Love is like a butterfly, as soft and gentle as a sigh.....

Good morning all

Who remembers that song from the TV series 'butterflies'!?

- there I've put that one in your head for the day lol

We have a new challenge over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and the theme is...

Butterfly!

(we want to see a butterfly or butterflies please)

This is what i did.....
Butterfly and carnation dies from Sheena Douglass
small butterfly die - Crafters Companion
Sentiment - Sheena Douglass
Papers - LOTV

Hope we see you playing along with us this week at Fab'n'Funky this week

hugs
Judith xx

Boo! - are you too cute to spook - or very grown up Halloween?

Good morning all

Well the day is finally here - well that's what my grandson Jacob thinks anyway.  He's six years old and is totally taken up with the idea of Halloween, dressing up and face painting, trick or treat and everything else that goes with it.  He's had a fun week going to a National Trust Halloween night at the weekend, Apple ducking at Beavers on Monday night and finally..... the big day has arrived lol

My daughter rang me last night because he was so excited to come round to visit tomorrow after school because I told him I might have a special treat (or trick!) for him and his sister.  She was just making sure that I knew about this - to avoid disappointment lol.

Things certainly seem to have gone up a gear in the Halloween celebrations round here,  I passed a full blown graveyard in someones garden when I was walking the dog - really fun and obviously lots of work had gone into it, the painted gravestones with funny verses, bones in a wheelbarrow too!

Anyways ...... our challenge theme this week at

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and our theme is 

Halloween

and as expected by Jacob I  made a treat bag!

This one is much more 'grown up' than the one I made for his sister Eva - after all she is only 2!!  I used papers to decorate it from a very old pad from from MME - I hope he'll be impressed at how grown up and scary it is! - and filled with treats of course!!  I always put their names on things I make - I think kids love to see their name on a card or box, they like the idea that it's made just for them : )

This is what I did...

Box made from a peice of orange card on my scoreboard

Papers - My Minds Eye - Wicked Merchant Malvado

Label dies - Dienamics

Skeleton 'parts' - Sheena Douglass  day of the dead die

Alphabet dies - Fashion Dies from Crafters Companion

Black twine and sticker spider from my stash

velcro sticky fastener to secure the flap

Hope you'll join in with our challenge this week - can't wait to see what you make!

Challenges I've entered with this card

Disdigis -Creepy or cute 3/11
Digichoosday - anything goes 6/11
Asyoulikeit - favourite autumnal or Halloween colours - orange and black!

Something for the man in your life!

Good morning all

Some love them - some hate them

noooo not the man in your life lol

 Cards for men!  

I have to say I quite like making 'man' cards they're a differnt sort of challenge - you have to get in touch with your masculine side and I always find that making a card that relates to the man in question makes it an altogether easier job!

So with that in mind we have a new challenge over at 

Moving Along with the Times

our theme is

For a Man

Here's the card I made

I made this card for a sixties loving man of a certain age!

someone who loves music, The Beatles, 

a sort of groovy baby card -if you know what I mean!!

This is what I did....

Stencil and flower and record/ record player stamps- Sheena Douglass' swinging 60's range

Assorted word and number dies to create the wording

TH distress inks 

Black card - Crafter's Companion

white card - Sheena Stamping card

I love getting messy with inks to create backgrounds, I've been having some fun with my art journal lately doing just that - not quite finished but I'll be back to share soon!

Hope you'll play along with us at MAWTT this week 

Hugs

Judith xx

A traditional Christmas card for this weeks Christmas challenge

Good morning all

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and this week it's our once a month

Christmas Challenge

It's our way of giving you encouragement to get ahead on your Christmas cards for this year

 before the panic sets in!!

My card this week is very much a traditional style

a lovely Sheena Douglass stamp from the Little bit Festive range called Victorian Lady

I coloured her with my colourtint pencils because I thought the muted tones were perfect for this style of image.  - except for the red - which is a Derwent inktense pencil!!

The poinsettias and ivy are are also Sheena Douglass A little bit festive perfect partners

coloured with Spectrum Noir aqua tints (now discontinued) and Sparkle pens

Here's what I did....

Image and sentiment- Victorian lady - Sheena Douglass a little bit sketchy

watercolour card - Canston

coloured with SpectrumNoir colourtint pencils and red derwnt inktense pencil

Papers - Anna Griffin ( old forgotten the name range!)

Card - black and kraft card from Crafter's Companion

Poinsettia and ivy die - Sheena Douglass perfect partners

Coloured with SN aquatints and sparkle pens

Shaped with Heartfelt Creations flower mould

Sparklers - hobby house

Hop over to the fab'n'Funky blog to see the fabulous creations from the team this week - and leave us a Christmas card while you're there!!

Hugs

Judith xx

One card a week for Christmas - that's the aim!

Hi all

Is it to early to talk about Christmas lol

I can see you rolling your eyes and hear the groans already he he

But for anyone who wants to send handmade  Christmas cards - now is the time to start.

I always have good intentions at the beginning of the year - and mostly I don't do too badly - but I always wish I'd made more when December comes around

So in an attempt to put in even more effort I joined a facebook page where the aim is to make 52 cards in the year.  (We'll not mention the fact that I'm already a week behind lol)

So here's my first card.  I actually made a couple like this one last Christmas.  When I went to Florida last November I took my pencils and coloured a few images as i sat by the pool - this one I coloured  three times.  Two of them got made into cards and this one was 'saved' for this year and has got me off to a start for the year

This cute, pretty image is from Sheena Douglass at Crafter's Companion- it's very easy to colour because it has a lot of shading on the stamp to guide you, the sentiment also came with the stamp.

  I stamped onto Canson watercolour paper (my favourite for watercolours - it has such a fabulous texture)  Then coloured with Spectrum Noir Colourtint watercolour pencils - all except for the red which is a Derwent Inktense pencil (there isn't a bright red in the Colourtints)  I love the Colourtints they're such lovely muted shades.  

This is what I did .....

Image and sentiment - Dashing Deer from Sheena Douglass a little bit festive

Coloured with Spectrum noir colourtint pencils

red pencil - Derwent inktense

Paper - Canson watercolour paperCard and ribbon from my stash

I hope I've inspired you to get going on next years Christmas cards

hugs

Judith x

Are you a dedicated follower of fashion?

Hi all

Well here's me three weeks in a row now!  - things are definitely looking up an I've been doing a bit of visiting too - slowly but surely I'm getting back to regular blogging - might have to up the ante a bit soon - it's been lovely seeing what's been going on in blogland

it's time for another challenge over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

this week our theme chosen by our lovely Monika is

Fashion

I decided to make a tag with one of the lovely images kindly given to us by our sponsor

this is Spunky available HERE

I was really so pleased with this when it was finished - exactly how I wanted it to look.  It's also quite a while since I sat down to a 'proper' colouring session and I coloured several other images last night too - I really enjoyed it.

Our sponsor this week is the lovely

Who are offering a prize of 3 images to this weeks winner

This is what i did....

Image - Spunky girl from Lemon Shortbread

Coloured with Spectrum noir alcohol markers

Tag coloured with TH distress oxides and Crafters companion sparkle pens

inspirational words and flower stamps from Sheena Douglass

Assorted stencils from Sheena Douglass and Walmart

Butterfly made with vellum and Crafter's Companion foils and sparkle pens

Ribbon and buttons from my stash

i hope we see you over at Fab'n'Funky this week with your Fashion makes

Hugs

Judith 

Mothers Day is just a couple of weeks away - get your cards at the ready!

hi all

There's a new challenge over at 

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge blog

The theme is 

Lovely Ladies

(anything for special ladies in your life)

I made this tag that I may use to make a card 

- or maybe I'll just use it as a gift tag!!

- that's the beauty of a tag!!

I used a Tim Holtz Manilla tag mounted on black card for definition

Here's what I did....

Tim holtz Manilla tag

coloured with DI- peacock feathers, worn lipstick and fossilised amber

Butterfly die - Sheena Douglass Perfect partners country cottage collection

Flowers - leonie Pujol Typography stamp - fly free

Embossed with Wow embossing powders - from Crafty Purple frog

Mam die cut - Crafters companion only words dies

Sequins - Dovecraft bohemium sequins from Crafty Purple frog

Ribbon from my stash

Black card from Crafters Companion

now's as good a timeas any to get those mothers day cards made - lets see what you can make for your lovely ladies!

hugs

Judith xx

Why do I never win at Bingo!!...... I'll explain

Good morning all

We have a new challenge starting at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

our lovely Buffy Chose the theme

Bingo

and we have a new sponsor this year 

DigiStamps4joy

who are offering a great prize this week 

I never win at Bingo!! - mainly I think because I loose the plot and my mind wanders off and I miss numbers .... pretty much like in this challenge really.  Not a very good example to anyone who plays along with our challenge - you won't win if like me you only complete half a line!! Yellow/flowers/gems, then I've sort of got black off another line .... see what I mean I'm pretty useless lol.   To be fair it's easily put right I could stick gems on no problem - so if you can screw your eyes up and stick black gems on in your mind - it fits!

I decided that this lovely image was perfect to create a page in my art journal - it's only one side of a double page - I've yet to venture onto the facing page - but I have something floral in mind!!

This lovely image is called Phantasi 7 - I just love it!!

I used parts of the Doodlin' stencil from Sheena Douglass groovin 60's collection as I thought the shapes echoed the lovely cala lilys in her hair and also added an ornate vine and basket weave stencil for texture - I rather like the effect.

Here's what I did

Image - Phantasi 7 from Digistamps4joy

coloured with Spectrum noir blendable pencils

Background created with Sheena Douglass stencils and  inspirational words stamps sets 1 and 2

and splats and accessories set 2

Inks used - Creative expressions colourcloud and TH distress inks, stazon black ink

Hope we see you with a winning line overat Fab'n'Funky this week

Hugs

Judith xx

Feeling Groovy!

Hi all

I just love the new Groovin 60's Stamps and Stencils from Sheena Douglass

You may remember my post last week when I made the card for my hubby's birthday with the lovely stencils and realise I forgot to buy the stamps!! - so I cut up the packaging instead to get the images

 Well I've put that right now and here are two more cards I've made - with my newly aquired stamps!!

both coloured in Spectum Noir Colourblend pencils - I love the soft effect of the pencils

the backgrounds are TH distress inks through the stencils

stencils used - Groovy Flower Power available HERE

Tie dye - available HERE

Circles of my mind available HERE

this is the lovely Hattie available HERE

and Groovy available HERE

(don't you just love those little disks!!)

The lovely Debbie Fisher is on Hochanda tonight with the fab Colourblend pencils 

 - I just love them!!

Hands up! - are you this crafty person lol

Hi all

I'm here to share my make do and mend/last minute panic/ card for the family member, card lol!

So come on lets take a hand count do you do any of these things

• Make all kinds of things for no paricular reason
• Mess on with no purpose at all with crafty stuff
• Churn out DT cards apleanty
• .... then find you didn't make a card for your husband/daughter/mother
• - and its their birthday tomorrow ... EEEK!!

I have to admit that's me - usually

However with this particular card (I thought smugly ) I was very well prepared

Well it was the day before my husbands birthday and iI still hadn't made the card, but I had planned it, saw the perfect thing - just him to a T - it was the Sheena Douglass 'groovin' 60's collection.  my husband is a huge Beatles fan and grew up in the 60's so I could see great posabilities with these stamps. - so i went shopping at the Crafter's companion shop and a few sale items dropped into my basket too!

And here's the card - can you spot the deliberate mistake - perhaps not - dont those flower stamps and record player look fab lol

and that's where disaster struck!! - The day before his birthday I had a real fun time making the background with the tie dye and circle stencils and my distress inks, I stenciled the 'mod' from the mod stencil then I went to stamp the record player stamp and the flowers on the 60'd girl stamp.  - and there was the problem - I had had such fun looking through the sale pages on the website - I forgot to buy the stamps - EEEK.  Sothere was my card base with nothing to put on it.  I had a major panic - couldn't find a thing that would do instead but cut out the happy birthday banner, numbers and hearts to fill the space up but it just looked rubbish.  Then I looked at the cardboard packaging from the stencils and there were the flowers  the 45RPM and record player pictured on the front, so I cut them out - straight from the packaging - hey presto there was my card complete - Phew!!!

So use this as a cautionary tale - no more last minute cards : )

so let me start the hand count ... who's guilty lol

1,2,3,4.........hehehe

Winter (wonderland)Chaos and spring fever

Good morning all

We're up and running again over at 

Winter Wonderland

We found out that our lovely DT leader Eileen (Stars cards) is very poorly in hospital at the moment and we've been cast a drift a bit , firstly because we didn't know where she was , then we didn't know what to do without her!  In the meantime Helen has taken over temporarily and we are running the challenge without our sponsors at the moment as we're not really sure about things!!

I'm sure you all agree that we need  to thank Helen for taking on the task and  also send our love and prayers to Eileen, we are being updated by her friend as to how she is and hope we will hear some good news about her soon

Anyway......

the theme of the challenge is

Spring Fever

(flowers, romance, sunshine  etc)

(we don't run Christmas challenges for the first few weeks of the year - to give you all a break!!)

I decided just to go with a pretty floral scene - of what I would like it to be like - instead of miserable cold and damp!!

This is what i did 

Cardbase - Diesire side stepper fancy card blank  (Kraft) from Crafter's Companion 

Dies   -Die'sire Grand Entrance Die from CC

       -  Happy birthday from CC Saras signature Just for Men

       - Flowers Sheena Douglass plain honesty  smallest die 

       - Birdcage - Kimono from CC

      - Leafy dies from Heartfelt Creations

Papers - Sugar hollow from HC

Owl stamp and die Sugar hollow

Bicycle stamp HC Journey

Coloured with CC Spectrum noir blendable pencils

Flowers - TH DI spun  and CC sparkle pen- lilac and sage green

shabby shutters distress stickles 

glossy accents

pebeo gilding wax (gates, cage, sentiment)

Hope you'll join in with us at WW this week and support our challenge as we struggle along

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Little miss muffet - Anything goes

hugs

Judith xx

Swirls and Curls for Moving along with the Times

Good morning all

Well look at me! - two days n a row lol - and I'm back again tomorrow (if I ever get to the end of tiny pink flowers!! - cards finished tiny pink flowers aren't lol)  I think I've finally got back into my blogging thing : )

Anyway.....We have a cute swirly and curly challenge for you this week !!

at 

Moving along With The Times

Our theme is 

Swirls and Curls

I made this gift box with card that is covered in swirls

and added some die cut swirls too

This is what I did...

Box made with Crafers Companion A3 luxury cardstock

Swirls Die -by Anna Griffin

Flower and sentiment stamp -tropical nectar 

from Laguna Beach a little bit sketchy collection by Sheena Douglass

coloured with spectrum noir pens

Ribbon and sparkle heart from my stash

Hope you'll join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Craftrocket - add a bow
Crafty gals challenge -add a heart
Simon says stamp - anything but a card
ATG with create with TLC challenge - Anything goes

hugs

Judith x

#2017 - Happy Saturday! - happy planning with my crafty Happy Planner!!

Good morning all

I hope you're all warm and well this wintery Saturday morning

(well it's wintery in my corner of the world!)

We had a small amount of snow that only lasted yesterday

and I live only about a mile from the sea where there have been some spectacular tides crashing up

thankfully not doing any damage - but a wonderful display of nature

I't's been a busy week craft wise has this one!!

If you pop over to Fab'n'Funky Challenges you'll see we have some lovely new teamies.

Running a DT takes a lot of work sometimes and this was one of those weeks!

But I've got everyone up and ready on the blog and our new sponsors sorted for the year 

(well except one closed before the year started so  - we're on the lookout for someone to cover a couple of weeks! - - any offers or ideas lol

I've also been busying away with my new crafty goodies for the year

continuing with my 'crafting for a purpose' theme

and here's the beginning of the beginning - so to speak!

I got myself a lovely 365 Happy Planner (the craft version!)

and aim to use it!!

I started off colouring the cover, using my Clouristapens from Crafter's Companion

- they're great for this type of colouring if you've never tried them

I loved how it turned out but it wasn't really what I wanted

- it's a bit too .....nice ha ha

so I had a lovely couple of messy days and made some covers of my own design

and this is the one I chose to go with

Still quite flowery but in a messy sort of way 

and it says something about me and what I'm aiming to do with it

- not your bog standard planner cover

I used Sheena Stamping card and coloured it with my Ranger Dylusions paints in bubblegum pink, crushed grape, fresh lime and cherry pie - just sort of slapped it on with a baby wipe - it blends beautifully, I then stamped and painted in the details and dotted about a bit with the handle end of the brush - I loved the messyness of it! - a bit scary but very satisfying

The flowers are Sheena Douglass Day of the Dead Floral Fiesta

and I then layered up using the coordinating dies

- these Perfect Partner dies really are perfect!! 

I didn't want it too dimensional or 'big' because I wanted it to fit inside the plastic cover. After all if it's going to get regular use it needs to be hard wearing lol

After that I added just a few odds and ends, buttons, brads,beads and a key

and finally added the inspiring words which are again stamps from Sheena Douglass

I just stamped them very simply, cut them by hand and stuck them on  in a random way

and in the top corner die cut   -   #2017   - and that's what it's all about!!

I've started to decorate my pages as I go - I've even written i it lol

I'll keep you updated as I go 

.... I think this will be fun

The flowery colouring didn't go to waste, I liked it to  much!

- I've used it on the inside cover, which is still a work in progress

 - I'll show you the back another time!!

