Wish Upon a Star with Tiddly Inks

Don't you love it when a crazy crafting idea pops into your head .... and then actually comes into reality as you thought about it? It hardly ever happens does it, but this was one of those magical moments! I'm even more pleased that this came together in time for the Spring Blog Hop for Tiddly Inks Stamps. If you want to do the whole hop (and have a chance for prizes) start at the beginning here.

 I fell in love with the Wish Upon a Star digi from Tiddly Inks as soon as I saw it. Somehow the idea of the image, the Falling Stars die from Simon Says Stamp, and a set of battery LED lights combined and I came up with this idea. 

I created a shadow box frame using a template and cutting it out on my Silver Bullet Cutting Machine from Thyme Graphics. I coloured the sky background using Distress Inks and then used the Falling Stars die twice to create a scatter of stars across the sky. I fixed this to the front of the shadow box. I coloured Wish Upon a Star using my Copics, cut her out and then mounted her on foam pads.

I had a long string of battery lights that was longer than I needed ,so I cut them to a shorter length (after asking for advice from more physics savvy people than me to check I wouldn't kill them). I taped them onto the inside back of the shadow box frame and cut a small slot for the cable to come out & then assembled the box. I love how the stars light up when the switch is turned on!

An unexpected bonus was the effect that showed up when I turned the room lights off! It looks a bit like the Milky Way!

It's a little project, but it's made me smile!

Hope you join in with the Tiddly Inks Spring Blog Hop - the details are all here. 

The Blog hop STARTS AT 6 PM CST on the 28th and  ends on the April 29, and we have planned a party on the Facebook page from 6 PM until 10 PM on April 29, so please stop by.

PRIZES:

Two random blogger participant winners will be announced April 29 and highlighted on Christie's blog. Each will receive a $10 gift voucher.

Two random commenters will be selected from amongst the blogs to receive a $5 gift voucher.

EXTRA PRIZE:

One lucky participant will win a spot on the Tiddly Inks design team (if they want it) for the month of May. This comes with the shopping perks and the ability to be part of the weekly challenges for the month of May.

Mum's Best Friend with Make it Crafty

Don't you love the new Mother's Day images over at Make it Crafty! I had a play with Country Mother and paired her with the Best Friends Forever Cursive Sentiment Chipboard as I know many Mum's who are best friends with their young sons (while still being the Mum they need them to be).

I printed Country Mother big enough to fit in a 5x7 photo frame - something a bit different from my normal cards. Here's a close up.

I used my Copics to colour & then used Copics on the  Best Friends Forever Cursive Sentiment Chipboard  finishing with a layer of Wink of Stella on the word 'friends'.

A simple creation, but effective. I hope you like it.

Products Used:

Digi - Country Mother

Chipboard - Best Friends Forever Cursive Sentiment

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E18, E29, E49

His Hair - E53, E55, E57

Top & Cart - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Jeans - B95, B97, B99

Hat - G14, G17, G29

Flowers & Wheels - Y11, Y15, Y17, YR23

Wink of Stella

Dew Drops on Poppies from Make it Crafty

Dew Drops!!!! Argh!!!! Yep I will admit that was my reaction when Zoe told us the theme for this month's Make it Crafty Challenge!  Well that and blind panic and a desire to hide in my blanket fort! I bet you think that us DT members swim through these challenges - but trust me we don't. We're often as scared as you are, but always give it a go and are usually surprised by what we manage to produce. It's amazing what we can do when pushed out of our comfort zone.

I followed a video on how to create dew drops and used the Poppies Digi Stamp from Make it Crafty. Here's a close up of the dew drops.

The bottom one turned out like a little flower dew drop monster which really wasn't the plan!

I finished the card with a simple green mat & the Hello Gorgeous chippie coloured with gel pens.

Digi - Poppies

Chippie - Hello Gorgeous

Copics used:

Poppies - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7, Blender

G14, G17, G29, W7

I really hope you like my attempt at Dew Drops & come over and join us in the Dew Drops Challenge. If I can do it you can too!

Circle challenge with Tiddly Inks

I'm seeing circles for the Circle Challenge over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog! I hardly ever make circular cards, but I couldn't resist pairing Wryn Hanging Around with a Chipboard Circle Shadow Box from Make it Crafty. The shadow box includes a stand so it's free standing.

I used my Silver Bullet Professional Cutting Machine to print and cut Wryn Hanging Around  so she was literally suspended from the branch & hanging in mid air.

I tethered the tips of her hair to the base of the frame so she didn't wiggle off and get up to too much mischief (but you can't really see that they're attached).

I coloured the sky background using the techniques in Make It Crafty's Ebook Fun Techniques for Colouring Skies. 

Copics Used:

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

Hair - E23, E25, E27, E18, E29, E49

Top - R24, R27, R29, R59, W7

Shorts - B93, B95, B97, B99

Branch - E44, E47, E27, E49

Leaves - G14, G17, G29

Sky - B00, B02, B05

Clouds - B23, B25, 0

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

I hope you'll come over and join in the Circle Challenge over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog