Introvert at The East Wind

Today is new release Tuesday at The East Wind, so here is my take on the new image 'Introvert'. I can totally relate.

Introvert

I coloured the image with copics. The red papers are from the DCWV Rock mat stack. The herringbone paper is some I had in my stash, and I'm not sure anymore what brand it is. I took it easy on the embellishments (as in none lol!) and let the image be the focus.

Come join us in the Facebook group for contests, both project and colouring, and on the BLOG for twice monthly challenges. We are starting a new contest TODAY in the Facebook group (see my post HERE for details).

Butterfly Knot

Today I have a new release from The East Wind called 'Butterfly Knot'. 

I coloured this with Copics, using R20's and BG 90's for her dress, and W's for her hair. The paper is from Michele R Designs, and I just love her digital papers! This one is Butterfly Garden. The sentiment is a Finnabair stamp from Prima. The wood butterfly is from Michaels. 

Make sure you check out our Facebook group for contests, including one that is going on right now called "Rainbows". We also do joint events with Kit and Clowder, so you don't want to miss those. They are always a lot of fun, and there is always a chance to win some free images!

There are also twice monthly challenges on The East Wind's blog HERE!!! And a freebie comes to you on the first of every month if you're signed up for the newsletter, so go get on that!

Sorry Birdie

It's new release day at The East Wind, and today's new image is "Sorry Birdie".

I coloured the image with Copics, and the DP is anyone's guess. It's from a paper stack without a cover that I have had for a few years, and I don't know what brand it is anymore. The little blue gingham paper is from Michele R Designs. We have a challenge running now in our TEW Facebook group, themed "Not now... I'm reading". It runs until February 17th, so head over there and check it out.  There are also twice monthly challenges on the BLOG. 

I have made my card using a sketch from a sketch challenge in the Paper Crafting Support Group on Facebook. If you have a paper crafting addiction like I do, then you should be a part of this group. There are sketch challenges every other Saturday, and January 30 is the start of PCSG sketch challenge #4.  

PCSG Sketch challenge #4

Thanks for stopping by, and make sure you check out The East Wind and PCSG for inspiration and ideas. Do what I did, and use a TEW image for the sketch challenge!! ;-)

A New Challenge at The East Wind

A new challenge starts today in The East Wind's Facebook fan group. The theme this month is "Coffee, Tea, or..." Pick an image from The East Wind that includes a beverage, and make it the focus of your project. I picked Lucy Loo "Morning Coffee": 

This is pretty much me every day. Comfy clothes, coffee, cat on my lap, wearing sheepskin slippers though, not boots. No shoes in the house. That's the rule. 

I coloured this with Copics, giving her a little blue/black hair for fun. The DP is from DCWV Black Currant stack that I bought AGES ago! The sentiment "I Like You a Latte" is overused (I know!), but I like it anyway, and it is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Pop over to our Facebook group and join in on the challenge. You have the chance to win 3 free images. That's a pretty awesome prize, if you ask me! The runner up gets a 25% off coupon. 

Thanks for visiting!! xx

New Facebook Contest at The East Wind

It's October 21, so time for another new contest in The East Wind's Facebook group. This month's challenge is a Support/Encouragement/Ribbon theme. So we want to see your projects using a TEW image for someone who needs a little extra love, encouragement, and/or support, or use an awareness ribbon for a cause close to your heart. 

I used Diva Lisa "You" with a lavender ribbon for general cancer awareness. A full listing of all the ribbon colours and their associated causes can be found HERE, if you're interested. It's quite a comprehensive list. 

Diva Lisa "You"

I coloured her with Copics, and searched through my paper scraps for everything else. I kept it simple and didn't add too many embellishments. Just a couple of pearls and the ribbon. I used Glossy Accents on her coat buttons and her earring after first using silver gel pen to colour them.

