Creative Card Crew #15 - Black and One other colour!

Over at Creative Card Crew, the challenge this week is to create a card with the colour Black and only ONE other colour (with the exception of skin tones!)

Sooooooo.. What a challenge. It really made me sit and think for a while as I didnt know how I was going to create it, but here it is!

Using one of the Gorjuss Girls that I've not used in a couple of weeks, I decided to colour her in with my Copics and using only two colours and using them to shade - Aqua and Black (with the Blender Pen which doesnt really count if you know what I mean hehe).

I coloured the little fox in with black and then blended him out with the blender pen as I did for the hair - What an effort it was for the hair - It worked out well tho :)

Backing paper from Donna at Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol II CD - Packed full of colours for every crafting need! And I mean Every need!

Here is an up close pic of her, I think she looks stunning in these colours. I could have had an Aqua Fox, he nearly ended up White, but as white wasnt allowed, I had to go for the black look!

Here is an up close of the other Gorjuss Girl I used for the inside of the card. I coloured her the same way! Highlighting with the Inkssential pen!

Here is the Insert - Brilliant inserts easily printed off from the CD created by Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs - it is named Designer Inserts Extreme and I just love using them! So much to choose from!

The flowers are from my punch and the little gems are from my stash.

I kept the card simple, but I think it looks elegant, even if I do say so myself!

Thank you for looking and taking time to leave a comment if you so wish!

Y

Stamping for the weekend - Going Digital!

Ok Ladies and Gents - Today we have Challenge Number Two over at Stampin' for the Weekend, and this weeks challenge is all about 'Going Digital' -

Yup, you got it! Digital Stamps....

This weeks winner will have a choice of 2 or 3 Digi Stamps from Dustin Pikes fabulous collection, our sponsor for this week!! This man works hard creating these fantastic Digi Stamps so we can buy them and use them on our crafting projects. They are all reasonably priced and I am slowly collecting them! Also, Dustin kindly offers a weekly freebie on a Wednesday! So if you havent used a Digi Stamp, get along and download one, but beware, you will be hooked!

I am in love with his Doodle Dragon and that Monkey of his! They are soooo CUTE! SO what better image to use than one of those fun Dragons of his!

To get some inspiration, why not go an visit the Stampin' Teams Blogs and see what designs they have all come up with! Also, we have a guest designer this week - Sandie - Take a look at her lovely blog too, she has created a lovely card for this challenge. She's used some very pretty colours and a fabulous Digi Stamp too.

Here we have Doodle Dragon blowing Bubbles! I just loved this image! He is just tooo darn cute for words! I coloured him in using Copics and added the highlights with the Inkssentials pen!




I used some plain green card stock for the back ground and then the orange paper/card had a scaley effect which was perfect for this card. I had a play around with some wire again and came up with the twisty mess you see here! Mess, did I say Mess, I mean masterpiece!



I used a second download of Dustins and followed on with the Dragon on the inside of the card. I used copics again and highlighted him.


I used the Cuttlebug Nesties for the inside and some of the lush orangey card I found at a craft shop a while back. It looks yellow, but its an orangey yellow, which the camera has not picked up very well!

Well there you have it!

Thank you once again for taking part in Stampin for the Weekend ...

I didnt get round to leaving many comments last week and I feel so bad for not doing so as I have missed out on loads of brilliant cards my Team keep raving about! This week I will strive to do alot better as I am home now and no longer on holiday galivanting around!

Kimmi Y

Stampin' for the Weekend ~ Dusk to Dawn - Challenge 1

Hello everyone and welcome, for today is the day that STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND is Launched! We have all been working hard thinking up challenges and creating a little inspiration for you all.

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To get things kick started, and to give a little something back to the blogging world, Donna and myself have put together a Launch Candy for the winner of this challenge! We hope you can take part and spread the word of our fab new Challenge Blog - Stampin' for the Weekend!

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I hope you find lots of inspiration from the Stampin' Teams fabulous creations over at Stampin' for the Weekend this week, go and have a look at thier fab blogs and see how they came up with there cards for this weeks challenge. Links are in my side bar, or on the challenge blog :o).

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We have said from the beginning that we are going to get your creative juices flowing and get you thinking out side of the box. We will of course have some of the golden oldies, like the sketches and 'normal(ish)' cards hehe...

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~ So lets get down to business ~

For this week, we'd like you to use the colour combination of Purple and Yellow (Dusk to Dawn)... here's my take on it -

Here I have used this cute Hangler Stangler image I received in a mixed swap a little while ago, I think he is so cute! I coloured him with my Copic Ciao's and highlighted him with my Inkssentials Opaque pen. I cut him out using my Scalloped Square Nestie, I placed another square nestie cut shape the same size and just made a 'shadow' with it. The image looked a little sqewiffed so I cut a triangle out and used it on the opposite corner.

The papers are all from Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme Vol I and II

Here's an up close picture of the Hangler Stangler, I'm not sure which Ink Pad was used, but it did Smudge a little, I hope its not too noticeable! :o)

I carried the image to the inside of my card as the lady I received them off had done stamped heads on all the full images she sent me too. So I coloured him again with Copics and blended the bottom purple with the blender pen to make it fade. I cut it out on the nesties again, and a larger one for the back ground.

As there was a gap at the side, I thought I'd have a play again with some Wire and Beads. So this is what I came up with.



I have purposefully left the card with out a sentiment as I'm not sure what occasion it could be used for, so I thought I'd leave it in my collection as a note card! That way I can write what ever message inside and accompany it with a letter of some kind!


Thank you for popping by and having a look at my card today, I hope you have fun coming up with one of your own.

Dont forget - you have to be in it, to win it and this week we have some fabulous candy for the winner of this challenge - Pictures are on the Stampin' for the Weekend blog !



Kimmi xxx

New Challenge Blog - Launch Candy!

Hello Friends!

As you all know there is a new challenge blog STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND due for Launch on June 5th!

This challenge blog is to get you thinking and take you out of your comfort zone. We'd like to offer you some different challenges and get your creative juices flowing to come up with some different cards and projects that you wouldn't necessarily sit down and do yourself !!

We will of course have some of the oldie challenges, because, lets face it, the oldies are great too!

So, just to get your juices flowing, here is a picture of some of the Launch Candy we are going to be offering to our first challenge winner.

To make it a little more personal, I've decided to give a little something back to you fabulous bloggers! So these are items I have chosen myself, including the naughty choccies!

Sooooooo... You could win (if you are the lucky crafter) the following items:

'Country Garden' Rubber Stamp by Sugar Nellie

24 Yards of Assorted colours of Dotty Grosgrain Ribbon

A selection of my dangling charms ready to put on cards

A Pitch Black Adriondack Ink Pad by Ranger (ideal for Sentiments and Embossing - needs to be heat set).

8"x8" Classical Handmade Papers

x1 Forever Friends Elements pack

x1 Anita's Glitterations Gold Strip border stickers

x1 Anita's Dimentions Stickers - flowers

Box of Thorntons choccies

Bag of Celebrations

All you have to do for a chance to win this gorgeous Launch Candy, is to turn up on June 5th and take part in our first challenge...

We'd also like to ask you to put a little note somewhere on your lovely blogs letting all your friends know we are a new challenge blog and will be launching on June 5th.

If you're not already a follower, pop over to Stampin' for the Weekend and please feel free to follow us, that way you wont forget our launch date and you can take part for your chance to win!

Happy Crafting

Race for Life

Good Morning everyone!

Today is the day I am taking part with Thousands of Women who are running, jogging or walking the Race for Life in aid if Cancer Research!

For those of you who do not know, I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in December 08, just three months after giving birth to my gorgeous and so lucky to be here baby girl. She is now 9 months old and I am so smitten like the rest of the family, especially Daddy who she has wrapped round her little finger already!

I started Chemotherapy just over four months ago, and I have two more months left of the treatment. So far, scans have been negative for any other nasties lurking around, so for that I am very thankful.

Anyways - I just thought I'd let you all know that I've not been around these past few days as I have my parents down for a few days, before me and Poppy go galivanting in the North East of England (my home) for a couple of days! I will see you all next week some time, if I manage to find a connection, if not, I'll see you when Stampin' for the Weekend Starts!

Also, if I may be so up front and ask - if you have not sponsored anyone for Race for Life, and I know many of you probably have, could you please consider sponsoring me? I have a link in my side bar, for any of you wishing to donate.

Thank You soooo much for reading my post, and I truly hope that you and your family/friends are never affected by this god awful, life shattering disease! If you have been affected, take a minute just to reflect and think of yourself, and love ones.

Hugs

Simon Says Challenge ~ Animals

Hi Everyone :o)

I hope you are all having a lovely week, its been raining here today in Dorset, so I didn't feel like tidying the house, or going out to play, so Poppy and I had a fun filled day of playing and sleeping he he... However, once the little mite was down for the night, I had a play and this is what I came up with...

Over at Simon Says Challenge - The theme for today is ANIMALS :o)

What better animal to use than one of Dustin Pikes Digital Monkey's? I'm hoping Simon Says allows Digi Stamps as I don't have many stamps that are animal that I can ink up, and none no where near as cute as this one! I'll have to get a wish list started soon...

I've kept the card almost minimal. I decided to stick with two colours - Red and Blue.

I had some buttons in my stash that I thought I'd never use as they've been sat there for ages and today I finally used them, whoop whoop. I threaded them with some red ribbon also from my stash and tied them in a knot.

I cut out the image using my Nestabilities Large Circle and then alternated between colours and sizes of the Circles and Scalloped Circles.

I coloured the Monkey using my Copics and highlighted him with the Inkssentials pen. I think I'm getting a little better at using this pen, although I never seem quite confident enough to put it to an image, until I make the first highlight. Well, that's it really.

Thanks for popping by my little 'ole blog, enjoy the rest of your week ...

Y