Hello.  Happy Friday!

We're starting a new challenge today at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The theme for the next fortnight is 'Things with Wings.'  Please drop by the challenge blog and check out what my teammates have created to inspire you to join us.

For this challenge, I've created this side-step card.




If you're interested in making a similar style card, you can find the template HERE. 

A closer look at the beautiful image being featured. 


This is from a digital stamp designed by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps called 'Mistletoe Fairy' (but I've adapted her to be my autumn fairy instead).

I've coloured the image with alcohol-ink markers and coloured pencils.  I've also added some glitter to her wings. 

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated. 

Fall is hear now and the weather getting cooler, so bundle up and enjoy your days.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Faber-Castell coloured pencils to help with the shadings
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair:  walnut, terracotta, spice, apricot  
- dress:  burnt umber, firebrick, burnt orange, T-486 
- wings:  denim blue, cool aqua, pastel green, 264-T, 263-T
- berries:  ruby, poppies, red
- leaves:  raw umber, mustard, pastel yellow
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool greys 4-T, 3-T and 2T

Hello.

Our current challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge is 'Fall Colours.'  And I am late in posting my card...arghhh.  Anyway, I hope you will join us.  Don't forget to visit to the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge to get complete details of the challenge and to check out what my teammates have created to inspire you to play along.

Here's what I've created.



This is what the card inside looks like.


A closer look at the Magnolia Stamps images being featured:


This cutie is 'Tilda with Straw Hat' from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011.


And this one is 'Kneeling Tilda' from the Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011.

I've use a mix of alcohol-ink markers and coloured pencils to colour these images.

Challenges for this card:
Allsorts Challenge Week 433 - Feels Like Autumn
Artistic Inspirations #186 - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #196 - Autumn
Crafty Friends Challenge #66 - To use dies and/or punches
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 39 - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenges #96 - Die Cuts and Punches
Sweet Stampin' - Your Favorite Stamp

That's it or my short post.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils - Faber-Castell Polychromos, Prismacolor Premiers, Derwent Coloursofts 

Hello.  Happy Friday.

We're starting a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  Our challenge for the next fornight is being hosted by the lovely Annie and the theme she has chosen is 'A Different Fold/Shaped Cards.'  I love fancy-fold cards and I have just the card for this challenge.  Don't forget to pop over to the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge for complete details and to see the fabulous card that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to join us.

I wanted to make another lever card, but instead of the regular square lever/centre panel, I used a shaped die for it (Go Kreate Square Frame Frilly #10).



Opening the card shows how the centre panel acts like a 'lever' that fits the window on the card front.




A closer look a the two Magnolia Stamps images being featured.


- Celebration Tilda from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012


- Tilda with Straw Hat from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011


Challenges for this card:
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #167 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #168 - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Calendar Challenge for November - Autumn Colours
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge #214 - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #81 - Fall Colours
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #45 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB # 89 - Fancy My Fold
The Paper Shelter Challenge #273 - More than 1 of anything (folds, flowers, images)
The Ribbon Girl - November Card Challenge
Southern Girls Challenge #148 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- orange shades:  terracotta, spice, honeycomb, apricot
- green shades:  Touch 42, olive green, apple cider, 617-T 
- hat:  putty, champagne, ivory
- flower:  rasw sienna, pastel yellow, buttercup
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

Hello.

It's time for a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The theme this time is 'Autumn/Fall Colours.'  I love this theme because I just luvvv the autumn colour palette.  Hope you'll play along with us.  Hop over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to get complete details on the challenge and how you can join in.  And don't forget to check out the cards/projects that the DT gals have created to inspire you.

Here's the card that I've created for the challenge.


This is a swing card or some call it a flip-flop card.  The centre panel swings or flips over.



And I've added another image on the other side of the swinging panel.



I wanted to use my octagon-shaped (the shape of a stop sign) die for the swinging panel, but the size of the die that I have was actual too small so I ended up cutting it out by hand.  If you yourself want to make a swing card, you can use any shape die instead and I've got a tutorial HERE if you're interested.

Close-ups of the Magnolia Stamps images being featured:


- Under Construction Tilda from the World Wide Web Collection 2015
(oops...I think I made a mistake in colouring.  I took that thing behind Tilda as a wooden work horse, but I think it's suppose to be a traffic barrier.  Oh well...sigh)


- Tilda With Fantasy Flowers from the Lost and Found Collection 2014

Magnolia Stamps stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.
- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week
Challenges for this card:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #167 - Make Your Mark
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #396 - Anything Goes
Star Stampz - Halloween/Harvest or the Colours of Halloween/Harvest
Southern Girls Challenge - Rocking the Stripes
Creative Fingers Challenge #96 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #7 - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamps - YNS Color Challenge #25
Craft Your Passion Challenge #285 - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft October Challenge - Anything Goes
Love To Scrap! Challenge - LTSCB #64 Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and boots (1st Tilda):  umber, Touch BR102, cinnamon, tan
- hair and shoes (2nd Tilda), work horse:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- orange shade:  terracotta, spice, honeycomb, apricot
- red shades:  burnt umber, chesnut, burnt orange, ginger 
- green shades:  Touch 42; 5767-T, apple cider
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

Hello.  Happy Friday!

We're kicking off a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The lovely Gunn-Eirill is our hostess for this challenge and it's a colour challenge 'Orange, Black and/or Purple'--choose at least 2 colours.  We are being sponsored by The Ribbon Girl.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Check out also the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Hello.

We've got a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The theme is 'Spooktacular Fun' which means anything Halloween.  My DT teammates have also created cards and/or projects to inspire you to play along with us.  Check them out at the Magnolia-licious blog, HERE and also to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.  

I've created this easel card for the challenge.

Here's a close-up of the images being featured--they're from 2 separate stamps:


- Tilda With Bow Beret from the Sakura Collection 2015
- Pumpkin and Leaves from the So Spooky Collection 2009

I didn't do any masking here.  Both images were stamped and coloured separately.  Then I cut them out and placed the Tilda on top of the Pumpkin.

Magnolia Stamps stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Come and join our challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and you will have a chance to win a Special Surprise from the Magnolia-licious store when you follow the rules and theme of our challenge.

For your chance to win a "Leave A Comment" Surprise Package Prize from Magnolia-licious, there is a weekly random draw.  All you have to do is leave a comment--the more you comment the greater your chances.
- comment on any or all the postings on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog
- comments on related postings on the DT gals' blogs for that week
Challenges for this card:
Crafts Galore Encore October Challenge - Halloween or Make A Card For October
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #6 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #34 - Get Your "Boo" On! (used dies from Spellbinders, Memory Box, Poppystamps and Dee's Distinctively)
The Shabby Tea Room Week #261 - BOO-riffic
Polkadoodles Challenge Week #41 - Use A Die Cut
Star Stampz Challenge - Add A Sentiment
Through The Purple Haze October Challenge - Halloween/Magical
Aud Sentiments Challenge #142 - Halloween Sentiment
Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Halloween
Digi Designs Challenge - Too Cute To Spook

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- purple shades:  slate, Touch 83, winter berry, lavender 
- green shades:  Touch 42, 5767-T, apple cider
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T