Christmas Troll

Good Morning  - Today is the start of a new challenge over at I love Promarkers.
The theme is Anything Goes and the sponsor is Bugaboo who have some wicked images. I have used an image called  Christmas Troll  to make a special card for my Goddaughter as Trolls are very trendy!

I went with the pink and sweet theme and these papers from Doodlebug were perfect!  The trim across the top is glittered and also from Doodlebug as is the candy brad at the top of the tag. I mounted everything on kraft card which matches the Gingerbread men and die cut a scalloped edge using a My Favourite things die and also a nestibilities dies to create the scalloped circle. I used green glittered letters to spell out the name and a small peel off which I coloured with promarkers to match. 
Finally on the sweets I added some glaze and some Cosmic shimmer glitter. 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image - 
Hair - Vermillion, Shocking pink & Hot Pink  with white gel pen detail. 
Skin - Baby pink & Fuschia pink.
Dress - Lime Zest, Lime Twist & Grass.
Headband - Lush Green & Emerald. 
Powder Blue eyes. 
Poppy & Ruby on the sweets and candy cane. 

I love how she turned out and hope you do to. Looking forward to seeing all your cards in the Anything Goes theme 
Liz (:(|)x

Wizarding times

Afternoon - Im a bit late posting today. We went to a 40th last night and so this morning I got up and went for a run. The weather was nice so I did a bit of gardening whilst I had chance. So they are my excuses!!

So on with the cards.... Todays post for Dr Digi is using Spells for beginners. 
to celebrate Halloween (Although we don't actually do Halloween - when did it get to be such a massive thing here in the UK?)

All the papers are from Doodlebug boos and brews collection and I've used some nestibilities star dies and a star boarder die from Sunny Studio. I cut the image out using a My Favourite things double stitched dies and coloured the image with promarkers - I added some white and gold pen to the crystal ball to make it shine.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - Usual
Hat and gown - Orchid, Wild Orchid & Aubergine.
Book & Staff -  Sandstone, Cinnamon & cocoa
Beard - Warm Grey 2 - 5
Belt & Ball -  Lime Zest, Lime Twist & Pear green

Well thats all from me ... its already dark so time to get cosy!!
Liz (:(|)x

Uptown Girl Monique loves Macarons.

Hello - did this card for the Bellarific Friday at Stamping Bella and used Uptown Girl Monique loves Macarons.
I coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and then added some dots with white pen and some stickles on the Macarons.

I used My Favourite things inside outside stitched dies to create the panels and layered them all together on Kraft. The Papers are from Doodlebug Kraft in colour collection.

Hope you like her... I can't decide on a sentiment so any ideas be gratefully received!!

Liz (:(|)x

Koalaty Pun!!

Morning - How cool is this Dude?? So cool - it's his name! This is Keith the Cool Koala 
And you know how much I love a pun... so I hope you agree this is a "Koalaty" card... you get it??

I die cut the edge of the card with a Puffy cloud die from Lawn Fawn and covered the corner of the base card with green spotty paper from My Favourite Things - Just delightful Citrus paper. I cut a balloon shape from the same paper.
I used 3d foam to attach Keith and the balloon and used a thin black marker pen to make it look like he was holding the balloon.
I used Doodlebug Love letters sticker to spell out "Koalaty" and the other words are from Harolds ABC alphabet stamps which I stamped with black ink
I used a little bit of white  and black pen to add some little details.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image -
Keith's fur - Cool Grey 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 with a little Black
Ears - Baby Pink, Cocktail Pink & Antique Pink
Eyes - Pear Green.

I would like to enter Keith the Cool Koala into the following challenges -

Have a "Koalaty" day!
Liz (:(|)x

TPS Blue Heart

Morning - today is the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and if you enter you get a chance to win some fabulous images of your choice.

The theme for this week is Shades of Blue. I have used an image called Fancy Psychedelic Love. 

I coloured the image using Zig Clean Color brush pens that I got for christmas - They took a little getting used to but I'm pleased with the overall result.
I used blues - 36, 31, 37, 30, 32 and 38 for the dark background. I also used Reds 20 & 24 and added details and dots with white pen and went over them with White Opal Liquid Pearls. 


I cut the image down to a square and then mounted this onto three different shades of blue Bazzill card. Into the corners I places four blue gems and another two on to the bottom corner on the base card. I all the scalloped edges I used Ocean Blue Liquid pearls to create detail.
Finally I added some thin blue ribbon and tied it in a bow across the top of the card.

I hope you like my card, even though it's a little different from my usual. 

Thanks for looking and I look forward to seeing your entries in the challenge. 

Liz (:(|)x

All Dressed Up - Christmas Postbox

Hello - Today we launch the first new challenge of 2017 over at All Dressed Up challenge blog.
We have all the usual rules - Anything goes as long as you use an All Dressed Up image and there is even a page of freebies to get you started if you don't already have any of these gorgeous images.

I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas holiday and found some time to get into your crafty stash and create. I have used an image called Christmas Post from All Dressed Up Stamps.

I covered a card base with paper from Pink Fresh - Oh Joy collection. I also cut down a piece of paper from ... and matted it onto black card. I added a strip of Green shimmery ribbon before I attached the image panel. I tied a bow with the ribbon and glued it just on the edge. The greeting is a sticker from Doodlebug and once I had coloured the image I cut around it and attached it to the panel with 3d foam.

I used these promarkers & flexmarkers to colour the image -
Post Box - Red, Poppy, Ruby, Cardinal Red & Burgundy with Cool greys & black. 
Hat, Scarf & Letter - Lime green, Pear Green & Emerald green
Kitten - Ice greys
Dog - Saffron & Ivory.
Letter & tie - Powder blue & sky blue.

Hope you join in with our challenge and pop over to the blog to look at all the fantastic creations from the DT.
Liz (:(|)x

Surfin Santa - And Relax....

Hello - Happy Christmas !
I have used Surfin Santa as I think Father Christmas will by now be lay on a beach somewhere relaxing after all the manic rushing around. I hope you are all getting chance to chill out a little now that lunch has been served and everyone is a little snoozy!
 

I have used paper from Lawn Fawn Snow days and present paper from Pink Fresh Oh joy and covered the join with red Ric Rac ribbon. I added some Doodlebug enamel dots and a clear sticker greeting from Simple Santa Claus and Co. I die cut the image using a Lawn Fawn double stitched oval and mounted it onto black. 

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers to colour the image - 

Skin - Ivory, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice. 

Beard - Ice Greys.

Shorts - Powder blue, Sky Blue & Royal blue. 

Surf board - Red & Ruby, Emerald & Lush Green, Lime Green & Pear Green. 

Hope you are all having a lovely Christmas holiday and spending it just how YOU want to!! 

Liz (:(|)x

Discount digis!!! Get them quick sticks!

Morning All - my post for you today is to let you know about a special discount at All dressed up as they are teaming up with Passionate Paper Creations.

I have used All dressed up - A Star is Born which I printed out three times and cut to decoupage from Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid paper. 

I found a free template on Google for the baby Onesie shape and cut this from Project life Baby Boy pad. I then glued this to an A5 card base and cut around it. I cut the trims from Yellow card stuck and glued these in place. I then drew the stitching on with white pen. I used pale blue enamel dots to look like the popper fastenings on the Onesie and finally spelt out the babies name using blue Doodlebug stickers.

It was pretty simple to make and Id love to see other creations with this fab digi ... especially as you can get it cheaper than usual!!

Id like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Sasayaki Glitter Challenge - Shaped card 
Through the purple haze - layers  
Crafty Creations - real or fake stitching.
Double Click - Welcome Baby
Colour Throwdown.
Inky Chicks - Baby Cards
Crafty Cardmarkers - shaped cards.

Thanks for coming by to look at my blog - it is appreciated.
Liz (:(|)x

Stamping Bella Christmas labels.

This is the final post of christmas cards... I think anyway! These are two cards I made with Uptown girls Chrystal's christmas label from Stamping Bella. 

The first card I made for a cousin who we always give Money too rather than buy presents so the gold tag has a little pocket at the bottom to slip notes into. I used a sizzix die to cut the tag and fussy cut around the image.

I created the pocket by sticking some Doodlebug paper on the diagonal and then attached the image to the top. The red snowflake paper and the Holly paper below are also from Doodlebug North Pole collection. I used some green ribbon and tied the snowflake button to it and then used Doodlebug letters to personalise the card with the name "Gemma".

On both cards I used Star dust stickles on the fluffy bits of her dress and hat. I also used a white gel pen to add reflection to the candy cane and also gold pen on her belt and the little bow. On this card I added some red ric rac ribbon and a holly die cut with some red gems for the berries.

I used the same promarkers and flexmarkers on both cards -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft peach, Coral & Spice with Baby pink cheeks.
Dress - Poppy, Ruby & Cardinal Red.
Hair - Buttercup, Pineapple Crush, Sleigh Bells & Raw Sienna.
Belt - Ice Grey 3, 4 & 5
Powder Blue shading.

Right - few birthday cards for you catch up on but Ill not overload you at once! Don't want you getting bored of me!!
Take Care,
Liz (:(|)x

U Shine.

Hello World. I am actually at work whilst your reading this. Clever technology isn't it! Speaking of technology - I love this Lightbulb image from Dr Digi. And guess what... IT IS FREE!!! RESULT!

You could use this image for so many occassions - New Home, Passing exams, Valentines or any celebration.

I really wanted the colours to jump off the page so I used a matt black background. Its a great way to use up scraps of paper. And being a Digi image - you can print it to whatever size you need. The big bulb I printed onto Mirri card first and stuck with 3D foam to make it stand out a little more. The smaller bulbs I used silver pen rather than Mirri and glued them to the base. I used a white pen to add the edges, the light cords and also to give the bulb a shine.

I added some Doodlebug letters to say "U SHINE" and finished it off with some co-ordinating twine.

Make sure you take a look at the other images in the Dr Digi shop - All the Bits and bobs are great additions to your crafty collection.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
ABC Challenge - O is for Open (ATG)
Cards in Envy - A2 Birthday.
Hiding in my craft room - Super Scraps.
Speedy fox - Use Twine.




Liz  (:(|)x