WOYWW 306: What’s On My Work Desk This Week?
When it comes to crafting, are there any special skills you’d like to develop or strengthen or any techniques you’d like to master?
I’ve been thinking about this as Becca at Eclectic Ellapu is currently hosting an Out Of Your Comfort Zone Creative Challenge and the Path of Positivity Challenge Team is hosting a Growth Challenge.
After much thought, I decided I to stretch my boundaries by creating a Clean and Simple Card whose focal point was on a colored stamped image.
I began with a Kraft card base as the backdrop to spotlight the stamped image.
For my image, I chose the stunning Clear Woman Silhouette stamp I recently won from Noor Design for my First Signs Of Spring Card! The beautiful butterflies and flowers surrounding the woman provide an ethereal aura that’s perfect for feminine, nature, floral, fantasy and spring-themed cards!
I stamped the image with Memento Black Tuxedo Ink on Papertrey Paper Basics Cardstock – then the fun began!
I recently purchased my first set of Copic Markers – the Copic Sketch Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Markers (36 Colors) that combines both the fine point and the brush tips – and colored with them for the very first time on this project!
I used 12 markers from my new Copic set to color this image:
- E000 – Pale Fresh Pink
- E50 – Egg Shell
- G43 – Pistachio
- G46 – MistleToe
- RV00 – WaterLily
- RV25 – Grayish Violet
- RV56 – Holly Hock
- R81 – Rose Pink
- V01 – Heath
- BV1 – Soft Violet
- BG81 – Aqua Blue
- B91- Pale Grayish Blue
I also used two ProMarkers – Black and Lemon – to complete my artwork! I love how beautifully the markers blend together and look forward to building my collection!
Next, I cut out my image, applied a strip of beautiful Heidi Swap Shabby Washi Tape as a border to further highlight the image (Pile It On Challenge) and adorned our lovely lady in gems and flowers.
Finally, I chose an inspiring sentiment – Be Strong & Believe – from Unity Stamp Company Day Made stamp set to round out the design.
Even though my normal tendency when creating is to layer things on – I’m a fan of collage and similar styles – I must confess, I really love how this card turned out, and look forward to stretching my boundaries and creating more clean and simple designs like this in the future!
Not it’s your turn to share your creations with us! What have you created or acquired this week? Whether you’re showing off your desk, your latest acquisitions, or your latest creation – be sure to share it with our creative community at one of our weekly parties!
Have an inspiring week and thanks for stopping by!
What are the Crafty Cats Up To This Week?
Usually when you visit my home you see Magellan or Tsunami – but it’s rare that you spot the two of them together!
This week, I invite you to join us for a rare sighting of Magellan and Tsunami together at this week’s Wordless Wednesday Party – Today There Are Two – where there’s plenty of room to share your favorite photos as well!
Creative Art Challenges
Need to jump-start your creativity? Wondering what inspired me this week? Check out this week’s list of Creative Art Challenges! They are organized alphabetically under Theme or Anything Goes!
Theme Challenges
- A Gem Of A Challenge #142 – Spring Is In The Air
- Aloha Friday Challenge #45 – Fairytale/Fantasy
- Blessings Ink – Amusing Challenge – Butterflies
- Card & Scrap #94 – Spring & Easter Colors
- Card Mania Challenges #67 – Flowers
- Crafts Galore Encore Challenge – Make A Card For April
- City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #257 – CCCB Anniversary CASE 2 (Flowers, Vines, Leaves)
- Crafty Calendar April Challenge – Add A Sentiment
- Crafty Gals #15 – Vintage
- Crafting With An Attitude #2 – Freestyle/Fantasy
- Deep Ocean Challenge #101 – Things With Wings
- Digi Sketch Challenge – F Is For Flowers
- Dragon Fly Dreams Challenge #1 – Let’s See Spring
- Eclectic Ellapu – April Showers / Spring (April Purple Team) (Spring)
- Eclectic Ellapu – Out Of Your Comfort Zone (April Pink Team) (CAS & Coloring)
- Fairy Tale Stamper #54 – Favorite Stamp
- Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #34 – Clean And Simple
- Going Grey With Scrap Creations Challenge – Spring Flowers
- Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog #132 – Include A Butterfly
- Graphit It #15 Color Challenge – Flower Power
- House Of Cards April Challenge – Add A Butterfly
- Ike’s World Challenges #35– Things With Wings
- Inky Impressions Challenges #205 – Kraft It
- Krafty Hands April Challenge – Nature’s Work
- Jo’s Fun Day Friday Challenge #83 – Florals & Butterflies
- Let’s Craft & Create Challenge 100 – Seasonal Flowers
- Lil Red Wagon #284 – Spring Is In The Air
- Little Claire Monthly Challenge 56 – Use Kraft
- My Creative Moments – Monday Morning Challenge #5 – Colorful Creations
- Moo Mania – Feelings Of Spring
- Our Creative Corner – Color Your World
- Paper Creators #37 – Flowers
- Path Of Positivity Challenge #25 – Growth
- Penny’s Challenge #223 – One For The Girls
- Pile It On – Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders (Washi Tape Border)
- Pink Saturday
- Polkadoodle #15 – Pink And Pretty
- Red Rubber Inspirationals #215 – Spring Flowers
- Shopping Our Stash #197 – Lost & Found (Heidi Swapp Tape)
- Simon Says Monday Challenge – In The Middle (Focal Point – Image In Middle Of Card)
- Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – April Showers And/Or Spring Flowers
- Stampavie & More #235 – Favorite Colors Pinks & Blues)
- Stamping Sensations April Challenge – Pretty In Pink
- Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog #217 – Pink
- The Corrosive Challenge Blog #222 – Floral Fantasy
- The Crafting Cafe – April Challenge – Flights Of Fancy (Butterfly)
- The Crazy Challenge – Springtime
- The Paper Girls Challenge #77 – Pastel EGGstravaganza
- The Pink Elephant TPE294 – Inspiration Challenge (Flowers / Soft Colors)
- The Stamping Boutique – Spring
- Top Tip Tuesday – Three Of Something (Three Skittles)
- Tuesday Throwdown #240 – All Clear (Clear Stamp & Skittles)
- Use Your Stuff – Spring Is Sprung BlogHop
- Whoopsi Daisy – Throw On The Flowers Challenge
- Vintage Stamping Challenge #29 – Bring On Those Spring Colors
Be Creative – Anything Goes Challenges
- 613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes Challenge #119
- Artistic Inspirations #129 – Anything Goes With A Twist Of SpringFlowers
- Crafting By Designs – April Anything Goes Challenge
- Crafting From The Heart Challenge 55 – Anything Goes
- Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes Challenge
- Craft Your Passion Challenges #257 – Almost Anything Goes
- Creative Every Day – Anything Goes
- Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #75 – Anything Goes
- Creative Moments #66 – Anything Goes / Spring or Easter
- Crop Stop Linky Party 3
- Cute As A Button #8 – Anything Goes
- Dazzling Diva Challenge #71 – Anything Goes
- DL Art – April Linky Challenge – Anything Goes
- Inspiration Destination #29 – Anything Goes
- Little Miss Muppet Challenge #109 – Anything Goes
- My Craft Creations Challenge – 4/1 – 4/15
- Noor Design Challenge #5 – Anything Goes
- Not Just Cards Challenges #17 – Anything Goes
- One Crazy Stamper – April Challenge – Anything Goes
- Party Time Tuesdays #197 – Anything Goes
- Pinspirational Challenge #138 – Anything Goes
- Scribble & Scrap Challenge 42 – Anything Goes
- Simply Paper Craft Challenge 2 – Anything Goes
- Sister Act – Challenge 101
- Stamp And Create April Challenge – Anything Goes
- Sugar And Betty’s Challenge Blog – Anything Goes Or Layers
- The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #4 – Anything Goes
- The Sisters Of Craft – April Anything Goes Challenge
- Suzy Bee’s Bloomin Challenge #75 – Anything Goes With A Twist – Add Some Spring Flowers
- Through The Craftroom Door – Week Of April 14th – 20th – Anything Goes
- V’s Sweet Ideas #33 – Anything Goes Challenge
- Wonderful Wednesday – Anything Goes
- Word Art Wednesday 179 – Anything Goes
- Your Scrapbook Place – Anything Goes
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Hi thanks for joining with Our Creative Corner Chalkenge x
I like this image very much and I like how you added different elements to the card. Great job! Thanks for joining us at the Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog -Annalisa (DT)
THanks so much for joining in our challenge at Your Scrapbook Place Challenge this month. I love the image you are using on this card. Gorgeous layout.
Thanks Holley – I thought of you when I was coloring because I know you like working with fantasy images!
Lovely image and beautifully coloured
Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations thus month
Joan
Stunning creation thanks for joining the fun in the pink and pretty challenge over at Polkadoodles and good luck.
Anita (DT)
http://www.polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/
Love this card and message. Thanks so much for sharing some creative art links. I too explore my creativity and finally finished my 1st mixed media art canvas which I’m loving. And now I have more than enough places to share my creation. I’ll be posting my art creation tomorrow, feel free to come by and visit @ wwww.livingintentionallysimple.wordpress.com
Beautiful job on your mixed media canvas – so glad the creative challenge links will be of use to you!
Have a lovely week and look forward to seeing more of your art!
I’m loving that piece! I’m a fan of colors, usually pastels & this piece is gorgeous. I wish I could draw things other than stick people. I’m saying hello from SITS.
Great card! I love the image & what you’ve done with it!
Thanks for sharing at The Crafting Cafe this time!
Good Luck
Hugs
Dawn xx
Gorgeous card! wonderfully well colored and very feminine.
Thank for joining us at Let ´ Craft and Create !
Maryvonne DT
Such a gorgeous image, love your colouring, thanks for sharing it with us over at Let’s Craftand Create.
This is one gorgeous card! I really, really love how it turned out and think you found a wonderful way to stretch your boundaries.
Thanks Claudia – I had lots of fun creating this!
Such a pretty card, and a wonderful coloring job with your new copic markers! Love the shading and your color choices.
Youe coloring skills are amazing. This is perfection and gorgeous!Thanks so much for joining us at CCCB!
You have created a beautiful card with that lovely image this week!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog this week!!
Thanks Julia – I love this image too!
What a lovely card – thank for joining in with the crafting cafe challenge this month- Janna DT
ReplyDelete
Love your card. Great image and fabulous sentiment.
Thank you for joining our blog hop & entering your great project!
Tammy DT
Beautiful card! Thank you for joining us over at Cute As A Button Stamps Challenge. Hope you join us again and good luck. – Francesca, owner
Thank you Francesca – was nice to discover your blog this week!
Stunning card!!! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at Graph’it Markers Colouring Challenge and our theme of ‘Flower Power’. Yvonne (DT)
Thanks Yvonne – look forward to joining you again in the future!
Lovely card thanks for joining us at graphit coloring challenges good luck
caroline dt
Thanks Caroline – hope to see you again soon!
I often wish I was more creative. My mother was crafty but I missed the crafty gene. My creative outlet has always been my writing and I do get carried away with creating family photo books.
Angela @ Stepping into Motherhood
Those are both incredibly creative outlets Angela – never sell yourself short!
Really beautiful card you’ve made. Thank you for playing along with us at IWC x
Thank you Shelley!
Hi There, Beautiful card and love the layout. Thankyou for joining us at Sugar & Betty’s. Good Luck and hope to see you again soon.
Hugs Amanda
Thank you so much Amanda – delighted to discover your blog!
A really striking card – love the stamp you’ve used.
Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions.
