Make a Difference

There isn't much I can say about this stamp image. I have had it for years and years and while doing the 30 Day colouring challenge 

I can't even tell you how I coloured it, as it was before I started to write down what I am using.

What I can tell you is the embossing folder!

It is stunning!! It is the 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder called Botanicals. You can find it here. I imprinted one other cardstock panel can't wait to use it.

The other thing I can tell you is the sentiment stamp. It is Stampin Up's Artfully Aware.

One last close up for you...

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Full speed ahead

Hellooo again, life has been crazy. I am Matron of Honour in my friends upcoming wedding and life is busy helping her not to lose her mind! ( her brother had a close call with Chicken Pox!!) Thank goodness it is all better!

All it is all over and I'm trying to get my juices going again. Leave a comment about how you get the mojo happening again.

Today I have a card using the Uniquely Creative stamp set 'Hello Lovely' I had another vision for this card but decided it was not going to work as well and went with a more simpler option.

The images were coloured over a couple of days with the The Daily Markers 30 day coloring challenge on Instagram.

Ive sponged the background with Ground Espresso, Faded  Jeans and Tumbled Glass and I did my usually and splatter a little bit of water and waited a little bit and dabbed off. It also adds to the 'shelter from the storm' vibe.

Looking closer to the characters, the colouring looks abit odd but this is because of wanting the card to look strongly lit from behind.

Copics I used (cos I pretty much always use Copics!)

Skin E04, E11, E01, E000

Hair E49, E59, E25, E53

Shirt YG17, YG06, YG03

Jeans B93, B95, B99

Shoes C7, 5, 3

Copics

Cow 

W7, 5, 2, 0

C7, 5, 3

Duck 

E42, E41, E40 

YR27, 24, 12, 01

Pig

E99, 97, 95

Frog

YG17, 06, 03

Now confession....

The shelter isn't a stamp... I drew it! :O I wanted a simple shelter that my boy could stand under and of course I had nothing that big. I've been watching the awesome Sandy Allnock lately so.... I winged it!

I'm a little bit proud of it! I basically drew it and it doesn't matter if it is abit NQR, it's wood!

Copics for wood

E59, 47,37, 33

I hope you enjoy. I look forward to seeing you next week.

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Short and Sweet...

Quick card today. I have a friend whose daughter I call "Hippo"

Odd name I know but with a very logically explanation and she loves it and calls me "Mrs Hippo"

You see her shoes one year at school were coming away from the base. Her shoes being of a girls shoe but a square toe area but was slightly rounded.

I made the comment her shoes look like the game "Hungry, hungry Hippo!" Well it was on after that! Of course, I would never call her that usually but she knows it was directed to her shoes and she loves it. I made this card for you using Paper Rose 'Hippo Bird' stamp set

Short and sweet today, just to share a CAS card. Thanks for stopping by.

Animal fun

Taylored Expression's Birthday Buddies stamp set is soooo cute!.

Over a couple of days I coloured some super cute little images with my Copics for The 30day Coloring Challenge.
I then had to figure out what I was going to do with them! Thankfully the creative juices started.

R11

E21, E30

100, C9, C7, C5, C4, C2, C0 (not all C's were used on the same spot! lol)

Dog-R85, R83, R81, R22

E57, E55, E53, E50

C9, C1

 

Elephant-G94, YG63, G21

V28, V25, V22, V20

B95, B93, B91

T4, T2, T0

R22, R11

 

Monkey-E47, E44, E42

R11 R22

BG10, B00

C1, C0 

The poles are freehand. I decided to make the sentiment into a banner. I curved it on my MISTI and tried to make sure it is straight. Drew the poles and connected the 'banner' to the poles. 

I used E57, E55 and E53 for the banner.

I decided I needed a couple more balloons. I masked out the dog's balloon and there is a rabbit in the stamp set that had a different balloon, so I masked him out too and drew on the string. The extra balloon colours are the same Violets and the monkey's balloon with an extra bit of B02 for more depth.

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I'm addicted!!

I jumped on the wagon for The 30 day colouring (Aussie spelling- not wrong lol) challenge. I'm loving it although I was late to get going. School is back and there was too much on! Kids need this signed or sport for the year to paid for or something bought and the list goes on. Such is life really.

I do like it as you don't need to colour anything massive if you don't have time. I caught up colouring small little flowers from a stamp set by Stampin Up.

The stamp set I used was "In Every Season". It is a new set in this catalogue. Check out my Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/natalieperrywalsh/?hl=en for photos of the flowers that are abit closer.

I used Kaisercraft pencils I thought I used Prismacolor pencils but that was the one before! lol I coloured it over a couple of days so unfortunately I don't know exactly what I used.

I had the idea to just group them all together and, of course, had enough for 2 cards so was brilliant.
A friend of mine is having a birthday today so I had to wait for her to see her card before posting as I know she follows me on Instagram. I'm really loving how they turned out!

Next card... I told you I have been waiting to show you that card! lol

Yesterday I coloured some images from Leonie Pujol called "Beautiful Bloom"  which I bought I think last year but had yet to crack it open.

I coloured it with Copics and stamped sentiment from Dina Wakley called Handwritten Sentiments. I love this set.

The Colours I used were:

YG03, YG93, YG95

Y21, Y23, YR21, YR42

R00, RV11, BV20

B00, B000, B0000

Cardstock Balmy Blue from Stampin Up

I have actually decided I'm going to find a container and put a few stamp sets of different sentiments that I have either new or haven't used much. To try to just use those and later swap them out. I tend to just use certain stamps for things and I need to branch out. I don't particularly like lots of things on my desk but I think this will be useful.

What do you think??

Anyway, thanks for stopping by.

Mandala Fun

My little man is back from camp. Tired but thank goodness he had a great time. I sort of talked him into going so I was hoping with everything that he had a good time. They were one of the lucky ones to get a cabin and even had a small balcony! Soo cool!

Moving on.... One of my oldest friends is getting married next month. Soo excited except.... I have to do a speech!! UGH! I am the matron of (dis)honour! lol But seriously what am I going to say!!! I do not want to put them to sleep!!

Off topic... card!

I bought this stamp from a buy swap and sell! It is soo pretty, might take abit of time to get use to lining it all up but it is soo nice.

The stamp set I used was Many Mandala by Concord and 9th. Even the sentiment was from that stamp set. I have gold embossed it and then coloured it with Prismacolor pencils.
I used PC912, PC 932 and PC 1027. I wanted to keep it very simple and used them to blend abit.

I do hope you have a wonderful day. Thankyou for stopping by.

Feb CAS challenge

Today I have February's CAS challenge from the blog. You can find the blog at https://caschristmascardchallenge.blogspot.com/.

This month the challenge was to use 'Peace' on your card. Where, How was up to you! Just had to be clean and simple. My last card I think didn't quite fit the requirements. To me it was CAS but ... never mind. No ribbon or lots of bling or mats but I'm not stressed! lol

Just have to keep practicing!! If I must, I'll force myself to spend more time in my room!

This one surely fits in right!?? ha ha 

Wet embossed Stamping Up Carols of Christmas with Gold Embossing powder and ran it thru Couture Creations 5x7 Grunge Frame Embossing Folder. Highlight with Gold Stickles and wham bam Thankyou Mam!

Surely it fits the clean and simple...... right?? :)

 I love this embossing folder, I really don't use them enough really!

Anyway I'm off to do more of my 'punishment' time in my room and work on my 30 day coloring challenge image. I'm behind in that... oops!

Have a wonderful day and thankyou for stopping in!