May Kiddos Challenge

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It’s time for another kiddos challenge at Make it Colourful and you just have to check out what the Junior Colour Addicts did this month! The theme is dots and is sponsored by Little Miss Muffet Stamps – that’s me and I’ve even provided a freebie for all the kids to use!

Here’s what Cassandra has made for you this week:


She paired up The Ivy Swing from Make it Crafty and Butterfly Kisses from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Coloring was done with Prismacolor Pencils and the dot theme was incorportated in with her background using varoius circle punches.

Here’s what Lydia has made for you this week:


She made a card for her pen pal and was inspired by last month’s circus theme. She used three images from Imaginisce Snag ’em Stamps: Animal Crackers Elephant, Monkey and Koala. They were colored using Primsacolor Pencils and she created her own “dot” embellishment too!


Aren’t those darling? Be sure to head on over to Make it Colourful challenge blog for details on your free image and let your junior enthusiasts come play with us! Creations using a Little Miss Muffet Stamp are also eligable to enter in the Little Miss Muffet Challenges too!

Ginger

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Check out this newest addition to the Little Miss Muffet Stamps… meet Ginger from the Sugar ‘n Spice Dolls! She’s read to help anyone feel better and bring a smiles to any patient she helps. ;D Come see what the Design Team has made for you and other new releases over at Little Miss Muffet Challenges blog!!


I had so much fun coloring her shirt and took inspiration directly from all the pediatric visits we make through out the year. The nurses area and doctors are always dressed so cheerfully that I wanted to make the shirt bright and colorful.


This is always a good layout for those scraps of paper that seam to pile up and I used a large chipboard embellishment at the top to pull it all together. I finished the card with faux stitching around the edges and a pearls in the corner.


I’d like to enter into the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge #114 (turquoise and pink)
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #53 (for a women)
Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central (anything goes)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #56 (anything goes)
Make it Monday #35
DT Preview: Little Miss Muffet New Releases
Main Stamp: Ginger (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Olivia (BG)
Chipboard: Love Heart Swirls (MiC)
Metal Die: Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Tag and Spellbinders Nestabilities Dahlia

Copic Markers colored on Copy Paper:
unknown colors

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[Henna, Wikipedia.org]

Anise Football

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Here’s my second card today for the new releases at Little Miss Muffet Stamps! This is Anise playing football and I even colored in the black marks on the face to cut down on the sun glare.


Anise comes with all the numbers from zero to nine so this time I added #36 to her jersey. Our local team has the colors blue and white so I used those colors and placed her on a bright and cheery card.


I’d like to enter into the following challenges:
Scrappy Frogs Challenges (anything goes)
Sparkles Forum Challenges#10 (anything goes)
Pollycraft Challenge #91 (anything goes)
KB Cute Monday Challenge #12 (use dots)
My Partner in Crafting Crime Challenge #26

(incorporate numbers – added numbers to jersey)


DT Preview: Little Miss Muffet New Releases
Main Stamp: Anise Football (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Neighborhood (crate Paper)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Hexagon and Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Lace Tag

Copic Markers colored on Copy Paper:
-skin tone: E000, E00, E02
-hair: E51, E53, E55
-browns: E23, E25, E27, E29
-reds: R22, R29
-blues: B91, B93, B34, B37, B39
-grays: C1, C3, W4, W6, W8

Did you know? American Football has many different rule sets. In the United States, high school football, college football and professional football are played under slightly different rules. High school football is governed by the National Federation of State High School Associations, college football by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, while the major professional league is the NFL.The sport is also played in Europe, Japan and Mexico. The International Federation of American Football acts as an international governing body for the sport. American football is closely related to Canadian football but with some differences in rules and the field.
[American Football, Wikipedia.org]

Anise Volleyball

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Check out the newest release from Little Miss Muffet Stamps! This is Anise playing Volleyball and she loves being active outdoors – I’ve drawn her with a basketball, volleyball, football and soccer.


I made this card using strong yellow and black colors possibly representing a High School team. Anise comes with the numbers zero through nine so you can add them to her shirt if you want. This version shows her with no numbers.


