Steampunk Pirate

It's time for another challenge this week at Through the Purple Haze. The challenge this week is to go steampunk! You don't want to miss out since our sponsor is Rick St. dennis.

For this challenge, I was given the Privateer by Rick St. dennis to work with.

I wanted him to be rugged, handsome, and a bit disheveled from his pirating ways. So I started with the inking. Spectrum Noir:

Face, Buckle, Charm: FS1 - 3, TN2, TN6, GB2

Hair: TN4, TN7

Hat, Boots, Sword: IG1 - 7

Feather and accessories: LG 2 -5

(Not sure of the colors on the pants. They were an experiment.)

With the coloring done, I wanted to keep that the focus of the card.  

I used a deep green for all the mats, the first layer of patterned paper (script writing) is from my stash, and the next layer (keys) is from BoBunny Timepiece. I added mesh from my stash since it reminded me of netting. All of the other embellishments such as the gear and the charm are from my stash. 

I love the parrot at the top right corner, and I imagine this steampunk parrot following our pirate around on his adventures.

The best part: a treasure map!

Challenges Entered:

Challenges for Everybody: Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts: Texturize it
The Male Room: Vintage

Princess Bride

It's time for another challenge at Through the Purple Haze. This week's theme is Anything Goes (Bling Optional). And we have two fabulous sponsors:

For my project, I used Time for Tea's Princess image. I didn't want to use pink or red because that was my first thought. I colored her face and hair with my Spectrum Noirs:

Face: EB1, FS1 and 2, BP4

Hair: EB1, TN 1, 2, 3, and 4

It was then I decided that she wasn't a princess, she was a bride. 

I used a glitter pen to color her tiara, the top of her dress, and around the sides of the dress. I used my Cricut Elegant Edges to cut the frame. 

The tag on the right side of the frame says, forever, and it is from, Me & My Big Ideas, Marry Me kit. 

The blue and green floral dp is glittered and embossed. I thought this was gorgeous dp to go with the wedding theme because of the flowers. I had blue flowers at my own wedding, and of course stems and leave are green. The dp is from DCWV, the Blossom Song stack. Finally, I placed three blue flowers with silver brads at her feet. 

Challenges Entered: 

A Gem of a Challenge: Special Lady

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Special Lady

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Colors

Cupcake Love

It's time for another challenge at Through the Purple Haze. This week's theme is digital elements. And we have two fabulous sponsors:

Crafts U Print

Milk Coffee

For my project, I used the Fionna and Cupcake image from Milk Coffee. Fionna simply had to have blue wings. That's where all of my inspiration came from, blue wings, and then the blue expanded to the cupcake wrapper and fork. I used my Spectrum Noir's: TB1, TB2, TB3.



The blue felt like the perfect contrast to all the pink I wanted to use. I used Spectrum Noir colors PP4 and PP6 to color the plate, the icing, and the flowers in her hair.











I layered the heart patterned papers from BoBunny, Head of Heals stack, with a hint of a a blue mat. Then I added a little blue bling cupcake embellishment (from Recollections) and the small floral embellishment that says, "loves me."






Challenges Entered: 

Emerald Fairies: Pretty in Pink

Just for Fun: Anything Goes

The East Wind: Use Digi

JellyPark: Things with Wings

Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Paw Prints

I am so thrilled to be presenting this card as part of the Design Team for Through The Purple Haze Challenges. Join us in the fun. The challenge this week is to use pencils. Our sponsor this week is Derwent.

I am so excited about this card because I finally found a product (from Ink Antics) that turns regular craft pencils into water color pencils. I loved doing this because the pencil coloring felt and looked so much smoother. It's a different look and feel from using markers, but the pencils gave me a steadier hand. The stamp is from Paper Smooches, Birthday Buddies set.

I started the card using kraft paper. I wanted this card to be simple to highlight the stamp and coloring, so paw print paper from the Spoiled Rotten paper stack by The Paper Studio. I love this pack because some of the papers are glossy or glittery. The main patterned paper on this card is both glossy and embossed (although it is hard to tell in this photo). I inked around the scalloped oval in a chocolate brown, and finally, I added two paw prints white brads (from my stash) at the bottom of the card.

Challenges Entered:
Art Impressions: Kraft Paper (2W, Th)
Send a smile for kids: Die cut or Punch (2W, Saturday)
Come and Get it Challenges: Domestic Animals (W, Saturday)

Summer Poolside

It's time for another challenge at Through the Purple Haze. This week's theme is embossing. And we have a fabulous Sponsor:

My project started with this amazing digital stamp called Eve Swimming from Anonymous Stamps. I have loved this image since I first saw it, and am so pleased to use it for this challenge.

I started with the blue and white patterned paper because it looks like a summer sky to me. Then, I added the sun overlay from the Cricut cartridge CTMH: Artbooking. I am so excited to finally use an overlay. I think they add something fun and different to projects. But the small circle for the sun on the overlay just didn't feel like a sun, so I added this chip board sun from my stash. I like the pop of orange.

Next, I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color the image. I embossed her bikini with clear embossing powder, and then I used Comotion Clear Tops embossing powder in Essence of Monet on the water because it has blues, greens, and a touch of purple in the powder. To me, it helped the water shine and look more realistic.

Next, I took Ranger Perfect Pearls in Green Patina and dusted it along the edge of the tiles. It's hard to see in the photo, but the Perfect Pearls gives off a shine when you use your embossing heater and dry the pearls.

This was such a fun challenge; I hope you play along!

Challenges Entered:
Addicted to Stamps: Use Markers (Wednesdays)
Shopping our Stash: Shiny (Tuesdays)
Southern Girls Challenge: Bling it Up (Thursday 3W)
Crafting When We Can: Lots of Bling (Sunday 2W)

Christmas Beauty

I am so thrilled to be presenting this card as part of the Design Team for Through The Purple Haze Challenges. Join us in the fun. The challenge this week is Anything Goes. Join us in the fun. Our sponsor this week is Whoopsidaisy Digis.
  

Sponsor

Link: http://linnie-whoopsiedaisy.blogspot.no/

My project:

I adore this image from Whoopsidaisy. It's sweet and and versatile. She does remind me of Christmas, so I went with red, pink and green. The DP is from the Lost & Found Christmas by My Mind's Eye. The colors include shades of pink and red and gold. I used a dark green background, and added gold brads to the corners to accent the gold in the DP. I added dimensional stickers with the sentiments: joy, wish, and remember as they also reminded me of Christmas.

Bathtub Beauty

I am so thrilled to be presenting these card as part of the Design Team for Through The Purple Haze Challenges. Join us in the fun. Our Sponsor this week is Sassy Studio.

For this challenge, I used the Sassy Studio image Bubble Bath Sassy.

This looked like an incredible way to play with glitter and bling. I put glossy accents all over the bubbles (colored with Spectrum Noir). I shaded the bathtub with greys, and I added silver glitter around the bath tub. I considered the floor and thought that there might be water under the bathtub, and layered different blues to create the look (and a touch of blue glitter). I needed a sentiment, and Cards TV has a set called Hugs and Kisses. This sentiment was perfect. Two glass green beads finish her off.

Challenges Entered: 

Digi Galore: Valentine/Love

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog: Valentine

The Craft Place: Love

The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Feel the Love

Pink Gem Deigns & Lacy Sunshines

I am so thrilled to be presenting these card as part of the Design Team for Through The Purple Haze Challenges. Join us in the fun. You don't want to miss out on this challenge since there are three sponsors.

I jumped at the chance to use this fabulous image, Fantaseyes, from Lacy Sunshines.

I had no idea what I was going to do with this amazing image, so I started with the eyeshadow, and I thought about fabulous runway shows where the makeup is extreme. I used four different Spectrum Noir pink markers to create the eyeshadow, and dotted the lashes with silver glitter. I left that alone until I found the right scrap of pink and black patterned paper. I angled all of the cuts, and added the small sentiment to the bottom of the card.

Challenges Entered:
Dynamic Duos: Black and Pink
Dream Valley Challenges: No DP

My second project use this Parisenne Postcard from Pink Gem Designs.   
I love the idea of a handwritten postcard and knew immediately that I would die cut the image of a hand with a feather pen from the Cricut Cartridge Sentiments. Instead of adding more colors to this image, I stayed with the blue, red, and cream.

Challenges Entered:
Fussy & Fancy Friday: Vintage
Paper Crafting Journey: Vintage
Dream Valley: No Designer Paper.

Be Mine

I am so thrilled to be presenting this card as part of the Design Team for Through The Purple Haze Challenges. Join us in the fun. The theme is Anything Goes. Just to give you a taste of what you can win... Our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments Designs, and they are giving three digital stamps to the winner.

