Lizzy Steampunk

My last posting as a Guest Designer pieces for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kristy for her wonderful designs.  They are versatile and always of an amazing quality.  Check out her store HERE.

I have finished with the same design I used on the 1st Feb, although this time I have used the precolured version, layered onto paper from "Steampunk Papers 1"

The sentiment comes with the Lizzy kit, I have added diecut cogs and a large glitter butterfly compeltes another little notebook.

Entered into:
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Choosday - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Female
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Birthday Flowers

The image on this card is from Robyn's Fetish Store and is called Flowering Limb.

Thought I would try something different.  I printed the image twice, once for a background and then again to colour small amounts which I then diecut using a stitch circle die.   Stamped the sentiment and mounted it onto some distressed cardstock.  

Entered into:
Paper Players Sketch Challenge
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
Outlawz Thursday Twist - Anything Goes

Gertie Goose Pie

It's nearly the end of February and the end of my Guest designing place for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

As you know I love using Kristy's kits and images, for many reasons.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

The cute image and papers are from the Gertie Goose Pie.  Now I will be the first to admit, my mind sometimes works in mysterious ways.  When I chose this image, I immediately thought of using her in one of my recipe scrapbooks. (One for savoury and one for sweets) they have drawings, jokes, sketches, images and recipes.  A bit of everything really.

Did I want her for my savoury recipe book, no, when I read the title of the image, my mind said "Gertie Gooseberry Pie" lol.   Gooseberries are difficult to get is Australia now adays, when they are available it is around Christmas Time.  My paternal grandmother introduced my to these berries and Dad and I always had them in pies at Christmas time.  I have added the precoloured versions to an information page in my book, which is very important, now I know where the contact details are kept. No embellishments this book is used in the kitchen.

Entered into:
Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes
Scrappin 4 Fun - Anything Goes

Pretty in Orange

The background paper is from "Close to My Heart", the image is called Abi Ballerina and you can find her at All Dressed Up.

Abi is coloured with Copic Pens and fussy cut, then placed on patterned paper with 3d dimensions, gold ribbon completes the card.

Entered into:
All Dressed Up - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes / Optional Twine or Ribbon
Double D Challenge - Ric Rac - Zig Zag
Through The Craftroom Door

Christmas Gift Card

This is a small Christmas Gift card, the image is from Faery Ink called Bella Candy.

Bella has been coloured with copic pens and glossed up (looks a bit weird in the photo.  Fussy cut and layered with 3d dimensions.  Corner punch on the 4 corners. Typed words on front of card and inside.

Entered into:

CHNS Christmas Extra Challenge - Anything related to Christmas
Christmas Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday - Red, Green and Pink

Cinderella

Love Bugaboo, here is one of their great images and sentiments.

Coloured with Copic pens, and layered onto patterned paper, a simple little card to lift someone's spirits, retail therapy works wonders.

Entered into:
Come and Get It - Princesses
CHNS Patterned Paper
Paper Players - Sentiment

.Gertie Goose back again.

Continuing my Guest Designer pieces for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

Another notebook with an altered cover (I am making these for a child's charity).  This time Gertie is dressed in her brightest red.  The background paper came with the kit and all have been printed at the shop.  The sentiment is one that comes in the kit.
 

 Entered into:
Outlawz Friday Paper Ala Mode - Outdoors
Creative Corner - Winter
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - Anything Goes but a Card

A Day at the Races

Hubby had to work, so my daughter, son in law, grandson and I went to a country Picnic Race Day.  Wonderful weather, having lots of fun, not winning much and the phone rings  ring ring ring!

Hello says I, "I've cut myself at work" says hubby.   Oh no! (have to explain if my husband rings to say he has cut himself, you know it is bad, REAL bad.  He is driving one handed to hospital, but not the closest because in his frantic rush leave work, he forgot about another hospital closer.

By the time we get to the hospital they are stitching him up, quite a few stitches in fact.  But he is brave even if grumpy by this time, he had a long wait.  He said I'll be OK and drove himself home.   Oh well! think of the money we saved by having to leave early.

Entered into
Sketches in Thyme
Another Freakin Scrappy Challenge - use the word Today

Welcome baby Gift Bag

Over half way through my Guest Designing for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  It has been loads of fun.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

The bag has been made with paper from Stampin Up and Scor-pal,  the images have been printed at the shop.  This little bag is to accompany the card I made a couple of weeks ago.

 Reminder of card

Entered into:
CHNS Patterned Paper
Scorpal - Anything Goes
Imagine That - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - Anything But a Card

Mini Notebook

I gave away my last little notebook to a little girl who saw it on the kitchen table.  So I thought it is time I made another,  This one has 2 side pockets and a top pocket as well.

These are great for tucking in your bag, the pages are 3.5 x 2.5 inches, the cover slightly bigger. So so easy to make with my Scor-pal, scor the paper and concertina the pages and you are nearly there.

 Front Cover

 Outside

 Inside

Side Pocket

 Top Pocket

 View from back with a diecut in the top pocket

Entered into:
Scor-pal - Anything Goes with multi folds
CHNS Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
Stampin with the Dragon - Hearts
If you give a Crafter a Cookie - Hearts

Steampunk LIzzie with Wings

Continuing my Guest Designer pieces for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

For this notebook cover, I have another version of Lizzie Steampunk, I have used the  precoloured version, putting a border around her before she was printed at the shop.  The paper is from  "Steampunk Papers 1".  I am so glad I did get these papers printed professionally, the colours are so deep and rich.

Lizzy has been fussy cut and layered with 3d dimensions on this notebook cover.
 The sentiment is from the Lizzy Steampunk kit, printed sand diecut.  Diecut cogs complete the cover.
 

 Entered into:
Penny's Papers - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Three Muses - Spectacles ( I'm hoping a monocle is OK)
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes

Some Steampunk Time

This is a black and white image that I have digitally added a birthday sentiment to the wheel, then printed in sepia. Layered onto patterned brown paper and polka dot paper, added some diecut cogs to complete the card.

Entered into
The Male Room - Wheels
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Hellebores

Lenten Rose - Hellebores from Fred She Said. One of my favourite flowers.  Coloured with copic pens (I know they are too bright but I was in a bright colour mood when I coloured them).  Fussy cut with sculpturing to the leaves and layered onto black cardstock.  Small sentiment completes the card.

Entered into:
Mod Squad - No More White

Choosday - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Simon Monday - Favourite Tool - My Martha Stewart Detail Scissors

The Crafter's Cafe - Do not use Red or Pink 15th Feb'17

The challenge at the Crafter's Cafe this fortnight is

DO NOT USE RED OR PINK!!!! 

ANY OTHER COLOUR EXCEPT RED OR PINK

Our sponsors are:

Bugaboo

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Prize 4 images

and

Tory Tale
Digital Stamps

https://www.torytale.com/shop/

 Pize 1 image and a code for free digi

I chose "Frame It - Stella Valentines" from Bugaboo.I have to admit Stella is one of my favourites.

I've used Purples, blues and browns for my card.  I even found a wooden screw to complete the card.

Entered into

Naughty or Nice - Love is in the Air
Outlawz Saturday - Funny
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Add Texture (Wood)
Tuesday Throwdown - Say it with Words

Welcome Baby

Another Guest designer piece for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

For this baby card I used "Welcome Baby" Elements.  The background was created digitally, bringing together the star cluster, the star banner and the string borders to create the background for the card. All printed at the shop.  The Welcome baby sign has been cut out and layered with 3d dimensions.

The little baby suit and giraffe were glued to brown cardstock and then fussy cut.
   

 Entered into:

Penny's Papers - anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door Jan/Feb Web Challenge - Monochomatic
The Crafty Addicts - Monochromatic

Steampunk Sam

Continuing as a Guest designer for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

For this altered notebook cover I used Steampunk Sam and a paper from "Steampunk Papers 2".  I have place a dark green border around the image and had both the image and the paper printed at the shop. The sentiment is one that comes with the kit, which I printed and diecut.   The cogs are also diecuts.

Entered into:
Dies R Us - Hearts (Hearts are in the Diecut cogs)
Artastic Challenge - Photo Inspiration - Horse
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Thursday is Baking Day

Here is another of my frames, this time with an image from Bloobel called "Bake me A Cake Cook" this is the image for the Facebook Progressive challenge.  Check out the facebook group for lots of fun.  The image also came with a sheet of items you could place on the tray and use as extras.   The little pup at the bottom is from the extra file. 

The cook has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  The cupcakes from my stash have been printed on patterned paper and pieced together.

This little cook made so many cupcakes, they fell right off the tray and through the glass for the pup to grab.

The little pup and the bottom cupcake have been treated with modge podge to give them some strength and stuck to the outside of the glass (bot sure that it shows up all that well in the photo.

