Final Make it Crafty Blog Hop - Faries

UPDATE Winners Announced  - HERE

Hi everyone,
Welcome to the final Make it Crafty Blog Hop we hope you enjoy the last hurrah.
Although this could be a sad occasion for many, myself included I think it's time to celebrate everything that Make it Crafty has been to us all and especially to celebrate the loveliest 'boss lady' owner and operator Zoe. 

Make it Crafty products have been a huge part of my crafting life with the amazing digital images, quality rubber stamps, those oh so adorable chippies and possibly the most influential products in the store the colouring tutorials, I learnt soooooo much from them. All of which would not be in my life without our Zoe, the kindest most helpful person I know, she's not only my (soon to be not) 'boss lady' but I'm so very proud to call her my friend as I'm sure many of you would feel the same. 

I will miss Make it Crafty but Zoe will always be my friend. 

So with no further ado here's my make for the hop.

Princess Fairy

I chose to colour Princess Fairy up in Christmas colours but I'm quite sure she will be adorable in any colours.

Now because this is a 'HOP' we have to have 'PRIZES' right? 

This hop is a little different in that Zoe has allowed each of the MiC Gals to choose one person from the comments on our blog to be one of the winners of a surprise parcel from Zoe!! I've received surprise parcels from Zoe in the past and believe me it'll be an awesome one.

The lucky winner that I choose needs to tell me how they first heard of Make it Crafty and what was it that drew them to become a follower/customer of Make it Crafty.

Just follow the hop list for your chance to win

Andrea - that's me

Delphine 

Lucy

Marika

Nicoletta

Rosemary

Sadia

MiC

We will be choosing our winners on Sunday 1st December.

As an extra special BONUS every customer who purchases any Make it Crafty product before the store closes will automatically receive the 3 brand new fairies that we are showcasing in this hop!!!

Thank you all for your support of Make it Crafty and of my almost 6 years as a Make it Crafty Design Team Gal, it's been an amazing journey and now is the time for a new chapter. 

Andrea xx

So darn proud to have this banner and to have been part of such an amazing design team.

Snowy Birthday

Hi there :)

I'm still try to cool down with these snowy cards lol, I hate summer!

This card was pure colouring bliss, I thoroughly enjoyed colouring this image that became a CAS birthday card.

Whimsical Snowman,  Birthday Wishes cursive sentiment and Falling Snow Rubber Stamp.

Before the background

With the background

Adding background colour sure does make an image POP!

I used a few different mediums for this card, firstly Copic Marker to colour Whimsical Snowman and the base of the background then Distress Oxide's and a white pigment ink and white embossing powder for the 'snow' and the sentiment.

Whimsical Snowman

Body - C00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.

Hat - N5, 6, 8, 10.

Buttons & Eyes - E25, 27, 29.

Nose/Carrot - YR02, 04, 09, E23.

Sky - B91, 93, 95, 97, 99, Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire.

Snow - C0, 2, 3, 4, Distress Oxide - Black Soot & Pumice Stone.

Birthday Wishes and Falling Snow 

White pigment Ink with heat embossed white embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by

 Andrea xx      

Mother's Day @School

Hello :)

Those who know me know that I'm an integration aide at a local Primary School with just 27 students in the whole school, I love my job and all the students, they make me smile everyday.

I've been charged with card making at school for all the usual events, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Christmas.

Last Thursday I spent most of my working day helping the students make these Mother's Day cards ready for them to give to their Mum's today, they had so much fun!

All the Staff and Students asked me to please thank Zoe from Make it Crafty so very much for generously donating the gorgeous chipboard sentiments for the cards, they are very grateful.

I made this card for them to use as a guide to create their own.

Floral Elements Two Digital images and BEST Mum Outline Sentiment 

And here are the fabulous cards handmade by the students aged from 5 to 11.

They did a wonderful job!! 

 Happy Mother's Day to all the Aussie Mum's! 

  Andrea xx

Sunflower Gardens make me Smile - Make it Crafty May Challenge

Hi Peeps, how are you?

Wow can you believe it's May already? The months this year seem to be flying by....So it's time for a new challenge and this month it's all about Flowers, Grass, Trees and More.

Here's my inspiration card for the challenge, I hope you like it.

Sunflower Garden and Thanks, Single Layered Chipboard Words 1.5"

I always feel happy when I wonder past a Sunflower Garden they are so big and proud.

I coloured this beautiful Sunflower Garden with my Copic Markers

Sky - B000, 00, 01, 02

Sunflowers - E70, 71, 74, 77, 79, Y13, 15, 17

Fence, Rocks, Bird - W0, 1, 3, 7

Grass - YG21, 23, 25, 17, V09 & white Gel Pen

Thanks Chippy - Base - natural, Top - E79.

