Nicecrane Designs ~ Birds Of A Feather

Hi Guys! 

Today I am using a new digi from Nicecrane Designs. Its from a set called "Adorable Children" you can purchase it here. Also he has set up a group over at CDAC and has all kinds of goodies and surprises for his new members so check it out!

So in case you were wondering from my un-Dorcas-like cards yesterday if maybe the body snatchers had got a hold of me, todays card is proof that they had not! lol 

But it was fun anyway!

I am using K&Co paper and of course, image by Nicecrane colored with prismacolors.

A close up:

I really should be cleaning my house right now so I'll say toodleloo!

Life's Ups and Downs

Good morning everyone!

Today's card I made for one of my bestest buddies, Stacey.

Her feline crafting companion, Cody,  is in a rough way and while you could say, "It's just a cat", he's far more than that to those who know him.

 He's one of those cat's with attitude.

 You know the type?

 He has the color markings (black and white) that make it look like he's sneering at you and saying to himself,  "what a hopeless idiot". lol

Anyway! I thought Stacey could use some cheering up so I chose my favorite cheer up colors:

yellow and orange. :-)

(You'll probably see alot of that this winter. I HATE gray days)

I am using a digi from Nicecrane Designs which you can purchase here

A close up:

  

And the sentiment which I thought up all by myself! lol

By the way, Ignacio over at Nicecrane designs has a special surprise going on:

Whoever comments on this post will be entered into a prize draw to win the complete set of Nursery Rhyme Stamps!!

Enjoy your day!

And below is a freebie for you. Just click on and save to your computer. :-)



Families are like fudge...

Good Morning!

Today I am using Nicecrane's "Tweedle Dee" digi stamp.
I don't know why but it made me think of my crazy family. :-)

And a close up:

and the sentiment by raindropechodesigns.

Before I go I would like to enter this in:

Just Add ink: Sketch

Have a great weekend everyone!

Nicecrane Designs~ Trifold ATC template

Hi All!

I've got something a litte different for you today. :-)

Ignacio over at Nicecrane Designs has designed something special for us all to play with. A trifold shutter ATC template! How cool is that! You can check it out here

So although this looks like a normal size card, its not. Its 3 1/2" x 2 1/2 ".

So cute!

For my images used here, I've made use of Nicecrane's ATC background sheet called "Aesop's Fables" . I just love this sheet!

Here are some close ups so you can see the different pictures on the card: 

Oh! Below I used a tiny piece of yet another of Nicecrane's ATC background sheets, one called "gothic arches". You can have a look here. It's so versatile. I turned it on it's side and used just the top circle of the arch as a background for my peacock.

Don't you love the fox and the hare? And the town mouse/ city mouse?

And all folded up, with my hand in the way so you get an idea of it's size.

So that's what I have to share for now. It was kinda nice to make an ATC. It's been a few weeks and there's something relaxing about getting your fingers all inky and sticky with itty bitty pieces! lol

I can't wait to stop by on on all my bloggin buddie's blogs and see what you've done today :-)

Hugs, Dorcas

"Nicecrane's" Humpty Dumpty Card

Hi All!

Here's a fun card for you all today. Who doesn't love Humpty Dumpty?

I made this card for a friend who had a fall and broke her wrist. Am I horrible? lol

I should have made this for another friend of ours who got thrown out of the back of a pickup truck and lost 1/3 of his skull.... but I didn't have this stamp last year. So!

A front view:

And a close up below:

And the sentiment:

And the stitching and  gemmy details:

Recipe: Nicecranes digi stamp Humpty Dumpty

Colors: Prismacolors

Gems and Ribbon: Offray

Frame: Nestability

Here is the digi I used:

You can find it at his store ~here~

I would like to enter this in:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Thanks for visiting!

A "Fairyland" New Home

I thought I would do a little bit of experimenting today. :-)

You all know how I love to color. Well, I 'm not coloring!Today's card was made using one of Nicecrane's  ATC/ACEO backs which I copy and pasted into word and then stretched into a 51/2 inch square.

Front view:

This opens up a whole new world to me. He's got tons of ATC backs and now that I know I can resize them, I can make all sorts of background paper out of them for my cards. Of course, this wouldn't work if there were people in the picture (they might look like they're playing in the funny mirrors) but for scenes like the one above, it works like a dream. How cool is that?

I made this card for our neighbors who have just built a new house and will be moving.:-(

A close up of the picture below:

I printed this on my new printer. yay!! I am back in business, guys!! (for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, my printer broke over the weekend).

