Cherry Blossom Bird - ever so pretty!

For this card I chose Cherry Blossom Bird stamp from KLM Designs. KLM has both photo polymer and digital stamps. This image is a digital stamp, but their photo polymer stamps are awesome!

This was a fun card to create. I wanted to use the sentiment "Sending Hugs" which came with the stamp set. I thought that it was important to have an uplifting background for the sentiment and stamp.

This is a 5x7 card. I used Copic Xpress paper and cut it to size. To create the rainbow background, I used Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. To create this background, I colored with the crayons. I took a baby wipe and saturated the colors. Once the colors were dry I used a bit of Spectrum Noir glitter ink. I took a thin paint brush and created a marble affect. 

I colored the bird with Copics in shades of orange, yellow, blue and greens. I used lilacs, red, and green for the flowers.

 Distress Crayons:

• Seedless Preserves
• Chopped Sapphire
• Peeled Paint
• Fossilized Amber
• Festive Berries

Spectrum Noir gold glitter ink

Copics:

Bird - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y16, Y35, B02, B04, B12, G03, G05, ans G12

Flowers - V000, V01, V95, R24, R27, and R29.

 I used my Scan N Cut to cut out the stamp and used dimensionals to pop it up on the card. I used a bit of twine to set off the image and a gold sun embellishment too. I think the card is just perfect to give to someone who is having a difficult time.

I Love Promarkers Challenge - the theme is love or marriage!

I love promarkers challenge blog is such fun! I am a guest designer this month. I am so excited and honored to be invited to join in as a guest DT. The theme is love, wedding or anniversary and starts February 5, 2020.

I selected Elephant Love from Bugaboo Stamps for this challenge. Promarkers are wonderful alcohol markers to use. I selected a variety of grays for the two elephants. I thought that a touch of pink was called for for the little girl. She has an adorable bow in her hair and painted toe nails two.

I just love Valentine Day and this card would be perfect to give to someone special or to use as a just because card. Bugaboo Stamps have such a fun selection of stamps.

I created a 6.5 x 6.5 card using the following colors:

Girl Elephant: warm gray 1, 2 and 3
Boy Elephant: Caramel and Ivory
Bow: Hot Pink and Lipstick Red
Flowers: Lemon and Sunflower
Greenery: Leaf and Lime Greens
Heart: Lipstick Red and a touch of Hot Pink

Through the Purple Haze January 2020 Challenge - My first project of the year!

For my first card as DT for Through The Purple Haze Challenge, I chose to make a Valentine Card. This challenge is to use a stencil. I used a stencil for the heart in the center of my stamped image. I used a variety of water colors for this card. I used my beloved set of Sakura Koi watercolors and My Tom Bows.

I love using watercolors, as it is so relaxing to color an image. I created a background mixing pixie dust, which is very sparkly with the watercolors. I also used Crafter's Companion glitter inks too. The card came out beautifully. "The Happiest Days are Spent with You" stamp is by Spellbinders, but the heart in the center was not showing up well, thus I used a heart stencil to make the card pop. Don't be afraid to try new things.

I used a small wooden tag, and colored it with my alcohol markers and used raffia to create a ribbon. The card has a mixed media vibe. I just love how this card came out.

This month's challenge with Through the Purple Haze is to use a stencil. What could be more fun? Why don't you challenge yourself and give it a try?

"Creative Genius, Michele" by Elizabeth Bell - A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge for November 1, 2019

Hello  friends! For the November 1, 2019 A Bit More Time to Craft DT challenge, I used this adorable digi stamp from Elizabeth Bell, Creative Genius,Michele . This stamp is just perfect. I created a 6 x 6 card. I used the digital paper from A Bit More Time To Craft. I selected the pastel mixed media paper, which is just lovely.

Please check out the A Bit More Time to Craft blog and follow along. The challenge is always "Anything Goes". What could be more fun?

I used my Spectrum Noir paper and markers for this image

Hair - TN7, TN8, and RB2
Skin - FS6, FS7, and FS8
Trousers - VB2 and VB3 and for the pocket AB3
Blouse - AP 1 and AP3
Chair- CT3 and CT 4
Ribbons - MG 2
Table cloth - AB2 and AB3
Shoes - IG2, IG3, and IG4
Cat - GB1, GB3, and GB5
Wood - MB 1

* I often go over an area multiple times to create a darker color for shading and then do a quick swipe for the highlight.