Helen x
Isn’t that stamp gorgeous? I was so blessed to win a GC to Noor Designs and picked it as part of my prize!
I love the coloring you did on this gorgeous image. Thank you so much for joining us at House of Cards.
Thank you Donna – first time playing with the Copics so that means a lot! 🙂
Beautiful! Love it! Thanks for playing with us at Craft Your Passion#257. Good Luck!
Beautiful work!
Thanks for joining at Use Your Stuff!
I never would have guessed that this is your first attempt at coloring with Copics. Beautiful job…gorgeous card! Thank you for joining us at Let’s Craft and Create for our first challenge of 2015.
Thank you Cheryl!
Your card is very pretty. Thank you for sharing it card with us at Stamping Sensation.
Eret x
Thank you so much Eret!
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful card with us at Crop Stop. Be sure to check out ALL our wonderful products in the store at http://www.cropstop.com
Karen
Crop Stop Design Team
Gorgeous! Have wanted to try out copics forever. Clicked over immediately when I saw your link at Beverly’s Pink Sat.
Have missed your page. I transferred my previous blog due to spam, and cut back a little on visits.
Happy pinks!
Thank you so much Marcia and I’m glad to see you back! I have missed you too!
This is my first time using the Copics and I love them!
I will definitely be saving up to expand my collection as I am able…
Another gorgeous card! I love it! Thank you for joining us at Your Scrapbook Place challenges this month.
Beautifully designed card! Thanks for playing with us at One Crazy Stamper and good luck in the monthly challenge.
Latest acquisitions?
A new pet stroller for the cats and a new bike for me.
Both have, over the years, played important roles in my creativity and will being doing so again.
Wow, Kiril, I knew about the bike but the pet stroller? I missed that!
Can’t wait to hear about the details!Congrats!
It’s beautiful! how wonderfully creative and it will be so special to whoever receives it because of all the hard work and personal touch!
Thanks Rory!
What a great combo of images, color, and love that it looks like she has a tat. Beautifully done and so happy to have you join this round here at Ike’s World Challenges. Shoni, DT
Wonderful colouring with your new Copics! Thanks for joining our April Challenge at One Crazy Stamper!
This card is stunning. I love the idea to stamp it with black ink and color it in with marker. I think I will do that next time I do a card. I have a bunch of old stamps I found, probably just need some new ink. Thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday linkup. Pinned to our linkup board. I look forward to seeing what you share with us this weekend.
Thanks Tanya – would love to see your card! 🙂
Lovely card! Thank you for entering it in our challenge “Color Your World” at Our Creative Corner. xxx Cheers
Hello, A lovely project. A lovely style. Thank you for joining us this Month. Crafting With An Attiude Good luck. We would love to see you again for our next challenge.
Chrissy (Challenge Blog Owner)
Be Crafty and Craft
Striking card which fits in beautifully with our “Pretty in Pink” challenge over at Polka Doodle Challenges. Lou x
Love this! Such a great card, and I love the sentiment too 🙂 Thanks for joining us at The paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog, good luck!
Sweet card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our PINSPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
~DEANNE~
A Little Bit O’ Paper
super cute card!! love the image xx thanks for joining digisketch challenge 🙂 Steph DT
Lovely card!
And well done on the colouring…
Thank you for joining us at Lets Craft and Create
Mary DT
Thank you so much!
Wow what a fab make! Thanks for joining our Flower Power challenge at http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/
Claire xx
Gorgeous card. Love the design and details. Thanks for joining us at Going Grey With Scrap-Creations in our “Spring Flowers Challenge” and we hope to see again soon. Hugs, Gale DT
Very nice card! Thank you for joining the Crafts Galore Encore April “Make A Card” Challenge! Hope to see you again! Good luck!
Daria
Great card!!!! Thanks for joining us over at Cute As A Button Stamps
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful project in our Spring challenge, I hope we see you again soon!
Hugz
Laurian
Dragonfly Dreams