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

edenlandSeptember 28, 2024October 5, 20245 Comments

Puppy Butt Birthday

Hi there 🙂 I was taking a browse through my digi stamps, and came across this cutie from Whimsy Stamps. I know exactly why I bought Doggie’s Little Behind in the first place, it reminded me of my pup, Java!! I colored the image with my Copics, trying to match up Java’s colors as closely as possible (while he ran around like a little goof, knowing he’s going to be a star). After fussy cutting it out, I set it aside to assemble the rest of the card.

I love the sketch over at Cheerful Sketches this month, so used that as a reference for my layout.

I knew I had a few different dog print papers in my collection, so I went on a hunt for them and ended up finding some I forgot I had! The ones on this card are from a pet paper pack from Dovecraft. I selected 3 of the coordinating dog theme papers and assembled the card, using some cream cardstock as a contrast. After popping on my puppy with some foam, I die cut a paw print with a Waffle Flower die, and a sentiment with a die that was in a crafty grab bag at an estate sale I went to (unfortunately, there was no packaging, so I don’t know the brand). I love how this card turned out, now I just have to have the perfect recipient….someone that loves my Java as much as I do <3

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Cheerful Sketches – #136 September, sketch shown above

Allsorts Challenge – Week 800 ATG

Crafter’s Cafe – #312 – Anything Goes, optional to Include an Animal

Digi Choosday – Week 38 ATG

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #581 ATG

edenlandSeptember 12, 2024September 11, 20249 Comments

Wrinkled

Hi there 🙂 I was thrilled to be asked to guest design at Time Out Challenges this time around. The theme is a fun one – Snarky! This is the perfect theme for me – especially lately – as many people I’ve come across can attest to…oops! The sponsor for this challenge is Funky Fossil Designs with a $25.00 store credit as a prize for the winner as chosen by the DT.

I love this image and sentiment from Polkadoodles. Scratch It is just one of the old bags they have – all perfect for snarky cards! I printed the image and sentiment together, then colored it up with my Copics. When searching through my stash, I found this wrinkled paper that went perfectly with the whole theme of the card. After playing around a bit with layout, I went back in my crafting time and grabbed a few eyelets to use to string some twine through. I assembled the card, using simple mats for the image and background, but still “something” was needed. I swear that looking for that “something” took longer than making the rest of the card!! Nothing in my somewhat extensive craft room was right, so I turned to the trusty computer and printer, and printed off some emogis. I cut them out and popped them on the card with some foam dots. The perfect “something”!!

I would like to thank the DT at Time Out for inviting me to join them for this awesome challenge. It’s the perfect time to get your snark on, and share it!

edenlandSeptember 4, 20245 Comments

Christmas Greetings

Hi there 🙂 I’m trying hard to get back on track with my Christmas card making. I try to have half of them done by the end of July, and here it is, September already, and I’m not even close to that!! For this card, I used a darling image from Mo’s Digital Pencil, called Ragged Winnie. I colored her up with my Copics, using shades of grey, with a few pops of red for fun.

I searched all my card stock for grey shades of paper to match up well with the colors used in the image, and after finding some, I die cut part of the sentiment in the background piece. It really PoPs when I added the red matting! I added the other part of the sentiment in a light grey. After matting the image in the same colors, and putting everything all together, the card was done 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 17 ATG

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – #731 Christmas

Crafts Galore Encore – #127 September ATG

Crafty Calendar – August ATG

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – #2435 ATG

edenlandAugust 28, 20246 Comments

Dewey Rose

Hi there 🙂 I’ve had this image from Silly Shells (Michelle Seward) for a lonnnnggg time. I think I was waiting for the right time to tackle all those dew drops!! The store is currently not stocked with any images, but hopefully we’ll see some more of her beautiful work in the future! I colored the image with my Copics, adding some highlights to the dew drops with my white Posca. I must have had autumn on the brain when I picked the colors, but love the soft effect. I kept the card pretty simple, just framing the image with a die cut, and adding a bold die cut sentiment, and backing it all with a warm, fall rust card stock.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #579 ATG

Simon Wednesday Challenge – ATG

Crafts Galore Encore – #126 August ATG

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge – Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #20

Cupcake Inspirations – 600th Challenge Happy Birthday

edenlandAugust 28, 2024September 11, 20248 Comments

Summer Sneakers

Hi there 🙂 I fell in love with this image from All Dressed Up as soon as I saw it (then took forever to use it in a project, lol). I had a pair of these when I was younger, and wish I still had them, so I could do a flower arrangement in them! I colored up Summer Trainers with my Copics, then matted the image with a coordinating blue card stock. While going through my stash, I lucked out and found a few things to finish this card off with. The patterned paper was a freebie in a magazine from 10+ years ago (what can I say, I like hoardi…. er…saving), I believe the emossing folder was also a magazine freebie from the same time frame. As for the sentiment stamp??? You guessed it!! It was from a free set in a magazine, lol. I die cut a few little flowers for a quick embellishments.

