Art Journal.

Hi,

Today I want to share something.  I have started an Art Journal.  I was inspired by Anne Gaal.  I have been a fan of Anne's for some time & love to see what she has to share with us.  A few weeks back Anne had a competition on Art Journals which is here.  It inspired me to actually start one.  So far I have about six pages filled & today I want to share three of them with you all.  They are using the same digi image from my post yesterday. I wanted to try out some colour combinations using my Copics.  I have been wanting to do this for ages & ages now.  I started by printing off two pages (11 images) of Boobie Love  from my printer onto Copic paper (not sure of the brand).  Then I die cut them out with my trusty 'Bug & nesties.   After that I got my Copic board up & just started colouring or trying combinations I thought might look good together.  I didn't exactly match up some colour combos as I don't have all those colours (yet!).  I found it quiet relaxing, & rewarding.  My shading & blending also improved & now I have a few "go to" colour combinations that I know I will be doing again.  Others not so much ;o).

I have stuck them into this blank spiral bound note book so that I can stand it up on it's ends & use it like a flip book. That way I can glance up as I need to with out trying to find some way of keeping the book upright.

I have just started using this new Copic paper & am loving how smooth it is.  The paper I was using  before was nice, thick & had a slight texture to it.  The Copics blend well on it, but I think I was beginning to ruin the tips of my pens.  With this new paper I just have to remember to put a piece of scratch paper down under it so if the Copics bleed through I'm not ruining my work surface.

I am slowly getting better with all my blending, shading & colouring.  It did help having a coloured reference picture to look at to see how that particular person had coloured the image.  I am a very visual person & if I can see how things are done, I tend to take it in a lot better than if it where written down for me.

So do you have a favourite colour combo?  I'm loving the aqua image (first photo in the middle), but I really want to get just a few more Copics to flesh out the ones I already have so I can do more.  At the moment I have a lot of pinks that just don't seem to go together.  I need to add to them to get a good range of blend-able colours.  Plus I want to get a few more of the Cool Greys so I can do black hair & have it look more black than blue/black or dark grey.

Well lovelies thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great week.  I'm about to get tea ready for when the clan get home from Tennis.  I'm hoping once the kidlets are fast asleep in their beds & my dh is asleep in his chair (a Monday night tradition here) I will be able to sneak downstairs & start work on a Calendar for next year using some very nice Kaisercraft papers I got today.

Supplies:
Blank note book
Cuttlebug
Nestibilities: Labels four
Copics.
Double sided tape

Boobie Love, Copics & Mojo Monday.

Hi,

Do you like the title of this post?  It made me smile, but there is genuine reason for it.  So before I explain here is my card.

Isn't that digi image just the sweetest.  I have seen her lots on Pinterest, especially the Copics pins.  So I did a little cyber stalking/sleuthing & discovered where she came from.   If you want her she is free & lives here at Saturated Canary.  I had loads & loads of fun colouring BL in.  So much so that I have coloured 11 of her.  I have been practising my Copic colouring this afternoon.  I will show you all in another post later.  

So onto the challenge I'm entering this card into the latest Mojo Monday challenge here.  I decided to use some more of my much loved Basic Grey scraps.  I coloured BL's top to match the pretty green paper.  I then cut my scraps to size & there you have it.  That little bit of white card base showing is now gone.  Don't you hate when the paper is cut just a smidge out!  I used a dark brown Copic to colour it to blend in with the background.

Well it's late & I have to get up early in the morning.  Have a wonderful week & thanks for stopping by.

Paper: Basic Grey, Copic paper.
Flower punch: Unknown brand
Red Brad: Unknown brand
Cuttlebug
Nestibilities: Labels Fourteen
Square punch: Unknown brand
Copics:
Hair: E50, E31, E25,
Rose: R05, R29, R46, R59, YG11, YG06, YG03
Skin/Lips: R00, R11, E04, R46
Eyes: B05,
T-shirt: G00, BG13, BG15, BG49, BG18,
Jeans: B32, B95, B97

Beautiful photo, meh LO

Hi,

Tonight I had a go at a CAS LO.  Not too sure on it.  So thought I'd share it any way.

I think everything is too far apart from each other.  Plus I'm not happy with the way the doily turned out behind the photo.  On the plus side I really do like the stamped elements & the sprayed background.  I tried to freestyle this LO.  Usually I would follow a sketch or another LO (but I always end up changing something),  but not tonight.  I think I need the structure of a sketch to help me get started.  Tell me what you think.  Any advice is more than welcome :o).

Bazzil:
Versa Color: 27 Indigo
Hero Arts Clear sets: CL298 (Scattered Leaves) & CL272 ( All occasion messages)
Basic Grey doily
Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist - Forever Blue.

It's a CAS of...............

Hi all,

Today's card is for two challenges & it all about CAS!

