Violet Vintage

 I hang my head in shame and confess to haiving owned this digi for AGES and only just got round to colouring her up :(  Anyways, she is coloured using my pens, and the dp is by First Edition, which has been liberally distressed using my trusty TH distressing tool.  I love my dies, and now I have got my storage sorted for them, I am using them lots more.  This corner is fab!! And I just added a couple of teeny pearls to it.   The flowers are from the MB Cherry Blossom set, I just used the biggest, and then added vintage buttons with twine through them to their cetres.  Finally a bit of lace and a few more pearls - quite vintage all in all I think!

Supplies: 

Image: Saturated Canary Violet Vintage

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: umber, walnut, cocoa, cinnamon, tan 

Clothes: salmon pink, cocktail pink, pale pink, cocao, caramel, sandstone

Papers: First Edition Boho Chic, Summer Breeze

Embellishments: die cut flowers, diecut corner, pearls, buttons, lace

Tools: Joy Crafts fluer de lys corner die, Memory box Cherry Blossom die, TimHoltz distressing tool

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - a different corner

DutchDare - Tictactoe (distressing, flowers, buttons)

Paper Crafting Journey - for a girl

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Moving along with the times- punch it out  

Charsima Cardz - pink and brown

 

Something different ...

 I used some of my very neglected Ranger distress colours coredinations cardstock and sanded it.  I embossed and sanded a panel of of using this fab embossing folder.  I also cut out the hanging heart from the same colour, and snipped the handing bit off.  I made the rosette up using a paler pink from the same pack, sanded and then stuck the heart in its centre. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the cardstock, added some ribbon, and placed the heart panel and rosette. 

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps

Colouring medium: 

 Papers: coredinations distress colours

Embellishments: 

Tools: TH alterations mini rosette, Memory Box hanging heart die, hearts embossing folder

Challenges: 

Stampavie and more - love

Bearly Mine - hearts galore

Paper Pretties - square cards
Addicted to stamps and more - sketch
Diecutting divas - anything goes

 

Angelica and WOYWW

  This is well out of my comfort zone to be honest - purple, I love, but orange!!!  I had these papers that I was bought but have not used due to the orange in them ... and I have been told I should really use up my paper stash before I buy more :(!!  Before stamping Angelica up, I masked the bunny off, and then coloured using my pens, before being glamour dusted and stickled.  I stitched the dp  and simple added a die cut flower and some sparkly gems.

Supplies:

Image: Sugar Nellie Angelica(digi)

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: soft mauve, lilac, orchid, amethyst, amber, oatmeal, ginger

Papers: Basic Grey Plumeria

 Embellishments:diecut flower, card candi, adhesive gems and swirl, glamour dust, stickles

Tools: Dienamics Mini Hybrid Heirloom rose die

Challenges:

Cupcake Craft - with bells on

Oldie but a Goodie - glitter and glam

Tuesday Throwdown - bling it on

Papertake Weekly - pick a sketch (68)

Joanna Sheen - recipe

One Stop Craft - sparkle and bling

Moving along with the times - bling it on

Love to create - anything goes with a sentiment
The Sugar Bowl - anything goes
Flutterby Wednesday - open
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

And as it Wednesday it is time to share our desks, led by the talented Julia ... here was my desk yesterday ...

Sorry for the poor quality - I took it with my phone - not sure how to get it crisp!!  Anyway - image coloured, papers out, another image ready to turn into a card, an image ready to colour - busy for a change :)

 

Tobey Roller Skating

 I don't make many boys cards, I think its having 2 girls in the house, but I do enjoy making them, and there are so many fun images out there.  This is a fab one from Crafty Sentiments, and I simply coloured Tobey in using my pens, and did a stippled background.  The dp is from Basic Grey, and I kept the layout pretty embellishment free, just adding a bit of card candi, and the sentiment.

Supplies:

Image: Crafty Sentiments Tobey Roller Skating

Sentiment: Crafty Sentiments

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: umber, walnut, cocoa, cinnamon, tan

Clothes: cool grey 1-5, black, 

burgundy, crimson, ruby, lipstick red, petrol blue, marine, turquoise

Papers: Basic grey Oliver

 Embellishments: card candy

Tools: spellbinders ovals

Challenges:

Allsorts - masculine

Fuss n Fancy - circles

Stamptacular Sunday - spots and stripes

Stamps +fun=creativity - sketch

Make my Monday - one for the boys

Glitter n Sparkle - boys are made of slugs and snails

 

Crafty Sentiments Challenge

 The theme for this week's Crafty Sentiments Challenge is buttons and bows.

I used Fashion party and coloured her in using my pens.  I went for quite retro looking papers and colours for her, and simply added 3 buttons with contrasting bows tied through them.  The sentiment is also from Crafty Sentiments.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Fashion Party

Sentiment: Crafty Sentiments

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: twilight sky, denim blue, grey green, pastel blue, walnut, cocoa, cinnamon, tan

Papers: MME Paris and CO

Embellishments: buttons and ribbon from stash

Tools:

Challenges: 

Stamptacular Sunday - spots and stripes
Creative Card Crew - girly
Party timeTuesday - anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - buttons and bow

 

Tabbitha

 I have a poorly Beth at home so we have had a bit of a colouring session this morning and I coloured up this fab KK image, Tabbitha.  Not quite the shading I would like, but Beth is very distracting!!  She is now tired and watching Gnomeo and Juliet, so I have had time to put the card together and blog it!  I used digi papers, and lots of bright colours, very un-me!! The fembellishments are all from my stash,and i added so stickles to her feet and wand.

Supplies: 

Image: Kraftin Kimmie Tabbitha

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: Copics

Papers: Pink Petticoat, Funky Hand

Embellishments: card candi, lace, ribbon, flowers, pearls

Tools: 

Challenges:

 Kraftin Kimmie - something old, something new (old papers, new stamp)

Sweet Stampin- ribbon

Totally Gorguss - flowers

One stop Craft - sparkle and bling

Stamptacular Sunday - spots and stripes

Come and Get it  - bingo (glitter, free, ribbon)

Incy Wincy - pearls and lace

Stamp with fun - sketch

Craft Your Passion - colour palette

Make it Monday

 

LOVE

 I quick card for me befire we go and play in the snow!!  I simply doodled round the cardstock with my black promarker, using the fine nib.  I embossed the heart panel and added the diecut hearts.  Finally I stamped the sentiment in red ink.  I am not a big doodler round my cards - love it on other people's - need to practise it a little more me thinks!

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: Fiskars sentiment set

Colouring medium:SU real red ink

Papers: SU real red

Embellishments: 

Tools: Dienamics heart die, sizzix embossing folder

Challenges:

Less is More - sketch

Addicted to CAS - heart

CAS-ual Friday - make your mark

 

Basic Grey Challenge

 The trheme for this fortnight's Basic Grey Challenge is Love is in the air.

I used this cute digi from Crafty Sentiments, and coloured it using my pens.  The dp is Basic Grey Kissing Booth and PB&J.  I doodled stitching round it to match the image and matted everything on to kraft - I love kraft teamed with red.  I added some jute webbing and a die cut heart, and some mulberry roses.  The diecut heart border was the final touch.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments - bundle of hearts

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Papers: BAsic Grey PJ&B and Kissing Booth

Embellishments: diecut heart and heart border, jute webbing, flowers

 Tools: Marianne Creatible heart, LalaCrafts Heart border

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - furry friends

Creative Inspirations - anything goes and flowers

Fab n Funky - favourite colour combination

The Paper Shelter - anything goes
CRAFT - Valentines/love
Charisma Cardz - hearts and flowers
Crafty ribbons - love/romance
Happy Campers Craft collective- flowers and use something digital
Little Miss Muffet - hearts and flowers
Digi Galore - teddy bear's picnic

 

Pom Pom

A bi out of my comfort zone as there is orange on this, and I am rubbish at orange!!  But I wanted to use these papers so orange had to be done!!!  I have coloured this cutie suing my pens and added some glamour dust to the wings and pompoms.  I simply layered up some diecut flowers, put buttons at their centres, added a ribbon and bow, and some flat backed pearls - simples ;)

Before I go, it is Debbi's birthday shortly ... and she is having a few days of giveaways ... the first is some Promarker skin tones :). Pop over to her blog for all the details - you have until Sunday to enter ... but please don't, just so I have a better chance LOL!!

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV PomPom

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: burnt orange, orange, mandarin, amber

Papers: MME Mabel

Embellishments: flat backed pearls, buttons, ribbon, diecut flowers

Tools: Dienamics layered rose die

Challenges:

I love promarkers - anything goes

Dutchdare - winged things

Lili's Little fairies - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - paper peicing

Crafty Creations - take 2 (flowers and buttons)

Crafty Catz - cute as a button

Cute Card Thursday - out of this world

Creative inspirations - anything goes + flowers

 

Fluttering by

 I have to confess to having this cutie pie printed out for a while, just not got round to colouring her *hangs head in shame*!  I coloured her with my pens and added glamour dust to her wings and the butterflies.  I added a doily, some die cut flowers, a double bow and organza ribbon, and this diamante swirl.  Ohh and pearls, must forget the pearls!

