Happy Friday!

Today, I have a card for you using a combination of digi images from Make It Crafty!

I used Photoshop to combine Sitting Jane and The Ivy Swing.  I liked how the image left a perfect opening for a sentiment.

I colored the image with Copics. I added the framing around the edges with distress ink and a blending tool, and used the leaves from Window Wall Elements and a dotted stamp in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint.

I used this Swirly Corner Chippie for am embellishment. I used white paint, then added peacock embossing powder and iridescent embossing powder. I added a pearl to the center of the chippie.

I used the following items on my card...

Sitting Jane  

The Ivy Swing

Window Wall Elements

Swirly Corner Chippie

Garden Party (DCWV)

Copics

Distress Ink

Flowers

Peacock Embossing Powder

Iridescent Embossing Powder

Pearls

Leaves Punch

Branch Punch

So glad you stopped by today!

Happy Wednesday! 

Our challenge this week at 7 Kids College Fund, our challenge is to use the Orange Creamsicle as inspiration.

...and here is my card...

Stamps: Big Girl Pants (Mo Manning)

Paper: Citrus (DCWV)

Ink: Copics, Distress Ink Markers   

Accessories: Flowers     

 

This offered a great challenge for me as I never seem to use orange. However, I love the card. I love her orange pants. I love how bright and cheery the card is. I carried the orange into her hair. Doesn't it look like it is on fire? I used a combination of Copics and Distress Markers to highlight and define her hair.

 I added some polka dot flowers to carry on the polka dots in her shorts.

 

I got this sweet Chippie from Make it Crafty. I used a white paint dauber, peacock embossing powder, and then added a layer of sparkly embossing powder to give the dragonfly some pizazz. 

Thanks for stopping by today, and check out the great selection of Mo Manning Stamps at 7 Kids College Fund,

Make It Crafty - Grassy Scene

Happy Saturday!

I have had several requests to show how I make a grassy scene, so today I am posting a tutorial showing how I put these together. 

Here is the finished product...

My hubby and I are celebrating our anniversary this weekend, 23 years! I made this anniversary card for him. 

I used Copics to color the majority of the image and the base of the grass. I created the tufts of grass with distress ink markers and I also used distress markers to fill in some detail.

I used a white gel pen to add some little flowers in the grass. 

I used the following items on my card...

Make it Crafty digi images:

Geeky Love

Park Bench for Two

Daffodil Dell

Garden Party (DCWV)

Copics

Distress Ink Markers

Flower Punch

Roses

Spellbinders Scalloped Heart

Spellbinders Ribbon Banners

Martha Steward Fence Border

Thanks for stopping by today! 

7 Kids College Fund - School's Out!

Happy Wednesday! 

Today at 7 Kids College Fund, we are celebrating the end of school with our "School's Out!" challenge. For me, school's out means the start of summer, so here is my summer card.

Prince Edward Island

Background elements from Make It Crafty

Basic Grey Paper
Memento 

Copics  

Flowers 

Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2,

Pearls

 

I need to practice with the dress a bit more. I like it, but I don't LOVE it.  I tried a new technique for the grass and trees. I really like the result. If you are interested, you can find the tutorial here.

I did not want the sentiment to pop out, but to be more subtle, so I added it to the grass. I added some white gel pen to the sentiment and added pearls to help the sentiment stand out just a bit. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Make It Crafty/Simply Betty Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the Make It Crafty Hollywood Blog Hop!

Make it Crafty and Simply Betty Stamps are really excited to be bringing you the combined Hollywood Release!

Simply Betty Stamps has a range of characters from Betty Monroe, through to Action Chris the movie director!!

Make it Crafty has a range of background scenes perfect to switch and match with your famous characters!!

Of course we are going to have heaps of fun with this theme and June 1st & June 2nd we will be showcasing our stuff and then June 3rd we're bringing you a fun guessing game... Will you be able to guess the movie??  We'll be giving you some clues to help!!

Join us for the two inspiration days and leave a comment along the way for your chance to win a selection of new images.
There will be FOUR winners each day receiving a surprise character with matching background digi stamps.

Then on June 3rd, guess 6 out of 12 movies correctly and you will have a chance to win:  

Grand Prize

A DVD Movie of your choice
PLUS the whole collection of MiC & SBS digi stamp Hollywood release images.

Second Prize
The whole collection of MiC & SBS digi stamp Hollywood release!

Can't wait?!!
But we know some of you just can't wait so both Betty and Zoe are offering you 25% off
their Hollywood collections between June 1st and June 3rd!

Click Here for Simply Betty Stamps & Click Here for Make it Crafty!

We hope you have lots of fun with us this weekend!!!

You should have arrived here from Betty's blog. If you happened upon the blog hop by accident, you are going to want to start at Suzi's blog so you don't miss a thing.

For my card today, I used two images, one from Make It Crafty (Hollywood Sign) and one from Simply Betty Stamps (Action Chris).

Want a hint? Your big hint is "SSSHHHH!" I took the design for my images right from the movie box, so that may help to confirm your guess. 

Since Action Chris is a digi image, I used Photoshop to rearrange some of the elements and made the movie camera the backdrop for Action Chris.

Just in case you get lost, here is the blog hop order. Be sure to check all the blogs so you can make your guesses and have an opportunity to win the big prize!

Suzi
Jen
Cyndi
Lelia 
Franz
Betty
Julie  (You Are Here)
Alison
Tracy P
Debs
Barbara
Tracy J

Make It Crafty - Movie Contest - Go here to enter. 

Next in the hop is Alison.

 I hope you enjoy the blog hop. Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Happy Tuesday!

Today, I have a new image from Make It Crafty to spotlight. It is from the adorable "Melissa" collection. 

This little cutie is called Melissa's Balloon. I made this card for my friend's daughter, a beautiful little blond who is little miss personality.

I colored Melissa with Copics. I love the snarky look on Melissa's face.

I added Glossy Accents to the balloon to give it dimension.

I create a bouquet of flowers around the ribbon, and added an extra pink ribbon to correspond with the ribbons on the dress. 

We got the saying from my friend, "Really, are you kidding me?" She says it frequently. When we use the phrase, we smile and think of her. 

I used the following products on my card: 

 Melissa's Balloon

Die Cuts With a View Paper Stack

Spellbinders Scalloped Oval

Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3

Prima Flowers

Pearls

Ribbon

Glossy Accents

Photo Corners punch 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

7 Kids College Fund - Nellie Snellen

Happy Wednesday! 

Today, our challenge at 7 Kids College Fund is to use a "Nellie Snellen stamp." If you have not seen the Nellie Snellen stamps, you can see them HERE.They are so adorable, go check them out!

Here is my card...

Dawn With Flowers (Nellie Snellen)

Prima Paper

Staz-On

  Distress Ink 

Distress Markers

Flowers

Liquid Pearls

Branch Punch,

I wanted strawberry blonde hair, so I used Antique Linen and Tattered Rose for her hair. I added a bit of Tea Dye for the darker areas.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Chantelle at the Races - Distressing Edges

Happy Wednesday! 

I have had several requests to show how I distress edges. So, I a taking a shot at it and posting my first video tutorial. I hope this helps!

You can find the Distrezz-It-All here. 

Here is the card you saw in the video...

Stamp: Chantelle at the Races (Make it Crafty), Window Wall Elements

Ink: Copics

Paper: Ella Blue

Accessories: Flowers,  Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2, Liquid Pearls, Distrezz-It-All, Copics Airbrush System
  

I used my Copics Airbrush System to add color to my flowers. 

I hope the video is helpful. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Tilda Catching Stars

Happy Monday!

Today, I have a new Magnolia card for you.

 

Stamps: Tilda Catching Stars, Birds and Baubles

 Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink, Distress Markers

Accessories:  Spellbinders Large Deckled Mega Rectangle,

Spellbinders Labels 4, Flowers, Distrezz-It-All

  

 

 I colored Tilda with Distress Ink. I wanted to blend her outfit to resemble the castle in the paper, with a blend of purple and orange.

