Pencil me in.......

Today's card features a digi from Austin Owens

 for Clear Dollar Stamps. 

This one comes from the set, Back to school.

 Cute, cute school themed digis.

I printed the pencil and then added computer generated words. 

I colored the image with Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils.

Thanks for dropping by!

Enjoy your day!

Rose by Austin Owens

Hello! I bet you are thinking 'What ? That's not a rose!"

 You would be right! This gerbera daisy digi is from

 a set by Austin Owens for Clear Dollar Stamps called "Rose" .

 I just love this simple daisy. So fun to work with!

I hope you will pop over Clear Dollar Stamps

 Clearly I Stamp Blog for some great advice on how to work with digis!

Thanks for stopping today!

See you next time!

Clear Dollar Stamps Monthly Blog Hop

Welcome! 

It's time for Clear Dollar Stamps monthly blog hop!

 This month's theme was Sentiments ONLY.

Did you get here from Jerusha's blog? 

If not click here to start from the very beginning!

For my card I used a sentiment from the set

"Are we there yet?' Love this set with all the travel themed digis!

I used some distress ink to color the oval using the direct to paper technique. 

Background paper is from Pebbles.

From here I will send you off to

Angela's Blog!

Enjoy  her beautiful creation!

Thanks for stopping - be sure and leave a comment or two along the way for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate good for the Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Store!

Clear Dollar Stamps CIC 56

Hello - welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps Clearly Inspired Challenge #56! The challenge this time is Get Wet. I used an older image called Sails, Subs and Tugs. Great images for a masculine themed card!

I colored the image with colored pencils an blended with mineral spirits.

 I hand wrote the words on the fishtail flag.

 I added some diamond glaze to make the water look wet. 

 I hope you will join us in this challenge! 

Check the Clearly Inspired blog for all the details! 

Thanks for stopping today! 

Clear Dollar Stamps Digital Relase

Welcome to the July Digital release for Clear Dollar Stamps!

 We have some SUPER CUTE new digis being release today!!!

 Let's get to it!!

My first cards uses a new set from one of our

 newest designers, Austin Owens!

This set is called "Sheepies"

I used some distress inks to create the grass and the sky.

Card # 2 a set also from Austin -

Birthday Invitations

I used the Distress Inks summer colors set to paint the image.

Card # 3 uses a set from Lisa Lara called

 Cherries on top

This set is just so cute!!! Love the cherries!

I colored with colored pencil and then used some 

diamond glaze to make it look like they are in a glass jar!

I hope you got some inspiration today!

Be sure and stop over at Clear Dollar Stamps to get 

some of the great new digis for your very own!

The Bright Colors of SUMMER!

Hello and welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps July Blog hop! I hope you arrived here via Deonna's blog! If not - pop on over to the newly designed CDS DIGITAL Blog and start from the beginning!! The new blog is simply beautiful!! You must check it out!!

 The theme for this month is the Bright colors of Summer! My favorite season!! For my card - I used an image that was released in June of this year called Hanging out. 

I made this an easel card. I have not made made easel card for a 

while and this seemed to be the perfect image for it!

Here are some more views of the card:

Side:

Flat:

Closed:

I made this card to be a 5" square card. 

The papers are from Pebbles and Bazzil.

 I colored with colored pencils and blended with mineral spirits.

 I added a bit of bakers twine and a couple of mini clothes pins.

I will send you on your way now to 

Jen's blog!

Leave a comment for a chance to win a 

gift certificate good for digital images 

from Clear Dollar Stamps!

Thanks for visiting today!

Enjoy your summer!!

Clear Dollar Stamps CIC 55

Hello - welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps Clearly Inspired Challenge #55! The challenge this time is Some Like It HOT. This theme was open to interpretation, so I used colors from the warm side of the color wheel! I used a new digi from our designer Lisa Lara called Scoops. 

I printed my digi onto printed paper (by Jilli Bean) and then did some paper piecing. The large flag die is from Lil' Inkers. I hope you will join us in this challenge! 

Check the Clearly Inspired blog for all the details! Thanks for stopping today! 

CIC #54 Color Callenge!

Greetings! Today's CIC challenge is a color challenge.  We have been challenged to use RED, WHITE and GREEN on our card today.  I used the digital image from Clear Dollar Stamps called Berry Sweet.

I colored the image with Tombow markers.

 I hope you will join us in the fun challenge!!

It's a TWEET day!

I just have to share two new cards I made featuring 

the 'tweetest' digi set just released

 from Clear Dollar Stamps! 

This set is Tweethouses, designed by Lisa Lara.

Here is my first card. 

I watercolored the image with Tombow markers.

Cute little bluebirds remind me of spring!

Here is card #2

I watercolored the image with Tombow markers. 

