"Let your dreams bloom"

Vicki here...I'm up on the Craft-Dee BowZ Blog today with my June inspiration.  The Design Team is creating shabby chic projects in a peach and ivory color theme along with choosing our embellishments using the Tic Tac Toe board below.  It was truly a dream working with these gorgeous colors and definitely my favorite theme of shabby chic!

It wasn't difficult choosing what I was going to use from this board...I used all but one item.

Here's my June, "Shabby Chic" inspiration...

"Let your dreams bloom"

My collage card was created with lots of layers and texture. I formed a pocket by tearing and layering patterned papers, tucked in a doily and added the sentiment tag over it.  The black mannequin die cut is double layered for dimension.  Pearls, buttons and lace were the perfect embellishments for this shabby chic card.  A touch of ink and gesso complete the look!

This amazing bow was created using my wonderful Craft-Dee BowZ Bow Making Tool.  It helps make bows quick and easy.  I love this sheer and shiny peach ribbon! 

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Craft-Dee BowZ Bowmaking Tool

From my stash...

Buttons - Jolee's

Die Cuts - Memory Box, Spellbinders, Sue Wilson Designs

Floral Trim - Recollections

Gesso - Liquitex

Ink - Close To My Heart, Colorbox

Patterned Paper - Crate, IOD, Prima

Wood Spool Chip - Pink Paislee

Other: Lace, Pearls, and Ribbon (DT Product)

Need some yummy ribbon to use with your Craft-Dee BowZ Tool? Take advantage of Ribbon-Ade! There are two different options available for purchase... 10 yds. of Sheer Organza or 10 yds. of Sheer Polka Dot. You can also purchase both at a special price.

Be sure to check out and play along with our June Challenge, "Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW". You could be our challenge winner and receive a Craft-Dee BowZ Badge to display in your blog.

Visit my fellow team members for more inspiration...

Barbara

Gail

Tracey

Thanks for stopping by to see my June Craft-Dee BowZ challenge project!

 

Simply Create Too challenge for June.

The theme this month is Buttons and Bows.  Click here for all the deets!  

Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone
Barbara here. Well it's a new month. It's the first Tuesday and it's my turn to post.  I can't believe we are in June already. 5 months down already!! I am already thinking and making Christmas cards.

Since we are approaching the start of summer, I decided to use some flowers on my card. The two larger ones are store bought and kind of look shabby but the smaller ones were handmade by me.

Donna sent the DT members some beautiful ribbons to use this month. Peach satin, peach sheer and a peach lacy ribbon. The ribbons are so yummy so I used all three on this card. 

For my bow, I decided on a layered triple loop bow.

And of course the Craft-Dee BowZ tool makes creating that type of bow so easy.

I have some additional info about my card here on my blog. 

The Craft-Dee BowZ tool is available for ordering right here on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog 

on the left sidebar.. 

Each Tuesday one of the designers post their project here at Craft-Dee BowZ. Stop back next Tuesday to see what Vicki has in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by

June Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the June challenge 

here at Craft Dee BowZ

Let's take a look at our winners for May

I love all the different projects that are submitted. so much talent
and that makes it so hard to chose the winners

Remember - the Winner, Top 3 and HM are based upon their merits

Here's the winning submission for the May challenge. 

Sharon - Nellies Handmade Cards
(Submission # 34)

Congratulations to Sharon!!!

Please grab the "winners badge" on the sidebar here and 
we'd love it if you'd post it on your blog

Thank you to everyone who participated in our May Challenge!!! 

Remember, the Winner, the Top 3 and any Honorable Mentions are all chosen on their merits, so make sure to get your creative juices flowing and send in your best submissions.

May TOP 3 WINNERS

(in no particular order)

1. Ellapu (Submission #3)

2.Elena (Submission #41)

3. Marty F(Submission  #90)

Please grab the "top 3 badge" on the sidebar here and 

post it on your blog .

We'd love it if you'd link back to our site here.



Craft-Dee BowZ has a 

May HONORABLE MENTION 

going to none other than:

Jay's Crafty Corner (Submission #108)

Please grab the "Honorable Mention badge" on the 

sidebar here and post it on your blog .

You will always be able to access the current challenge or 

view prior challenges by clicking on the Monthly 

Challenge tab at the top of the page.

The Challenge Theme is Always:

Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW

For those who have no blog but use Splitcoast Stampers or Flicker, 

this months code to use is CDB38

OK now lets check out the inspiration 

from our great designers 

for our ........

June Challenge

Gail 

 Tracey

Vicki 

 Barbara

The link to the guidelines for playing are on the top tab.

If you have any questions please email me at bbruder@fuse.net

We are looking forward to seeing your creation here.

Our June challenge closes on June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EDT

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Is it Christmas in May?

If there are "Christmas in July" challenges, why can't I make a Christmas card in May! I love making Christmas/winter cards and when the Design Team at Craft-Dee BowZ was given the challenge of Music to My Ears and we needed to use teal, black and white, I admit to being a little stumped. But as I went through my notebook of stamps in the music category and ran across this stamp by Our Daily Bread, I knew just what image stamp I had that fit this sentiment. This Wild Rose Studio nativity stamp is totally precious to me and I hope you like it, too. Remember the challenge for you is ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A  HAND MADE BOW.

I colored my image with Copics but used chalk around the star and over the sentiment. The musical note die cut is by Memory Box. And to keep the scene as I imagined, I used this wood plank paper to represent the barn where Jesus was born. I added white flocking to the lamb and bunny for texture.

This white organza bow is a triple loop bow made on my Craft-Dee BowZ tool. I truly could never manage this bow without my Craft-Dee BowZ tool as how would you ever hold the loops and pull them to come out as beautiful as this bow! My husband was standing over my shoulder talking to me about other 'stuff' as I made the bow and he paused in awe as I looped this around, tied it off and slid it off the rods. He said, and I'll quote: Wow, that was easy".  This little bow maker is a treasure I will have forever, keep close on hand, and when the day comes I don't need it, I'm passing it down to my daughter. It's one of my least expensive tools, used regularly, never fails me, doesn't need electricity, is portable and can hang by a push pin (how do I know this? Cause it's on a push pin on the wall next to my craft table). And, if anyone out there over thinks their card making and embellishments (like I do), I used this white organza because to me it represents purity.

The Design Team at Craft-Dee BowZ each has a Tuesday to post a project. If you've missed any of the posts, please come on over to the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge blog and scroll down to see each of the projects by the four Design Team members.  As always, our monthly challenge to all entrants is ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A HAND MADE BOW. I hope you'll add a hand made bow to your project and enter our challenge this month!

                                                                                         Hugs,

                                                           Gail