The very last Isabella's Challenge - Make Your Own Flowers

I am finally back in blog land - my break lasted a bit longer than I anticipated. Fingers crossed I'll be able to get my mojo back into gear fast now, feeling kind of rusty.

And now it's time to say goodbye to Isabella's Challenges. Next week will be your last chance to win her images - due to family health issues Isabella could not keep the challenge going but her shop will remain open.

The challenge is to make your own flowers.


Since the image and papers already had flowers on them I just added one very modest flower made with Marianne's Creatables dies. Sorry for poor photo, I had to take it indoors and I REALLY need to get some proper light fixtures.


COPIC COLOURS:
The Vase: B39/37/34/21
Leaves: BG75/49/13/11
Flowers: B05/02/00, R27/24/22/21, YR15/12/20, E59/99
Background: W5/3/1/00, 0

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Cowgirl's Sunday Stampin' Challenge -  Summertime Feeling
Incy Wincy Designs - Buttons & Bows
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
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Isabella's Challenge - Scraps

H and happy Wednesday! It's time for another challenge at Isabella's!

This time we want you to use up your scraps. Here's what our challenge said: "Except for the card blank, no paper or card stock can be any larger than 3”x3” (or the equivalent sq. cm – 9) and all embellishments must come from your stash or be made from items on hand - NOTHING NEW.W

I had piles of scraps from my this summers Big Obsession - MME Little Boy Blue papers. So guess what I used!



I didn't punctually measure all my scraps, some of them might have been bigger but to use them I would have had to cut my scraps even smaller - I don't keep tiny pieces, they go into circular file or into my kids Next Big Projects. If I recall correctly the wee bits from these papers became a Patchwork Owl long time ago.



I used a funny birthday mutt from Isabella's store in keeping with my promise to make some more "man" cards. Colouring is done with Copic markers, I tried to keep that a bit "rough" and manly too, lol.



COPIC COLOURS:
Fur: E47/44/43/41
Cake: E99/97/35/33
Hat: YG97/95/93
Pom-pom: BG49/15/23
Table: W9/7/5/3, YG21
Background: BG:34/11/10/0000
Candle light: Y11/10/000, YR15

SUPPLIES:
Stamp: Isabella's Boutique
Coloring Medium: Copic Markers, Old Paper Distress Ink
Paper: MME Little Boy Blue
Accessories: twill ribbon and yarn bits, golden Dew Drops, drawing pin
Tools: Purple Cow guillotine, MS scoring board, Cuttlebug Herringbone folder, MS border punch, Quickcutz flourish die

Be sure to have a look at the inspirational work of the rest of our DT!

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails 
Crafty Cardmakers - It's Our Birthday
Paper Sundaes - Metal
Kaboodle Doodles - Add a  little metal
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Stampin' B's - Use a Dog Image
Challenge Up Your Life - Challenge is Celebrations
Our Creative Corner - It's Embossable
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - It's a Man's World

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
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Isabella's Challenge - Chill Out

The summer has worn us out at Isabella's Challenge so this week we decided to look for COOL cards, using calmer colours like blue and green, lol.

I was experimenting with watercoloury look again with my Copics using those lovely flowers from Isabella's shop.




I am not 100% sure about the results, yet to decide if I love it or intensely dislike it! The stitching is faux (of course. I'm hooked now.)




Copic Markers:
Foliage: YG99/09/25/23/21
Blossoms: B39/97/95/93/91/B0000, Y04, YG21/00
Background: C3/1/00, 0

SUPPLIES:
IMAGE: Isabella's Sketchbook
Coloring Medium: Copic Markers,  Inkssentials white gel penPaper: Pink Paislee, bazzill card stock, Neenah card for image
Accessories: lace, ribbon,  glitter stickers,   flat back crystals
Tools: ATG adhesive gun, Big Shot, Nestabilities, paper piercer, glue gel, Purple Cow guillotine, Martha Stewart scoring board


I would like to enter the following challenges:
Just Inspirational - Use a Digi Image
Crafty Catz - Summertime
Lexi's Creations - Stitching
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Use a digital image
Cowgirl's Sunday Stampin' Challenge - Anyting Goes

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
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Isabella's Challenge - Anything Goes

This week at Isabella's Challenges we have a free theme - create whatever you feel like, just use Isabella's image.

