Saturated Canary's Sweater Socks fairy

Here's another Saturated Canary image for you.... When I buy digis, I dont just buy one at a time, so unfortuately, you get hit with a load of images from the one designer in one go... hope you dont mind hehe!!  This one is called Sweater Socks Fairy and again, I have used a two tone colour for her... I think it worked out marginally better than my previous attempt!  I had SOOO much fun colouring her up, from the two toned wings to her hair.  I used paper from  Prima pad called Hello Pastel.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. The large purple one I think is a Kaiser Craft or Prima one I coloured up.  The little fairy charm is from ebay.

Copic colours I used were:

R 00, 20, 81, 83, 85

RV 198

V 01, 04, 06, 09

E 000, 00, 04, 11, 21, 43, 53, 57

BG 000 and 05 for the eyes and eye shadow

Thansk for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania

popcorn the Bear Fishing for Dad

Hi There. Its been such a long time since I have posted a card here... I've had my hands all little full :-) I managed to get quiet a few cards done before Amelia was born, so will try and get them uploaded as quick as I can.  Some may not have the colours or DP companies, but I hope they will give you some inspiration and ideas for some of your cards.

This one is one I did for Fathers day.  It is a Popcorn the Bear stamp of a bear and a duck fishing.  It is an adorable image, and you can have fun colouring wood grains and bear fur.  now, you all know how much I struggle with boys cards, but I had so much fun with this one!  I did it as a swing card, and used lots of old stuff I've had for ages from my scrapbooking days!  So, the shells, starfish and glass starfish all are seconhand from a cousins wedding table decorations! Yep, recycling at its best!  The fish are brads are leftovers I used on our honeymoon scrap page (we were married in 2003!) and the metal tiles were in my stash as well.  I used some gold pebble sand that I dont know where it came from years ago, and I have splashed around some dew drops in the water.  

Design Paper from a Prima Pad called Craftsman

copic colors:

YR 12, 15, 16

Y 35, 38

E 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 34

B 000, 14, 91

G 99

YG 03, 63

R 11, 20

N 1, 4, 6

100

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Mermaid

Hello! my second card for today and it is an image by the awesome Krista Smith aka Saturated Canary.  This one is "Mermaid" and I have used a fav colour combo of aqua and purple.  I used the stippling dotting technique as shown by Alyce of Kit and Clowder in her video and think I will be using this technique more and more for my water type images.   I have used paper from Prima pad "Hello Pastel" and paper by Pink Paislee called "Clam Chowder".  The doily I made using a fiskars punch.  The flowers are WOC and I have scattered dew drops around.  I coloured white rose ribbon/lace using some glimmer mist.  The starfish embellishments are recycled from decorations from the wedding tables of my cousin which were going to get thrown out (Can't let that happen!!!!)

Copic colours I have used are:

R 20

YR 01

G 09

BG0000, 01, 05, 49

V 17, 20, 25

BV 02, 04, 08

E 000, 00, 04, 18, 19, 21, 23, 29, 34, 53

Thanks for stopping by, Stay safe

XOX Tania

Elisabeth bell Planting some love for Southern Girls Challenge

Good afternoon! thanks for stopping by.  I have made a card for our challenge over at The Southern Girls Challenge.  This fortnight, we are asking you to button up.... use buttons on your projects somewhere.  I have used an image by the amazing Elisabeth Bell called Planting Some Love.  I bought a new die whilst on holidays in Canberra - the hearts banner by La La Lands.  I have used two buttons at the ends and I popped a little rhinestone  in the centre of each.  I also popped two little buttons at the edges of my ribbon used from my stash.  The flowers are WOC and the butterfly is one of my glittery acetate butterflies made by me :-) The DP is from a prima pad called Fairy Belle.  I dotted some liquid pearls around and splashed some stickles and dimensional magic around here and there.

so pop on over to the Southern Girls Challenge and show us all those beautiful buttons out there! Cant wait to see what you all create :-)

lots of copic colours used:

