Winking Student Just For You

This is the first of two posts for today so if you are reading this one first pls come back later and see my other card.

I have used the ultra cool Winking Student from Funky Kits and coloured her with Promarkers - details below - made 2 frames using my Bigshot and Spellbinders Labels 2 and two different DPs, inked up my 'Pringle' embossing folder with a PM (which I washed off very quickly!!) to create the small panels on the left hand side and made a tag using a Sissix tag which I then stamped the sentiment onto.

I just adore this wee image but am rather annoyed as every time I use my French Navy PM it leaks onto nearby colours and spoils everything about the cards I make.  Only ever happens with the French Navy ~ any hints ladies?

You may want to see the card eh? so here it is :~

I used a fabulous teal coloured paper from Pink Petticoat and a gingham one I got free in a magazine recently.

Ingredients:~

Winking Student rubber stamp from Simply Sassy range at Funky Kits;

Promarkers ~ Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Henna, Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone, Duck Egg, French Navy, Pastel Blue, Apple and Pear Green;

Spellbinders Labels 2;

Sissix Tag Die;

Papermania Embossing Folder;

Ribbon from stash.

I am entering this into the following challenges:~

Sarah Hurley Frames;

Moving Along With The Times and

Our Creative Corner.

I hope you will come back later to see my other card and I appreciate any comments you leave.

Many thanks crafters!

Very Exciting News for Me!!

Hello my friends, I promised you exciting news and here it is ......................................................I have been spotlighted on Simply Sassy Blog today!!  The very talented Marie has chosen me and I am so priveleged and proud to be there - for me, this is the Ultimate Crafter Dream - to be posted on your favourite Stamp's Blog by the Design Team!!  I think I have died and gone to heaven!!  How childish am I?? Act your age Sheila not your shoe size he he!!


I would like to extend a massive thanks to the Simply Sassy Design Team for showing my cards on their fabulous blog!!

This is a card I have made especially for showcasing using the stunning Butterflies and Pigtails.   Following the sketch from Sketch Saturday's current challenge (rotated), I used Freeibe DPs from Papercraft Essentials, my PMs to colour the image, black & white cardstock, 2 dies and a Xcut border punch.

 The close up shows how I coloured the stamped image using my Promarkers - they are my fav medium for colouring but I was going to take Kerry's (the very talented Pickle) advice and try out the Prisma pencils but money is tight at the mo so they will need to wait a month or so.

I am going to enter this into the following challenge:~

Sketch Saturday's challenge - I rotated the sketch so hope this is still allowed.

Ingredients:~
Butterflies and Pigtails rubber stamp from Simply Sassy range coloured with PMs~
Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink, Dusky Rose, Rose Pink, Caramel, Cinnamon, Sandstone, Satin, Cool Grey 1;
Spellbinders Nestie for Scalloped black and white card;
Xcut 4cm Border Punch for black card;
DPs ~ Sweet Wishes freebie from Papercraft Essentials magazine;
Sentiment stamp is from Funky Hand's Our Betty range of clear stamps;
Sizzix Butterfly Die and small butterfly punch.

Cardmadfairy's 'Snowbaby's Tree'

Well girls, I hope you have been across to Cardmadfairy's Creations to admire Jenni's stunning digi images?  Aren't they just adorable?  While you are there why not check out her previous designs too - there are some stunners in there too!  Great for playing around with in graphics software and My Craft Studio etc - whatever one you happen to have - I have yet to master Photoshop but getting there slowly! 

Anyways...on to my card.....

The ever-so-cute Snowbaby's Tree was coloured with Promarkers and glitter added to his furry collar, bobble and cuffs and the tree.  I deliberately kept the tree a neutral colour as I wanted it to be more obvious than the backing papers.  I matted and layered the image onto gold mirri, pale blue & white cardstock; used my Sizzix embossing folder to create the embossed pale blue (not easy to see in pic) and also a text embossing folder for the sentiment on the gold mirri, which was alos matteed and layered onto white card.  Two offcuts of the backing paper were used to create two small plates matted onto the gold mirri to follow Sketch Saturday's current sketch Challenge.  I am entering this into the following challenges:~

Sketch Saturday's No 127 and

Pollycraft It's Chill Time.

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Ingredients:~

Image is brand new Snowbaby's Tree from Cardmadfairy Creations coloured in PMs~

Sandstone; Satin; Dusky Pink; Ivory, Blush; Cool Grey 1; French Navy; Pastel Blue; Cornflower & China Blue;

Backing paper is Winter Wonderland from Dovecraft;

Plain coloured & Mirri from stash;

Sizzix embossing folders - Snowflakes and Text.

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Fairymoon Crafts DT card

Over at Fairymoon Crafts this week, we have 2 fabulous digis chosen from the stunning vast range at Crafty Sentiments for the winner of our Sketch Challenge. Simply follow this weeks very simple sketch and you could have these fab winner's images in your hands.

The DT were very kindly given some stunning digi images from Crafty Sentiments to play around with and I decided on this great one - Following the sketch I used both the Papermania dotty embodding folder and Sizzix Christmas Set embossing folder for the blue background paper then mounted onto C6 deckled white cards. Colouring the cute image with Promarkers, I mounted him onto navy blue then silver mirri board. The sentiment is computer generated using font again onto the blue backing paper which was then mounted on navy and silver as before. I added some bling with gems I won in a recent competition.

I so enjoyed using this image that I have made a batch of these fabulous cards for my Mam to use as her general Christmas cards in a few weeks so they are now winging their way to Scotland at this very moment in time!

This card is not for any challenges as it was specifically made for the purpose of being a DT card and my Mam's Christmas cards!  But do come and play along with us this week!