Guest Designer - Nancy Edwards

Hello everyone, today our wonderful Guest Designer is Nancy Edwards.

 

Hey there, I’m Nancy (aka Pink Panoply) from sunny California.  Some of my earliest memories are of drawing paper dolls and creating outfits for them with my best friend down the street.  I used the brightest colors in my crayon box and I’m still doing that today with my copics.  Crafting is my happy place and I never get tired of creating art and gifting it to those I love.  Quilting and card making are my favorite pass times,   but my greatest loves are my two beautiful grown daughters and my amazing husband of 51 years.  

This card was created for my childhood friend because it reminded me of some priceless memories of our high school days back in the sixties.  After coloring the Vera Lane digital stamp with copics, I fussy cut her and mounted her to my background.   I had fun using die cuts, copics, Nuvo drops, gems and gel pens to add details to my summery scene.

Thank you so much to Nancy for sharing her beautiful creation. Please do check out Nancy's Blog.

Challenge #22

Hello everyone, Kim here today, posting on behalf of Helen, Alex, Claudia, Zowie and myself. Thank you so much for all of your support and for entering your beautiful creations each challenge; we really do appreciate it! 

It's time for a new ATG challenge here at Arty Divas! Our wonderful sponsor is Fred She Said and the winner will receive a fabulous prize! I would like to thank Fred She Said for being our sponsor.  

I would also like to thank our wonderful Design Team, they have created some beautiful designs. Please click on their names to see how they made them.

Alex

Claudia

Helen 

Kim

Now it's over to you, we look forward to seeing your creations! 

        

****** RULES ARE SIMPLE ******


* All entries must include a link back to the Arty Divas challenge blog.

* A limit of FIVE entries, however you can enter as many other challenges as you like!

* No backlinking - all entries must be new and not posted prior to the start of the challenge.

* Word verification blogs will not be commented on. We are sorry, but the length of time it takes to comment on blogs with verification makes it hard for the DT to leave comments. 

* Thank you for understanding! 

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Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog, or entering a piece of artwork into Inlinkz, do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and in so doing, have published their own personal details and consented to our use of that personal information, should it be selected as a winner or accredited work.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners Challenge #20

Hello everyone, thank you to all who joined in with our last challenge, it was delightful to see everyone's wonderful creations! there were so many fabulous entries that it was so difficult to choose from! We really appreciate everyone!

Along with a winner being chosen and our favourite Top 5 designs, we will also be choosing a second winner to be invited as our Guest Designer! A Spotlight Winner and Honorable Mention winner will also be chosen too! 

Please take your badges below. 

The winner of Challenge #20 (chosen by Random.org) is:

#52 Marianne  from Maryann Scrapbooking.  

What a beautiful card! I just love the sweet image and such beautiful colouring.  

Congratulations! please contact me at art4divas@gmail.com for more details on claiming your prize and becoming our future Guest Designer!

Now to announce the winner of our Guest Designer spot. 

#76 Georgia  

Director's choice: What a wonderful card and tribute to a lovely courageous man. Thank you for sharing your story of Captain Tom Moore.  congratulations! please contact me at art4divas@gmail.com for more details on becoming our future Guest Designer. 

And now to announce our Spotlight Winner:

#98 Scrappyhorses

Such a delightful card! The Owl image is coloured beautifully, I do love Owls! 

And our Honorable Mention goes to:

#28 Maya

Such a pretty card complete with a beautiful image and embellishments! 

Now to announce our Top 5 designs in no order selected by the DT.  

#33 Mary Ellen

#125 Kuni

#13 Angelique

#50 Anesha

#94 Sheryl

Congratulations! Please grab your badges; right click over image and save to upload on to your blog side bar.

Thank you so much to everyone who played along in our last challenge, we appreciate you sharing your lovely creations with us. 

Our challenges are every Two weeks on Tuesday, hope to see you again! Happy crafting! 

Guest Designer - Lori Podolsky

Hello everyone, today our wonderful Guest Designer is Lori Podolsky

Hi!  My name is Lori and I was born in Italy.  I came to the U.S when I was 2.5 years old.  I have two amazing and wonderful adult sons, and two darling kitties. I have always loved crafting, even as a child.  I love to colour rubber and digital images with my beloved Copic markers.  I started scrapbooking in 2000 but when i discovered Copics, I switched over to creating cards, which is now my passion.  I love vibrant colours, especially all shades of pinks and purples.

Materials and Tools Used are:

Frame: Spellbinders "Marvelous Squares" dies

Foliage: McGill "Pine Branch" punch

Flowers: EK Success "Retro" punches (small and medium)

Butterfly: Cheery Lynn "Exotic Butterfly" dies

Sentiment: Computer generated backed with QuicKutz "Bottle Cap" die

I coloured the image with Copic markers and FC Polychromos pencils.  

I sponged the dots on the embossing folder and the edges of the frame.  

My flowers and hatpin are handmade. 

I added Swarvovski crystals to the centers of the flowers.

I added the pearl border at the top

The butterfly was cut out of glitter paper.

I used Liquid Pearls (Baby Blue) on her earring. 

Ribbon, feather, beads and pearls are from my stash.