I felt like doing something girly and flowery.




The image was printed on Neenah card and coloured with Copics. I added little accents with Sakura Stardust pens.




All the flowers and lace are from my stash, The papers are from MME, butterfly sticker from Jenny Bowlin. To finish off I added some accents with Card Candy and Pearly Writer.




Copics:
Skin: E21/00/000
Flower Pots: E57/99/35/97, YG99/95/11
Hair: E47/37/35/41, YR23
Flowers: G09, YG95, YG13, YH21, BG72, B1, BG000
Clothes: BG72, B01, BG0000, R39/37/85/83/81
Shadows: C5/3/1/00, 0

Pop over to Isabella's Challenges and check out the work of our DT. I'm sure you'll be inspired to create something as well!

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Craftalicious - Cute
By The Cute And Girly - Warm Summer Days
C.R.A.F.T. - Green and purple with gems
Totally Papercrafts - One for girls

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
Hugs

Isabella's Sketch Book - Blog Hop & and Anything Goes Challenge

Hi and welcome to our bi-monthly blog hop at Isabella's Challenges! Make sure you visit all the blogs and leave a comment because there is going to be an Isabella's image of your choice given away in every single blog!! The hop remains open until Friday, July 3rd (included).

My blog happens to be a first in the hop so not to worry, you haven't missed anything yet!! This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES!

Isabella has let us to use an image that will not be available in her shop before next week.




I did the colouring with my trusty Copics and Sakura pens. I printed out 3 copies of the image and mounted some parts with glue gel to add dimension and depth.




Patterned papers are from SEI, all the buttons and ribbon from my stash. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft.




COPICS:
basket: E49/47/57/35/43/41
blue bcgr.: B34/41/0000, o
Purples: RV95/93/91/0000, 09, V15
leaves: G29, G16,YG17, YG13, YG00
lemons: Y08/06/04/02/00/0000

Your next stop is Cec and her wonderful creation - you're up for treat!

I would like to also enter the following challenges:
Card Patterns - Sketch
Crafty Catz - Digital
Mark's Finest Papers - 3+ flowers

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
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Isabella's Challenge - Summer Fun

My idea was to create a very summery sunshiny scene. I used a Garden Gate image from Isabella's Boutique.


The colouring is done with Derwent Inktense pencils. I used old-fashioned blending without any mineral spirit or water.


The papers are from OA Fly A Kite pad, felt ribbon, embroidery yarn and buttons from my stash. I coloured the felt ribbon (and the best part of my fingers) with Glimmer Mist. The sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms.


Make sure you head over to check the fabulous creations of the rest of the DT and play along for a chance to win some Isabella's images.

I would like to enter following challenges:
Crafty Creations - shine
Crazy Challenge - all things spotty

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
Hugs

Isabella's Challenge - Honouring Fathers

You'll just have to believe me when I say this card is actually nice IRL, it did NOT photograph well!! Of the gazillion shots I took that's the LEAST blurry!!




I know it seems a funny choice of image but my Dad LOVES to shop, especially when I send him a little gift dosh, lol.


I coloured Isabella's cute doggie image with copics and layered DCWV Linen Closet papers on hessian fbric which I frayed and cut deliberately a bit uneven to have more natural feel. Wooden buttons and rick-rack twill are from my stash.




I stuck Maya Road kraft envelope inside to put the money or gift card in.


Don't forget to head over to Isabella's Challenges blog to see all the gorgeousness the DT has come up with!

