Ching-Chou Kuik - Orchid in Spring 

Today I have been doing more practice on my prismacolor pencils.  They are so different from markers and i find take twice as long but I'm loving the journey of learning.  This gorgeous lady is representing spring, which is new beginnings, new growth and for us in Australia usually getting out of the rain and starting down the beach again.  Although were still in the heat of summer we had a few wet days which did remind me just of spring as all the grasses started turning green again.

I have kept this image simple (very unusual for me ;)) with just some liquid pearls.  The pattern paper is kaiserkraft and card stock stampin up in Pink Pirouette and bashful blue.  Happy weekend xxx

Entered into the following challenges:

Ching Chou Kuik - ching-chou-kuik-digital-stamps.html
Hiding in my craft room - HIMCR #336 - Color It!
Little miss muffet challenges - Challenge #181 - Anything goes
Dragon fly dreams - Anything Goes
Angies digital stamps - Welcome Back To Our First Challenge Of The Year Ch. #16-AG No Twist
Paper shelter - Challenge #323 - Shades of Blue
Colorcrazycraftchallenge - Week 4 Anything Goes Craft Challenge sponsored by Little Miss Muffet Stamps
Polka doodles - Week 4 -26 Jan -Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Anything Goes
Polka doodles - Wk 04 Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge
CAS on sunday - Challenge #125, Color me pretty - Use markers or pencils on your card
Crafty Caz - Crafty Catz Challenge 401 with optional twist & GDT announcement

Paper Nest Dolls - Wedding Couple.

This is the second custom wedding card I have made with this image and love love love it.  The colours were picked especially to match up with the wedding party colour scheme, and luckily stampin up does matching papers, inks, ribbons, embellishments etc.

I have colour matched my copics, to match in with the colour scheme.  The hair is matching to the couple and was my first attempt at ombre.  The flowers are from eBay and the letters are again stampin up.

Thanks for stopping by and happy weekend my lovelies xx

 

Entered into the following challenges:

Polka doodles - Wk 03 Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge

Polka doodles - Week 3 - 19 Jan - winter birthday

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge 75 and Winners of Challenge 74
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Challenge #180 - Anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes
Angies digital stamps - Welcome Back To Our First Challenge Of The Year Ch. #16-AG No Twist
World Wide Open Design Team - World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #01 - 15th January 2018
Paper Nest Dolls - January Challenge
Fabrika Fantasy - Challenge #16 - New beginning
Color Crazy Craft Challenge - Week 3 Anything Goes Craft Challenge - Blog Candy Giveaway

The East Wind 

I adore this artist, I do spend some time looking at them going how am I going to do this lol.  This card was specifically designed for my nieces 21st birthday and I wanted to incorporate the charms so was easier to post than a parcel.  

I have coloured with copics in a very different style to my normal and really tried to stay to light colours.  I see so many people doing "dainty" colouring and really wanted to give it a go, Im happy with the results.  I have used stampin up card in chocolate chip and pretty in pink.  The backing paper is from kmart and was floating around the craft room, the embellishments are all eBay and the ribbon stampin up as well.  

You can't see but the glasses, watch and top of the flask have glossy accents to give a glass and shiny look.

Well, thanks for stopping by lovely crafters xxx

Entered into the following challenges:

Polka doodles - Week 2 - 12 Jan - Anything Goes
Polka doodles - Wk 02 Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge

The fairy and the unicorn - January challenge

Hiding in my craft room - HIMCR #335 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Di's digit - BIRTHDAYS Challenge

crafters castle - Crafter's Castle Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Little miss muffet challenges - Challenge #180 - Anything goes

Dragon fly dreams - Anything Goes

color crazy craft challenge - Week 2 - Anything Goes Craft Challenge - Blog Candy Giveaway!

world wide open design team - World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #01 - 15th January 2018

Fairy Ink - Fable Wintercap Kitty

Isn't she gorgous? I have loved this image for so long, and have coloured on quite a few occasions.  She is coloured with copics and some old kaiserkraft paper used to match the colour scheme.  Brads, pearls, papers and ribbon are stampin up and corner embellishments and flowers eBay.  

So now this year I'm trying to keep up with blog posts etc and want to learn how to make them all fancy so I appreciate you stopping by.  xxx

Entered into the following challenges:

Polka doodles - Week 1 - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles
Polka doodles - Wk 01 Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge
Color crazy craft challenge - Week 1 - Anything Goes Craft Challenge - Sponsored by Polkadoodles
World wide open design team challenge - World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #29
Little miss muffet challenges - Challenge #179 - Anything goes
crafters Castle - Crafter's Castle Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Hiding in my craft room - HIMCR #334 - Your Favorite Colors!
Paper nest dolls - January Challenge

Liliofthevalley - Together Forever 

Happy New Year to all my lovely crafting friends, its been a while since I posted, working mum school hols and all that lol so here is a gorgeous little pic I managed to colour for my parents.  

Copics used for all colouring apart from the sky which is inked with stampin up soft sky and the scallop punch.  Embellishments are new for xmas prezzies so no idea where they are from but the wording is liliofthevalley as well and the numbers are stampin up.

Entered into the following challenges:

Polka doodles Week 1 - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles

Polka doodles Wk 01 Digi Choosday - Anything Goes Crafting Challenge 

All sorts Week 449 - Something New

Little Miss Muffet Challenges Challenge #179 - Anything goes

World Wide Open Design Team World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #29 

Gem of a challenge Challenge # 210 Happy Anything..

Color Crazy Craft Challenge  Week 1 - Anything Goes Craft Challenge - Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Paper Nest Dolls January Challenge

crafters castle Crafter's Castle Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Di's digi challenge CELEBRATIONS Challenge