May ATG

edenlandMay 19, 20194 Comments

Pirate Notes

Hi there! It’s Sunday again, which means that it’s time for me to share some inspiration from Ching-Chou Kuik 🙂 Both the Facebook and Blog challenge themes this month are Lovely Lace, however, the DT was given an additional challenge this week, which is to use buttons 🙂 I used one of the newer images in Ching-Chou’s Etsy store …… Pirate,Roses, Skeleton. I thought it was time for me to make something other than a card, so I went with a sticky note holder. I colored the image with my Copics, then die cut the bottom edge. While I was hand stitching the lace on, I stabbed myself with the needle. I didn’t think there was an issue, until I noticed blood on the white part around the image!!!! So many mishaps are solved by stippling, and this is one of them!! LOL I attached the buttons and this project was finished 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

DL Art – May ATG Linky Challenge

As You Like It Challenge – Anniversary Blog Hop and Favorite Non-Card Project (little notepad holders!! They make such cute, useful little gifts 🙂 )

Simon Wednesday Challenge – Stitches

Though the Craft Room Door – ATG for the Week of May 14

Dream Valley Challenges – #202 Only Girls Allowed

edenlandMay 12, 20196 Comments

Good Luck Fairy

Wow, this week has flown by!! It’s been so busy at work and a lot of personal obligations…..I have been swamped and struggle to keep up!!! Oh well, always have seemed to manage before so I’ll just keep plodding along, lol. I have my second inspiration project for the current Facebook (and blog) challenge for Ching-Chou Kuik. Our theme for the month is Lovely Lace, but the DT was challenged to used Embossing this week. I used the adorable Hydrangea Dollie for my project…one of many cute dollie images in the store 🙂

After coloring her with my Copics, I fussy cut her out and set her aside while I worked on the rest of the card. I decided to go with a shaped card this time, and cut the shape and the teal frame out with a Spellbinder’s die. The white embossed piece was done with a Spellbinder’s folder.

I punched out the hydrangea flowers, that top the lace bow, with an old Martha Stewart punch that I have. A simple die cut sentiment finishes this off 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #105 ATG

Incy Wincy Designs – May 6 – 18 Shaped Cards

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG for the Week of May 7th

Crafty Gals Corner – #191 May Flowers

Cute Card Thursday – #580 Tie a Bow

edenlandMay 5, 20192 Comments

Butterflies and Roses

Hi there 🙂 It’s already the first Sunday in May (although it certainly doesn’t feel like it here…BRRRR), which means it’s time for me to share my first inspiration project for the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook challenge this month. Our theme, as well as the blog’s theme, this month is “Lovely Lace”. Most of us have a piece of lace – or two – or two hundred – in our stashes, and lace really compliments these images beautifully. I used Butterfly Charm for my card, and colored it with my Copics.

I had picked out the background print before starting to color, which helped me coordinate (this is something new for me, and I’m still quite excited at how slick it works for matching things up, lol). I found a cute card sketch on Pinterest, and dug around to find scraps to make up the other layers. The tan piece was embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder. The lace was both the perfect color and length for my card…..woohoo!!! I added some roses that went with the image beautifully and die cut a butterfly with a Tattered Lace die. A few pearls that I colored to match the color scheme and a small stamped sentiment finished this project off.

I’d like to enter the following with this card:

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge – #139 Ladies

The Butterfly Challenge – #122 F – for French Rose and Flowers – and a butterfly, of course 🙂

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge – May ATG with Patterned Paper

Classic DT Open Challenge – May #4 ATG

CCC Digi Creations – #103 Add a Flower