Art Deco

 I made this card for a colleague and good friend of mine, who has taken voluntary redundancy from our department. Carol just loves all things Art Deco and Bling, so I'm pretty sure that she will like this card. Because lots of people want to sign it I made it as an A4 card which was a challenge in itself, 6 x6 is soo much easier.
The image is from Lilac Lemon designs which is one of a set that I have had for ages and never got round to inking, I coloured the image with my favourite copic colours.
The swirls are also from a set that I have had forever but I cant remember where from. The swirls were embossed in silver for added bling.
The die cut swirls were cut with my Robo craft.
Plenty of swarovski gems were added and silver mirri card for backing and ribbon coloured with matching green copics to join the card.

I added fluffy stuff and diamond glitter for the stole, the piccies dont show just how much this card sparkles though.

Challenges
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes with Something old as an optional extra.
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Frame
Cupcake Craft Anything but Square

Make It Colourful DT Light Source Top Left Challenge

Helloooooo lovely people of blogland, it's time for a new challenge at Make It Colourful     and this week Zoe has kept us all on our toes and has chosen 'Light source from the TOP LEFT'.

Wow did I have to work at this or what, I have to admit that I normally put some light areas in hair and such like but haven't ever really thought about where the light source is coming from or what the effects will be.

I chose to use Flirty Seniors which you can find Make It Crafty Zoe's online store.

The image is coloured in copics and this is my first attempt which although I am quite pleased with I can see areas where I could have improved but as luck would have it my printer died on me this week so I couldn't print it out again. (it was definetely one of those weeks, the kettle started to leak as well went to replace that and thought I would treat myself to one of the super duper steam irons at almost £175 whilst I was still in full time work, to more months and I am down to a four day week so money will be a bit tighter) and of course it was that evening that the printer broke and apparently its going to cost more to repair than buy a new one: - Oh well I guess thats why I got a credit card lol. Hopefully I can talk hubby in to coming to get one with me this afternoon!

Anyway  musn't waffle back to my colouring, I tried to work out what bits the light would hit such as his head and shoulders and parts of our saucy lady and then tried to put shadows in the right places. I think I need to try and be a bit braver with the shadows as not sure that they show up enough. I hope though that after seeing my first effort that you will give the challenge a go. You dont have to use a MIC image, but it would be great if you did

Heres a view of the whole card the papers are from Tim Holtz idea-ology Vintage Shabby which is my new fav, the flower is a Tim Holtz die.

Challenges

 

PartyTime Tuesdays Anything Goes

Paper Romance Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Punches or Dies

Alyssa

Another Alyssa for you, papers are from Tim Holtz.

Sketch is last weeks sketch from create 4 fun which I just liked.

Alyssa

Is this a pretty fairy or what? She is one of the new images that are currently available from Make It Crafty and is called Alyssa Elven Princess.

Being part of such a fabulous DT has really made me look at how I colour images and I have used this image to practise folds in the skirt and light sources. I am really pleased with how she turned out so think the practising is starting to pay off (just hope the Boss Lady agrees lol) The wings I coloured with copics using a feather effect and then sprayed with silver Crafters Companion glitter spray. Love the effect but I dont think you really get the full impact with the pictures. 

Circles are spellbinders dies the plain circle I put into the swiss dots cuttlebug folder to give added texture the diamonds on the layers are also cuttlebug folders. 

Heres a view of the inside of the easel card, the sentiment is yep you guessed it  a cuttlebug embossing folder.

 I layered the wings to give the image more depth and placed on the card with silicone so I could give her more shape, I did try to take a side view photo to show you but it is not to clear I was getting a lot of bounce back as the card is white pearlescent.

Oh and can you see that fabulous signature, well this was a pressy to me from the lovely Vickie of Nana Vic fame.

I am entering the card into four challenges
Charisma Cardz Mythical/Fantasy
Totally Papercrafts Clean and Simple
Fab N Funky Texture
ABC N for Neutral

New Challenge at Make It Colourful

Sorry no card to share with you this week as have had the dreaded tummy bug and not had the strength to do anything. but dont let that stop you popping over to the Make It Colourful to check out the amazing creations that the rest of the girls have come up with for this weeks challenge which is Depth and Shadow.

We have another new sponsor too Whimsy Stamps just look what they are going to be giving the lucky winner

Yep thats right 5 digi stamps of your choice how cool is that. And dont get put off that you cant do depth and shadows Zoe has a real great tutorial for you too.

Beccy

Hearts Gone Wild

This is the last Nana Vic digi for today and this is Patchwork Heart which can be purchased Here.

Papers are digi papers from Raspberry Road Designs. This project has a lovely sparkly effect as it was all printed onto pearlescent paper, even with the Copics look sparkly.

Challenges
Stamptacular Sunday Hearts gone Wild
Secret Crafter Valentine
Papertake Weekly anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend,/a> Valentines

Australian Flood Appeal Digi

This is the second Nana Vic digi that I wanted to share with you today, as I am sure everyone knows now Australia has suffered extreme flooding over recent weeks with many families having lost everything, So this digi has been specially designed
by Nana Vic in order to help raise money for the flood victims.