This image and the digital paper are just perfect.

Fall Bestie Doll 16 - She is my favorite pumpkin in the patch, for sure!

I just love the image I used for my latest card, FallBestie Doll 16. Isn’t she just adorable?

You can find this image by artist Sherri Baldy, online in her store. She is a phenomenal artist. 

I used a combination of Spectrum Noir Originals and Illustrators by Crafters Companion.  I selected these markers, as I love their shades of orange and greens.

For this image, I used the following:

•  Pumpkin – B02, B03, and OR1 and for the inside of the pumpkin I used MB1
•   Leaves and vines – YG1, YG2, and YG3,
•   Hair – B02, and B03
•   Skin – FS6, FS7, and FS8. For the cheeks PP6 and for the lips AP3.
•  Shirt – AB3, VB2, and VB3.
•   Pants, hat, and scarf– VB3 (cuff), AP1 and AP3
•  Sunflowers – GB1, GB2, GB3, and TN7

I love using inks to create fun backgrounds. For this image, I used distress inks:

·         squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, tea dye, and bundled sage

For the grass:

·         bundled sage and pine needles

I created the sentiment “You’re the best pumpkin in the patch” on my computer and printed on card stock. I edged it with Cajun craze from Stampin Up!  I used Crafters Companion marker paper for the image with the grass and Sweet Sentiment marker paper for the image without the grass. As you can see, they are both wonderful. I look for paper that will allow the alcohol ink to layer without absorbing into the paper. Both papers are ideal.

I often envision scenes in my head, so I experimented and created one card with tall strands of grass and one without. The point is to have fun and to experiment. As my friend Dawn says, it is only paper.

You can watch the video tutorial on my YouTube channel at: Creative Paper Crafting with Jacquie YouTube

Thank you, and happy crafting! Always have fun when you are creating your art.

MyBesties - Halloween images

Friday night during my regularly scheduled, “live” I used two images from MyBestiesShop. I just adore these cute images. For me, last night was wonderful – it was my first official DT project for My Besties. These images will be released soon.

This card was a bit different for me. I felt outside my comfort zone, but wanted to show that you can have fun, use different products, and make Halloween card.  The skin and hair color were a bolder choice than my normal flesh and brunette tones.

I really enjoyed making this card.  I generally use Copics to color, but wanted to show that you can use any alcohol markers that you have.  I used my Spectrum Noir, Illustrators, and Tri Blends by Crafter Companions. 

I started with the Spectrum Noirs several years ago, and actually love them very much to this day. They are just as good as the Copics, but a better price point for beginners.

The colors I that I used are were a variety of spectrum noir and illustrators:

• The moon – CT1, CT2, and CT3. I added a smidgen of CT4. I also used Mb1 in the decay.
• The skin – YG1, YG2, and YG3. I wanted the skin to have a ‘greenish” glow.
• Eyes – I love to use gelli pens and for this image, I used the green.
• Hair – DR7, DR3, and DR1. Even though the hair is a maroon color, you still use a dark, medium, and highlight tone.
• Lips – CR11 and Cheeks AP1. I love my Besties to have lots of pretty pink on their faces, even if they are green faces.
• Book – OR1 and OR2. I used a black multiliner to write the title, “Going Batty”. A fun touch.
• For the small flowers I used BO2 and on the leaves YG3.
• Clothing on the larger image – VB3, VB2, and VB3. I USED CR11 on her socks.
• Clothing on the smaller image – AB2 and AB3.
• For the bats, I used a variety of colors. I wanted to make sure each one stood out from the other. You can use any combination that you like.  I did use – FS6, FS7, FS8, GB 1, GB3, GB5, GB8, GB10, IG2, IG4, IG6, and IG8. I used the blender pen sparingly too.
• For the background, I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Sugared Lemonade. Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky, Blueprint Sketch, Hickory Smoke, Pale Fig, Mowed Lawn, Sage, and Pine Needles. I also used perfect pearls mixed with water to create the stars by splattering them on. Once they dried, they were so shiny.

I simply used black glitter paper to mat the card, which was 8 x 8. A rather large card, but I wanted to use both adorable images.