Spookalicious Esmeralda

Hello :)

Today I am sharing a CAS card I made using the gorgeous Esmeralda from Make it Crafty.
I have been teaching a friend of mine some different colouring techniques over the last couple of weeks and she asked how to do monochromatic colouring so I thought I would use Esmeralda to show her how I do monochromatic colouring and how I do the no line technique.

Esmeralda 

I used the Copic Neutral Tones N1 through N10 to colour her with the addition of 4 polychromos pencils - White 101, Cold Grey 255, Paynes Grey 181 & Black 199 and Copic YR18 for the background along with Memento 'Potters Clay' Dye Ink. For the Magic Swirl (my second attempt) I laid down the pattern with White pencil then started by dotting several dots with white gel pen then adding black spica pen dots then clear spica pen dots to complete the effect. I think I will need to practice this technique a few more times. 

The sentiment I used was a freebie I got from the Make it Crafty Facebook group last year. 

I was totally inspired to attempt the magic swirls after watching the youtube video Zoe (from Make it Crafty) created. 

Thank for stopping by

Andrea xx 

Alwina the Good Witch - Make it Carfty

Hi friends, it feels like ages in-between posts I've been busy with family stuff and haven't had much time for crafting, although I did get enough time to create this CAS card using one of the fabulous New Images from Make it Crafty. 

Alwina the Good Witch

Zoe from Make it Crafty has created a fabulous you tube video  coloring one of the new images and explaining how to do the sparkly swirl, I recommend sitting down with a cuppa, watching and learning from this very talented lady. 

Colours used - Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 04. Eyes - B60, 63, N6. Hair - B60, 63, 66. Dress - C00, 0, 1, 2, 4. White Gel pen, Clear Spica pen. The Swirl was done with a white pencil, white gel pen, clear and black Spica pens. I did struggle to get a photo that shows the sparkle unfortunately. 

Background - C9 and Black pigment ink. I carefully coloured around the image then roughly to the edges of the card with the Copic C9 then using the ink and a dauber smudged around the edges. 

The sentiment is from LDRS - Fairytale Sentiments.  I stamped onto black cardstock with a white pigment ink and heat embossed with a white embossing powder. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges - 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge 215 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft - Challenge 21 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft  - Challenge 36 - Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Challenge 19 - Anything Goes

Hoping to get some more creative time this week :) Thanks for stopping by.

Andrea xx 

Arctic Friends - Saturated Canary

Hi again,

Back today to share the second card I made yesterday using 'Arctic Friends' from 'Saturated Canary'.
As you can see I chose to crop the image and only use top have of the character, I thought this would make a nice card to invite a friend over for a cuppa :) I really enjoyed colouring monochromatically with a pop of colour last week so I tried it again this week.

Coloured with Copic Markers - Skin - C0, 1. Lips - C2, 4. Eyes - C2, 4, black fine liner 0.3. Hair - C4, 5, 6. Hat - C0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. Cup - C2, 4, 8, 10. Clothing - C2, 4, 6, 8. Background - B32. 

Doodle Girlfriend Words Chipboard from Make it Crafty, inked with black pigment ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder. 

I'm entering this card into a few challenges - 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge 213 - Black, White with a Splash of color.

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes week 20

Simply Papercraft - Challenge 35 Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Challenge 18 Anything Goes

Fingers Crossed :)

Thanks for taking the time to visit my Happy Place,

Andrea xx 

Leah goes swimming - Make it Crafty

Hey there :)

I decided the housework would wait today and instead spent some time colouring a couple of images, this one is 'Leah goes Swimming' from Make it Crafty and the other one I did is from Saturated Canary which I will share with you tomorrow when I can get a daylight photo of it.

'Leah goes Swimming' & 'Hello brush script chipboard word' 

Coloured with Copic Markers - Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 04. Eyes - B00, 02, 04, 60, 63, N6. Hair - W4, 5, 6, 8. Bikini's & Sunglasses - RV55, 17, 19, N6, White Gel Pen. Shadows - BV20. Background - BG04.

Hello base - White Pigment Ink & White Embossing Powder, Hello top - Pink Pigment Ink, Clear Embossing Powder & Pink Smooch. 

I am going to enter this card in a few challenges, wish me luck :)

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes week 20

Simply Papercraft - Challenge 35 Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Challenge 18 Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - Team Trace - Challenge 141 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Andrea xx 

Hand Me Downs - Saturated Canary

Hello friends :)

Today's card has come about after I was challenged by my friend Zoe to colour a Saturated Canary image mono-chromatically with a pop of colour, well I had so much fun coloring 'Hand Me Downs'  only using my warm grey copic markers that I forgot about the pop of colour part of the challenge so I decided to give the background the pop of colour and I love it.

'Hand Me Downs' 

My youngest daughter had a birthday party to go to today so this is the card she has taken, I hope the 14yr old recipient likes it :)

Coloured with Copic Markers - Skin - W00, 0, 1, 2. Eyes - W2, 4, 6. Lips - W2, 4, 5. Hair - W4, 6, 8. Top - W5, 7, 9, 10. Dress- W1, 2, 4, 6, 8. Socks - W0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9. Background - BG32 & Turquoise Versa Color pigment ink.

 'Birthday Brush Script Word Chipboard' and 'Happy'

I stamped the 'Happy' from a Wplus9 sentiment stamp set with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink also inking the 'Birthday' base with the same colour and White Color Box pigment ink and white embossing powder was used on the top 'Birthday', I'm really happy with the results. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Andrea xx

Moose Head - DoveArt Studios

Hi all :)

I'm here today with a very clean and simple card featuring 'Moose Head'. I love how this turned out and how quick and easy it was to create.

Coloured with Copic Markers

Moose - E41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49.

Background - BG02, Colourless Blender.

After colouring the Moose and background I simply stamped the sentiment with brown ink and cut the image out with a rectangle stitched die then foam mounted it onto a slightly bigger rectangle stitched die then placed it onto a folded card the same size as the bigger die. 

Thanks for stopping by

Andrea xx

You're such a Treat

Hi all,

I purchased my first few Bloobel Stamps today :) they are so quirky and fun.

I have coloured up 'Witch Treat' just for fun, She's pretty cute.

Coloured with Copic Markers - Background - BV20, 23, 25. White Gel pen. Skin - E000, 00, 11, 93. Hair - E42, 43, 44. Hat and Dress - V22, 25, 17, YR02, 04, 07. Broom - E25, 27, 29, Y21, 23, 26. 

Thanks for stopping by

Andrea xx