Variations Week - Karen Middleton's Archway Angel - Suzi's View

Good Morning All, It's my turn to share with you my project featuring the beautiful 'Archway Angel' by Karen Middleton.

As soon as I saw this image I envisaged the Archway Angel walking into a beam of light shining down on her, and that is what i've tried to create with this card.  If you want to read the full details of how I created this card, then please visit my blog where you'll find all the details along with some more pictures.

That's all from me for today, make sure you check out Karen Middleton's full range of images over at the Sweet Pea Stamp Store, you'll find another version of this image with a background which is really beautiful.

Bye for now
Suzi
xxx

Variation Week - The Archway Angel, Jane's View

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Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps for our Variation Week where the whole DT use the same image to work with.  It always amazes me how everybody's work is so individual and the image can be used in so many ways . We are all working with the image The Archway Angel by Karen Middleton.

I am trying something a little different.  Recently I bought the Spellbinder lattice die with wonderful visions in my head of how my cards could look.  Today is the first time I have used it so please be gently :) :) :)

To begin with I used the Marianne Designs Creatables Anjas Vintage Decoration border die on some mid tone purple card stock.

 I then cut a half centimetre border around the main area and removed the card.  I replace this with some of the lattice I had made with the die cut in a light mauve shimmer card.

 Next onto the digi.  I printed the digi with a %30 opacity and then went over the lines with my Promarker.  To finish off I used a purple shimmer paint.

The inside of the card was covered with a mauve embossed striped vellum type paper.  It is hard to know where to write on a card like this, any writing in the usual area will show through the lattice cutout.  To stop this happening I added dragonfly gems and some star tails.  To create an area to write I drew round the purple mount around the digi and cut it out. This was then placed on the inside of the front cover shadowing the position of the digi on the front.

 And her you have the finished creation :)

Ingredients

• Image -  The Archway Angel by Karen Middleton available from the Sweet Pea Store
• Purple Promarker and shimmer paint.
• Dies - Marianne Designs Creatables Anjas Vintage Decoration border and Spellbinder lattice die 
• Gems and tiny stars from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

Variations Week - Conie Fong's Snowy Joy to the World

Good Morning All, Today I'd like to share with you my version of Conie Fong's Snowy Joy to the World;

Snowy was such fun to colour, and is the perfect image for Christmas card for anyone, no matter what their age, he's just full of the Joy of the season.  You can find full details on how I created this card on my blog.

I hope you like my version of Snowy, make sure you come back tomorrow to see another version of this super cute image by another member of our talented design team.  Don't forget to check out the rest of Conie Fong's gorgeous images available in Rubber and Digital Format in the Sweet Pea Stamps Store now.

Bye for now
Suzi

Variations Week - Suzi's View

Good Morning All, Today it is my turn to share my project featuring 'Wild Heart' by Charity Dauenhauer.  

I had great fun getting into the Halloween Spooky mood with this card, you can find full details of how I made my project over on my blog: The Manic World of Mrs McKenzie

Here's a close up of this beautiful image;

That is all from me for today, Make sure you come back tomorrow you see another version of this gorgeous image by one of my fellow Design Team Members.

Bye for now

Suzi

xxx

September Variations by Ria - Charity Dunhauer's Wild Heart...

Welcome to my September Variations posting for this stunning Stamp Wild Heart by Charity Dunhauer...

It was my first time playing with an stamp like this so I was a bit nervous on how to start with it but as soon as the first marker hit the paper, it started to talk to me... So I coloured her with Spectrum Noir markers first and then enhanced it more with Spectrum Noir pencils and odorless mineral spirit...

Materials used:

Wild Heart by Charity Dunhauer

Digipapers made by Moi

Cutting dies,

EK Success retro flower punch

Martha Stewart snowflake punch

Rhinestones

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils

White Molotow marker

I hope you enjoy my card for the Variations week of Charity Dunhauer's Wild Heart....

hugs Ria

Variations Week : Suzi's View of Wild Heart by Charity Dauenhauer

Good Morning All, Today it is my turn to share my project featuring 'Wild Heart' by Charity Dauenhauer.  

I had great fun creating some art for my craft room, you can find full details of how I made my project over on my blog: The Manic World of Mrs McKenzie

Here's a close up of this beautiful image;

That is all from me for today, Make sure you come back tomorrow you see another version of this gorgeous image by one of my fellow Design Team Members.

Bye for now

Suzi

xxx

Variations Week with Pumpkin Sprite: Aletha’s View

Aletha here and it’s my day for our Variation’s Week featuring Mitzi Sato-Wiuff’s Pumpkin Sprite rubber stamp. Mitzi’s sprites are some of my favorites among her rubber stamps in the Sweet Pea Stamps shop.

I had a lot of fun doing my first Halloween themed card for this year. Pumpkin Sprite was colored with Copics and some added bling was added with glitter pens. Next step was to trim her with a circle die, add black ink around the circle, and mount her on a circle die cut in orange cardstock. This orange die cut has black ink around the outer edge also.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, 21, and R20

Pumpkin body: E08, 29, 31, and YR04

Treat bucket and flower hat: YR20, 21, 23, 24, 27

Leaves and stem: G40, 82, 94, 99

Cat: C1, 5, 7, 9, and black Copic liner

Cats eyes and inside of bucket: YG21m 25

Background: W00, 0, 1, 2, 3

I had a lot of fun with my various dies too. I cut out all the elements and before I detached them from the die I added black ink to the embossed areas. For the bats eyes I decided on some Liquid Pearls. Last embellishment is the pumpkin brad in the upper left corner. After all was done, I decided that Pumpkin Sprite is trying to decide if she wants to go on with her Trick or Treat evening.

My complete recipe for Pumpkin Sprite:

• Stamp: Pumpkin Sprite rubber stamp by Mitzi
• Cardstock: SU in Basic Black and Marigold Morning
• Designer Paper: Gina K’s Spooktacular You!
• Ink: Black Licorice
• Liquid Pearls: Daffodil
• Brad: Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows
• Dies: Celebrations Pierced Circles, Witche’s Brew, Graveyard Scenes and Shapes, Nested Bats (all Spellbinders)

I wanted to remind you all that we have a monthly challenge at One Sweet Challenge. There are fantastic prizes there. Over at our Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook group, we have a bi-weekly art contest. That prize is one digi stamp from the Sweet Pea Stamps store. You must use a Sweet Pea image, the theme is always “Anything Goes,” and you can enter as many times as you want. Each entry MUST be a new project. How easy is that? For all the upcoming events and sales visit our Sweet Pea Facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you visit every day for more Sweet Pea inspiration.

Aletha Jane

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Variation Week: Jane's View

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Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps for our Variation Week.  This week all the DT are creating an item using the cute image 'Molly- What A Catch' by Heather Valentin. This image is only available in rubber.

To begin with I coloured the background of the image wit blendable pencils.  Not sure why the are called blendable as I can't get a nice smooth finish with these but never mind, they serve the purpose for now.

 Once that was done I coloured the image with Promarkers.

Promarkers used.

 For this project I am altering a note book so to start off I removed the spiral hold.

Next, and I have forgotten to take picture lol, I covered the front cover with navy hand made paper then added some blue mesh.  The digi was cut with X-Cut Scalloped Circles. Using another paper I have which has a snake skin texture I then embossed it with an embossing folder that looks a bit like fish scales.  This too was cut with the same die as the digi.  To finish off the edges I used pearls and Ice Stickles.

 The fish were cut using Joy Craft fish die.

Now I don't have any Frantage but I am playing at making something similar.  Here I have some Mica which I picked up from and onld (1940's) disused mine hubby and I found when on holiday down under.  It is such fun stuff lol.  I have flaked off a few pieces and chopped them up with scissors.

Using thick embossing powder which I applied to the cover I then sprinkled my mica fragments on top and heated from underneath to melt.

 Onto making a charm for the pencil using fishing line, pearl beads and a shell charm.

 I coloured a small pencil with Rock Pool Promarker and then finished off with some Extreme Glitter paint.

 And here we have the finished wee pencil

I love the way these pencils fit perfectly into the spring coil <g>

 And here is the finished creation.

