Day of the Dead Doll Inspired by Digital Angel Wings

Day of the Dead Card

by Holly Ann Bray Designs

http://cthruthewoodsclearstamps.tictail.com/product/wings

I was trying to utilize the digital image, Angel Wings by Charlene Woods in a new and unexpected way.  I printed several of the Wings images to color, cut and create the eyes, angel and Mexican floral wreath surrounding the skull. The huge, decorated eyes which were added to the skull were inspired by the round motifs on the bottom of the Angel's robe. I looked at Day of the Dead make-up posts on Pinterest to choose my Copic marker colors. The gems were added for dimension and sparkle. A Happy Day of the Dead sentiment and poem completed the pre-made Doodlebug Design
card.    

James the Police Officer Canvas by Holly Ann Bray Designs

James the Police Officer Canvas

by Holly Ann Bray Designs

http://cthruthewoodsclearstamps.tictail.com/product/james-digital-file

I wanted to try something new so I chose a Make Market Burlap Panel from 

Michael's to highlight Charlene Wood's clear acrylic stamp, James the Police Officer. 

I went with a masculine paper by Ken Oliver called Studio Brass Keys feeling the 

colors worked well with the burlap panel and the navy of James' uniform. 

I attached the paper and ribbon with spray adhesive. I hand-stamped the James accessories 

on Stampin' Up Canvas Ribbon with a Black Staz On inkpad.  Next, I stamped James on 

Copic suitable paper and proceeded to use Copic Markers to color his face, hand and 

belt. I stamped and fussy cut his shoes, cap, badges and uniform. To complete James,

I made a tag utilizing the Love My Police Officer stamp. 

Super Hero Charlie

Hey everyone! It's Judy here again with a new card

I made using the large Charlie stamp and one of 

the new digital files Charlene created to turn

him into a Super Hero, 

Charlie's Super Suit.

We all have a Super Hero in our lives, right?

I know I do. It's my husband.

He does so much for and cares so for our family

that he never even stops to think before his

"Help is on the Way"!

That's just the way he is.

Anyway, I had a lot of fun creating this card. It started out as a tag

but I felt it needed something else so I added the tag to a

5 1/2 x 8 1/2" card base that was simply created by folding

an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of card stock in half.

I added some DCWV DP and placed the tag on top.

All the stars were cut with an old Sizzix originals die, except

for the smallest ones. Those were punched with a Marvy punch.

Charlie's Super suit was colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

Hope you like him and this inspires you to check out

all the C Thru the Woods products at

www.cthruthewoodsclearstampstictail.com.

Until next week, happy crafting!

Stan the Fireman Tags by Holly Ann Bray Designs

 

Hi! I used the Fireman Stan C Thru The Woods acrylic stamp from artist Charlene Woods' new professional men series for my tag. I loved the versatility of the Stan's accessories. I chose his fireman helmet and ax to complete his look. I knew I wanted to incorporate yellow, orange, and red hues throughout my tag to symbolize fire. I started with a basic paper-lined tag and added paper from the Scrapperdashery paper line called Rudyard Kipling If. ( The paper had a molten and smoky quality which I felt fit the theme.)  I distressed each piece of paper with an Inkssential Ink Blending tool with foam and the following Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Mustard Seed, Fire Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Walnut Stain. I also distress inked a chipboard frame and added the "Love My Fireman" sentiment which was pop dotted. Stan was stamped on Copic friendly paper and colored with flesh-tone Copic markers. His clothes were stamped on solid red or tan paper and fussy-cut. They were then put on top of Copic friendly paper. The yellow stripes on Stan's uniform were created by using Daffodil Liquid Pearls by Ranger. I then cut extra helmets and radios which were pop dotted to create a 3-D effect. Lastly, I added red ribbon and multi-colored ladder fiber to top off my creation.
The C Thru The Woods Stamps are available in acrylic and digital and can be found at http://cthruthewoodsclearstamps.tictail.com/