Hi Doodler’s!

March is here … which means the first day of Spring is near and that means the return of warmer weather and a lot more sunshine! Monday, the 1st, kicked off National Craft Month – so celebrate by dusting off those half-finished digi stamp projects and get them done. For those of us who love to get crafty with digital stamps, vow to try a new crafting technique during National Craft Month, or perhaps you can teach someone how to digi stamp! Take in a class or two in your area or on line!

If you are looking to try your hand at templates to create boxes, bags, and an assortment of other projects just clicky on the word for a variety of FREE one’s to get you started. Try something different … visit STAMPINGTON & Company magazine/site to add a bit of a twist to cards with mannequin style card making!

For those who don’t digi stamp, what better reason to start, then to begin with DZD Digital Stamps FRIDAY FREEBIE images. This image called, Hidiing Eggs, is available for a limited time only! Just click on the black & white image and right click on the enlarged image … in the drop down menu SAVE AS to your specified folder. Card project compliments of Glee C. 

You can use this image in anything your heart desires and it can be printed out as much as you like – resized to fit your needs in your editing program!

Happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)  

Hi Doodler’s

The beginning of March is a day away and it’s hard to believe that we are already into the third month of this year … guess time flies when you’re having fun! If you are looking for “fun excuses” to celebrate the months of 2010 here are some PDF calendar pages for your enjoyment that can be print directly from the site or saved for later printing! However, there are five other calendar page designs to choose from.

Glee Colninger submitted this gorgeous project using our “Shot of Luck” image which is now available in the New Release category! The sentiment is from Quote Garden and works perfectly for this project!

The Copic Creations Technique Challenge  is still accepting projects … time to get your entry posted to their Mr. linky – deadline is Sunday, Febr 28th (12:00p.m. CST)! There are some wonderful entries using DZD images and various other images too!

Friday Freebie is a little late … as I said, time flies when you’re having fun … Firday came and went , and I wasn’t prepared … a “duh moment” for me. Then Saturday was just plain hecktick! So let me introduce you to our newest image member, Vanessa Fairy sitting on her mushroom (card is compliments of Glee C.)!  Was available for a limited time only and is now listed in the New Release category for purchase along with the other “fairy” images like her.

If you have a photo of a finished DZ Doodles digi stamp project please share examples of your work with others. You are welcome to include your blog address so people can learn about your crafts!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Hi Doodler’s!

Over the weekend while creating some card projects for Easter I accidentally-on-purpose came upon four ways to use the elements I created, using one simple image! And have to show-it-off! Of course playing around like this created more “decisions” for me in designing what I thought I had down pat! Which means -  be flexible in creating … some of the cutest designs can be stumbled upon! 

I used Prismacolor Pencils to color the DZ Doodles digi image called, Eggs & Blossoms (sized: 4.008H x 4.011W in my CreateACard program) - “one” color pencil to each egg (PC934-Lavender-PC930-Magenta-PC942-Yellow Ochre), applying the color light to darker after first applying a light coat of Prismacolor PC1068-French Grey 10% as a base for blending purposes. The blossoms were also base colored with the PC1068 and the ”line” areas were lightly touched with colors PC1063-Cool Grey and PC906-Copenhagen Blue. All colors were gently blended using Prismacolor Colorless Blender PC1077!

After doing that I used a variety of itty-bitty acrylic stamps and Tuskineko Versa Magic Dew Drop Chalk Inks to stamp designs on each egg. I happened across a gal on eBay who sells Studio G Clear Stamps at a great value! They are so “cute”!

For many of you, especially those who are just starting out with digi stamps, you’ll love mixing your collection of “acrylic” stamp images (or rubber stamps) with DZ Doodles images. Ammiki Enterprise - eBay Seller: 941nmb has a terrific value on a neatly boxed assortment of acrylic blocks! Their varying block sizes can also be purchased seperately too! It is so nice to have all my blocks contained in one handy small carrying case and each case stacks nicely on a shelf or in a drawer!

Also, don’t forget to visit The Crop Stop Store for a variety of papercrafting or scrapbooking needs … Haylie-Jo carries a large assortment and offers terrific savings!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

 Hi Doodler’s!

Have you ever found yourself staring at your finished project, thinking to yourself … “is it done? I don’t want more embellishments … but it still looks kind of – flat.” This happens to me all the time. You see, I’m a minimalist at the core … you know the type of person that would prefer to have nothing on the kitchen counter than to display something either beautiful or functional! And I’ll admit that my projects are a bit that way too – clean, crisp, and relatively uncluttered … which is good, but sometimes requires a boost in order to receive crafting closure.

There’s a popular style found in creating dimension and style by shading – edges of paper, embelishments, even shading photographs! And you can do it with chalks, inks & distress inks, and with an assotment of tools.

Rosalien Z. shows off some of those techniques … 

with one of our  images called, Bunny Eggsentiment and using todays Friday Freebie Egg Card Pattern - you can create the card size any size you’d like!

Just click on the line drawn image to enlarge – right click on the enlarged image and in the drop down menu click on SAVE AS to your computer digi folder. The image is then ready for you to use in your program!

