Birthday Surprise !

Happy Friday everyone,
I have some weekend inspiration for you...a birthday card where no brush has been used..eeks!

I colored the image using just my lovely Spectrum Noir markers. I wanted  the beauty and vibrancy of these markers to be my focal point.

Stamps-Ryan-Angelica and Adam
Spectrum Noir markers- Blender,LG1,LG2,LG4,LG5,TN1,TN2,TN3,GB1,GB3,DR1,DR6,EB1,EB3,EB2,GG1,GG3,IB1,IB2,BG2,BG4,
Die'sire-Scalloped Tags

For more inspiration, stop by our Crafter's Companion Facebook page .

Thanks so much for stopping today and have a great weekend!

Birthday Surprise !

Decorate my life - Unity Blog Hop

Hi there..welcome back to another inspiration Thursday....it's time to hop with the Unity girls!

Today we have a wonderful new release...this sweet little guy !  I gave him a cold snowy background since he was so well layered and all warm and toasty! It feels so nice to be painting wintery scenes again!

After watercoloring the image, I applied some glittery stickles and glossy accents to the heart. For the background, I applied an extremely wet wash of blue/black and sprinkled some salt while it was still wet to get that mottled effect. once everything was dry, I splattered some white paint over the entire picture.

This stamp is part of a promotion this weekend..a shirt and a stamp!

a closer look...

We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway.  Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.


Happy Hopping!

Decorate my life - Unity Blog Hop

Art

Summer is almost on it's way out and I can't seem to get enough of the fading lilies in my garden and have been painting them in every form possible. Today I have colored them using Spectrum Noir markers.

The background has been done using watercolors.

Stamps- Sheena's A little bit floral -Lily, Stamp it Australia-friendship sentiments 
Spectrum Noir markers- OR1,OR2,OR3,GB2,GB4,EB4,EB2,EB5,GG5,DG3.


It was a lot of fun coloring this one..hope you liked it. For more inspiration stop by the Crafter's Companion Facebook page

Thanks for stopping by!



Thanks so much for stopping by

Art

Happiness

 Happy Sunday everyone!

I have a brand new video for you showcasing this happy little bird, it's the Stamp of the week- Wishing you happy bird by Unity Stamps.

Here is a video showing you how this painting came to life.

a closer look...

Hope you enjoyed the video !

Have a great week ahead and thanks so much for stopping by!

Happiness

Wedding Day

 Today's card is a feather in my creative cap!

I have always loved the look of embossing especially the ones where dies are used, not only does it stretch our dies a bit further, it gives the final product a beautiful letterpressed look and who does not love letterpress!

But........ but.....my attempts in the past to achieve this beautiful look have always been a disaster! The dies almost always just cut through the paper, despite using all the shims and embossing pads! But this time around I was determined...I simply had to get this thing right...."it's not rocket science"-I told myself ....... and all the wonderful work I had seen around the blog world made me want to just get it right.

..and so I tried and tried..until I had a 'eureka' moment ....Yayyyyy!

  I have used Crafter's Companion's new Die'sire decorative dies -  circle doilies. They cut like butter but emboss even better.  Also used a stamp by CC from the Crisalis Classics- Wedding Day set.

 Here is a closer look at the embossing....oh... am so proud of it...heheee!

 We are having a birthday week celebration over at CC, so don't forget to stop by the Crafter's Companion Facebook page for week long fun!


It's been a while since I played along challenges...so here we go..sharing this one with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today...see ya!

Wedding Day

Gypsy Girl

 Hello everyone, am back with a mixed media project using Splash Inks, Watercolors and Permawriter.

a closer look ....

For more stepped out pictures and a complete list of supplies, stop by the Niji blog.

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-anything goes

Hope you liked it!

Thanks so much for stopping by !

Gypsy Girl

A Grateful Heart - Video - Unity Blog Hop

Welcome back to Unity Bog Hop ...
.....and I have a picture heavy post for you today!

To begin, I am showcasing this wonderful image which released last week..

and here is another one from the Aug Kit Of The Month....

A video for you......

Click here to watch in HD on You Tube

We have 5 new Phyllis Harris stamp kits releasing today...and here I have used one of them...

Also a brand new Be Inspired challenge is starting today...don't forget to throw your hat in...there is an awesome prize up for grabs!!

We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway.  Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

Hope you enjoyed the hop...thanks so much for joining us!

A Grateful Heart - Video - Unity Blog Hop

Back to school

Have you heard of the new Dies by Crafter's Companion ..Die'sire dies .. I love them!
They are wafer thin and cut through paper like knife through butter! Here I have used Scalloped tags and stamped an image from the Paintbox Poppets stamp set.

I have used Spectrum Noir markers to color the image . I kept it simple and added just a hint of color. The paper is shimmering cardstock by Crafter's Companion-black pearl.

For more inspiration stop by our Facebook page .
..and don't forget our August challenge-all about school...play along for some fun prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today and see you tomorrow with a brand new video!

Back to school

Tulips- video

 The best part of blogging are the friends I have made here....if my posts start getting far and few, it gets noticed by my sweet friends...so to begin with I am sorry for disappearing without notice!

For the last two weeks I have been taking it easy and spending time with family.....hence the quietness !

The blog will be back on track by next week.

But I do have a video which I had done a while back but forgotten to share..so here we go..Enjoy!

Watch on You Tube

I was on a roll and I painted two cards . The difference can be seen in the placement of the sentiment.

Stamps-Clearly Besotted-Spring Blooms, PTI-sentiment

Hope you liked the video!

Thanks so much for stopping by and see you soon!

Tulips- video