Bubble Bath Ellie

Morning all, well things are starting to go quieter - but not much still got so much to do and not much time - but finally found a bit of time for sitting down and crafting :)   So with having some time I have been playing with my Dolls - NO not like Barbie - the gorgeous ones from The Paper Nest Dolls! 

Now I just fell in LOVE with Bubble Bath Ellie when I first saw her she is available from The Paper Nest in Rubber and Digi - she has been sat in the pile of 'to colour' for far far too long and her time finally came around! 

Once she was coloured though I did become a bit stumped on what to do next!  So after searching the internet for a while I came across this fantastic sketch from Dutch Magnolia Lovers - I just had to give it a go although I don't use Magnolias!

It all just fell together from there, I used my lovely cameo to do most of the cutting - I did take me a while to think of the sizing but it all just came together! Here she is a bit closer! 

She was coloured with copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20 

E30, E31, E33, E35

Y15, Y17

B93, B95, B60

V000, V01

W0, W1, W2

I added some diamond glaze over the top of the bubbles to give them more of a realistic look, once she was dried I stuck her to the circle and cut the excess of the image away, The edges of all the papers were distrusted using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Old Paper, I didn't want anything that was too heavy on the colour.  The papers are all from Dovecraft Back to Basics III - its a beautiful paper pack with all the pinks and purples in! I then couldn't resist with adding some of my flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts on there too!  

 I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Art With no boundaries - Anything Goes

Created with love - Your favourite Things (My Pens :) )

Digi Make Over Challenge - Punches/Dies (Used my Nesties) 

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Well I hope you like her as much as I do - Remember there is the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge blog that have a fantastic theme of 'Summer lovin' running and only a little more time to enter - why not pop over and take a look and maybe join in :)

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to read what you think! 

See you again soon 

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8 Today!

Hello again! all this catching up feels so good….. plus I'm so close to 500 posts as well now its all rather exciting, but the big one will be if I realise that post 500 is about to go live or not!  

Anyway I'm here once again to share a card made a while back, now I'm not a bit one for colouring animals, especially not big ones but this one didn't come up too bad!  When I was asked to do a card with a horse I froze, but then I came across this beautiful stamp from Whimsy stamps and just had to give it a go!

This was made as a commission for a little girl who loves horses, I was asked to make the little girl look like the recipient and by what I was told I don't think I did a too bad job! The image was coloured with copics

E000, E00, E02, E50, E51, E53, R20, 

E31, E33, R35, E37

The papers were all scraps from the box, the letters were cut using my quickutz - I do love that tool! I have to say O was pretty impressed with the finish on this card! I hope you like it too - I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Artistic Impressions - Ribbon or Twine

Creative Stamp Friends - Birthday 

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon :) 

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Special friend

Good Morning! I'm getting a little bit good at this! Well the weather here is going down hill fast, I can remember the days of long hot summers, were lucky if we see the sun for more than 5 days at the moment :( Anyway this next week i think there will be quite a few posts from me, I have found loads that I thought I had shared with you - and I clearly haven't! 

Im here to share one that I made a while back using a LOTV pre coloured topper, now I'm not normally one for all the pre coloured things but I have to say they do make life easy sometimes! This is a stamp that I have been searching for for ages, never come across it yet - but you never know.  So glad I got my hands on the pre coloured topper :) 

I used loads from my stash including some pins that haven't seen the light of day in ages! The papers were all loose in in my box of scraps.  I Love the way this card has turned out! The colours here don't seem to have done it much justice but in real life its so pretty! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Challenges 4 everybody - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think! 

hugs

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Special day

Good Morning! I can't believe how terribly quiet my blog has been from me this year - I think its somewhat embarrassing!!! BUT I have so much to do in a very short space of time and all I want to do is all I shouldn't be doing - thats about typical!!! 

So Im here today to share with you a card I made for a commission a while back - I just LOVE this image from Lala Land - she is so adorable and she was lovely to colour!

Once again this is another that I thought I had shared but I didn't and so here she is now - The image was coloured with copics

E000, E00, E)2, R20

B95, B95

R25

E31, E33

T3, T5

E33, E35, E37

The papers were all from my stash - and the bow was cut using a dynamics die I have stashed away! I used my quickutz alphabet to cut the name in Silver miri card! 

Well I hope you like her! I think she came out pretty cute, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Craft Lovin Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Colour Me Creative - brown 

Send a Smile 4 Kids - For the Girls 

Country view Crafts Challenges - Die Cuts

Thanks for stopping by, I would love to know what you think, hope to see you again soon 

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Have a 'Grave' Fathers Day

Afternoon all - what a day it has been, my little Amelia (well she's not so little any more) took her pre primary ballet exam today :)  So proud of her - I can't believe she has been dancing for three years nearly! So yes today I'm on a complete high!  

Im here to share with you a Fathers Day card with a difference - I was asked to make a 'zombie' themed   Fathers Day card - mmmmm yes the brain started ticking….. after a little bit of discussion I finally came up with the perfect image! 

This is the rather creepy Zombie Painter 3 from Rick St Dennis - I will be honest and say I never thought of using a zombie on Fathers Day but he is pretty cool - after choosing the image and colouring him up with copics the sentiment and papers all fell into place

Copics

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

YG03, YG09, YG17, YG63, YG67

B32, B34, R35, R37

T3, T5, T7

The papers are from my stash, I know they are from one of the halloween pads I had but I can't remember what set! The die cut is from memory box called 'Graveyard landscape', the words were cut from my cameo :) - I also distressed the edges of the paper using Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink pad. 

Well I hope you like him, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Alphabet Challenge - i is for image 

Digi Haven - Anything goes

Digi Galore - Male/Fathers Day 

Just Inspirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration (taken the daddy for Fathers Day)

Thanks for stopping by - I would love your opinions on this one :) hope to see you again soon :) 

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