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Saturday, May 30, 2015

A MXED MEDIA SCENE



Hello everyone...

Saturday night and rather chilly tonight..so thought I would post up a Mixed media scene I made...my first one..well, really my second, but the first one I did I just don't like it so I played again and made this...much prefer doing scenes.



This is a close up of the sand and I used toilet paper for texture..I'm just starting out with this kind of fun and have limited supplies...



The cute sign post from Kathryne at StampArt Designs...and the seagulls were fussy cut out off the internet...the bird on the post is one of those very expensive button birds..sheez.




Gotta have a lighthouse...Marianne Creatables...and a Kiwi fruit bag for the fishing net.




The foam in the ocean was Reeves modelling paste...and pearls and gems and an Anchor..

The sentiment is a rubber stamp from Firecrackers Designs.." The voice of the Sea speaks to the soul"



And there is the whole scene...a bit of stencilling and sprayed water colour paint..

So much fun to do...just like doing a card but bigger...this is 8x8 inches water card stock.. 

Was not ready for a canvas and have made another to share later on the same cardstock..will get a grip and use canvas soon..


Challenges to enter.....

4 crafty chicks   [Summer]

Moving along with the times  [Texture]

Inspiration Destination   [Anything goes]

Little Red Wagon  [Red white and blue]

Fan Tastic Tuesday  [anything goes with a twist -add texture]


Thanks ever so much for stopping by...

luv CHRISSYxx







Thursday, May 28, 2015

DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY DT..



Hello everyone...

A chilly one this early morning..Winter has set in now and we have  had two boomer frosts over the last two days, but then the Sun comes out and it does turn into a beautiful day..

I have been asked often if I get snow and the answer is always no..but 3 days ago we had flurries...so cold and with flurries which melted as it hit the ground..so that was quite exciting when you have never seen it.

Onto today....this is my card share for DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY 

A very sweet SEAHORSE  from the DIGITAL DELIGHTS STORE 



Isn't he lovely..all coloured up with copics and Faber Castell pencils for shading..and I used a wave border punch from Fiskars for the frame.



Lots of spots with copics for the background and a sprinkle of seed beads along the bottom...the die for sea weed is a MB die "Flutter vine"..





Then I was going to add a shell or two and went quite crazy with them..a small bag of shell pieces I found in my stash..to make necklaces I think, as they had little holes in them.

So there we go..going to schedule this card as it is already Thursday morning here and picking my youngest son up from the airport this afternoon as he is coming home for the weekend so it will be good to see him.

Challenges to enter....

Fan -Tastic Tuesday   [anything goes with a twist - add some texture]

Fairytale Stampers  [ Under the Sea]



Thanks so very much for stopping by...

luv CHRISSYxx







Sunday, May 24, 2015

TIC TAC TOE WITH LACY SUNSHINE



Hello Everyone....

A beautiful Sunday afternoon here has come to an end and the tea rounds are all done and I am home at last..

And can you believe another fortnight has gone by so fast and it time for a new challenge over at..
LACY SUNSHINE 

The theme this time is a TIC TAC TOE Board...a lot of fun.



I used this precious image from the Lacy Sunshine Store and she is called..Apple blossom Enchantress ....

Coloured with copics and pencils and all the little flowers were stamped, coloured with copics  and fussy cut out..so were the butterflies and they had glossy accents added all over them for shine.



I added little buttons in the centres..



Papers from Rosies Studio...



And...the other side view...


I went in the diagonal with Flowers...Lacy sunshine image...and buttons.



I cannot bring the grid up..but you can check it out HERE ..and while you are their you could take a peek at my teamies fabulous creations too...

challenges to enter....

All sorts Challenge   [Happy birthday]

A Gem of a challenge    [flowers]

Sister Act card Challenge  [Anything goes]


Make it Monday  [fussy cutting]


So that's me done..off to have my tea..

Thanks ever so much for stopping by and will see you tomorrow...


luv CHRISSYxx

 
 

 

 


 

Thursday, May 21, 2015

A WHALE.. BUT NO JONAH!! FOR DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY DT



Hello Everyone....

Thursday's come round so quickly don't they...and so does my day off..whoo hoo Friday tomorrow...what shall I do with myself...might try some art journaling..

Went off track for a moment....so welcome to DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY

Going to show you my make for this week, and it is indeed, a WHALE.



There he is...and coloured with a grey pencil!!..please remind me to colour with a copic first and shade with my pencil as this took me FOR-AGES!..but still fun.

Added glossy accents to his water spout..



A Marianne Creatables Light house die and my new ships wheel die [Couture Creations]



Papers from Rosies Studio and the sky was done with blue eye shadow..and a fiskars wave punch for the  sea.

A piece of scrap ribbon tied into a knot, and we were done...

Challenges to enter...

Fresh Brewed Designs   [Red white and blue]

Penny's paper crafty challenge   [anything goes]

Tinker Dream   [Water]



Thanks so very much for stopping by...I'm off to get my tea as my tummy is making terrible noises and starting to scare the dog..

See you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx



Tuesday, May 19, 2015

CLEAN AND SIMPLE..



Hello Everyone...

Tuesday afternoon here and FREEZING...well, not really freezing, but just got so used to our mild temps that when the mercury drops you get such a rude awakening..

No DT card today..just a card for fun so I could join in with a challenges at WITHOUT WORDS  using the colours pink,blue and Yellow...with the option of floral



This sweet young lady is from THE EASTWIND STORE  and her name is AURORA SUMMER BREEZE ...

She is coloured with Faber Castell pencils and some new markers I bought on holiday called RENO ART MARKERS ..

I used the markers on her hair and highlighted with pencils...same as her dress and added lots of gems to the flowers on her bodice and  in her hair..

 





The markers are very much like pro markers and they were an amazing price...dare I say it..THEY WERE CHEAP!!...but gorgeous colours and lovely to use.

So there we go..a pretty young lady with a bit of a frown..or maybe just has some attitude going on..

Thanks ever so much for stopping by and any comments you leave are so much appreciated..

Challenges to enter....

Without Words  [pink..blue..yellow..with the option of floral]

Crafting from the heart   [Anything goes]

Sweet Stampin'  [clean and simple

I'm off to stick my nose outside to see if the watery sun has any warmth in it..brrr...see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx

Monday, May 18, 2015

HOSTESS MONDAY WITH DIGITAL DELIGHTS



Hello Everyone...

Monday morning here and jolly cold..Winter is rearing his ugly head today, but the sun is now up and trying it's best to warm everything up before I have to go outside and go to work..

Today it is my turn to share a card on Hostess Monday at digital Delights..using one of the gorgeous cute images from DIGITAL DELIGHTS  .....BIRTHDAY JOSH 






There's Josh...skin, hair and cake coloured with my Faber Castell pencils and his clothes and shoes with Copics.



The icing on the cake is using Fabric paint and looks good enough to lick..



Papers from my stash and love the star papers...and the balloons are little chipboard ones that have been floating around in my craft room for ever...just added some twine and great Ticket Sentiments Set  ...also from Digital delights...

Challenges to enter...

Sisterhood of Snarky stamps   [C is for cake]

Robyn's Fetish   stars, stars stars..]

Lil patch of Crafty Friends   [anything goes]

Crafting when we can   [one for the kids]

There we go...thanks so much for stopping by...going to schedule this one as now I have to go outside and go to work..and no one will want to get dressed and will still be in their Jim Jams at lunchtime [sigh!]

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx






Saturday, May 16, 2015

ORDER 11 OF 50



Hello Everyone...

Some Autumn weather I'm experiencing yesterday and today...pouring with rain..then the sun came out..wind started and more rain...sun again and heat...not sure whether to wear my woolly undies or my togs...lol..

Onto card 11 of my order of 50 today...[actually up to 23, so getting there]



Little bluebirds...a photo from "The Graphics Fairy...papers off internet..love them.



This one is a bit closer..and I added tiny blue flowers here and there from my flower box.



And a side view..with a MB tree die as a branch...some punched leaves and a tiny blue bow.

Very simple and quick to make...another one for the box.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by...off to work soon for the tea rounds and have 6 tonight...hope they are not all hungry at the same time.

Challenges to enter....

Creative corner   [Spring is in the air]

Crafting By Design   [flowers]


Luv CHRISSYxx





Thursday, May 14, 2015

HOME HOME ON THE RANGE!...WITH DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY DT



Hello Everyone...
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DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY  time again and then my day off tomorrow..yay..

This week I have another scene card to share...I love doing scene cards, especially when you have such cute images from the  Digital Delights Store   to play with..

This week I have used BUCKY   and his cute little cowboy buddy,  LIL BILLY  ..





.This is Bucky...all coloured up with Faber Castell pencils....


And here is Lil Billy....copics and pencils for Billy...

The scene behind them I made using distress inks and masking.

The hills are a stamp from Firecracker designs and is actually a rock stamp...I just stamped them in a row to make mountains..the sunset sky with inks and a make up sponge, after adding a punched circle for the moon.....same with the desert...just brushed the ink over lightly with a sponge..



Added some string around the "scene " part of the card...hessian tumbleweeds...grass and a fence..and a cactus from the internet.

Bucky and Lil Billy were fussy cut out and placed into position last..

Hope you enjoy my little scene and thanks you so much for stopping by...
I will see you tomorrow..

Challenges to enter...

Inky Ipmressions   [more than one fold]

Penny's paper crafty challenge   [more than one fold]

Wonderful Wednesdays  [anything goes]

Incy Wincy designs  [The great outdoors]

luv CHRISSYxx







Wednesday, May 13, 2015

7 HAS DONE A RUNNER.. BUT FOUND 8 AND 9 of 50



Hello everyone...

A beautiful warm Autumn day here to day..in fact I nearly got too hot while I was working, but I'm home now for the afternoon until school pick up...then the tea rounds with my lovely ladies...back home to relax for the evening...

So by the title today you can see that card 7 has vanished..[I forgot that I had already given it to the lady who placed the order]...but edited 8 & 9 and they were all pretty similar...



Three sympathy cards using the pretty "Swan stamp from Firecracker designs".



Number 8...all in blues....



Number 9.. mainly yellows with that stunning blue lace from my local emporium...hard to see but the little flowers on the lace are yellow.

So there we go...short and sweet today...I feel the need for a Nana nap this afternoon...so will pop this on schedule and have my nap before I get the boys from school..such a lovely sunny day I should be out there enjoying it and doing the gardens...but they will still be there tomorrow [and with a bit of luck it will be raining..lol..

Thanks so very much for stopping by...and  Welcome Georgia my new follower...lovely to see you here..

Hope your week is going well...see you tomorrow.

Challenges to enter....

Moving along with the times  [birds /feathers]

Sweetstamps Blog  [Things with Wings]

Dream Valley challenge   [ Things with Wings]


luv CHRISSYxx


Sunday, May 10, 2015

MONOCHROMATIC WITH LACY SUNSHINE



Hello everyone..

.A beautiful Autumn Sunday afternoon today..Been to work this morning and did my duties, and with cuddles for all the Mums and the not Mums too, as they must have mothered something in their long life.

Off to my Daughters for afternoon tea with her MIL too, as we a great mates and good to catch up.

Thanks to all who took part in our last challenge at LACY SUNSHINE  it wasn't the easiest challenge mismatching an image but there were so many wonderful projects...well done to you all.

This time round we are going MONO..EEK!!..another brain twister for me..

But I some how managed it nearly all the way...



I used orange copics for this little sweetie called Sugar Plum Sweet Urchin  and fussy cut her out..

The coat was easy enough but the fur had me thinking a bit...so 4 copics and loads of dots to create the trim..



Then I decided to have a go at stencilling with modelling paste..pretty rough but enjoyed playing with the stuff....hopefully I can improve with practice as it was quite fun.



The papers were Bo bunny..added an orange butterfly and flowers...and that was about it really.

Challenges to Enter....

Little Claires Designs   [Mono colouring]

Sisterhood of Snarkystamps   [monochromatic mama]


So thank you so much for stopping by...off to have rest before afternoon tea as it was a late one last night with two movies to watch...one was a load of rubbish....but the second was really good called : "Girl Gone"...very clever with so many twists and turns..and naughty bits where I nearly had to shut my eyes...lol..

Hope your weekend is going well and will catch you up again tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx


Saturday, May 9, 2015

LITTLE CUTIE FREEBIE FROM EASTWIND



Hello everyone...

See I do still colour at times..lol..

This little cutie came from The Eastwind    via e-mail as I subscribe to there..and she was a dream to colour..the only problem is I couldn't get her up on Facebook...so here she is and entering onto their challenge as well..



This is Aurora Cabbage butterflies...and all coloured up with a couple of copics and Faber Castell for shading...my pink copic was going dry so had to use a lot of pink pencil and she looks a bit patchy on here...





She is so lovely....The papers from my stash [I think are Cre8tive paper stack].. and added some mesh and  some tiny punched flowers with pearl centres....





