Touch

Hi all

Today I have made a card purely off my own back with no theme to follow.  The reason I have had time to do this is due to the fact a day off  from work as I have workmen in the house for repairs.  So I treated myself to me time with the sound of drills etc LOL.  I have achieved this and am a little pleased with myself. 

I found this image over @ Digital Two for Tuesday, a site I stumbled across last night whilst continually searching for ideas and inspiration.  I love it.  Anythis image is called Touch and I fell in love with it.  I coloured it with promarkers and pencils.  The frame is by Cheery Lynn.  I painted that with white acrylic thinly so the colour of the card would show through a little.  I then wiped vintage photo distress ink over it.  I wrapped a brown vine ribbon round it to give it a lift. I used that ink along with forest moss over most of the card and embellishments.  The tags are by Tim Holtz dies and the script with the hand writing is by La Pashe.  The muslin got the ink treatment also as did the wooden buttons.  I threaded twine and tied the buttons.  The ribbon I cut out from meshing in my stash.  The flower I made myself from some frilly trimming and used that really handy distress ink again and added some more of the vine ribbon.  Think I may need to replenish soon LOL

This has been featured on Digital Two for Tuesday

Well I hope you like the end result and please feel free to comment if you so wish to.

This will be entered into the following challenges..... 

Victorine Stamps - Buttons and Ribbons 25th July 
 JDE - Anything Goes 6 A
Crafts and Me - Ribbon and Bow 25th July 
Crafty Creations - Tags 25th July
Divas by Design - Anything goes 25th July 
Fab n Funky -Make your own flowers 25th July
Digital Tuesday - Use a digi 25th July
LEJ Designs - Anything goes 24th July 
Tuesday Alchemy - Button button whose got a button 25th July
Tammys Scrapin Corner - Summertime 23 July 
Simon says Stamp and show - No rules 24th July 
Art with no Boundaries - Anything Goes 29 J

Hugz Elaine xxx

Kenny K - Alice Chains

Hey everyone

The card I have for you today is Kenny K's Alice Chains.  I have made this as inspiration for Creative Card Crew as an unofficial DT.  My actual term of DT does not start officially until the next challenge but thought I would do this for fun.  The challenge over there this week is Use Black cardstock and is sponsored by Kenny K.

I have coloured her using copics and pencils.  I added milled lavender distress ink round the image as a smokey haze effect. I added mini crystals for her bodice and necklaces and used glossy accents for her eyes and lips.  In her hand she is conveniently holding a padlock and key charm which I found in my stash.  Quite appropriate I thought.  I tied a bow using lace and wrapped chain around the centre. I used Tim Holtz alphabet die for the words come play with me arranged either side of the 2 chains twisted together annd fastened with brads. 

Well thats if for me for now...

Come on over and join in the challenge.. you never know you might just have fun ;-))

This has been entered into the following challenges

Paper Makeup Stamps - Use a digi 
Make it Monday - Always anything goes 
That Craft Place - Anything goes 29 July
Chocolates, coffee and cream- Steampunk(27th July)
OSAAT - Anything goes 23rd July
LEJ Designs - Anything goes 23rd July
Simon says Stamps and show - Anything goes - 25th July
JDE - Anything goes - Medium 6th Aug

Hugz Elaine xx

Arctic Fox - Teresa Sherman - Challenge time again Paper Ala Mode @ The Outlawz - NATURE themed

Hi everyone

Over at  Outlawz, Paper Ala Mode,  the challenge this week is Inspired by Nature, no people allowed. So off I went and bought myself this gorgeous digi from Delicious Doodles(Teri Sherman), The Arctic Fox.  I fell in love immediately.  I did think initially of using my poppy images but I wanted to try my hand at working with an animals fur.  Well let me tell ya... I found it challenging! LOL.  I used 4 different grey prisma pencils to achieve the fur. (cannot remember the numbers sorry!) 

I know the Arctic Fox is white but you need shadows right.. and what if he is a little grey... it might have been dark at the time right ? LOL.  Initially I was going to put a card together in crisp white and silver and it was going to be clean and simple.  That did not last long I am afraid.  

After I finished colouring the image I sprayed it with spray and shine and deliberately put my pudsey paws all over it.   I dont know why just felt like it at the time. (I really needn't have bothered with colouring the fur so meticulously lol ) I then wiped scattered straw, vintage photo and moss distress inks over it.  I was trying to make it look like an old photo. I should have screwed it up a bit but I couldn't do it to the cute lil fella.  I couldn't use my crackle stamp on him either lol. I used whimsy die corners and embossed with crackle embossing powder, rubbed when dry and then smeared gold leaf over them.  I used odd screw brads to fix to the card.  I used the distress inks on the base of white card to blend with the image.  The sentiment I produced on my computer.  Now for the overload of pics.....

Thats it from me for now.  Why don't you pop over to the OUTLAWZ , Paper Ala Mode Challenge, and join in the fun.....We would love to see you

This will be entered into the following challenges

Crafty Creations - Free for all - 19th July
Pennys Challenge - Anything goes  - 18th July
Whimsy Stamps - Mono  - 18th July
LEJ Designs - Animals  - 16th July
Paperminutes - Vintage - 17th July
Paper Make up Stamps - Mono  - 17th July
MIM - Anything goes - 17th July
Tammys Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes  - 17th July
Dream Valley Challenge - Anything but square - 21st July
That Craft Place - Anything goes - 29 July
JDE - Anything Goes Medium 6 Aug

Hugz Elaine xxx

Yayyy

I have just picked out my winning stamps from Victorine Originals and I just cannot wait to receive them.. so excited  Right off to work I go to earn my keep and to allow me to overspend on craft goodies lol.

I have also been asked to join another Design Team.. Details will follow as soon as officially announced.... just love it!

Hugz Elaine xx

Design Team

I have been invited to join another Design Team and I have accepted the invitation.  I am now officially part of Gingerloft's Design Team. I just love a challenge LOL....

Enjoy the remainder of your Sunday before the working week begins once again ... YUK!!!

Hugz Elaine xxx

Bride and Groom - Mo Manning

Yayyyy the final commission for now.....

I really love this image of Mo's.  I used copics and pencils as usual.  My fav mediums I have to admit.  The papers are from Raspberry Road, the pearls and lace are from my stash.  The flourish die is from Die-namics, love it.  The flowers are from WOC and the pearl sprays are also from my stash. The inside compliments the front... yayy I got the stock phrase in again LOL.

I told you these posts were short but I am itching to get back to another project.....

I really hope you all have a great Sunday.. Iknow I will crafting all day.. blow the housework!

This will be entered into the following challenges

Paper Pretties - Any occasion 
Craftymess - Ribbon and lace 
Dis Digi Designs - Pile on the flowers (22 July)
Guylous inimitabily - Swirls and pearls 
Cropstop - Show us some love 
Southern Girls Challenge - Pearls(28 July)
Creative Card Crew - swirls and pearls (16th July)

LEJ Designs - Fabulous Flowers STAR CRAFTER

JDE - Anything goes Medium 6 Aug WINNER

Hugz Elaine xxx

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