It's World Card Making Day!!

You guessed it. It's World Card Making Day!! World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine to bring card makers together at the beginning of the busiest card-making season of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006.

Coupled with this there is a NEW RELEASE over at La La Land Crafts. Why are YOU telling us this, Lou.. I hear you ask? WHY?! Because I'm only a GUEST DESIGNER for the next two months! ;) Heehee. You read right!!

HA. So head on over to the STORE and the CHALLENGE BLOG now to see the whole of the new release and the awesome projects the team have created with them!!

I chose to use BIG PANDA MARCI because she is just too cute to say no too!! :) I've coloured her using Copics and ProMarkers.

Skin: YR000, YR00, E11, R30
Hair: E33, E35, E37
Shoes: Cocoa, Henna, Walnut

Shorts: Cornflower, China Blue, Midnight Blue
Pinks: Cocktail Pink, Salmon Pink, Carmine
Greens: Lime Green, Bright Green, Grass
Greys: Cool Grey 3, 4, 5

This is my first ever attempt at colouring a LLLC image and what a BLAST I had. What fun and adorable images they are to colour!! I've been working at my 'jeans' colouring - can ya tell?! Please say you can because I've literally gone through ALL of my blue PM's to work out a combo. The three I've chosen give a sort of textured look. Please say they do!! :) LOL.

I've used papers from MME Lime Twist - Life of the Party collection. I've added the mandatory doodles and some kraft matting. The little tag is cut using a die from PTI and stamped with a PTI stamp in Melon Mambo ink from SU!

Marci is available to pre-order HERE with shipping on 15th October... so go and get your. I can't wait to see what you guys make with these newbies, and when you do make sure you add your cards to the customer gallery HERE.

Digi Week Reveals; Day 5

Have you all been keeping up with the new releases this week?! Be sure to stop by the STORE to make sure you grab them all. Seriously. Do NOT miss out!! Today over at SOG it's the last day of sneaks from our MEGA 14 image release!!

We're going out with a bang with a whole bunch of Kaylee's and Mae's to show ya.

 Be sure to stop by the Some Odd Girl Challenge blog to see what the other girls have done with this new release!!

Deer Gift Mae

Bright Lights Kaylee

I've used Basic Greys Eskimo Kisses on both cards along with the usual Copics and ProMarkers to colour my images. I've kept the layouts pretty simple, all eyes on the images! ;)

I've had real fun with this new release, the girls have just blown my mind with their mad colouring skillz and imagination!!

I offically <3 SOG. I have another project coming soon using an older digi, so keep your eyes peeled!! :)

Sweet Day

I thought it'd be appropriate to post this today, considering it's the recepients birthday!! ;)

By the time this post goes live I should be well on my way to Newcastle Central Station bound for Burton on Trent for my sisters jewellery/ card party tonight! ;) HELL YES..

Anyway, the whole point of this post..

You all know the deal with Saturated Canary and Kristas new Etsy Store and challenge blog right?! Right!! Well here is my first card using one of her new digis. Meet Penny, A Ragamuffin. Is she not the cutest thing you ever did see?! I think so!!

I've coloured her using Copics and ProMarkers. I decided not to fussy cut her out and instead stamped, doodled and distressed the edges of the image panel. My papers are from Sweet Threads 6x6 pad from Basic Grey and I have used some ribbon from The Ribbon Girl to mimic her leggings which I've coloured to look like jeggings. Get it?! ;)

Anywho, be sure to stop by the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog - the first challenge is up and live with some unREAL inspiration from the DT!

Tickled Pink Stamp Challenges #39 - Winter Theme

Sorry for the late post girls, but hopefully you've already seen my card over at the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge Blog.

So without anymore waffle I'll get straight to it. This week we want to see..

WINTER 

Up until a couplea days ago, it was beginning to look a bit chillier over here in Old England.. but we've had a few days of 20 odd degree weather - HATE it.

So.. here is a card for a cooler climate.

I have used the gorgeous Lil' Christmas Pinkette - Faith. She has been coloured with the usual Copics and ProMarkers. I've used a Hero Arts snowflake stamp to create a little interest of the image panel. A slice of paper and a die cut sticker from Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas collection adds a little colour to the card, along with some Kraft details and some white embossing.

If you haven't done so already head on over to the challenge blog and see what the other girls have created using this weeks challenge theme - you won't be disappointed!!

Look on the Bright Side

Hey Quixotic-ers! LOL!! This is my first ever post for Quixotic, incase you didn't know, and I've been worrying about it for forEVA! Working along side such a talented bunch of ladies is nerve wracking - let me tell ya!!

Today I am showing you a new stamp from the Sylvia Zet for SCACD.

Meet Princess

 

I emailed Elaine before I typed this post and was like.. I'm SO embarrased by my colouring on this card. These stamps are totally not made for use with PM's - honestly. You gotta have mad skills and patience to colour these beauties. I'm defintely going to give it another go soon though! I must!! They're too cute not to!!

I've coloured her hair and skin using Copics and the rest of the image using ProMarkers. I've used some yummy papers from Prima's Madeline collection and added some blue seam binding with a double bow I have tied using my Bow Easy.

Well, let's just wrap this up by saying my projects in the future cannot be as horrid as this! LMBO!! They can only get better, right? :)