Have A Magical Day - FFFC #164 'Dies and/or Punches'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

We've got a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The lovely Lozzy is our hostess for this challenge and her theme 'Dies and/or Punches.'  Sponsoring this challenge is The Paper Shelter.  To get complete details on the challenge, please visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  And don't forget to check out the fabulous creations that my teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

I love love love this theme as I'm such an addict of dies and punches.  Here's the card that came up with.

A closer look at the image being featured.

This image is called Drink Me!  An dyes, it is one of our sponsor's, The Paper Shelter's, beautiful images.  Check out their digital selection, HERE.
I've used my markers to colour the image (Promarker and Pantone Tria colours are listed below).

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenges - H is for Heavy (load up those dies and embellishments)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #109 - Just Us Girls
Craft Your Passion Challenge #312 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #72 - May Flowers
Creative Fingers Challenge #109 - Anything Goes
Inky Inpressions May Challenge - Die Cuts and Flowers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #34 - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #138 - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarker Week 346 - Spots and/or Stripes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #176 - Anything Goes

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatter Box Candy Cane Stripe and Scarlet Dandelion 

Dies:  Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One, Labels Thirty-Six, Classic Circles and Die D-Lites Blooms Two; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms and 98222 Fauntleroy Crest

Punches:  EK Success Circle; Nellie's Choice Floral Punch Extra Large Rose Leaves 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Barn Door and Weathered Wood; 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 and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100. caramel, sandstone
- red-brown shades:  burnt umber, 484-T, firebrick, burnt orange, coral, 488-T
- table:  umber, cinnamon, tan
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green  

Life Is Better With Cookies - FFFC #160 'Pastel Colours'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

We're starting a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The lovely Pat K is our hostess for this challenge and the theme she has chosen is 'Pastel Colours.'  Sponsoring this challenge is The Paper Shelter.  To get complete details on the challenge, please visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous creations that my teammates have created to inspire you to join us.

Here's the card that I came up with using one of The Paper Shelter digital images.

A closer look at the adorable Paper Shelter image being featured.

I've done the colouring with my alcohol-ink markers (colour listed below) along with a few coloured pencils.  I've added some glitter to the fairy wings.  

This image is called The Fairy of the Cookies and you can find it at The Paper Shelter store HERE.

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenges - D is for Delicious
Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps March Challange - Easter/Spring Colours
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #64 - Easter or Spring
Dies R Us Challenge #45 - Handmade Flowers
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #297 - Flowers
Graph'it Colour Challenge - Spring Delights
Love To Scrap Challenge LTSCB #74 - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft March Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze Challenge #98 - Flowers
Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections (stripes); Basic Grey Euphoria

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #10; Memory Box 98890 Blushing Bouquet; Joy! Crafts 6002/0263 Flourish Branch 1

Punches:  Recollections Small Star

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Worn Lipstick; 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
- yellow shades:  mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup, daffodil bloom
- pink shades:  702-T, rose pink, blossom
- green shades:  grass, apple, green shoot
- blue shades:  arctic blue, powder blue
- wings:  denim, cool aqua, pastel green, 264-T, 263-T  
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

Stay Strong - FFFC #156 'Monochrome'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

We're starting a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The lovely Nikki is our hostess for this challenge and the theme she has chosen is 'Monochrome.'  This challenge is being sponsored by a new sponsor this year, The Paper Shelter.  To get complete details on the challenge, please visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.

Here's a card that I've created using one of The Paper Shelter digital images.

A closer look at the image I'm featuring.

This beautiful digi is called The Huntress.

And yes, as mentioned before, it is a Paper Shelter image and you can find it HERE.  You can also see the other images in their collection HERE.

Challenges for this card:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #147 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #96 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #56 - Anything Goes
Die Cut Diva's Challenge - NEW technique, die, stamp, colours (new digital stamp)
Digi Choosday Week 4 - In Bloom
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge #172 - Say It With Music! (song--Stronger by Kelly Clarkson)
Inkspirational Challenge #100 - Blast from the Past (challenge 10 - shades of green)
Live and Love Crafts January Challenge - Something New (new digital stamp)
Simply Papercraft Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts Challenge #7 - Anything Goes/Elegance

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Botanica Noel paper pad; DCVW Nana's Nursery Baby Girl paper pad; Pink Paislee Noel paper pad

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #3; Spellbinders Petite Ovals; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms and 98222 Fauntleroy Crest; Elizabeth Crafts 730 Dancing Leaves   

Punches:  EK Success Large Retro Flower

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Forest Moss; 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 YR101, mustard, pastel yellow
- olive-green shades: Touch 42, olive green, 617-T  
- leaf-green shades:  forest green, leaf green, green shoot
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T