Yay! I'm back with a challenge - Create4Fun

Yay! After a long absence I have finally felt able to return to my Craft Zone and start creating again. The reason for my absence has been family traumas and a bereavement but on a positive note we had a new Grandson born into the family on 11th December. I am now hoping to put 2010 firmly behind me and start afresh with positive vibes for 2011. So to kick off my pre New Year resolution here is my first challenge card for a while.

With comfort and familiarity comes Tilda, cradling a cute little ladybug. I've actually made this card for a lovely lady who has a birthday very soon but as she doesn't blog I know she won't see this. I've coloured Tilda with copics as follows:-
skin - E00, 21, 93
hair - E31, 33, 35
dress - RV000, 21, 23, 29
ladybug - RV29, C3, 5, 8
boots - YG63, 67

The DP are by Basic Grey 'Porcelain', and the text bellie is by Paper Heart

I hope you like it and the challenge link is below, x

http://create4fun-challenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-week-52.html

Altered Jigsaw

OK....Own Up....Who nicked the last week and took my MoJo with them???

Sorry bloggers for being AWOL but stuff has been going on and then I went to bed, woke up and hey, another week was here, lol

 My Mojo seems to have gone AWOL too but at least I had a fabby workshop on Monday to get some of those creative juices flowing again. I wanted to share my completed ... yes COMPLETED.... project that I did at Samuel Taylor run by the inspirational, and very lovely Kay Halliwell-Sutton.

We started off with a blank MDF jigsaw and gessoed the base and pieces before applying 3 toning colours of acrylic paints. Then it was onto good old fashioned Victorian decoupage with serviettes before stamping background images and text.

Probably the hardest part was lining up the photo and disguising  the exposed edges and of course attaching the hinges which were made from grunge board. As you can see from the photo above and below, the design lends itself to have 3 'doors' adding a bit of interest.

So as not to upset any grandchildren I chose a black and white piccie of my hubby's favourite blonde bombshell.

Hope you like it and I'll try and be back to regular blogging asap, x

Craft Your Days Away #4; Friday Sketchers

Good Evening everyone. Another cold and miserable day here in West Yorkshire. Hubby was away last night for business in London early this morning which I meant I got to do the early dog walk AND the afternoon dog walk which culminated in 2 soakings!!!

Anyway, to brighten up my evening I have created this autumnal tilda for the Craft Your Days Away Challenge which also asked for some doodling. I tried my hand at some leaves. Hope they're OK. I used a bronze glitter pen to blend with the other colours.

I've also followed the sketch for this week's Friday Sketchers.

The base DP is by Paper Pizazz and the foremost DP is Prima 'Fairy Flora'.

Tilda has been coloured with copics as follows :-

skin - E00, 21, 93
hair & boots - E33, 35, 37
top - R00, 02
jeans - YR00, 02, 04, 07
ribbon - R02, 05
leaves -YG63, 67
flowers - R02, 08
shading - W1, 3, 5

I hope you like it and the challenge links are below, x

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/2010/09/cyda-challenge-4.html

http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/skettch-121-sponsored-by-simon-says.html

Just Magnolia #74; Copic Creations #35; Pile It On #38

Good Evening everyone. Another grey and miserable day. However, I'm back on the road with a courtesy car and mine is now with the Car Doctor, lol.

I made this card yesterday evening but decided it would cause blog overload if I shared it then so here it is now.

I'm really pleased with how its turned out especially as I'm just finding my feet with the 'grounding' aspect of shading. So, right on cue, I'm entering this in the Copic Creations challenge #35 which is 'shading in or around'.

I've done both and used copics:-

skin - E00, 02, 21
hair - Y21, 26, 28
romper and shoes - B00, 02, 05
socks - RV02, 04
grounding/shading - W1, 3, 5 + blender

The DP are Prima 'Fairy Flora'. The sentiment bellie is by Paper Heart. Flowers by Wild Orchid and the pearls by The Hobby House.

I'm also entering it into Just Magnolia #74 - Sketch and Pile It On #38 - Cute and Charming.

Hope you like it and the challenge links are below, x

http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2010/09/week-74-dawnys-sketch.html

http://copiccreations.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/challenge-no-35-shading-on-around-images/

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/cute-and-charming.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PileItOn+%28Pile+It+On%29

Cute Card Thursday #131; Lili of the Valley #66

Here's the second card I've made this evening.

I really love this little image from the Lili of the Valley 'Boy Oh Boy' plate. I think he is so cute.

Anyway, Lili of the Valley are asking for an 'untraditional Christmas' in this week's challenge so I hope this fits the bill.

I've used the sketch from this week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge, and spruced it up a bit with some snowflakes and a brad saying 'Christmas Wishes'. Those bits and the DP are all from my Christmas stash and sorry but I don't remember where from.

I've coloured the little lad with copics :-

skin - E00, 21, 93
hair - E33, 35, 37
top - RV25, 29
shorts - B95, 97
parcel - B93, 95
shoes - E33, 35
shading - W1, 3, 5

I hope you like it and the challenge links are below, x

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-66-untraditional-christmas.html

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-131-sketch-by-leann.html

Pixie Cottage #37; CRAFT #69; Creative Cottage #23

Good Evening everyone. What a miserable and dull day its been. Still its given me a chance to make some cards. That's after several hours of phone calls to sort my poorly car out. Its now an insurance job cos the damage is more extensive than we thought:(

Anyway, this card didn't exactly start out like this but I thought I'd still upload it and enter it for some challenges.

The image is a Lily of the Valley from the 'Boy Oh Boy' plate and the papers and letters are from a 7 Gypsies pack.

Hope you like it and I'm entering it in the following challenges:-

Pixie Cottage #37 - Sketch + Fun and Games
http://thepixiecottage.blogspot.com/2010/09/pixie-cottage-challenge-37-sketch-and.html

CRAFT #69 - Teenagers
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/craft-challenge-69-teenagers.html

Creative Cottage #23 - Birthday Boy
http://creativecottagechallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-23-birthday-boy.html

Simon Says #74; Papertake Weekly; Theme Thursday; One Stop #99; CES #5

Yep, I know. I've gone into blogger overload today but I needed the distraction, that and FOOD!!! I'm a comfort eater....

This cute little image is by Kraftin Kimmie stamps - 'Just Skating By'. I've coloured the bears with copics: R00, RV23, 34, G21, 28, C3, 5, 7.

The DP is by Kars 'X-mas Collection'. The brads and snowflakes are from my Christmas stash box.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:-




Simon Says - sketch
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/simon-says-jay-jays-sketch.html

Papertake Weekly - Animals
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2010/09/animal-magic.html

Theme Thursday - 2 things
http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/thursday-challenge-2-things/

One Stop #99 - Snowflakes
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/week-99-snowflakes-in-september.html

CES #5 - Animal Antics
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-5-animal-antics.html

I hope you like it, x