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Quixotic Challenge #39: Simonne’s Colour Challenge

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Time for another Quixotic Challenge! This week Simonne has set us a fab colour challenge! Create something using BLACK, WHITE AND ONE OTHER COLOUR! Your creation could be a card or other crafty project, as long as it follows the rules posted over in the sidebar of the challenge blog!

For my card I have used one of the fab Victoria Case for SCACD Winter Wonderland images – Winter. I love these, and didn’t get time to use them last year. Expect to see more of these over the next few months as I start working my way through my Christmas card list!

The yummy paper is from the Basic Grey – Jovial 6×6 Pad. LOVE it. This particular design makes me feel all warm and cosy, as when I was little my parents had a blanket that looked like this.

The image was coloured with Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21 Eyes: B0000, B52 Hair: C3, C5, C8, 100
Outfit: C3, C5, C7, C8, 100, B63, R22, R24, R27, R29 Dog: W1, W2, W3, W5, C5, C7, 100, R20, R22

I added some Viva Decor Glitter Liner in Holo-Iridescent to make the snow all sparkly. I couldn’t find my Polar White FlowerSoft, so I added some Doodlebug Flocking to the trim on her coat. The bow was of course, tied using the Bow-Easy!

If you are in the US, you can buy all the Victoria Case for SCACD stamps direct from Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design, along with Copic Markers, Basic Grey 6×6 pads, the Bow-Easy, FlowerSoft and Viva Decor products!

Posted in Basic Grey, Bow-Easy™, Challenges, Christmas, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Design Team Work, Dogs, Papers etc, Quixotic Challenges, Quixotic Paperie, SCACD, Stamp Companies, Susana's Custom Art & Card Design, Techniques, Themes, Winter.

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By Elaine – September 1, 2010

Elaine’s Sweet Selection Blog Candy!

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and to see who won last week’s Elaine’s Sweet Selection draw. ***

I’m back with some more sweet candy for you! This week I’m enlisting the help of Mr Linky, so all you need to do is add your details to Mr Linky to join in! You will find Mr Linky at the bottom of this post!

Here’s what you could win! The latest Magnolia Ink magazine and a super cute Bon Voyage Tilda stamp!

Please do spread the word on your blogs, the more the merrier!

I will draw a winner on Sunday 5th September 2010, so you have till then to enter!

I’ll be back later on with my Quixotic Challenge card!

QUIXOTIC PAPERIE UPDATE: The latest release from The Greeting Farm is now in stock! Check out all the latest goodies by visiting the “New Products” section at www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk To keep up with all the news at Quixotic Paperie, check out the Quixotic Paperie Store Blog and visit us on Facebook!

Posted in Blog Candy.

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By Elaine – September 1, 2010

Mo Manning for Stamping Bella: Game On & A Candy Winner!

Ok, so this should actually have been blogged on Sunday. Somehow the weekend didn’t quite go according to plan and I totally lost track of time! I spent much of it playing with spreadsheets. I did manage some colouring though!

Firstly, I have a winner to announce for my latest Elaine’s Sweet Selection candy draw! The winner of the Magnolia stamp and papers/embellishments pack is….

* WYNNETH *

Congratulations Wynneth! Drop me an email with your details and some sweet candy will be winging its way to you!

There will be some more sweet candy posted shortly, so keep your eyes peeled!

Now, before I show you my card for today (and remember, lets pretend its still Sunday!), I have some BELLARIFFIC news to share! The Stamping Bella DT call is now closed, and the new babes have been chosen. There are THREE fantastic and wonderfully creative babes joining the group, so Bellariffic Fridays are going to be even more exciting from here on! A big welcome to WENDY BOND, CATHY GRODEN and PAULINE GODFREY. Do pop by their blogs and say hello!

So, finally, my card! Today I’ve used one of the awesome male images from the Mo Manning for Stamping Bella line – GAME ON (Game On and other Mo Manning for Stamping Bella images are all available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie).

Perfect for most of the men in my life!

Coloured with Copic Markers.

Skin: E000, E00, E11, Hair: E44, E47 Outfit: BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, YR61, YR65, YR68, C1, C3, C5
Chair etc: E30, E31, E34, E35, Y21, Y26, Y28 Background Shading: YR0000, YR21, E50, E53

The papers are Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride (Joy Ride and other Cosmo Cricket Mini Decks are available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie).

You can now check out another set of TANTALIZING TOOSDAY offers over at Stamping Bella! Pop on over and see what DA BELLA has for you this time!

ALSO – this week’s Bellariffic Friday theme is ANIMALS! Use any Stamping Bella animal stamp and email it to DA BELLA by Thursday evening to be in with the chance of winning some Bella Bucks!

