Another brilliant Mo

I had to get this guy when I saw the pic in Mo's Facebook group.




Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray
Images: Maurie J. Manning "The Big Guy Grilling"

Magpie Magic Scrap(K)it testing

The blog world is amazing, you get to know talented people you'd never accidentally meet in real life... Once upon a time Sybille from Magpie Magic bought my wristie-pattern, we ended up chatting and have been reading each others blogs ever since :) Sybille is a really talented artist, with real canvas and digital too, and she decided to create her own scrap kits, or Scrap(K)its and asked if I would test them. She didn't have to ask me twice ;)

Here's what I've done with her first kit called Papillion, which will eventually be available for purchase through her Scrap(K)it blog. For now you can get a sneak peek here.

First I ventured into a scary new dimension for me: digital scrapping!


(you can click to check out a bigger image)

For this layout I used 1 of the background papers, 1 of the black and white patterns and both of the L-shaped frames. I loved the frames, as they were quite large to begin with - no worries on having them too small for the layout. The black and white pattern was great too, as you can layer it with the background papers and get multiple designs that way. The layout is a bit plain because, as I said, this was my first try with digital scrapping... So really this doesn't show the full potential of the kit.

Since I wasn't too happy about my basic image editing skills and the layout, I whipped up a proper card too :) Now this is great for a butterfly-loving girl for example!



I used one of the butterfly stamps from the kit, as well as the rectangular frame, 1 background paper and one black and white pattern. I colored the butterfly with watercolor pencils (dry), cut it out and distressed the edges and inked them with Distress Ink Dusty Concord and embossed it with one of those nobby-end tools. The original stamp has drawn antennae, but I replaced them with copper wire ones. After coloring I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist Sand - and what a pain it is to try to repeat the glimmer in photograph. This image will give you a little better idea. Again, click for larger images.



The frame I printed out black and white and cut it out, distressed the edges and again applied Dusty Concord. All of the frames have this lovely swirly theme going on and I had a hard time picking out which one I wanted for the card cause they are all so cool!

The background paper I printed out with some color adjustments and the black and white pattern as it was. Then I used 2 retro flower punches to make the flowers, coloring the smaller ones with Dusty Concord and added some bling, half pearls and ribbon.

As you can see, the kit is great for both digital and paper. The stamps are wonderfully detailed - so much so that the moth actually creeps me out as I really am not fond of insects in real life :D They are also pleasantly large originally - sometimes I have trouble with digital stamps actually being too small to begin with.

Can't wait what Sybille comes up with next :)




Recipe
Papers: Magpie Magic Scrap(K)it Papillion
Images: Magpie Magic Scrap(K)it Papillion
Ink: printer ink, Distress Ink Dusty Concord
Coloring: watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: Glimmer Mist Sand, half pears, copper wire, silver outline stickers, ribbon

P*skarteluhaaste #10 (a Finnish challenge)

Menikin sitten muutama hetki ennen kuin sain osallistuttua uudestaan p*skarteluhaasteeseen, mutta tällä kertaa ehätin mukaan :)

Haasteena oli resepti, 3 haaraniittiä; 2 nauhaa; 1 kuviopaperi.

Leimakuva on C.C.Designin digi-keiju, kuviopaperi on Basic Gray Urban Prairie -sarjasta, nauhat ovat sekalaista seurakuntaa ja haaraniitit Eyelet Outletista. Taustapaperin muotoilin EK:n reunaleikkurilla ja keijun saparoissa on Liquid Pearlsia ja siivissä Sticklesiä.




Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray Urban Prairie,
Images: C.C.Designs digi-pixie
Ink: printer ink
Coloring: watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: brads, ribbons form stash, Liquid Pearls, Stickles.

Double challenge

I made a double challenge this time, combining Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #22 and Mo's (Or Bronte's and Bella's) challenge.



Mo's challenge called for the color purple :)




Recipe
Papers: Digital Downloads
Images: Mummu's Bike by Mo Manning
Coloring: Watercolor pencils, Koi-brush
Other: Basic Gray pearls, EK border punch

A darling couple

Roses on Paper challenge #19 calls for "Incorporate the use of punches in a Sketch Challenge of your choice!"

