Sunday 25 January 2015

Crafts and Me ... Pals

Good morning all.
I hope you are all well.
We are taking our laddo out today to spend his Birthday & Christmas pennies and i also have a nice money off coupon for the Bodyshop & Yankee Candles so will be having a little treat too :D
Thank you all so much for your comments on my coloured image yesterday.
I was asked which pencil i used for her skin and it was Baked Earth.
For the fur on my mouse i just used a fine paintbrush and took the ink from the pencil nib.
So anyway here is the image on a card which you will also find on the Crafts and Me Inspiration and Challenge blog.
I am also entering my card into the following challenges:
1.Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Add some fabric
2.Papertake Weekly Challenge - Get in shape (square, oval, rectangle, round pearls)
3.Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge 281 - Something old/something new (new image, old papers, dies, fabric, pearls)
4.Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Challenge 211 - Anything goes
5.4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Challenge 230 - Best friends
6.Creative Fingers Challenge - Challenge 64 - Anything goes
7.Sister Act Challenge - Challenge 90  - Anything goes
9.Allsorts Challenge - Week 295 - Lace & pearls
10.Creative Moments Challenge - Challenge 60 - Anything goes

Products used are:
White card
Distress ink
Melissa Francis papers
Spellbinders Floral Oval die
Pleated fabric
Lace
Ribbons
Pearls
Derwent Inktense pencils
Woodware sentiment
Distress tool
A close up of the image, love this cute mouse and fairy.

And  a sideways view.
Thanks so much for looking.
Lotsa Hugs 
Nic.
xxx

50 comments:

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous,lovely image and design.xxx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

So cute Nic. Love your colouring and how you made the wing translucent. Susan x

Sarah said...

Wow...even better (if that's possible!!) on the card!! Enjoy your spends!! xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Gorgeous and beautiful card Nic love the image and fabulous design have a day out
Dianne xx :)

Lynne in NI said...

Beautiful card, I love your colouring :)

Tracey T said...

See, it was definitely worth using, wasn't it ;o) Thanks for the mention of the skin colour - will try that next time. Love this! Hugs xx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A lovely, cute image, coloured beautifully. I love the soft, muted colours and details on the rest of the card too.
Lorraine

Jo said...

Beautiful! x

Sabina said...

Stunning! :)
Sabina

Janette said...

Gorgeous Nic, have a lovely spend up day..xx

Lee said...

Absolutely STUNNING in evey way hun.Happy Sunday.xx

Pamellia said...

Beautiful as always Coops! I love your mesh bow! Thank you so much for joining us at Try It On Tuesday for our 'Add Some Fabric' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)

Pat K said...

Beautiful card with such a cute image and all that gorgeous lace & ribbon. hugs, Pat K xxx

Creations by Shirl said...

Aw this one is my fave, this is done so perfect... love the coloring and all those pretty laces.....

Chrissy said...

Stunning card Coops and love the image and colouring even more...beautiful.

luv CHRISSYxx

Margarets designer cards said...

Wow that's one gorgeous fab card, love the image and your layout
Margaret

Have A Scrap Happy Day said...

Awwwww, what a precious and adorable card. Have a wonderful day Coops.

Sandra H said...

Awww coops your card and image is stunning x

Mary J said...

My goodness, that's gorgeous Nic! Your colouring is outstanding (as usual!!)

Craftyrose said...

Simply stunning honey.xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous Coop's, I like the image and the colours.
Kevin xx

pinky said...

You have showcased it perfectly Nic. Love all the material and lace! Hope you had a good day.

Sheila said...

Finished card is beautiful Nic. Well done x

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous card Nic. The image looks fab and I love teh design
Lorraine x

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

Oh my gosh Nic. This is beautiful. I could stare at your work all day x

sallysbitz2 said...

This is just Gorgeous x
Your card has so much detail, love it x

hugs sally x
sallysbitz2.blogspot.co.uk

Donna Mosley said...

OMG! this is so gorgeous Nic, love the very cute image and beautiful design.

Donna x

susiestacey said...

Absolutely stunning Nic, devine image and coloured so beautifully x Susan x

Wendy said...

Absolutely gorgeous Nic, adorable image so beautifully coloured with your pencils...LOVE it!
Wendy xx

Little K Smith said...

A beautiful card Nic! I'm glad you kept the image, you've coloured it wonderfully! I love the layout too and gorgeous ribbon & lace :)
Kelly.x

Jackie said...

OMG what a gorgeous card you have made with that sweet image :o)
Jackie xx

Lozzy said...

Absolutely beautiful Nic, so pretty..Hugs Lozzy xx

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

WOW! love it...her wings look amazing!
Hugs Shell xx

crafty-stamper said...

gorgeous card love all the layers and texture --oohh and i love bodyshop and Yankee candles too lol
Carol x

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

A gorgeous card Nic. I love all your pretty layers and the fab colouring with your pencils.

Hugs Sarahxx

Louise said...

Lovely card Nic and the colouring is fab. Am getting tempted by these Inktense pencils myself. xx

Mrs.B said...

This is a lovely card, and such a sweet image.
Thanks for sharing with us at TioT
Avril

Jacee said...

It looks lovely on the card Nic, a really fabulous design.
hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design

Whisper said...

Absolutely gorgeous, so love how you have used this image to make such a fabby card, luv Sam x

DOBROSŁAWA said...

A lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Creative Corner Challenge.
DT Dobrosława

Tamie said...

Your creation is simply stunning! I adore the image and your coloring is awesome. The distressing is spectacular and so are all of the details. Thank you so much for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks for our Best Friends Challenge.

Tamie DT

Laurian said...

Beautiful project!

Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty and I hope we see you again soon!

Hugz

Laurian

Laura W said...

This is so beautiful, I love it!Thanks for joining us at Penny's challenges, see you Wednesday for a new one!

Marjut said...

So sweet!

nwilliams6 said...

Super lovely coloring. The hair and fur and greenery are just wonderful and magical. Gorgeous work my friend. Hugz

Tracy said...

An amazing creation.Thanks for joining. Allsorts challenge. Good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

This is enchanting Nic! Love the image and the way you've coloured it and of course your stunning card design. Hugs, Wends x

Kelly said...

Another pretty one with the inktense pencils! Love it. Hugs Kelly

Unknown said...

Nic, I love your cards and you know that! This one is so delicate and sweet, lovely coloring. Thank you for joining our 'something old, something new' challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges and good luck in the draw!
Hugs,
Anna xxx

Linda said...

Stunning card!!
Love the soft colors and the sparkles!
Thanks for entering our Wonderland challenge over at the Creative Corner Challenge.
Linda DT-CCC