Beach Babe

Hi Everyone, my card today is for one of my SIL who is 80 in mid March, I can safely post this as she doesn't do much on the internet. Both my brother (the engine card) and she both decided that they didn't want parties or presents and would spend their birthdays in Tenerife, hence my card today. SIL loves the beach, the 20C average for this time of year suits them well, with just a few weeks apart from their last visit they will be off to celebrate her birthday.

I searched for an image for her, thinking flowers or the like and saw this Dearie Dolls image, well it is perfect for her I thought. I followed the Outlawz sketch challenge. All laid out in PS then cut out and layered, I added a sun charm I won a long while ago.

Dearie Dolls image
The squares Gina Jane
Waves Janet Scott at Pixelscpper
Background Elif Shain at Pixelscrapper
Paper behind image Aveziur Digital Scrapbooking Design
Shell Etc by Danyale Scrapbooking Design

Silhouette cut card.

Hi Everyone, my offering to you today is of this weeks freebie image from the Silhouette shop. I used a new (to me) way of printing and cutting on the Cameo all thanks to Marie on her blog  I won't explain how, pay a visit to Marie's blog she has given the most wonderful instructions, her card is so beautiful, stay and see how she has done other beautiful things on the Cameo too.

I made it for the new Silhouette Challenge on the UK blog. HERE the file is free from the SIL shop so worth a visit.

Anyhow, here's mine with the freebie cut file. As I followed Marie's file instructions to the letter, it is based on her flower. Well I AM learning - slowly!

patterned paper is printed from the Silhouette patterns
Patterned paper shape was cut from a SIL shop file Pennents
Embossing folder Tattered Lace
Sentiment Tonic die
the plain card is from Lidl's

http://silhouetteuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/challenge-free-design-of-week-spring.html

http://citycrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-300.html Polka Dots

Feather card

Hi Everyone, a card for a progressive challenge today, except I had to buy it, as I had entered the last one late duh!

I searched for feathers in my files and came across this digi paper I had forgotten about, it became my starting point for the colours. I used the SN markers matching the feather background. Then as I started colouring her hair I realised she shouldn't have been blonde! OH! well too late. That's why I like digi colouring, I could have changed it LOL. It doesn't look too bad, so kept it as it was.

I edged all the papers with a marker so they tied in together. The sentiment was cut 3 times, the feather was coloured by a marker.

Image Art by Mi Ran
feather digi paper Pixel & CO freebie
feather die magazine freebie
diamond background die Tattered Lace.
Digi Sketch March 2015

added to the Art by Mi Ran FB challenge blog.

Chalkboard effect card

Hi Everyone, something a little different for me, I wanted to enter a challenge with a chalkboard theme. A simple card but I really like the effect.

The paper was a freebie, I added plain shapes in PS and then used a pattern overlay to add texture. I used a tag shape and "clipped" the chalk paper to it, then added chalk effect images and made the great sentiment from Create with TLC into a chalk effect too. I used embroidery thread that I have had for aeons then printed all out and layered. Quite a few designers help was used on this.

I didn't know what to do with the chalk effect and went for info on the web, I loved this card so used it for inspiration.

from here

Sentiment Create with TLC.

Digi paper Jadyday at Sweeteshop Designs

Tag Chalkboard paper Sheila Reid at Pixelscrapper

Heart Pixelberrypie

Butterfly Kimberkatte freebie

Bird SLSlines 

http://www.scrapbook.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/1660925/  Chalkboard effect

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.za/2016/02/challenge-121-anything-goes-with.html  Twist Tag!

Happy St David's Day

Hi Everyone, I know that St David's Day isn't until March 1st, but the challenge I made it for, is over before that, so I'm popping this post in because it has a "Twist" asking for a card for St David's Day and as I didn't (at the time) see one entered, I made a digital / hybrid one to enter. It says anything is allowed, I hope my digitally made hybrid will be accepted, but even if it isn't it's a token entry for St David's Day LOL.

I added a scenery background with mountains (I am in Wales after all) then added a blending option to fade it onto a green background, so that the flag colours are represented. The Dragon is a favourite of mine by Elizabeth Dulemba. I coloured him as the Welsh Red Dragon added a shadow, printed it out - voila!
PS. He will be on every post until the 2nd March! Why? 'cause I'm Welsh!
PPS I even have daffodils in the photo (the National Flower of Wales)

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mountain background by Jilbert

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/challenge-150.html

Floral sympathy

Hi Everyone, a sympathy card today, thankfully not because I need one, but want one for my "ready for box!"  Anyhow, I am in the digi colouring mode, so went to see what I could do and thought a different style and found this in my files from Create with TLC, the sentiment was also right next to it in my files, so that's what I went with.

I laid it all out in PS using the sketch from Outlawz, then coloured the flowers, I couldn't find paper to match the colours I had used! why do I do that? so I added overlays onto the colours of the strips. printed it out and layered the pieces. Added the die cuts and some Borealis gems. I die cut the image and black card to layer it and to surround the background..

Image and sentiment Create with TLC.
Die cuts Tattered Lace.
Papers background Overlay MeloVrijhof  at Pixelscrapper
first strip overlay Snickerdoodles
second strip overlay Sheila Reid at Pixelscrapper
3rd strip overlay Snickerdoodles

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/wednesday-sketch/forum/topics/wednesday-sketch-challenge-february-17 Sketch Challenge

Digital Colouring

Hi Everyone, I have been playing. I chose this image which I have had for a few years, not sure it was still available, I searched the file name and found it still being sold HERE

It took me a few hours in Photoshop, but I really enjoyed the process. I know some of you can colour in markers like this, but I am much more comfortable digitally. ( I can rub it out) LOL. The sentiment came from the web. The freebie digi paper (link below) has a gradient overlay, I have also used blending and shadows where I felt it was needed. I still have a lot to learn although I am quite happy with how it turned out.

Image "Dragonlets and me" link above.
The freebie cobweb background digi paper Di's Digis