Edenland Designs – Page 46 – Creative Stuff by Eden and Landons mom :)

edenlandJanuary 20, 20195 Comments

Mermaid Wishes

It’s a busy blogging day for me 🙂 Usually, it’s one post, but, today it’s 2, as this also marks my day for week 2 of the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Challenge. Our theme this month is “New Beginnings” – eg New Year, NEW BABY, NEW HOME, NEW JOB OR EVEN NEW CRAFTY STASH. The theme on the blog challenge is the same, so be sure to enter in both challenges to double your chance at winning!! January is also the month that Ching-Chou’s birthday falls in, so we have an extra special bonus challenge in the Facebook group, so be sure to stop by and wish Ching-Chou a happy Birthday!! For this card, I used a beautiful image from this pack in the CCK Etsy store. I colored her up with Copics and then cut the image out with a stitched rectangle die.

I managed to find some background paper that coordinated beautifully with both the colors and the “feel” of the image. I distressed the edges and inked them in black to add a bit more texture and interest. I wanted to bring some of the gold into my card, and as I scrounged through my stuff, I found a sticker sheet that was perfect!! I used a rectangle sticker on some purple backing paper, then attached it to the base over 2 strips of black ribbon.

This week, the DT was challenged to use pearls or gems on their projects. I had been keeping an eye on these packages of flat back pearls and gems in Michael’s for some time, and they finally went on sale!! I couldn’t stop at just on pack, so got a gold/silver and a black/iridescent pack 🙂 I used some from each pack on this card (new stash AND pearls/gems – woohoo!!!) I finished it with a peel off sentiment sticker that I’d gone over with my black Copic. I was thrilled to be able to combine both the challenge theme and the additional DT challenge with this card 🙂 Talk about fun trying to get a photo, with all that sparkle and shine reflection, though!!!

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

CCC Digi Creations – #99 Happy Birthday

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper – January ATG with Patterned Paper

Get Creative Challenge – #76 ATG with No Twist

The Paper Shelter – #366 Digital Image

Crafty Creations Challenge – #382 ATG

…..so be sure to stop by and extend your birthday wishes 🙂

edenlandJanuary 20, 201910 Comments

All You Need is Love

Hi there!! Am I the only one that has no idea where the first 2/3 of January went??? We finally have winter temperatures here in Saskatchewan……but only for about a week. All in all we’ve been quite spoiled with the relatively (for here) mild temperatures and lack of snow this year!! Anyway, time for a brand new challenge at the Sheepski Designs Facebook page. All of our challenges are ATG, but there is also an optional theme to help with choosing what image to use, if you wish. Our Jan/Feb theme is “That Little Thing Called Love”. I browsed around in the Sheepski Etsy shop for some kind, trying to decide on a “lovey” image, and I finally chose Floral Heart. This image comes with the heart merged with a butterfly, as well as with the heart and butterfly separate. I chose to just use the heart for this wedding card I made. I colored it up with my Copics, then used a Penny Black stamp to add the sentiment before fussy cutting it out. I’m trying to use some colors that I normally avoid, and this particular green is one of them. Goes nice with the image though……. I embossed the edge of the green with a little embossing folder that I got as a complimentary gift with a magazine a number of years ago. I added the strip of sheer black ribbon, and matted it with black, before doing up the bow. I added the bow after assembling everything else, because I had a back-up plan…..which is usually a good idea with me and bows…..but it worked perfectly!!!! Maybe a trend for 2019???? I finished the card off by adding some liquid pearl accents. Here’s a closeup of the embossing and bow 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Craft-Dee BowZ – #69 January ATG with a handmade bow

Through the CraftRoom Door – ATG for the week of Jan. 15

Lemon Shortbread Challenge – #85 ATG

Crafter’s Castle – #13 ATG with optional Fun Techniques (the bow!)

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 1 ATG

edenlandJanuary 13, 20194 Comments

Celebrate 2019!

Hi there!!! I hope that 2019 has been treating you well so far! 🙂 This is my first inspiration post for the current challenge at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group. Our first theme of the year is “New Beginnings” – this can be New Year, New Baby, New Home…..etc. or even new crafty stash 🙂 The theme on the challenge blog is the same, so you can double your chances to win! I went with a New Year card for my project. I used the New Year Celebration image from Ching-Chou’s Etsy store. I colored her up with my Copics, using a white gel pen for a few accents, then matted her in black and green.

I used my least favorite color on this card…..peach!! I embossed the background paper with a folder that reminded me of fireworks, then matted it in the same colors as the image. I die cut the sentiment and butterfly out, but no matter where I tried to place the numbers for the year, it looked dumb, so I left them off. I balanced things off with some green gems.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Corrosive Challenges – #1 ATG

Dreaming of Scrap – #63 ATG

Creative Knockouts – #280 ATG

Crafty Creations Challenge – #382 ATG

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge – Week 2 ATG

edenlandJanuary 6, 20198 Comments

Birthday Roses

Hi there, and Happy New Year!!! I haven’t been close to my computer, with the exception of checking Facebook once in a while, for weeks!! Time to get back at it!!! This card is one that I made for Ching-Chou Kuik’s birthday. We have a special birthday event going on at the Facebook group, with a chance to win some of this very special lady’s gorgeous images. This card features the image Simply Roses.

I colored it with my Copics, then cut it out and glued it to a teal piece of card stock that I’d die cut with the sentiment. I placed everything on a pretty rose print DP, and added some white gel pen accents, and inlaid the bottom part of the sentiment with white die cuts. Since I wanted this card flat for mailing, the only embellishment that I used were some coordinating sequins.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Cute Card Thursday – #563 ATG

Creative Knockouts – #279 Celebrations

Creatalicious – #154 ATG with optional Something New (the die)

CCC Digi Creations – #99 Happy Birthday

Color Crazy Challenge – Week 51 ATG

edenlandDecember 23, 2018No comment

Toadstool Christmas

Hi there!!! Christmas is almost upon us, and the celebrations have been in full swing, for some people, for some time now! Me?? I’m still trying to catch up!!! It doesn’t help that the original card I’d made for this post, I sold, believing that I had taken photos…..NOT!!! Oh well, just a good excuse to play with the lovely Ching-Chou Kuik images 🙂 This is my last inspiration post for our December Facebook challenge….with the theme being Celebration. I used the adorable Toadstool Head image. I colored her up with my Copics, adding some gel pen accents on the toadstool spots.

I fussy cut her out, then popped her on to a stitched die cut shape. I cut some holly leaves with a Sizzix die, and after scattering them around the image, added some gem stone “berries”. The red velvet ribbon makes a nice contrast to the black and white Christmas word background paper, and ties in to the red card base. I’m hoping that this is the last Christmas card I have to pop out…..but with my memory, I wouldn’t count on it….I’ll probably be coloring, cutting and gluing while preparing the turkey on the 25th!!! But just in case…..I’d like to take this opportunity to wish anybody reading this a very Merry Christmas, full of love and laughter!!!

edenlandDecember 16, 2018No comment

The Gift

EEEK!!! I’m running so far behind here, that I almost missed my inspiration post for the current Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook challenge, with the theme Celebrations. I was needing a break from the Christmas theme, so made this card, featuring the gorgeous image Gift, which is part of the Flora and Fauna set, found at the CCK Etsy store. I colored her up with my Copics, then framed her with a lovely die cut in grey. I lucked out and found the bird and flora print paper for the background, that was even in the right colors!!! I never pick my paper before coloring, so am often frustrated when I find the right print in the wrong colors….but do I learn?? LOL I also found a bird chipboard embellishment to used, which I colored to match the dark grey die cut sentiment and matting. I finished off with some daisies and some glitter berries, which also tied in with the image.

Although this was a refreshing change from Christmas, I really need to get more holiday stuff done…..I sold most of my cards (NOT complaining!!), and the day is drawing closer!!!

edenlandDecember 9, 201810 Comments

Falalalala-lala-lala!

Hi there 🙂 With all the bustle of Christmas, I somehow got my dates messed up, and I thought this was the first Sunday in December, but nope!! Good thing I have a bunch of amazingly talented team mates to inspire you for this month’s challenge at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group!! Our theme this month is “Celebration”, which really gives you a lot of choices, but I opted to stick with the season (because I need more Christmas cards!) and make this one, featuring Aurora Woods, from the Ching-Chou Kuik Etsy store. I colored her up with my Copics, adding some Northern Lights in the background, before die cutting the image out.

