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MiC Australian Day

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I’m back again for my second project today… now isn’t that lucky for you! LOL This one is a journal page that I did to celebrate Australian Day and to show off a couple of the new images from Make it Crafty! Welcome to the hop!

You should have arrived here from the talented AJ – which is also the beginning!


I had asked Zoe to send me any two images, a background and a person or animal, to color so this the combination that arrived in my inbox! It made me laugh because it reminded me of the expression… “Does a bear s*** in the woods?” and so the combination was perfect to fit the Australian theme … “Does a koala s*** in the outback?”


The images I used are Outback Dunny and Koala & Joey from Make it Crafty, plus some corner chippies in Fine Swirls. I used a little bit of burlap ribbon for texture and gray felt clouds to bring out the gray in the koalas. Plus with the green fields of the outback… it has to be during the rainy season! Here’s a close-up of the Koalas…

Now I guess you’re looking for the next mate to hop on over to?? Well before you do… Make sure you comment below for your chance to win an Australian Souvenir. Each of us will be selecting someone from our comments to receive a little Aussie Souvenir from Zoe!

PLUS Zoe is offering 20% OFF store wide at Makeitcrafty.com until the 28th January! Hurry on over (when you get through the hop of course!) to grab some bargains!!


Thanks for stopping by and where ever you are… we hope you have a fabulous Australian Day! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous DEBBIE!!

Sweet Cherub

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Here’s the counter part to the Sweet Angel I posted yesterday… this is Sweet Cherub from Make it Crafty, plus some of their snowflake chippies. These two angels look great together as well and look like their holding hands. Just darling. ;D


I’m just about getting to the end of all my saved projects from December so I guess that means I need to get crack-a-lacking and work on some more projects!! Hmmm… what should I do next? There are so many choices but I think I have project in mind with lots of black and white. However, I need an accent color and I’m getting tired of the usual standbys. Anyone have any suggestions? It’s a romantic project but that’s the only hint I’m giving at the moment. He he he

Sweet Angel

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This will be a quick post to show off one of my Christmas cards that I made last month. This one features Sweet Angel from Make it Crafty plus some snowflake chippies. This little angel was quick to color and with the soft color scheme really makes her sweet. 😀


I used a simple layout and even got out some new ribbon I purchased which matched perfectly with the snowflake decorative paper. This little angel has a friend too which I’ll show tomorrow. Hope you all have a sweet day!

Pirate Luka

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Each month as I go through my stack of cards, I never seem to have enough boy cards – I’m always using my last one! However, as long as there is one last one to grab then I’m all set. LOL So to add to my box, here’s a fun boy card that I created with Pirate Luka from La-La Land Crafts and background images from Make it Crafty, Lonely Island. LLLC has a sale going on now and I was able to purchase a few favorites.


I chose to go with a monochromatic look and used each of the four shades of gray in the Copic range. (C0-C8, N0-N8, T0-T8 and W0-W8) I think it gives it an interesting effect and I liked how each of the elements could be featured/highlighted separately.


I shaded Luka’s face with Copic markers giving difinition to his nose and eyes. Then with a white gel pen I added some highlights back in. It was actually easier that it looks and only a step or two more than how some already color the faces. Just shade in the eyelid first and then add color around the eye for the iris.


Here’s a close up of the background, Lonely Island from Make it Craft, and I extended the water to the edges of my paper. The rest of the card was put together with some ribbon, Dew Drops, chippies and a ticket diecut tag from Whimsy. “Hope ye enjoyed de carrrd!” ;D

Duffy

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This little Christmas Elf was starting to feel left out… only if I had scheduled a few posts before I got sick! But that’s hindsight – 20/20. LOL So this last little guy is Duffy from Make it Crafty and is also available in rubber in the Christmas Elves Collection.


The formula and layout for this holiday card is the same as the others and it was really nice to get them done so quickly. I spent a week coloring all the new images (well, back when they were new) then just before Christmas I cut papers from the same pack, used the same size and finally embellished them the same too – chippies and ribbon. It was great to get them all done in only a couple hours and now I’ve started my stash for the next holiday season!! Yeah! 😀


Hope you like this and enjoy! I have three more projects from last month that I’ll be showing off this week and hopefully a few new creations too! Thanks for everyone’s well wishes and I promise I’m taking it easy. ;D *Hugs

Mad Hatter & White Rabbit

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Well, what can I say… I’m back home but where do I even begin! I can now fully sympathize with anyone who has had pneumonia. But the good news is, I’m back home and have access to the internet… in between my long naps, of course. LOL So to start off, I have a long awaited project to show off using some Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps!!


This is a journal page I made at the end of November and was saving it for one of my last posts as a Kraftin’ Kimmie Guest towards the end of the December. So maybe we can pretend it’s the last Friday in December for a few minutes and I can give my proper farewells. It was such a fun time being their guest and I loved making each of my projects – thanks Kimmie!! 😀


For my project I used the new Mad Hatter and White Rabbit from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and in the background I used Country Sunset from Make it Crafty. The sketch I used is actually from a previous Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge – Challenge #108 and stretched it to fit the journal size page. I also used one of Kimmie’s Sentiment from Wonderland Sentiments.


Here are close up pictures of the Mad Hatter and White Rabbit. I almost felt stuck in what colors I used but I took inpsiration in the background I colored and came up with this combination. Then I added some white paisly designs to the hattter’s vest with a gel pen for some details.


I’ve colored the White Rabbit before but this time I’ve gone with more traditional colors scheme – abandoning the Andy Warhol style. LOL I used Cool Grays for the clothing and Warm Grays for the rabbit to help distinguish the two different colors. I think I used Neutural Grays in the Mad Hatter.


Finally, here’s a closeup of the background image, Country Sunset. I wanted a whimsical look so I used more bright colors and colored the road red and the rocks purple. LOL I thought it would fit the Wonderland theme a little better and liked how it came together. Thanks again Kimmie for asking be to be a guest! 😀