Miss You & Together Forever

Putting together some cards using images I have previously coloured.

I love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil, he is just such a sweetie

and he does look like he is looking for someone hence the 'Miss you'.

Coloured with Copics which I cant use at the moment as I injured my hand.

I cant colour but I can now put things together as long as I don't try to use

the injured finger.

I die cut a frame for him from some tropical paper and added fun foam to the inside part of

the frame. Added the die cut 'Miss you' and all done.

Here I have coloured the flowers from 'The Ton' with Copics and I coloured the bottom flower

twice and added another layer slightly darker. Fussy cut then added dimensional

tape to lift slightly.

I used a couple of 'Tim Holtz' partial dies to add interest

to the front of the card. I love how it turned out.

A few silver gems to go with the silver mirror cardstock

'together' die cut. I think this will make a nice wedding card.

Thank you so much for coming to check out my cards and I hope you come again.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

 

The Flower Challenge Reminder #52 Heat/Dry Embossing

Time for a reminder card for The Flower Challenge #52

This time I have used this beautiful 3D embossing folder Sizzix Tim Holtz 

Isn't this image a stunner.

Really easy to emboss and coloured with Copics. Blending and depth made so easy

with this style of embossing.

It wasn't till I was writing my last post on 3D folders that I remembered that I actually had

some from years ago I think from Stamping Up. Barely used and when I went searching I remembered I decided to give away most of my folders because I don't use them, therefore proving we should never have destashs or giveaways and we should just hoard everything.

I love how this card turned out and the ease of colouring. Now it's time to go check out what the rest of the Design Team have been up to and get some inspiration.

Thank you so much for coming to visit and I hope to see you again soon.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

New Floral Stamp by Alex Syberia

 Yep I'm back and its another floral card. Christmas cards need to also start getting done but thinking florals have been missed so here we go with another.

I love Alex Syberia's images and have always purchased the digital images even though others were selling her images. Now there is a company, new, 'Marker Forte' that they are carrying her first stamps and stencils that she has produced herself at this time. I bought a couple of sets to try.

Sketched Peony

I stamped, masked and added layers. I coloured with very pale R000 range but got a bit

heavy handed with the main flower. More practice needed on that word light I think.

Leaves in E40,41,42,43

I then coloured the out line and all over the background with C1 C0 and finished off with some clear gems. Left the sentiment off then it can be used for anything.

LOOOOVED colouring these flowers. Beautiful design Alex, top marks.

Thank you for coming to visit and I hope to see you again soon.

Crafty hugs

Aileen

The Flower Challenge #52 Embossing Dry/Heat

 

I'm back again. Life keeps throwing curve balls at us so we battle on then

we get back up and go again. Lucky for me I have the most amazing Co-ordinator for

The Flower Challenge Blog. Viv jumps in every time and keeps everything running

smoothly and I have been able to step back as in the last two years and I can't thank her enough.

Friend, Listener, Cheer Squad and all round amazing lady and I bless the day I asked

Viv if she would join the new challenge because I know without Viv there would be no Blog.

Then I have an amazing Design Team quite a few of whom have been with me since I thought

of the idea and then those who have joined us, as team members have had to move on. 

As 2021 starts I say a prayer for all and hold hope that the world will beat this terrible virus and help

us all to heal and get back into a full life. Until then please all be safe and careful not only for yourself but those around you.

 

Now its time for the Challenge

Yes a new challenge and I decided to try out one of those 3D embossing folders

to emboss my Copic cardstock and see how it went. This is the result of the first card.

I purchased this folder on line, sorry cant remember where I got it but

all the information is available if you want just look it up on Google.

I did find I had to adjust what I used to press the image into the card stock and if

memory is right I took away the top plate but added my rubber mat. As I cant be sure

just experiment but too firm a pass and it will cut into the cardstock i nstead of just

impressing.

Then it was just a matter of finding the colours I wanted to use most time only going with two in a colour range as the impressing gave the depth. I then just cut around the image to remove the outer flat edge, added to a mauve card base.

A few little enamel dots in bright pink and the 'Sweet Wishes' die cut sentiment. A great way to colour

and play with your copics especially for a beginner who is not sure of how much colour or where it should be darker.

I really enjoyed using this and have bought some more both floral and Christmas to play with adding colour to the folder before embossing and watercolour cardstock..

Now its time to go check out what the rest of the team have been up to, check out their amazing inspiration then consider joining us. Don't forget embossing also includes heat embossing so adding something that is heat embossed also fits the bill.

