Zebra

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is
 'Anything Goes'

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

For my DT inspiration I have used the zebra of Ike's images KRAZY KRITTERZ #1 - SET of 7.  Now I have to admit just now as much as I love colouring I am finding there are days where my concentration levels fly out the window and I just want something simple to play with and not have to think about blends, shading etc.  This image was just perfect, a really fun guy that brought lots of smiles while creating with him :) :) After the colouring and sentiment were sorted I used Pan Pastels for the background added some Flower Soft for a bit of texture where the zebra is standing.  The design paper was a fun and games, I knew I had some zebra backing paper which I bought years ago and after a few hours of hunting for it I found it was totally wrong, much too grown up and detailed for this card.  My little thinking cap needed to be put on for a few minutes to find another way to make my zebra card base backing paper.  In the end I placed a sheet of white paper on top of a piece of black paper, drew some zebra stripes and then cut both sheets together.  I then used the white sheet with the stripes cut out as my backing paper and placed this on my card then used the cut out stripes from the black paper to inlay and fill in the gaps.  Rather like how it turned out and had a lot of fun just cutting and sticking paper hahahaha. 

Promarkers used  : - black, poppy red

I am entering this card in the following challenges : -

• Stinkin' Inkers - M, E3 - February -  Use One Or More Embossing Folders
• Tuesday Throwdown W -   #451 Use Your Favorite Color (week 1) - FAV COLOUR PURPLE AS TO ME IT IS THE COLOUR OF EQUALITY - MADE UP OF BLUE AND PINK/RED FAMILY IT IS NEITHER MALE OR FEMALE BUT A MIXTURE OF BOTH :)
• Always Fun Challenges - (W, 3E, Top 3 Awarded)  #150 ANIMALS
• Dream Valley Challenges (2W, 3E, C10)#219 HAND-COLORED IMAGE (WEEK 1)  
• Make My Monday  (2W, Top 3, 3E) #116 CRITTERS  (Week 1) 

Blossom Shoe

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is

 'Anything Goes'

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

For my design creation I have used the IKEsART image Blossom Shoe (one of a set of 4)  I love this image and have used it a few times, always colouring it in. For this Promarker challenge I thought I would try something different and use my Promarkers to colour the background and use the colours to only colour the flowers and leaves on the shoe.  There was a bit of experimenting going on lol, to begin with I just used a ruler but soon discovered although my lines were straight there was a positive lean on the left side of the card and at the rate this was happening it would soon be a steep mountain effect :).  Next I tried adding the lines in Photoshop using the colours I would be colouring in, that looked like a good idea but my brain cell didn't really think how small the areas to colour would be once I had printed, anyway I completed the background with in this case Flex Markers and then coloured the leaves and flowers.  The Happy Birthday sentiment was heat foiled in gold and the flowers on the shoe have two coats of Mod Podge Dimensional Magic although the scanner when I scanned the image has not picked this up. 

So I was not totally happy with drawing in the faint lines so for a second attempt I added a wee grid to each side of the image and printed again.  Using a ruler to give cleaner, sharper edges I drew my lines in the colours I was colouring with using my Promarkers then coloured in the areas that needed filling.  Much better, just needed to remember to clean and dry my ruler after each line draw :) :) Just a shame here the lines look squint but that is my fault with the scanning and straightening of the image.  Can I blame that on my glasses hahahaha or maybe tired eyes after a long day :) :) Again I heat foiled the sentiment and finished off with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.

Image used -  Blossom Shoe (one of a set of 4) by IKEsART
Colouring - Promarkers and Flex markers (now made by Windsor and Newton)
Other items - small gems, heat foil and heat foil die, Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

I am entering this creation in the following challenges :-

Rite of Spring

Today is such an exciting day for me, it has been so hard to keep quiet for the last few weeks but today I can announce I am now part of the Aurora Wings DT.  I have followed Mitzi Sato-Wiuff and her wonderful digital images since 2012 when I found them on a Google search, no doubt for fairies :) :) At that time I found 12 images for sale and bought them all.  They were certainly daunting  to colour with all the detail but were exactly what I was looking for.  When the Aurora Wings challenges started way back in March 2014 I managed start playing along with the challenges, my first entry was in the April Monochromatic challenge and since then I have played along with the Aurora Wings challenges whenever I have been able to.  Life was busy at the time (now hubby and I are newly retired) so I did not ever dare to apply to be on the DT, Mitzi's images deserve the best I can do and when work etc. have to take priority over colouring I could not commit to this.  I eventually plucked up the courage to apply during the last DT call but alas did not make the team.  Sad heart but I told myself, as I always do, everything happens for a reason and if something is meant to happen it will in its own time - and now it has happened :) :) :) Happy dancing here and so very proud to be part of this awesome DT, thank you Mitzi and Donna for having me xxx

