Mo's Challenge # 128

Be Inspired!

This week you have a choice for Mo's Challenge! You can use a lovely photo for inspiration or let your creativity run wild with "Anything Goes'.

I chose to use the picture as inspiration. I loved the colors!

Images: "Married" from Mo's Digital Pencil, SU! "Warm Words" stamp

Tools: Cuttlebug with embossing folder, Mounting tape, Glue Dots, Nellie Snellen Leaf embossing punch set

Papers: SU! Melon Mambo, Yellow (unknown), Gable Green, Neenah smooth white

Embellishments: Assorted flowers, Pearl cabochons

Sorry the picture is so tiny. It becomes very pixilated when I enlarge it.

So, exercise your options, and make something wonderful to enter Mo's Challenge this week.
We'll be waiting to see what you'll do!
Thanks for dropping by!
Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 95

Don't Card Me!

This week the challenge at Mo's is "Anything But a Card". That's a theme that always throws me for some reason! I put my thinking cap on and remembered making some Christmas candles last year with my daughter. They're pretty quick and simple to do, so that's what I decided to go with.

This one uses Mo's "Lemon Girl."
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This one uses Mo's "Sending Peace."
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This is the first one I made, using Mo's "Flower Girl."

The only problem I had was not remembering that you have to use much darker colors than you'd normally use in order to get the effect you want. This turned out much paler than I'd have liked, but with this image, that's not such  a bad thing.

I also made a rings of flowers to fancy the candles up a bit. That took me back to my days as a florist, when I spent my days making wedding bouquets and corsages.  

Image: All from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Tissue paper, Waxed paper, Heat Gun, Wire, Florist Tape, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Pillar candle

Embellishments: Flowers from WOC, Ribbon

 

Instructions

To make one, you adhere tissue paper to a piece of CS. I used Tacky Tape along the edges to secure the tissue. Then I printed off the image, colored it  and cut closely around the  image.
You have to color it darker than you would normally in order to get the right  color on the finished project.
The next step is to place the image where you want it on the candle, then cut a piece of waxed paper big enough to cover the image completely and wrap around to the back of the candle with enough extra to allow you to  hold it tightly against the candle, smoothing out any wrinkles as best you can.  The last step is to hold a heat gun about 6 to 8 inches from the image and carefully pass it back and forth over the image until you notice it getting shiny. When the entire image is shiny, remove the wax paper and check to see if the tissue paper is completely melted into the candle. If there are spots that haven't , replace the wax paper and heat again. Be careful not to use too much heat, or the wax will run and ruin your work.

 

 

Well, this challenge wasn't as difficult as I'd thought it would be, so I know you can do it, too!

Make something wonderful and share it with us in Mo's Challenge!

Thanks for looking!

Elaine

Mo's Challenge # 86

A Great Recipe!

Our hostess for this week, Dawn, has a recipe for us as inspiration. 

A Recipe for Friendship

Take two people with common interests.

Mix together with love and understanding.

Stir in a sense of humor and a lot of compassion.

Bake for a lifetime...and enjoy the fruits of your labor

knowing that  you both have made a remarkable concoction

that will last forever!

I've used Mo's great new wedding image. I think the pointillism technique  perfectly emphasizes their effervescence . I love the combination of the very contemporary couple with the ornate Basic Grey paper and elegant swirls and pearls.
I've used Spica pens on her veil and shoes and on their rings for a touch of glitter.

Image: "Married" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Spica clear, gold, and silver pens, Cuttlebug with Marianne Swirl dies, Martha Stewart Lace border punch

Papers: SU! Mauve Mist, Going Grey, and Very Vanilla, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Capella DP

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Flowers, Heart charm, Flower bead, Pearl bead, and Pearl cabochons

This card will be going to a young co-worker who's getting married right after school gets out.

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Passion for Plants

 I love this image! In fact, I love all Mo's new images of adults...hope she keeps them coming!

Images: "Eileen" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Digital sentiment freebie from TLC

 

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Martha Stewart Lattice punch

Papers: SU! Groovy Guava, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Olivia DP

Embellishments: Gingham ribbon, Square brads, Tiny roses and rose buds

I hope you're inspired to join us in Mo's Challenge this week!
We'll be watching for you!

