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Hi Fellow Doodlers!

I’ve been basking (really baking) in the California desert sun, and running to the beach area now & again! Until mid-July I’ll be visiting with my daughter & family in Palm Springs. However, images listed in the categories are always available for purchase so that you can still have fun creating projects.

DZ Doodles Group on Paper Craft Planet wil be closing Saturday, June 19th, but regrouping to form a new group as DZ Doodles Digital Stamps! The original group was set up by a former design team gal using her personal email. Since she is no longer a design team member and needs her email address back for personal use, a complete re-make of the group is necessary. Sorry for the inconvenience and we plan to have the new DZ DOODLES DIGITAL STAMPS group up and running on Paper Craft Planet by Tuesday, June 22nd and get on with Valerie’s summer fun!

Valerie will post the new URL to the PCP group on the Oodles Of Doodles News   … we hope to see all of you re-join the new DZ Doodles Digital Stamps Group and don’t forget you have until June 17th to play along with us on the freebie image now offered and still get your project in to earn another free image.

Have a happy paper craft day! Diane :0)

Hi Fellow Doodlers!

Do you shy away from “people” images simply because your challenged in doing skin tones?! For those of you who enjoy coloring using colored pencils, you need to reveiw the article by Peggy Marsh, at Craft Critique, Lyra Skin Tone Pencils. This may inspire you to give people images a try … pencils can be found at Dick Blicks Art Materials!

This is DAY FOUR of freebie images and since my discussion is skin tones here’s some people images that you may enjoy creating projects with called Boxy Ladies. Images are no longer available as freebie’s but can be purchased from the New Release category.

Challenge #11 is “Technigue” at Oodles of Doodles News Valerie and her designers have some awesome project ideas to inspire your imagination! The challenge is … can you use these freebie images to create a torn paper creation?!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Hi Fellow Doodlers!

“WOW”! It’s nearly June and if you think about it there’s going to be 6 months until Christmas. Time flies and you had better get started on Christmas cards because before you know it you’ll be stressing that it’s the holidays again! Over at Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long it’s filled with stress free ideas to get your Christmas project imagination motivated. Browse their CHRISTMAS CARD GALLERY . DZ Doodles has some wonderful holiday and Christmas images to choose from right now in the Christmastime category and Wintertime category.  And of course, I’ll be adding even more images throughout the coming months so that you can get a jump start on those projects!

This is DAY THREE of freebie images and with Christmas as my topic of discussion, I think you’ll enjoy creating projects using these Christmas themed images. Sorry SANTA WATCHER’S three images are now available for purchase in the WINTERTIME Category.   

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Hello Fellow Doodlers!

This is DAY TWO of freebie images (last freebie day is May 26th) and think you’ll enjoy creating projects using the images I’ve selected for this Freebie Slam!

There’s a set of images in the KITCHEN STUFF category that I think really gets overlooked (even by me) … APRON SET. I was in need of some ‘Hostess’ appreciation cards and began tinkering with this three image set – I had to show you what I came up with! I used Martha Stewart’s Daisy Edge Punch, Paper Pizazz #HOTP 7328 Easy Stitches Template, and Provo Craft #34-0021 Paper Shapers scissors, and paper packet #X7084B-Floral Tapestry from Close To My Heart.

Craft Critque has a must read article by Jenny B. Rohrs regarding the Pearl Pen by Viva-Decor. They are available at Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design  site! Don’t forget to watch the video’s too!

Karen Bernoe emailed me some of her projects that she had created using the many Thelma images available … she did such a wonderful job that I had to show them off … it’s so fun to see buyer’s projects! Can’t wait to receive some more!!

Have a happy paper crafting day! Diane :0)

Hello Fellow Doodlers!

Dang-gummit where does the time go? It just seems like we were celebrating a new year. Yet here we are almost nearing the end of May! The nice part, this time of year, is the wonderful combination of green, flowers blooming, and the sun shining. Everything works together to make a beautiful day. It is sort of like a paper craft project where you combine digi stamps, cardstock and pattern papers, and embellishments to create a finished project!

May and June are month’s of celebrations, both official and the ones we make for ourselves. Usually we add in a picnic or grill out to celebrate our way of life. In between are all the other occasions of late spring, such as end-of-school-year potlucks, graduation parties, and showers for June brides or babies. It can all add up to a busy two months!

The COOK OUT APRON and BARBECUE GRILL are no longer a freebie image but are available for purchase in the New Release Category.

I will be rotating an assortment of Freebie images throughout the next 7-days because through the month of June I will be vacationing in Palm Springs, California with my daughter and family. I doubt that I’ll get much drawing done or spend very much time on their computer, and thought I’d offer Freebie’s until I depart — also adding images to the NEW RELEASE Category. However, over at Oodles Of Doodles News DTC Valerie and her group of designers will continue to have challenges for everyone to participate in and you could be the winner of 2-free images of your choice! Guest Designer’s are welcomed … if selected, there’s no monetary compensation, but you can get a freebie image of your choice to use on your submitted project! If interested please contact Valerie!

SHOW US WHAT YOU CREATE WITH YOUR FREEBIE IMAGES!!!

