Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 305 - Pearls - 28/02/2016

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I chose "Cozy Winter Wishes" for my card this week. I coloured her with copic pens, using a mix of colours.  Used a corner punch from Stampin Up to cut out the image, the background paper (also from Stampin Up) and the card..

The pearl flourish is from "Flourish with a Bling".  What to do! I wanted the pearls to match the background paper, so I have coloured white pearls with a copic pen.

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 305 - Pearls - 28/02/2016

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 304 - Stitching Real or Faux - 21/02/2016

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I chose "Sew Cute" for my card, coloured with copics and cut using a corner punch, also diecut a small doily.    I have used embroidery thread and completed some stitching on the buttons.

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 304 - Stitching Real or Faux - 21/02/2016

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Happy Birthday Card

A male birthday card today, I need to make more of these.  Using a Leopard Image I added a birthday sentiment, printed in sepia, placed on spotted paper. Quick and simple CAS.

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Lacy Sunshine PearlLotus

The image is from Lacy Sunshine, called "Pearl Lotus Syren"  Coloured with copic pens, I have also added liquid pearls and glitter.   Corner punched the image and matting.

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Brown Sugar #186 - Anything Goes - 19/02/2016

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I chose  "New Baby Hanging Stuffies Its A Boy/Girl ~ We're Here For The Baby No.269 "  I chose some mauve patterned paper for the background and the diecut buttons, added some small bows and ribbon to complete the card.

Brown Sugar #186  - Anything Goes - 19/02/2016

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Crafter's Cafe #143 - Love is in the Air - 15/02/2016

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I chose "Valentine 2013", a precoloured set from Melonheadz Illustrating to create a digital layout of the happy bride and groom. The background has been created with different digital brushes.

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Crafter's Cafe #143 - Love is in the Air - 15/02/2016

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 303 Anything but a Card - 14/02/2016

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For our Anything but a Card challenge, I chose to make a bookmark using the image "Super Boy".  A gift to a young boy.

Coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto patterned cardstock from "Close to My Heart".  Typed message completes the bookmark.

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 303 Anything but a Card - 21/02/2016

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Hearts

Show us your Heart is the theme at Imagine that this month.  I have created a digital layout using, pieces from Sealed with a Kiss and Watering Can Tulips.

I love doing the digital art, no mess to clean up afterwards, and I can always change it around over and over again with out leaving any marks etc.  Kris' image are wonderful for digital work.

I have extracted the heart from the watering can and scattered some around the page.  Also taken just the tulips to create the bottom border.

Digitally coloured the seal image, using colours from the watering can image.  Changed the sentiment from black to white and finally added some lace, flower and heart brushes.

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge #302 Valentine Cards 07/02/2016

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I chose "I have a crush on you" for my Valentine Card, coloured with copic pens and corner cut using a Stampin Up Punch.  The background paper is also from Stampin Up.  The flower is from Flourish with a Bling.

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge #302  Valentine Cards 07/02/2016

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Love, Valentine Day, Amore

Love is in the Air and so are the challenges in February.   I've created another page in my songbook journal  "When I'm 64"  I have used one of the new images from A Day for Daisies called Mr Right. Printing the image and the words onto Stampin Up Card stock.

The page has been coloured with Copic Pens, hand doodled and some bling and lace added to complete the page..

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Brown Sugar #184 - Valentine/Love - 5/02/2016

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I chose "Amore" for my card.  I just loved the delicate lines on the image ad\nd didn't want to colour her.  The set came with 3 images, Girl; Balloons and Girl with Balloons.    I have used the single girl image and placed 3 lots of balloons behind her and digitally coloured the red heart on her cheek.

For the first card I also digitally coloured the word Amore, printed another large hear and attached with 3d squares, also adding a red heart diecut. Layered onto black cardstock.

For the second Card, I  printed exactly the same image, minus the word amore and layered it onto red paper and white cardstock.

Brown Sugar #184 - Valentine/Love - 5/02/2016

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Cass Creating Now Tutorial - Square card with a Twist 5th Feb 2016

Square Card with a Twist

Supplies

Scorer

Tape

If using plain coloured card stock you will need the following:

2 pieces of Card stock in colour A (1 at 5 x 10 inches  and the other at 3.75 x 3.75 inches for each card.)

2 pieces of Card stock  in Colour B (1 at  4.5 x 4.5 inches and the other at 3.5 x 3.5 inches)

If you use double sided patterned card stock you will need the following:

2 pieces of Patterned Card stock (1 at 5 x 10 inches and 1 at 3.5 x 3.5 inches

I have used "Cupcake with Stars" and "Bathtime", both available at Robyn's Digis Stamps and More Shop

Score the 10 x 5 inch piece in half to get a 5x5 square card base.

