Saturday, 30 September 2017

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stamps Challenge #94 - P is for Pink Halloween.



I soooo want a hat like Edna's... And an eyeball corsage too!

Edna is resplendent in her Pink Halloween attire as once again the Sisterhood go Pink For Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Far too many of us (or someone we love) have been impacted by breast cancer, so we're doing our bit to raise awareness about just how important it is keep a regular check on them precious boobies!



This is one of the Sistah's favourite challenges, and we hope that you will play along!!


I'm also linking to Darnel's fabulous NBUS Challenge as I finally broke-out my cobweb Tim Holtz embossing folder. So much inky happiness with this Never Before Used Stuff! 




The Sisterhood are calling....Come and join the fun! 

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Make it Crafty - Felicity


Meet the lovely Felicity! From the moment I saw her she made me think of my sweet niece. My niece loves her shorts, thick tights and boots, so I thought this image would be perfect for her Christmas card.


Allow me a proud auntie moment! I love that she's toasting her success in getting her new belt with orange juice.


Here's a close-up of Felicity's sweet face, and her gorgeous hat and scarf.


This will be my final post as a guest over at Make it Crafty. I'd like to say a big thank you to Zoe and the regular DT girls for making me feel so welcome!

Thursday, 21 September 2017

Make it Crafty - Emily


This is my penultimate outing as a guest over at Make it Crafty. Time flies when you're having fun!


I made this card for my sister-in-law, using the delightful image Emily Sitting Politely. This is such a pretty image, and I really loved colouring her to look a little bit like my SIL.

The background was coloured with Distress Ink and I stamped a sentiment and flowers from the Concord and 9th Happy Day Stamp set.

One of the things I like best about digital stamps is that you can resize them, crop them and flip them. I cropped Emily for this card as I just wanted a head and shoulders view. I coloured with Promarkers and Prismacolour pencils.

BTW, did you know you can now follow Make it Crafty on Instagram?



Have a happy day!

Saturday, 16 September 2017

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #93 - L is for Lost and Found


I spy... Edna! It's all about 'Lost and Found' for our new challenge over at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. We're revisiting 'lost' techniques, hunting-out older or unused stamps, and combing through our stash for a crafting trip down memory lane. 


My 'Lost' is a technique that I used a few times and always loved. It's a super-easy technique which involves masking-off the edges of the card with torn paper and inking in the space between. Like the Meerkat says: 'Simples!'

I stamped the VLVstamps image of the woman and carefully masked her with a post it note. Then I used my new Distress Oxides to create layers of ink and to over stamp a variety of images. This was my first proper attempt at using Oxides, and I'm still not feeling very confident with them. I bought a few additional colours after making this card so I can play and experiment a bit more.

As always, my sistahs have had a hoot with this challenge. We hope you'll like it too, and that you'll come and play along!

Friday, 15 September 2017

Naughty or Nice Challenge #43 - Reminder


It's the 15th of September, so I'm back again with mid-month reminder inspiration for the current challenge over at Naughty or Nice!


Once again, we're delighted to be sponsored by Bugaboo, and I couldn't resist using this sweet image for my card. I just love her expression of innocence.


You can find this adorable image here in the Bugaboo store, plus a whole host of other gorgeous, fun digis which simply scream 'buy me!' whenever I visit!

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Make it Crafty - Jacinta Sitting Dreaming

Hi everyone!

It's that time of the year when I begin to struggle to get decent photographs, so please forgive that today's card looks a little pale. 

This card features Make it Crafty's sweet Jacinta. Isn't she a beauty? I love the fact that she looks like she's sitting on a jetty, dangling a leg towards some cool water, on a hot sunny day. 

I loved colouring Jacinta with my Promarkers, and then adding a few low-lights in her hair with pencil crayons. Two dragonfly chippies add to the idea of a hot summer's day.



Such an easy card to make and such a delightful image to colour!

There are two other Jacinta images available at Make it Crafty, along with a multitude of other gorgeous digis.