“IN THE SPOTLIGHT”!  DZ Doodles Digital Stamps is sponsoring Sally’s Creative Corner spotlight,  May 17th thru 23rd … you could be the winner of five DZ Doodles images just for leaving a comment!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)

Oodles Of Doodles News

Hi Fellow Doodlers!

I haven’t had much time in the past few months to design projects and thought I needed to get busy with some inspirational ideas that I’ve come up with … I really think that most of my creations happen by accident although I begin with some sort of idea — because I couldn’t of possibly of known that these would turn out this cute (tee-hee)!

I usually begin by selecting my image, then hunt down a ‘sketch’ that I find interesting as well as a card size — then comes the paper and cardstock! After printing several sizes of mu image onto one sheet I select the color pencil combination that best compliments both the image and paper/cardstock I’ve selected.

Coloring the images begins, and doing several images at one time allows me the freedom to find out what I do and don’t like about my ‘coloring’. Then it’s all a matter of letting your imagination put the parts together!

IMAGE & PRINTED SIZE: Fluttering Threesome - in your program make the full image size: 5.60 x 5.60

CARD SIZE: 6-1/2″L x 4-1/4″W. Polka Dot Panel: 5-7/8″L x 1-1/4″W. Image Panel: 5″L x 2-3/4″W.

PRISMACOLORS USED: PC1006-Parrot Green, PC930-Magenta, PC1003-Spanish Orange, PC1033-Mineral Orange, PC1077-Colorless Blender.

PAPERS: My Mind’s Eye – Bloom & Grow by Zoe Pearn, #B&G139-Spring In Bloom, #B&G137B-Blue-green Vines and Adventure Series by Jen Wilson, #BF1730-Pretty Rad Polka Dots. Close To My Heart Spring Blossom Combo Cardstock, Creme Burlee, Sorbet, and Juniper.

“Congratulations!” stamp: #97627 Inkadinkado Thinking Of You Stamp Set. Versa Magic Dew Drop Chalk Ink – Clowning Around set – Red Magic.

Other stuff used: Krylon Paper Finishes – Make It Iridescent (transforms any paper into an iridescent finish — shimmery, sheer color) or Scribble Crystal Gel Sparkle, EK Success Corner Rounder (green one), Viva Pearl Pen “Cream” assorted colors available at Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design [everyone needs some of this stuff], and Close To My Heart Liquid Glass, Pebbles Inc. Chalks-Basic Brights.

7 Kids College Fund site has the New Zutter Distress Electronic Tool machine available for all you Shabby Chic/distressed look designers! Makes it quick and easy. 

Over at OODLES OF DOODLES NEWS Valerie has a new challenge for everyone to participate in and you could be the winner of 2-free images of your choice! Also, Oodles of Doodles News is looking for ‘Guest Designers’. If selected, there’s no monetary compensation, but you can get a free image to use on your submitted project! Interested designer’s please contact Design Team Coordinator, Valerie!

Have a happy papercrafting Day! Diane :0)

Hi Fellow Doodlers!

It’s a raining and pouring Friday morning which all makes for a day to stay inside — get busy with some of my unfinished artwork and projects! I do my crafting during the daylight hours because of my eye disease difficulties, and sunless days don’t make it all that easy!

However, one thing that I’ve done [and highly recommend], is to take my “electrician” father’s advice and install “day lighter” type light bulbs in my artroom’s overhead lighting and lamps!! They are by General Electric (GE) and are called, REVEAL light bulbs. A tiny-bit pricey and available in various wattage (also 3-way). Once you use these light bulbs you’ll never go back to any other — I was so impressed that I now use them throughout the rest of the house! Your eye’s will notice the difference right away especially if you are someone who colors digi images by lamp light. These light bulbs are great for those of you  read in the wee hours of the night and you’ll notice that your inside photo taking won’t have that “yellowish” lamp lighting tinge that sometimes happens! Even taking photo’s of your projects will take on a whole-new-light of vibrance … try them and let me know what you think?!

It’s also another Friday Freebie day! And Wednesday, April 21st, Valerie’s design team members added some more gorgeous projects to Oodles of Doodles News as well as another Challenge that ends April 26th … every Wednesday Valerie announce’s a new challenge – your participation could get you 2 free images for a winning project. So be sure to visit often!

This freebie is called, Tea Chair, and is available for a limited time only … now available for purchase and listed in the New Release category.

Have a happy papercrafting weekend! Diane :0)

Hi Fellow Doodlers!

“Here’s a little tutorial that will show you how to prepare your print outs [inkjet] so that they’re ready for adding watercolor paint [pencil or marker] to them … ” - Claire

Making Handmade Cards eNewsletter has a great video showing the use of “Inkjet Fixatives and Watercolor” that may also be helpful for “marker” artists too! Just click on the highlighted MHCeN to access Claire’s video.

Our digital stamp inventory is growing with more new images and so does the Designer Sample Gallery … be sure to browse often. Design Team Coordinator, Valerie U. requested some golfing images … just had to show-off the project that clever girl came up with! These images can be found in the New Release category. Of course, all new project ideas can be seen at Oodles Of Doodles News!

Have a happy papercrafting day! Diane :0)