Papillon Digital Designs

And the winner of the blog hop is

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:00 +0000

And the winner from Blog Hop - Happy wee birthday is
Congrats Lynden Blossom
who said...

Hell, Pam - I'm here via Jo - This is a Lovely, Delicate card! I'm Following via GFC - and look forward to seeing more of your creations - ;-} Happy for the chance to win Your goodies, too - Am just beginning to use Spellbinders items - ;-}
Lynden

So Lynden send me your address and I will have the spellbinder on it's way to you. :)

Ring - Hello!

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:03:00 +0000

This is image Ring - one of Sunday'e new release at DS4J shop this week.

This time instead of copics I used twinkling H2O. Talk about shine. It does take a little getting used to as it is a little bit opaque and wow the shine.

I did use stickles to make those black dots on the pink paper lace and swirls at the top on the orange CS.

Challenges I want to enter this card into

Exciting news at DS4J

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:26:00 +0000

There is an exciting news at DS4J shop

Digistamps4Joy now has a REWARD POINTS SYSTEM in place!!

This means you can earn 'points' on every purchase you make, which will add up to a discount on your next purchase!

Do go to the DS4J shop shop and check out the details

DS4J CHALLENGE # 67 – spring has sprung

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The challenge #67 this fortnight at DS4J is Spring has Sprung.
Here is the theme (in quotes)

THEME : 'Spring has sprung'. The Northern hemisphere will be celebrating spring! Make a creation/card showing how you enjoy this season, whether it is chasing the lambs in the field, oohing and aahing the new blossoms on the fruit trees, or the fact that you will be seeing more sun! Go for it! The word SPRING should appear somewhere on your card.

Isn't it fun?

Weather this year is so finicky. Feels like winter some days and summer on others.

But it is flowering. Smell of jasmine and roses - Hmmm - Divine!

I have used a pretty image this week called Berry Pixie

Sure was a bit hard to do as I used a thick K&company paper to make the ruffles instead of a thinner pattern paper .Lots of learning curve. Because of all thickness unless you make the card top edges as box like to cover the sides it shows too much. Inspired by Anna Griffin and Christina from Card making magic. Only one change I wish I had made, I wish I had colored the pixies top hat more flower like color instead of leaf like. Guess I thought green would pop up more than the orange when I was doing it.Added lots of stickles for sparkle

P.B. Shelley is one of my favorite poets along with Frost , Wordsworth and Tagore.

Anyone remember Ozymandias? inspired by Ramses statue? One of my earliest reads was seeing it in Times library books - Ancient Egypt.

Ozymandias

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away”.

-Percy Blythe Shelly

Oh I so digress from the card.

But this poem always gets me - so humbling isn't it? The Hand of Time.

Now I want to enter this card in some challenges

Happy Mother's day and sharing The Lady

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Happy mother's day .
I wanted to share a post I made way back http://www.thebugbytes.com/2011/04/lady.html
This for my mom.
Happy mother's day mom

Graduation time

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:22:00 +0000

One more project today with yet another image from this week's release at DS4J shop.
This time I have the image on a bag instead of a card

The bag is recollections paper sack from Micheals. I just added the handles.

The gold CS is from paper and more. The sentiment is a clear stamp I thinks form hero arts.

Now for some challenges to enter this into

Flower Power

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

We have some lovely images released at DS4J shop this week.
One of the image is flower power
The 60's. Well since I was born in late 60's my knowledge from this period is of course second hand ;)
But this image is so so cute and versatile

Not much to say about the card except see that sort of flower burst on the right - that is from a new memory box die I got. I cut the strip of paper in the center point half way line ( the die is sort of negative cuts - I have layered the orange paper over the blue paper so the blue you see is beneath where the die has cut out the orange) and punched a smaller circle to layer. The flower and swirls are from my stash - (wow I have had it for more than a year and not used it). Image colored with copics and edged with memento chalk ink

Challenges in which I want to enter this card

Ring Ring! Why don't you give me a call?

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:47:00 +0000

Remember that song by ABBA
Can't get that tune out of my head after seeing this cute image which is part of Sunday release back at http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/ this week called "Misteri caller"
Fun thing is there is also a colored version available for those who don't want to color it themselves

Here is my card

I used spellbinder majestic elements die for frame and buckle. It was in fact 2 buckles cut out and stuck together. MS punch for the border strip.

