Fabulous Friday ;)

Hello everyone! I have always loved Fridays, I love them even more because it is Fabulous Friday at Tiddly Inks, inspiration time from the DT! There is also the hop going on, celebrating the amazing new release with 2 fantastic prizes - you can start the hop and read the details HERE! And if you're looking for my hop post, just click HERE!

Friday means it is also the start of a new challenge at A Creative Romance, the theme this time is "Masking" and the prize is a £10 Gift voucher generously offered by The Ribbon Girl!

My project today is another attempt at colouring scenes combining media and using my brand new watercolours with my old beloved Copics ;) Here it is...

Stamps: Tiddly Inks Bewitching set, Kraftin' Kimmie Haunted House

Colouring: Watercolour and Copics on Langton

To make my scene, I used the Tiddly Inks Bewitching clear stamp set (available from Tiddly Inks HERE or for Europe from Quixotic Paperie HERE) and Kraftin' Kimmie Haunted House. First I stamped the beautiful witch, Alison the Witch (available as digi as well), masked her and added the pumpkin from my clear stamp set behind her, then I stamped the house. I coloured the background with watercolours, then the house with watercolours too and then coloured my witch and pumpkin in Copics.

Challenges I am entering:
Crafty Ribbons - 3 of Something (3 stamps to make my scene - the house, the witch, the pumpkin)
Whimsy Stamps - Clean And Simple (entry #2)
Try It On Tuesday - Create A Scene
MarkerPop - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes
Penny Black And More - In The Garden (entry #3)
Pile It On - Outdoors

Thank you very much for your visit, have a great weekend!
Hugs
Delphine xx

Tiddly Inks Release and Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Exciting day today - Tiddly Inks is celebrating a wonderful NEW release!  We have 10 new release images for you!  Some of these fabulous sets will be in clear and all will be in digital form, so you have a huge variety to choose from.
 

The team is celebrating with a hop.  Make sure to hit up every blog on the way to see examples of ALL the new releases.  Leave a comment on each blog and you will be eligible for some fantastic prizes.  All the prize details will be on your final stop at Christy's blog, Tiddly Inks.  The hop will go all weekend (through the 19th at 12am CST) so you have plenty of time to comment and visit each blog.  You'll also get to meet all of the new team members ;)!

For my card, I chose to use the Starry Birthday set, available HERE as a digi and HERE as a clear stamp set.  Take a look!

Don't you just love all the little accessories and of course super cute image?? I love them!!! I have made a very CAS card, I really wanted to have the focus on the set so decided to use nothing else :) And I was actually super stressed and excited about this one since it is my very first DT card ;)

Images: Tiddly Inks Starry Birthday

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card

Challenges I am entering:

Papertake Weekly - Occasion-ally
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes

The following is the hop list that each member has on her blog.  Make sure to go in order so you don't miss anyone and have a fabulous time!

Alyce

Kim
Dilyana 

Tracey
Marlena

Jeanne

Katie 

Delphine - YOU ARE HERE

Carolyn

Tabbatha

Larissa

Jodi

Lou
Lucianna

Jenny
Karen 

Melissa

Christy

Have fun hopping! Thank you very much for your visit! 

Hugs

Delphine xx

Make It Crafty Vixie

Hello everyone! I'm back with some Make It Crafty inspiration today, with a card featuring an image I love, the gorgeous Vixie, in violet!

I merged Vixie and Butterfly Swing in Microsoft Word (I mirrored the swing because it felt more natural for me to have Vixie looking on the left), printed my image on Make It Colour Blending Card and coloured it with my Copics. The DPs are by Kaisercraft and the sentiment I added is by My Mind's Eye. Here is a close up on my image and the colours I used...

Skin: E000, 00, 02, 11, 23, R20
Hair: C3, 5, 7, 9, V01, 04, 06, 09
Wings: BG000, 02, 05, 07, 09, V01, 04, 06, 09
Dress: V000, 01, 04, 06, 09
Swing: E31, 55, 59, Y11, 21, 26, 28
Butterflies: V01, 04, 06, 09
Sky: BG000, BV20, C00, 0, 1, 3

 

I was in a completely violet mood, I decided she would have purple highlights in her hair too;)

Images: Make it and Crafty Vixie and Butterfly Swing

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card

DPs: Kaisercraft

Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day!
Hugs
Delphine xx

Colouring Grass With Copics

Hi everyone! If you're looking for my candy, please click HERE!

Today I'm sharing a tutorial I made for my Make It Monday post at CC Designs, a tutorial on how I colour grass with Copics. The stamps I am using are CC Designs Summer Swing Birgitta and Summer Swing and the Copics used for the grass are G99, YG03, 17 and 67. You don't have to use exactly the same greens as me, you just need 3 or 4 greens that you like and that work well together.

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STEP 1
I always start by colouring at least all the parts the blades of grass will touch since the blades will be on top of them, so I always colour the sky and here the tree trunk and Birgitta's legs (and while I was at it, I decided to colour her completely :)!)

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STEP 2
With the chisel end of your marker, going from left to right or right to left, lay colour on the grass area with your lightest colour - YG03 here. You can do that quite quickly, the marker strokes will be covered later.

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STEP 3
Take your darkest colour - G99 here - and create blades of grass starting at the base of the blade and going upwards. You need to do a flicking motion from the bottom to the top and with a light touch. See how my blades are larger at the base. I have also added some G99 to the area that will be darker, under Birgitta and at the bottom of the trunk.

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STEP 4
Now create blades of grass with your YG67 doing the same movement as in Step 3 and filling some of the spaces.

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STEP 5
Use your YG17 marker and do as in step 4, filling the spaces between the blades you have already drawn and covering some.

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STEP 6
Now use your lightest colour YG03 to cover the empty spaces, still doing a flicking motion. 

Done!

And here is my CAS card...

Sky: BG0000, BV20, C00, 0, 1

Grass: G99, YG03, 17, 67

Tree: E13, 15, 19, 31, 37, 59

Skin: E000, 00, 02, 11, 23, R20

Dress and Ribbons: V000, 01, 09, 12, 15, 17

Challenges I am entering:

Penny Black and More - In the Garden (entry #2)

A Gem Of A Challenge - Summer

I hope you found this little tutorial helpful! Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day! 

Hugs
Delphine xx

Stylish Friend for Quixotic Paperie

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing the card I made for my Quixotic Inspirations post, a little scene with a very stylish lady from Tiddly Inks simply combined to a Make It Crafty background. 

This gorgeous lady is from the Tiddly Inks Stylish Friends set and the background is Make It Crafty Rose Garden. They are coloured in Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card and the sentiment I added is from the Tiddly Inks Fairy Happy Day set. I kept the layout very simple as always with just a stripe of paper to "bring out" the image.

Challenges I am entering:

Polkadoodles - In The Garden

Stempelsonnen - Anything Goes

There are lots of beautiful Tiddly Inks and Make It Crafty stamps to choose from at Quixotic Paperie, you can see them all HERE and HERE!

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

Delphine xx

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• Some Odd Girl Stamps - Latest Releases IN STOCK!
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• Julie Nutting Mixed Media Dolls Stamps from Prima!
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• NEW Make it Crafty "Entertainers" rubber stamps!
• New Tiddly Inks clear stamp sets - IN STOCK!

Tilda's Town #65

Hello everyone! It's Friday, so time for a new challenge at Tilda's Town! This week, the theme is "Special Occasions" and you can win a $10 Gift Certificate to Tilda's Town!

 Tilda's Town is a most magical shop specializing in Magnolia Stamps. Over 1,100 stamps in stock at all times. Tilda's Town offers FREE worldwide shipping on every order, every day. You can also save up to an additional 20% on your purchase by using one of the famous coupon codes. Shop at www.tildastown.com and live the magic.

I have decided on a Birthday card:)...

Stamps: Magnolia Tilda With Hellebores, Magnolia Happy Birthday

Colouring: Watercolours and Polychromos on Lagnton

Challenges I am entering:
Live and Love Crafts - Cool or Warm Colours
Emerald Faeries - Colour Challenge
Whimsy Stamps - Clean And Simple


I can't wait to see your Special Occasions projects! Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day!
Hugs
Delphine xx

Halloween with CC Designs Review Day

Hello everyone! If you are looking for my cute happy candy, please click HERE:)!

It is Review Day at CC Designs today, and I am showing you the fun Meoples set just released called Night Of Fright and the Ghost Spooky sentiment!

Stamps: CC Designs Meoples Night Of Fright, Ghost Spooky sentiment

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card 

The Night Of Fright set includes the 4 characters + 1 ghost shown on my card. I love the Ghost Spooky sentiment, perfect with the set - please note there is also a Ghost BOO sentiment available which is really great for all Halloween cards :)! 

Challenges I am entering:

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - Square Cards

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

Hugs

Delphine xx

No Line Fairytale for Quixotic Paperie :)

Hello everyone! I am back to share my Quixotic Inspirations post and today I have a fairytale scene I made with 3 rubber stamps using Zoe's No Line technique and combining watercolours and Copics. It is the second "sort of painting" I do with watercolours, number one was here - it takes a lot of time but I am so enjoying myself!!! Here it is, framed since it is a birthday gift...

I stamped my three images onto watercolour paper using Adirondack Cloudy Blue Ink. First, I stamped the beautiful Snow White by Some Odd Girl, then Make It Crafty Tree Of Love, masked my two stamped images and added the fence - Make It Crafty Petals And Palings. I love this tree and this fence, they really are a must have for scenes! I coloured my background using watercolours, then coloured Snow White with my Copics, and added blades of grass and flowers with my watercolours again. I recreated the lines of facial features with a brown Polychromo pencil.

Challenges I am entering: 

Penny Black And More - In The Garden
Addicted to CAS - Summer
One Stop Craft - Keep It Simple

I hope I have inspired you to create your little scenes! There are lots of Make It Crafty backgrounds available from Quixotic Paperie and lots of adorable characters - like Some Odd Girls HERE! Thank you very much for your visit! Hugs

Delphine xx

Exciting news, candy and super cute image...

Hello everyone! Yes, here I am back to share my good news, although you may have seen it already ;) - I am now part of the Tiddly Inks Design Team!!!! I am extremely happy and honoured, more than I can express and still can hardly believe it - it is a real dream come true!!! No need to tell you how much I love Christy's images - a dream!!! To celebrate and spread the love, I have a little candy for you...

Candy includes Tiddly Inks Happy Day Clear Stamp Set, a roll of Artemio Blue Masking Tape, a roll of white ribbon and an 80 pearl pack. 

What to do to win?

1. Be a follower of my blog,

2. Post the picture above in your sidebar with a link to my blog

3. Leave a comment on this post!

Candy will close on August 15th when Tiddly Inks will be releasing new extra adorable images;)!

And last but not least, check this out...

This cutie called Spell On Ya! is released today by Christy at a very special discounted rate of $1, to celebrate and thank all the designers who joined the DT call! You can read more HERE and also discover the samples for the new challenge! Thank you very much for your visit, and for your support ;)! Good luck everyone and have fun with your little witches;)!
ETA: CANDY NOW CLOSED, I'LL DRAW A WINNER SHORTLY :)

Hugs

Delphine xx

Without Words at the Beach and Candy Winner :)

Hello everyone! It's time for the new challenge at Without Words, and this month the theme is "Beach Holiday/ At The Seaside"! And we have two fantastic sponsors I loooooove - take a look:

Make It Crafty offering a $15 store voucher or credit

and...

Quixotic Paperie offering a £10 store voucher!

Isn't that super cool??? Here is my seaside card using Make It Crafty digis :)

Images: Make It Crafty Ebony At Beach, MiC The Beach (also available as rubber HERE), CC Designs Sweet Summer Sentiments

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card  

DPs: Bella Blvd

Other: Ms punch

I have used digis for my scene, but The Beach is also available as ruuber stamps. Remember you can get all your MiC digis from Make It Crafty of course and MiC rubber stamps from Quixotic Paperie HERE!

And I also have a winner to announce, winner of my summer MiC candy and that is...

Celine!!!  Congratulations!!! Please email me your address Celine! If you were not lucky this time, I'll be offering another candy this week to celebrate good news, so watch this space:)

Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day!
Hugs
Delphine xx

SCACD Digital Release Hop

Hello everyone! BLOG HOP Day today! If you are looking for my Make It Crafty Tea Party Blog Hop post, please click HERE!

I am back and super excited to be a part of the SCACD Digital Release Hop! You should have hopped here from Kathi's blog, if not or if you want to start at the beginning, please go to the first stop - Alex's blog!  

Today, SCACD is formally premiering the SCACD Digital site by adding over 35 images designed by Carmen Medlin!!! Carmen's range is fun, fresh as well as elegant and will have something for everyone! Susana has added quite a few never before seen fab images as well as taken some past rubber stamps and turned them into digi for this release.