Looking forward to seeing your entries into the May challenge :)

 Andrea xx 

Sabrina, Thank-you

G'Day all,

Today I am sharing a card I made as a thank you card to have in my stash in case I need one at sometime. It didn't start out as a thank you card it was actually going to be a birthday card but there was something about the look in Sabrina's eyes that made me think it suited a thank you card better, can you see it?

Sabrina

I coloured the digital image with my Copic Markers

Sabrina

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 93,

Lips - E04

Eyes - YG21, 25, Dark Sepia - 175 Polychromos Pencil

Hair & Flowers - Y21, 23, 26, 28

Leaves - G21, 24, 46

Clothing - YG21, 23, 25, 17, BV000, 00, 01, 02

A simple thank you stamp on a banner.

I used a stencil with two distressed inks for the background and purple mat to finish of the card.

Thanks for stopping by

 Andrea xx  

67th Wedding Anniversary - Make it Crafty

G'day all,

I was asked by a girlfriend if I could make a 67th Wedding Anniversary for her Dad's friends in England and I was more than happy to do so, the only problem was she asked me on the Wednesday night and she needed it for the Sunday morning!!!! I work during the day and have other commitments Thursday night so that left me with Friday night and Saturday to get it done, that's okay I can do it........until I received a message that my middle daughter was taken to hospital 4hrs drive away on Friday afternoon possibly having a mini stroke, boy was that scary and all thoughts of making this card went out the window. Fortunately after a brain scan it was discovered that she hadn't had a stroke but was having a severe migraine. poor darling. She was later released from hospital and we went and collected her and her sister at the half way point, what a relief!! So there goes any chance of making this card Friday night and I hadn't yet designed or printed it. So up early Saturday and time to get busy, about 6hrs later with blurry vision it was done and here it is, I hope they love it lol.

Floral Elements Digi Stamp Collection 

So many flowers lol.

Inside of the card, with more flowers.

I coloured this with Copic Markers

Background

BG49 & B99

Flowers

Yellows - Y08, 18, 38 & YR04

Reds - R14, 24 & 27

Deep Reds - R35, 37, 39 & 89

Burgandy Reds - RV95, R56, 59, 37 & 39

Pinks - R83 & 85

Purples - BV11, 13, 17 & 29.

Greens - YG21, 25 & 17

Shadows - N4, 6 & W6.

I fussy cut the heart and popped it up with mounting tape on a beautiful embossed white base with a fine dark blue border then onto a white card base. I typed the sentiment inside the card with a couple of extra flowers and some doodling around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you weren't to board by my ramblings ;)

 Andrea xx

Spring Skies Challenge - Make it Crafty.

Hi there,

I'm here sharing the card I made for this months Make it Crafty 'Spring Skies' Challenge.
I have made a pretty simple card today using my air compressor and Copic Air Brush system and a 'cloud' diecut to create the sky on some blending card then I put the card into the printer and printed the Blossom Tree digi image over the top then coloured it, popped on some chippies and BAM it's done :)

Blossom Tree, Hello Single Layered Word and Sending Adapt-a-words

The Copic Markers that I used in the Air Brush for the sky were B000, 00, 01, 02, 04, C3

Blossom Tree colours were - Copics - E71, 74, 77, G21, R81, 83, Polychromos Pencils - Burnt Umber - 280 & Bistre - 179.

Birds - Copic -B01, Polychromos Pencils - Sky Blue - 146 & Ultramarine - 120.

I'm looking forward to seeing your 'Spring Skies' in the challenge :)

 Andrea xx    

Teenage Love - Make it Crafty

Hi everyone :)

Well it's Valentines Day tomorrow and here's my card filled with love!

Teenage Love and Love Single Layered Word.

 

Colours used for this couple -

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 21, 93, 04.
Eyes - Him E23, Her B41, 45.
Hair - E40, 41, 42, R81, 83.
Her Dress - R81, 83, 85.
His Shirt - C0, 1, B91.
His Pants - B91, 93, 97.

I coloured the Love Single Layered Word with R83 on the base then painted the top layer with white paint and while it was wet covered it with fine glitter.

Sending you all lots of love

 Andrea xx

Sarah Emily Selfie - Krista Smith!

Hey there,

Today I coloured up a Krista Smith digital image named Sarah Emily Selfie just for fun :)

I absolutely love colouring for friends, family and the design teams I'm on but sometimes it's extra fun to colour just because I can.

Coloured with Copic Markers, Polychromos Pencils, Spica Pens and a White Gel Pen.

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 21, 93, 04.  Eyes - B41, 45, 60, 63, 66.

Hair - T4, 6, 8, R37, 39, Payne's Grey 181, Warm Grey - 275,  Madder 142, Magenta Light - 119, White -101.

