Friday, January 29, 2016

Ready in Reds....

It’s time for a new challenge at Fussy & Fancy Challenges and this time the challenge is…..

‘Monochrome’.

Our sponsor for this challenge is...


I’ve used The Paper Shelter image called ‘My Style’ for my card today. 



 I have printed my image onto Cryogen White cardstock and coloured with my Copic Markers.

The colours I’ve used are: Skin – E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair – E55, E53, E51; Clothes, Boots & Hat - R35, R32, R30, R05, R02, R01.

Here’s a closer look at the image which has been cut out using the Gold Labels 4 dies from Spellbinder.


My papers are from Kaisercraft & My Mind's Eye Paper Pads. I have die cut some leaves using my Crealies die from one of the coordinating papers and my pretty flowers are from Green Tara Craft Embellishments.

Supplies:
Stamps: My Style (The Paper Shelter)
Ink & Markers: Copic Markers
Card: Naturals White (retired Stampin’ Up), Cryogen White
Papers: Tropical Punch (Kaisercraft), Oh La La for Her (My Mind’s Eye)
Dies & Punches: Gold Labels 4 (Spellbinder), CL CS 16 (Crealies)
Accessories: Flowers (Green Tara Craft Embellishments), Pearls (Stampin’ Up recoloured with Copic Markers)



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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Snow Fun......

It’s time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and this time the challenge is…..

‘Winter Sports’.

This week, as always, we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter and Veronica & Pedro are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at their site.

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If you use a TPS image in your creation you will receive the full $30 to spend on their gorgeous designs, and if you haven’t used a TPS image then you will win 3 Digis of your choice from their site.

I’m using Snowboader Girl today to create this card.


My image was printed onto Cryogen White cardstock and then coloured with my Copic Markers to coordinate with my papers.

The colours I’ve used are: Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, Hair - E44, E42, E40, Clothes - BG75, BG72, BG70, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10, C3, C1, C00.

My image has been fussy cut and then layered onto my card using dimensionals.

Here’s a close up of the image…


Supplies:
Stamps: Snowboarder Girl (The Paper Shelter)
Card: Bermuda Bay & Smoky Slate (Stampin’ Up), Cryogen White
Papers: retired Stampin’ Up
Ink & Markers: Copic Markers

If you haven’t already stopped by The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog then please do so you can check out the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have come up with.



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Friday, January 15, 2016

Be My Valentine

It’s time for a new challenge over at ABC Challenges.

Our challenge for you today is

‘Z is for Zero’(NO EMBELLISHMENTS ALLOWED)

Our sponsor for this challenge is Lacy Sunshine.

I’m using the lovely ‘Love Is In The Air – Love Note Fairy’ image from Lacy Sunshine to create an early Valentine’s Day card. Not being able to use embellishments can be quite a challenge but I’m really happy with this card.
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My image, the computer generated sentiment and the border were printed onto  X-Press It Blending Card and then I have coloured the image with my Copic Markers.

The colours I’ve used are: Skin – E11, E00, E000, R20; Hair – E44, E42, E40; Clothes – BG72, BG70, R05, R02, R01.

Here’s a closer look at the image.
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Supplies:
Stamps: Love Is In The Air – Love Note Fairy (Lacy Sunshine), Sentiment is computer generated
Card: Lost Lagoon (Stampi’ Up), X-Press it Blending Card,
Papers: XO Collection - 6 1/2” Paper Pad (Kaisercraft)
Ink & Markers: Copic Markers
Accessories: Wink of Stella – Clear

If you haven’t already stopped by ABC Challenges and checked out what the rest of the DT have created then please do so now.

I’m entering my card into the following challenges.

Crafty Girls Creations – #12 Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door – Anything Goes




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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Thinking of You

It’s time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and this time the challenge is…..
‘Shades of Blue’.
This week, as always, we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter and Veronica & Pedro are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at their site.
Challenge prize badge
If you use a TPS image in your creation you will receive the full $30 to spend on their gorgeous designs, and if you haven’t used a TPS image then you will win 3 Digis of your choice from their site.
For my card today I’ve used the pretty ‘Annabelle’ image.
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Here’s a close up of the image…
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Supplies:
Stamps: Annabelle (The Paper Shelter), Petite Pairs (Stampin’ Up)
Card: Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up), Cryogen White
Papers: retired (Stampin’ Up)
Ink & Markers: Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies & Punches: Oval Framelits & Curly Label Punch (Stampin’ Up)
Accessories: Pearls
If you haven’t already stopped by The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog then please do so you can check out the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have come up with.


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