Showing posts with label The next Level. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The next Level. Show all posts

Monday, 13 July 2009

Decoupage!

Crafting is on a tight schedule for the next few weeks as my workload has doubled overnight!! I'm not sure how I am going to keep track of which children I am minding when LOL!!
Anyway, just Beth at home this morning so I have combined this week's Next Level challenge (sketch and decoupage) with Stamp with Fun's punches and die cuts challenge.
I coloured the images using my promarkers and cut out the base image. The circles are cut using my nesties and I punched flowers and leaves and added a bit of gold ink to the edges.
When I fisrt got this Wisteria paper I was a little unsure - some of it seemed a bit wishy washy for me ... but now I love it!
Heres' a view of the decoupage - I decoupaged the coat and hat up one layer and the flower, fox'es head and tail up two layers.


Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girls Foxy; Penny Black Saluations
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: Basic Grey Wisteria
Embellishments: punched flowers and leaves, ribbon from stash

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

I love Tuesday mornings!!!

Oh and Thursday mornings!! Both girls are at preschool so I craft!! No housework, just up to 2 hours of crafting. I love it!
So I have knocked challenges on the head this morning and made a bit of money as both cards are commissions for twin girls - both very different! I have used the same colours and papers, but am surprised at how different they look.
The first card uses Stamp with Fun's sketch, buttons and bows (The Next Level) and ribbons (Creative Card Crew).

I coloured my Gorguss girl and the matted her onto brown and blue dp. This sketch is lovely and simpl so I kept the dp simple, and again matted it onto corresponding blue and brown dp. I added a big organza bow to it. I used blue organza for the side pieces and added brown buttons. A big blue flower with button centre finishs it off.
Sister number 2 is less fussy so I used the Sunday Sketch and Satamp sketch, and combined it with A Spoonfull of Sugar's hearts challenge.
Again my image is coloured in promarkers and I added some tiny pink heart gems to the dress (she does token pink unlike her sister!!). I matted the image onto brown and blue dp, and matted the patterned dp onto brown dp. I added brown ribbon and stamped the sentiment using sepia ink. Strictly no flowers, bows, fuss!!
Both images really do reflect the girls!! Hopefully mum will like them.
Well I've got time for a coffee, then its get the girls, and they are having a friend for lunch so teddy butties are on the menu!
Recipe:
Stamp(s): Sugar Nellie Gorguss Girls Flower Girl, Miss Attitude; Pollycraft Sherbert sentiment
Colouring Media: Promarkers
Papers: My Minds Eye Everyday Tango
Embellishments: ribbon, buttons, flowers from stash