Dress - R32, 35, 37, 39, Spica - Blossom, Pink & Lipstick, White Gel Pen.

Phone - N3, 5, 7, 9, Black 100, Spica - Clear, Black & Pitch Black, White Gel Pen. 

I coloured the chipboard words with White Paint and Black 100 Copic Marker. 

Thanks for stopping by

Andrea xx

Mia - Make it Crafty Feb Challenge

Hello :)

It's time for a new challenge and this months challenge is 'Details' add details to a Make it Crafty image with a black pen. Doodles or dots or squiggly lines, something that altars the image a little.

I used 'Mia' to add my details to and it wasn't easy, I don't draw so I struggled with this challenge. I used a grey lead pencil to 'map out' my squiggles then when I was happyish with it I went over it with a Black Copic Fine Liner 0.3 then coloured her and popped her on the card.

Mia Digital Image, Happy Chippy Adapt-a Word and Birthday Chippy Single Layered Word

Here she is with and without my squiggles

and colored

I was really stuck as to how to altar an image a little for awhile so I hope this helps you with your entry into this challenge.

Coloured with Copic Markers

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 21, 93

Eyes - YG23, 17

Hair T4, 6, 8

Top & Socks - B91, 93, 97

Skirt - N3, 5, 7, YG21, 23, 25, 17

Shoes & Handbag - N3, 5, 7

I coloured the 'Happy' chippy and the Birthday base with white paint and the Birthday top with B93.

I hope this inspires you to join the challenge this month

Andrea xx

Peace Lily - Make it Crafty

Hello all :)

The card I am sharing today is a special card I created for a dear friend who was in need of a hug and some love after the passing of her beloved father, I asked for her permission to share this card with you as it was a private card from me to her and she was happy for me to share.

Peace Lily, Hugs Single Layered Word, Mini Heart Chipboard Tinklings & Sending Adapt-a-Word

Coloured with Copic Markers

Petals - Y000, 00, C00, 01, E13,

Leaves - YG11, G24, 43, 46.

Copic fine liner 0.3 Cool Grey for the 'frame' around the image.

I left the chipboard words and hearts uncoloured.

Thanks for stopping by

 Andrea xx

Celebrate Love - Make it Crafty

Hello everyone :)

Today's post is all about love <3 with Valentines Day only a month away and my niece hinting of a possible engagement I was inspired to create this card.

I merged two of the new teen images Classy Olivia and Executive Jake to make this cute couple and kept the card very clean and simple then used the Celebrate single layered Word and the Love from the Sending Adapt-a-Word on the inside of the card with a few little Mini Heart Tinklings.

Classy Olivia and Executive Jake

Celebrate Single Layered Word, 'Love' Sending Adapt-a-Word and Mini Hearts Tinklings

Images coloured with Copic Markers and Kaszazz Alcohol Markers

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 02, 13, 21, 04.

Hair - W3, 5, 7, 9. Eyes - E23, 25.

Purples - V25, 17, 99.

Gold/Yellow - Y11, Butter, Mustard, Dandelion. Blacks - N3, 5, 7, 9.

I coloured the Chippies with V25, Y11, Butter and Mustard.

I hope you can feel the love I'm sending

  Andrea xx   

Leah Goes Swimming - Make it Crafty Challenge - SKIN

Hello :)

I'm here today to share some inspiration with you for the current Make it Crafty Challenge - Skin, I used Leah goes Swimming for two reasons, 1. lots of skin there, 2. I used Zoe's fabulous E-Book 'Basic Techniques when Shading Body Tone' and Leah goes Swimming is the image used in exercise 10 which was an awesome help in colouring skin.

Leah Goes Swimming

I used both Copic Markers and Polychromos Pencils

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 02, 21, 13, Light Flesh 152, Cinnamon 189, Indian Red 192.

Hair - Y21, E53, 55, 57, Yellow Ochre 183, Brown Ochre 182, Bistre 179.

Eyes - B01, 02, 63, 66.

Sunglasses - RV63, 55, 66, C2, 7.

Bikini, Towel & Thongs (flip flops) - RV63, 55, 66.

I hope to see your entries into this months challenge.

 Andrea xx

Fairy Berry Bandit - Make it Crafty

Hello friends, how are you? I hope you all enjoyed a pleasant Christmas.

I'm popping in today to share the card I made for the Secret Santa which was held in the Make it Crafty Facebook group, I made the card for a lovely lady in England and was so pleased recently to hear it arrived safely.

Fairy Berry Bandit digital image, Scribble Snowflake Oval Frame, Merry Single Layered Word and 'Christmas' Fairy Tag Tops Rubber Stamp.

