Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life

My card today features an awesome image from The Stamping Chef called The Artist.

Now Tamara, the Stamping Chef herself, is running a competition to be the ‘colouring face’ of the Stamping Chef, details can be found over in the shop where you buy the image.  I couldn’t resist entering as it would be such an honour to have my colouring featured on her shop.  Also the image was clearly going to be a challenge with all that curly hair so I really wanted an excuse to colour it up.

Of course, once it was coloured I had to put The Artist on a card.  I followed the current sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 to make up my card and selected papers that made me think of painting and paints.  I don’t know how long I’ve had the Echo Park or Little Yellow Bicyle pads I used, they’ve been in my stash for a good while so I’m entering my card in Crafty Creations’ current challenge to use something old from your stash.

As always my card is a 6x6 square, so I am also entering it in the current challenge at The Crafter’s Café.  I made the circle elements I mounted the iamnge on using my trusty Nesties, layering a plain circle on a blossom pattern.  I also made my own embellies with some pretty butterflies from a Marianne Design Creatables die.  With my die cuts I am entering this in the current PDE Linky Party challenge.  To finish off my butterflies I added in some adhesive pearls and mounted them on some lace tape, another thing I’ve had in my stash for ever, and pearl trim so I am also linking my card up at Divas by Design.

Seeing I have used a Stamping Chef image on my card I am also entering it in their current challenge, where it’s always anything goes.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E30, E35, G02, 0

Lips R24, R29, R59

Hair BV29, R85, RV10, RV63, RV69

Outfit B21, B23, B37, B39, T4, T6, T8, 100

Paint, Palette & Brush B99, E21, E23, G05, R29, YR68, 0

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Marianne Design Creatables ~ Butterflies

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Blossom 5 & Classic Circles

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Pearls ~ Rose

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Victorian Velvet & Weathered Wood

Papers

Close to My Heart Cardstock ~ Indian Corn Blue

Echo Park Everyday Eclectic ~ Doily Multi & Hexagons

Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Spring! ~ Pretty in Plaid

Ribbons & Trims etc

Christina Re Decorative Lace Tape ~ Antique Lace Black

Green Tara ~ Pearl Trim Pale Pink

Live and Love Crafts ~ Pearl Trim Lilac

Stamps

The Stamping Chef ~ The Artist

Challenges

The Crafter’s Café # 77 ~ Square Cards Only

Crafty Creations #270 ~ Dig Deep Use something old from your Stash

Divas by Design ~ Pretty pearls

PDE Linky Party #17 ~ Metal dies

The Stamping Chef #43 ~ Always anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #25

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Seven, eight, lay them straight

I’ve got another double layout from my baby book to share today, this one features

the sweet Baby Doll Betty from the Baby Teen Scene collection at Simply B Stamps.

Brings back memories of your own little dolly when you were a girl, doesn’t she?  This layout is for recording all of baby’s favourite things so I’ve gone with embellies that are all about toys.  Baby Doll Betty was also therefore the perfect image to fit the page theme.  I made the baby blocks title myself with shrink film.

To make up the layout I followed the sketch over at Sketchy Colours, which I flipped on its side, and where the challenge was also to use white and one other colour.  My other colour is pink although I know there is some purple on the page too, there wasn’t a pink rattle button in the set I used or any other toy button I could use to even up my embellies.  There’s also some brown on the rocking horse button, again there was only one white one in the pack and of course my picture features skin tone and I added in some purple to match up with the embellies.  So I guess I haven’t really nailed the challenge, it was, well, a real challenge finding enough embellies to suit!

I did get the theme right for ABC Challenges as I have a whole string of lovely pink pearls on this page so I am entering this over there.  I am also entering my layout in the current challenge at Just Inspirational as I have the requisite three or more layers.

This is the penultimate layout I have to share, I’ll have the last one done up tomorrow.  If you’re interested you can see the cover of the book at this post, the first page here, the last page here, a double layout at this post, another layout here and another at this post.

