Hi! I had another go at watercolouring this week - practice makes perfect they say, and I definitely need some of that, but I'm enjoying it - and hey that is what counts right! I used the Pebeo drawing gum again, and this time wanted to have a darker edge to the image on the background, but I'm not sure that really worked - there may be too much blue on this one!
It's time to share another Christmas card with you! I recently discovered a fabulous new range of stamps - WPlus9 - and there are even a couple of places in the UK to buy them from! I am adding this card to: The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - #2 Anything Goes
Materials Used: WPlus9 Stamps - Festive Greetings Stampin' Up! - Blendabilities in Old Olive (L, M, D), Cherry Cobbler (L, M, D), Smoky Slate (L); old olive and cherry cobbler card Signo - white pen
It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges
and the theme this week is Lots of Layers - so show us those cards with lots of paper, card and embellie layers!
There are two fabulous prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: Lacy Sunshine - $20 gift certificate The Paper Shelter - $10 credit
I am adding this card to: 7 Kid College Fund Challenge - #120 Anything Goes Materials Used: Lacy Sunshine - Avi Starr A Lil Celebrity Copics - E00, E01, E02, E51, C3, C5, R83, R85, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, Y15, Y17, Y18 Graph'It Markers - 5120, 5215, 5220 Craftwork Cards - Kitsch paper pad Stampin' Up! - star punch from Itty Bitty Accents punch pack Core'Dinations - red card Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card blank
Happy Chinese New Year! Here is a quick and simple card to wish everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year - doing a quick bit of research we are now in the Chinese Year 4713 and this is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar and is the year of the Sheep/Goat.
Stampin' Up! Materials Used: Stamp sets - Good Greetings, Today and Everyday Card - real red Embossing powder - gold
It's
Thursday, so you know what that means - yes, we are in the
second week of the latest challenge over at Aud Sentiments!
The challenges are always about having a sentiment on your
project -it may be a specific sentiment or a theme, and this
time you need to use a Spring or Easter Sentiment.
I chose a pretty flower stamp to use along with the sentiment " Refresh Renew Rejoice" as to me that is what spring is all about - flowers and the new!
I decided to have a go at some watercolouring, which I have not done for a long time - and as you will see definitely no expert! I used the Pebeo drawing gum to paint a mask over the flowers to that I could put in the blue watercolour background. Once dry the drawing gum looks like this.
You can then paint over it, and once all dry rub the blue gum off with your fingers to reveal the white paper and paint as normal. I had great fun with this, and although its far from perfect, I was pretty happy with the result!
Each challenge lasts two weeks, and this one is sponsored by Great Impressions
I am adding this to the following: Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #67 Anything Goes with a twist - add a bow Materials Used: Paper Creator - Little White Tiger - Girl Ultimate Kit Copic - R83 Craftwork Cards - white card blank
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the
theme is Winged Things!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #51 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
Materials Used: Lacy Sunshine - Roxi Neon Boombox Enchantress digi Copics - E00, E01, E02, 42, E43, E44, E47, 50, YG61, YG63, YG65, R02, R05, R08, R17, R85, C2, C4, C6 Polkadoodles - elements from the Work & Play CD #8 Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the largge amplifier image Hunkydory - white square card blank
Its time for a new challege over at Creative Fingers,and the
challenge theme as always is Anything Goes, so please pop on over and play along!
The sponsor this week is: Nikki Burnette and as one of the only things I was interested in during history lessons at school, and I love Egyptian dance, I chose this Cleopatra image to colour. I decided to keep the card prety simple, so I hope you like her - big blue eyeshadow and all! Materials Used: Nikki Burnette - Egyptian Stamp Cleopatra Copics - E00, E01, E02, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, R81, R83, R85, B12, B14, B15, YG61, YG63, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, C2, C4, C6, C8 Graph'Its - 9100, 9101, 9102 Core'Dinations - blue card Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" card Gems from stash
It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges
and the theme is Embossing - heat or dry. I embossed the bubble gum machine glass with clear embossing powder, though you can't see it that well from these photos - will have to see if I can take any others that show it better! There is one fabulous prize this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: Sparkle N Sprinkle - 3 digi images / sets from the exclusive Sparkle N Sprinkle range Materials Used: Sparkle N Sprinkle - Bubble gum image and sentiment Stampin' Up! - clear embossing powder Core'Dinations - orange card Hunkydory - white square card blank
Its time for a new challege over at Creative Fingers,and the
challenge theme as always is Anything Goes, so please pop on over and play along! The sponsor this week is: MilkCoffee and I chose this gorgeous digi to play with! Such a fun image I couldn't resist!
Materials Used: MilkCoffee - Couple on Scooter digi Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E47, E93, E95, E51, E53, YR21, YR24, YR27, YG61, YG63, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, black fineliner Graph'Its - 9101, 9102, 9103 Kanban - The Canterbury Collection paper pad Hobby House - pearls Craftwork Cards - white scallop edged card blank
It's Thursday!! Already - again! I do wish someone would tell me where this year is going to! So as its Thursday that means we are in the second week of the latest challenge over at Aud Sentiments!
The challenges are always about having a sentiment on your
project -it may be a specific sentiment or a theme, and this
time you need to use a Valentine or Love sentiment.
Each challenge lasts two weeks, and this one is sponsored by Lacy Sunshine
Materials Used: Lacy Sunshine - Rory's Camera digi Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E47, E50, E51, E93, E95, E97, R93, R85, B000, B00, B01, C1, C3, C5 Kanban - Apricot Dreams paper pad Hobby House - gems Hunkydory - 5" x 7" white card blank
It's time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges and the theme is Favourite Card Fold or Technique. I have to admit I'm not that into fancy folds on cards (probably because I am not very good at it!), but I do quite like to take a large scalloped circle and create a card from it - so voila, here you go! There are three prizes this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi imagesCrafty Sentiments - $10 gift certificate Di's Digi Stamps - $12 gift certificate Materials Used: Bugaboo Stamps - Easter Egg Peeker digi image Copics - E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E50, E51, R81, R83, R85, YR23, YR24, YR27, Y02, Y06, Y08 Spellbinders - scalloped circles, classic circles K&Co - Neopolitan paper pad White card from stash
Its time
for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the
theme is Have a Heart, perfect and in time for Valentine's day, or for any other time you want to send some love!
Please pop on
over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5
digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.
We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you - Belinda's Heat Balloons, which you can get for a
special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from
the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #50 (see details on the Challenge Blog).
I am adding this card to the following: Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 27/01/15 - 02/02/15 Simply Create Too - Happy Valentine's or Use Hearts Art By Miran - #24 Anything Goes Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Love Loves Rubberstamps - #136 Pink and Girly Materials Used: Lacy Sunshine - Wix Hearts a Blaze digi Copics - E000, E00, E01, E02, E42, E43, E44, E47, E51, R81, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, YG67 Core'Dinations - pink card Hobby House - pink gems Hunkydory - white card blank
I used the Pebeo drawing gum again, and this time wanted to have a darker edge to the image on the background, but I'm not sure that really worked - there may be too much blue on this one!
