Daffodil Cards: July 2011

30 July 2011

Photoshop Tutorial

I have been asked to make a tutorial on my colouring in Photoshop, well here it is, I don't pretend to be an expert and there are lots of tutorials on the web, I can only say this is what I do, VERY simple and someday I hope to be able to do it the professional way. I am self taught so there has to be a "better" way, but this works for me with my digi stamps.
I would love to have your comments on this.

27 July 2011

Green

It's been a beautiful day here today again, of course I have to be working! I finished at 3.30pm today and the sun went behind the clouds at 3pm, it was still warm though, but I didn't get to see much of the sun. We have had a few weeks of autumn weather and even the acer in the garden has decided to start putting it's winter coat on, the silver birch has quite a few yellow leaves too, it is very early for this to happen, looks like we may be getting another early winter.

On to my cards, a new web page for DigiDarla HERE has opened and has a challenge for Green and Clean, I thought as green and white is one of my favourite combinations, (as you can see from this page) I thought easy.

WRONG! it's not often I tear up cards as I usually layout in PS as you know, I did my usual thing laid it all out, mmmm not sure, but it will look good printed I thought - WRONG! OK no problem, tear it up and start again, well I tore up the next 2 and thought this is a challenge too far, leave it before I go mad.

Tonight I thought I would have another go, refreshed and all that. I went to the freebie digis I have from DigiDarla and saw this little man, I could use that, thought I. First thing a sketch, I found one in my file from CASS#17 which I thought "clean" then inspiration fell from the sky and I thought paper piecing, I used a paper from Carrie Stephens for his trousers, Summertime Designs Green Grey Gears for his shirt, Shabby Princess Harvest Spice Green diamonds for his tie and coloured his hat and shoes, a bit of shading and here he is, with Stickles of course. I then decoupaged him as you can see in the close up, in the end I am quite pleased with the effect. I cut the ovals on my Cricut with Fairycuts software and cut the butterfly with Straight from the Nest cartridge and my Cricut. His flowers are brighter IRL, but I did take the picture late.

I have also entered the Creative Craft challenge "3D it" - http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/2011/07/lets-3d-it-and-winners-post.html?showComment=1311800778075#c1862323371489262288

24 July 2011

Norway's horrific incident

Karens Doodles is giving away a Free stamp, go and visit and see what she is doing to help http://karensdoodles.blogspot.com/2011/07/freebie-flowers-for-norway.html

2 cards same but different!

It's been a funny old day today, very cloudy but quite warm, we didn't have anything planned so it was PLAYTIME!!
I have been blog hopping and saw a challenge on Meljens Designs that required 1 bow, 3 brads and a circle, HERE into which will enter my Girly card, I looked at my sketches and found one that I hadn't used before which fitted the description. This is the sketch don't know who it's by sorry.

I have made 2 cards with the same sketch , one masculine with DigiDarla's Eagle and one girly with Meljens Designs Teddy Cookie. I cut the circles on my Cricut with the Straight from the nest cartridge for the scalloped and Doodlecharms for the plain circle.
I had taken the photos to post them and as I was writing realised I hadn't done the "bow" DUH!. So out with the ribbons and search for something suitable, this is what I did.