Search through the store HERE to find an image you would like to use on a project for a person who needs a little lift during a difficult time in their life. We are getting close to the holiday season, and the holidays can be hard for some people if they're going through a hard time. Share your make with us on Facebook (see the pinned post at the top of the page) and you might win three free images! Check out the BLOG too for twice monthly challenges, and even more chances to win free images.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Lovin' the Animals Challenge

It's time for another challenge at The East Wind, and our challenge theme this time is "Lovin' the Animals". Find a TEW image with a pet in it and submit your entry in the Facebook group HERE. I used Aurora "BlueJ" because people usually think cats and dogs for pets, but my mom loved to have birds. We had lovebirds and cockatoos when we were growing up. They scared me. I thought they were going to bite me or peck me (I saw Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as a very young child and have been scarred since). I would never put my hands in their cage and I hated it if they got out and were fluttering around the house. Freaked me right out.

I always envisioned doing this image in pastel colours, and here it is in black and red. Well, you never know sometimes where it will take you when you sit down to colour an image. 

Make sure you join the Facebook group. We are running this contest, and mini colouring contests as well. The dates are pretty fluid with those so you have to check back often to make sure you don't miss it. Also, there are twice monthly challenges on the blog HERE. I hope you are signed up for the newsletter so you are getting the freebie each month! The sign up for that is on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you enter our challenge on Facebook!! xx

Hair!

Hello and Happy Friday!! It's new release day over at The East Wind and today is a new Lucy Loo, "Hair".

Lucy Loo "Hair"

I put this together in my art journal using some sprays, gelatos and gel medium. I coated the page with gesso, then sprayed Totally 80's Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays after the gesso had dried. I mixed some black gelato with gel medium and applied it over a polka dot stencil. Then I applied the black gelato on it's own over the dots after they were dry so there was some resist. I coloured the image with Copics, and used a white gel pen to add the dots in her hair. I found the quote on Pinterest, and thought, that is EXACTLY what Lucy Loo would say to someone because she has ATTITUDE! 

I hope you come over and join our Facebook page, if you haven't already, and join in on our monthly challenge "It's All About the Hair". Plus we have twice monthly challenges on the BLOG. There are lots of chances to win some free images at The East Wind. I know Unky is about to start her colouring therapy videos again, also, and they are fantastic!! 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my newest project with you!!

Have Heart!

This is my final challenge as a part of the Tiddly Inks DT! (Insert sad face here) The theme this go round is "Have Heart!". I chose a beautiful little image called "Wryn - Mom & Me". My mom is so important to me, and when I think "have heart", I think of my mom, because she must have one of the biggest hearts around. I'm sure most of us feel that way about our mother's. Pop over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog and show us what "Have Heart" means to you. Here's my DT inspiration for you: 

Wryn - Mom & Me

The quote is from Honore de Balzac, "The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." Isn't that the truth?

I coloured this with Copics; used the Designer Grunge set of digital papers from Michele R Designs; Shabby Blue Frantage; and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I Am Roses.

Make sure you check out the blog and are signed up for the newsletter so you are getting all the latest and greatest from Christy! Take a wander through the rest of the DT ladies creations too! They are so fantastic! leave them a little love on their blogs too! Thanks for stopping by!!

Paws for Thought Challenge at Tiddly Inks

A new challenge is LIVE at Tiddly Inks' challenge blog, and the theme is "Paws for Thought". I see "Paws" I think cats!! I love cats. I love dogs. I really love most animals, but we have a cat so cats are what pop to mind. I used the Cat Love Fever set which is awesome because it comes with not just the one image. There are also sentiments and cats by themselves. It's a very versatile set.

Cat Love Fever

The paper is all from Bo Bunny (from a nice little spending spree a couple months ago). It's from the Jazmyne Glitter collection. I love the colours! I coloured the image with Copics, using E40's for her hair and RV11-17 for her dress and shoes.

Head over to the challenge blog and submit your project for a chance to win! Share with us over in the Facebook group too! I hope you like how she turned out! Thanks for stopping by! xx

Out of This World

This is the last blog post for Slinky Tart until October 1. We're going on a little break to enjoy the rest of the summer and give everyone a little time off.

I am using Astronaughty for my make this week. I coloured her with Copics, and used some glitter gel pens for the dots around her. The paper is bits and pieces from my stash, except for the back mat which is from the Rock Star mat stack by DCWV.