Supplies: 

Image:Tiddly inks Fluttering by to say hi

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair:  raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes:imperial purple, purple velvet, wild orchid, orchid, 

storm blue, stonewash, cloud blue, cool grey 3-5

Papers: Basic Grey Whats Up

Embellishments: ribbon, flat backed pearls, swirl, die cut flowers

Tools: Dienamics layered rose die

Challenges:

 Paper crafting Journey - for a girl

Moving along with the times - bling it on

Cute Card Thursday - out of this world

Creative inspirations - anything goes + flowers

I love promarkers - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - tie up your loose ends

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Divas by Design - fairytales

Dream Valley - girls, girls, girls

Inky Chicks -  bingo (ribbon, image, pearls)
Tiddlyinks challenge - wings

 

Lilybelle

I have a card for you that i started a couple of days ago, but only got round to finishing today.  I thought I would use my flex markers to do her hair, but I am not overly happily, need to practise, or just use my copics!!!  Anyway I coloured this cute Kraftin Kimmie fairy in using my pormarkers and flex markers, and then added a stippled background, and glamour dust to her wings.  I used digi papers and added some ribbon, a bow and some punched and diecut embellishments.  Finally perls to the flower and butterfly centres and that was it.  I totally forgot to add a sentiment - doh!!!

Supplies: 

Image: Kraftin Kimmie Lillybelle

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers and flex markers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink

 Hair: orchid, wild orchid, purple velvet, imperial purple

Clothes: bright green, forest green, pin, holly

Papers: Pink Petticoat gingham, Bearly Mine Designs Simply Dots

Embellishments: die cut flowers, leaves, punched butterfleis, flat backed pearls, glamour dust, ribbon

Tools: Dienamics layered rose die, Memory box fern die, Martha Stewart butterflies punch

Challenges:

I love promarkers - anything goes

Color throwdown, celery - garden green perfect plum, wisteria

Papertake Weekly - tie up your loose ends

 Everybody Art - recipe

Creative card crew - girly

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Divas by Design - fairytales

Kraftin Kimmie - trio of embellishments

Dream Valley - girls, girls, girls

Allsorts - flower power

Fab n Funky - favourite colour combination
Inky Chicks - tic, tac toe ( bingo (ribbon, image, pearls)

 

Passion for Promarkers DT card

 This week's Passion for Promarkers challenge theme is your favourite colour combination - oh I struggled with this as I love purple/blue, but also brown/blue amd purple/green!!  And I love adding hints of grey to my cards.

I coloured Primrose up in purples and added some blue details.  I have kept the layout simple, I really am loving much cleaner and less fussy cards.  I doodled the borders and added some flowers and a banner made with a Dienamics die.

Supplies: 

Image: Crafty Sentiments Catwalk

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: warm grey 1-5

Clothes: french navy, aegean, cyan, arctic blue, purple, amythyst, orchid, lavendar

Papers: NitWits Promises

Embellishments: flowers and pearls from stash

Tools: Dienamics Fishtail stax

Challenges:

Love to Create - 3 favourite colours (blue, purple, grey)
Dream Valley - girls, girls, girls
Creative Card Crew - girly

 

Monday Playing

 We got up to quite heavy snow this morning and the girls were hopeful that school would be shut - I was pleased it wasn't as it gave me a couple of hours crafting before starting work :)

I coloured Nikki in using my pens, and then cut her out. Some of my DT teamie and I did a diecut swap before Christmas, so I used the fence from that swap to create the scene. I simply die cut the tree, added the fence and then some torn cardstock in front to create the snowy scene.  I added stickles and pearl to create snow and ice, and added a snowflake swirl to the corner.  I chose this spotty dp to give the impression of snow.