Y 13, 18

RV 14, 23, 25

YR 0000, 000

E 000, 00, 19, 23, 42, 43, 50

G 82, 99

B 12, 14

BG 0000

R 20

Thanks for stopping by, Stay safe XOX Tania

Elisabeth Bell Happy Mail

Last card for the night, as I am off to bed :-)  From the divine Elisabeth Bell "Happy mail".  I LOVE this image. Unfortunately, this is a Belles and Whistles stamp which has now closed store, so I am not sure if this stamp is still available under another company.  The DP is from Prima's Sunkiss collection.  I have edged the chequered paper with a Martha Stewart edging punch.  I have used spellbinders lacey circles and large circle for the image.  Flowers are WOC.  I have used some Divine twine and lace from my stash.  I found a silver key charm and bicone crystals, which I have dangled from some chain.  I also glued some crystals to some tiger wire and scattered them among the flowers.  I added some flower soft to the flowers as well as dimensional magic and stickles.

Copic colours used:

Y 00, 11, 13, 18

R 81, 85

RV 25

BG 0000, 01, 05, 11, 13

G 00, 82, 99

BV 0000, 00, 04

N 0, 1, 4

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe. XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Hugs and Kisses

Another mother's day card.  This time the image is by the always talented Krista Smith AKA Saturated Canary.  This one is called Hugs and Kisses.  I got a new set of stamps from Lili of the Valley called Happy Circular Sentiments.  I cut the sentiment with my Spellbinders lacey circle die, and the top doily was punched out with a fiskars punch.  DP's are Rondelle and Fairy Belle by Prima .  Flowers are WOC.  Ribbon, lace and pearls are from my stash.

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Crafts and Me: Lace and pearls

Dutch Dare challenge: colour inspiration taken from picture

Divas by Design Challenge: Flowers

Papertake Weekly challenge: Bingo- Lace, free, Blooms
Saturated Canary Challenge: anything goes

Copic colours used:

YR 000, 00, 01

E 000, 00, 40, 42, 43, 50, 53

N 0, 1, 4, 6

R 20

B 12

G 05

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Hanglar mother's day card

Good afternoon.  I have just spent two glorious weeks down in Canberra with family for holidays and it was such a long overdue holiday! So I apologise for my absence, but I did take my copics and some images with me, so got lots of colouring done... now I just need to make them into cards- the fun part :-)

This is a card I made before I went.  I am hoping to have a stall at the Handmade Expo at the Morayfield on the 5th May, so have done a couple of mothers day cards just in case I get approved.  This one is a Hanglar image which I stamped with a Kaiser Craft sentiment.  The butterfly paper is Prima Fairy Belle, but I'm not sure what DP the spotted paper is.  I have used Tim Holtz Flutterby die, WOC flowers and ribbon and rhinestones form my stash

I have used the following copic colours:

R20

B14, 28

BG0000

YR0000, 000, 00, 01

E000, 00, 18, 23, 31, 50

Thanks for stopping by. Will keep uploading cards that I have done as I get time.

Stay Safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Princess Rose Red

Good afternoon, thanks for stopping by :0)  I've been shooping at Saturated Canary again and couldn't resist this adorable girl called Princess Rose Red.  There are so many choices, and I couldn't just buy one, so stayed tuned for some more delights from SC.  I have followed the sketch over at the Saturated Canary challenge.  I have used papers from a Prima pad called Songbird- perfect for this image! Flowers are WOC. I have flattened out bead caps and glued pearls on top of them.  The corner die is from La La Land.  Lace is from my stash.

 

 I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Saturated Canary: Sketch

 Simon Says Stamp: anything goes

One Stitch at a Time: anything goes

Moving Along with the Times: 3 elements with same letter (Bird, bead cap and beige/brown)

 Thanks for taking the time to stop by XOX Tania

Colours I have used:

Whimsy stamps Birdie Friend by Chrissy Book Card

 The devastation that is happening over in the USA is just mind boggling.  My thoughts and prayers are with everyone suffering at the hands of Sandy.  It will be a tough long road ahead, but stick together, unite as one, and you will get through it.  I wish I was closer so I could come help clean up. XOX Tania

 

Good morning! thanks for stopping by.  I am on a bit of a roll with my paper piecing  the last couple of days. I am having a stall at a local school fair, and have been trying to get as much done as I can.  Its nice to be able to offer things you cant get in the stores.  It is a shame I buy my things at retail price, as I would love to be able to sell these cheaper... as with any craft though, you dont get paid for the time and effort you put in... I do it because I love seeing people love getting my stuff and appreciate the work that goes into these pieces.

