Power & Spark Special Sketch Challenge

I have a new card for the latest Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy. It is a sketch challenge, but with a little twist! You need to create cut-outs on your card to share a snippet or give a "peek" of fun underneath! Here is the sketch:

I came close to following the sketch! I used the ideas of the cut-outs - I created a cut file on my Silhouette Cameo to cut out three Christmas Balls of two different sizes out of some Christmas cardstock. Then I stamped with black Memento Ink, coloured with Copics and fussy cut a Christmas hat, poinsettia and some holly with berries. The Christmas hat and poinsettia are from the stamp set Merry Littles. The holly with berries is from Heaven & Nature Sing.
I used the following Copics:

• Christmas hat - R32, R35, R37, G00, G05, G07, clear Wink of Stella, B000
• Poinsettia - R32, R35, R37, R89, gold Wink of Stella, B000
• Holly with Berries - G21, G85, G28, G29, R46, R59, B000

I stamped the sentiment "be Merry" from Merry Littles in Vintage Sepia VersaFine ink.

The card is from Envelope Solutions.

I guess I had better show you the card now! :)

I have a bunch of these cut-outs now, so I probably will use this idea for a bunch of Christmas cards.

Thanks for looking!

For A Child - Winter Wonderland Card Challenge for 25th of March 2016

We have a new challenge at Winter Wonderland. The theme chosen by Pat K is 'For A Child'. We would like to see a Christmas project that any child would like.

Please remember Christmas projects only.

We are sponsored this week by 'All Dressed Up' Images who are offering 2 digis for the winner.

 

Hi I am Wendy Burns I live in Nottingham UK with my husband and two children who have been the inspiration behind the characters,  in particular my daughter who has kept me up-to-date with blogging and trends.  I work predominantly within the textile children’s wear market, fashion and interiors.

I trained as a textile designer and although my work is digital based, I love to retain that hand drawn /sewn feel which I hope comes across in my artwork.

Digital stamps is a new challenge for me and the opportunity to work with the All Dressed Up Team and has been very exciting, in particular the creative way my characters have been given individual personalities by the designers .

All Dressed Up is a newly launched blog with an enthusiastic team who are passionate about stamping.  The coordinators Marilyn and Tracy along with an amazing design team are also known as The Dressy Girls.

We have a friendly Facebook page, regular blog posts, tutorials, challenges and freebies .The stamps can be purchased from the Etsy shop which is updated on a monthly basis.

We really are friendly bunch and would love to see your creations so please feel free to contact us and visit the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog.

I used a cute image from All Dressed Up called Christmas Post, which is available from the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop.
Here is my card:

I coloured the image with the following Copics Pens:

• Cat: N3, N5, N7, N9, RV63, G14, YG09, G17

• Cat's envelope: BG02

• Dog: E08, E19, E29, YG03, G14, YG09, G17, R32, R35, R37

• Dog's envelope: G00

• Post box: R32, R35, R37, 100, Y28, black Wink of Stella (writing)

• Snowflakes: silver Wink of Stella

• Background: B000, B00, B02 (edge of sentiment)

The sentiment is from one of the La La Land Craft stamps.

The image is printed on X-Press It Card and then adhered to a piece of green AC Cardstock - Christmas that I in my stash and then both are adhered to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.

There is inspiration from the Snowflakes DT on the Winter Wonderland blog.  We always appreciate a visit so if you click the name you can hop over and leave them a comment and also find out if they have combined their challenge with any others, which could give you some ideas.

Thanks for looking!

I'm on the Snowflakes Team at Winter Wonderland and Penguins!

I found out on Friday that I am on the Snowflakes Team at Winter Wonderland! Pretty exciting and cool as it really pushes me to get my Christmas Cards done and to use all the stamps, paints and other really cool crafty stuff that I have collected over the last few years - especially Christmas stuff as that is my favourite time of the year!

There will be a lot more activity on this blog from now on! :) Also, I will add more of my cards to my Etsy shop: JemLou Productions.

So the challenge that is running at the moment on Winter Wonderland is Penguins. You can find all the details as well as some beautiful inspiration from the Icicles Team at the Winter Wonderland blog.

Here is my card for the challenge:

There are two different styles of Penguin, the one in the top left and the one in the bottom right are from Lawn Fawn - Toboggan Together. The one in the top right and the one in the bottom left are from The Greeting Farm - Let it Snow.
The sentiment is also from Let it Snow, as are the hat, bow ties and scarf.
I coloured the background using Copics: BG02, B16, B29 & B69. The snow is texture paste using the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp! I have used this background before! It is from Kathy at The Daily Marker in one of her colour challenges.

The penguins have been coloured with Copics too:

• black - N5, N7, N9
• orange - YR07
• scarf - R27, YG09
• red bowtie and hat - R35, R37
• green bowtie - YG09, G17

I used Ranger Glossy Accents on the orange beaks and clear Wink of Stella pen on the eyes. I also added some Wink of Stella to the tops of the mountains.

The sentiment is stamped in Bamboo Leaves Memento ink.

The white square card is from Envelope Solutions.

Thanks for looking!

Switch up your shades - Power Poppy Challenge - Card 2

My second card for the Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy this month is Hollyberries:

Again I have used the following Tim Holtz Distress Markers: Festive Berries, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twig, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.
The Merry Christmas stamp is part of the Poinsettia clear stamp set.
The kraft card is from Envelope Solutions and the red tag and green ribbon is from my stash (purchased long ago!)

Thanks for looking!

Switch up your shades - Power Poppy Challenge - Card 1

The Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy this month is encouraging us to use a medium that we don't usually use. I have nearly the full set of the Tim Holtz Distress Markers, so I decided to give them a try with some of the Christmas stamps.
Here is a close up of my first card:

For the Glittering Glass Santa stamp, I used Festive Berries, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive, Gathered Twigs, Black Soot, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.
The Merry Christmas stamp is part of the Poinsettia clear stamp set.
The kraft card is from Envelope Solutions and the green tag and red ribbon I found in my stash (purchased long ago!)

Colouring with the Distress Markers was quite a change from Copics - as I have already a bunch of images printed and cut on watercolour paper I will definitely continue to use this different medium.
So "THANKS" to Allison for suggesting this challenge.
Thanks for looking!

Stretch Yourself Challenge at Power Poppy

I have a new card that is part of a challenge at Power Poppy.

Click here for the link to the blog post.

I used a newish digital stamp called Snowglobe Greetings and the sentiment that goes with it. Here is my card:

The Copics I used were: R24, R26 (reds), E08 (bricks), YG17, YG06 (greens), E00, R20, R22, Y11, YG06 (doll), E31, E71 (bear), BG02, YG17, R24 (presents), E00, R20 (Santa's face), E30, E31, R24, R27, YG17, YG06 (base of snowglobe), T4, T6 (gloves and belt), Y17 (buckle).

I also used some Wink of Stella. The sentiment is outlined with R27.

Thanks for looking,

Power Poppy Rewind Challenge

I have been really getting into Power Poppy stamps! They suit me to a T - beautiful flowers, beautiful script writing for the sentiments and some gorgeous Christmas stamps. Also they come in digital, as well as clear stamps. I now have started a collection of both, I even suggested that I receive a gift certificate for Christmas! :)

So on to the latest challenge that I have joined. Power Poppy are running their Rewind challenge this month, which means that we pick one of the 10 challenges from this year. I chose Gifts from the Heart, as I had coloured this beautiful Glittering Glass Santa before Christmas and I was trying to think of a way to use him. I finally received some Power Poppy clear stamps that I ordered. I was hoping that I would see them before Christmas, but it was not to be - I'll remember to order a lot earlier in the year next year! Regardless, the customer support by Marcella was fantastic! Anyway, there is a sentiment that went well with my colouring and the little gift card that I wanted to use.

Here is my gift card:

The Glittering Glass Santa is printed on X-Press It card then coloured with the following Copics:

Red of Santa's coat and berries - R32, R35, R37

Green of tree and gloves - G02, G05, G07

Green of plant - YG63, YG67

Face of Santa - E000, E00, R20

Top of Santa (hanging part) - Y28

Background - B000

White fur of coat - clear Wink of Stella

The Merry Christmas stamp is a sentiment from the Poinsettia Stamp Set that I notice is still on sale!

I stamped the Merry Christmas in Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink.

The kraft card is from Envelope Solutions. Glittering Glass Santa is attached to the card with foam dots.

I hope to be posting a lot more in the coming year - I am going to work on my shop and I also made a commitment to myself to sit down and make more cards! Also I have a lot of new stamps and things to play with!! 

Thanks for looking!