Flowers for you

Here is a card a made a while ago for a teacher who retired and I don't think I ever posted it on my blog. It is a digital image that I resized. I coloured with Promarkers and added some Glossy Accents. I used a button that I threaded the netting through.

IDEA! If you have little girls with dressing up clothes that are no good any more, before throwing the clothes away check for netting, ribbons, buttons etc that you could recycle for your cards!

The weather here in Wolverhanpton is wonderful! In fact I have washed the car and cleaned the windows since I got home from school 2 hours ago. I don't know what has got into me.I think I need a rest!!!!!!
Enjoy your afternoon.

Thank you also to Cebelica who gave me this wonderful award. I would like to pass it on to all of you lovely visitors to my blog
Hugs sarah X

p.s. don't forget to commenting for a chance to win my March candy

Decoupage with a digital image

I recently did a tutorial for Passion for Promarkers. 
If you never saw it on their blog you can catch it here. I will post the second part of the tutorial tomorrow.
Decoupage using a Digital image

Decoupage is still very popular and can be done easily with rubber stamps. You can also decoupage with Digital images. This tutorial will show you how to do it easily.
The image I have used is Whimsical Girl Heart Garden from Bee Crafty.
 
1. First I printed the image 4 times using Photo Printing Wizard onto good quality white cardstock ( about 250 gsm)

2. I then coloured one image with my Promarkers. My 2 main colours are Mango and Bright Green. This isn't necessary as this is the base image which will be layered but I think it gives a more professional look.


3. I then cut out the image, in this case  using a Nestability die.

4. I have then coloured and cut out various parts of the  image from the remaining 3 images.

4. Here is a close up of the cut out images.

5. If you don't have many Promarkers and want to use shading on your images you can go over your colouring with the same colour to deepen it. In this case I have gone over the Mango with the same Mango pen on the left side of the image. I have done the same with the Bright Green. This will give the shaded effect

6. I have layered the pieces on top of each other with foam pads.

7. Next I have used Glossy accents over the heart shape flowers and sprinkled tiny yellow accent beads. The Glossy accents is clear and will act as a glue to hold the beads in place.

And there you have a decoupaged image made from a digital image.

I would love to read any comments you may have
Love Sarah XXX

Papertake Weekly challenge - sketch #33

There is a nice to sketch to follow at Papertake Weekly.
I have used a digital image ( I think it was Grabadoodledo now Digistamp Boutique) which I have coloured with Promakers.The papers are Papermania and the sentiment computer generated. I have used my paper edge distresser on all the papers.
Have a good evening
Love Sarah XXX


p.s. I am hoping to set up a web shop selling Sizzix dies. Would anyone out there be interested?

Anyone for Anya - That's charming

Well its ages since I entered an Anya challenge. I had 4 new stamps this week so thought I better put them to the test
The theme is to use a charm and I have gone for a big one. It's the same size as the stamp!!! so you wont miss it.
The image is coloured with Copics that I bought from Sarah at Hotshot crafts. She has all the sets in and at a great price too.
The paper is from my stash and the ticket, which I coloured with Promarkers, is a digital download.
Thank you for looking and I hope you will leave a comment
Love sarah XXX

Quixotic challenge #6 - seeing stars

This is the first time I have entered this challenge, Quixotic challenge. The theme is stars and I have used a background paper with stars on it. The image is the same digital image I used in my last post( details on that post). The sentiment is a stamp from my collection. What do you think?
Love Sarah XXX
p.s. more posts coming up

Project Tuesday - a bag

This is a new challenge site I came across, Project Tuesday. The theme is to make a bag and you can use any stamps. The image I have used is from Charmed Cards and Crafts - Mikey which is a great image for teenagers. I have coloured with Promarkers. The bag is from a tutorial I had of the internet ( where..I do not Know!)
The paper was from my stash. If you like the bag get in touch and I will try to find the link for you.
Love Sarah XXX

Friday Sketchers 81 sponsored by Mo's digital pencil

There's a great sketch over at Friday Sketchers which is sponsored by Mo's digital pencil. It's a really nice sketch. I have sanded each of the squares which were cut out of DCWV cardstock. The image is a digital one coloured with Promarkers. The sentiment was a stamp from Cuddly Buddly and the green "tendrils" were cut using a Nestability flower die.
Well that's my 4th card for today. I'm going to have to go and have a lie down now!!!!
Speak to you soon
Don't forget to leave some comments good or bad as I love to read them
Love Sarah XXX