A Special Card

A friend is organising a card storm for a young lad who's battling cancer and due for surgery. 

I decided to join in. I don't know him, but know he loves bright colours and playing on his Xbox, so Gamer (no poster) from Saturated Canary seemed prefect. 

I used papers from the Boy Oh Boy collection from Carta Bella. I used the digi version from Snap Click Supply. I love the bright colours and that paper with the game controllers on is just perfect don't you think?

For someone who tends to make flat cards I'm really pleased with the layers I included in this.

 Here's Gamer (no poster)

I coloured him with my Copics

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

Tshirt - R24, R27, R29, R59

Jeans - B93, B95, B97, B99

Game Controller - T3, T5

Shoes - W3, W5, W7

Cushions - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR12, YR16, YR18, BG01, BG05, BG09

Floor - B34, B37, B39

I really hope you like him & hope he brings a smile to the lad's face when I send him. 

Blending Outside the Colour Family with Make it Crafty

Do you ever have that experience where an idea for a card or colouring pops into your head and just has to be made? I had that last night. I was super tired and really needed to head to bed - but this one just needed making! I love it when ideas pop into my head like that.

I'm following the Make it Colourful Challenge from Make it Crafty to Blend colours from different colour families and also submitting this to the Make it Crafty DT Call. 

Here's what I created.

I used Lilli Faye  and the Birch Forest and typed the sentiment myself.

I stretched Birch Forest a little height wise so it made a scene of better perspective. This is what I love about digi stamps! The ability to alter things a little to make it fit the idea I have. 

I decided the Birch Forest looked wintery so I decided to use a cool colour theme. 

I created the sky by blending Blue and Blue Green Copics

Bottom to Top - B69, B66, B63, BG01, BG05, BG09

I added a few dabs of Stickles Stardust to give a star like effect. 

The trees are E40, E42, E43, E44

and the Cast Shadows are C3 & C2

I even added a subtle Cast Shadow to the sentiment with C1

Here's a close up of Lilli Faye 

I continued the theme of blending between colour families when colouring Lilli Faye and shaded her from Blue Green to Blue to White and added some Blue Green to her skin.

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 with touches of BG15 & BG13

Hair - Y00, Y02, Y08

Dress - B01, B05, Blender

Wings - B01, B02, B05, BG13, BG15, BG18, Blender, Stickles Stardust

I'll admit I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I love being challenged to try something new and while I've blended between colour families before I've not done it to this degree. I love that the idea that popped into my head came out as I hoped it would. Using the Make it Crafty backgrounds to build a scene always creates such impact.

I hope you like it. 

Cropped Nice and Close with Make it Crafty

The current Make It Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge is to crop an image close for a card. 

I've had this idea floating round my head for a while so just had to make it.

It features a cropped version of Carly Celebrates as the central feature.

 I added a cropped version of Confetti Background and faded it out so it's not overpowering. 

I coloured the confetti with very light Copics - R00, Y00, G00, B00

The sentiment is Happy Birthday Sentiment from Make it Crafty.

Here's a close up of the cropped version of Carly Celebrates

I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, E35

Dress - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Hat - B00, B21, B24, B26, B29, Y02, Y08

Hat Bobble - Sakura Stardust Gel Pen

Bracelent - Pilot Super Gel Gold Pen

I really hope you like her. I think I've kept her clean and simple even with the confetti. 

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Make it Crafty Clean and Simple - Cropped Image

Make It Crafty DT Call

Mmmmmm Cake!

I've made this for the Facebook Challenge for Sweet Escape Digis. 

I used Cupcakes Time which I love - the only problem is I'm now craving cake!!!

Mmmmm Cake!!!

I love this sentiment - it's a freebie from Ginger's House. 

Here's Cupcakes Time

I coloured her with my Copics.

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

Hair - E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

Apron - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Top & Cupcake Cases - B21, B24, B26, B28

Sash - Sakura Stardust Gel Pen - It really sparkles, but hasn't shown up on the photos.

Cupcake Icing - Y00

Cake Stand - C1, C3, C5, Wink of Stella

Table - E81

I really hope you like her - must go and find some cake now! This craving isn't subsiding!

After Midnight with Saturated Canary

Some more Saturated Canary Colouring from me ( can you tell I'm a little addicted?).

This time it's one of the new releases - After Midnight Princess.

I made the image the focus of the card. 

I created the background using Sharpie markers in three shades of blue in my Blitzer hand powered air brush (the 1990's version of the Tim Holtz Spritzer). I love the effect it gives - especially for skies. I cut out a duplicate of After Midnight Princess, added a bead of 2 way glue around the back edge and once dried stuck it down over the original. That way I could spritz to my hearts content without getting any over spray on the image. The mask just peels off after it's finished. 

