Dragons Lair Fan Group June Challenge - Day 181 of A Year of ATCs?

If you take a look on the Dragons Lair Designs Fan Group Facebook Page

each month you will find a post announcing the Monthly Fan Group Challenge!

Request the image...in June it was this:

Make something using this and add it to the album...

 I printed the image ATC sized and coloured it with Zig real brush pens.

I then used Tonic ATC Collection dies and a variety of scraps of card to form my background.

I then added a tree sticker and a wooden fairy embellishment. She was a little large so sticks out from my 2.5 by 3.5 inches base - but I didn't want to hide too much background!!

This is my 181st make for A Year of ATCs?

Happy Crafting!

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A Year of ATCs? - Day 180

Today I am up to Day 180 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Remember my ATC using the image from Bloobel
Coffee To the Rescue?

Today I have used the same image on a couple of ATCs.

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a background from
 Ikes Art designed by Mimi, and added a sentiment in each case.




I used Zig real brush pens and a silver Wink of Stella to add colour to each image.
I trimmed them and added them to a background card of yellow.

I will link these as my third make to the

2017 Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs?- Day 179

If you pop over to Ike's World Challenges you will find there is a super freebie to pick up:

Santa's Beach

Today's ATC uses this image:

I printed the image ATC sized and coloured it with Zig real brush pens.
I then cut it out with a die from the Tonic ATC collection.
The background is a small piece of card painted with acrylic paints.
Finalli I added some small plastic embellishments.

Happy Christmas in almost July!!

Happy Crafting!

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #248

Here's my card for the Holiday Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

I started with a red card blank and then added rectangles of green and white to form layers as shown. I used the white cards to 'triple stamp' the holly leaves and coloured them with a Zig real brush pen. The holly stamp and sentiment are from Happy Little Stampers.
I finally added gems for the holly berries.

Hope you will enter the Challenge!

I will link this to the Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #9

Happy Crafting!

Ike's World Challenges #91

Today I would like to show you my make for Ike's World Challenges!

The current Challenge (#91) is  Anything Goes with a Twist - Blue Christmas

Christmas in July!!

and this is my midway post...I am afraid I was really late with it...so sorry for that!


If you pop over to Ike's World Challenges you will find there is a super freebie to pick up:

Santa's Beach



My plan is to use this on an ATC next...

You could use this for the Challenge - but your image is free choice...you will find all the images I have used in the SHOP

I have used Holly

Just a simple card today... I printed the image using Word and a blue saturation.
I then added extra colour using Zig real brush pens.

I then used a variety of stitched dies to cut the layers.
 The sentiment is a stamp from Happy Little Stampers using one of the Zig pens to add colour.
I used a holly punch on this sentiment strip.

Happy Christmas in July!!

I will link this to the June Rudolph Days Challenge

Look forward to seeing your creations in Challenge #91...

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs? - Day 178

Today I am up to Day 178 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses an image from Limited Runs again and is a similar design to yesterday's.

The image is the Smiling Monster from the Limited Runs Facebook Group
Progressive Challenge #5!

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a sunburst from 
Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
I printed this out and added more colour using Promarkers.
I doodled lines on the sun with a fineliner to make it stand out a little more.
  

I used two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies to cut the image and a blue background.
I then added glossy accents on the eyes and scribbled on the sentiment.

I will also link it to the Limited Runs Facebook Group Progressive Challenge #5

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs? - Day 177

Today I am up to Day 177 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses an image from Limited Runs - one of the sponsors of the
2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.
This was a freebie on the Limited Runs Facebook Group
and is a coffee loving Mouse!

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a sunburst from 
Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
I printed this out and added more colour using Promarkers.
I doodled lines on the sun with a fineliner to make it stand out a little more.
  

I used two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies to cut the image and a blue background.
I then added gems, glossy accents on the face and scribbled on the sentiment.

I will add this as my second link to the 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
I will also link it to the Limited Runs Facebook Group General Challenge

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs? - Day 176

Today I am up to Day 176 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses images from Vera Lane
Just fly - Quirky fairy and flying cat

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a background paper from
 Imagine That Digistamps.
I used a variety of markers including Zig real brush pens to add colour to the image.

I die cut it and added a border of yellow card using two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies.

I then added the flip flop embellishment with some gold/blue twine
and two flowers.

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs - Day 175

Today I am up to Day 175 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses images and a paper from Imagine That Digistamps.
In particular there is Giraffe with coffee - the precoloured image and the sentiment.
A morning without coffee is like life without giraffes

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a background paper from
 Imagine That Digistamps and a sun umbrella. I overlaid the sentiment.

I die cut it and added a border of blue card using two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies.

Finally I added a tiny butterfly brad and some sparkly pink brads.

I will add this to the 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Happy Crafting!

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A Year of ATCs? - Day 174

Today I am up to Day 174 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses images from Vera Lane
Whimsical Sailor Girl and Sail Boat

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a background paper from
 Imagine That Digistamps.
I used a variety of markers including Zig real brush pens to add colour to the image.
My daughter and I used to sail a Mirror sailing dinghy
 which had a yellow hull with red sails...

I die cut it and added a border of yellow card using two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies.

Happy Crafting!

A Year of ATCs? - Day 173

Today I am up to Day 173 of my 'Year of ATCs?'

Today's ATC uses another image from Bloobel
Coffee To the Rescue

Using Serif Craft Artist 2, I combined the image with a watercolour background.
I used Zig real brush pens and a silver Wink of Stella to add colour to the image.
I trimmed it and added a border made using two of the Tonic ATC Collection dies.
I printed the sentiment on the computer, cut it into pieces and added it to the ATC.

Happy Crafting!