Anywho, onto my card.  Love the image??? I got it the other day from Whimsy Stamps.  She is called Birdie Friend by Chrissy. I have again used Mariskas technique of paper piecing... and boy this one took me ages... even down to the little ear is layered! But I am REALLY happy with the end result. The box is using Tinas tutorial here.

The angle shot:

OK, so, I have used paper from Prima "Romance Novel"pad and "Grandmother" from paper inklings.  I got a new die set at Arnolds Rothwell... from Heartfelt Creations called Layered elegant swirl... most of the doily is covered, but it is rather pretty in full.  The butterflies are cut with a Tim Holtz die- Flutterby.  Flowers are of course WOC. The charm is from a cheap necklace from a kids jewellery store.  Lace and oragnza ribbon from my stash.

 

This is a little photo pull out I made to put in the box:

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Whimsy Inspires: all things sparkly

Wild Orchid Challenge: Bling it up

Creative Card Crew: fancy folds (hopefully the folded interior that makes the box can be counted)

Thanks for stopping by, stay safe XOX Tania

(another) Redonkulous wedding card

 Hi There! just a quickie this time, same image as my post below- Redonkulous wedding couple.  Papers are Nit wit and Prima Rondelle. Butterflies are Cheery Lynn.  The swirl,  is a my favourite things die called Leafy Flourish.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.  I stuck some rhinestones onto some fishing line for some bling among the flowers.  Ribbon, lace and rhinestones are from my stash.

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Wild Orchid Challenge: Bling it Up!

Dutch Dare Card Challenge: Ribbon and Lace

Thanks for stoppimg by, stay safe XOX Tania

Elisabeth Bell for Belles and Whistles Sisters

Good evening, Thanks for stopping by.  I got another parcel from teh Belles and Whistles closing down sale, so sorry, but you're going to get bombarded with these gorgeous images!  This one is called Sisters.  I think I need to add some bling to the top right corner, I need to sleep on the idea LOL!! Lots of pink going on here for the Copic Oz challenge... enter now because they will donate $5 for every card entry to the McGrath foundation how generous is that!!!!! I also decided for a change to do an easel card, thinking a twist easel card would be something a little different.... that's what I love about Challenge blogs... its not the prizes so much, but they make me do something I wouldn't ordinarily do or use colours I wouldn't ordinarily use.... only to find out that I LOVE the end result and find myself using those techniques more often than not :-)

Onto the card.... Papers are from Prima pad called Rondelle (my fav!!) I have cut the image using circle spellbinder and matted that with the scalloped circle nestie.  I have used flowers from WOC.  ribbon and lace from stash.  Stitching is by hand using DMC cross stitching thread.  I have made my own hat pin (metal for CRAFT challenge) and made those cute little rhinestone/pearl sprays..... I simply cut bits of fishing line glued rhinestones/pearls on to the line (with super tacky glue) and clipped the two ends together with a silver crimp (left over from my jewellery making days..... you could also use tiger wire to the same effect).  Here is a close up picture of the sprays:

I would like to enter in to the folowing challenges:

Copic Oz: Pink

Chocolate Coffee Cards: Stitching

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Use metal on your card

Anything Goes Challenge: Make your own embellishment

Bearly-Mine Challenge: Easel Card

I've been asked to list the colours I use...so here goes...

  (I use the tip to tip technique to blend colours... using the lighter colour to touch the darker colour, then colour with the lighter pen... I also dont recap while I am colouring.... I hold the group of pens I am using at the time in my left hand, colouring with my right, so the ink on the paper doesn't dry out too quickly... something Suzanne Dean taught me watching her you tube videos)

Skin: YR0000, E00, YR01 (cheeks) and R20 (blush)
Pinks: RV34 and RV81
 Blues: BG0000, BG01, BG05 and B000 (for the outside of the image-shading)
Grass: G05, G08 and G82
Bangles: Y18
Oranges: YR00, YR12 and YR15
Hair: E33, E40, E50 and E57
I also use N0 to darken my creases on the pants and tops

Thanks for stopping by, cant wait to hear what you all think about my card. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Whimsy Elisabeth Bell Sun Kissed

 

Hello!!! thanks for stopping by tonight.  This is another stamp from my spree at Whimsy Stamps the other week... a lovely image by Elisabeth Bell called Sun Kissed.. keep checking in here as it is currently sold out, but hopefully they will restock soon :-) I have used paper from prima pad called Sun kiss... same name- a perfect complimetary paper!!! The yellow check paper is from a We R Memory Keepers pad called Baby Mine.  I have followed the sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and the flowers are WOC of course! The brads and seniment are both Kaiser Craft.  