I used this fabulous sketch from Cheerful Sketches for the inspiration for the layout for this pretty birthday card.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Cheerful Sketches Challenge – #153, Sketch shown above

All Dressed Up Blog Challenge – #154 August ATG

Crafty Gals Corner – #258 ~ Anything Goes w/optional Twist – Use Embossing Folder

Creative Moments – #261 Patterned Paper

Cupcake Inspiration – 600th Challenge Happy Birthday

edenlandAugust 28, 20243 Comments

Festive Zebra

Hi there 🙂 I was going through my massive collection of digi stamps when I found this cute image from Oddball Art Co. I colored Zeddy Zebra up with my Copics, then fussy cut him out. I adore the sketch this month at Cheerful Sketches, so decided to give it a whirl.

A Zebra with a Santa hat lends itself to a card using my favorite color scheme 🙂 I got out an old Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and used some Black Magic paper for embossing. I sanded the edges and pattern to make everything pop. The zebra looked a bit lonely on the centre piece, so I die cut an intricate Christmas tree from silver glitter paper to dress things up a bit. After matting and layering everything up, I added a quick die cut sentiment 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Cheerful Sketches Challenge – #153 Sketch shown above

Christmas Kickstart Challenge – #89 Animal Antics

Crafty Gals Corner – #258 ~ Anything Goes w/optional Twist – Use Embossing Folder

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 17 ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – #236 ATG

edenlandAugust 6, 20244 Comments

Dragon’s Cupcake

Hi there 🙂 It was such fun coloring up this little cutie from Selina Fenech 🙂 I used my Copics, then fussy cut the top part of the image out. I was lucky enough to find a fun striped background paper in my stash, that went well with the colors I used in the image. I backed the image with some purple card stock, then framed it in a bright green, cut with an MFT die. After adhering a white strip of paper on one side, I scattered green and purple off cuts as sprinkles, then popped on a layered sentiment die cut – I was lucky enough to score a grab bag of dies at a garage sale, and these were in the bag 🙂 Love the bright festive feel of this card 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Crafty Catz – #677 ATG with optional twist HOT COLOURS

Passion For Markers – Week 751 – spots and/or stripes

Creative Crafting Uncles – #55 – Mystical or Vintage

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge – Wk 31 ATG

Cupcake Inspirations – Challenge #600 Happy Birthday!

edenlandAugust 4, 20244 Comments

Hello

Hi there 🙂 This image from the old Digi Stamps 4 Joy store really makes me smile. He’s such a character! I colored it up with my Copic markers, then colored in a bright blue background. I found some background paper in my stash that went well with the image, without competing with it. I used orange card stock to cut the “hello” out with a MFT die, then stamped the second part of the sentiment on a banner die cut from the same card stock. An orange mat finished everything off.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Passion for Markers – Week 750 – animal magic

The Paper Funday Challenge – #67 – ATG with Optional Twist: Critter Crazy

Creative Inspirations – July Challenge ATG

Crafty Catz – #677 ATG w/ optional twist HOT COLOURS

Creative Knockouts – #527-Something to Say

edenlandJuly 29, 20246 Comments

Poinsettia Night

Hi there 🙂 I was going through my images, and found this beauty from Anna Hanna Art. I can’t find a link to her digi stamps anymore, as I’ve had this image hiding away for years. I colored the image with my Copics, then fussy cut it out. I used my white Posca to make the snowy night. I used an Echo Park stencil to make a snowy background on the black background, and added a few gemstone flakes for a bit of bling. A die cut sentiment from a Sizzix set and one last gemstone in the large snowflake in the image finish this off 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Dream Valley Challenges – # 319 – Christmas in July

Crafty Gals Corner – #257 ~ Anything Goes w/Twist – Christmas

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Wk 30 – ATG

Passion For Markers – Week 749 – Christmas in July

Papercraft Challenges – #107 – Holiday Time

edenlandJuly 23, 20248 Comments

Cocoa Wishes

Hi there 🙂 My pile of cards is growing this month 🙂 One of the guys I work with does not celebrate Christmas in his faith, but still enjoys the non-religious festivities and good will surrounding the occasion. I always make cards and give little gifts to the guys I work with, and, of course, I can’t leave him out. This image from Christmas Cocoa Cups 2 set by Last Minute Manda is a happy one, without being overboard Christmassy, so I went with it. I colored the image with my Copics, and added a few touches with white Posca. I dug around in my paper stash, and found this fun background print that went with the image perfectly!! After cutting an oval aperture into this, and the striped matting, I layered it over some brown cardstock, and popped the colored image on. A quick winter sentiment that I printed on my computer provided the finishing touch to this card.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Double Trouble Challenge – Challenge #171 Thing 1 – include an aperture, Thing 2 include snow/snowpeople, Thing 3 – Join in at Jingle Belles

Jingle Belles Challenge – Dashing Through the Snow

The Paper Shelter – #605 – Holiday Time

Digi Choosday – WK 29 Anything Goes

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – Challenge 2429 ATG