Wednesday 4 February 2015

A welcome return to Crafts & Me

Afternoon all!  Hopefully it is the afternoon as I scheduled the post, I should actually be hard at work about now and haven't scheduled a post in donkey's so hopefully it worked!

As you know I'm dipping my toe back into blogging and I make things here and there but what I lack really is motivation.  I thrive on challenge or reaching goals or I do tend to procrastinate and get distracted (I'm sure you all recognise that!) so I asked on one of the digi groups on facebook if anyone knew any monthly challenges with a DT call and I was answered by a few (thanks so much!) and Teresa over at Crafts & Me spotted and asked me to rejoin her team, needless to say I jumped at it as I spent quite some time with this team a while back and I do still admin on the Crafts & Me Facebook Group - Whaaaaat a facebook group? - YES, come show off your fab Crafts & Me creations!
So its a welcome return to the Crafts & Me Design Team :)

The challenge over at Crafts & Me Challenge & Inspiration this month is to Use a Ribbon.
I used a digi by Hannah Lynn called Mimi (Hint: which is also perfect for valentines!)
She's coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers and I used vintage photo distress ink round the papers (First edition: Love Letters)
I added some paper roses, pink and brown ones dyed with moonshadow ink and some 1" brown chiffon ribbon overlayed with rose coloured 1/4".  The crystal hearts I bought at a show a while back (saved for best as you do!) and the frames I have no idea where I got them from but may well be the craft shop in Llandudno.  The butterflies are punched from holographic silver then coloured in with a brown promarker, they didn't photograph very well and look streaky but you cant see that in the flesh.
Finally the sentiment is made from individual peel off letters - CARIAD which means SWEETHEART in Welsh.

Do hope you can join us this month, its easy peesy add a ribbon x




 
 
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10 comments:

Sandra H said...

Oooh this is gorgeous!!

Aunty Sue said...

Beautiful card and thanks for sharing at crafty catz with our stitching challenge

Babette said...

Beautiful card and what a great use of color. Thanks for playing along at the Kraft Journal.

Mervi said...

Fabulous colouring. so beautiful card.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

coops said...

Its really great to have you back Vix.Love your card, one of my fav images and her hair is fabulous.Love all your gorgeous details too :D

xx coops xx

Unknown said...

This is stunning! Love the papers, love the coloring of the image... Hair is amazing - love pink. It's so perfect! :)

Lin said...

It's so lovely to see you back Vix.

I see you have lost none of your talent in the colouring stakes!! An absolute corker of a card.

Thanks for sharing with us

Lin
Dream Valley

Dee's Craft Room said...

Amazing card, your colouring is fab. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Dionne

Jay said...

Hi hun, what a beautiful card, your colouring is AMAZING!!! Adore your stitching and all those beautiful layers and embellies. I am so pleased to hear that you have re joined blog land and I have joined your blog sweetie, I am not sure if I am already a follower though. Cuddles to you Jay xxx

Arlyn said...

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!