Craft Your Days Away ~ GDT Card

Hi Blogging Beauties,

I applied to be a Guest Designer at Craft Your Days Away and they said "yes"! So here is the card I made.

I followed their sketch.  It is important to have the elements of the sketch especially the ribbon in the corner and then you can embellish on top of that. I followed it very closely.

 I had this Kenny K image printed out and ready to go so I coloured her in using Copics.

Purples: V17, V12, V06

Greys: C-1, C-3, C-5, C-7

Black 100

Skin: E21, E00, R20

I added Bella chipboard and decorated the inside as well.

I sold this card at the markets on Sunday.

I am behind on comments, but hope to catch up today or tomorrow.  Lots has been going on lately.  Including me quitting my casual teaching job on Friday...so crafting has taken a little back seat this weekend as I have come to terms with the whole thing.  Over the next few days though I will definitely be catching up on blogging and commenting.

I would like to enter:

Creative Craft Challenge - Cards for a Teen

Cute Card Thursday - Shiny, Happy Cards

Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Sparkle/Glitter/Bling

Totally Papercrafts - Do it with Digis

Thanks for popping over to see my card.

Have a lovely day,

Paper Play DT ~ Add Shine

Hi Blogging Beauties,

Its a Thursday Paper Play day - yay!! I do love these Thursdays.

This week our challenge is to add shine.

This can be shiny paper, stickles or kindy glitz, crystal effects etc.

We are sponsored by "Just some Lines" and we were given these lovely images to work with.

I happen to love this girl.  I think she is adorable.

 Now I have to be honest and say I really struggled getting my photos to show the shine on my card.  So I waited until it was night and took a night-time shot as well that shows up the shine a little better on her dress.  But really you will just have to trust me that it is there...I did use crystal effects and I hate using it because it always gets clogged up in the bottle and it is hard to get it to stay where you want it on the image.  (The card has curled up a bit from the Kindy-glitz and has since been squashed flat by a large box.)

I would like to enter a few challenges:

OSAAT - Make it Pretty

Paper Sundaes - Flowers, lace, distressing and pink

Grandparent's Card

Hi Blogging Beauties,

Mum asked me to make a card for her.  It is for her friends who have welcomed their first Grandchild into the world.  A very exciting occasion!!

This was the card I came up with...

I would like to enter:

The Beary Scrap Design - Winter Blues

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Pastel Challenge

Papertake Weekly - Putting on the Glitz
Sir Stampalot - All Creatures Great and Small


Thanks for popping in to see my card.

Mad for Markers DT ~ Crazy Hair Combo

Hi Blogging Beauties,

I have a new card for the Crazy Hair Challenge at Mad for Markers.  This has to be my most favourite M4M Challenge yet!  I have gone with another Kenny K image (hope you arent sick of me colouring them yet!) and I chose the colours brown and green to base my card and image on.

I made a Tri-Shutter card.  To do this take a 6x12 inch piece of card stock.  Score it at 2, 4, 8 and 10 inches.  Then cut between the 2 and 10 inch score lines at 2 inches and 4 inches.

I used the following Copics to colour my image:

Greens: G14, YG06, YG23, YG11

Browns: E47, E37, E35, E31

Reds: R59, R27, RV34

Greys: C-1, C-3, C-5

Skin: E21, E00, R20

Why not join in the fun with our Crazy Hair Challenge at Mad for Markers!

Its a great excuse to colour hair in some crazy ways!

Before I go I would like to enter two challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - Use your Favourite Colouring Medium (Copics)

Our Creative Corner - Cut it Out

I am off to try and catch up on everything else I had planned for today!

Thanks for popping over,

Baby Shower Card

  Hi Blogging Beauties,

Life has been busy this week.

I worked Tuesday on Grade 6, Wednesday on Grade 3 and Thursday and Friday on Grade 5.

Friday night my sister-in-law moved into their newly bought house and we went to visit and lend a hand (don't know if we were much help really).  Then Saturday I took some cards to the markets.

Unfortunately the markets were a little quiet, but I still managed to sell 12 cards so it wasn't a wasted day.  It was the first time I went to these particular markets, so it does take awhile for people to know what you are selling and think of you when they need a card.

This is the third Baby Shower card I have made this month.  There seems to be a lot of babies being born this year.  The request was bright colours, animals and polka-dots.  I think I managed to tick all of those boxes.

I used Kaisercraft Fun Fair papers. I cut all the animals out of the paper and arranged them onto the card.

I decorated the inside of the card to match.

I would like to enter two challenges:

Stamping Vacation - No Flowers

Cup Cake Craft Challenges - Seeing Red

Before I go, I thought I would share a picture of this little frog.

Our bathroom keeps attracting lots of frogs.  We arent sure where they get in.  But the other night this little green tree frog wanted to take a shower with me.  I wasn't too keen, so Ben took him outside.  I just love this photo though...his lovely green skin and his cool eyes.

Have a great Sunday and tanks for stopping by,

Southern Girls DT ~ Colour Challenge Blue and Chocolate

Goodmorning Blogging Beauties,

It is a Southern Girls Challenge day today!

This fortnight we have a colour inspiration and it is Blue and Chocolate.

As always you are playing for some great prizes!!!

For our International winner we are sponsored by Meljens Digi Images.

For our NZ/Australian winner we are sponsored by Scrapbox and Joanna Sheen.

 I used a SU rubber stamp as my main image on this card and all SU card stock in colours Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue and Creamy Caramel.  It has been awhile since I have used these colours together.  Under the image I layered lots of Prima flowers and glued them all in place.  I added some ribbons, a button and a punched out butterfly.  Then added some Kindy Glitz which is still wet in the photo.  This card is for an ex-student of mine who is also a very dear friend.

I am off to a Year five class today and tomorrow and then the markets on Saturday.  This is shaping up to be a very busy week indeed!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.