Make It Crafty Scene in no line and pencils...

Hello everyone! Not long ago, on Facebook, a challenge was set by Melanie to colour a Make It Crafty scene in Zoe's no line technique. I have already done a few images using the no line technique, not many and no scenes, and I thought I would push the already difficult challenge a little further and do it in pencils. GREAT FUN!!! I took my image and my pencils with me on holiday - and well... here is the result!

The two images combined for the scene are the beautiful Pipi Faye and the Whimsical Flowers background. I started by colouring the background using Aquatones and Neocolor IIs with water and then coloured the characters, flowers and details with my Polychromos. I added two Make It Crafty Corners and that was it!

Images:  Make It Crafty Pipi Faye, Make It Crafty Whimsical Flowers digi

Colouring: Aquatone, Neocolor II, Polychromos on Langton

Other: MIC Chipboard

I will keep practising and hope to do more no line very soon, it is really a fun technique! Have you tried it ;)?
Hugs
Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks DT Call:)

Hello everyone! As you probably know by now, Tiddly Inks is having a DT call, so if you like Christy Croll's images, now is the time:)! I saw the both exciting and scary DT call just before leaving on holiday and I have had it on my mind since then... I love colouring Tiddly Inks images so much, I thought I would forget about the fear and keep only the exciting part in mind and apply.

Bonjour à tous! Comme vous le savez peut-être, Tiddly Inks a lancé un appel à DT, alors si vous aimez les images de Christy Croll, c'est le moment! J'ai vu ça juste avant de partir en vacances et je n'ai pas arrêté d'y penser, j'aime trop ces images... alors, on oublie sa peur, et on y va!

I could not really decide on ONE favourite character - I love the Wryn range and I also love the  Victorian/ Steampunk images that were part of a joint release with Make It Crafty two years ago. So I made 2 cards. Here is my first project...

Impossible de choisir UN personnage préféré - j'adore toute la gamme des Wryn et j'aime aussi beaucoup les images Victoriennes qui étaient sorties lors d'une sortie combinée Make It Crafty/ Tiddly Inks il y a deux ans. Voici ma carte avec l'une d'elle...

Images and stamps: Tiddly Inks Owlette (and her tree) (digis), Tiddly Inks Grow Old Friends (clear stamp set)

Colouring: Aquatone, Neocolor II, Acrylic Paint and Copics on Canson Montval

Other: Pearls

I used the digis to make my scene, creating a background with the tree in different sizes, then I printed my scene and added the sentiment from my stamp set. The background was first watercoloured using Aquatone and Neocolor IIs, then I added acrylic paint to the leaves, and I coloured Owlette in Copics. 

J'ai utilisé les digis pour créer ma scène, le fond est fait avec l'arbre fourni, puis j'ai imprimé et j'ai ajouté le sentiment qui vient du set de tampons avec ce même personnage. Pour le fond, Aquatone, Neocolor II, puis peinture acrylique sur le feuillage - Owlette, elle, est colorisée aux Copic.

Now to Wryn :)...

Passons à Wryn, cette fois-ci :)... 

 

 Images and stamps: Tiddly Inks Winter Wryn, Make It Crafty Christmas Town, Personal Impressions sentiment

Colouring: Tombows and Copics on Canson Montval

Other: Stardust Stickles

I coloured my background with Tombows (only used a little bit of acrylic paint for the snowflakes) and Winter Wryn is coloured with Copics and mounted onto foam squares - simple.

Le fond est colorié avec mes feutres Tombow (plus un peu de peinture acrylique blanche pour les flocons de neige), et Winter Wryn est coloriée avec mes Copic et montée sur mousse 3D. 

I'll keep my fingers crossed, but whatever happens, I have really enjoyed creating these projects and will be creating more! Thank you very much for your visit! 

Je croise les doigts, quoi qu'il arrive, j'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à créer ces projets et vous en verrez d'autres! Merci de votre visite et à bientôt!

Hugs

Delphine xx

No DPs - such a joy ;)

Hello everyone! It's Friday which marks the start of a new challenge at A Creative Romance, and it is one I like very much and that is meant for me lol - No DPs! There is a fantastic prize to win, a selection of rubber stamps from Little Darlings!

My card is also a bit special, it is my take on a challenge for fun that took place in the Little Miss Muffet group on Facebook which was to colour a Little Miss Muffet cutie in pencil - here is mine!

Stamps: Little Miss Muffet Jr Hatter Lilith, Make It Crafty Whimsy Toadstools, CC Designs Birdie Day (sentiment)

Colouring: Aquatone, Neocolor II, Polychromos on Langton

Other: heart button

Isn't Jr Hatter Lilith super cute? I just love her! I merged her with the Make It Crafty Whimsy Toadstools background in Microsoft Word, and I coloured the background with Aquatones and Neocolor IIs (and water). For all the details and for Lilith, I used my Polychromos. 

