Happy Birthday Morgan...

Hello there crafty peeps, it's Thursday and you know what comes with that...a brand new Twisted Thursday challenge over at The Outlawz of course. 

Before I get into the details of our new challenge I must say that last weeks "Wedding" theme twist turned out to be such an elegant affair.

 There were some lovely creations posted between the members who participated, and from my  rockin' design team members as well. 
Well done !!

I hope everyone had a good week and managed to squeeze in some crafty time. I know I was certainly busy, as I made three cards this week, the first one being for this weeks challenge...

 "Anything Goes with Flowers"

Once again I have another family birthday, this one is for my sweet niece that is turning 12 in a week. Last year I made her a card using another Kenny K image, and I thought I would pick another one this year. 

This little image is called Downtown Diva and she is from the Glam gang collection.

It's actually kind of funny how my niece seems to emulate the fashions of each of these images every year. She is also big into the "peace sign" and it makes me chuckle because I was so into it myself when I was about her age. 

The DP I used was from Recollections "All Girl" collection. I coloured her with my Copic markers, and of course added my usual bit of bling using Stardust Stickles on her shirt. You can't see it very well, but I did use some glossy accents on her eyes, iPod and sneakers.

I hope to see you over at the challenge this week because this particular challenge is one that pretty much suits all papercrafters. So get into your craft-rooms or spaces and get those creative juices flowing!

Thanks for stopping by :)S

Two shall become one...

Hello there crafty peeps! Do you love going to weddings? I know that I do, and there's no pun intended either.

  

One of the reasons I like them is I love to see what the Bride is wearing, and how she styled her hair. 

There are many different dress and hair styles because obviously there are many differing tastes. It would be pretty boring if every bride wore the same dress and hair style don't ya think? 

Now I consider myself to be a simplistic person in many areas of my life, and I think that carries over into my cards as well. I don't do frills or poofy girlie stuff. I guess you can call me a minimalist of sorts, but I do like a little bling as long as it is tasteful.

So, why I am talking about weddings? 

Well today, we have a wedding theme to the Twisted Thursday Challenge over at The Outlawz.  So we want you to make your project using whatever medium(s) you choose, just make it a wedding card, an invitation, or even a layout for your scrapbook. That's the twist!

Given that weddings are pretty much black tie affairs, I thought I would test out the black and white technique I learned at Color Me Creative Classroom, class 4.

 I used this gorgeous Mo Manning image of a Bride and Groom dancing together.  
In order to achieve this look you simply use cool gray Copic markers ranging from C9 through to C00. I love how it turned out, but I had major issues trying to photograph it. The image is crisp as it should be, but I just simply could not enhance the tiny bit of bling that I added to the wedding dress, hearts and the edging around the tag.


By cropping the picture (below) you can see that the bling shows up, but it still doesn't do it any justice. 
 I added "Stardust Stickles" to the folds of the dress  and then I edged the tag using a black "atyou Spica" twinkling pen followed by more stardust stickles. 

I had a fleeting thought to add a "splash" colour somewhere, but I was just to frightened to ruin a good thing. Perhaps I will practice with a scrap piece of paper and use pencil crayons for a test run. 


The card sketch was my own design and is simplistic. I used my SB oval dies, and pop dots to give the image some depth against a black matte. The sentiment was simply printed out using my computer/printer and then I used a chipboard shape to cut out a design for a tag. 


Well there you have it, my wedding card for this weeks Twisted Thursday challenge theme. 
Come on, get on over to the Outlawz so we can see your creations too!


Thanks for stopping by :)S

A little bird told me...

Good morning crafty peeps! Tis yet another Thursday, and with that comes another Twisted Thursday Challenge over at The Outlawz. 

Today's challenge is "Anything Goes"... with a twist. The twist being that you use something recycled on your card/project in honor of Earth Day.

This year Earth Day is on Sunday, April 22. If you're anything like me then you do your part not just on this day in particular, but all year long. 

Anyway, lets get on to the good stuff. The card I made for the challenge was actually made for my Niece's 9th birthday tomorrow. I love when I can use one of my challenge card for a special occasion. 

Allow me to introduce you to Kraftin'Kimmie's Clara....

I love Kraftin'Kimmie stamps, because they are just so versatile and they're the funniest little characters. You would be hard pressed not to find something in the collection that will capture your heart, and the illustrators, well they are just simply amazing artist's. 

I stamped this little cutie with my Memento Black Ink onto Neenah card-stock, and then coloured her up with my Copic markers. The flowers I made using a MS punch. The sentiment is simply printed out using my computer. Inside the card says; "it's your 9th birthday, so have a happy one!

The "recycled" twist is every piece of ribbon that I used came from non crafting sources. Such as; the brown organza ribbon (I made into the bow) came from a box of chocolates, the textured brown fabric had been the handles that I removed from a paper shopping bag. Lastly, the tiny silky ribbon on the tag was taken from a discarded hair barrette. I just simply iron them and reuse them wherever I can. 

So there you go, you just never know where you will find something to use that will save you some cash, and at the same time the environment, well at least for a little while anyway. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Don't forget to head over to The Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge, and try to do your part to help save our planet for future generations. Hey, you just never know, you might even win a prize for your efforts.
We have some awesome prizes from some great sponsors such as, Paper Temptress, iCopic and one of Anne Fenton's Digital Images. 


I found a couple of challenges that I am going to enter this little cutie....


MilkCoffee Challenge - Bold Bright Colors!
and
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #110 - Anything Goes

Thanks for taking the time to stop by :)S