30 Day Colour Challenge - Day #4

Well, it's still technically Day #4 as Day #5 hasn't been announced yet!!!
Anyway, here is today's colouring.

I decided to go with some WHSmith's pencils today on Kraft cardstock. It's a nice and simple New Home card for a friend of mine.

I decided to use my set of Jofy #15 stamps that I've had for well over a month now, if not a few months. They have been used, just not by me!!!

I started by stamping the smaller of the two birdhouses on the front of the card where I wanted it positioned, using Versafine Vintage Sepia archival pigment ink, and then stamped the branch image from the same stamp set and the same ink above it. I joined the two images with a brown Whispers brushstroke marker.

I then coloured the images with the WHSmith pencils that I managed to get when they were reduced down to £3.99 some months ago. I firstly laid down a layer of white pencil all over the image and then coloured it in with the colours. Hopefully the white makes the colours ping off the card a bit more. I decided not to blend the pencil with baby oil this time as I wanted a more rustic look to the image.

Finally I added the 'New Home' sentiment. I used an old Elzybells stamp for this and the Vintage Sepia ink. This is a stamp that I've owned for many years, from back when Elzybells were having a closing down sale, and I'm not entirely sure it's ever been inked up other than when I recently mounted it and created a laminated storage sheet for it. It's so nice to give these old stamps a new lease of life having been living in a 'to be mounted' box for a couple of years now.

Burgundy and Aqua Anniversary Doodle Butterfly

Here are a couple of anniversary cards that I made back in 2011 using the Papermania Clare Curd Doodles stamp set.

For the first card, the butterfly image was stamped using Memento Rhubarb Stalk dye ink and highlighted with Craft Planet Iridescent Sparkle glitter glue.

The image was matted onto aqua cardstock.

The patterned papers, from the Papermania Clare Curd The Big One paper pad were matted onto a panel of aqua cardstock and added to the card front.

The sentiment, from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set, was stamped using the Rhubarb Stalk ink and matted onto aqua and added over the image panel.

Silver shimmer dots from Papermania were added in the corners of all the panels.

 

The same card was made reversing the colours.

 

 

Green and Grey Chester Pocket Card

This is a different type of card for me. It is based on a project that I found on the Splitcoaststampers tutorials page here, a Pocket Card.

With this design of card, the card doesn't actually open, but the sentiment and handwritten greeting go onto a tag that is placed within the pocket section of the card.

 

 

To begin with, the image, Chester by Kraftin' Kimmie, was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic markers.

 

Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, E21

Hair: E41, E43, E44

Hat/Jacket/Trousers: W1, W3, W5, W7

Hat Band: YG91, YG95, YG99

Tie: G99

Waistcoat: YG95, G99

Inside Jacket: YG91, YG95

Shirt: YG91

Shoes: W5, W7, YG91

Shadow: W1, W3

Outline: W1

 

 

The image panel was then matted onto green and then grey cardstock.

 

The next step was to create the Pocket Card.

 

A piece of card measuring 4" x 11" was then scored in half and then scored again 1.25" from one edge. A panel of white card was embossed using the Cuttlebug Fleur de Lis embossing folder and distressed with Tim Holtz Crushed Olive and Forest Moss distress inks. This panel was adhered to the large front panel of the card. A smaller strip of white card was also embossed and inked with the Crushed Olive and Forest Moss inks and this panel was then adhered to the front flap panel.

 

A couple of lengths of green fibres from the HOTP Sarabooks Emerald Fibres set were then wrapped around the front flap and the flap then adhered down to the front panel.

 

 

Three green card candi were then coloured using the G99 Copic marker and added to the front panel, as was the image panel. Glossy accents were added to the monocle in the image.

 

 

To complete the card, a tag was created. A strip of the embossed and coloured white card was added across the top of the tag, as was a circle of grey cardstock, diecut using a Nestabilities circle die, and then folded in half.

 

A silver eyelet was set in the top of the tag and more of the green fibres were threaded through it.

 

The pocket watch image was stamped using the Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with the W1, W3 and W5 Copic markers. A length of silver embroidery thread was threaded through the image and added to the tag. The sentiment, from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set was stamped onto the tag using Versafine Spanish Moss archival pigment ink.

 

 

The tag was then slotted into the pocket on the front of the card.

Green And Beige Eiffel Tower

I thought it was time to add a masculine card to my blog.

 

This is the card that I made for my dad this year, using the Dovecraft Sweet Paris papers and matching stamps.

Firstly, a couple of strips of different papers from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris were cut and added to the left side of the card blank. A few lengths of cream crochet thread were then wrapped around the papers and tied.

Next, the front of the card was masked off using a scrap of paper die cut with a Nestie circle. Then the circle area was blended using Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Bundled Sage distress inks.

Whilst the mask was still in place, the flourish stamp from the Autumn Leaves Rhona Farrer Flourishes v.2 was stamped using the Bundled Sage ink. The French Text background stamp from the Bo Bunny It Is Written stamp set was also stamped using the Tim Holtz Forest Moss distress ink as was the Paris Postmark stamp from the Stampers Anonymous Visual Artistry stamp set.

Next, the mask was removed and the flourish stamp was stamped across the circle using the Antique Linen ink. The Fleur de Lis stamp, from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris Eiffel Tower stamp set, was stamped into the circle using the Forest Moss ink, but coloured over using Copic marker YG95 as it didn't show up enough. This was also covered with Ranger Glossy Accents to make it stand out even more.

Next the Eiffel Tower image from the same stamp set was also stamped over the edge of the circle using the Forest Moss ink.

The sentiment was composed using stamps from two stamp sets. The 'Happy' stamp was from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set and the 'Birthday' stamp from the Kaisercraft Birthday stamp set. Both were stamped using Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress ink.

 

The inside of the card was also masked and inked and stamped to match the front of the card.

 

 

The sentiment, from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris Sentiments stamp set using the Pumice Stone ink. 

Brown and Blue Floral Chandelier Tags Anniversary

This is a second version of the anniversary card I made recently using the Chandelier stamp that came free with the July 2011 issue of Craft Stamper Magazine.

I went for more muted tones with this version, using one of my favourite colour combinations of blue and brown.

The Chandelier image was stamped using Adirondack Stream dye ink and matted onto the blue diamonds paper from the Prima Madeline paper pad.

The card blank was completely covered with the Brown Script Floral paper from the same paper pad and the image panel added to the right.

A strip of the Alphabet paper was added to a strip of the Multi Border paper and this was then added over the image panel. Faux stitching was then added over the joins of the paper pieces using the Zigzag Stitch stamp from the HOTP Stitches stamp set and ColorBox Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk ink.

Two mini tags were coloured around the edges using the Chestnut Roan ink and letters were stamped using the Stream ink and a Studio G mini alphabet stamp set. The tags were attached to some teal embroidery thread and added to the card and a brown Card Candi from Craftwork Cards was added over the ends of the threads.

Highlights were added to the Chandelier image using Glossy Accents and DecoArt Crystal Glamour dust.
All papers were distressed with the Chestnut Roan ink.

The inside of the card was also decorated using a photo corner stamp from the Stamps Away Bookplates, Corners and Anchors stamp set, stamped onto the blue diamonds paper used on the front of the card using the Stream ink and cut out

Slits were cut into the photo corners and the writing paper inserted into the corners, and a strip of the Brown Script Floral paper used on the front of the card was added across the paper and the sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped using the Stream ink.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Anything Goes - #50 - Anything Goes
• Scrap Creations - Anything Goes
• Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Bows and Berries - #10 - Glitter
• Crafty Boots - #2 - Wings
• Make It Monday - #55 - Anything Goes
• Nettie G's Digital Gems - Anything Goes
• Stamp With Fun - #129 - Anything Goes
• Card Cupids - Anything Goes
• Fashionable Stamping - #4 - Tags
• The Squirrel and The Fox - #1 - Anything Goes
• Di's Digi Designs - #1 - Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss - #98 - Nothing Square About Me
• Clearly Inspired - #36 - Glitter
• Inspire Me Fridays - #24 - Anything Goes
• Mami Doodles - #33 - All Creatures Great and Small
• Pattie's Creations - #30 - Girlie Things
• Crafting Misfit - Show and Tell
• By The Cute and Girly - All Things Bright and Beautiful
• Creatalicious - #26 - Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons - #2 - Anything Goes
• Little Miss Muffet - #18 - Things With Wings
• Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
• For Your Inspiration - #14 - Colour Combo
• Digistamps4Joy - #28 - Anything Goes
• The Paper Shelter - #32 - Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Sisters - #53 - Fall Colours
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - For The Birds
• Stampavie and More - #152 - Love

