Pink Princess

 

It is not that often that I use a whimsical image, but I do enjoy colouring them and creating a card with a different feel.  This La-La Land Crafts Princess Marci  image was coloured in at a Prismacolor Class that I taught.

 

 

 

 

The image has been cut out and embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine  and the  Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight Nestabilities®.  The Die has been used as a Stencil before the image is removed.

 

 

 

A Seam Binding bow, KaiserCraft flower and a recycled button finish the card off.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes! 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Celebration  

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes 

Sweet Stampin - and Punches 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes  

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes

 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Nestabilities and Layouts Tutorial

 

 

Nestabilities® are the theme for this weeks Tutorials at Spellbinders Paper Arts, it is my turn to share and I am using Nestabilities® on a Layout - you can see the step by step details here.

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Awakening

I am sharing a card created using the Penny Black Awakening image.

 

 

 

 

I have coloured it using various ink pads

 

 

 

 

and cut it out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Labels Twenty-Three Nestabilities®

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is from JustRite® Papercraft and is cut out using the Standard Circles SM Nestabilities®.  The bling is from Want2Scrap

 

 

 

Recycled lace and ribbon finish off the card.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - To Die For

Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage

Great Impressions - Anything Goes

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Anything Goes

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Anything Goes with a Stamp

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Bird King Birthday

Spellbinders Dies are fabulous in every form - don't you agree!  I love this Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Elements Shapeabilities®

 

 

 

 

It gives projects such an arty feel - and we love that don't we!!

 

 

 

 

I have coloured the image using inks and daubers, layering it onto a Frame cut from the Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities®

 

 

 

 

and added some Want2Scrap bling.

 

 

 

 

The Dies have been used as Stencils to add an extra feature to my card.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Drunken Stampers - For the Boys 

Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage 

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes  

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Life in Your Years

 

How much do you love this bicycle image from Our Daily Bread Designs - totally adorable and has such a nostalgic feel don't you think!?

 

 

 

 

I have coloured the image using SU Chalks/Pastels and sponged the grass and sky, to try and create the feel of a summers day. 

 

 

 

 

The image has been cut and embossed using Spellbinders Labels Eighteen Nestabilities®.  I have used the Die as a stencil and sponged the background before removing the image from the Die.

 

 

 

 

The image has been stamped in Tsukineko StazOn, cut and embossed using the Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags Shapeabilities®.  I background has been sponged using the Die as a Stencil.  All Dies have been cut out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

 

 

Finishing off with Want2Scrap bling.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

 

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Happy 18th Birthday to my Son

I am popping in quickly to share a card I created for my son's 18th bithday.  He is a HUGE fan of Lord of the Rings and can't wait to see The Hobbit.

 

 

 

 

So....my husband googled a free image and as he went to print it we saw that we were out of coloured ink - Oh no - it was late at night and we were leaving for Sydney early the next morning to celebrate the birthday.......

 

 

 

 

Out came the SU Chalks/Pastels and I began to colour in....and had so much fun - what do you think of the end result - I am happy with it...and my son - he LOVED it!

 

 

 

The only other thing needed was a sentiment, I stamped the JustRite® Stampers sentiment and embossed it using Tsukineko Gold Embossing Powder

 

 

 

 

Just so you know - this is what I started with....

 

 

 

 

Happy birthday Jacob!!  

 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Unity Snowman

 

December is here and marching along at an alarming rate, I created this card for the last Card Design Class for this year...how cute is that snowman from Unity Stamp Company

 

 

 

 

I love the Concerina Card and have seen many tutorials for it, so decided we needed toi make something special before partying with all the goodies everyone will be bringing. 

 

 

 

 

I have cut the image out using the Spellbinders Scalloped Labels One Nestabilities® and layering it onto the 2012 Snowflake Pendant Shapeabilities®.

 

 

 

 

The snowflake is also from the 2012 Snowflake Pendant Shapeabilities® and the red bling is from my stash.  The pearls are from Want2Scrap.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Critter Sketch - Anything Christmas Goes

Hooked on Craft - Christmas 

House of Gilli - Anything Goes 

Incy Wincy Designs - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe - Christmas with Chalk (Snowman coloured with Chalks)

Corrosive Challenges - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Non-Traditional Christmas

Amusing Challenges - Die Cut

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Christmas   

Shopping Our Stash - Winter Holiday or Snow/Winter Theme

Use It Tuesdays - Ink It Up

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Snowmen Or Ladies

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Christmas

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

 Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Let It Snow (paper is old BasicGrey)

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Handmade Gifts Tutorial

 

This week at Spellbinders Paper Arts the theme is Handmade Gifts - you can see my Step by Step Tutorial HERE.  I would love you to pop over and let me know what you think. 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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CFC #12 Clean and Simple - Almost...LOL

It is time for another Crafty Friends Challenge - this week Beate  is our hostess and she has challenged us to make  a CAS make it clean and simple project~  I have to be honest and say this is nore of a challenge for some of us than others! LOL!  But I will see what I can do - no promises though!

For my card I have used the Penny Black® Inc. Hanging Treasures stamp set designed by NinaB Designs. The image is embossed using Tuskineko Gold Embossing Powder and cut out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the 2011 Heirloom Ornaments Nestabilities® .

The sentiment is also embossed using Tuskineko Gold Embossing Powder and cut out using the Back to Basics Tags Shapeabilities®.  After cutting and embossing, the Die is used as a Stencil before the tag is removed from the Die.  I have used Antique Linen ink for the sponging.

The  ornament and tag are layered into the embossed background using foam tape - I have used the Regal M-Bossabilites. 

This card is for the following challenges:
2 Sisters - Christmas Sparkle
Catch The Bug - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - White Christmas with the option of something Metal
Craftymess Challenge - Vintage Christmas
Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes
Card Makin' Mamas - Silver and/or Gold
4 Crafty Chicks - Ornaments 
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes  
Speedy and Friends - A Christmas Card, no Red or Green








  

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Jen Balcer * Linda Lucas (that's me) * Nina Brackett

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with this Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

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Scrap n' Art Featured Artist and Giveaway!

I have been sitting on this news for a while but am excited to be able to finally share - I  was invited to be the Featured Artist for Scrap n'Art online magazine for December - how cool is that!

 

I was amazed when the UBER talented Candy Rosenberg invited me to be the featured Mixed Media Artist (Mixed Media - can you believe that!! woohoo) and am honoured to be able to share some of my favourite projects and also an interview.

 

Here are a few Sneak Peeks at the projects being featured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrap n' Art have kindly offered my blog readers and Facebook friends a free 30 day subscription for Scrap n' Art. All they have to do is sign up for Scrap n' Art and use the coupon code "LovelyLinda."

 

 

For some added inspiration, pop over and 'LIKE' Scrap n' Art Online Magazine's facebook page and let them know that I sent you!

 

 

*** GIVEAWAY***

To 'celebrate' I am offering some of the stamp sets used in my projects as a giveaway and am giving you three opportunities to be in the draw

1. Pop over to Scrap n' Art Online Magazine and leave a comment

2.  LIKE Scrap n' Art Online Magazine's facebook page

  3. Come back here leaving me a comment telling me which was your favourite project and that you have liked the facebook page

You can do one or all three of these things to be in the draw, the more you do, the more entries you will have - don't forget to leave me an email or way to contact you.

  

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