Summer Blossom Mini Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, still busy here, still got my MIL and had my aunty and uncle for the weekend had a lovely time catching up and got some garden jobs done to lol!  Got our base in for our pizza oven, so getting a little excited, will post pics when we have it in place lol!

So have not had much time for colouring but onto my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I finally got my first set of Flourish Stamps 'Summer Blossom', they are beautiful and available from our Mad for Markers Store here. 

Added touches of spica to the flowers and butterflies on the base as well as around the edge.

 

The back

 

Copics used

Copics and Spicas, double sided tape, mounting foam and a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store.

We would love to see your entries into our new challenge using multiliners in your creations here

 

Make It Monday #112 - Anything Goes

Copic Oz - It's Time To Think Pink

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #192 - Birthday Card

Bearly Mine Challenge #58 - Easel Card

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Finally a card using Some Odd Girl Royal

Hi all, finally a card, did you miss me:)  Between work, family, other stuff happening and my mojo going on holiday, I haven't paper crafted or blogged anything like I would have liked!!  So hoping to remedy that and catch up with you soon.  Hope you and your families are all well. 

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I have used the gorgeous Royal from Some Odd Girl available from the store here, she comes with a crown, sentiment and banner stamp all of which I have used.

It was great to craft again and I had a lots of fun creating this card, tried a few different techniques new to me as well as using lots of pearls and flowers.

I stamped Royal using Lulu Lavender Memento, then I outlined her dress with my new Multiliner 0.3 PURPLE (a wonderful gift from a lovely friend, thankyou).  I thought it would be fun to have pink hair with added pearls (like those fancy pins you get for your hair), I slit her hair to place the crown coloured with spicas and added special effects.  I also used the sepia multiliner to outline some of the face and black multiliner to the eyes and lashes (which were a fiddle to cut round lol).  Sprayed her with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer mist. Added pearls to the birds and flowers.

The banner was stamped with Lulu Lavender Momento ink and black memento for the sentiment.

One of my first tries at crocheting a flower, the pearl flower and butterfly are made using a template.  Got the gorgeous pearl flower ribbon from my local craft store.

Copics, spicas, multiliners used as well as a huge selection of stamps, papers, digi images are all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Skin/Face - E000, E00, E01, E11, R20, E33, E37, multi liner Black and Sepia, Spica Lavender

Hair - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14

Dress - V01, V12, V15, V17 and the new multiliner Purple (part of the brights set available here)

AND the colourless blender for correction and to blend out some of the colour in the dress and hair

BV08 and RV14 to colour some of the cream half pearls to match

Paper 6" Paper Pad La-Di-Da Collection and SS card stock.

We would love to see your creations in our Mad for Markers Colour Challenge to use either B, BG or BV or all if you wish.

Challenges

Some Odd Girl Challenge - Sketch
Copic Oz - Blender Challenge
Papertake Weekly Challenge - All Things Girly
Bearly-Mine Challenge #44 - Girly Card
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #172 Wings N Bling
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Challenge - Flower Power

Look what is fighting the wind in the garden had to rescue them, the scent is just amazing, so this bunch is sent out to you all, I counted 15 little heads on one of the daffodils.

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Fairy Lili Easel Card

Hi all, hope you are all well, just a quick post, tired and need to be in bed lol!  Just finished this easel card off tonight, using one of my favourate Inky images 'Fairy Lili' and sentiment 'Wishing you a Fairy Happy Day!".

She is coloured using copics and spica then glimmer misted, she is very sparkly lol!  Also used special effects on her eyes, hair bobbles, earings, nails and spica shoes.

I have used two different ribbon, the thinner one I used to make the bows and I also cut some flowers from the sparkly ribbon and stuck them in different places.  Bought crochet flowers and wooden buttons.  Papers Basic Grey sugar rush.

Friendship message and cute charm

Copics and spicas used

Challenges I would love to enter:

Inky Impressions Challenge #62 - Red, Orange and Yellow
Southern Girls Challenge #46 - Things with Wings
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Butterflies and Bows
Bearly-Mine Challenge $39 - Tic, Tac, Toe (Dies, Flowers, Sentiment)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #167 - Fairy Fever
Make It Monday Linky Party#93 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #62 - Anything Goes

Copics, spicas and a huge selection of stamps all available from our Mad for Markers Store

We would love to see your creations in our new Mad for Markers anything but a card/scrapbooking page Challenge.

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

My first saucy easel card using the beautiful Heidi from Victoria Case

Hi Everyone

Today I would like to show you this fun, beautiful girl called Heidi who is from Victoria Case, when I first saw her I knew she was just perfect for a friends 40th!  She was fun to colour not sure I have her just right but I am fairly pleased, I so suck at male cards, not going to say how long this one took lol trying to find the right bits, really wanted a music note/guitar charm but did not have one.   Don't forget our Mad for Markers Challenge this month Red and/or Pink R's/RV's, I chose Bright Pink not Purple lol.

I have tried a new colour hair combo

I dotted gold spica in the beer for bubble effect, then added special effects to the pots, also her eyes, ear-ring and the trinket on the necklace the wooden numbers were coloured using a clear Gelly Roll Pen

A closer look at the pocket to hold the money

Copics used

Hair - E33, E35, Y21, Y23

Clothes - RV0000, 00, 02, C00, C01

Beer - E93, 97, 99, W00, W1, C00, C01, Gold Spica

Skin - E000, E01, E11, R20, lips Blossom Spica

all available from The Mad for Markers Store

Challenges I would like to enter

Sourthern Girls Challenge #38 - So Distressed
Creative Card Crew Challenge #4 - Masculine
Colour Me Copic Challenge Group - Bright Colours - Bright Pink and Yellow (in her hair)
Outlawz Friday Copic/promarker challenge - Inspired by a song, book or movie
Make It Monday Linky Party #77 - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use a Digi Image

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

Zoe Celebrates Easel Card

Hi all, having a wettish weekend here, housework is done, so finally had time play and have another go at colouring a scene using Copics.  I have used the gorgeous image 'Zoe Celebrates' available from Make It Crafty.  I borrowed Morgan's jeans from the ironing pile and added some colourless blender and pressed on the jeans of the image to get a denim effect, also used an old pair of Rosanna's PJ's with the colourless blender and pressed in various places on the sky. 

Did have trouble with the grass couldn't make my mind up what colour looked best so there is a little bit of everything in there lol!  Now DH says it is all too bright but I kinda like it.  Decided she looks very happy, like she has just won the races (Melbourne cup here in Oz this weekend). 

The flowers are hand drawn using multiliners 0.3 green and 0.1 black.

The Happy Birthday chip board was sprayed with copics then clear spica added and then special effects.

The butterflies are from my MS border punch (these are the bits that should be thrown away but I am a hoarder lol) and then added liquid pearls for the body.  The rhinestones (bottom of the tulips) have been coloured using copic YG09.

The flower has been handmade using organza ribbon (think thats what you call it) with a rhinestone brad centre.

Papers Kaisercraft La-Di-Da and SU cardstock.   The cute tortoise ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

Copics Used

Hair - E19, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, Spicas Gold, Peach, Chocolate

Skin - E000, E00, E02, E11, R12, R20, Eyes - spicas Sky Blue, Pitch Black

Clothes - B91, B93, B95, B97, R81, R83, R85, R89, clear spica

Grass - G05, G07, G14, G17, G28, YG05, YG07, YG09, YG17

Sky - C00, C1, C3, B0000, B00, B01, B02. BG0000

Flowers - Multiliners 0.1 black & 0.3 green, RV14, RV63, RV66, V12, V17, Y13, Y18, YR68

and the Magic Colourless Blender 0

ALL Available from the lovely Sammi over in The Mad for Markers Store

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Copic Oz - Springtime Project
Make It Colourful #39 - Add Texture
Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge #58  - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #43 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #61 - Anything Goes    
Crafty Ribbons - Bingo Handmade Embellishment, Ribbon, Gems or Punch/Die, Flowers, Ribbon
The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge #4 - Hats or Flowers

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend, don't forget to join us in our new Mad for Markers Challenge starting tomorrow, enjoy the rest of your weekend where ever you are in the world, thanks for stopping by, take careX:)

Inky Lili's Birthday Cake with Candles and flowers lol!

Hi all,

First I would love to welcome my new followers, hopefully I have popped round, commented and followed you, though one or two of you I couldn't find a blog address, so please let me know so I can pay you a visit.

Now time for another Inky Challenge and our gorgeous Inkette Sandie set the challenge this fortnight to use Die Cuts, now for sometime I have wanted to make one of these fancy easel cards lol!  Can't remember where I first seen one (could have been Merry) but, saved this link to a tutorial, check them out , there are many STUNNING creations.

I have used the gorgeous 'Lili's Birthday Cake' image and 'Make a Wish' sentiment available here coloured with Copics, Spica Glitter and added Special Effects and Glimmer Mist.  My icing skills need a little more practice using the pearl pen lol!

Now I wanted to have flowers as this card is for a very special friend, who was our neighbour, when we bought our house together in England (her and DH have been out twice to visit us) she will be 70 in May and does flower demonstrations, those who have followed me for sometime know I struggle with flowers, so I got DH's opinion and he didn't like the flowers, he thought the blue too big and the brown didn't go and I was brave sending to someone who knows what to do with flowers lol!  Now I like them, wanted to add a little more green but the leaves didn't look right, maybe some twirly green bits.  But please tell me what you think, I would love you to be HONEST! 

This is the card laying flat, I have added kindyglitz all around the edges

With the candles in the box

This is the card before I added the flowers and more icing lol!

SO WITH OR WITHOUT FLOWERS

Now pop over to the Challenge blog and see what gorgeous eye candy the Inspirational Inkettes have for you.

Challenges

Lets Ink It Up Challenge#11 - Die Cuts/Punches
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge 15 - Pink, Blue and Brown
Craft your Days Away Challenge #16 - Mum or a Special lady
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Let's glitter and glitz it
Make It Monday Linky Party - a place over on Michelle's blog to share your creations
ABC Challenge - R is for Roses

Now don't forget Mad for Markers will be at Paperific on 1-3 April - with the full range of Ciao and Sketch markers as well as THE April release of The Greeting Farm stamps including the NEW Creeper kit!

I shall be there (Fri & Sat), along with Sammi, her DH, we sure would love you to pop by and say hi!

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

HOWDY Star Easel and Homemade Apple Pie etc

Hope you are all well, continuing our challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog is to create a Male Creation using some of your brown copics!  Today I have used TGF 'Sheriff Ian' and created this star easel card.   This challenge finishes Saturday.

The stars have been made using shrink plastic, which was coloured using E47, then used a CM star punch and the SU Crop a dile for the hole in the centre (ish). 

 and the image cut out from the cardstock DCWV All About Boys Stack (love them)

This is personal stuff, so please skip if you wish

Another update on our goodies from the garden, here is Rosanna peeling the freshly picked Granny Smiths Apples last night (Monday), they love the new gadget, so much quicker too and I get help lol!

This is some of the apple sauce we made

These are two of the pork mince and apple puff pastry rolls using some of the apple sauce

Rosanna and Morgan love them, work perfect in the lunch boxes, I get Rosanna eating

meat and Morgan eating fruit lol!

This is one of Edward's favourates homemade apple pie, mmmmmm

and these are my favourates, they smell gorgeous and so much better for my figure lol!

these are being cyber sent to you my crafting buddies

Showed two pics to try and show the colour properly a very deep purple colour, a mixture of

copics BV08 and V09 and no I haven't coloured them lol!

Copics

Hat E33, R35, R37, R24, R27

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55, E57

Skin - E00, E11

Clothes - B91, B95, B97, R24, R27, Y35

Boots - E35, E37

Now don't forget Mad for Markers will be at Paperific on 1-3 April - with the full range of Ciao and Sketch markers as well as THE April release of The Greeting Farm stamps including the NEW Creeper kit!

I shall be there, along with Sammi and her DH, Tracey from the DT and other blogging buddies, we sure would love you to pop by and say hi!

Finally Don't forget our COLOUR Conference in October deposits need to be in by April 7th.

Guaranteed to be a fun weekend - a chance to colour, learn and be inspired.. and there might be a few goodies up for grabs during the weekend (as well as a chance to SHOP!!)

Challenges

Charisma Cardz Challenge #11 - To 'Die' for
Let's Ink It Up Challenge #11 = Die Cuts/Punches and Rubber/Clear Stamp - NO Digis
Make It Monday Linky Party #29 - Michelle's blog where you can share your creation with other crafters
One Stitch at a Time Challenge #54 - One for the boys

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Inky Impressions Easel Card Challenge

Hi all, for our new Inky Impressions Challenge  we would like you to make an easel card, now you know how much I love my Easel cards, decided I needed to have a go at a side/twist easel.

I have used the cute Inky Image 'Lili's Stuffed Bunny', which was one of my first images I bought, at the start of  my Inky obsession lol!  Now not sure if I have the twist right but this is my version lol! 

Now this is very, very ribbony and flowery for me and so not sure I have got the mix right!  Now if you look closely at the butterfly buttons their embroidery thread antenna have stickles on the ends, DD said this helped them look more like butterflies lol!  The papers are Kaisercraft La-Di-Da Collection, love the colours.  The little butterflies are from my MS border punch and a cute little bunny charm.  No guesses who wants this card for her 14th Birthday lol!