Burgundy and Lime Curly Flowers Friends

This card was made with a stamp I bought from a fellow crafter who was having a clear-out. I also used the Memento inks I bought from her too!! I really must have a clear-out myself - I just seem to be helping everyone else clear out!!

The Curly Flower image, from Hero Arts, was inked up using the Sweet Plum, Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk Memento inkpads. The corners of the panel were punched using the Woodware Inverted Corner punch and matted onto lime green paper and burgundy card.

Lime green self-adhesive pearls, from the Hobby House Green To Go set, were added in the corners.

A panel of the French Lace paper from the Basic Grey Eva paper pad was matted onto the burgundy card and a length of lime green organza ribbon was wrapped around the panel and then added across the Papermania Kraft card blank.

The image panel was added to the left of the panel.

The sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped using the Sweet Plum ink and matted onto the lime green paper and burgundy card and added to the right of the card blank.

The inside of the card was also decorated using a strip of the Courtier paper from the Eva paper pad, and the sentiment from the Papermania Clare Curd Sentiments stamp set inked with the Sweet Plum ink.

On the original card I made, I forgot to wrap the ribbon around the panel before I stuck it to the card blank so added a loop of the ribbon behind the sentiment panel.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Craft Your Days Away - #26 - Birthday Celebrations
• Card Makin' Mamas - #26 - Birthday Cards
• Inspire Me Fridays - #19 - Anything Goes
• Mami Doodles - #31 - Flowers
• Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden
• The Stamp Man - #29 - Anything Goes (with summer colours)
• Art Impressions Stamps - #27 - Favourite Technique (Stamping)
• Craft Us Crazy - #14 - Anything Goes
• Divas By Design - #8 - Birthdays
• A Spoonfull Of Sugar - #162 - Happy Birthday
• Crazy Amigo - Anything Goes
• Creative Craft - It's Summertime
• Everybody Art - #154 - Summer
• Tuesday Throwdown - #61 - Birthday
• Use It Tuesday - #13 - Indian Summer (Papers)
• Incy Wincy - #106 - Something Old, Something New (Old: Papers, New: Flower Stamp & Inks)
• Victorine Originals - #14 - Birthdays
• 365 Cards - Day #163 - In The Garden
• One Stitch At A Time - #75 - Anything Goes
• Addicted To Stamps - #10 - Anything Goes
• Sundays with Crissy - #20 - Keep It Simple Stamper
• The Craft Garden - Bold, Bright and Loud

Pink and Blue Floral Chandelier Tags Anniversary

Here is an anniversary card that I made for a couple of friends. I really like the design (I actually adapted it from one of the projects in the July 2011 issue of Craft Stamper magazine using this particular stamp).

I absolutely love the Chandelier image tht came with the July 2011 issue of Craft Stamper magazine. The image was stamped using Adirondack Stream dye ink and matted onto the blue diamonds paper from the Prima Madeline paper pad.

The card blank was completely covered with the Floral Bird paper from the same paper pad and the image panel added to the right.

A strip of the Alphabet paper was added to a strip of the Multi Border paper (both from the Madeline paper pad), and this was then added over the image panel.

Faux stitching was then added over the joins of the paper pieces using the Zigzag Stitch stamp from the HOTP Stitches stamp set and ColorBox Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk ink.

Two mini tags, that have been in my stash since the beginning of time, were coloured around the edges using the Chestnut Roan ink and letters were stamped using the Stream ink and a Studio G mini alphabet stamp set (also underused!!). The tags were attached to some teal embroidery thread and added to the card and a brown Card Candi from Craftwork Cards was added over the ends of the threads.

Highlights were added to the Chandelier image using Glossy Accents and DecoArt Crystal Glamour dust.

All papers were distressed with the Chestnut Roan ink.

The inside of the card was also decorated using a photo corner stamp from the Stamps Away Bookplates, Corners and Anchors stamp set, stamped onto the blue diamonds paper used on the front of the card using the Stream ink and cut out.

Slits were cut into the photo corners and  the writing paper inserted into the corners, and a strip of the Floral Bird paper used on the front of the card was added across the paper and the sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped using the Stream ink.

Here are the blog challenges I am entering this card into:

• Anything Goes - #47 - Happy Birthday/Celebration
• Crazy Amigo - Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts TLT - #36 - Favourite Stamp
• Paper Minutes - #178 - Turquoise/Dark Pink/Lime
• Top Tip Tuesday - #46 - Straight Edges
• Use It Tuesday - #13 - Indian Summer
• Incy Wincy - #106 - Something Old, Something New (Old: tags, New: Prima papers, Chandelier stamp)
• Make It Monday - #49 - Anything Goes
• Cupcake Craft - #154 - Sew Mad
• Scrapmaster's Paradise - #112 - Colour Combo
• Creative Inspirations - #65 - Summer
• Gingerloft - #22 - Make It Sparkle
• Kenny K Krafty Girlz - #55 - Anything Goes (Summery)
• Opus Gluei - #110 - No Sentiment Allowed
• Paper Creations Ink - #6 - Stitching
• Stampin' Sisters In Christ - #101 - Use Something From Your Stash You'd Forgotten About
• Cupcake Inspirations - #122 - Colour Combo
• Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
• Challenge Up Your Life - #49 - Anniversary
• Crafty Calender - Hot Colours
• Inspire Me Fridays - #18 - Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - #27 - Faux or Real Stitching
• Raise The Bar - #69 - Anything Goes
• The Stamp Man - #28 - Stitching
• Ai Factory - Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. - #114 - Anniversary
• Craft Us Crazy - #14 - Anything Goes
• Delightful Challenges - Stitching (Faux or Real)
• Moving Along With The Times - #110 - Don't Be Square
• Little Red Wagon - #93 - Use A Bird On Your Project
• The Paper Shelter - #26 - Real of Faux Stitching
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anniversary
• Addicted To Stamps - #10 - Anything Goes

Blue and Brown Father's Day Sugar Nellie Knight

Here is the design of this year's Father's Day cards that I've made for my dad and hubby's dad. I decided to go with the Sugar Nellie Knight image.

The image was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Armour: C0, C1, C3, C4, C6
• Sword: C2, C4, C6
• Skin: E00, E13, E21, E51
• Shield: W1, W3, W5, W7, B32, B34, B37, B39, E31, E33, E35
• Feather: B32, B34, B37, B39
• Shadow: W1, W3, W5

Somehow I actually managed to get the armour and shield to look quite metallic and shiny!!

The corners were rounded using the large XCut corner rounder punch and matted onto bronze shimmer paper and navy card.

A panel of the Jute paper from the Basic Grey Granola paper pad was matted onto the navy card, punched with the XCut Diamonds border punch.

I wanted to add an element of texture but also keep it masculine, so four holes were punched using the Cropodile Big Bite and the Stampin' Up Mat Pack template and small dark blue Papermania eyelets were added. The holes were then threaded with a double strand of tan hemp cord from Hobbycraft.

The card was assembled and the 'Happy Father's Day' sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped in the corner using Versafine Majestic Blue archival pigment ink.

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:

• Creative Inspirations - Father's Day/Card For Dad
• Dream Valley Challenges - #9 - Father's Day
• Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - #49 - My Favourite Colour
• Sentimental Sundays - #59 - Father's Day or Masculine Card
• Sparkles Forum - #13 - Father's Day
• Stampin' Sisters In Christ - #93 - Father's Day
• Stamptacular Sunday - #115 - Dads or Grads
• Crafty Emma - #40 - Saturday Night At The Movies (First Knight)
• Crazy 4 Challenges - #91 - Masculine
• Little Claire's - #9 - Cards For Men
• Mark's Finest Papers - #59 - Father's Day
• One Stop Craft - #135 - Father's Day
• Secret Crafter - #138 - Male Card
• Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Father's Day
• Alphabet Challenge - F for Father's Day
• Delicious Doodles - #29 - Father's Day
• Digi's With Attitude - #30 - Father's Day
• Fairy Knoll - #54 - Father's Day
• Fussy and Fancy - Card For A Male
• Inspire Me Fridays - #10 - Anything Goes
• Mami Doodles - #28 - Card For A Boy Or Man
• Pattie's Creations - #23 - Wedding Or Father's Day
• Sew Many Cards - #56 - Father's Day
• Simply Create - #45 - All About You Dad
• Stamp Man - #24 - Boys and Men
• Stamp Something - Something Punched
• Wags 'n' Whiskers - #56 - One For The Boys
• C.R.A.F.T. - #106 - Father's Day
• Craft Us Crazy - #10 - Father's Day &/or Masculine Colours/Theme
• Delightful Challenges - Father's Day
• Paper Play - #23 - Father's Day/Man's Card
• Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
• Some Odd Girl - Manly Challenge
• Stamp Insanity - #62 - Father's Day
• Amber's Crafts and Stuff - #13 - Special Man
• Crafting For All Seasons - #2 - Father's Day
• Crafts and Me - #38 - Stamp Something
• House That Stamps Built - #68 - Father's Day and Texture
• My Mum's Craft Shop - #9 - Punch It
• Sisterhood Of Crafters - Celebrating Dad/Man In Your Life
• The Paper Variety - #37 - For The Guys
• Craft Room Challenge - #1 - Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean - #1 - Anything Goes
• Flourishes - #121- Father's Day
• The Stamping Boutique - #8 - Men Only
• Bows and Berries - #7 - Masculine
• Cupcake Craft - #146 - Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy
• Daisy Doodles - #35 - Father's Day
• Incy Wincy - #98 - Father's Day/Masculine
• Make It Monday - #41 - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday With Kraft Outlet - Father's Day
• Ooh La La - #82 - Father's Day/Special Man

Dark Blue and Green Inkadinkado Anniversary Butterflies

The Butterfly Rainbow image from the Inkadinkado Butterflies and Birds stamp set was stamped using ColorBox Midnight Pigment ink and die cut using square Nestabilities dies. These were then matted onto scalloped squares, also die cut with Nestabilities, from navy blue shimmer card.

Here is a close-up view of the image and sentiment:

A strip of the dark blue and green paisley paper from the Laura Ashley Traditional paper pack was matted onto the navy shimmer card and a length of olive green stitched woven ribbon from the Chatterbox Olive ribbon pack was wrapped around the panel.

This was matted onto a panel of the green and dark blue etched botanical paper from the same paper pad and matted onto a panel of the navy blue shimmer card.

The sentiment, from the Elzybells Swirl Sentiments stamp set was stamped using the Midnight ink and matted onto the shimmer card. The image panels were matted over the ribbon and the sentiment placed beneath it.

Green pearls, from the Kort and Godt Pastels set, were added to either side of the sentiment panel, lined up using the Stampin' Up Mat Pack template.

I have to say I'm rather pleased with it!!!

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into:

• Dream Valley - #8 - Stamp Something
• Stampin' Sisters In Christ - #92 - Use Something New (butterfly stamp)
• Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
• Crafty Ann's - #42 - Use More Than One Image
• Inspire Me Fridays - #9 - Anything Goes
• Charisma Cardz - #22 - Something That Flies
• Crafty Purple Frog - Things Of Beauty
• PaperCrafting Journey - #11 - Anything Goes
• The Rubber Cafe - #20 Weddings/Anniversaries
• Stamp Insanity - #61 - Anything Goes
• Digistamps4Joy - #20 - On The Wings Of The....
• My Mum's Craft Shop - #8 - Things With Wings
• Partytime Tuesday - #18 - Anything Goes
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - #19 - A Special Reason
• Craft Your Passion - #61 - Anything Goes
• Make It Monday - #40 - Anything Goes
• My Partner In Crafting Crime - #28 - Uncoloured Image
• Addicted To Stamps - #5 - Bingo (Pearls, Flowers, Non-Cute Image)

Yellow and Orange Duck In Boots

Here is the card I made for my docrafts matey Kay/Incy for her birthday.

The Duck in Boots image, from Sugar Nellie/Rachelle Anne Miller was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic Sketch markers:

• Duck: Y08, Y17, YR02, RV06
• Flower: Y17, RV06
• Boots: RV06, Y17, N3
• Shadow: N1, N3, E41

The image was die cut using a classic oval Nestabilities die and matted onto a big scalloped oval die cut from orange card.

A strip of the golden yellow leaves paper from the DCWV Pocket Full of Posies stack was punched along the bottom edge using the scalloped scallop punch from EK Success. This was then matted onto a strip of the orange card.

The sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped using Ink It Up! Pumpkin pigment ink and heat embossed using the Heat It Up! Enchanted Gold embossing powder. This was matted onto the golden yellow leaves paper and the orange card.

The image was then highlighted with Craft Planet Yellow glitter glue and a clear dew drop from Patti's Pretties was added to the centre of the flower image.

Here are the blog challenges that I am entering with this card:

• Crafts and Me - Time To Spread Your Wings
• Little Red Wagon - Animals
• Paper Pretties - #142 Glitter
• Copic Creations - #44 - Warm Colours
• Flourishes - #106 - Birthday
• Partytime Tuesdays - #4 - Anything Goes
• Scrap-Creations - Birthday
• Incy Wincy Designs - #81 - Punches/Dies
• KB Cute Monday - #4 - Glitter
• I Did It Creations - #43 - Anything Goes
•  Crazy 4 Challenges - #75 - Dies
• Little Claire's - #1 - Anything Goes
• One Stop Craft - #119 - Birthday Card
• Annabelle Stamps - Say It In Yellow
• Card Makin' Mamas - #15 - Happy Birthday
• Fairy Knoll - #38 - Birthday/Thank You
• If The Shoe Fits - #67 - Happy Birthday
• Fuzzy Wuzzy - #6 - Birthday Wishes
• Guylou's Inimitability - Anything Goes
• Stampin' With The Dragon - Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays!
• Wags 'n' Whiskers - #48 - Punches
• Do You Stack Up? - #8 - Anything Goes
• Moving Along With The Times - #87 - Fashion
• PaperPlay - #8/11 - Sentimental
• Paper Romance - #39 - Anything Goes
• Samuel Taylor's - #1 - Copic Chic/Promarker Gal
• Southern Girls - #13 - Brads/Gems/Dewdrops
• Stampin' B's - #99 - Use A Flower

Green and Red Three Kings

And so onto the next in the series of Christmas cards. This was the only card design I made using my Copics and is the design I sent to the parents.

The Three Kings image, from Elzybells, was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Crowns/Gifts: Y08, Y17, R29, E07
• Green Robes: YG67, G05, Y17
• Red Robes: R24, R29
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, E13
• Shadow: N1

Highlights were added to the crowns and gifts using the yellow and orange Sakura Stardust pens, and the robes were highlighted with Craft Planet Red glitter glue and Glitz It Pear Green glitter glue.

The image was then matted onto red card.

A strip of the red flourish paper from the Dovecraft Noel paper pad was matted onto the red card. Two panels of the multi stripe paper were matted onto olive green card and the red panel matted across it.

The sentiment, also from Elzybells, was stamped using the Tuxedo Black ink and matted onto the red card. The image panel was matted over the red panel, and the sentiment below it.

I also made this in the reverse colourway:

Green and Terracotta Sherwood Edwin

I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it - and I think I probably paid over the odds for it when I saw it at the Lincoln Sincerely Yours Show back in May.

The Sherwood Edwin image from Magnolia was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic Sketch markers:

• Hat/Tunic: YG67, G29, G85
• Shoes: E35, E39, E57
• Hair: E39, E57
• Belt: E35, E39, E57, C4
• Feather/Arrows: E07, E35, E39, C4
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, E13
• Shadow: N1, N3, E43

The image panel was then matted onto a panel of olive green card from the Core'dinations Elements card pack, punched along the bottom edge using the XCut Diamonds border punch.

Three equal panels were cut from the Vintage Tee paper from the Basic Grey Boxer paper pad and matted onto the card blank. Two small ovals were die cut from the Henley paper from the same paper pad using a Nestabilities die and matted to the sides of the image panel.

The sentiment was stamped below the panels using a greeting stamp from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set and ColorBox Burnt Sienna fluid chalk ink.

Here are the challenges that I am entering this card into:

• Hodge Podge - #5 - Birthday Cards
• Fab 'n' Funky - #51 - Happy Birthday
• A Crafty Little Place - #66 - Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesdays - #23 - Anything Goes Birthday
• Scrap-Creations - Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge - #43 - On The Go
• Woodware USA - #3 - Anything Goes
• I Did It Creations - #31 - Surprise Me
• By The Cute and Girly - Children

Burgundy and Olive Leanne Ellis Dreamer

This is the card that I made for the lovely and very talented Teresa for her birthday. I know that she has received this now so am free to upload it.

The beautiful Dreamer image, by Leanne Ellis for Sugar Nellie, was kindly donated to me last year by Alex K as a birthday gift. I love these images and they are on my ever-growing wish list.
The image was coloured using Copic Sketch markers:

• Hair: E13, E35, Y08
• Skin: E00, E21, E51
• Jacket: E57, E39, RV21
• Eyes/Wings: YG17, Y08, N3
• Flowers: V12, RV21, R20, BV31
• Outline: V12, BV31, N3

 and matted onto the Dauphin paper from the Basic Grey Eva paper pad.

A strip of the Aristocrat paper was matted onto the Dauphin paper and a length of Anita's olive green grosgrain ribbon was added around it. This was then matted across a panel of the Versailles paper from the same paper pad.

The sentiment panel was created by stamping onto white card using the 'Happy' and 'Birthday' stamps from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and matted onto the Dauphin paper. A green Prima paper flower was coloured using Copic markers:

• Prima flower: YG17, Y08, E57, R39, N3

 and a large dusky pink Papermania brad was added to the centre and attached to the panel.
 
Highlights were added to the image using the Papermania Snow White gel pen.

Here are the challenges that I shall be entering this card into:

• Allsorts - Inspired By A Song Title (Dreamer - Supertramp)
• Crazy4Challenges - #58 - Birthdays
• Mark's Finest Papers - #24 - Stripes
• Totally Gorjuss - #51 - Not A Square
• Ellephantastic - #15 - Anything Goes
• Daring Cardmakers - Office Theme (Paper Fastener)
• Raise The Bar - #39 - Pink and Girly Image
• Creative Inspirations - #81 - Birthday
• Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes/Girly
• Party Time Tuesdays - #15 - Anything Goes Birthday
• Paper Playtime - #19 - Ribbons, Buttons or Rhinestones
• Crafty Cardmakers - #31 - Step Away From The Square
• Pollycraft - #63 - Anything Goes
• Cowgirl's - Girly Girl
• The Crafty Pad - #92 - Make Something For A Friend
• Colour Me Copic - Colouring Clothes

Salmon and Brown Hoo Hoo There Owls

This card I made using a recent purchase from the lovely ClarkyJ when she had a bit of a clearout. I've always loved these cute owls so I'm chuffed to actually own them now!! Think they are great for anniversary cards, which is precisely what I have made here.

The image, Hoo Hoo There by Rachelle Anne Miller/Stampavie, was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and coloured using Copic sketch markers:

• Owls: YR02, E35, E39, E40, E57
• Branch: E39, E40, E57, C4
• Sparkles/Dots/Caterpillar: YR02

 The image was die cut using an oval Nestabilities die and matted onto a salmon pink card embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. This was then matted onto a big scalloped oval cut from brown card.

The corners of the panel of the salmon pink flourish paper, from the DCWV The Old World Mat Stack, were punched using the Martha Stewart Scallop Dot border punch and the large XCut corner rounder punch. This was then matted onto the brown card and a length of Anita's brown striped grosgrain ribbon added across it.

The image panel was added overlapping the patterned paper panel.

A pink card candy, from Craftwork Cards, was coloured using a Copic marker (YR02) to make it co-ordinate with the colour scheme of the card and added in the centre of a brown Prima ELine paper flower in the top left corner.

The sentiment, from Elzybells, was stamped in the bottom right hand corner using Memento Rich Cocoa dye ink. Anita's 3D Gloss was then added to the owls' eyes and the caterpillar.

Here are the challenges that I will be entering this card into:

• Charisma Cardz - #40 - Autumn Colours
• Digi Doodle Shop's Best - #28 - Orange Me Glad
• Paper Romance - #19 - Hallowe'en or Fall
• Crafty Sentiments Designs - #38 - Autumn/Fall Colours
• Stampin' B's Design - #79 - Fall
• Little Red Wagon - #49 - Owly Inspiration
• Oldie But A Goodie - #3 - All Creatures Great and Small
• Peachy Keen - #38 - October Inspired
• Kaboodle Doodles - #41 - Fall Is In The Air
• Ooh La La Creations - #64 - Nothing Floral
• Paper Playtime - #19 - Ribbons, Buttons or Rhinestones
• Stamps R Us - #6 - All Nature Theme
• Daisy Doodles - #18 - Critter Mad
• Pollycraft - #64 - Anything Goes
• Cowgirl's - Anything Goes
• Craftalicious - #9 - Harvest Festival/Autumn
• Sentimental Sundays - #23 - Autumn/Fall
• Stampin' Sisters in Christ - #59 - Genesis 1:1/Nature
• 2 Sisters - #8 - Animal Fun
• Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Anything Goes
• Baby Bud Designs - #1 - Fall/Hallowe'en
• No Time To Stamp - #160 - Back To Nature
• Stampin' For The Weekend - #48 - Autumn Inspiration
• The Stamp Man - #7 - Autumn
• Copic Creations - #36 - Orange

Duck-Egg Blue and Cream Sugar Nellie Fly Free

Here is the card that I made for Natalie for her birthday. I know that she has received it now so I can post it without spoiling the surprise!!

I love this cute Leanne Ellis image, available form Funky Kits. It's called Fly Free image, and it was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic Sketch markers:

• Hair: E13, E31, E35
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
• Flower: BG02, BG11, N3,
• Leaf: BG32, YG41
• Top/Skirt/Socks: E41, Y00, BG02, BG11, N3
• Boots: BG02, BG11, N3
• Bird: E35, E39, N3
• Cage: C2, BG11
• Shadow: E41, N1, 0

The image was matted onto a panel die cut using the Labels 1 Nestabilities die from duck-egg blue Core'dinations card from the Elements card pack.

A panel of the cream and blue flourish paper from the Papermania Chatsworth paper pad was added to the centre of the card blank with a strip of the brown and blue bird cage paper from the same paper pad over the top.

Embroidery thread was tied through a cream button and assembled with a cream Papermania paper flower and a blue Prima paper flower and added to the top right corner of the image panel.

The spots on the image were then highlighted using Anita's 3D Gloss, and a cream self-adhesive pearl from The Hobby House was added to the centre of the flower in her hair.

The sentiment, from the Elzybells Swirly Sentiments stamp set, was then stamped in the bottom right corner of the card blank using ColorBox Celadon pigment ink.

Here are the challenges that I will be entering this card into:

• Creative Card Crew - Bloomin' Marvellous
• Party Time Tuesdays - #15 - Anything Goes Birthdays
• Paper Playtime - #19 - Ribbons, Buttons or Rhinestones
• Stamps R Us - #6 - All Nature
• Pollycraft - #64 - Anything Goes
• Cowgirl's Sunday - Anything Goes
• Paper Sundaes - #38 - Something From Your Stash
• Stampin' Sisters in Christ - #59 - Genesis 1:1/Nature
• 2 Sisters - #8 - Animal Fun
• Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge - W for Wings
• Totally Papercrafts - #36 - The Great Outdoors
• Little Red Wagon - Photo Inspiration (Bird/Owl)
• Creative Inpirations - #81 - Birthdays
• Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes/Girly Challenge
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Colour My World (Colour Challenge: Light Blue/Dark Brown/Ivory)