Thank you so much for coming to visit and here's to a better year in 2021 and may 2020 just become a sshadow of a reminder of what was.

Crafty hugs

Aileen 

Christmas Cards #8 x 5 More Cards

This violet coloured tag made using Distress Oxides. Buildings done

with Copics and cut with Scan n Cut, Sentiment from Stamplorations.

Somes pieces flush with the tag others I used dimensional

tape on to lift slightly.

Fabulous little bear, mouse and cupcake  from Stamping Bella, 

coloured with Copics. Sparkle and gems added.

I used a die frame to cut layers of rainbow pattern paper. Added

funfoam for height.

Added a little Washi Tape around the edges as it still needed something

and finished off with a couple of snowflake sequins.

Distress Oxide blended on tag. Sentiment from Stamplorations.

Bear Skating by from MFT and trees and little peeking

gnome from I'm not sure.

blending with Distress Oxides. Colouring in Copics.

Scan and cut for images.

Puppy and the sentiment are MFT.

Santa and sentiment MFT. Colouring Copics.

Die cut frame from Pretty Pink Posh.

Shortest post for so many cards I have ever done. All my cards have gone

out and still haven't posted all but I think its time to stop worrying about

cards made for Christmas.

Being away visiting my aunt saying goodbye means I missed the last challenge.

Back home now and things will be back on track.

Hopefully there are still people reading my posts and checking out the cards.

All the best for Christmas and I hope you

come back again soon.

Crafty Hugs

Aileen

 

Christmas Cards x 5

Just when I thought I had made enough cards I needed to 

jump in and make another dozen or so. Not that I had

to do much, just mix and match and glue together. 

These sweet little mice are from a couple of different sets and look as cute as on blue distress oxide background.

The background was cut with a Pretty Pink Posh die. The die cut sentiment is from MFT

Images coloured with copics and cut with the Scan n Cut.

Distress Oxide background oranges and yellow. Penguins from MFT

coloured with copics and bits of shimmer added to their hats.

White die cut sentiment also from MFT. 

This next card I have only one photo of, I must have forgotten to save

a filewhen editing the photos.

This one is done in pinks and yellow Distress Oxides. Same little penguins

from MFT and die cut sentiment except this time in gold mirror card.

This background I did with yellow, orange, pink and deep pink and ended up

with a skyline sort of look. So I decided to add the Australian Santa and accessories.

Reckon it looks perfect for an Aussie Christmas Eve.

The die cut sentiment is Stamplorations.

This next card I had cut out all these cute opening squares and circles from

Pretty Pink Posh and done in a number of different colours but hadn't

thought much about what I was going to use them for and found 

myself deciding to hide little critters behind the hinged door.

Perfect for these ones the little mice above. The sentiment from

Stamplorations. Sadly I didn't wait long enough to add the glitter on the 

boot and the red bleed into it.

I hope you enjoy this bunch and see you again in a few days.

Then it will definitely be my last Christmas and back to floral.

 Crafty hugs

Aileen

 

Christmas Cards #6 x 4

I have decided I have enough Christmas Cards for now so might not show any after

today. Will continue making cards I think but save for next year.

I have used die cut sentiments from Stamplorations on all of these.

Again I coloured all images with Copics during Colouring Challenges last year and this year.

I also die cut and colour blended all the panels with Distress Oxide previously

so it is just a matter of putting things together that work for me.

The little sweetie here is a MFT (My Favourite Things stamp).

I added the die cut tag with fun foam behind it

to lift the layer.

I added glitter to the hat and sleeve edge, I just noticed I forgot the

bell, better colour that before I post off.

With this blended circle I only did half so it gives the illusion of

snow and sky. 

I had all these itty bitty images that I coloured up from

a Hero Art Kit from last year so I decided to make a scene.

I then added some white dots and little stars to finish it off.

This card is one of my favourites. I love these images from Mo's Digital Pencil

and you can also get them as rubber stamps from Penny Black.

Couldn't fit all the little fairies on the tag so just used the one

being watched by the snowman.

Any images that are cut out I used my Scan n Cut which saves lots of time.

I cut then colour as I hate the idea of an image not cutting properly and

loosing all that work.

My last card is another image from Mo's Digital Pencil.

I decided to add a layered frame around the coloured image and cut from

tropical paper as I felt that fit the colouring then a gold frame within.

Thank you so much for dropping by.

Hope you will drop by again soon

Crafty Hugs

Aileen