Yellow and Orange Honey Smirk

Here is one of my recent makes for a good friend's little girl. I love this cute image and I'm surprised  this is the only time I've used it.

I am also entering it into a few blog challenges:

• Crafty Creations - Summer Lovin'
• Simon Says - We Are All Going Dotty
• Cute Card Thursday - Texting Crazy
• C.R.A.F.T. - Hot & Spicy Colours
• Theme Thursday - Words
• Allsorts - Baby/Child
• Rosie Dee - All Creatures Great & Small
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Caardvarks - Birthday Card
• By The Cute & Girly - Warm Summer Days

The 'Sweet As Honey' image from Smirk was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured using Copic markers:

• Hair: C8
• Dress: Y17, E57
• Wings: E21, E51
• Skin: E00, E02, E21
• Shoes/Bees/Headband: Y17

A mat was created for the image panel using the Nestabilities Labels 1 die. I prefer to do this as you can create a smaller increment rather than matting two of the Labels shapes together.

The panel was coloured using the Tim Holtz Wild Honey distress ink whilst keeping the die in place, creating a non-coloured edge.

A strip of the butter yellow card from the DCWV Brights card mat stack was punched along both edges using the Scallop Dot border punch by Martha Stewart to create a border strip. A length of the yellow and orange striped grosgrain ribbon from the Chatterbox Tangerine ribbon pack was then attached across it.

This was then matted across a panel of the Informal paper from the Basic Grey Offbeat paper pad, and distressed around the edges with the Wild Honey ink.

The image panel was attached over the ribbon and highlighted with Craft Planet Yellow glitter glue.

Three paper flowers from The Crafty Cow were added to the right hand side of the panel and faux yellow gem stones were added to their centres.

Blue, Green and Yellow Kiss For Chloe

Here is the anniversary card I made for my cousin and her husband, for their second anniversary. I love this image and think it's great for a young couple.

I have also entered it into a few blog challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Cutie Patootie

Stampavie & More - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes

By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days

The Kiss For Chloe image, from Stampavie, was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and coloured with Copic sketch markers.

• Dungarees: B41, B45, B93
• Hats: Y00, E21, E41, E43
• Patches/Jumper: Y00, B41
• Shirt: BG13, B41, G02
• Girl's Hair: E21, E35, E57
• Boy's Hair: Y00, Y17, E41
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
• Shadow: E41, E43

The image was then cut out and the corners rounded with the large XCut corner rounder punch. This was then matted onto a panel of blue card cut out using the Labels 8 die from Nestabilities.

A square card blank was created from white card and half of the front panel was cut off. The corners were rounded with the XCut punch.

Panels of the blue card were cut to fit the front panel and the inside of the card. A strip of the blue polka dot paper from the Making Memories Fresh Anthology Sydney paper pad was matted onto the blue card and matted onto panels of the blue and green stripe paper and the yellow paisley paper from the same paper pad.

A 15mm circle of white card was punched out using a Craft Planet punch and stamped with the Love stamp from the HOTP Sentiments stamp set using the Versafine Majestic Blue ink. The edges of the circle were then distressed with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans distress ink. The circle was then adhered to the centre of a cream Papermania Imaginisce paper flower and attached to the corner of the image panel.
 

A sentiment panel was then added to the inside of the card using a panel of white paper cut out using the Nestabilities Labels 8 die and adhering it to the inside of the card directly behind the panel on the front of the card so it is not visible when the card is closed.

The sentiment was stamped using the Stamps Away Happy Anniversary stamp with the Majestic Blue ink. The mini flourish corner stamp, from the Fiskars Friends stamps set, was added above and below the sentiment using the same ink.

Blue and Orange Puppies

Here are a couple of cards I made for a couple of my younger male cousins using a lovely stamp from Little Claire. This particular design I call the Woof Puppy because it comes with an extra stamp that says 'Woof'.

These are also my entries to the current Cupcake Craft blog challenge, which has a theme of Cats and Dogs this week. (Unfortunately, this week's challenge doesn't have a title so I can't add a direct link to the post).

The Woof puppy image was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink and coloured using Copic markers.

• Puppy: N1, N3, N5, R20
• Ball: B00, BG02, Y17, YR02

The ball and the puppy's nose were then covered with the Anita's 3D Gloss to give them a realistic shine.

A panel was cut from white card using the Labels 1 Nestabilities die and embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. The dots were then coloured with the Copic markers.

• Dots: N3, N5

This was then matted onto an orange square and a blue big scalloped square both cut using Nestabilities dies.

A strip of the blue retro squares paper from the DCWV Retro Prints paper pad was matted onto the orange and blue card. This was then matted onto a larger panel of orange mini dots paper from the same paper pad.

The sentiment, from the See D's Celebration Messages stamp set, was stamped onto a rectangle of white card using the Onyx Black ink and matted onto the orange and blue card.

I also made a version with a brown puppy:

Again, the puppy and dots were coloured with the Copic Sketch markers:

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  Puppy: E02, E11, E13, R20
• 
  
  Ball: B00, BG02, Y17, YR02
• 
  
  Dots: E11, E13

This card was actually made for a colour combo challenge (hence the unusual colours used) but of course I missed the deadline so I decided to enter it into this challenge instead.

ETA: This card is now in the Little Claire's Gallery here and here. For some reason they've put the image into the wrong individual image gallery.

Blog Candy From Pink Gem - CLOSED

Janet over at Pink Gem has a great blog candy up for grabs.

For some reason I can't save a copy of the picture of the blog candy to be able to add it here but you can see a picture of it here.

Up for grabs is:

• ProMarker Stamping Pack 2
• Two Pink Gem Stamps of your choice (subject to availability)
• Pack of 6 Petaloo Wild Roses - Baby Blue
• Adhesive Pearl Floral & Vines
• 20 Mulberry Paper Flowers Grey/Black Petals
• 20 Mulberry Paper Flowers Soft Tan Petals
• Craftime Mini Crystals - Pink
• Double Sided Adhesive Pads

To be in with a chance of winning, here's what you've got to do:

• Post the picture of the blog candy on your blog with a link back to Janet's blog and post a bit about the candy.
• Leave a link with Mr Linky and then add a comment in case Mr Linky stops working.

The draw for one lucky winner will take place at 6pm on the 30th July

Copic Colour Swatch Idea

I've just discovered this really clever idea over on the Splitcoaststampers forum and wanted to share it with you all. Obviously, it can also be used by the Promarker users as well.

It's a very clever way of seeing which colour pens you have and facilitates colour matching your pens to your patterned papers.

You can see the forum post with pictures to illustrate the idea HERE.

Red, Yellow and Blue Loves Me Tilda

Here is my entry to this week's Just Magnolia blog challenge, which this week is a sketch challenge by Bev.

The Loves Me Tilda image was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black archival pigment ink, coloured using Copic markers and cut out.

• Hair: E21, E35, E39
• Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
• Top/Socks: Y00, Y08, E41
• Shoes: B41, B93, E04, E07, R24, YR02
• Dungarees: B41, B45, B93
• Flowers: E04, E07, E41, R24, YR02, Y08

A panel was cut from white card and the Magnolia Old Wooden Stand image was stamped using Versafine Vintage Sepia archival pigment ink and coloured using Copic markers.

• Fence: E21, E35, E39, E43

A sky was coloured also using a blue Copic marker and the blender pen. This was matted onto a panel cut from blue Core'dinations card using a Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities die.

The card was then constructed to match the sketch supplied by Bev for the challenge:

A strip of the Surprise paper from the Basic Grey Cupcake paper pad was matted onto a strip of the Kazoo Blue paper from the same paper pad punched using the Scallop Dot border punch from Martha Stewart. This was matted onto a panel of the Streamers paper which was in turn matted onto the blue card.

The Tilda image was matted onto the background panel and two holes were punched and red stitched organza ribbon from the Chatterbox Scarlet Ribbon pack was threaded through them.

The circle greeting sentiment from Aud Designs was stamped using the Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with the Copic markers, cut out with Nestabilities and matted onto blue card.

Three white Papermania Imaginisce paper flowers were stamped in the centres using the circle stamp from the Aud Designs circle sentiments set using ColorBox Warm Red and Burnt Sienna fluid chalk inks. The same inks were used to colour the petal tips.

The sentiment panel was added to the card front to overlap the image and the flowers to the right. Anita's 3D Gloss was added over the flower and petals in the Tilda image, over the sentiment and in the flower centres.