Supplies: 

Image: Saturated Canary Nikki

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Skin:E000.E00,E11,R20

Hair: W1,3,5,7

Clothes: BG0000,BG05,BG07,BG09

Papers:Bearly mine Designs mini dots

Embellishments: die cute fence,  stickles pearl pen

Tools: Marianne Design tree die, Memory Box snowflake swirl die

Challenges:

Saturated Canary - movie inspiration (The Cutting Edge)

Craft Your passion - totally teal

Cupcake Craft - create a scene

Stamp with fun - swirl

Stamps and fun=creativity - swirl
Creative Stamp friends - winter/winter sports

Make it monday

ANother tall CAS card - I think I am getting the hang of them!! I die cut 3 squares and added washi tape to them, before putting them on foam pads and attaching to the embossed background.  I stamped and diecut the butterfly, curled its wings and popped it onto the bottom square.  That was it really.
 

Supplies: 

Image: Clearly besotted stamps - butterfly wishes

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium:

Papers: linen cardstock

Embellishments: washi tape

Tools: swiss dots embossing folder, Clearly Besotted Butterfly wishes die

Challenges:

Make my monday - CAS sketch

 Simon Says Stamp - washi tape

CAS-ual Friday - long and short side

Cardmaking Mamas - CAS

Totally Gorguss - KISS

Creative Creations - keep it simple

Cutie pie - use 3 different textures (embossing, linen cardstock, smooth pearls & washi tape)

 

Lilybelle

Our beautiful Miffy cat has been diagnosed with epilepsy, and then she went missing on Friday, so I have been distracted and unable to craft.  However, some lovely people up the road recognised and brought home Miffy this afternoon, so I have done some crafting while she has slept on the chair next to me.  I coloured the image in using my pens  - still trying to get hair to look realistic.  I am trully in lovely with spotty papers at the moment, so I used these digi ones matted onto dark purple cardstock.  I made up these rolled flowers and added pearls to their centres, and placed them over the organza ruffled ribbon.  I made the ribbon by running a long running stitch through it and then gathering it.  Finally the sentiment and some pearls.  Oh and glamour dust to the fairy wings.  This is my final shot at the  Kraftin' Kimmie GDT call.

Supplies: 

Image: Kraftin Kimmie Lilybelle

Sentiment: Kraftin Kimmie Lilybelle

Colouring medium: copics

Skin: E21,11,00,000, R20

 Hair:E11,13,15,17,18

Clothes: V12,15,17

Papers: Bearly Mine Mini Dots

 Embellishments: rolled flowers, pearls, organza ribbon

 Tools: Dienamics heirloom rose

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Stamptacular Sunday - fairyfever

Sweet Stampin - frillie

Kraftin Kimmie - trio of embellishments

Dream Valley - girls, girls, girls

Allsorts - flower power

Glitter n Sparkle - sentimental

Bunny Zoe - anything goes  

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

 Everybody Art - girly

 

That Craft Place challenge

The That Craft Place challenge this time is New Year New Stash - pretty much everything on this card is new!!  And we are sponsored by Kenny K this time.

I coloured the image in using my pens and aded a bit of stickles.  I have kept the layout quite simple, but gone for vintage feeling colors and papers.  I made the rolled roses and added pearls to their centres and added this pearl, flowery ribbon stuff (I am sure it has a technical name!) and some pearl pins.  The sentiment is from aKraftin' Kimmie stamp and is perfect for this image!

Supplies: 

Image: Kenny K Frieda Flapper

 Sentiment: Krafting Kimmie Katherine

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: bluebell, satin

Clothes: midnight blue, twilight blue, grey green

Papers: MME Bluebell, Farmhouse Fair skies

Embellishments: pearls, pearl pins, rolled flowers, pearl ribbon

Tools: Marianne Creatible English rose die

Challenges:

Kenny K - vintage

Allosrts - flower power

Glitter n Sparkle - sentimental

Bunny Zoe - anything goes  

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

 Everybody Art - girly

 Digital Tuesday - flower power

 

CAS and not so CAS ...

 There is going to be a wedding, and typically i have been asked by a few ogf the guests to make cards for them - I just need to make them all slightly differently.  So the brief for this one was, simple, elegant and has to have roses and butterflies (the bride LOVES roses and butterflies!).  I think I have managed the brief!!  The image is coloured in using my pens, and I added a bit of stubble to the groom, just so he looks like the groom in question!!  I love this pair, they do look elegant.  I simply embossed some of the white cardstock and scored the rest, added some organza ribbon and the slider (which I think small fingers have fiddled with as it doesn't appear to be as central as it was!!).  A few roses for the corner and the obligatory butterflies with gems at their centres ... and Bob's your uncle!!  I am going to enter this into the Kraftin' Kimmie GDT call, cos as my dad says - "you've got to be in it to win it"!!

Supplies: 

Image: Kraftin Kimmie Happily Ever After

 Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: umber, walnut, cocoa, cinnamon, tan raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: Almond, putty, black cool grey4 and 5

Papers:

Embellishments: organza ribbon, metal ribbon slider, flowers, flat backed gems

Tools: Martha stewart butterfly punch

Challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - love/romance/anniversary

Cute Card Thursday - diamonds are forever

Flutterby Wednesday - winter white
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes


Crafting by Design - alcohol markers 
 

 I don't make oblong, or long/tall cards - love my square cards, so this was a bit of a challegne for me!!  I simply tore some washi tape and layered it up, stamped the sentiment and added 6 pearls.

Supplies: 

Image:

Sentiment: Fiskars

Colouring medium: 

Papers: washi tape

Embellishments: flat backed pearls

Tools: 

 Challenges:

 Simon Says Stamp - washi tape

My Heart pieces - thinking of you

CAS-ual Friday - long and short side

Cardmaking Mamas - CAS

 

Wednesday ... or is it Beth???

 So my Baby girl is sad - we have had snow, but not enough, and she hasn't had the best of days at school, and we made her do her homework, and now her big sister is being horrible to her.  Doesn't she look so sweet, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth - its EVERYONE else's fault *insert stamped foot*!!!

 So I have made her a feel better, here's a hug card as I finished work early ...

Now I have often been told that I am cruel refering to the gorgeous daughter I have just shown you as Raptor, but is a very suitable nickname (cute, small and deadly!!) and this Kraftin Kimmie stamp is my lovely, gorgeous Beth to a t - definitely the big, mischevious, happy grin!!  I coloured the image using my pens and then cut it out using my nesties.  I layered the dp up onto lime cardstock, aded some layered diecut flowers, the black webbing and gingham ribbon, and the the sentiment ... as she is very very special (in so many ways!!). I am going to enter this into the Kraftin' Kimmie GDT call, cos as my dad says - "you've got to be in it to win it"!!

Supplies:

Image:  Kraftin Kimmie Wednesday

 Sentiment: LOTV Everyday Grungy Messages

Colouring medium: promarkers and flex markers

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: raw sienna, gold, mustard, pastel yellow, primrose 

Clothes: Black, Cool Grey 3,4,5,1, lime green, lime zest, soft lime, 

imperial purple, purple velvet, orchid, wild orchid, satin

Papers: Funky Hand Polka dots, Pink Petticoat gingham

Embellishments: die cut flowers, metal flowers, webbing, gingham ribbon

Tools:  Dienamics layered rose

Challenges:

 Designed to color - metallic

Bunny Zoe - anything goes  

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - one for the girls

Everybody Art - girly

Kraftin Kimmie - Anything goes 

 

Kenny K at the Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Kenny K are sponsoring the Totally Papercrafts challenge this week, and we were lucky enough to get some images to play with.  I confess to having quite a few of these images sitting neglected in my digi folder, but I had to have Airborne as it is so like my nephew!!

 I coloured him in using my pens.  I went to town a bit on the embossing, using coredinations cardstock so I could get a grungey look ti it.  I also painted some metal foil with cranberry acrylic paint, and embossed and sanded it when it was dry.  The tags are metallic ones, simply treated with some alchol inks, embossed and sanded.

Supplies: 

Image: Kenny K Airborne

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers  and flex markers

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair: cocoa,nutmeg,light fawn

Clothes: twilight blue, demin blue, grey green, pastel blue, black, 

cool grey 1-5, 

khaki, pesto, herb green, pastel beige, frosted leaf,

 burgundy, crimson, ruby, lipstick red

Papers:Kraft coredinations

Embellishments: metal tag, brad

Tools: Happy Birthday, stars border, circles and checkerboard embossing folders, sanding block

Challenges:

J and C Creations - something new, something old

Glitter and Sparkle - use a digi

Designed to color - metallic

Fab n Funky - get moving

I love promarkers - lots of layers
Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Moving along with the times - birthday
Card Crafter's Circle -  layers

Simply Create - anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes
Crafting by Design - alcohol markers

And a girly one!!

