Wendy Darling August My Besties Card

For the August My Besties Aussie DT Challenge,  I chose the Wendy Darling Digi from The Land of Pan by Sherri Baldy.  The theme was Anything Goes this month.

I chose a Central stepped card base for my August project.  The colour scheme is complimentary using Yellow & Purple together with lighter Blues and White.

Various views of the card.

Wendy is holding a lantern that contains sweet Tinkerbell.

 I chose to use various enamel & crystal dots to create the bubbles that surround Wendy.

Recipe:

Stamps: Sherri_Baldy_%22_The_Land_of_Pan_Besties_TM_Pan_7_Digi_stamps_.html
http://www.mybestiesshop.com/store/p7685 or https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriBaldy

Papers: X-press Blend-it card;  Various paper and cardstock from my stash

Paints/Mediums: Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals - Metallic Sky, Yellow Gold & Metallic Amethyst; Nuvo - Crystal Glaze, Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss; Stickles - Diamond, Gold

Dies: Heartfelt Creations - Fleur Border Basics; Spellbinders - Nestabilities A2 Card Creator Dies - Valiant Honor

Embellishments: Little Birdie Primed Chipboard - Celebration Words; Dimensional Icons Stickers - Heidi Grace Designs; Mont Marte Scrap Booker Stickers Textured; PortaCraft Handmade Embellishments HME-7004B; Craftworks Embellishment Stickers Embossed Foil Jewels; Studio Light 3D Block Die Cut Block - JBS Collection; Light Blue Floral Lace; Portacraft Self Adhesive Pearls & Rhinestones; The CraftStall - Enamel Stickers; Passtime Crafts Crystal Gemstone Mix; Couture Creations - Premium Adhesive Pearls - Deep Gold & Crystal; CTMH - Purple Glitter Gems; CTMH - Enamel & Glitter Duos - Blue Dots

Copic Markers, CTMH - Touch Twin Markers, Creative PL Graphic Markers, MEPXY Brush Markers Used:

Skin:  C00, E0000, E000, E00, E11, R000, R20, RV00, RV55, 0

Eyes: C00, B000, B02, B21; B262

Hair: Y11, E13, E15, E19, E21, E99; 0; BR96, BR99

Dress: 0, C00, B000, B14, B21, B24, B52, B68, BV31, Y11, V20

Bow in Hair: BV31, Y11, Y13, V20; B28; P83

Shoes: 0, C00, V09, V15, V20; P83 

Flower: RV00, V15, Y11, Y13; P282

Lantern: 0, C00, C3, Y11, Y13, Y28, E000, E15, E99, B21, B24, B28, B66, V15, V20, YG91, W3; P83; B262

Tinkerbell: 0, B000, B21, R000, E0000, E000, RV00, , V15, V20, BV31, Y06, Y13; B262; P282; R140; Y222

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Red & Gold Wedding Card

I was commissioned to make this large multi-paged Wedding card for some friends who are going to their relative's Wedding OS.  The colour scheme was Red and Gold.  The Bride is Indian and the Groom African.

Some progress and compositional photos.  

I hand-coloured the white roses ribbon using Copic Markers.  

By using white-based flowers, you can colour them to suit any colour theme.

Two of my favourite love sentiments.

Love Celebr8 products!  Their cardstock & chipboard embellishments are some of 

my favourites to use in my projects.

Various views of the front of the card.

Close-up details on the front of the card.  

I used a range of red and white paper, resin and material flowers.

The first inside pages, with one of the love sentiments, featured.

Foiled rice paper with a floral theme was used to diffuse the dimpled gold foiled paper.

The layered gold, white and red cake is featured centrally on the second inner page.

The inner pages of the card feature a large love sentiment by Carina Gardner, Echo Park Paper Co.

One of the thickest and heaviest cards I have ever made. 
It was placed in a cardboard box to protect the flowers and layers.

Recipe:

 Papers: White linen card; Echo Park Paper Co - Wedding Bliss by Carina Gardner - Loving Words; Stardream A4 Antique Gold Card; Stardream A4 Jupiter Card; Creative Imaginations Samantha Walker Black Hearts; Various paper and cardstock from my stash

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Barn Door, Aged Mahogany

Paint/Mediums: Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals - Yellow Gold; Viva Inka Gold - Lava Red

