Divas by Design - Anything goes with Magnolia

Hi all!

Welcome to a new challenge at Divas by Design. Our theme for this week is Anything with a Magnolia image. Our sponsor for this challenge is Magnolialicious. Just click on the banner below to go to the shop.


This is what I created for this challenge

Yes, that's right, I decided to go for a Christmas card! Every year I am thinking: "better start early with my christmascards this year" and every November I think: "Crap! Too late again!" Well, that ain't gonna happen this year, as with this card, I am halfway of the total amount of christmas cards I want to make! Hooray for me!

Anyway, the image I used is by Magnolia, and perfect for your christmas cards! I used my Copic Markers again, and now I look at the reds, I should have refilled my R22 marker. Too late, better order some refills now!
Skin: E0-00, E00, E11, E13, R20
Hair: E51, E53, E55
Tree: G40, G43, G46
Outfit: R22, R24, R27
Shoes and white areas: W00, W0, W2, W5

The papers I used are by Echo Park. The sentiment is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on some kraft card stock. The sentiment is from Noor!Design.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Divas by Design and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

Love to Create - Cute with dies and punches

Hi all!

It's Monday again, you know what that means? Challenge time at Love to Create!!! This week we want to see Cute, with dies and punches!
Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Whoopsi Daisy, who is offering 2 image sheets of the winner's choice! That's generous, isn't it? Just click on the banner below to go to the shop!


Whoopsi Daisy also generously provided some images to the DT to work with, and this is what I created.

 The papers I used for my card are from Authentique. The sentiment Happy Birthday is made with a border die from Noor!Design, and so is the notebook edge on the green piece of paper. The leaves on my flower piece are made with a Martha Stewart punch.

 The image I used is from sheet 540, which can be found here. I used my Copic Marker for my coloring again, and I used the following markers.
Skin: E00, E11, E13
Hair: E23, E25, E27, E29
Shirt: YG93, YG95, YG97
Pants: B93, B95, B97, B99
Flowers: R81, R83

The pink ribbon I used is a gift from a friend, and I am so happy I still have about 50yards left, because I absolutely love it! The flowers I used are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This was is for today, I hope you all like it! Now get out your dies and punches, create a cute card, and join us at Love to Create!

Hugs, Sandra

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #213 - ADD 3 BUTTONS

Hi all!

Time for a new challenge at Robyn's Fetish! This week we want to see 3 buttons on your project, no more, no less. Easy, right?
Our sponsor for this challenge is Limited Runs, who is offering 3 digital images of the winners choice. Isn't that lovely! Just click on the banner below to go to their shop.


Limited Runs also generously provided images to the DT to work with, and this is what I created.

I decided to go for a christmas card, as I know for sure I am going to need them! The papers I used are by Echo Park.

 The image I used is called Little Tree, and can be found here. I used my Copics again to color this little scene, and I used the following colors.
Skin: E00, E11, E13 ad R20 for blush.
Hair: E51, E53, E55
Outfit: R32, R35, R37, R59
Tree: G82, G85
Snow: BG0000, BG000, BG10
I also used Stickles on the white parts of her outfit, and made some highlights on the image with a white gel pen.

 The music note border I used is made with a Noor!Design die, I just love this one!

Here's a close-up of my 3 buttons.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Robyn's Fetish and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

Digi Galore - Tags

Hi all!

How are you all doing? I am doing great, a little busy, but fully enjoying my little bundle of joy! Our little girls, Tessa, is now 5,5 months old and she is doing so good! I will post some pics of her in a few days.

Anyway, there is a new challenge going on at Digi Galore! Our theme for this challenge is TAG, so we want to see your tags! Our sponsor for this challenge is FunkyHand, who are offering a $10 gift certificate to thr winner! Isn't that generous? Just click on the banner below to go to the shop.


FunkyHand also offered some images to the DT to work with, and this is what I created.

 I made a tag to go with a baby gift. The papers I used are by My Minds Eye, but they are not particularly for baby cards.

 The image I used is from FunkyHandm, and is called Button Baby Girl. She can be found here. I used my Copic Markers again to color the image, but now I look at the pictures the pink shows up really weird. In real it looks nicely blended, but I think it has something to do with the light while I was taking pics. I have used the following markers.
Baby: E000, E00, E11, E13 and R20 for blush.
Stroller: RV10, RV13, RV14
Wheels: E57, E59

The little onesies are cut with a Memory Box die, and the sentiment is handwritten with a white gelly roll pen.

To finish my tag I used some ribbon, lace and twine from my stash.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Digi Galore and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

Southern Girls Challenge - Shimmer

Hi all!

Time for a brand new challenge at Southern Girls! This week we want to see shimmer!
Our sponsors this week are Lacy Sunshine and Marianne Design.
Due to personal issues I didn't use sponsor's image, but I did something quite unusual. I didn't use any image at all!
Here is my project.

 I made a little gift envelope with a template from Dutch Doobadoo. The chicken wire in the background is made with a die from MFT.

 The musicnotes are cut with a die from Noor!Design, and some of the musicnotes are covered with glitter.

The sentiment I used is a sticker from Kimya, and says Happy Birthday in Dutch.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Southern Girls and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Recipe

Hi all!

Welcome to a brand new challenge at Fab 'n' Funky! This fortnight we are having a recipe challenge, and this is our recipe: 3 designer papers, ribbon and pearls or rhinestones.
Our sponsor this week is Inspired By Stamping, who is offering a $15 gift certificate to the winner. Just click on the banner below to go to the shop.


Here's my creation for this challenge.

 The papers I used are by My Minds Eye, Be Happy collection

 The image I used, is one I colored long time ago, so I don't have all Copic Marker numbers. The image is by Saturated Canary, and used to be a freebie. Now she is available for purchase here.
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E21 and R20 for blush.
Hair: ????
Clothes: W1, W3, W5, W7, R20, R22, R24
Box: E55, E57

Bothe large brown flowers are handmade with an MFT-die. The other flowers are by Wild Orchid Crafts.
The ribbon is a gift from a friend, but matches perfectly with the papers and the image. The heart shaped rhinestones are from my stash, and so are the tiny earring ones.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Fab 'n' Funky and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

Love to Create Challenge - Sketch

Hi all!

Welcome to a new challenge at Love to Create! This week we are having a Sketch challenge.
Our sponsors this week are StampArt Design by Kathryne, and she is offering 5 images of your choice, and Yours or Mine Papercrafts, and they are offering a $10 gift certificate. Just click on the banners below to go to their shops.




StampArt Design by Kathryne also generously provided some images to work with, Thanks! Let me show you the Sketch first.


This is what I created for this challenge.

 I made a Triangle Trifold card, using a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. This way You will have a lovely card, and still be able to use the sketch!

 The image I used is sponsored by StampArt by Kathryne, and she is called Lizzie. She can be found here. I used my Copic Markers again to color the image, and I used the following markers
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13 and R20 for blush.
Hair: E23, E25, E27
Bathing suit: R32, R35, R37
Towel and umbrella: R32, R35,R37, BG11, BG13, BG15, Y35 and Y38
Sand: E31, E33, E35
The clouds are made with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass.

 The sentiment I used is from the Underwater Sentiment Set from AmyR. The inside sentiment is from the same set as well.

This was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Love to Create and join us!

Hugs, Sandra

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE # 212 - SHAPED CARDS

Hi all!

It's Sunday again, time for a new challenge at Robyn's Fetish! This weeks theme is SHAPED CARDS - NO SQUARES OR RECTANGLES.
We are sponsored by Dragonsmoore, Spyder’s Other Corner, and they are offering 5 digital images of the winners choice. Isn't that great? Just click on the banner below to go to the shop.

Dragonsmoore, Spyder’s Other Corner also generously provided some images to the DT to work with, and this is what I created.

For the shape of my card, I used a template from Dutch Doobadoo, which was in a goodiebag I got at a hobby event. I absolutely love these templates and I have several different ones!

The image I used is generously sponsored by Dragonsmoore, Spyder’s Other Corner, and is called Not Mushroom for a Mouse House Digital Stamp #3877. The image can be found here. I used my Copic Markers to color the image, and I used the following.
Mushroom: R32, R35, R37, C00, C0, C1, E57, E59
Mouse: C3, C5
Bushes: YG23, YG25
Flowers: R35, R37, Y35, Y38
Ground: E23, E25, E27

The patterned paper I used is a scrap from my stash, and I have no idea which brand. The ribbon and lace are both from my stash.

That was it for today, I hope you all like it. Please pop over to Robyn's Fetish and join us with your shaped cards!

Hugs, Sandra

Tutorial - Herringbone technique

Hi all!

It's Sandra here, with a new tutorial for you. Today I am going to show you how to make your own background paper using the Herringbone Technique.

Supplies:
5 different but matching designer papers (I used PB&J by Basic Grey)
Papertrimmer
Piece of printer paper in the size of your card front.
Strong doublesided adhesive
Scissors
Image by Robyn's Fetish Katie Jumping Rope
Coloring medium of your choice (I used Copic Markers)



Take your printer paper that is the size of your card front and fully cover it with double sided adhesive. It's very important to cover it completely with adhesive, especially on the edges of the paper

Trim off the parts of tape that are hanging off the edges.

Take your patterned paper and cut it up in small strips. My strips are 1cm wide, which is approximately 3/8 of an inch. You will need about 5 strips of each pattern.

As you can see I cut way too much strips, but I was planning on making another card with the same papers.

Take off the backings of your adhesive.

Adhere the first strip of paper on a random angle on your card.

Put your second strip on the paper, forming a T. Make sure that you have a straight angle.

Place another strip and start filling the section. Make sure you alternate the sides where you start.

Trim off the excess and save the strips. They can be used in the next section.

This is how it looks at this moment.

Take a new strip of patterned paper and make a new T.

Start filling in the upper section of the T.

When finished with the upper section, you can fill in the other sections.

By cutting the end straight, you can use the pieces that are cut off from an earlier part again.

Here you can see there is only a small area left. It's too big to leave it blank, so you need to fill this.

Take a strip of patterened paper and adhere it to the tiny area. This is the reason why it's so important to have adhesive on the whole card front.

This is your finished card front.

Color your image like you want. The colors I used are also in my patterned papers, so they match my card.
Copic Markers used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13 and R20 for blush
Hair: E51, E53, E55
Dress: YG93, YG95 and YG97
Socks: W00, W0, W2, W5
Shoes: R24, R27

This is my finished card.

This was my tutorial.  I hope you will try it.  It is a really fun technique and also a great way to use up your scraps of patterned paper.

Sandra