So here is my first creation as part of the Aurora Wings DT :-

Aurora Wings

Challenge #69 - Anything Goes 

For this creation I have used a shadow box to make a picture for my Mum's 87th birthday.  She does not want anything bought so what can be better than to make up something that I know she will love in her favourite colours.  The image I chose to use was from the original 12 I purchased back in 2014 - Rite of Spring.

I printed the image as large as I could on A4 stamping card and used Distress Inks to colour the background.  The image was coloured with Prismacolour Pencils, purple and blue fine liner pens, Stickles and Liquid Pearls were used to add further detail and the bit of bling I love to add to these images.

With this being a shadow box I needed to add something in for foreground and that really had to be a spray of flowers.  Usually I make my flowers out of paper or light weight card but they never have that soft look real flowers have so this time I did a bit of research to see what other materials would work.  Hard to believe but it seems coffee filters were ideal so hubby when and got me some.  Bummer, he came back with brown ones and that was just no good.  All I had at hand in the house was kitchen towel so I opted to try that.  Not great as the flowers are very flimsy but a good experiment.  Each flower has 60 petals hahahaha, and after cutting I wet each petal and dipped in blue ink.

These flowers turned out much larger than I had anticipated so only needed one for the shadow box so decided to use the remaining two for a tag to go with the picture.  I also cut some rose leaves and coloured them in pinky purples to match the image and three peacock feathers, again coloured to match the image.  The tag was coloured using the same Distress Inks and I used a foiling die to add the Birthday Wishes sentiment in sky blue foil.  All done, now just to wrap this up and give it to my Mum on Wednesday when I see her :)

Items used :-

image - Rite of Spring by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff /Aurora Wings

colouring - Distress Inks, Prismacolour Pencils, fineliners

extra items - Stickles, Liquid Pearls, peacock feather die, leaves and flower die by Spellbinders

Aurora Wings Digital Images Store

I am entering this creation in the following challenges:-

• 613 Avenue Create - M (1st Sunday), 8E, Any Craft Accepted (check for recognition each week, top DT choices, winners, and crafter's voting by on-line community) - #211 (July) Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Create your own Designer Paper
• Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - M, 1st Sunday, E3 - (July) Birthday
• Stamping Sensations - M, 3E, Winner + Top 3, must use stamp (no pre-colored digis) Stamp must be focal point of project – (July) In my Garden
• Allsorts  W,3E  - #476/477 - Flowers All Over
• Crafty Calendar M,3E July - Totally Girly
• Inkspirational 2W,C10  #165 - Birthday (W1 of 2)
• Aud Sentiments Challenge 2W,E5  #207 Flowers + A Sentiment  (W2 of 2)
• Addicted to Stamps and More - W, C10, #300 - Happy Birthday (Not quite a card but a gift and gift tag so hope that still qualifies)
• Craftaholics R Us - W, #28 - Turquoise
• Mod Squad Challenge-1W, 3E, F - Floral

Treasure Map

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #218

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a 7 image June prize pack. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

This week I am working with the digi - Treasure Map by Delicious Doodles available in the Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.

I do feel a bit bad with this image, not having really done it justice.  When making this I was just about to start travelling and time was short.  Anyway, I came up with a plan to leave a pressie for my hubby - a box of chocolates hidden in our bed and the treasure map in a bottle on his pillow <g>.

 

To begin with I had a coffee hahahaha - well not true really, I made a double expresso to use as a dye to age the map which I had printed.

Then I attacked it with a Tim Holtz distressing ink pad.

 I made up a poem for my hubby which I printed and then stuck to the back of the map. I am far from a poet but it is the thought that counts :)  This was then aged the same way as the front.

 Now for some more fun, scrunch it up and make it look really old.

 Finally off to the kitchen to set fire to it over the kitchen sink - I rather enjoyed this bit hahahahaha

 To finish off I put the scrunched up map in a jar, added a label and some raffia.

Now unfortunately I have a confession to make, for the life of me I can find the box of chocolates I bought to go with this map.  I have a sneaky feeling hubby has discovered my hiding place in his sleep and devoured them without his conscious mind in action.  However, as I mentioned above, it is the thought that counts!!!!!!

