Jane's Box of Colours

....and I'll let you into a little secret, I have seen a sneeky peek of some of the digi's Marina has created for a future release, oh boy you are going to love them.

OK enough waffle, you've come to see the artwork right!

..........and here it is in close up, just look at that adorable seahorse!!

I actually chose to make up my own scene merging images using Photoshop Elements, but if you do not want to do that Zoe has created some fantastic pre made scenes -

go take a look, I assure you, you will not be disappointed.

www.makeitcrafty.com

and those of you that frequent my blog on a regular basis will know that I tend to use a lot of Copics..................but brace yourself!!

(got a little carried away)

.........I promise to share hints and tips regarding colouring sand, sea, mermaid tails etc at a later date........so keep your eye out for that!

Now, a blog hop would not be the same without prizes

3 are up for grabs for those who leave a comment on the Store Blog post (so don't forget)

Whole Collection

Collection of Elements

Collection of pre-made scenes

but don't dally as the hop finishes on Sunday 6th May and Zoe will announce the winners on Monday

Talking of ZOE, that is where you need to head now, hope you have had fun and see you again soon!

Crafty Hugs

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

Incy Wincy Designs - #143 Mothers Day or girlie

Lollipop Crafts - #78 Anything goes

Crazy Challenge -#117 Summer Beach

Lexis Creations - #64 Lace/ribbon

28 April 2012

What's chocolate and pink with a touch of ink?

Well it could be me eating a strawberry creme from the box of Quality Street in my studio as I am always wearing ink!!

On the other hand it could be this creation below:

I thought I would try my hand at colouring on an uber dark cardstock, chocolate brown to be precise, but I could not resist adding a shot or two of pink.

Products used:

Make it Crafty digital stamp - Adele

Faber Castell Polychromos

Daler Rowney Murano Pastel Paper Pad - Cool colours

Dotty paper from stash

If you colour on Kraft cardstock you will have noticed that the colours do tend to stand out more than when using a paler background. Now with this chocolate I found that the darker pencil colours blended into the background whereas the pale colours really jump out at you!

A word of warning, although I could see the black printed lines to a degree, it is a challenge and it is best to have a clear printed version to hand to save your sanity when you get to a tricky area.

Try it and see what you think ........are any of you brave enough to go dark?

Thanks for hopping by, see you again soon

Crafty Hugs

27 April 2012

Another inked Magnolia....

Hands up if you've had the snuffles lately!

I have, in fact all my family has.

So for any of you out there feeling a little under the weather

Note:

For some reason the photograph has come out much bluer than the actual card which is teal - sadly photography and Photoshop Elements are not my forte!!

Stamps:

Magnolia - Nurse Tilda

Lili of the Valley - Sentiment

Paper:

My Minds Eye - Stella & Rose Hattie Papers

Misc:

Memory Box die - Valencia Border

Flat backed pearls

Ribbon from stash

Sewing machine

Copic Airbrush System

Colouring:

Copics

And here is a close up of Tilda ready to render First Aid,

not sure about the size of that needle though!!!

I had great fun with this particular project, a great excuse to play with my airbrush again.

But here I must make a confession, I had to spray it twice - guess who forgot to put a mask over the image first time grrrrrr!!

Whilst the mask was still in place I used a small natural sponge sprayed lightly with Isopropyl Alcohol, dabbing it on the sprayed area to create a speckled effect. I then went back over the same area with darker shades of markers dotting around Tilda's feet to create a shadow.

Then I pulled off the mask, adhering it to a piece of tracing paper cut to size and popped it in a storage box so it can be re-used in the future and set to colouring the rest of the image as usual.

I thought I would enter Tilda into the following Magnolia challenges:

TOMIC: Get Well/Best Wishes with picture for colours/theme

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Stitching real or faux

Totally Tilda: #45 Stitching

Ooh and before I forget, do you look forward to each new edition of

Magnolia Ink Magazine?

I do, and I am thrilled to say that I feature this time as

Blogger of the Month

What an honour!!

Thanks for stopping by the blog and as always should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Crafty Hugs