Bloobel Monthly Progressive Challenge
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday - Cute 
C..R.A.F.T -Recycling (recycled Frame)

Southern Girls - 3 or more Patterned papers - 9 February, 2017

 Our sponsors for this challenge are:
 

Papervine

http://www.papervineshop.com/

 

Crafts and Me

http://www.craftsandme.co.uk/digital-stamps-c-218.html

Time for another page in my Song Book Album.  The image is called Sparrow and you can find it at Crafts and Me.  I have coloured the image with copic pens and layered it onto to various Stampin Up Papers. Added some die cut birds, leaves and punched flowers to complete the page.

Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain
All ye maidens hede my warning
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow
Leaving you to never mend
They will vow to always love you
Swear no love but yours will do
Then they'll leave you for another
Break your little heart in two

Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Flies so high and feels no pain

If I were a little sparrow
O'er these mountains I would fly
I would find him, I would find him
Look into his lying eyes
I would flutter all around him
On my little sparrow wings
I would ask him, I would ask him
Why he let me love in vain

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com.au/

 Entered into:

An Inky Mess - Anything  Goes

CHNS Patterned Paper

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Travel Journal

Here is a page in may latest travel journal, I started making these a few years back, as I am a collected of bits and pieces where ever I go.  And, then years later can't remember why I picked up the bits of paper and I throw them out.

So, my travel junk journals ere created to hold my memories o the trip.  Lots of drawings, writing, colouring etc etc whatever takes my fancy.

This is a page was started with digital stamps from Make It Crafty, I have used the "Australian Outback Elements" collection, for memory I think there is about 15 different elements (rocks, roads, horizons etc)in the kit. You just use the elements to create your own scene, perfect for my trip to Central Australia.

Coloured with a mixture of watercolour paints, pencils, copics and pens.  There is also some diecuts, photos and notes on the page.  I do not know if it is finished yet, When the book is completed (nearly) I will then go back and see if I want to add anything to each page.  Love junk journaling.

 Journal closed

Entered into:
Aussie Digital Artists Open Challenge - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Gertie Goose Umbrella

Continuing as a Guest designer for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.

This time I have used Gertie Goose Umbrella to alter the cover of a notebook.  The background came with the image and has been printed at the shop.  The image has been hand coloured using copic pens and the sentiment is one from the kit and has been printed and diecut..  I have added extra glittery raindrops, from Flourish with a Bling to complete the cover.

Entered itno:
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes except a card.
CHNS Patterned Paper Challenge
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
My time to Craft - Feathers

Whooo Loves You

Continuing as a Guest designer for "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun, there is a monthly challenge, join in and you will recieve a free set.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out her store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages. ways.


This time I have gone totally Digital, it is a card for facebook, hubby is going to get a surprise and will just shake his head. Using Whooo Loves You images and sentiments, papers from Beary in Love.  Poem is a fun child's poem from long long ago, I just added a bit to it.

I'm going to post this on Facebook on our anniversary, hubby and I aren't friends on facebook, we live together so we know what is happening with each other.  But, our children are friends with both of us, and we have a number of mutual friends, so he will only see this if someone tags him and I am sure they will.  lol

Entered itno:
The Crazy Challenge - Romance
Dream Valley - All about Love
Pixels and Paper - Hearts
C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - Photo Inspiration (Bird)
Making Memories - Valentines 
Imagine That  Frebruary Link up

In the Pink

This kit comes from Crafts U Print. I have printed, cut and layered and added some pink pearls, quick card when time is short.  Once printed, everything was cut with a guillotine except for the butterfly and sentiment which were hand cut.  Taking under 30 mins to make.

Entered into:
Creative Corner - Perfectly Pink
Brown Sugar - Pink and Pearls
Country View Challenges - Time Challenge - 30 mins or under

Friendship

Friend Flower Doodle, from Bugaboo is this months free image at Outlawz in the monthly freebie/progressive challenge.  (Outlawz) Check out the challenge, always great images.

I printed the image on patterned paper.  Colouring the image with copics and a white pen.  I have added lots of gems and pearls, with some little cut out trees and diecut dandelions,

Entered into:
Outlawz Monthly Freebie/progressive challenge
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes 
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes 
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Altered Notebook for a Lady

Love this image from Sassy, wonderful image of Eliza Doolittle aka My Fair Lady.

The image has been coloured with copic pens, fussy cut with a flower attached to her hat.  Lace down the side completes the cover.

