…the oyster’s autobiography

Have you seen the Tuesday Solos over at Simply B Stamps?  If not this beauty is sure to tempt you to go look, she is Octopearl Betty.

Now I’ve cropped her down to work with the sketch I followed from Sketch n’ Dies, which was just perfect for showing Octopearl Betty off and also allowed for the sentiment, which comes with the images, to be framed just so.  For the frames I’ve used my Nesties, I also used them to cut around both the image and sentiment before distressing the circles.  With all my distressing I’m entering this over at Make My Monday for their current challenge.

There’s loads of distressing and shabby chic goodness on this project so I’m also entering it in the current Inky Chicks’ challenge.  Showcasing this beauty from the deep with her precious pearl I had to embellish with some pearls and I couldn’t go past some lush lace also.  I coloured up the latter with my Copic Various Inks to match the purple and blue colour scheme.  The current challenge over at Fussy and Fancy is for both pearls and lace so I’m linking this up there.

Being a shabby chic project I couldn’t help but get out my sewing machine to stitch my layers together.  Unfortunately I was a bit wonky with my second row of stitching so to help hide the fault I’ve Fran-taged over the stitched lines a bit but you can still see the stitching (real) so I’m also entering this at Deep Ocean.

Now I’m sure you can see this isn’t a card at all but a box.  It actually started life as a biscuit box which I’ve decorated up to fill with crafting goodies for a gift.  I think it turned out looking beautiful and I love the shape of the box and the slightly rough texture to it.  Nothing better than turning a bit of trash into a treasure and I’m entering my altered biscuit box in the current challenge at Altered Eclectics.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B91, B95, 0

Lips RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

Hair V91, V93, V95, RV99

Dress BV02, BV04, BV13, BV17

Oyster BV20, BV23, BV25

Chalks & Powders etc

Fran-tage Embossing Enamel ~ Chunky White, Shabby Blue & Shabby White

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Grand Circles, Grand Stately Circles, Standard Circles & Stately Circles

Embellishments

Flourish with a Bling Pearls ~ Pearl

Mulberry Flowers from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Tea Dye & Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Paint ~ Picket Fence

Papers

Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love ~ Calla of Paris, Vintage Plum & Vintage Turquoise

Studio 75 Special Moments ~ 03

Ribbons & Trims etc

FabScraps Bead Ribbon ~ Pearl
Lace from stash

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Octopearl Betty

Challenges

Altered Eclectics ~ April Challenge

Deep Ocean # 76 ~ “Stitching True or False”

Fussy and Fancy #112 ~ Pearls and Lace

Inky Chicks #27 ~ Shabby Chic

Make My Monday ~ Distress It!

Sketch n’ Dies #5

 

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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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