I am not overly happy with her hair - should be darker :(  Anyway she is coloured with my pens, and them I stamped this grungy swirl round the edges.  I layered up some die cut flowers, adding pearls to their centres, and added webbing and stripy ribbon

Supplies: 

Image: Kenny K Devilish Donna

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers and flex markers

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair:Cool grey 1-5

Clothes: Cool grey 1-5, imperial purple, purple velvet, wild orchid, orchid

Papers: Pink Petticoat gingham, Bearly Mine Designs Mini dots

Embellishments: webbing, ribbon, flat backed pearls

Tools: dienamic layered rose die

Challenges:

Kenny K - Gothic

Stampavie - spots and stripes

Digital Tuesday - flower power

 

 

Elegant Katherine

 I would love to say she is my namesake - but I am not quite THAT elegant!!!  Or that slim!!  She is coloured in using my pens, and then I used a corner punch to curve diagonally opposite corners. I repeated the corners on the dp, and stitched the papers.  I added layered organza ribbon, some layered mulberry flowers with cute metal flowers for their centres and a bow.  I punched some butterflies out and added gems and a gem swirl for that elegant feel!! I am going to enter this into the Kraftin' Kimmie GDT call, cos as my dad says - "you've got to be in it to win it"!!

Supplies: 

Image:Kraftin Kimmie Katherine

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: promarkers 

Skin: coral, sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair:warm grey 1-5

 Clothes: Midnight blue, twilight sky, demin blue, grey green, pastel blue

 Papers: SU Elegant Soiree

Embellishments: flowers, ribbon, flat backed gems, swirl

Tools: corner punch, Martha Stewart 3 butterfly punch

Challenges:

  Allsorts - punches and dies

Creative Inspirations - one for the girls

Paper Pretties - ribbon

Divas by Design http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/- girly

Bearly Mine - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Charisma Cards - 2 punches

Cute Card Thursday - diamonds are forever

Moving along with the times - birthday

Everybody Art - girly

 

A couple of cards

I had a bit of a crafting session yesterday morning...

 OK for those that know me well you will be in shock - it is indeed that dreaded colour PINK!!!!  But someone did ask me to make a girly pink card for them... so here it is!!  The image is coloured with my pens, and as I haven't much in the way of pink design paper, I have kept the layout quite simple.  I added some puffy clouds, that I doodled round, and a layered flower, and some pearls and ribbon with a charm attached through the knot.  Some of you may need to go for a lie down now!!
I am going to enter this into the Kraftin' Kimmie GDT call, cos as my dad says - "you've got to be in it to win it"!!

Supplies: 

Image: Kraftin Kimmie Izzy Ice cream

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

Skin: E11, E00,E000,R20

Hair: E31,E33,E35,E37,E39,E29

Clothes: R81,R83,R85,R89

Papers: MME Dolled up

Embellishments: flat backed pearls, organza ribbon, heart charm

Tools: Memory box puffy clouds dies, Dienamics layered rose

Challenges:

 Allsorts - punches and dies

Creative Inspirations - one for the girls

Paper Pretties - ribbon

Divas by Design - girly
Kraftin Kimmie - Anything goes

My second Christmas card of 2013 - I am on a roll LOL!!!!  I love penguins, and this LOTV one is adorable with his ickle flower.  I coloured him in with my pens, and went for a very CAS layout, simply embossing and scoring some white cardstock and adding the black gingham ribbon and a bow.  Very simples :)

Supplies: 

Image: Lili of the Valley Snow Cute

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: copics

Papers:

Embellishments:  ribbon, stickles

Tools: snowflake embossing folder

Challenges: 

ABC Christmas - A for animal

Crafty Creations - snowflakes

Addicted to Stamps and more - black and white
Addicted to CAS - lets get embossed
CRAFT - Christmas in January

 

Annabel the Mermaid

I thought I would have a go at a technique for colouring in I saw in a craft magazine ages ago - using dots.  I thought this technique would be perfect for the scaly effect I wanted for the mermaid.  I coloured Annabel in using my pens, before adding the background and pearl detail using a pearl pen.  I have kept the card simple as I wanted the attention to be on the image, so I simply added some pearls.

Here's how I coloured the image ...

Iused a mixture of the fine nib and bullet nib to create different sizes.

 Supplies:

Image: Crafty Sentiments Annabel the Mermaid

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers and flex markers

Skin: sunkissed pink, blush, ivory, pastel pink 

Hair and Tail: :forest green, marsh green, cider apple, lime twist

Clothes: Aubergine, plum, wild orchid, orchid

Other colours: saffron, sunflower, mustard, storm blue, stonewash, cadet blue

Papers: Bearly mine Designs Mini dots and Simply dots

Embellishments: flat backed pearls, viva decor pearl pen

Tools: 

 Challenges:

Totally Gorguss - spotty
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - anything goes