Faeries in the moonlight

                       Good afternoon, well the kids are back at school and enjoying it and I'm enjoying the peace and quiet again!

James is in his final year wow can't believe I am Mom to a senior! Mollie has moved into second grade and already loves her teacher but then she loves everything about school.

Today is my Inspiration day over at Faery Ink and I am getting the chance to color up some of my favorite type of images - a Pin Up Faery!

Meet Pin-Up Toadstool Faery:

She is just stunning. I have colored her using my alcohol markers and fussy cut her to add her to my design

The background is a digital print - I printed 2 of these and cut the layers off one so I could tuck the faery behind them integrating her into the design more.

This was then matted onto a dark purple card before adding to my card blank to make it pop more.

I added stars using a white gel pen and the design was complete!

I hope that this has given you some ideas of what you can do with this beauty. She is available for purchase over at Faery Ink along with lots of other gorgeous digital stamps 

For more Faery Ink inspiration check out the Faery Ink Facebook page

Ingredients Used:

Faery Ink's Pin-Up Toadstool Faery digital Stamp

Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Card

Copic Markers

Katy Sue's Wishing on a Star Crafting CDs

Purple Card

White Gel Pen

White card for card base

                                          

Jack-O_lantern time!

Good afternoon, we sure need a storm here to freshen the air, the humidity is unbearable They were forecast but I think it has skipped around us.

We have discovered who Mollie's 2nd grade teacher is going to be this week and are really pleased with the choice she has been given. Going back to school means only one thing - Fall is around the corner and with Fall along comes Halloween and have I got a cutie to share with you today

Faery Ink new release this month includes some super cute images and I couldn't resist showcasing this stunner:

Meet  Fable Jack-O-Lantern to color. She is super sweet with her wand and her pumpkin

I of course, had to color her in Halloween colors and chose black, orange, green and purple alcohol markers as my main colors.

Once she was colored I designed my card keeping with the same theme and color scheme. I stamped a black cat at her feet and added  the die cuts and sentiment because they just fit perfectly with my image. I matted my design with orange and black card makes the image pop and added a few enamel dots to balance the design.

I hope that this has given you some ideas of what you can do with this beauty. She is available for purchase over at Faery Ink along with lots of other gorgeous digital stamps 

For more Faery Ink inspiration check out the Faery Ink Facebook page

Ingredients used:

Fable Jack-O-Lantern Witch

Spectrum Noir Ultra- White Card

Copic Markers

Black Card

Orange Card

So Suzy Stamp sentiment stamp

So Suzy Stamp Cat stamp

Staples White Card - for base

Cottage Cutz Spooky Border Die

Enamel dots

Dream a Little Dream.....

Good afternoon - I am on vacation at a water park at the moment so this post is going live whilst I am in a pool with friends 

Craftin Desert Divas digital stamps are adorable and the one I have used today is one of the cutest

I will whisper the rest of this post because some one is Sleeping on the Moon:

Do you agree how cute she is??? I couldn't resist having her as one of my first design team images

I colored her using alcohol markers

The chose the yellow of the moon as my card for my matting and layering. The start design team paper is a digital one and I recolored it from green to blue using my graphics program.

I typed the sentiment, which is a line from a song, and then die cut this and some yellow card this was then tucked under my image before it was adhered to my mat and layered card base.

A few yellow enamel dots among the stars just balance the card

Ingredients used:

Craftin Desert Divas Sleeping on the Moon Digistamp

Craftin Desert Divas Pocket Pieces Hello Die Set

Spectrum Noir Ultra smooth Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers

Copic Markers

Yellow Card

Craft Artist 2

Enamel Dots

Craftin Desert Divas have a wide range of products at very reasonable prices so why not pop by and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.

Thank you for stopping by and if you like what you see I would love you to leave me a comment 

Un-Frog-getable Day

Good Morning It's new release day at Scraper's Delights and it's going to be an un-frog-getable one!!

Yes there are some gorgeous frogs available in the Scrapper's Delights store from today and I have been coloring up 2 of these little darlings

Moonlight Serenade Girl & You've Stolen My Heart:

       

Aren't they adorable and they also have other friends which my teamies will be showcasing over on the Scrapper's Delights blog and Facebook group.

I colored You've Stolen My Heart first using my alcohol markers. I had to make him look dapper in that top hat:

I then matted him and some digital design paper onto bright Green card. I then used a stamp set for the sentiment and circle die-cut again matting these onto green card. once all the elements were completed I then arranged them onto my card base.