Entered into
Outlawz Sat- Paper A La Mode - Feminine

Fussy and Fancy - Girls
Penny's Papers - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack- Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - Recycle Something 1st Feb'17

Our sponsors for the Crafter's Cafe challenge are

Mari's Digis

 http://maridigischallenge.blogspot.com.au/p/loja.html

 Prize is 3 images  (the same 3 that the DT has used)

and

Dr Digi

http://www.doctor-digi.com/
Prize 2 images

I have used two of the  Mari's Digis, that are part of the prize this fortnight.

I love Embroidery and Rain Love.

I recycled a picture frame for "I Love Embroidery".  Printing the image twice, once on patterned paper and then on cardstock ready for colouring with copic pens.

Fussy cut and layered onto the patterned paper .  I have added tiny gems to the pins and placed wool in the workbag.

To the frame I have added chipboard and wooden buttons, tape measure, snaps and a needle threader.  To the outside of the glass I have added two tiny dragonflies, wooden scissors and dressform.  

To continue the pattern on the paper outside to the frame I have added flowers and leaves to complete the frame. (leaves from Flourish with a Bling)

 I have been slowly cleaning out my craft room and came across an old canvas that one of my grandchildren had been practising on quite a long time ago.  

I covered it canvas with patterned paper.  Then used handmade papers for the background and the verse.
The image has been coloured with copic and touch pens, then fussy cut and layered onto paper with 3d strips, the umbrella has been printed and coloured again and layered on as a second layer.  

Clouds, rain drops, flourish, flower, leaves and mushroom are all from "Flourish with a Bling".

Finished of with strips of crystals from my stash.

One will go on the wall of our laundry along with other little frames with quotes and this recycled canvas will hang in my craft room.

Check out the challenge at"

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog

to see all the amazing recycled projects.

Enterd into:
Come and Get It - 3+ layers
Pile it On - Quotable Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenge - Must use Flowers 
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes 

Steampunk Lizzy

I am so very happy to announce that I was very lucky and was chosen to be one of the Guest Designs on "Imagine That's" Facebook Group for February.  If you haven't joined this group, join up and have lots of fun.  Imagine That Face Book Group.

The reason I love using Kristy's kits and images, is the versatility they embody.  Kits come with images, both outline jpg and png, sentiments and quite often digital papers.  Check out the store HERE.

I can print and colour, print precoloured, I can print an image on a background and use as a mask, I can colour by hand and also digitally and I can create digital pages.

Over the next 4 weeks, you will see I have used the images in many ways.

First up is Lizzy and birthday ticket from Steampunk Lizzy and paper from another kit called "Steampunk Papers 2", this kits has 12 different papers.

Lizzy has been hand coloured using copic pens, the ticket has been printed on my colour printer, the background paper was printed professionally (I sometimes will get coloured images printed at a printers, it works out cheaper with lots on a sheet than using my little colour cartridge at home.)

Diecut cogs complete the card.

 Entered into:
SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge - AnythingGoes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Imagine That Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes

DSC #159 - Winter/Snow

This month's sponsor is D'ecosse's Dynamite Doodles, I love working with Lisa's designs, it was 37 degrees celsius here, the day I chose this cool kit.  I chose "A Mix of Winter 2 Patterned Paper Mini Kit", which has 6 great papers.

Created a bit of magic with one of the papers, "snow covered"  The photos my daughter took were very dark, so I used the snow covered paper as a mask, not only did it lighten the photo, but also highlighted the snow.  I then used the patterned paper as frames, paper strips and Title tile.  I made a crystal blue heart to complete the page.  This little man has become quite grown up in the last 5 years.  lol haven't they all.

This is the original photo I used for the background

Here is the I used Kit

http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com.au/

Pearly Sparkles February Challenge - Love is all Around

Love is all around ifs the theme from February, this cute little bear is from Crafty Sentiments called, Stanley Valentines Heart.  Coloured with copic pens and diecut, I have added a stamped sentiment, some leaves and flowers and pearls to complete the card.

Check out all the loving over at:

Pearly Sparkles February Challenge - Love is all Around

Entered into:
Creative Inspiration - Cute Critters
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Love 
Creative Knockouts - In Stitches 
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday - Hearts and Flowers

CHNS Patterned Paper Challenge for February, 2017

Some left over paper in my stash and this cute Robot go together to create a notebook cover.

CHNS Patterned Paper Challenge for February 2017

Entered into:
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Outlawz Paper A La Mode - Anything Goes
Creative Corner  - Funny
Polka Doodles - Anything Goes