Beautified my phone ...

A little while ago Claudine Criner acquired a clear phone case and made some art for her phone, which was awesome. Then my friend Cynthia made one for her phone, which I absolutely love and I started 'needing' that personalized art to beautify my phone too. Well, thanks to this absolutely GORGEOUS Dilly Beans Image #587, Penny's Heart String I have done it. I am sooo in love xxxx

I made this for my resident guest design team project at Not Just Cards Challenge Blog, they have great sponsors and there is really awesome samples and art there, you should check it out and link up something you have made :)

My phone cover is colored with copics and prisma color pencils, then I punched the hearts from the same paper colored with matching copics. The sentiment is from a set by 'Creative Expressions' called Thoughtful Sentiments. I thought it was just perfect. Its amazing what you find when you go through your stash ! lol

Here is a close up of Penny :

 Thanks for stopping by x

Awesome Dude

A Birthday soon, and I had the most wonderful things to use. This is a project for Not Just Cards Challenge blog and also for Southern Ridge Trading Blog post.

 I have used a digital image from Kenny K called Teen Idol and I colored him with copics. I also used a wonderful chipboard circular star frame from Southern Ridge Trading Co. Here is a close up : 

I actually only used part of the Teen Idol image because I wanted him to be in the middle of my circular star frame, here is a pic of the whole image : You have to admit he is a pretty awesome dude.

The background is made with dylusions sprays, then the stars are stenciled with nougat colored molding paste and a thin sprinkle of Shabby blue Stampendous embossing enamel added, and heated. For the frame I painted it with nougat chalk acrylic paint and added a little crackle glaze and the shabby blue embossing enamel which I heat set. I lightly sponged the edge with brown distress ink. The words 'Awesome Dude' are from a Waltzing Mouse stamps sentiment set.

I framed it in a black 5" x 7"  frame and added some painted and embossed star cut outs.

Hope the boy likes it and thanks for stopping by x

Euroclown brightens you day ...

One of the sponsors of Not Just Cards challenge blog this week is Rick St Dennis. When I saw this Euro clown with balloons image I fell a little bit in love .... Here is my Guest dt project, another page for my positive affirmation hand made journal :

My idea was that you would see muted colors but the brightly colored balloons would be the focal point. I hand wrote the words, with a Faber Castell Black india ink pen - they come in various thicknesses.

This is my creative process : 

I resized and printed my image onto X-Press It paper, my preferred copics/digi paper. I then got my washi tape out and covered the background, tearing and cutting the tape around the image.

 Then I added a layer of gesso over the washi to tone it down. Some washi can can have more of a waxy coating, and it gives a great, sort of distressed look as the gesso lightly beads on it. I colored the clown and balloons copics, added my light reflection in the balloons with a white gel pen and then the crystal effects or diamond glaze to the balloons and clowns eyes.

 A close up of the copics colors I used and the colored image : 

The final thing was to add the green embroidery thread. To do that I cut slits with a craft knife, above and below his hand and carefully fed the thread through. I used a small glue dot to adhere the thread to the bottom of the balloons, but the middle yellow one I used a needle to piece the paper and feed that thread through to the back. I then lightly sponged the edge of the postcard and matted it onto black card stock. 

What a fun project, love the Euro Clowns x Thanks for stopping by today

Guest dt projects - Not Just Cards

I made a few projects for Zoe at Not Just Cards. Thats a great challenge blog is anyone is looking to create, link up and possibly win free stuff ! 

My first project is using an image from SLS Lines called Garden Flower Fairy. She is so beautiful, sitting their contemplating life and the universe .... 

This is a postcard sized piece of art that with either be framed or go into my positive affirmation book. I loved this poem I found online on the Gothica Website, so decided to hand write it around her :

"Believe in fairies, they make dreams come true.

Believe in the wonder, the starts and the moon.

Believe in magic, from the fairies above.

They dance on the flowers, and sing songs of love.

And if you just believe.

And always say the truth.

The fairies will be there to watch over you".

The image is colored with copics, prisma pencils and Faber Castell india ink pens. The wings are shining thanks to my wonderful wink of stella pen. You can probably see better in this close up. Isn't she gorgeous.

My second project was something really quite different, its an easel card using this cute image called Forest Gathering by Dragons Lair. 

The dinosaurs and animals are colored with a combination of copics, Prisma pencils and Faber Castell India Ink pens. I paper pieced the frog - frogs are my favourite, so maybe I was a bit biaised and gave him some special attention :)

Close up of the adorable little critters :

They are fussy cut, sat on a strip of washi tape and adhered to the easel card front. I used October Afternoon pattered paper and a sentiment from a set by Scrappy Moms.

OK, thats it for me today, thanks for stopping by x

Not Just Cards guest dt

Had a fun time making a few things for the Not Just Cards challenge blog using these gorgeous Sugar Skulls from FaeryInk.

The first is a box, with the fab skulls colored with copics, the eyes are velum. I used a retired Stampin' Up! box die and one of those little battery operated fake candles. Loved the effect, the box is made from paper by October Afternoon. Here are a lit up pic and a non lit up pic :

For my second project I made sugar skull candy bags .... How fun are these. 

 They are colored with copics, and some liquid pearls added and white gel pen.

 I was very happy with how these projects worked out :)

Thanks for stopping by x