Thank you so much to Lori for sharing her beautiful creation. Please do check out Lori's Blog.

Guest Designer - Maria Giselle Batan

Hello everyone, today our wonderful Guest Designer is Maria Giselle Batan

I am Maria Giselle Batan. I reside at St. Louis, Missouri. I am a paper crafter since 2005. My journey with paper crafting started with scrapbooking, then eventually going into card making and paper crafting. I am a wife and mom to 4 boys. It has been a habit of mine to create something for my sons' class during school parties. I work as a Tele-ICU RN. I don't really consider myself as a front liner since I word behind the cameras but we do monitor patients with COVID-19. It is such a challenging time these days. I am always grateful for every day that me and my loved ones are healthy. That is why crafting is the best outlet for me, not only to relax my mind but also to show kindness to others by creating cards and sending it off to whoever needs it, hoping that it will send some encouragement. We all need it these days. Stay safe always! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

I created this card to feature this stamp set that I have won in one of the challenges I have joined in. I want to show the versatility of this stamp image by creating an interactive feature within it. A little bit of masking, measuring and cutting resulted to this card. I also created this card in time for Mother's Day. But you can easily customize the sentiment for this card depending on the occasion. I don't even have to limit myself on the sentiment stamps included on the set. I can type a personal message on the pull out tab as long as I trace the tab first before typing in my message to make sure the message fits in the tab. Also, since the typewriter image has a vintage look, this can be a good masculine card, too. Lots of possibilities for this stamp set. It was just difficult getting a good impression on the first inking so a Misti Stamping Tool or any stamp positioner is highly recommended in using this stamp. Anyway, don't be afraid to try out new things with the stamps you have in your stash. For all you know, you can give it a new purpose. 

Thank you so much to Maria Giselle for sharing her beautiful creation. Please do check out Andrea's Blog.

Challenge #21

Hello everyone, Zowie here today, posting on behalf of Helen, Alex, Claudia, Kim and myself. Thank you so much for all of your support and for entering your beautiful creations each challenge; we really do appreciate it! 

We have a new DT member here at Arty Divas! please join me in welcoming Kim Rayko  

Welcome Kim, we look forward to creating with you! You can find out more about Kim and the other lovely Arty Divas here. 

Kim

It's time for a new ATG challenge here at Arty Divas! Our wonderful sponsor is Leann's World 101 and the winner will receive a fabulous prize! I would like to thank Leann's World 101 for being our sponsor.  

I would also like to thank our wonderful Design Team, they have created some beautiful designs. Please click on their names to see how they made them.

The Design Team has used the wonderful Kitten 

digital stamp from Leann's World 101. 

(On a break)

Alex

Claudia

Helen 

Zowie

Now it's over to you, we look forward to seeing your creations! 

        

****** RULES ARE SIMPLE ******


* All entries must include a link back to the Arty Divas challenge blog.

* A limit of FIVE entries, however you can enter as many other challenges as you like!

* No backlinking - all entries must be new and not posted prior to the start of the challenge.

* Word verification blogs will not be commented on. We are sorry, but the length of time it takes to comment on blogs with verification makes it hard for the DT to leave comments. 

* Thank you for understanding! 

Privacy Policy Notice:
Those leaving a comment on any post on this blog, or entering a piece of artwork into Inlinkz, do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and in so doing, have published their own personal details and consented to our use of that personal information, should it be selected as a winner or accredited work.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners Challenge #19

Hello everyone, thank you to all who joined in with our last challenge, it was delightful to see everyone's wonderful creations! there were so many fabulous entries that it was so difficult to choose from! We really appreciate everyone!

Along with a winner being chosen and our favourite Top 5 designs, we will also be choosing a second winner to be invited as our Guest Designer! A Spotlight Winner and Honorable Mention winner will also be chosen too! 

Please take your badges below. 

The winner of Challenge #19 (chosen by Random.org) is:

#112 Nancy  from Pink Panoply.  

What a beautiful card! I just love the sweet image and such beautiful colouring. The gold leaf pen gives such an added touch of elegance!  

Congratulations! please contact me at art4divas@gmail.com for more details on claiming your prize and becoming our future Guest Designer!

Now to announce the winner of our Guest Designer spot. 

#61 Bonnie Lynn 

Director's choice: such a sweet and thoughtful card, I adore the Penguin image; just darling! congratulations! please contact me at art4divas@gmail.com for more details on becoming our future Guest Designer. 

And now to announce our Spotlight Winner:

#69 Yvonne 

Another darling card! so thoughtful to create and I just LOVE the Unicorn.... perfect! 

And our Honorable Mention goes to:

#126 CarolG

Such a wonderful card, I love the colour combinations and lovely image, which fits perfectly! 

Now to announce our Top 5 designs in no order selected by Zowie.  

#115 Ileana

#76 Kuni

#21 Jan R

#4 Mary Ellen

#43 Debo

Congratulations! Please grab your badges; right click over image and save to upload on to your blog side bar.

Thank you so much to everyone who played along in our last challenge, we appreciate you sharing your lovely creations with us. 

Our challenges are every Two weeks on Tuesday, hope to see you again! Happy crafting!