I layered her on a printed background paper, with white, die cut trees, and a piece of burlap. I then cut out the sentiment and positioned it slightly overlapping the image. I took a white gel pen and added a bit of snow to the background as a finishing touch 🙂

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper – December ATG with Patterned Paper

Morgan’s Artworld Open Challenge – #12 ATG

World Wide Open DT Challenge – #11 ATG

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge – Week 49 ATG

A Gem of a Challenge – #233 ATG

edenlandDecember 8, 20183 Comments

Christmas Cutie

Hi there! A new ATG challenge has started on Creative Fingers Challenge Blog. This time, we’re being sponsored by LeAnns World 101.

I used the image “Chelsea” for the card I made. I colored her with Copics, then fussy cut her out. I embossed 2 pieces of white paper with 2 different polka dot embossing folders, then separated them with a stamped and die cut panel. A few Christmassy gems, and multiple mats finish this card off. I hope to see you over at Creative Fingers, as we love to see all the lovely creations that are entered!!!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Brown Sugar Challenge -#285 December Theme…scene,event or something about your favorite December holiday

Colour Crazy Challenge – Week 49 ATG

Winter Wonderland – End of Year ATG

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – Anything Christmas Goes, optional, Use Gems or Pearls

A Gem of a Challenge – #233 ATG

edenlandDecember 3, 20186 Comments

Trim the Tree

Hello 🙂 We’re already into December, and the holidays are quickly approaching. The Aurora Wings Challenge Blog is keeping with the season with the current challenge theme

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It’s the Aurora Team’s turn to inspire you today 🙂

I made a couple of tree decorations, using the adorable Kitty In Stocking, available exclusively HERE at AuroraWings.com, and the equally cute Yorkie in Stocking, available HERE in the Etsy store, and HERE at AuroraWings.com. I printed both images out twice, in mirror image, and colored them with my Copics. After fussy cutting them out, I glued them back to back, with a thread running from between the two, so the image could spin within the wooden frames. I painted the frames with Christmas colored acrylic paint, then mixed some chunky silver glitter with the gloss top coat to finish them. After hanging the cute little critters, I added a small white bow to each side of the two ornaments 🙂

I hope you can join us with some of your holiday themed creations. Check out both of the Aurora Wings stores – HERE and HERE (Etsy) – for some great deals on amazing images to give your creativity a boost!!

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

Christmas With the Cuties – #22 Anything But a Card

The Crafter’s Cafe – #209 Use Lace and/or Christmas

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #21 ATG with a Critter

Christmas Crafts All Year Round – December ATG

The Sketchy Challenges – #148 Theme Christmas

edenlandNovember 26, 20185 Comments

Merry Poinsettia

Hello 🙂 I hope that those of you that celebrated Thanksgiving a few days ago had a fabulous day, and if you were looking to find deals on Black Friday, that came to fruition as well 🙂 I guess there’s no avoiding the fact that Christmas is coming, now that we have all the other holidays out of the way!!! I made this card, featuring one of the gorgeous digital images from Power Poppy. I printed Poinsettia and Pomegranates up with light lines, and colored it with my Copics.

I hummed and hawed a bit over the layout and design, but with such a stunning image, wanted to keep things rather simple and elegant. I stamped and embossed a gold sentiment, then scattered some more gold powder around the image and embossed. I die cut a bottom border in both the image and the underlying green print paper, before adhering it to a white card blank. The bonus with this card is that it’s flat, great for mailing (if our postal strike ever ends).

I’d like to enter this in the following:

The Paper Shelter – #363 A Christmas Card

As You Like It Challenge – Do You Prefer Rubber or Digi? DIGI, because you can resize them, flip them etc. and they are way easier to store!!! Although I do like rubber for sentiments, as I like to emboss my sentiments a lot of the time!

Cute Card Thursday – #557 Festive Colors

DL Art – November Linky Challenge ATG

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge – Week 47 ATG