Phew. That’s it from me for now! Time to go back to playing catch up! Will return later with some new candy and then my Quixotic Challenge card!

Posted in Blog Candy, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Cosmo Cricket, Design Team Work, Gaming, Male Cards, Mo Manning - Digital Pencil Too, Papers etc, Quixotic Paperie, Stamp Companies, Stamping Bella, Themes.

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By Elaine – September 1, 2010

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Challenge #43: Pearly Whites

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This week’s Kraftin Kimmie Stamps challenge has been set by the fabulous Jeanne Streiff!

Jeanne would like to see pearls and white on your creations! Join in with us, using a Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamp on your creation and you could win the fab stamp Jeanne has used today!

I’ve used the sweet little bear accessory stamp that comes with the fabulous Kraftin’ Kimmie Goldilocks stamp (Goldilocks and the other Kraftin Kimmie Stamps are available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie).

Coloured with Copics:

Bear: E50, E53, E34, W2, W5, W8 Background: E40, E41, E42, RV91, RV95

The beautiful designer paper is from the Memory Box Gossamer 6×6 pack. The pearls in the corners are 8mm flatback pearls in white. The bow was tied using the Bow-Easy template. All of which are available here in the UK from Quixotic Paperie.

That’s it from me! Make sure you pop over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog and check out the other Krafty Girls’ creations this week! And we’d love to see you joining in!

Posted in Bow-Easy™, Challenges, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Design Team Work, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge, Memory Box, Papers etc, Quixotic Paperie, Stamp Companies, Techniques, Teddy Bears, Themes.

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By Elaine – August 28, 2010

Sketch Saturday GDT: Say What?

This is my final week as a guest on the fabulous Sketch Saturday challenge! I can’t believe the last four weeks have gone by so quickly! I’ve had lots of fun playing along, so thank you to the team for having me! Once again, this week there is a fantastic sketch to play with and a fab prize up for grabs, so make sure you join in!

For my card I have used one of my favourite images from Paper Makeup Stamps. Chomps is one of the awesome Monster designs illustrated by Steve Hammond. (Paper Makeup Stamps are available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie.)

Just love him! The sentiment is from the TGF Roll Call Stamp Kit.

Coloured with Copics, but I don’t have the list as this one was coloured a while ago. I’m pretty sure I used BG72, BG75 and BG78 though!

Papers are Basic Grey Offbeat. SU grosgrain ribbon. SU Scalloped Border Punch.

That’s it for now! I’ll be back a little later with my Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps challenge post!!

Posted in Basic Grey, Challenges, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Design Team Work, Humorous, Monsters, Paper Makeup Stamps, Papers etc, Punches, Quixotic Paperie, Sketch Saturday, Stamp Companies, Techniques, Themes.

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By Elaine – August 28, 2010

Bellariffic Friday – I Even Love The Box!

It’s Bellariffic Friday time!! This week was a particularly fun one to do, as the theme was FREE FORM!!! I’m definitely looking forward to checking out BLOGGABELLA later on and seeing what everyone has done.

On my card I have used Mo’s I EVEN LOVE THE BOX which is of course now available in delicious rubbah from Stamping Bella (I Even Love the Box is available in the UK from me at Quixotic Paperie!).

Isn’t that just the cutest Christmas image?! There is going to be a new baby niece or nephew for us this Christmas, so I’m thinking this image will be coming out again for a very special Baby’s 1st Christmas card!

Coloured with Copic Markers of course!

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R21
Outfit etc: R22, R24, R27, R29, R46, BG0000, BG72, Y21, Y26, Y28, E31, E34, E57
Background shading: E40, E41, E42, E50, E53

The yummy papers are Cosmo Cricket – Mitten Weather (Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Mini Deck is available in the UK from Quixotic Paperie). The bow was tied using the Bow-Easy template (available in the UK from Quixotic Paperie).

Posted in Baby, Bellariffic Friday, Bow-Easy™, Challenges, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Cosmo Cricket, Design Team Work, Mo Manning - Digital Pencil Too, Papers etc, Quixotic Paperie, Stamp Companies, Stamping Bella, Techniques, Themes.

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By Elaine – August 27, 2010

Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Preview: Fab Friends

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There’s a new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD release coming on Friday 27th August! This time, Susana and Elisabeth have gone for something a little different, bringing you a collection of cute critters!

The SCACD DT have had a mini hop going on each day for the last few days. You can find all the details over on the SCACD Store Blog, and if you haven’t already you can also enter for the fab blog candy, and maybe win yourself the complete new collection (there are FOUR up for grabs)!

Today I’m showing off FAB FRIENDS – this stamp will be available on Friday 27th August along with the other cute critters in this release!

Super cute, right?

Coloured with Copics.

