Walkies

Today's card is the first inking of a Xmas gift from a lovely blogging pal.  I've coloured her in Copics and added some clouds with my shimmer chalks.  The papers were so pretty that I didn't want to cover them up, so the embellies are minimal.  I thought they looked a bit vintagey so I used lace instead of ribbon for a change and think it looks much softer.

This project is to support the challenge at Sugar Bowl and also there's a new challenge at As You Like It Challenge.

Card Recipe:

• Image - All Dressed Up Walkies from Funky Kits
• Typed Sentiment (Wendy Medium font)
• Colouring - Promarkers, Copics
• Clouds - Dovecraft chalks
• Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics Papers
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Flat Backed Pearls
• 8mm Pearl Brad
• Viva Pearl Pen - Ice White
• Corner punch
• Lace

I've been inspired by:

• Crafty Calendar - Metal (brad)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Autumn Leaves

The new Anything Goes challenge starts at the Sugar Bowl today, and this project features not only a cute piece of rubber from Sugar Nellie, but also supports the new challenge at As You Like It Challenge where you need to say if you prefer matt or shiny.  Although O do use mirri card occasionally, as well as finding it hard to photograph I do prefer to colour coordinate my cardstock to my image (I think I've got an OCD issue!).  I also prefer pearls to rhinestones as accessories. Therefore it's definitely a matt choice for me :0)

Card Recipe:

• Image - All Dressed Up Autumn Leaves from Funky Kits
• Typed Sentiment (Wendy Medium font)
• Colouring - Copics
• Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics papers
• Momento Stamp Pad Ink
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Cheery Lynn Designs LG Square Stitched Die
• Flat Backed Pearls
• Beaded Twirl

I've been inspired by:

• Winter Wonderland - Only One DP
• Copic Marker Challenge - Flowers (image, paper, embellishments)
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

If it can go wrong, then it will ...

I water-coloured a few images this week and spent some time today making them up into cards.  This image is a rubber from All Dressed Up and was a Christmas pressie from my lovely blogging pal Carol.  There is actually a flower in the image, but somehow I managed to get ink from the flower all over the white space, so as the rest of the image was finished, I decided to fussy cut her out rather than have to bin her.  There was a smidgeon of orange on her dress too, but I managed to salvage that with some water.

Even the fussy cutting wasn't easy, as half way round I decided that my knife must be blunt, because it was dragging the thick watercolour paper.  So the bird nearly lost part of his beak.

Once it was cut out, my original plan for the layout went out of the window, and I probably spent as long fumbling around trying to find a new layout that I was happy with than I'd spent colouring the image in the first place (which was quite a long time!).

Anyway, after 2 different shaped cards, 3 different paper pads, and the potential for a die cut oval background for my girlie to stand on, I actually followed a sketch that I found, and this was the result:

Card Recipe:

• Image - All Dressed Up Autumn Leaves from Funky Kits
• Colouring - Distress Ink Reinkers
• Maja Design Papers
• The Langton watercolour paper
• Stazon Ink Pad
• Go Kreate Frilly Frames nested die
• Embossalicious Floral Embossing Folder
• Aqua satin ribbon
• Flat Backed Pearls

I've been inspired by:

• Sketch Saturday - Sketch
• Simon's Monday Challenge - Old (papers) & New (Stamp)
• Cute Card Thursday - What's New (Stamp)
• Winter Wonderland - Things With Wings (bird)
• Allsorts - New and Cute (new stamp)
• Sweet Stampin' - Girlie but no Pink
• Penny Black & More - Embossing Folders
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Something New (Stamp)

Happy crafting
Annette
xx