Orange & Black

Divas By Design have a new challenge, being sponsored by Craft Bag starting today & the theme is Orange & Black, obviously as its near Halloween, then these colours are perfect. I didnt want to make a Halloween card, as it would never get used, so chose this image which was free from Karens Doodles years ago, I have had a look in her store, but cannot find it, I know it was given out as a freebie.
I have coloured it with Promarkers. The paper is Bo Bunny. The leaf die is Joy Crafts. The flowers came from Thailand & the ribbon from Cyprus. The heart die is Magnolia So Wrapped Lovely. The jewels are from stash & the butterfly is also from Cyprus.  I made this ages ago, so its hard to remember what I used lol.
I am away on holiday when this is published, so will look for challenges as & when I can.

Halloween

Bearly Mine have a new monthly challenge starting today & the theme is Halloween. Now here in the UK, we don't really do Halloween, like those of you in the States, so to be honest, didnt want to make a card that would quite frankly never be used, so kept this quite simple. Donna over at Bearly Mine has designed a fab set of papers called Halloween Fantasy, which can be bought here
I found a freebie image on my computer of a spiders web from Tiddly Inks. Sadly I cant find it in their store & I know I have had it yonks. All I did was lay the digi stamp over the paper & print out. Simple!!!
I am on holiday as this is published, so will enter challenges as I can.

Aurora Wings

Divas By Design have a new challenge starting today & the theme is All That Glitters & is sponsored by my favourite craft shop Sir Stamp A Lot.
I am very slowly working through a skin & hair class over at Kit & Clowder & whilst I was waiting for some feedback, I decided to challenge myself & see what I could colour. Now I would not even have tried to colour an image like this a few weeks ago. I know the hair is pants, but had not moved onto hair before doing this lol. Really pleased with the flowers & the skin is not bad either. You cant see a lot of the glitter, but I promise it is there, on the bubbles, dotted all over the image. All coloured with Promarkers, using the fine nibs as well.
The corner dies areCheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco, apart from that, there is nothing else on the image.
Entering the following challenges
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Anything Goes

Another Christmas card

Its the 21st again, so my turn to make an inspiration post for you to showcase Donna's lovely digi papers, at Bearly Mine, which can be found over here.
I am slowly making my Christmas cards & this year trying to keep them in envelopes, as I had to make so many boxes last year & do not want a repeat lol.
This was a free image from years ago that I picked up, I'm sorry, I have no idea whom to give credit to. I coloured it with Promarkers. Its a simple card, the papers are of course from Bearly Mine Designs & this is from a set called Christmas Sparkle & all I did was cut out the frame & placed my image in there.

 I printed the paper off twice & decoupaged the bow & star. Added 3 pearls & a snowflake die from Joy Crafts. The sentiment is from a QVC kit from years ago. A simple Christmas card.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting at the Weekend Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge P for Pearls
Southern Girls Winter Blues
Digi Choosday Xmas in Blues and Purples

Shabby Chic

I received my Magnolia DooHickey Vol 2 die set from  Sir Stamp A Lot today & whilst I was disapppointed in the 1st one, this one is lovely, its a Christmas theme & has loads of dies.

There is pointsettia flowers, mistletoe leaves, santas head, little basket, apron, snowflake border. It really is a great set.
I had a play this afternoon & was not in the mood to colour, so produced this instead.
The papers are Bo Bunny Timepiece. K & Co Life's Journey. I Googled free vintage printables & found this one, cant give credit as the blog is no longer being used, but they were all free from the original blog description.
I edged all the papers with acrylic paint to give an aged look.
I also wanted to try the chalkboard effect, so cut out a Nestie labels die from black card, took an anti static pad & dabbed it onto the card, to look like previous rubbing out & then stamped direct onto the card with Magnolia Postcard set in Cloud White Brilliance ink pad. When the ink was dry, just ran the anti static over again. Added a few pearls to the edge of the Nestie, oh & hid a doily coloured with a Promarker, so its just peeking out on the side.
Added a ribbon & the little basket from the above set & flowers from Thailand. Ribbon from stash.

There you have a vintage shabby chic look, which is not like my usual style, but I enjoyed it & no colouring!!!
Entering the following challenges
A Creative Romance  Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge P for Pearls
Card making Mamas Vintage Elements or Shabby Chic
Stamp & Create with Magnolia Ribbons & Pearls
Charisma Cardz Lace & Pearls
MilkCoffee Challenge Colours of Autumn

Bearly Mine Sale

Donna is having a sale over at Bearly Mine papers which ends on Monday, popover & look, she really does have some of the best digital papers around.

Scrappers Delights

 There is a Facebook page over at Donna-Marie's Cards & Promarker Tutorials which I belong to & she hosts a monthly challenge & asked for people on her design team, well I only got picked didn't I? It will sure give me more practice in colouring with these pens, as I am certainly scared of them lol. Donna also has a book that she has produced which tells you everything about Promarkers, colour combinations, tutorials, it really is a great book. Its 174 pages long & the cost (£12) goes to a homeless charity. To date she has raised £600!
I was given this image from Scrappers Delights Crafty Honeys Scissors to colour.
Promarkers used
Hair..................Burnt Sienna. Terracotta. Gold. Buttercup
Skin.............Spice. Coral. Sunkissed Pink. Satin. Almond & Pastel Pink for Blush
Top............Bright Orange. Amber. Sunflower
Trousers............Aegean. Cyan. Sky Blue
Heart & Paper..........Purple. Amethyst. Lavender
Floor & Scissors........ Ice Grey 1. 3. & 4
The papers used are both Bo Bunny Ambrosia & Alora. The jewels are from stash. (No makers name on them). All flowers came from Thailand. I have decorated inside

The heart banner is La La land & the torn pad die is Spellbinders Shapeabilities Office Supplies The riibon is also from stash & bought in Cyprus, as were the flat backed pearls.
Entering the following challenges
4KraftyGirlz Anything Goes
My Heart Pieces Use a Digi Stamp
Passion for Promarkers Make it Digital
Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Doodle Pantry Any Digi Goes
Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes