Love to Craft Challenge Blog #80: Lost Boats

Hello crafty friends.  Welcome to Spring and allergies. 

This post is for LTCCB, anything crafty goes.  Please check out the sisters blogs for more inspiration.

This hanger was made as a birthday gift for a nature lover and someone that likes boats.  Out of all the images I have, for some reason this one popped in my head as one that needed to be done.  The image is called In the Harbour by Delicious Doodles (which I believe is no longer in business). The metal hanger I found at Hobby Lobby ... I think.  

I colored the image with my prismacolored pencils.  Some of the projects I make will get an UV sealant applied to protect against sunlight.  This is one of those projects.  

A layer of gesso went on the metal hanger before painting.  It was difficult, but I tried to match most of the paints to the color pencils... even though in the pics it doesn't seem that way.  It's hard to say this as a crafter, I didn't want to go out and BUY paint to match, so I mixed paints to get the colors I wanted.  Shame on me, but I'm trying very hard to use what I have in stock.

The two metal sentiments I thought were perfect for this project and for the person it was given to.  Sometimes we need a little reminder that we need to do things for ourselves to be happy and healthy. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

• stamps: Delicious Doodles:  In The Harbour
• paper:  Clear Path Paper: Cherry Veneer
•  embellishments:  Tim Holtz: word bands, Myartc: hooks, Bead Landing: heartline charms and cord, the Paper Studio: burlap ribbon,  brads, shells, metal hanging plate

Love to Scrap Challenge #16 - Play Some Blues

It's hard to believe October is half over.  My little guy turns 3 on the 30th of this month and he gets to celebrate at the happiest place on earth...Disney.  I wish I could keep him little forever, he is the sweetest.

I guess I better get on with the challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the next 2 weeks we want to see projects with only shades of blues.  Remember there must be a stamp and/or digital image on your project.  We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles.  The winner will receive 4 images of their choice.  I hope you will join us for our challenge for the next 2 weeks.

Here's my card using Ivy Fairy image (the shading you see on the image will be on the image you purchase).  I thought she was rather sexy and even sexier as a red-head.  The red really stands out with the blue hues.

I colored the image with water colorpencils, then regular colorpencils.

 I used Star Dust Stickles on the wings to give the fairy her sparkle.  Layered some blue papers and a blue ribbon to finish off the blue challenge.

Of course, I always finish the inside of my cards.  

I hope you will join us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog for our blue challenge!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Digital Delicious Doodles - Ive Fairy

paper used: Bazzill, the Paper Studio-Paisley Blue Topal

die-cuts used: MFT Fancy Flourish, MFT photo corners

embellishments: Stickles-Star Dust & Waterfall, Recollections adhesive rhinestones, Ribbon Carousel ribbon.

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #10 -Just A Bit Sketchy

It's hard to believe the summer is half way over already....time flies by so fast.  I'm not ready for summer to end, even though fall is my favorite season.

I hope you are ready for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  We are getting sketchy this time.  Sketch challenges are my favorite.

We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles this challenge and they are giving the winner 4 images of choice.

Here is the sketch:

As you can tell, I flipped the sketch to it's side.  I used the digital stamp In The Harbour by Delicious Doodles.  I love the way this came out.  I used watercolor pencils first, then regualr color pencils to add more details.  After the coloring was done the struggle came with finishing the card. I had no idea where to take it or what papers I was going to use.

I'm very happy with the finish project.  Most of the papers were scraps I had in my scrap boxes from previous projects.  I found a piece of map paper and knew it would be perfect.  Can't go wrong with blues and grays for boats either.  Then I added some burlap for some texture.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I'm entering in the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #43 Life's A Beach 

Crazy 4 Challenges - Marine Life

Sister Act Card Challenge - #15 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Pin It !!  (brads)

stamps used: Delicious Doodles digital stamp In the Harbour

paper used: SU Gray and DP papers and some other scraps

die-cuts: MFT Postage Stamp Stax, MFT Circle Stax 1 & 2

embellishments: Tim Holtz brad, burlap