Challenges I am entering: 

The Paper Shelter - Clean And Simple

Addicted To Stamps and More - CAS

We hope you will play with us at A Creative Romance and if "No DPs" scares you, take a look at my teamies' gorgeous inspiration - they rock!!  Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day! 

Hugs

Delphine xx

CANDY time and MIC inspiration!

Hello everyone! I'm not really here (holiday time!) but sharing a very summery card today (and MORE if you make it to the end of the post;)... Here is a card featuring my all time favourite background (again!) and a beautiful girl:)...

Bonjour à tous! Je suis là sans vraiment y être (vacances...) pour partager une carte très estivale (et PLUS ENCORE si vous lisez le message jusqu'au bout;)...

I stamped Hula Girl then masked her to add my background - The Beach. I coloured the background using Aquatone and Neocolor II "pencils" with water, then I coloured Hula Girl with Polychromos only. The sentiment I added is by CC Designs from the Summer Sentiments set. 

J'ai tamponné Hula Girl puis je l'ai masquée pour ajouter mon fond - The Beach. J'ai colorié le fond avec mes Aquatone et Neocolor II, et Hula Girl avec mes Polychromos. Le sentiment vient du set CC Designs Summer Sentiments.

Very simple, but I REALLY enjoy making this kind of cards focussing on the image and spending my time colouring!

Make It Crafty Products used/ Produits Make It Crafty utilisés

The Beach (also available as rubber from Quixotic Paperie HERE)

Hula Girl  (also available HERE as rubber stamp) 

AND... last but not least... if you love these stamps as much as I do, well here is your chance to win some candy...

Et enfin... si vous aimez ces tampons autant que moi, voilà votre chance de les gagner! 

Candy includes Make It Crafty The Beach and Hula Girl rubber stamps (and you can have my card if you like, but that's not very interesting!) 

A gagner: Tampons caoutchouc The Beach et Hula Girl de Make It Crafty (et vous pourrez avoir ma carte si vous voulez, mais cela n'est pas très intéressant!)

What should you do if you want to try and win?

Que faire pour jouer?

1. Be a follower of my blog (old or new)

2. Post the picture above in your sidebar with a link to this post

3. Leave a comment on this post (and don't panic if comments don't show immediately - I'm on holiday!!!)

1. Etre membre de mon blog (ancien ou nouveau)

2. Publier la photo ci-dessus dans votre sidebar avec un lien vers ce message

3. Laisser un commentaire au bas de ce message (pas de panique si cela n'apparaît pas tout de suite, je suis en vacances!!!)

You have until August 3rd midnight GMT to enter! Good luck!

Vous avez jusqu'au 3 août minuit GMT pour participer! Bonne chance! Bisous,

ETA: Candy now closed, I'll draw a winner shortly:)

Hugs

Delphine xx

CC Designs Review Day - EXTRA CAS...

Hello everyone! Today is review day at CC Designs and the DT are showcasing Christine's stamps. I picked the adorable Pinwheel Birgitta and decided to go even simpler than usual and to listen to my urge to colour only - so, recipe for my make: one stamp!

Stamp: CC Designs Pinwheel Birgitta

Colouring: Aquatone, Neocolor II, Copics, on Canson

I told you - extra simple, but I hope you like it!
Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day!
Hugs
Delphine xx

Quixotic Paperie with a Tiddly Inks scene :)

Hello everyone! It's Delphine here with a Tiddly Inks scene I made with my sets from Quixotic Paperie, combining different stamps. Can you tell I love my clear stamp sets;)? I thought I would combine media too, with a bit of watercolouring and Copic colouring... Here is the result!

The row of houses is from the Harmony At Home set. I stamped them twice (to have a row the size I wanted) on watercolour paper using Sepia Archival Ink and coloured them with Aquatone. The adorable Wryn is the one you can find in the Happy Mail set. I think she is perfect for any card! She was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Make It Colour Blending Card. I coloured her with Copics then cut her out and put her on foam squares. The heart is from the Harmony At Home set too, watercoloured with Aquatone, cut out and put on foam squares. I then added two little pearls at the top and that was it!

Challenges I am entering:

Crafting For All Seasons - Make It Girly

Pollycraft - Anything Goes (#2)

Crafty Sentiments - Girl Power

That's all from me today! Thank you very much for your visit, enjoy the rest of your Sunday! Hugs

Delphine xx

*** Latest Arrivals ***

• Susana Loves Stamps NEW Curiosities & Mechanimals PREORDER - DUE 2nd JULY!
• Julie Nutting Mixed Media Dolls Stamps from Prima!
• NEW Stamping Bella Uptown Girls & Christine Grove IN STOCK!
• NEW Make it Crafty "Entertainers" rubber stamps!
• New Tiddly Inks clear stamp sets - IN STOCK!

