The moon lives in the lining of your skin

Betty’s been busy in her boudoir again and there is an awesome new collection of images ready for your colouring pleasure, Betty BOOdoir, and my first card features the sexy Spirited Betty.

To make up my card I followed the sketch over at Creative Craft Cottage, I also picked up the three flowers from the inspiration photo and added them to the corner with some other bibs and bobs.  I wanted to create a night time inspired background with a hint of magic in the air so I selected some suitable papers and sprinkled on some Fran-tage.  With my embossing I am entering this in the current challenge at Creative Card Crew.  I’ve also taken up Crafting Musketeers’ challenge of 1,2,3 with my one image, two different embossing powders and three different patterned papers (I also have the three flowers and three kinds of embellishments so not sure if I’ve disqualified myself!).

My second card features the sizzling Devilish Betty.

This one follows the sketch at Cheerful Sketches and I’ve tried to keep it fairly simple as I’m actually giving this one to a male friend as a birthday card.  I’ve used my Fran-tage and embossing powders again to make the background behind Devilish Betty, along with some inking over the top.  I’ve had the Ranger embossing powder in my stash for a long time, I tend to use my Fran-tage for most embossing so it was good be able to pull this one out and finally use it.  With my embossing and stash powder I am entering this in the current challenge over at Clear It Out.  I haven’t played along at Through the Purple Haze for a while but I couldn’t resist their current optional twist of femme fatale, not when I had such a perfect image as Devilish Betty for the theme.

And just when you thought there couldn’t be any more gorgeousness in a single day at Simply B Stamps there comes along another fantastic Halloween collection, this time from the Betty Boo collection, and I am sharing Who’s Your Mummy Betty.

For this card I’ve followed the current sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, which had just a perfect element for adding some ‘bandages’ to compliment the image.  Inky Chicks had an awesome inspirational image up that really helped me decide on how to colour Betty and pointed me in the direction of my paper choices, the colours on the inspirational image matched perfectly with the G45 Steampunk Spells collection.  The colour combination also happens to be that of a friend’s football team so this will be his Halloween card this year, which is why I went light on the embellies and the feminine frippery I usually like to add to my cards.  As this is a Halloween card I am also entering it in Addicted to Stamps’ current challenge.

There are two other equally beautiful images in the Betty BOOdoir collection plus an fantastic haunted house and another three in the Betty Boo collection, so head on over to the SBS blog for all the details and check out what all the other awesome DT gals have done with the images.  You can find their blogs at the end of this post, in the side bar and on the SBS blog.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (cheeks E02)

Eyes E30, E35

Lips R24, R46, R59

Champagne & Glass BG11, Y26, Y28, 0

Devilish Betty

Eye Shadow BV20, BV23

Hair R24, R59, T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit R24, R29, R46, R59, R89, T4, T6, T8, 100

Spirited Betty

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Who’s Your Mummy Betty

Eyes BG000, BG01, BG09

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Bandages Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Black, Aged Silver & Chunky White

Ranger Embossing Pearl ~ Pale Gold

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Grand Decorative Ovals

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Sparklets ~ Ebony

Metal Spider Charm from stash

Petaloo Darjeeling~ Wild Mini Blossoms Pink (coloured with Encore! Silver ink)

Prima Flowers ~ Luna Limitless

Prima Medley ~ Stargazer

Prima Rock Candy ~ Magic

Inks & Paints etc

Smooch ~ Pool

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Barn Door, Black Soot, Peacock Feathers, Pumice Stone & Wild Honey

VersaMagic ~ Red Magic

Papers

7 Dots Studio 9th Wave ~ Stormy Sea

7 Dots Studio Cold Country ~ Lonely Evenings

13@rts Frosted Life ~ Cold Wall

Authentique Abroad ~ Roam

Bazzill Dotted Swiss ~ Pirouette

Graphic 45 Bird Song ~ Jasmine Dream

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells ~ Patterns and Solids & Totally Wicked

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Gold Satin Ribbon from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Devilish Betty

Simply B Stamps ~ Spirited Betty

Simply B Stamps ~ Who’s Your Mummy Betty

Challenges

Addicted to Stamps #108 ~ Holiday

Cheerful Sketches #15

Clear It Out ~ Theme: Embossing (wet or dry) Stash: Embossing powder/stencils

Crafting Musketeers #16 ~ 1,2,3

Creative Craft Cottage #26 ~ Colour/Sketch/Digi

Creative Card Crew #68 ~ Embossing (wet or dry)

Inky Chicks #35 ~ Photo Inspiration

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #24

Through the Purple Haze #54 ~ Anything Goes (Optional Femme Fatale Twist)

Blog List

Corinne

Irene

Kay

Lisa H

Lisa N

Louise

Rebecca

Summer
Tanja

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I told you she was tricky

This is the third card I’ve made using the new Betty Boo image from Simply B Stamps, this time I’ve not used any of the word art sentiments.

To make up this card I’ve followed the sketch over at Crafts 4 Eternity.  The image is super small again but this time the background paper didn’t have too much glitter on it so I was able to print the image straight on to it so I could still have the lovely curly elements that I had to cut off when fussy cutting.

I really ran out of time doing up this projects as I had a lot on this weekend so to save time I coloured all the images the same colours.  But as I did colour the image using my Copics I am entering this in the current Addicted to Stamps challenge.

I’m also entering this in the current As You Like It as it features an image of a person, which is really the type of images I prefer colouring.  Why?  Basically because I really don’t do fur and other animal skins very well, I can get a dappled effect for a leathering skinned animal but my furry animals never look very good.  I also am more of a people person than an animal person in life too, maybe why I haven’t worked that hard at improving my animal colouring skills.

I’ve got one last project featuring this new release so come back in a few minutes to check it out.  Meanwhile you can see my cards featuring this image and the word art that comes with at this post and also this post.  You can also check out the release over at the SBS blog and see what the awesome DT have done with BettyBoo and the other new word art release, Zombie Bride Betty, by following the links to their blogs at the bottom of this post.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E30, E35

Lips R24

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit G00, G03, G05, G09, W3, W5, W7, YR00, YR12, YR14, YR16, YR68

Pot C3, C5, C7

Umbrella G00, G03, G05, G09, YR00, YR12, YR14, YR16, YR68

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ ATCs

Embellishments

We R Memory Keepers Spookville ~ Embossed Stickers

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Spiced Marmalade & Stormy Sky

Wink of Stella ~ Orange & Silver

Papers

FabScraps Country Living ~ Extravagance 1

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells ~ Pumpkin Power

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquirice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Green Tara Cobweb ~ Olive Green

Orange Printed Organza Ribbon from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Betty Boo Witch Word Art

Challenges

Addicted to Stamps #102 ~ Make Your Mark

As You Like It ~ Do you prefer images of Animals or People (& why)

Crafts 4 Eternity #183 ~ Sketch

Blog list

Celina

Corinne

Irene

Kay

Lisa H

Tanja

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…most softly lulling to my soul

This is my second and sadly last post as a guest DT for Through the Purple Haze where this week’s challenge is a sketch one sponsored by Aurora Wings and Delicious Doodles.  Here is the awesome sketch designed by one of the talented DT members, Lucy.

And I got to play with the gorgeous White Poppy image from Aurora Wings, although as you see I decided to colour her red.

She was certainly a challenge to colour, especially as she is printed fairly small, just under 3.5” and it isn’t actually clear where she finishes.  The background is a bit dodgy, I wanted it black but didn’t want to use my Copics to colour it and my Distress Markers weren’t going to work either as my image is printed on an inkjet so I’d get runs when I hit the outline so I had to go with chalks.  I trimmed down the applicator ball but it was still impossible to get into all the small places without going over the image a bit and I got some contamination in the red frame with the black from the background.  It is what it is now though as no way was I going in and recolouring it.  As I have several methods of making my mark (chalk, Copics and Distress Ink) I am linking this up at Addicted to Stamps’ current challenge.

With such an elegant image and poppies being red and black I decided to go with that colour scheme for my card.  I’ve never used my Marianne Design Petra’s Oval dies and I’m glad I broke them out for this as the one I used is just beautiful and is the perfect frame for the image.  The current challenge at Crafty Bloggers’ Network is for either a die cut or embossing, I’ve got both covered so am entering this over there.

I knew I wanted to swap the bow element for a poppy but I didn’t have one in my enormous (we’re talking a couple of draws full) stash of flowers but that’s OK, Mr Google came to the rescue.  Or should I say Martha Stewart did, as it was a pattern from her that I used to make my poppy.  I had to hunt out the one and only sheet of Mulberry Paper I own for this but I eventually found the little sneak hiding among some patterned papers.  Some Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starbursts in the appropriate colours and I had a pretty decent poppy.

The background embossing is also from a folder I’ve not used before, the lovely and appropriate Poppy from Anna Griffin.  I used a piece of red paper but then highlighted the flowers with some Distress Ink, I think I should have done the centres with some wet embossing but I only thought of that after I stuck the sheet down.  No matter, one form is enough to qualify this in the current 4 Crafty Chicks’ challenge.

Hopefully my little card has inspired you to come play along at Through the Purple Haze.  I do love a sketch challenge, they give you structure to work with but still allow for amazing creativity, don’t believe me, just go look at all the different ways the DT have interpreted Lucy’s sketch!

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes G21, G28, 0

Lips R29, R46, R89

Hair & Wings T4, T6, T8, 100

Poppies G21, G24, G28, R24, R29, R46, R89

Chalks & Powders etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst ~ Black Orchid Satin & Rhododendron Red Rose

Pebbles Chalk ~ Metallic Cream

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Cuttlebug Embossing Plate ~ Anna Griffin Poppy

Marianne Designs Creatable ~ Petra’s Large Ovals

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot & Festive Berries

Papers

Echo Park Playground ~ Rubber Ball

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice & Scarlet

Mulberry Paper ~ White

Ribbons & Trims etc

Krafty Savers Satin Ribbon ~ Red

Lace from stash

Stamps

Aurora Wings ~ White Poppy

Challenges

4 Crafty Chick s#191 ~ {Embossing!}

Addicted to Stamps #92 ~ Make Your Mark

Crafty Bloggers Network ~ Die cuts or embossing

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