Little Party Girl for Colour Crazy Challenge for the 8th of November, 2019

At Colour Crazy Challenge for the 8th of November, we are sponsored by All Dressed Up and I chose one of the party girls from Three Little Party Girls.

My daughter inspired the sentiment!

As I mentioned, the sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed Up.

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 have digitally printed the party girl with the plaits from Three Little Party Girls on to X-Press It Blending card and then cut using paper cutter.
I have coloured her with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• hair - YR14, YR18, E08, E18
• clothing - purples - V22, V25, V28
• clothing - blues - B14, B16, B18
• ground - C0, C1, C2, C3
• background - B0000, B000, B00, B02
• outline - B02

I had help with the hair from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her Skin and Hair Technique class. Also the pleats in the dress are coloured with help from Alyce's Clothing Technique Class.

I have adhered the coloured image to a kraft card from Envelope Solutions and stamped one of the sentiments from Orchids Rock from the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy in Nautical Blue Memento ink on to a scrap piece of X-Press It Blending card and then outlined it in B02.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

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

All Dressed Up October Challenge #98 - Anything Goes with an ADU image

Brown Sugar Challenge #295 - Anything Goes in November

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #106 - Anything Goes

Classic DT Open Challenge November #11 - Anything Goes as long as for DT project

Go and check out the rest of the Design Team at Colour Crazy Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

                                

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #117 for 3rd of November, 2019

Hi All and Welcome to my post about my card for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

I was able to pick Christmas Poinsettia Girl by Lemon Shortbread and I have digitally printed it on to X-Press It Blending card and then cut out using my paper cutter.

Then I have coloured with the following Copics:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• hair - Y35, E55, YR27, E57, E59
• eyes - G21, G07, G29
• holly - G02, G05, YG09
• berries - R56, R59
• ribbons - R22, R24, R27, R29
• poinsettia - R46, R29, R37, R59, RV99
• yellow of poinsettia - Y38, E37
• green of dress/coat - G21, G07, G29
• red of coat - R24, R27, R29
• background - BV0000
• outline - BV00

I adhered the coloured image to a white card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

The sponsor for this challenge is Lemon Shortbread and the prize is 3 images.


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 16th of November. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Thursday 7th of November to find out the winners of Challenge #116.

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

Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #40 - Anything Goes for November

Through the Craft Room Door Week of 29th of October - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #31 - Anything Goes with a twist of watercolouring

Crafty Creations Challenges #401 - Anything Goes

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!

Use Holly and/or Ivy for the Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 1st of November, 2019

At Winter Wonderland this month, we are hosted by Christine, who has chosen the theme:

Use Holly and/or Ivy!

So here is my card, which is a little late this week as I have been busy with my new job:

Please remember that it is Christmas projects only and they must include the theme.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

SheepSki Designs

Living in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, working full time as a Management Accountant, currently working on 2 design teams and an obsessive crafter and creator of cards. I have no actual style as yet but do love the unusual and quirky. I may be known for producing cards in soft pastel colours. I love anything arty. I've always drawn stuff, for as long as I can remember. In my younger days I sold a few watercolour paintings. I recently found mixed media which is a joy and love creating canvases with flowers. I had a battle with digital drawing for about a year and finally found some software I could gel with. 

In January 2016 a challenge team I worked on was short of a designer's images to create with so to the crafting world, to the lovely ladies who have supported me on my journey. I've a Facebook group SheepSki Designs where I hold challenges, some for fun to win digis as well as my monthly card challenge. I've a SheepSki Designs challenge blog as well. Things are growing slowly (thankfully) so I still manage to spend at least a little time with my hubby. Welcome to my world Andrea xx

Shop - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepS...

  Blog - https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/...
Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/173...

Andrea is offering 3 images of choice for the random winner.

So back to my card:

I digitally printed the Winter Robin from the wonderful Andrea on to X-Press It blending card, which I then cut out using my paper cutter. 

I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• red - R11, R14, R17
• brown - E33, E35, E37
• white - C00, C0, C1, C2, colourless blender
• beak/feet - E57, RV99
• eye - C7, C9, white gel pen
• berries - R46, R59, white Prismacolour pencil
• holly - G21, YG09, G07
• snow - C00, C0, C1, colourless blender
• background - BV0000
• outline - BV00

I have added some clear Wink of Stella to the snow and then stamped the sentiment "Merry Christmas" from Let Your Heart Be Light from the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on to a small Kraft square card from Envelope Solutions. Then adhered the coloured image on to the card

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

I will add this card to the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #59 - Anything Christmas Goes 
Sweet Stampin' Christmas October Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes with an optional twist of stars

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog MLCCB #16 - November Anything Christmas Goes
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #59 - Optional Twist: Red and Green

There is inspiration from the rest of the Winter Wonderland 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.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. Please remember that it is Christmas Projects only! We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous Christmas creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun and remember that you can enter up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 5th of December, 2019.

Please check the Winter Wonderland blog on Monday the 4th of November to find out the winners of the Merry & Bright Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Not Just Cards Challenge for October, 2019

Not Just Cards is having a new challenge this month. The theme for the October 2019 Challenge is "ANYTHING GOES".

To join in the fun, click on the following link:

Not Just Cards Challenge.

Here is my colouring for this month: 

It is the Sept/Oct Markers Colouring Class from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder. The stamp is Time to Fly - actually a new one from the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy.

Here are the progression images:

I would like to enter this into a few challenges: CHECK

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #104 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge #39 - October Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door Week of 8th of October - Anything Goes

Go and check out the rest of the Design Team at Not Just Cards.

Thanks for looking!

Snow Wonder for Colour Crazy Challenge for the 11th of October, 2019

At Colour Crazy Challenge for the 11th of October, we are sponsored by Createful Heart Designs and I chose their snowmen in the colouring page: Snow Wonder.

As I mentioned, the sponsor for this challenge is Createful Heart Designs.

Mary is based in Indiana and started drawing and creating handmade cards in the early 1980s. In 2002, she started looking at making digital images, alongside her artist husband, Mark and Createful Heart Designs was born. 
There is a blog:
https://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/
and a Facebook page:
Createful Heart Digis & Design

I have digitally printed the snowmen from Snow Wonder on to X-Press It Blending card and then cut using my paper cutter.
I have coloured them with the following Copics markers:

• snowmen - C00, C0, C1, C2, R20, colourless blender
• buttons - BG57
• nose - YR07, YR09
• reds - R22, R24, R27
• greens - YG11, YG13, YG07
• snow - C00, C0, C1, colourless blender, BV0000, Y00
• sky - B32, B34, B37, B39
• stars - Y38, white gel pen

The night sky is from a Sky Techniques class by the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder.
I have adhered the coloured image to a square white card from Envelope Solutions and stamped the sentiments from Toboggan Together by Lawn Fawn in Nautical Blue Memento ink and the snowflakes on the side also from Toboggan Together by Lawn Fawn in Summer Sky Memento ink.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #58 - Anything Christmas Goes with the Optional Twist: Sensational Santa

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog MLCCB #15 - October Anything Christmas Goes

Classic DT Open Challenge October #10 - Anything Goes as long as for DT project

Go and check out the rest of the Design Team at Colour Crazy Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

                                

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #115 for the 6th of October, 2019

Hi All!

Welcome to my post about my card for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

The sponsor for this challenge is:

The Paper Shelter

and the prize is 3 images from their shop.

We were given Regina, which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending Card and then cut out using my paper cutter (I found new blades the other day, but can't remember where I put them!) Then I have coloured with the following Copics using the Sepia technique and partly following the video by the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder:

• skin - E50, E53, E55
• eyes - E57, E59
• hair - E53, E55, E57, E59
• lips - E57, E59
• clothing - E50, E53, E55, E57, E59
• outline - E35

I have also used a softly glowing background technique again from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder. I trimmed the coloured image and adhered on to a Kraft card card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

and then with the soft glow around the image.

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 19th of October. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Thursday 10th of October to find out the winners of Challenge #114.

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

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #103 - Anything Goes

Double Trouble Challenge #39 - SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing "Free For All"
Brown Sugar Challenge #294 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #39 - Anything Goes for October

Through the Craft Room Door Week of 1st of October - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #30 - Anything Goes and optional Open Technique

Thanks for looking!

                              

Merry and Bright for the Winter Wonderland Challenge for the 4th of October, 2019

At Winter Wonderland this month, we are hosted by Marie, who has chosen the theme:

Merry and Bright!

So here is my card:

Please remember that it is Christmas projects only and they must include the theme.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

 Sherry West who is the owner-designer of Sherry West Art is a digital and rubber stamp artist, colouring book artist and the author-illustrator of a very silly new children's book title "It's Raining Cats!  It's Raining Dogs!  It's Raining Bats! And Pollywogs!" (Morgan James Publishing) which is available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and more.

She is a member of the Society of Children's book Writers and Illustrators, an ESL teacher, a published educational curriculum writer, award winning poet and semi-pro photographer who work has been accepted by Getty Images.

Married for 20 years to a very patient guy with 3 really funny kids, 2 fluffy dust bunny chinchillas, 1 huge hairy dog and 13 random cats.

Her art is being sold as rubber stamps by Stamp Addicts in the UK and has appeared on Hochanda twice.

Etsy shop

Sherry West Art Blog

Facebook 

Facebook Colouring and Crafts Group

And the prize on offer for our lucky winner is:

a surprise from Sherry!

So back to my card:

I have joined two mice - mirror images of each other and digitally printed them on to X-Press It blending card, which I then cut out using my paper cutter. 

I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• mouse on left - E41, E31, E33, E35, R20, R30, G02, G05, G07, G19, 100
• mouse on right - E41, E43, E44, E47, R20, R30, R22, R24, R27, R29, 100
• tags - E41, G05 or R27
• presents - E41, E43, G05 or R27
• berries - R56, R59
• holly leaves - YG03, YG07, G07
• grounding - C00, C0, C1, C3, C5
• background - YG17, YG06, Y02, RV02, RV55, V04, V17, B69, B99
• outline - B99

The background is from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder using one of her background techniques classes - the Northern Lights class.

I have stamped the sentiment in Nautical Blue Memento ink and the rays of light in Elderberry Memento ink, both from Let Your Heart Be Light from the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy and then adhered the coloured image on to a white card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

I will add this card to the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #57 - Anything Christmas Goes 

Cute N' Crafty Christmas Challenge #18 - Anything Christmas/Winter Goes

Sweet Stampin' Christmas September Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes with an optional twist of Christmas Decorations - I have presents and tags!

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog MLCCB #15 - October Anything Christmas Goes
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #58 - Optional Twist: Sensational Santa
Double Trouble Challenge #39 - SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing "Free For All"

2 Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge #31 - Anything Goes as long as there is a critter! I have two little mice!!

There is inspiration from the rest of the Winter Wonderland 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.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. Please remember that it is Christmas Projects only! We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous Christmas creations. Please be sure to post a link back to the Winter Wonderland blog in your blog post in order to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun and remember that you can enter up to 3 times. This challenge will end on Thursday the 31st of October, 2019.

Please check the Winter Wonderland blog on Monday the 7th of October to find out the winners of the Use Your Favourite Embellishments Challenge.

Thanks for looking!