Welsh Valley

Hi Everyone, we had a ride out in the car last week up into the mountains, so thought I would share what it's like not far from here, you've seen the beaches now for the infamous Welsh Valley ('s). It was perfect Biker day out weather.

The first photo is the village of Bleangwynfi, pronounced Bline-gwin-vee, settled into the hillside.

We travelled over the top of the mountain and arrived above the town of Treochy pronounced Tree-ork-ee, they have a famous Male Voice Choir. These villages and towns were built to serve the coal mines in the area, of which none remain. When I was many years younger most of the mountains around us and up into the Valley's were black with the "slag" remains of the waste coal. It's lovely to see how nature takes over when left alone. The mountains rise up into the horizon.

The bikers enjoyed their journey through the winding road down into the valley. We didn't go that way but turned right and down to the sea at Porthcawl.

Corset Lady!

Hi Everyone, I hope the friend I made this for doesn't see it, she pops in occasionally!!!!!!!!.
anyhow, my card is made for the Outlawz Challenge Wednesday Sketch I missed it last week and just realised I'll miss it this week if I don't get myself in gear! So here it is, just hope it matches the sketch enough, the lady and the roses were coloured and the die cuts were outlined with my Spectrum Noire markers

Image and Sentiment is by Create with TLC.
DP is Vintage Floral Roses by Sheila Reid at Pixel Scrapper.
Corner Die was a freebie from Tattered Lace Magazine
Outer die cut is by Tonic

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/cmc72-pastel-colors.html Pastel colours - Yep!

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/udfordring-103-brug-dies-use-dies.html USe dies - Yep!

http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-4.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/challenge-126-happy-birthday.html  Happy Birthday - Yep!

Evening Stork

Hi Everyone, a DT card for Deedee's Digis, she is sponsoring a challenge at Crafters Cafe with the theme of "make a sky scene".

This was a last minute card for me and I really didn't know what to do, so in my naivety I thought I would be able to make clouds with my Spectrum Noire markers, I am trying so hard to like colouring by hand, this would have been so easy digitally. Anyhow I took 3 colours and just went for it and do you know I really like the sky LOL.

I fussy cut the image and added it to the centre, then added the image die cut with my Tonic circle dies, then thought it toooooo CAS, what to do? Then I thought of doing doodles as I have seen some of you do beautifully, around the edge, I have never done it before so not sure if it OK. overall I am happy for something quite new to me. I think I have to get a fine marker if I decide to do more doodles.

The picture is a bit dark due to late evening taking it and the awful weather we are having.

Rose wedding card

Hi Everyone, I have another wedding card today, I was requested to make a rusty red wedding card!!! so it matched the bridesmaids dresses. I had no colour match or anything to go by, so looked through my files and saw this digi kit. The card also had to have the couples name on the front and they would leave the rest up to me. Don't you love those LOL.

Anyhow here it is, I designed it in PS, then saved it as a PNG and print and cut the rose, butterfly and stamp on my Cameo. The person I made it for was over the moon as the colour matched exactly - luck or what?

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and the sun or the rain, which ever you want, is on you.

Digi kit Garnet Garden by Krystal Hartley at Sweet Shoppe Designs

UPDATE - EDIT on Tutorial

I missed a step on my tutorial in picture 6, I've added an update, sorry if you tried what I did and thought you were doing something wrong - Nope, I missed a step, of course, only to see if your paying attention. Hope it helps you not be afraid of Photoshop.

Faux painting in Photoshop

Hi Everyone and my lovely new follower, thank you for joining me.

This post is very picture heavy, you have been warned, but I hope you will understand what I have done.

I have been asked to make a tutorial of painting in Photoshop, I use CS6. In a way I don't paint in Photoshop and this will explain what I do. I am not saying it's correct or you will have a work of art at the end of it, but, I hope it will make it easier and less frightening. This suits me with my digis, I do include other tools and paint sometimes, but this is to get you started.

Here goes. I would love to have any comments that helps or I can change, you can also see this tutorial HERE.

PLEASE do not copy or post any of this to any other web page or blog. I have spent many hours putting this together. Send people here instead - Thank you.

 

Flower girl

Hi Everyone and my new followers, I am thrilled to have you join me, I hope you enjoy your visits.

Today I have a card with an image from Ignacio at Nicecrane. It is part of the Flower Children Digi Sheet and is image #4 that I love, it has been given as the Progressive freebie on the Outlawz challenge., I have designed the card, layered all papers (they are one layer printed). I coloured the image in PS, then printed a few images out and decoupaged her. I added glitter and a ribbon and a 3D butterfly and layered onto green paper to complete it. It's all more vibrant in real life, I think it was the wrong time of day to take the photo.

http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.ca/2015/09/ants-in-my-pantry-digital-challenge-9.html Anything Goes - digital image.