…how strange is that clinging love we have of life…

This is my second project featuring one of the new commissioned images from Simply B Stamps, this one is Franken Cutie Helen, and she really is a cutie.

As these images are commissioned there is no theme to the collection so you really get images to suit any occasion, from the inspirational Fight for the Cause Nancy in my previous card to this image perfect for Halloween.  Not that I’ve really used a Halloween theme on this card, mostly because I won’t be waiting til Halloween to send this one.

My card follows the current sketch at Jo’s Scrap Shack, a sketch that was perfect for Franken Cutie Helen and the ‘stitched together’ theme I was going for.  I’ve used stitching on this as well as distressing, a couple of techniques I am particularly fond of.  With my featured techniques I am entering this in the current challenge over at Scrapping4fun.  This card features a couple of other things I am particularly fond of too, flowers and lots of layers.  I realy do love layering up my cards to show off various designer papers and really add weight and dimension.  It’s L for layers over at ABC Challenges so I’m also entering my card over there.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E23, E25, 0

Lips R29, R46, R59

Hair E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, Y26

Dress BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ ATCs & Labels Four

Embellishments

BoBunny Jewels ~ Glaze (coloured with Y19)

Jolee’s All That Bling ~ Multi Color Multi Shape Gems

Mulberry Roses from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Pumice Stone, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain & Weathered Wood

Papers

7 Dots Studio 9th Wave ~ Golden Sand & Stormy Sea

7 Dots Studio Cold Country ~ Lost Letter

7 Dots Studio Love is in the Air ~ Illusion

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Weathered Wood

Ribbons & Trims etc

Docrafts Gorjuss ~ Simply Gorjuss Baker’s Twine

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Franken Cutie Helen

Challenges

ABC Challenges ~ L is for Lots of Layers

Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC #50 ~ “It’s Sketch Time”

Scrapping4fun #17 ~ Technique Challenge

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...the night sky as the canvas

It’s challenge time at Simply Challenged Challenges and we have a really easy theme for you, anything goes, for which I’ve made a card featuring Rocket Betty from the 4th of July Betty Boo collection at Simply B Stamps.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch at Friday Sketch, I love all the layers that let me show off a whole lot of starry papers.  Some Bling on a Roll added just the right amount of, well, bling given I had all that lovely glitter on the papers I used.

We don’t celebrate 4th of July here in Australia so I steered away from a total red, white and blue colour scheme but couldn’t stay away from it completely.  I think the blue behind Rocket Betty looks great though and with it, I am entering this in the current Kit and Clowder challenge.  Scrapping4fun has an anything goes challenge on at the moment so I am also linking this over there.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes B23, B28, 0

Lips R24, R29

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Bikini R24, R29, R46, R59

Firecrackers R24, R29, R46, Y11, Y13, Y15

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Festive Berries & Wild Honey

Papers

Bella BLVD All American ~ Seeing Stars

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Faded Jeans

DCWV Matstack ~ Stardust

Ribbons & Trims etc

Darice Bling on a Roll ~ Silver

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Rocket Betty

Challenges

Scrapping4fun #14 ~ Anything Goes

Friday Sketch #66

Kit and Clowder #3 ~ Something Blue

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I am the mockingjay

There’s a gorgeous new image over at Simply B Stamps, District 31 Betty, and I just had to colour her up.

Now I should have been doing my DT projects, shh, don’t tell Betty or Corinne, but how could I resist this image?  And I couldn’t just colour District 31 Betty I had to put her on a card so it was just as well the post from Retro Sketches came out as I was downloading the image, it suited just perfectly.  Although after not measuring all my elements I went and completely covered the space between the two long thin elements, to think I cut them to the right size and even got my ruler out to make sure they were perfectly spaced and you can’t even see it!  Oh well, teaches me to measure out all parts of a layout.

I wanted the lovely black outlines but after I stuck everything down I thought maybe I should have gone more shabby chic and distressed my edges but no matter.  I do think the lace and the pretty button I found in my stash suit the image and with both elements I am entering this in the current Scrapping4funChallenges’ challenge.  I’m always a bit unsure of adhering buttons with the back shank, hopefully the Glossy Accents will hold.  The button was a bit too shiny for my liking so I used some Rub’nBuff and Distress Ink to, well, distress it.  I didn’t have any flowers in the right shade of smoky purple so I mixed up the right colour with my chalks.

And yes, that terrific sentiment comes with the image, it was a pain getting it on that tiny resin but I think it looks fab.  The original font looks so much better, I had to trace this out on a domed surface and really, really small, about ¼” high only.

I am trying to enter more of the Outlawz challenges, not just their sketch one so I am going to enter this in the Alcohol Marker Challenge.  The current theme is anything goes, nice and easy to fit that one.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes W00, W1, W7

Lips W00, W1, W3

Hair BV 20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Dress C00, C1, C3, C5, C7

Wings BV02, BV31, BV34

Chalks & Powders etc

Pebbles Chalk ~ Metallic Cream

Embellishments

Close to My Heart ~ Bitty Pearl

Metal Button from stash

Mulberry Roses from stash (coloured with chalk)

Prima Shabby Chic Resin Treasures ~ Dell’Arte

Inks & Paints etc

Rub’nBuff ~ Pewter

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Black Soot, Iced Spruce, Shaded Lilac & Weathered Wood

Papers

7 Dots Studio Cold Country ~ Freezing Tears, Lonely Evenings & Secret Diary

Core’dinations Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock ~ Weathered Wood

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Liquorice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Venice Lace ~ Rose (coloured with BV20 Various Ink)

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ District 31 Betty

Challenges

Outlawz Alcohol Marker Challenge ~ Anything goes

Scrapping4funChallenges #13 ~ Lace and Buttons

Retro Sketches #108

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