Ingredients

• Digi -  'Molly- What A Catch' by Heather Valentin
• Promarkers
• Dies - Joy Crafts fish and X-Cut Scalloped Circles
• Ice Stickles
• Embossing folder
• Book, pearls, charm, pencil, mica, thick embossing powder from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have lots of crafting fun ahead of you :) :) xxx

Variations Week: Jane's View

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Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps for Variation Week were we are all using the same image, Forest Blue by the awesome Ching Chou Kuik

Apart from the awesome digi I just loved the name and the thought of a blue forest for my background seemed perfect.  I love photography and take all sorts of strange things and I knew I had several images of forests.  Time to hunt one out and edit in Photoshop, playing with the colour balance to transform the photo into a blue forest.  Next I overlaid a transparent to blue gradient to enhance the halo effect on the digi.  I love doing this sort of thing <g>.  After printing the paper with the digi in place I added Crystal Stickles to the dotted halo of the digi.  Time now for a coffee break while this dries.

 There is no die cutting on this card, or distraction from the digi, I had decided I wanted the digi large (mind you that is a challenge to colour) and really be the one thing that jumps out at you when you see the card.  I have coloured her with Promarkers.

The wings caused me a problem, with printing the digi directly onto the background this meant the wings were white and in place.  I could have printed a second digi and fussy cut the wings to to late for the I have only just thought of it.  What I did instead was to colour the wings in a matching blue to the background and then used green tulle to enhance their transparency.  More Crystal Stickles added for a bit of bling.

Time to add some butterflies.  These were cut using Cherry Lyn Designs Mimi Butterflies and coloured with my Promarkers

and then finish off with more Crystal Stickles.

 Here are the Promarkers I have used in this creation.

 Some time ago I bough a bunch of velvet feel ribbon with leaves and thankfully I saw it in my box last week.  When I saw the leaves on the digi I knew I had the perfect ribbon to work with <g>.  Once the ribbon was in place I added a big blue bow and the butterflies (well only one butterfly as when I put the three on the card became cluttered).  I hope you like the finished creation and thanks for taking the time to read this, hope I have not bored you lol.

Ingredients

• Digi -  Forest Blue by Ching Chou Kuik
• Promarkers
• Dies -  Cherry Lyn Designs Mimi Butterflies
• DP by me
• Stickles, ribbon etc. from my stash

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful crafting day today :) 

Variations Week: Sande's View

Sande here with you today. 

Starting a Variation Week and this time our featured Artist is 

Ching Chou Kuik. 

The image the DT is featuring is "Forest Blue".

 Is that image a Beautiful or what! Gorgeous I say! 

You can find her as a rubber or digital version. 

I have used Copics for coloring and somehow I just saw her in blues.

There is much more fabulous images at Sweet Pea Stamps so don't forget to pop over!

Hope you'll get some inspiration here and create something fabulous!

Hugs, Sande xx

Variations Week: Jane's View

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Hello folks, here I am again with another creation for  Sweet Pea Stamps.  This week is Variation Week and the team are working with the digi Easter Blessing by Katerina Koukiotis.  This image shouted vintage to me and I fancied going with a monochromatic theme too, trying to capture and aged appearance.  Not sure I managed what I was trying to do lol.

I started by printing the digi and colouring with Promarkers,  I then used a brown stamping pad around the edges after I had die cut the digi with Spellbinders Grand Labels 1.

 After spending ages trying to find the right backing paper and not winning I decided to make my own.  First I stamped with the same brown ink I edged the digi cut out with.

 Next I de-bossed the paper with an Embossilicious folder and air brushed with Promarker Walnut to tone the yellow cream paper I had used and bring it more in line with the colours I had used to colour the digi.

The brown base mount was a bit plain so I covered it with copper/bronze angle hair then it was time to hunt out some lace and then ready to assemble.

 The card needed something else and after thinking about flowers etc. I settled for a Marianne die - Branch 2.  I stuck the same copper/bronze angel hair I had used for the base mount and the same card together then cut.  And here we have the finished card.

Thank you for stopping by :)