Vintage

Hi Everyone,

 I have something a little different for you today.  You know how much I love the  Make It Crafty chipboard but seriously have you seen the new chipboard Frames??? Let me tell you they are wicked.  I have used a circular frame, fits together really quickly and then the fun bit begins.  This is what I created.

 
I coated the chipboard first in Gesso, it's a bit thicker than acrylic paint.  The chipboard bird, birdcage and flowers have all been painted in gesso and once dried I applied some Tim Holtz Picket Fence to give it that crackle vintage feel.  This was also applied to the edges of my image and the pearls, and wherever else I fancied.  Isn't that birdie cage just beautiful.

And here's a close up of some of the make it crafty flowers.

Do you remember the Heart Dies from Marianne Designs, bet you do, a few of me blamed me for your purchases.  Well naughty me I've used it again.  This time I have nested the small one on top of the larger one.  The little charm is also a new release from Marianne Design. 

 

And to save you scrolling back to the top, here's the whole vintage frame.

Image is from a Marianne Design Cutting Sheet 

3D Chipboard Circular Frame

Oriental Chipboard

Marianne Design Rose Ribbon

Marianne Design Bird Charm

Marianne Design Scandinavian Heart CR1228

Flowers from WOC

Cheesecloth

Tim Holtz Picket Fence Crackle paint

Melissa Frances Shabby Chic Corner

White Gesso

Flat Backed Pearls

Marianne Design Lace

Paper is by Pion

I would like to enter my project into the following challenges:-

Crafty Bloggers - Anything Goes
Fashionista - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room - Photo Inspiration, Vintage and Charm
Catered Crop - Circles
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes

 

Hugs Tracy x

     

Anything Goes at Crafts and Me

Hi Peeps,

Busy week this week, parent's evening last night and tonight I'm chauffering to a football match..... hurry up and pass your driving test son, although have you seen the price of car insurance for young lads today, OMG, quotes in the region of £5,000.  Cheapest is about £3,000 for third party on the lowest insurance group possible.  Seriously, this is just encouraging youngsters not to bother getting any.  Ark at me, now I feel old sound like my mother, lol.

My card today is my DT card for Crafts and Me and the challenge this fortnight is "Anything Goes".  Real easy.  I have used Hampton Art's Kitty in Basket available HERE.

And can you see my little heart, it's one of the Marianne Design Dies and I must admit when I first saw the die it wasn't for me but I really, really like it now, and I'll be using again real soon....

Ingredients:-

Image Kitty in Basket by Hampton Arts

Marianne Design Hearts

Marianne Design Rose

Marianne Design Linen Rope

Flat backed pearls

Magnolia Doohickey

Sentiment by Make It Crafty

Make It Crafty Chipboard Corner and Flourish

Hugs Tracy x

Anastasia

Hi Peeps,

Hope you've all had a great weekend and no your not seeing things, I really do have two posts today, so if your looking for my monthly BunnyZoe post please scroll down one.

I have a card for you today using the Anastasia rubber stamp from Make It Crafty. I have used colours that are really out of my comfort zone, and I'm still not sure what I think........maybe you could help me decide....

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I still haven't got the hang of my new camera, sometimes I take good pictures and sometimes they are awful, but I haven't worked out what I'm doing wrong, yet.

Copic Recipe:-

Skin: E00, E000, E21, E11, Cheeks: R20

Purple: V17, 15, V12, V09

Hair: E21, E25, E29

Orange: YR18, YR14, YR21

Ingredients:-

Anastasia Rubber Stamp

Make It crafty Chipboard Corners

Basic Grey Plumeria 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Whimsy Sentiments

Marianne Desings Decorative Elegance

Marianne Designs Anja's Leaves 2
Flowers (except two handmade ones) WOC

Marianne Designs Rose Ribbon

Cherry Lynn Doily Die

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
Liveandlove - Halloween or Autumn colours
Card Mania - Happy Birthday
Wild Orchid Crafts - Anything Goes

Hugs Tracy x

       

All in Blue

Hi Everyone,

I have been dying for ages to colour up a Saturated Canary image by the fabulous Krista Smith and what a beauty this one is. So I took the opportunity to combine my DT card for Copic Marker Europe and Make It Crafty together.  I remember a long time ago, when I was a Simply Sassy Girl, writing on Krista's blog that I'd love to see more images with long flowing hair, and this little lady certainly fits the bill.  She came in the E-Book from Make It Crafty which the awesome Zoe has put together to show you how to achieve those defined strands of hair, definitely worth Copic enthusiasts investing in and a must have for practicing hair, and to be honest the best advice I can give anyone who is new to copics is, practice, practice and practice.

And here's my finished card. 

I also have a new camera, yayyyyyy.  I'm still practicing with that too, so any tips will be greatly welcomed.

Ingredients:-

Image by Saturated Canary available in an E-Book from Make It Crafty

Pion Papers ( love these)

Go Kreate Dies

Leaves, flourish corner and mini butterfly chipboard embellishments by Make It Crafty and coloured with prisma pencils

Marianne Design Ribbon Rose

Square Doily

Copic Markers:-

Skin: E00, E01, E11, E000

Cheeks: R20

Hair: E35, E37, E47, E49, E50

Dress: B16, B18, B39, B00, B01, B16, B18

Shadows: B63, C3

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Card Crafters Circle - Ribbon and Roses

Patties Creations - Anything Goes

Stampin for the weekend - Floral

Cute Card Thursday - Shaped Cards

Little Miss Muffett - Anything by square

Pennys Paper Crafts - Anything Goes

Whimsey inspires - Anything Goes

Cutiepie - Shaped Cards

Enjoy the weekend.

Hugs Tracy x

Another Sneek Peek

Woo Hoo Peeps, I have another sneek peek from the new artist Robin Pushay at Crafts and Me. I chose the Marianne Design Vintage papers and love the rich colours, the centre rose is also a Marianne Design die, looks like a real rose doesn't it.

Image So Misunderstood coming soon at Crafts and Me So

Marianne Design Vintage Paper

Marianne Design PomPom Trim

Marianne Design English Rose LR0162 Die

Make It Crafty Chipboard Leaves

Flowers from WOC

Have a good weekend everyone and let's hope it's dry.....

Elisabeth J

Hi again Peeps,

I know I can be compared to the buses today, none for a couple of days and then two come at once, lol.  I would of posted this yesterday but I wasn't happy with the quality of the photos so waited until today.  But I'm sure you'll agree she was worth posting.

This is Elisabeth J from Make It Crafty and the theme at Make It Colourful for this fortnightly challenge is "using your Reds".  I have coloured her using my copics R35, R37, R39, R89 and my black prisma pencil for additional shading.

A little closer......................

 And a close up of the Make it crafty chipboard needle and spool embellisments.

I embossed the needle with silver embossing powder and I painted the spool with black acrylic paint to match my project.

Ingredients:-

Image Elisabeth J Stamp from Make It Crafty

Papers are Basic Grey

Chipboard embellishments Make It Crafty

Tim Holtz Stickers

Flowers wild orchid crafts

Magnolia Doohickey Sweet Lovely Lace

Doily and Lace from stash

Have a good weekend.

Crazy4challenges - layer it on
Drunken Stampers - something new (stamp)
Stamp, Scrap, Doodle - Anything Goes

Add Grass at Make It Colourful

Hi Peeps,

Yayy its Friday, my favourite day of the week and in particualr today as we are around friends for dinner tonight.

Today we have a new challenge at Make It Colourful which is to add grass.  I also posted my card on the Copic Marker Europe blog and also in case you didn't know, we now have challenges on the Copic Marker Europe blog where you could win 3 copic sketch markers, so definitely worth having a go.

I have these gorgeous papers by Prima and as usual I have matched my paper to my copic marker chart in order to find the colours that match the papers the best.  I have chosen many colours as I stamped this image with the intention of practicing with all these colours, but as I experimented I liked how it turned out so decided to use it for my card.

The image is one of the new fairies from Make it Crafty called Elven Samenah. My only regret is that I didn't make the digi image bigger but I had spent so much time playing with my copics adding the different colours that it was too late to do another image. I have also kept my design simpler to my usual style as the papers were so pretty that I didn't want to cover them up.

I experimented with the wings adding oranges, yellow and greens. 

I added in the grass by holding my pens upright and flicking in different directions and using different shades of the greens and the Yellow Greens.

Here's the copics that I used:-

I hope i've inspired you and look forward to reading your comments.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
Bloggers - Wings and Things
Fairytale - Something New
Craftuscrazy - Options but I have gone for anything new
My Mum's craft shop - Girls
Heartsong inspirations - Border punch or torn paper

Re-colour an image at Make It Colourful

Hi Peeps,

Just a reminder that over at Make It Colourful the challenge is to recolour an image that you did earlier in the year.  There's still plenty of time to enter, another two weeks, and as its a colouring challenge you can just enter your coloured image rather than a whole card, how easy is that.

