Hello Peeps,

Well, I thought I would share another project with you....this is something I made as a keepsake for my daughter in law.  It's a handbag mini album.

The pattern is another creation from  Kathy Orta.  I used the paper mania capsule collection for the pages and to cover the chipboard.    I decided to add chains and beads for the handles which I put together from my stash.  The spine of the book and the flap of the bag are covered with a textured paper that gives a leather look.  The photo mats inside the album are made from card stock and have added some sentiment stickers that I have collected over time...so not all from the same place...but think they all work together nicely on this project.  

It's a nice keepsake and I love making these albums as they all turn out different.

I hope you like it!!

Happy crafting!

xxxx

Hi Everyone,

I always seem to be apologising for my absences from blogging....but again it has been health related but hopefully I can once again get on top of my posting!!..Fingers crossed.

Well I haven't been idle....my son was married at the beginning of september and I decided to have a go at making a few things for the wedding.  

I had always wanted to try ribbon roses, and ended up making the bridal bouquet!!..what an honour for me. I had never done them before, so it was a challenge, but I really enjoyed making them.  I used satin ribbon and decorated them with pearls.........also I made the bridesmaid corsages and one for the mother of the bride and of course myself...as well as the groom's buttonhole.

I also made them their wedding post box and guest book...pictures below.

I will post a pic of the happy couple too.

Wedding Post Box
Made from card stock, covered and decorated with some handmade silk roses to match the bridal bouquet and trimmed with pearl string and lace.

Wedding Guest Book

Made using papers from the Mimosa paper collection. Cut out the hearts with a Martha Stewart punch and added a frame for the title.

 
I added their pic to the front page.

The Happy Couple

I love this photo

Bridal bouquet, made with ivory and pink silk ribbon and pearls added to the centre and down the handle.  Finished with pink ribbon bows.

Bridesmaid Corsage

Buttonhole

I really enjoyed making all the flowers and extras, and hope you like them.

Have a super crafty week.

Big Hugz

xxxxx

OH Wow!!

Hi everyone,

Have just learnt that one of my cards made using the beautiful creations of Mitzi Sato Wiuff has been featured on her new Showcase Blog.  I am so excited!!  Her artwork is incredible and is so inspirational to anyone who enjoys colouring.  So, in the unlikely event that you are not familiar with her work, then I suggest you click on the above links and check out her designs.

I have been away from blogging and the computer in general for a few weeks now....haven't been too good with my hands....(arthritis), and had to have injections for it...plus, had my sister visiting from yorkshire for a couple of weeks.  Have also been working on an album for my future daughter in law, for her hen night, and now I am up to my eyes in ribbon as I am making all the wedding flowers!!!....so...have my work cut out...altho loving it!!...Never made ribbon roses before but am enjoying doing them all.  Hope to have pictures up very soon of how they are coming along thus far.

Hope you all have a super crafty week!!!

take care

xxxxx

Good Morning,

Well it's been a couple of weeks since I blogged so apologies for that. Have been busy making an album for my future daughter in law, and will upload images when completed.

There have been a lot of new babies born recently to friends etc, and thought I'd share one of my favourite images with you today.  I have completed this one several times now but love love love it!!

I tend to stick to the same layout as it is always so appreciated and I love it's simplicity.

This beautiful image is from 

Sugar Nellie

I have colourled the 'Bambino' with copics, and have used DCWV papers from the garden party stack. I love these papers, but sadly have used the last....which I brought back from the states last year. I used a martha stewart border punch and added a beautiful silky flower which I bought a packet of from a fabric shop some time ago.  Wish I could find more of these as they are so pretty. The greeting I did on the pc and the pearls and ribbons are from my stash.

I think it makes a lovely fresh looking card and am really pleased with it yet again!
Though I  would enter this one into the April challenge over at
Kit and Clowder
If you haven't visited Alyce's site yet, please do...it is a really good place to get help and advice on colouring.  And it's good fun too!!!

Hope you all have a lovely Easter!!!

Morning Bloggers

Well it's been a few days since I posted on here as I've been spring cleaning!!..now all that's left to do is the craft room which will  prob take me longer than the whole house has....lol.....I have that much crafty stuff to sort through...but hey ho....it has to be done!!

My card today is an image I coloured recently from Aurora Wings  I love these images as they are so challenging with all the detail but are so beautiful too.

