Father's Day.............

.................is just around the corner!! (here in Canada anyways)

Hey you can never be too early, can ya?

Today I'm showing you a card I made with a Digital image that is available at Bizzy Becs.

It is from the Blue Butterfly collection called:

This image is called Cody Fishing.

My hubby loves fishing, whenever he gets the chance to, which isn't very often. My daughter loves to fish too, so we are all hoping the boys will follow suit. I don't mind it, as long as I'm catching something. I'm not about sitting there being bored. NOPE, not gonna happen.

For more details on my card, you can check my blog HERE!

Bizzy Becs has a new line coming out soon & some of the DT are showing sneak peeks here, so don't forget to scroll around a bit for some more great inspiration.

Cody on a Swing

I'm back with another Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly Stamp of the new line:

These digital images have been available at the Bizzy Becs Store since March 5 & all the DT members have been showcasing their creations  here at the store blog & will continue to do so for the rest of the month so be sure to scroll around cuz there are other sneek peaks going on as well for more NEW images that are available on April 1 !

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WooHOoOO!!

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This image is called Cody on a Swing. I love this image, cuz I can totally picture that pup as one of my own shih-tzu's just sitting there waiting for a ride!

I know you can't tell but the backing brown paper is a leather like sticky back piece.....very handy.  I added a buncha little extras as well, from buttons to stickers to an eyelet & a charm. At first glance I wasn't too pleased with the outcome but after sleeping on it I really liked how it looked on my table in the morning....Just Perfect!

DT Inspiration - Cool Cody

Good evening Peeps,

how's your day been so far? Have some DT Inspiration for you now, using the adorable COOL CODY from the latest Blue Butterfly Stamps release; Boyz will be Boyz.

(Soz about the dodgy angled photo.. think my craft mat must be under the corner of the card:))

There's my little bit of graffiti! :P just leaving my mark on the stone wall!

Be sure to grab your own "Boyz Will Be Boyz" images instore now.

BTW- It would appear that my fellow teamies and I have all had a crafty Monday so be sure to

SCROLL DOWN!!

Cheryl has a sneak peek of some new images... and there's pleanty more inspiration for you all

Loz xx

Cody on a Scooter

Bizzy Becs has a new Blue Butterfly Stamp Line available for purchase at the store. This line is called:

Bec is dedicating this line to her DT cuz we bugged her for some boy images and BOY oh BOY are these some cuties!  This image is called Cody on a Scooter.  What a superstar hey? I layered him up with some papers I bought at Hobby Lobby last November. I used my slit punch to make a place for my ribbon to run thru the nestie shape. The word PLAY is made of stickers.

I have had a couple questions about my coloring with water color pencil crayons, blending stumps & baby oil. Now I am NO expert in this area, in fact I learned what I know from The Prairie Fairy (she has an even better tutorial HERE on Paper Craft Planet). Here's a quicky MY version.

On the left here you see my blending stumps in one container & in the other container is a sponge with some baby oil soaked into it. Some people use gamasol instead of baby oil, but the good thing about baby oil is that is doesn't smell (unless you use the baby powder scent- then your pic will be like a scratch & sniff-lol). Anywho, the pic on the right is a pkg of blending stumps unopened. I am showing you these two pics, cuz I had NO IDEA what a blending stump was!! So there you go.

#1. So I take my light green first and I start to color around the edges. Keep in mind that the blending stump will allow you to carry the color, so don't color the whole section if you want lighter parts.

#2. Then I take my blending stump & start blending the color in a small circular motion

#1   #2

#3. Then I take a darker/different shade of green & add it to areas I want to be a bit darker on his shirt

#4. Shows where I have added more color.

#3  #4

#5. woops sorry, told you I am not very good at this but this pic shows that I have blended the second color green in already and am now adding a third shade for more effect.

#6. I've started on the pants. A light shade of brown first.

#5 #6

#7. Brown blending stump, shown before blending began

#8. Shows part of the colored pants blended in already

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#9. Shows the first shade of brown completely blended then I am adding another shade of brown overtop with the same rule as the shirt. Where I want it darkest, I'll keep adding color and blending it out.