I have always had a love of CAS cards.  I've just never been very good at them, that is until this last 3 months or so.  I still think most days that I don't get it right, but every now & then I think "Yup I've nailed it!".  This card I think falls into that category ;o).  I have found (through my bloggy buddies) two wonderful CAS challenge sites.  So I've managed to combine both challenges to make this card.

Over at CAS-ual Fridays the challenge for this week is "So Torn".   Then over at CASology the theme is "Orange".

Now orange is one of those colours that I don't do a lot with.  It's not one of my most favourite colours (sorry orange).  So I had to think quite a bit about how I was going to use it.  Then this morning over coffee it came to me (thank you coffee!).  I figure this card could be used for either guys or gals.  It's just one of those kind of cards.

Thanks for popping in, I love hearing from you all.

Supplies:
Orange Bazzil
Card Base
Kaisercraft: On the move Clear stamp set CS807
Kaisercraft: Occasions CS916
Snag 'em stamps: Scooter's Vacation 001931
Cuttlebug
Nestibilities: Labels four
Copics:
Scooter: YG06, YR04, YR68, R05,
Wheels, seat, headlights, mirrors, C03, C05, C07

Darth Stella

Hi there all you gorgeous people,

Tonight for your viewing pleasure I would like to present Darth Stella!

Now I think I know what you are thinking.  Where is the Star Wars reference?  How can Stella be Darth Vader?  What the heck happened to Anikin.  Has she lost her mind, yet again?  Well just mosey on to this next picture & I will explain all.

There all better now?  I got this Stella digi here.  But since I am still having "issues" with my sizing.  I made the picture a good size but the sentiment way, way, way to big.  I've done it so many times it's starting to get to me.  I forget the sentiment is in a box & think I'm sizing the actual words.  Hmmm I feel a post-it note moment coming on for the computers.  I decided since the sentiment takes up way to much space on the front of the card I am actually going to put it inside the card.  Which is something I rarely do.  Most of my cards are blank inside.  I do this so that who ever gets them can use the card as they see fit.  I even have little stickers (thanks Helen) that I put on the card bags to say this.

This card measures 5.5 x 5.5 inches.  I am experimenting with larger cards as well at the moment.  I am trying all sorts of new & wonderful things to me.  I guess I have loads of "catching up" to do.

Well lovelies, I'm off to check out a few blogs, challenges & to play some more.  Thanks to all of you that have been commenting.  It's helped to keep me motivated.

Bugaboo Digi: Stella peeker - Darth Vader
Sweetness pp by Pinkpaislee
Distress Inks: Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose,
Cuttlebug
Nestibilities: Labels Fourteen, Labels Four
Copics:
Cup: RV11, E04, E43, E33, E31, E25, E27, E29,
Hair: E08, E25, E27, E29, 
Skin: E00, E11, E21
Dress: RV11, E04

Two for Tuesday?

Hi there all you gorgeous people,

I think that I've made up for my mojo slump!  I have made 5 cards today.  I started out with the latest TSOT sketch challenge here.

Notice not a die cut/embossed or stamped image in sight.  I know I must be having an "off" ;o) day lol.  In fact today I haven't stamped or cuttlebugged anything.  Must go do something about that after this blog post I think.

                                               

This is my first card that I did for the challenge.  Using some more of my fav Holly Jolly Christmas pp by Echo Park.  The two ornaments are Decorative Toppers from docrafts.  For such a wonderful sketch I did struggle a little with it today.  I don't know why.

This is more of a "blokey" card I guess.  I really liked the different combination on this card. I really went out on a limb for this card.  Instead of ribbon I used a sentiment & then added the snowflake instead of a bow.  Hope it still qualifies for the sketch.  The snowflake reminded me of the star that the three wise men followed so that is why it's there.  Plus you can't have a Christmas card without a little bling right?

Well I'm off to play around & colour some digi images now ;o) (Cuttlebug & stamping here I come!)

PS.  I made the top 3 again for last week over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  So why don't you go over & join in the fun with me.  (No I'm nothing to do with them - other than loving playing along when I can).

Happy Birthday Dad - CAS

 Hi everyone,

Ok it's official I've gone overboard (blogging that is).  This is my third post for today, yes that means I have done three challenges.  You can either scroll down to see the other posts or go here & then here to see them if you wish.

Although I have cheated sort of with this card.  I made it over the weekend so it's a new card & it is one that is being displayed at my LSS Daisy Chain to show case the papers.  

Happy Birthday Dad 

Originally uploaded by pajalu (Paula)

But it is a guy card & I haven't entered it into any other challenges, so I figure that I can enter it in the challenge. I loosely based it on a male card that I had pinned.  Although as usual I had to add some extras in the buttons.  

Well I have to get Emsy organised for Tennis so had better go now.  Have a great day tomorrow.