B & W Princess

Welcome!

My card using the progressive Freebie from Sassy Studio Design Face Book Group: Princess Feather Portrait.

I used the Sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2:

I kept it B&W with touch of glitter from my Gelly Roll.
3 little feathers add to the theme.
Pencils used: 4B, 6B, 8B

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Rene

You are special!

Welcome!

I am combining 2 challenges in this post.
The first is Sketch #258 at Sketch Saturday.
The second and not the least is Challenge #66 Women are Special at Digistamps4Joy.

I've used Teardrops (for Boston) that was offered as a freebie in sympathy with the victims of the Boston Marathon Bomb blast. Real friends are there to share your laughs and your tears, and I've made this bright card to say thanks to all those special friends who brighten my live and share my laughs and tears. You are all special!!

Here is the sketch:

I hope that I have inspired you!

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Rene

Remembering our childhood...

Welcome!

 

What a fun challenge we have this week at Crafting by Designs : Remembering our Childhood!

Our generous sponsor is Ignacio from Nicecrane Designs.

The wonderful images that we had to work with made it child's play to create fabulous cards! I've used the Princess of Hearts from the Alice in Wonderland DSL Save Pack I. 

 

The cute vintage image was coloured with my pencils & fussy cut. I also embossed it to give it more shape & definition. Then, before I added it to my card, I added some Gelly Roll and Stickles glitter.

 

While the glitter was drying, I made my card. The base card is a lavender mottled & lightly textured card. I cut panels from green mottled cardstock as well as white shiny textured paper. A little purple ink was sponged onto the green panels, really just the edges. The green panels were added to the white and then to the card.

This layout was inspired by Sketch #257 from Sketch Saturday.
Finally, I added a narrow green organza ribbon with bow.

 

At last, the card was ready for the image which I added with foam tape. The idea was to create a dreamy feel to the card and I hope you see it too!

 

Without further ado, here is my card:

 

 

Here it is a bit closer:

 

And here is the sketch:

I hope it is a good interpretation. And I hope that I have inspired you to join the challenge!

 

Rene

 

Let's Party!

Welcome!

Week 2 of the Gothic Cuties challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad!

Our sponsor : Dilly Beans.

I've used the creepy cute Cordillia (#378). She looks like she can be a real party animal if she puts her mind to it. I used pencils to colour her, layering colours. The rest of the card was created with textured card & board. The sentiment was handwritten and a metal heart brad gives a final touch.

Without further ado, here is my Cordillia, ready for another late night party in the dungeons:

 

 

And here she is a bit closer:

DO come and join us! Cordillia will be delighted if many of you cute Gothic creatures come and join her in the dungeons.

Sketch #255 from Sketch Saturday inspired and organized the layout of my card and I'm linking it to the challenge.

Rene

Well Done, Banyana Banyana!

Welcome!

It is Tuesday and time for a new challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions!

It is also the last week of the Month Long Party!

The theme for this week is "Anything Goes" with an optional sketch. I must confess, I got a bit carried away with the sketch and made 3 cards, with another still in the making. I just loved the sketch!

My first card is in honour of the South African Ladies Soccer Team that competed at the Olympic Games. We call them "Banyana Banyana". When I started colouring the cute Lil Street Baller II, our team was playing against Sweden. I copied the clothes they were wearing. They lost 4-1 unfortunately. Today, they played against Japan and drew 0-0, an excellent performance, since Japan is the World Champions. It was their first time at the Olympic Games and even though they finished last in their group, the attitude of the image says it all: "Watch us next time". You go girls! 

Well, here is my card in the Green and Gold of South Africa:

Hope you like it and will join us in the challenge!

PS. Do pop over to have a look at all the wonderful creations of the Design Team.

Anything Goes Textured with a Sketch!.

Welcome!

I've combined 2 challenges to create my ATC.

The first is the 'Anything Goes with an Optional Sketch #10' at Jackson's Digital Expressions.
The second is 'Texture' at A Day for Daisies.

I used the sweet 'New Shell Baby' that is provided as a freebie for the challenge on A Day for Daisies.
The handmade paper of the base card provides the texture. I coloured the image with my pencils and lightly blended it.

The sketch on Jackson's Digital Expressions inspired the layout. I cut the flags out of cardstock & a paint chip. The stars were punched out of the same. A rhinestone adds a final touch.

Hope you like my ATC: