Fly Elf

So clearly I was busy on Wed as I didnt realise these new challenge cards hadn't launched! I hope you dont mind being bombarded with then now!
I made this card for the new challenge at I love Promarkers and the sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy. I have used an image called Fly Elf 

The theme is to use 3 different embellishments so I have used Ribbon, emanel dots and a wooden cutout.

 

Love Bubbles at I love promarkers

Morning - The new challenge #360 is starting at I Love Promarkers in Anything goes with added challenge of Circles. The sponsor is The Paper Shelter and I have used an image called Love bubbles

 I die cut the image and coloured it with promarkers. I used the blender pen to make a watery background. I die cut the leaves to look like seaweed and star fish. I also added lots of Circule Bubble gems. 

I hope you like what I have done and join in the our challenge this week-
Thanks for stopping by, 
Liz (:(|)x

Relax Barnaby Bee

Morning - there is a new challenge starting this morning at I Love Promarkers and the theme is Anything goes. The sponsor is Digital Delights and I have used Relax Barnaby

 I used Promarkers to colour the image and cut him out with My Favourite things die. The greeting is a stamp from Mama Elephant.
I hope you like him- he defo looks relaxed!
Liz (:(|)x

Blue Balloons

Good Morning - The new challenge has begun over at I love promarkers 
and the theme is Monochrome so I have stuck with the colour blue. The sponsor is Little Miss Muffet and I've used an image called Celebrate Balloons

I used Royal blue, True Blue and  Sky blue promarkers to colour the image. The striped paper is from Doodlebug and the cloud paper from Echo park. I used a My Favourite things scalloped edge die and added a few pearls. The greeting is a stamp from Mama Elephant.

I hope you will all join us in this new challenge - can't wait to see what you make.
All from me for now,
Liz (:(|)x

Think Happy Thoughts

Morning -  For todays card I have coloured Commuter Colin from Dr Digi. There is so much going on in this image so I kept the card really simple.
I covered the base card with Black & white striped paper from My Favourite things and then die cut the image using My Favourite things stitched wonky rectangle die.
I stamped a greeting from Mama Elephant and mounted this onto red and used 3d foam to attach it to the card. I used some silver pen to add detail and a few card candy from Craftworks card.

I used so many copics that I didn't even try to keep track of which ones! I figure with this one - just play and see what happens!

Have a lovely day - I am actually on the second day of a copic colouring course with Faye Wynn Jones and the Dies to Die For shop - So I will be learning lots of fab new combos and techniques to share with you!

Liz (:(|)x

Big Hugs Bunny

Good Morning - Its a new challenge starting today at The Paper Shelter and the theme is Easter -There are so many lovely Easter images to chose from but eventually I decided to use Charmy Bunny.
I loved playing with this image and made her quite big so I only used the top half of the image. I found this lovely patterened paper which just has a hint of yellow on the flowers so I was able to pick that out and add a few yellow details.
The greeting is a stamp and die from Lawn fawn called Big Scripty words and die cut the image using My Favourite things double stitched oval.

 

I used some lace from Papermania and added a prima flower and gems. 

I used Promarkers for the skin and Copics for the rest of the image -

Bunny - RV10, RV21 & RV23  - CO, C2 & C3

Hair -  E77, E25, E77

Shading on the shirt - BV00

Pants - BV02, BV04, BV23 & BV25

Shawl - R81, R85 & RV95

Flower YR31 & Y11

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

A gem of Challenge - Easter time

 

I really love how she turned out. Thanks for stopping by to have a look at my little blog, 

Have a good day, 

Liz (:(|)x

Dad's New Car.

Morning- Happy Mothers Day...
Now you may be wondering why I'm not showing you a card suitable for this special day in our calender... well basically cos the Mothers haven't has the cards yet so instead I am showing you the card I made for the Father in Laws Birthday yesterday!

I used Motorbility Malcolm from Dr Digi to make this card and used racing car paper from Crate Paper Boys Rule.
I used a My Favourite things stitched edge die and some stripy paper from MFT Hearts and Stripes Just Delightful paper. I added some glitter stickers from Hobbycraft and a Happy Birthday disk from Craftworks cards.

I used these copics to colour the image -
Wheels - Black & C7
Wheelchair - R29, R46, R59
Cardigan - Y15, YR23, Y28 & Y11
Seat & Patches -E47 & E35
Slippers - B000 , B00 & B02 with B97
Pants - C7, C5 & C3
Shading on shirt - W1 & W3.


