Mouse on Bauble…..

Hi everyone.

Dropping in today to share another Christmas Card using one of the Christmas Digital stamps from the store, called Mouse on Bauble.

I have used grey tones for the mouse and reds for the bauble using Prisma Coloured Pencils, paired with the digital paper and sentiment from the store, makes a very cute Christmas card.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs digital stamp - Mouse on Bauble

Bizzy Becs Digital paper - newsletter freebie

Bizzy Becs Digital Sentitment - Christmas Greetings 1

Prisma Coloured Pencils - 150 set

Colours used:

Mouse - PC 1056, 1058, 1052,1054,1050,927,1013

Bauble - PC1030,926,195,923,950,1028

Paper Rose Die - Stitched Rectangles

Sticklers - Diamond

Thanks for looking  - until  next time

Happy Crafting

Karen

Little Santa with Present....

Hi everyone, just dropping in today to share with you my first Christmas card for the year.

Yikes can you believe it is December and soon it will be Christmas, this year has really flown by so quickly.

It is also the start of the new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs, so pop on over and see what the other Design Team members have created for the new challenge. 

This was the first time I have printed my own Digital Paper and am quite happy with how it came out.  Digital Papers, Stamp & Sentiment are exclusive to Bizzy Becs.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Little Santa with Present

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Christmas Greetings 1

Bizzy Becs Digital Paper - Newsletter Freebie

(lots of digital papers to choose from)

Prisma Coloured Pencils  available to pre order - 150 Set

Colours used:

Santa:  PC904, PC103,PC1086

Boots, Belt, Gloves: PC1067, PC1065, PC1061

Face: PC939, PC927, PC943, PC140

Present: PC921, PC939, PC927

Paper Rose Die - Stitched Rectangles

Paper Rose Die - label die

Stickles - Copper

Thanks for looking

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Seas the Day....

 

Hi everyone, dropping in today to share some inspiration with you.  

  I a few days ago, I was bitten on the palm of my hand by a bee when folding up the washing, so have found using my hand very sore and as it was swollen,  it made it very hard to bend my fingers .  Now the swelling has subsided I can get back to crafting - yay.

For my card I am using a stamp set from Altenew called Seas the Day.  As the card was  being done as a birthday card I found that the sailing boat was going to be perfect for  what I had in mind.

I coloured the stamped image with Polychromos Pencils and you will find the colours used are listed below.  My background was coloured using Distress Oxides and for the sky I used my cloud stencil.

Supplies used:

Altenew Outline Stamp Set - Seas the Day

Altenew Stamp & Die Set - Happy Sentitments

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Polychromos Pencils

Sails: Magenta, Cold Grey VI, Mid Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson

Sail Boat: Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Bistre, Brown Ochre

Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Stormy Sky & Uncharted Mariner

(a similar result could be achieved using Distress Ink Pads)

Thanks for looking.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Statement Flowers.....

 Hi everyone.

Wow October has just flown by so fast, can't believe how close we are to Christmas.

Today I would like to share with you my latest creation using a stamp from Altenew called Statement Flowers.  Such a pretty stamp.

To create my card I first stamped my flowers over the top portion of my card, then coloured with my Copic Markers.  To highlight my flowers I then came in with  Prisma Coloured pencils to create depth. 

My background is also done using a Prisma Coloured Pencil and Zest It.  Finally I flicked some White & Black from my Posca Pens over the completed piece and  then die cut to create the top feature. The bottom piece is a left over from the inside of  my Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Die.

Supplies used:

Altenew Stamp - Statement Flowers

Altenew Stamp & Die Set - Happy Sentiments

MFT Die - Stitched Basic Edges

Lawn Fawn Die - Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Copic Markers

R83 & R00

YR23 & YR21

YG97, YG95,YG93 & YG91

Prisma Pencils - 150 set

Process Red PC994 & Deco Pink PC1014

Muted Turquoise PC1088

Posca Pens - White & Black

Thanks so much for looking

Today is also the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Bec's, so come on over and join in the fun.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Happy Halloween....

