MFT Close-Knit Friendship Card

I have never entered the Wednesday Sketch Challenge over at My Favorite Things, but I do love all of the Pure Innocence line. This one, Closs-Knit, doesn't seem to be available any longer though.

 The challenge shows a sketch to follow:

Many of you know that following a sketch is really hard for me, so as much as I tried, the image required some alterations, LOL!

I printed out some knitted work from Pixabay, then used that color as my main choice in Copics for the rest of the coloring.  Her dress in, RV's, is dotted with white gel pen. I used a stencil from Tim Holtz to add some matching Turquoise Sea ink from Gina K to the background as well as to edge the pieces.

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Recipe for Happiness

I'm so happy to have been asked to be guest designing this month for Double Trouble Challenge Blog. (Do take a look at the blog to read complete and fun directions!)

This week, #17, has a "recipe" of at lease 3 embellishments, 2 colors, and 1 stamp or digital image. For more chances to win, add something you might find or make in a kitchen, and/or join in the Color My Heart Color Dare #322 for Bright and Bold, or #323 Soft & Pastel!

I used images from MFT, Recipe for Happiness, and colored with Copics (except for his florescent scarf, which is a gel pen). I pulled out some bright and bold papers from my stash. If you weren't awake when you opened this, you are now! The three embellishments are the little clothes pins, clipped to the orange and white ribbon.

For the second project using the same prompts but in pastels, I created a tag stamped with Distress Oxides in a light pink, embossed with clear powder, then surrounded by pink and yellow inks. The stamps are from Avery Elle, Bring on the Cake.  The cake and plate were colored in using Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens in Rose Quartz and Moonlight. A few enamel dots for the embellishments and a simple polka dotted ribbon tie finished off this little gift tag. 

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Soda-lighted to Have You as a Friend

We have a new sponsor for August over at Twisted Thursday. Your Next Stamp. This week's optional twist is Faux Stitches.

This image and sentiment comes from a set called Happy Meal. The background papers were done with Ranger WaterColor paper that were sploshed with Oxide Distress inks. My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched dies were used to trim the papers. Stamping inside and out was done with Memento Inks. Four brads and some pop-up foam were added for dimension.

Inside

Your Next Stamp

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Outlawz Sunday CAS with and Owl and Pure Innocence from My Favorite Things

This is my final week as a guest designer over at the Outlawz CAS (Clean and Simple) Sunday challenge. I really have enjoyed being part of a design team and hope that one day I will have the opportunity to do so again. This week's challenge was to use a button as the focal point of our card. The first thing that I thought of was an owl winking. Not finding one, I had to just draw one myself.

Copic Colors Used

Then, not completely sure that my owl was drawn that well, I decided to use some button papers and this simple little girl from Pure Innocence by My Favorite Things and do a second one. I forgot to take a picture of the colors used on this one though :( The Outlawz team decided to post both :)

Mojo Monday #359

Mojo Monday always has a new template for carders to try. I find it very difficult to follow a pattern (I'm awful at sewing because of that!) However, I gave it a try but then didn't know what to do with my little Pure Innocents from My Favorite Things, so I just put her on foam squares on top. Does it still count?
I used my airbrush to make the ribbon and the flower match and used my own, homemade melted beads for the dots.

Copic Colors Used