Make-up windmill

   I decided to experiment and see if I could colour an image entirely using just make-up. The image I chose was 'Holland' from IKEsART. This is the result and here is a list ofwhat I used:
    tulip flowers - lipstick
    windmill - blusher
    leaves and background - eye shadow
    windows and sail rods - nail varnish.
   I then mattted and layered it onto a series of black and white card. Finally I added a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ike's World - around the world
   Alphabet - R is for round or rectangle
   Crafting With Dragonflies - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Dragons Lair Designs - anything goes
   Imagination Crafts - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - include some black and white
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes

Squirrel

   Here is another card made using another set of stamps from Jayne Netley Mayhew. This set is called 'squirrel' and I have coloured them using Promarkers.  The sentiment is stamped using one from Flower Soft's second set of floral sentiments. I matted and layered the finished design onto orange mirri card and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Littles Claire's Designs - a birthday card
   ABC - U is for unique
   I Love Promarkers - autumn colours
   Paper Pretties - clean and simple
   Passion For Promarkers - favourite colour combo (orange, brown, grey and green)
   Allsorts - autumn
   Scrapebook Stamp Society - anything goes with the option use favourite colours (orange, brown, green)
   Sweet Stampin - autumn
   Pink Gem - clean and simple
   Crafty Creations - use orange

Wren

   Back to stamping and colouring for this card and this one brings back memories of blackberry picking when I was a child. The stamp used was Jayne Netley Mayhew's wren and I coloured it using Spectrum Noir pencils adding glossy accents to the berries. The sentiment was from the same set of stamps. The strip of design paper was printed using Joanna Sheen's House Mouse CD ROM and was matted onto core'dinations cardstock.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Whoopsi Daisy - things with wings
   QKR Stampede - anything goes
   Allsorts - autumn
   Brown Sugar - autumn/fall
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything with a B (bird, blackberries)
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Pile It On - autumn
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Open Minded Crafting - fall/autumn
   Stamping Sensations - warm autumn colours
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes/wings
   Sweet Stamping - autumn
   Pink Gem - clean and simple
   Paper Pretties - clean and simple
   Crafty Little Fairies - only one designer paper
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - fall love
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Ellie and tree

   Here is a second Christmas card made using a panel and paper from Wild Rose Studio. I matted the lighter design paper onto green mirri card and white card. I then matted the strips of paper cut from yesterday's backing paper onto green mirri card and attached these to the card. I chopped the panel down and matted it onto green mirri card that had been cut using a Spellbinders marvelous square die. The holly embellishment was cut using a mini holly Tattered Lace die. The solid, paler under holly was made by drawing round the die cut piece and cutting it out. The berries were created using Liquid Pearls. The sentiment is a peel off attached to mirri card cut using a Spellbinders scalloped oval die. Finally I added some stars.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Send a Smile 4 Kids - early holiday wishes for kids
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - embellish it
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Catch the Bug - anything goes
   Oldie but a Goodie - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 finishing touches (holly, sentiment, stars which I have had for years)
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Completely Christmas - anything goes

Elly Christmas

   I used a Wild Rose Studio panel for this card, cutting it using a Spellbinder's oval die and matting it onto core'dinations cardstock cut using a Spellbinders scalloped oval die. The designer paper also from Wild Rose Studio (paper pack Xmas Bella) was again matted onto core'dinations cardstock. I wrapped ribbon round this before matting it onto white card.
   The holly leaves were cut from mirri card using  the mini holly Tattered Lace die. I drew round these on a lighter mirri card  and cut out to form the solid backing to the holly. Three red gems, for berries, were glued in the centre of each.
   The sentiment was cut in mirri card using Tattered Lace dies and glued onto mirri card matted onto core'dinations cardstock, each having been cut out using a Spellbinders die. A bow finished the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - use a bow
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - something beginning with p (purple)
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - embellish it
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Bookmark

   The challenge this week at Creative Corner is anything but a card. I decided to make a bookmark.
   The image from Chocolate Baroque's March Fairy set was stamped onto a rectangular piece of card and coloured using Promarkers. I then dusted the background using distress inks. I took another wider piece of white card and cut the edges using the Tattered Lace over the edge flourish border die. The floral image was then matted onto this and this in turn was matted onto grey core'dinations cardstock which I then trimmed. I then cut a triangle from core'dinations cardstock and attached this to the back to form a corner pocket.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Chocolate Baroque - colour chart
   Crafting When We Can - no designer paper
   Inky Impressions - anything but a card
   Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
 

Musical wishes

   A few months ago I was invited to be a guest designer for Chocolate Baroque. I used some of their older stamps to create this card. 

            I cut  a square of Neenah card and about 4cm in from the edges in pencil lightly drew a square of side 8cm. Around this on each side I stamped the floral spray image from Chocoalate Baroque's floral bouquet set judging where the end leaf and the beginning of the spray were. I then rubbed out the pencil lines and cut out a square around the image. This had a side of about 13.5 cm.

         I then stamped the violin, from Chocolate Baroque's music fanfare set in the centre of the design and coloured it using Promarkers. Using distress inks I added colour to the background and then matted and layered the design onto lilac mirri card and white card. Finally I added the dry transfer lettering in a wavy line to imitate floating musical notes.


   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
     Scribble and Scrap - anything goes

       Crafty Catz - birthday celebrations
       Creative Fingers - anything goes
       Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes/use your favourite colours
       Vintage Stamping - anything goes
       Crafting When we Can - no designer papers
       The Pink Elephant - anything goes
       Alphabet - Q is for quadruple