The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #8!

Hello! How is everyone? Good I hope!

So today launches our new monthly challenge over on THE PAPER NEST DOLLS CHALLENGE BLOG and our theme as always is Anything Goes! Once again we are sponsored by the wonderful…

…who are also offering this a fab prize……

… so check out THE BLOG for all the details!

Now my image this week is part of the JULY NEW RELEASE and her name is ARTIST EMMA! What a sweetheart!  I suppose to embrace the spirit of the subject matter I should have made an ‘easel’ card, but I didn’t. Hey ho!

I wandered a little out of my comfort zone with this one.  I used my Aqua Tints to create ‘painty’ backing papers and coloured EMMA and a splodgey background with Inktense Pencils which I haven’t used for ages.  Hmmm… more practice methinks!

It is unfortunate that Emma’s artistic skills were very much reliant on my own so I don’t really rate her ‘effort’ as seen on my homemade easel (more Pitiful then Picasso).  But she did try, bless her so you gotta luv her for that!!! J

Ingredients:

Image: ARTIST EMMA

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES WORK AND PLAY 11

Dies/Punches: Tonic ‘Nesting Rectangles’

Card: Crafters Companion Water Colour Card – Kraft - Various from stash

Colouring/Ink:  Inktense Pencils – Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints – Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers DI

Others: Pearls

Hopeless Hand drawings (making a thankfully brief return J!): Easel painting - Paintbrushes

So be sure to take ‘art’ in our Anything Goes Challenge by visiting the blog and you will also see some stunning inspiration from the DT there too. And don’t forget to visit the shop for all of Christine’s adorable stamps!! There is a CHRISTMAS IN JULY NEW RELEASE too!!

Thanks so much for looking and for your lovely comments and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Challenge #269: No Patterned Papers

4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #257: Anything Goes

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #71: Anything Goes

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS – August Challenge: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #273: Always Anything Goes

CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #3: Anything Goes
INCY WINCY - Frame It!

SOUTHERN GIRLS – Anything Goes 

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #7!

Hello! How is everyone! Good I hope! It’s July apparently! Good grief…nearly Christmas!!

So today launches our new monthly challenge over on THE PAPER NEST DOLLS CHALLENGE BLOG and our theme is Anything Goes! This time we are sponsored by the wonderful…

…who are also offering this a fab prize……

… so check out THE BLOG for all the details!

Now Christine has designed a whole range of dolls on a fairy-tale theme all of which you can see HERE and I decided to use the super pretty PRINCESS SWEET PEA.

I guess I went with the obvious for this card by putting PEA in front of a bed piled with mattresses that I made from the fab papers in the LOTV ‘Always and Forever’ NitWit Collection pad.  A little rough on the cutting front and the hand drawn buttons and pillow are a bit of a fright but she found the pea so she’s happy!! J 

The four-poster bed is made from Kraft card and a Spellbinders border die.  You won’t believe the amount of foam pads that are lurking around the back! Shocking!!!

I couldn’t find any SN markers to match this time so I used Promarkers instead which I haven’t used for ages.  I was surprised to find there was ink still left in them!!

Ingredients:

Image: PRINCESS SWEET PEA

Dies/Punches: Spellbinders ‘A2 Scalloped Border 1’

Embossing folder: M-Bossabilities ‘Dainty Dots’

Card: Neenah Solar White - Kraft

Paper: LOTV ‘Always and Forever’

Colouring/Ink:  Promarkers and SN pencils

Others: Gems – Ribbon - Lace – Fabric roses – Liquid Pearls – Embossing Folder

So nothing else mattress (oh yes I did!) except going over to the blog and joining us for our Anything Goes Challenge and where you will see some stunning inspiration from the DT. And don’t forget to visit the shop for all of Christine’s adorable stamps!!

Thanks so much for looking and for your lovely comments and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Colourful hugs

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY RIBBON – Challenge #122: Anything Goes With Ribbon

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #71: Anything Goes/Wet or Dry Embossing

{PIN}SPIRATIONAL – Challenge #143: Everything is better in Pink

INKY IMPRESSIONS – Challenge #216: Pink and Girly

SCRAPY LAND – Challenge #21: Anything Goes (Using a Spellbinders die)

PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY – Challenge #234: Anything Goes

WORLDWIDE OPEN DT – Challenge #1: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #286: Anything Goes

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – J for Jewels