The backing papers are from a parchment pad I have had for a long time. The image I cut out using a spellbinders die. The doilies I had in my stash and I just distressed the edges with some rangers inks.  The  butterflies are made with a martha stewart punch. I made the roses from spirals I cut out from red paper and added a pearl to the centre. The leaves are silk ones I picked up in hobby craft.  A little bit of extra bling and some vintage lace finishes the card.

I hope you like it. Though I would enter this one into the April challenge on the Aurora Wings Facebook page.

Big Crafty Hugs

xxx

Copics used

Skin E000 E00 E21 E11 E04 R20

Hair E53 E43 E77
Poppies R32 R35 R37 R39
Flower Centres Y35 Y21
Buds YG97 YG95 YG93

Morning Bloggers.

My card today is another beautiful image from Aurora Wings and she is Ballerina Fairy. I love all Mitzi's images and really enjoy colouring them up. This image I won in one of Mitzi's Facebook competitions.  If you haven't seen her work I highly recommend you go take a look as she has beautiful artwork which makes colouring a pleasure.

I have coloured her using copics.

I've added red and black textured card for backing the image and distressed the edges. I used a nestie die for the greeting. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash and the flowers are from WOC.

I hope you like her.
I am entering her for the Aurora Wings  challenge
Anything Goes

 The copics I used are.

Skin E000 E00 E21 E11 and R20

Dress R35 R37 R39

Hair E11 E13 E19

W1 for outlining the image

Have a super crafty day!!

xxx

Hi again,

Today I have two images to post although not yet put them onto cards as haven't been too well for the past week.

I decided to try some brayering techniques and on both have used Lavinia Stamps. If you haven't already seen them go check them out as she does some beautiful fairy and fantasy stamps.

The images are created by building up the colour using a variety of different coloured ink pads to create sky, hills and backgrounds on which to place the stamps.  Have really enjoyed playing around with them and hope you like them.

Hope you all have a super crafty tuesday!!

hugs

xxxx

Well it's a beautiful day here today...lots of sunshine and lovely and warm...got all the windows open and the patio doors!!....keep it coming!

I haven't made a card today, but have just finished another image from Aurora Wings.

This time it is Red Poppies.  I love this one, and `I have coloured her in Copic markers.

I cut her out using a spellbinders die and do intend to add her to another project but haven't as yet.

Like to get my colouring done during the day when the light is better than evening time. Then I can use the evenings for assembling cards.

I do hope you like her.....still need lots more practice but loving the journey.

Have a super crafty Monday.

Copics used
Skin E000 E00 E21 E11 E04 R20
Hair E53 E43 E77
Poppies R89 R37 R35 R32 flower centres Y35 Y21
Buds YG97 YG95 YG93

Big Hugs

xxxx

Hi Everyone

Todays card is for a little girl and I have used another Aurora Wings image.

This one is Hydrangea Sprite.  This time I have coloured it with polychromes pencils for a change.

I used a beautiful printed vellum on the base card and attached a piece of lace behind the image. I used a spellbinders die and made some flowers with the card stock and vellum. Also stamped a greeting and used a scalloped punch and added a bow to the corner. I added some fine glitter to her wings and flower centres altho it's hard to see on the photo.

Hope you like it.

Hope you have a crafty sunday!

xxxx

Hi Peeps,

Well managed to get this card finished today.  It's using another image from Aurora Wings and is  called Ruby Slipper.

I have coloured her using Copics and the paper collection is Papermania Signature.  I used a spellbinders corner die, and a lace doily behind the image.

I have added crystal stickles to her belt and pearls and also the slipper.

I have entered her into the March competition on Aurora Wings Facebook page.

It's turned out a little dark on the picture as I took it in artificial light, hope you like it.

Copics used 

Skin E000 E00 E11 R20

Tail and Hair BG13 BG32 BGOOO BG10 YG97

Slippers and accents R39 R89

Have a super crafty day!!

xxx

Hi Peeps.

Haven't got a card today.....but the other night I was playing along on the Aurora Wings Facebook page and I won one of the challenge!!..Woohoo....very rarely win anything so was sooo excited.

We had to pick an image we'd like to win and I chose Girl with Pansies.

I coloured her up with my Copic markers and here she is.  Am still  practicing so am not totally happy with it but really enjoyed the colouring.  All Mitzi's images are so gorgeous!! Makes you want to really improve especially when you see how everyone interprets them in so many different ways.

