Sweet thief, whence didst thou steal thy sweet…

…cupcake!

The card I’m sharing today features an image from Mo’s Digital Pencil, Cupcake Thief, my first time ever using one of Mo Manning’s gorgeous images.

 

There’s a new challenge I’m proud to be a DT member of, Show Your Digi Love, where the theme is always anything goes with that month’s chosen digi artists.  It’s all about using the images you have in your stash and showing some love for the artists who created them.  In my case having Mo’s Digital Pencil among the chosen artists for our first challenge was a perfect excuse to go off and buy my very first (and second and third and, well, you get the picture) Mo Manning digi.

To make up my card I followed the current sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  As I’d printed and coloured my digi on my usual 4x6 piece of card I was a bit constrained on my circle size choice.  I actually used the largest of the Nestie set and had to use the “out of the box” technique (for a great tut check out the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog post by Becky) to fit the image in.  As a result I ended up shrinking down the other two circle elements.

I swapped out the flower element for a cupcake button from my stash; I also raided my stash for some interesting embellies for the other two circle elements.  As I have three different types of embellishments I am entering this in the current challenge over at Brown Sugar.

Now I don’t really have anything warm on this card, I guess trying to make a quick getaway on foot carrying three very large and tasty cupcakes would get you rather warm, but fortunately the main theme over at Bronte and Bella’s Challenge is anything goes and I do have my Mo Manning image so I’m also entering my card there.

Hope to see you over at Show Your Digi Love, easy peasy anything goes every month and a whole month to enter the challenge.  It’s a just for fun challenge but there are some gorgeous badges to display on your blog if you’re among the DT’s top picks and the overall DT favourite will be asked to guest DT in the next month’s challenge.  It’s a great way to show your love for the artists that make our hobby possible and your financial support (yep we all like a freebie but artists need to eat too!) so they can keep creating their awesome art.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E23

Hair Y15, Y17, Y21

Outfit RV52, RV63, RV66, RV69

Cupcakes C0, C2, E31, E33, E34, E44, E47, E49, G03, G09, N4, N6, N8, R35, R46, R59, RV02, RV10, RV11, RV13, V05, Y21, Y23, Y26, 0

Chalks & Powders etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Embossing Powder ~ Angel Wings Ruby & Stardust Candy Rose

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Classic Scalloped Circles

Embellishments

Close to my Heart ~ Mini-Medley Accents Slate

Crochet Doily from stash

Jesse James Button It Up ~ Mini Sweet Treats

Inks & Paints etc

Shimmerz ~ Sugar Plum

Spica ~ Clear, Gold, Lavender & Silver

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Seedless Preserves & Spun Sugar

Twinkling H2O ~ Luv-u-pink

Papers

Core’dinations Cardstock ~ Amaryllis

Echo Park Little Girl ~ Jody’s Stripe

Stamps

Mo’s Digital Pencil ~ Cupcake Thief

Challenges

Bronte and Bella’s #246 ~ Anything Goes/optional warm

Brown Sugar #131 ~ 3 different Embellishments

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 ~ Sketch #43

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Wing your flight o'er all the earth

It’s sketch challenge time over at Outlawz and my card today features Angel from this month’s sponsor, Polkadoodles.

And here’s this week’s sketch.

As the image I chose was an angel I figured I’d make a Christmas card, something I always leave to the last minute!  It’s hard to tell in the photo but to add some sparkle to the angel I used Twinkling H2O’s and Glamour Dust on her wings.  I wanted the ornament to shine also so I outlined it with a Gold Gelato, the rich colour doesn’t show so well in the photo, and also sprinkled on some white Fran-tage, also difficult to see in the photo.  The lace accents were the perfect shape, they are actually two thirds of the actual piece of lace, I cut out the middle section as it was just too much for the card.  It’s a beautiful lace though and one of the many laces I received as a gift from two special friends while on my big American adventure.

I love my embellies and dug deep into my stash for the ones on my card, I knew I had Christmas themed ones somewhere, just had to find them, including the holly and berry buttons.  I find the shank on the buttons mean they are hard to adhere to a card so I cut them off with pliers so hopefully that doesn’t mean I’ve cut off my chance to enter the current Brown Sugar challenge.

With my Christmas theme and embellies I’m also entering this in the current challenge over at Christmas Cards All Year ’Round.  And, as I am using a Polkadoodles’ image (although a now retired one), I’m also linking this up at Polkadoodles where they also have a Christmas challenge going on.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes BG01

Hair Y00, Y13, Y15, Y17

Outfit C00, N0, N1, N2, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Chalks & Powders etc

DecoArt ~ Glamour Dust

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Chunky White

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ 2012 Heirloom Ornaments

Embellishments

Creative Memories Stickers ~ Enchanted

Holly and Berry Buttons from stash

Poinsettia Paper Bloom from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Faber-Castell Gelato ~ Gold

Spica ~ Gold

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Pine Needles

Twinkling H2O’s ~ African Jade

Papers

BoBunny Silver & Gold ~ Festivities

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Scarlet

Ribbons & Trims etc

Red Velvet Ribbon from stash

White Lace from stash

Stamps

Polkadoodles ~ Angel (retired)

Challenges

Brown Sugar #116 ~ Ribbon & Buttons

Christmas Cards All Year ’Round ~ Embellish It!

Polkadoodles #42 ~ Christmas Fun

Thanks for stopping by!

…girt with golden wings

I have a rather special card today featuring an awesome image I found on deviantART by Scary Rabid Fan Girl called Steampunk Angel.

There are some really talented people on deviantART and some of them are lovely enough to make their images available to download.  I have to say I am pretty pleased with how the image turned out, especially the metallic elements.

