LOC Challenge #26 - Die cuts

This week the emphasis is on die-cuts.  Do you have any fancy dies you like to use? Then brush them off and enter our fab challenge!

Our sponsors this week are Ike Art and The Stamping Chef  so I'm using an image from Ike again - 'Poinsettia Fairy'. As usual, I've coloured her with my Copic Sketch Markers.  To add luminosity to the eyes & lips, I've added a little clear 'Glaze' pen from GellyRoll.

The dies are all Spellbinders dies but not sure of the names as I store them on magnetic sheets. The paper is a K&Co one from their 'Winter Wonderland' Scrap-Pad-To-Go.

Do please pop over to LOC and have a look at my Teamies' demos - they're fab - and do consider entering our challenge!

Hugs

Ei x

Note: for some reason, my scheduling is up the spout - this was not supposed to come on until 28th - last months came on early too, so I apologize to anyone it inconveniences, this theme won't be 'live' until 28th, which is Friday.   Hugs Ei x

LOC Challenge @25b - Demon Lovers

Hi all ! This is the mid-way reminder week of the LOC challenge and, as promised, I have a new project to show you, complete with a new Eiglas digi - 'Julian - Demon lover'.

Julian is my first vampire - I must introduce him to 'Attitude' at some point - I'm sure they'd get on like a house on fire...NOT! LOL! :D

This project/card, looks a lot more complex than it actually is.

All it is is an 8X8 card, on its side with the 'arch' made with a piece of 'L' shaped card braced with little square 'tubes' of card.  

The sarcophagus is actually a flat piece - just drawn to look dimensional and Julian is just decoupaged and glued atop it! 

All the other bits are just charms and the 'curtain' pole is a hat pin!

Really basic!
The card I used is Ameican Crafts Bazzil card in a stone colour which I ruled out with lines to make the stone blocks of the wall and coloured with my Copics.

Both Julian and his sarcophagus are available upon request (I still haven't the knack with PayPal buttons! LOL!) and on my Eiglassing digi site.

I could even make a digi of the stone blocks if anyone thinks it might be a good one to have...?

Please do pop over to LOC and have a look at my teamies new demos - we have two teams which post on alternative weeks so there is always a fresh project or two for you to see!

Why not enter our challenge yourself?
Hugs 
Ei x

My Toby is now Three...!

I can't believe he's three already! My baby grandson is no longer a baby but a proper little boy!   

I never like it when my babies grow up - I love them as babies so much but I have to say, Toby is THE most engaging little chap that I am really enjoying his growing too - an he IS a REAL boy - if you know what I mean...! LOL! 
Totally obsessed with his widgie!  It's very hard to do the necessary correcting when you're stifling giggles...!

He told his granddad he had a sore tummy.  Granddad gently touched his tummy. 'There?' asked granddad.
'No, ' says a glum Toby 'lower down Granddad.'
'Here then?' asks granddad, gently touching his belly-button area.
'No, ' says Toby, big luminous eyes solemnly looking at granddad, 'lower down.'
So granddad obliges and then realizes 'Toby, that's your widgie!'
Explosive giggles 'I know!!! hehehehe....!'

What do you do with such a monkey!

I've been so poorly this past ten days, I thought Toby would end up with a bought card (not that he'd be bothered! LOL!) but managed to dredge on up out of my pain-wracked being.....

Toby loves Mike the Knight and I did him one of that genre last year, so I thought I'd move it on a notch this year and do a real knight theme.

So I started by drawing a digi.  It's just called 'Fighting Knights' at the mo as I've not had time to think up anything more imaginative!

I've coloured it with my usual Copic Sketch Markers on Rymans Coated white 200gsm card.
I'm quite pleased with it, in the end, and finally got to use my Shield and Banner Spellbinders.

Happy Third Birthday Toby!

Hugs
Nanna
x

Left of Centre Challenge # 25 - Demon Lovers

This week's theme at LOC is Demon Lovers and I've used this Rick St.Dennis image for my demo.

I hope you will pop over to LOC and to my teamie's blogs as there are some fab images out there and my teamies sure know how to use them!

This is a hybrid project piece, as although I coloured the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and Tim Holtz Distress inkpads,  I used one of my own digital papers from my Eiglas 'Roseheart' Collection for the background paper and my own digital eyelet lace down the card.  The metallic picture corners are also my own digital elements.

See you again very soon and don't forget to pop back in two weeks as we have a halfway reminder and I've done another card for that too - with a new image of my own!

Hugs

Ei x

Lady Lavinia.....

I'm trying hard to get back into my regular crafting now Christmas is over and the deccies are down and the old craft-room is nearly tidy and the spring-cleaning is at full throttle and the grandbabbies are staying nearly every week-end and........  well, you get the picture.....LOL!

That's why I tend to post and strange times of the day and night - just depends on when I get to sleep and if I remain asleep or am woken by anything.  

So, whilst I am awake, listening for grandbabbies or being licked awake by one of the dogs, I use my awake time usefully (if I can keep off Facebook long enough..!) and do some crafting.

This morning's creation features an image I've had for a while but not used for a card yet. It's a stunning drawing from 'Simply Betty' stamps' Steampunk range. I love this range of digi-stamps and have a few of them so I've used Lady Lavinia, coloured with my trusty Copics,  for this project and to enter into the Simply Steampunk Challenge themed 'Steampunk Gals'.

I do love Steampunk but sometimes, I feel, some of the images and projects are not to my taste as they border on ugly but this range of Steampunk stamps are anything but ugly - they are beautifully drawn and, indeed, some of them are from illustrations for books.


I think this 'Graphic 45' paper from the Steampunk Debutante pad is really pretty, as is Lavinia herself so, you see, Steampunk CAN be pretty!

(I do apologize if any of my links look a bit odd but Blogger is presently playing up and won't let me highlight anything)

I would urge you to pop over to the 'Simply Steampunk' blog and have a look at the DT's creations - they're really wonderful and full of inspiration and then over to 'Simply B' to have a good look at the lovely Betty Robert's digis.
You'll be glad you did!

Hugs
Ei x

Left of Centre Challenge 24 - Meijen's 'Cute v Creepy'

...well the theme this week has a schizophrenic twist...! Is it cute or is it creepy...? I can't tell! And there are some really cute & creepy demos over at LOC this week - I can tell you!

Mine is Meijen's 'Nibbles the Cat'.  

Cute but kinda creepy - yeah...?

Materials:-
8"X 8" prepared card.
Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress inkpad
Meijens image printed onto Ryman's 200gsm coated white card.
Copics Sketch markers
DCWV Pet stack cardstock approx 18.5 x 11.5 cm (plus scrap to cut four kitties from).
LLB foil cardstock  18.5 x 8.5 cm
Lenght of black grosgrain ribbon.
Bulldog clip
Brad in shape of a paw
Adhesive
Black card 18.5cm x 8.5cm
Black card 18.5 x 11.5 cm


Method
Colour Meijen's image with markers of choice.  
I used YR18, YR15 YR09,  YR04
N5, N7, C1 C00
RV34
YG06, YG07, YG00
BV31, BV13, V25

Using the inkpad, distress the edges of the prepared card unevenly.
Trim the foil card with deckle-edge scissors just smaller all round and adhere with choice of adhesive (I used a tape-runner) to corresponding black card.
Do the same with the Pet Stack cardstock and the other piece of black card.
Adhere the Pet stack mat on the card to the right hand side of the prepared card, keeping margins equal.
Adhere the LLB mat to the left hand side keeping margins equal also.
Adhere the ribbon with DS tape along the bottom of the card.
Cut some kitties out of the scraps of Pet Stack and adhere to the ribbon with foam squares.
Clip the image to the bulldog clip and attach by the brad.

I hope you like my Scaredy Cat - please do pop over to the LOC blog and join in!
Hugs
Ei x


I am also entering this card in the following challenges:-

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc129-here-kitty-kitty-kitty/

.....just a little reminder...! ;)

Over at LOC, there is still time to enter your project for the challenge!
Do pop over there and have a look - the DT have made some very inspirational projects and the theme is 'Scary Stories' or you can just enter something a little dark and quirky!
My demo card (in the previous post) is up there too.

We have a super celebration coming up in March - our Blogaversary! And for that, we will have a whole host of projects for you to look at and a lot of new sponsors will be represented - well worth a look!

Be back soon with more projects - too busy just now - spring-cleaning and re-organizing my craft-room...! ;)
Hugs
Ei x