Ingredients:-

• Digi - Treasure Map by Delicious Doodles available in the Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.
• Coffee
• Distressing ink
• Jam jar, raffia etc. from my stash

I am entering the following challenges

• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge 2W, 1E, SIO - For Him (Week 2)
• Oldie But A Goodie Challenge 2W, must use something at least 6mts old  & state what is-Fathers Day/Masculinee (Week 2) - RAFIA 2 YEARS OLD, JAM JAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD, PAPER FOR TAG ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD
• Crafter's Cafe - F, 3E - #68 distress
• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #79 Don't be square (2nd week)
• Love to Create - W, 3E - Anything Goes

Hot Chocolate

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #214

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with the May 7 image prize pack. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

My mini team are using the digi 'Hot Chocolate' by Berry Dust this week and I have decided to make a bag for my Grandson :)

To begin with I used some pre die cut fur trees which I placed around the bottom left and around the side of the bag then finished off with some Christmas ribbon all the way round.

I added a verse I found, think it was from Splitcoasters which seemed perfect for the mug of hot chocolate.  Next I coloured the digi with Promarkers,  The marshmallow top section was embossed with White Foam embossing powder.  For the mug section I used Derwent crayons as I didn't want the smooth finish of the Promarkers or the depth of colour but to have more rustic look.  This section was embossed with clear embossing power for a real touchy feely effect.  The digi was fussy cut and attached to the bag with foam tape.

 Close up of the embossed mug and verse.

Time to die cut - I had planned on using pre cut foam letters but apart from not being able to find them I remembered they were only numbers anyway - not much use lol.  Using SCAL and my die cutter I took the easy route :) These were then coloured with a green Promarker and finished off with gold and clear embossing powders.

 Promarkers used

And there we have it, a quick project and come Christmas time when filled with a new mug, hot chocolate and a bag of marshmallows I hope one wee boy will have a happy smile on his face :) :) :) I did add some white pom-pom things for a bit of fun to represent snow and a ribbon to the top of the bag because I like bows hahaha.

Ingredients:-

• Digi -  'Hot Chocolate'  by Berry Dust available from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet
• Promarkers
• Tree dies, bag, ribbon, pom poms from my stash

I am entering the following challenges

• Color Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #93 (W1 of 2)  Boy, Guy, Father
• Completely Christmas - W - #13 (posted Friday) Anything Goes
• Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E  - #150  Boy
• Sugar Creek Hollow  - 2W, 3E, SIO (W1 of 2) #87 Eat and Drink
• Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - W, C10 #30 One of the Guys Big or Small
• City Crafter Challenge W - #212 What's Cooking (kitchen related)
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge W, 2E, C10, Must be Christmas- Anything But A Card
• Craftitude -2W, 3E -  No. 65 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes/Use a Die
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - W, 3E – No. 177 - Best Of British (Knowing how to make the best of bad weather with the wonderful comforts of things like Cadburys Hot Chocolate lol)

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)

Steampunk Birthday

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #210

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with the April 7 image prize pack. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

For this creation our mini team are using the digi Steampunk Watch by Reece's Scrap Pieces (RSP)

To begin with I used some steampunk paper from Kaban which I then embossed with the Tri Boss folder in my 'not all over' method using a rolling pin hahahaha.  Seriously though, it is a great way of adding embossing without having an all over effect and also great when the embossing folder is not the right size of the paper. I have load of 6x4 embossing folders and never make 6x4 cards so this way they still get to be used.

 Next I distressed the edges of the paper and also the embossed areas.

 Then airbrushed with my ProMarker to give an tired old look to the card.

 Fun now.  A few weeks ago I bought this copper metal sheet to try with my die cutter (Spellbinder) keeping fingers crossed it would work.  Not sure it is good for the dies but every now and again can't do much harm.  I cut clock faces using X-Cut dies and it worked brilliantly.  Next time out I will have to get a couple more rolls of this and the gold and silver too :) :) :) :)  Out with the ProMarker and airbrushing again then put the clock faces to one side to dry.

 After a couple of cups of coffee, back to the craft took and time to be rough with the one clock face I had airbrushed.  Alas pointless airbrushing before scratching as had to air brush again.  Below you can see the two I had cut but not airbrushed, much better.

 Airbrushing now cutting and scratching finished, I am really pleased with the way these have turned out :) :) The clock hands and backs were cut with black card.

