First Post of 2014!! Happy new year!! Simply Steampunk Challenge card

 

Happy New Year Everybody!

bit late I know, but better late than never! hehe

 

This is not the first card I have made this year, but I have been so busy learning songs for my next show, and doing my tax return, trying to colour images for challenges I'd like to enter, packing up my worldly possessions because I'm moving house, that It seems I've not had a minute for anything!

So anyways, enough of my tittle tattling!

Here is an 8x8 card that I am hoping to enter into the SBS simply steampunk challenge (details found here http://simplysteampunkchallenges.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/steampunk-gals.html )

the challenge said to use wings and grunge it up. now I don't normally do steampunk and have very limited craft stash at my disposal at the minute as most of it is packed in boxes, ready to move, so I had to do my best with what I do still have out (not a lot!!) The image I have used is a sassy studios design image, found here - http://buysassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2012-04-21T08:31:00-07:00&max-results=100&start=32&by-date=false

She is called steampunk Amelia, and is an absolute joy to colour! I decided on purples before I decided on papers, so after colouring her up with promarkers and flexmarkers, I had to cross my fingers I had some papers to match.

well these are what I found!! The main background patterned paper is a DCWV paper from the "street lace" stack, I think, (but don't quote me on that). I Used a ruler to help tear the edges, rather than cutting straight with scissors to help to achieve a more "grungy" look. then I tore black and white card/paper to create a mat and layer for the digi image.

I cute some gears out of silver mirror using my tim holtz spellbinders die set on my grand calibur and layered the diagonally across the card to add a little interest.

the wings I hand cut out of the DCWV bright mulberry stack. I made the little photo corners out of some scrap card (again I think its DCWV stock) and then finally I have torn some more white card, so that I can add a sentiment and personalisation to it when I give it to my intended recipient, who shall remain nameless as not to spoil the surprise!

the card was quick to put together once the image had been coloured up, I just wish I had all my crafting goodies to use on it like all my distress inks, distress tools, crackle paints, spritzers etc! ah well, nevermind. it didn't turn out too bad!

thanks for stopping by! please leave me a comment if you wish! bye for now! xx

SBS November challenge, Little Indian Betty and Pilgrim Corinne

Hello! Here are my November challenge cards for the SBS facebook fan page.

Little Indian Betty

and Pilgrim Corinne

 

 

 

 

I missed out on last months challenge because I was working away, so I had to purchase these 2 image from SBS in order to take part this month. Find the challenge here............

 

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/nov-fan-page-challengeof-pilgrims-and.html

 

and the digis here..............

 

http://simplybstamps.net/item_2454/Little-Indian-Betty-Digi.htm

http://simplybstamps.net/item_2455/Pilgrim-Corinne-Digi.htm

 

 

I absolutely adore these images, and even though we do not celebrate thanksgiving I simply had to have them!!

 

So starting with Little Indian Betty (she reminds me of Disney's Pocahontas), you had to use feathers for this particular challenge, so I coloured in some white feathers I purchased from Boyes, using promarkers (and a pink copic) to tie in with the colours I used in the digi stamp. I also used some white fringing, again from Boyes. The image is printed on Neenah Solar White card and matted on some DCWV mulberry paper to match the colour of the pattern in the backing paper. The backing paper is a Christmas paper (I think it was a free one with a magazine) and I finished the card off with some cosmic shimmer pearlescent pva (which lets you create your own pearls in whatever size you want depending on how much of the pva you squeeze out), and a little white ribbon bow in her hair. SIMPLES!!

 

Here is a close up of the coloured image

 

 

 

Now on to Pilgrim Corinne

 

 

She is coloured with Promarkers in an autumnal theme, as this was what was required by the challenge. (I have also entered her into  the current challenge on this promarker facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/groups/157608874367734/ run by Donna Jerrett) Again the image has been printed on to Neenah Solar White card, and matted on American Crafts Earth Tones card in dark brown. The card blank has been layered with a Core'dinations 6x6 embossed paper with a leaf pattern, and I have sanded it back to reveal the white core for a little interest. I have used a gorgeous ribbon with maple leaf pattern that I received in my SBS secret pumpkin swap from Corinne (who this stamp is named after and inspired the design). Embellishments used are some buttons from Hobby craft in colours to compliment the image, some more cosmic shimmer pearlescent pva and finally a rub on sentiment to finish it all off. Another simple, yet effective card, and here is a close up  of the coloured image.

 

 

 

Thanks again for stopping by. Feel free to leave a comment.

 

Happy Thanksgiving for when it comes around!!

 

Bye for now xxx



31st birthday card, using saturated canary's Princess Reading Beauty

Hello again! Sorry it's been so long, but I just don't get as much opportunity to craft as I'd like to when I'm working "on tour".

But I did manage to make this for my wonderful friend Jemma who turned 31 this month. Now unfortunately Jemma was poorly sick on her 30th so couldn't celebrate the way most people would want to celebrate the big THREE O, so this year we made up for it by having afternoon cream tea at Thornbury Castle. It was soooooooooooo posh, any tea you could think of, finger sandwiches, and cakes and scones galore!!! We all surprised Jemma by being there, so it was lovely to see her, and celebrate with her!

One more thing I found out that I won second prize in Kim at Justwordz.ca's big giveaway! I am soooo THRILLED to have won! I haven't received my package yet, because I'm not home now until November, so hopefully it will be waiting for me!! whoop whoop! If you don't know who Kim is, she is a wonderful lady from Canada, who uses letraset promarkers, and she is kind enough to post video tutorials of the images she uses! You absolutely MUST check her out. http://www.youtube.com/user/kimbob271?feature=g-high-u 

Anyway, enough about cake and competitions! This is another 8x8 card using Saturated Canary's Princess Reading Beauty, which can be found here

http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/products/princess-reading-beauty

Yet another gorgeous image by the wonderful Krista Smith!

The digi is printed onto Neenah Solar white card stock and coloured with promarkers. (still working out colour combos. I forget to write down which colours ive used each time I colour something in!! Naughty Rochelle! *slaps back of hand)

Continuing on, I layered the card black with a generic turquoise polka dot paper (from a paper pad magazine type thing I bought from WHSmith for £9.99)

The little pink arrow and the green 31 is made of DCWV cardstock, as too is the pink mat behind the digi image.

The twine around the side edge of the card base is American Crafts (from TK Maxx), and the little butterfly charm is the same as I used on the previous card, from Dunelm Mill, but this one is turquoise.

The stars along the right hand edge, are cut from the same paper pack as the turquoise spotty background paper, and I just matted them onto some white card to make them stand out a little bit more.

The pink bracket at the side of the image is just a sticker I got in a kit years ago from Create and Craft (something about birds, and Sara Davies was selling it).

Jemma's name on the pink arrow are alphabet rub ons and the celebrate celebrate celebrate is also a rub on (I think a 7 gypsies one, if that is even a brand)

And finally to finish off the card, I added some stick on gems to the arrow, some stick on pearls to the edge of the image, and 3 super cute buttons to tie in with the colour scheme.

Hope you like it as much as the recipient did!

Bye for now.

Rochelle xx

Birthday card with Krista Smith's Saturated Canary Ava

HAPPY FRIDAY EVENING!

what better thing to do on a Friday than CRAFT! yey!

So here we have an 8x8 birthday card, featuring Saturated Canary image; Ava, which can be found here

http://saturated-canary.myshopify.com/products/ava

slowly but surely I feel my promarker colouring is improving (feel free to tell me different if you disagree) I tried out some new colours for me with the promarkers, because I had recently purchased a selection of buttons from Hobbycraft (as seen on the bottom right of the card) with a gorgeous colour palate that I couldn't say no to.

so down to business.......... I covered the card in a DCWV homespun textured paper (a theme appearing in my posts, that I use a lot of dcwv papers!) the pink "happy birthday" paper is also from a DCWV stack, and the orange floral is again from the Homespun stack.

I'm afraid that I don't remember who the paper was by that the brown "months" topper came from, but it is cut from a 12x12 sheet, and has an orange K&Co smash tag to indicate the month October, as that's when the birthday is.

"special sister" is created from alphabet rub ons, and is on bazzill basics brown cardstock.

I have also used some little white rub on flowers to add some interest to the background paper, and I have used stick on gems in the centres of those flowers.

And to finish the card I used some American Crafts twine behind the image as if it were attached to the balloon, and also some of the same twine tied in a bow around the side of the card with a tiny little orange epoxy butterfly charm. Very cute! (not sure who they are by, but I managed to get a pack of 10 different little butterfly charms for 62p from Dunelm! 62p! what a bargain!!

Now here is a close up of the Saturated Canary image that I am rather proud of.

Thanks for stopping by! Have fun and i'll see you all soon! HAPPY CRAFTING! xx

A couple of posts in one, cos I haven't blogged for a while!

 

Well Hello again everybody!

it's been far too long since I last blogged so I thought i'd better get posting, so with a bit of luck I should be posting a few different things I have been working on.

Firstly the above image is for a Simply Betty Stamps challenge, using an awesome digi called "Mercedes" the witch. find the challenge below

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/new-facebook-fan-page-challenge.html

Now in the UK we don't really send cards etc at Halloween, but I just love Betty's stamps I literally have hundreds of her digis and over 50 rubber stamps, (they are THAT good) so I just HAD to have this one to add to my collection!

Now I have coloured her using promarkers, and was inspired by Elphaba from the musical "Wicked" (musical theatre is another passion of mine alongside crafting)

She is backed on papermania capsule collection paper; the card is covered in DCWV street lace patterned matstack, with more DCWV patterned and plain cardstock; the ribbon along the bottom is a Berisford ribbon (I think) bought from my local Boyes store; the spider web and spider is a sticky backed felt embellishment purchased from Hobbycraft, I found the "trick or treat" rub on in the Range and I finally finished of the card with 3 super cute buttons in orange purple and green to tie in with the colours used on the image.

here is a close up of the image, as I was quite proud of my colouring (like I said on my last post, I am still getting to grips with blending and colour combos)

 And that is the end of the Mercedes challenge, with about 7 days to spare, just need to link her to the challenge blog now.

so moving on to another project I have recently made, a paper cut! A new craft for me, but I absolutely love it! Hand cutting a design from a single sheet of paper.

this was made as a wedding gift! I love it! its so personal and beautiful at the same time. fiddly to do, and rather time consuming, but the results are great! here is a pic of what I am talking about

So here it is, in case you had absolutely no idea what I was babbling on about! (which wouldn't be a first)

the design was designed on my computer on a program called inkscape (I am not good with computers!) you can also hand draw images, or I guess if you are ridiculously good, just go for it without following a design. Now you must remember to flip the image before printing it out on the the back of the paper otherwise you cant read it when you turn it round the right way. (yes I am speaking from experience!!lol)

I created this on Cadbury purple paper to tie in with the bride and groom's colour theme (to add that extra personal touch) the hearts are backed with a purple glitter paper (extremely fiddly to glue into place), and the whole design is backed onto white glitter paper, then mounted into this gorgeous heart frame, and finally a little plaque added to the frame!

I love crafting!!!

so I think that's all for today, although I should have some more for you soon, if I can craft on my days off from rehearsing my next show!

thanks again for stopping by!

Take care and see you soon x