I love this sentiment. It feels like Tilda is reaching for the stars and dreaming of more.

My spray of flowers includes a piece of fern and copper sprays from the floral section. I also created the swirled element.  

Check back Wednesday. I am making my first attempt at a video tutorial. I will be showing how I distress the edges of my paper.

 Thanks for stopping by today!

We Have a Winner...

Hey Crafters!!!

Thanks so much for playing along with the Make it Crafty Blog Hop. 

We have a winner of the "Dolphins Playing" digi image from Make it Crafty. Random.org picked #3 and the winner is.....

Dianne

Congratulations Dianne!!!  Zoe will contact you shortly with your prize.

 
 

Make it Crafty Release - Under the Sea

Make It Crafty has a great new release, so we are celebrating with a blog hop. There are great prizes, so I hope you will hop with us!

Be sure to check out all the blogs so you can see all the gorgeous creations. I will be offering this sweet Dolphin image to one lucky commenter for this post, so be sure to leave a comment and let me know you stopped by. Each blog in the blog hop will be offering an image, so be sure to visit the other blogs as well.  

There will also be prizes for those who comment on the store blog post including...

a. Whole Collection
b. Collection of Elements
c. Collection of Pre-Made scenes

Be sure to leave your comment on the store blog post to be entered into the drawing for the prizes. The hop will go through Sunday and winners announced on Monday.

The new release is call "Under the Sea." It is a wonderful collection of underwater images, seahorses, dolphins, mermaids, and other elements to decorate your scene. 

When I saw the collection, I thought it would be perfect for a spinner card. This gives the effect of the dolphin jumping through the waves. 

The three pictures above show how the dolphin rolls along the waves. 

The picture above gives you an idea of how the process works. I used 2 pennies (cheapest embellishments around - hehe). I covered the pennies with paper to help them blend in with the scene. The weight of the pennies help the image roll along.

To create the underwater effect, I used two things...my Copics Airbrush System and a variety of blue Copics to create the wavy effect. The sand is gold colorful glitter. The picture does not do it justice. I added some little shells as embellishments. 

 We are not just celebrating this new release, but also Make It Crafy's new illustrator, Marina. Her work is gorgeous! I love Marina's Under the Sea collection, especially the beautiful mermaids and adorable seahorses. 

Here is the blog hop list just in case you get lost along the way:

Alyce 

Julie (You are here)

Delphine

Barbara

Sandie

Elaine - special guest 

Tracy P  

Debbie 

Jane 

Zoe 

Store Blog

 Be sure to check out the new store blog!!! There are new posts most days and tons of inspiration! You can subscribe to the blog via Email link so you won't miss a thing.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Next in the blog hop is Delphine!

Items used to create this card...

Dolphins Playing Digi Stamp
Under the Sea Digi Stamp Elements (Seafloor and Water Waves)
Seaweed Seafloor

Copics Airbrush System
Copics
Glitter
Shells
2-pennies

 

Make it Crafty - Anastasia

Happy Sunday!

This is my first post for Make It Crafty! I decided to use one of my new favorites, Anastasia! She is so gorgeous. It has given me a chance to experiment with skin and hair texture.

Stamp: Anastasia (Make It Crafty)

Paper: K&Co Botanicals

Ink: Copics, Alcohol Ink

Accessories: Chippies - Butterfly Leaves, Round Leaves, lace, Hodge Podge Hardware, flowers, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Copics Aibrush System.

I colored Anastasia with Copics. I then masked her and colored the background with my Copics Airbrush System. I like the soft effect the airbrush gives.

I added Hodge Podge Hardware from Stampin' Up! for my sentiment.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid. I love that they resemble the flowers in her hair. The leaves are Chippies from the Butterfly Leaves collection. I painted them with a white dauber, then added a couple green shades of alcohol ink to give the leaves some dimension.

I added a Chippie Butterfly to the flowers in her hair. I used a white paint dauber, then used alcohol ink (blue and purple) to add color and topped it off with Stickles. 

Thanks for stopping by today!