Love & Joy for Christmas

Hello -
Have you seen the latest challenge for September at Copic UK? It has the theme of  Christmas and I definitely need a push to get my Christmas cards made and every year I say that I will start making them earlier but never do!

I've used a Stamping Bella stamp coloured with copics and mounted on to gold miri cut using a Lawn Fawn die. The wooden embellishment is from Hobbycraft and I added the red hearts.
I hope you will all join in and you could win some copics!
Liz (:(|)x

Little Mermaid

Hello
There is a new challenge starting today at  The Paper Shelter Challenge and the theme this week is Lace & Pearls. I have used an image called Little Mermaid on Vacation

The coral papers are just beautiful and is from ... I used die cuts from Marianne designs for the shells and My Favourite things dies for the seaweed leaves. I added a pearl in the clam shell and a pearl swirl around the top.

 

I coloured the image with Copics and used stickles on her tail.  Finally I added the frame and put a band of lace on the folded edge of the base card. 

I hope you like her and will all join in the challenge, 

Liz (:(|)x

Flowers for Teddy Friend.

Morning there is a new challenge at I Love Promarkers and thie theme we were given to play with was a Photo Inspiration. This is the photo - some lovely bright flowers!

The sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps  and I have used an image called  Bug Flower Teddy -

I have raided my stash and used some flowers and a chipboard shape which I covered in stickles glitter glue. The Paper is from Doodlebug and I've had it forever!! I used a stamp from paper smooches to make the greeting.

I hope you like the card and will join in to show us what you are creating with your promarkers,
Liz (:(|)x

Melvin the mod

Morning All - Today I am sharing with you a card I made for Making Cards magazine using Melvin the Mod  from Dr Digi.
I had a big birthday this last week and the various celebrations have gone on all week so all my good intentions of having a brand new creation for you have gone a little wayward!!

Ingredients –

Paper – My Favourite things – Black & White basics

Lawn Fawn Large stitched circle dies.

American Crafts Thickers Letters

Craftworks card greeting panel.

Orange stickles

Silver & White pen

Blue, white & Red card / paper.

     I made a square card blank into a round base card by trimming off the corners. I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut the circles of different colour papers and glue onto the base card and covered the bottom section of the card with black and white patterned paper.

    

    I used these Promarkers for skin - Skin – Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.
   And these Copics  -

Tyres & Shoes - C7, C5, C3 & Black

Jeans – B93, B95 & B97

Jacket – YG63, G85 & YG67

Bike – B000, B00 & BG01

Light – Y17, YR04 &YR07

     I Cut around Melvin and put 3D foam on the rear and place him on the base card off centre. I     added some details to metal of the bike with a silver pen and some highlights with a white pen and used some stickles to make the headlight shine.

     I used Amercian thickers to add the letter stickers to spell out a greeting and  mounted the greeting panel from Craftworks card onto black so it stands out, cut around and stick to your finished card with 3D Foam.

I  I hope you like my card and will join me back here on Wednesday when I have new cards to show you from The Paper Shelter.
   Liz (:(|)x

 

Dunderton Decorators Ltd

Hello -  today I am sharing with you one of the cards I made for Making Cards Magazine. Im cheating a bit as I haven't made a card this week as we have been sorting out and emptying the house as we have major renovations starting on Monday. Its been a long weekend already!!!
So this card uses Dunderton Decorators Ltd and I am dreaming of the day when we are at the point of being able to decorate!!

Paper – My Favourite things – Bundles of Blossom

Hobbycraft Letters

Paper Smooches Bold Buzzwords stamps

My Favourite things Distressed pattern stamps

Yellow ink

Yellow stickles

Silver & White pen

        Cut two stripes of patterned paper the same width and glue to the card base leaving the top corner free to curl over like peeling wallpaper.

     Ink the Distress pattern stamp of any brush effect and paint splodges and stamp onto the base card. You could do this by flicking ink also.

    Print the Digi image of Dundertons Decorators on to Super Smooth card.

4  Colour the image using your preferred colouring medium. This card has used the following Promarkers for skin - Skin – Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.

And Copics –

Overalls – C0, C1 & C2

Moustache – C7, C5 & C3

Roller – E000 & E51

Paint – Y15, Y35 &Y17

Shirt – B000 & B29

Roller handle – B24 & 29

Boots – Black 100, C7, C5 & C3

     Stamp the greeting in the top left corner

Add the letters to spell out what ever word you chose in the opposite corner to balance the card.

Add White and silver pen to add detail to the image.

Use yellow stickles to make the paint seem wet.

So all from me for now.... off to empty and pack up another room!
Ebay is getting some bargains on me this week!
Liz (:(|)x

The Two of Us

So I have been loving  playing with this image and I know christmas is done but I still have so many images and ideas I want to play with. So I have been playing with this image from Stamping Bella  called Polar Bear and Mousie Stuffies and how it looks on Kraft.  I love this image as the size difference is about right for me and my Husband!

This first one I coloured used Prismacolour pencils and I am pleased with how it turned out. I think he looks quite fluffy!! I particularly love his little paws!! I added a little liquid pearls to make dots and a little stickles on the mouse' hat.

This one I coloured with promarkers and then fussy cut the image and attached it to the kraft base. The little strip of paper is from Lawn Fawn Snow Days. I added some red twine and a little chipboard snow flake

I hope you like them!
I have more Christmas to play with yet before I pack it away for another year so Sorry! (Not really sorry!!)
Liz (:(|)x

Stamping Bella for Mum

Evening  -  I still have lots of christmas card photos to create but as many were commissions I have to wait to post them so I am now playing catch up!

I love this gorgeous image from Stamping Bell. Ive been waiting to use this piece of gold foiled paper from Heidi Swapp for the perfect card and teamed with the Wycinanka chipboard that I coloured with promarkers and Spectrum noir sparkle pen.

The Greeting is from crate paper and the letter are thickers. I used stickles and sparkle on the image too.

I used promarkers to colour the image -
Ruby, Poppy & Burgundy
skin - usual
Hair - Henna, Walnut & Chestnut with cinnamon
Tree - Lush Green, Emerald and pine

I wouls like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Passion for Promarkers - Add a sentiment
Pinspirational Challege - Christmas Photo

All for now!
Liz (:(|)x

Yappy Christmas at All Dressed Up

Hello
The second part of the new release from All dressed up has gone live and for this one I have been able to play with Christmas Pooch. I took the knitted jumper theme and used papers from Lawn Fawn and a knitted embossing folder to make the base card. The image was die cut using a My Favourite things die and mounted this onto red knitted paper. I used a martha stewart punch for the edge and the greeting is a stamp from My Favourite Things also. finally i added some Green stickles to the scarf.

I used promarkers to colour the pooch and tried to make him love textured using all the warm greys.


All from me for now -  be back soon with more christmas creations xx
Liz (:(|)x

Girls Christmas Stocking.

Hello -  This is my latest card for the new challenge over at the All dressed Up challenge Blog. Its always anything goes as long as your creation uses an All Dressed up Image.
I have used an image called -

Girls Christmas Stocking

 

The papers are from Pink Fresh Oh Joy collection and I have used a Chippie from Make it Crafty which i coloured with Promarkers. 

I kept her very pink and sparkly as she is for a friends daughter. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

Passion for promarkers - Add a sentiment 

The sketch file - Crossing corner sketch

Hope you like her and will play along at the challenge. 

Liz x

Christmas Penguin

Hello! I'm back with some more inspiration using the new release images from All Dressed Up. You can see them all on the facebook page and over at the blog. This one I've been playing with is called Christmas Penguin You can get your mitts on them at the Etsy shop.

The striped background paper with the heart and greeting are from Lawn Fawn Snow day collection whilst the patterned papers are from Lawn Fawn Knit Picky collection. I used a Martha Stewart edge punch on the green paper and added a thin strip of red mirri card to give the knitted paper a boarder.


I die cut the image with Lawn Fawn Stitched circle die and then added some stickles around the image to make it shimmer like frost. I attached some white pompom trim and finally a little sparkly snowflake.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Poppy, Ruby & Burgundy
Powder Blue
Cinnamon & Henna
Cool Grey 2 - 5
Mandarin & Canary
Forest green & Grass.

Hope you like my creation with this lovely new image.
Liz (:(|)x