I still use my usual Promarkers for my skin tones!

Well, all from me. Hope you Mothers get some time to relax today!
Liz (:(|)x

For a Girl

Morning  - Its new challenge time at I love Promarkers and the theme is For a Girl. We are sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy and I have used cute toy 1.

I coloured the image and then found this gorgeous paper in my old stash that matched it perfectly... A happy coincidence!! I'm not even sure what brand it is - I have had it for that long!!
I die cut a My Favourite Things scalloped stitched frame from green and used 3d foam to mount this as long with the Bunny. I used a greeting from Pebbles which I cut into a flag shape at the end and added a little yellow resin flower at the bottom left corner.

I used these promarkers to colour the image -
Cool Greys
Soft Lime, Lemon, Yellow & Summertime.
Pink Mittens, Baby Pink & Watermelon
Apple Green
Cloud blue eyes.

I hope you will all join in with the challenge and show us what you are making for the Girls!
Thanks for stopping by,
Liz (:(|)x

Flowers for Mother's Day

Hello - I can post this card for my Mums Mothers day as they are in Barbados so unlikely to read this!! This is made using a Stamping Bella stamp called Edna's Cup of Tea
along with a stamped greeting from Lawn Fawn. I have also used some dies to cut the stitched edge and the circle - They are from My Favourite things.

The paper is from ... and I added some little pearls in the middle of the flowers. Finally I used some stardust stickles on Edna's wings.

I used Promarkers to colour the image -
Usual for the skin,
Hair - Baby Pink & Cocktail pink
Powder Blue & Cloud blue
Poppy & Ruby. 

Hope you like her - I have entered her into the Stamping bella challenge on Facebook.
Liz (:(|)x

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

Love from Valentine Derek

Morning -
Well what comes next in the Crafty calendar after Crimbo is done... Valentines! So I've had a little play with Valentine Derek from Dr Digi. I teamed him up with a Spellbinders nestibilities heart die cut from My Favourite Things Just delightful paper and layered some kraft & gold dot card behind it.

I added a die cut Love from gold mirri and added some gold hearts from Pink Fresh. Finally I added some ribbon and details with white pen.

I used Promarkers to colour Derek -
Skin - antique whit, blush, soft peach, coral & spice
Suit - cool greys & black
Flowers, bow tie & ribbon - poppy, ruby & burgundy
Chocs & flowers - baby pink & cerise
Leaves - forest green & lush green.

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

I hope you like this card and I think I would be quite happy with some chocolates and a bunch of flowers!!

All for now,
Liz (:(|)x

The perfect day.

Morning - Have you seen the new challenge at I love promarkers -Our challenge is to use Embossing and the sponsor is Bugaboo. I have used an image called PoppiPenguin - Water Toy

I have used a Spellbinders embossing folder and I used Versa Mark inks to colour the waves which were die cut using My Favourite things scalloped stitched edge di. I used a  lawn fawn large stitched circle die, and attached it all together on a Round base card. I added some stardust stickles to the waves and finally a greeting sticker from Echo park Swim collection.

Looking forward to seeing all your entries into the challenge to win a fab prize!
Good luck!!
Liz (:(|)x

Keira Lilys arrived...

Afternoon - It's the first challenge of 2018 for All Dressed Up blog and I have made this card for my new niece (Is she my niece if its my Husbands sister's baby??)

The challenge is always anything goes with an All Dressed Up image and I have used Little Treasure

 The background paper is from Crate Paper - Little you and the Banner & mat are from Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow. I also used this to paper piece some of the image. It is all mounted onto pink bazzill card. I used My Favourite things inside outside stitched square die on the image and a dienamics banner die for the name. The letters are from My Minds Eye essential collection. The numbers for the date of birth are from Doodlebug and I used a Spellbinders heart die and attached a little wooden elephant embellishment. I also added some little gems and some Wycinanka hearts which I filled a couple with Star dust stickles.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Warm grey 1 to 4
Baby pink & Pink Mittens
Tan, Linen & Nutmeg
Powder Blue.

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

Im pleased to say the new little family loved the card and Keira is growing bigger everyday.
Liz (:(|)x

Alistair the Alligator

Good .... Afternoon (Blimey where has this morning gone??!)

Todays Dr Digi card is using Alistair the Alligator. 
I've never coloured him up before and wanted to practice doing texture on his skin (Do Alligators have skin??) Anyways - I coloured him and them once the shading was added - I used white pen and the colourless blender pen to try and make him look a little "bumpy". I think it turned out ok although it maybe doesn't show as well on the photo as it does in real life.

The background paper is from My Favourite things Plaid Patterned Merry & Bright. The little flag greeting I cut from white card and stamped with Paper Smooches greeting. The three little green pearls are from Doodlebug.

I used these promarkers to colour Alistair -
Leaf green, Charteuse, Grass, Lush Green & Forest Green
Summer Sun, Gold, Orange 
His eyes are Cloud Blue
His claws were done with Cool Grey 1, 4 & 5

Right off to try and make this Sunday afternoon a little more productive than Sunday Morning (But relaxing and being lazy is what Suandays are for right?? )
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

Man about the house.

Hello - I hope you are all settled into 2018. We took our deccies down yesterday and the husband has cleaned the house from top to bottom today whilst I have been at work. He is very good at doing all that stuff which I am not so good at!!

But this card was made for the In Laws to give to there builder as a Thank You. They joked with him about the mess he made and that he brought dust with him to scatter around.  I have used this Dr Digi image called Man About the House

I covered the base card with patterned paper from Papermania and the greeting is from Pebbles. I used die cuts to cut out the tools from silver mirri card. The speech bubble was from Ikea and I wish I had better handwritting to use !! And I coloured the image with Promarkers.

Ok thats all from me for now and hoping now life is back to normal I can get a bit more interactive and get entering some challenges again - so thanks for being patient with me while it was all a bit hectic!!

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

Beastie's Birthday

Hello -  My first post of 2018!  Happy New Year!
I made this card for my Goddaughter's birthday using a digi image called Dark Queen from Tiddly Inks
We always watch the film Maleficent together and this image that I used just reminded me of the film. The film is basically Sleeping Beauty but from the perspective of the Witch and it's really good!! She is the fairy Godmother and calls Sleeping Beauty "Her little Beastie"

I used a Friskars punch on a panel of My Favourite things Pinstripe in purple and I used the grey star paper from Pink Fresh Oh Joy collection which I used a MFT oval die to cut an panel. I added some gold letters and stars from Thickers and I used Lawn Fawn Harolds ABC to stamp "BEASTIE"

OOOO I almost forgot.... this was also the first outing for my new COPICS! I got a set for Christmas and was sold by just the black and Skin colours that I used on this card!! That brush nib just blows all the others away. So I immediately used some Christmas money and bought another 72!! I am still 100+ missing from my collection but... they will be mine!!! (MWAH HA HAH HA ... Evil laughter!)

I still used Promarkers too -
Cool greys
Purple & Wild Orchid
Raw Sienna, Cinnamon & Tan

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Tiddly Inks - Anything Goes with Tiddly Inks
Passion for Promarkers - Make it Digital
Die cut divas - Use something new
Sweet Stamping - Anything New
Love to scrap - Anything Goes


I really love how she turned our and I am definitely (and I did resist for sooo long!!)  a convert to Copics - but I still love all my colour choice from my Promarkers!!

See you soon,
Liz (:(|)x

Happy Hogmanay

Happy New Years Eve... or Hogmanay if you are in Scotland. I'm not... we are actually at friends in Wales so we are Celtic at least. But I have always fancied a New Years celebration at a big Scottish Castle on a Loch!
 So here is Hamish McDougal to wish you all a Happy New Year and I hope 2018 is a fantastic time for you all!

I used promarkers to colour the image and I used My Favourite Things wonky stitched die cut frame. I use papers from Echo Park and stamped the greeting across the bottom.

So this is me - waving goodbye to 2017 and welcoming in 2018... lets hope it holds lots of happy times for all!
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

Merry Christmas

So... it's Christmas Eve!! I think we are just about sorted! Its crazy so much time and preparation goes into one day!! I never feel ready no matter how early I start and I still have a  few friends that will be getting New Years cards instead of Christmas cards!!!

This card was made using Simple Santa  from Dr Digi and coloured with Promarkers. I die cut the frame using a My Favourite things scalloped die. All the papers are from Doodlebug as are the letters spelling out Mum and Dad. I used red mirri card to die cut the Merry Christmas. I also used some stickles on the fluffy trim on his clothing.

Right I have the last few little finishing touches to do... I have to go make fudge and a Nutella christmas tree!

Have a Merry Christmas and I will be back in 2018 if not before if Father Christmas brings me some crafty goodies to play with!!

Thanks for all your support and lovely comments through the year,
Liz (:(|)x