Who’s Out There Ali

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Here’s a project I have for the Simply Challenge Challenges this week, which is a little on the late side, but better late than never.  LOL  Anyway, the challenge theme is “Let’s Go Camping” and I found the perfect combination to work with.  Check out the SCC Blog for more inspiration too.

For my project I started with Who’s Out There Ali, from Simply B Stamps, and I really wanted to focus on the flashlight.  So for that I thought it would be best to color the whole image in so it could really shine.  However, each time I got a color out, I had forgotten about my plans and ended up coloring the spot that should have been left white!  Eeek!  Lucky for me, the Blender pen came to my rescue and was able to fix my mistake.  LOL 

For the background, I stumbled across Dragon Ruins from Make it Crafty and knew it would be perfect!  I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out but after adding the blue sky and stars it really completed the scene.  The stars were added with a white gel pen.

The sentiment I found was from Tim Holtz (I think) and makes me cuckle when I put all the emlements together.  It says “The journey awakens the soul” and  completes the scene.  😀  I hope you enjoyed my project and thanks for coming by today!  Have a great Monday!

Eglantine Faerie

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Hello bloggers! I have another creation I wanted to share using the new images from Simply Sophia which were releases yesterday.  This one is Eglantine Faerie and I think she is adorable all snuggled up next to her familiar.  😀  So with that I went with a soft color pallet and here’s my card…

The sentiment stamp is from Stampin’ Up and the best part bout this card is I was able to use up the rest of my scraps in this paper line which always feel so good.  😀  Thanks for cooming by and if you get a chance you should stop by the Little Miss Muffet Challenge Blog and see wha the design team has done with these awesome new images!! 

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:
Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #27 – Sea Green, Pink and Brown
Creative Belli Blog Challenge #150 – Winged Things (dragonflies)
Bearly-Mine Challenge #48 – Anything with Wings (dragonflies)
Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #134 – Angels & Fairies

Update: I was a selected winner at Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges for this project!

Update: I was featured at Tuesday Alchemy for this project!

The Isles of Aldmer

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I am here to show you two fantastic new images from Little Miss Muffet Stamps!  I have added a new artist to the mix … Simply Sophia and you are going to love her style!!  For this week we have six new images added to “The Isles of Aldmer” and you’ll want to be sure to check out the LMM Challenge Blog and see what everyone else has created.  😀

For my first project I used Serena Mermaid from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and went to town with the background.  I had tried this a couple times before with Cooking Tilda with Wooden Spoon and Monster Dreams.  This time I wanted to try with blues and see how that worked – and with all experiments, it looked horrible until it was finished.  LOL 

Here’s a detailed shot of both the image and the background.  Someday I’ll do a little tutorial on the background but I can say I started with a little splotches of greens and yellows.  Then layered on patches of blues from light to dark until it was filled in and blended.  Then I added drops of Blender refill and areas where I blended out colors.  Finally I added more bubbles with a white gel pen.

I’d like to enter the above into the following challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenge #183 – Blue, Green & Yellow
Deep Ocean Challenge #32 – Deep Blue
Twisted Tuesday Challenge #19 – Predominantly Blue
Southern Girls Challenge #51 – Chippie Heaven
Art with No Boundaries Challenges – Rhythm of the Sea
Update: I was featured at Jackson’s Digital Expressions for this creation!
These new images from Simply Sophia are amazing!  The faeries, mermaids and their familiars live at “The Isles of Aldmer” and there are even more surprises in the future when we go out and visit “The Hills of Mooradale.”  You’re going to love those too but that’s for another release.  😀  Check out this next image from this release…
This project uses Warren Faerie from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and he’s sitting on top of his best friend.  I wouldn’t go anywhere without him by my side… would you?  He he he.  I thought this would be a great boy card and a fun birthday card.  😀  The sentiment is a Kid’s Quote from Inkadinkado and has been one I’ve been wanting to use for a long time.
I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #61 – Numbers Up (Bingo sentiment)
Paper Crafting Journey Challenges – Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine Challenge #48 – Anything with Wings
Jackson’s Digital Expressions Challenge #18 – Anything Goes
Make it Monday Linking Party #102 – Anything Goes

Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you enjoy the new releases and our new artist Simply Sophia!  We think it’s awesome and hope you make it over to the LMM Challenge blog to see everyone else’s creations.  Have a great day! 

