Boy Climbing Tree for Colour Crazy Challenge for the 8th of May, 2020

At Colour Crazy Challenge for the 8th of May, we are sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamp Shop and I chose Boy Climbing Tree.

Here is my card:

As I mentioned, the sponsor for this challenge is Jan's Digital Stamp Shop.

I have digitally printed Boy Climbing Tree on to X-Press It Blending card and then cut using my paper cutter.
I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• hair - E33, E35, E37
• skin - E00, E21
• jeans - B93, B95, B97, B99
• shirt - YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18
• tree - E74, E77, E79
• leaves - YG06, YG67
• apples - YG00, R11, R35, R37, R59
• sky - B000, B00, B02
• outline - B02

I have drawn some inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her Elements of Nature Class for the apples.

I have adhered the coloured image to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions and I also digitally printed the sentiment and coloured it with B000 and outlined in B02.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

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

Crafty Creations Challenges #409 - May Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #5 - May Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

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

Thanks for looking!

                                

Lemon Shortbread for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends for the 3rd of May, 2020

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:
Lemon Shortbread

Prize is 3 images!

I chose the digital stamp Flowers Curls Girl which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending Card. I have cut a frame around my image with my paper cutter, followed by colouring with the following Copics:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• hair - E11, E13, E15, E18
• eyes - BG45, BG57, BG49
• earrings - BG49
• lips - RV63, RV66
• leaves - YG03, YG67
• flowers purple - YR16, YR18, E13, V01, V04, V09
• flowers pink - YR18, RV02, RV06, RV09
• "clothes" - B12, B14, B16
• background - B000, B00, B12
• outline - B16

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

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes.

Here is a close-up of the colouring :

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 May, 2020. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 3rd of May to find out the winners of Challenge #130.

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

Classic Design Challenge #5 - May Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #5-2020 - May Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #119 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                              

Christmas Robins for Winter Wonderland May Challenge

At Winter Wonderland this month, we are hosted by Helen!
Welcome to our fifth challenge for 2020.

Our theme is:

Your FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBINATION

So here is my card:

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

Our wonderful sponsor is:

All Dressed Up

Hi, my name’s Wendy, founder of All Dressed Up. I live in Nottingham UK with my husband and two children (my inspiration behind the characters) - in particular, my daughter who has kept me up-to-date with trends and all things digital.
 Day to day, I work as a textile designer working traditionally within children's wear, fashion and interiors. Although my work is mostly digital, my work process remains hand-drawn which I hope comes across in my artwork.
All Dressed Up was created in 2013 as a place to share my digital stamps which back then was a whole new challenge for me. Since, I’ve been lucky to have discovered a whole creative community and welcomed the All Dressed Up design team who have been amazing to work with. Through our online community and Instagram, the team keep me on my toes to keep on drawing, creating and inspiring. My favourite thing is seeing how my characters are continually given brand new personalities!
On our Facebook and Instagram page we host regular tutorials, challenges (and freebies!) and is the real heart of our community. The stamps are available from the All Dressed Up Etsy shop which is continually updated on a monthly basis with lots of limited edition and seasonal stamps available in particular.
The All Dressed Up community is a friendly bunch (if I do say so myself!) and we would love for you to get involved, see your work and for you to share your stamping tips too! Do get in contact and be sure to visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to see what we’re creating at the moment.

I chose Christmas Robins for my image, which I digitally printed on to X-Press It blending card and then cut out using my paper cutter. 

I actually tried to colour the birds as cardinals, but the black on the belly ended up a bit dark - next time I think I will start with lighter colours.
I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• beak - YR12, YR15, YR18, E35
• birds - R22, R24, R27, R29, R59, W5, C5, C7, 100
• hats - G02, G05, G07
• Merry - G02, G05, G07, G09
• star - YR24, Y28

I then adhered the coloured image on to a white card from Envelope Solutions.
As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Monthly Classes and Bonus Classes from the awesome Alyce at Kit and Clowder.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

I will add this card to the following challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #38 - May Anything Goes as long as there is a critter or two! I have two little birdies!! 

Christmas with the Cuties #37 - Anything Christmas Goes with the theme Red and Green

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #70 - Anything Christmas Goes

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 4th of June, 2020.