I coloured the image with Copic Markers, Spicas, Gel Pen and Kaszazz Alcohol Markers -

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 04
Hair - Y21, E55, 57
Top, Shoes & Wings - Y11, A1205, A7406, A122, 16 Buttermilk Spica, 11 Gold Spica, white gel pen.
Cherry's, Bow & Pants - R14, 24, 27, 59
Leaves - G21, 24, 43, 46
Shadows - W5. I used Gold pigment ink and gold glitter embossing powder for the chipboard frame and Merry chipboard word.

Thanks for stopping by

 Andrea xx

Candy Cane & Lollypop - Make it Crafty

Hi, how are you? I hope you are having a wonderful day :)

Have you checked out the new 'Candy Land' digital images yet? There are so many fun images, you might need to sit down with a cuppa and enjoy perusing them.

I have made a Christmas Tag and a fun multi use card for a friend.

Candy Cane digital image, Christmas Single Layered Chipboard Word and Christmas Adapt a Word.

Coloured with Copic Markers -                                           Candy Cane

R14, 24, 27, 59, 89, Co, 2, 4, White Gel Pen and Glossy Accents.

The base of the Christmas word is coloured with R27 and the top is painted with white paint, the cheer word is also coloured with R27.

 

Lollypop Trees, Friend Adapt a Word and Friend Single Layered Word

Coloured with Copic Markers -                                          Lollypop

Y06, 08, YR15, 16, R05, 08, YG23, 25, B04, 05, 16, C00, 1, 3, 4.

Adapt a Word 'sweet' coloured with B16, Single Layered 'Friend' word coloured with B16 and White paint.

 Thanks for stopping by

 Merry Christmas to you all xx

 Andrea xx

Poinsettia Bouquet - Make it Crafty

Hi all :)

I'm popping in to share my latest Christmas card featuring the NEW Poinsettia Bouquet digital image from Make it Crafty.

It's such an elegant image I decided to keep in Clean And Simple.

Poinsettia Bouquet, Merry Single Layered Chipboard Word and Christmas Adapt a Word

I have coloured the Poinsettia with Copic Markers

Petals - R24, 27, 89

Leaves & Ferns - G46, 28

I used a white gel pen for some highlights.

I used B02, an aqua pen with colorless blender and a piece of acetate to do the 'watercolour' effect around the image.

I coloured the chipboard words with R27 and G28 then lacquered them with glossy accents.

I'm planning on making all my Christmas Tags using this image so I'll pop back in to show you when I have them finished.

Thanks for stopping by

 Andrea xx

Christmassy Abigail - Make it Crafty

Hello everyone,

I'm here today with a Christmas card I made using the gorgeous 'Abigail' who isn't specifically a Christmas image but she's very versatile don't you think. I teamed her up with a 'Merry' single layered chipboard word and a 'Christmas' stamp from the Fairy Tag Tops unmounted rubber stamp set. I'm pretty happy with the end card, I hope you like it.

Abigail,

Merry single layered chipboard word 

& Christmas Fairy Tag Top. 

Coloured with Copic Markers -                                        Abigail

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 04

Hair - Y21, E50, 51, 53, 55, 57

Dress - G21, 24, 43, 46, R02, 08, 24, 27, 89, White Gel Pen & White pencil on the Apron.

Boots - N9, 7, 5, Y21, 26, 28.

I painted the base of the 'Merry Chipboard word' with white paint then used R27 Copic Marker on the top layer and applied a coat of Glossy Accents on top. I stamped the 'Christmas' word with White pigment ink on red card stock then embossed it with white embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by

Andrea xx

Sparkle Matilda - Make it Crafty Challenge.

Hello all, It's challenge time again :) this months challenge is 'Sparkle' and yes it is challenging but that's what its all about, I'm not entirely happy with my results but I gave it a good try and next time I'll be better at it. It's also very hard to 'capture' sparkle with a photograph, my card 'sparkles' much more in real life!
Although I made this card for the challenge I also made it for a very special young ladies 21st birthday, Matilda looks so much like her.

Matilda, Celebrate Chipboard Word & Winter Snowflake Chipboard Frame

Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 04

Eyes - B41, 45, 60, 63

Hair - E51, 53, 35, 37, 07

Boa - N4, 6, 8, 10

Glass/Drink - C0, 2, B000, YG93, 97

Jewelry - Y11, A1205, Spica 16 - Buttermilk

Dress - R39, 59, 89, Spica 21 - Lipstick & 22 - Garnet, White Gel Pen.

I would recommend watching some Maxx Stephen Youtube clips for inspiration for the challenge, here's a link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVk6lTTcX6FPHRaqajE6AA 

Looking forward to seeing your entries

Hugs

Andrea xx