Garden Chair Gathering - A Day for Daisies - Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #109 for 7th of July, 2019

I am now a member of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Design Team! :)

So this is my first challenge and I have chosen the Garden Chair Gathering - I was drawn to the birds and chairs and it reminded me of all the birds that we have here and the fact that I often sit on our steps and listen to the birds!

Anyway, here is my card:

I have digitally printed Garden Chair Gathering on X-Press It Blending Card and then as I am still trying to set up my craft room I have cut out the image using my paper cutter.

Then I have coloured with the following Copics pens:

• chairs - V20, V22, V25, V28, B12, B14, B16, B18, B39
• birds - R24, R29, R56
• background - BG000, BG01, BG02

I tried to colour the base of the chairs to make them look like coloured metal - but the area was too small! This idea came from one of the techniques booklets - Metal Effects - we have received from Alyce from Kit and Clowder for doing our monthly classes. I think I will try it on another stamp with a bit more space!!

I have used the same colours (B12, B14, B16, B18, B39) on the sentiment piece, but then I realised it was a little dark, especially down the bottom, so I went over with my colourless blender to lighten it a bit. The sentiment is from the wonderful Marcella's Camellias Digital Stamp Set by Power Poppy. 

I adhered both the sentiment and coloured image to a rectangle card from Envelope Solutions using double-sided tape.

I tried to colour some dew drops with my favourite B16 Copic pen, but it didn't really work, so I found some blue sequins from my stash to add in the corners.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

The sponsor for this challenge is A Day for Daisies and the prize is a $12 Gift Certificate.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!
Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 20th of July. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Thursday 11th of July to find out the winners of Challenge #108 -  I actually entered this challenge!! :)

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

Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #36 - Anything Goes for July

Through the Craft Room Door Week of 2nd of July - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #27 - Anything Goes with a twist of foiling (I wonder whether sequins count? :))

Also remember that the 30 day colouring challenge at the Daily Marker is going on at the moment:

The idea is to try to encourage everyone to sit down for just a few minutes each day and just colour! Something that I find just calms my mind!

Thanks for looking!

For Someone Special/Happy New Year - Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 16th of December

For the next three weeks at Winter Wonderland we are hosted by Eileen. She has chosen the theme: For Someone Special,

or Happy New Year.

As this challenge runs through into January you can use any image that you want, that is it does not have to be a Christmas image or project. This will actually continue until the end of March and then we will go back to Christmas projects only. It is a good way to have a break from all the Christmas projects and increase your non-Christmas card stash!

For this challenge, we are sponsored by:

Sami at A Day For Daisies, who is giving a voucher for $12 to spend in their store

and Crafter's Companion, who are giving a 10 pound voucher to spend in their store.

So on to my card! Well actually it is a tag.....I have been so busy making chocolate fudge and chocolate truffles to give away for Christmas to teachers and friends, that this is a quick one!

I used an image from A Day for Daisies called Penguin Snowman.

I have printed him out on X-Press It Blending Card, then cut it into a tag shape using my Silhouette Cameo.

I have coloured the image using the following Copics pens:

• snow - BV000, C0
• scarf - G02, G05, G17
• hat - R32, R35, R37
• penguin feet and snowman nose - YR04
• snowman buttons and eyes - black Wink of Stella
• background (from the top) - B99, B69, V17, V04, RV55, RV02, Y02, YG06, YG67

I added Frosted Lace stickles to the snowflakes in the image, then I have stamped the sentiment "Let It Snow" from Let it Snow from The Greeting Farm in glue then sprinkled Diamond Glitter (hope that you can see the sparkle), then I attached a ribbon that I coloured with Copics pen B69.

The idea for the background is from the Kit and Clowder Northern Lights Workshop which was part of Create and Learn, but is available as part of a mini Technique Bundle. Alyce always has some great ideas! :)

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

Tag You're It #62 - I may enter some other tags into this challenge!

Merry Monday #226 - Winter Fun - the snowman and penguins are having fun!

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Anything Christmas/Holiday

ADFD Challenge #157 - Add Some Sparkle!

There is inspiration from both the Snowflakes and Icicles DT over on the Winter Wonderland blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Enjoy the challenge and remember that you have three weeks to enter and you can enter up to 3 times - so why not make a card a week! :)

Thanks for looking!