I’d like to enter into the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations Challenge #58 (use a digi)
Paper Sundaes Challenge #67 (favorite hair color – mine)
Stamps & Fun = Creativity Challenge #45 (hearts)
Stamp with Fun Challenge #109 (lace or ribbon)
House of Gilli Challenge (layers and stitching)

DT Preview: Little Miss Muffet New Releases
Main Stamp: Anise Volleyball (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Grade School (DCWV) and Togetherness (CC)
Chipboard: Love Heart Swirls (MiC)
Metal Die: My Favorite Things Die-Namics Notebook Edge and Fishtail Banner

Copic Markers colored on Copy Paper:
-skin tone: E000, E00, E11, E13
-browns: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-reds: R22, R29
-yellows: Y21, Y35, Y26
-grays: W4, W6, W8

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[William Garrow, Wikipedia.org]

Up Up and Away

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There’s a new store opening up called Love to Stamp and today I’m previewing “Up Up and Away” which will be available on May 16th! Check out the Love to Stamp Blog for more sneak peeks! Love to Stamp is also sponsoring Stamp Something challenges this week.


I’m one of the lucky duckies that will be showing you some previews and joining the Little Darlings Design Team! There are some cute girl images and I can’t wait to show you more. My card uses some postcard paper I found at the local craft store and I thought it would be perfect with the baker’s twine.


The metal tag was created with a Cuttlebug tag die and then impressed with a metal stamp. I found the sheets of metal in a craft store near the woodworking and handcrafts section. It’s really thin so it can be molded easily – I ‘ve even used it successfully in an embossing folder!


I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenges (anything goes)
Fussy and Fancy Challenges (springtime)
Paper Cutz Challenge #89 (anything goes)
Simply Create Challenge #42 (metal)

DT: Little Darlings Preview Day #3
Main Stamp: Up Up and Away (Love to Stamp) and The Best (Penny Black)
Patterned Paper: Mod-Retro (DCWV)
Chip Art Metal Stamps: Ornamental Crowns

Copic Markers colored on Copy Paper:
-skin tone: E11, E13, E15, E25
-reds: R21, R22, R24, R46, R59
-greens: YG61, YG63, YG67
-blues: B91, B93, B45, B37, B39
-grays: W2, W4, W6, W8

Did you know? The Magic Tree House series is an award winning series of children books written by American author Mary Pope Osborne.In the first series, consisting of the first 28 books, Morgan le Fay sends Jack and Annie, two normal children from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, on numerous adventures and missions with a magical tree house in order to help free Morgan from a spell, solve four ancient riddles to become Master Librarians, and save four ancient stories from being lost forever. The series is translated into Japanese up to Book #39, and sold over 2 million copies as of March 2008.
[Magic Tree House Series, Wikipedia.org]

Sweet Pea

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You know that yesterday Zoe and I shared our attempts at coloring dew drops using only Copic markers. Well, it was actually my third attempt so today I wanted to show the first two. ;D Here’s a card I made using some sweet flower fairies.


I added blue to these raindrops to see if it would help make them stand out more. On some it worked ok but on the majority I think I have too much blue, especially on the pink ones.


The first thing I did was draw in all the water drops in the image using a pencil. Make sure to go about this lightly because you’ll need to erase each drop just before coloring. Some pencil marks can be erased after coloring but in general one it’s colored with a Copic marker it doesn’t come off.


I enjoyed working with the darker colors and I think that will be a key to success. On this image below, I went back in and used the white gel pen for some much needed highlights.


I would like to work on the shading a little more and add a refraction on the opposite side of the drop. However, in the mean time, here are the basic steps I took to making these drops. Remember to keep your light source in the same direction for all droplets – something I let my mind wonder on in the below sample.


Here is a close up of the various water drops. “A” was my first attempt and I like the color and color depth. “B” and “C” are from this card where I tried to add blue to the mix. (“A” and “B” both use the white gel pen.) “D” and “E” are from yesterday where I did not use the gel pen and had to leave the white areas completely uncolored.


I’d like to enter into the following challenges:
Sir Stampalot Challenge – May (magical worlds)
Emerald Faerie First Challenge (anything goes)
Crafter’s Companion Monthly Challenge – May (girl’s birthday)
By the Cute and Girly – May Challenge (anything goes)
Bling it On Challenge – May (inspirational photo – flowers)

Main Stamp: Sweet Pea (Crafter’s Companion Flower Fairies Friends)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Hexagons

Copic Markers colored on Georgia Pacific Card Stock:
-skin tone: E000, E00, E21, E11
-browns: E43, E44, E47, E49
-pinks: R11, R12, R14, R22
-yellows: E50, YR30, YR31
-greens: YG61, YG63, YG67, YG99
-blues: BG01, BG000
-purples: V91, V93, V95, V99

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[Sonic DriveiIn, Wikipedia.org]