Friday 30 March 2012

Redonkulous News !!!.....

EEEK....I'm so excited :0)  I have been chosen to be a DT member for Redonkulous Designs! ..



Sheryl is the illustrator and owner of Redonkulous Designs and I can't wait to be a part of her new adventure..I'll be part of her very first Design Team and every day she is introducing a new member :0)...every couple of weeks I'll be sharing her fantastic images with you :0)...and   her aunt Kim of Just Wordz will be our Team Leader....she also has her very own line of Clear Stamps and you can find them Here.  

So hop over to the Redonkulous blog to check out her fantastic digi images ..be careful not to wear out the plastic..and if you become a follower you'll be entered into a draw to win an image of your choice too :0)

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Make It Crafty Store DT Call

Eeek..Zoe over at MIC is having a DT call for her store...so I've sat on this a while thinking shall I?..Shan't I? but i guess you've got to be in it to win it as they say..so I've finally jumped in with both feet.....

although I have a gazillion Make It Crafty digi's  (available here - make a coffee and be prepared to wear out the plastic) I wanted to create something a little different so I had a play with some chippies (available in the UK here )....and altered another notebook :0)



and a close up..


so the chippies start off plain..I've used a combination of Copic Ciaos , Promarkers, Pencils and Cosmic Shimmer to colour them.. I think the pencils really add some vibrancy to the colours :0)...of course you can use other mediums your only limit is your imagination :0)

so now the hard bit.. I have to answer some questions..

1. Country you reside in (DT is open to everyone worldwide)
U.K.



2. What style of creations do you like to make?

aarrgghh...do I have a particular thing??... I predominantly make cards but love to alter things too ....i prefer to keep things simple so not too fussy and love to distress stuff (just a little).. I work with rubber and digi's and mostly colour with ProMarkers but I'm teaching myself Prisma Pencils at the moment :0)



3. What do you enjoy most about crafting?

Everything!!..I've met loads of new friends..there's so much versatility and I and love to learn and grow ..but most of all crafting should be about having fun :0)



4. What are your favourite products at Make it Crafty?

I would love to play more with the chippis as I think they are so versatile... The awesome digi's and I'm certain I would love the rubber too I just don't have any yet!!...and the blending paper is the mutts nuts ;-)



5. Why would you like to be on the Make it Crafty team?

Seriously??...Why would someone NOT want to be on the team??!!..lol..this time last year i was hiding behind the sofa..very rarely venturing into MIC land but from being a guest last year i know you have the most fabulous team and group of followers and i would die of pride if i made the team...I'm continually trying to improve and feel joining the team would help me grow..I'm working on some tut's at the moment and would love to do more "back to basic's" stuff and share what I've learned so far and encourage and inspire others to give it a go even if it doesn't work first time :0)

finally..as they say.. here's some stuff I made earlier ;-)


this is still one of my most favouritist *word cards...it was the first time I merged an image..and I added water droplets by colouring..something I never imagined I could achieve.. I also added those fabby cog Chippies which are still my favourite thing.. I don't have many left and just get them out and stroke them now and then :0)



and i know it;s not an MIC image ( was coloured on MIC blending card!!) but it was the most incredible feeling having this card published last month..even more so because it made the front cover :0)

well that's all folks..
good luck to all that enter and thank you Zoe for your consideration...

Hugs Debs x

Sunday 18 March 2012

Dream Valley Challenges - Easter

hope your all having a fabby weekend..and Happy Mother's day to all you mummy's out there :0)..today I'm back to share Dream Valley DT card..this weeks theme is Easter..and we have 2 more fabby sponsors this week...Meljen's Designs and MulberryCraftsUK  ....so here's my finished card from my simple cloud tutorial which i posted yesterday :0)..


The super sweet image is Lili Of The Valley...papers are a mix of First Edition and Papermania..loving Kraft card at the moment i think it works especially well for Easter :0)..I've coloured with Pro and Flex markers and just added a few pretty embellishments to finish off...

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's work..stunning as always :0)

thanks for stopping by
Hugs Debs x

Saturday 17 March 2012

Step by Step Cloud Tutorial

Evening bloggers..well I promised some tut's and a lot of you have asked about cloudy skies..now as I said before I'm no expert but I'm happy to share how i do things ..grab a coffee and check out my step by step guide :0)...

