Tag: Make it Crafty

Butterfly Baby Girl

~ sproatmeyer ~ 23 Comments

Yeah – it’s another weekend! We’ve had four days in a row with no school because of “Snow Day” cancellations so it’s been a great week to relax. Today is another day for a Make it Colourful challenge and this time we’re challenging you to mix your colors… blue and purple to be exact! I made my card using Butterfly Baby Girl from Karen’s Doodles and behind it I added Sheepish Rainbow by Make it Crafty.

Most of my blending is found right in the center with the flowers, dress and butterflies. The flowers were first colored purple then blue was added – and the dress was the opposite, colored blue first then purple was added. I felt they turned out too similar but also tried blending purples/blue with pinks in the butterflies.

Here’s the complete view of the background, Sheepish Rainbow, before most of it was covered. I had originally wanted the rainbow without the sheep, but in the end it turned out perfect. Growing up, I helped my parents raise sheep and bottle feed the lambs in our backyard until they were old enough to send out in the pasture. It was fun and those little lambs were so cute.

DT Challenge: Make it Colourful – Challenge #4 (mix blue/purple)

Challenge: Scrap it with a Song – Challenge #42

(“My life would suck without you” so I stamped my life “with you”)

Challenge: Paper Playtime – Challenge #36 (anything goes)

Challenge: Ooh La La Creations – Challenge #72 (3 butterflies)

Challenge: The Crazy Challenge #52 (Happy Birthday)

Main Stamp: Butterfly Baby Girl (KD) and Sheepish Rainbow (MiC)

Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG)

Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven

Copic Colors:

-skin: E000, E00, E11, R12

-hair: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49

-clothes: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, BV01

-tulips: BV01, BV04, B21, B23, E17, E18, G20, G21, G24, G28

-butterflies: E13, E17, E18, R11, R12, R21, R22, BV000, BV01, B41

-rainbow: R11, R12, YR20, YR21, G20, G21, B91, B93, BV01, BV02, BV04

-pasture: G20, G21, G24, G28, YR04, V06, V12, V15, V17, BV01, BV04

-trees: BG03, BG06, BG00, E39, E37

-clouds: 0, B0000, B41

-sheep: C1, C3, T2, T4, T6, T8, W10, E04

-other: W1

Did you know? The genus Tyto includes all barn-owls except for the bay-owls – that is, the true barn-owls, the grass-owls and the masked-owls collectively making up the subfamily Tytoninae. Tyto owls tend to be larger than Bay-owls. The barn-owls’ main characteristic is the heart-shaped facial disc, formed by stiff feathers which serve to amplify and locate the source of sounds when hunting. Further adaptations in the wing feathers eliminate sound caused by flying, aiding both the hearing of the owl listening for hidden prey and keeping the prey unaware of the owl.

[Tyto, Wikipedia.org]

Geeky Love

~ sproatmeyer ~ 27 Comments

Welcome to another challenge at Make it Colourful where this week we challenge you to color on something other than white paper! I took on the task and choose to color on fabric… yes, fabric! While I was trying to figure out what kind of card I could make to best show off the fabric as fabric… I decided a small handbag would be even better!


I borrowed some fabric sheets from my Mom and started following the instructions. (See EQ Printables Inject Fabric Sheets for those details.) However, I started to worry abou the Copic markers getting wet or even heated with the iron so I didn’t make it very far with the instructions. I can say that the iron appears to do nothing to the Copic markers. I’ll have to try water at a different time.


Here’s a detailed shot of the fabric and you can see how I’m coloring directly onto the fabric. There are no transfer sheets involved and because it was fabric, I had to go easy with the markers. (Holding my breath was a contributing factor!)


The size of the handbag is small but I’ve found several items that conveniently fit in it! It was intended as a Valentines gift so a a regular size bag of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses fit nicely. However, I’ve also discovered that a travel size baby wipe container plus one or two diapers will also fit – great for church or a short babysitting trip. And lastly, my youngest daughter demonstrated that her baby doll fits perfectly and is completely content to stay there! LOL!


When sewing my handbags, I like to tuck and sew the corners slightly so the bag will stand upright on it’s own. I’m sure there is a fancy trick to doing it so the seem doesn’t show but I usually do this task very last just before turning the bag right-side out. Below is a picture of the empty handbag laying down next to the Hershey’s candy bag for scale.


DT Challenge: Make it Colourful – Challenge #4 (colored on fabric)
Challenge: Pile It On – Challenge #4 (Love is in the air)
Challenge: Buny Zoe’s Crafts – Challenge #8 (Love is in the air)
Challenge: Lexi’s Creations – Challenge #32 (Valentines)
Challenge: Aud Sentiments – Challenge #20 (love)
Main Stamp: Geeky Love (MiC)
Colored On: EQ Printables Inject Fabric Sheets
Copic Colors:
-skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R11, R21
-hair: YR21, E53, E55, E43, E44, E47, E49
-clothes: B91, B95, B97, B99, E40, E41, E42, E43, C1, C3, G40, G82, G85, R81, R83, R85, R89
-other: R81, R83, R85, R89, G82, C3

Did you know? The People’s Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as China, is the most populous state in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately 20% of the world’s population. The ancient Chinese civilization—one of the world’s earliest—flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River which flows through the North China Plain. For more than 6,000 years, China’s political system was based on hereditary monarchies (also known as dynasties). The first of these dynasties was the Xia (approx 2000BC) and the last dynasty, the Qing, ended in 1911 with the founding of the Republic of China.
[People’s Republic of China, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I made the top three scoops at Pile it On! for this project!

Happy Little Gnome

~ sproatmeyer ~ 22 Comments

I can’t believe it’s mid-week already – I haven’t even started anything on my list for this week! Anyway, today I’m sharing a fun card which attempts to combine two different styles of images – Make it Crafty and Meljen’s Designs. I was happy with the way I colored the water until the sky was added as it was just a little too red for my liking. Finally, these chipboard embellishments were also covered with Liquid Pearls, then dragonflies and Dew Drops were added.


One of the challenges this week at Zoe’s Blog is to define a well used Australian Sang. For this post, I chose to define “Good Onya!” Get ready to believe it or not…

Good Onya [/gʊd/ /ˈʌnyə/] -interjection
An expression of surprise, shock or dismay; to encounter suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares; to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion.

Origin: Onya is a deity worshiped by the ancient Aussies and is the goddess of fate or destiny. She reveals her decrees by inhabiting the person briefly who then appears to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment, and therefore is only able to declare her presence by the simple exclamation of “GOOD ONYA!” at which point, the Great Onya is forced to depart.


Challenge: Make it Crafty – Aussie Slang Interpretation
Challenge: Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #45 (Anything Goes)
Challenge: AiFactory – Challenge #65 (For the boys)
Challenge: Creative Belli Blog – Challenge #109 (‘P’ is for … patterned paper)
Main Stamp: Happy Little Gnome (MD) & Sailing Leaf (MiC)
Patterned Paper: Green Stack (DCWV)
Chipboard Embellishments: Love Heart Swirls (MiC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Hexagons
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R21, R22
-clothes: BG10, B52, BG72, BG18, R14, R17, R29, E41, E42, E43, E44
-leaf: G40, G82, G94, G99, E42, E43, E44
-water: 0, BG10, B52, BG72, BG18
-sky: 0, R02, R11, R12

Did you know? The population of the world is currently about 6,895,800,000 residing in over 220 countries and territories. In terms of percentage of each country’s population compared to the population of the world, the top ten are:

China (19.5%), India (17.3%), United States (4.52%), Indonesia (3.44%), Brazil (2.77%),
Pakistan (2.49%), Nigeria (2.29%), Bangladesh (2.17%), Russia (2.06%) and Japan (1.85%).

[List of Countries by Population, Wikipedia.org]

Flirty Seniors

~ sproatmeyer ~ 20 Comments

This week’s challenge at Make it Colourful is to color monotone, sepia or black and white. I made this card using a new image from Make it Crafty called Flirty Seniors, but this is only Gramps! I colored him with Prismacolor Pencils on Kraft cardstock using only blacks and white.


I’ve seen this technique done several times and thought I’d give it a try. This time I blended the pencils with Winser Newton Blending Medium and a blending stump which worked better. However, I had problems printing on kraft paper with the laser printer and had to manually heat set the image with a heating gun.

