New Name, New Store, New Digis, New Illustrator & Freebies!!!

 

Today is an extra special kind of day for CDS. It's digi release day, yes, but this month, not only do we have a whole new batch of images and greetings to share with you, but we have a new Illustrator joining our team, as well as a whole new web store and a new name as well!

"Clear Dollar Stamps" is now "Clearly Digi Stamps," and can be found at its new home. The new web store offers some fun new features, including the ability to pay with Paypal, and an instant download page, both features you asked for! Also, to celebrate the grand opening, we'll be offering new freebies each Thursday and Saturday for the next few weeks. The first freebie, "Otterly Thankful" is available now. It includes one image, one printable paper, and one sentiment. Here's a peek:

Each freebie will only be available for a couple of days, so be sure to stop by and snag yours before they're gone.

Last but not least, joining the CDS team this month is illustrator Patrick Dunnegan. You may know his talented wife, Kathy, from our design team. Turns out the talent runs in the family, and you're going to just love what Patrick has created to share this month. Be sure to stop by the CDS store to check out his amazing digis!

Now on to my own new digi releases! This month I have two new sets to share. The first is called "Carnival Kids," and includes the images featured on the card at the top of this post. One of the things my kids and I look forward to every year is our trip to the county fair. Frozen lemonade, corndogs, and a few games and rides make for a fun family outing, and I wanted to share our summer fun with you through this set. "Carnival Kids" would also work well for party invitations or birthday cards. The set includes outline and precolored images, as well as printable digital papers. Here's another card made with this set:

And here's what the whole set looks like:

My second new release set is called "Coffee Cup Greetings." This set was designed to be an all-purpose note set. Again, outline and precolored images and printable digital papers are included. Here are a couple of cards made with this set:

  

And here's what the whole set looks like:

 

OK, I know that's a LOT to digest from one post, so thanks for reading. I hope you'll stop by the new CDS store today and see more of the fun! :-)

A Little Break

Hello friends! How are things with you? My kids and I are crunching towards the end of the school year, and feeling very grateful that summer break will soon be here. This year was one of amazing growth for my children academically, and they have enjoyed the time thoroughly, but the "get up and go" has gone, so it's a push right now to keep them motivated. Likewise, I am totally burned out on studying. As much as I love to learn, and value the skills learned in my college courses, I've had to put so much of my normal life on hold to meet the challenge. I can't wait to be able to just get up one day a few weeks in the future and not have a deadline to meet for a couple of months!


ANYWAY....I took a little break from school craziness yesterday to make a card with this week's layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I did rotate the sketch slightly to fit the image that I wanted to use. The image is one of the sweet Tilda stamps by Magnolia Designs, stamped in Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers. The papers, ribbon, and flower are all from my stash of scraps. I didn't add a greeting yet, so that I could hold the card in reserve for just the right someone. Often I have someone specific in mind when I'm crafting, but more often I'm just playing. So this one will sit in my card box for now. Maybe I can get that bow straightened out before I do send it off -- LOL! :-)

April Digi Release at CDS

Hello, friends! It's been a little while since I was able to post, but I wanted to take a moment to share with you that we have a wonderful new batch of digis for you at Clear Dollar Stamps today. Here are some samples made with my new sets. Please visit the CDS store to see all the fun things our team has come up with you for this month! :-)

My first card features an image from the "Loving Hands" set. I *love* hands -- they can be so expressive, don't you think? Unlike most of my other digis, I chose to do this one in outline format only, because there are just so many possible ways to color these, and I really wanted to leave it to your imagination. Here's what the whole set looks like:

This second card features an image from the "Cow Are You" set. My older daughter has a fascination with cows, so I made this set with her in mind.

And of course, I *had* to add a bunch of punny cow greetings to go with the images! This set includes both pre-colored and outline images, along with two cow-print printable digital papers.

And finally, here is a card made with my new "What's Cooking" set.

My thought behind this set was to offer something that could be used for many food-related occasions, including birthdays, party invitations, and of course, thank you notes. This set, too, includes both pre-colored and outline images, as well as coordinating printable digital papers. 

That's all from me for now, but please do visit the CDS store to see what the rest of the team has to offer this month! :-)

A Few New Digis :-)

It's a beautiful new day, and over at the Clear Dollar Stamps store, we have many new sets available today! I've made a few samples to share with you using my own new additions. To see what our other artists and our talented design team have come up with for this month, please visit the Clear Dollar Stamps blog.