Ingredients:

Copics 
Skin E21, E30, E33 (R20 cheeks)

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit RV10, RV11, RV32, V000, V01, V12

Dolly E21, E30, RV10, RV11, RV32, V000, V01, V12, 0

Embellishments

Jesse James Dress It Up Buttons ~ Baby Girl, Horse and Buggy Girl & New Arrival Girl

Scrap Fx ~ Toy Christmas Trinkets

Shrink Film Blocks Title

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Tattered Rose & Tea Dye

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock ~ White

BoBunny Primrose ~ Dot

Christina Re Cardstock ~ Shimmer Pink

Lacey Paper from stash

Ribbons & Trims etc

Lace from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Baby Doll Betty

Challenges

ABC Challenges ~ P is for Pearls

Just Inspirational ~ 3 Layers or more

Sketchy Colors #218 ~ White + one color of your choice and sketch

 

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Write the softest words and kiss them…

I have a Valentine’s card to share with an adorable new image from Simply B Stamps’ Teen Scene Holiday collection, Batty for Rio.

As always, I’ve coloured my image with my trusty Copics so I’m entering the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge.  I’ve gone with traditional Valentine’s colours with this one, in soft pinks, and added some mulberry flowers for a bit of interest.

I’ve also finally broken out some of my endless supply of washi tape to help break up the background.  With my washi tape element I am entering this in the current Ribbon Carousel challenge.

I am really on a Fran-tage kick at the moment, I’ve used it again to edge my die cut, I love the bit of sparkle it adds.  I was going to put more as a background to the image but am glad I held off, I think it would have been too much had I added it.  All in all, I think this is a rather cute Valentine’s card, and with the batty messenger bringing a love letter there is definitely love in the air so I’m also entering the Make My Monday challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E23, E27, 0

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Outfit C00, BV20, BV23, BV25, N0, N2, N4, RV52, RV63, RV66, RV69

Bat BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, E02

Hearts R29, R37, R46

Letter E40, E42

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Rose

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Lacy Circles & Standard Circles

Embellishments

Bead Caps & Spacers from stash

Darice Florist Pins ~ Pearl Top

Making Memories ~ Velvet Heart Bead

Mulberry Flowers ~ Cherry Blossoms, Gardenias & Roses

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Tattered Rose & Tea Dye

Papers

Graphic 45 A Ladies’ Diary ~ Afternoon Tea

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Pink Cardstock from stash

Ribbons & Trims etc

Christina Re Decorative Tape ~ Antique Lace

Freckled Fawn ~ Arrows & Hearts Orange

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Batty for Rio

Challenges

Addicted to Stamps and More #82 ~ Make your Mark

Make My Monday ~ Love is in The Air

Ribbon Carousel #90 ~ Washi Tape

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Spice it up for Mama, she'll get hot for you

There’s an awesome new image available at Simply B Stamps, Betty Show Girl, inspired by Mama from Chicago.

Isn’t she just divine?  And there’s a divine challenge going on at the SBS blog, use Betty Show Girl, the colours Cream and Brown (anywhere you want) and glitter and link up on the blog.  I tell you it is well worth it, one you get to play with this bit of gorgeousness (she comes with the sentiment on my card) and secondly, you’re in with a chance to win a commission drawn by the same talented artist who drew this image, Betty.  For all the details of the prize and the challenge head on over to Simply B Stamps blog and check out the other fabulous designs by the DT gals.

To make up my card I followed the sketch at Technostampers, I did add in the ribbon element as I thought this flamboyant mama needed a bit of flouncy flair.  Am still loving my Bow-it-All for tying these amazing bows, as well as the fabby dies from Spellbinders that gave the stunning frame for the image.  As I have both a die cut (two actually) and a bow I’m entering this in the current Papertake Weekly challenge.  And as my bow is made from ribbon I’m also linking it up at Party Time Tuesday’s current challenge.

By the way, if you’re not convinced you need this gorgeous image, go check her out at SBS as she also comes in a full length version.  All of us know a woman who deserves to be reminded she is a show stopper and this simply stunning image is perfect for a card that does just that.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E02, E11, E13, E21, E25, E27, (cheeks R32)

Eyes E33, E35, Y26, 0

Lips R59

Hair E29, E35, E37, E49

Outfit E30, E31, E33

Dies & SVG s etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities – Stately Circles

Spellbinders Shapeabilities – Ribbon Tag Trio Three

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

Wink of Stella – Brown & Clear

Papers

Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock – Sandbox

Christina Re Cardstock – Shimmering Pearl

Core’dinations Cardstock – Cappuccino

Graphic 45 – Couture & Steampunk Spells Patterns & Solids

Ribbons & Trims

Brown Organza Ribbon with Gold Glitter from LSS

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk – Betty Show Girl

Challenges

Papertake Weekly – Bow Dies

Party Time Tuesday #156 – Ribbon

Technostampers Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #298

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