Step 1
hand draw a cloud.. *TIP* I've used a letraset fine liner as it won't bleed... if you don't have one pencil is best as some pens will run into you promarker ink



Step 2
choose your markers..I've used Cloud Blue and Glacier Blue in the flex markers but regular PM's work just the same you could try Powder Blue and Pastel Blue :0)...


Step 3
Cut out your cloud..


you could try using more than one cloud...


or stick a couple together...remember there are no hard and fast rules..


*TIP*.. if your worried about your drawing ability you can always pick up some DP's and cut those out


Step 4
Place your cloud over your image ..like so...


then start adding your darkest colour...i just flick outwards...but not all the way around ..only the top part...you don't have to be too neat with this as it will be blended out later :0)


Step 5
Move your cloud to the next part of the image..being careful not to colour over it :0)


..it should look something like this...



Step 6
don't be afraid to flip or rotate your cloud it will make it less "samey" *word??


Step 7
continue until you have covered the entire area you wish to be cloudy :0)


Step 8
now start going over the areas that have been coloured with your lighter colour just extending either side..again it doesn't have to be precise :0)


when finished it should look a bit like this


Step 9
go over all of the sky with your blender pen..i start in a corner and work around in circular motion with the chisel end...you should already notice a difference


Step 10
Leave to dry and if necessary go over a second time with the blender ..you should then find you have a much softer looking background :0)..


well that's it..hope you've found it useful..if there's anything else you would like a tut on please let me know and i'll try to help....

you might also like to check out these other fabby tut's


check back tomorrow to see my completed card

Hugs Debs x

Thursday 15 March 2012

Published...Eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!

Well a few of you may have seen it on my facebook page....but i'm so super excited to have been published..a big THANKYOU to our very own Denise aka  The Crafty Den from Passion For Promarkers for organising everything..never in a million years would i have had the confidence to submit something myself...you can check out my card along with other teamies in this months edition on Papercraft Inspirations.......i have been a real giddy kipper..so i hope you don't mind indulging me with a few pics...:0)


...and i made the front page..i bet you can hear my squeals!!!............


 ..and the inside..i think all the girls have done an amazing job :0)


here's a close up of Krista' Smith Fabulous Saturated Canary digi image..she's called "Windy Day" and is available from Krista's fabby Etsy store :0)


and finally the finished card...


the papers were freebies off a another fabby mag Quick Cards Made Easy :0)..all finished up with a cute button and some twine..nothing too fancy as i wanted the colouring of the image to be the main focus as the article is about using ProMarkers..
I'm really rubbish at writing colours down as i go with the flow but these are defo the hair ones.. Burnt Sienna (just a touch), Raw Sienna, Gold, Mustard and Pastel Yellow :0)

I would Like to enter the following challenges 

Saturated Canary - Use Twine
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - One For The Girls..or mum

thanks for indulging me..it's not everyday you see your card on the front cover..well not for me anyway...
and one last pic....eeeeek!!!!


Hugs Debs x

Thursday 8 March 2012

Dream Valley Challenges - Mothersday

evening!!..just another quick stop for me...and i'm very VERY late with this..our new challenge started Sunday over at Dream Valley but I've had one of those "life gets in the way" months!!...but better late eh??!!...the theme is Mothers Day / Female Creation.....i've used this super sweet LOTV stamp :0)



I would like to enter the following challenges

Simon Says Stamp - Mothers Day / Special Girl
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

thanks for stopping by
Debs x

Thursday 1 March 2012

Happy Birthday Bling It On

Morning :0)...today i am sharing my DT project for Bling It On..we've a nice easy challenge for you this month..shades of lilac and birthdays as we are celebrating turning 1!!
This month we have 2 sponsors...............

Lili Of The Valley

offering a £10 Voucher


who are offering a $20 gift certificate to their store

i made a tag using a sweet paper shelter image :0)


I've coloured with Promarkers and used a Go Kreate Die for the tag papers are PM Capsule and  everything else is from my stash :0)..

just a couple of other quick mentions..if you have any ideas about what sort of colouring tuts you would like to see then please leave a comment on my earlier post here
and
i also have a number of stamps for sale on ebay so feel free to check them out here

thanks for stopping by
hugs Debs x

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