 A closer look at Glimmer Misted Lili with her Bunny, also got the sewing machine out and stitched around the outer edges, used some green dewdrops on the flowers.

A photo of the side  view stamped the inside using a SU stamp

The flowers are all hand stitched, my poor thumb got stabbed a few times! Have used a sparkly button and brads for centres, some of the brads are coloured using Copics.  Finally used my SU leaves sizzlits Little Leaves die

Challenges

Make It Monday Linky Party #26 -Michelle's blog where you can share your creation with other crafters

Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 92  - Make your own flowers

Southern Girls Challenge #13 - Brads, Gems or Dew drops

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Ribbons and Buttons
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Let's Get all Cute

Stamps R Us Challenge - For the Girls
By the Cute and Girly Challenge - Springtime

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge #101 - In the Garden
Sunday Stitching Crissy Challenge #15 - Stitching
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes plus optional extra something old

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

The Greeting Farm meets Mad for Markers

Hi all, we have some exciting news for all you Australian/New Zealand  TGF fans, Sammi is now stocking TGF stamps in her Mad for Markers Store.

Our new challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog is to create a Male Card using some of your brown copics!  So I have used Pirate Ian and created this little fun easel card. 

A closer look at the buttons and the Happy Birthday ribbon which was orignally cream coloured I used B24 and coloured it to match my blue colours. 

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

Copics

B21, 24, 26
C00, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
E00, 11, 31, 33, 35, 51, 55, 57, 59
W5, 7, 9
Y26 and 0

Challenge

Outlawtz Monday Birthday Challenge - Birthday Sentiment and twist is ribbon or string and at least one circle

Prairie Fairy Challenge #47 - 'Inspired by a Song'  Looove The Pirates of the Carribean, the theme tune is 'A Pirate's Life for Me' Lyrics by Xavier Atencio and music by George Bruns.

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Tutorial - Spellbinder Nestabilities Dahlia Easel Card

Hi all

This is my first attempt at a tutorial for making a creation for my DT positions, finally got it done Alicia, I have made a tutorial using the Spellbinder Nestabilities Dahlia to make an Easel Card.

First choose your papers and Spellbinder

Cut three of the largest Nestie in White card and choice of bottom layer and two of the second largest nestie for the top layer

 After cutting match the designer paper shape to the white cardstock (they are not symetrical as I discovered the first time I made a blossom easel card) as you can see in the left of the photo you can see white edges

 I the turn the shapes over and mark them with pencil so I can match up much easier later

 I have used X-Press It Double sided High Tack Tape, now place on the top side of the white card that is going to have the designer paper stuck to it, when placing make sure you have it in the right place as once stuck it is stuck!

 You now need to score the centre of one of the Dahlia making sure your mark is matching the Dahlia you are going to stick to.

Turn over and use the Sticky tape on the top half of the Dahlia that matches the back of the front of the card (next photo)

 Then stick the second layer onto the Dahlia that is to have the image on
EDITED to answer Tina's question,
you then stick this to the Dahlia shape above making sure your markings to match up
which is what you can see from the side in the photo below

 You then need to score the back as shown so you can stick the joining piece to the base

Now I don't stick the second layer on the base if I am using brads, to use as stop for the easel, work out where the brads need to be, place them, then stick the second layer down on the base, I have also kindyglitzed around the edges.  (As you can see started added embellishments and then remembered I hadn't taken a photo lol)

Next add your image and I have chosen to use the Gorgeous 'Angelica Heart Socks' which Nicole has on offer for only USD $10.50 this month, plus if you are a member of the Inky yahoo group, you get an additional 10% off.

A closer look at Angelica, popped her hair band up (a little tip I try and colour the pop up stickers with the colour I am using so they don't stand out).  Special effects on her hearts (on the head band), ear rings, those gorgeous eyes, bracelet, handbag and cute boots.  Used Spicas Lavender and lilac for the headband and hearts and cardigan

Hope I have made sense, if anything is not clear please ask.

Copics


Hair - E31, E33, E35, E53
Clothes - V01, V12, V15, V17
Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20
Spicas - Lavender and Lilac
Challenges (sorry for the long post)

Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #141 - At least three hearts, plus a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel
Creative Card Crew Challenge - For a Loved one
Copic Creations Challenge #43 - We're Cool
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #97 - Hearts gone Wild
Sundays with Crissy February Challenge - Love
Copic Oz Challenge - Love
Stamping with the Dragon Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Cowgirls Challenge #6 - Valentines or Love
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Have a Heart

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)