Astronaughty

Check out the shop HERE for lots of other great images; also there is Spunky Tart HERE, and Illustrations by T, which is Tamara's new brain child of mandalas for you to colour. Here are a couple examples of her work:

They are so awesome! I can't wait to sit down and start colouring one. Thanks for stopping by! I'll see again with some more Slinkies in October, but we're still crafting away elsewhere, so you'll hear from me again soon enough! xx

Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks

Hello lovely crafters!! It's another Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks, and I had so much fun colouring this one up. I killed two birds with one stone, making a project for Fab Friday and a birthday card for my twin girls, who will be three in September. They are growing up so fast.

Wryn & Emmy - BFF

I coloured the image with Copics. The paper is from Kaiserkraft. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the lace is from Live & Love Crafts, and the little pearl string is also from Kaiserkraft. Make sure you check back into the challenge blog to find out who won the last challenge, and to participate in the new challenge starting on August 4. It's going to be a cute one!!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the other DT members makes too. They are a talented group of ladies! I'm so lucky to be in the same group with them!

New Aurora Release at The East Wind

It's new release Tuesday at The East Wind. Today's new image is Aurora "Swim with Betty," and she's provided me with another opportunity to practice my underwater colouring technique. I know, I know!! All I seem to be doing is water scenes the last few projects. I love this technique I learned at Kit & Clowder, and you know what they say: Practice makes perfect! Check out Unky's post about her inspiration for this and her fish Betty HERE!

Aurora "Swim with Betty"

I didn't want to make her into a card, so I took a small laser cut frame that I got at Michaels, put a base layer of gesso on it and found a few embellishments in my stash, painted them with gesso too, and applied them to the frame with Beacons 3-in-1 glue. After all that dried, I sprayed the frame with Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays in Mermaid Shells. I hope you like how it turned out. You can't see the sheen on the frame from the sprays, but they look really nice in person.

Make sure you check out the current Facebook challenge in our Facebook group HERE. The theme is "Once Upon a Time". Use an image from TEW to create a project based on a fairy tale or story book, and try to think outside the box and not just use the Alice in Wonderland images that Unky has. There are also twice monthly challenges on the BLOG: one using the freebie on the first of the month, and another in the middle of the month. The freebie comes with the newsletter that is sent out on the 1st of the month, so make sure you are signed up for that. Look for the pink box near the top of the home page on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my project with you!! xx

Once Upon A Time

It is time for a new challenge in The East Wind Facebook group. The theme is Once Upon A Time. We are challenging you to find an image from The East Wind's Etsy shop and make it fit a fairytale or story book theme. Think outside the box. Think of villains and not just the protagonists of the story. Think of the original stories, and not the Disney versions we all know so well. I took the easy way out, I will admit. I chose Lucy Loo "Mermaid", but I researched a bit and found a quote from the original story by Hans Christian Andersen. His story is a bit darker than the animated movie we are more familiar with, and I think the darker story goes with Unky's images. 

Lucy Loo "Mermaid"

I coloured this with Copics. I added some scales to her using a technique I learned in the Skin & Hair Class at Kit & Clowder. It had been a while since I did them so I was crossing my fingers they turned out. They didn't blob together, which is good, but they are hard to see in the picture. I had some Canson watercolor paper that I used to watercolor a background. None of my papers really gave it that sea feel I was looking for, but this turned out pretty well, I think.

After reading some excerpts from the original story, I think I might have to give it a read. The Sea Witch cuts out the little mermaid's tongue, which is pretty hardcore. I wonder if it would give my kids nightmares. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my DT inspiration for the new challenge. Make sure you head over there and pop your own make into the challenge folder. Check out the blog too! There are two challenges a month there, including the 1st of the month challenge which involves the freebie you get in your newsletter. You're not getting the newsletter? Sign Up!! There's a bright pink box near the top of the page for you to enter your email address.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
Freshly Brewed Designs - Let's Go Swimming
Crafty Sentiments - ATG
Digi Choosday - All About the Girl
Through the Craft Room Door - ATG
Artistic Inspirations - ATG
Craft Your Passion Challenges - ATG

xx

Anything Goes Challenge at Tiddly Inks

It's time for another challenge over at Tiddly Inks and this time the theme is Anything Goes Challenge. I used a new release stamp called Wryn Floating Along, which is actually pretty representative of my family's life right now. We are spending as much time this summer at our cabin as we can, and floating along in the lake is a daily must. 

