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This week at The Pixie Cottage we have another great sketch you can follow, or you can follow the theme and use flowers on your creation. Or, you can do BOTH, which is what I did. I used Spring Time Hannah With Butterflies available at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More. I colored the image with Copics, then sponged on the clouds with Distress Inks. The big rose was made with Spellbinders Rose Creations die, and the little ones with a small retro flower punch. The gold sprigs were cut from vellum with a Marianne D die.
Challenges
Sketchy Colors: Pink, gold and white.
Gingerloft: Make it sparkle.
Everybody Art: Summertime.
Papertake Weekly: Handmade flowers
Creative Inspirations: Summertime.
Stamps: The Pixie Cottage "Spring Time Hannah With Butterflies", Verve "Fairy Tales".
Paper: Neenah Solar White, DCWV Lace and Linen, vellum.
Ink: Memento, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders Rose Creations, Labels Fourteen and Big Scalloped Circles, retro flower punch, The Paper Studio Intricate Swirl embossing folder, Marianne D Decorative Elegance die, glitter, foam tape.
I love House Mouse images, and I have a bunch! This is the 100th challenge at the House Mouse & Friends Challenge Blog, and they're having a blog hop to celebrate, along with a great theme of Buttons, Bows and Bling!! This image, called Beading Basics, was the first one I thought about. I've had it colored for over a week, but just now had time to make the card today. I followed the sketch at Papertake Weekly.
The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. Lots of Stickles and Liquid Pearls added to the beads. A few tiny buttons scattered on the table. The doily was cut with Cheery Lynn Designs die. Seam binding was died and scrunched by me. Background DP from K&Co., embossed with Cuttlebug EF.
Challenges:
House Mouse - Buttons, Bows and Bling
Papertake Weekly - Sketch.
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Ribbon
Truly Scrumptious - Buttons and Bows.
Stamps: House Mouse "Beading Basics".
Paper: K&Co. Julianne paper pack, Neenah Solar White.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs English Tea Party Doily die, corner rounder, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, buttons, seam binding, CB embossing folder.
I've been MIA from my blog for a few weeks. Chuck and I have been doing spring cleaning and yard work in our spare time, but I've missed my paper play time!
Over on the House Mouse challenge blog it's travel time, which is perfect timing for me because I'm off to Waco tomorrow to a state architecture contest my son is in. Then next week I'll be heading to Vermont to see my future son-in-law graduate from Norwich University, and then road trip to bring my daughter back for the summer. Oops, I wandered off track there. :) For this challenge I chose this super cute Hummingbird Express image, colored with Copics. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch, added some floss that fits in Our Creative Corner challenge, and used the recipe from Crazy 4 Challenges (3 different DP, 2 flowers, 1 button). The scalloped square got some embossing.
House Mouse - Way to go - Travel
One Stitch at a Time - Emboss it
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Our Creative Corner - Fab floss
Crazy4Challenges - Recipe
Stamps: House Mouse Hummingbird Express, Flourishes Birds in Vines.
Paper: Prima Botanicals, DCWV Tattered Time, SU! CS.
Ink: Memento, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Squares Nestabilities, Labels 10, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Crealies die, Wild Orchid roses, button from stash, embroidery floss, scalloped border punch.
I've gotten hooked on the Bah!Humbug! Christmas card challenges...helps get the mojo going for my weekly card for my Christmas stash. This week they want us to use an aperture. I used the Stardust and Snowflakes set from Rubbernecker to stamp the tree, using Distress Inks for the first two layers, then gold EP for the star layer. I love, love, love how it turned out. Think this is going to be my go to set for a mass card production (later in the year). I put all the layers together following the sketch at Create4Fun, then cut the rectangle aperture and mounted the image behind it. I went around the aperture opening with a gold Decopaint marker, and around the sentiment as well. The felt poinsettias are from my stash.
Okay, paper playing is over. Back to playing with fabric! :)
Bah! Humbug! - Aperture.
Crafty Hazelnut - Gold
Create4Fun - Sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges - Use a tree.
Stamps: Rubbernecker Stardust and Snowflakes, JustRite A Merry Little Christmas.
Paper: Cosmo Cricket.
Ink: Distress Inks, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders dies, gold EP, Decopaint pen, felt poinsettias, brads.
I'm really having fun Joan's weekly tag challenge. It's nice to have a stock of tags on hand! For this tag I covered a shipping tag with Ella Blue paper. The image was stamped with brown Stazon and I colored her with Copics to get the "bleeding" effect of some of the lines. She was cut out and mounted on foam tape. The flowers are made from CS, with some Distress Stickles added to the big one. The tiny envelope I made, and inside is a little card to write on. Added an eyelet and the fan charm.
Challenge list
Joan's Tag Challenge
2 Sisters - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Crazy4Challenges - Vintage or shabby element
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes + Flowers
Stamps: Inkadinkado Gala Gown.
Paper: GCD Ella Blue, Neenah Solar White, HOTP.
Ink: Copics, Stazon.
Accessories: Fan charm, eyelet, leaf punch, homemade flowers. Stickles.
