A boy’s best friend :)

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The challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week is Bingo.Drop on by to join in the fun and be in with the chance of winning a super prize.Don’t forget to take a look at some fabulous inspiration by the talented DT while you’re there.

What an adorable pair these make!My Best Friend by Crafty Sentiments has been coloured with Copic Ciao Markers and I even went for a furry effect on the pup.Found these fabby papers and kraft card on offer at Every Crafts A Pound – love ’em 🙂 I used my favourite jumbo corner rounder punch at the top for a little extra interest and dragged out an edger punch I’ve not used in a while.Added a die circle and clouds,with a stamped sentiment.Created some texture by wrapping some paper twine around the border panel.

This is for my son’s 11th birthday.He loves our dog and she loves him ♥ Altho’ she isn’t shaggy like the dog here her facial expression and lollopy tongue are very much the same!She also fusses over him the most as he’s the youngest and even tho’ she’s petrified of water she transforms into ‘The Guardian of the Bathtub’ by laying down beside the bath the whole time he’s in it!

Supplies :

Image : My Best Friend by Crafty Sentiments 

Sentiment : Magazine Freebie Stamp Set

Mediums : Jet Black Archival Ink,Copic Ciao Markers

Papers & Card : DP First Edition Up Up & Away 8 x 8 Paper Pad,Kraft Card from Every Crafts A Pound

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Grand Nestabilities Grand Circles,Nestabilities Standard Circles Large,Joy! Crafts Clouds Dies,Big Shot,Woodware Large Corner Lever Punch,EK Success Dotted Waves Edger Punch

To Embellish : Paper Twine from stash

 

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Incy Wincy Designs : Something Old, Something New (new stamp,card and paper – old paper twine and markers)

My Craft Creations : Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards : Always Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy : 2 or More Designer Papers

Sentimental Sundays : Use Kraft Cardstock

The Squirrel & The Fox : Happy Birthday

Crafting At the Weekend : Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin : Just for Men (hope little men count!If not feel free to delete)

We Do Doobadoo Challenge : Something Masculine

Artbymiran Challenge :  Anything Goes

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: Dogs & Cats

Craft for the Craic : Something with Circles On It

Crafty Catz : Birthday Celebration

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Wags ‘n Whiskers : With Our Furry Friends

CCEE Stampers : National Dog Week…include a dog

Cute Card Thursday : Dies and Punches

Delightful Challenges : Cute and Cuddly

A song in your He{ART} : I’ve Got a Dog

Creative Bug on the Loose : Child’s Play

Creative Moments : Anything Goes/3 Layers

Miriam’s Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge : Kids

Simon Says Stamp :  Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters  : Lots of Layers

Stampavie and More : Birthday

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

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Feeling ‘Vine’ :)

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is a Colour Inspiration (bit of a clue).We have the fabulous The East Wind as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job.

Meet the beautiful Aurora ‘Vine’ by The East Wind.She’s been coloured with Copic Ciao Markers and,if you look carefully,there are touches of Glamour Dust on the roses in her hair,eye shadow,gloves and shoes.I created a shaped card to accommodate this beauty made up ,mostly,of pastel card with a lovely spotty paper.The lilac card has been embossed.Some ribbon and a baker’s twine threaded flower button have been added along with some rolled roses to compliment the ones in her hair.I’ve sat these on die cut flowers with an arrangement of die cut leaves.Once these were in place I fussy cut the lovely gal including the landlocked areas cut with a craft knife.Just don’t scrutinise my knife skills – lack of them…lol 😀 I popped her up on some foam pads for extra dimension.

Supplies :

Image : Aurora ‘Vine’ by The East Wind

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Crystal Glamour Dust

Papers & Card : Spotty DP First Edition Boho Chic 8 x 8 Pad,Core’dinations Pastels 12 x 12 Cardstock

Tools : Grand Calibur,Go Kreate Half XXL Frames Frilly Square #5,Marianne Design Round Flower,Open Flower from Marianne Creatables Circle Frame Set,Joy!Crafts Leaves 1 & 2,Crafts Too Solid Rose 140mm x 140 mm Embossing Folder,1″ & 1½” Woodware Circle Punches,Decoupage Scissors,X-Cut Craft Knife

To Embellish : American Crafts Premium Ribbon Value Pack  Satin,Creative Expressions Pastel Colours Bakers Twine,Flower Button from stash

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Craft-Dee BowZ : Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations : Use a Bow

Ppinkydolls : Anything Goes or Make It Girly

Stamp and Create : Circles or Dots

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge :  Anything Goes

Fairytale Stampers : Flowers/Ribbon

Glitter n Sparkle : Use Some Flowers

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes with a Flower

Crazy 4 Challenges : Leaves or a Leaf

Di’s Digis Designs : GIRLY!

A Creative Need : Textures and / or Patterns

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons :  Anything Goes with Buttons and Ribbon

Cute Card Thursday : Dies and Punches

DRS Designs : Leaf it to Me

Crafter’s Cafe : Shaped Cards

Hobbybook Designer Challenge : Embossing

Inky Impressions : Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters : Lots of Layers

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Seeing it through :)

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is I Can See Clearly Now.We have the fabulous Just Some Lines as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job.

So bought myself some new kraft card to play with and I’m quite pleased with it.I wanted to practise colouring with my Polychromos some more and this delightful little fella,Back 2 School Bird by Just Some Lines was just the ticket.They worked a treat but I think I still need more practice…sounds like good excuse to get in some extra crafting!For the transparent parts I went for an acetate card base,epoxy button stickers and,altho’ it doesn’t show up,3D Crystal Lacquer.The problem was trying not to get a refection of me taking the pic in the acetate!Anyway I kind of went for a School/Birthday/Office Supplies hybrid -and it looks like I achieved it 😀

Supplies :

Image : Back 2 School Bird by Just Some Lines

Sentiment : Made by me In Word on my ‘puter

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils, 3D Crystal Lacquer

Papers & Card : DP Grace Taylor Playtime Collection,American Crafts 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock,Papermania Capsule Collection Textured A4 Colossal Pack,A4 Kraft Card from Every Crafts A Pound,Papermania 12 x12 Acetate Sheets

 Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch,Nestabilities Large Classic Squares & Postage Stamps,Marianne Design Folder Brick with Die,Big Shot

To Embellish : Epiphany Crafts Self-Adhesive Buttons Round 14 & 20,Dovecraft Back To Basics Traditional Twine

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Crafty Bloggers Network : Anything Goes

Crafty Boots : Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs : Anything Goes

My Craft Creations : Always Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts : Anything Goes!!

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Things With Wings!

Sparkles Forum Challenges : Things with Wings  

Come and Get It : Use 3 of Something (Buttons)

Lacy Sunshine : Use Something With Wings

Opus Gluei : Happy Birthday!

That Craft Place : Sentimental

The Squirrel & The Fox : For a Male (for my DS2 Birthday next week!)

We Do Doobadoo Challenge : Something Masculine

A Creative Romance : Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers : All Creatures Big and Small

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Creative Bug on the Loose : Child’s Play  (for my DS2’s 11th Birthday next week!)

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge : Buttons

Paper Shelter Challenge : Ribbon, twine or floss

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

The colours of Autumn :)

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The challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week is Autumn Colours.Drop on by to join in the fun and be in with the chance of winning a super surprise prize.Don’t forget to take a look at some fabulous inspiration by the talented DT while you’re there.

Here’s my interpretation featuring the delightful Primrose – Butterfly Girl  by Crafty Sentiments all coloured up with Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers.Her wings have also be given a sparkly covering of Glamour Dust 🙂 A few touches of white gel pen have given her eyes and teeth,along with the spots on the fly agaric style mushroom,some extra pop.A couple of dots also create a little shine to her shoes.The lovely papers are First Edition with top one being glittered.They’ve been teamed with some kraft card,wooden embellishments and one of my faves,jute twine,for a rustic feel.I chose some Prima Flowers following the Autumnal colours theme and just had to sneak in a hedgehog 😀 He’s so cute.I bought him a while ago on sale,which adds even more appeal 😉 Being a die I can make as many of these little guys as I like too 😀

Supplies :

Image :  Primrose – Butterfly Girl by Crafty Sentiments

Sentiment : Computer Generated by me!

Mediums : Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers,Coffee Archival Ink,White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen,Crystal Glamour Dust

Papers & Card : First Edition New Leaf 8 x 8 Pad,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank,Colour Vision A4 Kraft Board (for layering and die cutting),American Crafts 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock (on the hedgehog)

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser,X-Cut Nesting Dies Gift Tags,Spellbinders Borderabilities A2 Curved Borders One,Cottage Cutz Hedgehog Mini,Crafters Companion Die’sire Essentials Just The Ticket,Big Shot

To Embellishments : Prima Flowers,Kars Tiny Wooden Shapes Mushroom Leaves,Papermania Pearl Brads Blues,Wooden Flower Button and Jute Twine from stash

Some challenges I would like to enter :

A Little Bit Crafty : Distress It!!!

Card and Scrap : Everything is allowed

Cards Galore Encore : Make A Card! 

Crafts and Me Challenge & Inspiration Blog : Time for Anything

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper : Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Creatalicious Challenges : Flower Power

Dies R Us Challenge : Fall Festival

Ladybug Crafts : Anything Goes!!

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Things With Wings!

Sparkles Forum Challenges : Things with Wings

The East Wind Challenge : Feel the Fall

The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas : Fall

Crafty Bloggers Network : Anything Goes

Crafty Boots : Anything Goes

Lexi’s Creations : Autumn Colours

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet : Tag You’re It!

Ppinkydolls : Anything Goes or Add Flowers

Sparkle N Sprinkle : Anything Goes with Glitter,Embossing Powder and/or Flocking

Whoopsi Daisy : Colours of Autumn

Amusing : Tags

Lacy Sunshine : Use Something With Wings

The Corrosive Challenges : Autumn or Fall

Totally Gorjuss : String

A Creative Romance : Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge : P for Pretty Petals

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Amazing Hair

Polkadoodles : Tag, you’re it!

Simply Create Too : Fall/ Autumn

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Girl Power

Wags ‘n Whiskers : For The Girls

Cute Card Thursday : Too Cute

Eclectic Paperie : Fall

MilkCoffee Challenge : Colors of Autumn

Creative Moments : Anything Goes/Fall Colours

Digistamps 4 Joy : Celebration

Stampavie and More : Autumn Colours

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Berry Sweet Hedgehog

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is It’s Harvest Time.We have the fabulous Doodle Pantry as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job.

I just had to choose this adorable little Berry Hedgehog by Doodle Pantry and colour him with my Copic Ciao Markers.You do also get pre-coloured versions of him along with a selection of papers and a couple of sentiments.I ended up pulling these magazine freebie papers out instead tho’ as my printer ran out of ink leaving the bottom faded – not a good look!Decided to make a shaped card with stuff hanging over the edge to add more interest.Die cut some different leaves and the matching blueberries are actually holly ones 🙂 Made this for my DD2’s birthday next month as she loves hedgies almost as much as me!!

Supplies :

Image & Sentiment : Berry Hedgehog by Doodle Pantry

Colouring Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Papers & Card : DP Magazine Freebie,Bazzil Basics

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Grand Nestabilities Grand Labels 4,Nestabilities Labels 4,Nestabilities Labels 1,Crafts-Too Square Embossing Folder Leafy Swirl,Joy!Crafts Leaves 1 Cutting Stencil,Marianne Design Holly Garland Die Set (Berries),Big Shot

 

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Jellypark Friends Challenge : It’s All About Pets and Animals

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes with a Die

Robyn`s Fetish : Use An Embossing Folder

That Craft Place : Sentimental

Crafting At the Weekend : Anything Goes 

A Creative Romance : Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers : Food,Glorious Food

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers : All Creatures Big and Small

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday :Too Cute

Moving Along with the Times : Texture (embossing)

Creative Moments : Anything Goes/Fall Colours

Divas by Design : Anything Goes

DoubleClick Skittles : Animal 

Paper Shelter Challenge : Embossing

Scrappers’ Delights : Anything Goes/Twist Handmade Flowers (no flowers- just theme)

The Sailing Pineapple Blog : Use a Die Cut

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

Doodle Pantry :  Any Digi Goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Do count your chickens!

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The challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week is Anything Goes.Drop on by to join in the fun and be in with the chance of winning a super surprise prize.Don’t forget to take a look at some fabulous inspiration by the talented DT while you’re there.

I decided to revisit colouring on kraft card with pencils as I’ve not done it in a while and I wanted a more countrified feel.The delightful Chicken Run is by Crafty Sentiments Designs and I got my Polychromos out…I always start with a cream base before adding skin tones.For the chickens I applied a layer of orange first then the brown tones for shading.This is because I wanted to differentiate them from the bench as I only have three shades of brown in my collection.Afterwards I traced over the lines with a sharpened black pencil as they can become obliterated.A touch of white gel pen highlights their eyes.I think I chose the wrong type of kraft to do this on tho’.It matches the card base and seems to be coated rather than have the key of other card of this variety so I found myself having to increase the pressure and coverage of the pencils which possibly detracts from the shading.I think I made a mistake by getting carried away with the background.I feel I should have left some bare kraft showing.But then I’m probably a little out of practice…not that it matters when you’ve got an image this cute tho’  🙂 Overall I am quite pleased with the outcome.Hope you like it too…

Supplies :

Image : Chicken Run is by Crafty Sentiments Designs

Mediums : Tuxedo Black Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad,Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils,Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen,Sakura Pigma Micron 0.5mm Pen

Paper & Card : Papermania Sew Lovely 12  x  12 Paper Pack,Papermania Sew Lovely Die-Cut  Notelets,American Crafts 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank,Colour Vision A4 Kraft Board (for colouring image on – it just happens to match the card blank perfectly)

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Martha Stewart Embroidered Floral Corner and Edger Punch (used separately),Nestabilities Labels 4,Quickutz Sign Die,Craft Concepts Woodgrain Embossing Folder,X-Cut Dielicious Nesting Dies Flowers,Joy!Crafts Leaves 2 Cutting Stencil,Big Shot

To Embellish : Papermania Sew Lovely Assorted Buttons,Papermania Sew Lovely Ribbon Set,Dovecraft Metallics Brads,Heart Topped Pins from stash

 

Some challenges I would like to enter : 

Artistic Inspirations : Anything Goes and/or Memories (This image reminds me when I was young my Aunt and Uncle kept chickens in their back garden )

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas : Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network : Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges : Flowers

My Craft Creations : Always Anything Goes

Ppinkydolls : Anything Goes

Come and Get It : Things with Wings

Fairytale Stampers : Everything Goes

Jellypark Friends Challenge :Pets/Animals

Pile It On :Punch It Out

Crafting At the Weekend : Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room : Freestyle!

A Creative Romance : Touch of Kraft

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Creative Corner : Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. : Animal/Pet

Cute Card Thursday : Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges : Layer It

Crafter’s Cafe : Punches/Dies

Hobbybook Designer Challenge : 2 or more DP

Inky Impressions : Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon : Girl Power

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

 

Thanks for looking 

Lisa x