Thanks for visiting!
Elaine

May Wedding

I Do, I Do!

One of our grand-children's past babysitters got married  last weekend, and they asked me to make a card for the occasion. Of course, I had to use Mo Manning's "Bride and Groom." I love  coloring this image. I'm usually not one for frills, but wedding cards give me a chance to use lace and swirls and pearls and do something very romantic.

Image: "Bride & Groom" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Mounting tape, Cuttlebug with Oval Nesties and Marianne Swirl die

Papers: SU! Brocade Blue, Neenah smooth white, K&Co. DP

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Lace, Heart charm, Pearl hearts and cabochons

Even our (almost) eleven year-old grandson said they had fun at the wedding. They looked so cute all dressed up that the bride had to have the photographer take a picture of them with her for her album.

So glad you stopped by!

Elaine

More Mo!

Free Time!

I've had some time to color recently and I've enjoyed every moment of it! I used to color an image and immediately make it into a card, but the last few times I've sat down at my desk, I've done image after image! Now that I have a real back-log, I'm taking the time to put them all on cards. 

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 This is Mo's new  "Flower Girl".  Isn't she just lovely? She's also available with straight hair.

I think she could be used  for a wedding or  birthday card equally well.

Image: Flower Girl from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Dauber, Blush Blossom ink pad, Cuttlebug with MFT border die

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom and Real Red CS, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

 Embellishments: Pearl cabochons, Prima flowers and Silk flower petals, Enameled brad

This card is entered in the Allsorts Challenge, "Blooming Blossoms"
and the Copic Creations Challenge to use your favorite Copic technique. ( I like to color ribbons!)

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  This one uses Mo's "Angel With Puppy."  This image is available with curly hair, too, and also with straight or curly hair holding a kitten.

 This is a pet sympathy card.  I really love how it turned out!

I "aged" the ribbon by hitting it lightly with a blast of hot air from my embossing gun. Be careful! It can get ruined very quickly if you let it stay in one place too long. Ask me how I know! LOL!

Images:  "Angel With Puppy" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment stamp from SU!

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nestie, Embossing folder, Tag die, and Marianne Swirl die, Nellie Snellen Embossing leaf punch set

Papers: SU! Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink, Neenah smooth white

Embellishments: Rosebud lace trim, Prima roses

Pearled flower brad, Sheer ribbon, Tiny pearl cabochons

This card is entered in the Stamp Something Challenge to use a digital image

Thanks for stopping in for a visit!

Elaine

Joy and Sorrow

The other day I had to make two cards for two very different reasons. I was asked by co-workers to make a wedding card and a sympathy card.  While I was making those, I decided to make a baby card, so I guess I covered all the bases.

 Oh, Baby!

This card uses Mo's new "Baby Girl" with wispy hair. She Also comes with curly hair or bald.
I cropped a digital sentiment and rearranged the words so that it would read "lovely little blessing".

Image: "Baby Girl" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment from Tameko

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Corner rounder, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Mounting tape, Glue dots

Papers: Neenah smooth white, PTI White, Pink gingham DP

Embellishments: Picot satin ribbon, Silk flower, Pink pearl cabochons, Gathered lace trim

In Sympathy

I never seem to have enough sympathy cards on hand, because, given the choice, I'd much rather make cards for birthdays or other happy reasons. Unfortunately, death is part of life, so every once in a while I'll sit down and make a few. 

This one uses a gladiola image I got or free somewhere. I wish artists would put a small signature on their images or name the files in some way that would make it easier to give credit! 

I love glads! They are my birth month flower and they last so long as cut flowers. They also come in almost every color of the rainbow!

Image: Digital Gladiolas

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Mounting tape

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Capella DP

Embellishments: Lace, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Oh, Happy Day!

This is so pretty IRL, but appears a little washed out in the picture. The digital image is Mo Manning's "Bride and Groom".  It's a great image and surprisingly easy to color. I've used my favorite "Out-of-the-Box" technique to highlight her train.

Image: "Bride and Groom" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Cuttlebug with Nesties., Mounting tape, Martha Stewart Leaf, Branch, and  wide lace punches

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom and Certainly Celery, PTI Cream, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Capella DP

Embellishments: Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Thanks for visiting!

Elaine