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You see the finished picture at the top on my card.

Hope this helps & inspires you to try a new technique yourself!

Take Care

Cody Covered........

Yup this line of Blue Butterfly stamps is for the boyz  for sure.

All of the images in the sneak peeks have been available for purchase at Bizzy Becs store as of March 5. All the DT members are giving sneak peeks of their creations with these images all over the place on here, so scroll around, don't be shy!

This little fell is called Cody Covered. Typical boy image hey?!

I love it! I was able to use alot of my Tim Holtz papers & distresser to get the exact feel I was going for.

I colored Cody with watercolor pencils, blending stumps & baby oil & used my Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink pad to ink all around him !

Thanks for looking today!

Challenges for my card:

Pollycraft Mondays- teen cards

Cody on Scooter Preview.

Hi guys, another gorgeous Boyz will be Boyz sneak peek today.. there'll be sneak peaks all month long of the latest digi release from Blue Butterfly Stamps on all DT blogs and they have done an awesome job with these gorgeous images, of course right here on the store blog.


Aren't these images just adorable, I must admit they were a Challenge for me as dont do a lot of Boyz cards, which is silly with all the boys/men in my life lol.
And don't forget these fabulous images are only available as digitals, so instant gratification!!
And at the moment you can get them for a special price with 30% off
So dash off now and grab some!!
Have a great week all.
Hugz
Sue

Cody On A Swing - Sneak Peek

Hi guys, another gorgeous Boyz will be Boyz sneak peek from me today.. there'll be sneak peaks all month long of the latest digi release from Blue Butterfly Stamps on all DT blogs and of course right here on the store blog!

Today I'm sharing 'Cody on a Swing', (sorry about the crappy pic☺) I just love this little scene complete with cute puppy!

Digis are all available now HERE (currently 30% off - BARGAIN!), be sure to check them out - perfect for all cards BOY!

Be sure to scroll down or click here for the earlier post from Honor with sneak peeks of both Cody Covered and Cody on Scooter - including some of those gorgeous accessory images!

MEET Cool Cody

Cool Cody is one of the new releases in the Boyz will be Boyz  Blue Butterfly Stamps Collection that is now available for purchase at Bizzy Becs! Isn't he the cutest thing eva! And he's dreamin'! Of a girl! This girl is actually part of the Sweet Love Blue Butterfly Stamp collection! See how I melded the two. Now you HAVE to buy both images right!??! LOL

I made the sentiment on my computer & this will be the perfect card for my nephew who is all about the girlz lately. Having 5 nephews, one can never have enough boyz cardz!

Don't forget to check back daily, cuz all the DT girlz have been busy creating magic with this new line!

Another Sneak Peek!!

Hello Bizzy Becs Fans!

As I post this it is  about 5 am  Saturday March 5th, Austrailia time (3 pm March 4th my time) and I am excited to tell you that today is the release day at Bizzy Becs  for the new Blue Butterfly Stamps called

Bec is dedicating this DIGITAL line to her DT since we  harrassed  encouraged (lol) her to come up with some boys images. Thanks so much Bec. This new line is fantastic!

I am here today to show you my creations with the "Accessories Pack" of this stamp line. I decided to make a tag with each accessory. I made these tags with hy handy dandy Cricut machine! I {heart} that machine!! lol

Alot of these papers are CTMH. And here in this truck I masked a little man's image from one of my SU sets! He fit just perfectly in there!

Stay tuned for more DT inspiration ALL MONTH LONG for the new 'Boyz will be Boyz' digital stamp line. Also be sure to scroll around the blog here cuz there has been some AMAZING examples shared already !!

DT Sneak Peek

Hi you all! It's Sande here with two great images: "Cody on a Swing" and "Cody Fishing". They are also available from the 5th March in Digital. I usually feel very tough to do some cards for the boys but with these images I had so much fun :)
Take care!
Hugs, Sande