I'm using their Benson Bear: Bundle of Hearts. By using a variety of pink colors on the hearts, I was able to move away from red and stick with pink for the patterned papers. All of the patterned papers used are scraps from other projects. Since I stored them in an organized fashion, I was able to pull them out and put the background together very quickly.

While I might normally go to purple as an accent color for Valentine's Day, I went with a bight blue instead, and I think it really pops off the page. The layered circles are done with punches. The small accent on the lower right corner is a stamp and tag duo from Stampin' Up.

I wanted to go for a whimsy or playful look since I will be giving this card to a friend, and I hope she likes it as much as I do.

'tis the season

Finishing up Christmas cards, and found this fantastic Penny Black stamp set (The Touch of Love), and decided to use it as the base of this card. Luckily, I have a few more friends from the dog show world that needed some special handmade cards. Once I stamped the image, I immediately wanted grass on their feet. Using the Cricut Cartridge, Artbooking (CTMH), I cut the grass the length of the card. I adhered it slightly over the dogs feet. After that, I knew the card needed to be a CAS (clean and simple). I added the layered sun for some brightness and a small sentiment sticker.

Challenges Entered: 

Clean & Simple: Sketch. 

Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards: Happy Holidays. 

Creative Corner: Clean and Simple. 

Cut it Up: Christmas, use a die cut. 

Cute Card Thursday: Celebrations. 

Southern Girls Challenge: Christmas Wishes. 

Through the Purple Haze: Here Comes Christmas.

Christmas Holly Color Splash

Talk about a color splash!

I wanted to capture the bight colorful lights and decorations of Christmas in this card.
I started with the Holly stamp from Eureka Stamps, and used my Copic markers and glitter pens to color the holly image. Once those colors were established, it was easy to work my way backwards adding patterned paper. When I add that many bold colors, a good pop of black separating sections makes a dramatic difference.

Challenges Entered:

Mojo Monday: Sketch.
Through the Purple Haze: Christmas.
Created with Love: Christmas.
Party Time Tuesday: Merry Christmas.

Christmas Pixie

If you haven't already purchased the Copic Skin Tones set, you really should. It takes the guessing out of which colors to use. Another great set from Copic are their glitter pens. I used these pens to highlight everything on my Christmas Pixie.

The bow on the bottom corner is actually a child's hair ribbon. I love to use these. They are cheap, and they are perfectly tied.

Challenges Entered:

Through the Purple Haze: Christmas.
Mojo Monday: Sketch.
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes.
Created with Love Challenges: Christmas.

Christmas Tree

I found this darling star banner from the Cricut cartridge, Joys of the Season and used it on my Pink  Poinsettias card. I decided to use it again on this Christmas Tree card.

I started with Mojo Monday's Sketch #321. This is an extremely versatile sketch that let's you play with patterned paper.

Instead of a circle, I cut an scalloped oval and inked in olive green. The Christmas tree is stamped with a forest green and them embossed for some shine. A small red jewel is at the top of the tree.

Here's a tip: always look at the dollar bin in your craft store. You will never believe what you can find. The bow at the bottom of the card is a hair ribbon from a pack out of the dollar bin.

Other challenges entered:

Through the Purple Haze
Bitten By the Bug 2: Christmas Card.
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes.
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge: Anything Goes.

Disney Red

Choose a color: red, pink or purple.

I went with red for the challenge over at Through the Purple Haze.

Since their sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs, I decided to use their Disney digital stamp.

For this card, I used a combination of Disney themed papers, and a Disney punch. To keep the "red" the focal point, I only inked the Mickey balloons and ears on the stamp and used a glittery red for the punches.

Such a fun card to make!

Mistletoe Kiss

First, I have to brag on my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  My stamping has come so far with the aide of these markers. I love the fine details and wide choices of color that I can use to make my stamping so vibrant. I took advantage of my markers on my Mistletoe Kisses card.

When coloring this stamp, I really wanted her hair to be glittery, so I used a silver glitter marker (not Spectrum). I chalked all of her skin in a light pink. For her coat, I used a combination of blue Spectrum colors. Jewels in the corners really added to the sparkle.

Challenges Entered:
Through the Purple Haze: Winter with Delicious Doodles Digi Stamps.
ABC Christmas: Winter Wishes.
C...is for Challenge: Winter is Coming.
Creative Creations Challenge: Winter is Coming.
Paper Playtime: Sparkle.