 Really into a metal mood I wanted a border.  Now I don't have much of the copper so not using that and had no silver but did have an old Red Bull can which is really thin metal.  Hubby headed and tailed it for me and I ran it through the die cutter using a Sizzix border die.  Again great alas still holding the shape of the curved can.  Not to much of a problem as I will be fixing with a permenant adhesive after I had airbrushed it with - you guessed - the same ProMarker.

 Digi time now.  I printed 3 copies of the digi so I could layer the sections.  All sections were coloured with ProMarkers.

 And then airbrushing hahahaha - the compressor is working over time today.  One of the colours in the Promarker selection is Shale.  I don't see it used much, one of those odd colours but so beautiful.  Apart from the greys the only other colour used is this shale throughout the card.

Promarkers used

 I forgot to mention I also heat embossed the digi clock faces with Silver Pearl and the wrist band with clear then finished off with some copper in various areas.

Here we have all the sections of the card, including buttons I had coloured and my sentiment and a Birthday peel off sticker.

And here we have the finished creation - hope you like it :)

Ingredients:-

• Digi -  Steampunk Watch by Reece's Scrap Pieces (RSP)
• Dies - X-Cut watches, Sizzix border
• DP from Kaban
• Promarkers
• Buttons, brads, embossing powder and metal from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

• Card Makin' Mamas - 2W (1st & 3rd Friday of the month), 2E, cards only – (W2 of 2)  - Earth Friendly (recycle/reuse) I RECYCLED A DRINKS CAN
• Cut it Up- 2W, 1E, Must have Die Cuts - No. 43 - (W2 of 2) - Birthday Card
• Get Inky! - 2W, 2E - No.12 - (W2 of 2) - Die Cuts
• Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - 2W, 2E, papercrafts - (W1 of 2) - One For The Boys
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.60 - (W1 of 2) - Stack 'Um Up (use 2 or more layers)
• Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 127 - (W2 of 2) -  Lots of layers
• Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - 2W 2E, SIO (tab at top of page) (W1 of 2) #134 Anything Goes-Masculine
• Paper Shelter Challenge -3E, SIO - #155 masculine
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E -  #174 masculine
• Die Cuttin' Divas W, must include a Die-cut - #162 Earth Day Challenge (include something recycled) I RECYCLED A DRINKS CAN
• Shopping Our Stash W, C13 - #140 Hapy Earth Day ( Include Something Up-cycled or Re-cycled) I RECYCLED A DRINKS CAN

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)

Embrace

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #206

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a 7 image prize pack. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

This week I worked with the Coosty Creation Embrace Digital Stamp and Paper Pack.  The pack comes with four themed papers which can be used with the digi.  You can of course, use just the papers or just the digi in your creations but these packs are great as the digi and the papers are coordinated to work together making sure you have just what you need to make a beautiful project with little fuss.

I first printed the digi and coloured with Promarkers

Next I prepared all the items I would need for this card; 2 of the papers from the paper pack one of which I used a heart border punch on. The tag was made using one of the papers and the text 'embrace, love, accept' printed digitally and cut with Spellbinders Circle Scallops and Nellie's Multi Frame Round Doily for the copper base.  Spellbinders Circle Scallops were also used to cut the circles which are part of my embellishment. I hunted out some brown ribbon, heart shaped brads and some metal disk.

Paper Pack with 4 papers

And here we have the completed card :)

Ingredients:-

• Coosty Creation Embrace Digital Stamp and Paper Pack
• Di  Spellbinders Circle Scallops and Nellie's Multi Frame Round Doily
• Promarkers
• Hearts and metal disks coloured with Pormarkers
• Ribbon from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

• Get Inky! - 2W, 2E - No.10 - (W2 of 2) - Circles
• Left of Center Creative Challenges - 2W - No.28 - (W1 of 2) - Ribbon  and/or Flowers,
• Top Tip Tuesday 2W, 3E - #123 Metal Or Faux Metal (Week 2)
• Allsorts - W, 3E - #252 Use those dies
• Hiding in my Craft Room - W, 1E  - #143  Freestyle

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)

Love Hand Doodle - OSAAT

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #202

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a 7 image prize pack. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

For this weeks design I chose for our team to work with  'Love Hand Doodle' by GraftyGirl Creations.  I loved this digi when I first saw it and have longed to get a chance to work with it, just my cup of tea :)  I decided, with such a fabulous digi which has great depth of meaning to carry that theme through the card. The digi is the hand sign for love but my card is not a traditional 'I love you' card but one that speaks of love in many ways.  To start with the colours were important.  I chose dark red, teal and an olive green as they go rather well together visually and all have a meaning associated with love (I may be a little loose on my interpretation though).  Dark red, well red is the colour of love and passion so that is easy, teal is the colour of sentimentalism, and we all love a bit of that in our relationships I think.  Finally, green, the colour of love and hope.  I also used gold, gold is such a beautiful colour with each of the paper colours in this group and added just that bit of zing.  Gold signifies generosity, giving and compassion, all things that are so important in a loving relationship whether it be with a partner or  a special friend.

Next I used a saying 'Love, possible whether you are near or far for love lives in the heart'.  A lot of meaning for me there as my hubby worked overseas for many years while I raised our kids in the UK.  Now I am overseas with my hubby and our kids along with the rest of my family are in the UK.  Not all hearts in the same place at the same time.  What else to add, ah!! the word love in different languages which I printed on the dark red paper.  We have a few new teamies on our team and even some of the oldies are not from the UK or have English as their main language so this is for them and for all the other international crafters emerging on the scene in our blogland world :) :) :).

Next I coloured the digi with Promarkers :- Burgandy, Rock Pool and Olive Green finishing off with a gold Metallic Promarker.

I had created a cutting file to cut the shapes I needed but decided to try and use my Spellbinder Grand Scallop Ovals instead, using the negative cut out for the card not the inner shapes.  I then went over the black love in many languages text with gold pen.  Alas I did not like this last bit so reprinted and re-cut the dark red layer leaving the text black.

I assembled the card and then using the same Promarkers I used for the digi and the spray gun coloured the inside.  Three wee hearts were punched with some of the left over paper I had.

Now we have the completed card.  The finishing touches of mounting the digi on black and attaching to the card with foam tape for added dimension, a gold punched heart embossed with a heart embossing folder and also mounted on black and finally three buttons also coloured with the same Promarkers.  I can hear you asking what the buttons symbolise hahahaha. OK in my warped way of thinking the buttons are to symbolise a way of attaching two things together, in this case - two hearts in love.

Ingredients:-

• White card from Craft Creations
•  'Love Hand Doodle' by GraftyGirl Creationss available from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet
• Red paper from a scrap pad, the teal and green are from magazines but I can't remember which - sorry
• Promarkers - Metallic Gold, Burgundy, Rock Pool and Olive Green
• Heart Punch
• Heart embossing folder
• Buttons and gold mirror card from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

• Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E2, Must Be Square #25 Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W- must use promarkers - #236 Make It Digital (text and placement of text on the papers in digital work)
• Craft Room Challenge 2W, 3E - Colour Challenge* (Week 2)
• Card Mania - 2W, 3E - (Week 1) Use a Sentiment
• Open-Minded Challenges - 2W, 3E  (W1 of 2) #5  Use Something Green
• Moving Along with the Times - W, E3, C unlimited  4 things beginning with L (Love word, Love Hand digi, Love heart, Love in many languages)
• Crafting By Designs - F,M -  Love
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Love

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)

Boo Boo Bee

Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #198

Theme 'Anything Goes' 

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a complete set of digi images that the team used in challenge #196. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

For this weeks design I worked with the image chosen by my teamie Deborah, 'Boo Boo Bee' by Stitchy Stamps.  Now what could I do with this, a get well card is the obvious but time to think outside the box I think.  I am not really into 'cute' at the moment so I went with an 'off the wall' idea.  With all the celebrations over Christmas and New Year I suspect the odd person or two had one to many of the tipsy bevies to drink and from there my idea was born. Poor Boo Boo Bee has obviously been in the wars, now we don't know why but maybe he was one of the ones who was a bit the worse for wear due to over celebrating lol.  I am not really sure is 'getting plastered' is a universal term for being drunk or just a British one hahahaha but my Boo Boo Bee certainly got plastered!!!!!!!!!!  After one to many he fell over and broke his arm, manged to get up but staggered into a lamp post breaking his finger and bumping his head.  Seeing stars but not feeling much pain he pulled himself together and limped off, missed his footing falling off the walkway and ended up rolling down a hill into a rather large bush which thankfully stopped him going any further.  Alas, when he emerged from his unconscious state he found he had broken another arm and accumulated several more cuts and bruises.  With luck his mobile phone was working and he was able to phone for the ambulance which arrive, bundled him off to hospital where he was duly plastered again <g>.  Talk about bad luck, as he was leaving the hospital he stood on a thumb tack which got stuck in his foot - well he should have been wearing shoes.  SO all I can say is hoping Boo Boo Bee thought "getting plastered was worth it'!!!!!

Ingredients:-

• White card from Craft Creations
• 'Boo Boo Bee' by Stitchy Stamps available from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet
• Purple background printed digitally
• Promarkers - Gold, Canary, Yellow, Warm Grey 1-5, Black, Aagean and Blender
• Plasters from my medical cabinet

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

• Passion For Promarkers - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E - (2nd week) Challenge #74 No Designer Paper.
• Bastel-Traum -M, P15  Get Well Soon
• Drunken Stampers - W -#157  Anything Goes
• DRS Designs - W, 1E, SIO, - #107 Under the Weather
• Crafting with Dragonflies - 2W, 1E, F - #18 Card - any theme (2nd week)
• Flourishes Timeless Tuesday W-  #256 Purple

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)

Angels and Demons

Time for another challenge over at

IKEsWORLD

A three week challenge this time as our next challenge is going to be a blog hop - great news as you now have an extra week to enter this challenge :)

#9 Anything Goes

We are onto the second week of our three week challenge so there is still plenty of time for you to enter and win the fabulous prize of $15 to spend in the IKEsWORLD store.  To win the prize or be voted in the top 3 you MUST use and IKEsWORLD digi, lots to choose from so why not pop on over to the shop and have a look around.

For this weeks creation and still trying to use some of the 'darker' digis :) I opted for a digi I have loved for a long time but not dared to use - Angels and Demons.  My poor family are the recipients of my darker efforts this year so it will be interesting to see their reactions.  Now talking about good planning, this is going to be my eldest daughters birthday card for 2015 (hope I don't lose it before then hahahahahaha)

I used black card, added a layer of green paper then the background which I had designed with the text in the position I needed.  Now I should say, Natasha is always lovely, but I know she has a really naughty streak in her so I hope she will have a laugh when she sees this, then no doubt a really honest comment will be coming my way afterwards :) :) :)  Next I fussy cut the digi as I wanted a 3d effect, this once completed was attached with foam tape.  I coloured the digi with Promarkers then had a bit of fun. The wings, once coloured had Extreme glitter added along the gone structures and then were embossed with clear embossing powder to give a plastic feel.  The hair is some coloured extensions I have at hand (yep I like coloured extensions in my own hair <g>) unfortunately I couldn't get it to curl properly following the gorgeous locks the digi has but I think it looks OK.  Next I used a feather for the angels wings which I cut up - you should have seen the mess I was in with bits of extension hair and feather cut offs flying around, sticking to my fingers, attached to the double sided tape, up my nose - just everywhere lol. Finally I added some black tulle behind the digi, buttons in the corners and gold Stickles to make headbands on both heads then placed the digi on the card.

Ingredients:-

• Black card from Craft Creations
• Angels and Demons by IKEsART
• Promarkers - black, cool grey 4 and 5, caramel, burnt sienna, tan, leaf green, pear green, olive green, pastel pink
• Flex markers - blush, dusky pink
• Die - Joy Crafs Middle Fleur De Lys
• Gold Stickles, Extreme Glitter, black tulle, green and gold hair extensions, feathers, clear embossing powder, pink line stickers and buttons form my stash

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - #198 Let's Celebrate
• STAMPlorations Challenge Blog - M, 3E - (changing to monthly challenge in January (1st Friday of the month)) January - Stamps & Feathers
• Charisma Cardz - 2W, 3E, C10 - #50 Birthdays
• Creative Knockouts W, 2E, C8 #19 Buttons Buttons
• Crafting By Designs - F,M - Birthdays
• Pile it On - #2 - Holidays/Celebrations
• A & T Emerald Faeries - M, PI, E3 – #51 Things with Wings

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Hello folks.  We have another challenge at One Stitch At A Time so how about popping over to see all the fabulous creations by the design team.

Challenge #194

Theme 'Anything Goes'

We are having a short break folks so this challenge is a little different and will run for ONE MONTH so plenty of time for you to add your wonderful creations :-) We will recommence our weekly challenges on January 12th.

The sponsor is StitchyBear Digital Outlet with a complete set of digi images that the team used in challenge #192. To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store. Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet. So everyone can win something ;O).

Ingredients:-

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I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

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NOTE - I have just overwritten my post, not the best senior moment I have had today hahaha.  This card was entered into several challenges but I can't recall them.  If you are coming to this page from a challenge that is still active please forgive me for not showing your link or if you prefer, delete my card from your challenge.  Sorry folks for being a pain in the b**t :) :) :)

Thanks for looking and hope you have a happy crafting day:)