Crafty Ribbons Inspiration

Its inspiration time for me at Crafty Ribbons, and here is what I made for you today:

I created this card using the embossed resist technique, which I learned from this Youtube video.
I used several different ribbons from Crafty Ribbons:  The flower is made using 16mm Ivory Grosgrain Ribbon that I dyed to match the distress ink on the paper.  The back flower and lace across the front of the card is is made with Etienne Cotton Lace in Honey.  I also used the Handmade tag ribbon, which I absolutely love and will be using on all of my future projects :)

You can find all kinds of fabulous lace, ribbon and buttons on the Crafty Ribbons website, and don't forget about our fort-nightly challenges over on the challenge blog!

My favourite piece :)

I can't believe I forgot to show you a super fun piece I made last month!  This image is by The East Wind, called Lucy Loo Profile, and I had so much fun coloring and making this project, I want to do her again with different hair colors and themes.

Lucy Loo - Profile, by The East Wind

I colored using my Prismacolor Pencils and then added her to a shadow box frame that I embellished further with patterned paper, metal embellishments and distress inks.  The background is done with copics and rubbing alcohol, and I have added white dots with liquid acrylic white ink.  This one is going up in my house as it is my absolute favouritest (yes, it's a word in my dictionary :P) project yet!

I love The East Wind images, they are so unique and original :)  And I have learned so much from Unky Lastrange, just watching her videos is very illuminating!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to visit theeastwind.com for more wonderful images, and join in on the challenges!

Punk Never Dies!

I have a gorgeous new release from The East Wind today to show you.  She is called Lucy Loo:  Punk Never Dies!  She was so much fun to color.  Unky must have read my subliminal messages, cuz she gave me just what I wanted:  funky hair to color!

Lucy Loo:  Punk Never Dies by The East Wind

This image was a blast to color, and I enjoy coloring lots of hair :)  I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils, and layered up with paper from the 6 x 6 Modern Elegance pad by Ki.  The flower and bow are made from Etienne Lace from Crafty Ribbons, as well as the Handmade tag, and I added some Cheery Lynn Fancy Flourish die cuts in pink to add contrast.

Lucy Loo:  Punk Never Dies by The East Wind

 There are so many images over in The East Wind Etsy shop that I want to color!  These fun images are so original, I haven't any others like them yet!

Lucy Loo:  Punk Never Dies by The East Wind

Stay tuned, because I promise to have several images a month from this new digital image company.  I also happen to really enjoy chatting with Unky while I color her images :)

Happy Family Day from Ode to Paper and The Paper Nest Dolls

Its Family Day here in Canada, and I will be spending my afternoon with both of my beautiful daughters.  But first, some inspiration for The Paper Nest Dolls :)

Flower Cart Avery by The Paper Nest Dolls

 I used the Flower Cart Avery image for this card.  The flowers got me :)  I love to color flowers :P
Of course, I colored this sweet image with my Prismacolor Pencils, but I didn't write down my colors this week, my apologies it was a seriously busy week.  The Handmade tag and red bow are made with ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.  They have such gorgeous ribbon and lace!

Flower Cart Avery by The Paper Nest Dolls

Don't forget to join us for the monthly challenge over on the challenge blog!  And visit the challenge blog for more inspiration from the team members throughout the month :)

New Release Day at Inky Impressions!

I have a special treat for you today.  Inky Impressions has some releases in digital form today in their online store :)

I chose this new image, called Angelica Bunny Hugs and used it with the Some Bunny Loves You sentiment circle :)

Angelica Bunny Hugs by Inky Impressions

 These images from Inky Impressions are some of the sweetest and realistic characters I have seen, and they are so much fun to color and add personality to.  I used this image to create a windowed gate-fold card, with papers from the Front Porch 6 x 6 paper pad made by Pebbles.

Angelica Bunny Hugs by Inky Impressions

 I embellished the card with a handmade flower, as well as some paper flowers from Michaels, and some chipboard shapes from Piccolo by Sweet Stamps.  The die cuts are made using the Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn, and Joycraft die sets.

Angelica Bunny Hugs by Inky Impressions

Don't forget to come and join us for the challenges over on the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog, if you use an Inky Image, you get 2 chances to win a prize!  See you soon!

Pretty Daisies with Quick Creations and Whimsy Stamps

An extra, fun project for Noelle over at Quick Creations.  Noelle treats me so well, that whenever I purchase a stamp from her, I also do a post about the project I make with it to give her some extra exposure :)  Thank you Noelle, I appreciate you.

Lazy Susan Buggies by Whimsy Stamps

For this project I colored up Lazy Susan Buggies from Whimsy Stamps, and although I don't have the color list, it is fairly simple and I'm positive you can figure out some wonderful combos for this sweet image :)

Lazy Susan Buggies by Whimsy Stamps

I colored this image using my Prismacolor pencils, but you can use whatever medium you like!  Just remember to adjust your stamping ink to your medium ;)

Noelle Martin at Quick Creations has a wide variety of rubber stamps and supplies, and she is very good to her customers.  She also has a monthly challenge over on her blog!  Follow the theme, and use something that can be found in her store to be eligible for a prize.  See you there soon!

Magnolia fun with Quick Creations!

Hahaha, Noelle Martin over at Quick Creations, knows me far too well, she sent me another magnolia rubber stamp to use in my DT projects...this time Violet Tilda!

Violet Tilda, rubber stamp by Magnolia Stamps

How can you go wrong with Magnolia stamps!  Such a fun little image, and a very quick one to color up.  I also used Docrafts/Papermania and Imaginisce "Little princess" paper, and the Lala Land Crafts Honeycomb Die, all available in Noelle's online store.  I created the flower using ribbon and techniques I learned here.

Violet Tilda, rubber stamp by Magnolia Stamps

I colored Violet Tilda with my Prismacolor pencils in the following colors:

Hair - PC1085, 943, 946, 935
Skin - PC927, 939, 1029
Dress - PC1018, 929, 930
Flowers - PC1088, 1027

Noelle's store has many things available for the avid crafter, colorist, or scrapbooker/card maker.  She even has a monthly challenge on her blog.  Use an item found in her store, and follow the monthly theme to be eligible to win a prize!  See you soon!