Copic Colouring

Hello

Just wanted to share this easel card I made. It was made during a recent Copics colouring class at Grimsby Crafts tutored by the lovely and very talented Kate.

I am not really into colouring images and not been very successful with alcohol pens, but eager to learn.  Can I just add that I'm not really into making cards either!

Anyway off I went to the class with the thought that maybe I will make my Christmas cards this year as I have been collecting a few Christmassy stamps that I would like to colour and use as toppers.

Well half way through the class I was losing my enthusiasm and thinking noooo this is not for me, I am not enjoying this and my colouring is looking awful!!! Just don't get how people find this relaxing and addictive!  I was getting more and more frustrated with myself.

Kate offered words of encouragement and, giving me tips, I carried on and persevered with 'the blending' to this result.......

 

'It's a Bag Thing'.....it was the shading of the background that was giving me all the trouble..... But then as it started to blend out I began to like it.

 

 

 

I came away from the class .... not only pleased with the coloured image but thought the card was pretty neat too.

 

I don't see myself getting addicted to colouring but will certainly have a go at some Christmas cards!!!

 

Thank you so much Kate for your patience and also a big thank you to Debbie who very kindly shared her Copics with me.

Let Your Spirit Fly

Hi.....haven't blogged for absolutely ages.....can I remember what to do?

I wanted to enter this hanging into Hels Sheridans' Sunday Stamper Challenge:-

 

 

 

Piece of chipboard 4.5"x8.5" painted with purple acrylic then inked with distress inks Victorian Velvet and Salty Ocean.  The flowers and leaves are raised (Grunge Paste through a mask) and used distress inks Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed and Walnut Stain on the leaves, Coloured the petals with a red promarker and then rubbed some gold gilding wax into the flower centre's. The butterflys are die cuts, embossed to give shine and stability and blinged up with Stickles! Then stamped 'Let Your Spirit Fly'. Wire in the top to hang it.

 

             

 

 



 

I would like to enter this into:

 

Sunday stamper week 261 Purple Haze

 



Bird Cage Tag

Good evening everyone.
I do hope everyone is well and happy and that Friday 13th has been kind to you.
I have been such a bad blogger of late.....not blogged for ages!!!
Well it is my fellow crafting friend's birthday today and I bought her a vintage bird cage tea light holder. Well I just had to put Tim Holtz some where into the equation so I made a tag to hang from the bird cage....

The tag is a Tim Holtz alterations tag die cut from Kraft card coloured with distress inks. I then stamped with Tim's papillon stamps and added a bird cage cut from the alterations die. This was coloured with bronze crackle glaze. I coloured the bird with distress inks and added a tiny gem for his eye. 

I embelished the cage with bling, flowers and beaded ribbon from my stash.  The ribbon to hang the cage was scrunched and sprayed with shimmer mist and I added a piece of string to hang the tag.

I like the way it turned out and hope my friend enjoys her prezzie.

Thanks for peeking.

I would like to enter into:

Our craft lounge - Tag It

Totally papercrafts - Lots of Layers

Stampin for the weekend - tags

Altered Heart

Hi all,

Thought I would share this project with you.  A young friend of mine was re-decorating her bedroom and brought me a bag full of oddments that she thought I might be able to re-cycle!

Well one of the items was this wooden heart:

After painting it with gesso, several times, I painted it purple with acrylic paint.  Added a doylie, flowers, swirls and a die cut butterfly.  The small butterflies and pearls were cut from a stem which was also in the bag of oddments.  Added a pink ribbon bow and some wire to hang it. 

My friend has hung it in her newly decorated purple bedroom.

Thanks for looking

Entering this into:

That Craft Place - Anything but a square or rectangle

Altered mirror

Hi everyone,

Its been a little while since I added anything....well its that time of the year and the allotment is taking up alot of time and energy in preparation for planting!

Thought I would share this plain pine coloured wooden framed  mirror which my fellow crafter, Debbie had brought to one of our get togethers one evening as a challenge for each of us.

I had such fun inking the front of it with distressed photo ink.  I then covered it in plain terracotta coloured paper which I first distressed the edges and then stamped all over with one of the Tim Holtz stamps.  I then stamped the Eiffel Tower image in 2 of the corners (one of my favourite stamps).  I went a bit mad with the flowers....some of which I made myself.  I added some butterflys which I had die cut from black card and the left over terracotta paper and added some stickles for a bit of sparkle

Thank you Debbie..... I love it.

Entering this into:

Crafting When We Can challenge 15 Things With Wings

Inspired by music......and a hand made taffeta ribbon flower

Hello out there

Just posting this and then an early night for me. I've been nursing a head ache this evening but I think my head is in need of brain rest! lol

This is a scrap book page created during a scrap booking evening at Grimsby Crafts with the lovely Polly.

Polly showed us how to make the ribbon flower which I was so pleased with and have since made a few more. This one was made using double sided ribbon which turned out really well I think.  The page is also enhanced with butterflies and music notes

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Thanks for taking the time to look.

Entering this into the following:
4 crafty chicks challenge  Inspired by Music
Crafty Purple Frog challenge Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. challenge Handmade flowers

Calendar Journal - March

Inspired by Kate Crane here is my page for March. 
Blue skies and green fields, hares and flowers.....Spring is upon us....

For entry into  Kate Cranes 366 Calendar 2012

The kathryn wheel 2012 March is here

And here is my page for February

and January

Thanks for looking