Please check the Winter Wonderland blog on Monday the 4th of May to find out the winners of Angels/Anything with Wings Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

April Not Just Cards Challenge

Not Just Cards is having a new challenge this month. The theme for the April 2020 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!

The image and colouring are part of the February 2020 Vacation 2.0 Monthly Colouring Classes from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder, using a gorgeous stamp - Beautiful Life by the wonderful Irina from La-La Land Crafts and a background that was provided to us from Alyce.

Here are a few progression shots for the image:

I have actually gone around the edge of the cut image with BG57, which you may be able to see here!

I would like to enter this into a few challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge #45 - April Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge 7th of April - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges #408 - April Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                               

Bunnies from Ike's Art for Colour Crazy Challenge for the 10th of April, 2020

At Colour Crazy Challenge for the 10th of April, we are sponsored by Ike's Art and I chose Bunnies.

Here is my card:

As I mentioned, the sponsor for this challenge is Ike's Art.

I have digitally printed Bunnies on to X-Press It Blending card and then cut using my paper cutter.
I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• white bunny - W0, W1, W3, R00, R20, 100, white gel pen
• brown bunny on the left - E31, E33, E35, E37
• brown bunny on the right - E31, E33, E35
• grass and hills - YG03, G21, G94, YG67, G99
• sky - Y000, Y02, Y15, Y17, YR14, BG0000, BG000, B00
• outline - B02

I have definitely drawn some inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her monthly classes - plus both the bunnies and background/sky were from two of her bonus classes.

I have adhered the coloured image to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions and I stamped the sentiment from Bloomin' Wonderful from the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy in Nautical Blue Memento ink.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

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

Crafty Creations Challenges #408 - April Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #4 - April Anything Goes - Karen voted my Rolling Gnomes card as her favourite last month! Thanks Karen.

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #117 - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #37 - Anything Goes as long as there is a critter or two!

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

Thanks for looking!

                                

Pattie's Creations for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge for the 5th of April, 2020

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:

Pattie's Creations Digital Images

Prize is 2 images

I chose the stamp Moon Fairy which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending Card. I have framed the image in Pages, followed by colouring with the following Copics:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20 (cheek)
• eye - BG49
• hair - E97, E08, E18
• top - B00, BG45, BG57, BG49
• skirt - V000, V01, V04, V15, V17, V09
• wings - B00, BG45, B16, B66, V04, V06, V09, YR000, RV11, RV13, RV19
• moon - BV000, BV00, BV20, colourless blender
• stars - Y00, Y11, Y15
• sky - RV00, Y00, G00, BG53, B32, B34, B37, B39, B99, white gel pen
• outline - B37

I have adhered the coloured image on to a white square card from Envelope Solutions. Then stamped a sentiment from Club La-La Land Crafts January 2015 by the wonderful Irina at La-La Land Crafts in Nautical Blue Memento ink.

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes.

Here is a close-up of the colouring :

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 18th of April, 2020. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 5th of April to find out the winners of Challenge #128.

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

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #36 - Anything Goes plus optional twist of Fancy Fold!

Love to Craft Challenge Blog LTCCB #45 - April Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge #4 - April 4th Birthday Challenge Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                              

Winter Wonderland April Challenge

At Winter Wonderland this month, we are hosted by Pat!
Welcome to our fourth challenge for 2020.

Our theme is:

ANGELS or ANYTHING WITH WINGS

So here is my card:

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

Our wonderful sponsor is:

Sherry West Art

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

Prize for the winner is a surprise from Sherry!

I chose Glorious Angel for my image, which I digitally printed on to X-Press It blending card and then cut out using my paper cutter. 

I have coloured the image with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11
• hair - E11, E13, E15, E18
• lips - RV19
• eye - B16
• wings - B14, B16, B18, V22, V25, V28
• dress - RV14, RV17, RV19
• greens - YG11, YG13, YG17
• oranges - YR04, YR07, YR09
• yellow - Y11
• outline - B18

I then adhered the coloured image on to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.
As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Monthly Class from the awesome Alyce at Kit and Clowder.

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

I will add this card to the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #68 - Anything Christmas Goes (I think it is actually Challenge #67)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog MLCCB #21 - April Anything Christmas Goes
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #64 - Optional Twist: Blooming Botanicals

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 30th of April, 2020.

Please check the Winter Wonderland blog on Monday the 6th of April to find out the winners of Blue Christmas Challenge.

Thanks for looking!