Crafting When I Can: January 2014

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Challenge 61 - Recipe - 1 image, 2 ribbons/twine, 3 main colours

How quick time flies, it only seem like days when I was making my last post for Crafting When We Can Challenges. This Challenge is sponsored by the wonderful

Sassy Studio Designs

I used the image Bubble Gum Sassy. I printed out the image larger than I needed, my colouring in skills are rubbish on small images but I'm practising with my Spectrum Noir pens. I then scanned the coloured image backing to my CraftArtist and used one of the built in templates. I then used the digikit Paradise to fill in the background and create the panels for my image to sit on. I then cut out and glued the template together to create a little gift bag which I finished with 2 ribbon handles. I also put a glass look bubble via the CA program over her bubble gum.

1 image - Bubble Gum Sassy, 2 ribbons - 2 handles, 3 main colours - green, blue, orange

Hop over to the Challenge and show us your take on the theme.

CHALLENGES

Sketch Saturday #293 - sketch by Debra

Cute Card Thursday 304 - Warm it Up

My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - New Year, New Stash ~ Template for gift bag)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Out with the old, in with the new (Template for gift bag)

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Crafting When I Can Challenges 60 - Outside

Happy New Year to All

For the first Challenge of 2014 we have a theme of

Outside

and our wonderful Sponsor is Heather Valentin from

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

We were able to choose our own stamps for this challenge and I chose

Maggie Springtime Flowers from the retiring section. I used my new Spectrum Noir pens. I had been collecting the sets over the months and then treated myself to the sets I needed to complete the full set for Christmas and my MIL gave me some money towards the pen racks too so I now have a lovely, colourful set of pens to look at and hopefully use ;-).

I used an 8 x 8 card because I printed my image larger than I wanted but instead of worrying about it I went with the flow and used a bigger card base. The green card I used for the base is from a Papermania pack, the mats are from DCWV Stack 6, the ribbon I bought about a year ago and never used until now. All edges have been distressed with DI, Old Paper. I've been trying to get more shading because I have all the SN pens and I like the dress but still can't get the hair but I think this image is a wonderful one which to practice shading on.