Friday Sketchers - African Trio

Hi there!

I am so happy to have gotten into my craft room this afternoon!  I still have 3 cards to finish off for my charity donation and knew the fabulous Friday Sketchers sketch this week would work just great for this image.  I didn't want to colour in the trio of African dancers so I grabbed my Copic Airbrush and played with 3-4 colours airbrushing the image.  I am really happy with the result.  The paper is from the gorgeous BG Marrkech line.  I added hemp, grass and beads for my detailing on the card and the 'flower' in the top left corner was 4 punched circles glued together with a black brad.

I was worried that my mojo would still be on vacation too and would take time returning but I'm happy to say my creative juices are a-flowing!! :O)

The boys don't have any extra-curricular stuff on tonight so hopefully I'll be able to get back downstairs and craft some more!  Thanks for stopping by and leaving a much appreciated comment - I'm so happy to be back blogging!!

Hugs, 

Danielle x

Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Easter Sunday everyone!

A quickie post today as we have company coming and I have LOTS to do!  It was an early start aswell as the boys got me out of bed at 7.30am to go on their easter egg hunt that the Easter Bunny left for them!  My 3 yr old was so excited that he could collect chocolate eggs - he is one happy boy today!!!

Well, today is just a very simple card that I've done as part of my 'cultural' donation pack.  I created this background using Microglaze which acts as a resist with Vintage Photo Distress Ink applied on top.  The elephant is a SU! image.  The embellishment is simple twine with some beads from my stash.

Just thought I'd share a picture with you of 2 of my boys collecting their eggs!!  Thanks for stopping by and hope you're all enjoying a fantastic Easter Sunday!  Many blessings to you all.

Hugs,

Danielle x

African Music Duo!

Good Wednesday morning all!

A quick post today!  I've made this cultural card as part of a set of 6 I've put together for a silent auction donation of a local charity I volunteer for, Acceso International. We have our annual "Sounds & Tastes of the Americas" fundraiser and a big component of the evening is a silent & live auction.  I've always made and donated a couple of sets of my cards and they always seem to sell well.  This card is pretty straight forward  - the zebra design is a Stamp Barn stamp which I've used as a a background.  The African duo is a stamp I got years ago - I don't even remember the name of the company (sorry!).  I added a splash of red behind the image to pop it out.  And wow, no prima flowers on this card, lol!!  I did a little raffia 'thing' instead!  Clear dewdrops on the other corners finish this card off.

Thanks for stopping by today and leaving your beautiful comments!  Hope you all have a fabulous day.  

Hugs,

Danielle x