I coloured this with Copics, the paper is from my stash, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The Copics I used are:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair: E35, Y26, Y21, YR30
Hat: E30's
Dress: YR07, YR16, Y38, Y17, Y13
Flip Flops: G29, G28, G05, YG06
Tube: B39, B26, B24, B32
Water: BG09, BG07, BG49, BG45, BG53

Grab your favourite Tiddly Ink stamp HERE and join in on the challenge over at the challenge blog. Make sure you are sharing your TI makes with us over on the Facebook page too! We love to see what you come up!

Photo Inspiration Challenge at OMCF

One of only two more challenges left at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges starts today with the theme "Photo Inspiration". Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Bugaboo Stamps - prize 7 stamps

Faery Ink - prize 3 stamps

Kenny K - prize 3 stamps

Oakpond Creations - prize 3 images

The photo inspiration for this challenge is this: 

I was immediately drawn to the blue of the wall and so that was my inspiration. I chose an image by Faery Ink called Granmargaret Fairy. I decided to make a tag, which I've never done before. I really had no idea what I was doing. I went on Pinterest and tried to come up with some ideas. I used a Tim Holtz dot stencil, a small Cricut flower embossing folder, a vintage white butterfly stamp with some white pigment ink, gelatos, flowers, buttons, and ribbon.  I just started adding things on and this is what I ended up with. I tried to not overthink it too much. That usually leaves me stuck. To be honest, I'm not sure what the point of tags are, except to maybe look pretty. My seven year old likes it so she's going to put it in her room as a decoration of some sort. lol!

Granmargaret Fairy by Faery Ink

Make sure you head over to OMCF and submit a project for the photo inspiration challenge. Our next challenge is our LAST challenge!! Get in on the fun while you can!

Dayna of the Dead

It's another DT inspiration week at Slinky Tart and this week I have coloured up Dayna of the Dead.

I coloured her with Copics after cutting her out with a Spellbinders die. I used Aged Scarlet Frantage around the image and then applied Black Soot Distressed Ink by Tim Holtz to the outside edge. I finished it off with a couple flowers from I Am Roses and used some scrap pieces of paper from my stash for the mat and the base.

I hope you like how she turned out! Thanks for stopping by!

Fab Friday with a Sweet Tooth

Hello all! It is Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks and this week I have inked up a Sweet Tooth called "Semi Sweet" for some DT inspiration.

I coloured this image with Copics, using BG10-18 and C3-C9. I put a little BG15 in her hair to funk it up a bit. I love some funky coloured hair! I used a Clear Star gel pen for the cupcake wrapper. In the top left and bottom right corner I stamped a little circle of dots and then applied aged black Frantage over it. I used a Spellbinders die for the back mat of the image. The digital papers are from Spunky Tart. They are called Don't Stop and you can find those HERE. The polka dot paper is just some leftover paper I had in my stash.

Here is a close up of her skirt, where I used Liquid Pearls for the ruffle on her skirt. Lucky for me I had a colour that matched exactly the colour I used, since I didn't have the idea until AFTER I coloured it.

These are some of the cutest little roses I have seen. I think they are made out of resin. They are from Tim Holtz, and they are cream coloured, so I brushed some gold Viva Decor paint on them. 

Make sure you head over to the challenge blog to enter into the May Flowers challenge. It's almost over! Just a couple more days left to enter! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my newest Tiddly Ink make! Feel free to leave a comment below! I love to hear from you!

New Release at Ppinkydolls

Hello everyone, and Happy Friday!! It is a long weekend here in Canada, and of course the weather is supposed to be lousy. I will take that as an opportunity to craft as much as possible! Today I have a new release from Ppinkydolls and another that she released last month. They are both super cute!!

The first one is "With My Pet". She was just released a couple of days ago. How precious is she?! I used Copics to colour her, and Shabby Blue Charms digital papers from Michele R. I tried to link back to the papers, but it appears the Shabby Blue isn't available anymore. Check out her shop HERE though. She has a lot of beautiful papers to choose from. I punched the butterflies out with a Martha Stewart punch; the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I used a By DieZyne stitched bracket die for the image.

With My Pet by Ppinkydolls

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The next one is "Abi". I coloured her up for the Etsy shop and finally got around to putting her on a card. She is probably one of my favourites! I also coloured her with Copics after cutting her out with a Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals die. I used Michele R Vintage Flowers digital papers and flowers from I Am Roses. The lace is from Live & Love Crafts. 

I really love Ppinkydolls for making shabby themed cards. I think they work really well. For anyone interested in colouring Ppinkydolls, you might want to lighten the image before printing so the shading isn't so dark. It is the question I get asked the most, "Why doesn't yours look as shaded as the one in the store?" I always lighten the image before printing. I then have to go over their eyes with either black colour pencil, or I use W7 or W9 to darken those black areas back up.

Make sure you check out the Ppinkydolls Facebook page for monthly contests and occasional freebies!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Flowers Challenge at Tiddly Inks

Today is the start of a new challenge at Tiddly Inks and the theme is "May Flowers." You can use flower themed papers, images or stamps with flowers, flowers as embellishments, or even make your own flowers. I used the new image Scooting By w/Kitty for my DT inspiration make this week. Head over there and show us what you got! 

Scooting By w/Kitty

The papers I used are from Michele R Designs (the Coral Chic paper has flowers on it), and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I Am Roses. I coloured the image with Copics.

I went on a shopping excursion to Michaels (a really big craft store here, for those of you who don't have them), and with a list of two items, left with about 20, including my new little easel and a tan linen canvas board I found for staging my cards. I really like the way the photos are turning out now that I have dressed up my staging area. I also invested in some multimedia supplies, so I will have to have a go at that in the near future instead of just making cards all the time. Wish me luck with that endeavor. 

A reminder about the Tiddly Inks Challenge: 

Only cards with Tiddly Inks images or Stamping Bella rubber stamps please.

Challenges must be entered by 10 PM on the following Monday.

We choose One winner per challenge and a top 3. The winner will receive $6 of Tiddly Inks images.

The winners are posted on Friday following the end of the challenge.

Now go get crafty!!

I'm entering this in the following challenges: 
Crafting From the Heart - ATG
Craft Your Passion - ATG
Eureka Stamps - Flowers
Not Just Cards - ATG
Mema's Challenge - ATG
Incy Wincy Designs - Great Outdoors
Stamp and Create - May Flowers
Marker Pop - ATG (colour with Copics)
Come and Get It - Got Flowers?

Shabby Chic at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

Another challenge is on at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges, and the theme is Shabby Chic. As usual, we have some awesome sponsors offering some awesome prizes for this challenge: Kith & Kin Digital Stamp Co. (5 images), All Dressed Up (2 images), Ppinkydolls Art (3 images), and The East Wind (3 images). The deadline for this challenge is midnight on Friday, May 8. The winners for the prizes from our sponsors are chosen by random generator, so everyone has an equal chance of winning. Don't be afraid to join in! Winners will be posted on Saturday, May 16.

I used an image from Ppinkydolls Art called "Mily." As luck would have it, after I chose to do a Ppinkydolls image for this challenge, Chrishanthi (the artist at Ppinkydolls) asked me to be on her DT! And she asked me to colour this image up for her to post in her Etsy shop. So if you click on my "Mily" link and see that the Mily in the shop is coloured the same as the Mily on my card, it's because it is one and the same. I didn't copy the shop one, I coloured the shop one! lol!

I used Michele R Design Shabby Chic digital papers and Elements, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Majestic Labels eight die set by Spellbinders, a butterfly punch by Martha Stewart Crafts, and the ruffled lace is from Live & Love Crafts. I coloured her with Copics. I inked up the edges of the image with Victorian Velvet distress ink by Tim Holtz.

I hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by! Feel free to leave some love below! <3