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Cupcake Craft - One For The Boys
Totally Gorjuss - For The Boys
Totally Paprcrafts - Animal Magic
Stamptacular - A Tribute To Fathers
Rosie D - Something Blue

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
Hugs

Isabella's Challenge - Sketch

This week at Isabella's Challenges we have a cute sketch to follow.

I used a lovely little girl from Isabella's shop and tried my hand at more pastel colouring than I usually sport on my cards.


The papers are from Wild Rose Studio Polka Dot pad, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Papirloftet. I used some Flower Soft for centers. The ribbon is from my stash.

The sewing was done by hand and I stuck some Card Candy into the corners to finish off the card. The sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms.


Copic colours used:
Skin: E35, E53, E51, E50
Hair: E49, E29, E44, E17
Flower pot: E15, E08, E97
Dress & Socks: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG0000
Apron & Trims: R85, R83, R81, R0000
Sky:B93,, B41, B0000
Shadows: C8, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

If you have a moment, please check out the gorgeous work of rest of our DT.

I would like to enter that card into following challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Pleats
Aly's - Sewing
Creative Inspirations - Sewing
Stempel Magie - Flowers
Alphabet Challenge - Flowers
Charisma Cards - Flowers
Corrosive Challenge - Die-cuts
Stamp Something - Digi


Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
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Isabella's Challenge - Black and White

This weeks challenge at Isabella's is to create a black and white card. Those colours (although very versatile and elegant) instantly spelled "a sympathy card" for me and I found a perfect image from Isabella's Shop.




Now tell me those ornate elegant lilies aren't just perfect!

I printed them on pearlescent card and heat embossed to raise the image. Then I coloured it with Copic markers, cut out with Nestabilities and sponged with Memento London Fog ink.

The Copic colour list is short this time: C00, 01, 03, 05, 07, 08

I used an embossed card from my stash and some designer paper from Papermania Victoria & Albert collection. I found the black Guipuri lace from stash along with dotted ribbon.

I made the buckle for the ribbon myself using a chipboard shape, white acrylic paint, matte accents, mini peals and microbeads. I also made a black lace flower which doesn't show up on the picture very well, too much of a contrast.



Sticky pearls are all from Papermania, corner punch from X-Cut.The sentiments are stamps from Amy R Sympathy collection.

I used the sketch from Card Patterns.

I would also like to enter following challenges:
Hanna and friends - Monochrome
Totally Paper Crafts - Monochrome

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!
Hugs

Isabella's Challenge - Memorial Day or The Colours Of Your Country

This time our challenge at Isabella's Challenge was to create a card either with Memorial Day theme (which can be either patriotic or just cvelebrating the beginning of the summer) or use the colours of our country.

Since I have a very foggy idea of Memorial Day I decided to use a colours of my country. I am Estonian and our national colours are Blue, Black and White.



I snook a little bit of earth colours on the card as well not to have it too sombre. Earth colours count like no colours, right??? Please tell me it's right!!! lol

The papers are from MME and Lily Bee, white embossed card is from my stash. The buttons are of unknown origin but I just liked the soft round feel of those on a fairly severely structured card.


The image was coloured with Distress Inks on pearlescent card. The sentiment is lovely but it was one of the crappiest rub-ons I have ever had an honour to meet. My fingers are still bleeding, I'm telling ya' - and if you look closely the cardstock is marred as well.

To soften everything up I tied a lovely white double sided satin ribbon into a bow and stuck a Jenny Bowlin butterfly on top. Cute. At least I think so. :D



The image is available from Isabella's online shop.

Now it would be good time to hop over and have a look what the rest of the DT has come up with. I know you won't be disappointed.

I would also like to enter this image into following challenges:
Charisma Cardz - 3D
Stamp Something - 2 of Something
Inky Impressions - Ribbon, Watercolouring, Round(buttons)
The Crafty Pad - Over the Edge
The Crafty Calendar - The Great Outdoors
The Crazy Challenge - It's a Girl Thing
Pile it On - Out Of the Box (ribbon is over the edge plus I have used a colour combo I usually don't go to)

Thanks for looking and happy crafting
Hugs

Sentimental Sundays - Get Well Card

This time at Sentimental Sundays we are looking for cards which we never have enough in our stash - Get Well cards. At least I know that I never can find one when I need it.

