My first Copic Coloured Popcorn Bear - Birthday Hugs

Hi all, hope you are all well, for my inspiration this week over at the Mad for Markers Blog I have coloured in my first Popcorn Bear, have loved these images for ages, finally bought some from Bizzy Becs and this is how he turned out, kinda pleased with my him and isn't that duck just cute.  Looking forward to having a go at colouring him in purples next lol! The rhinestones are coloured using copics too.

The edges have been sponges using SU Orchid Opulence and Lovely Lilac, I used the Pansy Martha Stewart Punch on purple card then lined the back with yellow card and cut around the pansy shape so I had a coloured centre and finished with rhinestones.

A closer look to show the special effects on the eyes, nose, ducks feet, beak and spots, which were also coloured using the Lavender spica, hard to show the sparkle in a photo.

Copics Used

Bear - E31, 33, 35, 37, 39 & 51

Duck - Y11, 13, 15 & 17

Present - V12, 15, 17, RV63, RV55 & V000

Rhinestones - BV08, Y18 & Y38

Lavender Spica

Challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch #127 -
Inky Impressions Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #60 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters Challenge #60 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - No Designer Paper

Just going to link these challenges, then better get off to work lol!  Where does the time go!

Thanks for stopping by, look forward to seeing your entries over at our challenge blog, have a FANTASTIC weekend, happy colouring, take careX:)

Let's Party with Fairy Lili

Hi all, hope you are all well, Sammi is having a couple of weeks off and I had time to play, so made this fun Halloween Party Invitation for our Mad for Markers Blog using 'Fairy Lili' one of my favs from Inky Impressions.  Just love the Ghost around the page Martha Stewart Punch, papers and brads mostly Basic Grey, Metallic purple paper for the embossed background, bat charm from Inky Impressions.  I have given her purple tights to match her beautiful dress.

 A closer look at the Special Effects added to her eyes, lips, hair ties and shoes and the glimmer mist

Copics used

Clothes - YR000, 00, 02, 04, BV00, 01, 02

New Hair Combo - E31, 33, 35, 37

Skin - E000, E00, E11

Eyes - G07

Lips - Lavender Spica

Challenges

Inky Impressions Challenge #26 - Halloween, Spooky, Trick or Treat
Creatalicious Challenge #27 - Distress Your Edges
Fab N Funky Challenge #95 - Distressed or Torn
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #176 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday Challenge #60 - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Fairy Magic
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #85 - Emboss It
Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 26 - Halloween Project
Charisma Cardz Challenge #42 - Embossing

Thanks for stopping, enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting, take careX:)

Crazy Hair Challenge over at Mad for Markers

Hi all, finally got sometime to play lol!  Continuing our Crazy Hair Colouring Challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog, we would love to see hair not coloured in the usual blondes, browns and brunettes.  Now you can use one of Sammi's from her chart here or make up your own (which could then go onto Sammi's soon to be released new hair colour chart, so please let us know which colours you use.

Now I think I have tried to be a little too ambitious for my colouring talents but so had to have my fave colour purple and next fav colour orange together. 

Anyway here is 'Sweet Pea Blue Eyed Fairy' how gorgeous are her eyes, lightly distressed all the edges.

 A side look to show the gorgeous lip colour using Lavender Spica pen and special effects (I do have to confess to having a gorgeous sparkly lippy just like this), also used Lilac Spica for eye shadow.  First time I have tried dotting, love this effect when I have seen it on other crafters creations and finally sprayed with glimmermist.

  Shows the special effect on the paper toled flowers, eyes and choker, also a closer look at the orange copic coloured roses.

Copics

Hair - V12, V15, V17, YR00, YR02, YR04 & 0

Skin & face - E000, E00, B26, R20, & Lilac Spica for the eyeshadow

Choker and dress BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08 & Gold Spica

Spotted Outside, V0000, V000, V01, V12

Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store now has the full selection of Sketch and ciaos in stock for a faster delivery service, there are various Xpress It sticky tapes, Xpress Blend It Paper, Flourish with bling embellishments. Posting to New Zealand and Australia. We the DT look forward to seeing your amazing creations, don't forget to stop over at the blog each day for more crazy hair colouring inspiration from the DT.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs Store Blog February Challenge - Sketch (to the right)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes + flowers
Forgotten Scraps Challenge #2 - Anything Goes
PaperPlay Challenges 11, week 5 - Stamp It Out
Stamping with the Dragon Challenge - Anything Goes
The Outlawtz Copic Challenge Group - Show us your Favourate Technique

Thank you for visiting, hope you are all well, happy crafting, take careX:)

Oh No another Purple Christmas card LOL, a little family fun and Mad for Markers Copic School

Hi all, Continuing our 'non traditional Copic Colouring Christmas Creatlion' over at Mad for Markers I have used this cutie Magnolia snowman to create another purple Christmas card.  Added kindyglitz to him and the snowflake paper.  Part ribbon bow, (sorry photo not to clever, this ribbon is a gorgeous purple with sparkly purple trim edging) added purple rhinestones.  I just had to use my Tim Holtz on the edge snow flurries on glitter card again.

A close up to show some of the sparkle

Copics

C00, C01, BG10, V12, V15, V17

Just a reminder Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store can cater for all your copic requirements, as well as markers, there are various sticky tapes, Xpress Blend It Paper, masking paper etc. and new to the store Flourish with bling embellishments.  Posting to New Zealand and Australia. .  Also check out our new challenge blog each day for more wonderful inspiration from our new DT.  We so look forward to visiting your space in blog land to see your wonderful creations.

Sammi is now offering an Online Beginners Copic Class, details here

Challenges

Stampin Vacation Lot's of Paper Challenge - Paper with Snowflakes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Holiday
Pile it On #46 - Winter means Snow
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #40 - Choose a season or event
Paper Play Challenges Week 40 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Southern Girls Challenge #6 - Your favourate Colour
Creative Cowgirls Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - X = Xmas
Simon Says Challenge - Sparkle


Personal Stuff for those who are interested

This weekend took time away from the computer, the boys went to the factory after shopping at Laverton Market to get some of the pieces needed to make Morgan's Bike Trailer, my little fella is so chuffed with himself, this is so he carry his little friends on.

 He can go round in circles to

 

He hopes to put a post on his blog soon.  Now the boys made better progress than us girls.  But in all fairness we had food shopping, washing, cleaning, weeding etc (or I did most of it lol), you know what it is like, put the washing out and then see a weed or two before you know it an hour has gone lol!  It was really good to chill out together especially as Rosanna picked up a sore throat and head cold.  Feeling much better today.

We had a trip to Spotlight to get some more plastic canvas for our canvas bags we are cross stitching as we mess up on the cutting out lol!  This is how far we have got!

Sunday we started our latch hook projects (last years Xmas Pressies), Rosanna is making a Rudolph cushion and I am trying to make a snowman, never done this before took forever to cut out the canvas and have not mastered how to use the latch hook yet.

Reaching 32 degrees today and tomorrow with a thunderstorm due, sounds like crafting weather to me lol!  Let's hope DH thinks so too.  Off to the factory now, catch up with you all later.

Thanks for visiting, hope you are all well, happy crafting, take careX:)

Purple Fairy Holly over at Mad for Markers Untraditional Christmas Colour Challenge

Hi all,

Welcome to our new Mad for Markers Challenge to Copic Colour an Untraditional Christmas Colour Creation!  Now try saying that aloud LOL!

Well Christmas wouldn't be Christmas in our house without a little bit of purple lol!  So I have used my favourate image from Mo Manning 'Fairy Holly' and decorated a gift box for Christmas.  Now I don't usually use a lot of glitter but the sun has not shone much over here and I think I got a little too carried away.  Originally used 3d purple kindygliltz on the frilly underskirt and got carried away when I glittered the wings and spoilt the underskirt and didn't have time to start again so she is very sparkly!