You can get the digi which is called Rainy Days Here for the bargain price of Australian $1

I have of course coloured the image in copics and added stickles for the rain and puddles and glossy accents to the boots. Papers are Citrus by Hot off the Press.

Challenges
Sketch Saturday Sketch
Papertake Weekly Anything goes added option Flowers
Totally Papercrafts Friendship

Mr Jones

Now this is my kinda man, one who can still find the kid in him and enjoy the simple things like splashing in the puddles, as long as the grandkids dont see lol.

Now this young at heart fellow is one of the new digis by the oh so talented Nana Vic and is called Mr Jones Puddles, oops just had a bit of a typo and called it Mr Jones Piddles lol. Anyway you can get him Here.

I have coloured him with Copics and have been practising my blue to purples shading on the umbrella which is the challenge at Make It Colourful this week. Now I have got the hang of this I really like the effect it gives.

I added some glaze to the puddle to give the water effect. The papers are from Paper Pizzazz Vacation.

Challenges
Fab n Funky Chocolate and Blue
Charisma Cardz No Embellishments.

Make It Colourful DT Blue to Purple

Oh dear have I been a bad blogger and DT member or what, but I do have excuses, I'm late posting for this weeks challenge of Blue to Purple at Make It Colourful cos I had the baby last night totally got sidetracked by him that dare I say this I forgot to post it Oops. 

For the challenge this week I have used this cute Butterfly Baby Boy from Karen's Doodles who is our SPONSOR this week and Old Oak Tree from Make It Crafty which was just the perfect image for my first ever scrapbook for my Son and DIL of their new addition Mason, who has now reached the grand old age of 3 weeks. It has taken me nearly all week to complete the project but am thrilled with how it turned out and I just so know Im going to be doing some more hopefully though I will get to know the programme a bit better and be able to speed up!

Another sorry as this is a real crap photo, my camera has decided that it is only going to work in one mode and this was the clearest I could get hoping that I can get a new one before next week. Anyways Butterfly boy does look a lot better IRL. The challenge that Zoe set us this week was to blend the colours blue and purple, I found this real hard and this is version 6, which in the end I was reasonably pleased with, but definetely think I need to practice this technique some more.

The rest of the girls have done some amazing things with the colour combo which you really need to pop over and see.

Here's a peep at a couple of the pages inside

Copics
B21 B23 B00 BV11
Challenges
Stamp Something Digi Image

Pieces of the Puzzle

Intriguing or what?
If you like puzzles, fun, freebies, digis and lots of inspiration you won't want to miss the hop that starts on January 28 lasting thru January 30 at Crafters digital Art Centre.

There are 13 very excited artists waiting to meet you and have you join their group. It's free and it's going to be a blast!

Now cant tell you exactly what happens when you get all the puzzle pieces, but you can bet its gonna be good.

I was supposed to be posting one piece of puzzle everyday for the last three days, cept work and life has got in the way so am posting 3 pieces now.

I wonder if you guess what they are???????

Make It Colourful - Black and White or Sepia - Vintage

Thank goodness its the weekend at last it has been a real long week for me at work I worked all day yesterday then went back at 7:00pm and finished at 3:00 am this morning, just a touch tired now. still get the housework done and I can sit for rest of day or Play lol.

And of course as its a new weekend its also time for a new challenge at Make It Colourful and this week is one of my favourite challenges Monotone we want to see your black and white or sepia creations.

For my card I have used Fairy Tree House and Blue Fairy from sweet Pea Stamps.

And to colour I used............



Nope it wasn't copics, just for a change I used Prismacolour Pencils and Gamsol for blending.

The great thing about the pencils are all the different shades you can create with just one pencil for this fairy I only used one colour which was PC944.

The Dream sentiment is a Sissix Die cut which I coloured with the pencils and then triple embossed.

Now you need to pop over to see the rest of my teamies designs, I cannot believe I am in the same DT as these ladies, there work is jaw dropping incredible, I am already learning so much from them. So get on over and be prepared to be amazed.

Hugs Beccy x

Prismacolour Pencils Used
PC944, PC945, PC947, PC946, PC1019

Challenges
Flutterby Wednesday Open Challenge
ABC M for Magical
Crafts and Me Monochrome

Mason

Just thought I would introduce to the newest member of the family, this is my grandson Mason who was born on the 12th January 2011 and I know I may be a bit biased but I think he is just totally adorable. And of course he has everyone wrapped around his little finger already. 

Fairy Lights

Just one more Sweet Pea Stamp, (still got at least twenty more to ink so hope you love these as much as me lol) This one is Fairy Lights by Meredith Dillman. I made the card with my new Spellbinders Dies and Grand Calibur. Flowers were punched. kept the design of the card real simple and am really please with the effect.

Challenges

Stamptacular Sunday Anything but square.
Copic Creations Whats New (stamp, dies, copic markers)

Siren

Again not a great piccie:-( of Siren Mermaid by Ching Chou Kuik another from Sweet Pea Stamps.

Challenges
Simon SaysSketch
Cupcake Craft Something New (New Stamp)
In a Sweet Pea Dream Under the Sea

Arden

Finally getting around to making some cards with all the images I have coloured since christmas. This is Arden by Nicki Burnette from Sweet Pea Stamps.

Sorry about the photo i think my camera is giving up on me, the colours are really rich and vibrant IRL which is just not coming through:-(

Challenge
Sketch Saturday Sketch

Field of Poppies

Isnt she just gorgeous, this stamp is Field of Poppies also by Ching-Chou Kuik.

I am soooooo loving these Sweet Pea images, that so far I have another 7 coloured ready to mount lol.

This one I coloured with Copics, papers are K & Co I didnt have any card for mounting that was the right colour so I used my copic pens on white pearl paper for the matting, which gives the soft sheen. Embellies are from Swarovski.

Challenges
Sketch Saturday
By the Cute and Girly

Make It Colour Blending Card

This is another of the yummy stamps from Sweet Pea that OH got me for Christmas, she is Dream of Iris by Ching-Chou Kuik. The oh so lovely Zoe of Make it Crafty sent me some cardstock that was suitable for

Copic Markers to try out and wow was I impressed the card doesnt bleed at all, which even the Copic Paper does. I really liked how its blends as well. So def recommend this for all you marker lovers out there. I am putting an order into Zoe for more right now. If you want to get your hands on some you can get it Here and its called Make It Colour Blending Cardstock which you can get in packs of 10 or 25 sheets. Oh and by the way Zoe ships to the UK too.

Challenges



Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Sketch

Make It Colourful - Cool or Warm DT

Yoohoo, its finally arrived! Yep today is the first of the all new and improved challenges at Make It Colourful

and what a great challenge it is for all those out there who like to colour, whether you are a total beginner or more experienced, there will be hints and tips for us all to learn from along the way.

This week we want to see WARM or COOL colours on your projects.

If your not too sure which are warm colours pop over to the challenge site where Zoe has added a colour wheel, but basically the warm colours are the reds, yellows and browns and the cool colours are the blues, greens and mauves. 

For my project I went with the COOL colours. The picture is two images from Make It Crafty Sapphire Sitting and Hidden Chair, which I merged using My Craft Studio (these are great CD's if you dont have a graphics programme and are soo easy to use)

 I coloured the image with my favourite medium Copics, paper is from Bearly MIne Designer Extreme 2, Butterfly is from Klever Konstruction, Pearls are from stash which I coloured with Copics. The gorgeous swirls are from a really lovely set of Hearts and Swirls laser diecuts, which can be purchased from the store. Here's a close up so you can see how intricate they are.

I coloured the swirls with Copics and then sprayed them with Crafters Companion Silver Glitter Spray and added a pearl.

Well I really hope you join in with our challenge, there is some really cool prizes (and warm too lol)1 pack of red ciao markers R22, 27, 29 and 1 pack of blue ciao markers B00, 02 05 to resemble the warm and cool challenge and dont forget to pop over and see the rest of the teams projects, there is some really awesome talent on this team, the colouring these Ladies do is AMAZING, I just hope it rubs of on me lol.

Colours Used
Dress BG15/11/10
Wings BG10 BV0000
Hair C1/3/5
Flowers BV0000/00/02/11/13/17 Y19 G05
Foliage YG03/05/07 G000/00/02/05
Seat E51/15
Mushrooms B95/93
Sky B00/02

Challenges
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Challenge 1

The very first challenge at Bearlymine Challenges is a sketch challenge by the oh so talented Donna. Having always loved Donna's digi papers I wanted to give this one a go.

I used one of the Sweet Peas Stamps that I coloured over christmas Blue Fairy by Meredith Dillman, corse that led to a bit of a problem as the design really should be a circle but I didnt have enough paper around the image to make a circle, so I have cheated a little and used my label die.

The image is coloured with copics and the papers are from Bearly Mine Designer Extreme 2.

Challenges
Bearlymine Challengesa> Sketch
Corrosive Challenge Purple and Yellow
Flutterby Wednesday Open
Fab n FunkyAnything Goes

Ribbons and Bows

Wow it seems like forever since I last posted, I hope that all who celebrate it had a great christmas and wish everyone a Happy New Year.

I had a bit of an upsetting time before christmas as my two cats Casper and Tigger were poisoned with Anti freeze and had to be put down, they were brothers and coming up for 10 years old so were definetely part of the family and are greatly missed.

Hubby bless his heart though went all out to cheer me up over xmas and bought me some fabby presents, new copic markers yahooo and some gorgoeus stamps from 'Sweet Pea Stamps' which meant I had a great excuse to sit and colour over the holiday period, which I did!!!! I really loved colouring these images there is so much detail you can really bring them to life. I was a bit worried that I wasnt going to be able to do them justice, but am really happy with the results I have achieved. Now all I need to do is make them all into cards lol.

This gorgeous image Dara by Meredith Dillman is the first of them that I have managed to put onto a card. (I remember the days when I had a waist like that, which shows I have got a blinkin good memory!) She is coloured with copics,  the ribbon was plain white which I coloured with copics to match her dress and the flowers are from Wild Orchid .

Challenges
In a sweet Pea Dream Ribbons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp and Show Newest Stamp
Mad For MarkersAnything goes