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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Saturated Canary - Colouring Technique Challenge

This week over on the Saturated Canary Challenge our theme is Colouring Technique Challenge....either dotted background, cloudy sky or faint lines colouring.....I chose faint lines colouring.

For my card I have used the Ava (a former freebie image now available in the shop for just $2 - bargain!). To print the faint line version I opened the image in PS Elements and changed the opacity of the image from 100% to 34% (try different percentages until you are happy). I then coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E15/E17/E18/E19
Eyes - B21/B66
Clothing - W0/W1/W2/E40/E41/E42/B52/V91/V93/V95/V99
The papers are all 7 Dots Studio All I Ever which I layered with some Core-dinations grey cardstock. I have added a doily and some Washi tape from Paperchase.

Be sure to hop on over and check out which technique each of the DT followed...

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girls

Here is a card I made using another of the Stamping Bella Uptown Girls, this one is called Opal the Optimist and I have stamped her using Memento Ink in Summer Sky onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock and coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/R24/BG10/BG11
Bottle - W2/W3/R00
I have kept this card very simple just using three small scraps of paper and a small scrap of cardstock. The papers are all by Echo Park Birthday Girl Mini Theme Kit. The banner was cut from one of the pieces of paper in the collection and I added a couple of sentiment stamps the main one being by Inkadinkado from their quote stamp range, and the fabulous one is be Hero Arts. I also created a cocktail glass out of bling to finish off.

Monday, August 19, 2013

My Dad's 70th Birthday Card...

Not the best photo in the world...but then it was taken on the back seat of the car as we pulled up at my Dad's house on Saturday morning...

So the card is using one of the old Pollycraft digi images called Beer Monster which I coloured with Copics using the following colours...
YG00/YG01/YG03/YG05/YG07/R37/B91/B93/B95/B97/Y21/Y26/Y28
The dartboard is a stamp by Inca Stamps and the papers are all Echo Park Little Boy which I layered with red and black cardstock, added some Thickers for the "70" and "Dad" and a Craftwork Cards sentiment. The Beer Monster has also had googly eyes added...trust me my Dad had eyes just like those when his birthday party was over on Saturday...


Saturday, August 17, 2013

Dog Lovers card...

I had a request last week to make a card featuring a picture of the intended recipients dogs....and here is what I came up with.

So obviously the main image is the gorgeous dogs, and I matched the photo to some My Minds Eye - Lost & Found 2 - Rosy which I layered with some Bazzill black cardstock, added a doily, some seam binding, a heart pin, dog bone paperclip, MAMBI bling heart and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

It came together so quickly and I am pleased with the colour match to the photo...I think this is the first time I have added a photo to one of my card.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

CCT v SC Challenges...


So new challenges are up today on Cute Card Thursday and Saturated Canary Challenge blogs...so I did a little combining...

On Cute Card Thursday the challenge is Button Up, and one Saturated Canary it is Winged Things, so for my card I used one of the new Saturated Canary images from Krista called Comfy Slippers Fairy. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B21/B66
Hair - E23/E27
Clothing - BG10/BG11/R20/R21/R22
The papers are all My Minds Eye Find Your Wings and Fly Up and Away, I have distressed all the edges with a Tim Holtz distressing tool added a doily, some washi tape, stickers, chipboard attached with bakers twine and buttons from the same MME range. I finished off with some SU seam binding, a Prima bling key and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Be sure to pop over and check out both of the challenges...some stunning work and if you join in there are prizes to be won too.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl...

Don't know about you, but I love these girls....if I could I would own them ALL....

So here is a card I made with one of them...
So I have used Faith the Fairy, and again I wanted to try the "no lines" colouring as I wanted to see if it worked better with different stamps...I stamped her onto Craftwork Cards Digital Cardstock with Memento Ink in Summer Sky and coloured her with Copics... I think I prefer how this one came out compared to last weeks Magnolia image...and the only thing I did differently was to use a pen to make the eyes stand out again..

So the papers on this card are all My Minds Eye Find Your Wings and Fly - Up & Away paper pad. I have added some MME Washi Tape and also some stickers...all from the same range. The "hold fast to your dreams" bit was cut from one of the sheets of paper in the pad, and I finished off with a doily, some twine, a Craftwork Cards tag sentiment and used the sentiment that comes with the image.

Be sure to pop back tomorrow to see what I have to share with you...

Friday, August 09, 2013

Saturated Canary Challenge - Anything Goes!

So, I am a little late posting this as the challenge started last week...

The challenge theme is Anything Goes, so I made a corner book mark with the Grey Tie/Under Contract stamp set which I coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B21/B66
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Others - C0/C1/C2/C5/C7
I used Bazzill black and red cardstock and papers by Lily Bee Designs This & That. I added a Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card, some MME letters, a heart pin and a bit of ribbon.

Check out the challenge...it has one more week to run...