DT Challenge: Make it Colourful – Challenge #3
Challenge: Stampin’ Sisters in Christ – Challenge #72 (new stamp)
Challenge: Pile it On – Challeng #3 (Anything Goes)
Challenge: Gingerloft Challenge #9 (celebrate dads)
Challenge: The Cheerful Stamp Pad – Challenge #9 (relax)
Main Stamp: Flirty Seniors (MiC)
Patterned Paper: Snow Pear (Pyrus)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Heritage
Prismacolor Pencils: Black, Dark Warm Grey and White

Did you know? Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! The legend tells that years ago every casino in Las Vegas had a three-piece chicken dinner with a potato and a veggie for $1.79. A standard bet back then was $2, hence when you won a bet you had enough for a chicken dinner.”
[Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!, Urban Dictionary]

Miss Anya Dressy

~ sproatmeyer ~ 7 Comments

Welcome to another day at Club Anya and Friends and today we have a perfect sketch to use for our Saturday Sketch challenge! I colored up another Miss Anya Dressy and cut her out to sit on a Park Bench for Two from Make it Crafty.


Because I wanted Miss Anya to stand out, I used neutral colors on the card and a simple layout with minimal embellishments. The Park Bench for Two was colored with earth tones which the mind usually reads as neutral colors.


DT Challenge: Club Anya and Friends – Saturday Sketch
Challenge: Sunday Sketch & Stamp – Challengr #45 (sketch)
Challenge: Quirky Crafts – Challenge #2 (garden, green & pink [coral])
Challenge: The Corrosive Challenge #99 (pearls and lace)
Main Stamp: Miss Anya Dressy (TGF) and Park Bench for Two (MiC)
Patterned Paper: Vintage (CM)
Copic Colors:
-skin/hair: E11, E13, E15, E17, W1, W4, W6, W8
-clothes: E50, E51, YR01, YR02, YR09
-bench: E53, E55, E57, E59, C3
-greenery: G40, G82, G94, G99, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, BG93, BG96, BG99, G20, G21, G24, G28
-flowers: Y32, Y35, Y38, YR01, YR02, YR09, R24, R29
-ground: W0, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6

Did you know? Lad: A Dog is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines. The novel is loosely based on the author’s real-life collie, Lad. Born in 1902, the real-life Lad was an unregistered collie of unknown lineage originally owned by Terhune’s father. Lad’s death at the age of 18 was mourned by many of the story’s fans, particularly children. Through the stories of Lad’s adventures, Terhune expresses his views on parenting, obtaining perfect obedience without force, and the nature and rights of the “well-bred”.
[Lad, A Dog, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was the voted winner at Quirky Crafts for this challenge!

Pergamano Fairies 2

~ sproatmeyer ~ 8 Comments

This card has been waiting for weeks to be published – and here it is finally! I made it using a Pergamano Fairy and Pond-a-Lily from Make it Crafty. Because I had bright and busy decorative papers, I keep the embellishments to a minimal and only added a few Dew Drops. The dragonfly was unplanned but I decided I didn’t want to cover it so I cut it out before possitioning the fairy over that area. It worked out nicely and I didn’t have to color another one!


You can see most of the background already but here is a detailed look before it was put through the Cuttlebug. I really debated about coloring the frog a different color but green would have blended in too much and orange or yellow would have been too much next to the flowers. So in the end, I used my E70’s Copic colors. As a final touch, I added sparkles to the flowers and dragonfly wings – because we all need a little sparkle on our cards.


Challenge: Stampavie and More – Challenge #124 (Glitter)
Challenge: Stampin’ B’s – Challenge #93 (Use diecuts)
Challenge: Digi Doodle Shop – Challenge #42 (Pink & Green)
Main Stamp: Fairies 2 (P) and Pond-a-Lily (MiC)
Patterned Paper: Olivia (BG)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Two
Copic Colors:
-water: BG10, BG11, BG72
-frog: E70, E74, E79
-reeds/gravel: E41, E42, E43, E44, E49
-dragonfly/wings: BV01, BV02, G21, B000
-girl: E000, E00, E11, E3, YR220, YR21, YR24
-clothes: E70, E74, R12, R14, R46

Did you know? The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that became the first states in the Union. The last revision of the design was 50 years ago on July 4, 1960 with the addition of the 50th star representing the state of Hawaii.
[Flag of the United States, Wikipedia.org]