The cell phone and flower and leaf are Jolee's stickers. I love the lace ribbon which I used. I think I got it from Micheal's

The image is colored using copics.

Skin - my go to - E13, E11, E00, E000 and E04

dress - Green - YG2 family and Pink - RV2. I do step up to the next family for darks.

The hair - E3 family. E77 and E79 , E50

I do want to enter this card in some challenges

Happy Wee Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sat, 04 May 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Hello everyone
It is a blogaversary at Jo's Shack today . Thanks Jo for having me as part of this lovely hop.
Hope you came here from Kellie's site If not do please start your hop from Jo's site. She has a great giveaway in her blog

Do go and start your hop there and read the details for the giveaway .

Here is the blog hop list just in case you lose your way

Jo at Jo's Scrap Shack--> www.jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/

Tara at Craftin Desert Divas--> www.craftindesertdivas.com/

Candice at Candied Cards--> www.candiedcards.typepad.com/

Kellie at A little bit of Kellie--> www.alittlebitofkellie.blogspot.com

Pam @ Papillon Digital Designs --> www.papillondigitaldesigns.com (you are here)

Migdalia @ Crafting with Creative M --> www.craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com

Brenda @ Friends Crafting with Friends --> www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com

Here is a rocking card I made for the hop.

The image from Wee Stamps called Birthday baby boy.

I used copics to color up the image.

The card base is cut with spellbinder grand nestabilities circle die and the oval is decorative ovals also grand nestabilities. In the oval set except for the large die the rest do go in the cuttlebug. I kept the paper with the oval die in a cuttlebug embossing folder and embossed so that just the middle goes through. You do have to be careful while doing this technique as the die gets a bit warped so I would not use the delicate ones but just plain label ones and the plain shape ones for this. I also inked when the paper was inside the die so that just the inside edges get inked..
Added a bit of glossy accents to the cake icing, cherry and the boy's eyes

I have added marianne creatables flowers and swirls - LR0248, LR0249 and LR0250 which I got from http://dutchpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2013/04/marianne-flourishes-and-lifestyle.html. Darlene is such a sweetie and has good rates.

Now for the best part.
I too have a giveaway
It's this lovely spellbinder floral flourish die

Please become a follower
I know there are a couple of follow buttons here but the one I want you to use is the google friend connect one
which looks like this

And also leave a comment and a way to contact you in the comment section belelow this post and I will pick a winner on May 20th

Be sure to hop to Migdalia from here.

Thank you all for reading . Love and appreciate your sweet comments.

Fun Time

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:02:00 +0000

Hi
This is Pam from TheBugBytes and Papillon Digital Designs today on She's a SassyLady
Thanks Sheila for having me as one of your DT
Today I have a very simple card for you.
I got some most of the materials - papers, bling and flower i used on the card here from my lovely friend Kelly during our Christmas swap.
I just printed a free digi image and colored her and assembled the card after adding just the ribbon.
My card

I could certainly use some fun time :)

Love all the fun pattern paper and that flower is so cute. Thank you Kelly.

The image is colored using copics

Thank you all for reading.

Have a lovely crafty weekend.

Pam

Basketfull of tulips

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

It's the first friday of the month (SA Time) and so it is a freebie time at http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/
Be sure to grab this within the next 3 days. Just add it to the cart and check out.
Of course I had to make a card with this sweet image. I love tulips

Image is colored using copics.

Edges chalked with chalk ink.

The cardstock is coredination so after cutting and embossing I distressed it with sand paper . The dies are spellbinder dies.

I love the butterflies and flower and flourish from the spellbinder jewel die - my fav as it has flowers and butterflies in one place

Here are the dies used

I added faux stitching with micron pen. Some ribbon (from India) pearls and rhinestones to give it a bit of pop.

Of course I want to enter this in some challenges

DS4J Challenge #66 - Women are special

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The theme for challenge 66 at DS4J for the next couple of week until May 14th is Women are special
here is the theme in quotes

THEME : 'Women are Special'. Basically to celebrate Mother's Day, but your card/creation can be for a mother, grandmother, stepmother, or a very special woman friend. In other words, show off the speciality of being a woman and celebrate her.

So make a project to fit the theme preferably with one of the lovely images in store and link it up.
I have used 2 images
sentiment Mom which can be found at this link

http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=198

And Anemone corner –http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=475

Here is my card

The mesh in the card I had already posted before - http://papillondigitaldesigns.com/2013/04/mesh-card-file.html and finally this is the project I made with it. The file both svg and silhouette is available for download in my blog under the respective tab in main menu.

Isn't the sentiment so cute. Love it. And the anemone borders are lovely too.

I am going to enter the card in some challenges

Puppy Kisses

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Hi
This is my last week as Guest DT at Alicia's
Really enjoyed coloring up all the lovely images.
The image I used today is called Linda and cute puppy
And here is a card I made using this cutie pies

The paper is DCWV pet stack
I have used copics to color the image
Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, E09 - Yep I bravely venturing into E09
Hair - E5 family and YR000, YR20, YR21
Green is from YG0 family
Blue is B0 family with a bit of B12 and B14 for darks
Puppy E00 , E25, YR20, YR21

The other puppy die cut is from silhouette store and the sentiment I designed it myself.
Pin was also handmade from the beads and charms I had.
Do keep visiting the site.
Love to read all your sweet comments

Sunday release at DS4J

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This image is one of the new release from DS4J
She is called "Misteri with apple"

I liked how the 3d apple turned out.

I inked with chalk ink and embossed the cream cardstock - folder is cuttlebug swiss embossing folder. The button is a clear button embossed with buttercup zing embossing powder.

I want to enter the card in some challenges

Furever friends - Simply B April Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Made a card today for April Simply B Facebook Fan Challenge

The image is given free and you have to make a project following the theme which for this month is swirls and ribbons

Here is mine

I liked how this turned out. One more card shape I like.
The pattern paper are from - recollection elegant and DCWV pet stack.
Image is colored with copics

Sending you Sunshine

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Today is my 3rd Tuesday as guest designer at Alicia's blog.
Thanks Alicia and Lauren for choosing me as a GDT this month.
And this time I have a card with this cute chibi image - Lily

The sun background , mailbox and clouds were cut with silhouette sd. Now I am having quite a lot of problem with silhouette sd after the update which I did recently. Cutting is off so I have to go back and fussy cut it out again. Grr....

I drew on the specs on the sun. Does not come with the image and I made my own sentiment.

I have used copics on the image

Hair - E4 family

Face - E000, E00, E11, E13, E04, E09

Eyes - B00, B12

Envelope - E30, E33

sun - Y13 and Y28

Dress - B00, B02, B12, YG21, YG25

I also inked a doily and added it behind the image. Some bling and a couple of heart stickers and a button sticker for sun completes the card. Ha ha some adhesives of course to make them all stick.

Thank you readers. I appreciate the comments you leave. Fuel to my creative juices they are.

Do be back and share your projects too.

Happy Birthday the Harry Potter way

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:36:00 +0000

Yeah I managed to make a 3rd card with Karber image for the Karber Challenge
One of my favorite characters - Harry Potter and this particular Harry potter can be got here - http://www.karberdigital.com/harry-potter/100-harry-potter.html

Had so much fun making this card.

The potion recipe, owl - Hedwig and Hogwarts hat are all from silhouette. The title I wrote it myself - yep handwritten. Lol a shaky hand really helps. The cuts were further embellished with copper and gold gilding liquid. had fun with the ribbon. I had a yellow ribbon which was quite not the color I wanted so handy copics came to help. Then I twisted the 2 ribbons together. Tying to a bow with the twisted ribbon was a bit tough.
I also used a stud ribbon (lol dont know what to call it. Looks like rhinestone ribbon but more like a metal stud or brad)
The red background card stock was embossed with a cuttlebug folder
Let me try to list the copic colors used
Hair - E7 family and E5 family
Wizard coat - W family
Inside grey sweater - C family (for contrast)
Pant - B9 family
I used BG0000 for the glasses
and a little bit of green - one of the YG3 family for eyes.
Scarf - R3 family and Y2 family with E07 for dark
Face -- E000, E00, E11, E09, E13

Again Thanks to Kristy from someodd girls ustream videos I love using E09. Very brave of me :) for it is quite a scary color for face.

Embrace Life

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This is part of Sunday release at DS4J this week called "Melissa"

And here is a card I made with this cute image

She is colored using copics
The corner dies are cheery lynn dies - deco corner B165
the butterfly are from spellbinder - positively me jewel flowers and flourishes
and ovals - spellbinder - decorative oval and lacey oval

I used copics to color
E4 family for hair
Face - E0 family and yes for the first time I used E9 - eek but not bad. This is thanks to kristy from someoddgirl ustream videos.
The flowers and lips - R2 family
Other than that I crinkled and colored some seam binding for ribbon, added some bling and some Iam cherry blossoms and leaves.
the sentiment is from justrite stamps

I do want to enter this card in some challenges

Captured

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:09:00 +0000

Played with one more image for the Karber Challenge

This time tried a different fold. An accordion fold for base and then mount a card on the 3rd step.
Played with lots of dies which I love . One of my favorite embellishment along with bling and ribbon

I like the way this turned out. Have to add this type of card as a favorite fold along with center step fold.

The accordion base (steps) is an 8 1/2 x 11inch paper scored at 1.5" , 3", 5", 7", 9" so that first step height is 1.5 inch and the other 2 steps are 2 inches high. Added lots of bling.

DS4J CHALLENGE # 65 – Bling on a shape

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:43:00 +0000

This week the challenge at Digistamps4joy is Bling on a shape

THEME : 'Bling on a Shape'. To Make an easel shaped card (plain or twisted), and ADD BLING somewhere on the card.

I chose to make a twisted circle easel card using this adorable image from the DS4J store called - Country bride

Now to make the twisted circle it is way simple and here is a picture which will help

Isn't that self explanatory

Now do make a card and join us for the challenge.

I do want to enter this card in some challenges

Shopping is a great therapy

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Lol my hubby will probably - ha ha - not probably but definitely NOT agree with this sentiment.
But I am sure a majority of women will agree with me though and some men too.

This month I am a guest designer at Alicia's and this is my 2nd project and this time with this lovely cutie called Shopping Girl

It's a center step fold card and I am beginning to love this card. Using the full 8 1/2 x 11 sheet to make the card gives lots of real estate ( the folds/steps are 1 1/2" wide so lots of room in the center)

The pattern papers (except for the dress itself) is from DCWV - Dress it up
The center label dies are from spellbinder
the swirls are from life craft. Except for spellbinders which I get from amazon the other dies usually memory box, cheery lynn, life crafts etc I get from Darlene. She is such a sweet lady.
The dress is from Anna griffin's embellishments set. I got the set way back and since I don't have girls was thinking of where to use then and lo behold a perfect opportunity for this card :). Some bling and some bows and o course the perfect sentiment :) and there you go a card.
Now do drop in at Alicia's and check out the other cards by the designer's and do check out the lovely cute digis at Alicia's Shop

Open Wide!

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This fun fun image is released this Sunday (south africa - time zone) too at DS4J and when you see the image you will see why I call it fun.
He is called "Big Mouth".

Now I used my friend's Desire's favorite card shape :) the center step card

The background pattern paper is from DCWV I think safari kids. Not sure - one of their animal stacks and the pink hippo is from that too.

I used copics to color and chalk box chalk ink to ink the edges.

I of course want to post this in some challenges

Enjoy the small things in Life

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:47:00 +0000

This is one of the new release for this Sunday called Sunday Sundae at DS4J

Isn't she a cutie? and yum yum Sundae. I could use one now as it is hot in Texas today.

The card I made using this lovely image

Colored with copics.

That beautiful label die is spellbinders and the the other two swirls are from Lifecrafts - called adornments

The image was colored with copics. And the label inked with chalk ink

I want to enter this card in some challenges

Fill Your Paper with the Breathing of your heart

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Hello Everyone,
I am a guest designer this month at Alicia.
She has lots of lovely images. Check it out at - Alicia's little shop
For this Tuesday I used this cute image called Amy Writing

My first card for this month for Alicia's. # more to go each Tuesday.

This was colored with copics. The swirls and doily are from silhouette store and the cherry blossom was handmade with ek success retro punch. The papers are digi paper from cosmo cricket. The cardstock is gold from paperandmore. I distressed the edges with a cream paint and gold glitter paint (tulip gold )

I love this quote by William Wordsworth so decided to use that as sentiment.

Thank you for reading.

Pretty Please ? With Cherry on Top

noreply@blogger.com (Pam) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

We have some lovely new release at DS4J today (sunday morning in SA)
I just love this little fairy!
Look at those eyes!

At last I got an image where I could play with the feathering technique from copics lol

Don't you like that button cherry? I added a heart foam behind the red button and cut out a stem/stalk (Shhh.. don't tell my son but I snipped one of my son's projects - a foam leaf he had done for fall . He won't even know the stalk of his flower is gone) to make that cherry.

Now to enter this card in some challenges