Spring Has Sprung - FFFC #136 'Buttons and Bows'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's time for a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our hostess for this challenge is the lovely Kavitha and she's chosen 'Buttons and Bows' as the challenge theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Aurora Wings.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

I've created this criss-cross card for the challenge.

Close-ups of the two delightful Aurora Wings images I'm featuring:

- Cherry Blossom Sprite

- Cherry Blossom Sprite 2

You can get these images at either Mitzi's digital stamp shop HERE or her Etsy shop HERE,

Challenges for this card:
Aurora Wings Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #178 - Back to nature (using dies B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #128 - Anything Goes with a twist of Flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge #100 - Easter/Spring
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #108 - Spring Colours
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #252 - Springtime Flowers
Digi Design Challenge - Spring Is Here
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #34 - Signs of Spring
ABC Challenges - G for 'Go Digital'
Come and Get It Challenges - One for the Girls

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Garden Florals paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three; Cheery Lynn Designs B117 Fanciful Flourish and DL112 Exotic Butterfly mini

Punches:  EK Success Medium Retro Flower and Corner Rounder; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for flower centres);  Martha Stewart Corner Rounder 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Victorian Velvet; ribbon and buttons from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- pink shades: dusky rose, budding rose, pale pink
- green shades:  marsh green, apple cider, Touch 175 lime green  
- yellow flowers:  mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

Celebrate the Everyday - FFFC #130 'Swirls and Pearls'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

It's back to business after a nice holiday break.  This is our first challenge of the year at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  I get to be the hostess for this one and I've chosen 'Swirls and Pearls' as our challenge theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by a new sponsor, Aurora Wings.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Here's my DT card for the challenge...

I did so enjoy colouring this beautiful image I am featuring.  It is of course designed by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff from Aurora Wings...

and it is called Big Eye Poppy Elf - Himalayan Blue.

You can check out the rest of Mitzi wonderful images at her Aurora Wings Etsy Shop or her Aurora Wings Digital Stamp Shop.

I've done most of the colouring with markers (colours listed below), but I've used several coloured pencils on this image as well (sorry but I didn't jot down the exact shades--there were a couple of blues, one green, black...).

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenge - A is for Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #17 - Anything Goes w/twist something NEW (new digi, see below for dies)
Ladybug Crafts January Challenge - Say It With Flowers
Stamping Sensations January Challenge - Dies and Punches
Fairytale Stampers Challenge #49 - Everything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #118 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
Love to Create Challenge #148 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #355 - What's new? (new digi)

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  DCWV Blossom Song paper pad; me+my BIG ideas Modern Milan paper pad  

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Frames Frilly #10; Magnolia Doohickey Swirl; Impression Obsession DIE042-I Spiral Flowers; Elizabeth Craft Designs 730 Curvy Leaves; Spellbinders Classic Ovals

Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower; Carla Crafts Cosmos   

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; ribbon and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading

- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone
- blue shades:  631-T, duck egg, cool aqua, pastel green
- green shades:  forest green, 370-T, apple, meadow green
- dark yellow shades:   burnt sienna, mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T