Fur: E02, E04, E08, E09, E50, E53 Outfit: E40, E41, E42, E43, G0000, G82, G85
Ladybird: E00, E02, R22, R24, R27. R29, W3, W5, W8
Mushroom: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47 Grass: G82, G85 Sky: B0000, B00

The papers are Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg Mini Deck. The perfect little bow was tied using the Bow-Easy Template (Bow-Easy is available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie).

That’s it from me! You can see more cuties over on Dianne’s Blog and Lori’s Blog today!

Posted in Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Cosmo Cricket, Design Team Work, Fantasy/Magic, Nature, Papers etc, Quixotic Paperie, SCACD, Stamp Companies, Susana's Custom Art & Card Design, Themes.

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By Elaine – August 26, 2010

Stamping Bella – My Beary Best Friend

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So, I just HAD to share this one with you today! I got my latest order of rubbah goodness from Stamping Bella yesterday, and inside was this sweet stamp – MY BEARY BEST FRIEND. So. Cute.

I should point out that I am totally late to the party as far as falling in love with Christy Croll’s images goes! I have no idea why. Anyway, I coloured one, then another, and so on and now I am addicted. LOL! I must have them all!

I of course, coloured the image using Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11 Bear: E70, E71, E74, E77, E79, R11, R12 Background: B00, B0000

For a little extra touch, I added Viva Decor Gloss Gel Pen in Transparent to the bear’s nose, and Viva Decor Glitter Liner in Holo-Iridescent. I’ve said it a million times (probably) but I love how the applicator tip on the Viva Decor “pens” lets you do such fine detail areas with ease. If you’re in the UK/Europe you can grab Viva Decor products from me at Quixotic Paperie!

The bow was tied using my Bow-Easy template (available in the UK at Quixotic Paperie) from some ribbon I have had in my stash for ages.

That’s all for today! If you haven’t already, make sure you check out DA BELLA’S TANTALISING TOOSDAY OFFERS! Also, you still have till Thursday evening to get your Bellariffic entries emailed over to DA BELLA! The theme this week is completely open – do whatever you like as long as you use a Stamping Bella stamp!!

Posted in Bow-Easy™, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Design Team Work, Quixotic Paperie, Stamp Companies, Stamping Bella, Techniques, Teddy Bears, Themes, Viva Decor.

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By Elaine – August 25, 2010

Quixotic Challenge #38: Shiny Happy People!

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Time for another Quixotic Challenge! This week the lovely and super crafty Kim Dellow has set us a fab challenge:

* Shiny Happy People! *

Use glitter/glitter glue/gloss medium etc on your card/project!

The Quixotic Paperie Design Team have of course, gone crazy with the Viva Decor products! Make sure you pop on over to the Quixotic Challenge blog and check out what everyone has been up to!

On my card I have used one of the gorgeous new Mo Manning for Stamping Bella stamps – Who Me? (from Quixotic Paperie in the UK) SO cute, and as always, a delight to colour. If you’re in the US/Canada then you can grab this stamp direct from Stamping Bella.

Papers are Cosmo Cricket – Mitten Weather. The gorgeous crystal swirl was created using Bazzill Basics Jewel Template – Mystical Flourish and some flatback gems. I added Viva Decor Glitter Liner in Holo-Iridescent to the image for the snow!

The image has been coloured with Copics!

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R21 Outfit: R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R46, G0000, BG93, BG96, W2, W5, W8

I’ll be back this evening with another Stamping Bella card to show you!!

*** QUIXOTIC PAPERIE NEWS ***: Basic Grey Jovial and Pyrus 6×6 pads have arrived in stock! They are stunning! Check out all the new stash under “New Products” at www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk

Posted in Bazzill Jewel Templates, Challenges, Christmas, Colouring Mediums, Copic Markers, Cosmo Cricket, Design Team Work, Mo Manning - Digital Pencil Too, Papers etc, Quixotic Challenges, Quixotic Paperie, Stamp Companies, Stamping Bella, Techniques, Themes, Viva Decor, Winter.

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By Elaine – August 25, 2010

Elaine’s Sweet Selection Blog Candy!

*** DRAW IS NOW CLOSED – WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED 31/08/2010 ***

Time for another “Elaine’s Sweet Selection” blog candy draw! This time I’ve got a yummy stamp from Magnolia’s Bon Voyage collection to give away, plus a little selection of 6×6 papers and embellishments!

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post! Please feel free to spread the word on your blogs etc, but this is not a requirement and neither is having a blog!

If you’re not a follower already, please feel free to add yourself using the widget over in the sidebar. However this is not a requirement either!

Good luck! I will be back tomorrow with a couple of Stamping Bella cards to share!

Posted in Blog Candy.

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By Elaine – August 24, 2010