How Beautiful A Day Can Be - FFFC #182 'Anyting Goes'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

A new challenge starts today at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  For the next fortnight, the challenge theme is 'Anything Goes.'  Please visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge to get complete details on the challenge and to see what my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Here's the DT card I've created.

A closer look at the image being featured.

This beautiful digital stamp image is titled 'Honey Bee' designed by Jeremiah Ketner, available from Crafts and Me.
I've done the colouring with my markers (colours listed below) and  a few coloured pencils to help in the shadings.

Challenges for this card:
Crafts and Me March Challenge - Springtime
Crafty Creations Challenge 336 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 34 - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts Challenge 183 - Die/Punch Frenzy
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 467 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge 228 - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Challenge 89 - Flowers

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy the rest of your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections; Chatterbox 

Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals; Joy! Crafts/Noor! Design 6002/0158 Floral Flourishes; Poppystamps 956 Lovely Tendril 

Punches:  EK Success border; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos; Punch Bunch Large Impatients

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- burnt-orange shades:  henna, walnut, burnt orange, mango
- green shades:  olive green, apple cider, 370-T, apple, meadow green   
- yellow shades:  mustard, pastel yellow
- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green

Happy Yule

Hello.

I've made a card to celebrate the winter solstice.  I know I'm a day early!  In my part of the world, winter solstice is on Dec. 21.  Looking forward for the days to get longer afterwards.  I like to work in my craft room under natural light and the days are just too darn short right now...sigh.

A closer look at this beautiful image I'm featuring.

This digital stamp is called Twilight Lily Fae, just one of the many gorgeous images designed by Sara Burrier that you can purchase from Crafts and Me.

I've used my coloured pencils to do the colouring this time.  I've a collection pencils from various brands--Faber-Castell Polychromos and Art Grip, Derwent Coloursoft and Artists, Prismacolor Premier and Verithin.  Oh I don't have complete collection from each...hee hee, just individual pencils.  As you can see I don't stick to one brand.  I use whatever colours are available and whatever works, although my preference is the Polychromos.

I've added cool-highlights glitter to the faerie's wings and gold glitter to the adornments in her hair.

Challenges for this card:
Crafts and Me December Challenge - Winter or Christmas
2 Crafty Girls Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Christmas Challenge #168 - Gliterry, Sparkly Christmas
Kleuren met Potloden December Challenge - Anything Goes
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #42 - Sparkle
Scrapy Land Challenge #32 -  Holidays (used dies from Spellbinders, Memory Box and Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Sweet Stampin' - Merry Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown TT274 - Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

That's it for me for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciate your visit.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Making Memories Meg Argyle

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Six, Classic Ovals and Floral Flourishes; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms and 98316 Cherry Blossom; Elizabeth Craft Designs 730 Curvy Leaves 

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Impatients; EK Success Leaf; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos; Fiskars 3-in-1 Celestial corner punch

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Dusty Concord and Milled Lavender;  Lace 'Leonore' from Live and Love Crafts; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Coloured pencils--Faber-Castell Polychromos and Art Grip, Derwent Coloursoft and Artists, Prismacolor Premier and Verithin.  Sorry, but I don't take notes of the pencil colours I use when I'm colouring.

May Fairy - Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge #3

Hello!

It's the 2nd Monday of the month so it's time for a new challenge at the Sweet Stamping Pixies.  Our theme for the challenge is Favorite Pixie/Fairy/Sprite.  Here's my DT card...

Isn't she gorgeous?  This is another digi image that I have acquired from Crafts and Me.  The image was created by Sara Burrier and it is called May Digital Stamp.

I hope you will play along with us in our 'fave fairy' challenge.  We are being sponsored by All That Scraps  who is offering 10% off to challenge participants.  To have a look at the prize and for more more inspirations from the fabulous cards that my DT teamates have created, click HERE.

I have coloured her with my markers.  Glitters have been added to the wings and stars.  The large flowers were created using Marianne Design Creatables dies.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Sketch n Stash Challenge #87 - Andie's Sketch
Crafts and Me Challenge #83 - Punches and Die Cuts
Hooked on Craft Challenge #20 - Flowers
Charisma Cardz Challenges Week 18 - Pink and Girlie!
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge #26 - Handmade Flowers
Crafty Calenders May Challenge - Things With Wings
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Flower Power
Truly Scrumptious Challenge #80 - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes Challenge #120 - Things With Wings


Thanks so much for taking the time to stop over. Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

DP's: two papers from Recollections Garden Florals paper pad; one paper from Hot Off the Press Joy's Vintage Papers (brown design - discontinued)

Dies:  Marianne Design Creatables Ribbon Weaving Border LR0103, LR0111 flowers, LR0112 swirl, LR0116 swirl, LR0133 leaves; Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterfly Mini

Punches: EK Success small retro flower; Fiskar Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch; Michaels tiny sun

Misc:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Recollections pearls; ribbon and glitter from my stash

Have a Great Day!

Hello.

This is a short posting.  I want to show you this card that I have just finished...

I am starting to work more with digis. I bought this one from Crafts and Me online store.  This image is called Porcini designed by Sara Burier.  Isn't she gorgeous?  I've coloured her with my coloured pencils.  And added some glitter to the wings.
Here's a closer look...

Challenges for this card:
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #184 - Sketch
Crafts and Me Challenge #82 - Favorite Colour Combo
Stampin' For the Weekend Challenge #9 - Layers
Cute and Girly May Challenge - Spring is in the Air
Sundays With Crissy Challenge #29 - Things With Wings

That's all for now. Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiment stamp:  Inkadinko 'have a great day!'
DP's: from DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy paper pad; from Recollections Belive paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Five, Classic Ovals, Classic Scallopped Ovals and Rose Creations; Marianne Design Leaves
Punches:  EK Success 2-in-1 Medallion Plate; medium Retro Flower
Miscellaneous:  Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Frayed Burlap; pearls and glitter from my stash
Medium:  coloured pencils -- Faber Castell Polychromos and Prismacolor Premiers