Here is the ATC/ACEO Background sheet I used below:

Remeber that  these background sheets are designed for ATCs, so if you want to use them for cards you MUST RESIZE them.

You can buy it from Nicecranes Shop here

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts: A Charm

Color Create: Purple, mint and yellow

Playdate Cafe: Purple/gold

The ABC challenge : C is for Charm

"Nicecrane" Peter Pan ATCs

Hi Guys!

Well today's ATCs were made from a collage sheet by Nicecrane Designs  (check it out here  as there's several of these Peter Pan collage sheets and I think I want one of each!! lol )  which I hand colored, distressed and "blingified". The above ship was such a nice picture I didn't do much with it except color it. I hated to cut anything out.

Here is the sheet I used:

 Below we have "Pin the tail on the meraid". Just kidding! lol

I love this oone. Wendy and the boys trying to catch a mermaid....

For the above and the two below I also used another collage sheet of Nicecranes called "Gothic arches. " It is obvious in the one below (Peter and Wendy) , but for the others I simply turned an arch upside down to make some cool patterns.

I  wish I had some stickles to add some glitter effects to the mermaids but alas my glitter is too chunky. :-(

 I guess I can put that on my next shopping list!

By the way, I have a bit of a surprise for you from Nicecrane himself....anyone who leaves some lovin on this post will recieve a surprise and one lucky commenter will recieve the complete Peter Pan series!! How cool is that?

Thanks for looking!!

"Nicecrane's" Gustav Dore Clip Art~ ATCs

OK, guys! Something a little different for you today.

 You all know how I love my bright cheerful colors ;well here's the other side of me. :-) (Scary, huh? lol)Gustav Dore, you gotta love the raw emotion he evokes in his art (or did. He's dead now). I just love his art. It is a little dark but like i said, gutsy.

 Below is his Little Red Riding Hood. I'm sorry, but if that doesn't make a little kid sleep well, there's something wrong with them! lol

Nice Doggie, Nice Doggie

The images are mostly black and white with gold veining. But if you go over some of the details with Prismacolors, the pictures just pop. Notice the greenery and blue sky below.

And wonderful Puss In Boots! Can anyone ever have too much Puss In Boots?

He's Da Man, right there!

The rocky cliffs below I added some white/grey pencil to and gave it some more dimention. Couple that with some chatruesse and blue in the water and you can see how much fun you can have with these images.

I tore and distressed the images and used my odds and ends to collage them. Also added a gold cord in different patterns to tie in the gold veining in the clip art.

Below you see the sheet as it comes through Nicecranes shop.

have a poke around, he has some pretty cool stuff. Release the inner artist :-)

To purchase click here

Thanks for looking everyone!

Peter Rabbit ATCs

So! Someting different again today!

Using Nicecranes lovely clip art I have made a few ATCs to share with you all. Now keep in mind its been a while since I made any ATCs although I was once rather prolific with them as most of my friends know . lol

Here they are:

Three of the four were made using the clip art pack Peter Rabbit and the fourth was taken from Squirrel Nutkin. Also, keep in mind that these are a small taste of the digital clip art packs as each one comes with 8 designs. A really fantastic deal at $2.44 a pack.

Sometimes I like to coat my ATCs with Ultra Thick Embossing Powder and Perfect Medium to make a shiny hard coat but the addition of the bling and hemp made that impossible this time. So individually...here they are:

Also, something to consider are Nicecranes Collage sheets, a collage sheet allows you to cut away the elements you want to use,  for example check this out here. Its different than the presized images like the ones Ive used in my ATCs here in this post. Something to consider.

Ok!Thanks for looking and I hope to have more to share with you next time!

"Nicecrane Designs" Flying

Well today I have something special for you.

Ignacio over at Nicecrane Designs asked me to join his team. Up til now he focused on creating beautiful collage sheets for ATC artists. But he has extended his store now to include digi stamps as well. The above card was made using his digi line "Peter Pan".

You'll get to see examples of his collage sheets as well in the days to come.

But back to the card!

My recipe:

DPs: S.E.I.

Ribbon: Offray

Image: Nicecrane Designs

Colors: Prismacolors

Buttons: from stash

Pearls and flowers: Recollection and Prima

Some close ups:

And my mess!

I just love this paper pack. I had never heard of  S.E.I. before but I found this stack on clearance and had to get it.

I would like to enter this card in these challenges below:

Cupcake Craft Challenge: Blue and Green

Incy Wincy: Buttons and Bows

Spoonful Of Sugar: Recipe

Papertake Weekly: Recipe

Tuesday Morning Sketch: Sketch

Thanks for looking, guys!!