even more EXCITING news ... Through The Craft Room Door

I have some even more EXCITING NEWS!

Today I am
Guest Designer

on the

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Blog

The challenge is
TTCRD Anything Goes Week Sep 5th -12th

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Today I had the pleasure of colouring and creating with the super cute Cloudy Rain Cloud With Raindrops digital stamp from Wink Wink Ink to make some cheery rainbow cards.

This cute digital stamp comes with both a B&W image and a pre-coloured image,
so I decided to use both.

I placed the images on my Silhouette Cameo design mat, added my sentiment and sized them to make a front panels for an A5 top folding card.  I printed the precoloured image on blue A5 cardstock and the B&W image on A5 X-Press It Blending card.  I also printed the precoloured and B&W images on white cardstock and heat them too.

I took the B&W image, added some X-Press Mask-It and fussy cut it out, trimming to the inner edges of the cloud (so that when I applied the mask it will not leave a white edge when I ink around the masked cloud).
I took the precoloured image and fussy cut it out, then went around the outer edges with a black marker for a neat finish.

Here is the fussy cut precoloured cloud

 and here is my Copic marker coloured cloud.

Next was my time to get inky, very inky ... I ended up with blue fingers!

I took the blue panel, used a white gel pen to colour the raindrops, inked the background with Distress Inks, heat set then finished it off by adhering the fussy cut cloud in place.

For the B&W image panel, I took the mask and placed it over the cloud, inked the background with Distress Inks, heat set then coloured the cloud with Copic markers and the raindrops with a white gel pen.  I was quite surprised with the result, there really isn't much difference between the white vs blue cardstock after the inking.

The "RAIN" and "rainbows" sentiments for both cards are AC DIY Thickers.  I went around the edges of each letter with a rainbow of Copic markers then smothered them with the matching glitter.  The colour was a bit pale with just a single layer of glitter, so I went over each letter with liquid adhesive and added another layer for a rich, sparkling finish.

If you have visited before, you will know that I always have extra photos to share

   

NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative and make a project to enter the challenge for

TTCRD Anything Goes Week Sep 5th -12th

at

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Wink Wink Ink - digital stamp - Cloudy Rain Cloud With Raindrops

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
smooth blue cardstock
Copic markers - cloud - C00-0-1
Copic makers - eyes - b02-04-05

Copic markers - cheeks - R0000-000
Copic marker rainbow - R46 + R24 + YR18 + Y17 + YG25 + YG67 + B04 + V12
Glitter rainbow - WOW! glitter
Rouge + Pomegranate + Pumpkin + Sunflower + Mint + Emerald + Ocean + Fairy Dust
Distress Inks - precoloured image card - Broken China + Faded Jeans
Distress Inks - B&W image card - Tumbled Glass + Broken China + Faded Jeans
Mini Ink Blending Tool & round blending sponges
uni-ball Signo white gel pen (raindrops)
A5 top folding card base
Silhouette Cameo - AR Christy font

I changed the font from a cut to be a solid black print
a rainbow of rhinestones
DIY Thickers - Shoebox (rain) and LAX (rainbows)
assorted flower punches
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the precoloured cloud

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Sending a big Thank You to Deonna for inviting me to be Guest Designer
I hope that I have inspired you to get creative with your
My Besties (or other branded) images and make a project to enter the

My Besties Spanish Challenge Blog

September Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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Alphabet Challenge Blog - Challenge "M for Make You Mark"
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #80 - No Patterned Paper
Crafting By Designs - September Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #173 - Anything Goes
Fabrika Fantasy - Challenge #13 - Add Pearls / Gems
Ike's World Challenges - Challenge #96 - Anything Goes + option Mythology
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #101 - Anything Goes
Making Memories Crafting Challenge Blog - Challenge #9 Anything Goes ...
or The Colour Board ... my rainbow card uses much more than these

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1736 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge #345 - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #259 - Wild West or Anything Goes

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Challenge #124 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes

Time Out Challenges - Challenge #91 - CASE Beverley Brown

Tuesday Throwdown - TT #359 - Punches and/or Dies

HO HO HO ... Holiday Cheer!

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #128 - Any Holiday

I have chosen Christmas and look forward to seeing what holiday you choose.

The sponsors for this challenge are:

           Rick St. Dennis              Lemon Shortbread
                               
      Prize: 2 Digital Images                        Prize: 3 Digital Images

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The challenge is "Any Holiday" and today I have used the Joyous Elf digital stamp from Rick St. Dennis, one of our generous sponsors this week, to make a cute and cheery Christmas card.

My card is a 6x6" top fold.
I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set then coloured with Copic markers.  I coloured a couple of images with lots of shading then decided that this little elf needed solid bright colours.  I trimmed the panel down to 3 1/2" square, matted with black then green cardstock.  I matted the card base with green, black and white textured cardstock then adhered four panels of pretty patterned paper, topping it off with the matted image panel.

The sentiment and bow are die cuts by Paper Smooches.

I finished off the card with a touch of Wink Of Stella sparkle on each of the bells.

I had so much fun with this little cutie that I made two cards.
You can learn more about my second card HERE.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Rick St. Dennis - digital stamp - Joyous Elf
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E0000-000-00-11 R01
Copic markers - eyes - B06
Copic markers - clothes - BG53 YG03
Copic markers - candy cane - R27
Copic markers - bells - Y17
Wink Of Stella clear glitter brush - bells
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Paper Smooches - Christmas Words Dies
Kaisercraft - 12x12" patterned paper - Mint Twist Collection - Trimmings

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Sending a big Thank You to Rick St. Dennis for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for  being a sponsor for Challenge #128 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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ABC Christmas Challenge - L and M are for?  L is for Love and M is for More
My Joyous Elf has more than one sparkling bell
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #182 - Bingo + A Sentiment

                

I have used patterned paper + a digital stamp + fave colour (green & blue)

I have also used die cuts and markers

CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #75 - Inspired By A Song / Nursery Rhyme
I was inspired by the song "The Happy Elf" ... crooned by Harry Connick Jr.
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge #420 - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - CHNC Challenge #338
- Anything Goes ... as long as it's Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - CHNC Extra for June 2017
- Anything Goes ... as long as it's Christmas
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - WK 24 Anything Goes
Ike's World Challenges - Challenge #91 - Anything Goes with optional theme
"Blue Christmas"
Incy Wincy Designs - Sparkle or Shine
The bells on my elf sparkle and shine
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge #1725 - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #248 - Quilting/Stitching Real/Faux / Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Challenge #119 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Use Patterned Paper
Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Challenge #77 - Non-Traditional Colours
My non-traditional colours are blue and green
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Challenge June 20 - June 26

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #104 - Use Something New

It's time for another challenge with us at the Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow

with Challenge #104 - Use Something New

Our generous sponsors this week are:

Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

Prize - 2 digital images

Wink Wink Ink

Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

Today I have used the Season's Tweetings digital stamp from Wink Wink Ink, one of our generous sponsors this week.  I have used several new items too, from all the different snowflake cut files and film strip cut file, to the pretty holly & berries gemstones (details listed below).

My card is a 6 x 6" top fold.
I coloured the image using Copic markers.
The snowflakes, film strip and polaroid frame were cut using my Silhouette Cameo.
I coloured the snowy portion of the snowman & background of his "photo" with Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush.  I also coloured each of the snowflakes, so they all have a delicate sparkle.
The snowflakes are adhered using a combination of foam dots and liquid adhesive.

I have layered lots of snowflakes of different designs and sizes to make a sparkling dimensional cluster.  It's a challenge to take a photo showing the layers and sparkle on the white-on-white.

Here is a close-up showing some of the delicate sparkle.

PS - the pretty holly & berries gemstones were part of my "something new" (Thank You Lena) and I tried something new with them too.  The green was a different shade to the holly on my snowman's hat, so I took the darkest of the markers I used to colour them in and coloured the gemstones.  As you can see, it worked a treat and I look forward to having more colour coordinated embellishements in the future, thanks to my Copic markers.
The top left cluster is the coloured one.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Wink Wink Ink - digital stamp - Season's Tweetings
X-Press It - A4 blending card
Copic markers - snowman - C0 and "0"
Copic markers - carrot nose - YR12 YR15 YR16
Copic markers - bird - R24 R27 R29
Copic markers - holly leaves - YG13YG25 YG17
Copic markers - holly berries - R24 R27
Copic markers - hat & scarf - BG10 BG11 BG23
Kaisercraft - North Pole Collection 12x12" paper - Toboggan
Silhouette Design Store - cut file - Film Strips
design #39384 by Jillibean Soup
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Snowflake Layers
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Snowflakes & Title
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Paper Snowflakes
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Simple Snowglobe
The Paper Studio - gemstones - Holly & Berries
Wink Of Stella - Clear Glitter Brush

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Sending a big Thank You to Wink Wink Ink for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #104 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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ABC Christmas Challenge
"A" is for Anything Goes and
"B" is for Something Beginning with "B"

my "B" is for bird

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Mojo Monday
Mojo Monday 478 Contest

   

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QKR Stampede
QKR Stampede Challenge #224 - Snowman or Snowflakes
I have included a snowman with lots and lots of snowflakes

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog
Simon Says: Start Afresh
my something new is the lovely gemstone holly & berries
I also cracked open a new Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

   

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Sparkles Christmas Challenges
Challenge #72 - Lots of Glitter

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The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up
Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
Optional Theme - Out With The Old, In With The New
my "old" is the patterned paper, my "new" is the holly & berries gemstones

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