I used the image from Isabella's Sketchbook called Birdbath and the digital Get Well sentiment set which is available at Whimsy Stamps. Dead handy, that.

All the images and sentiments were printed on pearlescent card, heat embossed and then coloured with Copics. I cut out and 3D-d the image, unfortunately I had used a really heavyweight card which did not lend itself to much manipulation and curving, lesson learned. Next time I'll try something more lightweight.

The papers are from Crate Papers Brooke collection, really loving those, gorgeous warm colours and fabulous texture.

I used some ribbon from my stash, EK Success border punch, two different Cuttlebug folders, Prima Crystals, Card Candy and my Nestabilities labels. Boy, now that I'm looking at it it's quite a hefty list and it was supposed to be a very simple card, lol.

Now check out all the fabulous work from the rest of the DT at Sentimental Sundays and get crackin' on those Get Well cards. There are sentiment freebie set available and a winner bags some digital word art from Ann as well!

I would also like to enter my card into following challenges:

Mercy's Tuesday Challenge -  Sketch

Charisma Cards - 3D

One Stop Craft Challenge - Summer Breeze

Crafty Creations - Encouragement/Celebration

Creative inspirations - Punches or Die-cuts

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hugs

Zzzzingy!

Boo-boo alert! Avert your eyes those who are sensitive to outrageous failures in producing half-decent cards! Well, I HAVE promised to share my goods AND my bads with the blogging world...

Sad thing is it could have worked perfectly well if I hadn't changed my mind at the last minute and matted everything on chocolate brown instead of bright yellow. Too late now.

I still like the gorgeous Banana Split image by Isabella though. Isn't it yummy? Coloured with Copics, smothered in clear glaze, liquid applique, beads and glitter. As usual. 'Cos I don't DO subtle.

And the layout (sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch) is actually very nice. See, positive thinking! Aren't you proud of me?!

Apologies for photos, very overcast day and I did not want to use a flash since it would have smeared horrible glare on top of all the glazed areas.

The papers I used are from K & CO Cut n' Paste mat stack.

And funnily enough, Allison was kind enough to let me embellish my blog with her "Me Likey" badge for this card I had considered a boo-boo:

Thanks a million, Allison!

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy - Birthday with a sweet treat

Pile it On - Make it Sweet

Tanda Teaser,- Vivid Colours (Hah!)

Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes!

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hugs

Annika

Shine on!

Today I want to show you a card I made for a really lovely person who's name I can not say cause she IS reading this blog. So it's a secret. Hush!

I used another one of Isabella's images I HAD TO get when I stumbled upon her shop. I think she has a really fun and original images.

Colouring was done with Copic markers with a TINY bit of Sakura Stardust and Clear Glaze.

The papers are from Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage line, I wanted a really strong pattern with a hint of retro. I also wanted to challenge myself to use purple which is normally not my favorite colour to work with. It shows cause I didn't really have Copics to match the paper exactly.

Brads, ribbon and crochet flower are from my stash.

I would like to enter following challenges:
The Crafty Pad - Stitching
Allsorts Challenge - Stitching
Stamp Something - Something Layered

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hugs
Annika

Playing with a sketch

This card uses a sweet image from Isabella's Sketch Book and the sketch from Sketch and Stash Challenge.

The image is new - I just discovered Isabella's cute drawings and had to give it a try. Forgotten and neglected are the Amy Butler papers, Prima flowers and the check ribbon.

Image was coloured with Copic markers, background sponged with Versacolour inks and grass is made with Prismacolour pencils.

I would also like to enter that card to following challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - texture
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Childhood memories (main reason I picked out that image is that her outfit SO reminds me of a dress my great aunt made for me when I was little)

Thanks for looking and happy crafting!

Hugs
Annika