Hi everyone.

Today is October 31st and in Australia many people will celebrate all things Halloween.

I have created a card using one of the older digitals from Bizzy Becs store and mixed it with some stencils from my own stash, some clear embossing powder, coloured texture paste and distress oxides.  I have coloured my image with prisma coloured pencils. 

To create my background I first sponged through my stencil with the Ranger Embossing Dauber to create a border of spider webs.  I embossed each one individually with clear embossing powder, before moving on to the Distress Oxides. Starting with Uncharted Mariner, then Tumbled Glass and finally Twisted Citron.  I then edged my card with the Black Soot Distress Ink Pad.  I then inked through my bat stencil with the Black Soot to add a few bats .  Finally I gently buffed the surface to expose the embossed areas.

Lastly I used liquitex Light Modelling Paste mixed with a little black gesso to create my spiders, which were on the Spider Web Stencil from my stash.

I had so much fun creating this background.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Goth Angel Goth

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Set #3 - Black Soot

Distress Oxides - Uncharted Mariner, Tumbled Glass and Twisted Citron

Tim Holtz Stamp (sentitment) - Mr Bones

Dusty Attic Stencils - Bats & Web

Liquitex Light Modelling Paste

Black Gesso

Prisma Coloured Pencils - 150 Set

Skin and Hair - French Grey 10%,20%,50%,70% and 90%

Dress & Wings Cold Grey 50%,Blush Pink PC 928, Magenta PC930 & Pomegranite PC195

Thanks so much for looking

Until next time Happy Crafting

 

Cody on a Scooter - Take 2 ....

 Hi everyone.

Dropping in today to share my card that I have made for my Great Nephew who turned 2 last weekend.

Instead of fussy cutting the digital image I have created a background behind the image for a different look using my cloud stencil for the sky and copic colouring for the ground and used Browns and Blues to colour up the image.

I have masked up the printed image,  then using my stencil,  inked the sky using Distress Ink Pad in Tumbled Glass, which was lots of fun.  I then coloured up the image and lastly did the ground.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Cody on a Scooter (from the Boyz will be Boyz Collection)

Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass

Lawn Fawn Die - Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Paper Rose Studio die - Numbers

Paper Rose Studio - Sentitment Sheets

Copic Markers

Scooter - B14,B06,B37 C3,5,7

Jeans - B91.93,95,97,99

T Shirt & Shoes - E70, 71,74

Under Shirt - E40,41,42

Hair - E55,53,51

Skin - E50,51,21,11

Ground - W5,3,0

Prisma Coloured Pencils to High Light

Hair - Dk Brown pc 946, yellow ochre pc 942

Cheeks - Blush Pink pc 928

A Colorful Life Designs - Cloud Stencil

Thanks for looking

Until Next Time - Happy Crafting

Cody on a Swing...

 Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share a new card with you all and to let you know that it is also the start of the new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs.  

For my card today I have used one of the older Digital Stamps from the Boyz will be Boyz collection called Cody on a swing.   My card is as I type winging its way to my Great Nephew who recently turned 3.  Sorry guys its is going to be late, still getting my head around the length of time it takes for mail to get to Canada from Australia.  

I have fussy cut the image and attached it under the frame with a very small split pin.  I got my inspiration for this from a card I saw recently created by  Melissa Goodman who made her elephant on her card move.    Sadly I haven't taken a video of how the swing moves from side to side, but have photographed its different positions.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp from Boyz will be Boyz collection - Cody of a Swing

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

A Colorful Life Designs - Cloud Edger Stencil

Lawn Fawn Die - Outside In Stitched Rectangle STackables

Paper Rose Studio Die - Numbers

Paper Rose Studio -Sentiment sheets

Copic Markers 

shorts & shoes - B91, 93, 95, 97 & 99

T Shirt - Y11, 21 & 35

Hair - E50,51,53 & 35

Skin E50, 51, 21 & 93

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Cody on a Scooter

 Hi everyone.

Popping in again today to share with you my latest card.

 I created this card  using one of Bizzy Becs older Digital Stamps from the Boyz will be Boyz collection.

Such fun to colour, I gave Cody and the Scooter bright colours and backed the centre panel in orange to compliment the shoes and shirt on Cody.

Our Grandson recently turned 3, so this card was created for him - how fast they grow.  We had a lovely morning yesterday celebrating his birthday.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Cody on a Scooter

Lawn Fawn Dies - Small Rectangle Stackables

Paper Rose Die - Numbers

Taylored Expressions Stamp & Die - Simple Strips

White Embossing Powder

Copic Markers

Scooter - R22, R29, R59, C3 C5, C7 & C9

Jeans - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

TShirt & Sneakers - YR00, YR02, YR07, E15, E18

Shirt - N0,  N1

Hair - E53, E43, E57

(Hi lighted with Polychromo pencils in matching colours)

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

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

New Flower Labels 5 Pack.....

Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share with you my card I made for my Dad for Fathers Day,  which we celebrated here in Australia yesterday.

For my card I used a new Digital Stamp that was recently released at Bizzy Becs.  It comes in a pack of 5 and must say they are very easy to use and cut out.

The image I choose consists of Grapto Ives (Succulents) and I took my inspiration from a photo I found on line, and used  Prisma Colour Pencils to colour my image.

Once coloured I then ran my image through my Minc machine by using the Minc Toner Marker to outline the frame and Copper Foil.  I also coloured the Happy Die Cut Sentitment with the Minc Toner Marker and used the same Copper coloured foil and put that through the Minc Machine. 

 My sentitment Fathers Day was computer generated.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - New Flower Labels 5 Pack

Prisma Colour Pencils - 150 pack

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Creative Expressions Die - Noble Expressions - Happy Birthday

Minc Toner Marker

Copper Foil

Prisma Colours used:

Sap Green Light  PC 120

Jade Green PC 1021

Celedon Green PC 1020

10% Cool Grey PC 1059

10% Warm Grey PC 1050

50% Warm Grey PC 1054

Lilac PC 950

Thanks so much for looking, until next time.

Happy Crafting

 

Birthday Hello .....

Hello everyone.

Dropping in today to share with my latest card created using an embossing folder, dye based ink pads and detailed blending brushes. It was lots of fun and love how my card turned out.

Recently I have seen lots of people creating with 3d embossing folders, inks and water.  Although I didnt use water today my card was inspired by those I have seen.

Supplies used:

Altenew 3d Embossing folder - Rose Bouquet

Altenew minicube dye inks - Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart,Maple Yellow, Sunkissed & Lime

Altenew - Detailed Blending Brushes

Sentiment Hello is from Altenew  - Craft your Life Project Kit - Florescence

Taylored Expressions stamp & die  - Simple Strips - Birthday

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Waffled Diamonds...

Hi everyone, I am popping in today to share my latest  masculine card.

Today I have used a Altenew 3d Embossing Folder to create my card. 

 Before embossing I blended together three colours of Distress Oxide Ink.  Instead of inking bottom to top I inked from the sides to make it a little different.

First I used Mowed Lawn, then added Pine Needles and lastly Mermaid Lagoon, when I was happy with the blend I ran the inked background through the embossing folder. 

Before adhering the sentiment to create a distressed look I ran my sanding block over the top of the inked background until I was happy with the result.

Using the Happy Birthday Die I then multi cut it from white cardstock 3 times and then  once from Gloss Black cardstock and glued all the layers together.

I love how it turned out.

Supplies used:

Altenew 3d Embossing Folder - Waffled Diamonds

Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles & Mermaid Lagoon

Creative Expressions Die - Happy Birthday

Tim Holtz  Ideology - Sanding Grip Block Tool

Thanks so much for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Paint a Flower - Camellia

                                                                                                        Hi everyone,

I am popping in today to share my latest creation.

For my card I have stamped the Camellia twice onto my watercolour paper with the help of  some masking paper

and then coloured the images using Altenew 24 pan Artist Water Colours and the Detailed brush set. I have listed the colours I chose below.  I thoroughly enjoyed a relaxing afternoon painting.

                                                                                                                                                Supplies used:

Altenew Clear Stamp - Paint a Flower Camellia

Altenew 24 pan Water Colour set

Altenew Artist Watercolour Brushes - Detailed

Taylored Expression Die & Stamp - Simple Strips Birthday

Colours used:

Camellia - Cherry Blossom and Shades of Purple

Foliage - Rain Forest, Tropical Forest and Green Meadows

Berries - Cool Summer Night

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

It's your day....

 Hi everyone.

Welcome on this cold wintery day, my thoughts are with the people of Sydney who have been impacted by their third round of flooding, such heartbreak.

I have once again been having a play with my Karin Brush Markers and have to say am loving them.  I find they blend beautifully with a watercolour brush on watercolour paper.  For my card I stamped my image onto the watercolour paper and heat set to make sure that it didnt bleed when I added water.

After colouring I fussy cut the image and senitment and foam mounted my image, to create some dimension.

Supplies Used:

Penny Black Stamp - It's your day

Avery Elle Die - Wonky Stitches

Karin Brush markers 

Pale Orange, Gold, Rosewood, Cerise, Burgandy,

Apple, Olive Green and Sepia

Wink of Stella - Clear Sparkle

Francheville Sketch and Watercolour Paper - 250gsm

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Peonies Trio Digi ....

Hello again.

Dropping in today to share my new inspiration using a soon to be released in store Digital Stamp from Bizzy Becs called Peonies Trio.

It is a very pretty stamp and was lovely to colour using my Prisma Coloured Pencils, which was mounted onto watercolour cardstock that was lightly coloured using Distress Oxide in Saltwater Taffy.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp (newsletter freebie) -  Peonies Trio

(available in store soon)

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Blog Freebie - Oval Sentiments

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Prisma Coloured Pencils - 150

Peonies - 926, 928, 1011,118,1002 & 938

Leaves - 1005,912,911

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Saltwater Taffy

Thanks for looking today

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Brushstoke Flowers # 3....

 Hi everyone, dropping in today to share my latest inspiration.

Wow can you believe it, we are in June already and the start of winter, not that we have had much rain yet, but it has been so cold.  I think we about  had  3°C overnight, brrr.   

It is also the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs and for my card I have used some product by Tim Holtz and sizzix and was inspired by a card I saw by Juliana Michaels of 17turtles.com .

For my background I first embossed my cardstock using my 3d Texture Fade - Typewriter, then smooshed the background with some Distress Oxide in  Bundled Sage.  When completely dry I brushed over the raised areas of the card and edges with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain.  

My flowers were cut three times in three different colours for each flower and after I chose the combination I wished to use, I inked around each piece with Walnut Stain and glued them together. To create some dimension I glued a second layer under the main flower and slightly off set it.  For the centre of the flowers I covered them with Dimensional Magic and sprinkled  them with 13 @rts Gold XS microspheres.  

Supplies used:

Sizzix  by Tim Holtz Thinlits Die - Brushstroke Flowers # 3

Sizzix by Tim Holtz 3D texture fade - Typewriter

Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Cubes - Set # 3 Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Bundled Sage

Stampers Anonymous by Tim Holtz - Simple Sayings CMS155

13 @rts - Gold XS Microspheres

Thanks for looking

Until next time, Happy Crafting

Daisy Bed....

Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share my latest card.  

For my card I have used a 3D Botanical Embossing Folder from Altenew and embossed onto watercolour cardstock.  The embossed areas of the cardstock have then been watercoloured using my Altenew Watercolour Brushes in size 0 and 2 which are available in a 4 brush set and are presented in a lovely pouch to keep them safe. 

Today I used my Karin Brush Markers to colour my embossed flowers.  Whilst the process was quite time consuming, it was relaxing colouring with them and was actually surprised how much time it actually took.

