Amanita

 I have a card to share today using one of my favourite stamps from Mo's Digital Pencil.  

This is Amanita, isn't she gorgeous?!

I had a lovely relaxing time colouring her with copics :)

I used a woodgrain embossing folder and enhanced the grain by applying white and brown inks.

I also used a scrap of paper by Simple Stories and a vine die from Whimsy Stamps.

Copics used :

YR 14, 16, 18

R 20, 22, 27, 29, 30, 59

YG 03, 91, 93, 95

BG 10

Y 000, 23, 26

W 00, 1

E 000, 00, 13, 21, 42, 43, 44, 47

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything coloured goes

We love to create - anything mixed media

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Happy Hares and Glow Flowers

I have a card to share using some of my Lavinia Stamps today and I tried out a "new to me" technique too :)

I created the scene using Glow Flowers, Pipin and Whimsical Hares stamps.

I coloured the grass with Copics and used them to also colour the flowers.  Then I used distress oxides to blend around the edges of the card.

I have seen lots of Eclipse cards that I have loved but I have never tried one before.  I decided to be brave and give it a go :) 

It wasn't hard but I wasn't happy with how it looked originally. I think it was just the wrong kind of design/background to attempt it probably.  So I was really annoyed at having tried it on this piece which I had really liked.  But I saved it (in my opinion anyway) by writing on the letters with a gel pen.  

I actually love the look of it now :) 

I have seen lots of Eclipse cards that I have loved but I have never tried one before.  I decided to be brave and give it a go :) 

I used the Happy die by Whimsy Stamps.

It wasn't hard but I wasn't happy with how it looked originally. I think it was just the wrong kind of design/background to attempt this technique probably.  So I was really annoyed at having tried it on this piece which I had really liked.  But I saved it (in my opinion anyway) by writing on the letters with a gel pen.  

I actually love the look of it now :) 

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Lavinia Stamps - Blossoms Blooming

Ink art Designs - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Life is like a balloon card

I have a card to share today using Life is like a balloon by Mo's Digital Pencil.

This is such a great stamp set, it actually includes a dog with balloons and a sentiment too. I've used the whole set before on an art journal page but this time I decided to make a card with just the girl.

I coloured her with my Copics and then I created the cloud background in a different way to what I generally do.  I used a light blue copic marker to colour a sky but did it in a "rough" swirly way, not bothering about trying to blend it smoothly or evenly.  Then I used a darker blue Distress Oxide ink with a cloud die.  Finally I drew along the top edge of the clouds with a white gel pen and smudged it a little.  I was really happy with how the sky looks :)

At the bottom of the card I blended some Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and also added it to the bottom of some grass I die cut.

Copics Used :

B 0000, 00, 02, 21, 23, 24

R 20, 22, 27, 29

YR 18

Y 13, 15

W 1

E 000, 00, 21, 41, 42, 43, 44

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Colour Crazy challenge - anything coloured goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy