Frame it right

A few weeks ago my mother-in-law presented me with a sheet of A4 shiny green card.  It had been in her craft box for ages but she couldn't find a use for it.  I've been wondering what to do with it for a while and when I was on the train last night I had a really strange idea, I would try to make a frame out of it. So when I got home I got out my trusty crafters companion ultimate pro and boxer board.  I didn't want to create the same old square box type frame so I made the sides triangular.   I was really pleased with the effect that it created so I decorated it with some gold effect peel offs and used it to frame a Lacy Sunshine image (Constance Cherish Wings) I coloured a few weeks ago.   To make it stand up I used a Tim Holtz easel die from my collection. 

Promarkers used:

Skin tones: apricot, saffron, vanilla and blush

Lips purple gel 

Hair: colour: burnt umber, terracotta, and chestnut.

Dress: plum, amethyst and lilac.

Cat: ice grey 1,2 and 3

Steampunk Queen

It was a close friends birthday a few weeks ago.  She won't mind me telling you that she is a little bit eccentric and amongst the loves in her life are football, (the not so mighty O's) and steampunk designs.  She wishes she was brave enough to start dressing in the fabulous clothes but in her own words "being a lady of a certain age, I'd look ridiculous".   Her love of steampunk inspired my choice of birthday card for her this year.  I found the perfect image whilst looking at the work of Heather Valentin (aka Lacy Sunshine Stamps).  The stamp is called Queen of Hearts. This stamp reminded me of my friend so I took a risk and coloured the hair grey, I really think it works. 

Promarkers used:

Skin tones: apricot, saffron, vanilla and blush

Lips and eye shadow: magenta 

Hair: ice grey 1,2 and 3

Dress:

Red: burgundy, Cardinal Red and Crimson 

Grey: ice grey 3,4 and 5.

Gold: sleigh bells 2013 limited edition colour

Flowers: 

Green: pine and grass

Red: hot pink, ruby and magenta

Card: 

Hunkydory adorable scorable

Centura Pearl Snow White 

Sentiment: Hunkydory  

Entered:

On the sisters of craft challenge.http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk

My new crafty passion.

Since a Facebook friend introduced me to Letraset Promarkers I have been addicted to colouring digital images. With so many wonderful and talented designers and artists out there I am never stuck for inspiration.   Amongst my most favourite designers is artist Heather Valentin of Lacy Sunshine Stamps http://lacysunshine.weebly.com.  

This is the first hand coloured card to feature on my blog.  I used one of Heather's stamps 'Abigail Lil Angel Cherished Wings'.  I had no real plan in mind when I made this card other than to use purple.

 

I used the following:

Promarkers 

Skin tones: apricot, saffron, vanilla and blush.

Hair colour: burnt umber, terracotta, and chestnut.

Dress: plum, amethyst and lilac.

Card: 

Centura pearl lilac card.

Embossing folder: 

free from a craft magazine.

Sentiment Stamp:

Clearly Besotted stamps