It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person

I’ve got a really fun card to share today featuring everyone’s favourite doctor; the image is a freebie fan art from Mayzy Art and is, of course, Dr Who, the David Tennant version.

This card was a commission for a colleague and I was really stuck on what to do for the card, all I had was the image, the recipient is a mad keen Dr Who fan.  But not being one myself all I knew about Dr Who was the Tardis and the funny Dalek things.  I found this great pattern for a  3D Dalek, by CyberDrone on DeviantArt, so I printed out one and made it up but then realised I couldn’t adapt it to get half of it on a card so it wasn’t so bulky.  I also couldn’t work out how to make up the centre step easel card with the centre pane set back that I wanted to use to enable me to have my Dalek in 3D.  My next thought was to make a 3D Tardis as there’s a pattern for that too but realised that wasn’t going to help me any more than my 3D Dalek as it still wasn’t a card.

Then inspiration hit, the Dalek would make the perfect “parcel” substitute on a parcel card.  Fortunately the awesomely talented Jenny Dix has a tut up for making parcel cards, go check out her stunning creations on her blog.  So I made one up and made up a new baby 3D Dalek too.  I found a picture of the Tardis online and printed that off and voilà, I had a card base.  By the time I was doing the embellies it was getting quite late so I didn’t have time to Google to see what should go for a Dr Who themed card.  I went with the clock face as I know the Dr is a time traveller, I couldn’t help but add my favourite embellies of flowers, and then realised I should have something to reference the milestone birthday so hunted out the Prima typewriter keys and the Tim Holtz Muse Token.

I love a Tic Tac Toe challenge and Crafts 4 Eternity currently has one running.  I’ve used a diagonal for my card, I’ve got something old (the lovely Core’dinations clock paper), the colour blue, and something new (the Prima roses arrived last week in my Scraps of Darkness kit).

This really is a special card type so I’m entering it at the current Hanna and Friends’ challenge.  Over at Just Us Girls they’re looking for cards that are anything but 4¼x5½, so I’m entering my card there too as this one is 3½x7¼, well, not counting the Tardis that is!

I took it in to my colleague today just in time for his daughter’s birthday today.  Sure hope she liked it, despite not being a Dr Who fan it was a really fun card to make.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E30, E35, 0

Lips E11, E13, E21, 0

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27

Suit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, T3, 0

Shoes N0, N1, R24, R29, R46, R59, 0

Sonic Screwdriver C1, C3, YG01, YG06, YR12, YR21, YR23, 0

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

CyberDrone ~ Cubee Dalek 2010 Version 1

Embellishments

I Am Roses ~ Mini Variegated Black Brown Mulberry Roses

Prima Cartographer ~ Globetrotter Roses

Prima Mechanicals ~ Numbers

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Game Spinners, Muse Token & Time Pieces

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans & Walnut Stain

Papers

BoBunny Timepiece ~ Unlocked

Core’dinations Clocks ~ Burnt Sugar

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Brown Twine from stash

Stamps

Mayzy Art ~ Dr Who

Challenges

Crafts 4 Eternity #191 ~ Tic Tac Toe (Add something old, Use the colour blue, Add something new)

Hanna and Friends #204 ~ Special Card

Just Us Girls #256 ~ Wild Card

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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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Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

There’s a new release over at Simply B Stamps and my first post today features the fabulous Fight for the Cause Nancy image.

Now Betty offers commissions from time to time where you get to choose how you want your image drawn up, theme, pose, style etc and Betty works her magic.  Usually these are $45 but if you’ve joined the Fan Page sometimes Betty does a $25 special, these she does in sets of ten.  This means ten new images in an assortment of themes which you can also sometimes purchase, for this collection all ten ladies who bought a commission gave permission for theirs to be sold so go check out all the different styles and themes, everything from Halloween to Sandra Dee sweet, of set D.  If you buy a commission and give permission for it to be sold you also get all of the other images that are permitted to be sold in that set.  Pretty awesome, right?

So to make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch at Outlawz, I just went somewhat OTT with the flowers!  I really wanted to use my new Nesties and a doily (I’ve got heaps I’ve had in my stash for ages) so I layered up the circle element.  Circles happen to be current theme at Creative Corner so I’m entering my card over there.  And, as two of my circles are die cuts, I’m also linking this up at the current Crafts 4 Eternity challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eye B000, B05, 0

Lips R29, R46, R59

Hair E30, E31, E33, E35, Y26

Pants E40, E42, E43, E44

Scarf & Ribbon RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Top BV04, BV13, BV17

Shoes N0, N1, N2

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Aged Rose

Pebbles Basic Chalk ~ Pink

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Grand Stately Circles & Stately Circles

Embellishments

Decoration Berries ~ White

Mulberry Flowers from stash

Paper Doily from stash

Vintage Pearl Pins ~ Capped Teardrops & Crown Teardrops (coloured with RV63)

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Spun Sugar & Tattered Rose

Papers

7 Dots Studio The Queen’s Heart ~ I Wanna Be

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Spun Sugar

Studio 75 Special Moments ~ 01 & 03

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Fight for the Cause Nancy

Challenges

Crafts 4 Eternity #176 ~ To Die For

Creative Corner ~ Going in Circles

Outlawz Sketch Challenge

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…but I drifted

There’s some new editions to the Fairy Tales & Myths collection of Steampunk images over at Simply B Stamps and I have the gorgeous Snow White to show today.

As with all my release day images I have placed this image on a Kraft album page, the layout for this one follows the current sketch at Friday Sketch Challenge.  I seem to always find a sketch I like in the wrong shape, normally I am resizing rectangles to squares but this time I had to go the other way.  It was a great sketch though for showing off the designer papers I wanted to use in all their woodsy glory.  I really wanted to contrast the background that is more Snow White and the Huntsman with my Snow White who is in the bright colours of Disney.

I had to add butterfly embellies, I wanted to add some birds too but didn’t have any small enough, again reminiscent of Disney’s Snow White.  And with my butterflies I am entering this in the current Crafting Musketeers’ challenge. 

But of course this is a Steampunk project so it had to have Steampunk butterflies, I thought the Jolee’s Boutique ones needed some added dimension to I added some real gears.  I’d have liked to add a large one on the right side too but my stash of gears is almost completely used up and the couple I had were way too big.  In keeping with the Steampunk theme my other butterflies are a bit grungy as is my label, which is a Prima wood trinket turned over to reveal the uncoloured side.  As this is a Steampunk project I am also entering it in the Crafts 4 Eternity current challenge.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (cheeks E02)

Eyes E25

Lips R46

Hair T4, T6, T8, 100

Dress B24, B32, B37, B39, R24, R29, R46, Y02, Y04, Y06, Y08

Boots N0, N1, N2, N4

Embellishments

Jolee’s Boutique ~ Steampunk Floral and Butterflies Border

Petaloo Darjeeling ~ Soft Grey Wild Butterflies

Prima Junkyard Findings ~ Tiny Clock Parts

Prima Wood Tickets ~ Meadow Lark

Watch Parts from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Forest Moss & Pumice Stone

Tim Holtz Distress Marker ~ Vintage Photo

Papers

13@rts Timeless ~ Perfect Moment & Today, Tomorrow, Always

Core’dinations Core Impressions Cardstock Basic Grey Ornate Collection ~ Mezzo Tank

Graphic 45 Kraft

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk ~ Snow White

Challenges

Crafting Musketeers #10 ~ Butterflies

Crafts 4 Eternity #164 ~ Steampunk

Friday Sketch #63

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