I know...an overload of mesh but I just had to spread all those flowers around...and also added a MB tree die as  branches..

So thank you Unky for this gorgeous little girl...

Challenges to enter....

The Eastwind challenge   [Mothers Day... I have no Mother so did not add a sentiment, but I know where she is going now.]

Thanks so much for stopping by...off to my Daughter tonight for tea and a movie as her hubstar is going out and so we can watch girly rubbish [as he calls our sort of movies..]...personally I prefer a good mystery or thriller..

So there we go..I will see you tomorrow..hope your weekend has started off well..

luv CHRISSYxx





Friday, May 8, 2015

BIRDS AND FEATHERS



Hello Everyone...

It was my day off today and I had a lovely time pottering around and in my craft room...got bored by 9am and had to find something else to do...lol..takes a bit of getting used to I suppose.

I found a photo of cards 7..8..& 9..that went missing and cropped it to show you but that will have to wait for another day...for today I have a bird card to share..



I found this awesome photo on the internet and just had to make a male card with it..

My Dad came to mind as it is his birthday on the 23rd and he is not into cute so much..



No design papers...just corrugated card stock.. torn around the edges and a few scraps that were laying around..

The button thingy is coconut shell..polished of course.


There is some hessian in there tucked away and this card is so thick and heavy...



And some metallic mesh stuff  and metal leaf...

Challenge to enter..

Moving along with the times   [Birds and or feathers...]

So there we go...have 7 males cards already to go as these next 3 months are my busiest for males..

Thanks so much for stopping by...and I will hopefully see you tomorrow..a very busy Saturday for me..that will teach me to take Fridays off.

luv CHRISSYxx


Thursday, May 7, 2015

CHARGE!!! WITH DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY..



Hello Everyone...

Welcome to DELIGHFUL THURSDAY  and the first Thursday of the month so new release time...

For my card this week I got to play with READY FOR BATTLE SPARKY 



There he is...all decked out in his finest armour..



I have used mainly silver and gold gel pens this time with Faber Castell pencils  for the skin and horses muzzle and copic [B24] for the shield and decoration on the horse...



The papers are MME and the dies are spellbinders "Moroccan Accents"....the bottom die is the negative of the actual die..


So there we go..for more new releases by my teamies have a peak  HERE

Challenges to enter...

Papertake Weekly  [anything goes]

Digi Choosday   [anything goes]

Penny's challenge # 226   [Anything goes]

Thanks so much for stopping by...my day off tomorrow [Friday]...cannot wait, but I know I have to so don't know why I said I cant wait....just looking forward to it I suppose..

See you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx


Wednesday, May 6, 2015

SKIPPED 7...8...9.. of 50...LETS GO WITH 10



Hello Everyone...

Sad but true..I lost my photos of 7..8..9....well, there is one but it is awful..so lets go with number 10 of 50..



Very simple...a photo of a red rose with added dew drops of glossy accents...

Some petals are 3D and papers from my stash...



oh! and a leaf is 3D as well..and the rose bud..the sentiment stamped with a clear no name stamp..

I'm so into my male cards at the moment and cannot wait to share some of them soon..but for now we have flowers..

The ladies who ordered this big order came and looked at my cards so far and they were quite pleased so that made me happy...and it was a huge relief.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

If anyone has windows 8.1...I am having trouble with loading onto ' facebook' as ÖneDrive pops up and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get my photos to pop up instead..so if anyone can help that would be terrific..

Off to eat some peppermint chocolate tonight and watch "Survivor""..I wouldn't last one night out there without my chocolate..

See you tomorrow....

luv CHRISSYxx



Saturday, May 2, 2015

6 out of 50



Hello Everyone...

Back with another card...number 6 of my order for 50...although I have a few more than that made..

I really like this one...must be the colours..




I love the pretty flowers on this free picture so added WOC daisies to match and a giant butterfly from Wild Rose Studio...isn't he a beauty.



Papers from my stash and just matted a few layers in black.....



A simple " Thinking of you " stamp from a clear set with no name..

So I'm slowly getting there and had such a good run in my craft space on Friday..3 male cards with lots of goodies on them and a couple of more CAS ones...

Now if I could do that everyday imagine how many I would have in my stash if another order came...mmmm...got me thinking now..

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope your weekend is one of the best.

Challenges to enter...

Crafts for Eternity   [ Inspired By Nature]

Luv CHRISSYxx