Froggy

The current Scrappy Frogs Challenge has a theme which is:

Frogs

I've coloured this cute Dustin Pike image with watercolour pencils, shaped and inked the edges and then layered it onto papers from Funky Daze (which you'll be seeing more of as I do like this particular colour collection!)

Again, I've rounded edges and inked them plus added a bit of doodling around the edge of the card. The ribbon is from my stash - I bought it from a craft shop earlier in the summer which was relocating - I got around 10 metres of this ribbon for £1! Bargain!

I was going to add a sentiment but couldn't decide what to add, so it didn't get one in the end! Excuse the slight warm cast on the photos - I'm not seeing a lot of daylight these days so having to resort to using the halogen lights in the kitchen!

• Backing papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
• Image: Dustin Pike coloured with watercolour pencils
• Ribbon: From my stash

Fairies do Fly!

And this fairy is called Isabel! After the boys joint Birthday party on Saturday, and because I enjoy the sounds of children shrieking loudly, we went to another Birthday party on Sunday morning! This time it was for Isabel who is Jacob's special little friend at nursery! She is 4 days younger than him and usually we end up having the parties on the same day, but this year we had managed to co-ordinate quite well and Isabel and her little sister Emily came to the boys party and they went to hers!

When I saw the challenge on Scrappy Frogs to make

A 3D Project

I decided to make her a flying fairy Birthday card!



The backing papers are from Candy Doodles and were scraps left over from a previous project (waste not want not!) The letters are also from the Candy Doodles cd and I printed them at A5 size so they would fit on the card. Edges have been cornered and inked too on all cardstock.

The image is from Dustin Pike which I have coloured with watercolour pencils and to make her fly, I've added her to a strip of acetate.

I'm quite pleased with myself in making this card so I think I'll be making more in the future!

• Backing papers: Candy Doodles cd from Polkadoodles
• Lettering: Candy Doodles cd from Polkadoodles
• Image: Dustin Pike coloured with watercolour pencils
• Everything else: My stash
  
  

Another Birdie!

The current Scrappy Frogs challenge is

Paper Piecing

And I hope that I've got it right! This is the other birdie card that I made, I just changed things a little. The tail feathers have been layered together, slightly curled and inked. Same with the wing.
All paper based elements are from Polkadoodles Candy Doodles cd - the sentiment has been cut using my Sizzix round-a-bout alphabet set and I've dotted around the edges of the letters.

It was another pretty quick card to make, and to answer your question Sue, I used Pritt Gel to stick the feet on the card - a nice generous dollop of glue and a fair amount of waiting and its all stuck down! I swear by that glue - cheap as chips in Asda (around £2) and it glues everything!

• All paperbased elements: Candy Doodles cd
• Dies: Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet
• Everything else: My stash
  
  

Under The Sea

The Scrappy Frogs challenge this fortnight is:

Under The Sea

And I told you there would be more Dustin Pike images! All three images on this card are from the mega sale and all, again, have been coloured with felt tips and highlighted with white gel pen. The whale and sea have had a little glitter glue added for sparkle. Because water does, doesn't it?!

And the little crab is very clever - he can jump up high and hold a lifesaver at the same time! I've handwritten the sentiment, layered the whole lot onto some dark blue pearlescent card, inked the edges of the card stock and added card candy to the corners.

Watch out for more Dustin Pike images - coming to this blog in the very near future!

• Images: All Dustin Pike downloads, coloured with felt tips with white gel pen highlights
• Sentiment: Handwritten
• Card Candy: Craftwork cards
  

Ahoy!

The Scrappy Frogs challenge this week is to use a downloaded image - a Dustin Pike pirate ship background.

So I downloaded the image, re sized it and coloured it with watercolour pencils and a bit of glitter glue. It is actually a commissioned card so I have not yet added the sentiment as its personal, but the idea is to use two small oval tags and tie them onto the jute string on the right hand side.


I've used a number of different Sizzix dies for the little person and elements of two Sizzlet dies for the fish and treasure chest. The anchor is a punch. The blue backing paper came from the scrap store and I cut it down to size.

I also downloaded the pirate dragon but will use that again on a different card!

Just about managed this one by the skin of my teeth!

• Background image: Dustin Pike free download coloured with watercolour pencils and a bit of glitter glue
• Dies: Various Sizzix and Sizzlet dies for the body, clothes, fish and chest
• Blue backing paper: Scrap store
• Everything else: My stash
  

Fairy Wishes

This is a new challenge blog that I came across when blog hopping - Scrappy Frogs. This is their fifth challenge and it is:

This challenge will be fairies!! Yes, fairies! You can do any type of project as long as it has a fairy on it.

The papers and Milly image I won a few weeks ago from Tinker & Co and I'd printed them off but not really used them and they are so pretty and delicate and fitted this challenge perfectly! I've lightly inked the edges with my trusty faded black ink pad but the papers have a 'shabby' feel to them anyway. I've used some fancy scissors for the edging as I've not yet won the lottery so the Nesties will just have to wait that bit longer!

And look - there is even a little frog! The flower has been cut from scraps of the backing paper and I've used my trusty Cuttlebug die. Centre is a card candy brad which I have inked as the colour was a bit bright. Ribbon from my stash, and the sentiment tile was a freebie from a craft magazine a while ago.

I've actually followed an old Sketch Saturday layout for inspiration and its one that I didn't manage to complete at the time.

• Backing papers and Image: Tinker and Co exclusive download
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Sentiment: Freebie from a craft magazine
• Dies: Cuttlebug Flowers