tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65544755349247080012024-02-16T14:57:06.318-05:00Barb's Card Creations & Other StuffBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-26537501790363287312011-07-18T08:23:00.003-04:002011-07-19T00:29:04.165-04:00Bugaboo Challenges Have Caught My Eye!I want to make cards again, but digitally. There are some really sweet digital stamps available and I love digital because there's less mess. While surfing, I found Bugaboo challenges so I'm going to give it a try.
Monday's challenge is to make a card using non-traditional colours. Here's my card:
This is a totally digital card and I used the kit, Santastic, a collab from Digiridoo.
Come back BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-61714202047760840122009-11-10T06:40:00.000-05:002009-11-10T06:41:47.850-05:00Happy Birthday, AvaThis beautiful little girl is my granddaughter and she is one year old today! It's been an amazing journey watching her grow and get to know the world around her. Ava won't actually get this card until her birthday party on Saturday, but I hope her Daddy or Mommy will show it to her sometime today. Have a happy, happy birthday today, sweetheart.Kit:Princess Mini by Nikki ScottBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-37189396365247079222009-10-31T15:52:00.002-04:002009-10-31T16:01:25.647-04:00Mr. Jingles is here......well, Miss Jingles, really. My DH pointed out that the snowperson is wearing a hat! Does that mean it has to be a "he". I think not! Anyway, because I coloured the scarf red and pink, I called it "Snow Princess". The image is from Digital Delights, the paper is from a kit called "Silly Snowman Gang" by Kathryn Estry, the "SNOW" wordart is from "Silly Snowman Gang" by Connie Prince both of BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-34245072788933159372009-10-31T10:29:00.005-04:002009-10-31T15:52:31.284-04:00It's been awhile since my last post, sorry....but, I've been to Las Vegas for a mini-vacation and back again, then life just took over and it's been busy. Enough with the excuses.....I'm back and have a card to share with you. I picked up Mr. Christmoose from Digital Delights, my newest find for digital images. He's cute, but just wait till you see Mr. Jingles the Snowman! Coming soon in a blog entry here.... Each week there is Friday BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-33983039643397352192009-10-10T13:52:00.004-04:002009-10-10T13:56:04.459-04:00Here's a card I made for the first-ever Whimsie Doodles challenge at Paper Craft Planet.This card is printed on Whisper White, but the papers you see are digital papers, the image is, of course, Whimsie Doodles Gingerbread Greetings and the snowflakes are from my stash. It was fun making a "hybrid" card. What do you think of it? Maybe you should check out Whimsie Doodles for their cute images.BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-80819677732316854302009-10-10T13:40:00.003-04:002009-10-10T14:01:59.440-04:00Sketch Challenge CardThis is for the Get Sketchy challenge GS #9. Their sponsor this week is Squigglefly. I went over there and found Shady Lady and had to have her. The base is Bordering Blue. I added some Night of Navy and Almost Amethyst on the mats with a bit of DP, also SU but can't remember the specific name. The hardware is Hodge Podge and buttons are from my stash. I could be this lady after a couple of BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-24181813626544947882009-10-09T07:28:00.004-04:002009-10-09T07:35:12.400-04:00Let's Talk Turkey!The Stamp Shack has weekly challenges and this is my week to host. I chose a Theme Challenge for Thanksgiving. Our Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 12th. This is the card I made for the challenge.The stamps are from Hambo Stamps, except for the sentiment which is from a grab bag and can't remember where I got it. The card base is Old Olive and the accent colour is Chocolate Chip. The BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-14754474987392383252009-10-08T19:01:00.004-04:002009-10-08T21:10:57.262-04:00My first card with my Whimsie Doodles prize stamp setIf you remember, last week I won a prize from Whimsie Doodles. You can see the blog post here.Here's the first of what I know will be many, many creations. I think this seahorse is just adorable. Unfortunately, you can't see the glitter on the fin and top bits, but it looks really super, even if I say so myself.The base is Night of Navy. I added a bit of sea green c/s from my bits & pieces drawerBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-22473388033837841222009-10-07T13:59:00.005-04:002009-10-07T14:31:56.996-04:00Digital