Just Hitting the books

Hi there, how are you, got quite a post for you today as i have been spending some time blog hopping, BBMing folk and FB ing folk, and doing extra religious education in my spare time as i suppose i could do with some spiritual guidance before i start my degree in September. Also I hope to blog a bit more as i think it will help with my grammar, I have been told that this is very poor.

Thank goodness for spell checker eh, lol

So without further ado, I would like to share with you an 8x8 card

Digi stamp artwork is by Krista smith click on her name  to view her blog, I have coloured her in pro-markers and highlighted buttons, glasses and pearls on her glasses strap with crystal gloss papers are DCWV spring stack, with ribbon from dovercraft

and here’s another

The card base i cut away leaving a semi circle and added a scallop detail with 1inch circle punch outs then distresses this and covered with double sided cardstock, the sentiment is cut from stampin ups decorative label with a verse from MFT well read stamp set, and as always a close up or 2, I would like to enter this in to the following challenges

Papertake weekly: Anything goes

Craftyourpassionchallenges: Anything goes

Makeitmonday; linky party

Incy wincey designs: Sugar and spice and everything nice girly creations.

The Ribbon reel: Challenge 34 Retro

I think that's it from me good luck to everyone who enters we have had so much inspiration from the design teams, lets see what we can come up with

thanks for stopping by

Card Bingo challenge

I found this lovely blog when I was browsing Feline Playful and I absolutely love the choccy colour scheme being a caffeine/chocolate/crafting addict, I went straight to their challenge to see what the deal was, I've never played crafting bingo before so I thought i would have a go, the image was a free stamps set called your so sweet from Card making and paper craft magazine the papers are Boofle 6x6 paper pack flowers from stash also bling from stash, so for this challenge I chose ribbon, bling and flowers, if you would like to join in this challenge hop over to http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-11-bingo.html

They also have a DT call going so if you fancy taking a chance get in touch with them hope you guys over at my three favourite things enjoy my card and thanks for the chance to win x

Gerbera challenge 114

I absolutely adore this stamp from wood ware, I made this card for my sisters 7th wedding anniversary, I loved it so much that I went and ordered the rose and lily singles from the same collection, a really nice big bloom with lovely big petals to colour in. I coloured it in using pastel pink, sun kissed, and  putty pro-markers to blend the petals, the background uses mica pigment paint to give a paler image with the same stamp.

I am entering this card in to http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-114-flower-power-floral-image.html

Good luck to all the other entries, there is some really gorgeous cards.

Ahoy Matey

Well a glorious washing day today which is why I am posting a bit late, every time I intend to post a bit sooner things crop up, don't you get that, so on to my card, and this week I am covering two challenges from my favourite blogs an they are I(heart )pro-markers and  A Passion for pro-markers, this weeks theme over at a passion for pro-markers is Arrrrghggh  PIRATES, hehe, and over at I love pro-markers its a sketch this week given to us by Karen and its a good un I can tell ya,

So rather than tamper with it, as it has been a while since I have tried a sketch challenge, I kept it simply as it is, and here’s what I came up with

The image is Pirate Tilda and I have coloured her in pro-markers

Skin tones: Ivory, Vanilla and Saffron

Hair: Ivory, Canary and Tulip yellow

Top: Canary yellow, Mustard and Pastel yellow

Trousers: Lime Green, Moss and Olive

Boots: Tan, Sandstone and Caramel

And here's’ the close up hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by see you later.

Colour match challenge

Well I knew this one was not going to be easy but I am going to give it my best shot, the simply sassy design team this week is lead by Elaine and she has asked us to recreate the colours in this image, but not using the same image, MMMM I thought, so here’s Elaine’s image

Beautiful colouring and I'm probably thinking she has used copic’s to colour her image so no matter what I think I will not be able to get my shades as close as I would like and hence the challenge

And here’s mine

I myself have used my pro-markers  along with my prismas to try and recreate at least the same blended effects, you can get a better close up by clicking the image if you like, hope you like it, well done Elaine your blending is beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by, Hugs

Pretty in pink

Its been such a busy week for me August is full of birthdays, and I also have a few in September, so I have kind of kept my head down crafting, I hope I get chance to show you a few later on in the week but for now, this post is mainly for the Make it colourful challenge this week where the theme is Pink , so here is my entry, which I thoroughly enjoyed doing, oh and while I'm here well done to the winners of last weeks challenge where the theme was use dark skin tones, all I can say is I should have consulted my colour guide for my pro-markers, so here is my entry for this week

And a close up of the coloured image

Colours used were, Baby pink, Putty, Cerise, Pastel Pink, Sun kissed Pink, Antique Pink, Rose pink, Carnation.

Thanks for stopping by

Crafting for all Seasons Dt Call

I'm writing this post for the Dt call at Crafting for all seasons, I love my craft, and work with a lot of mediums not just card ink and paper. Crafting for all seasons is  an excellent blog that hosts some exciting challenges use the link above and head over and have a look they have some wonderful design team members, who also have some very inspirational blogs which I find has helped me try new things all the time, they also have some wonderful sponsors, some of which I already use and I am  very familiar with, and I hope this reflects in the projects I am posting for the call hope you like them.

