Repeat Impressions - DCC Challenge - Fall

Its a DCC Wednesday at Repeat Impressions and this weeks challenge was chosen by Geri - Fall.   Fall is my favorite season - I love the colors, the smells and those gorgeous sunny fall days.  Wish the season would last for 6 month.  

Today's card is my last card as a Repeat Impressions Rockstar.  I have been part of this amazing design team for 2 years.   Wendy & Bill from RI are amazing people and working with them has truly been a treat.  I can't thank them enough for their generosity and kindness.

For my fall card, I used some of my favorite RI images. 2908-I Shade of the Elm & 5127-G Maple Leaf Sill.  I've used this elm tree image numerous times but always with bright summer greens.  This is the first time I've colored this same image with 'fall leaves'.   I love how it turned out.  Hard to believe this is the same image.  How fun. 

The best part about a challenge is that you get to play along.   Create your own fall card, link that card to the RI blog and you will be entered into a random drawing for an unmounted sheet of RI images.  Wendy has quite an amazing selection to choose from.  Go here to see the complete rules. 

Don't forget to go here to see the cards by the rest of the Repeat Impressions RockStars.

I hope you get a chance to play along.
Joyce

Repeat Impressions - What If? Wednesday Sketch S1714

It's What If? Wednesday at Repeat Impressions and Wendy has an amazing sketch for us.

For my card, I used 3 Repeat Impressions images.  That adorable fish is 9716 - Fish Face.  and that "Little Fishes, Big Wishes" sentiment is 9720-C - Big Wishes are both from the "Contain Yourself" series.  That "Happy Birthday" sentiment is 8606-E from the Quartet Compliments Series.

So now it is your turn.  Create your card inspired by this weeks sketch, link your card to the RI blog and you will be entered into a random drawing for an awesome prize - a $25 gift certificate to the Repeat Impressions store.  You can see the complete rules here - at the Repeat Impressions blog. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Joyce

RI - DCC - Black, White & Gray

This week, the Repeat Impressions DCC challenge was selected by Cheri - Black, White & Gray.  I love using black, white and any other color, so this challenge is right up my alley. 

For my card, I used one of my favorite RI images called 708-K - Rebecca. I colored this image with all gray Copic markers to make it look like a black and white photo.  I think that stark look is so striking. 

The best part about a challenge is that you get to play along.   Create your black, white & gray card, link that card to the RI blog and you will be entered into a random drawing for an unmounted sheet of RI images.  Wendy has quite an amazing selection to choose from.  Go here to see the complete rules. 

Don't forget to go here to see the cards by the rest of the Repeat Impressions RockStars.

I hope you get a chance to play along.
Joyce

POTW - Halloween Treats

I'm Joyce and it's my turn to bring you the Repeat Impressions Project Of The Week (POTW). 

I love making 3-D items - specifically treats and party favors.  It's been a while since I've made any, so its time.  I decided to make that my POTW. 

I love these super simple treats!!! They can be made to fit any holiday, gathering or mile stone.

Stamp and color the images you'll want to use for this project.  

You can use almost any kind of small snack for this project.  I wanted to use a mini Kit Kat bar but didn't have any in the house.  The only thing I had around were these York Peppermint Patties and they have a Christmas images on the wrapper so they are obviously left over from last year.  Yikes! 

Cut and score the patterned paper.  Lay out your patterned paper wrong side up.  Place your snack on top of it, centered from left to right.  Cut your paper down so that it is 3/4" longer than the snack on the top & the bottom.   From left to right be sure that you have enough paper to wrap around the snack and overlap by at least a 1/2".  Score left & right of the snack leaving a 1/4" gap - make that gap 1/4" from the candy and not the edge of the wrapper since the wrapper doesn't really take up space in the treat wrapper.

Add some 1/2" double stick tape along the top edge and bottom edge of the snack holder - just along the middle section of the paper.  Add a strip of 1/4" double stick tape to either the left or right edge of the wrapper.  

 

 

Overlap the patterned paper along the back edge of the snack wrapper.  Once that back seam is secured, sneak between the layers to remove the backing off that 1/2" double stick tape. Be sure the treat is enclosed before you seal the wrapper shut.   Press those upper and lower seams to be sure they are secure.  If you have a crimper, you can crimp that upper and lower edge to give them a very professional appearance. 

 

 

 

Now its time to decorate your wrapper. 

 

I've created 3 examples for you.  First I created a belly band to go around the middle of the treat wrapper.  I topped it off with this very cool image called 2308-E Bats. 

 

 

 

Then I created a treat with this adorable, spooky cat peaking out of a jack-o-lantern - 806-G Jacko-'lantern Cat.  I used the following Copic markers:  YR65 ,YR68 for the jack-o-lantern, YR23 for the jack-o-lantern face, and C-3 & C-5 for the cat.

 

 

This last version is my favorite version.  Check out this candy corn.  This image is called 2306-D Candy Corn.  Copic markers used:  Y11, Y15 for the yellow stripe, YR65, YR68 for the orange stripe & C-1 for some shadowing on the white section.

 

 

 

I hope you get a chance to try out these super simple snack holders for your next gathering.  Its a special treat to share with your guests.

 



Joyce













Meljen's Mini Challenge - Cutie Corner Spider

I had a little time this weekend so I made a point of sneaking in a card for the Meljen's Mini Challenge.  Every week, Meljen's Designs has a free digi image and if you create a card with that image, you can enter it in the mini challenge they have on facebook. 

This week Meljen's was giving out this adorable corner spider web with that dangling spider.  Super cute, right?  I colored in the spider with my Copic markers and outline the web with my Spica.  That "boo" sentiment is another Meljen's image. 

I'm so glad I got a chance to play along!
Joyce

Repeat Impressions - What If? Wednesday - Sketch S0314

It's What If? Wednesday at Repeat Impressions and Wendy has an amazing sketch for us. 

For my card, I used 2 RI images.  Those moose are called 802-K Moose Family Silhouette.  I went to Northern Minnesota this weekend with my family and one of our hopes was to see a moose.  We have never seen a moose in the wild before so we were really hoping.......  Nope, never happened.   Still no moose for us.  Well, if we can't see them in the wild, I had to create them instead. This image was a perfect reflection of what was on my mind.  That sentiment goes right along with that same theme.  It's called 3120-H Where there's.....

 
So now it is your turn.  Create your card inspired by this weeks sketch, link your card to the RI blog and you will be entered into a random drawing for an awesome prize - a $25 gift certificate to the Repeat Impressions store.  You can see the complete rules here - at the Repeat Impressions blog. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Joyce