Christmas in July - Snowman Selfie....

Dropping in again to share my latest card for the monthly challenge over at The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog.  This month for our challenge #321 we are celebrating Christmas in July as an option, but always Anything Goes.

Our wonderful sponsor this month is

Sheepski Designs

For my card this month I have chosen this cute Snowmen Selfie Digital printed on Desert Storm Neenah cardstock and have coloured it up with Polychromos Pencils and mounted it on red cardstock to help the image pop.

Supplies used:

Sheepski Designs Digital - Snowmen Selfie

Lawn Fawn Dies - Small  & Large Stitched Rectangles

Creative Expression - Sue Wilson Die - Ho Ho Ho

Polychromos Pencils

Colours used

Teal - 154,156,153

Red - 131,126,133

Green - 167,166,171

Ward & Cold Grey -  V, 111,11, 1

Orange - 115,111

Brown - 180, 182,102, 103

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #100 Merrygo round

Thanks for looking and I hope that you can check out what the rest of the team have created and hopefully join in with our challenge.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

 

Dr Digi's - Transport (Masculine)

Hi everyone.

It's that time again - New Challenge for Crafters Cafe.

#320

Our theme is Anything Goes with the Option of Masculine

Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps

For my card this month I chose this super cute digi called 'Fat Boy' which I coloured up using Polychomos Pencils.  I used a very old Cuttlebug embossing folder that has that metal pattern and some dark silver metal cardstock from Tim Holtz.

 

Supplies used:

Dr Digi's House of Stamps - Fat Boy Digital

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangles

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Diamond Plate

Polychromos Pencils 

133,217,226 & 199,181,255,251

Creative Expressions Die - Mini Expressions Happy Birthday

I would like to enter into the following challenge:

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes #303

Thanks for looking

Please pop on over to our Challenge Blog to see my Teamies creations.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Shine Bright...

Hi everyone, popping in today to share my latest card for our new challenge which has just started  over at The Crafters Cafe  

The theme this month is 

#318 Anything Goes with the option of femine 

For my card this month I chose this gorgeous image called Fantasy Moon and it has been coloured up using Copic Markers.  This digital bundle comes with precoloured, blank image, sentiments, and a file for your cutter and I loved colouring this one and have listed the colours I chose below.

Our sponsor this month is

supplies used:

Polkadoodles digital image - Fantasy Moon

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangles

Copic Markers

Greenery - YG03,17,67  Moon - Y13,15,19,33  

Flowers - RV52, R83,85,BV20,23,25,29,Y13, 15 YG03

Gelly Roll Pen - Copper Star

Stickles - Diamond

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #691 - Anything goes

Little Patch of Crafty Friends #251 - Anything Goes

Please pop on over and see the rest of the teams creations.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Lily Jug .....

Hi everyone.

Popping in today to share my latest creation for the February challenge over at the Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge. 

This month our theme is Spots and or Stripes and our sponsor this month is Sheepski Designs and if you follow the link you will see that the etsy store is now closed more information is available via shop blog here.

For my card this month I chose the digital Lily Jug which I coloured using Copic Markers and Prisma Coloured Pencils.  Lots of colouring but love the end result. I have listed the colours used below using as inspiration a colour palette from Vanilla Arts.  For the spots I have used patterned paper and there are stripes in the flower petals after colouring.

Supplies used:

DIES

MFT Stitched Basic Edges

 Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Creative Expressions - Mini Expressions Happy

COPICS

R02,YR82, BG000

PRISMA 

PC 1031 Henna, PC 1031 Apple Green, PC 1067 90% Cool Grey, PC 936 Slate Grey, PC109 Prussian Green, PC1063 50% Cool Grey, PC1005 Lime Peel, PC1007 Imperial Violet.

Please see the other members of the  Design Team creations for  Spots and/or Stripes on the challenge blog here.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft - #2 February AG

Crafty Catz Challenge  687 with a twist - use a die

Thanks for dropping by and looking at my blog and as always I always appreciate any comments made.

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Cake and Candles....

Today is the start of the new 'Anything Goes' challenge with the option Birthdays over at The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog for 2025 .

This month our sponsor for challenge #315 is

 for my card I have chosen a digital stamp available from Dr. Digis House of Stamps called Cake and Candles.

This image was  coloured using my Copic Markers and a few highlights done with Prisma Coloured Pencils and Sakura Gelly Roll Pens.  I have listed the colours used below.

Supplies used:

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Creative Expression Die - Mini Expressions Happy

Copic Markers

Cake: YR23,E25, E37 & E59

Icing: BG 10 ,BG11, BG 13 & BG 15

Candles: RV02,RV11, RV13, RV14 & RV25 

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - #1 January Anything Goes

and

A Cut Above - Anything Goes and include a Die Cut

Thank you for dropping by and having a look, as always I appreciate any comments made.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Unicorn wishes...

Hi everyone

Dropping in today to share my creation for this months challenge over at The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog.

This month challenge #313  is sponsored by Sheepski Designs 

and our theme is Anything Goes with the option of Fantasy.

I have chosen this super cute digital image called Unicorn and coloured it with Copic Markers, and was super fun to colour.

Supplies used:

Sheepski Designs digital Stamp - Unicorn

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitch Rectangles

Copic Markers - colours listed below

Creative Expressions Die - Mini Expressions Wishes Come True

Copic Colours

C3, C1, C00, R20, R00, BV02, RV52, BG32

I would like to add my card to the following challenge:

Crafty Animals - Challenge # 88

Thanks for looking and hope you can join in with our challenge

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Little Patch Puppy....

 Hi everyone all welcome to our new challenge at The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog.

This month our theme #311 is  Rainbows / Lots of  Colours

and our sponsors this month are

 and  

For my image I have chosen Little Patch Pupply from All Dressed Up and have coloured it up using Prisma Coloured Pencils, then sat the image on two different coloured frames and complimented it with a coloured sentitment.

In the ear of the puppy is a fine paisley print which I have coloured using gel pens

Supplies used:

All Dressed Up Digital Stamp - Little Patch Puppy

Lawn Fawn Dies - Small Stitched Rectangles and 

Stitched Rectangle Frames

Creative Expressions Die - Mini Expressions Love & Hugs

Prisma Coloured Pencils

Kaiser Glittler Gel Pens

Paper Rose Sentiment Sheet - Black and White

I am adding my card  into this challenge

All Dressed Up Challenge - August 2024 Challenge #154

Don't forget to check out my teamies creations also and we would love if you could join in and share your creations with us.

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Party Little Dude...

Hi everyone.

Just dropping in today to share my latest card for Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog. 

This months challenge #310 is

 Anything Goes and for a twist Add Balloons

our sponsor for this month is

For my card I have chosen the digital image Party Little Dude which comes with the image, sentiments and 3 lots of paper.  I created a reverse easel card and have coloured the image with copics and prisma coloured pencils

supplies used:

Polkadoodles digital image - Party Little Dude

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangles

Copic Markers

Prisma Coloured Pencils

Stickles - Diamond

I would like to enter into the following challenge:

Polkadoodles Cardmaking & Craft Challenge Blog Week 28

Don't forget to drop over to the blog and check out the rest of the teams inspiration 

Until next time 

Happy Crafting

Wild Flower....

 Hello.

Well we are at that time when the new challenge at Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge starts and today is that day! 

Our theme for this month is #309 - Include a Gnome

Our sponsor this month is Sheepski Designs and is generously donating 3 prizes

For my card I have chosen this super cute gnome holding a bunch of flowers on a kraft base and is coloured with Prisma Coloured Pencils.  To make the gnome pop from the background I have done a white pencil halo around the image.  I have then paired the image with a small sentitment.

supplies used:

Wild Flower - Sheepski Designs digital stamp

Small Stitched Rectangles - Lawn Fawn die

Special to Me - Stamp & Die Couture Creations

Prisma Coloured Pencils in following colours

Skin 1017, 1092,939,1093

Beard 1074,1072,1070,1068

Flowers 905,920

Hat & Shoes 1002,118,1032, 943

I hope that you can play along with our challenge this month and also check our what my Teamies have created.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Sheepski designs Challenges #87 Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #80 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Delicious Birthday Wishes....

Hi everyone.

Today there is a new challenge starting over at The Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge and this month our Theme is:

#306  Food.  

our generous sponsor for this month's challenge is -  Beccy's Place 

I have chosen this super cute image for my card this month called Ice Cream Cones

I really enjoyed colouring up this beauty using Copic Markers and complimented the image with a Square Easel Fold Card.  My card was inspired by an youtube tutorial by Gloria Plunkett from DesignzbyGloria that I found recently.

I loved how it folds down flat for mailing and has the lovely square box feature at the front and is super easy to make.

supplies:

Digital Stamp Beccy's Place - Ice Cream Cones

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangles

Copic Markers - colours listed below

6x6 pad Australian PaperCraft Essentials - Sweet Wishes

Tinkering Ink 12 x 12 - Floating Flowers Bluebell

Copic Colours

Cone: E53,35,33

Icecream: RV25,11,13,14

Sprinkles: BG 10,11,13

Hearts: B34, R59,37,39

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes #273

Lil Patch of Craft Friends - Anything Goes #225

Thanks for looking, look forward to seeing what you have created for our challenge.

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Best Wishes...

Hi everyone

I am popping in today to share my latest card created using some Darkroom Door Stamps and a Stencil that I have had in my stash for a while.

 For my card I firstly taped my Bristol Board card base to my stencil and then taped this to my glass mat.  I applied Kitsch Flamingo and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide through the stencil and then using my Blossom stamp, inked it with Morning Mist Versa Clair,  stamped through the stencil before removing it from my mat.

