Born to Ride - Karens Doodles

Hi Happy Sunday everyone

Just a couple of short posts today.  I have just finished all my commissions so far.. there were 5 to be done this week...phewwwww!

Without further adieu here is one for a mans 70th birthday - Born to ride from Karens Doodles.  Brilliant image and this is the second time using it.  Great one for the men.  I coloured him using copics and pencils.  The background grass and sky are stamps from Indigoblu.  The papers are from Raspberry Road as per!

Well hope you like it.  This has been entered into the following challenges

Catch the bug - Anything goes (13 July)
Dude time Doodles - Masculine fun in the sun 
Paper Preties - Any occasion
Cards for men - Happy Birthday (14 July)
Kaboodle Doodles - A boys life

Hugz Elaine xxx

Bon Voyage - Gingerloft

A couple of weeks ago I won top 3 over at Gingerloft and was asked to be Guest Designer for this weeks challenge of Fancy Folds.  I chose this image from Gingerlofts extensive range of images,  Bon Voyage so therefore the subject matter would have be all about travel. I used a template to make the trifold base.  I coloured the image using promarkers and prisma pencils.  I used Tim Holtz Distress ink for the backgound, Aged mahogany, moss and scattered straw.  I also used the scattered straw around the torn edges of the matting.  I used Kaisercrafts postage stamp and another stamp set I have with a Journey timetable on it.  I also used a crackle stamp over the image using once again Scattered Straw.  I enjoyed making something different and it was a real pleasure to create.

Anyway thats it from me today and why don't you pop over to Gingerlofts challenge and have some fun.

This has been entered into the following challenges

Drunken Stamper-On the road again 
Craft Punked - Mono
Its all about the Vintage- Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes 
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes 

Hugz Elaine xx

Gift Bag

Hello everyone 

The challenge over @ Paper ala Mode at The Outlawz is make a birthday gift bad and here is my DT inspiration for that challenge.  This is a really fun challenge so go get yourselves over there and join in the fun. I used 2 A3 pieces of black card and joined them length ways.  I then found a suitable sized box and laid it onto the card.  I wrapped the card round the box as if I were wrapping a gift just to make the bottom of the bag really neat.  I then stuck the bottom down securely using double sided tape. I left the box where it was until I finished covering the front and back with large grey marabou feathers and the sides with black ostrich feathers.  Let me tell you I have been breathing in feathers since lol.  I made tyhe flowers from Tim Holtz die and did not distress or make them fussy as I think it would have been far too much with the feathers.  The ribbon for the handles came from my stash.  I will be using this bag for sure.  My daughter loves divaish items lol.  Will have to make a diva card to match.

Anyway thats all from me at the moment.  This really was a short post eh and I can't even say the inside compliments the front... ;-))) 

This has been entered into the following challenges

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes 

Hugz Elaine xxx

First Birthday Girl - Mo Manning

Hello everyone.. what a wonderful day today is going to be... I have the day off and a friend is coming to take me out to a craft shop yayyyyyy!!!.. Like I need anymore stash lol.

Anyway today I am posting another commission card for a colleague at work. The subject is of course a baby gals first birthday(well the image says it all huh!)  I used copics and prismapencils to colour up the image.  I used robbon from my stash as well as the pearl gems.  I put the sentiment together using my pc and used a grommet tag die from Spellbinders.  The papers are from Raspberry Road and I used glamour dust quite sparingly this time lol.  Anyway without further adieu here are the pics... PS the inside compliments the front lol!.

This will be entered into the following challenges.. well one has to huh LOL.....

Anything Goes - Polka dot 
Bearly Mine - Ribbons and bows
Papertake weekly - Anything goes 
Sassy Cheryl - Anything goes 
Make it Monday-Anything goes 
Victorine Stamps - Happy anything / Birthday - WINNER
DP2 - Anything Goes 
Digital Tuesday - Kids

Hugz Elaine xxx

Teddy Bea - Baby Rocking Horse

I am back (told you I wouldn't be long) and on a roll lol. To be honest I do not have the name of this image to the forefront of my mind so if anyone out there able to solve my dilemma please leave me a comment and I will rectify this straight away.. thanks.

Anyway we know it is Teddy Bea mind you is it Teddy Bo wearing pink?  I am confused!  I coloured this image using promarkers and prisma.  The backing papers are definitely from Raspberry Road.. I swear they are.. Honest Guvv! I kept this one quite simple.  I expect you are wondering as to why this has been used for a Graduation card.  Well the mum wanted a horse and thought this was cute.  Her daughter just graduated in Equestrian 'ology' or something or other lol.  Anyway has that answered your questions lol.  I used a meshy type ribbon lace and again it was in my stash.  I forgot to mention in the last post that I used a spellbinder grommet banner for the sentiment which I produced on the computer as I have this one.  The corners are diecuts from Whimsey Dies.  The inside compliments the front... going back into overkill with the overused standardised statement lol. 

Anyway that is definitely it for me tonight... If I create anything else this weekend I will post as usual.....

