I've made the huge decision to move my blog across to the Blogger platform. With the changes to the Google Friend Connect option no longer being available to Typepad blogs, and that being one of the main links to readers I had, I felt now was as good a time as ever to start over :) I hope you will come across with me and sign up to be a part of my new blog.
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Hi! I'm back with my card for this weeks ABS challenge :)
Once again here's the sketch :
And here's my card :
I have kind of used Marion's watercolour technique with Distress Inks from this Topical Tuesday but I didn't actually colour an image, rather I simply coloured the whole piece of cardstock :)
I also borrowed the colour scheme from this gorgeous card by Christina MacLaren! Her card is stunning!!
Thanks for popping back once again for this very slack crafter :)
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Welcome to our next challenge! This week we are also welcoming a new Belle to the team - Danielle Daws! Welcome Danielle! I'm excited to see what you'll create with AnnaBelle Stamps!
Up for grabs!
How to play along!
It has been hard for me to find time to craft lately, and though I start out with good intention each day I can never seem to fit it in! Like so many, I'm sure, it is my down time where I stop thinking about everything else and just enjoy some time out :)
I actually coloured this flower image from our Squared Posies set last weekend but then never worked it in to a project..
I stamped my image with Versafine ink on watercolour paper and gave it a minute to dry before I started to colour. I used Derwent Inktense pencils for this one and wanted to try and give it almost a painted image look so went for lots of layers of colours! The beauty with these pencils is that if you allow them to dry in between layers you can go back and work in more colours without disturbing the first colour...love this feature!
The coordinating cardstock was also made from these pencils by drawing simple lines and a broad brush.
Just wanted to show the colour with this shot :)
So does it look a little like a painting? Not sure, but I do know that I had fun coming back each time and adding just a little more colour and shading :)
Have a great day everyone and I hope to see you tomorrow for our next AnnaBelle Sketch challenge!
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Happy Friday! The new challenge is up and running at AnnaBelle Stamps Blog and you will not believe the projects the Belles have created, they will blow you away! My card is no where as creative lol!
Lil Monster has been coloured with Coloursoft Pencils and blended with Zest-It. To make the twine grass I took a strip of cardstock and laid down some double sided tape and worked my way across with the twine. I wish now I'd used green cardstock though :)
What can you create with twine?? There are so many amazing colours now available in store so be sure to check them out!
You'll find all the Belles creations on the ABS blog with links to their projects so go and check them out!
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I simply wasn't happy with my card yesterday so I squeezed in some in the afternoon to play along with Jess' Topical Tuesday!!
I stamped our Lil Bee with Memento London Fog and coloured him with Prisma's using Zest-It to blend. I tried to keep the colours soft and not use too much grey seeing our colour challenge this week is Yellow & White...although I have another card in mind for that this afternoon lol!
Thanks for stopping by this morning! I'm off shopping for school shoes and other winter bits and pieces for the boys, and I may even squeeze in a coffee lol!
Have a great day :)
Tag : ac067
Welcome to another AnnaBelle challenge, and this week it's all about yellow and white! Two pretty easy colours to work with, but I just couldn't decide which way to go with it!!
This was meant to be a much softer coloured yellow, but I picked up Mustard Seed Distress Ink without giving it too much thought, and wow, it's bright!
My image from Ballerina Rose has been stamped with Versamark on vellum and embossed with Opaque Qhite EP, then coloured with pencils. I always hate adhering vellum so I took the easy route and attached it behind a cutout!
We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations again this week! Here's all the details on our challenges :
Up For Grabs!
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas :)
The Belles would love a visit as well and you'll find all the links in my side bar!
Have a fabulous day everyone!
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I've given the watercolouring another go today this time using the 'Lil Michelle with Teddy' image by Helen Pickup.
I've stamped my image on to watercolour card using Versafine ink then coloured her using the Inktense Pencils range.
The bakcground images are from the BBD7 set and have been stamped with Distress Ink Antique Linen then sponged with the same colour.
Because the Inktense range is such intense colour (guess that's the reason for the name!) I wasn't sure how I'd go for the skin tone, but I just lightly added a couple of colours around the edge and drew them in...I think it works?!?
Thanks for stopping by :)
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Hi all, I hope your Sunday was a sunny one :) Our day here was beautiful ending in a gorgeous evening!
I have a card to share and then some photos of how things look here after 142mm of rain!
I started with the image because I wasn't sure which way I was going to go, and stamped it with Versafine on watercolour card then coloured with Inktense pencils.
For my base card I took Distress Ink Shattered Straw and rubbed it all over the front of the card then stamped the larger gingham image from BBD7 with Versafine.
Some of you may know that some towns north of where I live are in flood and are waiting for the waters to subside after huge rain falls over a week ago. We had something like 142mm here, less than half of what some experienced, and the up side for us is that our tanks are full and the flowers and grass look amazing, so even though some are experiencing devastating circumstances I thought it might be nice to look at a positive.
These beautiful flowers are known by a few different names, but one is rain lillies (zephyranthes), and after such rains as we had they just flourish!
I put these gorgeous bulbs in because I'd read they need very looking after, my sort of plant!
They stretch (almost) right across the front of the house, I just need to plant a few more!
This is our little orchard and overflow dam which was nearly empty before the rain! It all looks amazing because Chris spent over 6 hours yesterday mowing(mainly because he wanted to go on his motorbike today!)! He's a treasure lol! Even the paddocks look green beneath the over growth, they just look amazing!
Hope you liked this little tour of our neighbourhood! I should've included one of the neighbours cows...I talk to them when I'm out there alone...I'm sure there's nothing too much to be worried about lol!!
Have a great Labour Day tomorrow those in Victoria. If you're in Melbourne I hope you get to enjoy the Moomba Parade!!
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