Anything Goes with Bizzy Bec's

A new month means a new challenge over at the BIZZY BECS blog.

I have made this card with awesome products from Bec's store .

There is a huge range of dies and stamp available so be sure to go and check it out.

Here is my DT make for this months challenge....

 I do think I may be slightly addicted to Stamping Bella stamps!

Image is coloured with Promarkers and the papers are Amy Tangerine from American crafts.

Store Supplies used...

Stamping Bella Stamp - Fiona Loves Flowers

Memento Ink

Die similar to - Card Shapes Circles

Die similar to - Frantic stamper Scallop Borders

Thanks for dropping by :)

Wish Big at Bizzy Becs

Hi, I am here to today to share my Bizzy Bec's DT project with you.

For this card I aimed to make a quick and easy shaker card,  ummmmmm, so didn't turn out that way.

I will share a tip with you that I learnt this week as I decided to change.  DO NOT use mono glue or Tacky glue for shaker cards.  It does not dry properly and remains sticky or tacky.  So your sequins will stick to any of the mono or tacky glue that has slipped out from the layers.

II ended up taking my card to pieces and salvaging the image to start again.

Here is the finished card....

All the items I used that are available from Bec's are pre-order.

Product from Bizzy Bec's with links.....

Penny Black Wish Big clear stamp set (which is on special at the moment with free shipping in Australia)

Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts Stackable Circle Dies

Wild Rose Icing On The Cake paper pad

I coloured my image with Letraset Promarkers.

Thanks loads for dropping by

Lou

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges....

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Craft dee Bows - Handmade bow

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Fall colours

Passion for Promarkers - Fall Colours

Dream Valley - One for the girls

Love to scrap - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps -Lots of Layers

Crafting when we can - No square cards 

Anything Goes at Bizzy Becs

Another Anything Goes challenge is live for the month over at Bizzy Becs and we would love for you to join us.

Each month one lucky participant wins a mystery prize of a die or stamp.

Here is my DT inspiration card....

Bizzy Bec's Items Used

Stamp - Stamping Bella -  Sally and her Snail

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Border Dies.

I coloured my image with promarkers and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I wish to enter this card in the following challenges....

Passion For Promarkers - Favourite Things - Bright Colours and Flowers :)

Inky Chics - 5 or more flowers

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

The EastWind New Release Card - Diva Lisa

If you follow me on Instagram (@loulouforsyth)  you will have seen a sneak peek of this image early last week.  She is Diva Lisa from The EastWind

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I love her as she has a big chest area just like me :)  Although I am really not sure I could pull off that dress after 4 kids LOL.

I coloured her up with copics and taking a leaf from my good friend Trace's  book of colouring tips and used prisma pencils to highlight, but I only did her hair with them.  I obviously haven't quite got the technique down because it made my blending look a bit crap.  BUT I do like the conctrast so hey ho, I'll let it go, let it goooooo  ;)  

I actually coloured her before I had picked out papers too, which is quite unusual for me and definitely not part of my normal crafting process.  I chose these papers from The Garden Tea Party stack from DCWV which is so old you probably can't get it anymore, even in an antique shop.

Thanks loads for dropping by, have an awesome week and Happy Scrapping :)

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Things with Wings

A wicked challenge over at Digital Tuesday this week :) Things with Wings, the options are endless.  I have made my card using a Di's Digi Design Image, I have printed out quite a few of these little cuties so be sure to keep an eye out for more of these sweeties coming.

I have used Echo Park Sweet Day papers from the 6x6 pad and coloured the image with prisma pencils on watercolour paper.  The sentiment is from hero arts.

I am entering my card in the following challenges -
Di's Designs Challenge blog - More than 1 diecut
Crafting for All Seasons - Things with Wings
Diva's by Design - Lovely Layers
Fab n Funky - Things with Wings
Clear it Out - Child image plus stash (doily, I must stop hoarding these)
Sassy Cheryl - It's a Cut
Shopping Our Stash - embossing
Use It Tuesday - Anything Goes


Thanks loads for visiting :)  Hope you have a great Thursday.....

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Coral & Kraft (or Tan)

This weeks challenge over at Digital Tuesday Challenge is a colour challenge we want to see cards with coral and tan or kraft.  There is an inspiration picture which I will show you after I have shared my card with you...

I have used an image from Pollycraft although Paula is no longer selling from her own webstore some of the Pollycraft images are available from Miss Muffet stamps.

While I  was making this card I realised it would be perfect for a cute & crazy cat lady I know, and I mean that in the nicest sense possible, she is obsessed, she even owns shoes with cats on them :)  Kate is very sweet and I know she will like this card. So it will be making it's way to Martinborough (go the mighty M-borough, my home sweet home town) to brighten her day at some stage when I can be bothered to go to the post office in town.
Ok so here is the inspiration photo....

Wow, they are tidy, no yesterday undies on the floor or dust bunnies hiding anywhere ;)

So anyway enough of my ramble, suffice to say, make something using this pic as inspiration with a digi element and link up over at the DTC blog and you could win a prize from Robyn's fetish.

I am linking to the following challenges....

Emerald Faeries - Punches & Dies

Everybody Art Challenge - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Always Crafting - Kids
Make It Monday -- Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge & Artfull Crafts Combined post

MAKE SURE AND CHECK OUT MY BLOG CANDY

A double up post today sharing a card made for the SOUTHERN GIRLS CHALLENGE for this fortnight which is Angels & Fairies and also my post for ARTFULL CRAFTS - MY FAV COLOUR COMBO.

I have used "Free Falling Fairy Keisha" from Just some lines who are our sponsor over at Southern Girls for this challenge.

I am currently very smitten with the new basic grey releases, What's Up & Shine On. They both have a gorgeous spring/summer feel and I am definitely feeling like some warmth in my life at the moment. For my card I have used the What's Up paper pad with the lovely pink and blue combo.
I coloured my image with copic markers and highlighted parts of the image with stickles. I also used the following Marianne Creatables dies... Flower & Leaves (L0156), Five Small Flowers (LR0145),Butterfly (LR0113). Thanks loads for coming and checking out my card and I hope you like it.

I am entering my card in the following Challenges.......

Marianne Design Divas - Anything goes

Fab & Funky Challenges - Make your own flowers

Everybody Art Challenge - Summer

Stampin plus challenge - anything goes

Papertake Challenge - All things Girlie

SGC - Oh Baby Baby

This fortnight at SOUTHERN GIRLS CHALLENGE we would like to see baby projects in the spotlight.  The DT Lovelies have come up with some super awesome examples so make sure and head over and check them out.

Here is mine............

The image is from SATURATED CANARY, I have used papers from KaiserCrafts Charlotte's Dream Collection, liquid pearls, lace, bakerstwine, diamond stickles all from ARTFULL CRAFTS

Here is a close up of the colouring with my prisma pencils........

And finally a shot of the inside of the card.......

Thanks loads for coming to visit and make sure and leave a comment so i come and return the favor :)

A Pretty Little Thank You

This time next week I will be taking it easy recuperating after 2 surgeries on Friday, and I can't wait!  I am looking forward to feeling healthy again and knowing what each day is going to bring :)

I have been pottering today and made this card in my interpretation of Shabby Chic.  I am pretty unhappy with how my colouring turned out and I am definitely going back to colouring with my pencils on watercolour paper.  The image I have used is Thank You from Saturated Canary.  I copied POPS a little on this card as she does these really cool dots around her images with Liquid Pearls, I gave it a go but probably should have known better considering what a klutz I am, lets just say I had a major blob problem that had to be fixed then managed to get the image stuck to my elbow, arghhhhh.  It does look cool though and I will give this another go when my desk is less cluttered.

I used "Let Them Have Cake" papers from Raspberry Road and distressed with Jo Sonja Opal Dust and Picket Fence Distress Paint.  I have used a Marianne Design's die to cut the swirls under my flowers and a spellbinders die for the image and mat.

I am entering this in the following challenges......

Crafts and Me Challenges - Roses and Pearls 
Crafty Anne's Challenge - It's a Girl Thing 
Emergency Crafter's - Butterflies or things with Wings
Stampin for the Weekend - Bugs and butterflies
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Punch Drunk
Little Miss Muffet - Loads Of Layers
PaperCrafting Journey - Colour it Up
Saturated Canary - Anything Goes

Thanks loads for calling by :)

OMG - Uninked Stamp Stash

I have been very industrious lately sorting my stamps and putting the ones I want to keep into clear CD cases and putting the ones I want to sell aside for listing on trade me. Well while I was beavering away I discovered a whole clear doco file (how I stored previously) full of uninked Gorjuss Girls.  Holy Moly what on earth was I up to?????  I have quickly remedied that and stamped off a few on watercolour paper.
Here is the first card I have created using one of these cuties.........

And seeing as how everytime I use a precoloured image I get loads of comments about my fabulous colouring skills (which shows people never read my posts as I always say "I have used a precoloured image) here is my ACTUAL colouring........

 This is coloured using prismacolor pencils and polychromos pencils with mineral spirits for blending on watercolour paper.
The shadow is copic markers N0 & N2
Papers are MME

I am entering my card in the following challenges ( got to love Feline Playful<3 )
Colour Throwdown 
Crafting for all seasons - lots of layers
Ribbon Carousel - Pintrest Inspiration
Divas by design - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky Challenge - Celebration
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiments - Anything Goes ( with a sentiment )
Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes
Oldie but a goodie - Anything goes (stamp is about 2 years old and was previously uninked)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Distressing

This week over at Digital Tuesday Challenge we would like to see distressing on your projects. Our sponsor is Bugaboo which is where this image I used came from..........

I have coloured the image with prisma pencils and blended with OMS.  The papers are Kaisercraft "Fine & Sunny" from the 6.5 x 6.5 pad, I have distressed the edges of my paper layers then inked with brown ink and a foam blender.

Please pop by DTC and check out the rest of the teams projects and join in with our challenge.

DTC - Your Fav Colour

This week at Digital Tuesday Challenge we want to see card using your favourite colour :)  Easy peasy!

My fav colour at the moment for using on cards is melon pink. 

I have also used some other colours as just pink would be a little much no matter how much I love it.  I have also used one of my newer saturated canary images.

Hope you will come and play along.

The Paper Shelter - Paper Peicing

Another challenge for Team B over at The Paper Shelter this week we would like to see paper piecing.  I have used TPS digi papers for the piecing applying them to the image using photoshop.

I have used DCWV Kids stack for the papers and coloured my image with copics.
The pearl swirl is from prima and the flowers are from my stash.  The ribbon is SU Melon Mambo and the brad is a Basic Grey one I think.

Think Spring with Digital Tuesday

***This week's challenge***

Think Spring

As usual feel free to create anything you like, just remember to include something digital in your design. This can be your main image, digi papers, sentiment, etc...

This weeks sponsor is 

 

I have used  an image from them for my card........

I have used papers from DCWV afternoon tea stack and coloured my image with Prisma Pencils.

Thanks loads for visiting, have a great day and don't forget to play along with our Think Spring challenge.

DTC - Sketch Challenge

This week at Digital Tuesday Challenge we have a sketch for you created by Natasha.

Here is my take using a Saturated Canary image called Rainy Day, the papers are Prima Romantique.

I coloured the image with copics.

I love how this card came together, the colours are lovely and subtle and the colouring turned out really well. It is the first time in ages I have managed to get the hair looking good.

It is so nice to be c=back on line this week after losing both the phone and internet last week.  It was all fairly traumatic as my husband was away and I was home alone with the kids and no way to communicate with the outside world unless I got in the car.  Thank goodness that is all sorted.

