The Big Cheese

Circles is this week’s theme at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges.Please take a look at the challenge blog for details on how to play along and be in the chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to spend at Digi Doodle Shop.Don’t forget to check out the beautiful DT work while you’re there.

A reminder that ‘The more you buy the more you save’ sale still continues in store.So stock up now!

I’ve used the cutesie Mice & Swiss Cheese.I’ve seen a technique called No Black Lines using rubber stamps and thought I’d see if I could apply it to a digi image.I inserted my image in Word and had a play.For some reason it prints out a lot more faded than what you see on the screen so it took quite a few attemps to get it so I could actually see where I had to colour.Some of the lines are visible on the cheese but that’s probably down to my colour choices.I used my Ultra-fine Nibs on my ProMarkers to fill the details back in on the mice.This is my first attempt at this and using a digi to do it (don’t know if that makes a difference).I know there are people who seem to perfect this beautifully the first time but please be kind.I obviously need to explore this further and more practice!

I cut a circular card using Grand Nestabilities and then had a revelation!In the past when I’ve made round or shaped cards that won’t sit properly I’ve just merrily sliced a bit off the bottom but that kind of spoils the shape 😦 Now I’ve seen a tip where if you card front is too heavy you trim a slightly angled piece off the back.So here’s what I did.I opened my card out flat and placed it in my guillotine making sure the fold was lined up straight on the grid and cut a small amount off the back.Although for photography purposes it’s on a stand IRL it’s completely free standing without the hint of a wobble or a roll!Why didn’t I think of this before?!I then cut some holes in the top layer of card using Circle Nesties to replicate the cheese and added some grossgrain ribbon and some gems I found in my stash.The ‘cheesey’ sentiment was,I’m ashamed to say,created by me on the ‘puter.

Here are some challenges this is for :

Creative Card Crew : Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes (option of a shaped card)

Crafty Boots : Anything Goes

Forever Friends : Use your dies

Woodware USA : Anything Goes

The Corrosive : Funny or Punny

Catch the Bug : September Anything Goes

ECP : Yellow

Mami Doodles : Shaped card

Card Makin Mamas : Go digi

Stamp Something : September Digi Day

Crafty Creations : Anything but Square

Little Red Wagon : Die Cuts

The Pixie Cottage : Sketch and /or Mellow Yellow

Thanks for looking

Lisa x