Pencil, Too has a challenge blog!Mo's Digital Pencil has a new challenge blog, Mo's Challenge Blog and the first challenge is up and running. "Perple" was the colour to use. (It must be purple week for me, see post below.) I just picked up the Swine Flu (not literally) image a few days ago and he's been sneezing and coughing in my craft room, so I thought I'd air him out today. He's adorable and will most likely get used many, BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-15554803247660245352009-10-07T11:04:00.004-04:002009-10-07T11:18:25.572-04:00YAY for me! and LPS36 Challenge CardI won the "Caroler" stamp from The Little Paper Shop with this entry. WOO HOO!Now that I've been inspired again, the Monday challenge at Little Paper Shop was actually posted on Saturday to coincide with WCMD. The criterion for this challenge is to NOT use traditional Christmas colours, ie. red and/or green (except in tinny, tiny bits). That made me think about purples and blues and that's what IBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-57663812786253277632009-10-04T15:09:00.007-04:002009-10-04T15:39:44.373-04:00Slow day today....lot's of time to play!I love this little sleeping kitty all entwined in a ball of wool. It's such a true image of what a kitty's life is like! This image was a 'freebie' from Digital Pencil Too quite a while ago. I don't know if it's still available or not, I'm just glad I picked it up when I did.The papers I used are from a prize I won at Get Sketchy. My comment was randomly picked and I won this terrific bag of BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-55599540955066501972009-10-04T10:13:00.003-04:002009-10-04T10:28:10.261-04:00Sketch & Colour Challenge in oneIn honour of WCMD, several places were hosting challenges. I chose to make a card using the sketch and colours provided on Follow Your Heart. I pulled out a stamp set from Pink Cat Studio which has 14 Billy Stamps. I thought the Super Hero fellow was particularly cute and inked him up. The card base is Select White by PTI, the DP is Shabby Princess by BoBunny. I coloured Billy using Copic MarkersBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-76698598089099258722009-10-01T14:43:00.005-04:002009-10-01T14:56:11.467-04:00My neighbour turns 80 today!Before I actually begin this post, let me say that this card was totally CASE'd from Boni of Bonibleaux Designs. I needed a card quick and I loved your card so much, I had to copy. I hope your are flattered and not offended.Our condo Social Committee hosts a 'coffee' hour on the first Thursday of each month. Today, one of the group brought cake to celebrate his 80th birthday and this is the card BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-78688750548289394722009-09-29T16:15:00.008-04:002009-09-29T18:52:19.565-04:00Sweetest little reindeer, ever!The Little Paper Shop is having a sketch challenge, LPS35, and I picked up this little guy through their forum which you can see and join here. Each month they have a "freebie" digital stamp and Rudolph (my name for him) is now available. I decided to participate in the skecth challenge using Rudolf. Here is my entry for LPS35:I used Creamy Caramel for the base and the DP is "Bohemia Christmas" BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-62967707464672639042009-09-29T14:35:00.003-04:002009-09-29T14:41:22.583-04:00My poor James has the chicken pox! My daughter sent me an e-mail yesterday telling me that my grandson, James, has the chicken pox! I felt so bad because he's only 16 months old and can't figure out why he's all itchy and out-of-sorts. I hope this card makes him feel a little better. We love you, James, and hope you are better soon. Please, don't give them to your big brother, Owen. Mommy and Daddy will go nuts!The stamp is BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-60776674720477275492009-09-29T08:18:00.005-04:002009-09-29T09:33:49.500-04:00What a way to start the day!Last week I participated in a sketch challenge at Whimsie Doodles which you can see here. This morning I turn on my computer, as I do every morning while waiting for my coffee to brew, and there was my name in the Whimsie Doodles newsletter. Thank you so much, Whimsie Doodles. Hop on over to Whimsie Doodles store and check them out. This is the set I chose. I loved the card made by Thanh Vo of BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-17551870831208038192009-09-28T13:19:00.004-04:002009-09-28T13:31:50.313-04:00I found a new blog with digital image challengesI may be slower than some, but I get there in the end. The images from There's Magic In The Air are so cute/lovely that I couldn't resist playing in today's challenge.In order to make this "sparkle" I sprinkled some Glamour Dust on the hearts, both flower and word, a little bit on the jug and some on the tips of the icicles and then completed the look by framing the entire image. Copic markers BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-8910672357406994602009-09-27T18:17:00.004-04:002009-09-27T18:25:28.214-04:00One card, two challenges!This card meets the requirements for two challenges. The first is Get Sketchy Challenge # 7. Great sketch and I loved doing it. Here is the sketch from Get Sketchy.The second challenge is one from The Stamp Shack. We were asked to create a card that uses "matstacks". Over the years, I have collected umpteen dozen of these pads and really don't use them often enough. I guess I need to be told BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-15235824528586568972009-09-27T14:29:00.011-04:002009-09-27T16:20:34.090-04:00Card for a little fellow who broke his elbow!Can you say "OUCH". It must be very painful. One of our Shackie's told us about her great-nephew who is only five and going through some painful surgeries because of a broken elbow. I took out some scraps and put together this card. Outside of the card base being made of SU craft c/s, I don't remember the other papers, patterned or otherwise. The stamp set is by All Night Media and I got a BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-38546362759839994532009-09-23T16:07:00.004-04:002009-09-23T16:19:13.021-04:00WD Sketch Challenge # 3Whimsie Doodles are having sketch challenges weekly and I am participating this week. Here is the sketch:and here is my card:What I like about digital images is the fact you can re-size them and, as in this case, I flipped it horizontally. I thought he would look better marching into the middle of the card, rather than off the card. It's the 'designer's' choice.I used Razzleberry for the base, BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-9366302370063603162009-09-15T10:43:00.003-04:002009-09-15T10:56:00.170-04:00What's in Your Mouth?Most the family were here yesterday for Andrew's birthday. The youngest guest was Ava who is 10 months old. Her dad, Phil, has taught her to open her mouth on command which is a very useful thing when we all know kids put everything into their mouths. Here's a little video of Ava responding to her Dad. BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-75287020010608893632009-09-14T16:02:00.004-04:002009-09-14T16:19:00.562-04:00LPS - Digital ImagesLast night I picked up a couple of freebie digital images from Little Paper Shop and today, I made a card. This card is entirely digital, expect for the two brads on the nameplate and I coloured the 'hedgies' image with Copic markers. The cardstock (not digital, of course) is Elegant Eggplant by SU, but the patterned papers and the elements and the alphas are all from the kit "Autumn Afternoon" BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-87347838290944646242009-09-12T22:43:00.005-04:002009-09-12T23:06:52.294-04:00A couple of birthday cardsWell, it's been a while since I posted, but it's been very hectic here; plus, my internet connection has been playing up and it's been very sporadic, indeed.I now have a couple of cards done for birthdays that I'd like to show you. The first one is for Get Sketchy #5 challenge. Here's the sketch:And this is my take on this sketch:The stamp set is Unfrogettable by SU, the DP is Tangerine Plaid by BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-84915746750204253082009-08-27T18:48:00.004-04:002009-08-27T19:01:08.690-04:00Hope I'm not too late!This has been such a busy week and I'm just now getting around to posting my entry for the Get Sketchy # 2 challenge. This is going to be short so I can get it posted.Here's the sketch we were to follow, using punches for the bonus.Here's my card.The base is a metallic c/s by Worldwin Papers. It has a lovely texture to it, but I don't remember where I got it. Too bad 'cause I'd like to get more! BarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-16261200001134693132009-08-25T08:46:00.009-04:002009-08-25T17:42:12.208-04:00Happy Birthday to Me!A lovely display of the many, many cards I received from my Shackie friends and my family.That's right, today I am 60 years young! In print, it looks really old, but in reality, it's just perfect. There was a terrific party on Sunday afternoon attended by family and friends. It was a fantastic day. And, the gifts were great, although entirely unexpected. There were several gift cards to differentBarbKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762913372494688557noreply@blogger.com4