Mad for Markers - New Colour Combo Challenge

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here.  Today I want to share with you a card I made for our current Mad for Markers challenge - Use a New Colour Combination.  The stamp I coloured is one from Sammi's store.  She is a "Some Odd Girl" stamp and her name is "Balloon Kaylee".  Sammi sells her here at the Mad for Markers store for $9.00.  Isn't she a cutie! Perfect for a birthday card.  She comes with a Happy birthday sentiment as well, but my card was a bit too small to fit it on so I had to use one of my own sentiments.

The new Copic Combinations I used were:

Hair: E35, E31, YR20

Reds: R29, R27, R22, R20

Oranges: YR07, YR04, YR23

Peachy Pink (Balloon): R22, R20, R00

The not new combos were:

Skin: E00, E21, E11

Eyes: W-7, W-5, W-3

Outline W1

I made this card for my cousin Jess who turned 21.  I wanted it to be bright and cheery.

I used a Sassafrass paper on the background and the red and white polka-dot was a scrap. 

I added the 21 number stickers in the bottom corner and outlined it all with white gel pen.

Will you join us for our new Colour Combination challenge?

If you want to try some of the colouring combinations I have used I made a list of them on my blog here.  Why not pop over and take a look.

I hope you have a lovely weekend full of colouring!

I am off to do some whipper snipping and cleaning up out in the yard, then later to my sister-in-laws to pick up baby furniture! I am a little excited about that.  I will tend to blogging comments later this weekend...stay tuned for some nursery photos (hopefully) next week!!

Alicia xx

A few recent creations...

Hi Blogging Beauties,

I have a few creations to share today.

A lady at the market asked me to decorate some notebooks for her as Christmas presents.  (How organised is she!!) She wanted to have the first initial of each girl on the front cover.  Three are for girls around the age of 5 or 6 - they are the pink ones and one is for a girl aged 11 - that is the white one.

I wanted to enter these journals in the Ribbon Carousel Sparkle and Bling challenge you have to use ribbon and sparkle or bling.

Also I coloured an image at the Mad for Marker's conference in all greys.

This was one of the demonstrations we had.

Some of you expressed interest in seeing what we coloured.

I have put the image on a card (kept it pretty simple) for my sister who wants the card for our cousin.

I was happy with how the image came out.

I used the colours C-0, C-1, C-3, C-5, C-7.


I would like to enter this card in Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Also I have a new corner punch and I am obsessed with rounding off the corners now.

Can you tell!!

I love the rounded corner look!

Life is busy as usual.  I am stepping up the tutoring from next week with two new students so am busy preparing for that.  I hope you are having a great week.

Thanks so much for visiting.

Alicia xx

Happy and Sad News

Hi Blogging Beauties,

Long time - no post, I know...life has been busy and I am behind with card-making.

I need to share some news first though.

I was very excited to have some of my cards published in this month's edition of Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft...yay!!!!!!!!!!

And...my card is even on the front cover!!!

(It is the bottom card in red with the Christmas baubles.)

So I am very proud and excited.

The sad news is that Herbie the lamb passed away.

It was devastating for me...it really depresses me when an animal dies.

I get really sad and down...but unfortunately he just wasnt meant to live.

It was a horrible rainy day the day he died....

But, life goes on and the cycle of life continues.

We tailed 187 lambs last weekend at Mum and Dad's, and that is a lot!

We had to give them injections as well.

They are much healthier when they have their Mum's milk...the mix-up milk is just not as good.

Just before I go...here is a little card I made for my cousin James for his 21st B'day and a matching present.

I hope you are all well and happy : )

Thanks for popping by.

Alicia xx

Some Flowers for You!

Good Morning Blogging Beauties,

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  Today I have been catching up on things...washing, house work and a little card-making.  I practised my new florist skills and made this arrangement with some flowers from my garden.  These flowers are for you! Happy Monday :)

Did you know that Let's Ink it Up has an embossing challenge on right now...the prize is a stamp of your choice from Inky Impressions and a goodie bag!  Only 60 entries, so a good chance to win! Link your embossed card up here to play along!

I am going to draw my candy tomorrow.  Last chance to enter today!

I would like to do more candies on my blog from now on.  Makes things a little more interesting!

Hop on over here to enter for a yummy Magnolia stamp, papers and pearl brads.

I would like to share these cards with you today.

I was asked to make some 21st B'day cards with some specific colours and a cat image.

Here is the first one:

Here is the second one:

I would like to play along with these challenges:

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers (15/3) 
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (15/3)


Thanks for stopping by,


Alicia xx