I then stamped my Robin onto some Bristol Board and cut out using a stitched circle die and applied to the front of my card with foam tape to create some dimension, then applied my sentitment to finish.  I love the colours and final finish.

supplies used:

Darkroom Door Stamp - Robin DDES017

Darkroom Door Stamp - Bold Blossoms DDRS081

Darkroom Door stamp - Simple Sayings DDRS119

Darkroom Door Small Stencil - Arty Circles DDSS016

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo & Spiced Marmalade

Lawn Fawn Die - Small Stitched Rectangles

Paper Roses Die - Stitched Circles

Versa Clair Stamp Pad - Morning Mist & Nocturne

Thanks for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Warm Wishes....

 Hello again.

Today is the 5th of the month, which means it is the start of a new challenge month over at Bizzy Becs Store Challenges.

For my card I have used some Darkroom Door Stamps and a Stencil.  I had fun by using some Heavy Gesso through my stencil and then dry wiped over gently with some antiquing wax and then splattered with some water mixed with  Tim Holtz watercolour pencils to compliment my butterfly.

                                                    

        Supplies used:

                                                                    Darkroom Door  Frame Stamp - Polaroid DDFR015

                                                                    (not listed but can be ordered upon request)

                                                            Darkroom Door Stamp - Spread Your Wings DDRS220

                                                                    (not listed but can be ordered upon request)

                                                            Darkroom Door Stamp - Warm Wishes DDRS209

                                                        Darkroom Door Stencil small - Handwritten Script DDSS038

                                                                    (not listed but can be ordered upon request)

                                                                            Finnabair Art Basics - Heavy Gesso

                                                                    Finnabair Art Alchemy Antiquing Wax - Sepia

Tim Holtz Coloured Pencils - Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers & Twisted Citron

Lawn Fawn Die - Small stitched Rectangles

Thanks for looking - Until next time

Happy Crafting

Carved Leaves....

 Today I am dropping in to share some inspiration and have chosen to use Distress oxides and a stencil from Darkroom Door to create my background for my masculine card. 

Firstly I applied in patches Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Rustic Wilderness & Salvaged Patina, then smooshed Walnut Stain and Salvaged Patina.  When my background was completely dry I sponged Clear Versamark through the stencil and applied Clear Embossing Powder.  After embossing I then inked the entire background with Archival Black Soot and then wiped over the embossed areas to remove the ink.  To seal my background I then applied Distress Glaze.

The birthday words were applied with clear embossing powder then reinked and lightly sprinkled with a gold embossing powder.

Lots of inky fun, I was inspired by a Simon Hurley video recently viewed, Josephs Coat colouring technique and you can find the link to youtube here.

Supplies used:

Lawn Fawn Die - Large Stitched Rectangles

Paper Rose Die - Stitched Rectangles

Darkroom Door Stencil -  Carved Leaves DDSS0026

Darkroom Door Stamp - Happy Birthday DDSE001 

Distress Oxides 

Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Rustic Wilderness, Savaged Patina & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Glaze

Clear & Ancient Gold Embossing Powder

Thanks so much for looking

Until next time - Happy Crafting

Lovely Roses....

Hello again.

Today is the start of our new Challenge Month over at Bizzy Becs and am sharing my card I created for this new challenge month.

When I created this card  I wanted it have a masculine slant, however upon completion I am not convinced it is suitable for a male.  However I still very much love how my card turned out, it looks very elegant.

I have used another Digital Stamp exclusive to Bizzy Becs as my feature for my card and have sat it onto a gold frame which compliments the very Dark Green embossed background which I have wiped with Lunar Paste in Gold Rush, so easy to use. 

I coloured the roses with Karin Brush Markers and applied a wash over the monstera leaves behind. I then texturised the leaves by colouring with Prisma Coloured pencils and love how even though I worked with a Blue and Green theme, love how the Prisma Colour Pencils on the leaves make the roses pop.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Lovely Roses

Altenew 3D Botanical Embossing Folder - Curling Leaves

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Retangle Frames

Simon Hurley Lunar Paste - Gold Rush

Paper Roses Die - Stitched Rectangles

Paper Roses Sentitment sheets

Karin Brush Markers

colours used:

Sapphire Blue, Olive Green, Apple

Prisma Coloured Pencils - 150 set

colours used:

Indigo Blue, Sienna Brown, Apple Green, Dark Green & White

Thanks so much for looking - and if you leave a comment it is really appreciated

Until next time - Happy Crafting

 

Waterlily....

Well January has flown by and here we are in February and I am back to share a card with you which I created for the start of this months Anything Goes Challenge over at Bizzy Becs. 

I have used the Waterlily Digital Stamp exclusive to Bizzy Becs and have coloured it using Altenew Watercolour and Metallic paints sets.  I have listed the colours used below.

Supplies used:

Bizzy Becs Digital Stamp - Waterlily

Altenew Stamp - Statement Flowers (Sentitment)

Altenew Metallic Watercolor Paints

Altenew Artist 24 pan Watercolours

Altenew Paint brush set 

Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Rectangle Frames

colours used:

Tea Party, Fiery Sunset, Green Meadows, Tropical Forest

Gold Pearl, Enchanted Gold & Topaz

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

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