This has been entered into the following challenges 

Chocolate, Coffee and cards - Anything goes 
Crafts 4 Eternity - Bears 
Fairytale Challenge Blog - Soft tones 
Totally Papercrafts - Use a digi 
ATC's and cards with attitude - Anything goes 
Crafty Ribbons - CAS

Hugz Elaine xxx

Baby Girl - Mo Manning

This evening I have been making a couple of cards as a commission.  I have a few to catch up with and you know the story.  You get the order way back in March giving you deadlines of July, August and they never get done.  I also have a problem with making something to specifics.  I feel as though my creative juices are not flowing naturally.  Tonight I felt like making a steampunk or Vampire card and ended up doing not one but two cutsy cards lol.  Anyway enough of the moaning I thought I would share my work with you all.  This one is a beauty of a Mo Manning image.  I coloured her using promarkers and prisma pencils.  I used pink memento around the edges of the image.  I added a touch of glitter, ribbon, teddy button and square doily from my stash.  The flowers are from WOC. The butterflies I punched out and glittered them up and added tiny gems to them.  The papers are from Raspberry Road.. I think lol.  Not that you can see much of it! 

Here are the pics and I hope you like them.... more to the point I hope my customer likes them LOL. (if she doesn't I could always use it as a recycled project!)The inside compliments the front (not said that in a while lol)

Anyway hugz for now and will be back real soon to post the other one actually sooner than you think............Elaine xxx

This will be entered into the following challenges

Chocoalte, Coffee and cards - Anything goes 
Totally Papercrafts - Use a digi 

Southern Girls - Oh baby baby - TOP FIVE

Fat Pages with Attitude - Anything Goes

Charlotte and bunny love balloon - Milkcoffee

THE THEME OVER AT POODLES PARLOUR THIS WEEK IS CUTE N CUDDLY

This card has been made specifically for my DT obligations over @ Poodles Parlour and our Sponser this week is Milkcoffee, therefore I have used Charlotte from their collection of cute images. I hope this inspires you to join in with the fun over there.. the more the merrier...... The theme is Cute n Cuddly and it is not necessary to use their images but would be great if you did. So get sorting through your images for something cute and cuddly....

Ingredients

Image - Milkcoffee

Papers - Nitwits

Lace, pearls and glitter glue - my stash

Spellbinders nesatabilties for image

Memory Box die for the corner
Sentiment made by me

The inside compliments the front

Thank you for dropping by and please come join in the fun over @ Poodles Parlour.

This has been entered into the following challenges

Crafts and Me - Birthdays 

Fab n Funky - Cute and girly  TOP THREE

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes 
Bearly Mine - Anything goes 
Celebrate the Occasion - Happy Birthday 

Jacksons Digital Expressions - Anything goes  - Honour Roll

Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes 
Daisy Doodles - Anything goes 
Paper Make up Stamps - Anything goes 
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes 
Love to create - Anything goes 
MIM - Anything goes 
Tammy Scrappin Corner - Anything Goes 
Card Making Fairy Digi Days - Girlys

Hugz Elaine xxx

Altered Handmade Flower and Hardware Finding

Evening all

Well tonight I have done something different to show you.  I decided to use a spellbinders flower die spliced in Kraft card.  I smothered the top first in tacky glue using my fingers to get good thick coverage.  I then burnt the glue using a candle flame.  As soon as the glue turned black I then manipulated it until the wet glue underneath  was showing and then repeated the process.  When all glue burnt I manipulated them further to give a lumpy texture.  Whilst still warm i gave them an initial gentle curling for a little shape. I gently wiped off the charcoal and smeared some gold leaf over them.  I then buffed them up and curled the petals again using a cocktail stick to give them a little shape. (I have to tell you this is quite time consuming, messy and quite hot and a few of the petals caught alight in the process lol) I then used the same process on an ordinary purple brad.. now that did get hot hot hot! The brad was fastened through the middle and voila my very own steampunky flower.  The Hardware finding is part of Tim Holtz collection and used the same process all over again... and yes you guessed it after several potential house fires my little project was complete LOL.

I hope you enjoyed reading this.  Maybe one day I may master the art of holding my camera and taking pictures of the process instead of trying to write it lol.....

 NB.... THIS PROCESS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 51 UNLESS UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION!!!

Have fun and enjoy.

Hugz Elaine xx

Another Yayyyyy!

I made Top 3 I have been asked to be GDT for Gingerloft on the 7th July. Looking forward to another challenge.  Love it love it love it LOL.

Hugz Elaine xx

Update already done and dusted.

Dare - Mo Manning

Just a short post today.  I felt like making a quick male card.. well truth of matter is I have had this image for a while now and felt like colouring him up lol.  I used copics and prismas and only had to use one image to do it lol.  I used distress inks round the edges. I used postal stamps on one of the Kraft card backings and a postcard embossing folder for the other.  I used memento inks on those.  Told you it was a quick post.  I have to get out in the garden in a mo to set my bench legs into concrete.  Not looking forward to it I can tell ya lol.

Anyway here are the pics of todays quickie!

Thanks for taking the time to peek and hope you will all drop by again real soon. 

This has been entered into the following challenges

Robyns Fetish - No flowers 
Our Daily Bread Designs - 3 or more stamps 
Alphabet -Journey
Chocolate Coffee Cards - Coffee and Cream 
Fussy and fancy - Boy Attitude 
Guylous Inimitability - CAS with Kraft 
Wags n Whiskers - Kraft 
Crafty Ribbons - CAS 
Paper Crafting Journey - Kraft
Craft for all Seasons - For man
Crafts and me - Anything goes 
Anything Goes - Travel 
Desmet Designs - For the men and boys 
Paper Playtime - Anything goes with sentiment 
Truly Madly Crafty - Monochrome 
2 Sisters - Anything Goes 
DP2 Challenge - Masculine

Crafts 4 Eternity - Coffee Cupcake TOP THREE

Love and hugz to all

Elaine xx