Sunday 25 February 2018

Ted and his Shed

Morning - I've been doing some colouring with my Copics and Ted and his shed from Dr Digi allowed me to have a right good play with texture and colour blends. 


I kept the card pretty simple as there is lots to see in the image so i covered the base card with garden patterned paper from Pebbles Jen Hadfield Simple life collection.
I used some wood grain kraft card to make a frame using a My favourite things stitched rectangle scalloped frame die and used 3d foam squares to attach this. I used a MFT's stamp set called Sweet Succulents to stamp a pot and coloured this with copics. I used scraps of green paper to make the leaves in the pot using a MFT fab foliage die. I added some natural twine across the top and knotted on a little spade charm.

I used promarkers for the skin as I am comfy with the blends I use and I need to practice this with teh copics but overall I love the nibs of my new pens!
For the shed I used - E31, E35, E37 & E29
Pots - E33, E08 & E11
Barrel - E29 & E37
Jumper - YR31 & YR23
Glass & sky - B000
Waistcoat - B93, B95 & B92
Roof - C01 - C07
Wellies - YG63, BG96 & G85
Leaves -  YG11 & YG23

I found lots of lovely combos to use in future and love the way this card and image turned out!
Thanks for stopping in...
Liz (:(|)x

Wednesday 21 February 2018

Things with wings

Morning - There is a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme is Things With Wings so I have used this cute twosome called Birds couple .

I die cue a piece of wood effect paper from Doodlebug using a stitched scalloped edge die and positioned it towards the branch.

I coloured the birds with copics - 
Bird - BV00, BV02 & BV13
Girl Bird - Y11, Y08, Y35 & Y17

I then used Prisma colour pencils over the top to make the birds look fluffy! 
PC 915 Lemon Yellow, PC 916 Canary Yellow & PC 1003 Spanish Orange. 
PC 956 Lilac, PC 1008 Parma Violet & PC 1007 Imperial Violet. 

I also used these prismacolours -
Leaves - PC989 Chartreuse, PC912 Apple Green & PC 909 Grass Green 
Heart -  PC 926 Carmine Red & PC 924 Crimson Red
Feet & Beak - PC 935 Black, PC 1056 70% Warm Grey, PC 1054 50 % Warm Grey & PC 1051 20% Warm Grey. 
Branch - PC 997 Beige, PC 941 Light Umber, PC 945 Sienna Brown & PC 946 Dark Brown.

I used a a stamp to make the greeting and added a matching red heart. Finally I used a white POSCA pen to add some highlights on the birds. 

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

I really love the way the pencil adds detail over the copics and thinks these little Birds look very cute!! 
Liz (:(|)x

Have a Super day Captian Thunderpants !

Good Morning - There is a new challenge starting over at I Love Promarkers and the sponsor is Dr Digi. The theme is Anything goes so you can go wild with your creations and I hope to see lots of entries!! I have used an image called Captain Thunderpants



The background paper is from American Crafts Shimelle Starshine collection and I used a My Favourite things Die-namincs Skyline boarder die in black and gold. The SUPER stars are from Simple creative from Hobbycraft and I used them with Teeny type from Doodlebug. The gold stars are also from Doodlebug.

I used these promarkers -
Skin - Antique white, blush, soft peach, coral & Spice.
Red, Poppy, Ruby & Burgundy
Sky Blue, True Blue, Royal blue & Egyptian Blue.
Gold, canary
Black and cool greys

I think Captain Thunderpants would be fun on a night out on the town - If he could stay awake!!

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

All for now, Liz (:(|)x

Sunday 18 February 2018

Gripper gives big hugs.

Morning All - I will be in work when you are reading this but I can post thanks to the wonders of scheduling! So this week I have been colouring Gripper Stebson  just because he is a cracking image and I reckon he is really a big ol'softie who just wants to give you a big hug!! 


I used paper from My Minds Eye Alphabet soup collection and covered a square card base. I use a Die-namincs in and out diagonal stitched square die to cut the frame from red card and a Spellbinders nestibilities die to cut the star from black card. I die cut the greeting from gold card using Big Scripty die from Lawn Fawn and added some gold foam stars from Pink Fresh.

I used my usual skin combo for his skin but the rest of Gripper was coloured with Copics. I added little details with a gold pen and white posca pen.

Hope you like this weeks cards and come back next week to see my next Dr Digi creation,
Liz (:(|)x

Thursday 15 February 2018

All Dressed Up February challenge 78

Afternoon,
Have you seen the new challenge has started at All Dressed Up? As always its an anything goes theme as long as you use an All Dressed Up image. I've used a stamp actually called All Dressed Up which is available from various online stores as these are images designed by our Wendy and brought to life by LDRS.

I coloured the image with Copics and teamed it p with patterned paper from American Crafts Shimelle Star shine collections and cut the edge around the hexagon shape.The little gold and navy sticker is from Pink Paislee and the gold stars are from Pink Fresh. I used navy ribbon and bow from Papermania and added a greeting using a Paper Smooches stamp.

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

Thanks for stopping by and I would live to see all your creations in the challenge.
Liz (:(|)x




Sunday 11 February 2018

I'm Nuts about you.

Morning - I had a fun afternoon yesterday sat watching the rugby (Come on England!!) and colouring lots of images. The weather was awful - It rained all day so I didn't leave the house. (I didn't even get dressed... I showered and put clean pjs back on!!!) It was a very lazy Saturday but also quite productive for a little project we have coming up at Dr Digi.
So today's card is the last one before Valentines day and I've used  Cuddly Critters Squirrel along with a pun (You all know I love a pun!) but you could use this little fella for all sorts of occasions with a different greeting. 


I used paper from Doodlebug Kraft in colour collection and the scalloped edge die from My Favourite things. I stamped a wood grain heart and the greeting from a discontinued stamp set at Some Odd Girl. I tied a little bow of twine and attached some of the nuts that I coloured and cut out.

I used these copics -
Squirrel- YR04, YR07,E08.E18
Belly & face - E50 & E53 with Blender.
Eyes - B32
Cheeks - RV10
Acorns - E31, E35 & E15
Acorn Cups - YG67 & YG95

I might go and get some real clothes on today! Who knows??
Have a lovely day - whatever you are wearing!
Liz (:(|)x 

Wednesday 7 February 2018

How you doin?

Morning - the new challenge is beginning at The Paper Shelter and the theme is all about love which being so close to Valentines Day is very appropriate isn't it.
I have used this fab image called How you doin?
I printed it on to Kraft card so I could use my Prismacolor pencils on the image.

I cut the paper panels from Echo Parks spots and dots collection and mounted them on white and I used a My Favourite Things die to cut a frame from the white also. I added some pink heart ribbon from American Crafts and made a little bow which I sealed with a pink resin flower.

I finally added some white pen details to the image and I'm please with how it has come out.

So now its your turn to show us your cards and creations - There is a fab prize to win - Just think how many digis that will buy you !!


I would like to enter this card into these challenges -

Have a good day and I hope you get some time to craft and colour!

Liz (:(|)x

The Fariy & The WIzard

Ooops - this should have posted on WED! Sorry!!

Hello -  There is a new challenge at I love promarkers today and it is sponsored by The Paper Shelter
The theme is Love or Anniversary and I have used an image called The Fairy and the Wizard.
I have teamed it up with paper from My Minds Eye Ashbury Heights and I used a Spellbinders die to cut out the image. 


I added a wooden word from Ginger Bay and I covered the image with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen in clear. I also added some gold stars and used a corner rounder punch on the card.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers  to colour the image -
Skin - Usual
Fairy hair - Cocktail pink, Dusky Pink, Cerise,
Fairy dress - Heatwave & firebrick

Wings -Tea green & Pastel green
Wizard top - Khaki, Soft Khaki & Pesto
Wizard Boots & belt - Petrol Blue & Twlight sky
Wizards hair - Buttercup, Pineapple crush, Raw Sienna & Tan.
Branch - Raw Sienna, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Tan

I think its turned out quite magical!
Have a lovely day,
Liz (:(|)x

Sunday 4 February 2018

Mum's Birthday.

Morning - Today's card is one I have made for my Mum's birthday using Dr Digi image called Salon Deirdrey. Mum asked for a voucher for the Hairdressers for her birthday so once again Dr Digi came to the rescue with this perfect image for me to create with. I am so grateful there are talented people out there to draw the pictures that I get to play with!!

I used paper from My Favourite Things Smitten pad and used a MFT puffy clouds die to cut the edges. I joined them together using acetate and them attached my image panel. The image was die cut with MFT inside outside stitched frame die and mounted onto silver mirri. I also used silver pen on the chair legs but you cna't really tell!!
I added a clear Happy Birthday sticker on some orange card and some Doodlebug letters to spell out Mum. I also used a white POSCA pen (Which I think is brilliant by the way!!) to add some details to the images. The rest of the image I coloured with my new copics... which I am in love with!!
Although I still used my promarkers for the skin... I still need more practice with the copics skin pens.

I used these copics -
Chairs - BG10, BG23, BG49
Cushion - B000, B23, B24, B28
Dress - RV10, RV21, RV14
Hairdryers - Y21, Y35, YR16
Dog & Deirdery's hair - E31, E35, E37

So it's not actually my Mums Birthday till tomorrow but we are going out for dinner today and so the card and gift voucher will be handed over later... hopefully she won't see this until then??!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Allsorts - spots and stripes 


Right - All from me for now. Have a lovely day,
Liz (:(|)x