The first of my new releases is called  "Rainy Day." This set is meant to be one of encouragement through tough times. It includes three main images -- the raincloud, and then two different poses of the duck. All images are available in both outline (black and white) and pre-colored format. There are also three different printable papers, and five encouraging greetings.

Here's what the whole set looks like:

My second new set for this month is called "Hello Spring." Who can help feeling ecstatic when God brings color and life back to the earth after a long, dreary winter? This set celebrates a little of that.

Again, this set includes both outline (black and white) and precolored images, as well as printable papers and greetings.

Finally, my third set for this month is called "Lots of Thoughts."

I really wanted to make something that my two "tween-age" daughters and others their age might use to craft quick cards for their friends, and this is what I came up with. The idea here is that you choose a greeting, and then layer it over the thought bubble image before printing. In addition to the colored elements shown, an outline version of the thought bubble is included, as well as solid black versions of each greeting (the hearts are empty and colorable).

And that's it from me for this month. Thanks for looking! :-)

A Prayerful Card

It's been a very busy week! Between college midterm exams and running the kids all over to school and their various commitments and appointments, I almost forgot about crafting altogether. Remembering my goal of three sessions per week late last night, I put together this card. I am often in need of cards to let others know that I am praying for them, so I made one to add to my stash. (I don't know about you, but it always helps me to know I am in someone's prayers!) This layout is from this week's sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. The image is from the "Pray Without Ceasing" digi set (available through Clear Dollar Stamps), and is mostly colored with Copics. Her dress is paper-pieced, as that is the challenge theme this week at Tuesday Throwdown, and I love to play along over there whenever I can. The patterned papers are more retired Stampin' Up! designs, and the butterfly border piece was created using a Martha Stewart punch.

Hogs & Kisses

Last spring while visiting a thrift store, my daughters and I found a few retired Stampin' Up! sets for sale. Most were not our style, but we did come away with one set for a friend and one set for us. The set we kept is called "Pasture Birthday," and is so darling! It includes farm animal images and "punny" greetings -- so sweet!

Here's a card that I *finally* made yesterday using this set. The layout is from this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. The papers are more from the Konnichiwa stack by Basic Grey. I've been using these papers a lot lately, because their colors are my favorites -- so bright and cheery! I stamped the pig image, greeting, and grass on a square of white cardstock and then colored the scene with Copic markers. Many of my markers are running out of ink, so I didn't get the shading I would have liked, but oh well. The sky was created using ink and a sponge with the retired cloud stencil from Stampin' Up! (somehow, most of my favorite things from them are all retired...). The red end-piece of cardstock is also stamped with a burlap texture stamp that I picked up at Michael's a few years ago.

I can't believe it took me so long to  use this stamp set, but now I'm excited to go digging in my cupboard. Who knows what else I have in there that I've forgotten about? :-)

Challenge Cards

In an effort to boost my creativity, I've been playing along with the challenges at Splitcoast Stampers all this week. I'm always amazed at how much more quickly my cards come together when I have just a little bit of direction to start, versus sitting down cold at the crafting table. So here's what I came up with this week.

This first card was for the Ways to Use It challenge. This week's theme was "paper piercing." I used the "Hello Little Butterfly" stamp by Magnolia Designs with the cheery Konnichiwa papers by Basic Grey, and pierced around the orange matte behind Tilda.

My second card was made for the Sketch challenge, and for this one I used the cross image from my "Become New" digi set. The layout for the card was provided by the challenge hostesses. The papers are from the long-retired "Spring Showers" set by Stampin' Up! (It takes me years to work through a set of papers, probably because I'm always adding to my stash -- LOL!)

This last card was made for the Color challenge, and this week's colors were Bashful Blue, Raspberry Ripple, and Pink Petals. I didn't have the exact colors, so I approximated from what I did have. The image is from my new "Pocket Pals" digi set.

OK, there you have it -- proof that I have kept my goal of crafting at least three times each week, even if I did need a little help to get started. Now that the creative juices are flowing, hopefully next week it will come a little easier. :-)

Getting ready for Easter!

It seems like Easter has been an April holiday most years, but this year it is in March. This is throwing my sense of the seasons way off! Looking at the calendar, I realized it's only about 3 weeks or so away. As I love to do little treats for my kids and nieces and nephews, I figured it was time to get to work. This year, I'm making them each a little treat basket. I learned to make these many years ago, when I first started stamping. Even the grass inside is hand made, using a paper crimper and paper cutter. These do come together very quickly, and finished, each one is only about 4 inches by 4 inches -- just big enough to hold a couple of Easter eggs and a bit of candy.

To make the one shown here, I used digis from the Become New and Seasonal Crosses sets, which are available through Clear Dollar Stamps. The patterned papers are from my scraps stash, like usual.

If you'd like to make one of these yourself, I've shared a tutorial for them today at the Clearly Digi Stamps blog. Thanks for looking! :-)

You're Special

I've set a new goal for myself: to make a card at least three days each week. It's something I love to do, not just for the creative expression, but because then I have cards to send out or donate. And yet I seem to find myself "too busy" most of the time these days. The thing is, I notice that I feel more "balanced" the weeks that I do craft. So, I need to stop making excuses and, like my daily workout, just do it for the sake of my health! :-)

That said, here is card #2 for this week. I played along with my two favorite challenges: Tuesday Morning Sketches and Tuesday Throwdown. Tuesday Morning Sketches offered the lovely layout, and Tuesday Throwdown offered a theme of "on my mind." I couldn't find any of my "thinking of you" sentiment stamps, but I thought this one by Inkadinkadoo -- "You're Special" -- was a good substitute. The image is a two-step stamp set called "Simply Soft" by Stampin' Up! I've never been very coordinated at using these two-step stamps. I can't get the outline and the fill lined up perfectly, but the fun thing is they kind of look OK anyway. The papers are from the "Kidlets" stack by DCWV. Joanne's is having a 50% off sale this week on papers (among other things), so I was able to snag a couple new 6x6 pads for just $2.99 each -- great deal, and a great incentive to keep crafting -- running out of paper means getting to buy more -- ha ha!

CAS 209 Honoring Ceal!

It's been a while since I got a chance to craft, so I decided to check out the CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers this morning to get me going. How wonderful to discover that my dear friend, Ceal Pritchett, is this week's featured stamper! Ceal is a master at creating gorgeous CAS cards, and is such a sweetheart to boot. What a joy to get to look through her gallery and choose a card to case! I chose this card from her gallery as my inspiration. For the cross image, I used the Spring cross from my new "Seasonal Crosses" digi set. Following Ceal's example, I embossed the edges of the white card base using a Cuttlebug border. I cut and embossed the image out using a Spellbinders die, and then colored the sunken part of the frame of the image with markers. As in Ceal's example, this gives the image a fun, layered look, while keeping the card clean and simple. Since I placed my greeting on the cross image, I used a little button with some thread for accent where Ceal had placed her greeting. Thanks for the lovely inspiration, Ceal, and a huge congratulations on being featured this week! :-)

Valentine Treats

One of the fun things about having kids is the excuse to make sweet Valentine Treats. :-) I love to make goodies for my kids, and to help them make treats for their classmates at school. This year, my girls are giving their friends lollipops that we have personalized a little bit with handmade covers. We started with flat, heart-shaped lollipops. Each cover is like a little box that encloses the candy part, and the lollipop stick pokes out through a punched hole in the bottom.

For these particular ones, I used pre-colored digis and papers from my new From the Heart digi set, which is available as an instant download through Clear Dollar Stamps. This set does include the outline images for those who prefer to do their own coloring. You know how much I *love* to color, but I have to tell you that using the pre-colored elements from this set really saved me time. With about 70 of these to make, it made a huge difference!

That said, these are super easy to make and don't take much time to start out with. If you'd like to learn how I put them together, I've shared a Lollipop Covers tutorial today over at the Clear Dollar Stamps blog. The tutorial includes measurements and step-by-step directions with photos for those, like me, who really need to see it to understand it. :-)

Just for Fun

I'm trying to get back in the habit of crafting after such a long break. Though it's something I love to do, I have a tendency to get caught up in the "shoulds" of each day, and before I know it, the day is gone. Recently I realized that this tendency was making me very cranky. I sat and thought about how long it had been since I did something just for fun, and honestly couldn't recall. So today I just played, forcing myself to ignore the dishes, laundry, and other chores for a little while. The result is that I got three cards made, and then was able to tackle my chores with a much more cheerful heart than I might have otherwise. I'd forgotten how that works. :-)

ANYWAY, here are the cards that I made. I thought about spreading them out over a couple of posts, but knowing myself, I'll find some chore to do instead tomorrow -- LOL! -- so I'd better share them now.

For the card at the top of this post, I used a cute little panda stamp by La-La Land Crafts. This was a gift from a friend that has sat unused in my stamp closet for months and months. What better stamp to use to begin this hobby anew?

This next card I made for this week's Tuesday Throwdown challenge, the theme of which is "Frame It." The image is from a Penny Black clear stamp called "Garden Friends." I layered some paper flowers to sort of mimic the ones in the image. I thought they were a bit too pale in color when I really looked at them, so I colored on them with my Copics. These papers are from my seemingly infinite box of scraps, and I can't recall who makes them. But I like them so much I used them for my last card, too.

This last card is for this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge. The image is from the Beary Best stamp set by Stampin' Up (long retired). This one was tough to color, because the image is only about 1.25 inches square. My hands were shaking so much I thought I'd wreck the image, but somehow I managed to get it colored! I didn't have punches in a hexagon shape like the sketch calls for, so I used little circles along the bottom of the card instead. The circles felt a little empty to me once I got them glued down, so I added little embellies to each one. I thought it gave the whole thing kind of a fun, "crazy quilt" look.

Well, that's my fun for today. I hope you've found something equally fun to do to lift your spirit today. :-)

Back to the Drawing Board -- Literally!

It's new release day at Clear Dollar/Clearly Digi Stamps, and I actually have a new digi set out this month! It's called "From the Heart," and I hope you're going to love it. I designed it to be useful for Valentine's Day, but also just for those anytime "love you" or "miss you" projects. The set includes colored images and papers, greetings in a couple of different colors, as well as the outline images for those who like to do their own coloring. My card today uses one of the pre-colored images and some of the papers from the set. Here's what the whole set looks like:

Of course, mine is just one of several new digi releases today at CDS. To see the other sets that our team has designed for you, along with the gorgeous samples the awesome ladies of our design team have made to inspire you, please stop by the CDS blog.

I am now officially back from my leave-of-absence from CDS, and will have new digi releases to share with you each month going forward. Thanks again to those of you who have been praying for me and my family. I know I didn't share much in the way of details here, and some of you were worried. I apologize for that, and for not being able to answer emails or comments during this time. I don't want to go into much detail, but suffice to say we had multiple serious health issues arise at once. Things got intense for us very suddenly, and I had to sort of drop everything and put my energy where it was needed. Please know that God is very good, and we are all well now, praise Him! I look forward to being able to share with and visit with you again here on a more regular basis.  :-)

Christmas Tea Wallet

Hello, friends! It's been a long while since I posted, huh? My family life got pretty crazy there for a few months, and I needed to just set everything extra aside. As you've probably noticed, I stepped down from my design teams, and am taking a break from illustrating. Things are still a bit hectic for my family, but are working their way back towards normal. My hope is to get back into the regular swing of things after the holidays, but we will see what the Lord has planned. Thanks to those of you who have been praying for us -- that means the world to me!

In the meantime, I wanted to pop in and share a Christmas project that I made over the weekend. It's a tea wallet, and was so very easy to make. I got this idea last year from a friend who converted a tag wallet for this purpose, and ended up making a dozen of them for my daughters' school craft fair. This year I'm making them as little thank you gifts for their teachers and a few other helpful people.

Here's what it looks like closed:

To make this, I used the gingerbread man from my Christmas Cuties Color digi set, along with a variety of paper scraps from my stash. For the teas, I included a variety of my favorites. The important thing with those is that you want them to be in individually sealed pouches so that they stay fresh. If you don't have any tea drinkers on your gift list, I've found that other things will fit in the pockets as well, including gift cards. Your imagination, as always is the limit!

If you're wondering how to put one of these together yourself, please stop over at the Clear Dollar Stamps blog today. Though I'm currently not illustrating, I am still writing tutorials, and you'll find step-by-step directions along with photos of how I made this there. :-)

See the Miracles

I snagged a little crafting time late last night when I couldn't sleep, and put together some cards with images I've had lying around on my craft table forever. I tend to color up a bunch of them when I'm supervising my daughters' school work, but then often don't get around to using them on cards. Here's one of the cards I made, using the sweet "Neighbors" digi from Designed 2 Delight. I think I colored this one last summer -- LOL! The layout is this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. The greeting is from a retired set called "In His Time" that my friend Chrissy Dickinson drew for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. The background paper is from my scraps stash.

All New at CDS

There's all kind of fun going on this month at Clear Dollar Stamps! We've got all new digis for you to play with, a brand new inspiration blog, AND, to top it all off, we're introducing a new illustrator -- Austin Owens! Austin has a darling, doodly style that I just adore, and I'm sure you will, too. Stop over at our new inspiration blog HERE to welcome her, and see all the fun new things our designers have to share with you this month.

Today I have two card to share with you showcasing my newest digi releases. The first uses images and greetings from the "Are We There Yet" set. The theme of this set is travel, but I wanted to show through my card that it could be used for other occasions as well, like retirement. A fun little note about this digi set -- the postcard image that is included is proportioned according to the United States Postal Service requirements so that it can be resized and printed to use as an actual postcard, if you're inclined to make your own. :-)

If you've been following my digis for long, you may recognize the little butterfly from my second card. He makes his reappearance in full color in the new Bugs & Blooms set this month, where he is joined by a couple of new friends -- a ladybug and a snail. This set includes digitally pre-colored images and printable papers, but it also includes the line art (black and white) images as well, so if you prefer to color your images by hand, you can.

All Clear

This week at Tuesday Throwdown, the challenge theme is "clear elements." We want to see you use a clear element of some sort on your challenge project. We have a new, first-time sponsor this week -- Inked Treasures. Inked Treasures offers a darling line of digital characters as well as Copic markers at their online store, and is generously offering a 4-digi prize package to one lucky winner. Be sure to stop by and play for a chance to win! :-)

To make my card for this challenge, I used the "Flowers in a Wagon Bella," digi by Inked Treasures. I colored the image with Prismacolor colored pencils, and used papers from the "Hello Spring" stack by Little Yellow Bicycle. For my first "clear element," I added a layer of clear gloss over Bella's wagon. I also covered my stamped greeting with a clear, square button. And finally, I added a couple of clear, purple Dew Drops as accents.

It's a Heatwave

Summer is heating up! This week at Tuesday Throwdown, we're celebrating the heat with a "hot colors" challenge. You can use any colors that make you think of summer heat to make your challenge entry this week.

For my card, I've used a sweet Tilda image from Magnolia Designs, along with some hot pink, orange, and yellow papers. I colored the image to match the papers using Copic markers, and added a greeting and some stamped butterflies (to coordinate with the one on Tilda's back) from an old set by Stampendous (can't recall the name). I wanted to add a little decoration to the butterflies, but didn't have anything matching these colors, so I dug out some stick-on pearls and colored them hot pink with a Copic marker. A couple of paper flowers and a little sheer yellow ribbon rounded it out.

This week's generous challenge sponsor is CropStop LLC. They have all kinds of fabulous stamping supplies in their store, and they're offering a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner. Be sure check them out, and then stop over at Tuesday Throwdown and play for a chance to win!  :-)

Summertime

July is here, and I don't think there's any denying that summer is in full swing! This week at Tuesday Throwdown, we're celebrating summertime through our crafty creations. Robyn's Fetish is our sponsor, and they've provided the team with some fabulous images to showcase. I used their sweet "My Bike" digi for my card. Growing up, summertime was largely about getting outside and playing for me. Bike riding was something I especially loved to do, so this image just seemed the perfect fit! I colored the image with Copic markers, and paired it with some red-white-and-blue papers from my scraps stash. The red, white, and blue papers are another representation of summer for me as, being American, our Independence Day (4th of July) celebration was often the highlight of the summer. I hope you'll stop over to Tuesday Throwdown this week and see what we've made, and be inspired to make your own "summertime" creation! :-)

God Bless America!

July 4th is just a few days away -- one of my favorite days of the year! My family has a long history of military and civil service to the United States, going back to the Revolutionary War, and we celebrate this day with pride in our heritage and gratitude for the many ways God has blessed our country and people. A big BBQ, fireworks for the kids, and, of course, apple pie -- I can't wait!  :-)

Today I've made a card to celebrate this special day and our country's amazing heritage. I used a precolored image, digital paper, and a greeting from the "Stitchy Stars" digi set by Clear Dollar Stamps. For the background piece, I dry-embossed a piece of white cardstock with the swirls folder by Cuttlebug, and then sponged it with some Creamy Caramel (Stampin' Up!) ink. I added a red heart button that I distressed a bit with a sanding block, tied with some brown and white baker's twine, and then tied on some crinkled ribbon, all to give it a bit of a vintage feel.

I'm entering my card in these crafty challenges:

* Simon Says Stamp -- Sporty or Patriotic
* Crafty Sentiments Designs -- Red, white, and blue
* Crafting For All Season -- Patriotic/Military/Fireworks
* Paper Pretties -- Red, white, and blue
* The Sisterhood of Crafters -- Stars

Playtime! :-)

I haven't been doing much "for fun" cardmaking lately, and my "to donate" boxes are consequently pretty empty. So, when I got the email feed about this week's sketch challenge at Operation Write Home, I made myself sit down and play a bit. I ended up making two cards with this sketch, and had a great time doing it. I've been working so much lately, it felt good to just sit and play for a little bit, even better knowing these cards will go towards an important cause.

Both of these cards feature hedgehogs by Penny Black. Her adorable critters are some of my all-time favorites! The cupcake image  on the second card is a separate stamp that has been in my stash for a couple of years, but I can't for the life of me remember who made it. The papers are a mix of Basic Grey patterns from my scraps stash.

Gone Gingham!

Are you a fan of gingham? I sure am! It's such a classic print that harkens back to the sweet "old days," and I use it a lot in my cards. It's so flexible, too -- I think it fits with just about any crafting style. This week at Tuesday Throwdown, the whole team has "gone gingham," while showing off some darling digis by this week's sponsor, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. How fun!

For my card, I've used the adorable "Opal Owl" digi. I colored Opal with Copic markers, and added a little bow to one of her "ears," for a feminine touch. For the gingham element, I used both this bright, cheery, yellow paper (made by Recollections) along with a pretty, pink gingham bow. The greeting is from a retired stamp set, also by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and is stamped in white craft ink.

I hope you'll stop over at Tuesday Throwdown this week -- we'd sure love to see what you do with gingham! :-)

Window on the World

This week at Tuesday Throwdown, we're making window cards. What is a window card? It's a card with a "window" cut into the front, and with the main image or greeting placed on the inside of the card so that it is visible through the window. This is an easy way to add some extra fun to a card!

Our sponsor this week is MyGrafico, and they provided our team with the adorable "Woodland Animals" digital stamp set to play with. I combined the porcupine and mushroom images to create a little scene, then colored it with Copic markers. On the front of the card, I used the current layout challenge from Sketchy Colors, rotate a quarter turn to the right. Then I cut a window using a Spellbinders die through the image piece. I then cut the image piece using the same shaped die, and placed it on the inside of the card. Easy-peasy and super fun, don't you think? I hope you'll give window cards a try this week, and be sure to stop by and share your creation with us at Tuesday Throwdown. :-)

Card Materials:

Stamps -- "Woodland Animals" digis by MyGrafico

Inks -- Black printer ink, Copic markers

Papers -- "Konichiwa" designer papers by Basic Grey

Accents -- Brown paper flowers by Recollections, red buttons by Favorite Findings

Tools -- Cuttlebug machine with Nestabilities Labels Four dies

Digi Day at Clear Dollar Stamps!

We've got an all-new batch of digis to share with you at Clear Dollar Stamps today! Thirteen new sets that we're sure going to want to play with. Here are a few samples that I made to entice you. :-)

For this first card, I used the new "Stitchy Stars" set. This is a precolored set, with the stars done up in a vintage, Americana style, and includes matching printable papers. With this set, you could easily create quick cards to send to our soldiers (heroes!) stationed overseas, or decorations/invitations for your 4th of July celebration. But as with all of our precolored sets, this set also includes the outline images so that you can color or paper-piece the images to your own liking. Here I layered the various star images included in the set, and recolored them to make a pretty, feminine card. As I always say, I love the versatility of digis!

This next card uses one of the cheery printable papers and the precolored ray image from the "Oceans of Joy" set. I added a few Dew Drops along the bottom edge to simulate bubbles. Super quick and easy to make!

For this final card, I used the "Endless Beginnnings" set to make a card of encouragement. I made the greeting the focus of the card, and colored the dove image with Copic markers, adding it as an accent piece.

To see more of the new digis we have available to you, as well as the many fun creations our team has made to inspire you, be sure to visit our inspiration blog today. Thanks for looking! :-)