Make a Wish ....

Good morning everyone, hope you enjoyed the lovely sunshine we had yesterday and lets hope we get lots more this week.

I have been getting back into colouring using Copic pens over the last few days, so decided to make a card or two and enter some challenges.

Here's my 'Make a wish' card...

I followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday. The papers are from a pad called Love letters by Mandy Terasawa and are my current favourites, such lovely pinks, soft greens and browns. I matted on some pearlescent paper and gently distressed the edges with Distress inks.

The image is from Lili of the Valley. I have had it for ages, but never got round to inking it up. I coloured with Copics and added a little clear glitter pen on the wings, although it doesnt show up on the photo.

I finished with a couple of paper flowers layered up with a button and a thread bow, along with a couple of silk leaves. A couple of strips of pink ribbon crossed under the image, and thats it. Nice and simple.

Challenges I'm entering....

Sweet Stamping - Fairies / Angels

Allsorts - Buttons and bows

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

 

Saturday challenge card

Good afternoon, I hope your having a wonderful Saturday.

Last night I put my paints away and got out my Promarkers and Copics. I stamped lots of House Mouse images and had a few hours colouring in. Love it, so relaxing. I been very busy today, taking the children to and fro their activities, doing the usual house work, washing, etc, etc, but

I've just managed to fit in making a quick card to enter some challenges. Here it is.....

I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday, always a good idea if short on time, otherwise I sit swapping and changing the layout for ages.

I used this adorable HM image, coloured last night with Promarkers and Copics.

I layered up on green and pink card and used a backing paper from stash, edging all layers and edges with Forest Moss Distress ink 

I used a Martha Stewart border punch under the image and a sentiment from a House Mouse rubber stamp set. I finished off by layering up some flowers with a metal centre embellishment and some small plastic daisies and popped a gem stone in the centre of each.

Hope you like it.

I am also entering it into these challenges

Sweet Stampin - Use lots of green

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the air

Stamp, Scrap and Doodles - Green and White

Totally Gorjuss - Spring

Simon says Stamp - a little bit of green

Catch up tomorrow,

Hugs Sue x

Make it Colourful challenge card

Here's the card I've made for the Make it Colourful challenge #6 - Shadow and Depth.

I used the Whimsical Log and Dusk which I had to combine using Word, as I dont have any fancy photo editing software. Its ok, but a couple of lines don't show up, so please make allowances.

I started off colouring her dress with Copics, but I haven't got a very pale colour. I did try tip to tip with blender, but wasn't happy with the results I was getting , so I switched to Prisma pencils to finish off the dress. I also used them on anything else thats blue, and used my Copics for everything else.

Oh how I wish I was rich and could buy lots and lots of Copics (she says, staring wistfully up at the sky)

Its my first attempt at colouring these images, and although there's always room for improvement, I'm quite happy with the final result.

Just been practising some colouring.

Hi hope everyones having a relaxing weekend.

I've been having a practice at colouring  dresses, trying to work out how to get believable folds and creases. Anyone wanting some fantastic colouring tutorials needs to head over to Zoe - Make it Crafty she is one talented lady, her colouring is amazing and she loves to share her talents and techniques with some fab video tutorials.

This is Chrissys little Angel a digi available from Whimsy Stamps. I used Copics mainly, with touches of Prisma pencils at the end. Sorry about the quality of the photo, not brill, but its too dark and dreary to get much better.

This little cutie is called Gracie's roses, also available from Whimsy Stamps. I found her skirt caused me a bit more difficulty as there are so many folds. Again I used Copics on Gracie and flowers and Prisma on the background and little touches on the dress.

I think I find it tricky as I have only a few Copics and have to try to blend dark and light with no in between shades. Well thats my excuse.  Lol.

These are not brilliant I know and there's lots of room for improvement, but I am quite pleased with my first attempt.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

xxx

Pretty in pink

 I made this card to enter into the Anyone for Anya challenge, this weeks is Pretty Bows.

I used a very pretty K & Co paper along with some plain blue card.

I stamped this pretty image and coloured with Copics, then cut her out with a oval nestie leaving her legs sitting out the shape.

I added a satin pink ribbon and bow, a sentiment from LOTV- Circular sentiments and 3 Prima flowers with gem centres.

I am also entering this into Colour Create Challenge #62 as the colours this week are -Pink, blue, white and grey with optional flowers and gems.

Just Chillin

  I wanted to make a card for this weeks Kenny K krafty girlz  challenge  and also wanted to try out my new mini sewing machine.

I stitched the patterned paper to mirri card and thought it looked a bit like denim jeans, so I cut out a pocket shape and stitched around that too adding eyelets to the corners. I stamped the good times sentiment and ticket stamp, then used the die, to cut it out, all from Whimsy Stamps.

 I printed the Troublemaker digi image and coloured her using Copics.

Lastly I added a sentiment. I really like it, but I do feel there is something missing, not sure what.?
I would also like to enter it into Top Tip Tuesday challenge -All Sentimental 

In the words of Britney Spears 'Oops I did it again'

Will I ever learn? After spending an hour colouring in 'Grace standing' another digi image from Sugar Nellie, I cut her out with a Nestibilities die, after using sticky tape yesterday to hold the image and ripping it, I just carefully placed this one on my cuttlebug, no tape, and ended up cutting off the top of her head and ribbons. So then I had to run it back through using a smaller die to cut off her shoes and even it up. I must remember to cut out my images before I start colouring them.

I followed the sketch for the  Sketch Saturday challenge #138.

I am also entering this card into the Allsorts challenge #86 to use the colours Teal Blue and Brown 

and The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #117 -With Love

I coloured my image using Copic markers, I didnt have a teal blue, but this is as close as I could get.

The flowers are Primas with card candy centres and the ribbon is from stash.

The sentiment is LOTV circular sentiments.

A challenge card and something new.

I made this card following the sketch on Friday Sketchers challenge #137.

Also I am entering it into the  Cute Card Thursday challenge #147 Monochrome 

 I went with shades of brown, The papers are from a Papermania pad and the Penny Black image was coloured with Copics.
The sentiment stamp is another from Lili of the Valley - For You Circular Sentiments stamp plate. I used some Raffia Lace that I found when I was tidying up last week and a scrap of satin ribbon.

This is my new custom made stamp from Whimsy Stamps, isnt it fab? I feel so professional stamping this on the back of my cards.