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!

Cornish Heritage Farms Challenge #5

Today's challenge was to use a Summer time theme for your project. 

I made a card using the digital image Mushroom Lane.
To me, mushrooms just scream summertime!

I colored the image with Tombow markers and a waterbrush.

My background paper is from Imaginese.

Be sure and check out my fellow DT members
to see what they have to share with you!

• Frances Byrnes (DT Coordinator)
• Anne Harmon
• Barb Gmitro-Best (me!)
• Barb Bruder
• Cindy Haffner
• Dawn Bennett
• Debbie Standard
• Deneen Treble
• Dianne Beans
• Holly Brown
• Jackie Smith
• Kris Chirhart
• Kristine Reynolds
• Lisa Silver
• Michele L
• Petra Amico
• Steph Ackerman
• Vicki Davis

Thanks for visiting today!
Stop back again soon!

It's all about AUSTIN!

Todays post features a new digital artist I have found - 

Austin Owens!!!

 I LOVE her digi's!

 She has recently joined the design team at Clear Dollar Stamps.

 I hope you will love her as much as I do!!

My cards today use her digis from the Tea Party set!

I distress the paper with distress inks and then colored with colored pencil. 

Background paper is from Graphic 45.

 Makes me just want to have a tea party!!

Card #2 is the teapot digi from the set.

I added color to this one with watercolor crayons. 

The rose is made from felt. rolled rose die from My Favorite Things.

Head on over to Austin's site: Austie Bost to check out her other designs!!

 I'm pretty sure you will be seeing a lot of her on my blog!!

Come back soon!

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!!

Cowlik Buttefly

Hi there! Today's post is for a Stampendous challenge to use citrus colors!

 I had this darling paper from Pebbles that just fit the bill perfectly! 

The image I used is a stamp from Stampendous called Cowlik Butterfly.

I colored the image with colored pencil. 

The cute little banner die cut is from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for visiting today!

I hope you will stop back again!

Up Up and away.....

Today's card features another new release from

Doodle Pantry called Hot air balloon Birdie.

Birdie is just one of my favorite DP characters!

For my card today, I drew inspiration from my very own Parrotlet, Gilligan. 

I colored the image with colored pencils.