 

I would like to enter in to the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp: sketch

Colour Me Creative: A touch of red

Thansk for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

Tiddly Inks you and me anniversary card

CLICK TO ENTER MY CANDY HERE ENDS 2 DAYS

Good evening, Thanks for popping by :0).  I found this really cute image of a couple from Tiddly Inks yesterday  called you and me, and I thought it would be a great anniversary or engagement card.  Lots of shimmer and bling going on here!! The butterflies are cut using the Tim Holtz Flutterby die and I added some rhinestones and glimmer to the butterflies.  I have used flowers from WOC and the little silver twists with crystals I made myself.  Papers are from my favourite pad- Rondelle by Prima.  The ribbon and square slider are from stash.

Below is a closer pic of the bead sprays. I used jewellery wire and wrapped it around the inside of a pen.  I then glued bicone crystals to the wire using Ultra tacky glue.  Queit happy with the result- they look better in real life- being crystal they sparkle when the light hits them.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Divas by Design: Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations: Anything Goes

Crafts and me: Anything Goes

The inside is decorated to compliment the front.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania

Silver Fairy- Whimsy Wee Stamp

Good afternoon, well I have 5 mins before my peaceful day is at an end... yep... the kids will be home from school :0). so I thought I would quickly post this card I did last night.  I have used the beautiful Silver Fairy by Sylvia zet for Wee Whimsy Stamps (currently sold out) you can get the digi version here. I followed a sketch from Crafting Life's Pieces which I have flipped. I have used flowers from WOC. Papers are Fairy Belle by Prima.  The butterfly die cut is using a Cheery Lynn die.  The sentiment inside is from a Lili Of The Valley set called dreamy days circular sentiments.

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Crafting Lifes Pieces: sketch

Delicious Doodles: Flowers

Whimsy Inspires: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by Stay Safe XOX Tania

Saturated Canary Boobie Love

DONT FORGET TO ENTER MY BLOG CANDY... ENDS IN 5 DAYS!!!

 

Good morning thanks for stopping by.  Well its back to school for another term today, and I have had a little quiet time before I have to go to work this afternoon.  I went shopping at Saturated canary yesterday in my anticipation for some free time this morning... bought a few images, but this one I've had for a while.  She is called boobie love and you can get her for free here. I had a ball colouring her up with my copics :0)  The sentiment (which is SOOOO true!!) is a verses stamp called "Women are Like" (QQ0847-D).  The papers are from my Prima pad called Rondelle. I love this pad and am so glad I bought two at the time!  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The hat pin is made by me, and the pearls, ribbon and lace are from my stash.  I have spritzed the flower with glimmer mist and added some stickles for extra sparkle.

 

 I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Wild Orchid crafts: Anything Goes

Dream Valley: Go Pink

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, Stay Safe XOX Tania

magnolia bride and bridesmaid take 2

Good afternoon.  A different take on my previous card using the same magnolia image of a bride and bridesmaid.  I have followed an autumn coloured theme to suit challenges over at WOC and Papertake weekly (even though in Australia we are in spring).  I have followed a sketch by Arlana over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

These are papers from my new Prima pad called Romance Novel and the paper is rich and old fashioned.... I think would be perfect for those who do shabby chic.  Flowers are of course WOC and the hat pin is made by me :0)

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch by Arlana

Wild Orchid Crafts: Autumn Colours

Papertake Weekly: A Hazy shade of Autumn

A close up of the image and the shimmer of the dress (glimmer mist painted on with water brush)

And the inside (sentiment is by Stampin up! not sure of the set name)

Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe XOX Tania