Around the edge I have used my Tim Holtz on the edge snow flurries on glitter card then added a couple of glittered snowflakes (from my stash) with rhinestone brads coloured with V17.  Then added purple rhinestones for a snow falling effect.

A side view to try and show the sparkly cardstock, spica pens used in hair, lips, snow globe and dress

The ribbon around the box

Just a reminder Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store can cater for all your copic requirements, as well as markers, there are various sticky tapes, Xpress Blend It Paper, masking paper etc. and new to the store Flourish with bling embellishments.  Posting to New Zealand and Australia. .  Also check out our new challenge blog each day for more wonderful inspiration from our new DT.  We so look forward to visiting your space in blog land to see your wonderful creations.

Copics

E00, E50, E51, E53, R20, V12, V15, V17, Y26 and 0.  Spica Pens, Clear (00), Lavender (01), Gold (11) and Blossom (14)

Challenges

Pollycraft Monday Challenge #70 -A Glittery Christmas
Michelle's Make It Monday Party - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #12 - Christmas Theme
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #39 - Choose your Favourates (Purple, Image and Snowflakes)
ABC Christmas Challenge 'W' - Winter Wonderland
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #138 - Anything Goes
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #129 - Snow/Snowflakes

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Time for you to Sparkle

Bee Crafty Challenge #39 - Christmas with a Digi Image
Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - It's all about snowflakes
CMC Copic Challenge Group - Photo inspiration


Better get to work now lol!  DH's last words were don't get distracted blogging, as if!  HE HE, hope to catch up with you all tonight.

Thank you so much for visiting, happy crafting, Take CareX:)

Spooky Spesch Bookmark for Mad for Markers and HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY ROSANNAX:)

Hi all, first I just have to wish my little big girl lol HAPPY THIRTEEN BIRTHDAY ROSANNA!  She has so been looking forward to being a teen (practising too lol!)  She loves pancakes so I am on pancake duty tonight!  With many different fillings followed by chocolate cake.  We are going to go out and celebrate properly when granny comes over as she is going to be 86 on the 11th).

Now back to crafting and continuing our colour any digi image with Copics Challenge over at Mad for Markers, I have used one of the new release images called 'Halloween" just love this pumpkin outfit..  I have made another  lovely corner bookmark, this one is for my sister, sorry but there will be some more make fantastic gifts to send overseas. 

Have not put too many embellishments as I think these could damage the pages of the book when shut.  The bat is ribbon, really love purple and orange together.

This is what the bookmark looks like on a book The purple ribbon is from Bizzy Becs.

Tried to show the spica sparkles on the pumpkin, cane, cute boots and bow.

Don't forget we are sponsored by our lovely DT member Tracey who owns Spesch Stamps!  The winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend in her store.  Stunning entries so far keep them coming!

Copics

BV0000, BV00, BV02, BV04, C00, C01, C03, C05, E000, E00, R20, YR00, YR02, YR12, YR16, YR18, V04, V06, V09, Spicas Gold, Lavender & Red

Just a reminder Sammi from the Mad for Markers Store can cater for all your copic requirements, as well as markers, there are various sticky tapes, Xpress Blend It Paper, masking paper etc. Posting to New Zealand and Australia. Also check out the blog each day for more wonderful inspiration from the DT.


Shirleys2Girls Twisted Thursday Challenge #76 - Orange and Purple
Copic Oz Challenge #3 - All Together Spooky
Copic Creations Challenge - Orange
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #33 - Spooky Halloween
By The Cute and Girly - Spooky
Stamping with the Dragon Extra Challenge- Halloween

Edited and added to Michelle's Make It Monday Linky Party #5
and Stamping Vacation - Occassion - Halloween
Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting, take careX:)

Pearls and Swirls Easel Card for Bizzy Becs and Oh Alice

Hi all, over at Bizzy Becs they have a store challenge going to use Pearls and Swirls on your creation, now this definately took me out of my comfort zone, can't remember using pearls, only just started using rhinestores lol! Our Sammi from Mad for Markers designed the sketch below for the Oh Alice Challenge with a twist, to break the rules meaning you have to redesign the sketch, not often you can have fun breaking rules without getting into trouble lol! First rule I broke was to make it circular, so hope thats o.k. and counts.

Finally, I have used Snow Queen from Tracey Spesch Stamps, coloured her gorgeous gown and gloves lightly using BV0000, BV00 and C00. The flower ribbon was coloured using BV00 then I glued a little pearl on for the centres, the pearl necklace and earing were coloured also using BV00. Some parts of the flowers were also coloured using BV00 then added Stickles Frosted Lace. Pearl ribbon across the middle.

The background I used my SU So Swirly Wheel, versamarked then heat embossed with purple powder. Used special effects on crown top and pearl images on the dress and hair, gold spica for the crown base.

Now this is my first attempt at using more than three flowers!! With a swirl of pearls leading away. Distressed and kindyglitzed around the edge of the base.

Copics
BV0000, BV00
C01
E000, E50, E51, E53
R20 & Y26
Spica Gold Pen

DSP SU Cottage Wall, Pearls and Ribbons my stash, Roses and pearls in flower arrangement from Bizzy Becs.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs July Store Challenge - Pearls and Swirls

Oh Alice Chapter 21 - Breaking all the Rules - Sketch with a twist

Alphabet Challenge Blog - K is for Kids




All your copic requirements can be found via Sammi at her Mad for Markers Store posting to Australia and New Zealand.

Thanks for visiting, Happy Crafting, Take Care, AnnetteX:)

P.S. If anyone is interested I have some celebration happening till the end of July here

Lavender and Honeycomb Jessica

Hi all, where did that week go! The Cowgirl Sunday Stampen Challenge #7 this week is presented by Posse 2 and the challenge is Sherbert/Ice cream, they are challenging you to use the colours of your favourate or one of your favourate Sherbert/Ice-cream in your creation. Don't forget to pop over and see them for some wonderful inspiration. Mine is Lavender and Honeycomb.

Now have coloured the lovely Jessica using copics and my Spica Lilac and Gold pens. Even gave her lilac spica painted toe nails. Used my MS punches to create the border. Love this punch set. The gorgeous ribbon and sparkly brads are from my stash. DSP Kaisercraft lilac avenue.

Our sponsor this week is Teri from Delicious Doodles, the winner will get to pick 3 images from her store as well as two images from CJ's Cowgirls up store and a winners badge for your blog. The Top Three will get to chose an image from CJ's Cowgirls store and a Top 3 badge for their blog.

Challenges

SG2 Challenge #64 - Sketch to the right, the twist sparkle (hair, wings, toenails, butterflies and rhinestones. (In the correct light lol!)

Flutterby Wednesday #112 - Open as long as there is a butterfly, fairy or angel.

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #47 - Punches

Aud's Sentiments Challenge #6 - No Sentiment

Alphabet Challenge Blog - K is for Kids

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting and enjoy the rest of your weekend, take care, AnnetteX:)

Mad for Markers ATC Challenge, Birthday Cards and Gardening

Hi all, This is another schedule post, so hope it works, our challenge at Mad for Markers this fortnight is to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card) measuring 3.5" x 2.5", now don't be put off by the size, these are fun to make. This week I have used one of the Cheeky Girls (thanks Emma), thought I would enter Glitterbabe's Challenge again "Make It Sparkly", so I have added Gold Spica to her hair, Rosanna's Purple Groovy Chick glitter to the edges and Kindlyglitz to the rose and purple kaisercraft rhinestones (I think this has to be the most I have ever used on one card) I have used my new multiliner available from Sammi to draw in fishnet stockings. I am sorry I forgot to make a note of the colours I used.

This challenge is on till 10th July, don't forget to pop over to the Mad for Markers Blog each week day for some wonderful inspiration from the talented Mad for Markers DT. We thought we would have a little more fun this challenge and we are asking all entrants and DT to send in their ATC's to Sammi and she will swap them about and post back out to everyone and don't forget the winner gets to be Guest Designer for our next challenge. Looking forward to visiting and seeing your wonderful creations.

The complete copic range is available from Sammi at the Mad for Markers Store, delivering to Australia and New Zealand.

Now for some family stuff, for those that are interested. If not thanks for visiting, take careX:)

These are the birthday cards Rosanna and Morgan made for me

This is Morgan's card, he printed a sketch (hangman) he asked me if I got it and had to say I think so?!?!?! Not seen these charactors before.
This is the middle section

Rosanna made a cute fairy card that is layered/decoupage. Did make me laugh these two are making a card and I am meant to be making a card but I had to keep shutting my eyes so I couldn't see what they were doing lol!

This is a side view to show the layers. Don't forget I have celebration blog candy for those that are interested see here or top right of the side bar.

The following is gardening:

Heres hubby posing lol! We started a couple of weeks ago taking all the stone of the front (which we had only put down 18 months ago) but, we kept losing plants the only original is the lavender.

This is it all cleared of stone.

This is the heap of stones we shifted, which need to go back, I sure hope I lose some weight!!

This is after all the stone and weedmat was taken off. We then dug the ground over and dug little trenches down from the main plants, placed draining pipe in which connected to more draining pipe along the bottom, spread a full bag of gypsum all over (meant to help break down the clay) now hopefully when it rains the water will drain away and our poor plants won't die from rotton roots from being water bogged. Forgot to take pics of the 4 cubic metres of soil piled up at the front lol! We spread that out, then spread newspaper everywhere and put the stones back on top.

Finally back to where we started with a few extra plants, so keep your fingers crossed. Tthe little lavenders on the front are baby lavenders from the big lavender to the right.

This is the left over soil, a job for another weekend lol! The back is a much bigger ongoing project! Rusty does try to help by digging holes where he can to bury his bones lol!

The following three photos should have been posted in April, these are our little toms in a beautiful dish Rosanna made out of clay and decorated at school.

Just had to show you these PURPLE and Green Beans

and finally our rhubarb, which made a delicous crumble

Challenges

Glitterbabe's Challenge #1 - Make It Sparkly

If you made it this far hope we didn't bore you too much, have a wonderful day.

Thank you for visiting, hope you are well, happy crafting, take care, AnnetteX:)

FIRST DT card for MAD FOR MARKERS

Hi all, our challenge #2 over at Mad for Markers is a Monochromic (Shades of one colour) now I have been trying others colours lately but just had to do PURPLE for this challenge, this Sweet Pea is ching chou kuik's Red Hearts. I felt like a round easel card (moon shape, using my CM Cutting System) to try and create a nightime effect. Have stitched the Lilac Cobweb Paper onto the Lilac Avenue DSP onto the card, have used Metallic Sculptured crazed paper for the moon. Placed these gorgeous roses on Kaisercraft flowers and used stickles and the larger one. Don't think I have quite got it right so just look the gorgeous bow lol!
A closer look to show you the subtle glitter on her wings and body, special effects on eyes and hearts

Isn't this ribbon just gorgeous so glad the sparkle came out in the photo. Purple stickles for butterflies

Copics

Hair - BV0000, BV00, BV02, BV04, BV08
Dress, Gloves, Mouth, Face and Body - V000, V06, V12, V15, V17
Necklace and Bracelet - FV2
Eyes - G21

Cardstock SU and Kaisercraft (lilac Avenue) and lilac cobweb (stash)

Flowers and Pin - Bizzy Becs (Bec makes the pins herself) and Kaisercraft

Brad SU make a brad

Butterflies - Martha Stewart Border Punch

You have until Sunday 9th May to enter Challenge #2, prize is a $10 voucher to Sammi's store, great news for New Zealand Sammi is now selling there.

Please go and visit Mad for Markers to see what the Talented DT have to show you. There is a gorgeous creation posted every week day. Thought I would try and get it into a challenge or two to spread the word.

Challenges

Bizzy Becs May Challenge - Embellishments and Bling

Incy Wincy Design Challenge #40 - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #48 - Shaped card anything but a square or rectangle

Quixotic Challenge #23 - How Distressing

Stampin Sisters in Christ #37 - Stitching, faux or real

It's a Crafters Companion Crafters Challenge #9 - Monotone

The Creative Card Crew Challenge #49 - Flowers

Creatalicous Challenge #9 - Wings and Flowers

Sammi and Marcia have some awesome candy going see this post.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take care, AnnetteX:)

My second Sweet Pea Creation

Hi all, hope you are all enjoying your weekend, got this pretty Sweet Pea image coloured and just couldn't get my background right and struggled with the odd charm, still not sure if it is quite right but the challenge at Sweet Pea Stamps finishes the 17th (21hrs) so time is running out lol! The challenge is to create an ATC card 2.5" x 3.5" using the colours Pink and Purple and add an 'odd' embellishment.
Now DH and DS say I have glittered the wings too much I should have been more subtle! For the embellishment I have used one of Rosanna's hair clips you twist them into your hair, this is the last of six as she kept losing them, the R is a mobile telephone accessory. (Someone has a 13th birthday coming up).

The image I have used is ching chou kuik's Red Hearts (but as you can see mine are purple lol!) Coloured her in using my Copics, still new to using them but I absolutely loooooove them, used special effects in places and three different stickles for the wings. To be honest not too sure what an ATC was so hope I have got it right!

Also entered Danni's Flutter by Wednesday #105

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and have a great weekend, take careX:)

This is my second post for today my first is a fun blog hop with a difference if you are interested please check it out.

Another Inky Lili Card

Hi all, hope you all have had a wonderful weekend, just a quick post, as I off to work, this has to be my favourate Inky Image, been playing with my copics again and had a go at feathering and this is the result.



Challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch #48
Mad For Markers #1 - Copics BG15, R20 & E00
Inky Impressions Challenge #33 - Charm It
Doodle Palace - Mothers Day Card
Flutter By Wednesday #104 - Sparkle
Sew Many Challenges #10 - Let's see some Stitching

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Codi Stylin from Polly Craft

Hi all, today I would like to show you this wonderful digi image from Tales from Polly Craft called 'Codi Stylin', she was one of the free images two weeks ago. I have been practising colouring again with my copics in purple of course lol! Trying to shadow/shade, this is my first attempt, I am fairly pleased with it. Had wanted a skull background paper but just didn't have any so decided to go slightly floral and plain, inspiration for the layout was taken from this weeks Midnight Madness Sketch #46, distressed all the edges.

Isn't she just gorgeous.

Basic Grey Papers (Wisteria), sentiment SU, ribbon, brad & charm from my stash)

Challenges

Tales from Polly Craft - To use freebie image and DT Call

Midnight Madness Sketch #46 - to the right

Cute Card Thursday #105 - Dimension (layers)

Sew Many Challenges Wk #9 - Punch It

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, have a great weekend, take careX:)

MMSC43 meets Clover and Butterflies

Hi all just a quick post as family movie tonight and get to pick so we are watching the latest Star Trek Movie (as I didn't get to the pictures:( Won't say how fiddly this one was lol! But I must say fairly pleased with it!! Had so much fun messing with my copics practicing how to blend, definately need one or two more colours lol, but happy for the moment! The gorgeous image is from Pollycraft and she is called Clover with Butterflies, for other gorgeous creations using this lovely image please go visit Pollycraft. DSP - Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue, fiddled for ages trying had wanted a butterfly or flower instead of an oval, but drawing skills just not up to it!

Distress Stickles etc and Special Effects have been used.

Challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #43 - to the right

Pollycraft Monday Challenge #35 - Distressing

Flutter By Wednesday #99 - Inspiration + Our fluttery friends
Simon Says Challenge - Mothers Day/Girly

Catt's Scratching Post - Fabulous Friday Freebie #29

Oh Alice Chapter 3 - Inspiration Challenge Purple, Blue and Red

Doodle Palace - Ribbon and Happy Birthday

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take carex:)