Anyway, I hope you like it...must get around to putting all this colouring onto some projects sometime soon!!

Have a super crafty Tuesday!!

xxx

Hi Peeps,

Well another quick card today....this is one of my fav magnolia images and I have used it many times.  This card is for a friends retirement.

She is coloured with Copics and one of the background papers is from my minds eye 6 x 6 stack...the other one is paper mania.  I cut the border on my Scan n Cut and the little 'luck' stamp is from Clarity.  The flowers and ribbon and skeleton leaves are from my stash.

Hope you like it.

Have a Happy Crafting Monday!!

xxx

Hi Peeps,

Well I've managed to put another card together today.  It's another baby card.  There's something in the air!!!...lots of babies born recently.

Anyway, the image I have used is from  My Besties and is called 'Moonlight Matilda'.....she is sooooo cute!!

I coloured her with copics, and cut out the mats and the words with my Brother Scan 'n Cut.

The papers I had in my stash and the flowers are from WOC.

Have a crafty day!!!

xxx

Hi again,

Today my post is about the colour along at Kit and Clowder.

The beautiful image is Elven Princess from Aurora Wings.

I am in awe of all these beautiful images.  It was a follow along, but I didn't get to do mine until this morning.  I have used my copic markers, although a few of them are different to the ones Alyce used as I didn't have all the same ones...but mostly they are correct.

If you haven't been over to the new site Kit and Clowder, the link is above and I would recommend that you take a look.  She is exceptional at using copics and is offering classes over at the new site.

Anyway, I hope you like my first attempt at this one, I am doing it again as I adore this image and want to do one for my sister, as a gift.

The copics I used for this image are

Skin E000 E00 E04 E11 E21

Hair/Eyes Y35 YG13 BG75 G99 100

Flowers V00 BV02 BV13 BV08

The background using BV08

Have a super crafty day!!!

xxx

                                      

Hi Everyone

Well I promised myself I'd do a post at least once a week.  Todays card is just a really simple one for a new baby in the family.

The cute image is from Pink Gem Designs and I coloured it very simply with my copic markers.

The papers are some I have had in my stash for a while now.  The word Baby I cut out on my brother scan 'n cut, and also the mats.
 As I have embarked on a colouring class and am trying to concentrate on homework etc, I kept this one fairly easy.

I am posting a pic of the blanket and bonnet I crocheted as a gift for the baby.

 Hope you like it. 

Have a crafty day!!

xxx

Hi Everyone,

Am back on my blog after a long absence due to lots of factors, but hopefully I can now get back to at least adding a post a week!!

This post is about a great site I have found for help and advice and just general inspiration. 

I found Alyce while browsing Youtube and she has inspired me to get back to colouring with my copic  markers.

Hop over to her wonderful site and take a look around...am sure you will want to be part of it.

http://kitandclowder.ning.com

Below are some of my recent colouring projects and hope to add more as I do them.

            This is a great image from redonkaddoodles

I have entered this image into the feb challenge over at Kit & Clowder

This card was made using a My Besties digital stamp Cherry Blossom. I have coloured her using my copic markers.  The mats I cut on my Brother Scan 'n Cut machine as I did the word Sweet.  The butterflies are a martha stewart punch and I can't remember where I bought the background papers from.   I hope you like it, as I really enjoyed colouring her and hopefully will improve with  practice!!


The three images above the card I do plan on turning into cards at some stage, but have just enjoyed colouring them and developing my colouring skills, which like I said above, I hope will improve with lots of practice.

The were all coloured using copic markers.   I will start to take note of the colours I use and their numbers so that I am able to  post them in future projects. Just getting back into blogging so will take time to sort it all out.

Please take the time to leave a comment, and I will pop over and take a look at your blog.
Have a super day!!

                                                                          xxxxx

Hi Everyone,

Well it's been a while again, but I have been able to continue with my crafting, and have just completed a wedding memory album for my daughter.

I followed kathy orta's design 'A Year in Review' for this album.  I used red card stock for the base pages, and the papermania capsule collection to cover them.  The album cover and the box are made from chipboard.    The flowers on the cover are from WOC. I used a dome to cover the photo and edged it with braid.  I decorated the tags inside using the Martha Stewart heart deep edge punch, and kept this theme throughout.  Not a lot of embellishments inside as I didn't want to detract from the photos.

I really enjoyed making this one and hope you like it.  A more detailed look can be seen on my youtube channel here.

xxxx