Shine on

Hello, everyone!  It's time for a new challenge from the Creative Moments Challenge blog.  The theme is: Let It Shine.  I am using an image from one of our fabulous sponsors: Becky's Place.

 Here is my card:

When you want to create a quick and easy card with a digi image, one idea is to print the image large enough to take up the whole card.  As always seems to be the case, I was in a hurry, so that's what I did; printed it this beauty out nice and big and allowed it to "shine".  For a fun touch, I added real twine to the image.  I glued it right on top of the twine part of the image.  Then I added a real button over the button in the image.  It adds a lot of texture and dimension and kept me from having o color them!  For the flame, I sponged on some yellow ink until it gave a nice glow.  I die cut "Shine" and several tiny stars out of gold paper. I adhered the "Shine" and stamped the sentiment, then added the little stars as embellishments.

You have all month to play along.  So, get inky and link up your creation; I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Becky's Place "String Candle" from the "Tied Up With String" bundle; PaperTrey Ink "Sparkle and Shine: Christmas"

Dies: Papertrey Ink "Sparkle and Shine"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Stamps of Life star flip card set

Challenges: 

Sparkles #150--include gold (gold die cuts)

Cards Galore #113--anything goes

Through the Purple Haze #206--anything goes

Pattie's Creations #208--anything goes

Unicorn Challenge #89--no patterned paper

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Craft Rockets #105--Christmas in July

Aud Sentiments #30--stencils AND/OR Christmas in July

Peace On Earth--anything goes with the optional mood board

Crafting Happiness #144--anything goes

Christmas Bingo Challenge--3+ blocks from one column (I used the first column: digi, button, free)

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #209--anything goes

Double Trouble #142--Christmas in July (#1: Christmas, #3: stars AND/OR stripes and #2: play along with Jingle Belle's challenge)

Jingle Belle's--stars and stripes forever

Inkspirational Challenge #293--Christmas in July

Word Art Wednesday #603--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #550--anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes