Tiddly Inks - Fuschias

Hello - I am sharing this post with you as there is a fab challenge over at the Tiddly Inks blog. There is a fantastic prize on offer and they have such lovely images. This is a link to the challenge for all the details - Tiddly Inks 2:3 Challenge 

I am entering all 3 catergories and this one is for the Floral category and is called Mama's Fuchsias

 I used Prismacolor pencils to colour the flowers and mounted them on to mirri card. I added a few little co-ordinating gems and a die cut greeting which I layered to give it some dimension.

I'd like to enter this card into the following Challenges -

Thanks for stopping by,
Liz (:(|)x

CAS Happy Hour Horace.

Morning - there is a new challenge starting today at I love Promarkers and the theme is Clean and Simple (CAS). The Sponsor is Dr Digi so I've used this image which just demands to be nowhere near frills or glitter called  Happy Hour Horace.  And let me tell you - I know a few men that would "celebrate" so miserably! We all know the type - that are only happy when they have something to moan about!! 

 So I have gone extreme with the CAS and muted colours. I printed the image off and then coloured it in with Promarkers. I cut the base card to the right size to go on a 6X6 card and then drew a frame free hand with a fine liner pen. I stamped the ironic greeting from Paper smooches Bold Buzz words stamps and added the black gems from Hobby craft. I covered the pint glass with glaze to make it shine.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour Horace -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.
Jacket & Hat -  Pastel Beige, Khaki, & Soft Khaki.
Shirt - Warm Grey 1 & Linen
Tie - Cardinal Red & Burgundy
Drink - Sandstone, Saddle Brown, Walnut and covered with Powder Blue.
Umbrella - Sunflower & Turqouise.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Crafty Catz -  ATG - Male cards
Crafts Galore Encore - ATG


I hope you like what I've done with Happy Hour Horace - there is lots more CAS inspiration over at the challenge blog so be lovely to see your entries and you could win some great images from Dr Digi
Liz (:(|)x

My Favourite Things Christmas Cards.

Just catching up with the Christmas cards so I thought I would post one showing all the cards I made using My Favourite Things Stamps. They are all made using the same clean and simple layout. The first three I made using stamps from the Santa's Elves collection. I cut a partial circle using the Friskars circle cutter from My Favourite Things papers - Calm and Cozy

I used Queen & co Washi tapes along the edges of the cards and added some gems on to the cards.  I used star dust stickles on the images to make the fluffy bits sparkle. I stamped the greetings using Versa Mark and adhered the images using 3d foam. On one card I used Doodlebug letters to personalize the card for a cousin.

I used these promarkers & flexmarkers to colour the images -
Clothes & presents -
Lime Zest, Lime Green & Grass.
Grass, Emerald & Pine.
Poppy, Ruby & Cardinal Red.
Powder blue for shading.
Bells & Hair - Canary & Gold. 

These next two cards use stamps from the set called Merry Christmoose. I cut a partial circle using the Friskars circle cutter from My Favourite Things paper - Fresh Squeezed Chevron.
I used Queen & co Washi tapes along the edges of the cards and added some gems on to the cards. I stamped the greetings using Versa Mark and adhered the images using 3d foam.

I used these Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the images -
Ice Greys
Lime Zest, Lime Green & Grass,
Powder blue, Sky blue & True blue,
Pastel green, Oasis & Ocean Teal.
Hot pink & Wild Cranberry.

I hope you like these simple cards - they were great for making for all my friends as they were pretty quick to do.
Back soon with the normal posting schedule and maybe some exciting news...
See you soon,
Liz (:(|)x

Dragons in the Garden.

Here is my latest DT Card for the I love Promarkers challenge #281 - The theme this week is "In the Garden" and it is sponsored by Letraset. You can win a pack of Promarkers - if your creations is chosen by the random number generator.
I bet loads of you out there are making lovely Summer garden based cards - Get them entered and resist the Christmas in July!!!

This image is from Tiddly Inks and is called Hello Pet.
I used a DL card as the image was just the right shape. I mounted it onto matt black card and drew around the edge using a Letraset 0.2 fine marker pen in black.
I used a little blue chalk to take the white from the sky and I also used Clear Wink of Stella on the Dragons wings and the lollipop flowers - but neither shows up here very well! I attached three homemade enamel dots made from Perle beads in shades of blue and green. 


I used the following Promarkers & Flexmarkers -
Dragons - Pale Citrus, Bright Green, Emerald, Turquoise & Sea Green
Horns - Sky, Azure & True Blue.
Lollipop flowers - Sunflower, Mandarin & Hot Pink. 
Grass -Pale Citrus & Grass green.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Aurora Wings -  anything with wings
Colouring in Scrapland - Things with Wings.
Always something special - CAS
A Gem of a challenge - Animals

I have my fingers crossed for sunshine very soon!
Have a good week
Liz (:(|)x

CAS Butterfly.

There is a new challenge beginning over at I love Promarkers and the theme for the next week is CAS - Clean and Simple. The sponsor is Eureka Stamps and I have used the image called Lacy Butterfly

 

I created the background using a Memory Box stencil called Mini Dots. I painted through the stencil with Cosmic Shimmer Twinkling H2O's in Harebell using a watercolour brush.

I attached some silver shimmery twine in random circles and put the Butterfly over the top with 3d foam.

I used Soft peach, Rose peach & Tequilla Sunrise with Lavender, Orchid, Amethyst & Purple promarkers to colour the Butterfly. I also used some Gold pen to colour the small dots around the edge of the wings and then added some Icicle Stickles over the butterfly to give it some simmer.

Finally to keep the card Clean and Simple I used a white Peel off saying "Hello" 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Incy Wincy Design - Things with Wings.
Sweet Stampin - No designer papers.
Crafts 4 eternity - Stencils & Masks
That's crafty - Stencils & Masks.



All for now folks,
Liz (:(|)x

Fox Terrier Foxy.

Here is my latest creation for the I Love Promarkers challenge blog. The image is sponsored by Just Inklined and the theme is Pets. The image I have chosen is called Fox Terrier Foxy. I thought he was very cute and didn't want to spoil him with my rubbish colouring of fur so I kept the colour simple and used only the warm grey family.

The red and white spotty paper is from Echo park 6x6 essentials pack and the striped paper from Doodlebug stars & stripes collection.  I hand cut the edge shape from the card the image was printed on and used 3d foam to stick this to the card base with the patterned papers underneath. I used a peel off to make the " Friendship" greeting.

I have only used a few Promarkers on this card - Warm Greys on the terrier and a mix of Red, Poppy & Cardinal red on the scarf.

I did add a little glaze to his nose to make it shiny and look wet. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Pink Gem Challenge - Red, white & blue.
Crafty Boots - Stripes.
Pinspirational - Animal Tea Party photo
Stamping Sensations - Feature a creature.

Thanks for calling by - See you all soon,
Liz (:(|)x