Friday, July 18, 2014

Good Luck

Today is the day when schools are closing for summer holiday! Good luck to all kids/teens/young adults, have a good few weeks for relaxing and enjoying life.

 
Zoƫ from Make it Crafty has made great colouring tutorials, both "live" and e-books. For me they have been truly good because my colouring with markers is NOT good. This is the first time I've tried to concentrate and learn. Person with no flippin patience this is A Very Hard Task! ;)
 Result with Tilda's dress was something I couldn't believe I've done it! Well, messed the sleeves up, but those shades on skirt, oh boy I love. 
This gives me some confidence that I can improve.
Dress: Soft Aqua, Pastel Green, Soft Green
Hair: Sandstone, Vanilla, Oatmeal, Cinnamon, Raw Sienna
Skin:  Blush, Tea Rose, Ivory, Linen

 Image - Magnolia Tilda something (never remember details)
Colours - Flexmarkers
Backing papers - Papermania and Home Bargains
Sentiment - Lili of the Valley
Die cuts:
oval from ebay, 
layers under the sentiment I cut using Cameo
butterfly - Cheery Lynn
Flowers - homemade with Tonic Studios punches
Pearls - old stash

Challenges, please:
Marvelous Magnolia Challenge Blog  - OTT or CAS (mine is CAS)
Magnolia Mania - Summer
Totally Tilda  - #100
Crafty Catz - Hot Summer/Hot Colours (I trust all this yellow screams SCORCHIO!)
4 Krafty Girlz # 22 Anything Goes
 Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #44 Anything Goes
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Little kind reminder of 
Use a Stamp or Digi Stamp somewhere on your Project for Fred She Said!

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Sun and Fun

It's been 2 weeks since my last blogging! No wonder, because half of the time I'm like ouch auch can't move and then... WE HAVE HAD WONDERFUL SUNNY WEATHER!

Anyhow, here is the first of "My Very Long Way to Colour with Really Trying to Learn How to Colour with Markers" blogging. Phew. Ooh, this is gonna be fun. You are welcome to laugh at and with me.

Card blank is 6x6, embossed background is just couple of mm larger and nicely covers the base.

Detailed photos:
Crafter's Companion 6x6 embossing folders just about too big for the 6x6 card blanks I use. Oh well, rather this than other way round, to be honest with you. You have to love those sharp lines and beautiful details of them.
I put 2mm and 4mm pearls, colour is the same, although looks different shades.
Wows, 7 layers if counting base and image.

As you can see above, blending is not my strong point
smudging is ;) BUT I like her head.

Clearly she says:  Yep, that's all for now!

Make it Crafty digi stamp 'Classy Victoria'
Flexmarkers
2mm and 4mm flat back pearls
Crafter's Companion embossing folder
Cheery Lynn butterfly dies
homemade flowers using help from Tonic Studios punch

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Remember our fab Crafts Galore Encore 
Challenge #7 "Use Stamp or Digi Stamp". 
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I would like to take part of these challenges:

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Joyful July

Morning! Or afternoon or evening depending where you are, but Good Morning this is and I hope you are, too. I have delightful news and long blog post with lots of photos. 

Couple of months ago with big hopes I applied a DT post when I saw DT call at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. Today I can proudly present my first DT creation for this funny and warm challenge blog.

Crafts Galore Encore rules are easy: Our Challenges are for crafters of any medium, as long as it fits the theme! July theme is "Use Stamp or Digi in Your Project". We all love cards and this is something we can say that sky's a limit. Use anything you like, let your imagination fly and join us!

Our wonderful sponsor in July is Fred She Said, and this is just a short note from FSS: Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-coloured images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files. Have some fun with Fred!

Very generously Fred She Said is giving a Gift Card for $15 to spend on FSS goodies in the shop!


Here is my card (box card), and I used Fred She Said digital stamps Emma and Rosie and also a freebie from year 2010 called Flower Pot,because flower pots were like made for this bench where Emma and Rosie are sitting, don't you thing?








This project was fun and dead easy. First I coloured the stamp, then measured how big the box should be, then I took a piece of card and made the box and drawer. Glued all together, all roses made by me. This is suppose to be very girly and I think it is.

Materials:
Digital stamp - Fred She Said
Colourine - Spectrum Noir Pencils
Die cuts - Sizzix
Roses punches - Tonic Studios
Lace, ribbon, pearls - all stash

Challenges I would like to join:

Crafting From The Heart - Challenge 25 - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Challenge 257 - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - July Challenge - Let's Go Digital
Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - 1st-7th July - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Challenge 165 - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow - Challenge 82 - Stamping
Simon Says - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef - Challenge 35 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge 237 - Anything Goes
Crafting At The Weekend - Challenge 3 - Anything Goes
Scribble And Scrap - Challenge 21 - Always Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's - Challenge 35 - Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - Butterflies
Sparkle n' Sprinkle - Anything Goes with Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking
Stamps & Fun - Flowers and Pearls

Now it's your turn. Welcome and have fun!