Why don't you join me - you don't need to buy a fancy planner, it could be done with any reasonabley sized diary - and they'll be reduced in price  by now as the shops scramble to get rid of them before the end of January

Happy Saturday, Happy planning

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Challenge up your life - a self made background 17/1

Just us girls- all over stamping 20/1

art by miran - Anything goes 20/1

Creative artists mixed media - anything mixed media goes 30/1

hugs Judith 

xxx

We would like to see Christmas scenes at Moving along with the times

Hi all

We have a lovely new challenge for you this week at

Moving Along With The Times

just in case you had forgotten

- Christmas is on the way!!

We would like to see

Christmas Scenes

I love really traditional Christmas cards, Santa, Poinsettias, Christmas trees, green red....
This card just about has it all!

This is what I did

Image, sentiment and embossing folder - from Nordic Christmas range by Crafter's Companion

Coloured with - Spectrum Noir watercolour pens

Poinsettias made with Sheena Douglass perfect partners Poinsettia dies

Card - Cored'nations Card - darks

Black card from Crafter's Companion

Pebeo silver gilding wax

Hope you'll play along with us this challenge - it's another great excuse to make a Christmas card!

Don't forget to enter my candy draw! - here



http://whatididbyjudithhall.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/a-create-365-candy-draw-to-get-your-new.html

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Addicted to stamps -Christmas
A gem of a challenge - Anything christmas goes

Hugs

Judith

Inspired by nature at fab'n'Funky challenges

Good morning all

There's a new challenge kicking off at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week

and our lovely Buffy has chosen a great heme for us

She has used photographs from her summer travels to provide inspiration and has set the theme 

Come outside 

(Inspired by nature)

You could take inspiration in any way you choose - a photograph - the colours - anything that these photographs make you feel

My card reflects on the beauty of nature

This is an 8 x 8 card using stamps and sentiment from Sheena Douglass

This is what I did....

Butterfly and sentiment stamps- A little bit sketchy - the butterfly effect

Grasses Stamp  - A little bit scenic - silhouette grasses

Coloured with Spectrum aquablend pens to give a vey pale pretty effect

Butterfly dies - crafters companion

Hope you can join in with us this week

Hugs

Judith x

Hello - I'm back!

I bet you thought I'd disappeared off the face of the earth!!

I've been away on holiday for over 3 weeks and forgot to photograph the cards I'd made to blog while I ws away - so I decided gave myself the month off lol.... since I got home I've had a busy time preparing for my grand daughter's christening (I'll share some of my makes when I get myself organised - I love baby crafting) - its taken me until now to catch up with myself!!

But I'm here today because its challenge day at 

The Paper Shelter Challenge blog

and our theme this week is

Embossing 

(any kind wet or dry)

I used the lovely Rowena for this card
a steam punk inspired creation with a floral twist!

(The flowers and hearts are dry embossed

the tag at the bottom is wet embossed)

As always we have a fab prize for you at 

The Paper Shelter

Here's what I did

Image - Rowena from TPS

Coloured on Neenah desert storm card

using Spectrum noir blendable pencils
skin -rose peach,cream, vanilla
clothes walnut, bark,pebble,coconut,cider, yellow ochre
hair ginger, redcurrant,bark
edged with eggshell

Papers and vellum - Madam Payraud from Papermania

Stamped in black DI around the edges with an Anna Griffin swirl stamp 

(sorry don't know what its called)Sentiment label also Anna Griffin

Hearts are black card and vellum embossed with just a corner of Sheena Douglass' Twisted Vine Embossing folder and highlighted with Pebeo gilding wax - bronze

Flowers are from Sara Davies Country garden dies also embossed and gilded

Flower stalk is Sheena Douglass' Sweet William die embossed and gilded

All other embellies are from my stash

Hope to see you playing along with us this week - I'll be back to visiting you all too!

Hugs

Judith x

No designer papers at Moving along with the times

Good morning all

It's time for another challenge at 

Moving along with the times challenge blog

it's not my week but I had a card to blog so gatecrashed with the other team! (Hi girls!!)