Embellishments: Studio Light BV Die Cut Block - Classic Rouge; White gauze Rose Ribbon; Fundamentals Cardmaking for Connoisseurs A4 Decoupage Pack - FD24; Celebr8 - Wooden SKU: MB4621; Passtime Crafts Laser Cut Icons - Hearts; Peel Offs' Gold Embossed Stickers; Upikit Glittering Outline Stickers; World Greetings Seals; Stickopotamus Binder Stickers - VS-12 Foil Hearts; CTMH Acrylic Flowers - Pink Bulk 339; Portacrafts Self Adhesive Pearls; Rhinestones; Little Birdie Boutique Elements Flowers - Micro Jewelled Florettes; Paper Material Flowers with Gem, beads, stamen centres; Moonrock Frame; Gold Doily

Copic Markers:

R39, R46

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My Besties Christmas in July Card

For the July My Besties Aussie DT Challenge, I chose the Winter Wonderland Bestie Sherri Baldy Digi Stamps img41797 and My Besties Printable Paper Pack 6 x 6" - Pink Christmas Paper from the Kit Pack of 8 sheets Digital Download Printable for the front of the card.  Christmas in July is the theme - Pink for the exterior and Blue for the interior of the card.

Side views of the front of the card.

The close-up views of the front of the card show the various embellishments used to highlight the theme - Christmas in July.  The Kaisercraft wooden snowflakes have been painted using Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals and Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub.   

On the right side, I used Heartfelt Creations - Sparkling Poinsettia's stamps and dies to create a multi-layered Christmas flower to compliment the Poinsettia in the Christmas hat.  A combination of Viva 3D stamp paint and Inka Gold were applied to Red Bazzill cardstock in textural layers to create the frosted appearance.  Various Tim Holtz Distress Inks in greens were applied using daubers to the leaves.

I used my new Prismacolor Premium Pencils to colour the Winter Wonderland Bestie digi.  Her adorable large blue eyes compliment her Winter Christmas hat and pants.  Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss was applied to the furry sections of the coat, hat and Pom Pom, so it glimmers in the light.

I used one of the Sherri Baldy's Digital Download Printable papers - "Filled with Love" Paper Pack in Blue tones for the Interior of the card.

The stamped Christmas Sentiment featured on the interior page is one of my favourites from Stamp-It.  The colour scheme of this page coordinates with the front of the card's pinks and blues.

Recipe:

Stamps: Winter Wonderland_Besties_Sherri_Baldy_Digi_stamps_img 41797
http://www.mybestiesshop.com/store/p7145 or https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriBaldy

Heartfelt Creations: Sparkling Poinsettia, Large Sparkling Poinsettia; Stamp-It - Message of Christmas 2690E

Papers: X-press Blend-it card; Bazzill - Bazzill Red, Vintage Pink; A4 Cartridge Paper; My Besties Printable Paper Pack 6 x 6" - Pink Christmas Paper Pack Kit Pack of 8 sheets Digital Download Printable & "Filled with Love" Create with Sherri Baldy Designer Paper 8 Pack 6 x 6"; American Crafts - Christmas Foil; Various paper and cardstock from my stash

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Forest Moss, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint & Lucky Clover; Versafine - Onyx Black; Color Box Fluid Chalk Inkpad - Blue Lagoon 

Paints/Mediums: Viva Inka Gold - Silver, Rose Quartz & Lava Red; Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals - Metallic Rose; Viva 3D Stamp Paint - Silver Gold Metallic; Nuvo - Crystal Glaze, Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Dies: Heartfelt Creations - Sparkling Poinsettia, Large Sparkling Poinsettia; Spellbinders - Nestabilities Circles Etched Dies

Embellishments: Heartfelt Creations - Winter's Eve Collection; Skye's the Limit - Cherry Christmas; Kaisercraft Lucky Dip Wooden Flourish Pack - Snowflakes; Anita's Outline Stickers - Silver Wise Men Nativity; Embossed Silver Stickers - Snowflakes; The Paper Mill Glittering Outline Cardmaking Stickers - Snowflakes; Porta Craft Rhinestones Mega Pack Self Adhesive Pearls, Enamel Dots; CTMH - Glitter Gems - Pink - Z1807, Flamingo Dots - Z1934

Prismacolor Premium Pencils Used:

Skin:  PC914, PC140, PC997, PC927, PC1093, PC1080, PC1013, PC1014; PC928, PC1018, PC1092

Eyes: PC1086, PC1040, PC919, PC903, PC1023, PC938

Coat: PC105, PC992, PC905, PC105, PC1023, PC938, PC949, PC1027

Pants: PC906, PC208, PC1101, PC1087, PC901

Bow: PC1014, PC1018, PC993, PC994, PC938

Hat: PC208, PC1087, PC1100, PC1086, PC938

Mittens: PC930, PC195, PC938

Boots: PC993, PC949, PC1059, PC1060, PC1061, PC1063, PC1065, PC1067, PC935

Flower: PC938, PC930, PC195, PC930, PC929, PC1014, PC994, PC1030

Leaves: PC1089, PC912, PC1006, PC105, PC907, PC905

Heart: PC993, PC938

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Tools Bouquet Male Birthday Card

Made this June Birthday card for my Brother, featuring a Tools Bouquet from Aussie stamp designer Beccy's Place.  

Distressed edges of card with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Stamperie Scrapbooking cardstock - Time is an Illusion.  

Stamp coloured using a combination of Copic Markers, CTMH - Touch Twin Markers and Creative Pl Graphic Markers. 

Aged wooden cogs and gears using Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals and Inka Gold - Silver.

Interior of card with Birthday sentiment stamped in Versafine Crimson Red. 

Silver & Gold embossed tools and cogs stickers

Recipe:

 Stamp: Beccy's Place - Blooming Tools; Woodware Clear Stamps - Delightful Verses 

Papers: X-press Blend-it card; Stamperia Scrapbooking - Time is an Illusion; Photographic Gloss Paper; American Crafts - Christmas Foil; Various paper and cardstock from my stash

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Vintage Photo; Versafine - Crimson Red

Mediums: Viva Inka Gold - Silver; Ken Oliver Crafts Liquid Metals - Copper, Iron Oxide, Pewter

Embossing Folders:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades - Woodgrain

Foil:  Heidi Swapp Gold Minc Reactive Foil

Embellishments: Wooden Cogs & Gears; Papermania Silver Outline Stickers - It's a Man's World; Silver & Gold embossed stickers

Copic Markers; CTMH - Touch Twin Markers & Creative Pl Graphic Markers:

Screwdrivers: 0, C00, CG0.5, CG1, CG2; C3; CG4; W3, Y06, 11, 13, 18, 28 

Paintbrushes: 0, C00, 3; CG0.5, CG1, CG2; Y11, 26, 28, 29; E0000, 000, 13, 15, 19, 59, 99; W3; BR 96, 99, 116; Y49; YG91; R140

Hammer: 0, C00; CG0.5, CG1, CG2; C3; CG4, CG7,Y28, N7

Pencils: C00; CG0.5; C3; CG4; YG03, 07, 09, 23; G46; GY234; E15, 21; Y11; YR07, 16; R14, 27; BR99; W3

Tape Measure: 0, C00, CG0.5, CG1, CG2, CG7; C3;Y11, 13, 18; Y222; N7

Glass Jar: 0, C00, B000; CG0.5; B262;

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Emma's Boots & All Wedding Card

I made this large multi-paged Wedding Card for a friend's June Wedding.  Her colour scheme was Navy, White and Silver with Australian Native Flora. 

Sides views of the exterior Front of card.

A4 White Stardream Cardstock was used as the base of the card with various Navy and mid-dark blues to accent and for the inner pages.

Close-up of the front of the card.

The first set of interior pages.  A quote on Love by Flavia is featured on the left page.  

The right side features a Wedding Dress with a diamonte belt reflecting the Brides actual dress, 

set in a Heartfelt Creations framed arbour.  

A burlap ribbon runs across the bottom of this page with the couple's initials in silver embossed stickers and cowgirl boots, which is what the bride wore.

The second set of interior pages of the card, featuring an Ultramarine coloured cardstock.

The Burlap ribbon continues onto the base of the right side of the card with embellishments that suit the theme for the couples Wedding.

One of my favourite love quotes by Heinrich Heine.

Recipe:

 Stamp: Paper  Inspirations - The Sea - wooden mounted rubber stamp 

Papers: Stardream cardstock; Bazille Cardstock; Navy Corrugated Cardstock; Photographic Gloss Paper;  Various paper and cardstock from my stash

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Broken China

Mediums: Viva Inka Gold - Silver; Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Die:  Heartfelt Creations - Botanic Window HCD1-7100

Embellishments: Studio Light  B V Die Cut Block - Denim Saturdays; Sandylion Sticker Designs - PSCB314; Paper Craft Glitter Stickers - Party Silver;  Paper & Resin Flowers with Faux Gemstones; Pastime Crafts Self Adhesive Glitter Embellishments - Country 18CM; PORTACraft Handmade Embellishments; Upikit - Luxury Stickers; Silver Embossed Stickers; World Greetings - Gilded Outline Stickers; Burlap Ribbon; White Lace Ribbon 

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