I'd Walk a Tightrope with Tiddly Ink Stamps

Well this new digi from Tiddly Inks made me think of a certain film .... I'm sure you can guess which it is. I've watched it several times already & constantly have the soundtrack in my head. I thought I'd have fun with 'Walk a Tight Rope Wryn' and try to make  it look as though she's walking right up high in the Big Top with a spotlight catching her. It was a bit of an experiment, but I like how it turned out.

Here's her close up! I coloured her with Copics and then did the spotlight & background with Distress Inks.

Any self respecting performer has a few sparkles, so I added that to her costume using Sakura stardust gel pens. They only show the sparkle at certain angles.

I printed the sentiment on my laser printer & then applied fuchsia pink foil using my Foil Master machine. I do love the shine and it meant it stayed vibrant through the Distress Ink. 

I will admit this card makes me smile when I look at it.

Digi - Walk a Tight Rope Wryn from Tiddly Ink Stamps

Copics used:

Skin - E000, E00, E12, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E53, E55, E57, E59, E49

Costume - BG45, BG49, BG09, B99

RV52, RV55, RV69

Y00

Distress Inks used:

Squeezed Lemon, Faded Jeans, Black Soot

Don't forget to pop over to the Tiddly Inks Blog to see all the Fab Friday Creations.

Pregnancy Journal with Make it Crafty

It's an exciting time in our family at the moment. My sister & her husband are expecting their first baby! I'm really looking forward to meeting my new niece or nephew - but there's a while to wait yet. My sister is keeping a pregnancy journal and asked me to create something for one of the pages. Geeky Love Expecting was the obvious choice for me. I do love that geeky couple!

Here's the page I created.

The sentiment is significant - yes it says the obvious, but it's in the font I used to make their wedding invitations last year. A little thing I know, but meaningful.

A little added shimmer is always a good thing!

I do love the expression on Geeky Love Expecting's faces. They just look so happy!

I'm looking forward to seeing how her Pregnancy Journal fills up.

Digi - Geeky Love Expecting from Make it Crafty

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E18, E29, E49, E53, E55, E57, E59

Her Top - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Her Trousers - B34, B37, B39

Her Shoes - B21, B24, B26, B29, C3, C5

His Top - G14, G17, G29, W7

His Trousers - BV23, BV25, BV29

His Shoes - E23, E25, E27

Cast Shadows - W2, W3, W5

I hope you like my creation x

Topsy Turvy with Tiddly Ink Stamps

I'm totally and utterly in love with this new image from Tiddly Ink Stamps! As soon as I saw her she reminded me of me - I'll admit I'm just a little quirky like this. Christy was kind enough to do a version without the cat & this sentiment just popped into my head!

Yes you are allowed to laugh at the mental image of me trying to look in the mirror to confirm what legs look like in that angle. Observations are a) Trying to do anything approaching this with balance difficulties is not to be recommended and b) Miss Topsy Turvy Wryn has lovely legs and I have leg envy! :P 

Do you look at the world a little differently too? I find it's by far the best way!

Digi - Topsy Turvy Wryn 

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E21, E04

Hair - E23, E25, E18, E27, E29, E49

Shorts - B93, B95, B97, B99

Shoes & Top - R24, R27, R29, R59

C2, C3

Shadow - W2, W3, W5

A Trip to the Races with Make it Crafty

I decided to challenge myself and go for a different colour palette than my usual bright & bold with this card for the Make it Crafty Colouring Challenge. The theme is Anything Goes so it's a nice easy one. I chose Chantelle at the Races as it's been racing season here recently with coverage of all the big hats at Ascot etc (and the horse racing too I think, but the hats seem to get as much coverage as the actual racing!).

Here she is in all her finery! I added a shimmer of Wink of Stella to the highlights of her dress so it looks a little bit like taffeta. I kept her hair, flowers & feathers light in colour.

I teamed her with chippies - Hello from Friend Adapt-a-word Chipboard set and the 2" Friend Brush Script Chipboard. I coloured them with Copics and then added Wink of Stella.

I hope you like her.

Products used:

Chantelle at the Races digi stamp

Hello from Friend Adapt-a-word Chipboard set

Friend Brush Script Chipboard - 2"

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 cheeks

Hair - E51, E53 E55

Dress - BG05, BG07, BG09, B99

Flowers - RV00, RV02

Feathers - BG000, BG01

Don't forget to enter the Anything Goes Challenge. A nice easy theme and it's the last challenge for a while as Make it Crafty Challenges is taking a break - so don't miss your opportunity to enter.

Anything Goes with Tiddly Inks

Well it's time for the July Challenge over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge & this month it's the flexible Anything Goes! So get your Tiddly Inks out and get creating. 

My creation seemed meant to be! I'd chosen this page from the Friendship Days Colouring Book & printed it out, but then had a brief pause before colouring to investigate the source of a buzzing noise in the loft. Imagine my surprise to find a colony of Bumblebees who've made a nest up there! A consultation of Google shows that they're Tree Bumblebees - (Bombus hypnorum) that have appeared in the UK since 2001 and do often nest in the roof space of houses, or in bird boxes. They're harmless unless disturbed. I did rather like the quote from this article that said 'If the person is just concerned because of the drone clouds, I aim to educate the caller to enjoy the spectacle and feel honoured to be a “Bee Landlord”. Unless they fiddle with the nest, they should be perfectly safe.'

So my colouring page just had to be coloured in Tree Bumblebee colours of Ginger thorax (well hair), black body & white tail stripes..... and lots of bumblebee fluff!

How cute is this Tiddly Bumblebee! I wanted to make her as fluffy as she could be.

I finished her off with some chipboard words from Make it Crafty that I coloured with Sakura Glaze gel pens. I printed the colouring page at 1/4 of an A4 sheet so it will make a nice card.

Here are some pictures of our bee tenants. One came down & sat on the table for a while so I managed to get some close ups.

There's a lot of bees up there. At least I know what the buzzing noise is now.

Products used:

Friendship Days Colouring Book - Page 8

'be' from Valentine Adapt-a-Word Chipboard set from Make it Crafty

'happy' from Happy Adapt-a-Word Chipboard set from Make it Crafty

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with R20 Cheeks

Hair - YR12, YR16, YT18, E09

Black Bumblebee - C5, C7, C9, 100, Black Polychoromo

White Bumblebee - C2, C3, C5, HB Pencil

Flowers - R24, R27, R29, R59, Y15, Y17, YR24

G14,G17, G29

Basket - E42, E44

Background - B00, G40