Beauty - A vertical border with a digi stamp

Well .. I did it ... I FINALLY did it.... I mean I've only been THINKING about it for forever ...

It feels so good to have it done and I must admit I'm extremely pleased with it.

I've always wanted to get better at my shading .. and I've decided to branch out from the paper piecing into the world of digi stamps.

AND here is what I've created:

It's a vertical border.  I combined paper piecing techniques to give the dimension that I love oh so much with the digi stamp.  I think I pulled it off ... I think it's cute ... HECK, I LOVE IT .. he he

Now, I know my coloring is very amateurish.  And I do need some improvement in the shading/light source areas.  BUT .. for me .. doing is learning ... and no better way to 'DO' than to practice..

Here is the full border.  It measures 12" high x 5" wide

A close up of the sun and clouds paper piecing

The title

The girl

 A side dimensional view

Feel free to leave your comments and criticisms .. I'd love to hear them and am open to ALL suggestions!

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Supplies used:

1. Digi Stamp by Tiddly Inks ~ Poppy

2. Misc copic markers

3. Patterned paper by Heidi Grace

4. Paper piecing patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs ~ Sun from Out 2 Sea

5. Twine from Trendy Twine - Lemon Tart

6. Clearsnap colorbox chalk inks

7. Tim Holtz distress inks

8. Ephiphany Crafts charm maker

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This vertical border is available for purchase HERE.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today.

Take care.

Sketch Challenge at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

Ok, I'll admit it ... 
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Are you listening?
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I really love sketch challenges lately!   I really do!!  
How do you feel about sketches?

It really gets me going if I'm in a rut ... if I'm in a rush .. or even if I'm overwhelmed with too many ideas in my head (which happens often).  I love how you can take someones sketch and make it your own.  That no matter what ... two people are always going to interpret the sketch differently and come out with layouts that are dramatically different!  Neat!!!

This week there is a new sketch challenge over at Little Scraps of Heaven's Design team blog.  I hope that you'll consider hopping over there and playing along with us.  There's always a chance for some fabulous files from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs ... who doesn't like a bit of cuteness with their layouts?

Here is my take on the sketch:

This is a layout that I made for a fan of my facebook page, Lisa Pontious at HoneyBearz Designs.  Lisa won a layout of mine JUST for being a fan!   This is the second time I've given away a full page layout.   I've had positive feedback from the winners and think that this is something that I'd like to continue to do with my giveways!

If you have any interest in having me create you a personal one (or two) page layout ... send me an email and we can discuss pricing based upon you're level of details.  I'd love to capture some of your special memories!   I can be reached at any time at designsthatdelight@gmail.com.  

For this layout I used the following items:

1. Cowboy pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

2. Twine in Chocolate Truffle from Trendy Twine

3. Patterned paper from "The Lodge" paper stack from DCWV

4. Solid papers by American Crafts

5. Tim Holtz distress inks

6.  Natural twine

Don't forget to join us at the LSHD DT blog to join in on the challenge!

Life is in the details

Last night I had some fun with some Echo Park paper!

Right now they have a September challenge going on where you utilize the For the Record 2 paper collection to enter.


I created this card to enter in the challenge:

I used the following products to create this project.

- Digital papers from Echo park - For the Record 2

- Camera Paper piecing from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs found HERE

- Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks

- The Twinery twine in Peapod

- The Twinery twine in Denim

 - Tim Holtz Distress inks in Walnut Stain

Thanks for stopping by to view my card entry today!