Libby's Flower

Good evening Blogland,

This time I'm not limbo-ing under the finish line to join in with some challenges, I'm actually a little early! Yay, me!

I enrolled in one of Mindy Baxter's (of My Creative Scoop) on-line Copic classes a couple of weeks ago, but had only had enough time to print out the images and look at the list of markers needed.  Well today I had a free couple of hours so started the actual colouring part of the course

After a pleasant couple of hours colouring here is the finished result.  It doesn't look 100% like Mindy's as I don't have all the colours she's used - notably the fence, grass and a middle blend for the hair.  It's much softer than how I normally colour, but I love how Mindy teaches hair - the waves / folds are brilliant and much different to my normal technique - and I'm really quite happy with the overall result.

Card:

There's no real 'supplies used' list I can put here, as the image is supplied as part of the course. I've looked but can't find who drew it, although as far as I'm aware it's not available anywhere else anyway.

The image supplied is just the girl and I've drawn in the fence, grass and sky/clouds following the instructions. Then coloured with my Copics.

The additional things I used to finish my image as a card are:

unbranded stitched rectangle die

taylored expressions - simple strips sentiment and die

flat backed pearls and gems

linen effect card and brown card

Woodware corner rounder punch

My only confusion is that I cut the image panel to the sizes she gave and she also said that you might want to trim off 1/8th of an inch (I think) for it to fit the front of your card.  What size card blanks do the Americans use? That would be tiny!!! As you can see, I've added more card around the image to make up into my (almost!) now regular card blank of 5x7 top fold. I'm obviously a total country mouse as I'd no idea the Americans made such tiny cards!! Unless, of course, which is totally possible, I've got the wrong end of the stick!  I don't think that any Americans read my blog - but if any of you are American no offence intended at all, I'm just very confused as to what size cards y'all make!

Now I'm going to be very British and comment on the horrible weather we're having - it was snowing here today!  It didn't stick and turned to hail very quickly - but snow!!  After the lovely week last week - no fair, weather - no fair at all!  I'm hoping the nice weather returns for TTT's half-term holiday - two weeks off school from 1st April. I wonder if I'll get any colouring done at all!

Right I feel I've sufficiently bombarded you now. so I'm off to join in with the challenges!

Signing off now,

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge /s:

Passion for Markers: Week 634 - In the Garden (I interpreted the challenge quite literally - Libby is in the garden!)  

The Paper Shelter: Challenge #505 - Girl Power

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #426 - Make your Mark

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: March Challenge - Spring Flowers

Crafty Gals Corner: Challenge #229 - Add a Flower

Dream Valley Challenges: Challenge #226 - Springtime

Duck, Duck, Goose, Easter

Afternoon blogworld

I'm here to join in with a few challenges with this post.  Of which some are Easter themed, I struggled with that a bit - as I'm sure you know I don't 'do' religious things. I've had a thought about how I can join in with them all without making a card which will just sit in a box forever and I think I've worked it out - for the challenges I'd like to join in with anyway.

This card, I hope, covers all bases:

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

Saturated Canary - Duck, Duck, Goose

coloured with my Copics (background drawn freehand)

Dies:

Un-branded stitched rectangle

Sentiment:

Created in Word and cut out then used a corner rounder punch and inked the edges.

It's Easter enough, I hope, to pass muster as a non-religious Easter card, but open enough that it can be used for other purposes.

 As an aside, I often wonder how other people manage to sell their cards and for a long time I thought it must just be my cards were under par, now I look on my hobby as art and relaxation. I don't really care any more that no-one wants the physical card! They'll get given to a charity shop at some point and hopefully be useful to raise a bit of cash.

That's probably it for now, I'm now off to exercise away the chocs I got brought yesterday by TTT for Mothering Sunday! Which, if celebrated, I hope went well for you. It's not really a big deal in our house, I'm happy that I know she appreciates me enough (even if it's not shown all the time) to not feel I have to make a big deal about one day a year!

Signing off now,

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge / s:

Passion for Markers: Week 633 - Anything Spring

Crafty Catz: #588 - Anything Goes (Optional Twist - Easter)

As You Like It Challenge: Favourite non-traditional Easter character.  I did think about dragons, but I found this stamp and loved the Goose, it's just sooo sweet! I can't make up my mind if it thinks it's a Rabbit or a chick or was looking for chocolate!

We Love Stamping: March - Anything stamped Spring

Gem of a Craft Challenge: Wk 7 - Anything Goes

How old?!

 Good morning blogworld

I'm here today with my card for the new challenge over at Sweet Stampin', the theme of the challenge this fortnight is Use your older stash, so nothing too new please!  As always we accept any project but as, with the clue in the title, it's a stamping challenge so please use either rubber or digital stamps somewhere.

Now I'm sure you know I had a very long break from crafting and, although I have brought new stash since I re-joined the hobby, a lot (and I mean a lot) of my stuff is ages old - so, for me, this was a very easy challenge. I just had to decide which stamp to pick! That was helped by wanting to try and create an underwater scene, I don't think it's bad for a first attempt but does look like rain to me!!

Card:

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

Sugar Nellie - Oceans Gift (maybe a 2012/15? stamp something like that)

image coloured with Copics and does not come with the background - I created that freehand.

Sentiment: taylored expressions: Oh My Word - Happy Birthday

Paper:

Bo Bunny - County Garden Collection

Anything else?

HobbyHouse for the pearls

scrap of pink metallic card for the mount

Woodware corner rounder punch

So the newest thing on my list is the sentiment stamp and that's got to be either a year or 8 months old, I think - everything else is going to be at least 8 or 9 years old.  See - an easy challenge for me!!

I do hope you all get the time to dig through your older stash, stamp something, make something and come join in! It will be fun!!  My Teamies have made some fabulous inspiration cards, as always, and we're all looking forward to going through your stash collection!!

Signing off now,

See you soon,

Sarah

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #604 - All Occasions

Digi Choosday Challenge: Week 12 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge: Week 12 - Anything Goes

AAA Birthday: Game #35 - Under The Sea

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: #169 - Beginning with B - Bubbles,  boulder (that she's sitting on - or is it that taking it too far!?), bottom of the sea, belt