Springtime Fairy

Yet another image I've never used before, I used promarkers again on this one and although I wasn't sure whilst i was colouring it I think it's ended up ok.

Products used:

• Papers - Daisy D
• Stamped Images - Whiff of Joy
• Greeting - Cuddly Buddly Stamp
• Embellishments - Paper Roses, Punched out leaves
• Tools used - Promarkers, Distress ink (Bundled Sage), Leaf Punch, Nestabilities, Sanding block.

I coloured the images using Promarkers and used stickles for her wings, cut the image & greeting and some mats out using nestabilites, edged the main image & greeting with distress inks, distressed the mats using a sanding block and finished it with punched out leaves and paper roses.


I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• Whiff of Joy 75 - Green & Yellow (Wed 14th April)
• Sketch Saturday 99 - Sketch (Sat 17th April)
• ABC Challenge - S for Sparkle (Wed 14th April**)
• Cute Card Thursday 108 - Touchy Feely (Thurs 15th April)

Carolyne

Bumblegirl

This was yet another stamp that i had to have when i saw it and months later had still failed to use (I have no idea why as I think she's really sweet). As she's such a strong and modern image I decided to use promarkers for this one to give a brighter look.

Products used:

• Papers - Anna Griffin and Deja Views
• Stamped Images - Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girl
• Embellishments - Gingham Ribbon and adhesive gems
• Tools used - Nestabilities, Promarkers, Stickles, white pen for stitching

I coloured the images using promarkers and added stickles to her wings. The image was cut and bordered using nestabilites and the two square patches were edged with mock stiching using a white pen. I finished the card with a toning gingham ribbon & bow and corners made from adhesive jewel corners.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• Everybody Art 86 - Paper Patch (Tue 13th April)
• Allsorts 48 - In Stitches (Sat 17th April)
• Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie (Tues 13th April)

Carolyne

Butterfly Girl

Haven't done any card making for a week or so (I managed to burn my hand on a frying pan so was out of action for awhile).

I've had this stamp for a while but have never got round to using it before and thought she went really well with the soft pastel look i was going for with this card.

Products used:

• Papers - Melissa Frances and K&Co
• Stamped Image - Sugar Nellie Homegrown
• Embellishments - Paper Roses, Punched out leaves, Ribbon
• Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Distress inks (Bundled Sage), Leaf Punch, Nestabilities, Paperstumps (for blending), white pen for stitching.

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador cut and bordered it using nestabilities and also cut out the two exra circles of co-ordinating decorative papers, edged them with distress ink and finished with punched out leaves and paper roses.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday 45 - Sketch (Wed 14th April)
• Stampavie and More 90 - Butterfly (Wed 14th April)
• Your Next Challenge 14 - Stitching (Wed 14th April**)
• One Stop Craft Challenge 76 - Things With Wings (Sat 17th April)

Carolyne

Schoolgirl Tilda

This cards is using an image that someone had stamped for me quite a while ago (before i bought any Tilda stamps). Unfortunatley at the time I wasn't happy with any of the images I coloured as they were stamped on the back of hammer card and I couldn't get a good effect with the watercolour techinques i was using.

As i thought this image was really sweet I thought i'd give them a try using my Prisma Pencils - The effect isn't quite as good as on the smooth white card i've been using to stamp on but I think its turned out ok.

Products used:

• Papers - Paper Adventures, Papermania & DCWV Cardstock
• Stamped Images - Schoolgirl Tilda
• Embellishments - Pearls, Paperflowers, Ribbon, Beadcap and Pearl Brad
• Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Swirl Stitching Template, Paperstumps (for blending), Nestabilites

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador, cut the oval mats with nestabilties, used a swirl stitching template to guide what pattern to lay the pearls in and finished it with layered paper flower bead cap and pearl brad.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• The Sweet Stop 50 - Sketch (Sat 3 Apr)
• The Play Date Cafe 23 - Blue (Wed 31 Mar)

Carolyne

Tilda & Ladybird

As I'm off work for a few days over easter I've got a bit more time for crafting, in between getting roped into helping with the garden.

The crafting I'm enjoying but the gardening is not really my thing, the last plant i tried to look after was a cactus which i managed to kill within about a month (I dropped it out of its pot which it didn't appreciate) so from that point on i took to giving any plants i was given to my mum, along with cut flowers which are wasted on me as i tend to put them in a vase and look at them again until about 3 weeks later when I notice they are all dead.

Products used:

• Papers - K&Co & DCWV Cardstock
• Stamped Images - Ladybird Tilda from one of last years stamp kits
• Greeting - Clear stamp
• Embellishments - Buttons, Mini Red Pearls for Butterfly Body
• Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Distress inks (Bundled Sage), Butterfly Punches, Paperstumps (for blending), Martha Stewart Border Punch, White Pen for stitching

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador, edged the main image and greeting with distress ink and also stamped a swirl around the edge of the main image. I added the punched border and Butterfly and finished it with button and pearls to embellish it.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• Our Creative Corner - Buttons (Sat 3 Apr)
• Simon Says - It's So Distressing (Wed 31 Mar)
• Papertake Weekly - Open (Tueds 30 Mar)

Carolyne

Little Witch

At first glance this could seem like an odd image to use to use for a retirement card, but this one is for a friend who is retiring (through ill health) from running her new age / gothic shop so it seemed quite apt.

As far as techniques go I'm still using my prisma pencils which i thought produced a really nice look on this image, in general I'm finding them a lot easier to control than watercolours (and I'm less inclined to go too heavy handed with the colours).

Products used:

• Papers - Black Market Paper Society, Purple pearl
• Stamped Images - Witch from Belles 'n Whistles
• Embellishments - Black ribbon, Card candy
• Tools used - Primsa Pencils, Paperstumps (for blending)

I coloured the images using Primsa color pencils and blended using sansador, i used nestabilites to frames her but left the top of her hat peeking out of the frame.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch (Wed 31 Mar)
• Stampin For The Weekend - Ribbon & Bow (Fri 2 Apr - 3 weeks)
• Die Cut Dreams - Black, White and 1 other colour (Mon 29 Mar)

Carolyne