Scribbles Designs Challenge #23 Midway Point

It is the first of December.  Can you believe it?!  Just one more month and this year will be done and part of history!  
 
Today also marks the midway of the latest Scribbles Designs Challenge. 

There are two whole weeks left for you to come on over and enter. In case you've missed it, the theme this month for Challenge #23, is Penguin Paradise.  In many parts of North America right now the weather has significantly cooled and some places have even seen snow. Too much in my own area actually for this time of year!  That makes this month the perfect time to honour Scribbles Designs' much beloved character, Brr and his family--wife Brrneice and baby Brr.  Did you know that Brr was the first main character that Sandy created?  He's had a lot of adventures during the years and he has earned his time in the spotlight.  So, this month we want to see any kind of penguin on your creation.  It is high time, Brr and the family meet some of the other penguins out there in digital land.  We can't wait to see your cool creations!

Entering is super simple!  You do not need to use a Scribbles Designs image; however, if you do, your name gets entered into the draw twice.  You can purchase your Scribbles Designs images HERE or you can also find one for a limited time on the challenge blog HERE.  Also, be sure to check out our special Freebie Friday posts as it is another great way to build your Scribbles Designs collection.  You can find the rest of the rules and information regarding winners in the sidebar on the challenge blog.  You have until 9pm PST on December 14th to come over and play with us.

General Information: 

• I actually created this card back in May for our great nephew's grade eight graduation.  It is high time that I finally get a chance to show it you all.
• The front was created as a one layer card in Photoshop Elements, then printed out so I could colour Brrr.

 
FRONT

Digital Image Details: 

• Grad-Brrr-ation: Brr looks pretty smart all dressed up in his cap and tie, don't you think?  Click on the watermark to find this image in the Scribbles Designs store.

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• Congradulations:  A fabulous sentiment from the great Desert Diva herself, Hannelie!  I've picked up oodles of free sentiments from her and she does fabulous CAS cards as well.  If you'd like to check out her blog you can find it HERE.

Embellishments:

• Button purchased at the Dollar Tree.

INSIDE

Digital Image Details: 

• Grad Cap: This great grad cap is also available in the Scribbles Designs store.

• Grad cap was superimposed on top of the digital paper panel in Photoshop Elements and then fussy cut and pasted to top half of the inside.  The bottom half of the inside was layered digitally, just like the front of the card. 

Digital Sentiment: 

• Well Done:  Is also from Hannelie. You can find the link to her blog above.

OVERALL
Paper Products: 

• Card, image and sentiment base: Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.

Digital Papers:

• Created by me.  Available for free on this blog. (part of the June Kit of the month--find in labels) 

Challenges I am hoping to enter... 

• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ (5E)-- Anything Goes 
• http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/-- Anything Goes
• http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.ca/p/new-challenge.html-- Anything Goes
• http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes  
• http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.ca/-- Anything Goes  

So put on those thinking caps and design a project that fits our Penguin Paradise theme. If you need some images to help you out, you can check out all wonderful ones that are in the Scribbles store (you can click the image above to head there now).  Remember there is still two weeks left to enter at the Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog, so I hope to see you there. If you have some time, I invite you to go and check out the wonderful inspiration offered up from my colleagues on the DT.  With so many possible projects to create, the ideas are boundless.  We always look forward to seeing what you come up with for each month's theme! 

Until next time,

 

Scribbles Designs Winner Announcement for Challenge #9 + New Image Storylines

Howdy everyone.  Hope this Monday morning finds you all happy and well.  Hopefully this post is going out as scheduled because today I plan on being on the computer as little as I possibly can.  As I mentioned earlier in my Digi Darla post, it is an important anniversary of sorts for the hubs and me so it is important that I spend as much of the day as I can with him.

In case you have missed it, the winners for Challenge #9:  Pens, Pencils, Paper have been picked and posted over on the challenge blog.  If you entered this challenge and haven't checked already, make sure you head on over and see if you are our Top Scribbler, are part of our Top Three or whether you may have won any other goodies.  To check out the latest Winner's post, click HERE.

The Top Scribbler, chosen by Random.org, will receive 3 digital images.  Each of the Top 3, chosen by the Scribbles Designs Design Team, will receive 1 digital image each.  Then we also have a winner for our sponsored prize from Bugaboo and another project receiving a special gold star.  Lots of treats to go around.  You only have one week to claim your prize so make sure you go and check out the post if you entered.

Today, I have some other images from the store to share with all of you.  October is a popular time for commencement.  Do you know any grads who'll be receiving their diplomas this fall?  I know of three in particular.

This past year, three of Scribbles Designs' beloved characters went to night school to upgrade their skills.  Work in this economy is extremely difficult to find and one must continually upgrade their skills to remain competitive in today's market.  It is no different for frogs and penguins.  Let's see what Carl, Brr and Brrnice have been up to, shall we?

BRR
Brr decided that the best course of action was to enroll in an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration course.  Since his natural climate is cold, he figured that this would be the best fit for him.  While he did struggle a bit with the theory, considering how difficult it is for a penguin to take notes using a pen or keyboard even, it is a good thing that his memory skills are quite advanced.  In the end he did reasonably well too, receiving a B+ as his final grade.

CARL
Carl, our favourite Casanova, figured the industry he'd be best suited for would be translation, serving as a translator in his local consulate.  So, Carl decided to spend his time learning French.  You see, it is a fallacy that all frogs are French.  While he did know a few phrases such as, "Mon petit coeur", "Je t'aime", "tu est jolie c'est soir", and "voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir", (oops this is supposed to be a G-rated blog), he needed to expand his vocabulary.  Carl manged to get an A+.  Of course, his professor was a woman.  I guess we'll never know if he earned his grade the honest way.  One look from Carl and most woman are putty in his little webbed hands.

BRRNICE
Brrnice, Brr's darling wife, also felt it important to upgrade her skills too.  With the baby a little older now, and before any more baby Brr's come onto the scene, it was the absolute best time for her to go back to school.  She decided to go into the food industry with a specialty in making sushi.  Brrnice is a phenomenal cook to begin with and has a way with fish so this was the perfect placement for her.  Brrnice also did quite well, managing to get an A overall.  Oh and we're all invited to a celebration in honour of the grads and Brrnice has promised some vegetarian sushi for me and any other veggieheads out there!

Brrnice managed to remember the camera and here are some of the snapshots she got:

 This one is of course their graduation cap...

This pic is of Brr, all dressed up for the occasion with his cap on...

Brrnice managed to snag a fellow graduate to take a snapshot of all three of them...

 

Now our fearless leader Sandy is so talented, that she has converted all three of these images into digital designs, just so that you can have a chance to buy a commemorative picture from this special occasion.  If you click on each of the images above, they will take you to their locations in the store.

So many digitals, so many possibilities!

So if you know of any students receiving their diplomas this year or even in the spring, why not pop over and purchase one or more of these awesome images.  A portion of the proceeds will be put into trust for Brr, Brrnice and Carl, just in case they don't find work quickly.  This way there will be a little extra money for them to draw on during the difficult times.

Psst...interested in a new freebie?  Well, come and check out the new challenge, Shades of Orange, and you can find a cute little pumpkin up for grabs.  If you do, know that we'd love to see what you do with it by entering our latest challenge.  Now once again, since you guys are such great followers, I'll let you know that there are currently SEVEN, yes your eyes are not deceiving you, seven free images over at the store.  Three new ones, a cute bat, some jujubes and a mustache, have just been added this week.  That is in addition to the awareness ribbon and three other ones already in the store.  You are missing a lot if you aren't popping over to check what is new in the STORE.   If you do grab any of these freebies, please leave Sandy some love. You have until 9:00 p.m. PST on November 14th to enter the current challenge, so that gives you lots of time to get your creation ready.  You can find out all the details you need for participating and for grabbing the pumpkin freebie, by clicking HERE. 

Well guys, that is it for this one.  I plan on spending a great deal of time today with the person I love most in this world.  I hope you get to do the same.

Until next time!

Wonderful Wednesdays: Winsome Words to Finish June Kit

If you are new to my blog and would like to know how Wonderful Wednesdays got started, please click HERE.

It is time for the final offering for the June kit--some winsome words.

First up we have some words in the form of a paper.  I've done one in beige and black and the other in black and blue.

Both are the same size, 3600 x 3600 pixels wide in jpg format.  Just make sure you bring them up in the lightbox to save them.

Other graduation related words include:

Again, all matching words are the same size and much larger than they appear here.  I've offered them in both black and the blue that makes its way through the rest of the items in the June kit.  You can easily reduce the size of the image without distorting it.  The tassel I used in the last set of word art is based on a template from Pixel Scrapper.

Hope you like my final offerings for this month's kit and can find some use for them.  If you missed the first items you can go HERE.  To find items from previous kits look for Wonderful Wednesdays or look under the individual names of the month, i.e. January Kit in the label section.  If you create a project using one of these images or any of the images I create, I'd love to see them and post them into the 'Your Gallery' portion of the blog.

Next month brings with it a whole new theme so stay tuned.

Until next time,

Font information:

• Collegiate 
• Dancing Script 

Click on the font name to go to a download location.  Both these fonts are free for commercial use.
 
Image information: 

• You are allowed to use the images on handmade projects that you intend to sell.  Just be sure to familiarize yourself with my terms of use found in the copyright tab at the top of this page.  I have included a quick summary below.  The tassel element and paper was created using a template from Pixel Scraper.    

Quick summary of Terms of Use:    

• Do not claim the image as your own.
• Credit 'Decosse's Dynamite Doodles' somewhere on your creation.
• Do not share my images with family, friends, etc.  Additionally, do not post any images to file sharing services like Box®, 4-Shared®, etc.  Instead, please direct people to my blog so they can grab the image for themselves.
• If I have signed an image, do not delete my signature.
• Leave a comment on my blog.  It is currently the only way for me to know if any of my freebies are being nabbed.  Additionally, it will help to inspire me to continue to create and offer future freebies.

Bonus:
If you've actually made it to the end of this post I have a little bonus item for the June kit.  It is a date stamp in a darker blue that should complement other offerings in the June kit.  Enjoy!