Man Flu season

Morning all - there seems to be lots of bug and germs going around at the minute and so far (touch wood ) I have avoided getting any illness.
But I have picked up Man flu from Dr Digi (see what I did there??) and had great fun colouring him and paper piecing on him. I kept the image really big - filling almost half the a4 sheet and kept it as an A5 card.

This is how the image starts off - printed out twice - once onto the plain card to be coloured in with the Promarkers and printed the same size onto the patterned paper. I then cut out the areas of the duvet that I glued onto the coloured image. I did use some Warm Grey 1 & 3 to add some shading on to the patterned duvet also.
The background paper is from Mambi and I used a corner punch to take the edges off the bottom section. The duvet paper is from My Favourite things and the letters are from Doodlebug. Once the image was completed I cut around the entire thing and stuck it to my base card with 3d foam.

I used these promarkers and flex markers to colour him in -
Skin - Usual
Bed & Drawers -Caramel, Cinnamon, Henna & Walnut
Socks & Top - Red Poppy & Burgundy
Medicine and soup - Apple & Pine
Medicine and drink - Orange & Bright Orange
Warm greys 1 to 5 for shading.
I also used a little silver pen on the spoon and thermometer, along with some powder blue to add shading to the white areas.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
Brown Sugar - ATG (w)
YOur next stamp - layout
Crafting with attitude - ATG
Crafty Gals corner - Use Patterned paper


SO keep eating your greens and getting your 5 a day.
Stay Healthy!
Liz (:(|)x

Wired for Sound

Morning All - Im on my own this weekend whilst the o't half is off on his stag do so I've had some quality time in my Craft room.
Today's post is using Wired for Sound. 
It reminds me of the 80's with the roller skates as when we were growing up there was a roller rink in town. This shut down but has recently re-opened and its cool again... I've not strayed in yet but reckon I'd look pretty much like this image - In my throw back Neon legwarms!!

I used papers from Simple Stories DIY Boutique for both the patterned panels which I mounted onto co-ordinated card stock. I die cut the image using a Lawn Fawn Wonky stitch rectangle. I also die cut the silver chevrons using a My Favourite things die. I added three green Doodlebug sprinkles in the top corner and then added the greeting using Doodlebug letters in pink. I used a little silver pen to highlight bits on the image.

I coloured the image using these promarkers & flexmarkers -
Skin - Antique white, blush, soft peach, coral & Spice.
Hair - Ice Grey 3 & 1 along with a little Cloud blue.
Pads & walkman - Ice Grey 1 to 5.
Top - Arctic blue, Sky blue & Azure
Shorts - Lime twist, Lime green & Bright green,
Skates - Babo pink, carmine, shocking pink, vermillion.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

Hope you like it... I'm going to get my mix tape and find my Ghettoblaster!
Liz (:(|)x

Lucy's 5th Birthday.

Morning - My creation for today is for I love Promarkers. Its week two of the Challenge and the theme is Use a number. This could be an age, a date or a house number. There are two sponsors this week - Col Art (Letraset) and Opal Crafts. The Winner is picked at random and there is also a top three chosen by the Design Team.

I made this card for my Goddaughter Lucy's 5th Birthday. I have used a rubber stamp image from Stamping Bella called Tiny Townies Tiny Dancers and coloured the girls in the same Ballet colours that they have.

I mounted a panel of Me & My Big Ideas flower paper onto Lilac bazzill card. I used a spellbinders die to cut the doily shape from Papermania Glittered vellum and placed this behind a stripe of shimmer bazzill cream card, which I wrapped some co-ordinating blue ribbon from American Crafts around it.

I spelt out LUCY using American Crafts thickers in silver and also used number 5 for her fifth Birthday. The greeting is a clear sticker from Kaisercraft and I added some pink gems, along with stickles to make the dresses sparkle.

I used these promarkers and flexmarkers -
Skin - Antique white, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice.
Girl 1 Hair - Buttercup, Cananry, Pineapple crush & Sleigh bells
Girl 2 Hair - Caramel, Cocoa & Walnut.
Clothing - April showers, Powder Blue & Cobalt Blue.
Baby Pink, Salmon & Carmine
Lavender & Orchid.
Ice Grey 1 for shading.  
Girl 3 Hair -  Raw Seinna, Saddle Brown & Cocoa

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

It would be lovely to see all your enteries into this challenge.
Liz (:(|)x

A star is born.

Hello - here is the card I made for our Godson Zac who has recently turned 3yrs old. He loves dressing up! I have used another image from All dressed up stamps called A star is born.

The wood grain background is from My Minds Eye Necessities collection - Wood and I used a little from Simple Stories Claus & Co collection for the top star panel. I used the colours from this patterned paper to colour the image. I teamed this up with some Silver mirri which I cut using some fancy blade scissors. I also mounted the Star sentiment onto Silver mirri which I then stuck on to the card using 3d foam on the end of some green ribbon some it look suspended. I also tied a little bow with the ribbon and glued it to the top. I used some Doodlebug star sprinkles to add some extra detail and I spelt out Zac using glittery Thickers from American crafts.

I used these promarkers & flexmarkers to colour the image -
Skin - Antique White, Blush, Soft Peach, Coral & Spice with Baby Pink cheeks.
Head dress - Ruby, Red Sweater & Burgundy
Sheep - Cool Greys.
Staff - Raw Sienna & Chestnut.
Tunic - Khaki, Pesto & Herb Green
Sleeves - Tan and Warm Grey 3.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -
All dressed up - Challenge 46
Crafty Friends - Challenge 20 
Fantasy Stampers - CAS 
Crafty Catz - Sparkle & shine. 
Graph'it markers - Gold or silver. 
Really reasonable ribbon - Sparkle & shine  
Happy Little Stampers - Christmas Star

Hope you like him - I think he is cute!!
Liz (:(|)x