Here’s the first, stamp is Simply sassy, papers are paper mania, die cuts are Marianne creatable, ribbon is satin seam binding from Stampin up, charm from my stash.

This is Nellie Snellen Stamp, using a spot light teqnique, coloured with prismas, as a one layer card, also including some of my own sketching.

My third card is a twisted easel, with TGF miss Anya, she has been coloured with pro-markers, and mounted on to a punched layer with my own embellishment's from my stash

 

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Extra Bling with a side order of Fab-u-lous

I could not wait to get my hands on Kenny K’s booty -licious babe, she is a dream to colour in and I'm not finished as I want to try her in all different colours, you know you just cant get enough colouring time in its not fair, I kept the card quite simple because I want the image to stand out, this card is especially for this challenge over at Make it colourful, the theme is colouring dark skin and this is one of the trial and error problems that I had to overcome when I first got my pro-markers, so I made my self a colour reference guide, you will find it in one of my earlier posts, but I don't think I got any photos of the inside of the book, any way I'm waffling on here's my card for the challenge, hope you like it.

And a close up for you, I used my Pro-markers Tan, Caramel and Cocoa,  and Prisma’s  Burnt umber cardinal red and terracotta.

Check you later Gurlfriend.

Thanks for stopping by

More animal antics!!

I was meant to post this last night but got side tracked by Simply sassy and can I just say that Krista Smith’s new blog is looking really pretty, so head on over to take a peek, so on to my next challenge and this card I had made for my sister to give to her god daughter, and because I didn't know if she was a girly girl I kept to animals which is always a safe bet when doing kids cards, she is turning four, so I kept it quite basic actually compared to what I normally make, and here it is

And a close up for you,

I have kept my post fairly simple today so please excuse me as I have one last project to do for the DT call over at Simply sassy submissions close tonight and I am cutting it fine. I am entering this card in to the following challenges

Cupcake craft challenge: Birthdays with a number

Forever friends: Include an animal and use pastels

Make it Monday: Linky party anything goes

So at some point if your taking part in the linky party too I may just head on over to your blog also and leave you some sugar.

See you soon x

Simply Sassy

Artist and creator of  Simply Sassy stamps Krista  has totally got me hooked, her artwork and images are so different and to cool for school that I had to get my hands on a couple to have a play and play I did, I had so much fun, colouring these as they are so expression able,  and they take on their own personality that each one you could actually fit them to some one you know. I created this card using Pillow talk, link there for you, and I absolutely loved it now I never normally do this but I could not wait to colour the image and I started with the theme reds and hot pinks which really worked well, I used pro-markers crimson, lipstick red, hot pink, and cardinal red, skin tones I stuck to vanilla, saffron and ivory and for her hair I used cool greys 1,3,5 and black and here's what I came up with

And another view,

And a close up for you,

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges

Craft you Passion: Anything goes #69

Make it Monday: Anything goes #48

Thanks for stopping by, we love comments x

Something a little different

Well I have never done this before, I was halfway through this card when I decided to change my image to fit the theme at Make it colourful, the theme is colouring hair not normal hair colours, I thought this was great as it gets you thinking how you are going to make the hair colour fit in with the colour theme of the card.

I used a blend of Pro-markers and Prismas, and chose purple for my hair colour, but I think it has more of a look like a purple rinse, like what older ladies have, its made my Anya look older than her years. I think next time I should choose funky bright colours so she does not have that rinsed look.

And here is a close up,

I started out with Saffron pro-marker then went over with Lilac, and then Amethyst, and then I deepened the curls with violet blue prisma pencil, I also came across another blog called Just some Lines they also do some excellent digi’s you should go over and have a look, they are currently running a challenge and the theme is Easel cards,  so I would like my Sideways easel to be entered for this challenge also, my die cut blank is custom die cut by Which craft Doncaster, I shall give you a top side view as the extra panel comes in a pack with envelopes as well.

Well I hope you like it thanks for stopping by, see you soon

Here comes the boys

Just found this challenge blog that dedicates its challenges to men and boys cards, , so I'm entering my card in to Pink Gem Lets hear it for the boys, and also Here comes the boys challenge #6 where the theme is sporty, so on to my card,

I used a golfer image which was a free download from do crafts creativity and coloured him in pro-markers, again I used minimal embellishments due to it being a mans card but i figured gem and twine and also some cotton binding would work really well, and on to the close up

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Lets hear it for the boys

Well I never know what to get my other half for fathers day he is so hard to please but, I did get him a spade and some cropped combat trousers and he was happy, so on to my card and this week see’s the new challenge #25 at Pink Gem, and although I have never bought any boy stamps from Pink gem designs I was looking today and they are really cute, For my first card I used Wild rose studio’s Beer Bloke, coloured with pro-markers with minimal embellishments,

Thanks for looking