Fairy Happy Day with Quixotic Paperie:)

Hello everyone! I'm back today with a card I made for Quixotic Paperie and I couldn't resist using another Tiddly Inks clear stamp set - I just love these stamps, love colouring them so much! For today, I have chosen one the gorgeous new fairies, Fairy Happy Day:)

I stamped Fairy Happy Day on watercolour paper to colour her with different sorts of pencils, both watercolour and dry. I used Neocolor II and Aquatone with water mostly for the background, and Polychromos and Luminance pencils for the fairy and details. The flower is from another Tiddly Inks clear stamp set - Harmony At Home. I watercoloured it to match the flowers in my image, cut it out and put it on foam.

Challenges I am entering: 

Color Me Creative - Colors of Summer

Di's Digis - Summer Fun

Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes

Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely Sunday!

Hugs

Delphine xx

*** Latest Arrivals ***

• Julie Nutting Mixed Media Dolls Stamps from Prima!
• NEW Stamping Bella Uptown Girls & Christine Grove PREORDER due around 21st June!
• NEW Make it Crafty "Entertainers" rubber stamps!
• New Tiddly Inks clear stamp sets - IN STOCK!
• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May Release In Stock!
• The Greeting Farm May Stamp & Die Release

A Creative Romance #2

Hello everyone! It's Friday and time for the second challenge at A Creative Romance, and the theme is "Don't Be Square"! We are being sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts, generously offering a £10 Gift Certificate to the store!

My non square is of course very simple... as always! I've been playing with different sorts of pencils again and used a stamp I fell in love with at first sight! Here is my card...

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Fistful of Flowers (by Crissy Armstrong), Hero Arts Sentiment

Colouring: Aquatone, Neocolor II, Polychromos, Pablos on Canson Mixed Media paper

Isn't she the cutest little girl? I just love her!!

Challenges I am entering:
Cute Card Thursday - Summertime
Whimsy Stamps - Shaped Cards
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes

We hope you'll be able to join us, I can't wait to see your shaped cards ;)! Thank you very much for your visit, have a great weekend!
Hugs
Delphine xx

Welcome Summer at Deep Ocean

Hello everyone! I hope you are well? Today is time for a new challenge at Deep Ocean, a very seasonal one - "Welcome Summer"! We are kindly sponsored by The Ribbon Girl, generously offering a £10 gift voucher to their store! 

Bonjour à tous! Nouveau challenge chez Deep Ocean, complétement de saison: "Bienvenue à l'été"! Nous sommes sponsorisés par qui The Ribbon Girl offre un bon d'achat de £10! 

I made another little scene combining all sorts of pencils and two images I love - Snorkles by CC Designs and one of my favourite Make It Crafty backgrounds, Sandy Seafloor! 

J'ai fait une petite scène avec diverses sortes de crayons et deux images que j'adore - Snorkles de CC Designs et l'un de mes fonds Make It Crafty préférés, Sandy Seafloor!

Stamps: CC Designs Snorkles and Summer Sentiments, Make It Crafty Sandy Seafloor (also available as rubber HERE)

 Colouring: Neocolor II, Aquatone, Polychromos on Langton paper (Hot Press)

Challenges I am entering: 

There She Goes - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

Penny Black And More - CAS (entry #2)

Designed To Color - Summer

Papertake Weekly - Hot, hot, hot

Thank you very much for your visit, enjoy the rest of your day! Merci de votre visite et à bientôt! Bises,

Hugs

Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks at Quixotic Paperie

Hello everyone! I'm back to share a Tiddly Inks card I made with my Quixotic Paperie stamps. I used a set... just a set and nothing else. That's one of the things I love about these sets, they have everything you need to use them by themselves if you like - character, accessories, sentiment! Waht a dream! 

The set I used is Celebrate Joyfully. I had in mind to make a bright scene and colour a background, using different media, so I stamped Emma and the flowers on a Mixed Media paper. I coloured my sky and grass using a combination of Neocolor II and Aquatone pencils which I both love for their intense colours and did some watercolouring. Then I used my Polychromos to colour Emma, the flowers and details, and I added some acrylic paint to the grass.

Challenges I am entering:

Tiddly Inks - Summer Sun

Oozak - Anything Goes with a sentiment

I loved colouring this little scene, hope you like it! Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely Sunday! 

Hugs

Delphine xx

*** Latest Arrivals ***

• Julie Nutting Mixed Media Dolls Stamps from Prima!
• NEW Stamping Bella Uptown Girls & Christine Grove PREORDER due around 21st June!
• NEW Make it Crafty "Entertainers" rubber stamps!
• New Tiddly Inks clear stamp sets - IN STOCK!
• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps May Release In Stock!
• The Greeting Farm May Stamp & Die Release
• Craft Stamper Magazine June 2013