Supplies used:

Altenew Botanical 3D Embossing Folder - Daisy Bed 

Altenew Artists Watercolour Brushes - Detailed 

Sue Wilson (Creative Expressions) Die - Thanks

Ranger Heavy weight Watercolour Paper

Embossed Areas coloured with Karin Brush Marker Pro

Colours used:

Magenta Red 170, Magenta 359,Ochre 552,Sandstone 174

Thanks so much for looking.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Bella on a Swing.....

 Hi everyone, well today is the 5th of the month which means it is  the start of a new monthly challenge over at Bizzy Becs Challenge Blog.

For my card this month I have chosen this very cute fairy image from Bizzy Becs Digital Images, she is so cute and perfect for my choice of recipient of this card.  This month my Great Niece turns 4 so this will be finding its way to her in her new home.

I love shaker cards and also knew that this month I would create another. I have coloured Bella with prisma coloured pencils and highlighted her wings with some Clear Wink of Stella.  The shaker is filled with Nuvo Rainbow Quartz Triangles and Dress my Crafts Angel Mix Sequins.  I also cut out some small 4's in Silver foil cardstock and added them to the shaker.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Once Upon a Time - Bella on a Swing

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Free Digital from Blog - Sweet Birthday Wishes

Prisma Colour Pencils - 150 set 

colours used:

Bella - Dress and Wings:  1009, 1008,1026,1025,1103, 1087,938

Swing:  911,909,948,1005,989,941,914

Hair & Skin:  946.941,997,938,1092,939,927,149

Paper Rose Die - Lots & Lots of Squares

Dress my Craft - Angel Mix Sequins

Nuvo - Rainbow Quartz Triangles 

Wink of Stella - Clear 

Thanks so much for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Paint a Flower - Fashion Monger Dahlia...

Hi everyone.

Just dropping in today to share my latest card.

Today I have been playing with my newly acquired Altenew 24 half pan Watercolour Set and the Fashion Monger Dahlia.

I first applied the stamp to my Watercolour paper on the top and bottom and then applied a thin wash of  the light green to the background and onto the leaves.  I then slowly added more colour using the darker greens and some Cherry Blossom.  My flowers were painted with Cherry Blossom and  Shades of Purple in varying layers until I was happy with the look.  I added a touch of  Cool Summer night to the leaves and to the background as a splatter. 

 I finished off the background by spattering a little Liquitex White Acrylic Ink as the the white watercolour vanished into the background, then stamped my sentiment.

Supplies used:

Altenew Stamp a Flower - Fashion Monger Dahlia

Altenew Stamp - Sketchy Floral (Sentiment)

Altenew 24 half pan Artists Watercolour set

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Watercolour pad - Ranger 

White  Liquitex Acrylic Ink 

Thanks so much for looking - until next time

Happy Crafting

 

Cosmos Trio....

 Hi everyone.

Dropping in today as it is the 5th of the month today and that means it is the start of a new challenge over at Bizzy Becs Store Blog.

For my inspiration this month I have been looking at youtube and have been inspired by one of Jennifer McGuire's latest videos and decided to have a go.  As I wanted to use a digital stamp instead of an acrylic one, after much searching, was able to do what I wanted and am very happy with the placements of the digital stamp.

I love how easy this technique is and how well it came together, it was quite fun and not to messy.  If you watch the video you will see what I mean.  I went with her second idea.

supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Cosmos Trio

Altenew Stamp - Statement Flowers (for the sentiment)

Altenew Stamp & Die Set - Halftone Hello

Paper Rose Die - Scalloped Rectangle Frames

Paper Rose Die - Stitched Rectangles

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and

Fossilized Amber

Copic Markers for highlights on flowers and leaves

YG13, YG17, RV00, RV02 and 100 to colour background

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Black

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Kaiser Gold Glitter Pen

Thanks so much for looking

Until Next time - Happy Crafting