Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 139 - Sketch

Hello Everyone

Once again, my second post of the day - please scroll down for my earlier one.

Well, it's the first Saturday of the month which can only mean one thing for us at Totally Gorjuss - it means this week's challenge is a sketch - whoop whoop!  For those of you who drop by regularly you will know that I just sooooo lurve working with sketches, it just takes all the hard work out of thinking about the layout.

Our lovely generous sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen, so to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend in her shop let's see all your wonderful creations that follow the sketch.  Don't forget you can mirror it and flip it etc, so what are you waiting for .....  Oh yes, it would be nice for you to see the actual sketch wouldn't it!  Well here it is:

Easy peasy lemon squeezy eh?

Here is the card that I have made:

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Saturated Canary Honey by Krista Smith

Papers:  My Minds Eye "Love Me" from Dies to Die For

Kraft Card:  Bazzill Kraft Cardstock from Dies to Die For

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E55 E53 E51 E50

Top:  E42 E41 E40

Skirt:  R24 R22 R21

Tights:  R24 R22 R21 / E42 E41 E40

Boots:  T8 T7 T6 T5 T4 T3 / R24 R22 R21

Rabbit:  E34 E31 E30

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

I have used my current favourite masking technique and gone around the image with Weathered Wood Distress Ink

All the papers have been outlined with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

And there you have it.  As always make sure you check out what the lovely DT girlies have made for you over at the Totally Gorjuss site.

I hope you all have a great weekend whatever you may be doing.

Thank you for all your lovely comments.

Take care and be safe.

Toodle pip

Dies to Die For - Brigette

Hi Everyone

I hope you have had a good week, but most importantly that you have all managed to stay dry - the weather is just something else isn't it!


I would like to say a big "HIYA" (this is a Hull saying meaning "Hi" or "Hello") to all my new followers.

Today I would like to share with you a card that I have made using the lovely Brigette stamp from Kraftin' Kimme.

This is just what I like to do after a wet horrible day - she looks as though she is completely relaxed.


The recipe for the card is:

Stamp:  Kraftin' Kimme Brigette

Papers:  My Minds Eye - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy

Cardstock:  Bazzill Kraft

Corner Die:  Whimsy Corner Die Set

Hearts:  I have used Pink Hearts Trim ribbon and just separated the hearts

Image has been coloured with Copics as follows:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23 E21

Bath Tub & Tap:  C3 C2 C1 C00

Towels:  E42 E41 E40 / R22 R21 R30

For extra depth / shading I have used a Polychromos Cool Grey IV pencil

I used some Liquid Applique and Glamour Dust for the bubbles

The image has been outlined in Weathered Wood Distress Ink

All the edges of the card / paper have been edged with Brush Corduroy Distress Ink

And there you have it.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend - let's hope it stays a little drier for us.

Toodles

Blogaversary Candy - I'm a Year Old Today

Hello Everyone

It's time for me to celebrate - my blog is one year old today!  I can't believe it - doesn't time fly when you are having fun.

So the only thing for me to do to show my appreciation for all you lovely people out there who stop by each week and leave me some lovely comments, is to put some blog candy up for grabs.

The items are:

EK Success Edger Punch

Whimsy Corner Die Set

Nellie Snellen Foilage Punch

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 3

Items from the Hobby House:

Fancy Flourish Pearls

Ornate Pearls

Pastel Hearts Pins

Pastel Teardrop Pins

Sugar & Spice Pearls (Small & Medium)

Wedding Day Pears (Small & Medium)

Pink Pearl Flowers

Cream Pearl Flowers

Mixture of Ribbons

Mixture of Paper Flowers

Crochet Pink Flowers

The Rules of Entry

You need to be / become a follower but please only follow me if you like my work and not just for the candy.

I would appreciate it if you could post a picture of this in your side bar with a link back to my blog.

This candy is NOT open to candy only blogs - I will remove them.

The candy is open worldwide although I am not liable to pay for any import / customs duties. 

And that's it.

The candy will close on Tuesday, 31 July 2012, where I will draw a winner.

Good luck to you all and thank you again for your continued support.

To enter please click on the Blue Froggy and don't forget to leave me a comment.

Hazel x

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 138 - Sweet & Simple

Good Day to You All

I hope you have all had a good week and you are looking forward to the weekend.

Our challenge this week over at Totally Gorjuss is "Sweet & Simple" and our fabby sponsor this week is the one and only Lili of the Valley.  So to be in with a chance to win a voucher to spend in their shop we want to see all your Sweet & Simple designs.  As always, make sure you check out what the incredible DT ladies have made for your inspiration over at the Totally Gorjuss site.

Here is the card that I have made:

Ain't she "Sweet"?

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Tiddly Inks Wryn Blooms

Sentiment:  Created on my computer and printed under the picture

Image coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E37 E35 E34 E33

Dress & Shoes:  BV04 BV02 BV01 / R85 R83 R81

Flowers:  BV04 BV02 BV01 / R85 R83 R81 / C2 C1

Leaves:  G46 G43

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

And that's it - "Simple"!  "Sweet and Simple."  To finish off the card I have stitched around it with my sewing machine.

One other picture of the inside for you:

And there you have it.

I hope you can join in the fun with us.

Stay safe and have a great weekend.

Toodles

Dies to Die For - Princess Tilda of the Valley

Hello and a Happy Friday to Everyone


And a "HELLO" to my new follower Cheremene - thank you for joining me - I'm very flattered.

I hope you have all had a lovely week and also hope that you haven't been effected by the horrible rain we have had.  I was driving through Birmingham yesterday and it was just awful - never seen rain like it.  Some poor people were desperately using buckets to try and stop the water from getting into their houses - I hope everything was okay for them.

It's my turn today to post on the Dies to Die For blog and today I would like to share with you a card using the lovely Pricess Tilda of the Valley from Magnolia.  I think this is the very first Magnolia stamp I have used on my blog - amazing, seeing as I have quite a few of them (more neglected rubber!).

Here is a picture of the full card:

The recipe for the card is:

Papers:  Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics (these are just A-MAZING!)

Stamp:  Princess Tilda of the Valley

Flowers:  Memory Box Fancy Blossoms

Corner:  Whimsy Corner Die Set

Sentiment:  Whimsy Circle Postmark Sentiments

The image has been coloured with Copics, Flexmarkers and Promarkers

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23

Top. Skirt & Boots:  Cloud Blue (Flexmarker), Powder Blue (Promarker), B91 / W1 W0 W00

Foilage:  G46 G43

Crown:  C1 C0 C00

The image has been outlined with a masking technique using Weathered Wood Distress Ink

Before I forget have you been across and entered the Die-ing for a Challenge Blog competition?  If not you can find the link HERE.  Don't forget there is a whooping £25 voucher to spend in the store and oh my there are just some awesome goodies to get your hands on - so what are you waiting for?

Enjoy the rest of your day and I hope you have a nice weekend.

Toodles

Dies to Die For - Spring is Back

Hey Everyone

Another second post for today - this is starting to become a habit!

I hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

It's my turn to post on the Dies to Die For Blog today and I would like to share with you a card using a lovely Sarah Kay stamp called "Spring is Back" (have we even had Spring? ;o) and where is Summer!!!)

Here is the card I have made:

Ain't she just lovely?

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Stamp:  Sarah Kay Spring is Back

Papers:  My Minds Eye So Sophie Graceful

Sentiment Stamp:  Whimsy Friendship Ticket Sentiment

Border Die:  Doohickey Scalloped Stitch Lace

Flowers:  Doohickey Vintage Flowers & Leaf

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23

Hat:  E53 E51 E0 / BG75 BG72 BG70

Top:  YG97 YG95 YG93 YG91

Trousers:  BG75 BG72 BG70

Flowers:  V99 V95 V93 V91

I masked the image and outlined the stamp and all the papers in Antique Linen Distress Ink

Have you been across and entered the Die-ing for a Challenge Blog competition?  If not you can find the link HERE.  Don't forget there is a whooping £25 voucher to spend in the store and oh my there are just some awesome goodies to get your hands on - so what are you waiting for?

One final picture to show you of the inside of the card:

And there you have it.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Take care and be safe.

Ta ra for now.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 137 - Something Yellow

Hello All

Mmm, another week of wet weather - me no likey :o(

So to try and get some sunshine going the challenge over at Totally Gorjuss this week is "Something Yellow".  Well, the first thing that springs to mind for me is SUNSHINE (we neeeeeed some!), but it can be anything you want it to be so long as there is something yellow and our lovely sponsor this week is Meljen's.  As always, please make sure you pop onto the Totally Gorjuss blog to see what the lovely DT ladies have created for you to whet your appetite.

So, without further ado here is the card I made - brace yourself and don some sunglasses!

Wowzers - now that is yellow!  Told ya to put on your sunglasses!

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Meljen's Tutu Sweet

Papers:  My Minds Eye Miss Caroline "Howdy Doody" from Dies to Die For

Border Die:  Doohickey "Scalloped Stitch Lace" from Dies to Die For

Sentiment:  Whimsy "Magical Mini Letter Seals" from Dies to Die For

Punched Flowers:  Medium and Small Retro Flower Punches

Image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E00 / R20 R30

Hair:  E37 E35 E34 E31

Tutu:  YR24 YR23 YR21 YR20 YR0000

Flowers:  YR02 YR01 YR00 YR000

Leaf:  G46 G43

I have edged everything with Wild Honey Distress Ink

One final picture of the inside as per my usual:

Sorry about the rubbish photo, but I think you get the idea.

And that's it.  Thank you all as always for your words of encouragement and kindness they are always cherished and appreciated.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Ta ra for now.