He looks as though he's ready to propose to someone and who knows it might be this cutie - Moonlight Serenade Girl:

Again I colored her using alcohol markers. I used a corner punch to round the corners before matting the image onto pink card. I then did the same with some leafy design paper. 

The sentiment is from the same stamp set as I used above. Corners were rounded on this and again it was matted onto white card. 

I then assembled my design onto a pre-made scalloped card base. I thought the die-cuts just enhanced the image and I even cut one of the music notes up so I could add the single notes to the image.

Ingredients used 

Scrapper's Delights You've Stolen My Heart Digistamp

Scrapper's Delights Moonlight Serenade - Girl Digistamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Card

Spectrum Noir Markers

Copic Markers

Personal Impressions Stamp set - retired

Tattered Lace music die

Tattered Lace Heart Tuck in Heart Die

Green Card

Pink Card

Staples cardstock

Craftwork Cards Card Scalloped Card Base

Head on over to the Scrapper's Delights Store and meet all the friends of these adorable frogs. 

We also have a monthly challenge where you can enter any makes you do

Why not stop by the Scrapper's Delight Facebook page for regular news on and inspiration from my Teamies and keep your eyes peeled on my blog for new releases from them!

I am entering these  cards into the following challenges:

Critters and Creatures Linky Party - June 6th

Allsorts Challenge - color themed

Imagine That - Tic Tac Toe - die cut, patterned paper & flowers

                             

Freebie mermaid from Scrapper's Delights

Good morning - well we were forecast storms but up until now they haven't arrived. We are in need of the rain though as long as it comes without the storm I will be happy!

Have you heard of the Markers! Paper Digis! Facebook group? It's a great group for you to showcase your coloring and if you pop over there sometime soon there is a number of free images being given away by the digi designers who run it. Including this gorgeous mermaid from Scrapper's Delights:

Isn't she the cutest!!!! 

She is free in this format but there is also a full scene version that is on offer at a great price!

My teamies and I have been coloring her up this week and there are some great designs being spotlighted over on the Markers Facebook page today.

Here is what I have done with her

I pulled together a beach background using my graphics program. I then matted this onto my card base using a dark aqua card as contrast.

I then colored my image using alcohol markers I added clear sparkle overlay to her scales and the pearl which you can see on this close up

Once she was colored I fussy cut her and laid her on the scene I had made. I then colored and added a die cut border that complemented the design.

Ingredients used:

Scrapper's Delights Mermaid digital Stamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra White Smooth Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers

Sparkle Marker - Clear Overlay

Copics

Craft Artist 2 

Aqua Card - from my stash

Shell diecuts - from my stash

If you would love the digi then come and join the Facebook page and grab her whilst she is available. 

Scrapper's Delights also has a challenge running at the moment so why not enter your makes with her over there.

Stop by the Scrapper's Delight Facebook page for regular news on and inspiration from my Teamies and keep your eyes peeled on my blog for new releases from them!

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Crafting with friend - ATG

Jo's Scrap Shack - ATG #144

Simply Papercrafts - ATG #31

One Cup Is Not Enough!!!

Good Afternoon, More news from me today I'm now a member of the Craftin Desert Diva's Digital Stamp design team and today I'm showcasing my first design for them. 

Do you know the feeling where you need extra caffeine just to get you through a normal day - I've had many of those and I don't drink coffee so tea has to do for me!

Well my make today is really feeling it - meet Coffee Mouse 

This adorable little mouse will be a bit manic once he downs that huge cup of coffee. However in my design he's had a bit of a rough night:

Just look at the bags around his bloodshot eyes!!!!

I colored him using alcohol markers and matted him on to brown card. I then used some design paper from my stash, again matting it with brown card. 

The sentiment has been typed up on my pc and matted to match the other elements.

 I then added all my design pieces to my card base and realized it needed something more. The coffee beans and grinder die cuts just finished off the design without taking away from the detail of the image!

Ingredients used:

Craftin Desert Divas Coffee Mouse Digistamp

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers

Copic Markers

Core'Dinations Brown Card

Memory Box Coffee Dies

Staples White Card - for base

Craftin Desert Divas have a Coffee Digi challenge running this month and this little guy would be a great image if you want to enter.

They have a wide range of digital stamps and very reasonable prices so why not pop by the store and check them out.

If you are looking for inspiration their Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest pages are a great place to start.