I typed the sentiment and added some Sakura Stardust. I love the way it almost vanishes, but appears when the sparkle catches the light. After all Magic really does exist if you believe.

Here's a close up of  After Midnight Princess.

 I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, E35

Dress - B0000, B000, B00, B01, B02, B05, B14, Wink of Stella, Sakura Stardust

Glass slipper - C1, C3, C5, Stickles Stardust, Glossy Accents

Stockings - E50, E51, E53

Pumpkin - YR12, YR14, YR18, E08, E19

Ground - G94, G99, YG96, YG99

Tree - E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

Leaves - G14, G17, G28

Mouse - C1, C3, C5

As always it's a nightmare to capture the wink of Stella shimmer on her dress and the glassy effect of her slipper, but they make a real difference in real life.

I hope you like her. 

Some colour from Saturated Canary

I was having a flunky day the other day so decided to colour Copica from Saturated Canary.

She did the trick and I was smiling soon after I started. 

I created the background by playing with the Colour Grab Gradient Colour Picker in Craft Artist 2. I'm not entirely sure how I ended up with the effect, but I like it. 

I used the same Colour Picked gradient to colour the sentiment I typed. 

It makes me smile when I see it. 

Here's Copica. 

I coloured her with my Copics. 

She's come out a little bright in the photo - in real life she's lovely and vibrant. 

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

Hair - E23. E25. E27. E29, E49

Clothes:

BV02, BV04, BV08

RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, R39

YG11, YG17, YG67, W7

Y06, Y08, Y17

I really hope she bought a smile to your face as she did to mine

A Colour Theme Challenge with KennyK's Krafty Krew

KennyK's Krafty Krew are teaming up with Graph'it Markers for this challenge.

I've not got any Graph'it Markers to use (I can dream eh?) but I stuck to the colour inspiration they set. Here it is - fun or what!

It took me a while to work out the colours, but I think I got quite close in the end.

I chose Lady Victoria from KennyK Downloads as she's such a great character. 

Such a great outfit & such attitude!

The sentiment is a freebie I got from Bird Cards a while ago.

I thought it worked perfectly with Lady Victoria.

Here's that sassy Lady Victoria.

I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, E35

Eyes -  B95, B97, B99

Hat, Bra & Boots - B02, B05, B14, B18,B99

 Dress- G61, G63, G67, G29, W7

Cloak - R02, R05, R08, R39, R59, W7

Shadow - W3, W5

Pilot Super Gel Pen

I had great fun colouring her & it was lovely being challenged to use different colours to my 'old faithfuls' 

Hope to see you joining us at KennyK's Krafty Krew. The colour theme is an optional twist - all you do need to do is use a KennyK Image :D

Time for Something Blue

It's time for Something Blue with That Craft Place. Don't worry - I'm not blue - who could be with these lovely That Craft Place Digis and crafty embellishments from the Store to play with!

All of the products I used came from That Craft Place

I stamped the sentiment in Bahama Blue Memento Ink and mounted it on 

one of That Craft Places' Chipboard tags

The Rose Ribbon and the Gems came from That Craft Place. The backing paper is from the Papermania Happy Birthday to You 6x6 paper stack. 

This is Cute as a Cupcake - who really is just that!

I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, R35

Dress, Wings, Shoes, Petticoats etc - 0, B12, B14, B18, B29, B99

Cake - E51, E53, E55, E57

Sakura Stardust Pen

Stickles Stardust

Wink of Stella

Hope you come and join us with Something Blue at That Craft Place.

It's the 90's with Saturated Canary

Time for another instalment of the decades series from Saturated Canary.

So far I've coloured the 50's, 60's & 80's

So now it's time for the 90's!

The 90's Girl reminded me of TV Shows like Beverley Hills 90210 and of course Friends. 

Denim Denim and more Denim & Black & White are the things I remember so that's what I went with. 

Here she is. I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24

Eyes - B21, B24, B28

Lips - RV22, RV24

T-shirt & Socks - BV20, BV23, Blender

Shorts - B95, B97, B99

Boots - T5, T7, T9, 100

The quote is unattributed, but I thought it worked nicely for the attitude of the 90's

I added a couple of layers of Sakura Glaze pen to make the writing stand out. 

Here's the series so far!

Woo Hoo!!! KennyK's 200th Challenge!!!

Woo Hoo!!!! Huge Huge Congratulations to KennyK's Krafty Krew! 

The 200th Challenge is a huge achievement!

I'm so over the moon to be part of this amazing team of wonderful people.

For this challenge we've got an amazing range of prizes.

There are 5 in all!!! Yes I did say 5!!!!

