Sunshine Crafts: Marianne

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Monday, 12 December 2011

Lots of Letters

Good Morning you lovely bloggers. I'm up far too early on this bitterly cold day! Thank you so much for all your comments I really do look forward to reading them. Welcome to my new followers as well as those of you who have followed me for a while too. Today's post is my last Christmas card for this year. (I think!!)

I used the gorgeous LOTV stamp called Lots of Letters, it has lots of detail and I found it quite fiddly to colour, it's amazing how such a small image can take so long to colour! I coloured it with my new Copics and used my Prismacolor pencils to add some definition.

I used my lovely Marianne poinsettia die on some shimmer paper for the flower and added a crystal brad to the centre, I added some leaves behind the flower using my Magnolia leaf die and my Memory Box Frostyville Border die along the bottom, I love all the detail on this die, it's so pretty. The papers I used were from my stash (I'm not buying any more papers, until I've used some of the mountain that I already have!! - well that's what I'm saying today anyway - lol) Here's a close up of the coloured image:

I finished off with lots of Stickles star dust for my obligatory sparkle and a pre-cut sentiment that I think is from Little Clare. I usually struggle with what to put where on my cards, but once I had finished my colouring, this card seemed to come together easily, which is a first for me!

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Under the Mistletoe

Good morning lovely bloggers. A warm welcome to my lovely new followers and a big thank you to those of you who have left me some wonderful comments, I really do appreciate you all :))
It's soo cold, I plan to stay indoors today dressed in cosy clothes (pj's and dressing gown!!) and my heating on. I might even attempt to put my tree up, although I still haven't found the clear lights I want for it, so I might have to pop out to The Range, (just for the lights of course!)

I received my new Copics in the post and have been following Bev Rochester's fab colouring video tutorial here. Bev makes it look soo easy, but I persevered and am pleased with what I did :) I also finished my colouring off with my Prismacolor pencils. This is the first time I've combined the two and the result is here:

I stamped up one of my lovely LOTV Christmas stamps called Under the Mistletoe, this cute stamp is one of many that have been waiting to see the light of day, I told myself I wouldn't order any more new ones, until I'd used all the others I have, at least once, but I keep seeing all these beautiful images and before I know it, they're in my shopping basket and on their way to me!! I think it's called addiction - lol.

I did a PATP with Martha Stewarts Aspen Snowflakes punches and used papers from my stash (something else I have far too much of - but never the right ones of course!!) I used my new Marianne Poinsettia Die on some voile shimmer paper for the flower and added a pre-cut sentiment mounted onto the same backing card that I used behind my image, that I think I bought from Little Clare. I've bought so much stuff recently, that I'm not sure what I bought from where!! I also added some lovely green sparkling trim by Papermania for some texture and some snowflakes, then finished off with lots of sparkle. I even made a box for it as these PATP edged cards won't fit into their envelopes! Speaking of envelopes, I have ordered some box envelopes for any 6" x 6" cards that have raised details such as flowers on them, from Tracey at Craftezee, they are very reasonably priced and you can get yours here

I've just noticed that my pictures look a bit blurred and have realised that I have a fingerprint or something right in the middle of my lens, I want to get this posted so will try and post a clearer picture at some point when I'm not in a rush.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

http://sukkersott.blogspot.com/ #148 Glitter
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ #51 Photo Inspiration

http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/ Holiday Card

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Photo Inspiration

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ #146 Photo Inspiration

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ #85 Red, White & Green

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ #141 Sketch - Simon Says Stamp

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ #95 Let it Snow
http://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com/ Sparkle and Shine
http://cutie-sunday.blogspot.com/ #155 Packaging - Christmas
http://madformarkerschallenges.blogspot.com/ Christmas Challenge
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ Winter Wonderland
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ #49 Snowflakes & Sparkle
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything with a P
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ GL30 Christmas and Winter
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ #66 Anything Goes
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ #15 Happy Holidays

http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.com/ Christmas
http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.com/ Christmas Wishes
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ Christmas - Make sure it Sparkles
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com Any Winter Holiday Sentiment
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ Let it Snow

That's it for now. Many thanks for stopping by, please leave me a comment (they let me know you've been) and I can visit you too. Whatever you're doing today, have a happy day and keep warm!

Bye for now

Hugs

Vicki x

Friday, 25 November 2011

Wonderful for You

Good morning, and a big hug to my new followers!

We have some lovely sunshine here this morning, I can't believe it's Christmas in only a month! I have managed to make most of my Christmas cards and have a couple of presents (wrapped)! I still have loads to do to make it happen in our house!! I've bought a new Christmas tree, I've gone for a white one this time, I've always had the traditional green, but thought white would make a nice change, but of course, none of my stash of baubles will match with it, I've decided to go for silver, black and red, so have to buy all new ones. Even my beautiful lights that I usually use won't do, as they are on green wires, which won't be right and I can't find any pretty ones on white or invisible wires!! Am sure I'll get there in the end. The pressure I put on myself over these little things, as I like everything matching ..................(lol)

Anyway onto today's card. This is for someone who is going through a tough time right now and is waiting for some life changing news! I've stamped up my lovely new Special Edition Tilda available here and used my usual Pro-Markers to colour her. I've read so much about how wonderful Copics are and have ordered myself a couple of sets, which I'm waiting for postie to bring, can't wait!

I forced myself to cut my beautiful new Trimcraft First Edition, Up Up & Away papers, they are glittered and soo pretty IRL. I used a small Marianne doily die behind my image.

I added leaves cut with the Magnolia leaf die behind the flowers, which were punched. I added tiny crystals to the centre of the flowers and some larger crystals to soften the corner on the image.

I used my Magnolia Butterfly die and popped some more tiny crystals on the stem.

Finally, I finished of with a LOTV sentiment mounted on some matching card, cut with my Nesties and added Liquid Pearl around the edge and some sparkly to Tildas presents.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com Challenge #89 Anything Goes
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com #127 Swirls & Sparkles
http://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com Sparkle and Shine

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