Add a Sentiment with The Paper Shelter

This weeks challenge at The Paper Shelter is to add a sentiment to your card.
I have used "little Red Riding Hood" and coloured her with my poor neglected copics, I have to say it was nice to crack them out again after a break.  And I am really happy with how she came out after the rest from using them.

Make sure and come and join us with your creations, remember you can use any image but if you do use an image from The Paper Shelter you could win a $20.00 gift voucher, if you win and you haven't used TPS you  will receive 3 images of your choice.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.........

Pile it On - Sending Happiness

Sentimental Sundays - Let's get Sentimental

Crazy Challenge - Dies or a Punch

CutiePie Challenge - Flower Power

Just Some :Lines - Fairytales or Nursery Rhymes

DTC - SPARKLE

This weeks challenge at Digital Tuesday Challenge is sparkle, we want to see lots of sparkle on you projects with a digital element to them.

Here is my card using Cirque from The Paper Shelter, she is quite the sexy circus performer :) I used the
PRECOLOURED Version

 I added glimmer glam very liberally on my card, both on my papers and the image. The rosettes were cut using  Tim Holtz alteration die (available from Artfull Crafts, as is the glimmer glam).

Hope you will come and play along with us.

DTC - Use Your Stash

My first card for my new spot on the Digital Tuesday Challenge, this week we want to see your hoarded stash on your projects.  I have had these papers in the packet unused since I was an SU demo which was quite some  time ago.
This week we are sponsored by Spesch Stamps, I have used one of the cute images on my card.
Hope you will come and join us :)

Southern Girls - Magic & Mystery Challenge

Time for another challenge for my team at Southern Girls and this week we would like to see fairies, elves, witches etc on your projects.  We have 2 awesome sponsors this fortnight, Delicious Doodle and my special lovlies Veronica & Pedro at The Paper Shelter.  I have used a newer image from The Paper Shelter called "Magic Bubble Bath"  I have used the PRE-COLOURED version.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges....

Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Use a digi
Flutterby Wednesday - Open (with wings)
Paper Pretties - Use ribbon or twine
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryls - Use a punch and something shimmery
Crafty Sentiments - Punches or Dies
Crazy Amigos - Mushrooms (there are mushrooms on the paper)

Fun with Modge Podge

I have had another busy week with it being the School Holidays but I have still managed to sneak away and get a few things made to ease my crafting bug.  Although with my SIL's birthday in a week or so I had the perfect excuse.  She loves pink and pale green so the new collection from KaiserCraft "Lil Primrose" is just perfect for her.  I have been harping on at her that she needs to start sending me her pictures as she draws adorable little animals and gorgeous flowers and I think they would make fabulous digital stamps, so give her a little motivation I have made her an Art Journal to put them in.  Once she has a few together I will get her organised to get them into files and start her an etsy shop.

Firstly here is her Birthday card......

I have used a selection of papers from the Lil Primrose 6x6 paper pad, cute frilled Gingham ribbon, prima innocence 2 flower, oval spellbinder nesties, distress ink and a KaiserCraft Lil Primrose stamp all available from Artfull Crafts.
The chipboard is some I won from Kellie's Blog when she was doing a 12 Days Of Christmas giveaway, and the other flowers are from my stash.  I coloured the image with prisma pencils.

I am entering this card in the following challenges...
Annabelle Stamps - Anything Goes
Cardmakin Mamas - Happy New Year
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge - Use Something New
Polkadoodles - Vintage/Retro



Now the Art Journal......

Again I used papers from the Lil Primrose 6x6 Pad.  I fussy cut some flowers from one of the sheets on both the art journal and the card. I used Glimmermist  on the lovely Prima resist canvas (teapot and butterfly), I cut out the label and the word "CREATE" on my cricut. there is 1/4 of a container of modge podge on here too, which is why the project took days instead of a few hours as I had to wait for layers to dry before moving onto the next one.

I am entering my art journal in the following challenges.....
Frosted Designs - Paint
Delicious Doodles - All things new
Fairytale Challenge blog - all things new
Simply Create too - Layers

Well that's me for now, hope you found a little inspiration. xox