So, here we go:
Mojo Monday 102 sketch with retro punch flowers (size M).






Recipe
Papers: Stash papers
Images: The Greeting Farm "50's Sweetheart" (digital), Scrappy Cat flourishes
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Fired Brick
Coloring: Watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: Retro flower punch Medium, Basic Gray pearls, Panduro Ribbon, bling

School girl

A dual challenge card this time:
Midnight Madness Challenge Sketch #17
and Simon Says "Back to School"






Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray Porcelaine
Images: InStyle Janice
Coloring: Watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: Panduro ribbon, brads

Midnight Madness #16

I just can't get enough of Mo's awesome art, so here's Mummu and her bike in MMSC sketch #16.






Recipe
Papers: Laura Ashley Contemporary
Images: Mo's Digital Pencil Mummu and her bike
Ink: printer ink
Coloring: Watercolor pencils
Other: Stickles, half pearls, metal embellishments

MMSC #15

Another great sketch from the Midnight Madness girls:



And another great digital image from the incredibly talented Mo Manning




Recipe
Papers: Digital downloads
Images: Mummu's Bike by Mo Manning
Ink: Distress Ink Fired Brick and Dusty Concord
Coloring: Watercolor pencils
Other: Panduro ribbon, Basic Gray pearls

MMSC #14

Another Midnight Madness sketch, brilliant as always :)



This sketch was superb for another one of Mo's Digital Pencil images, as they are quite large and do not need additional embellishments (IMHO). Colored with watercolor pencils, twice, and layered.




Recipe
Papers: Digital downloads
Images: "John" from Mo's Digital Pencil (note that this is the freebie version, with brushed lines)
Ink: Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Coloring: watercolor pencils, Koi-brush
Other: Stash ribbons, stash pearls

Mojo Monday #98

Yep, I really love these little pixies! Digital print, colored with Distress Inks, layered and then some stickles on top ^_^


Recipe
Papers: Stash papers
Images: C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Gretel
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Fired Brick, Dusty Concord
Coloring: Stickles
Other: Basic Gray Opaline Pearls, Panduro ribbon

2s4y and InStyle and Simon Says

I made this card for 3 challenges, InStyle Wednesday Challenge calling for buttons, Simon Says calling for buttons AND ribbons, and the sketch is from 2 Sketches 4 You #32






Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray Urban Prairie, Laura Ashley Contemporary
Images: InStyle sitting Ava (digital), Scrapmagasinet 37B
Ink: Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Coloring: Watercolor pencils, Koi-Brush
Other: stickles, Glossy Accents, Basic Gray Buttons, American Crafts Premium Ribbon

Harvest Dance

I haven't had the time to make this image into a card yet, but I wanted to post it because Mo wanted to see results ^_^

So this is from the super-talented Mo Manning, who's illustrations have totally stolen my heart (and my PayPal balance...).

Here is the Harvest Dance, which I ended up interpreting as a dance between summer, autumn and winter - somehow the colors just came that way ^_^



(note: you can catch a closer look if you click on the picture...)

Oops, forgot to mention that the image of course is colored in with watercolor pencils, dry this time. The printer ink totally gives me a headache cause it bleeds if I use water on top. Gotta get me some fixative :/

The Greeting Farm cards

A few The Greeting Farm cards I've made -






Recipe
Papers: "Vintage Dad" from Tinker & Co, Laura Ashley Contemporary
Images: Digital downloads from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Distress Ink, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo
Other: Brads, Basic Gray pearls, ribbon

Simon Says Do Dawny P's Sketch

Simon Says Do Dawny P's Sketch this week.





This digital stamp is from the incredibly talented Maurie J Manning and a funny thing, she is partly Finnish and this is her interpretation of her Finnish great grandmother (mummu = grandmother in Finnish). I knew I wanted her the second I saw her! Backed up with Basic Gray Porcelain papers


Recipe
Papers: Basic Gray Porcelain
Images: Mummu from Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink: Printer ink
Coloring: Watercolor pencils, Koi-brush

Something blue...

