Rubbernecker Stamps - Pilates??

Playing around with some words and stamps from Rubbernecker this week. I chose the sentiment stamp "Pilates?" I thought it was funny and pretty accurately portrayed how I feel about Pilates and coffee and pie. *wink* I also used the Coffee and Tea Inchies stamp. I used it as a background stamp and with some VersaStamp ink and clear embossing powder, created a patterned paper for my card. 

My recipe for this card is:

Stampin' Up cardstock in Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight

Stanpin' Up ink pad in Calypso Coral

Versamark ink pad

http://www.rubbernecker.com/index.php/pilates.html

http://www.rubbernecker.com/index.php/coffee-and-tea-inchies.html

Please drop by the Rubbernecker Blog and leave some love for the other ladies on our DT creating beautiful makes with the amazing stamps from this stamp company!

Rubbernecker Stamps - Poppy Field

I'm back with another watercolour stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps called Poppy Field, using a different sentiment from the Freehand Border Phrase set that I used on my last card. I also used the Large Freehand Border stamp in the making of this card, which is a standard A2 size.

I stamped this on watercolor paper, and matted it on Stampin' Up Garden Green cardstock. I used Ken Oliver Color Burst Brights for my poppies and the border stamp, and Stampin' Up Garden Green Ink for the stems and the sentiment. While you can click on the embedded links in my post, I've also added links to all my supplies below:

http://www.rubbernecker.com/index.php/poppy-field.html
http://www.rubbernecker.com/index.php/freehand-border-phrase-set-900.html
http://www.rubbernecker.com/index.php/freehand-border-large-889-01.html
http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryID=22202

Check out the Rubbernecker Blog to see the lovely creations from all the other DT1 ladies!

A New Sketch Challenge at PCSG

It's time for a new sketch challenge in the Paper Crafting Support Group on Facebook. This week I have used an image by Star Stampz called "Balloons and Ice Cream". I love these stamps because I love chibis! They are SO cute! And they are so perfect for cards for little kids, and I have a few birthdays coming up this spring. 

Balloons and Ice Cream

I coloured this with Copics, and drew the clouds and coloured the sky in so she really looked like she was taking off with those balloons. I flipped the sketch on it's side to fit the dimensions of the image. My patterned paper is from Michele R Designs; the flowers and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts; the pearl string is from Kaisercraft. My solid pink paper is scraps from a previous project. I never throw paper away!

Sketch Challenge #6

The challenge runs for two weeks from February 27 to March 11. Drop in, join the group if you haven't already, and join in on the fun!

New Release at The East Wind

It's Friday, and that means a new release over at The East Wind!! Today's new image is Aurora "Siesta III". 

I coloured this with Copics and Prismacolor pencils (just on her hair). I did the background using one of the techniques in the Background Workshop that came with the Create & Learn class for November over at Kit and Clowder, changing the colours to suit my project's colour pallette. The sentiment is a stamp from Unity Stamps. I used a white Molotow marker to make the stars. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

We are getting ready to have a 1,000 Members Celebration over at our TEW group on Facebook. Unky has so many awesome sponsors lined up and some really fantastic prizes that are going to be given away to random winners. There are going to be a lot of contests to take part in, so make sure you are a member of the group and check in on December 11! It runs the entire weekend, and the colouring contest will run for an entire week! 

There is also the "Coffee, Tea, or..." contest running in the Facebook group until December 17. Use any TEW image with a beverage in it (or use your imagination like our DT girl Kim did HERE).  PLUS, there are twice monthly challenges on the BLOG. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you like my little card this week. You can also check me out on Facebook HERE. 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

Aurora 'Spring Lady" by The East Wind

It's Friday, and you know what that means! It's a new release day at The East Wind! Today is a new Aurora image called "Spring Lady". I really enjoyed colouring this one up with all the folds in her clothes. I thought it would be a good challenge since I am still trying to finish my Clothing technique class over at Kit & Clowder. (I will get it finished one of these days!)

Aurora 'Spring Lady'

I coloured her with Copics, using the following colours:

Skin - E50, E51, E53, R20

Hair - R30, R32, R35

Clothes - BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08 and Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Shoes - W00, W01, W03, W05, W07

I used coordinating papers from a DCWV Far East mat stack, and Spellbinders Majestic Labels Eight Die Set.  

Make sure you join us on our Facebook page for our current challenge "It Started With a Song," and check out the BLOG for the new "Mother's Day - Add Flowers" challenge starting today! Make sure you are signed up for the newsletter (look for the bright pink box at the top of the page) so you are getting the FREE IMAGE on the 1st of each month. May's freebie is a real cutie!

Thanks for stopping by!! Feel free to leave some love below! I love to read your comments! xx

Ppinkydolls!!

I have such an exciting announcement today! A couple weeks ago Chrishanthi at Ppinkydolls asked me to be on her Design Team!! It is always a thrill to be asked to be on someone's DT because it  means someone appreciates what you do, and that is always a great feeling. I really love her images. They are quirky and unique, and I love things that are out of the mainstream. 

There is a Facebook challenge going on right now at the Ppinkydolls Facebook page, with the theme "Spring Friends". Submit an entry made with a Ppinkydolls image that has a Ppinky girl with an animal friend. EVERYONE that enters gets a free digi after the close of the challenge.

I have two DT inspiration projects for you today. My first one is "How Beautiful".

I coloured this with Copics. The paper is from Michele R Designs digital papers in Shabby Blue Charms, the pearls, flowers, dove and lace are all from Wild Orchid Crafts; the ribbon is from Michaels.

The Copics I used are:

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Hair - E40's

Dress - V000, V01, V02, V04, V08
I dabbed Tim Holtz distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Squeezed Lemonade around the image with a damp sea sponge.

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My second project is with the image "Unicorn Leslie".

I also coloured this with Copics. The paper is again from Michele R Designs, all my embellies are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The little butterfly I made with my Cameo. I actually made an entire sheet of them out of white cardstock and I will just colour them up as needed to match my projects. This one is dyed with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Tattered Rose. I dabbed around the image with a sea sponge using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Tattered Rose, Tumbled Glass, and Broken China.
Copics used:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
Hair - E50, E53, E55
Dress - B0000, B00, B02, B04, B05, B39
Unicorn - C00, C1, C3, C5 and R80's for it's mane
I really tested my art skills here and tried to draw a little cobblestone path with W7-W0 to ground the image. Drawing is not something I'm good at, but I think it turned out okay.

I hope you like how my cards turned out! Thank you for stopping by and letting me share them with you. Make sure you check out the Ppinkydolls Facebook page, and her Etsy shop for a lot more of these fabulous images.

I'm entering this in The Corrosive Challenge Our Animal Friends challenge

Up In The Air!

Today I have a DT creation for our "Up In The Air" themed challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges. The theme is pretty open ended, as you can create anything that has to do with being "up in the air." Let your imagination take flight with this one! The deadline for this challenge is Friday, February 27 at midnight. Pop over there and let us see your creations! We have some fabulous sponsors offering FABULOUS prizes! The sponsors for this challenge are A Day For Daisies, Jessica Weible Illustrations, Sentimental Susan, and Milk Coffee. 

I chose a Milk Coffee image for my project called "Lisbeth and Balloon".

I coloured her up with Copics, and used paper from the DCWV Citrus mat stack. I free cut the clouds out from white cardstock and added some Copic B0000 to the edges. I adhered the clouds and the image to the base layer with 3D foam squares so they popped out and gave her the illusion of floating. 

I really hope you like it! Now head over to the blog and enter your own project for a chance to win!

Movie Inspiration

Over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges our current theme is Movie Inspiration. We have some wonderful sponsors providing us some wonderful images to work with too: Ike's Art, Sami Stamps, and Sassy Studio. I chose an image from Sami Stamps called "With You". At first, my inspiration was supposed to be The Notebook. I haven't met a woman yet who doesn't love The Notebook. The image I was working with wasn't exactly like the scene in The Notebook, but it was close enough. THEN I saw Little Women the other day. The one with Winona Ryder as Jo, and I forgot how much I loved that movie. At the end, Friedrich comes while Jo is gone and drops off her book that he's arranged to have published. She comes home, realizes he's been there, and runs after him. She brings him his umbrella that he's left behind, and it starts to rain; he opens his umbrella, asks her to marry him and there they are, under the umbrella, living happily ever after. So romantic! It doesn't hurt that I've always had a thing for Gabriel Byrne. So, in the end, that was my inspiration for this.

I used Copics to color the image. The background is watercolor. I used an Art Impressions cloud stamp at the top with water-based ink and dragged the ink out with a wet brush, the rest of it I did freehand.

Their feet are flat against the paper, but I used 3D foam circles under the umbrella, and I curved the umbrella so that it pops out from the paper. There's quite an exaggeration at the top where the umbrella pops out and curves over.

I used a watermark pen to go over the umbrella and then I embossed it with clear embossing powder. I wanted it to have that shiny vinyl finish some umbrellas have.

Make sure you check out Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges! We love to see a variety of projects, not just cards!

Well, that was my movie inspiration! Now I want to watch Little Women again. And The Notebook. :-)
I hope you liked it. Please feel free to leave a comment below; I love to hear what you have to say!

Myndi xx

Queen of Hearts

First let me start off by saying that we are celebrating having over 500 members in The East Wind Facebook group! We are having a colouring contest, and some games will be played as well. Unky has offered up some of her art prints as a prize for commenting on THIS POST and inviting a friend to join The East Wind. Make sure you check it out!! And if you're not a member of the FB group, JOIN! We would love to have you! 

Here we go! The 21st of every month is the start of a new challenge on The East Wind's Facebook page. This month, our theme is "Alice in Wonderland" and the image I'm using for my DT project is Lucy Loo 'Queen of Hearts'.

I decided to use actual playing cards as the background for my card because she is, after all, the Queen of Hearts. I staggered and layered them, using 3D foam dots. On the last two layers of cards, I doubled up the foam so they sat higher.

I coloured most of her with Copics, but I used Gelly Roll Metallic pens for her crown, scepter, and the jewels on her scepter; I used a Gelly Roll silver glitter pen to highlight her gown so it looked like silver thread in areas.

  

I put the Queen on with even more foam dots so she sat higher than everything else.

"Off With Her Head!"

I also used Spellbinders dies, my Cameo to cut out the baroque heart, and flowers from I Am Roses.
I had a lot of fun making this. I know someone who loves Alice in Wonderland, so I may put this in a shadow box and make a gift of it. I hope you liked it!

Thanks for visiting!! And make sure you check out The East Wind. Besides the Facebook group, there is the blog, with TWO challenges every month. All three challenges between the FB group and the blog have different themes, so there's sure to be something that will interest you and inspire you to craft. 

I'm entering this into the challenges at: 
Kit and Clowder
Craft Your Passion