Living to the beat of your own drum

Another of the 'missing' posts, this one from last April!

My daughter got a drum kit for Christmas last year from her husband. Fortunately they have a very large workshop at the bottom of the garden! I could not resist making this for her birthday.



Materials used:
Sheena Douglass - Music and Dance acrylic stamp set (free gift with Creative Stamping Magazine)
versamark inkpad
stampendous detail black embossing powder
Daler Rowney Art Masking Fluid
Cosmic Shimmer mica powders: Purple Orchid, Frosted Scarlet, Lime Frost, Frosted Lemon
Polychromo pencils (greys)
white stamping card
black and gold card

The drum kit image and sentiment were stamped with versamark ink and embossed with black embossing powder then shaded with grey pencils. It was then painted over with the masking fluid and left to dry.

When the masking fluid was dry the mica powders were diluted with water then blobbed and splattered onto the card to make the background then left to dry. When dry the masking fluid was carefully peeled off.

The topper was trimmed, matted and layered onto black  gold card then attached to the front of  a 15cm square card base.

Thanks for dropping by. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft #89 - Anything Goes 
Crafting With An Attitude #50 - Anything Goes 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #424 - Anything Goes 
PIP Challenge #1913 - Anything Goes 
The Crafty Addicts #59 - Anything Goes 

Get Well Bear

I am ashamed to say that the beginnings of this post have been in draft form since last May! I think it is best I get on and actually post it, if I can remember how I made it!




Materials used: 
Gerda Steiner Designs - Have A 'Beary' Sweet Day Digital Stamp
Scrapbook Gems - Get Well Hospital Clipart and Papers 
printer paper
X-Press It! card
Copic pens:
fur - E31, E33, E35, E37, E39
nose - E50, E51, E53, E33
shadow on clipboard - C0, C1 

The bear image was added to the clipboard image from the Get Well set and printed as one image. After colouring it was fussy cut and attached to a card blank with the background paper already added.

I have a feeling there may be a couple more 'lost' posts lurking in the drafts section, probably from when I transferred the blog from WordPress. Hopefully I can get them posted soon as well.

Thanks for popping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #214 - Anything Goes 
Crafting From The Heart #240 - Anything Goes
PIP Challenge #1913 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft #89 - Anything Goes 
Gerda Steiner Designs Share Your Design Challenge - April

Path of Positivity Happiness

A new month and a new challenge at Path of Positivity. This month the optional theme is Happiness. I found an image of a lighthouse by one of our sponsors, Limited Runs. I have a thing about lighthouses and love them for a number of reasons. Firstly they are coastal and I am drawn to the sea, whether it is a flat calm day or a wild wave crashing one. I find the latter rather exciting and frightening at the same time, the pure energy of the sea as it whips the shore or lashes the harbour walls and cliff faces. Living not far from the coast my childhood and adult memories are full of seaside visits and the full range of beauty the sea can produce. At it's wildest it is reassuring to see a lighthouse showing the way to a safe harbour.

I tend to be a bit of a hermit so the idea of the solitude living in a lighthouse appeals to me, as does the thought of being able to help towards keeping those at sea safer. Now I know that the lighthouse keepers of the past had a very hard life and some lighthouses are more remote and dangerous than others but even so that lifestyle is one I think I would have enjoyed. In some respects it is sad to think that most, if not all, of our lighthouses are now automated.

Finally some of my favourite Bible verses speak of light as a guide. Jesus described himself as the light of the world and in a very dark world we need all the light we can get. Even a single candle flame can bring a comforting light in the darkness.

I decided to use my lighthouse image in a bit more Bible journalling to illustrate a passage in Matthew's gospel where Jesus talks about his followers being the light of the world. Whether you have a faith or not we can all be a light for someone, maybe by offering advise or guidance or maybe just some TLC and understanding. If you know someone who is 'in the dark' why not see if you can bring some light to them.

Materials used:

Limited Runs - Lighthouse 1 

printer paper

Polychromo pencils 

black micron pen

This time I tried a different approach to adding my picture. Rather than print it out on tissue paper and then gluing it to the page I printed it out on copy paper then traced it onto the page with a black pen. It was a bit tricky to see the image through the print in places but I think I got most of the image correctly added.

Having coloured it in with the pencils I then used an electric rubber and gently rubbed out some of the colour on the relevant verse so that it would show through better.

This is the third bit of Bible journalling I have attempted and I am beginning to think that maybe I should invest in a proper journalling Bible instead of using my very old one. Something to consider for later in the year maybe.

The challenge at Path of Positivity starts today and  finishes on 5th May. We have two sponsors, our guest sponsor Limited Runs and our ongoing sponsor Scribbles Designs both offering a prize. For full details and the link up visit the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog. While you are there take a look at the inspiration from the rest of the team.

I hope you can join in the fun this month. Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Getting messy!

I got the inks and water out for this one. I made it for a good friend as an extra birthday card. I wasn't sure which to use so sent her two!

Materials used:

LeAnn's World 101 - Selfie Shell 

Card Making Magic Stamp Set - Verses

black archival ink pad

printer paper

X-Press It card

fancy square die

silver mirri card

Distress Oxide inks - faded jeans, picked raspberry

15 cm square easel card blan

gems

Copics:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04  R20

hair - E43, E44, E47, E49

tee shirt - R81, R83, RV34, R59

jeans - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

boots - C3, C5, C7, C9

phone - C7, C9, R29, R39, R59, R89

The background paper was coloured using the distress oxide inks on a glass mat, spritzed with water and 'mopped' up with the paper. The die cut mat was made the same way then stamped with the sentiment. The coloured image is fussy cut and attached to the mat with gel glue.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft #88 - Anything Goes 

PIP Challenge #1912 - Anything Goes 

A Gem of A Challenge #5 - Anything Goes 

My Time To Craft #393 - Mother's Day or For A Female 

Not Just Cards March - Anything Goes

Progressive Challenge at Scrapper's Delights

This month Scrapper's Delights have a progressive freebie challenge on their Facebook page. I've just managed to get my card made in time.

Materials used: 

Scrapper's Delights - Eggstraspecial Anime 

background paper - freebie from internet

acrylic greeting stamp from stash

7" x 5" card blank

X-Press It card
purple distress ink

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11 E04  R20

hair - E50, E53, E55, E57

ears - E50, E51, E53    E31, E33, E35    W1, W3, W5

egg - R29

bows - V05, RV66, RV69, V09, RV99

dress - Y13, Y15, YG11, BV20   YG00, YG01, YG03, YG06

shoes - V01, V12, V15, V17  C9

I have fussy cut the coloured image then cut a slot at the top of the purple Easter egg on the background paper and pushed her leg behind it. The edges of the card have been coloured using Distress Inks.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Scrapper's Delights Facebook Challenge 

Penny's Challenge #423 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner #188 - Spring Is Here 

Crafty Creations #387 - Anything Goes 

Unicorn Challenge #41 - Spring 

Artistic Inspirations #213 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends #106 - Spring 

A Bit More Time To Craft #88 Anything Goes#

Path of Positivity A Bit More Friendship

Halfway through our Friendship challenge at Path of Positivity and time to share my midway creation. I love the sentiment on this card because no matter what people think, money does not buy love or friendship, at least not the authentic type. You only have to look at the recent increase in suicides of young 'celebrities' to see that. It is not just a cliché, many of the loneliest people are also the richest.

Charles Darwin summed it up with the words:  A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth. It is worth pointing out that Darwin was writing in a time when people had fewer friends, instant communication and fast travel were still things for the future, but those friendships were much more lasting and authentic, it took some effort to maintain them.

I challenge you to think about the friends you have, sort out the ones that you know you can depend on to be there with you through all the twists and turns of life. When you have done that perhaps you could make a friendship card for them and before you send it off enter it into our challenge. See that gives you a reason for entering and made you think about your friends. 😃

Materials used:  

Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Mini Set Roses
roses designer paper from stash

fancy frame die

stitched rectangle die

7" x 5" card blank

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

roses - R29, R39, R59, R89

rose leaves and stems - G02, G17, G29, G99

vase - E31, E34, E35, E37     E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49

dragonfly - Y06, V09, E35

On the dragonfly wings I tried to use the tip to tip method to blend two different colours into each other but I think I may have overworked it, the purple colour looks more orange than purple!

The challenge has another couple of weeks to run so you still have time to get in an entry. All the details of how to enter, the link and the prizes can be found at Path of Positivity Challenge Blog. 

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft #88 - Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations #213 - Anything Goes 

PIP Challenge #1911 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #102 - Anything Goes 

Crafting With Friends #1 - Anything Goes