G(u)esso’s Having 20 Winks?

At Craft Your Passion the challenges are Always Anything Goes!We have the fabulous Rick St. Dennis 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.

The gorgeous 20 Winks by Rick St. Dennis has been printed onto Desert Storm cardstock and,as I haven’t used them in a while,coloured with soft pastel pencils.Plus I’d never used them on this surface before.A few white gel pen highlights have been added to just the fairy and the caterpillar’s eyes to brighten them as the pastels were too faint.Altho’ they lay down quite chalky and dusty and also cover the lines a little,once they are set with the fixative spray they have more depth and vibrancy.I quite like how they’ve turned out on this cardstock too 🙂 Rest of the card is quiet simple…just a die cut base with freebie paper and a woodgrain embossed panel of sanded back Whitewash card,pInk ribbons and gems to match her dress and a sentiment.The gesso has been daubed and smeared about a bit.First time I’ve used it!So much fun but think I ended up covered in more than the card 😉 Drove the dog crazy too – she seemed to love the smell of it – weird?! It was pretty handy to edge the hessian/burlap die cut flowers as it held them together.Usually dab a little PVA dries clear glue around them.This way it ties everything in 🙂

Supplies :

Image : 20 Winks by Rick St. Dennis

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Mediums : Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils,Winsor and Newton Artist’s Fixative,Jet Black Archival Ink,Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen,Maimeri White Gesso,Crystal Glamour Dust

Papers & Card : DP Country Diary freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine,Core’dinations Whitewash 6 x 6 Cardstock,Crafter’s Companion Neenah Desert Storm A4 Kraft Card

Tools : Labels 1 Grand Nestabilities,Marianne Designs Collectables Flower Set,Craft Concepts Woodgrain Embossing Folder,Big Shot,Core’dinations Sand It Gadget,Siesta Lip Pattern Corner Punch,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

To Embellish : Gems  from Trimcraft The London Line,American Crafts Premium Ribbon Value Pack  Satin,Papermania Bare Basics Hessian Squares

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Eclectic Ellapu : PINK – Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle : Glitter and Sparkle

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes with WOMEN (hope a woman fairy counts!)

Pile It On : Use 3 of Something (3 hessian flowers)

Catch The Bug :  Spring into Spring

Crazy 4 Challenges : Bring on the Bling

My Time to Craft : For a Special Lady

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Brown Sugar : Shaped Cards

Craft for the Craic : March – Bingo (Flowers,Ribbon,Die Cut or it could even be Flowers,Sentiment,Image too!)

Creative Fingers : Anything Goes with Rick St. Dennis

Fairy Tale : Flower Power

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Spring Colours

Really Reasonable Ribbon : Flowers & Ribbon

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Wings ‘n Things

Wags ‘n Whiskers : Ready for Spring

Crafting with an Attitude : Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges : Anything Goes

Moving along with the Times : 3 in A Row (Bingo) (Die,Flowers,Ribbon or Lace)

Crafting for all Seasons : Girly Girls

Fresh Brewed Designs : Flowers

Paper Shelter Challenge : Girly

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Ribbon and Bows

Scrappers’ Delights : Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Things That Fly (altho’ she’s looking decidedly sleepy ATM I’m pretty sure she can once she wakes up!)

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

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I’m looking over a 4 leaf clover

It’s the 2nd week of the St.Patrick’s Day/Good Luck challenge at  Just Some Lines.To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a digi if you’re picked as part of the Top 3.As usual there is a freebie on the challenge site if you wish to use it 

This darling image is Fairy – 4 leaf clover by Just Some Lines.She’s been coloured with Graph’It Markers and her clothing has been paper pieced.A little sparkle has been added to her pixie boots and  wings with a Gold Graph’It Glitter Shake Pen.I didn’t want to lose the softness of the shading on her wings,so just picked out  the detail already there .Here’s a closer look :

The only way I can think to describe the card I made to go with her is it’s like a variation on a tent card style.But instead of the crease at the top it’s on the left hand side as normal but there are two concertinaed pieces of card top and bottom to keep from the card opening right up.It looks kind of like a slightly open book.I’m probably not doing a great job describing this,so maybe this pic may explain what I mean a little better :

You can also see how I suspended the flowers on some invisible nylon thread.I can’t take credit for the design. I saw a sample card like this at a demo I went to.This is just my take on it.It was quite easy to put together but most of all it fun!

Supplies :

Image : Fairy – 4 leaf clover by Just Some Lines

Sentiment :  From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Gold Graph’It Glitter Shake Pen,Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop Ink

Papers & Card : Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank,Colour Vision A4 Kraft Board (to stamp sentiment on & make concertinaed pieces),DP  Papermania Chelsea Green 12 x 12 Capsule Paper Pack

Tools : Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large,X-Cut Dielicious Extra Large Square Parenthesis Nesting Dies,X-Cut Guillotine (to cut down the die cut the sentiment is on),Decoupage scissors

To Embellish : Papermania Capsule Collection Chelsea Green Blitters (flowers),Papermania Chelsea Green Daisy Chains (cut in half),Crafts Too Acrylic Stones Wheel Cool Series

Some challenges this is for :

Glitter n Sparkle : Anything Goes

That Craft Place : Anything Goes

Card and Scrap : Use Dies

Cards Galore Encore : Use a stamp or digi stamp

Connie Can Crop : Green with Envy

Catch The Bug : Feelin Lucky

Di’s Digis Designs : Make it Green

Open-Minded Challenges : Use Something Green

The Doodle Garden :  Anything Goes

Brown Sugar : Make It Sparkle

Craft for the Craic : Something Green

Craftitude : Anything Goes or Add a Little Green

Cut it Up : Green for St,Patrick’s Day or Spring

Get Inky! : Green/ St.Patty’s Day

Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge : Things with Wings

 

Thanks for looking 

Lisa x

 

 

Hold me,squeeze me…just not that tight!

So it’s now the third week of the Love & Hearts challenge at Just Some Lines.To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a digi if you’re picked as part of the Top 3!

Thought I’d take a meander off the usual love themed route.Hopefully this would put a smile on somebody who needs it’s face 🙂 Just to show how much you care.I’ve coloured the amusing Jessi Hugs a Cat by Just Some Lines with Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers.Must admit it looks as tho’ she’s enjoying it more than her feline friend is 😉 I dug out these magazine freebie  Nitwit Collection papers to go with her and backed everything with kraft card. The tab on the side is cut using X-Cut dies and the scallop border on the bottom of the image has been created with a punch.The sentiment has been die cut and then had the right hand side trimmed off.I added a brad to the remaining hole.A few jute twine threaded wooden buttons have been scattered around the edge of the image to complete the card.

Supplies :

Image : Jessi Hugs a Cat by Just Some Lines 

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Kiki Kitty Plate 1

Mediums : Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink,Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen (to make the cat’s stripes stand out more)

Card & Papers : DP Past magazine freebie  Nitwit Collection, Papermania 12 x 12 Basics Kraft Card

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,X-Cut Dielicious Nesting Dies Rectangle Parenthesis 2,Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Scalloped Tags Decorative Dies,Big Shot,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch

To Embellish : Wooden Heart Shaped Buttons and Jute Twine from stash,Dovecraft Pastel Small Brads

 

Some challenges this is for :

A Creative Romance : Let’s Get Sentimental

Brown Sugar : Use a Die Cut or a Punch

Crafty Catz : Lady In Red

Creative Corner : From The Heart

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Floral / Love

Pattie’s Creations : Use the Color RED in your Image

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique : Valentine / Love

Totally Papercrafts : Valentine / Love

Cute Card Thursday : Clever Cutting 

Delightful Challenges : Love Notes…add a heart, music or letters

Crafter’s Cafe : Hearts

Crafting By Designs : Anything for  Love

Creative Moments : Anything goes/Love

Digistamps 4 Joy : Hearts

Divas by Design : Love

Simon Says Stamp : Kraft

Sisterhood of Crafters : Love

Crafty Sentiment Designs : Buttons or Bows 

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday : Include any WOOD texture or element into a card

Papertake Weekly : With A Heart (include a heart)

Crafting from the Heart : Anything Goes / Use Red

Digi Makeover Challenge : Hearts

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet : Love

The Crazy Challenge : Love is in the Air

Whoopsi Daisy : Sentiment

Eclectic Ellapu :  From the Heart

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Beary good wishes :)

 

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Let’s Play Dress Up.We have the fabulous Stamp Fairy 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.

For my card I’ve used the super cute Toby SpringFairy by Stamp Fairy and coloured him with Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers.For an extra special touch I’ve paper pieced his dress and,of course,added some Glamour Dust.Ain’t he pretty?!I decided to create a card with a little white space for a change.I dug out these papers from my stash as I thought the colours would give a fresh,Springlike feel.I used one of my favourite but seldom used punches on the purple layer of card and decorated the centre of each flower with a gem.I layered up 3 different types of ribbon and topped then with a bow.The sentiment has been stamped directly on to the card base and more Glamour Dust has been applied to the stars at either end of the words.

Supplies :

Image : Toby SpringFairy  by Stamp Fairy

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Mediums : Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers,Memento Grape Jelly Dew Drop Ink Pad

Papers & Card : DP Making Memories,Cardstock from stash

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,E K Success Large Edger Hawaiian Flower Punch, Nestabilities Standard Circles Large & Classic Scalloped Circles Large,Big Shot

To Embellish : Crafts Too Acrylic Stones Wheel Cool Series,Various ribbons from stash,Crystal Glamour Dust

 

Some challenges this is for :

Artistic Inspirations : Ribbon or Twine

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts : Wings

Digi Makeover Challenge : Punches/Dies

Love to Create : Paper Piecing

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody : Always Anything Goes 

Glitter n Sparkle : Use 3 of Something (Ribbons)

Great Impressions : Leave a Little Sparkle

One Stitch At A Time : Use a Digi 

Opus Gluei : Wings

The Corrosive Challenges : Animal Antics

Crafty Calendar : Things with Wings

Craft Lovin Challenge Blog : Anything Goes

Di’s Digis Designs : Beautiful Borders

Hiding in my Craft Room : Die Cuts

Paper Creator’s Crafts :  Make it Sparkle

The Hobby House : Anything Goes

A & T Emerald Faeries : Dies/Punches

Freshly Brewed Monthly Challenge : Mermaids, Fairies, Fantasy

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Fantasy

 

Thanks for looking 

Lisa x

‘Fairy’ pleased to meet you

 

Just a reminder that the Fairies challenge at Just Some Lines  is still open.You could be in the running for a super prize.You need play along with a Just Some Lines image  to enter and one random winner will get 4 digi stamps of their choice.It doesn’t stop there tho’ as the Top 3 will get one digi stamp each too!There is a freebie to get you started too or you can choose one from Just Some Lines here.

For my card I’ve used Fairy – hello friend by Just Some Lines and coloured her with Copic Ciao Markers.Of course no fairy would be complete without a set of sparkly wings so Crystal Glamour Dust has been added.The background paper and the one the flowers are die cut from are Papermania Happy Days.The floral strip is actually a length of self adhesive fabric from the same collection.I received a selection of the papers in a DoCrafts Goody Bag and I was so taken with this floral design I used it the most leaving me with the smallest of scraps.Recently I placed an order with an online craft shop and found this material in the sale section so added it in to take me over the free P&P threshold.So not only beautiful but useful too 🙂 Looking forward to using this stuff more.I die cut a swirl to echo the shape of the  blade of grass in the image,then stamped and  hand cut the sentiment.The centers of the flowers have been embellished with some buttons to finish.

Supplies :

Image : Fairy-hello friend by Just Some Lines

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Paper,Card & Other Material : DP Papermania Design Stax Happy Days 12 x12 Papers,Papermania Happy Days 12 x 12 Self Adhesive Fabric Paper Blooms,Trimcraft  12 x 12 Pearlescent Textured Card

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Standard Circles Large,Nellies Multi Frame Dies Circle,Flowers cut from Marianne Design Rectangle Frame Set,Sizzix Bigz Swirls 2,Big Shot,Martha Stewart Quilted Edger Punch

To Embellish : Woodware Primary Colours Buttons,Crystal Glamour Dust 

 

Some challenges this is for :

Creative Corner : “Fastener” (buttons)

Aud Sentiments Challenge : Card or Project with a Sentiment for a Girl

Cute Card Thursday : Anything Goes

Forever Friends : Lots of Flowers

Creative Moments : Add a Sentiment

Flutterby Wednesdays : Any winged Creature

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Favourite Embellishment (buttons)

LEJ Designs : Things With Wings

Through The Craft Room Door : Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

Card Mania : Lots of Layers

Cutie Pie Challenge : Magical

Digi Darla Challenge : Buttons 

Incy Wincy Designs : Things that begin with F (fairy,flourish,flowers)

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy : Buttons or Bows

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time : Use a Digi

Sentimental Sundays : Use 3 Embellishments that Start w/ the letter “B” (3 buttons)

The Corrosive Challenges : All That Glitters

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Watching fairy-ily in-tently

It’s time for a new challenge at Just Some Lines and the theme is Fairies. Only projects made with Just Some Lines images can be entered.But the good news is there will be a freebie image posted on the blog for the duration of the challenge for you to use!Just pop on over to Just Some Lines to find out all the details.While you’re  there don’t forget to get inspired by the DT’s creations.

I’ve created a tent fold card so that I could use 2 beautiful images from Just Some Lines,Fairy Keisha Watching n Waiting and Fairy Kyra Free Fall.After colouring them with Copic Ciao Markers both were fussy cut.I adhered Keisha overlapping the aperture and attached Kyra to the inside of the card with some transparent nylon thread,allowing her to dangle freely.I chose some pretty Dovecraft paper and added a sentiment layered onto a die cut piece,also cutting a matching corner from the same set.A length of ribbon in a deeper peach shade has been used to embellish.

Supplies :

Images : FairyKeisha Watching n Waiting and Fairy Kyra Free Fall by Just Some Lines

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Paper & Card : DP Dovecraft Princess Fairytale 6 x 6 Paper Pack, Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Labels 3 and Standard Circles Large,Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Ornamental Flower Frame Decorative Dies,Big Shot, Decoupage Scissors

To Embellish : Satin Ribbon from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Clearly Inspired : Die Cuts

Delicious Doodles : Use die cuts

Totally Papercrafts : Punch It!

4 Crafty Chicks : Die for Dies

Craft Us Crazy : Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons : Anything Goes with a Ribbon

Creative Moments : Sentiment

Flutterby Wednesdays : Open

Paper Shelter Challenge : Punches/Dies

Sisterhood of Crafters : Birthdays

Creative Card Crew : Ribbon

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays : Die Cuts

Through The Craft Room Door : Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations : Things with Wings

Digi Makeover Challenge : Take Flight

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu : Create something for a Child

Pile It On : Happy Birthday 

Sentimental Sundays : Fairies with Wings 

The Ribbon Girls : Add Ribbon or Twine

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Tagging along fairy-ly

It’s my turn to host at Willow Sketchie Challenge this week and here’s my sketch :

I’ve also set the theme of ‘Tag You’re It !’.Add a tag to your card,make a tag,or even a matching set.Don’t forget you can follow the sketch and/or theme.You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!As well as a winner (chosen randomly) there will be a hand picked Top 3 and they will receive a super cute badge for their blog.Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

Well I’ve pushed the boat out and created a card with a matching tag,had to really as it was all my big idea,featuring Fairy Dance digital stamp from Willow Designs.She’s been coloured with Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers and been given Glamour Dust wings.I made both bases for the card and tag with kraft card and layered up some Polly Pickleberry CD-rom papers onto some coordinating card.I stamped a couple of sentiments and added one to tag to tie onto my card.The other is the focal point of the tag,embellished with some teeny star gems and more Glamour Dust.I picked out the aqua colour highlights from the bird backing paper and twisted two shades of floss together.The ribbon is from atop I bought.It’s the pieces that hold clothes on the hanger.Not sure how I manage it but no matter how much ribbon I buy it’s always these that match a project perfectly 😀

Supplies :

Image : Fairy Dance digital stamp from Willow Designs

Papers : Polly Pickleberry CD-rom from Willow Designs

Sentiments : Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends Stamp Plate

Mediums : Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers,Rosebud Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad,Crystal Glamour Dust 

Card : Papermania 12 x12 Kraft Pack,Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad

Tools : X-Cut guillotine,X-Cut Large Corner Rounder Punch,Siesta Small Corner Rounder Punch,X-Cut Dielicious  Ornate Frame Nesting Dies,Sizzix Bigz Tags Scallops,Big Shot,Crop-A-Dile

To Embellish :We R Memory Keepers Aqua Floss,We R Memory Keepers Eyelet,Ribbon recycled from a top

 

Here’s a couple of closer views of the card and tag :

 

 

 

Some challenges :

Flutterby Wednesdays : Open

Little Red Wagon : Coloring

My Mum’s Craft Shop : Sentiments

Paper Shelter Challenge : Fairies and Elves

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Lots of Layers

Anything Goes Challenge  : Anything Goes at Anything Goes

Bearly Mine :  Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday : Fantasy

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Do It Digi

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes

Crafty Boots : Tag or Invitation (Tag only entered)

Cupcake Craft : Get Krafty

Kaboodle Doodles : Anything Goes

Squigglefly : Ribbon & Bows

There’s Magic in the Air : Pretty in Pink

Creative Inspirations Paint : Any Sketches ( My own from Willow Sketchie Challenge…lol)

Dream Valley Challenges : Glitter and Bling

Glitter n Sparkle : Glitter/Sparkle

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes 

Pile It On : Make It Sparkle

Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts : Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad : Anything Goes 

The Ribbon Girls  : Add Sparkle

Catch The Bug : Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges : Anything but a Card (Tag only entered)

Alphabet Challenge : T for Tags

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

 

 

Bunnies in the pink

Monochromatic is the theme at Craft Your Passion this week.We have the fab Delicious Doodles and The Charm Barn as our sponsors too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at DT and GDT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

I decided to make a little doorway into fairyland with my card.The image is Away with the Bunnies by Delicious Doodles.The image has been water coloured with pearlescent  paint and the card made around it with different pink pearlescent card to give a lovely fairy-like sparkle throughout.

Supplies : 

Image : Away with the Bunnies from Delicious Doodles

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends stamp set

Mediums : Pearlescent water colour paint,Rosebud Memento Dew Drop ink pad,Gold metallic pen

Card : Various from stash

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Martha Stewart Score Board,Sizzix Bigz Hinges Latches Handles and Photo Turns,X-cut Dielicious Decorative Dies Petal Posies,Craft Concept Woodgrain Embossing Folder,Crafts Too Daisy Embossing Folder,Big Shot

Some challenges this is for :

2 Sisters : Spring is in the Air

Di’s Digis Designs : Emboss it

Little Claire’s : Spring

Marks Finest Papers : Shades of Pink

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle : Bunnies

Creative Inspirations Paint :Monochromatic

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad : Some Bunny Loves You  and/or Sketch

Alphabet Challenge : D for Dry Embossing

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards  : Fancy Folds

Crafty Ann’s : Spring/Easter

Crafty Catz : Spring

Fairy Fun Fridays : Spring

Fussy and Fancy :  Anything but a Square/Rectangle

Guylou’s Inimitability :  Monochromatic

Pattie’s Creations : Anything Goes

Phindy’s Place : Animal Planet

Simply Create Too : Spring

Stampin’ For The Weekend : Anything Goes

Stampin With The Dragon : Things with Wings

Sweet n’ Sassy Digi Challenge : Spring

Crafty Purple Frog  : Anything goes

My Mum’s Craft Shop : Use a digi

Pixie Cottage :  Sketch and/or Easter/Spring

Whimsical Wednesdays : Spring

Whimsy Inspiration : Anything goes

Sassy Cheryl’s :  Think Spring

Creative Stamp Friends : Spring

Get Hippity with Ippity :  Things with Wings 

Hooked on Crafts :  More than One Fold 

The Cutie Pie Challenge :  Think Pink with Rabbits

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Little Missy Sunshine

This week at Willow Sketchie Challenge it’s my first turn at hosting and presenting a sketch :

Along with this I’ve added a recipe :
I’d like to see you :
1.Add some shimmer/sparkle
2. Add something floral
3.Bring me sunshine -use something yellow

Hope you can play along!Please visit the challenge blog for some fabulous inspiration from the DT.If you like what you see don’t forget to send over your crafty friends to join us too.You don’t need a Willow Designs image to enter but we’d love it if you did!

I’ve used cutie-pie Missy  from Willow Designs on my card.She’s been coloured with ProMarkers including Metallic Silver on her crown.I’ve also added lots of teeny nail gems to her.I’ve used some lovely,bright,Summery papers and a few yellow bits ‘n’ bobs too.The ric rac I’ve had for years and never seem to have thought how to use it.The Prima blooms I’ve had an age as well.This was a challenge for me also as yellow isn’t a colour I automatically think of using but what with it being Summer I thought this stuff ought to come out to play!

Supplies :

Image : Missy from Willow Designs

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio  Kiki Kitty Plate 1

Mediums : ProMarkers,Cantaloupe Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad

Papers & Card : DP K & Co,Papermania Textured Capsule A4 Colossal Pack

Tools : X-Cut guillotine,Siesta  Large Corner Rounder Punch,Nestabilities Labels 4,Big Shot

Embellishments : Prima Flowers,Nail Gems,Crafts Too Acrylic Stone Gems Wheel Cool Series,Ric rac from stash

Some challenges this is for :

My Mum’s Craft Shop : Summer Time

Stampavie and more : Card for a girl

My Time To Craft : G is for… girl in my case!

Papertake Weekly : Bingo – Gems,Ribbon ( does ric rac count?),Blooms

Try It On Tuesday :Anything Goes

Use It Tuesdays : Indian Summer (Hoarded supplies – papers,Nail Gems,Flowers,Ric rac,Gems)

Paper Creations Ink : Show us your flowers

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

Kenny K’s Krafty Girlz : Summer Sparkle

The Crafty Pad : Cute & Girly

OSSAT : Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs : Time for Some Bling

Crafty Calendar : Hot Colours

Mami Doodles : Flowers

Stamp Something : Dog Days of Summer

Wags ‘n Whiskers : Sparkly

Thanks for looking,

Lisa x

A precious coat

Over at Willow Sketchie Challenge we have  a fabby sketch from Shell :

This is her debut as hostess and very first sketch!

For my card I’ve used Precious from Willow Designs.Not only do you get a pre-coloured and digi stamp you also get a matching backing paper too!I’ve coloured her with ProMarkers and added some touches of Copic Atyou Spica pens.You may have noticed she also has a coat of Precious paper.I paper pieced this.Keep reading and you will get to a tutorial on how to do this with digi’s! I’ve added some texture with an embossing folder and added some coloured staples for extra interest.The little stapler is only 99p from The Works and comes with a selection of different colours of staples.

Here’s a close up to hopefully show some sparkle :

Supplies :

Image : Precious from Willow Designs

Sentiment : From Pink Cat Studio Fairy Friends plate stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink

Colouring Mediums : ProMarkers including Blender on sky,Copic Atyou Spica pens in Pink (gems on crown),Clear (star on wand) and Silver (buckles on shoes)

Papers & Card : Precious backing paper that comes with the image, Papermania Textured Capsule A4 Colossal Pack

Adhesive : Cosmic Shimmer Specialist Craft PVA

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Siesta Small Corner Rounder,Nellie’s Multi Frame Dies Squares,Nestabilities Classic Squares Large,Crafts Too Stars Embossing Folder,Big Shot,Mini Stapler

Embellishments : Coloured Mini Staples

Here is the tutorial.

The weather has been very cloudy so the light wasn’t too fantastic but you should get the gist :

First print your image onto copy paper.Note which way the paper comes out of your printer.Here I’ve marked an arrow to remind me which way to feed it back in.

I’ve resized the Precious paper at 25% in paint.That’s the beauty of digi papers!If using Designer Papers just choose a small pattern.They work better.

Next trim down the paper to fit the part you want to paper piece.Not only does this allow you to choose which part of  the pattern you want to use it also saves waste if you’re using your favourite papers.This technique is good for using your scraps too.I’ve adhered it using a Stix 2 Removable Tape Pen (the green one).You can also use low-tack masking tape but you must take care NOT to place this over any part you want to print  out.How do I know?Hee hee,through experience!

Pop you paper back into your printer making sure you’ve got it the right way round and print again.Although in this instance the image has printed a second time perfectly aligned the reason for printing out on ordinary paper is this isn’t always the case.

Print your image out onto the piece of cardstock you want to use on your finished project.

Cut out and colour as desired.Here I’ve cut out her coat using decoupage scissors to make sure I’ve got all round the finer details.It’s been stuck in place using a good quality PVA glue to make it easier to slide it into position.Use this sparingly as you don’t want it to wrinkle.I’ve stuck this down flat but you could shape the paper using your fingers and add some lift with some Pinflair Glue Gel.

Hope you give this a go.It’s such a fun way to add detail to your images and coordinates them beautifully to the rest of your work.

Any questions on this don’t hesitate to ask.

Here are some challenges this card is for :

Daisy Doodles : Anything Goes

There’s Magic In The Air : Layers (at least 6)

2 Sisters : Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss : Punches and Die Cuts

Crafty Ann’s : Embossing,Debossing or Both

Paper Cutz : Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers : Anything Goes

Papercraft Star : Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter : Anything Goes

The Pixie Cottage : Emboss It (and/or sketch)

Scrapbook Sisters : Birthday Card

Party Time Tuesdays : Anything Goes

Stamps R Us : Happy Birthday

Thanks for looking,

Lisa x