$50 Gift Certificate for KennyK Clear Stamp Store (6 stamps)

 $25 Gift Certificate for KennyK Digi Download Store (7 digis)

$25 Gift Certificate for Dies to Die For

$25 Gift Certificate for Stampin' Up Papers & Ink

$25 Gift Certificate for Copics from Dawn Lewis

How's that for amazing prizes????

There's a new release to go with the celebrations. 

To add to 'The Estate' inspired images we now have Valet! How great is he?

The Optional Theme for the Challenge is Banner Day.
Now you know those crazy ideas that pop into your head? The ones that you know you're completely insane to even consider, but it keeps niggling in the back of your head?
Well this is the result of one of those thoughts! I decided to make this epic Downton Abbey inspired scene.

The scene is 8x8. I've used KennyK's Digi.

New Release Valet, 

Dowager, 

Socialite 

Freida Flapper

and paired them with Make it Crafty's Grand Staircase Digi

How well do they all work together!!

Here's Dowager

Here's today's new release Valet.

And here are Socialite & Freida Flapper

I really love how it turned out. I think this will be living on my wall for a while. 

The Copics I used were:

E000. E00. E21. E11. E04, R20

T5, T7, T9, 100    C1, C3, C5, C7, C9    W5, W7

E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47     E53, E55,     E81

G14, G17, G28, G29, G40, G82

YR 23, YR27 

B95, B97, B99

R32, R35, R37, R39, R59, W7

I also used Valet to make a birthday card for my brother this week. 

 I love this guy so much! I coloured him with my Copics

Skin - E000. E00. E21. E11. E04

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E29, E49

Suit - T5, T7, T9, 100

Waistcoat - C3, C5, Gold Pilot Gel Pen

Shoes - C5, C7, C9,100

Wall - E50

Floor - E55

Cast Shadow - W5, W7

Banner - R35, R37, R39, R59, B66, B69, B79, B99,

Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, G14, G17, G29

The sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC. I love that it looks like a Champagne label all on it's own. I added Sakura Stardust gel pen to the 'Celebrate' and coated the whole label in Glossy Accents.

I really hope you come over and join in the celebrations with KennyK's Krafty Krew. 

The challenge is Anything Goes with an optional twist of Banner Day.

Just remember to use a KennyK digi or clear stamp on your entry.

Anything But a Card with Digi Galore

Our challenge this month at Digi Galore Challenges is to make Anything But a Card.

I had a think and decided to make myself a new notebook cover for my Acrylic notebook.

I love this notebook as I can change the design as often as I want & can even refill with clean pages. 

I use it to keep track of the colours I use when colouring things.

I used Sunday Afternoon from Karleigh Sue Digis

I used paper from My Minds Eye 6x6 Indie Chic Paper Pad

& DCWV Cardstock (edges inked with Copics)

I coloured her with my Copics

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

Hair - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR24, E35

Hat - E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39

Flower - YR12, YR16, YR18, YR27

Top - BG18, BG49

Skirt - E51, E53, E55

I coloured her hat with lots of cross hatching to try to give the texture of a straw hat.

I really hope you like her & hope to see you at Digi Galore Challenges.

Some Fairy Love with That Craft Place

Look at this cutie! 

She's Twinkle from That Craft Place and I love love love her to bits.

I couldn't resist colouring her for the new 'Words' challenge at Come Colour with That Craft Place.

The sentiment is a freebie from Gingers House. I added some Sakura Tiara Gel pen to the first letter in each word to give it some fairy sparkle. Perfect for the 'Words' theme don't you think?

Here's Twinkle

I added some Sakura Stardust pen to her hair to give some extra sparkle, and Stardust Stickles to her wings and wand.

I coloured her with my Copics & Promarkers.

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

Hair - RV02, RV06, RV09, RV66

Dress - Promarker Orchid, Purple, Aubergine

Wings & Flowers - Promarker Orchid, Purple, Blender

I hope she's bought a smile to your face.

Happy Crafting xxx

Flowers with Sweet Pea Digis

It's Flower time at Through the Purple Haze Challenges 

and this month we're sponsored by Sweet Pea Stamps  who provide digis from a wide range of amazing artists.

I worked with

Shikoba by Charmiane Flannery

It was a bit of a challenge using this with the theme 'Flowers' but I decided to use a box frame from The Range along with some paper flowers from That Craft Place. I inked the edges of the rose bud style ones with my Copics so they coordinated with the image.

I typed the sentiment in Craft Artist and gave it a drop shadow.

Here's a close up of Shikoba by Charmiane Flannery

I coloured her with my Copics and decided to try a Monotone effect.

I enjoyed doing it, but definitely need to practice animal hair more!

Copics: W0, W1, W2, W3, W5, W7, W9

I hope you like her x