This is a dual card, first off The Next Level week 7 sketch with required 3D-element

I left out the sentiment as I don't have suitable stamps and I'm sooo bad at creating any on the computer...

And for the second challenge, Creative Inspirations Challenge asking for "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue". Well, I did not make a wedding card, but here's a list of things:
something old: the blue card stock - the first ever I bought :)
something new: the lovely C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi DIGI Image
something borrowed: the blue ribbon is from a friend's stash
something blue: well, this one is quite obvious don't you think :D






Recipe
Papers: Blue card stock, stash papers
Images: C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi DIGI Image
Ink: Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Coloring: watercolor pencils, koi-brush
Other: Paint samples for the retro flowers, brads, Basic Gray pearls, stickles

Happy birthday -card

Simon Says 'Let's Celebrate ' for this week.


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I printed her out twice and layered her hair and the cake. "Gratulerer med dagen" is Norwegian and directly translates to "congratulations with the day", a sentiment that is commonly used for birthdays and similar events. The frilly edges are cut with pattern scissors :)


Recipe
Papers: digital downloads
Images: InStyle Mellie with a cake (digital)
Ink: printer
Coloring: watercolor pencils
Other: sentiment printed from the computer

Another rose...

Mojo Monday week 91 sketch

I used MM's sketch for this card, but I had to switch the image and the backing paper because my image was so long. This rose though fits perfectly to a long format card, and is beautiful without any excess embellishments!

My stamp is once again digital one, from the absolutely ingenious Sketching Stamper. I love bicolored roses, especially cream colored ones with red edges like this:

Hence the coloring :)




Recipe
Papers: Raspberry Road Digital Downloads, dollar store scrapbooking card stock
Images: Sketching Stamper, Kreativ Hobby Love-tag
Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Fired Brick
Coloring: Watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: puffy stickers, brad, half pearls from Panduro Hobby

Sukkersött # 44

I tried to get out of my comfort zone and made a blue card for Sukkersött #44 challenge, where the subject is "flowers".





Recipe
Stamp - Sketching Stamper (digital), Scrappy Cat flowers
Ink - Distress Ink Faded Jeans
Papers - Purple colored card stock
Coloring - Watercolor pencils (dry)

Roses are red...

These roses are a wonderful digital stamp from the Sketching Stamper, check her out, she has some magnificent works for sale! I love the roses and I am happy the way I colored them, but all together this card isn't really what I was aiming for - it is too restless. Oh well, live and learn I guess...

This card is for Stampin' for the Weekend "Going digital!" -challenge and 2 sketches 4 you Kazan's sketch 28







Recipe
Stamp: Sketching Stamper roses (digital), Scrappy Cat flourishes and BG Eva Bitsy
Ink: Distress ink Vintage Photo, Fired Brick, VersaColor Burgundy
Coloring: watercolor pencils (dry)
Other: White stickles
Paper: watercolor paper

And one more for this evening!

At the Greeting Farm there's a black and white challenge with a sketch, and here's my entry:

Black and white was tough, but I think this 50's couple goes really well in a monochrome card :) They were fun to color too! I used watercolor pencils in 2 shades of gray and black for the coloring. The "Swing" is actually from the Wild Things -set. The b&w paper is a freebie from the wonderful Summer Driggs, from the Angel Mother -set - I just printed it in gray scale. Oh, and note the girl, she has some white Sakura Gel on her eye makeup :D

I continued the sketch to the inside too. Note the lovely ribbon - it is actually cut away from a top: you know those wide neck ones that have long loops attached so they can be hanged in the store without stretching...





Recipe
Papers: Black card stock, Summer Driggs Angel Mother
Images: The Greeting Farm, 50's couple (digital download), "Swing to it" from TGF's Wild Things -set, La*di*dah Clear Labels
Ink: printer ink
Coloring: Watercolor pencils, white Sakura Gel pen
Other: recycled satin ribbon