We’re coming up on the basket reason-season’s … 

with Easter fast approaching  and I just love what Paper Wishes has come up with, Basket Templates that are quick and easy, and a must have for any season! Just click on Basket Templates wording to view their fantastic webisode!

Copic Creations Techniques Challenge …

continues until Febr 28th (12:00p.m. CST). You still have plenty of time to enter one or more projects … not required, but hopefully you’ll use a DZ Doodles image on your project submission!

Some of my favorite places to shop ...  

Have a happy papercraft day! Diane

Hi Doodler’s

Sorry everyone, had an emergency hospital stay of five days last week which pretty much left me feeling under-the-weather. So I didn’t get my personal Valentine projects done or anything to post for a Friday Freebie … and on that note, I’d like to stress that it’s a good idea to create your projects well in advance! It may sound silly to some, but we never think about the “unexpected” ever happening to us! The past couple of days I’ve been trying to re-energize my enthusiasm but the medications I’m on (for only a few more days) distorts my ability to draw. Hope to be back to my good ‘ol self soon! Thanks everyone for all your get well wishes, words of encouragement, and prayers!

I’m happy to announce that from now until Febr. 28th (12:00p.m. CST) all you Copic marker creator’s can participate in Copic Creations Techniques Challenge which DZ Doodles Digital Stamps is sponsoring - one lucky participant will receive a $25 DZD Gift Certificate along with 7 Kids College Fund four (4) Copic Sketch Markers of your choice. All the DT projects are made using Easter/Spring images from DZ Doodles (just click on “Copic Creations” to get to the details!). I will try to add more Easter/Spring images throughout the week so that there’s an even bigger selection of images to work with … so check back often, in the New Release category, to see what I’ve added!

So here’s a Freebie Image that I hope will spark participation! The colored project is a Copic marker card by Glee Cloninger who incorporated pen and ink curves & dot work on the eggs along with using a stamp set from Paper Trey Ink. I purposely left this image “blank” so that you could use your imagination on it! Everyone has their own idea of how an Easter egg should be decorated?!

Available now in the New Release Images category.

Everyone have fun! Can’t wait to see what you create … you can always email me your creation too!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Hi everyone! I think you will agree that a lot of the time it’s the little details that make a project peak your interest! Adding the unexpected touches makes you look twice. As I was saying in my last post, about the wonderful itty-bitty stamp image package from Hampton Art Clear Stamps set, another neat idea came to mind when I happened across my Clearsnap Rollagraph Roller Stamp System! With this neat little tool, stamps can be applied to the roller in whatever design you’d like to create … mixed and matched with various other stamp images too! You can keep your creation on the wheel for later use or remove pieces to create even more fun roller designs! Two sizes are available, Regular Get Rollin’ with a  1-1/4″ wide size wheel  (shown), and Jumbo Get Rollin’ with a 2-1/4″ wide size wheel!

And of course, here’s another Friday Freebie! Hope it’s in time for many of you to apply to your Valentine projects. Not available in color and is now listed in our categories for purchase - so tell your friends!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Hampton Art Clear Stamps 22-piece Border & Flourishes set is wonderful for stamping our collection of New Release Easter Egg images that I purposely left “bare” so that you could create your own egg designs … I have been having so much fun with them! Stamp images range from itty-bitty (which work great on small egg images) to medium, with just a few larger one’s. Use dry embossing powders or flocking to give even more pizazz to your project … these stamps are a must have set! Just click on the Hampton link to pick up a set too!

Some new release image projects to show-off from Gleefully Done … click on image to enlarge.

Have a happy papercrafting Day! Diane :0)

Welcome to Friday Freebie! Wow! So many projects have been coming via my email … I am overwhelmed by the creativity of those who have shared their projects. Please keep them coming!

New Release image called, Garden Blooms Girl  by Valerie at Pixie Dream Designs.

New Release images called, Basket Full of Pansies, Rose Bouquet, and Handful of Easter Blessings by Glee C. at Gleefully Done.

It’s time again for your Friday Freebie which will be available until Sunday, Jan. 31st at 6:00pm (CST). It is now available in our category listings under Cat & Dog!

Happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think about sweethearts, chocolates, roses & love letters … Valentine’s Day is just arounf the corner! I’ve got a wonderful Friday Freebie image I know you’ll just LOVE for your upcoming holiday projects! It’s called, A PERFECT PAIR , and will only be available until Sunday, Jan. 24th 6:00pm (CST). It will then be available for purchase in our New Image Relase category! Valentine’s Day digi stamping projects needn’t be just about making cards. There are many other ways that DZ Doodles digi stamps can be used to create a great romantic mood – show us your “stuff”!

PLUS … there’s a whole bunch more ALL NEW RELEASE IMAGES to inspire you with projects too! Our CLEARANCE category listing will keep you guessing, as it will constantly be rotating with a variety of  images. So check back often to grab what you can … you’ll never know what you will find?!

DZ Doodles Design Team Coordinator  Clearly Inspired is show & telling of her latest Doodles card project. It’s a combination of my pencil coloring the image and paper piecing it to create a 3-D affect, and Kim applying it to her gorgeous card layout that we think you’ll like too!

Glee C. has done another outstanding job using our digi images from the SPRING/GARDEN FLOWERS category - Wild Flowers Set.  The papers for her first project can be found at Cherry On Top .

Of course she also sent me these image projects as well!

If you have a photo of a finished DZ Doodles digi stamp project please share examples of your work with others. You are welcome to include your blog and website address so people can learn more about your crafts.

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane

 I didn’t forget about the Friday Freebie … Firday just came too fast and I wasn’t prepared until today! The image is called, Got Love – I hope you’ll enjoy using this image on some of those Valentine projects — availabvle until, Thursday, January 21st and then it will be added to the categories listings! So grab it while you can. We’d love to see your projects and possibly add it to our CUSTOMER PROJECT HIGHLIGHT’S!

And Friday’s PSE7 Winner reply, ” Hi Diane, How exciting is this? This has made my day! … Many, many thanks for the opportunity to win this software. I love your images and look forward with anticipation to the new releases. I am just a novice using the digital images but already am a convert! Easy storage, and no stamps to clean and not a huge outlay for a purchase. Please keep up the great work and I wish you much success in your endeavour.” Cheers, Judy Wilson (the lucky one today!)

Friday’s CUSTOMER PROJECT HIGHLIGHT reply: “I can’t “Thank You” enough for highlighting my work on your email [site] that I received last night. When I create using your work; your work has “touched” my inner artist and I just love and enjoy every moment I spend coloring each drawing. Thank you so much!!!!! For my free image–you probably have already guessed this one because I so adore working with flowers: Bowl of Lilies.” Glee

I invite you to submit your DZ Doodles image projects for our next  CUSTOMER PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS posting!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane  

It’s that time … to announce the Photoshop Elements 7 Program Giveaway Winner!

I want to first say thank you, to all those buyer’s who purchased images to qualify for the giveaway – your participation was overwhelming!

The winner is, buyer: Bob Wilson of Canada!

Please contact me at deedledeedoodles@hotmail.com  to confirm your address on your PayPal Receipt and I’ll get your PSE7 program sent out to you … “Congratulations!”.  

Click here Adobe Photoshop Elements  has many programs available for you to learn this program! This one will get you started in just two hours!  

Some of you have asked paper-wise, what I suggest to use to print and color DZ Doodles digi images onto. I’ve used everything from DCWV to Stampin’ Up, to Close To My Heart, and even lesser quality papers. This article at  Craft Critique Cardstock Comparison by Taylor Usry critiques a terrific variety of cardstock!

A great place to buy ribbons is at REALLY REASONABLE RIBBONS! Whether you want a few yards or a larger quantity this site has reasonable prices and a large variety to choose from.

CUSTOMER PROJECT HIGHLIGHT! With each post I’d like to give a shout out to buyer’s projects – just send me a photo or link to your creation with a brief description of the materials used and a short paragraph (or two) about yourself. If your project is highlighted in a post it will then be added to our Gallery of Ideas!

Our first Customer Project Highlight comes from Glee of Kennewick WA. From the Spring/Garden & Flowers Category she used the PLANTING POTS image, and the FULL BLOOM image. Beautifully done Glee! Email me at deedledeedoodles@hotmail.com after you’ve selected a free image from our categories list  for submitting your beautiful projects! (And no, I never get tierd of you sending me your projects, however, it’s difficult for me to contact you to make a comment because I don’t use Outlook!)

What are “you” waiting for?!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Are you one of the lucky ones that qualifies for the PhotoShop Elements 7 Giveaway?! Don’t kick yourself that you didn’t make more of an effort to participate … we’re nearing the mark of the first 25 buyer’s?! This is getting exciting and I can’t wait to give this program to someone! You only have until Jan. 14th to purchase more than $12.99 to qualify (a $79.99 value)! New images are added daily in the New Release Category to give you an even bigger variety of images for your projects – of course, you can purchase images from other categories as well … even Clearance images count!

Don’t forget to browse through the CLEARNCE Category - once these images are there it’s only a matter of time before they will be deleted – gone forever! I’ve also added a FREE IMAGE Category where you can pick-up a variety of free images that will rotate throughout the month, and a TEMPLATES Category, that I’m excited about, because I will be adding templates such as my purse, CD case, packaging, boxes, cut-outs, and bunch of other ideas that I have in mind!

“The nice thing about digital coloring is that you color once and save it — and can print your finished image over and over again” says Susanna Boyd of Card of The Week. Take a look-see at her PhotoShop video to see how easy this program is to use! 

The Dutch Design Team used DZ Doodles Digi Stamps for their sketch project on Jan 9th. Some of the members that participated are, Rosalien Zwackhalen (on DZDS DT), Anja Curvers, Ellen Ruberg,  Miriam Van Der Putten, Patricia Pijnenburg, Wendy Schoonhoven, Yvone Hugten-Doensen, Marianne Janssen – looks like you had a lot of fun … lovely projects ladies! 

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane