Sunday Challenges Part Two

The second card also has a 'supernatural' theme, but it's very different.



The image is from Pollycraft - one of the Lilybean fairies. This one is called 'Primrose' and she's so pretty. She's coloured with Promarkers and highlights have been added with Sakura Souffle pen, and I used a clear Stardust pen to add a swirly pattern to her wings. The circular paper is from Paper Cellar and the black glittery paper has been in my collection for too long to remember where it came from! The card is actually a beige-y pearlescent whose name I can't remember from Craft Creations. I've added some ribbon and flowers and gems from my collection.

I'd like to enter this card for: Colour Create which asked for a black, red and off white colourscheme and Friday Sketchers.

Sunday Challenges Part 1

I've been busy this afternoon - although a lot of the time has been spent planning and trying things rather than actually making. Still, the result is two cards with five challenges between them.



This first card uses one of the goreous images from Selina Fenech. I've coloured her using a mixture of Promarkers and Sakura Stardust pens. Skin, dress and hair are Promarkers while wings are Stardust pens painted on with a damp brush. The frame is straightforward Stardust pen. I quite enjoyed using more than just the clear Stardust pens - they're all gorgeous and I haven't done that for a while! The background paper is scrunch technique with Radiant Rain and Starburst Stains mixed. The sentiment is hand-written and mounted on various nesties, and I've also used a Martha Stewart punch and some ribbon from my growing collection.

I'd like to enter this card for three challenges: Daring Cardmakers which called for an aquamarine colourscheme, Digital Tuesday which called for scallops, and Sketch and Stash.

18th Birthday Card

My nephew is 18 soon, and I set out to make him a card. Like all male cards, it's hard - even harder than my husband or either of my sons because humour is more unpredictable. (My nephew lives 400 miles away and I see him once or twice a year so I really don't know what he'd find funny and what would embarrass or irritate him.) So, knowing that he's got a motor bike and having spotted an appropriate decoupage set in a recent magazine, I set to work.



The rider is, I think, from Crafters Companion, and he's been decoupaged with silicone glue. the tools on his belt are from my collection, and I must try to get some more of them. They're useful! The tool box is of my own devising. I knew the card needed something else, but flowers and/or butterflies just didn't seem appropriate, so I put the box together on Namo Web Canvas and layered that too. The background paper's mine too - just a simple stripe put together on Photoshop Elements, as was the sentiment. I've also used a Fiskars border punch, and my nesties - the pinking circles to match the border punch.

The overall card is bigger than I usually do - A5 - but the size of the image dicatated it couldn't be any smaller than that.

I'm entering it for the Allsorts Challenge Week 42 which called for 'Cards for Men'. And, despite the fact that it makes me feel old, at 18, he's legally a man!

Prima Candy

So, it looks like Prima has something new coming out, but they're not saying what (yet). But, in the meantime, if you blog about it, and link to their blog, you've got a chance to win.
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