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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Sneaky Peek of a new Collection at Dragons Lair


On the first of March a new collection will be launched at

OH BABY MINE

I was fortunate enough to have a mini kit to play with 
- and to give you a sneaky peek...

This month I have used a lot of red and pink - so it's really good this week to use some BLUE!!

I decided to make three little ATCs - so I printed all the elements small...


Each ATC starts with a 2.5 by 3.5 in. rectangle of card from my stash -
 a lovely dark blue with red glitter.
The first ATC uses the blue 'Baby Capsule Mat' and three flowers - with added bling and twine bow.


For the second ATC I printed 'Stork Baby Flying' directly upon blue 'Folded paper'
 and trimmed to size.
I added some colour with Spectrum Noir Blues and a few embellishments.



For the third ATC I again used blue 'Folded paper'.
This time I stamped a Blue Moon using Kitchen Sink triple stamps and 3 blue inks.
I printed Blue Moon on the computer and matted it on some more of the blue/red sparkle card.



Do take a look at Dragons Lair Designs for this new launch and all the other lovely designs!
And don't forget the Hearts and Flowers Challenge on the blog - there's still time to enter!

Happy Crafting!

Monday, 23 February 2015

SLSLines New Release for Easter


Today is the launch of the February New Releases at SLSLines

Please take a look at the super makes by the DT.

and coloured her with Promarkers.

To complement this image I used various pieces of DP from Mr DIY Summer Bloom paper pack and nesting dies to mat and layer.



Happy Crafting!




Saturday, 21 February 2015

Blue moon Creation DT Valentine Card #3


This year I have made 4 Valentine cards for Blue Moon Creation

 and I am showing you the third today!

My 4 cards are all based on the same fold - a heart Flip-it Card.

I have a Sissix die to cut this, using my Big Shot, but it can also be made by hand.
 Here is my rough guide if you don't have the die:


I cut several card blanks:


My third card uses digis from Digi Digi Doodle



Happy Valentine's Month!

Friday, 20 February 2015

SNS New card sketch


Sketch~N~Scrap has a new card challenge starting today.
This is the sketch:


Here's my take on it - I am still on my Valentine theme!!


I just couldn't resist this digi image from QKR
I added colour with Promarkers.
The 'Be My Valentine' stamp is from Little Claire.
(By the way, Little Claire has a flash sale today)
I used an SU heart punch for the hearts and all the papers/cardstock came from my scraps...

Do pop over to SNS and join our challenge!

Happy Crafting!


Thursday, 19 February 2015

Cracked and Broken - Smeared and Smudged Member Blog Hop


Yes - it's another Smeared and Smudged event!!


February Monthly Member Blog Hop

Here's the list - if you have reached me you have gone all through - but If you've landed here by chance do go back to Black Dragon to start at the beginning!

Black Dragon
Teresa


I am still making chipboard fat pages!!

Remember my Valentine's hearts ?



 I really liked this anti-Valentine Image and although it's not a Smeared Ink one
 I decided to use it again.
The heart stamp is Hero Arts 'Newspaper heart' but in the foreground there's
holding a broken arrow...

I printed it larger for today's fat page and again coloured it with Promarkers.


Each element was distressed with TH Stormy Sky.

I printed the Poe quote in blue on my computer.


The hearts were die cut using nesting dies from spider web embossed paper.
I attempted making the spiders' legs  using liquid pearls - they ran a bit!!

  
A broken heart - from my stash...


This embellishment is upcycled from somewhere - I had it in my stash...




I then added some liquid pearls to the drippy blood - and what I wanted to do next was add some crackle medium to the image to give a cracked look - But could I find it?? I think it must have disappeared in my last move...

I have had to go out and buy some more today so not sure if it will dry in time for my final picture...this is after the first layer. The colour is not too good as I had to take it in semi-darkness!!


Now after layer 2...



There are two colours I use (and wear) a lot - orange and red - currently I am in a red phase - 
(Just take a look at some of my recent posts!)
I think they are both lucky...


Happy Crafting!