Papers are from Basic Grey.

Thanks for visiting today!

I hope you will head on over to 

Clear Dollar Stamps and see what's new!

See you soon!

Clear Dollar Stamps Monthly Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome!! 

I'm happy you are here today!

Our blog hop theme this month is

CELEBRATE!

I hope you arrived here from Diane's blog!

If not and you want to start from the very beginning, 

go to Lori's blog.

My card today features newly released digital set called Stitched Stars. 

I made my card in a red white and blue theme to celebrate the 4th of July!

I printed my digi onto a natural white paper and then I added

 some Distress ink in antique linen to give it an aged look. 

I then added color with Tombow markers and a white Signo pen. 

I used a fishtail flag die and cut it out of some cute patriotic paper.

I am going to send you off to Cassie now. Enjoy her beautiful creation!

Be sure and leave some comments along the way for a

 chance to win a $25 gift certificate good for digi's

 from the Clear Dollar Stamps store!

Thanks for stopping - have a great day!

Digital release day at Clear Dollar Stamps!

It's time for Clear Dollar stamps digital release for June!

Today I am previewing two set for you!

 My first card uses an image from the set Oceans of Joy. 

I colored this darling calm image with watercolors

Background paper is from Basic Grey.

Card number two uses the set What a Melon.

I used the triangle wedge from this set. 

I added color with Tombow Markers and a waterbrush. 

To make the seeds shiny I used a black glaze pen.

Thanks for visting today! 

I hope you will check out what the other CDS designers have to share!

See you back here soon!

conGRADulations!

Well, it's that time of year!! Graduation!

 I don't know about you, but I have a lot of

 grad parties to go to this summer! 

Clear Dollar Stamps has just released a really cute

 new digi called conGRADulations.

I used this set to make a boy card and a girl card. 

I colored the image with colored pencil.

Thanks for visiting today!

Hope to see you here again soon!

Clear Dollar Stamps May Blog Hop

Welcome! Happy May! 

I hope you arrived here from Kathy's blog! 

If not and you want to start from

 the beginning - click HERE.

This month's theme is 

"Something with Wings".

For my card I used the chicken image from the Farm Critters set. This set was just released in digital format this month!

I printed the digi onto watercolor paper then colored it with my Tombow markers and a waterbrush.

The flag die cut is from Little Inkers and the circles are Nestabilities.

Your next stop on this fun blog hop is:

Sarah.

Fly on over and see what she has for you!

Thanks for stopping!

CIC 51 - What goes up must come down

Hello and welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps
 CIC Challenge #51!

The theme for today is
 'What goes up, must come down"

I used a digital image by our
 very own Lisa Lara called 'Chutes". 

How could you not love this little piggy?!

I printed him onto watercolor paper and then added color with watercolor crayons. The flag die is from Little Inkers and the clouds are a Memory Box die. I believe the paper is from Cosmo Cricket (from my stash).

I hope you will play along with us here at 

Clear Dollar Stamps!

Thanks for stopping today!

See you next time!

April Digital release for Clear Dollar Stamps

Hello! 

It's time for Clear Dollar Stamps Digital release!! 

They have a wonderful assortment of new digis this month!!

 I am lucky enough to preview two of the new sets! 

My first card uses the set called Splash.

 Designed by our very own Lisa Lara!

I printed onto colored paper and 

then added color with colored pencils. 

One of my favorite techniques for using digis!

Card number 2 features the set, 

Bless My Bloomers. 

I don't know about you, 

but I am ready to get out there and garden!!

This image was colored with colored pencils.

Thanks for stopping today!

Have a great day!

See you soon!

Clear Dollar Stamps February Digital Release!

Hello and welcome to the 

February Digital release at

 Clear Dollar Stamps! 

Today I am previewing two 

new digital images that are now available!

My first card uses the lovely digi- 

Butterfly Bunny

I printed the image onto a textured Bazzil paper and then colored with colored pencils. I added a few accents with Tombow markers.

Card Number Two

features the digi

You're my Peep!

I did the same with this card - printed onto textured paper. Other papers are from We are Memory Keepers.

The banner is a die cut available from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for visiting today!

Stop back soon!

Barb

CIC43- Valentines

Hello Friends!

 Today's Clearly Inspired challenge 

was to make a Valentine card.

 I used a new digital image called

Conversation Hearts for my card.

This is the layout I used:

Clean and Simple Designs

FTL 171

Here is my card. 

I'm really happy with how it turned out!

Today I experimented with 

watercoloring with my

 Tombow Markers.

I love the look you get with these markers!

I will have to make an effort to use them more.

I hope you will join us for this fun challenge!

Get all the details at the

 Clearly I Stamp Blog!

See you soon!

Barb