Elven Hestia

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It’s my day to post some inspiration at the Make it Crafty store blog and I wanted to share with you the image I colored this week while trying to mimic Distress Inks.  First of all I had to figure out what coloring with Distress Inks looks like and settled on the pastel colors, deep shadows around the edges and how light the image looks.  At least, that’s how I see it.  So trying to keep a light hand with the Copic markers, this is what I came up with using Elven Hestia from Make it Crafty…

So how did I manage?  I think I did okay with the green dress but totally forgot what I was doing when it came to the black accents!  LOL  I do have one secret and fortunately it still worked out.  On the green dress I was on my final step and blending in with the Blender pen… or so I though!  Somehow I had picked up C0 and didn’t notice the gray until I was fished.  However, I think it helped tone down the greens I was using.

And on a side note, you should be surprised, because I even wrote down the Copic markers that I used!!  Now that doesn’t happen very often.  🙂  But here they are…
Hair: E50, E51, E53, E42, Y23
Skin: E31, E30, E000, E0000, R11
Dress: G82, G12, G40, C0, 0
Wings/Eyes: BG07, BG32, BG11, BG10, BG70
Boots: T8, T6, T4, T2, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0

That’s about all for today and I hope this inspires you a bit.  Thanks for coming by and have a great week!

Cadrian

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It’s time for another challenge over at Little Miss Muffet Challenges and this one is all about Scallops!!  So we want to see your project encircled with scallops or lots of scallops in between.  😀   Be sure to head on over to the LMM Blog for all the design team inspiration because they’ve really outdone themselves with this one!!

For my project I used Cadrian from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and I backed her up with the Snap Dragon Garden from Make it Crafty.  For my scallops, I used a bunch of diecuts to create the scalloped border in the background (adorned with ribbon and a chippie) and the banners in the background.  If I was thinking ahead on this one I would have done a scalloped card border but that was more of an after thought.  LOL

If you might have noticed already, I actually colored this one with colored pencils!!  Yes, that’s right – it’s another attempt at using those pencils of mine and so far I think this one has turned out better than the rest.  My techniques are always so different betwix the pencils and the Copic markers that it’s still hard to change.  However, I might have some opportunity to use them on my vacation this weekend so I’m taking them along.  The pencils are always more managable in terms of storage so they’ll fit nicely hidden under my seat.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project.  For those who are wondering… I got my final grade for my class this evening and it looks like I can progress to the next semester!!  Whohoo!  At the end of each sememster I have a final test and teacher interview to discuss my progress, which was this evening, and she suggestion that I should continue on!!  Phew – just knowing is a releif!  However, next semester is three times more time consuming so we’ll see how I feel once it starts.  Ack!

Everyday Emo Christian

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It’s the first week in August and that means another challenge at Simply Challenged Challenges and today I’m the hostess of this challenge!  I picked something that I desperately need in my stash at all times…boy teen birthday cards! LOL  However, for the actual theme it’s “Birthday for a Teen!” We want to see your birthday creations with a teen in mind. 😀

For my project I used Everyday Emo Christian from Simply B Stamps and also the Say Cheese set from Lawn Fawn. This was my first time using the polaroid frame and I really like how it turned out. It changes all the smooth round lines from a diecut into a blockish look which is suited best for boy cards.

Now that I have this finished and added to my box… I have about three weeks before it will get used and I’ll be back at square one with none! LOL Hmmm… it always happens that way, doesn’t it?! Anyway, thanks for dropping by and I hope you’re having a fantastic summer!