Want this badge? 

Reminder to Our International Friends: As you know, SCACD has stopped the sale of physical items. However, international customers can now purchase SCACD Digital images only:)!

Join us today to celebrate this release with the SCACD DT as well as guests (thank you ;)!). If you lose your way, check out the store blog for the entire list!

I have done two projects for this hop, in different styles - the first one features an adorable little image called "Home Is Where the Heart Is":)...

Image and sentiment: SCACD Home Is Where The Heart Is

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card

Die: SCACD Dandelion Knoll Statement Corner (for USA) or  HERE from Quixotic Paperie

My second project is really special to me... because it is a first ;) I have dared try something new... It features a gorgeous image called Caged Heart (also still available in rubber both at SCACD and in the UK at Quixotic Paperie) whom I fell in love with - here it is...

I felt this gorgeous lady came straight out from a painting, so I decided to create the painting around her. I have bought some "REAL" watercolour lately (I mean not my beloved pencils or markers which I still love) and I have wanted to try and PAINT backgrounds for some time. And when I saw "Caged Heart", it seemed obvious now was the time to do what I had in mind and test the new watercolours! Because I can't draw AT ALL, I have been a bit scared to try but I'm happy I did in the end! So the background is watercolour and my lady is coloured in Copics :)

 Image: SCACD Caged Heart

Colouring: Watercolouring and Copics on Canson Montval

Challenges I am entering with project 2:
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee - Show Us Your Colouring Skills
Dream Valley - Summer Days
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything With Ink Or Paint
The Paper Girls -  Watercolors

I hope you enjoyed my little makes, your next stop on the hop is DIANNE's blog! 

Thank you very much for your visit, have fun hopping! 

Hugs

Delphine xx

Make It Crafty Tea Party Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Well you must have discovered new images yesterday with the Make It Crafty guests, now it's time for the Make It Crafty team to pour a round of drinks at the super special tea party celebrations!

Not only are we celebrating the magical release of Alice In Wonderland, but Make It Crafty has turned 3! All thanks to You, the incredible artists and the Make It Crafty team! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Let's dance around from chair to chair, sipping a drink, eating a cake, shrinking then growing with excitement as  you watch the entertainment unfold before your eyes.

Be careful not to miss the hidden words as you'll need to collect them along the way and string them all together to form a quote. Simly enter the quote at the end of the hop for a chance to win!

Hopefully you've found your way from my teamie Aeryn's blog, but if you've just skipped a chair or two, you might want to start back at Zoe's blog.

I have two projects for you today featuring 2 gorgeous images. First things first - Alice of course, with a design inspired by the amazing Elaine ;)!

Image: Make It Crafty Alice With Cards digi

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card

DPs: Bo Bunny

Other: Go Kreate Dies, Make It Crafty Corners Chipboard (plus acrylic paint)

I love this image, a little scene all ready to be coloured ;) - perfect! I used my all time favourite DPs by BoBunny and kept the colour scheme to blond/ cream/blue to match Alice.

My second card features a different character and another gorgeous image called The Red Queen!

Image: Make It Crafty The Red Queen digi, CC Designs Simply Enchanting Sentiments

Colouring: Copics on Make It Colour Blending Card

DPs: BoBunny

Embellishments: Make It Crafty Heart Flourishes Chipboard, La-La Land Crafts Heart Banner Die, Stickles

Skin: E000, 00, 11

Hair: C3, 5, 7, 9

Outfit: C0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, R32, 35, 37, 39, 89, Y11, 21, 26, 28

This Queen is great fun to colour, I can tell you:)!

Challenges I am entering her into:
MilkCoffee - Show Us Your Colouring Skills

Challenges for Alice Card:
Paper Crafting Journey - (Punches and / or ) Die Cuts

And I have a hidden word for you...

The fun doesn't stop here! Now you need to head over to my teamie Bronwen's blog!

And here is the blog list of all the DT blog participants:
Zoe
Mel
Jenn
Kasey 
Aeryn 
Delphine  (you're here:))
Bronwen
Elaine  
Asa
Diana 
Aeryn's Tutorial 
Lizzie 
Ruby 
Nicoletta  
Stephanie
Trudie
Barbara
Jenn  
Store Blog 

 
Thank you very much for your visit, have fun hopping and good luck!
Hugs

Delphine xx

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