Craftymummy2five: September 2011

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Merry Christmas!

We have a Gorgeous Sketch for you this week over at Deconstructed Sketches. It's one of those Lovely Clean and Simple type ones!

I decided that maybe it was time to make my first Christmas card of the year. So I now have one down and way too many to go...hehe! I just love this Gorgeous TGF Blush Girl, she is just sooo adorable!

Copic Colors Used:

Hair - E79, E37, E35, E31

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, R22

Clothes - R59, R29, R27, R24, E41, E40

Background - E39, E37, G00, G000, 0

Of course my card has been colored using my Copic Markers on Xpress It Blending card, both of which are available from the Lovely Sammi over at Mad For Markers, not only is she just the Sweetest Person, her prices are Amazing, so make sure to check her out!

And make sure to check out the rest of the Amazing Deconstructed Girls

Thursday, September 22, 2011

A Late Birthday!

This week at Deconstructed Sketches we have a gorgeous little Sketch for you, well all of Jens Sketches are pretty Awesome...hehe! Here is this weeks Sketch!

This card is a card I have done for a special friend of mine, who is always about to cheer me up and always has something nice to say, she is just beautiful and I have to say that I think she is just the sweetest person I have ever met! And of course true to the title of this post, it is a little late in getting to her for her birthday, which was a couple of weeks ago...again, 'better than than never'...hehe! Anyway I hope she likes it!

Copics Used:

Hair - E27, E25, E23, E21

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20

Dress - RV13, RV14, RV10, RV29, RV25

My Card is colored of course with Copic Markers and I have used Xpress It Blending card, which is just one of my absolute favourites to color on! All of which are available in the Mad For Markers Store.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Fabulous Deconstructed Girls Creations!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Time for a Sketch!

It's Thursday again, which means it's time for another Deconstructed Sketch and this weeks sketch has to be one of my absolute favourites. It is such a classic sketch and I loved working with it!

Now I first saw these gorgeous Saturated Canary Digi's over on Krista's blog, but then I saw this image called 'Poppy, the Circus Girl' over on Claudia's blog and I knew that I had to have her. I also loved Claudia's Gold balloon, so I had to copy and have my own Gold Balloon...hehe!

Copics Used:

Dress - BG49, BG18, BG15, BG11

Top - R20, R11, R000

Hair - E79, E37, E35, E31

Mouse - C7, C5, C3, C1, R20

Balloon - YR24, Y17, Y15, Y13

Boots - C7, C5, C3

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, R22

My card is colored using Xpress It blending card and of course copic markers, all of which you can get from the lovely Sammi over at Mad for Markers.

Don't forget to go and check out the rest of the Deconstructed Girls.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Some Art Journalling!

Ok, so I have gotten caught up in the whole Art Journalling craze that is going on at the moment. I have nearly finished Christy Tomlinson's 3 Hearts - Art Journalling online course and I have to say that OMGosh that Woman is one talented lady and I have learn't SO much from her class. I am just LOVING it!

Anyway I have also been participating in the TGF Heart Journalling each week, which is great as there is a new topic each week to use to help prompt you on your pages! So I thought I would share with you a couple of the pages I have done, but I warn you that I am very new to this so please be kind...hehe!

So this page we had to do a Graditude Page. I chooose to do a page just about being thankful about my family. I know I didn't go into any detail, but I had a lot of fun playing with new techniques. If you click on the pictures it will bring up a bigger version for you to see!

Now this page was about layering, which I have done with lots of papers and paints. I just love this color combination. I had just gotten my order of Liquidtex Inks, which is a liquid acrylic paint and OMGosh I love these, I definitely need more colors. The only down side to starting something new like Art JOurnalling is finding all these new and Awesome products that I HAVE to have...hehe!

Anyway Hope you having a nice weekend, it is pretty crappy here, cold and raining, so a perfect day to craft. In fact I have just finished a Scrapbook LO, which I will share with you another time as I don't want to overload anyone! Might go and get a background ready for my next Art Journal Page!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Deconstructed Sketch 18

Can you believe that we are already at Sketch 18, time sure does fly when your having fun with sketches! And this week we have another Awesome Sketch for you. I have actually turned the sketch on it's side for something different. That's the great thing about sketches, you can turn them around or flip them upside down.

Here is this weeks fun sketch!

Copics Used:

Hair - E55, E53, E51

Guitar and Shoes - R29, R27, R24, C1, C3

Pants - E27, E25, E23

Shirt - B91, B93, B95

Ground - W5, W3, W1

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, R22

I have used Xpress It Blending cardstock and Copic Markers, all of which are available from Mad For Markers! Make sure to pop over to the challenge blog to join in our current challenge!

Monday, September 5, 2011

How crafty are my kids!

It was birthday at the end of July and I have been meaning to show you all the Gorgeous Cards that my older two made for me. They sure are creating some gorgeous cards!

This first card is by my oldest. He is 11 and has only just started to use my Copics, but he is picking it up so quickly. I was so impressed when he gave it to me.

This second card was done by my oldest daughter, who is 10. She has been using my Copics for a while and she is actually really good now. I mean look at that hair, pretty cool huh!

Do you think they both know that my favourite color is Pink... hehe! Pretty obvious hey! Anyway just wanted to show off how very talented these guys are!

Plus I was a very lucky girl and got an iphone for my birthday. I HAVE been nagging my hubby for one for about the last few months and I was very excited when I got one for my birthday. I have to say that I LOVE it. It is so much fun and I am totally addicted to Words with Friends, love it...hehe!

If anyone has any awesome apps they have and would like to share I would love to know what ones are your faves!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Deconstructed Sketch meets Simply Betty!

Today we are sponsored by Simply Betty Stamps here at the Deconstructed Sketch. Simply Betty Stamps is stamp company dedicated to producing stamps that are FUN, FUNKY and just a little bit DIFFERENT than your everyday stamps. Betty offers stamps in deeply etched red rubber, clear and digital formats. You are sure to find something to love!

Our prize for one lucky sketch participant this week is THREE stamps from Betty's newSweet Gothic Kids Halloween line of clear stamps and this week Jen is picking that stamps and she's chosen Pumpkin Carvin' Alex, Witch Wednesday and Tily Vampire! Entries will be accepted from today until September 7, 2011 at 8 pm CST!

Be sure to check out what the other Deconstructed Sketch Girls have made using this fantastic line from Simply Betty!