The theme this week is 

No designer papers

Hosted by our lovely Janice 

I made this card a while ago so decided it needed an outing before I forgot about it altogether

This is what I did

Image and sentiment - Balloon and Bicycle stamp from Heartfelt creations

Flowers - Sheila Douglass a new laef stamp - from a little bit sketchy range

Coloured with Spectrum noir sparkle pens from the vintage hues set
colours - sage, fig, peacock sanddune poenyand hearthside

Card - Cored'nations from Crafters Companion

Hope we see you playing along this week 

Hugs

Judith x

Use two or more designer papers at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

I've managed to get my crafting and blogging head back on a bit this last week - still haven't quite picked up my my visiting, but it's an improvement - tank you to everyone who has been sticking with me - I really do appreciate it

We have a new challenge kicking off at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

(see how I got that football reference he he)

and our theme this eek chosen by our lovey Alison is

Use two or more designer papers

I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to add to my Christmas card stash - every little helps!!

I used an image from our sponsor called

Peace on Earth - angel kisses collection available HERE

There is so much Christmas crafting going on at the moment - I'm in full Christmas crafting mode and that helps with the motivation I think - because I loooooove Christmas lol

our sponsor this week is the lovely Lacy Sunshine

offering a great prize of 3 images of the winners choice

This is what I did 

Image - Peace on Earth from Lacy Sunshine

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen

colours skin TN1, FS7, 3, PP2,3  hair GB1, TN2.3  clothes/wings BGR1 GB1.6.7 

holly DG2,4 CR8, shade BGR1, 

Papers from Firsy edition - guided Christmas and Vintage noel pads

Kraft card from Crafter's Companion

Poinsettia die  - Sheena Douglass perfect partners

Ivy die - Sheena Douglass perfect partners

Letters cut from die'sire essenials only words dies

distress inks - TH Wild honey, teadye and gathered twigs, shabby shutters

distress glitter - stickles shabby shutters

Hope you can join in with us at Fab'n'Funky this week - we'd love to see all your lovely designer papers

hugs

Judith x

Pink or blue at Winter Wonderland

Good morning all

Well we're definitely full swing into Christmas crafting at

Winter Wonderland

our lovely Plony has set us a pretty chalenge theme this week

Pink or Blue

we are sponsored this week by the lovely 

and Teresa is offering a great prize of £8 to spend in store

I have gone with the blue theme (with a bit of pink for luck!)

This is what I did 

Baubles -  Christmas Baubles stamps and dies from Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners range

Foliage - Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners Foliage stamps

Background - created with Spectrum Noir Aquatints perfect primaries

Baubles -coloured with Spectrum Noir markers PP4,5,6  OR1,2  TB3,4,5 JG1,2,4 IG1, DG2, LG4

Hope you'll show us your Christmas projects at Winter Wonderland

hugs

Judith x

Another gorgeous fairy from Flights of Fantasy - meet Darcy

Good morning all

I'm back with my next fairy from Morgan Fitzsimons Flights of Fantasy collection

Yet another birthday card - this time for a special friend 

(it feels like all my friends and relations were born in March!!)

This lovely fairy is called Darcy

I wanted to create a mono type image with just a burst of colour in the flowers, which I think are morning glory, they are usually blue or shades in that spectrum, I decided to colour her with my Spectrum Noir alcohol pens.  Whenever I see images coloured in this way with a pop of colour it's nearly always with red, so I thought the blue would make a good contrast and that I'd be able to blend it in with the greys that I coloured the image with.  I did this by transferring the blue directly onto the grey pen tip to keep it subtly blended on the image. I then added some sparkle - because a fairy simply has to have some! - with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens

The background was created by embossing  navy textured cored'nations card then sanding back and embellishing with gilding wax.  The black frames were also embellished with the silver gilding wax

 - I just love this stuff!!

This is what I did....

Image - Darcy from Flights of Fantasy by Morgan Fitzsimons from Crafter's Companion

Coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol pens -colours IG1, IG2,IG4, TB4, TB9

Sparkle pens - colours silver, starry sky and clear

Flower and leaf die - Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners Country Cottage Plain Honesty

Embossing folder - Embossalicious flutterby butterfly folder

Silver pebeo gilding wax

Sue wilson pierced noble dies and frames

Sentiment - LOTV

Ribbons from my stash

Matt black card - Crafter's Companion

Navy Core'dnations card - Crafters Companion

Silver detail embossing powder(on sentiment) creative expressions

Hope you like her as much as I do - I'm not sure that the full effect comes across in the photograph, but i really loved it when I finished - one of those cards for someone els - that you really want to keep for your self!!

Challenges i am entering with this challenge

Chocolate baroque - colour challenge 20/04

glitter and sparkle challenge - use a die/punch  10/04

Stamping sensations - one for the girls 27/04

the ribbon girl - anything goes - with ribbon

have a great day

hugs 

Judith x