So o.k., here's the card I made earlier in the year............................

And here's my image re-coloured... ummmmm not alot different except I now draw clouds in and tried to make a transluscent balloon so you can still see some cloud behind it, something I wouldn't have done before.

Ingredients:-

Tilda with balloon by Magnolia

Petals and Pailings stamp by Make It Crafty

Medium - Copics

Lasercut Chipboard corners are by Make It Crafty

Magnolia Doohickey Dream Tag at BunnyZoe

Papers by Prima 6x6" Paper Pad - Pixie Glen from Bunny Zoe

Lace and butterfly charm from stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Flowers by wild orchid crafts

Martha Stewart branch punch (available from Bunny Zoe on request)

I would like to wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year and thank you for all the comments that you have left me in 2011, I appreciate each and everyone.

I will be celebrating my 2 year anniversary in January and will have some lovely candy up for grabs, well hopefully two lots, so keep your eyes peeled.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
CES - Party
Hiding in my craftroom - Freestyle
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Happy
Wee Memories - Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle - Anything Goes
Hotshot crafts - Easel
Charisma - Anything Goes

White at Make It Colourful

Oh my goodness I've just realised I hadn't posted my DT card for Make It Colourful on my blog.  I was organised and loaded it into the Make It Crafty gallery but have forgotten my own blog.  The theme is to colour white and you have until Thursday evening to get your challenge card entered..... you still have time...

I have used elements from the Festive collection at Make It Crafty and combined with this gorgeous Tilda.

Light Source From a Lantern

Hi Peeps,

Well I did have my card ready last week but because of the grim winter weather I couldn't get a decent photo so I waited until the weekend, but was so busy that I didn't get round to posting it.  This is my DT card for Make It Colourful with the theme of "light source from a lantern" .  I have used Magnolia images which I actually purchased last year and never got round to inking, think were all guilty of this,  and complimented the card with snowflake chipboard pieces and a swirly corner, both available from Make It Crafty. I embossed them with silver embossing powder and they really come out looking very metallic.

I used my favourite Poinsetta Die from Marianne Designs and cut it out using some flock paper and it embossed lovely, so it has a lovely soft texture.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

My Time to Craft - Two of something (two stamps)

Oldie but a goodie - Let it snow

Shopping our stash - Use a stamp you haven't inked before

Pile it on just- Traditional Christmas

Just Magnolia - Black, grey, red & white (I have used all these colours in my colouring)

Stamptacular - Punch it

Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice

Hi Peeps,

Here's my card I made for the Bunny Zoe Blog using, another Christmas card using those cute little Mice from House-Mouse Designs - Gingerbread House.  I decided to go with untraditional colours.

I just love my new Tim Holtz Snowflake die.  I have covered the flakes in Diamond Dust. 

The icing on the gingerbread house was created using my puff paint and heated with a heat gun to get it to puff up, not sue if I went too mad.

Ingredients:-

Image House Mouse - Gingerbread House

Papers by Magnolia Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection

Wooden Ornaments - Crystals embossed with silver embossing powder (currently sold out but just email Nikki, I'm sure she will let you know when they are due back in)

Magnolia Doohickey Fence Die

Medium - Copic Markers

Bow tied with the Bow Easy

Flat backed pearls

Stardust Stickles (love these)

Pearl Brads
Puff Paint for the icing
White Gesso
Cheesecloth
Diamond Glase on the Candy Stick and Sweet
Perfect Pearls around the Oval
Make It Crafty Lasercut Chipboard Corner, embossed with Silver Embossing Powder

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
Anything Goes - Stitches

CreativeCraft - Fancy Edges
Ladybug - Non traditional christmas
Papertake - Anything Goes
Allways Something Creative - sparkle
Cupcake Craftroom - Sweet Christmas
The craft garden - Christmas but no red or green

Colour Texture at Make It Colourful

Hi Peeps,

It's Friday and although it is the start of the weekend I am looking after a supplier from overseas, so the start to my weekend is a little delayed and will probably commence after I drop them back at their hotel sometime late tonight, grrrrrr.

Today at Make It Colourful the challenge is to create texture using your colouring medium.  I have again selected some of the new Winter Objects from Make It Crafty, I so love these elements to create gorgeous scenes for all those winter and Christmas cards.  I Used two of the tree's and the bench and paired up with my mini magnolia.

The picture isn't brilliant as it was late last night and my craft light did it's best, but it just ain't good enough.  I promise I will re-take but as I am entertaining an overseas's supplier I'm sad to say it may be Saturday morning before I get the opportunity. (REVISED - new picture below)

Ingredients:-

Winter Objects by Make It Crafty

Mini Magnolia Tilda
Magnolia Snowflake (forgot I had this)

Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Snowflake Die

Pearls from Bunny Zoe
Marianne D Creatables Sign Board LR0191

Marianne Designs Roses

Magnolia Doohickey Fence Die

Lace Doily, Tree Charm, Large snowflake, Cheesecloth from stash, Gesso

Martha stewart Branch Punch from Bunny Zoe

Large Snowflake from Asda

Embossed glittered Vellum Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink (walnut stain)

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

TOMIC - Bingo (metal embellishment, Lace, Doohickey Die)
Just Magnolia - Christmas

Where's Santa

Hiya Peeps,

I have another Christmas card to share with you today.  I have paired up this cute little Where's Santa Bildarmarna Stamp  with Make It Crafty's Digital Winter Objects and Festive Elements.  If you'd like to learn how to mask your rubber stamp with digital images please see my tutorial HERE.

 I coloured with snow using copics of course and then when I had finished the colouring I used the Copic Opaque White with a very small paint brush and added the snow falling.

The wooden ornament Crystals with embossed with an irredescent embossing powder so they twinkle in the light. 

Aren't they just the sweetest and with the additional elements makes for a beautiful scene don't you think. 

Here's the many copics that I used and after I took the photo and returned to my desk I noticed that the C5 and C7 was still on my desk, so they are not in the photo but I definitely used them on the lamp.

Ingredients:-

Bildamarna "Where's Santa" Stamp

Make It Crafty Festive Elements

Make It Crafty Winter Objects
Copic Opaque White 

Authentique 6 x 6 "Free Bird" Papers (double sided) 

Marianne D Creatables Winter Wishes LR0187 

Wooden Ornaments Crystals
Raffia 
Flat Backed Pearls 
Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page Snowflake Punch
Pearl Brads 
Stickles stardust on the stars

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
Oh la la - Let it snow
One stitch at a time - Emboss it
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Make a scene
Little Claires - Christmas

Secret Crafter - Wrap up warm
Christmas Stampin - Sparkly
Floweret - Christmas
Jinglebellesrock - Falling snow
Phindy's place - blue christmas
Charisma - Embossing

Winner of Make It Colourful Xmas Blog Hop and New Challenge

Hi Peeps,

It's Friday and time for another challenge over at Make it Colourful but before I get to that I need to announce the winner of the Make it Colourful Christmas Blog Hop, so drum roll...........................................

Congratulations Holly of Kopykat Creations.  Please email me so I can get your candy off to you.

Today is the start of another fortnightly challenge at Make it Colourful and the theme is "SNOW" and if you haven't already popped over to Make It Crafty to see the new Christmas Digi Images you really need to hop over as they are wicked.  I'll be working on another card using the new backgrounds but in the meantime I had been super organised and had already made this card using those mischievious elves......

Image:-

Snowelf Image

Paper by Magnolia

Magnolia Doohickey Die

Snowflake Chipboard Pieces by Make It Crafty

Puff paint and glitter on the snowflake chipboard pieces

Square doily from stash

Pearls and Acrylic paint from stash

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:-


One stitch at a time - Anything Goes
One stop craft - Anything Goes

Pinkette Pippa

 Hi Peeps,

It's Tickled Pink's 2nd birthday and what better way to celebrate than with gorgeous little birthday party girls? These gorgeous Lil Party Pinkette girls are illustrated by Stephanie Corfee and available from Tickled Pink Stamps.

I have used Pinkette Pippa........

Hop on over to the Tickled Pink Blog to check out all the DT samples and Special Guest samples.

Ingredients:-

Image Pinkette Pippa

Papers by Prima "Madeline"

Marianne D Creatables Ribbon Floral 1 LR0108

Marianne D Creatables Frames/Swirls LR0116 

Make It Crafty Swirly Corners 

Flowers and Pearls from Stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

 I did it creations - Anything Goes
Lets ink it up - Think Pink
One stitch at a time - Anything Goes
Fairy Fun - Girly