I wanted this to be a special card as it is going out to a friend for her 40th birthday so I decided on a fancy parcel card.  Given this isn’t your ordinary flat folded card I am entering it in the current challenge over at 4 Crafty Chicks.  As it is a parcel card I am also entering it in the Noor Design challenge.

The blank space on the base is for a ‘happy birthday’ sentiment, I couldn’t find one in my stash but wanted to get this posted up before I head out on holidays.  I need to buy a sticker or something to have the words pop.  I did find the lovely ‘celebrate’ sentiment and some numbers in my sticker stash that did work for this.  As the card is for a celebration I am entering it in the current Brown Sugar challenge.

I’ve used a lot of embellies on this card to make it extra special.  All of the flowers are from I Am Roses.  I bought a big supply of them all in white so I could colour them up to match my projects.  My plan was to have them the same colour as the angel’s blue dress and the berries the same aged copper but I didn’t have sketch markers to go in my Copic Airgun so I had to settle for Smooch Spritz and Lindy’s Stamp Gang inks.

The theme of the card is very much flying with my angel, butterflies and flying gear so I am entering it in the current challenge over at Inkspirational.  Being flying themed I have a lot of things with wings so I am also entering it in Live and Love Craft’s current challenge.  I couldn’t find a metal butterfly in my stash the right size so I cut some from a Martha Stewart sticker border and layered them up.  I used pearls to add some extra texture and scattered some yellow ones around as all my embellies were fairly aged and the angel’s wings are a bright gold.  Given my pearls I am also linking this up at the Alphabet Challenge.

Now my friend is a fellow Steampunker and this is a Steampunk inspired card from the angel with her metal wings through to the gears and flying paraphernalia.  There’s actually a pair of men flying zeppelins under the die cuts on the base that ended up covered up that also suited the theme.  The current challenge over at I Am Roses calls for Steampunk and a butterfly; I’ve got both covered off and plenty of their gorgeous flowers so I’m also entering this there.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eye E33

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit & Wings B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, E08, E33, E35, E47, R05, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Lin & Lene Design ~ Floral Square

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Marvelous Squares

Embellishments

BoBunny Jewels ~ Somewhere in Time

BoBunny Combo Stickers ~ Somewhere in Time

Creative Memories Epoxy Stickers

I Am Roses ~ Cherry Blossoms, Lilies, Mini Roses, Puffy Roses, Small Flowers & Stamens

Martha Stewart Stickers ~ Butterfly Border

Prima Junkyard Findings ~ Ship Parts & Steampunk Air

Prima Say it in Crystals ~ Small Swirls Black

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Mini Gears & Sprocket Gears

Inks & Paints etc

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Flat Fabio ~ Tweedle Dee Denim

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst ~ Cocoa Bean Copper

Smooch Spritz ~ Caramel Latte & Navy Twinkle

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Walnut Stain & Weathered Wood

Papers

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Weathered Wood

Riddersholm Design Tailgate Marked ~ Airborne

Stamps

Scary Rabid Fan Girl ~ Steampunk Angel

Challenges

4 Crafty Chicks #211 ~ Fancy Folds

Alphabet Challenge ~ P for Pretty Petals

Brown Sugar #111 ~ Celebrations

I Am Roses ~ “Steampunk” and include a Butterfly

Inkspirational #65 ~Word Prompt: Flight

Live and Love Crafts #27 ~ Things with Wings

Noor Design ~ Parcel card

Thanks for stopping by!

Nau wale no

Wednesdays are sketch days over at the Outlawz and this month we have been sponsored by Oak Pond Creations and I’ve used their Hibiscus image on my card today.

Here’s this week’s sketch.

I didn’t have a die the right shape and size for the rectangular element so I was a bit lost as to what to do on my card.  As I do, I went and checked out some challenges to see if I could find some inspiration.  Brown Sugar’s current theme is Kraft paper and Creative Fingers wants you to add some texture.  Putting the two together I came up with my Kraft background paper and used my favourite stencil to add in the rectangular element.  For some added interest on the background I threw some Fran-tage over the modelling paste I used while it was still wet and heat set.

For my embellishments I used another challenge for inspiration as the thin strip across the top was going to be too plain if I just added in some ribbon given I had no designer papers.  Luckily Chocolate, Coffee and Cards have a bingo challenge on, I love bingo boards for inspiration on decorating up a card.  I’ve gone with pearls, a bow and a charm for my embellies.  I used a ribbon with butterfly trim to tie in with the butterfly charm, which I thought was a lovely compliment to the hibiscus flower image.

Now hopefully I’ve inspired you to come and take a look and even play along over at the Outlawz, we’d sure love to see what you create with the sketch.

Ingredients:

Copics

G07, G28, G43, G46, RV52, RV63, RV66, RV69, V09, V12, V15, V17, Y13, Y15, Y17

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Ochre, Aged Rose, Chunky White & Shabby Pink

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Memory Box Stencil ~ Texture Mesh

Embellishments

Metal Butterfly Charm from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Claudine Hellmuth Studio ~ Gesso

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Cheshire Cat Cherry

Smooch Spritz ~ Mixed Berries

Teresa Collins Basically Essential ~ Modelling Paste

Papers

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Kraft Cardstock from stash

Ribbons & Trims etc

Live and Love Crafts ~ Pearl Trim Lilac

The Paper Studio Ribbon ~ Poteeka Souffle

Stamps

Oak Pond Creations ~ Hibiscus

Challenges

Brown Sugar #108 ~ Let’s Get Krafty

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #72 ~ BINGO (pearls, bow, charm)

Creative Fingers #46 ~ Add some texture

Thanks for stopping by!