 Crease the fold.

 You will now need to fold the top right hand corner on the front of the card and fold down towards the lower left hand corner, leaving approximately 1/2 inch at the top left and bottom right corners.

This is a view of the cards folded and open.  

With the plain coloured card, attach the colour B 4.5 x 4.5inch piece to the inside of card.  

The patterned card stock does not need any additional inside piece.

 Mount your images onto the smaller pieces of cardstock as shown in the photo.  

Using tape, 3d squares etc.  See photo for placements. The plain coloured card has both the colour B 3.5x3.5 and colour A 3.75 x 3.75 inch pieces.

The patterned cardstock 3.5 x 3.5 is used with the same side showing as the front of the card.

We are looking to create contrasts.

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 Turn images over and place tape down the right hand side and bottom of the mounted image.  If you have placed the tape correctly, the backs of the images will look the same as in the photo.

One image per card

 Place the mounted image onto the folded down piece on the front of the card, half on and half off.

Finished Cards

I hope that you have enjoyed  this tutorial.

Try making some of these cards for a fun, new twist on square cards!

Carol

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Crafter's Cafe #142 - Monochromatic 01/02/2016

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I got to play with "Garden Darcee and Dreamy Darcee" this week.   As Green is my second most favourite colour and Garden Darcy must have a green thumb, I used Green for my monochromatic card.

Using paper from Blossoms and Butterflies for the card base, I coloured Darcy with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto card with 3d squares.

Diecut butterflies, tags and sentiment complete the card.

Crafter's Cafe #142 - Monochromatic 01/02/2016

For Dreamy Darcee, I created a digital bookmark, which now just needs to be printed and cut out.

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Digitally Sweet February Challenge - Layout using Stripes and Spots

This months wonderful sponsor is Robyn's Fetish Digis and More,

I chose "Hog Wild about You" for my layout.  The image had been digitally coloured using gradients.Papers and elements from Heather Roselli's "Recess"

Digitally Sweet February Challenge - Layout using Stripes and Spots

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New Valentine's Day Digital Stamps in the Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More Store - February 1, 2016

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Reveal day is TODAY, 1st February, 2016.   12 cute new images.

I was very very lucky and got to play with 6 of the new images

I Love Honey

Bouquet Bear

Bunch of Balloons

Single Balloon

My Valentine Boy Bear

My Valentine Girl Bear

I haven't put any sentiments on my projects as I thought the images are so cute and could be used for lots of different occasions.   All the images have been coloured with Copic pens and fussy cut.   On to my reveal!  And yes I have mixed and matched some of the images.  All the cardstock come for a stack called Blossoms and Butterflies.

1st project is one of my little ATC notebooks featuring "I Love Honey".  Ribbon and a small flower from my stash have been added to the front.

 On the back I cut out just the honey pot and added a diecut bee.  Yes, the ribbon is uneven, it was nearly 40 degrees Celsius when I made these projects, tape doesn't work well and glue has a tendency to move.  Such is life, wobbly ribbon a bit like the person who made the little notebook.

Project 2 is a Tag featuring "Bouquet Bear" I have added some little paper flowers and glitter to the bouquet.

Project 3 is a gift bag which features both the Bunch of Balloons and the Single Balloon.  I wanted to make a large bunch of balloons, so I added 4 of the single balloons behind the bunch of balloons.  Added some ribbon and 2 diecuts from the Frantic Stamper.

Project 4 is a trifold card.  Featuring

My Valentine Boy Bear

My Valentine Girl Bear

Bunch of Balloons

Single Balloon

Front of the card features My Valentine Boy Bear and a Single Balloon.

Next page features My Valentine Girl Bear and a Single Balloon.

 Inside features the Bunch of Balloons.

Composite photo showing the card

Now I have started using this patterned cardstock, I don't know why I haven't earlier, really like how it comes up in projects.  Hope I have given you some ideas, now hop over to "Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog" to check out the rest of the new images.


New Valentine's Day Digital Stamps in the Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More Store - February 1, 2016


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CHNS Patterned Paper - February Challenge

I was so lucky a while ago and won some images from Bugaboo, this is one of the images I chose, "Bugaboo FL Duct Tape"

Coloured with copic pens and mounted onto patterned paper.  I have used glossy accents on all of the duct tape.

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CHNS Patterned Paper - February Challenge

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