Through the Purple Haze Sketch Challenge

I was so excited to make a place last week at Through The Purple Haze Challenges. This week the request was to make something using a provided sketch. I enjoy using design sketches as a springboard for ideas. My card this week again uses a Simply Betty Stamps digi- can't get enough of them.
I coloured the image using my Copic Markers. The background circle is a Spellbinders die.The eyelets give a nice little peep at the colour underneath.
Instead of ribbon, I used washi tape to decorate the background. One strip is the full width and the other has been folded in half and I then used double sided tape to attach.
The embellishments in this sketch followed a curve and so I chose a flourish to cut up to curve around the die cut. The Prima flourish had blue and clear crystals and some had a rainbow shimmer.
The sentiment is from an old Stampin' Up set in my stash- Always. I mounted the sentiment on black cardstock and then patterned paper which was also used below the sentiment for another element from the sketch.
Let me know what you think and also check out the other terrific entries at
http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com.au/

Simply Betty Stamps Challenge- August

Witch Mercedes was so much fun to colour for the August challenge over at The Simply Betty Stamps Blog.
I coloured the image using the following Copic markers:
Hat- BV23, 100, 0
Hair- G14, G17, G28, YG11
Broom- W7, E35, E37
Skin- E51, E53
Lips- R27, R39
Cheeks- R20
Dress- BV00, BV08, FV2
Eyes-G14
I then used Spica pens to add a bit of sparkle to the buckles, eyes and shoes.

Other features o this card were the great Martha Stewart Halloween punches- Crooked Fence and Cobwebs. Spellbinders dies were used for the main picture and caption.
The Happy Halloween stamp was from my wonderful Summerween package from my swap buddy Heather. If you love getting deliveries in the mail swaps are so much fun and Betty regularly hosts them through her Facebook page. I used foam dots on my stamped label to make it stand out from the background.                    
The little bow and date were added later after my daughter complained that I failed with my colouring because the Witch colours were no-where else on the page. Good thinking!!
 I hope my card gives you some ideas and don't forget to check out all of the other great entries.

Through The Purple Haze Challenge Using Dies

I am enjoying the challenge of meeting a weekly deadline to complete each week's challenge at Through The Purple Haze Challenge Blog. This week I pulled out my dies to create a card.
The Birdcage in the background was made using a Tim Holtz die. I coated the chipboard with Distress Embossing Ink and then poured Stampendous Aged Ochre Embossing Powder over the top- tapping off the excess. I really love this range of embossing powders as when heated, many different colours appear and as the name suggests, it creates a grungy, aged look.
The flourishes for leaves again used chipboard. This die was a Sizzix one. I painted the chipboard with Peeled Paint Distress Stain and then inked the edges using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.
The flowers were cut from double sided paper so that I had some colour variation. I inked the edges and then scrunched up the flowers. The die is Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and I can recommend this die as a must have for anyone who likes to make their own flowers. I have used it so many times!
The butterflies were Spellbinders Dies- Les Papillions. These dies are great as they cut as well as emboss. I inked the edges of the butterflies and also lightly inked over the embossed areas to highlight them. Before attaching the butterflies, I curled the wings and added glue to the points that would touch the paper.
Other elements on the card include stained gauze in the background, bling brads from my stash, a little stitching and of course, some pearls in brown from Flourish With A Bling.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and please visit Through The Purple Haze Challenge where there is a sketch challenge for the next week.http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through The Purple Haze Challenge- Funky Card

This week's challenge has been to create along a funky theme. I used my Copics to colour a Kenny K image from Whimsy Stamps. I bought these a short time back with my teens in mind and was glad to get around to using them.
 Colours used: Skin: E00, E31, E34 Cheeks E11, E93 lips E04, R37. Top and Shoes:E04, R37, R59, Y35 Socks and White highlights: C1, C3, C5 Jeans: B14, B16, B18 Hair: E33, E35, E37

The paper used for this card was from Simply Stories. I used both sides of two different sheets of paper. One sheet included the saying across the bottom of the card. All edges of the paper were inked using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.
The flourishes were cut  up into pieces to fit the card. This is something I often do with flourishes and other pieces of bling.
Going through my chipboard stash, I came across the circular frame and the numbers for this card (the number 16 so that I can use this card for my daughter's birthday next week!) I used the Distress Embossing Pad to stamp on the chipboard after I had edged the pieces with a black sharpie.
The embossing powder I used was called Black Tinsel by Stamp It. It has multi coloured fine glitter in with the black powder.
I had fun making this card and hope Ash likes it when she sees it on her big birthday!
Check out all of the other funky entries over at Throughthepurplehazechallenges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through The Purple Haze Bingo Challenge

This week's challenge at Through The Purple Haze Challenge Blog was to complete a line up in their Bingo List for embellishments on a card.
I used one of the Alice In Wonderland Digis from Simply Betty Stamps as my focal image. I love the White Rabbit outfit! The image is coloured using Copic markers. Waterfall Stickles have been dabbed lightly on the eyelids, tail and boots to jazz up the image a bit more.
I have just invested in a Grand Calibur die cutting machine and put it to good use  making the background for this card. I used the large label Spellbinders dies and then Cheery Lynn's heart die. This machine is so much easier than my Cuttlebug for the thin dies and the large cutting plates are great too.(Still love my Cuttlebug though!)
In the background there is lots of bling and to complete the challenge I added some hot pink roses. These also have touches of Stickles on them.
All of the pieces of paper and card were distressed using Coffee Archival Ink and the sentiment has been mounted using foam dots to complete my easel card.
As always, don't forget to pop over to throughthepurplehazechallenges to see everyone else's brilliant entries. Looking forward to next week's 'Funky' challenge.

Through the Purple Haze Challenge- Butterflies and Flowers

I have had heaps of fun making this card for the Through The Purple Haze Challenge.
 I coloured a Magnolia image using my Copic markers. I cut it out and inked around the edges of the piece of card using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink. As with last week's challenge, I used Kaisercraft's 'Precious Moments' paper pad. This is proving to be very useful and has a great variety of patterns in it. The flowers were from my copious stash of blooms and the pink pearls were from Flourish with a Bling. The white butterfly and background lace are both  Martha Stewart Punches.
I hope you like my card layout. If you would like to see other great butterfly and flower design ideas don't forget to pop on over to Through The Purple Haze Challenges Blog.

Simply Betty July Challenge

For the July challenge over at Simply Betty Stamps, we had the choice of either a good or bad mermaid digi. I chose the good version. She was so much fun to colour.
I used shades of purple for her hair and while I made her tail grey, I added dots of the purple shades to represent scales.
This card was a perfect excuse to splurge on a memory box die. I loved the detail in this wave design.
The background was created by using a Sizzix die and then rubbing distress ink across the top to highlight the embossed design.
I placed gauze behind the mermaid and finally added some Flourish With A Bling Pearls in Dark Blue.