Untouchable

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image 'Untouchable ' by Linda Biggs which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

I am trying something a little different this time, printing on dark paper and colouring with my Faber-Castell - Polychromos colour pencils.  I printed the image four times just so I had a few spare copies to practice with lol.  Unfortunately the paper I have used which is a green/gold metallic type is not loving my camera at this point but I am sure you get the idea.

 Next I coloured the image.  I do love the vibrance of these pencils but have to admit they did not like my paper very much and blending was pretty hard.  Maybe I just need to practice some more to get the hang on it.

 I plan on a very straightforward card this time, concentrating on the image and then just the single colour of the paper.  Once the image was coloured I then cut it with a Spellbinder Oval die. Next I coloured some lace with my Promarkers to match up with the colour scheme,

 I then embossed and die cut another sheet of the green gold paper for the background of the card and finished off die cutting a flower with the same paper.  The die I used is a Marianne Craftables Flower.  I finished of with Olive stickles on the flower and around the edge of the card.

 For the inside I used more of the green/gold paper and added a soft mottled green paper for the writing area.  This was then embossed using the same embossing folder as for the front of the card.

 And here we have the finished creation.

Ingredients:-

• Image - 'Untouchable ' by Linda Biggs
• Colouring Medium - Faber-Castell - Polychromos colour pencils and Promarkers
• Dies - Spellbinders Ovals and Marianne Craftables Flower
• From my Stash - lace, brad and Stickles

I am entering into the following challenges:-

• Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3 - (Week 2) Anything Goes with a Twist of Green
• Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge - M (2nd Monday), no 100% digital projects, E3, use "hoarded" items - (March) Green (OLIVE GREEN CARD IS ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD)
• Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - 2W - (Week 2) Green
• Get Creative Challenges - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Green
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - W, 5E - B is for... (BRAD, BUTTERFLY WINGS)
• Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - Go Green
• Pile It On - W #59 Green
• Robyn`s Fetish - W - #254 Pearls or Gems
• Frosted Designs Friday Challenge - 2W - (W2 of 2) - Homemade flowers and recycled materials (LACE IS RECYCLED OFF A BABY DRESS BOUGHT AT A JUMBLE SALE)
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 129 - Bring on the Green
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.80 - (W2 of 2) - St. Patrick's Day / Mostly Green
• The Stamping Boutique - 2W, (2nd & 4th Friday) SIO - No.53 -  (W2 of 2) More than one layer
• Sassy Studio Designs - W, SIO: #271 To Die For

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

Medicine Woman

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps.  As it is Featured Artist Week the whole DT are working with images by Linda Biggs and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image Medicine Woman which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

I have a bunch of design papers from magazines and they just seem to sit there unused so I am making a conscious effort this year to attack the pile lol.  With that in mind my first step was to choose my backing paper and then colour my image around those colours.  With that done I used a peel off birthday sticker in white and airburshed it with my Promarker, one of the colours used in the image.  I should add the image was coloured with Promarkers and I chalked the background. The sentiment was, once dry, placed on some of the DP used for the background and then die cut.

To finish off the card I used a Dreamcatcher die from Cherry Lynn which I airbrushed and Sizzix  - Ornate Hanging Sign.  The sentiment was cut with Xcut tags. a lace border was added along the bottom edge and a bow tied with the same lace and then airbrushed with my Lilac Promarker.  Finally, some pink Stickels on the dreamcatcher and pearls picking out the three main colours, pink green and blue.

Ingredients:-

• Image - Medicine Woman by Linda Biggs and available from Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi
• Colouring Medium -  Promarkers
• Dies -  Dreamcatcher die from Cherry Lynn,  Sizzix - Ornate Hanging Sign and XCut tags
• From my stash, lace, pearl brads, blue gems and Stickles

I am entering into the following challenges:-

• Di's Digis Designs 3E,2W,SIO(W2) lots of embellishments 
• My Time to Craft W lace 
• Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.26 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - February - Birthday or Anniversary
• Left of Center Creative Challenges - W - No.66 - Use Your Dies
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 127 - Critters
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.79 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 93  - Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks - W- #234 Things With Wings
• Chalk N Stock - M, 2E, F, must use chalk-   Always Anything Goes With Chalk
• Scrap & Craft Challenge -2W (1st & 3rd) 3E, (W1 of 2) - Birthday
• Seize The Birthday - 2W - Must be Birthday Card (W2 of 2) - Birthday +  Topping Option - Hearts and/or Arrows
• DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F -  #16 Use Any Animal (Week 1 of 2)
• Fresh Brewed Designs - W, 5E - Animals 
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #21 Always Anything goes
• Creative Card Crew 2W - #81 - Birthday with Sentiment (week 1)
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #71 Anything Goes with a twist: use a Die
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations 2W, 2E - Bingo*  (Week 1) (LACE, DIE CUTS/PUNCH, BRADS)
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #284 - Perfect Pearls
• ABC Challenge (P1/15) ‘D is for Diecuts’
• A Girl who Crafts (M, P1,E5) Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore (M,P1,E3) Use a Stamp or Digi.
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper (M,P1) Anything goes with Patterned Paper
• Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 1) Die Cuts

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx