Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 181 - Square Cards Only - 13 October 2013

The theme this week is for square cards only - I received a cute image from Paper Pretties called Helium, you can find him HERE

Our Sponsor this week is Paper Pretties

The winner of this weeks challenge will be able to choose 6 digital stamps 

from the Paper Pretties Store

I used Copic Pens to colour the image and layered him on two blue squares, then layered a white 5x5 card with silver cardstock.  I let the balloon float above the card so that it stood, placed one of the hearts on the silver and added a sentiment.  This is going to a little boy who is turning 1 very soon.

Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 181 - Square Cards Only
Eclectic Ellapu - Happy 1st Birthday 
CMC Copic Challenge Group - Anything Goes

Rubber Stamps Only

Firstly a confession, I don't like using clear/rubber stamps and do it rarely, why? because I have loads of trouble getting a crisp clear image.  This ATC uses clear stamps only, from Crafters Companion.  I have coloured the boot with Copic pens and layered onto green cardstock.

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Fun with ATCs - at least 3 stamps
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use a rubber or a clear stamp

Simply Thankyou

4 x 4 card, love doing the small squares of art/craft, check out Fat-tastic Tuesday for more small square treasures, this one features a stamp of a little girl, (rubber stamp) monotone coloured with copic, layered in Autumn coloured papers and cardstock and two stamped sentiments.

Sketch from Digi Sketch

Shelly's Picture Inspiration

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Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch /Love - Thank you with kisses
Shellys TTT Challenge October Picture Inspiration
Perfect Sentiment  PSC95- Layered Thanksgiving - I have doen a thank you card
C.R.A.F.T Challenge # 228 - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving - I chose Autumn
Simons Says Wed Challenge Clear/Rubber Stamps

Wicked Wednesday Challenge # 105 - Cute and Creepy

I've used an image from RickSt Dennis, check out his designes at his new store HERE.  This image is called Bad Betsy and she reminds me of a little poem by Henry Worsdworth Longfellow

There was a little girl,

Who had a little curl,

Right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good,

She was very good indeed,

But when she was bad she was horrid.

Now I have to admit if Betsy was my child I would be horrified, but if she was a grandchild or someone elses child I would smile and think she was kinda cute.  Is she creepy, not sure depends on why she is poking out her tongue I suppose. lol.

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Wicked Wednesday Challenge # 105 - Cute and Creepy

New Digital Stamps at Robyn's Fetish Store

You'll will always see some gentle reminders from me during October, have you had your Mammogram?  My wish is that no woman (or man) would be too frightened to go to their doctors if something doesn't feel right.

Is the treatment scary - sometimes, if you have good support you can conquer all
Do you sometimes loose your hair - Yep! but you know what! it grows back.
How do I know I have just had my 4 year all clear, not celebrating yet, I am waiting for the big 5 year anniversary to kick up my heels.

Go and get that Mammogram, it can and does save lives.

This Smart Owl is a new image from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and more and can be found HERE

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Robyns Fetish Challenge - New Digis -  SMART OWL
Just Inspirational Monthly Challenge - Pink or Halloween - I've gone for PINK
Cuttin and Stampin # 40 - Breast Cancer Awareness
Link up for Pink -  October 1-14

Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 52 - Christmas Birds 10 October 2013

I was thrilled to be asked to be a GDT for Crimbo Crackers this fortnight, the theme is Christmas Birds and I got to use Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamp "Gilded Christmas Dove"

I started out colouring the bird with Copic Pens, just 4 colours Y17, B05, G05 and R29, I also coloured the black outline around the bird with the red. Once finished I cut the bird out, painted it with Mont Marte Glitter Paint, Gold on the yellow and Crystal on the Blue, this gave both texture and markings to the bird, left to dry and it warped perfectly, the bird has a sort of wave through it.

Close up details of bird

Bling & Kindy Glitter on Bird

When it was dry I added bling and kindy glitter to other features

 Something that I don't do very often, I got some stamps out and stamped different swirls, flowers, words onto green cardstock for the card.  Added very fine white and gold glitter to highlight certain areas.

Stamp and glitter detail on background

Because of the paint had warped and thickened the card, I only needed to add a strip of 3D tape vertically down the middle of the bird so it look like it was floating over the background

Side on, shadows showing shaping

And final picture is the completed card, had a couple of problems with sun glare, but hey! it has been a long winter and I just relished being able to sit outside and take the pictures.

Completed card, with sun glare off all the glitter

Hop over and see how many different ways this bird has be coloured.
Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 52 - Christmas Birds
Just Inspirational - Feathers

Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards All year round put out a Challenge this month to not only do a Single card for their monthly challenge, but another 5 as well.  Here are my 5 cards: Each card has been made using only bits and pieces from my Christmas Box stash a lot of which I have had left over from a couple of years ago.

All 5 cards

Made with a sheet of paper that was a freebie in a magazine I bought, I have mount the paper on red cardstock and a green card, I have then cut out the presents from the paper and used 3d squares to give the paper some dimension, the 25th emblem is from a pad of papers I bought some time ago.

Close up of raised presents

I coloured this image"Girl with Ginger Boys" from SSBS Designs a couple of years ago, in fact I have coloured her a few times and have them in a box ready to use, The background cardstock is scraps and the sentiment is from a pad of papers.

A piece of left over patterned cardstock, one of my favourtite christmas designs, so many ways to have used this cardstock, mounted on coloured card.

The designs are from Folkvangar, which I had printed out for last Christmas and never used them all, the candy cane has been raised with 3d squares.

Again made with some left over Christmas paper from a pad I bought a while ago, I have use liquid pearls and stickles on the dots.

Close up of the chip board robin one of many elements that came with the paper pad.

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Christmas Cards All year Round - 5 cards.
Created with Love CWLC #61 Any Holiday - I chose Christmas
Use it Tuesday # 65 - Scraps, Pieces, Odds and Ends - All cards made with left overs (I ama bit of a hoarder)

Stitching

Thic cute little image is by Lacy Sunshine and is called, Candy Corn Sticky Wings, look for it HERE
I have coloured her with Copic and Touch Pens and added glitter.  I have done some cross and straight stitiching on some perforated paper, added a gem and a ticket sentiment.

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Lacy Sunshine # 18- Stitching Faux or Real
One Stitch at A Time # 184- Use a Digi

Waiting for the Bewitching Hour

My Lucky Tree features on this card, designed by Sami Stamps you can find it HERE.   I have coloured the image with Copic and Touch Pens, for the background I layered a number of different yellow and purple tones, then used the blender quite a lot.  I always thought the girl was sitting in th etreaa waiting for something, so this time I thought maybe she is a young witch waiting for the sun to go down, add a little broom for her to ride.

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Sami Stamps Challenge # 6 - Use Halloween Colours
The Paper Players # 166 - Halloween

Autumn Colours

This is a CAS card, I have used an image from A Fenton called Maple Swirl, I have printed the leaves three times, printed the whole image onto some cream cardstock, then coloured the other leaves with copic pens and fussy cut, they have been glued down just is one spot each so they curl up and off the page.  I used Kindy glitter on the spots, mounted of brown and orange.

Entered into:
Addicted to CAS #23 Autumn/Fall
CMC Copic Challenge Group - Fall Colours
Polkadoodles & Studio 12 - Autumn Crafting 
Eclectic Ellapu # 40 - Celebrate Autumn